The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19


The steamship saronia arrived this port yesterday
and brings dates to the 4th inst. tnofusy Inc news
Is not especially important but has strne interest,"
ing features The Prussian and Austrian quarrel
is still the main subject of anxiety the continent
and opinions are very greatly varied. AS tor Actual
facts thy few and nnconseqnential thus far the
profoundly quiet and e-en in Ireland tie Fenian folly
has sunk into silence Thomas Carlyle has been insu-
gurated Rector Of the University Of Edinburgh, and
managed to deliver aspeech of Ave columns In good plain
English We need not soy that 1t was full Of wiadom,
tersely and effectively expressed. Queen Victoria has
written an autograph letter to George Peabody. &C
knowedgng her gratitude fer his munhcsne gilt to the
poor Of Lcndon. -
we'll personal friendship and some that were but
few months since nsolent and particularly Offensive In
oil they had to Bay of the United Ststes abe now voctfe
rons In aduatio OF this great country. =
Letters from 1ay give accourts OF great massacre
of Protestans at Baretta by Roman Catholic mob
The matter is important; but we need srrt parfcu-
T9sIs i; % i T. S change the prs.idsl
The Portuguese official gazette pubskss contract
concluded between Portugal, Frante Brazil and Italy
1t is reported from China that the Imperialiss have
gained great victory the North and that 80 600 rob-
els had been slaughtered or captured.
There appears to be come politicN DISTURBANCE IN
Muscat much that the British resdenss took ref
'sf hs no1ih#sssern frontier of Ind.
usual
ing accounts Of the malignant sickneS On board the
steamship England 80 far as ie.s as e a0aos On
cholera. The doctors. 1t is said, dtssetec ana tne
doubt is enough to encourage the the dreaded
pestilence has not yet reached our shorsE -.
The strike Of the csrdriyers still co9tnues and there
appears to be little prospect OF Its speedy adjustment
The strikers persistent In their ds7and or an IN
atty cents per day n their ss sfsS tss
demand The drivers threaten to sue ont lnjunohons
against all the roads to-day for not ranlg cars IN nc
time The public suffers for want OF ispopar mode of
conveyance about the city. ~
The Fenan excitement is still kept upon the Cana
been free tight between tho Fenians and tho towns.
men on the one side and some prostnctAs who had
crossed over the frontier line Tho Ates we're driven
across the bridge which spans the river tbH constitutes
tere the boundary no between th United States and
the British Provinces An ex-ConfederAte9 9mcer named
Wheeler, arrested at Toronto asy last, and
commission Neutenantcolonel In t-o eniau ARMY
wns found on his person.
~ PROM wAsH1NoroaE &.
In respect to the r1emory OF the lafe fTesid nt LIN
ooln the public Offices were on satuseay cosed ci9a
not receive visitors. The House Of was
addressed the subject at conaidei by ME-
GaTnsd Of Ohio whose - ma ss wess eo,osso
it eminently firing that Congress sh0uld put on re.
cord o resolution In memory Of the sad event; after
zhich the Bouse adjourned The naes 90 Mltho puonc
TSs work IU.s sf dsmsnsS$ dismal fos stanto Carroll. So
oum, Lincoln Totten, Stevens Reno and Sumner, was
completed Saturday The ordnance ana ordnance STORES
were turned over to the proper authorities The build
irgs will soon be sold at auction and the land trans
ferred to its owners.
the Froodmep's Bureau continue to arrive, quesing
him to aid the writer's In making contracts with the
freed people who have assembled In Washington and is
vicinity to labor farms and plantations In the South
aud Southwest. Yesterday upward Of four hundred
freed people, living in and Alexandria. ya weie
engaged BY contract to go to distant points,
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION
respectsble portion OF the Radical party In the
House opposed to the programme OF their leaders
for continuing tho session through the SIMMER, and
are favor Of adournng in june or the early part OF
July The Senate however is understood to be against
any adjournment this year. The fall campaign Will
doubtless compel the majority OF the House TO vote Tor
the usual adjournment. If the Senate will not agree,
the President uRder the Oonstution) adjourn Con-
gress until the next regular session.
THE TRIAL OF DAVIS.
The statement that preparations nre being mado in
the United States Court In Richmond for the trial OF
JEFF LAWS has no foundation In fact The House Ju-
dietary Committee have this question, and also the
question OF Davis completely with the assassination
plot under consideration, and nothing has bet done
and nothing will be done IN the premises until they
have ade thcir report TO tho House. Iii alleged that
add onal legislation Is necessary before ANYTHING can
be done In order 10 insure fair and proper trial TIC
Judiciary Committee II now engaged In looking into the
evidence Of the assassination pot. When they have
finished It tboy consider tie question Of trelson.
and ut the same time ascertain what legis alton, IL
EeCe6eary 10 secure Ms lOr OOtu
THE nacoNsTRUor1oN COMMITTEE.
Tho special correspondent OF the Philadclphis Age
eays 1t Is reported here that tue socalfd Rcconsruc
tion Committee will soon submit plan upon which the
Radical party will consent to restoration OF the Union
am not prepare to say whether there ia any founda
ton for the report not and only give 1t as part OF
the current gossip OF the DAY
bs delay OF the Committee In reporting the joint re-
solution for the admission Of Tennessee has given rise
to an impression that they have altogether
and are seeking to pres mt more practical scheme
which would enable them to go before the people neIt
fall under moro favorable clrcumstsnces
in the matter Of submitting plans for the restoration of
tho Union wbny be done for the purpose Of affecting
the approaching elections. They dere no restoration
ths Southern States to their proper relations within
tho Union they know full we'll that such an event
would be the death kRel of their political party.
MASONIC.
Tho Supreme Council OF the Thirty Third Degree of
the Ancient and Accepted Rite OF F. go Nsons for the
Southern Jurisdction will meet here tomorrow. to
hear the report of committee appointed 70 examine
now existing in the Northern Jurisdiction. Gonoral
ASbert Pike will preside.
The Postmaster General has just returned report of
The letters delivered and collected In the principal cities
the Union which shows that during tho month Of
March Inst the number Of letters received ut the New
York Postofice was 922,0l3 The number CT drop let
ers 1886 2l4 newspapers 1873 058; and the numbef of
etters forwarded l,025. COS
THE FOLLOWING Is description tf the regular medal
the order of the Fensn Bro herhood adopted by the
sad ing Councils and Centres Of the North
On ono side is the Harp Of Erin on sunburst. the
avs of VIII ch are rmed Of pikes spcis and bayoncs
Underneath the harp crossed canons and swords.
circlipg these the words: "Paticn: dint and pow
ler's shock, can blast an empire like rock
Around the outer edge OF the revorse side are the
xords nFanian Brotheah ooi" and "Erln q Bragh."