The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-27
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1871.
SEVS OF THE DiY.


easier; up.ands 1916; sales 2445 bales.
in Liverpool cotton closed strong; ur-
lands sSa94d., Orleans lOd,; sales 2O,oOo oaies'
The Russian Prince spent Saturday H.
specting the New York harbor iortidcaions'
1t is asserted that the Florida kC-hluX
committee advise the President TO suspend
the witt of habeaS corpus in TWO counll:s IN
that State.
The official organs at Salt Lake say the
Mormons do not intend TO abandon Utah on
account Of religion.
The srst batch OF Communists are about TO
start for New Caledonia via the Suez canal.
Their prison is an island within Blk days 7oy-
age of Sydney, New South Wales.
The fate of Spa, the great gambling resort
in Europe, is nov sealed. October 81, 1872,
will be the last gambling day Of the Oldest
watering place in Europe.
General Schofield has issued an order re-
specting the Apaches. 1hey must choose oe
tween living On the reservations CT e2termi-
nation.
Five hundred dollars, after long litigation,
has been recovered By the loser OF trunk
by q railroad accident on the Hudson River
Railroad. The case is considered an Important
precedent.
The Governor OF Nevada thinks that it
would be a good idea to hang the escaped con-
yicts as fast as captured, and then paroon
those that refused to leave on the ground OF
insanity.
"A COMPROMISE between the Opelousas and
and the Mobile, New Orleans and Texas Raj
road managers has been effected, which will
insure the early completion OF both roads 10
Texas.
-Tamour, the pretty pony of the Prince I'm
perlal, presented to him in 1865 by an ARAB
chief has been sent to Chiselhurst. TWAS
bought, says Figaro, by order Of the Priacess
Ma,hllde. at the recent sale Of the Imperial
stables. 1t is said the government intends 10
forward the Princes playthings to England.
A gentleman, who recently interVied him.
saws tha. Tenpyson is one of the best smok-
ers. and looks like an ignoramus. He mas no
talent for conversation, and seems 10 Dc par
ticularly fond of resortiDg to an old brioge, on
which he places his arms, and looks down
upon Inc ruQDluS Watei oeneosn'
Things are getting lively for the New
York RIM. Connolly was arrested on Satur-
day and required to give bail for one million
dollars. 1t is stated that the whole board ef
auditors twenty-five in number, including
Mayor Hall, will be arrested today on the
charge Of completely in frauds.
DISPATCHES from Washington state that
the President '.nasat heard" Of any move
ment in opposition to him within the Rspuoli- |
can ranks, and seems disposed to ridicuie Inc
idea that such movement Is possible Other
adyices repeat, nevertheless. that consulta'
lions are continually taking place between the
anti Grant Republicans and some OF the DEM
ocrats at Washington, with view to coales-
cling.
"A very singular accident occurred On the |
Georgia Railroad last Friday night. Soon
after the down night train had passed point |
about fifty miles from Augusta, and while pro-
ceeding at its usual rate Of speed, defective |
rail threw the engine from the track. No por- |
tion OF the machinery broke, nor did the en- |
zine fall ever. It ran along on The cross.tes
for about a hundred yards or more, when, IN
some unexplained way, the wheels jumped on
the track again, and the train went along as II
nothing had happened.
"A Washington telegram says: Letters
have been received in this city from proni-
nent Democrats who have been invited 10 en-
ter into movement for the formation e1
third party. asserting their positive objection
TO such proceedings at present, and suggest
ing that slow haste be made in coming to
conclusions upon the SUBJECT Of wandering
from the Democratic organization, or Of merg-
ing into new party, without full and COM
plete consultation and sci among the lead
ing men of the party
Last Thursday week Mr.. D. F. Pe.ote en-
gaped white man, named Simmons, said to
be from Atlanta, and negro TO watch his
house and live stock on his farm en- Warsaw
Island, about sixteen miles from Savannah. |
Simmons went down to the island with the
negro, and nothing was heard OF them until
last Thursday, when a Mr.. Howard, who was |
proposing to rent the place, accompanied by |
negro boys, rowed boat down to the island |
and landed. They saw no oee. moving about,
and approaching Colonel Pelote's house. they |
knocked and called aloud. Receiving no
answer, they entered the dwelling, and found
the dead body Of The old man, William Sim
mons. living on the floor in pool OF blood. |
His skull had been broken in, leaving the
brains in sight, and one OF his legs, which had |
been evidently thrust in the fireplace was en- |
tirely burnt of, together with the shoes from |
both feet. From one side of the murdered |
man the entrails were protrudng. The body |
of the victim was also badly decomposed.
The New York World, Thursday, says {:
"a sale of South Carolina bonds took place in |
the Exchange salesroom yesterday. The
autioneer produced specimens of The bonds
for the Inspector of purchasers. The first lot
offered comprised $4,000 South Carolina six
per cent new bonds, interest April and October |
They were Knocked down |
in separate parcels at twenty-three and half
to twenty-four and one-eighlh per cent The |
next lot comprised $4,000 South Carolina |
seven per cent. new bonds. interest January |!
and july. These bonds were carefully scrutin- |
|zed and pronounced by several persons who !
were present to be very suspicious looking !
documt ats, from the fact that they purported !
to nav an interest of seven per cent. One |
well known gentleman stated that ne had
handled hundreds of thousands of them, but |
be n yer knew that any seven per cent. Zones |