The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-22
N ews Summary.

Michigan Central Railroad in three hours and
forty-nine minutes.
Capt. J. AZ. HUDSON, of Philadelphia, intends
crossing the ocean in metallic life-boat twenty
six feet long and six feet broad.
The great suspension bridge 'ovor tho Missis-
spp at Cincinnati will cost 81, 100000. There are
$4,000 perches Of masonry in the work.
tits thought Texas will produce tho largest cot
ton crop the coming season of any OF the cotton
growing States and South Carolina the smallest.
The Boston Pilot says, TuAp STEVENS compares
CHAs. SUMNER to "modern catamount." We
suppose he considers himself the ancient csta-
mount.
The same paper also says that SANTA ANNA
hasn't come here for any political purpose, but to
get his wooden leg that BARNUM has been show
ing.
Ex-President PIERCE WAS confirmed q member
OF st. Paurs Epis Church, by Bishop CHASE, at
Concord, New Hampshire, on Sunday OF last
week.
Western critic, in speaking Of new play
says; 1.-The unities are admirably observed; the
dullness, which commences in the first act, never
hags for moment until the curtain falls"
On Saturday last, an elderly man was found by
the police in Boston, in an intoxicated condition.
and upon searching him ut the station house
s10,s5s2O was found in his pockets.
Bishop ATKINSON, Of North Carolina, is going to
Europe. His health is such as to make it desir-
able he should suspend his clerical Iabors alto
gether.
The farmers in Upper Georgia and North Ala
pama are plowing up their cotton crops and
planting corn instead. Not moro than one-fourth
or the crop can be counted on in those regions.
Judge GHoLsoN, of Petersburg, is now residing
In villa near Liverpool General RANDOLPH. At
one time Confederate Secretary of War, is living
In the same neig ighborhood.
General LoNasTREET, late OF the Confederate
army, was recently in San Antoniu, Texas. The
most remarkable circumstance connected with bis
visit, was serenade rendered to him by the band
OF the Fourth United States Cavalry.
Afacetious correspondent in Italy writes to an
English journal: "It is said that the cause of
GARIBALD1's sudden flight from Capera, was a
notification from Head Centre STEPHENS that he
was coming to sec the general"
The marriage Of the Princess HELENA IN
Prince CHRISTIAN will take place on the 5th of
July, prior to ~hlch there will be some festivities;
among other things a grand State concert at
Buckingham Palace, and grand State ball
We learn by recent adviccs from England that
in the House of Commons every Catholic membe,
from Ireland, with one exception, Mr. McKENyA
voted with the Liberal party in favor of the Re
form bill. 1t is the frat time they have voted az
a unit since the days of O'CoNNELL.
The down train Tuesday night from PETERSBURG
to Norfolk had two cars thrown from the track
about twelve miles from Norfolk, by an obstinate
bull that tried to butt the engine out OF the way
The bull was knocked into thousand pieces. No.
body was hurt.
The city physicians Of Columbus, Ga, report
that on the 4th Of April there were 81 small no,
cases in the hospital; received service up to Nav
9TH, 81; between those dates discharged 81, and
died; on hand May 7th, 25-total number of cases
80.
The Council Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
OF Virginia 10 holding its seventy-frst annua
meeting OF this time in Alexandria. The intro
ductory sermon was preached by Rev. J. II. Nor.
n1soN, DID,, from Matthew xiii. 99. Bishop JOHN,
presided. General PENDLEToN is present amone
the clergy.
The returns Of the cattle plague in England for
the week ending Saturday, the 21st Of April, shov
an increase in the number OF new cases as com
pared with the previous week Of 241. There ar,
twenty-five counties in England, Wales and Scot
land entirely free from the disease, and in forty
nine counties no cases were reported as occurring
during the week.
NAPOLEON has just conferred the title OF Duk
Empire has thus created seven dukedoms-MALA
KoFF, DE MoNTMoRoT (son Of Queen CHR1sr1nA)
MAGENTA, De MoRNY, De PEnsIaNy DE MoNTMo
RENoY and De CoLoNNA WALEwsKI. or this mum
ber, two, the dukedoms OF MAIAKoFF and D.
MoNTMoRos, have already become extinct.
MIR. BEEoHEn remarked the other day at tn
Women's Rights Convention in New York, that
woman who Is content to wash stockings and max
Johnny cakes and bring up her boys, is an under
grown woman, and when she comes to heaven sh
WIN spena the first thousand years in getting t
that state to which she ought to have attained be
fore she died.
Judge sMALLEy, in the United States Distric
Court now In session at Rochester, NJ y. ha
ordered tho indictment against party for NAL
ing false income returns to be auashed. He hold
the act of 1862 does not make this an indiotabl
offence. The net OF Juno 80. 1865, does, howeye,
make the offonce indiotable, but all who m !,
false returns prior to that date escape nnder N,
decision.
About three thousand dollars were roo,;ved +,
the Fenian demonstration in Jones' Woo,ta =
Tuesday last. The money hes been turned ovf
to Head Centre STEPHENS who, in turn, will a,
posit 1t in bank. It is reported that Major. Gem
raj sAnDFoRD has taken the necessary prelim
nary nteps " bring before q eouft-.usvtisl III