The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-18
N ews Summary.

1864, by force of arms, to overthrow the Govern.
mont OF the United States. The bill is signed by
l.. A. CHANDLER, United States Attorney for the
District Of Virginia. Chief Justice CHASE has sig
nifed his Intention to preside at tho trial, pro.
vided the President will issue proclamation alb.
rogating martial law in the district during the
progress of the trial.
There are fifteen active companies in CaliSor-
MIA, with capitalof 50.0oO,G00.
MACE and Goss, prize-fghters, have arranged a
match for f2O0 in England. ..
The papers say that several cargoes Of negroes
arrived in Cuba lately.
A brother and sister Of THOMAS CARLYLE are
living in Canada.
Ex-senator D. L. YULEE has been elected Presi-
dent Of the Florida Railroad.
Count FERDINAND DE LAsT1aUE q grandson OF
LAFAYETTE, is now in Washington.
Last week Philadelphia exported 185128 gallons
of Petroleum.
Seventeen colored regiments we're mustered out
ut Nashville on April 26th.
Rations for the first quarter OF this year, were
distributed in Arkansas to 234, ,063 whites and
92955 blacks.
JOHN LEToHER is in fine health and spirits
again; Extra BILLY SMITH has retired to his farm
near Warrenton, Va.
Mre. JEFF. DAVIS has been to Norfolk to get
groce ries 60, to keep house at the fort, and the
people showered upon her presents OF all kinds,
and sent her the choicest bouquets. .'t
The property in South Carolina it is reported,
which was s4O0 OOO 900 in 1s6O is reduced to $50,
1000. Causes, emancipation of slaves and the
havocs Of war.
SANTA ANNA, the Mexican patriot, is' described
as fine looking gentleman, 68 years Of age,
with dark brown hair and apparently enjoying
the best of health.
The Newburyport tMass.) Herald says that JNo.
G. WHITTIER, the Quaker poet, will certainly suc-
ceed Mr.. ALLEY in Congress-, unless he absolutely
refuses the use OF his name
Ex-Vice-President STEPHENS is expected back at
Washington next week to counsel with his friends
upon the reconstruction policy of the President,
and the political course OF the Democratic party,
to which he is now said to be devotedIy attached.
GEORGE WARD, the oldest Odd Fellow in the
world, died recently at Preston, England He
was born in 1885, and joined the order of Odd Eel
lows in 1916. He was one Of those who signed
the first "dispensation" which came to America
The cholera has passed from the Dueby Of Lux.
embourg into Holland. Letters from the Hague
mention that 1T has broken out in eeveral Dutch
Towns, and at Rotterdam and Delishayen espe-
cially. In the former place seven cases occurred
".
The Senate has postponed the consideration OF
the nomination Of General s. f. Gary as Collector
OF the Second District of Ohio, upon the request
Of many Of the leading merchants Of Cincinnati,
who wish ito be heard on the subject before final
action is taken.
THADDEus STEVENS is queer old chap; he calls
his Radical friends in the Senate sself-riehteous
Republicans" and charges Mr.. SUMNER with
hainO ata NJ
philologist; vandal in grammar, and desecrat-
or of L1NDIAy MURRAY; pompous and exapee-
rated egotist, and 80 forth.
Mrs. THos CARLYLE, whose sudden demise we
have already mentioned, was buried at Haddipp.
ton, her native place. on the 25th." In accordance
with the Scottish practice no service was read.
but Mr. OkRLYfE threw handful OF earth on the
coffin after it had been deposited in the grave.
MIR. TRUMAN, in his late report on the present
condition Of the Southern States, Gays TT ia
my belief that the South-the great substantial
and prevailing clements moro loyal now than Il
was at the end OF the war; more loyal to-day than
yesterday, and that it will be more loyal to.mor-
row than to day."
The cattle plague is sensibly declining, and the
sensation 1t has produced in the Provinces CON.
sequently subsiding. It seems to have been the
most Terrible IN its ravages in the County OF
cheshire, on the Western coast. The farmers in
that county have lost, IL is estimated, some 65 900
head Of cattle, valued at 100000. Great efforts
have been constantly made to relieve the plague.
although there is much complaint OF the want OF
Parliamentary legislation on the subject.
The Internal Revenue Bureau, acting under the
general law, requires all citizens Of the South To
render income returns for the year 1854 as we'll AZ
for 1855. Some Of tho rebel officers residing In
Alexandria, Va, are startled by the calls of the
assessors upon them to furnish the required state
ments and are surprised that the rations received
by them in the Confederate army are estimated al
forty cents per day. One OF them expressed hi,
readiness to pay his taxes in Confederate money
but this was declined.
The Salisbury IN. C.) North State says "W,
learn that riot took place at Morganton a few
days ago, which resulted In tho United state
regular troops stationed there driving some re
turned negro soldiers from tho town. The neg
roes went off with General sToNEMAN Mt the tim,
of his raid to Western North Carolina snd joinet
the Federal army, it seems, have been musteret
out Of service recently, and have just returned t,
their old homes with lofty notions OF their rights
They showed some insolence, 1t Is said, at othe,
places, but at Morgauton IL was resented by th,
aoldiers, who drove the negroes off,"
The Woman's Rights Convention held ita annus