The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-10
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE,
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.
N ews Summary.

North Carolina is to be held at Newbern, on We'd
nesday, the 10th inst.
A young American lady, brought up in the
Christien faith, joined The Jewish Church at Chi
cago sew days ago. II
It is supposed that forty thousand panes of
glass were broken by the recent hail storm in
Baltimore.
The city Of Memphis, Tenn, has adopted the
Nicholson pavement, and the city is to be paved
forthwith.
smuggler was arrested at Detroit, Michigan.
the other day, who was almost covered by a tin
casing around his body, by which he had SNUG
'gled whiskey from Canada.
HUaH R. PEASANTS, the oldest newspaper edit
or in Virginia, and son Of ex-Gov. PLEAsANTs, is
!lecturing in the Old Dominion on "Richmend 40
odd years ago"
The trains on the Winchester and Potomac rail
road ran through to Winchester on Monday last,
for the first time since the destruction of the road
during the siege Of Harper's Ferry.
The "maie rinderpest" continues in Arkansas
and Mississippi. Over 1900 mules have died in;
the vicinity OF Helena, Arkansas, and vicksburg,
Mississippi.
Corn is worth only twenty-five cents per bushcl
ut Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and it is reported tket
Cass County, in that Territory, has surplus Of
two hundred thousand bushels.
The editor Of one Of our exchanges (doubt.ess
bachslor) gives the following advice: 'sWsves,
If your. husbands deserve to be ,handcuffed, cuff
them with your own hands,"
A respectable young girl of New Orleaua has
what is pronounced by physiciana to be .sncient
leprosy. One OF her feet has rotted of, and one
arm is nearly gone.
Tho National Inteatgencer sage: sswe under
standrthat President JOHNSON and. familythave en-
gsged.rooms f,r portion Of the season Mt the
continental Hotel, Long Branch, .New,Jsrsey." ;
Cases Of miscegenation are almost dailr brought
to light in st. Louis, Missouri, and ths parties
brough& to punishment before the coutts. 1t. is
doubly disgusting when it is known that most Of
the white parties hail from New Englard.
Anew Orleans paper tellsIa story Of man in
-Louisiana about to be sentanced to Jail for as
aault and battery, who pleaded in arrest OF iudg-
ment that he was ferryman on an important
road, with no one to help him, and to imprison.
him would be obstructing the publicthighways. :
The Pendulum is paper in Rhode Island. 1t
must be published in clook factory from les
name. Its motto is: "We swing for ALL" At first
blush we might think it rather an eauivocal title
but on second thought it ise very good name for
newspaper as signifying that it gives both sides
OF the question.
gang of discharged negro soldiers are inau-
gurating reign of terror in Louisville, Kentucky.
Scarcely night passes but they murder some
one, and indiscriminate shooting is;their common
pastime. Seventeen Of them were arrested on
Monday, bat owing to the fact that no one could
or would sWear to their identity in any violation
OF the law, they we're discharged.
An agent IL travelling about the rural districts
selling copee OF the. .well-known engraving, :'The
Departure of .the Pilgrim Fathers from Leyden"
He expatiatess7ery fully upon the notshe points
OF the picture, but bewilders his customers by
assuring them chat the e-large figure in the centre
is thet OF "the celebrated CHRssropHRa .DoLun-
BUS"
BANcRoFT will te Ga years OF age the sd.day Of
nextsOctober; Motley, so the 18th Of April; En-
ERsog. 81 the 26th~of May; BRYANT, 70,the 3D. Of
November; /; loNaRg1Low, 81 the 9th Of February:
WHryE1ER, 81 IN December; HoLMEa. 65 the .23th
OF August; LOWELL. As in February; MITCHELL,
UKE MsavEL), ~ in April; CURTIS, 40 the 24.h Of
February; sTopDARD. SO in July, and BAYARD
TAYLoR,saas 80 the 1lth OF January. 5
Talking OF Chinese Juggling and idsceptiona,
Mr.. LoqKEART mentioned having seen a bird ex-
hibited at Shanghai with cocks body, and
ducks .billand web:feet. It walked about in ex-
ceent health and was Looked upon as a remark-
able .lusus s'alurR. Mr. LocKHART, however
managed to get hold OF it, and, examining it
caSetplly, ouRd that it wac duck, with cocks
akin neatly fitted 10 it, leaving the eyes, bil aud
webfeet only exposed. Did the Chinese copy
this trick from BAaNUM's Mermaid r
The ithaca, N. J., Journal says: ave are com
pelled to record the most disgraceful and huiIis-
ting occurrence that ever shamed our village and
furnished its good came. The cornerstone OF
The new Methodist Episcopal Church, on Aurora
street, was laid by Bishop BAKER on Tuesday al.
ternoon last. in the presence OF one hundred and
hfty dergymen and large conconrse Of people.
The scene WAS sublime and impressive. But on
Friday hight some despeable. low, vulgar villain
moved away the oap-stone and stole out the box
and its eontsnts."
From the Richmond Republic we learn that the
National Cemetery at Gold Harbor, Va, was com.
pleted on the 1st Of May. This cemetery ia situ-
ated ON tho Gold Harbor road, on the farm of Mrs
SLAUGHTER, and about half mile from the old
Cold Harbor house 1t is 234 feet in length by 22O
feet in width, and contains and xth acres
The total number OF bodies inferred is is 103O-6O
commissioned officers, chaplain, 80 non- commits
sioned officers, and 5i5 privates, besides 1245 re-
mains not yet identified.
Kladdtradatsch 1.-THE Berlin Punch), has carl
catDre on the Sohleswig- difficulty schlos-
wig and Holstein represented as the two legs
OF pair of trousers. In tho frat part Prussia
and Austria have each got one leg on with the
remarB, "That does not do" In the second pic
nr the trousers are divided, and each has one