The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

Cotton closed in New York frmer at 29A for Mid
ding Uplands, and at 1sd in Liverpool. .
Gold closed ut 345.
Very fine leather is now manufactured at San
Antonio, Texas. .'a- n
proposition has gained favor in virginis7so
make produce legal tender.
revolutionary mother in westfeld, N}5., cele-
brated the Birthday Of WASHINGTON ana the hun-
dredth anniversary Of her own birth.
The total loss by fire during January, 1867, with
in the limits of the United States, was s4,04S 600;
and total loss in February was s., 1000.
slave in Brazil has carved statute Of Cupid,
Tor which he has won the national medal for the
best work of sculpture, and received his liberty.
Pros *, the Pope, is the two hundred and fifty
seventh Pontif who has sat in the Papal chair. He
is now in his seventy year and has been for
twonty one years the Pope.
It has been calculated that in Britain salmon
represents value equivalent to that Of good
sized sheep without imposing on any one the
trouble Of housing and feeding.
The New York Herald has again sswung round
the circle, and now nomnates, as means for ga
great settlement" General U. S. GRANT for Presi-
dent, and General r. E. LEE for Vice-President.
Texas planter recently went on to Washington
and hired fifty freedmen. The Government
paid all the expenses Of their transportation This
labor is scarce.
The larger plantations in Louisiana are planted
in sugar the smaller ones, in cotton. More rice
viii be raised this year than formerly The freed
men command higher wages-ffteen dollars a
month and rations.
New Jersey gives each Of her soldiers testi-
monial in the shape of an engraving, comprising q
likeness Of Governor WARD, three war pictures,
and series of resolutions with letter from the
Governor in ornamental script.
Gen. B. E. EEE writes to friend in Louisiana
ST aln glad to inform you that Washington Col
lege is progressing well as could be expected.
We have now three hundred and forty academic
students, and twenty five in the law Glass; with an
able corps of teachers"
The beet sugar enterprise has proved o success
in Chatsworth, Livingston County, Illinois. -Four
thousand tons OF beets were raised last year on
four hundred acres of prairie land, at cost OF
four dollars ton, yielding 400, coo pounds Of re-
fined sugar.
The GdzeAe de France publishes statistics re-
specting the provincial press, from which it appears
that there two hundred and sixty seven country
papers in France. Out Of that number, only fifty
one are independent all the rest arc more or less
in the dependency Of the Government.
The latest version Of the Pope's; epigremmatic
description Of his distinguished English visitors is
this:E .'Lord CLARENDON I liked and understood.
MIR. GIADsroNE liked, but couldn't understand
The Duke Of Argyle understood, but didn't like.
Lord RUssEILI didn't like, and didn't under
stand" ~ :.
II General MANSFIELD, Adjutant- General OF Indi-
ana in his report to the Legislature the condi-
lion OF the State militia says it consists at present
OF major-general, ieutenant general -
@astss;gensssi, aaa as. Prssstss and lie recon-
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