The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-12
N ews Summary.

announced in official circles that President JonN
is very urgent for the admission of the Tennessee
delegates
The Republican Senatorial was considerably
divided on the question. Congress is not disposed to
make nm Issue with the President if it be avoided
The resignation of BENJAMIN f. BUTLER, which WAS
rendered to tho War Department. few days since,
promptly accepted.
OF the two hundred and thirty-two members of tho
present Congress- exactly onc-half natives of New
England and New York-there being sixty-nno of the
former md forty-sevcn of tho latter.
Judge THOMAS j. DEv1NE formerly of the Confederate
States Courts and Mujor SACKF1ELp MARLIN and Col.
PHILIP N LucKErT, officers of tho late Confederate
army three prominent citizens of Texas have been
rested by order of General SHERIDAN, and now
prisoned in Fort jackson.
The Galveston Ne,cs has been furnished with Nh nc
count of the new steam plow recently invented by
ROBERT CREwzDAR, of Austin. With two hands it will
thoroughly cultivate 120 of cotton, including the
breaking of the SOIL and much otker necessary
Corn and wheat may be cultivated by this machine in
very superior STYLE
AMOS KENDALL, Postmaster General under JACKSON is
building in Washington house of worship, 'the CALVIN
ry Baptist Church,, ut cost of seventy-hve thousand
dollars which he proposes to give to the society the
church, the condition that when finished they will
furnish it.
The Louisiana Legislature has passed the Senate
United States Senators. special committee reported
bill against the Constitution of 1861 and presented
bill for the calling of Convention the 4th of
nary. RANDALL HUNT, from that State, was elected
Senator to the United States.
Washington advices say that tho official correspond
ence between our Government and England France
is being prepar, for publication. That with England
is very voluminous tho whole question of
begerent rights. Only that portion of the correspon-
dence with France relative to Mexican affairs will be
published, it is not deemed cxpedient to all
public at present
The New York Tribune, Of the sh nst says that East
Tennessee Unionists have been permitted, by q weak
and worthless Union General commanding, and q rev.
erend blackguard styled Governor, to butcher not less
thnn ono hundred Confederates and negroes in and
around Knoxville since juno last GREELEY says Ten
has many saunch Unionsts but nevertheless is
pandemonium Of passion and crime md not more fit
for selfgovernment than Dahomey
Bishop HOPKINS, of Vermont, is now making n tour
through the Southern sates for the purpose deliver
ing lectures in behalf of such charitable objects as the
citizens of tho different points ut which he sp may
designate Bishop HOPKINS is man who Is entitled to
the respect of every Sontherner He has always con-
tended for justice and right regardless section and
will be welcomed wherever he may 60 in the Southern
States.
The of the anti-slavery Constitutional Amend
ents seemed to have inspired further attempts In the
same direction and four amendments of that instrument
have already been proposed, viz. Making the number
of voters in each State the for representation in
Copgress annuing the provision against export dues
prohibiting the payment of the rebel debit and securing
to all equal protection and the rights of liberty
and life. -.
The Virginia City 1lountain) Post of November lth
contains glowing description of extraordinary
discovery about four miles from Helena In that Terri
tory, made by man named Bnows, of the original
discoverers of the GOULD CURRY lode, ofNevada The
discovery is represented well defined ledge fully
five feet wide with gold vein three feet wide three
fourhs of the entire substance therein being pure gold
On each side Of this vein there Is casing of one foot of
quartz, which will assay from $400 to So 600 the ton
The Court Journal eells that Lord DUDLEY has been
in Paris for the last fortnight e1pendng mines wealth
in jewels and other gifts for the beautiful Miss Mon
CR1EFF, whose noble brow he is about to place his
coronet. His lordship purchased, for his destined
BRIDE the wonderful diadem which has long attracted
the envy and admiration Of oil the idlers in the Rue de
Ia Paix. Thrty-two thousand pounds was the cost of
this ba9deN-a sort Of dminutive Koh-inoor-but this
seri will be but Insignificant item the corbeHe de
MARRIAGE"
1t is stated that there now 1000 900 Roman Cabo
lies in the United States. In 1903 there was one pro-
VINCE one diocese two bishops. eighty priests
eighty churches and two ecclesiastical institutions
1861 seven Provinces dioceses three vicar
ntes thirty bishops 2317 priests 2517 churches 1878
stations and chape and forty nine ecclesiastical insti
tutons. In addition to this, they have one hundred
and two orphan asylums where about 1000 orphans are
educated; hundred benevolent and charitable soee
tes twenty-eght hospitals, ninety seven literary nsti
tutes for young mem two hundred and twelve female
academies end three hundred and three free schools for
1880 mnles and three hundred and twentyseyen
schools for q. 671 females r., ...s -i.iss..;EI:,
The report of the Comptroller Of the Currency is yery
interesting He takes high conservative ground In re
gard to the finances Of the country and his facts and
arguments showing where will land our currency
expansion and excessive importation are not checked
arc very convincing Mr.. CLARKE discusses the entire
question Of finance in all its elements, currency, taxa
ton, tariff and revenue, urges readjustment Of the
tariff with view to check mportations, and tho con.
sodaton of or system ofnternal revenue y restrict
ing taxation to few OF the leading articles high rates.
SUCH as cott6n, tobacco, distilled and matt LIQUORS
stamps, licenses eto As haVS heretofore stated no
increase of the national bank capital DO
ed except upon such conditions will prevent any fur.
ther imitation Of currency The report win also show
that the amount of currency I'M aetve ciroulaton Is
many millions less than is generally aupposed a'a