The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-17
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
News Summary.

General Jovl, EcHoLs was elected President OF
the Alumni III Washington College, Va, last week.
The Republicans OF Nebraska elected their two
Senators to Congress by seven majority on joint
ballot.
The Maine Episcopal Convention has elected
Rev. F. D. HUNTINGDON, D. D., of Boston, as
Bishop Of the Diocese.
The Duke DE CHARITIES has not entered the
italian army, as stated 1t will be remembered
that this young gentleman served in the late war.
on MoCLELLAN's staff.
The omnibuses in Paris last year carried
721 passengers Of whom SO, ,464, $50 rode on
the outside.
The Italian opera singers in New York have re-
solved to give series Of performances for the
benefit Of their brothers in arms now fighting in
Venetia.
Gen. JOHN B. MAGRUDER is the editor OF the
Mexican Times, the American journal started in
the city Of Mexico by the late Ex-Governor
ALLEN.
The Government journals in Cuba deny the re-
ported revolt or outbreak in that island, and
started for effect in South America.
A large number Of sergeants implicated in the
recent military revolt had been shot at Madrid.
The printing offices of the Progressist and demo-
cratic newspapers had been closed by the Govern
ment
JAY COOKE has contributed $25, 600 for the en-
dcwment of additional theological profess or
ship at Kenyon College, Ohio, and has nominated
Rev. DR.. BRONSON, Rector Of the Episcopal Church
in sandusky, to fill the chair.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has recent.
ly received information tending to dspel all ap-
prehension of an Indian outbreak in the Blue
Gs6ed recently, announced as Imminent. -"
The Radicals have published call for con.
Vention Of the loyal Union men of the South. We
are all loyal Union men now, but they want those
who we're 30 during the war. There is no need
for them to choose delegates. They can all at
tend without making too large convention.
The cannon tnat fred the first shot in the war
at the steamer Star Of The West atthe entrance of
Charleston harbor, January g. 1861, pa ssed
through Csiro: ILL.,, en- route to Washington, on
Wednesday, in charge of four soldiers Of the Fif-
teenth Regulars.
a special order for the mastering out of those
officers Of white troops on duty in the Freedmens
Bureau, whose regiments have been mustered out
OF service several months since, has been issued
from the War Department. They are all to be
sent home immediately.
Baltimore, has contributed sixty dollars, to which
distinguished citizen of Warrenton, Va, has
added fifty more toward erecting monument to
the memory Of the Confederate dead who are
buried In the Warrenton Cemetery.
Paris correspondent Of London paper gives
description OF one Of the most curious sights OF
the French Capital-an immense restaurant called
'La California" near the Barriere du Maine ca.
psble of accommodating $4,000 persons daily with
cooked meals.
Captain CRowELL, Of the steamship Norman,
from Philadelphia, reports on the 18th instant,
eighty miles east Of Sandy Hook, spoke tho little
ship "Red, While and Blue" two and half tons,
from New York for London She WAS going of
finely, under easy sail.
The New York Ne,os, Of the 14th inst, says
1.-THE heat Of the past week seemed to culminate
on Friday. The weather was warmer than it had
been at the same date in the last ten years. At G
q. NJ. the thermometer marked IS ; at 10 NJ, 81
at P. NJ, 80, and at P. H., 90. Up to 10 A. M.
the thermometer ranged from 80 to 90 degrees.
At 8 O'Clock one thermometer in the Chamber of
Commerce marked 9s3."
A fire broke out in Cincinnati on Wednesday
night, 11th inst, In the Academy Of Music build
ing. Caused by the janitor dropping coal oil
lamp. The building was totally destroyed. The
audience lad just left. Loss on the building
$4,000. Amount Of Insurance unknown, Another
fire. in the same oty. on Thursday night, destroyed
$4,000 worth Of property.
There was meeting Of the directory Of the
Alexandria and fredericksburg Railroad Compa.
ny ON the 11th, at which some important business
was transacted. Tho entire construction and
equipment of the road was contracted for by
BoDFIsH, MILLS & CH1LDs, Of New York, who de.
posted the required guaranty for the faithful per
formance Of their engagement. The work will be
commenced early In August, perhaps in the cur.
rent month.
It is reported that fortune Of $1,000. 600 has
been left to four children Of q German named
soHA1K (now deceased), who married a daughte,
OF MIR. HALLET CoNKLIN, of Ashamomoeue. There
are two boys and two girls, ali under age but the
eldest daughter, who is married to Mr. ELISHA
OoHKLIN, poor but industrious and worthy oiti
zen. The other girl is now the adopted daughter
or Mr. W. q. KING. There may be enaggeration
% to the amount, but no doubt that the soHA1g
children have fallen heirs to very large estate In
Germany.