The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-26
3 NEWS SUMMARY.
yesterday in Liverpool at 1S5d. for

NEWS SUMMARY.
Cotton closed Yesterday in Liverpool at 19sd. for
1Iiddling Uplands.
New York Cotton market closed heavy at s1a31a
Gold closed at 38t.
That old cabinet-maker, Mr.. BLAIR, is reported to
have gone to- Boston to offer the portfolio OF State
to Governor ANDREW. So says the New York
Herald.
THOMAS A. Co1T, the Gvington School teacher,
convicted in the Essex Court of assault and bate.
~ on child, so that he subsequently died of dis
ease superinduced by the brutal beating, has been
fined $3.50. O. -.
report Of Manchester, England, Free Libraries
states that these institutions now contain 1l6 ITO
volumes, Of which g, ,426 are books OF reference ;
and that the average number Of volumes daily lent
8 106S. -l.a
A special from Auburn, De Kalb County, Ind,
states that the safe in the Office of the County
Treasurer Of De Kalb County. at that place, was
blown open by burglars and robbed Of $4,000 in
greenbacks. The robbers escaped.
The Bratileboro. Pteni1 says: ga tape worm
preserved in alcohol. has been shown us, which
was removed few weeks ago from henry A.
REYNOLDS, Of this village by DR.. KEroHuM, that
measured 546 inches in length"
The young Jew; MoRTARA, whose abduction
some years back caused such great excitement
in Europe, has just entered the Church -of St.
Peters;iz 1T Rome, as novice; before Joining the
order Of regular canons OF ST, Jeande-Letran, at
Rome. Heisnow fifteen years ole. = -:
cable, dispatch reports the loss OF the ship Ad-
Olson, OF Kennebnnk with all hands on board,
except Captain SloAN, the mate, HENRY WARD,
and four seamen: . The captains wife and child
we're lost nrther particulars have been re-
ceiYed. eI.tsl sy,!-E.5 -. - - = & =
The Court Of Claims has made an important de-
cison by which every officer Of the army in COM
mission between May I, 1864, and March 8, 1855,
receives sixteen dollars per month for each SER
vsnt allowed him by Law, or FIVE dollars additional
10 what he has already been paid.
A large oscillating rock is said to have been
found in the wilderness ofWestern Arkansas. It
is situated in the channel OF torrent, and moves
to snd from the acticn Of the water
The motion oduees . loud noise, which can be
heardtor several mics, so the story runs
A cable dispatch hom Berlin, dated Friday,
states that Count BHshARoK's condition is imProy-
ing, and tEati now thought that he wiltrecover
His death at the present moment would be an IT.
reparabls loss to Germany. He was present at
the opening of Parliament on Saturday.
According to some statistics recently published
IN French paper, there is one murder committed
in ENGLAND for every 17s GOO inhabitants; in Hol-
land for every 1863 Prussia for every 100 600;
in Austria for every 900; in Spain for every 41S
and in the States Of. the Church for every 750.,
The House; OF Represen ntatyes, il considering
the amendstpry Internal Revenue Bill has fixed
the tax on segars as follows: On al segars, che
roots and cigarettes. fYe dollars per Thousand, and
twentyper cent ad pdloreno on the market value. !"
This Ii an important change, being reduction of
rate reported by the, oonnnittee.. a2:s r
The barn 81 INGALLS, DAMoN, Of North Reading,
Mass, was burned last week, Wednesday, and the
remains OF the ownsr found in: the ruins. As he
was pennionsa cold man and lived alone, there
was some suspicion Of foul play. But his house
does'not appear to hare been disturbed, and about
$500 was found IN 8 box in the cellar untouched.
The Bath! Times says Brig. Gen. F. D. sEwAIl,
of that city, Inspector General Of the Freedmen's
Bureau, is ordered to Virginia to dispose OF the
freedmen who are encamped in various portions
Of that State, procuring homes for them when it
can bo done, forwarding the remainder to other
points North and West, where homes are to be
provided for them.
The London Reader has come to y termination,
after q very agitated and unhappy life. Its last
number was signalized' by strange blunder in q
review Of Dr. LArHAMis new edition of. JoHNsoN's
Dictionary, where JoHNsos's preface was spoken,
of as the modern EDITORS, and denounced for pre-
sumption, boast stfuness and wcrthlessness, while
Z the disappearance Of JoANsoxs admirable writing
islamentedl
1 The English mint, established at Hong Kong,
meets with difficulty in the refusal 'of the Chi
nese Government to accept the coin as currency.
Tie Daily Fsess says s'Of course a currency Of
any kind, IL the Chinese would only be civilized
enough to see it, would be an immense improve
ment on the clumsy system Of barterng goods for
80 much bullion, but you cannot cyilize them to a.
perception of this at blow" --s..4s5s
The Tallahassee Sentinel says the peach trees
in that locality are blooming beautifully, and that
almost all kinds Of shrubbery are beginning to as
sumo yernal dress. We are sorry to hear it, for
Il is almost certain the young peaches will be kill
ed by cold and frosty weather between this and
the middle Of March, and there will be no fruit
thereaboct - throughout that country the coming
season.
From Chill it is once more reported that
speedy conclusion Of peace between Spain and the
Allied Republics is probable, md a truce was said
to have already been agreed upon. The internal
condition Of most Of the republics continues to be
most deplorable. The Peruvian Government is
charged with swindling operations to an almost
unparalleled extent, and the speedy fall Of the
President was expected. President MosouERA is
rapidly losing the reputation which his Liberalism
had gained Tor him. He is strongly suspected of
an intention to annex Ecuador and Venezuela, and
even Of monarchial tendencies. asa9 =
If it is: true that outside pressure has SO far
changed the opinions held by the House two weeks
ago, says the tribune, that the friends OF the
Bankrupt Bill are even afraid to move a Committee
of Conference, the fact is not creditable to Con-
gress. The Bankrupt Bill is Indispensable to
healthy condition Of national business; it's neces-
aty has been demonstrated again and again, and
inserted by the majority Of the House. That
few merchants who are afraid of losing their bad
debts by it's passage should have the power to
threaten its defeat would be startling proof Of
the weakness of the legislators, and their inability
to form an opinion in the Hall Of Representative
which cannot be changed by walk into the
Lobby. The country insists that the Bankrupt
Bill shall be passed without delay.
Our Mexican letters, says the New York Herald,
Of Friday, are dated at Mexico city, February 6,
and Vera Cruz, February 70. On the evacuation
of the capital by the French MARQUEE declared
martial law. The United States Courts inquired of
him il some Of the provisions OF his proclamation,
which were more than usually strict, applied to
American citizens, but received no answer. No
Liberals were yet in sight. The first OF the French
transports had arrived from Brest. BAJA1sE had
issued proclamation taking very affectionate
leave Of the Mexicans in Mexico city. CoRoNA,
commanding in the State Of Jalisco, had given no
tce to all who took part with the Imperialists to
las 1o inf doyo Tho Mayiron Mn;o&o~ ~ JNo,L