The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-09
n ews Summary.

London the 10th, and Havrc on the 18th October.
Most of the passengers were taken OH board at
Havrc; the majority of these in tho steerage,
and from somo OF them tho cholera developed.
On the first day out, child was taken severely
sick; the disease rapidly developed, and tho symp
toms soon showed, unmistakably, tho presence of
cholera; ON the next day tho child died. Tho
body was sunk in tho ocean, and tho ship went on,
from that moment, u floatng pcst-housc. The
surgeon, it is sad thought proper, to avoid alarm,
to conceal the fact from the passengers that choi
era the cause OF deathl Efforts wcrc made to
disinfect tho ship, and keep it in clean condi-
ton possible. To groat extent this was
found impossible. Many of the stecrage passcn-
gers seemed to delight in boing as filthy as poss-
bic, and kept their quarters in tho worst condi-
ton. Others soon began to sicken-dcath after
death occurred-and were buried in tho ocean in
loes than an hour after they had broathcd their
last Fifty sixty cases of attacks of cholera it
is said, occurred during the voyage-of this num-
ber, fifteen died and tho balance recovered.
a Convention Of Fire Insurance Un derwriters
was hold in New York on the 18th instant, at the
Underwriters Chambers, in tho Manhattan Lifo
Insurance Company building, No. 156 Broadway, ut
which resolution was passed organizing for tho
purpose of unitod effort to secure the passage,
in tho next Congress-, of o national bill of nsur-
ance in order to do away with all State legislation
on tho subject of insurance, and place insurance
companies upon the same general basis as nation
al banks. A bill was introduced in the last Con-
gress, on the petition of CYRUS p SMITH and
others, for the establishment of bureau of life
insurance, which was favorably considered, and
the bill printed and laid over to next March, The
meeting was addressed by Messrs. SALISBURY,
HOPE and HEAI.D, of New York city, and by Mr.
MOVES, of Connecticut 1t is probable that all the
other insurance interests will combine and co-ope-
rate together for tho success of the measure
A very interesting relic is now exhibiting on
Boston Common. 1t is the log cabin built in Ma
con county, Illinois, i'll tho year $780, and in which
the late President resided for two years. Mr..
LINCOLN and his friend JOHN HANKS constructed
this rude habitation thirtyve years ago, by their
joint labor. 1t was removed from its original site
by Mr. HANKS, who, VIC may add, went with Mr.
LINCOLN OH his somewhat celebrated fatboat cx-
cursion to New Orleans. Tho log cabin is now
attracting considerable attention in Boston. IT
was for Il time on exhibition in Now York, in nm
establishment having the reputation of containing
30 many humbugs, that the people did not credit
its genuineness, and, therefore, did not 20 to SOC
It, Gov OeLEsBY, of Illinois, states the cabin now
on cxhplton ls the identical one built by ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THOMAS LINCOLN and JOHN HANKs
busy in preparing their reports for Congress, and
most Of them will present satisfactory condition
of their affairs, it is believed. The General Post
Office, undor the efficient administration of Gov.
DENN1soN, has not only greatly extended it's SER
vice at large expense, but will exhibit surplus
accumulation Of about o million Of dollars Tax
payers will be glad Of this.
The lower house OF the Missouri Legislature
which convened at Jefferson city on Thursday.
Cd inst, elected the radical candidate Speaker
by vote Of sixty-nine to sixteen. Gen. FRANK p
BLAIR, Jr., having, in a recent speech, charged
that there was fraud in the counting OF the votes
cast at the election by which the new constitution
Of the State was declared adopted, tho Secretary
Of State, in communication to the Legislature,
asks that commission be appointed to make a
recount and decide the matter. %
Havana papers give additional particulars of the
instruction in the island of jamaica It broke
out in the district of st. Thomas and is led by a
man named PAUL BoaLE, for whose capture the
British authorities have offered a reward of two
thousand dollars. British troops have been sent
to the disturbed region, and two Spanish steamers
have gone thither from Cuba, to protect Spanish
subjects and render such assistance to the Eng
lish as may be needed.
The lower house of the Mississippi Legislature
mus passed over the Governors veto bill abolish
ing the Special Court Of Equity established by
Provisional Governor SHARKEY and it is said that
the Senate will likewise pass it, The Legislature
has appointed committee to solicit Of President
JOHNSON the pardon Of JACOB THOMPSON, Secretary
of the Interior in President BUoHANAs's Cabinet.
and subsequently one Of the roputed Confederate
agents in Canada.
In Copiah County, Mississippi, difficulty re-
Gently occurred between tho Sheriff and the Agent
OF tho Freedmen's Bureau, terminating in the
former imprisoning the latter. Gen. OsrERHAus
npon learning of this, sent thither troops who
liberated the imprisoned official, and the county
was again placed under close military surYeil-
lance $40
There was another Government auction sale of
cotton at Ill Broadway, Now York, on the Sd inst,
at which about twonty- hundred bales were
disposed Of, at average prices OF sixty cents for
middling fair qualities, fifty-six cents for fully
middling, fifty and half cents for good ordinary,
forty-two cents for ordinary, and seYenty-ono
conts for soa Islands
Tho English Government has givon it's adhesion
to tho proposal of Franco that an International
Sanitary Conference should assemble at CONSTANT
noplo with the object of devisng for pre-
venting the spread OF cholera from Asia into
Europe and removing, as far as possible tho
oausoB which lead to outbreaks OF this epidemic
Tho proposal had been favorably received by most
NHt t1,n F,.s1. H.,