The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-26
News Su1mrnarya,

Gen. CHARLES DEvENs, after more than hve years
spent in the military service Of his country has return
ed to Worcester Mass and will resume the practice OF
his profession.
Governor BRowNLow. Of Tennessee, has issued pro-
csmaton calling the Legislature of the State to meet az
Nash4iethe 4th oftqE for the purpose Fl ratfging
the to tie Constitution Of the United states
just propoaea by COT sss.. sil}fll..l
meeting of negroes was lately held in Cherokee
county, Alabama whore they bound themselves togeth.
er not to work for less than 50 per day during the pre-
sent harvest, under penalty Of receiving fifty lashes
Consequently the white gathering the haryes t
at 81 so per day.
Nine JULIE DE MARGUER1TEs, we'll known as
dramatic critic and authoress OF various works, died
anddenly of heart disease in Philadephia the morn
ing Of the2lst She was for many years writer for
varous journals in New York city and elsewhere her
daughter recently made her debut on the stage in Bal
timore - nj #,=s,i,t 'tl'l3..tl.55 l
The Chapel Hi. II O. University celebrated 1t sixty
ninth commencement few days since. Ex-doy. VANCE
was present ana addressed tha literary societies. The
deeteso of D. D. Wan conferred on Rev. N. F. REID Of
the North Carolina Conference the Methodist Church.
The degree Of ILL., y. was conferred on Judge READB,
Of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, and on An;
parN. johnson. Prosidant Of the United States.
TReTeavenwortli papers announce a thriving trade
with Mexico Scarcely Day passes without witnessing
the departure Of one or long trains each consist
ing dst to adozen or fifteen wagons and each wagon
carryh nearly 5000 pounds freight uled by six or
eight yoke of catte The goods embrace every article
knownin trade but principally dry goods groceries,
hardware. clothing, boots and shoes - 9=
In Great Britain the post office money system
is very extensively used by the people, During the
year 1866 the British post Office Issued
for sssl4e4Pp and paid orders f9r seo Upon
these sums the commissions retained by the post ofoe
amounted to s7e55e5 The British post office sells mo-
nov orders upon post offices in the British colonies
Turkey and Egyp and is now the extension
of the system to France Prussia aud the South Amer
can States.
The San Francisco (oal) Bulletin remarks: "our
readers will scarcely need to be told that
At sk culture in California have beca uniformly sue
cessul The climate a that could be desired for the
purpose; the so is admirably adapted to tn growth
~ the mulberry Tree; Chinese labor which is exactly
aa.nted to that business s abundant and cheap and 1t
"a hv no means improbable that State may become
+h 1+a,v or France of the United States in point Of silk
culture"
The Washington correspondent Of the Commercial Ad
.,;..r aays: "Dr ORAvEN's statement Of the ironing
=, IrrF DAVIS at Fortress Monroe is published here
TODAY and has excited much comment It Is well
Known that 1t was not done by order Of the President
or Of the Cabinet or of Gen. GRANT; but that the re-
anons,blty rests on EDWIN N. STANTON, who sent his
rioht hand man, General LAFAYETTE O. BAKER, down
the Potomac on special steamer with written authority
IN have the mhaaoles app HEIDI" =t.f iiUHtIIz
ha Boston Journa, says that the statue of Hon. Ed.
VAN EVERETT has been completed Id o1ay 'by Mr..
sronR Ana THAT Il will be ready for dedicai IA Hay
II Ia To- be cast In bronze Munich but should the i'm
nend}ng var prove Of LONG undhnce the arrange
ments now made possibly be ipterfered with The
f1ommittee having sufficient funds have also given to
ruos BALL Esq, now in Italy ali order for bust in
marble Of Mr. EysaEFr, which win be placed in the
pubo Library. The statue by STORY is highly spoken
of by those abroad who have seen it. and aattefing
letters Of Its fahfulness to the original have been re-
ceived. ~; 81, !'tift}{
correspondent of the Memphis A,gus, writing from
Eggs Point Mississippi, says: ''Ten or twelve mil
below here at Lake Washington, lives Lientenant
raj WADE HAMPTON the second greatest cavalry chief
tain of the late Conederaoy He owns extensive plan
tatons, upon which he divides his tme devoting him
self chiefly to the congeni pursuits Of Southern gem
tleman-books, planting, and the chase. His former
slaves remain with the General and represented as
contented and indus trious
rrhe f4enerals residence is at ..Wild Woods, few
hundred Yards from the Wy At sylvan title
from the fact of the house having been built by the
sent proprietor some twenty years ago. on the very edge
Of dense cane brake.l =5#.=@.-I
AZ the commencem ent, last Thursday, of the New
York University, the following degrees were conferred
ILD-E1EAzER LORD, of New York Rev SAMUEL W
FISHER, DID, President of Hamilton College; CHAE'
DEXTER CLEVELAND, Philadelphia CHAs. E. ANTHoN,
A, NJ, Professor In College of New York. D.D.-Rey
ALEX. R. THOMSON, A. NJ, New York; E. O. FLAGG.
Ann, New York THOMAS PHILLIPS, England Rev.
JAMES DICK 4. NJ, Ireland Rev. PETER sTRYKEn, a.
M.eNew York. a new degree of Doctor Of Physical
Science was conferred on ERAsrus W. SMITH. The
chancellor announced that the lectures of the Univer-
aity Medical College will commence September 8, in the
hni1dnc of The New York City Hospital The Medical
Zno,1epe it will be remembered adjoining to the
Academy OF Music and shared its fate in the recent
hagration.
Some gentlemen favorable to the MAMMALIAN Govern
ment in Mexico recently invited Senator NYE, Speaker
0o1FAx Representative GARFIELD and afew other Con
oressmen, to dinner at Willard otel in Washington
and when the time came for speechmaking, NYE, COL
rAxand GARFIELD in succession denounced the
Empire with great bitterness. correspondent giving
arero.t Of What tracspired says; "They yehementy