The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-03
News Summary.

Tho f7,ono Draoon is the name OF Chinese nowspa
ner. published in London, by Professor suMoSEhs.
PRINCE NApor EoN ia about to sell all his bronze ano
marble stauss collected in his Roman House in Paris
NJ LOUIS HoT1rauER, rich banker died lately IL
Paris His estate is valued at 81, 000.OOo.
GAVE JOHNSON Postmaster. General under President
POLK s candidate for the Tennessee State Senate &c
an vacancv oecssioned by the death Of Senator BART
VICTOR Huao declined an offer OF Sl0O.Ooo made os
+be So,;.l OF Paris for his Les Travaiers de la Jer
having an nsuperable objection to publishing work Of
art in detached pieces If VICTOR is an exile he cannot
be very poor one.
Dspatches from San Francisco record that the shock
OF an earthquake than any experienced since
the memorable one of last October was felt on the 2'n
instant on the Pacific coast. Gilroy is the only town
from which damage Is reported.
One Of the greatest projects the age In the way Of
eneineering 10 marine railway around Niagara Falls
The company propose to construct caissons or docK'
capable Of floating the largest vessels on the Lakes line
grade to be overcome in the distance Of eight miles, is
about three hundred and forty feet and the whole cost
about 81 o0o.ooo.
There are now eleven vacant Cardinals ats and it is
reported that six of them will be placed the heads OF
The following Preates at the June Consisory Monsg-
more MArzEucc1 Ex-Governor Of Rome; HoHESLoHE,
the pope's almoper; CHIcI. Papal Nuncio at Paris.
where he viii be succeeded by Monsignore FRANcHI;
MANNING Archbishop of Westminster; LYNCH. Biahop
of Charleston and Mexican Prelate.
The Augusta Daily Press says: IA lad Of some four
teen wears of age the son Mrs. GALLAGHER was killed
By negro boy, on Friday afternoon last Young GAL
IAeHER was getting puppy from under his house to
give 10 the negro boy. who had loaded pistol IN his
hand at the tme threatening to shoot another negro
probably in play, when the pistol went OIL, the ball
striking the deceased In the head, killing him almost in.
stantly."
Aman named DAVIS was sent. some time Since from
xenia Ohio, 70 Cincinnati. by national bank OF the
former place with funds to buy for them $4,000 worth
OF bonds On his return he announced that the whole
amount had been stolen from him. The incredulous
bank directors set detective on him. who followed him
to Independence No. and succeeded in getting nearly
all the money from him.
The alleged principal in the great bond robbery o:
81 500 900 from the office Of Mr.. r. g. LORD has been
spprehended, and there is strong probability Of the
stolen property being recovered Information reached
United States Marshal MURRAY few days since that the
nersons implicated In the affair about TO leave for
Rc.top They were watched and followed. and the sup
posed principal in this mammoth theft captured on
his arrival at Newburypor Mass The rewards offered
for the arrest of the thieves and recovery OF the property
amount 70 nearly quarter Of million OF dollars.
spirited race took place at New Market Course, Fa
on Thursday and much ner st was manifested by the
large crowd who were present The running was good
and the betting lively. The distance run was hall
mile three heat. stakes s50 Two nags were entered
viz Mr.. DITMAS's No., sire Portsmouth,, Dam +'"'
drsWetta, and Mr.. DAvIs' l.. m sire Rerehut dan
Ro, In the first heat the bay mare came out ahead
but was beaten il the second and distaLced III the
third After the frs. keat bets as high cs two three
and four to offered in favor Of the grey mare
The result is follows: DIT>AN'a M. 4 J. l; DAVIS
b. m, q di-tanced. rhe winning horse was rode by
Mr.. THOMAS DcKr, of THE city.
strong room recently constructed for a London
bank is thus described: The walls. two feet thick
formed Of hard bricks laid in mcnt and with hoop
iron worked in. The ia lined throughout with
wrought iron half inch thick. There are two doors
the outer strong with two locke and the
ner one Of combined steel and iron OF extraordinary
strength, With two locks throwi.g ten bolts safe
placed inside weighing eight tons and throwing twenty
bolts contains the cash and securities An alarm in
the resident rks bedroom Is to the inside of
the strong roe That if the outer door is opened
gong Ia set going porter sleeps bed in front Of
the outer door, and by pulling handle he set the
alarm off IL necessary and there is watchman always
on duty.
In discussing point whether not the late Presi
dent LINCOLN ever contemplated the evacuation Of Fort
sumter the Heraa OF the 2s:h uIt says The evidence
is principally devoted to question OF veracity between
BALDWIN on the one side and LEWIS and BoTTs on the
other as 10 whether President LINCOLN did or did not
submit TO Mr. BALDWIN, as messenger from the fad
Secession Convention sent for by the President pro-
position that said Convention without dipping into
accession woald adjourn sine de lie would take the
responsibility of evacuaina Fort Sumter. BALDWIN
says he received such proposition LEWIS and Boris
say that from his statements at the time. BALD
WIS did receive g. and that Bor7s took him to task for
not submitting It TO the Convention. as matter Of the