The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-18

louisiana families selling out their effects ano
removing to Maryland.
"A New York Sunday paper gives list OF mer
in that city who have made large fortunes by the
war. 1t occupies four columns.
1t is rumcred in Wash. ngton that the Pres
dent has rendered, or will tender, the Secretary
ship Of War to General Mcclellan.
They are laying down new carpet in the Sen
ate chamber at Washington-black and yellow ig
ures on crimson ground. Anything symbolic
Russia is reported to have decreased its army
by about 100000 men during the past year. Ii
still has an effective force OF about half mil
lion.
The United States army has cost during the
first six months OF 1867 no less than 56,oo0oOO
which is not far from double the cost OF the En-
glish army.
Rev. C. E. McIlvaine, son Of Bishop McIlvalne,
of Ohio. was on Thursday married to daughter
Of Bishop Lac, Of Delaware, at st. Andrews
Church. Wilmington.
General Corona married Mrs. Bowman, San
Francisco widow, BY proxy. The Collector CT Gus
toms at Mazatlan occupied the tantahzing position
of representative bridegroom.
The number Of migrants who have arrived ct
New York from January 4th to November 18th,
1867, has been 22O475, as compared with 212, 1852
during the same period of 1866.
Commodore Seth, of Mississippi, recently OF
the Confederate Navy, but formerly lieutenant in
the United States Navy, has just died OF cholera,
at the age of eighty-eight years.
The election in Florida is in progress. A con-
vention will be ordered by large majority Of ne
gro votes. The whites generally abstain from
having anything to do with the matter.
There is but one Conservative in the Alabama
Convention. The members are divided, however,
sixty-three beng extreme Republicans, and twen-
two disposed to more moderate measures.
Some one slanderously says that the Demo-
cratic majority in New York city would have been
larger If two or three ship loads Of emigrants that
were expected had not been delayed by adverse
winds.
Rev. Thomas Wostenholme, who lately died at
his house In Columbus, Mss. at the age Of seven-
ty-three, is SAID to have been the oldest Odd Fell
low in America, having been member for fifty
years.
A merchant in Savannah has received a letter
,rom friend at Jacksonville, Florida, which as
serts that Florida will not ship five thousand bales
of cotton this year. There will not be q third OF
an average crop.
George Wilkins Kendall, Of the Picayune, left
an estate worth half million OF dollars, all OF
which he made by his own talents and industry.
He commenced Ifs penniless and hiendless as q
journeyman typo.
"A bill before the Tennessee Legislature, to
Encourage and Protect Loyalty" provides that
L. nr
family to have picture OF Jefferson Davis or Gene
raj r. E. Lee in their possession.
--Tnurlow Weeds paper says: Colonel Forney,
who has keen scent windward, evinces his sa-
gac.ty by jumping on the Grant train. he i'm
agines that it Is Radical machine but it does not
matter great deal what the fly thinks Of the cart
wheell"
For purposes Of experiment, new pavement,
composed Of foundation OF oobble stones, filed
in with composition OF gas tar and rosin, to be
covered with top layer Of small gravel stones,
and rolled down solid, is being laid in fremont
street, Boston.
1t is said that Louis Napoleon proposes to
Alliance the Prince Imperial OF France to Giseue,
the youngest daughter Of the Emperor Of Austria.
It has already twice happened that an alliance Of
this kind between France and Austria has been
folloI ed by the downfall OF the French reigning
dynasty.
The author Of Ingemisco has written, and will
soon publish through Messrs. Richardson & Co.,
Southern war novel called Randolph Honor,
which is eulogisically spoken Of The scene is
laid in Maryland, Charleston, and Arkansas, and
the dramatic portions are from romantic incidents
OF the war.
The Roman Catholics Of London are about to
erect the finest cathedral in Europe save, perhaps,
st. Pete.'s at Rome. One feature is 10 be that
priests Of every nation and language are to be con-
stantly stationed at this cathedral for the purpose
Of hearing confession, and of preaching to foreign
srs in their native tongues.
The Radical majority in Convention in Ala
bama has decided to send special messenger to
Washington to ascertain from leading Radicals
there how far Congress will permit the Conven-
ton to go on the question OF disfrsnchsing
"Rebels." resolution was also adopted instruct
ing the proper committee to inquire into the e1-
pedieDcy Of requiring former owners to pay the
blacks wages for their services from the date of
the emancipation proclamation.
The citizens of Botetourt County, Virginia,
have addressed petition to General Schoheld ask
ing him to suppress the secret meetings OF armed
negroes IN that county. They state that unless
these leagues are broken up they see no recourse
but in counter organization and general arning
for the protection of their homes and Of the
women and children. They simply demand that
the negroes be compelled to conduct themselves In
az quiet and orderly manner as the whites.
Tho election for the Convention took place In
Mississippi on the 5th, 9th and 7th instant, but in
consequence OF an order OF General Ord no publcl-
ty Of the returns was to be made until after the
last days voting. The Vicksburg Daily RepubI'
can OF the 7th instant, however, states that the
Convention viii prevail by majority of at least
twenty Thousand. The whites, notwithstanding
the advice Of General BaIksdale. Of the Jackson
(Miss.) Clarion, TO the contrary, mostly refused to
vote.
Lord Wrottesley, distinguished astronomer,
President of the Royal Astronomical Society in
ls41, and Of the Royal Society in 1854 died recent
" in England. He was in his sxty-ninth year.
his life has been devoted very much to astronomi-
cal studies, particularly to the study of the Axed
stars. He had two private obaervstories, and in
themspent much OF his time. In 1889 he com
pleted his catalogue Of the night ascension or s1s
stars, and received the gold medal Of the Royal
Astronomical Society.
--lhe New Hampshiro Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Concord on Thursday last.
Amid great enthusiasm John G, Sinclair was no.
minated for Governor. The platform declares the
Congregational plan OF reconstruction TO bs revoln.
tionary, and the attempt to establish negro sng.
traes an strocious crime against tbs ,,-;,s;-l.