The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
N ews Summary.
day morning.

IN 6WS summary
The Huntsville Aduocate states that all the rea
and personal property of Hon. c. c. CLAY has been
libellcd by the United States District Attorney fol-
confscation.
Half 4 dozen negroes and white man, a few
nights ago, short distance from Atlanta, robbed
all persons they met. Rev. W. T. HARRISON was
ono of the sufferers.
A correspondent in the Selma Messenger urges
the election of Gen. w. J. HARDEE :s President
and Col j. GoRGAs, late Chief of Ordinance of tho
Confederate States, rs General superintendent ol
the Selma and Meridian Railroad.
tsDAx1EI. DREW has given $3.50 900 toward the mil
lion dollars to be raised by tho Mcthodists this
year, and he also proposes to erect theological
seminary at his country seat up tho Hudson river,
which is to cost not less than half million. as 4
free donation to his denomination.
Some excitement has recently been created i'll
the medical circles by the discovery of method
of removing canccrous tumors without the use ol
the knife, but simply by the application OF certain
chemical agents TO the part affected. Experiments
arc now in progress before some medical men ol
high standing in Philadelphia.
The heavy cotton factories of Nashville have
again commenced shipping cotton to New Orleans
instead of New York Before the war nearly all
the cotton shipped from Tennessee went to New
Orleans, and the rcopening of navigation is now
making it resume its old channel. The freight
per bale to New Orleans is 81, and to New York
$40.
The water-drinkers Of Chicago arc disSustcd by
the invasion Of myriads Of little fishes in the
water-pipcs. Tons of them arc collected about
the inlet, and cannot be driven away. At times
they arc drawn by the pumps III such masses
against the screens, tl-.t the supply Of water is
stopped when it becomes necessary to hois. the
screens, and the minnows rush in by The barrel
full.
We learn, says tho Macon Telegraph, from the
best authority, that orders have been received
from the War Department to muster out Of SER
vice all the troops, both white and black, in that
military district The work will commence in 4
few days, as soon as the necessary papers can be
made out and forwarded to Washington, an. an
answer received by telegraph.
A letter from Salt Lake City says the ill feeling
between the Mormons and the United States
troops is increasing. Many persons are apprc-
hensivo of difficulties before tho end Of winter.
cSSAA
drilling and reviewing in diff rent counties, and
counterpart, last week. Gen. CoNNoR marched
his cavalry through the city for review. BRIGHAM
YOUNG has been dangerously ill of peurisy, but is
recovering slowly.
When the capital of Alabama was evacuated the
battlo-1ags were removed by Governor THOMAS II.
WATTS, who had them carefully preserved near
Eufaula until he had assurance from the Federal
commanding officer TINT they should be left in
possession of the State. They were then brought
back with the,archvcs of tbS State, and thus fell
into the hands of the Provisional Government.
Governor PARSONS, in his recent Message, alluded
to them, and says they have been carefully pre-
served and are ready to be delivered to his sue
cessor.
Mr.. D. C. WHITMAN, Deputy-Commissionc of
Internal Revenue Washington, has instructed the
Assessor CT the 1st District Of Tennessee, that III
assessing the tax of two cents per pound on cot
ton, he may make reasonable allowance for bag
ging and rope, instead of assessing tho tax the
gross wight. In accordance with these instruc-
tions the Assessor has fixed twenty pounds per
bale as reasonable allowance. The instructions
OF the Commissioner are, however, not to allow
any refundment to those who may already have
paid two cents on the gross weight. lie says that
tho allowance is .'matter OF liberality rather
than right"
In Bureau county, Illinois, there is farmer
who has 5000 acres under cultiYation employs
eighty horses in the work; has field Of wheat
1850 acres sown every acre OF which can he
seen from certain point, and nothing, hardly, is
moro beautiful than the sunlight falling over that
vast field Of wheat, it ripens into golden colors
and waves bsfRre the winds of the prairie. There
is another farm, owned 10y j. =. ALEXANDER. in
Morgan county, III. 1t consists OF $4,000 acres
and not an acre of waste or poor land on the
whole premises This year he had Is, 900 acres il:
corn, 5000 head of hogs, and a2,u0d head Of
cattle, feeding in his pastures. He made s175,OOl
last wear Oh his stock aion'.
Anew st:c of She i, said tn be manufactured
in New York city. The invention is s;,iiplc Tie
uop.r part of the baji rr soc i cat ont in almost
ordinary fashion, hy Il regular Hh 'c:n tHcr. The
sole anil heel are maic nf j ri maple wool" "lh:
Joined l,y shank of sole leather, winch gives al!
needed elasticity. The u?Yars arc Fastened 10 In"
sole by thin land ~! iron, which "ncirclcs the
rim "f the sole, arl fistcns 1olt ;rl upper t.,-
gether in a manner FAR more rtIrctnal tian AIRY
sowing caa d.. Whan put TO-; :::.r, tic Shoe
makes n handsome appeari,tc ah'! i as light as
leather shoe at corresponding size. 'lhc heels
cotntsTtabie ehr!;':sd oa. :.:a upper side.
and the se:a' hav- =: proper t:,rrc t., insure easy
sea-ing.