The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-27
N e w s.

The steamship Ne'o York, from Aspinwall ar
rived at New York on Saturday forenoon, bringing
sl,0s8, ,eT7.G2.
The steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool, was
below New York on Saturday, P. r., the 23d
The following South Carolinians have been par
doned by the President SAMUEL j. TOWNSEND, L.
G. Mowny, W. S. MowRY, JOHN MCQUEEN, r. @.
EMANUEL, e. W. EDaEnToS, and CHARLES FARHAR.
General LEES application for pardon having
been indorsed by the Lieutenant-GeneraI will
doubtless, be speedily Granted.
Tho trial Of WIRz still continues at Washington,
and-;twoF R the phyaicans employed, there had
given valuable testimony. They attributed the
great mortality to the crowded state Of the pen,
the absence Of proper food and medicine and all
facilities for cleanliness want Of wood, water,
clothing, and Of shelter from heat and cold, and
the filthy and poisonous condition Of the prison.
Bishop Meade, Of Virginia, in his address to the
Episcopal Convention of the State, now in sesaion
at Richmond, has strongly urged reunion with
the Northern wing of the Church. The committee
appointedto to consider the portion of the address
referring to this matter presented report, which
was almost unanimously adopted by the Conven-
tion, commencing the coneiliatory and fraternal
course proposed, and referring the subject to the
next General Council
New York on Friday from Sydney Cape Breton
making five French war vessels now in port.
The steamship Colorado, which sailed from San
Francisco for Panama on Monday last, carried
two million and twenty thousand dollars in gold,
of which one million three hundred and fifty thou
sand s for New York. ,,i....
The American Institute Fair building, in Four
teenth-street, was crowded last night with VISITORS
among whom was General Hooker, who divided
with the articles regularly exhibition the inter-
est of the mass of spectators. He was followed in
his tour of inspection by the crowd, who insisted
on an address. Finally the General yielded ito
their demands, and made a brief but good humor-
ed speech. Subsequently lie was entertained at
collation. in one OF the committee rooms, where he
made another short address.
The European capitalists spent Friday, 22d in
viewing the objects Of interest at and in the Vi
cinity of Niagara Falls. At night tho falls were
illuminated in honor Of their visit; there was n
display Of fireworks, and the distinguished party
were entertained alta banquet at the International
Hotel G,,, ... g.. 5d -
One Of the Chicago theatres known as the Muse
unl was on tho evening of the 18th inst. the scene
Of atragedy more genuine than those usually re-
presented on the stage. George.B. Beach, pne of
the actors twenty years OF age, was shot in
aged only olshtean I Teen fIey fH had adj besn mar!
tho wedding, on account OF dsagreements, and
had s lived very little together during oil the time
-: The he husband had filed a bill for divorce, and
his wife insisted on his withdrawing it, This she
could not induce him to do, and therefore dotor-
mined totnke his life. Sle did not fully succeed
fhhet design, however, ds tho wound inflicted,
though severe one, was not considered necessa-
rily m9rtat she was arrested and eoInInitt ,but
Bloody deed, ~ j. is.l -. M eTII p
'e THE PACIFIC SQUADRON @-lHH L /
The iron-ead Monadnock, the steamer Wander
bt and The screw steamer ora leave the
Nosth onthe tst OF October for the Pacific 'sT6oy
are to be attached to the squadron on thatscoasf,
These NesSels bB acconpah ed to their desi-
l. Ths toeK market was more aotiye and higher