The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-10
s,,uTfIEIsN NEWS.

SOUTHERN NEWS.
Ill., c,,.e,,--,-,,o,,r AMENDMENT IN FLoRIDA.-t
rx coyornor kT,rv1y. of Florida, United States
a,,otor clcci u Ioysl man through tho war, who
Md FIN, confidence of President LINCOLN end of
T,oprrcss smoke Friday night i'll Brooklyn, for tho
South, as follows
w, h,ro ratified ono amendment, and you wish
chat wn should ratify another You told us il we
would quit fighting ana 1 o,Ufs our m M
want rs to do something else, and by and by, you
vii wn nj us to do something else. Wo aro willing
to take tie to lS io sa
We'll now fcllow-cilizons, why may not the ques-
dor n. Iho ratification of these amendments to tho
Constitution be suDtcd TO us fne Stnsos aatGr snGse
Is not that fair2 ICries of yes, yes:1 Now,
want 10 inquire Of YOU, gontlemon, tonight,
nronoscs to do with tho ton States, provided they
DO not rutify tho amendments will tell you
here Tonight that, in my judgment not single
ono OF these ten States viii rathy those amend
monta.
ALBERT SIDNEY JoHEsToN.--Joint resolutions have
boon adopted by tho Legislature Of Texas, and ap-
proved by tho Governor, oppropflating $4,000 to
dcfray tho expenses of tho removal Of tho remains
of Gon MbcrtSidncy Johnston, from the st. Louis
Cemotory in Now Orleans, to tho State Cemetery
of Texas, at Austin. Undor tho resolution, joint
committee, one from tho Senate and two from the
House. in charged with the removal. It will be
remembered that Gen. Johnston was killed in the
thckost Of the fight at Shiloh, and his romans
Texas, by tho capture of the city. 1t appears that
tho Texans, who counted the illustrious deceased
among their noblcst citizens, Will erect suitable
monument to his memory.
+, Tho Corinth News SAYS General Howard, Of Gin
cinnati, has contracted for tho building OF rail-
road from Corinth to Hamburg on tho Tennessee
River, distance Of about twenty miles General
Howard contracts to put tho cars on tho road in
eight months. The News also states that the rail-
road from, Hamburg to Nashville has beon lot out,
and that lahorers will soon be Mt work it. From
Hamburg tho road passes Mount Pleasant, and
will intcrscct tho Decatur and Nashville road at
Columbia. This road, when completed will great
Memphis BY This route it will be about 900 niles
The present travelled route via Decatur is about
80 niles
The RIGHT SrIRrT.-A colorcd convention was
to have been held in Columbus, Miss, OH tho 9th
ult, tho object bciug as expressed in the call, to
stake action in regard to the situation aud condi:
tion of our people, and tho disadvantage under
which both the planter and tho laboror has to
tend, and believing that something can be dono in
tho way Of onlghtening our class Of people in re-
gard to their duty to their employer in prompt full
fllmcnt of their duty and they also request that
all of the white planters and citizens who will
ling to take part with them in tho instruction of
the mass of colored people oftheir duty, will attend
said convention.
Tho Rnmo tGa.> Courier SAYS it is reported that
tho tax collector was murdered and robbed last
week. The murdorers passed through Cave Spring
and were arrested, al but ono-a onc-egged man
The Courier saJs o Union League has been
formed in Folk Count.
DEATH OF An EpIToR.-s1r. Israel Gibbons, long
and favorably known as local editor on tho New
Orleans Daily Crescent, died in that city on the
morning Of tho 1st instant He was q man Of de-
cided genius, and as humorous writer Mr. Glib
bons had few superiors.
ENCOURAGING PRosPEcTa-We learn from the
Appeal that Col Slaughter addressed tho Chamber
Of Commerce of Memphis on Thursday last, with
happy offeot. Resolutions were adopted promis-
ing aid to tho Savannah and Memphis road, and
offering cvery assistance in the power of tho Cham
ber of Commerce to promote the carly construction
Of the road
CoURr IN New ORLEASs.-Tho T;mss of Sun
day, says:
Tomorrow is the first day of the commencement
Of tho regular term OF courts for tho trial of
causes. We Gro surprised to learn that litigation
is not 30 promising as Was expected Tho number
Of quits brought is by no means as great cs was
anticipated. People do not appear as ltigious as
tho recent disastors Gnd troubles lod many to
imagine would ho the case. Compromises and
day, and bear and forbolr" to be tho Genoral rule
OF creditors.
HEALTH OF N2w ORLgiSs.--Tho Times Of Sunday
says:
cit affords us great pleasure to bo ablo TO
state that Now Orleans is ono OF tho most healthy
cities on this continent. Tho cholora, which had
beoI lingering among uS for months has cltircIy
DISAPPOINTED and yellow fovor, whic! for time
created slight alarm, lost all it's terrors with tho
advent OF frost. Quarantine has boon discontinued;
the scrvices OF health officers havo beon dispensed
with, and tho Board of Hoalth has discontinued
lts weekly meetings. Indeed thero aro now no
proTalnS Diseases i'll the city, and tho stories set
ahoat " Nortlern drummers and others to Our
prejudice Oh the score OF Eellth, are wholly un-