The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-26
N ews SUMMARY.

General SwEENY, General SPEAR, and Colonel
MEHAN, Of Fenian notoricty, were released on
bond at St. Atbans on Friday, and left for New
York.
A Convention at Nashville, on Saturday, ap-
pointed delegates to the Philadelphia Convention,
and recommend all Union men of Tennessee, who
can mako it convenient, to be present.
There were 739 deaths in Philadelphia last week
of cholera 10; sunstroke A; effect of the he at
At; dysentery Is; inhsmmations Al, and convul-
sions IS. Of the whole number of deaths 25S
we're children under one year of age.
From Idaho it ID reported that the Indians sur
rounded party of whites, and held them in siege
two days, until reinfo rcements arrived. Forty
Indians were killed by the besieged party during
that time.
The cholera seems to be still on the increase in
New York and Brooklyn. No less than thirteen
cases of real cholera were officially reported at the
rooms Of tho Board of Health on the 22d instant,
as having occurred in New York alone.
Nine men we're arrested in jackson, Ls, under
the Civil Rights Bill, and brought to New Or
leans in military custody on a warrant issued by
Commissioner SHANNON, charged with brutally
whipping and maltreatipg q coiored teacher nam
ed George Ruble, from Portland. Me.
whale boat containing several dead bodies,
the mainyard of ship about 1900 to 1000 tons,
and other wreckage, has been washed ashore on
the coast of Kerry, Ireland, supposed to belong
to the overdue ship Monarch of The Sea, from
Liverpool for New York.
There has been sudden change in the weather
nv >,o M>~th. On the 18th lnsluuU 49, Ynercrrv
stood at about 100 in New York On the 20th
instant fires were kept up. in the cars Of the
Northern Railroad of New Hampshire for the
comfort of the travellers.
DR.. PAYNE, who was convicted of being rebel
spy and condemned to death, but whose sentence
was subsequently commuted to imprisonment for
life, was released from tho Ohio Pcnitentiary last
week, under aa order from the War Department
to discharge fifteen Of the military prisoners con-
fined at that place.
Further incidents of interest have occurred in
Governor BRowNLow's Legislature in Nashville.
Saturday one OF tho refractory members, who was
in charge of the officers of tho House, was forci-
bly, released by the Sheriff, and discharged by
Judge FRAZIER, who also fined the officer of the
House, Captain HEYDT ten dollars and COSTS
melancholy disaster occurred off Torquay on
the night Of the 9th inst. Her Majesty's ship
Amazon, a screw sloop of four guns and 1881 tons,
came into collision with the Liverpool steamer
Osprey, bound to Rotterdam, and both vessels
went down. The An,azon's officers and crew es-
capped, but thirteen of the Ospreys crew and three
children persisted.
Last year 365, 600 eggs were imported from
the Continent and from Ireland into Great Brit
ain. During the current year the number i'm
ported has been daily on the increase In May
last it exceeded 56,0UO,0OO. Estimating the value
OF imported eggs at Gs. per 120, those imported
in 1865 must have sold for upwards OF three
millions sterling
Tho American Association for the Advancement
OF Science will hold its fifteenth meeting on the
18th OF August in Buffalo, N. Y. This will bo the
first general meeting OF the Association since the
commencement of the war. The last meeting
was held in Newport, in 1860, and adjourned to
meet in Nashville, September 1861 but the break.
ing out Of the war paraIyzed the Association and
prevented the gathering Of it's members.
We have quoted from the Hartford papers tho
report that one Mrs. WALKER Of that city had
fallen heir to an estate OF So, 100000. 1t is now
reported that there arc three direct heirs-two
brothers and ono sister-in this country, viz :
HAIsEY CHURCH, father Of Mrs. WALKER, who re-
sides in Stockbridge, Mass; an elder brother,
JOHN CHURCH, who resides in Buffalo and is n
years of age; and sister, 65 years of age, who
lives in Alexander, Genesee County, New York.
BY recent Parliamentary return it appears
that on the Goth OF May last year 1sO silver coins
Of the reign OF PHILIP and MARY, elizabeth,
JAMES l., and CHARLES l., OF the value of f7 1s cd,
were found at Grantham, England. On the 10th
OF last December gold cross and chain, value
not ascertained, was found at Castle Bailey, Glare.
Suffolk This treasure trove was forwarded to,
and retained by, the Queen, being her property in
right OF her Duchy of Lancaster. Tho other
treasure remains undsposed Of
The return OF the reported cases of cattle
plague in Great Britain for the week ending the
2Sd of June, 1866, shows that diminution in the
number Of attacks continues to be maintained.
During the week ending June 20 tho number, OF
attacks officially reported in Great Britain was
4o5. The number-viz: 4O5-shows decrease OF
lSS on the previous roturn. Correcting the total
oy adding an average Of attackS commenced dur.
Ing the week, but which may be subsequently re.
ported the number for the week will be 506 Up
10 Inc date OF This return more than so t606) in
eFery iooo OF the ordinary stock OF cattle in Great
Britain have been attacked, and to every 1000 at.
taoks' whose results have been reported, Sel ami