The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-09
NEWS SUMMARY.


Gold closed in Now York yesterday at
The sentence of LYNCH and MCMAHON, the oon-
demned Fcnians, has been commutod.
Important Mexican nows will bo found in ano-
ther column.
The deaths by cholera in Cincinnati still average
about twonty per day.
r. B. OATHERwooD, of New York, has received
exclusive franchise from tho City Council Of Indi-
annapolis for fifty years for the construction of
water works to supply that city with water
fire hroko out on Sunday night in grocery
store in Nashville, and damaged destroyed three
other buildings adjoining, among them the Varie-
ties theatre The total loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury is preparing his
report for Congress, aud will be SO employed for
several wooks. In the meaEtime, Hon. WIN. e.
CHANDLER, Assistant Secretary, performs the du-
lies OF Secretary.
Tho Nashville Republican Banner says that the
rubbish of the burnt district is being rapidly
cleared up and it is understood that the whole ter
ritory is to be covered with new block that will
do honor to tho city and its architects.
Government received s7,115,442 from Internal
Reyenue last week, making the total income from
from this source since July 1, 1866, s12e 09O 1884, or
equal TO an average Of more than seven millions O
week, which would give yearly aggregate Of over
1886, 900, 900.
The resting places of tho Union soldiers, who
died during the war, are to be marked hereafter
with cast iron head blocks instead OF tho wooden
ones, as at present in the various national ceme-
teries. The name, number, &C., Of each soldier
are to be cast in raised letters.
The Trustees of the Agricultural College at Am
herst, Mass, have chosen Mr.. PAUL, 4. CHAD
BOURNE, Professor Of Natural History in Williams
College, and State Senator from Northern Berk-
shire for the last two years. to succeed Mr. FRENCH
ss its President.
The managers of the Fall River mills have agreed
to adopt the ten-hour system on the 1st Of Janu-
nry, or before, if the mills ut Lowell and Lawrence
will unto in the arrangement The operatives,
however, decline to resume work till the now sys-
tenn goes into effect.
The recent assertion of New York journal to the
effect that the largest cotton crop ever made in
Louisiana under the most favorable circumstances
was 56ooo0 bales, is entirely disproved by tho CEN
BUS OF 1859, which shows that in that year 777,7Ss
bales were produced in the State referred to.
Ayomg Japanese officer named K1ro, has arrived
Mt Monson, Mass, and will be instructed in the
English language by Rev. CHARLES HAmMoND,
Principal of the Academy. He has boen in the
Japanese military SERVICE and served gun against
the English in the battle in the harbor Of Hagosi-
ma, In 1864.
The Vino Growers State Convention Of Califor-
mia has adopted memorials to Congress and to tho
Pacific Congressional Delegation, asking reduc-
hon OF tho tax on manufactured grape brandy to
the rate In forcc last year, and that the import tax
on foreign wines costing fifty cents or leas per
gallon bo raised to specific duty of fifty cents per
gallon.
Inc commissioners appointed to recommend to
the Vermont Legislature tho contributions which
that State should mako to the National Gallery OF
Btatuary at Washington, have decided upon statues
OF EruAN ALLEN and Senator JACOB CoL1AMEn,
each TO DO scyon-and-a-hAlf feot in height. The
work VIII probably bo done by tho sculptors Pow
Ens and MEAD, each furnishing one statue.
Ihe fredericksburg NeGs, Of Friday, Gays
'bome oighty or ninety nogroes, stolen during the
war, havo boon rccently landed OF Tappahannocl
TO be takon care Of by thoir former owners. The
Freedmm's Bureau having no further use fol
them, furnished transportation Free About ono
hundred and fifty have boon landed ut diIoront
points on tho Isappahannock.
The Sandusky, Ohio, Rcq;ster etatos that the
manuiacture OF Hour in Sandusly this yoar viii
probably not much oxcoed half tho usunl amount
In former years. This is owing to the short q, or
in Ohio and tho difficulty OF getting wboat from
other markets. Whilo the city millers have usual
ly made largo shipments East, thoy this year dis
pose OF tho bulk OF their flour for homo consump
tion. =
Thosbusiness OF manufacturing at the Colum
bus, Ohio, Ponitentiary is increasing SO rapid,
that tho OLD bund!ngs arc inadoquato, and an ad
dition, ono hundrod and twolvo fcet long by thirty
three feet Wido, has boon roconty built incrcasinc
tho manufacturing facilities one hundred DOR cont
by reanon Of tho additional room obtained for i'm
proved machinery. a now building, fifty by GOV
enty feet IL in course Of erection, for blacksmith
shop and flo works.
A new and dangerous oountcrfait Of Unitot
States legnl tondor notoa of tho denomination O
$50 lately mado its nppoa,anoe at tho rrroasur,
Department and was pronounced by Con. SPIN
1rRR, United States Treasurer to bo ono Of th,
most skifully oxooutcd ovor brought to his notice
Tho spuris US note was dotoctod by tho vignotto q
Gen. ALEXANDER HAlILTos, FirSt Secretary of th,