The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-05
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Cold closed in New York, on Saturdays at
12al2f.
Cotton closed steady at 1st cents; sales
$3.50 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed firm: uplands
7fasd; sales $4,000 bales.
Governor Butler, Of Omaha, who misap-
propriated the school fund, has been impeach'
ed and removed from office.
The Democrats carried Harrisburg, Pa,
on Wednesday, in a special election. The
Democratic candidate made the 'accept he
situation" resolution in the Democratic State
platform the issue, and was elected on it.
The Marshall Hose Company OF Savannah,
Ca, leave that city on the 10th instant for an
excursion to Charlestown and Boston, Mass,
and to New York, becoming the guests of the
Bed Jacket Company of the city first named.
There were quite a umb OF cases OF
.sunstroke at New York during Tuesdays heat,
Including two deaths. With the exception of
q child of five years, the sufferers were all
drinking men and women. The thermometer
touched 95 as the highest point.
"A Boston paper says: "a horse ran away
yesterday, and a doctor ran, and a coroner ran
and q reporter ran also. The horse fell, the
rider was unhurt, the doctor had no case, the
coroner no fee, the reporter had this para
graph, and that was all that come of the rum
away"
Among the victims of the Paris Commun-
lists was NJ. Jecker, we'll known as a banker,
and prominent at one time In the finances OF
Mexico. he was born In Switzerland during
the early part of the present century, but went
to Paris when quite q young man and engaged
in financial pursuits. He first became known
during the administration of Almohte In Next
co. Almonte employed him to negotiate a
loan, which he dio, md 1t was because of
claims of Frenchmen thus created that Napo-
leon interposed in Mexico. Afterwards he was
employed by the Emperor Macmillan to ne
gotiate another loan. He was a man of great
wealth, and one of the shrewdest fnanclers OF
this very laundering period.
Upon the return of General Sherman from
his Southern tour Of Inspection, several i'm
portant changes will be made in the depart
ment commanders. 1t Is believed that these
changes are not dictated by considerations OF
public interest, but will be made purely for
political purposes, looking to manipulation
of the Presidential election. 1t Is said That
General Sheridan is to be placed in command
OF the department Of the Atlantic, with author
iy over all the Southern States east Of the
Mississippi River. General Schofeld, it is said,
will be assigned to the department of Missouri,
embracing the Southwestern States and the
Indian country. Both these officers are sworn
friends ofthe President, and should these
changes be made, the public will be at no loss
for the real motive.
The Dayton platform has received another
public endorsement in the address OF District
Attorney Sullivan to the Democracy of the
First Ward OF New York, Tuesday evening.
What has been styled the ''new departures"
was thoroughly and heartily commended by
the speaker, Mr.. Sullivan claiming that, al
though the Democracy had. opposed the at
tempt to force upon the country the three late
amendments to the constitution by what they
considered improper and inexcusable means,
yet having become a part of the constitution,
and the nation having been committed to the
experiment, the Democracy should accept
and live up to them. Mr.. Sullivan sustained
the issue fairly and sQuarely, telling his hearers
that they must face the fact that colored men
are citizens, and act accordingly. These senti-
.ments gain all the more force from the fact
that MI. Sullivan has every reason to entertain
hostile feeling toward the party which orlgl-
mated and carried through these amendments,
having been arrested and imprisoned during
the war in Fort Lafayette for alleged Southern
s%ympathies.
THE New York Viaduct Railway, which Is
to cost, according to the estimates OF the
adopted plan, SCI, 900, 900, will consist OF two
branches, one running up the eastern section
and the other up the western section of the
city. The first branch is to be first built, and
will be completed about the end IF 1872; the
western branch will perhaps require two years
more. The road will be high above the street
traffic, and subject to no interruption. There
will be four tracks-two for through trains,
and two for way trains. The materials and
construction are to be as nearly perfect as
possible, 80 that all danger Of accidents may
be reduced to a minimum. The engineers ex-
pect to run from the City Hall to Eighty-fourth
street In thirteen or fourteen minutes. The
comfort that will be found in riding in the
free air high above the city may be readily
imagined. The practical question Is, will the
road pay on its great cost? 1t must suffice to
say. for the present, that the engineers have
satisfied tie directors that it will do so.
West Point letters abound in gossip, mill
tary and otherwise, incident to the annual eX-
animation of our embryo warriors. Ninety
eight candidates. recently appointed, have al |