The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-14
CURRENT TOPICS.

OF 1867 entered with 1888 mcmbcrs, received 20 |
moro during it's course, has lost Co. and graduates
lOl, OF whom 81 wcro original mombors. Tho class
has lost by doath five members, ono from foyor
contracted whilo in tho army. Twonty.thrco !
States and the West indies arc, or lnyo boon, ro-
presented in tho clnss. Connecticut had S5, Now
York ~, Massachusetts, IA, Pennsylvania -, and
tho Southern States 13. Tho aggregate ago is
2,2iG years, II months, days average ut Preson-
tation Day, az years, months, 2s.6 dnys. Tho
youngest is 10 years, "a days tho oldest is 20
years. months and day. The average Of 'G6 was
"a years, months; that Of '65 was "a years, 8
months. EleYon Of the class hAvo been soldiers in
tho Union army, and ono in tho robol army. Tho
average height is feet 7,G4 inches; tho tnllest
mon uro four, WHO each measure foot inch, by
actual measurement. Tho average Of GO was
feet, 8.5 inches; TINT OF Us, feet, ia inches
average weight, 1884 pounds; heaviest man, 1877
pounds tho lightest, 115 pounds. The average of
&C was 147s pounds that OF '85 was 1887 pounds.
The intended pursuits OF tho class arc Law,
~; medicine, 8; divinity, 10; engineering, @;
editing, 8; mercantile business IA teaching. 6
geology, undecided, t8. The Yalo Law School
will graduate twelve members this yoar, Of whom
six arc from Connecticut. In the class are two
Radical Republicans, three Conservatives, Blk
Democrats and ono rebol who WAS in the Southern
army ind fraternizos with tho Democrats. Tho
average ago Of this class Is "a years, and tho aver
ago weight 1871 pounds"
BxNNErT oloarly aspircs to tho position Of old
WARWICK, tho Kng-Hnker. he iB determined TO
worg tb, nomination Of GRANT, co,sio que coute.
/ Tho Washington correspondent OF the Herald,
writing Juno 0, snys: Tho nomination TO be made
for the next Presidency is beginning to orente .
little interest," iu this city. In both political and
private circles this important question forms ono
Of tho current topics Of conversation. On all
hands may bo hoard tho merits and chances OF tho
mon who are most prominently boforo tho country,
| and whose nomination for The ofioo Is within tho
range Of probability, boins discussed. Quito a
number Of political managers and sohornors haSo
been hero, and some Of thom arc here yet, oper-
atng with all tho influence thoy represent in favor
Of propositions looking 10 tho coming nomination.
Souio OF theso gentlemen are hero nov, it is said,
TO induce Gonoral GRANT TO accept the nomination;
but report says that nothing satisfactory In rofer-
enco to it can be ELECTED from tho General. Il is
| known that many OF those political councils aro
lcld OF tho country residence OF tho elder BLAIR,
| on which occasions Gonerl GIANT and Senator
CAMEnoS, Of Pennsylvania, are nearly always pro-
sont. General GRANT, II has been stated by tloso
who arc acquainted with his views ON tho subject,
although no does not desire 10 become o candidate
hInseK iB anxious to hayo Lieutenant Gonernl
SurRMAN receive tho nomination, and Wou be
deJpy gratiAed II he should succeed in reaching
tho Presidential chair. SoHuYIIEH OoLrAxs and
Senator WILSON aro also mentioned in connection
With tho nomination.
| ~ - 'N:''" 'i a
1lEY. Dn. CgRRY, editor OF the Methodist Chris
tian Adoocate, gays tho Aadnia Monliy, is tho
organ Of tho frec:thinkors the Now York Tribune
| L.. &,
edited by polite infdols; tho Times is racklos1 OF
tSnth, propriety and deceney; and tho Erentns
Post has ;Unitarin prooivitios "a Wholesale and
untoremonious reading out Of tho church. How
| is it that tho Round 7d5tcw spared In this
connection we may state that the New York Herald,
in its Sunday iasuo, atatod tha: one OF It's eotem
poraries recently alleged that tho Herald had
taken the place OF tho religious Journals. The
Herald pleads guilty TO the soft impeachment, and
explains how 1t is that has roacted this proud
oniinsnco, this moral powor and religious censor-
| ship, by the universal consent Of society. Cool
this Tho 71mos says Our neighbor, Tho
Herald, feels caIlod upon TO explain how It has come
according TO tho testimony Of the oditor Of the
leading Methodist organ, to exhibit more quiet
pioty and uEassuming grace md sanctity than any
other Now York paper" It seems TINT Satan has
bcen .'swnpping.n The editor OF tho Independent
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course somebody was needed to takn its place and
'rcadjust tho balance Of morality and religion in
those evonttul and critical tmes." 80 The Herald
I btSpped In. We suspect this ia not tho whole
story the Herald las lately taken to disohnrging
it$ lid servants for new ones possibly Satan has
followed suit and our neiehbor finds himself 'hoist
| by his own Fetsrd." '' ~: h' =
DE- QulHCY, who, in many respects, resembled
EpqAR ALLAN Poe, onco wrote an essay, entitled:
"Aurdor considered as ono Of tho Fino Arts"
New York, wo think, can fairly, claim high
position In this. as in othor department, OF Tho
Fine Arts. The Now York Sun sounds an alarm
over the introduction Of the noiseless air gun,
which, in o murdoror's hand, Is capable of doing
ita work, In tho dark, without deteotio- witness
the recent murder by that means In Brooklyn
Tho editor says: 'Tn this city and Brookyn there
isan average Of noarly ono murder every dny, and
this while all but certain that swift Justice will
oyertako the murderer. It seoms provideDtinl that
all tho ingenuity. which has been expended In
attempts to produce weapons for thnt. purpose,
have failed to discover safe instrument Of muir
dor. Weapons have been mide which approach.
this object, but mono havo beon sucoessfnl. The
air gun, although not invented for tho use OF the
assassin, is also fearful weapon, as tho recent
murder In Brooklyn, by suoh agency, clearly
proves. II this invention was brought TO perfec-
tion, so as to discharges bullet without any ro-
port, tho consequences would be alarming.
"TuE LEAGUE" Is the name OF an elegant eight
pago imperial quarto sheet, published by tho
American FREQ Trade League, of which the frst
number has reached us. II is printed at the eI-
pense Of tho League, and makes very handsome
appearance. Wo Of tho South, bcIoro tho war,
wore nearly all FREQ traders in principle; and be-
cause OF our opposition to the protective tariff in
CURED tho accumulating wrath Of the North, that
tinully burst ovor in the late war, and the re-
suits we at present experience we may be e1-
cused, therefore, for now standing alooE hom tho
quarrel. True, We should prefer an equitable sys-
tenn Of direct TAXATION to protective tariff that
puts millions into the pockets Of TnAD. STEVENS
snd tho other Iron mongors and wool spinners Of
Pennsylvania and Now England; to say nothing Of
tho Righteousness Of our cotton tax. But we know
that nothing VIC could say would mako tho slight-
est difference, and we therefore keep q discreet
ailonce on this and all kindred topics. The New
York Eren.ng Posi-, the Nation, and the Rord,
arc tho lcaling free trade papers in the country.
TIE yAor THAT JonN BruART MILL got seventy
threo votes In tho House OF Commons in favor of
giving tho suffrage to women l. cit,d as proof Of
tho progress which that cause Is making In Eng