The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-26
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY
News Summary.

DR.. WILLIAM GILMORE s1MMs is in Now York at
present.
It Is said Rev. j. T. HEADLEY has found congo
NAL work In the biography General O. Detectve)
BAKER.
DR.. j. B. IRVING. late OF Chiroston 8. O., has been
elected seoreary of the American Jockey Cub Of New
York. of which AUGUST BELMONT Esq., is the President.
Gen. CHARLES DEvEss, after more than Ave years
spent In the military service Of his country has return
cd to Worcester Mass and will resume the practice Of
his profession.
Governor BnowNLow, Of Tennessee. has issued pro-
camaton calling the Legislature Of the State to meet at
Nashville the 4th of July, for the purpose of rafying
the amendment to the Constitution OF the United statcs
just proposed by Congress-
meeting of negroes lately held in Cherokee
county, Aabams, where they bound themselves togeh-
to work for less than 50 per during the pre-
sent harvest, under penalty Of receiving fifty lashes
Consequently tho white gathering the harves
at 81 80 per day. T ..s ... s..sl.
. Nine JULIE DE MAnauKRrrEs, well known as
dramatic critic and authoress OF various works, died
suddenly OF heart dsesse Philadelphia morn
Ing OF the 21st. She for many years writer for
various journals In New York city and elsewhere Her
daughter recently made her debut the stage in Bal
dmore.
The Chapel HILL N O.. University celebrated It ai1ty
ninth commencement few days since. Er-Gov VANCE
present and addressed the literary societies The
degree Of d. d. was conferred Rev. N. F. REID of
the North Carolina Conference Methodist Church.
Tho degree Of ILL., D. conferred Judge REApK
of the Supreme court Of North Carolina, and on AN.
DREW JOHNSON, President Of the United States.
The Leavenworth p,pers announce a thriving trade
with Mexico. Scarcely day passes without witnessing
the departure of long trans each consist
ing of six to dozen fifteen wagons. and each wagon
carrying nearly 5000 pounds freight hauled by SIX or
eight yoke OF cattle. The goods embrac every article
known in trade, but principally dry goods. groceries,
o. haul rlNkht tAaka
In Great Britain the post Office money-order system
10 very extensively used by the people, During the
year 1885, the British post Office issued money
for ss91A646o. and paid orders for $780, 750 Upon
these sums the commissions retained by the post Office
amounted to $7s5565 The British post Office sells mo-
ney orders upon post clces in the British colonies
Turkey and Egypt and s considering the
of the system to France Prussia the South Amer
can States
The San Francisco (oal) Bulletin remarks: sour
readers will scarcely need TO be told that
nj silk culture in California have been uniformly sue
cessul The climate all that desired for the
purpose; the soil is admirably adapted to tn growth
OF the mulberry tree; Chinese labor which is exactly
adapted to that business abundant ap and It
Ia by no means improbable that State may become
the Italy France the United States In point of silk
culture"
The Washington correspondent of the Commercial Ad-
Uertser says: cdr CRAvENs statement Of the ironing
OF JIFP DAVIS at Fortress Monroe is published here
to-day, and has excited much comment. 1t is well
known that It not done by order Of the President
Of the Cabinet Of Gen. GRANT; but that the re-
sponsibity rests on EDWIN NJ. STANTON who sent his
right hand man. General LAFAYETTE O. BAKER, down
the Potomac special steamer with written authority
to have the manacles applied"
The Boston Journal that the statue of Hon.
WARD EVERETT hss been completed in clay by Mr.
STonY and that 1t will be ready for dedication III May
s to be cast in bronze at Munich but should the i'm.
pending prove Of long continuance the arrange.
1nens now made may possibly be interfered with The
Committee having sufficient funds have also given to
THoB. BALI, Esq, now in Italy, order for bust In
marble OF Mr.. EVERETT. which will be plnced in the
Public Library The statue by sroRI s highly spoken
of by those abroad who have seen It., and fatterine
letters Of Its sithfuness to the original have been re-
ceived. WV . " '"'t
correspondent OF the Memphis Argus, writing from
Eggs Point, Mississippi, says: .'Ten or twelve lies
below here at Lake Washington lives
raj WADE HAMPTON, the second greatest cavalry chief
tain Of the late Oonfederaoy He owns e1tensive plan
taons. upon which he divides bis time deyoting HIM
self chiefly to the congenal pursuits Of Southern gen.
tleman-books, planting, and the chase His former
slaves remain with the General and represented
contented and Industrious" Il II 4 -
[The Generals residence is at ''wid woods,P o few
hundred yards from the lake. Called by Its sylvan title
from the fact OF the house having been built by
Of dense cane brake.l a..y, ,u.
At the commencem ent, last Thursday, Of the New
York University, the following degrees conferred
LL.D.-ELEAzEn Lord. Of New York Rev. SAMUEL " :.
Fisher, DID,, President Of Hamilton College; CHAs.
DEXTER CLEVELAND, Philadelphia CHAs. e. ANTHoN
A. NJ, Professor in College Of New York. D.D.-Rev.
ALEX. R. THOMPSON, A. NJ; New York E; o. FLAoa.
A, NJ. New York THOMAS PHItLIrs, England; Rev.
JAMES DICK, A. NJ, Ireland Rev. PETRR sTRYKEn A.
n, New York. new degree of Doctor Of Physical
Science was conferred on ERAsrUs W. SMITH The
chancellor announced that the lectures Of the Univer
sty Medical College will commence September 81 in the
building OF The New York City Hospital The Medical
College, 1t will be remembered, was adjoining to the
Academy Of Music and nhared It's fae In tho
hagration. :'s'h -"'ii ri"'' ~ on 80"
somo gentlemen favorable TO the MAxIsuIiAa Govern.
n6nt in Mexico recently invited Senator NYT Speaker
CoL1Ax, Representative GARFIELD, and few other Con-
greBsmen to o dinner wards Hotel, Fin Washington;
and when the time came for speeohmaking NYs. COL
and GARyIELD arose. succession denounced the
Empire with great bitterness correspondent giving
areport Of what transpired, says; "They vehementy