The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-16
News Summary.

ing the designations of Major General Q. A. GILL
MORE, to take effect December 5, and that Of
Brigadier-Genera GEORGE p ESTE, to take effect
on the 4th instant
The order recently published honorably muster
SON, at present in Georgia, has been revoked by
the War Department.
Two important cases were about to be adjudi-
Gated by tho Supreme Court of the United States.
The first involves the question as to whether the
Presidents pardon RENTS Tic sentence ri !"r-
feturc OF coniiscatcd property a:id rcnstatcs the
owner in all his rights thereto. This case is now
before the Court. The second case involves the
constiiutionality Of the act Of Congress prcscrh-
ing the test oath. The latter question will lc pre-
eented in few days.
Tho Montana Po@, of October 2S says: Las.
week the queen trophy of tho mountains was
found by De FoE & Co, in Deadwood Gulch This
monster nugget weighed fourteen and half
pounds, avoir,,upCis, and measures in length nine
inches; in breadth, two and half inches, and i'll
thickness one and = half incli. Tho specimen is
almost entirely FREQ from quartz, and is worth
$G50o in grccnbacks."
consoatory ana encouraging, evidence %: the SYM
patty of our people for tho unfortunate. that tho
Scrgoant-2t-Arms CT the Senate is without lcgs
the Doorkccpcr of tho House without arms, the
Secretary G; The Scna,c and Clerk OF The House
arc both on crutchcs. Despite these ni;srortuncs
thosc gentlemen all prove very efficient, capable,
and acceptable officers.
The Jackson (AIississippil Clarion says: son
Monday last the nost sweeping rcpudiating rcso-
luton ever presented to dolibcrativo assembly,
was adopted by the Senate. 1t declares that the
State will not and should not pay any debt against
the State, whether on account OF salaries Of OIL
oors, Treasury notes, change bills, or otherwise
originating between the eth day OF January, 1861,
rnd the 10th day of October, 1863; and tho I'rca-
slircr OF the State il hereby directed Ios to pay
any warrant or claim based upon apy such &c
mand; and all receivers OF public Moneys aro here
by forbidden to receive any hdch Warrant or de-
mand for dues to the State"
Hon. GEoHEGE WASHINGTON JU1IAy, says the
Cincinnati Inquirer, tho man who would hang
literally in the Soutli-who would put to death
DAVIS LEg and all the other Southern leaders, is
thus noticed by General MEREDiTn ia card stree
Ike co'rhidel him. lie says: "py nature cold,
selfish and calculating with apcs:iforous dispos;-
tion to poke his nose into tho busincss of every
one who does not pin faith with him, and rol!ow-
ing up Lis impndcnt interference with b.ncful
backbiting, misrepresentation and downright
falschoods, it is not wonderful .hat he should be
spurncd and Stunned by all who know him well,
or That hc should be exposed and written down as
apcrfdous counterfeit ana cliaa.--a dsSracc TO
humanity-a living, ,salkinJ LIE'
Tue Washington correspondent Of the Da:i-
more Si,n, OF the 18th inst, ssys that the long
agony Of the Senatorial caucus upon tho TuAD.
STEVENS resolution is e. ell end. Rightly apprc-
hending an executive veto if they passed it, they
put the thing in the shape Of q "Call for Joint
Committee of nino from tho House and six from
the Senate" This s 10 inquire into tho condition.
OF the South, and report as to the right Of repre-
scntation OF the late Confederate States Under
this arrangement Tennessee viii be likely to como
in soon, fur tho reason that The President rs the
dispenser Of patronage AID from that State.
GREELEY has worked lilo beaver to make thc Rad
icals let down, and RAYMOND, not to be outdouc,
comes out today strong for the Presidents policy.
There is great complaint of the vast disproportor.
Of charmcn of tho committees given 70 Hn,eew Eng
land.
A Northern paper makes tho following state
Ihcnt: Some complaints, and VIC believe unjust
censure have been matlo of the conduct Of Gen.
TIIIsoS as to bis management in regard to the
freedmen and his treatment Of citizens CT Wilkes
County. Georgia. Official and other $elia!,lo il.
formation has boon received by Gen. HOwAnr, OF
tho Bureau Of Freedmen, which eX1nGr:tes Gen.
T1ILscS. This information is to tho eject that
the most outrageous conduct has followed tho
withdrawal Of tho military torccs frnn the county
above named, and in othor parts o. ieorga. : llo
acts complained OF were committed by The suiis Of
wealthy and influential families These go III
gangs, and openly declare that o:;ro shall l:yo
upol. land owrrl OF rcutcc l'y i"..r!:, un: :':ii
li.c with suau white man, ioavo t:;a country.
Good ncn ot tao State dsn0uuco ti.a3c acta,
but arc powcrloss 70 prevent tiarr. They
ask That thc military force iuay be Kept IL tii2
State, and say that il it be rc:nUvcd icrc Is iio
protection for fife CT property. In consequence
Of representations made to linn by goo'i c;.za;is
Gen. SrEEpst.S has ordered military force TO Ire
stationed in Wilkes County. letter frosn Hon.
N. 81 REEVE, Judge OF tho District Court of ti';o:
cia, dated Washington, Wilkes COUNTY, November
u states thai ut tic rCqucat OF tie coiored pco-
plc and IN behalf OF respectable citizens, lic ask
the Intervention OF tic military III behalf OF the
freedmen Several bands, caaS themselves !'i;s'i-
vhaclcrs, jayhawkcrs, and regulators, arc pc:-
petratng tic Iaost shameful oura1css shooting,