The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22
News Summary.

Tho steamship Quaker City, Captain WEST, Ar
rived here from New York yesterday with goot
passenger and freight list. She brings papers VI
to Saturday last for which we indebted tc
Purser J. P. MoELRoY.
In India, disturbances OF q somewhat serious
nature were reported as having occurred along
the Punjaub frontier.
A Convention Of the Assessors aud Collectors OF
Internal Revenue OF oil the Southern States will
take place at Atlanta (Ga.) on the 1st OF March
next We learn an agent from Washington will
be present. The object OF this Convention will
be TO secure more uniform system of managing
the Internal Revenue affairs OF the South.
Savannah paper Of late date contains the
following: 'tMr. L. S. Bennett, the agent here OF
the steamer Rochland, which has been running
between here and Charleston, received q telegram
yesterday, Stating that the Rockland had been
sold to Captain FRkDERIoK ADAIn, for s10,60o. The
new owner proposes running her between Charles
ton and Mount Pleasant as Ferry Boat.
1t appears by the records in the Treasury De.
partment that the revenue received from the
Southern States from April, 1866, to the first day
Of this month"; amounts to nearly s29 600 Ooo prin-
sipally derived from abandoned lands and internal
revenue. Louisana has paid over $4,000, 900 OF
this, while from Virginia less than 81 00O 900 has
been received
Among the last on dts OF Washington is one to
the effect that GEORGE BANcRoFr's friends have
been urging him for the New York Oollectorship;
but that he has declined in expectation Of becom-
ing Secretary Of State, should the Cabinet be re-
formed Mr.. BANoRoFTs chances for the position
are considered formidable.
A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey
Legislature, to the safety Of passengers on
railroads in that State, which provides for tho ap-
pointment of three persons, not stockholders,
officers or employees Of any railroad in the State,
to be called 1.-The Railroad Board Of Commission
ers," and names the duties which they are to dis
charge.
A great fair is about 10 be held in Baltimore,
for the relief Of the suffering people Of certain
portions Of the South. The fair is gotten up at
the instance Of Mr.. B. j.. SwAYNE, Of that city.
who has already been notified Of the delivery of
goods to the amount Of $4,000, and $4,000 or
$5O,o0 more are expected from New York CITY.
The project promises to be an immense success.
The following officers have been detailed as
members of a Joint Board of Army and Navy Off
GERS. to consider and report upon the subject Of
hsrbor defences, torpedoes, &C.: Brevet Brig
Gems. J. G. BARNARD, B. 8. ALEXANDER, and Q. A.
GILMORE, on the part of the army, and Admirals
CHARLES q. DAVIS, JOHN H. DAuLoREx, and Capt.
JAMKs ALDEN, on the part Of the navy. The Board
will assemble at the Navy Department on the LIST
OF March next
Brownsville letter says, about the now
famous town Of Bagdad "Bagdsd is q city Of
some Importance, which has grown up in the
blockade-running interest during the late war;
They claim population Of ten thousand, but I
think half that number is q large estimate. was
there once, and was not favorably impressed with
tae aspect Of matters there at that time 1t is Tor
was) important to the Imperialists, and its cap
ture (ifit can be held) will necessitate the sur
render Of the whole Northern frontier by the I'm
perial forces"
The Rockingham (va.) Register, OF Friday, says
that history of the late is now being written
by two highly-educated and accomplished gentle
men Of the Valley, Colonel WILLIAM ALLEN and
Professor J. HoTcuKIss, OF Staunton. Both Of
these gentlemen were connected with the army o
Northern Virginia from the inception of the coll
test and therefore, are in possession of facts and
incidents which others, who have assumed the
delicate and abo.iou task Of writing on the same
subject, cannot command.
The steamship rorsica, at New York from Ha'
,ana, brings the following Mexican news: There
was grees activity in French military affairs al
Vera Cruz, hut not of a character to indicate an
early evacuation Of the country by the Europeans
French troops in large numbers were arriving al
Vera Cruz from the interior and cmbarking Oh
transports. They were not however, bound foi
France, bat, it was understood, for the defence Of
Tamplco, which was seriously threatened by the
Republicans, and it wos even iutimated that they
we're intended for frontier service against both the
RepublicanH and tho United States There WAS
rumor that the lmperiasts had already been com.
peled to surrender Tampico, though an account
OF severe defeat OF the Republicans in the vcin-
ity of that city comes to us by way OF New Or.
lsann. Large quantities of military stores were still
arriving at W ri Cruz from France and being sent
into the nt:rirr. An Imperial train, valued a,
rir hnndrrd and fry 'hrn-aird nl!ar.. wa rer,ut
eapiIch by tic Kepublicans.