The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-05
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The steamship Moneka, Captain MARsHaAN, ar
rived here yesterday from New YORK, naVlng iei'
that port On Thursday afternoon last We are
under Obligations to Purser HIBBERD 1or new
York papers of Thursday last.
The steamships Sea Gull, Captain FISH, and
Euie R5,iqh, Captain HARRINGTON, arrived here
Yesterday from Baltimore, having left that city on
Thursday. They bring full cargoes Of corn, oats
and other merchandise. Captain FISH, of the Sea
Gull, and Captain HARRINGTON, of the Ellie Knight,
have kindly supplied US with late Northern
papers.
The destruction of the city of Caracas by an
earthquake is confirmed.
Additional forced loans have been imposed by
the authorities ct hIatamoras. AL communica-
ton with Brownsville is interdicted
An earthquake was severely felt in McAco and
on the South American coast the 18th, oscillat-
ing from east to west.
The Louisiana Congressional delegation has left
Washington for home, owing to the absence OF
any prospects Of admission to their seats.
WENDELL PHILLIPS delivered o lecture in Spring
field, Mass, on Wednesday, on tho labor reform
question, in which he advocated tho eight hour
movement. He said that ho expected to live to
see such progress made in machinery that four
hours will accomplish the work of eight under
present conditions.
Pittsburg is we'll entitled to the name of the
Birmingham of America. 1t has no less than fifty
glass-making establishments, which produced
$1s, 600 worth last year. In the iron trade,
the amount of manufacture is immense. The
value Of its coal trade is valued at s3,00O.0OO,
while its oil trade and manufacture is put at
$25,0O0,0oO.
A despatch from Cincinnati, OF the S0th January,
says the steamer Miami, bound from Memphis for
Arkansas river, when six miles above the mouth
sunk One hundred and thirty lives were lost
including the clerks of the boat and portion OF
Company B, Thirteenth United States Cavalry.
Mr.. Houston, Of Mercer county, Ohio, men,
Der of the Mahoning congregation of the United
States Presbyterian Church, was lately cited to
appear before the Presbytery, to answer to the
charge of having voted for VALLANDIGHAM as
Governor of the State-"a man notorious for dis
loyalty and under sentence OF banishment by the
Government" He was found guilty, and suspen-
ded from the privileges Of the church. From this
decision he appealed to the Synod, at its recent
session, which sustained the action Of the Pres
bytery.
Late foreign papers state that the Marquis MAS
SEINE D'AzEeL1o, one Of tho most distinguished OF
Italian Ministers and authors, died at Turin, jan
uary Is. Capt. WAKE, who commanded the British
gunboat Bulldog in tho affair which ended In her
destruction off Cape Haytien, had been dismissed
the service, ostensibly for negligence in running
the Bulldog ashore, and for not using sufficient
exertions to get the ship of. The new Reform bill
was only laid before the Cabinet on the 10th JAN
uary, and then only in the shape of q project.
Earl RUSSELL and Mr.. GLADSTONE are the authors
of it. It will not be introduced early in the ses-
sion.
It may assist in understanding the Constitution
al Amendment passed by the House of Represon-
tatives at Washington, to state that it differs from
the one previously reported from the committee
of fifteen, in leaving out all allusion to direct
taxes, rct changing the Constitution in that re-
spect. Tho effect of the amendment is simply to
exclude from the basis of representation all to
whom the elective franchise is denied or abridged
on account of race or color. The amendment Is
precisely the same in purport and substance rs
that introduced by Mr.. BLAINE, OF Maine, on the
s..h of January, the phrase "civil or political
rights or privileges" used by Mr.. BLAINE being
changed to "elective franchise" by tho committee
of fifteen.
Several cases, involving the right of States to
tax tho shareholders of National Banks, are on
argument in the Supreme Court. They arise OH
writs of error to tho Court of Appeals of New
York by the Second National Bank of Utica and
two Albany Banks. Mr.. EvAETs, OF New York,
Messrs. REYNOLDS AMI TREMA1NE, of Albany, and
Mr.. SEpawIcK, of Syracuse, appear Tor tho Banks;
and Mr.. PARKER, of Albany, and Mr.. kERRAN, OF
Utica defend the right of the State to impose the
tax. The argument against tho tax was opened
Inv MIR. REYNOLDS. The question involved Is
verv ;mportant one, and the cases excite much
interest among persons interested in National
Ranks. They arc test cases, brought up under
the drection of the Executive Committee of Ma
tional Banks.
dispatch from Cincinnati OF the 3lst May
says that "The steamer Missouri, which eS-'
ploded her boiler on Monday, was one OF the
largest passenger steamers on the river. DIG
was valued at 100000. She had about TWO null
dred and fifty passengers, among whom were
nincty-one men of Company T. 18th United States
Cavalry. The disaster occurred above the mouth
of the Arkansas river on Monday, just after sup
per- while the passengers were assembled IN con-
ycrsa.ion around the stoves. The explosion was
of such force as to rcnd the cabin floor asunder
and let every person in tho front part of the cabin
down into the mass Of fire and steam from tho
boilers. A great number lost their lives by jump
ing overheard. The loss Of life is now supposed
TO be nearly one hundred ard fifty. Thirty Of the