The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-12-30
n News Summary.

News Summary.
Ihe Washington correspondent of the Herald reports
f. That lieutenant General GRANT will lenve for the Rio
~ Immediately after the holidays, in the nag ship
of the Gulf squadron. - '..
The correspondent of the New Orleans Times says that
the Liberal General DAz has been very successful
against the Imperasts. The Liberals masters of
between Vera Cruz and Tuspan, also south of
Vera Cruz, Marshal writes to MEJIA that the
northern frontier is under the double protection of the
Emperor of Mexico and the Emperor of tho French
Disasches from Shreveport to the Sth report navga
tion suspended account of low water. Cotton was
still down. though taken across the country longt
.I-,distance to reach navigation ......, .
Ff The of rebuilding the 1evees the Mississippi
~ under military authority will be commenced at an early
y day Tho effect of this measure upon the national
prosperity tho public crod by the addition to tho
- product Of cotton, hardly be over-estinated. =
Late dispatches from Fort Kearney mention that on
the morning of the 22d inst the thermometer stood ut
twenty-eigbt degrees below Heavy snow storms
have fallen the plains atey 1t s drted in hoows
between here and the Missouri River to the depth of
fItecn TO twenty feet No coaches have arrived from
htchison for the last few dnys.
Secretary McOuLIocH has returned from New York.
interview with 1noneyed men entirely satisfac-
tory; The banks offered him temporary loan OF one
~ hundred millions which he will probably accept He
conemplates funding fifty or hundred million certif
Gates Of indebtedness In compound interest notes, first
series of eeyon thirty which fall due next January.
Secretary STANT6N has issued an order, setting apart
all the ground upon which the massacre OF Fort Pillow
~ occurred, for the purpose of erecting monument
thereon the the soldiers who fell and those
~ who buchered there This order obtained by
Mrs. BOOTH, the widow Of the ofncer who commanded
the colored troops there She engaged in raising
funds to build the monument 81 ~ a,
The New Orleans True Delta Of the 18th, says: "The
regent change n the weather has believe,
affected Iieutenant General scorT greaty-so much SO,
,tu fact ba IA To at
stated, last evening" that he SHOULD this morning leave
New Orleans for Key West, and there remain until
mild again sets in, when he would return to
this city" . an.
We understand that there s soon to take place IN
r- New Orleans impressive Masonic ceremony y-the
holding of what is called by the fraternity lodge Of
Sorrown-the- occasion being the commemoratfon III
ths members Of the mystic tie" who have died during
the war. Upon this interesting occasion ALBERT PIKE
who Is the Grand Commander Of the Supreme Council
of the southern section Of the United States
the leading part and is to be assisted by other Masons
OF high rank. ------ @E'
,"senator MonnuI, Chairman Of the Senate Committee
on the District OF Columbia, Is preparing bill, to
reported from that committee, taking away oil the
chises OF the district aud vestng It's government
board of commissioners to pc appointed by the Presi
dent The bill is device of tho weakneed Congress-
to dodge the question OF negro suffrage In the dis
trct they hope by taking away theesurge from
ybody not to be put on the record for against
gro suffrage. 1t VIII fail however, tho suffrage bill
viii be pressed - y .5ft. - ''. g.. ~ - 10,
The Boston Gays that the people in that
city not finding tenements have gone into the adjacent
country In search of he but that In most they
were doomed to Disappointment It adds that there
not within range Of twenty miles of Boston than
fy houses for sale rent and to obtain these It
would be necessary to pay alarge advance former
ta, prices This scarcity WILL by the next spring become
to require tho erection of largo number
of dwellings even if the present high cost of building
= should continue to prevail. - &C."
- %" Senator SPRAaUE Chairman of the Committee on
Manufactures in the u 8. Senate, days ego sent
,-" communication to all tho leading manufactur
throughout the country to ascertain their views in
gard to the present tariff and also to the internal
I revenue On pqapufactures Quite number of
sponses have been received They all have senti-
mentthat tho internal tax heavy they
compelled TO raise the price of tho manufactured article
V! to such extent that imported articles be sold
- cheaper than the domestic article Therefore they
maintain that higher tariff must bo imposed the
foreign article or the tax reduced the domestic ar
This of the matter will be laid Congress
by the committee ut an early day.
There is no truth in the report that tho Southern
members elect held Caucus few days ago. and re.
solved to go homo and remain there until after the
- of March next Most Of these Southern Congressman
hhvo gone homo to spend tho holidays and intend
r. turning january prosecute their claims for seasn
Conrcss From the tone of the leading in both
Houses Just before tho Adjournment there is reason to
believe TINT the Tennessee Senator's and Representatives
r. will bo aded to seats before the first Of February, and
" there good reason to believe that most of the Repre-
~ of the oter Southern States will be admitted
l withp Avery short te Tho opinion Is gaining ground
that the credentials of the elainnns for seats from hs
gG SOUTHERN stes should be referred the Committee
q, Ei6cons, and fhcfo disposed Of without the ncur
aasb and weight oihe loads OF reconstruction resolu
'' 4'' tols offered. L@G' 5'.,n@. - th''tI ,ts1ra
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4 Bill gqR TIE RELIEF Or THE PEorLE.-we find the
following In the reporto proceedings Of the Tcnnesset
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