The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-30
N ews Summary.

25th.
A largo boat which had Just arrived in Rich
mond from Lynchburg sunk in the canal at the
landing just below the Seventh-sreeth bridge, and
the whole cargo has to be fshed out.
The State election in Texas took place on Mon
day. 1t is generally supposed that the Conserya-
tive ticket-JAMEs THRooKMonToN for Governor
will be elected by large majority. The new con-
stitution, placing freedmen on an equality with
whites before the law, was also to be voted upon.
The Chicago Journal says Rev. Mr.. GRINNELL,
NJ. c., from Iowa, would have been renominated
if the news of the assault upon him by Genera
RossEAU had reached homo before the Convention
was held. Whereupon, says the Rochester EE-
press tRopublican) eff Gaming would secure q
denomination General RossEAU's efforts would be
in great demand among anxious members of Con-
gress."
Twenty-eight Old School Presbyterian minis
ters and thirty-one ruling elders OF Missouri and
other States, have issued address to the Pres
byterian people, protesting against the action Of
the late General Assembly, and calling Confer
ence Of all members and elders who agree with
them to meet at st. Louis on the 18th of August
to debate on the present state of affairs in the
church.
In 1864-65 the numerical strength Of the French
army was 40S, ,465 men, amongst whom there were
Volunteers, 1858; re-engaged men (after dis
charge) originally drawn in conscription, 18 240;
re-engaged, before liberation, los 484; making a
total Of 1857 men absolutely serving as volun-
teers in the ranks-about thirty-four per cent. of
the whole army. The following were the crimes
and punshments in the French army during the
same year: Charged with crime, 57O9; abandoned,
I'll; tried, 1892; convicted, 1886; acquitted 1907.
Recent Mexican advices are to the effect that
the hopes of the Confederate emigrants to Mexico
are at an end The Cardova colony, founded by
Gen. STERLING PRICE and Gov. HARRIs has been
broken up, the houses burnt and crops destroyed
by guerrillas Of the Liberal party, and the Con
federates, about one hundred in number, forced
to flee for safety to the City of Cardova. The
Liberals are specializing on the downfall Of MAXI
United States.
From the Richmond Dispatch OF Thursday we
learn that the Freedmen's Bureau has organized
plan for providing work and homes In the North
ern States for unemployed and destitute freed
men on the Virginia peninsulas, where, in the
aingle district about Fortress Monroe, the Gov
ernment is obliged to issue monthly sixty thou
sand ratons. On Saturday quite number Of
colored men and women were sent to Massachu
setts, where homes have already been secured
The Legislature Of Kentucky, at its last ses-
sion, enacted law requiring all coffee house
keepers to give bonds in the county court of their
respective counties in the sum of four hundred
dollars not to sell liquor to minors or to keep a
disorderly house. This law has not, it seems,
been complied with by single coffee-house keep
er in Covington, and the consequence ia that
every such person in the city was indicted by the
grand jury last Friday.
The New York Herald Of Tuesday says: "It
was reported yesterday that two promnen mem
bers Of the Union Club OF this city had left town
for the purpose OF engaging in deadly conflict
according to the thirty-nine articles Of the South
ern code Of honor. The affair has been ke pit
profound secret, and no more is known than that
the two reported principals are absent from their
places of business and homes" Whereupon the
Richmond Times says: "It will turn out, we pre-
dict, that these men have not gone to fight any
duel, but have run off with somebody's money"
The first receipt here, says the Baltimore Sun
of the 9th, Of new crop this season was offered
and sold to-day on 'Change. 1t was comprised of
ono hundred bushels prime white, the grain being
plump and Of good color, raised near Hampton,
Elizabeth City county, Virginia, consigned by Mr.
GEORGE f. ANDERSON to Messrs. Cox & BRowN ;,
and was purchased at three dollars and eighty
. cents per bushel by Messrs. WALKER, DoRsAY g.
Co., city milers, for their Monitor and Silver
Spring Family brands. Last year the first receipt
OF new crop WAS also sold by Me ssrs Cox &
Brown, but;it was in the market five days earlier
than the above, and only brought two dollars and
fifty cents per bushel. ..'.
A most horrible death from snake bite occurred
in lower Hanover county, Va, on Satu rday last
While Mr.. JEREMIAH LOGAN was passing through
his oat field he suddenly trod on copperhead
snake, and in an instant it's fangs were embedded
In his right Leg causing, at the time only slight
tingling pain. The snake then slide out Of eight,
while Mr.. LOGAN, after brief search, pr oceeded
about his outdoor labors. Nothing serious was
apprehended in consequence of the bite till after
the lapse Of half an hour or three-qu arters,
whom, the pain becoming annoying, he deemed it
best to 60 TO his residence and apply some RENE.
dy. The wound began rapidly to swell and spread,
till the family sent for physician. Mr. Loo AXIS
condition continued to get worse until the close Of
the day (sbout ak hours after he was bitten),
when he became wild and delirious, and spasm