The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-06
N ews Summary.


Tho amount of property destroyed by the re-
cent fire in Virginia City, Nevada, 100000,
rendering four hundred people homeless.
The New York Tribune states that SANTA ANNA
has ten millions Of dollars on deposit in the Bank
of England.
Since the bar rooms are shut up in New York
on Sunday, some of tho BARRIERS have invented
new hair tonic-for tho beard-which is applied
just under the moustache.
VICTOR HUGO is said to be engaged upon new
novel with the title of ''No. 93." Some ono calls
the title singular but BANCROFT devotes heavy
volume or two to '76.
Large numbers Of hens and other poultry, at
Atlanta, Ga, are dying Of new disease, which
had just made its appearance. The malady
causes their necks to swell thrice their original
size, and they die within twelve hours.
The editor Of the Columbus tGa.) Sun is very
happy in acknowledging the receipt Of big cab
bagehead, species drumhead, weighing 1Oj lbs.;
grown in the vicinity of Columbus. I'VE have
cabbageheads coming into our Office every day,
some weighing up to 200 lbs, but they are not
considered savory article about here.l
New Orleans letter of.the 14th inst says that
two men were arrested there that morning
charged With completely in the assassination of
AAcSiuouG hlNCOLN One aQmlt6 some a660cla-
tion with BooTH, while the other denies all knowl-
edge of the affair. Both are strangers in that
city, and it was understood were to be sent to
Washington.
we learn from the Augusta Press that General
LAFAYETTE MoLHws has been notified that he could
no longer perform The duties OF his Office he hav-
ing never been pardoned by the President of the
United States. General MoIAws was elected
n tba oyd Info ia
as su h until the day Of notcstoansa has hee" acting
Rev. HENRY WARD BEEoHER crawled through a.
thirty-four foot pipe Of his new church organ the
other day, on challenge of one of his flock. He
came out putting and covered with dust and
sweat, and exclaimed as he touched the floor: ST
want no man to tell me anything about this
organ. know all aboutit. have been through
it."
- casket Of diamonds and other valuable Jewels
= was found nea5 Nashville on the 9th. Their
value is estimated at eighty thousand dollars.
SAMUEL j. R1NaoLp was the finder. There were
no marks found which could indicate who the
jewels belonged to. They had evidently been
lying for several years just under the surface of
the ground.
The latest novelty in the feminine line" is
patent eye-laahes now for sale in many city fancy
stores horrid old bachelor says that the way
things are going now, man that needs wife
will only have to step into milliner's shop, pur-
chase a waterfall, plumpers, false curls, false
calves, &C., put them together, and have one
without further trouble.
The Columbus Sun says: ssThe wheat crop.
= where it has been threshed, as we learn from al
most every portion Of the South and Southwest,
is turning out much better than was anticipated
tha pio1 hosy, 70 oh
ing the case, we look for decline in flour from
the present figures. The South and the South
west HAS made nearly quiet enough to supply
the home demand"
The following is taken from tho Atlanta Inteut.
gencer: ga small building on Butler (or College
street), was consumed by fire about nine O'Clock
on Thursday morning. 1t was the property Of
Mrs. ENNIS, widow lady, and was neither nsur-
ed nor occupied Two or three triiing tenants
(colored) had been elected from it for the non-
payment Of rent, and it is supposed to have been
fired in anger. previous effort to burn it had
been unsuccessful."
The Louisville Courier Of the 25th has the fol-
lowing: General e. KIRBY SMITH, who at the
close Of the war had command Of the Trans.
Mississippi Department Of the Confederacy, ar
rived in our city yesterday morning, and will
probably remain with us two or three days He
is the guest of DR.. DAVID W. YANDEIL. General
KIRBY SMITH is as true and knightly o gentleman
as lives, and he approved himself ono OF the
ablest and most efficient officers who for four
years so bravely battled in behalf of the lost
cause.'" '..
The Postmaster-Gene sends communication
to Congress-, calling attention to aPdses Of the
franking privilege in the use Of FRANKIE Of mem
bers by claim agents, patent agents, &c. The
Postmaster General says this abuse has become
serious evil-lessening considerably the postal
revenue, and bringing reproach upon the Depart
ment. The Postmaster General is powerless to
arrest 1t while members OF Congress permit their
clerks, or other persons to write their names upon
envelopes, and use or permit the Of fac sinile
stamps, neither Of which. has tho sanction Of law
Gases are cited where Senator intrusts oil hs
frankng TO q niece, where patent agents send
their circulars under tho frank or naomber OF
Congress,f and o capo where clerk in one Of the
departments farms out the franks ofthree several
members Of Congress.