The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-06
News Summary.

There are about $50 prisoners now confined on
the Dry Tortugas.
In Iowa, recently, two husbands traded wives,
one giving the other one Thousand five hundred
dollars to boot. The citizens did mt like that
style, and drove the husband who received the
shoot" from the county, with his now wife. The
other couple yet remain.
The President has made further donation of
5000 in aid of high grade colored school in New
Orleans, to DR.. Randolph, the colored philan-
thropist, who recently excited tho dissatisfaction
Of the Tribune for avowing his conviction that
ANDREW JOHNSON was true friend to the negro
The Nashville Banner Of the 22d ult. says, in
speaking Of the Tennessee swindle Cali doubts
as to Speaker HEIsKELL,s course in regard to this
matter may now be dismissed. He has positively
refused to sign the joint resolution for it's ratif-
cation, on the ground that 1t was pushed through
the House in the absence of quorum"
Colonel HENRY AsHBY, Of Fsuquier County, Va,
late OF the rebel army, was arrested at Knoxville
under IN indictment for treason against the State
Of Tennessee. The Knoxville Commercial says he
was released, having without the least difficulty,
given bail in the sum of $4,000 for his appear
ance at the next term Of the Circuit Court.
Commodore SHuLTz very warm friend of Sec-
retary SEWARD, of long standing, is in Washing
ton, stopping at tho Ebbitt House. He is accom-
panied by J. D. BARCLAY, late OF the navy. JoHa
NJ FRAZIER, Speaker of the Maryland House OF
Delegates, and known as the resolver and di-
WIDER of the political lines in that legislature is
also there.
Notice has been received from the Prussian
postofice that in consequence Of the war, lettors
for the Ionian Islands, Greece, India, China, Aus
tria, &C., cannot be forwarded by the Prussian
closed mail to their destination uia Trieste, and
consequently, until further notice. letters for these
countries should not be dispatched from the Unit
ed States in the closed mail to Prussia.
A recent order from the War Department re
leases all prisoners held by the military suthori-
ties in confinement at Ship Island, Fort Jefferson,
Fla, and ether places in the Gulf States who have
undergone imprisonment for a term of six months,
excepting persons ncarcerated for the crime OF
murder, arson or rape. The inmates of Tortugas
Prison alone are exempted from the operations of
the order.
The State of Louisiana has granted q charter
for the organization of hospital for disabled SOL
diers the benefits OF which are not to be denied to
the soldiers of any country. JAMES B. HOOD is
President of the Association and 8. B. BUoKNER
Vice-President. Among the directors are G. T..
BEAUREGARD, HOWELL COBB, JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON,
WADE HAMPTON, D. II. HILL, JEFF. THoMPsoN,
ROBERT E. LEE, JAMES LoNGsTREET and W. j
HARDEE.
At the laying of the cornerstone of new
Catholic Church, in Detroit, Michigan, on the 22d
ult., it was stated by Rev. Mr. K1LRoY, in his
mon, that eighty years ago there were but sixty
thousand Catholics and twenty five priests in the
United States, while now there are four million
four hundred thousand members Of the church
and two thousand five hundred priests, and that
the present bishop has founded no less than six
churches. and has added forty priests during his
ministry.
The Richmond Times says eve regret to see
that the counterfeit money nuisance, for q time
absted, has not been got rid Of The markets
yesterday morning were flooded with bogus
twenty-five cent notes OF the long pattern, and We
saw in the hands Of q negro marketman, who had
all faith in it's genuineness, q new fifty cent
counterfeit note which, in point Of execution, was
inferior to an ordinary blacking box label.
The Richmond Examiner says "The New Or
leans riot has given fresh currency to old lies that
had been nailed to the counter. Among others
we see it stated that there are secret societies
throughout the South, where "a solemn oath is
taken that none but returned rebel officers and
soldiers shaa be put in place and po,oer among the
Southern people. This is Gods truth. D." '.Ii
this is Gods truth, should like to know
what the devil deals in IF there any societies
here in which such all oath is taken, we have YET
to learn Of it. They must be secret indeed IL we
cannot hear of them"
A new heat generator, adapted to the heating
of railway carriages, consist OF q cone OF wood
covered with hemp, within hollow cone Of cop
per, both enclosed in metallic vessel
through which air heated by motion is conveyed
into the carriage 1t is to be situated outside
and the motion will be given to the wooden cone
by the axles Of tho carriage. The air becomes
heated from the motion OF the cone. This hea
generator is In actual use in Prussia turned by
force equal to one-twentieth Of horse power
in ten minutes the air escaping from the appara
tus had q temperature Of seventy degrees.
Congress, in q recent law, provided that all tn
transit cilities accorded to trade with the Brisl
provinces shal be extended to trade on our South
ern frontier with Mexico. This section is as fol
lows "Al goods, wares and merchandise arriv
ing at the port Of Point Isabel, Texas, or an
other port OF the United States which may b
specially Designated by the Secretary OF th
Treasury, and destined for places In the repubn
OF Mexico, may be entered at the Cuatom-Hous