The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-04
" NEWS SUMMARY.

Nearly everybody seems to be running for Gov
ernor in Kentucky. The following is q full list Of
the candidates, SO far, in the field: EDWARD Rum
sEY Muhlenburg County; r. H STANTON Mays
vile; ELIJAH H1sE, Logan County; ROBERT NAL
1oRY, Oldham County; r. 81. HANSON, Bourbon
County; G. W. CRADDocK, Frankfort; R. W. Scorr,
Franklin County; W. T. BULLOCK, louisville; DR..
j. r. BUCHANAN, Louisville
At $3.50 word in SPECIE Secretary SewARDs
dispatch Of five Thousand words to Mr.. ADAMS in
London, cost s12, ,5O0 Mr.. ADAMS is expected to
send back from Lord JOHN RUSSELL q dispatch
equally long, which would make s25,OOO. Things
must be serious to warrant this vast expenditure.
However, it is to be hoped the war Will be fought
out by the Atlantic cable, cost what it may. The
money goes nowadays great many more foolish
ways .E
The Selma (Ala.l Messenger says: Seen. HARDEE
is located in Selma at last in the beautiful resi-
dence Of our lamented fellow citizen, the late Mai.
MARKS, on the suburbs Of the city. Welcome to
The noble soldier and the polished gentleman
May his railroad trains continue to clatter by
groaning under the press of business, and may
the chils which smoke up from the neighboring
low grounds never reach his household !"
On Wednesday last J udge MARVIN was reelected
90 the United States Senate from Florida for six
years from the 4th of March next. His competi-
~ LIZ r,
TREL1- Both these gentlemen received highly dat
terng votes, the latter lacking but two of an cleo
tion on the first ballot in joint meeting, and the
same number on the last. Gen. FNEaAN was not
IN nomination on the second day, his friends hav
ing withdrawn him in favor Of Mr.. CorrRE11.
The manufacture Of window and bottle glass at
F1ttsburg, Penn, gives employment to 1860 men
and boys. Their annual wages amount to 81 1885,
SIG. Of silica, brought from Missouri, $4,000 tons
are consumed. The annual value of manufacture
is $2160,O0O. Besides the foregoing, there are
nineteen manufactures Of flint glass, which are
valued at ST. 1884, the weekly wages Of which are
$4,000 They consume annually 2, ,O95 SO6 bushels
OF coal, employ 1904 hands. and manufacture So
100000 worth of ware.
By the Aatagorda we have news from Galveston
of the 27th. Bremen bark Wese, had arrived
slxty-seven days from Bremen, with T226 emil
grants, ali IN good health. Admiral 6EMMEs will
lecture IN n-Galveston, December 4 on the esEuuip-
1nent and captures Of the Alabama, viewed in the
hght OF American precedents and the law Of ma
tons" They are going to have q new theatre il,
Galveston, to cost 100000. Professor BAcHE. Of
Of e11S a ones d6a there IS evee
possibility Of early appropriation being passed
by Congress-.
The gross receipts Of the New Orleans jackson
and Great Northern Railroad during the past
month were greater than at any time Of the same
length since it has been built. These gross re-
ceipts already, since the commencement Of this
month, exceed the sum of 5000, 600. This may
give some idea of the vast amount Of business this
road performed, IN consequence, mainly, of the
State Fair, which has just closed. The directors
OF this road have recently shipped two hundred
and fifty bales of cotton to Europe for the benefit
OF its coupon holders there. This looks like the
road was IN prosperous condition and under good
management.
The Florzdaan says teWe print in the accom-
panying suppliment an interesting and dipnifed
report, made to the House on Wednesday last. on
resolution requesting the influence Of the Gov
ernor and of our delegation in Congress in behalf
OF the unfortunate prisoners confined at the ,Dry
Iortugas and suffering Illegal punishment, and
especially to bring to the notice Of the President
the case OF GEORGE ST. LEaER GRENFE1I., under
sentence by Military Commission Of close con
hnement for life. The report is from< the pen of
a. j. PREIER, Esq, one Of the members from this
county. There is little doubt Of the fact that Col
dRENFEIL was the victim Of perjury, and that he
1s unjustly imprisoned"
LoNaFE11ow is still engaged on Dante" EN-
ERsoN is reading the proof-sheets Of new volume
OF poems ent ii teMay Day and Other Pieces.n
LOWELL is writing prose and verse for next years
oN07asc. HOLMES is progressing with his new
novel, THE Guardian Angel" WH1r71ER will com
plete by next spring new volume Of poems called
The Tent on the Beach, AaAssK is engaged
with his lectures and in writing popular book OF
travel on Brazil. Mrs. LYDIA MARIA CHILD is en-
gagged on new novel; name and nature not vet
announced. JAMES PARTON is travelling in the
vest to write up the large cities for the Aaatic.
bAYARD TAYLOR has been ca artered by the ANcntic
TO make trip to the Old World and write q series
ofpapers on the sBy-ways Of Europe" Mrs HAR-
R1Er BEEcHER is now occupied ON q novel for the
A0a'atSc, which will probably take up all her time
next year.
Active preparations are being made for the fall
races in Mobile and New Orleans, and the largest
number Of horses ever brought to fall meeting
are gathered at the Magnolia Course. The New
orleans Picayuns, Of the 27th, remarks under this
mead: 1--WE have already chronicled the arrival Of
several stables Of race horses from the upper coun-
Try for tsle fall meeting Of the Metairie On yes
terday the stables were all filed witI' the horses
that got here on Saturday night. The sod Rezsa
oee' Dr.J. ". WELDON, has again made bid for the
purses OF the Mstairie. His stable is here headed
by A1deoaran, with Billy Oonnor, Knsgh0aood, Lo-
ed1' and two-year old for company The cele-
orated racer, Richmond, By Too BITS dam Foyth,
Dy Cha1de HdrOzle, is also present as liz chesnnt