The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25
LARGEST CIRCULATION In THE STATE
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY
N ews Summary.

a Connecticut man receives q salary of $50, 900
in New York dry goods house.
Seventy-ive convicts were discharged from the
Washington Penitentiary Friday, under the
recent order from the War Department.
About a quarter OF a million Of dollars in gold
dust arrived at st. Joseph, No, lately, in the
hands of passengers from Montana.
The President on Friday pardoned three persons
under the amnesty proclamation, the first for
several Gays. Two OF them were front !sh Allah am a.
and the other from Georgia.
Vesuvius is showing signs of greater disturb
ance than has been the case for two ears. The
volcano is thHnderiug, and the crater emits sn
enormous volume of fire.
The st. Louis banks have taken ST. 600 of Ala
bama bonds issued for the relief of the destitute
in that State at par Tha money has been H.
,o'seo - oo1h. .,ch has been transported to its
eeSp" Id ion free by steamboat owners.
The following gentlemen have been selected as
the members of the Commission to revise and
codiy the statutes OF the Unted States, in accord
ance with the act Of Congress recently passed {:
CALEB CUSHING, of Massachusetts, Judge WM.
JOHNSON, of Ohio, and RETURN ). ME1Gs, of Wash
ington.
The American emigrant ship Monarch of the
Seas, which sailed from Liverpool on the 10Th of
March last for New York, has been four months
at sea- and fears are entertained that she has
gone to the bottom with all on board. She had
674 passengers, and a crew of fifty-four men, in
Guiding officers. The vessel is valued at $125, 900,
and is insured.
Reports from Northern Ohio state that the sea-
son has been decidedly unfavorable for the grape
crop. The continued cold rains OF last month in
jured it materially. The earlier rains, coming
ubapf fho in tbair ofo ITO
caused blight and mildew to some extent, while
the later rains 30 affected them as to cause many
to fall off.
communication from the President gives list
OF the aggregate of all fees received by the va
rious consuls and consular agents. During the
last year those at London wero over $33 900; Liy-
erpool, $4,000; NJ Manchester, s23,OOO Montreal,
$11 600; Paris, $40 900; Mstamoras $14 900; Hava-
Ma, $4,000; Hamburg, $4,000; and Belfast, $4,000.
These are the largest amounts, and the scale
descends to very low figures.
A bill has been offered in Congress (which will
probably pass) to pay the collectors of internal
revenue who were not able to take the test oath.
This is but just, for it would be a shame tina The
country should accept the services OF any class Of
men and then refuse to give them what they have
earned We hope that those postm astefs who
have 30 long worked for nothing may also be pro-
perly remunerated.
The admission Of representatives from Tennes-
see will leave the balance Of parties almost undis-
turbed In the Senate Mr.. DAVID T. PATTERSON,
son-in-law of ANDREW JOHNSON, may be classed
with the Conservatives his term expires in 1869.
MIR. j. 8. FOWLER, whose term ends in 1871, is
known as o strong Radical In the House, the
Representatives elected as Urionsts are NATH'L.
Z, TAYLOR, HORACE MAYNARD, VIM. B. STOKES, s.
NJ. ARNELL, and ISAAC R. HAWKING. Tho Demo
Gratis are EDMUND COOPER, WM. D. CAMPBELL, az,
JOHN W. LEFTwITcH;
A man living at village near Mobile on Mon
day night attempted to frighten some girls by
wrapping a white cloth around his body and per
sonating ghost. All ran but one, who pulled
out revolver and deliberately fred six balls into
the head and body. At the first shot tn ghost
fell, but she continued firing. Sne then went
home and related the circumstances aud parties
returning to the spot found life extinct, two balls
having penetrated the forehead and the Other
four the region Of the heart. The sympathy o
the people favored the girl, and she has not beer
arrested.
writer in the Nashville Union and american
discusses the question Of the right OF the Houst
Of Representatives tof Tennessee) to arrest ab
sent members. He shows from the Constitution
Of the State that two-thirds Of each House arr
necessary to constitute quorum; that "a smalle
number may adjourn from day to day, and ma
be authorized by law to compel the attendance c
absent members" But no such law ever havin
been passed, no such right exists. But what care
Gen. THOMAS for the Tennessre Constitution
IT'S piece Of sheepskin to him, and Lothin
more.
The following is minute description Of the ne
ten dollar counterfeit note ON the National Bank,
"Figure OF Liberty on an eagle upon the rigt
end; Franklin and boy on left. The signature
are engraved in the counterfeit, and in the gel
uine they written. The lightning, grasped b
the hand Of Liberty, is barely perceptible in I'll
genuine. while in the counterfeit it is broadly d.
fined on dark, coarse background, which III tf
genuine ID light. The general appearance is fai
but Ia very COARSE examination. On the baC
OF the note the followers OF DE SOTO appear mi!
up, while In tho foreground that which is designe
for o pI lest, bears the exact image of q monke
Those notes may be altered to represent any NJ
tiOnal Bank"