The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-28
n ewS Summary.


University of Virginia on the 2Sth inst.
Ex-Provisional Governor JOHNSON, of Georgia,
was, on Friday, nominated by the President to
the Senate to be Minister Resident to Bogota.
Mr.. DICKENS has special saloon car all to him
SELF as he travels about England to give his
charming readings
Professor GEORGE W. GREENE, of Rhode ISland,
is writing the biography OF his grandfather, Gen.
NAT. GREENE, of the revolutionary army.
PIERRE IRVING is collecting the scraps and
shreds Of his uncle, WASHINGTON IRv1Na's, wri-
tings, heretofore never put in book form.
Boris has accepted the invitation extended to
him by the Baltimore City Council to deliver an
Grafton on the Fourth Of July.
The Alexandria Gazette thinks the wheat crop of
Loudon county now may be estimated at 200, 900
bushels, of which 10000 will go to market.
An ex-slaye OF BEAUREGARD's is said to have
married New England school marm. She m ust
have chosen her Beau-regardless of color.
In the case of II. CRAWFORD against the city of
Columbus, Ohio the jury returned verdict in
favor Of the plaintiff for $4,000. Dark nigh t,
open sewer, man fell in, and city shells out.
Surgeon CRAvEN's description of the shackng
OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, as published in the Register
and Advertiser, created universal indignation in
Mobile.
M. DE RoTHsoHILDs has, we hear from Paris
refused to give Austria credit Of five millions of
francs, which was asked for by Prince MErTERN1cH
On behalf of his. Government.
The quality of the wheat promises t, be very
GOOD and it is generally believed that more -four
will be made in the Valley of Virginia than was
realized last year.
Lake City, Florida, was visited by severe hail
storm on the 2sth ult The Press says "some Of
the stones were upward OF an inch in diameter"
Tha IN itoo md 4 hy,k
little damage to crops.
BRowNLow, calling his Legislature together
July T. says that when they arrive s'the purposes
for which they will have been convened will be
moro fully stated" Probably. Meanwhile, keep
dark.
A. J. HAMILTON, whom the President appointed
Provisional Governor of Texas, is reported to have
turned against him-incited thereto by the allure
ments ofSpeaker CoLFAx and other Congressional
Radicals with whom he has kept up an improper
intimacy since his arrival in Washington.
FoRNEY calls on the military heroes of the wIr
to "vote the way you shot," This will disfran-
chise BUTLER, BANKS, ScHURz SoHENoK, and
pretty much every other prominent Radical
General" If their voting is like their shooting,
nobody will be hurt
Professor AaAssIz is delivering course of lee
lures before the Imperial family and the Brazilian
cent tour up the valley Of the Amazon. He won
very high Communications from his royal auditors
on his opening lecture, May7.
The result OF the Nebraska election, although
not definitely known, is in the aggregate favorable
to the Democracy. Their candidate for Governor,
MORTON, is believed to be elected, while on joint
ballot in the Legislature the Democrats have a
majority. The same party have elected part if
not all Of the State officers.
"sister" and teacher OF young ladies' school at
Cape Girardesu was arrested by Missouri Radical
officer the 11th inst. for teaching with
out taking the oath. The arrest created great
indignation among all classes Of people, and the
prisoner was escorted to jail by nearly the whole
population Of the town. The radical officer finally
becoming alarmed at the public Indignation, re-
leased the lady.
In Charlottesville, Va, Sunday School for coll
ored children has been organized by the ladies
OF the place, and over three hundred have al
ready become regular attendants. Among the
teachers are Miss GILMORE, sister OF Governor
GnLMoRE: Mrs. Brown, whose husb and was q
Confederate colonel; Mrs. LoUTHAM, widow of
the late Professor LoUrHAM, of Richmond COL
lege, and many others Of distinguished families
Mrs. BEMIs, the mother OF the family affected
with trichine, in Marion, Iowa, died on the 18th.
This makes the fifth case resulting fatally, The
others OF the family affected are improving, and
will probably recover. Several other we-marked
cases of trchin@ are reported in Marion township.
1t is also reported that family named JORDAN,
consisting Of dve or six persons, living in an ad-
joining township, are ill Of ftrichiniasis
The trial of J. r. MCCAIN, REUBEN RoDD1E, W.
G. CAIN, and JOHN G. RAMSEY, indicted for the
hanging of O. A. HAUN, in 1861, was commenced
in tho Civil Court Of Kuox county, Tennessee, on
Monday last 1t will be remembered, says the
Bristol Neos, that the defendants were members
OF court-martial that tried and hung Mr.. HAuN,
in 1861, for bridge burning, and that tho three
hrst named Of the defendants have been conf ned
IN tho Knoxville Jail for the last twelve months
Inc entire day was consumed in empanneling
jury which was composed Of intelligent-looking
men. Judge SWAN is on the bench. Governor
W. w. bho~ALow is one of the witnesses for tho
prosecution. Several days, we presume, will be
consumed in the trial.