The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-02
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE,
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY,
N ews SUMMARY.

the Presidency Of the Virginia and Kentucky Rail
road.
/. The Ne,os thinks the price of new wheat will
not exceed two dollars and half in the Lynch
burg market.
The Shenandoah Herald says that most of the
mills burned GJ "little Pull" SHERIDAN are now
ready tc grind MI "%l.ieat and other grain
Alady recently, OF Anderson, 8. c., died at the
age Of seventy years. For thirty-eix days prior to
her death she had not eaten one mouthful Of food
and subsisted solely on water.
Professor AaAssIz says that the strip of high
lands which divide the waters flowing into the
st. Lawrence from those flowing into the Allan
tic, is the oldest land in the world. It WAS once
lonely sea beach, washed by universal ocear.
An agent of A. T. STEWART from New York,
arrived at Savannah, Ga, on Saturday. being
authorized to select q cite for building capa
cious storehouse, which is designed as whole
sale branch Office of the New York firm. The
building is designed to eclipse anything similar in
the South
the press, ana stenographer for the Geneie', A.
sembly Of Virginia, died at Staunton, Virginia,
few days since. He had been suffering from
pulmonic affection for several years, and his DEATH
while expected, is still much regretted by those
with whom he was best acquainted. He has rela-
tlves in Richmond, and host of friends.
Colonel WITHERs advertises in the Jackson
(Missesipp) papers that he has an enormous
ainount OF European capital, which he is ready to
advance upon the growing cotton crop, and pro-
poses to buy in lots OF from one balo to one thou
sand bales Twill Colonel W1rHERs please extend
the field of his operations in this direction. We
know several people about here who are very
much in search of "advances."]
An interesting festival took place In London re-
Gently, in commemoration Of the fftieth volume
! OF Punch The entire literary and artistic staff
and the proprietors dined together, and in recog-
milton of the services Of Mr. MARK LEMON, who
has, for quarter Of a century, been sole editor
of Punch, silver slowing cup was presented to
him by the propretors, and testimonial of very
gratifying character was also handed him by his
fellow-workers.
private dispatch from Hamilton, Ohio, states
that at q meeting of the Democratic committee OF
the third district of that State, Judge GILMORE
and O. L. VALLANDIGHAM were elected as delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention. The committee
was divided as to VALLANDIaHAM, and great eff
forts were made to defeat him. One Of the coun-
ties, Montgomery, was represented by but one
committee man, who, in the absence of his col
leagues cast five votes for VALLAND1aHAM, and
thus elected him.
In many parts Of the South inaccessible by rail-
ice is regarded as luxury, and not by any means
as necessary Of life. letter in the Augusta
(Georgia) Constitutionalist gives an account Of
machine recently invented, which, IL it will accom-
plish all that is claimed for it, will change Ill this
in the Southern States, and be everywhere vau-
able in the temperate and torrid zones. It is a
contrivance for the manufacture Of ice It is in
V in iaia xrbe ha
cost of imported ice is very great, and by means
Of it ice is manufactured at cost Of one cent a
pound. ~.
An English paper prints the following: "M.
FUsTER proposes to cure all cases Of consumption
by the administration Of raw meat and spirits.
Although his method of treatment has not been
long employed by Continental physicians, con-
siderable testimony has been borne to the great
success which has attended it's employment. The
new treatment has now been tried satisfactorily
in two thousand cases Of phthsis. The raw meat
is reduced to pulp mixed with sugar to conceal
its unpleasant flavor and administered in doses OF
one hundred to three hundred grammes per day.
The alcohol (of the strength Of twenty degrees
Baume) is given In doses Of one hundred
grammes day."
An effort will be made in few days to ssmoke
out" Mr.. STANTON, and force him to take decided
position with regard to the Presidents policy.
He has thus far failed to respond to the call for
the Philadelphia Convention, notwithstanding q
copy Of the circular call was sent him the day
after it was issued, with the request that he
give his views upon the proposed Convention,
and the principles set forth in the circular. It ia
the determination OF the Presidents supporters
to compel, II possible, q direct and unequivocal
ehowing from the Secretary Of War, 80 that II
may be known whether he is in unison with the
Radical sentiment, or q supporter Of the admins
'tration. I @
The Petersburg Express, Of Monday, says
"Since Thursday last, about four hundred bodiei
OF Federal and Confederate dead have been re.
moved from the immediate vicinity OF the Crater,
and that still q large number remain. These
bodies are placed in strong boxes, and reinterred
in the cemetery at Poplar Grove, where such Con.
federates as are taken up are buried In sepa
rate square. In few days digging operations
win be commenced in the cavity Of the Crater
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