The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-04
N ews Summary.

The Mayor OF Montgomery, Ala, fines the hack
men $5 for swearing in the streets of that city.
girl of thirteen and veteran OF ninety -one
were married in Cairo, Ill.,, last week.
1t is stated that the Hon. o. H. BROWNING, Of
Illinois, will succeed Secretary HARLAN in the In
terror Department..
A fire occurred in Natchez, Mississippi, on We'd
nesday morning, completely destroying four
stores. The loss amounted to 100000
A man was arrested in Savannah, Ga, on Thurs
day, for passing counterfeit fractional of
which ho had largo quantity.
Failing in cholera Asiatic, the Albany and New
York journals have now gone to work to report
what they never thought of reporting before
cases Of cholera morbus.
Even the severest censure may be softened.
The editor of tue Norfolk Vlrg snian says that
FoRNEY is an unmitigatod scoundrel, but-"good
enough to go to Congress-"
A Federal soldier, who stole watch from Mr..
SAMUEL CLINE, of Rockingham County, about the
time Of the Port Republic fight, has returned it
by express, with a letter stating that his con-
science compelled him to return it I
The Richmond papers are filed with long ac-
counts of the anniversary celebration of the vir-
ginia University. It is noticeable fact that,
among the graduates of this University, and such
favorte Of the youth of our State, there is not
single South Caronian.
train filed with returning picnic party.
chiefly women and children, while backing down
the Harlem Railroad past the Melrose station,
near New York, Monday evening, was suddenly
thrown from the track by q misplaced switch.
Two Of the carriages were broken to pieces and
many OF the occupants severely injured, one man
having his leg broken. The so.called acc ident
WAS the result of the grossest carelessness
New developments are coming to light in con-
nection with the Memphis swindle. It appears
that 100000 or 100000, which was sent to Garlic
ton some time during the close Of last year for
disposal on account Of the Government have also
been embezzled and employed in cotton specula-
ton. The whole matter is to be investigated in
day or two by the Banking and Currency Com
mittee.
A combustible stone, which is said to burn like
a tinder, has recently been discovered at Shulls-
burg, Lafayette county, Wisconsin. It is a grew
ish clay color about as hard as sandstone, and
seems to be impregnated with very large auap-
tity OF oil. 1t is found in immense beds, and the
owners are at loss to know whether it would be
more profitable to extract the OIL or sell it for fuel
as it comes from the quarry.
We we're shown yesterday, says the Wilmington
Journal by Mr.. GEORGE McDUFRIE, fine large
cotton stalk, full twenty-five inches high, with
fifteen well-developed forms, and a large open
bloom. Mr.. MoDuFF1E informs us that he has
about one hundred and eighty acres OF fine grow
ing cotton, of which the specimen shown Us is a
fair average. we are further informed that the
seed WAS first placed in the ground only some ak
weeks since.
A letter from friend at Newcastle, Craig Coun
ty, informs US tssys the Lynchburg Vsrginian)
that there is villainous scheme on foot by the
so-called "Union men" to have that county, Bote-
tourt, Roanoke, and Montgomery transferred to
West Virginia. They have circulated secret ne.
htion among the "ferrets" for signatures, and
have sent it to Washington. The true people of
those counties had better take steps to countersct
these mischievous steps, or they may find them
selves in the situation Of the citizens OF Jefferson
and Berkeley.
The Herald, ever good at finding mares' nests,
has just found "great big" one. It's Washington
correspondent says: "Upon the authority of
prominent members Of the United States Senate.
that MIR. SEWARD has concluded secret treaty or
compact with NAPOLEON, by the terms of which
the United States are debarred from interfering
in the movements Of foreign troops now support.
ing MAMMALIAN on his temporary throne > that
'NAPoLEoN's plans for the withdrawal of the
French troops are not to be questioned , but
that, meantime, MAMMALIAN, abandoning his i'm
perial gewgaws and pretensons, is to get himself
elected President Of the Mexican Republic and
that having done this, he will have removed every
ground of complaint on our part in reference to
European monarchies and the Monroe doctrine
and thus securing our recognition, he may re-
establish his empire at his own convenience"
The Fortress Monroe correspondence (June
29th) of the Norfolk Virgintan says "The much
talked Of theme, JEFFERSON DAVIS and family, re-
markable to relate, has remained dormant for
some weeks, and very seldom is now seen any
feature or incident Of his imprisonment trans
ferred to the columns Of tho daily papers. All
that is known is that since his parole and the
freedom Of the Fort, which was granted him, his
health has improved, and that he Is in the very
best OF spirits. Tho casemate rendered Mrs.
DAVIS by General MILES, shortly after her arrival
here, as is well known, she some weeks ago ao-
cepted, aud it has been furnished in very COM
Portable manner for her family. At any hour Of
the day, when 30 disposed, Mr.. DAVIS may be OBJ
served walking along the different shaded paths
ns'oe tho Fortress, quietly and meditatiyely
smoking bis segar, and oarelessly swinging his