The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-09-10
News SUMMARY.

for Governor OF Nortn Oarouna, as euo o1eoo -
October next
II ia said that BONNER offered to endow pro-
1essorahip in General LEES College, provided that
the General would write him an article week LOT
the Iedoer. But General LEE is no such humbug
aa to take up with that sort of a proposition.
Cantain LAFoN, OF the French ship Mars"as
Pehssier arrived at Havre from Rio Janelro' re.
,orta the discovery of rock not indicated III III .
cbarta in the direct line of vessels navigating pe-
t1,oor Fnrone and America It only comes to the
level of the water, aud at distance appos1' ''A'
apiece of wood -, nroo,ona.
The Governor of Florida has issued prociana-
+ion for the election on October !, OF q hepiesen-
+at;va tn the Fortieth Congress. Dir. r. MchEop'
,vbo was elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress- pu'
WAS not admitted to it, announces hlnscll o'n-
,;a,+o FIR re.election. He supports the Presl-
dents policy of restoration.
Hon. n. W. FERRY, in order to secure the haai-
10, nomination to Congress from the Fourth Dis
triot of Michigan, a few days before the ois'iics
convention met, offered to give the s2ooo extra
nov which he had voted himself to the soldiers OF
the district or to allow to be distributed IN sucn
manner as the convention might determine. VI
course he got the nomination.
We regret to learn that the cholera has mado
its advent in Richmond, Va. The Board OF Heaith
officially announce several deaths from this cause.
These cases have all occurred in the outsklrte OF
the city. and on board of vessels. lmprudence III
diet appears to have been the immediate cause
or the disease in a large majority OF the cases re-
ported. t.r
The Richmond Dispatch Of tho 7th says "ihe
Government sale OF tobacco under the direction
~ no,. T,ooMis. was continued at W1NsroN's builc-
ing yesterday, and tobacco OF better quahsy
than that of the day before was offered.
hoesheads we're sold, averaging from " 60 slo.oo
ner 100 pounds. Two boxes OF manufactured
we're sold, one at $1.S6 and the other at $l7o per
pound.
The st: Paul Press attempts 20 deter officers
,.o,a;-a~--~..or,,1ng the great ''Soldlers
Convention" to be held at Chicago, on the l7th
September, to endorse the action Of the Philadel-
phia Convention, by threatening that Congress
viii repeal the new army bill, by which rye
number of officers distinguished for meritorious
services in the war are to be appointed to the
new regiments.
The E1a,,,iner says: sPassengers from Hamp-
made speech to the freedmen at Hampton, ln,
forming them that on the 1st of January they
must leave the lands they now occupy. and emil
CRATE to Florida. Some forty families we hear,
have enrolled their names. This is the only mode
by which they can escape great suffering from
want during the coming winter"
"A Missourian writes to HORACE GREELEY that
tany amount" OF money can be raised to compen-
safe the delegates from the South to the Loyal
Convention il they will remain in the Northern
States until the fall elections IRE over, and can
vass them in behalf of the Radical candidates. In
asmuch as mauy of the bogus delegates in ques-
tion have no local habitation, no money, and no
friends. this offer will no doubt excite in the
breasts of such lively feeling of gratitude, and
will be hastily accepted.
The Richmond Dispatch says "We are sorry
to have to chronicle the desensions existing
among the Conservatives in the Fifth Congress
sional District OF Maryland. Two conventions
one OF De mocrats, and the other OF Conserva'
tive Republicans-haye been held The former
had to adjourn because it could not nominate any
body. while the latter adjourned because the for
mer refused to coalesce with it. Mr.. HARRIS is a
man we greatly admire; bat it would be ine1cu-
sable in him or his friends to imperil the success
of the party which sustains the President on &C
count of any man or set OF men,"
The Norfolk Day Book learns that Captain
JAMES C. CHoATE has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Dismal Swamp Canal water
has been drawn from a portion OF the canal to
allow the removal OF the bar at the northwest
locks. Captain CHoATE is a man OF energy, anu
will prosecute the work under his charge WIN
yieor. It is said that il he succeeds in procuring
the requisite number OF hands, the canal Will
admit the passage Of schconers within twenty
days. The opening Of the canal is very earnestly
desired by all, particularly The farmers and others
in Paequotanck County, who have hitherto relied
upon it as affording the means OF transportation
to market for their produce.
The Texas Legislature recently elected u. G'
RuRNEr and O. NJ ROBERTS United States Sena-
tors from that State. DAVID G. BUnNET was born
in New Jersey, April 4, 1857. His has been very
avont fnl life. He has held a number Of Offices OF
honor. in Texas, though he has been III retirement
for over twenty years. He was Union man untl
the war was begun, and then he gave warm aa-
@beson to the GAUGE of his State and the South
Judoe o. NJ. ROBERTS was President OF the Con
yention in 1861 that passed the ordinance OF seces
e;on He WAS also colonel in the Confederate
army. Accepting tho issues of the late war 10 lts
fullest exfent. he has been as active in cementing
the Union since peace was effected ny GENERA
LEES surrender, as he WAS before in attempting
to disrupt it.