The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-03
NEWS SUMMARY.

The London Times admits to-day no one is strong
enough or reckless enough to give decided no to
American dictation.
No official information to dato has been received
at SHER1DANs headquarters that EscoDEpo has
been hung OF otherwise mocsted
PRENTICE says: "Gcn. BUTLER carries on war as
little boys sleep TO keep themselves warm-spoon
fashion,"
The number of emgrants that arrived at New
York from January LIST to Decombcr Goth, 1866, was
227 449. The arrivals last year to the same date
were 132,3S5.
Tho steamboat Fashion, plying between yicks-
burg and New Orleans, was burned above Baton
Rouge, La, on tho 9th. Sixty lives are said to
have been lost, and two thousand six hundred
bales Of cotton were consumed.
There1 are now about one thousand men en-
ployed upon the Great Eastern, lying in tho Nor
sey. She is to bo thoroughly overhauled, and to
receive two new boilers On the Goth OF March
next she will leave to commence plying botween
New York and Brest, under tho command OF Sir
JAMES ANDERSON.
Special orders havo been sent to Collectors Of In
ternal Revenue to make personal examination Of
every distilcry in their districts, and sumnarily
close all those that not scrupulonsy comply
ing with the requirements OF the Internal Revenue
Law.
Judge KENEARD, Of Galveston and Houston Dis
trct Of Texas has decided that the lately enacted
Stay Law Of Texas is unconstitutional. This law
is similar to the one vetoed by Governor Hum
PHREYs Of Mississippi, and provides for tnr pay
ment Of debts in execution in four annual install
ments.
The race in New Orleans Friday was attended by
the Congressional excursionists. There we're four
entries, milo heats, best three in five. The race
was won by Malcolm in throo straight heats.
Time-1:50a, 1:51. 1:502. Armstrong was second.
The Select Committee on tho. new postof6co site
in City Hall Park, have finally agreed to let the
Government have tho required ground for $780,
900, and Postmaster General RANDALL has signifed
his intention Of Immediately applying to Congress
for the necessary appropriation to purchase the
ground and commence the building.
The New York Tribune, Of the 9th ult. saws:
sThe mortality report submitted yesterday to the
Board Of Health shows that our weekly slaughter
Of innocents footed up forty-one, of whom eleven
were burned to death. This is not quite up to tho
standard of last week, when we roasted thirteen
persons"
Twenty tons or, by artificial measurement, forty
eight and a half square miles, Of postage stamps
have been used during the year; enough to roof
large township, with Ill it's houses, churches,
barns, gardens, forests and farms; Or if you choose
30 make ribbon Of them, enough to roach nearl,
from the equator to either polo or twice the
length Of tho Mississippi river
Many Canadian clergymen are of strong ritual
lstc tendencies. One of them has ofic.ntcd at
marriage in q white silk gown another has openly
declared the doctrine Of confession; third has
published the sPriests Prayer BOOK, in which the
doctrine of confession, plenary absolution and
prayers for the dead are maintained. The Bishop
OF Toronto declares he secs nothing objectionable
in all this
The Russian Telegraph Line is progressing with
gratifying success. A gentleman by tho name of
GEORGE HERMAN, formerly telegraphic operator
At Cleveland, and now in the employ Of the Com
pany in sibcria, writes that the ferco tribes in
that region are friendly to tho undertaking, that
tho topography Of that country is highly favorable
to the construction and that a residence there is
not so disagreeable as has boon pictured.
Frauds upon the revenue are not confined to
whskey distillors alone. It is known that some Of
our largest silk and lace importers have perpetrat-
ed huge swindles upon the Government by means
OF undervalued invoices other contrivances
which they have invented to meet present emcr-
gencies, One importing house alone was com
PEELED few weeks ngo to pay $500 in gold for
an attempt to evade the law.
For some time past many agents of houses in
Western and Eastern cities have been solline
goods in Nashville Tennessee, by sample The
city council, however, have just passed an act pro-
hibiting this, unless the parties shall FIRST pay
three hundred dollars for an annual lie anso, and
shall give bonds in the Of five hundred dol
Lars, with two securities, conditioned on making
an accurate monthly exhibit recording thcir sales
and paying duty thereon Of ten per cent
a case Of scme interest has just been decided in
Montgomery, Ala, by Judge BCsTEED in which
the Bank of Louisiana concerned In 1862,
GEORGE STEVENSON, as agent o. tho bank, btaincd
q pass through the lines from General BUTLER, and
purchased $50 bales of c5tton, which has since
been claimed by tho Government. Judge BUSTED
has decided that General BUTLER could not issue
such an order under thu Presidents non-inter-
course proclamation, and that the claimants are
entitled to recover.
The Baltimore Transcript Of the 2sth ult., saws
the attendance at the Southern Orphans Relief
Fair last night not so fattering as on the pre-
vious evening; this, however, was owing to the IN
tense cold weather. Tho receipts, so far, have
amounted to nearly $4,000, and it is expected that
at the close Of tho fair s2O 900 will be realized. as
there are number ofvaluable articles to be ratified
OF On New Years night calico ball will be held
in the hall, and the occasion Will be one Of the
most novel ever presented to the dancing conmu-
nifty.
special telegram to the Now York Herald,
states that the Congressional excursionists, os-
corted by several Of the citizens IT Memphis. de-
parted on the regular train on the Mississippi and
Tennessee Railroad, and on arriving at Canton
were met by General P. T. BEAunEaARD, President
Of the New Orleans and jackson Railroad. The
General declared that he was in favor Of con
soidated Government, as the war had settled 1he
question Of State rights, and that if it was in his
power he would not restore the institution of
slavery. In saying this he believed he expressed
the sentiments of the fighting mon Of the South.
The impression made by the General was most
favorable on Ill the members of the party.
telegram from st. Paul, Minnesota, gives the
particulars of horrible tragedy at New Ulm. On
Christmas day two men, named CAMPBELL and
L1scoaB, had come in from trapping expedition,
and during an alteration in saloon, one Of them
stabbed resident OF New Ulm, named JouN
SPINNER, severing main artery, and causing his
death. The sheriff arrested L1scoMB and CAMPBELL.
and while on their way to Jail handcuaad. they