The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-23

6OOV dead letters destroyed in the last year, in
which were enclosed $780, 600 in drafts which were
returned to the owners Thereof. ,,,..----
S;auea19 ANDERSON, Of the Great Eastern, who
Has made himself famous by his successful man
I agement Of the mammoth ship whilst laying the
Atlantic Cable, was at one time q compositor in
the Dumfries [scotland) Courier. ss
The Wheeling (va.) Register says: .ssiS thou
sand kegs Of Boston nails crossed the river at Ben
I wood on; Friday, en- route West Scarcely day
passes without ct least Thousand kegs being
shipped: across the Ohio at that point.n zza
The Great Eastern Steamship Company took
part Of its pay for the services Of their boats in
laying the cable, in stock Of the Atlantic Tele-
graph. It is now to be divided among the stock
holders Of the Steamship Company.
Panama correspondent gives report that
Senior ANTONIO GONZALES CARro, President Of the
State OF Bolivia, wss killed by his own body guard
while travelling in the interior, and that in conse-
quence q revolution has occurred in Carthagena.
Mexican correspondence says, in regard to the
fate of ORTEaA, now prisoner in the hands Of JuA-
REz, the chances are good for his being shot as a
+ deserter, though he may be tried convicted and
pardoned, when it is found how futile his revolu-
honary efforts really are.
A correspondent Of the London Times recon-
nends that Cinnamon be enlisted in the English
army, for the reasons that they are hardy, strong
good-tempered, and can stand heat and cold; that
they make excellent soldiers and will cat anything,
from roast beef and plum pudding TO rice and
rats" ESs1 &
The Boston 1r1oeUey says that tsMassachusctts
has six candidates for the prcsidercy-S -Sunnsa,,
WILSON, BANKS, BUTLEB, boutwell,, and ANDREW
and as many more men who would not object to
tAa ses9Ra Plase on the Republican ticket !s.7:
DEvENs." @ ~
The English Newspaper Press Directory says
there arenow publ She'd in tho United Kingdom
Il 1894 newspapers, distributed as fellows: Eng
land-London, 2A: provincial, H724; total, 965:
Wales, 149; Scotland, 1s8; Ireland, 12s; British
lsles, u OF these there are SIS daiies published
in England, IN Wales, IA in Scotland, IS in Ire
land and / in the British Isles.
X, In the debate In the Senate on Saturday on the
Supplementary Reconstruction" Bill, Mr.. SuatsER
) denounced tho States to be created under the
Bill, as "born Of the bayonetn This expression
seemed to be particularly obnoxious to some OF the
Radical Senator'S, as, they asserted, it would be
nsed against the party. On the question whether
congress is committed OF all to q plan OF recon
struction by the Military Bill Of March g the diff
ference OF MON among the Senators was very
decided. :, .-.s ,z.@a.- s...
Hwould not be SUI prisng iEas cable dispatch
states-Austria had joined Russia in advising the
Porte oceaei Crete to Greece. The present Minis
try OF Austra has aband the past policy Of the
Empire in the Eastern Us well as in many other
questions. But the alliance Of France in this affair
with Russia and Austria would take the world by
surprise, for the uttefances Of the Mo,sste,.r have
until recently, pointed in quite different direction
It VIII, tdrefore be- adyyisakls wait for confir
nation Of the report x;
The Lynchburg Republican gives the following
4 dream ;ofa sriend in Bedford County,: ssIn his
sleep it appeared to him that he was under bril-
liant, mooqlit clondless sky; in which all the stars
were ahn1ng.i Suddenly the moon changed to q
big turkey gobbler, and the stars to grains of
corn. Then the turkey walked hurriedly across
the entire heavens and devoured tie stars. to the
very last smallest specimen. Sour friend awoke.
thoroughly satisfied that Congress would soon pro-
vide for the stealing Of all Southern property, and
4 ives IN daily expectation OF being ssgobbled" II
An official document from the War Department IN
forms Congress and the public what is the annual nav
and allowances Of all kinds of the different officers of
the army, and will give q few OF them General
GRANT, s1S,12O; Lieutenant General SHERMAN.
Sa4,s14; Major General HA1LEcK, $7,717: Major
General MEADE, $7,717; Major General: :sIEannAx, IN
$7,717 ;7Maior General THOMAS, s3,77; Brigadier
General MoDowEIL, s5,517; Brigadier General
RosEdnAss, s5,517;; Colonels, 81, 500 Lieutenant
cooneis 8, ,se4 Majors. ,765 ;Captains, 500;
$a65s i'll. 81 i -. - =
About l. O'clock, on Monday. in New York dn.
ring the st. Patricks Day procession, a riott &C.
curred at the corner Of Grand and Pitt streets
which resulted IN. the serious woundinR Of 8
number OF policemen. IA truokman, who CHANGED
70 be in tho way Of the procession, was
nalheated by some OF the. crowd and the
policemen, who were neal, went. to his pro-
which off course brought on q Aeht b.
Sween procession and police, and; before it ended
some eighteen or twenty Of the police were seri-
ously lev arrests we're made e. s.
During the recent feshets the Red River was
1ully G1 feet higher than the highest known water
marx Nearly all the stock on upper Red River is
ssone. Oozens Of, houses, barns, and other build
1ngs, are swept away. One man named HonaoN
was crowned and others are perhaps lost The
warehouse OF srEpaKs BRun oeon. Is Van Rnre,nn 4
3 aoateds away, carrying $1,000 worth OF goods.
VARIOUS lots OF freight were lost at different points
Ihe bridges across the numerous creeks wars
nearly all destroyed, and the fences in the bottoms
ara AZ gone; and in many places they cannot Ia
replaced in time for the next crop.
The New York HeTalRs correspondence rom
Mexico astea 81 Ye-s czuz, March 4, and ouere-
aaro, February "a, says: THE work Of fortifvinp
Vera Cruz WIS ! being pushed rapidly forward. The
artillery OF the departing corps had been shipped,
and the evacuation would mot last more than SIX
days longer Marshal DAzAiuE was expected TO
leave "a day o. two. his trip from the into
zior, BAzAE, It is said, was robbed Of sa52, 600.
The city q Tacalingo had been recaptured by the
liberals, Oar Qneretaro correspondent gives an
aocount q MAJ MAxn11 xass march from the capital,
and ana his own adventures among
9nerfhlaa, whereby his winter wardrobe was re-
dnced Dy forced loans to ahirt, pair Of socks
ana piece OF Bcap; RI Axr1Sr7,x v,y,t
Wae San Luis Potoai' = g4s:3S lfstsE. 3 Al
H1aAM WooDRUzT, tho celebrated horae. trainer
and rider, died at his residence, near Union
Course LoEg Island, N. T., last Friday: His name
10 inseparably associated WITH the turf il this
country, WITH which hewns connected for thirty
az years. A. the Time Of his death he was more q,
than hftyyears 8age. He was born -in Heming-
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