The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-31
LARGEST CIRCULATION In THE STATE.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY
IN ewS SUMMARY.

JAMEs I. LUCE, late Postmaster at Lafayette,
Ind, and editor OF tho Lafayette Journal it is
ported, succeeds CHARLES A. DANA editor of
the.Chicago Republican.
The laying of the corn ner-stone Of the DOUGLAS
Monument ut Chicago has been postponed from
the 18th Of June to- the 4h of July, when it is in
tended to make grand affair. The Masonic Fra
ternityc will conduct the ceremony.
W. It. WHrrrEMoRE, of FL Paso, Ill, hag just re-
covered verdict of sSl25 against tho Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company. The plaintiff was put off
the cars and kicked by the conductor, on account
OF some dispute about his ticket.
The Freedmen's courts in Tennessee were abol-
ished OH Saturday by tho Commissioner of the
Bureau for that State, the law making colored
persons competent witnesses before the civil
courts has gone into effect
The South Bend (Ind. Register is OF opinion
that the failure Of the wheat crop in Indiana will
not be as general as estimated by writer in the
Cincinnati GdzUe, but that in that particular
locality with few exceptions, the crop will prove
failure.
highly respectable young man, JOHN a. Wos-
TER, committed suicide in Green township, near
South Bend, Ind, last week, by shooting himself.
The deed was inspired by the fact that a young
lady to whom he was engaged to be married, re-
fused to consummate the engagement.
The French transport Amphian foundered. at
sea within league of Sacrifcos, the military and
naval port of the empire, one league below Vera
Cruz, during the severe norther Of the 22d ult.
$50 men, reinforcements for the French, were on
board. II is supposed all wore lost.
The annual convention Of the Young Mems
christian Associations OF the United States and
Canadas will bu held this year in Albany, begin
ming Friday, Juue l. At the close Of the Conven-
hon, the delegates propose taking an excursion
trip to Montreal and vicinity.
The last exhibit OF the Comptroller of the Treas
ury shows that there about one thousand six
gate ciroRavdhf lad vdfy national banks with an aggre-
these banks are repositories for the recebtiS o U
Government funds.
Sixty-six white men, confined in Jail in Mobile,
made desperate attempt to eacape on last Mon
day night. They seized the jsilor as he was Civ
ing them water, and locked him mp. The plot
was discovered, however, the alarm given, and
the police arrived in time to prevent any escape.
BY way of England we have later news from
South America. A Rio Janeiro dispatch Of April
"a says the operations of the allied army upon the
Parana were being vigorously pushed forward
Exchange on London was at 24i to 26 premium in
Rio. Receipts of coffee for a fortnight, $4,000
bags; stock, 10000 bags.
6u eApeultlou ID now forming at St. joseph.
No., to SO to the gold mines of Arizona and Sonora.
and will start from that city about the goth Of
June. Tho company will be under the command
OF Col. KINNEY, late OF the United States army
and bo under strict discipline. Each one will be-
armed with SPENCER's rifle and CoLTs navies.
An English engineer says he employs potatoes
successfully to prevent incrustat D, in boilers.-
Before the steam is up on Monday morning, he
places about quart OF common potatoes in the
boiler, through the safety vaive and on SATURDAY.
blows some water off to clear the dirt out. This
is simple and harmless enough to warrant g. trial
oft.
At the time OF the explosion of the nitro CIV
cerine in the yard OF WELLS, FARao & Co. in
Ban Francisco, lad was sitting at his desk writ
ing, while pastering and timber fell around. with
out 30 much as hurting hair on his head. The
same boy WAS sitting on the padde.box of the
steamer Yosemite, when she was blown m on n
trip to Sacramento, and was blown entirely across
the river, when he coolly swan back to the wreck
to offer assistance to the less fortunate passen-
gers
Reports have been received at Chattanooga of
the murder at Resaca, Ga, Of Union man named
WILLIS, on his way home from church with his
W1fe Six mon, armed with guns, suddenly ap-
peared on the roadside and ordered him to halt.
One villain levelled his gun, when Mrs. WILLIS
caught the assassin's hand and the ball passed
over MIR. WILLIS head. Tho rest immediately
fired, all the shots taking effect killing WILLIS At
once. After cursing and abusing his wife, the
murderers fed.
In a late trial for treason in the state C;rcu;t
Court at Nashville, the presiding Justice ruled
that the pardon Of the President in tho cases NJ
treason pnrgcs tho offence against the United
states, but does not affect tho offence apsipst tbo
State; ani that although the laws OF nations
protect belligcr' nts during tho existence OF war
from prosecution in the civil courts for treason
yet, aftor the war is over, and peace declared the
soldiers who participated in the rebellion or war
may DO punished as traitors therefor, Tbo.o
faolcal Justices and politicians seem to have an
1ntense desire to go down to posterity ON tho
same page with DoaBEnRy and JErFaEys
The Memphis correspondent of the New Yor,,
Herald writes that the recent riots had no partv
significance in tho eyes of even the most Radics,
who are acquainted with tho crcnmstapces. The
bad character OF the police, the drunkenness Of
discharged negro soldier and the existence OF an
old fepd between the two parties wore the imme.
diate causes Of tho atrocities. Mono showed thom.
solves moro anxious to quell the riot than the q.
turned rebels Trouble is anticipated on the ap.
pointment Of tho new police, lately authorized by
The General Assembly, as it is supposed the pre.
sent incumbents, who arc tho worst characters in
the State, will contest their right to the Offices