The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-20
NEWS OF TEE DAY.

John G. SAKE lectures In Raleigh on the
allh Instant.
Large numbers of Cubans are coming
over and settling in Key West, chiefly as cigar
makers. - '"-A '1 -..'4
SLphs German feetwhich has recently been
on visit to Havana leitthat port yesterday,
and, 1t is thought, will visit New York.
DIR. Deems authorizes the announcement
that Commodore Vanderbilt has given five hum
dred thousand dollars 10 Bishop McTyeiere, OF
the Southern Methodist Church, to establish
university In Tennessee. -,..i
.s-The Cuban antf.slavery committee of New
YorK have published an address expressing
the belief that the. Spanish Government Is not
acting in good faith on the abolition question,
end appealing for the recognition oi the 6elig';
erency of Cuba. ,s:.ll.s.:.-5z .r-o.
"A letter has been picked up In Augusta
purporting to have been dropped by an @ro-
naut twelve miles above land, who had lost
control of his balloon. He claimed to have
atarted from st. Louis, but dispatch from
that city denied the statement. II Is probably
a-hoax. =? -
The trades-unions have encountered cp-
position from a new quarter. Archbiahop
Purcell, Of Cincinnati, has warned his congre-
CATION that no Catholic may connect himself
with any trades-unlon or kindred society that
makes use of uu oath In its initiation. Tne
objection does not appear to beto the pur-
poses of the unions, but to the secret, OATH
bound feature OF these organizations.
-A Washington correspondent OF the New
York tribune says that the President recently
Informed Mrs. savery, OF Iowa, who was
somewhat strongly backed by politicians In
that State for appointment as consul to one OF
the European porte, that he could not approve
ofthe idea OF sending women abroad to rep
resent this country, and that the duties OF the
office could not be properly performed by one
of her sex. She was also an applicant for the
position OF commissioner of agriculture and
commlssioner Of Indian affairs. There is little
hope that che will Ds selected for any of1ce
under the present administration.
The San Domingo bondholders In London
are excited over the cessIon OF Samana Bay to
an American company. 1t appears that
loan had been secured In London by the San
Domingo Government, amounting to $500. .oeO.
which was secured by a mortgage on the Gus
tom.dnties Of the guano of the island OF Alta
veia, and $3.50 coo had been received by the
sgents of the San Domingo Government. In
1870 the loan was repudiated by the govern
ment, and the revolution coming on, the
proper remedy had not been enforced. The
holders of this loan, at recent meeting In
London, passed resolutions asking the govern
ment TO enforce their rights. 1t ls also stated
that notice of Shis claim had been served on
the American purchasers, and that the matter,
as far ss they were concerned, would be salts.
factorily arranged.
"A remarkable series OF accidents Is rela-
ted to have occurred uue night last week, at
Elizabeth, New Jersey. A Mr. Wells had re-
tired for the night, when, shortly Afterwards
Mrs. wells complained Of feeling of numb
ness ID her limbs and requested her husband
10 help her across the floor. About half way
across the ROOM heT expressed some fears,
when she told him not to be afraid, and i'm
mediately dropped dead at his feet. He gave
an alarm, and neighbor, an old lady, In
cfosslng the street to his assistance. fell,
breaking her lett arm In two places and her
Hight collier bone. Her son, a young man,
heard her scream, and rushing out Of the
house to her aid, ielf against the hall open
door, breaking His nose ana reboundng
senseless to the floor. DR.. Kendall, Fastening
tothe help of the sufferers, also fell. broke
TWO of;ilis ribs, and had to be carried home.
The London journals give but few details
respecting the Immense forReries of bills on
thslprincipsl banking houses of that city, re-
Gently reported by cable. The principal In
the swindle is suspected to be Frederick
Albert Warren, for whose apprehension, on a
charge Of forgery, reward OF s500 has been
offered. he Is described as having resided
for some time at the Golden Cross Hotel,
Charing-cross, and at Birmingham; as being
about forty years of age, FIVE feet nine inches
or ten inches In height, thin, dark and sal.
low. With dark hair. and eyes; as speaking
with strong American accent, and as dress.
ing Hfairly well In lrock coat and a loose
brown overcoat." he Is also believed by the
police to pass by the name OF G. ]. Horton.
The forged bills are said TO have been admi-
rstay executed, the signature, the print, the
paper, the stamps, &C., having been 80 care
fully .counterfeited as almost to defy detec-
ton. The forged bills were discounted at the
West End Branch of the Bank Of England In
Burlington Gardens, where the alleged for.
gerhad long kept an account.
The adoption by the French Assembly OF