The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-26
Ihg 1ai14 News.
NEWS SUMMARY.

Cotton at New York closed lower. Sales 1900
bales, at 26a26ac. Gold closed at Ssi.
Cotton at Liverpool tends down. Estimated
sales 60Oo bales. Uplands 11a11sd.; Orleans 11ad.
Thirteen deaths in all have so far resulted from
theburning Of the American Varieties theatre, at
Philadelphia.
The corporation of Herndon adopted resolutions
coneratulsting the Gear Of Russia and Emperor
NAPOLEON on their recent escape from the assassi-
nation attempt.
Queen VICTORIA was thirty years on tho throne
Of England on the 2Oth inst, and the anniversary
was celebrated in loyal and jubilant manner in
London and at the royal palaces.
Excellent butter can be bought in the delightful
little town Of La Grange, Texas, for fifteen cents
Per pound; eggs bit; bacon, shoulders, hams and
sides at bit per pound-inducements TO movers.
Among the list Of penalties for the regulation OF
Queen ELIzBETH's household was the following:
soThat none toy with the maidens, on pain OF
four pence"
A Mrs. HANnLToNl was brutally murdered In
johnson County, Texas, by her brother-in-laW,
MACK HAMILTON. The citizens are in pursuit OF
the feud, but at last accounts had not succeeded
in enecting his capture.
The Iowa Republican State Convention made
nominations for State officers few days ago, and
adopted resolutions fayoring July session OF
Congress and demanding the punishment OF JEFF.
DAVIS.
The New York Herald, OF Saturday, says Twen-
ty-one distilleries in the Eighth and Ninth cniec-
tton districts this city have been seized within
the last two days by the revenue agents for alleged
noncompliance with the laws.
The work Of rebuilding the barracks at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute has been resumed. Ac-
commodations will be prepared for one hundred
additional cadets by the opening of the next ses-
sion.
A patent has recently been issued to LORENZO
sBERT, Of Augusta County, Va, for making steel
railroad bars, and other steel, direct from blast
furnace, at comparatively little expense. II such
process is successful, it is one OF the most i'm
portant discoveries Of the age.
The first National Bank Of VicksburS has col
lspsed. The officers stated that they could have
saved It il they had been able 10 borrow twenty
fve thousand dollars, but the condition Of its
affairs was found to be bad that capitalists re-
fused to aid it, and it was consequently forced to
60 by the board.
A bouquet was renently purchased at o fancy far
in Prussia for thousand thalers-equal to more
Ihan 5000 in our money. Mr.. ARIrARcHI, the
Turkish Ambassador, was the gallant patron, the
fair being under the patronage Of the Crown
Princes, for the benefit Of disabled soldiers. Some
OF our ladies would be delighted with such Gus
TONER.
The Madison, Ga, Ne,ns is informed Of the
melancholy death, from the bite Of q rattlesnake,
Of young man named JoHN RIVERS, which oc-
Cured the first Of last week, in Putnam county.
Young RIVERS was gathering strswberries in his
father's patch, on his hands and knees, when the
venomous reptile sprung and struck him on the
neck. A physician was sent for at once, bat before
he arrived the young man was dead.
A pardon was, . fsw days since, issued in the
case Of General LoNesTRHEr, it having been
granted upon the written and personal application
Of numerous prominent individuals, inclu ling
among the names appended to the request that OF
General GRANT aul other promiminent officers Of
the army, with sew raj Senator'S and Representa-
ives. many Of whom were also personally appli-
eants ior the pardon.
The Griffin (Ga.) Herald reports the price OF
new wheat in that town at $2 per bushel; and the
TsIbotton Gazeue understands that parties in the
West have offared to deliver wheat along the line
Of the Muscogee Railroad at 81 As per bushel. 1t
saws that t is estimated the wheat crop Of Talbot
County win reach 200 900 bushels which will leave
q surplus OF $1,000 bushels over the amount an
nnaIly consumed x 'si
MTls liza pE MuasxA has been theatrically e1-
communicated The stage has its ban as well as
tie church, and this fair hereto has fallen under
K. The united managers OF Germany have placed
her ON the black list owing to her having failsd to
fulfil her engagement at Hamburg; and commit
tee formed ad hoe lately communicated to Mile
nm MunsxA the intelligence that she must seek her
living abroad, q not o single manager Of Germany
would engage her. -.
Dispatches from Omaha, Nebraska, mention
fight between sixty white mon and from one hun
dred 10 one hundred and fifty Indians, on the 18th
inst, ct oFalon's station, In which nine Indians
are supposed to have been killed, while the whites
sustained NO loss. One soldler was recently killed
and seventy-two horses and mules stolen by the
Indians at Hugo station. Between tho North
Plstse and Denver Cisy the Indians were peaceable,
but between the last mentioned point and Fort
Laramie continued trouble Is reported.
Generals Gau1m and REYNOLDS, Of Texas, have
reported 10 General saxRnAN that Judge RrvEs,
Of the Ninth Judicial District Of that State, in
charge 60 Tie Grand Jury Of the Court stated that
he shouH not receive the testimony Of negroes, as
the law os Congress- ON the subject was unoonsti-
t1tionsl. They also report the same facts against
Judge DouaHxarY, who stated in the headquarters
Of General RExNorDs, that, as regards the testi-
mony Of negroes, he would not recognize the Law
or suthaity Of Congress-.
The Dallss Ue1.l He,cld says that Cleburne,
the nsw county seat Of Johnson is beautifully To-
Gated and has plenty Of wood and water. At the
ssle Of lots ON the 18th ut.; those on the square
sold d prices ranging from $40 to $500. They
measure q q ssenty-sx by eighty feet. Enough were
sold 70. make an aggregate OF $1,000, and the
authorities win at once contract for building jail
md court-house. Fine material in the form OF
hsrd, blue limestone is at hand. Asteam saw and
grist min, and cardins factory, are already in
operation. IS .
There is now approaching completion in Baia-
more IN immense ediHce, which will be occupied
by the st. James Roman Catholic congregation.
Some idsa Of the extent Of the building may be
formed from the fact that 1t required one million
and eight hundred thousand bricks in its erection,
and Il win seat comfortably three thousand per-
sors On the ground floor. The work OF frescoing
Ia done by the priests known as the Redsmptorists
The principal sum required to erect this immense
specimen Of architecture was raised by weekly con-
tributions ffom members Of the congregation Of
twenty-five cents each. It is one Of tho most at
trsctiye and imposing buildings IN the city.
Mr.. RxD, Superintendent Of the Union Pacific
Railroad, has arrived at st. Louis, from North
Platte, snd says the work on the road will have to