The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

for the Liberal movement.
"A Greeley and Brown ratification meeting
and grand salute took place In New Orlean
on Saturday night.
Hon. Samuel Griffith, Democratic membe
of Congsess from the Twentieth pennsyivani
District, publishes letter in The fitusViii
Courier, in which he pronounces ior Greeie!
Senator Sehurz will address the Senate I'M
week In arraignment of the administration OF
The French arms report, and In support oil th'
Cincinnati platform and Its candidates.
The Nashville Union and American, Dem
ocratic organ. regards Voorhees, speech a
containing all that can be said against Gree
lev, and says his friends must work IN har
mony to secure his nomination at Baltimore
General Augustus R. Wright, of Rome
Ga writing to endorse Greeley and Brown
begins his letter with the remark: "Ligh
for the ruined and 1re-charred South beamet
out from the Cincinnati Convention"
Henry 8. Foote, of Tennessee, announces
himself as candidate for Congress, and says
II shall support Greeley and Brown, ant
stand firmly and infexibly by the principles
embodied In the Cincinnati platform, and OF
Greeley's noble letter OF acceptance"
The speech of Congressman VOORHEES,
against Greeley was widely circulated by the
supporters Of General Grant. The contest oy
the two wings Of the Republican party ior
Democratic votes Is lively aud interesting. So
the Democrats are net The monsters that the
Republican fancy painted them, after all.
General Roger A. Pryor, Confederate
general during our late war, and resident OF
New York since, asserts that August Belmoncs
opposition to the ratification of the Cincinnati
nominations grows out of the fact that MIR.
Belmont belongs to the ''Syndlcate," has large
dealings. with the treasury department, Is on
the best (ananclal) terms with the adminislra-
tion, and secretly wants such action at Balli'
more as will secure Grants reelection.
From q careful observation of the sun we
learn that 1t presents phase OF unusual IN
terest in the fine cluster of spots which Is now
observable on Its surface. On the 18th instant
this cluster was seen on the eastern limb and
contained thirty-six well defined spots. On
the day following the number had Increased to
fifty, all, with one exception, being small. IL
Is noticeable that very few spots are visible
outside the limits OF this group.
The New York Express states that some
excitement was occasoned 10 the cotton mar
ket Saturday by report Of the emoarrass-
ment of several firms and the failure OF O com.
miss on house. Thelatter firm state that their
suspension is only temporary, and that they Will
ultimately be able to meet their obligations in
en- nho oonso or tb a a m ho rra omont Of thia
and other firms Is said to be due to the sudden
rise in the price of cotton, caused by the
operations of a ring of spectators.
"A Washington telegram says: .The Gree
ley headquarters here are in receipt of ad>
vices OF the most encouraging character from
all parts of,he country. Colonel Allen, chair
man Of the Indiana Liberal committee, writes
that If Greeley is nominated at Baltimore
Indiana will give hIm twenty thousand major
ity. He bases this estimate on what he hears
from different portions of the State. Gov
ernor Alcorn aud one of the Mississippi men,
bers of the House are out for Greeley.
-Lbbie Garrabrant, the young woman, SEN
fenced to be hanged for poisoning an old man,
named Burroughs, at Paterson, N. j., 1t Is said
is not In condition to be hanged under the
constructlon of law which torbids the taking
of the life Of two persons for the crime of one.
This circumstance, with the consideration that
she Is a person of weak intellect, has procured
over 1900 signatures to petition which sets
forth that her death, instead Of vindicating
Justice, "would shock the moral sense OF the
whole community" An inquisition will pro.
bahly be ordered.
The tide of immigration is setting towards
the United States from Germany, Ireland and
elsewhere, as never before. Most OF the new
corners bring health, wealth and labor, and il
the money Is little, .(itaverages $50 each,) the
labor value is immense, and has been estimat-
ed, for each immigrant, at least $500 for the
males and $3.50 for the females, or an average
of SLIPS for each. About five per cent. OF those
who come are vicious, leaving nlnety-fve per
cent of better class. Deducting fifteen per
cent for young people, and then valuing the
labor of those left at Its intrinsic value for
each year. every 10000 immigrants are worth
to the country at leat $40, ,OOO,0 900 In the work
they perform.
The well-informed New York correspon-
dent Of the Augusta Constitutionallst says:
1.-THE points with reference to cotton, as
presented in my letter of the latter part of
April, which were vigorously pooh-poohed at
the time-often by rarties who had not pur.
chased all they wished to-begln to produce an
active effect. Prices have advanced three
fourths Of cent In the past two days, and
there has been sharp competition between
home and foreign buyers, which it Is evident
must continue for tie next two months at
least; and. as wrote four weeks since, there
Is no reason to doubt that middling uplands
will touch twenty-eight or thirty cents In this
market before the lst Of AUGUST. There is
not In the United States bale more than do
nestle spinners need, and the competition
from shippers has set with avigor that could
hardly have been anticipated"
"A London telegram, in giving the partlcu-
lars OF the activity Of the American fleet In
suppressing the recent fire among the ship-
ping in the harbor of Marseilles, France. saws:
'The achievement ofthe United States SQUAD
ron was one of the most splendid victories of
peace, 1t having saved from destruction, by
the discipline, skill and intrepidlty of the Off,
GERS and men, q thousand merchant ships and