The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-08
NEwS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
A child, lost three days after the evacuation Of
Richmond, has just been restored to its mother.
There is great distress in Havana and several
houses have been opened for gratuitous distribu-
ton OF soup. 1as
JENNIE BURNS, aged only thirteen years, has
been lecturing on temperance in Washington
County, New York, with remarkable success.
A manufactory Of printing types from vulcanized
rubber has been started at Dalston, England. The
type ia lighter than the metal kind costs only one
third as much, and is said to equal it in quality
and durability.
At the banquet given to the congressional party
in Nashville, Tenn, General FRANK CHEArHAaz,
late OF the Confederate army, when called on. as
President OF the meeting, for speech, refused,
but offered as toast ssHere's to the Union"
1t is generally conceded that the test case as to
whether Alabama is State in the Union will be
decided by the Supreme Court in the affirmative,
and this decision will upset entirely, and perhaps
in advance, the project for turning that and the
other States into territories.
A suit If importance to distil1ers has been heard
at Buffalo, New York, dstiller being charged with
selling mash which contained sufficient alcohol to
make it liable to tho taz on @hiskey Us vinegar
The New York Herald states that for thv- nrst
three months of RrsroaIs engagement in America,
ending with the Goth ofDecember, GRAu paid her. as
her share Of the receipts, free from expenses about
one hundred thousand dollars. comfortable
Christmas plum.
Two celebrated race horses. Dan Rice and Lamp
lighter, have been seized by the Collector Of De-
troit. They were owned and kept in Canada, but
frequently taken to Detroit, ostensibly for pleas
ure drives, and recently sold without the payment
Of duties.
The girlwhipping school1naster Of Cambridge,
says the Baltimore Transcript Of the 5th, has re-
ceived $3.50 from his friends as testimonial. Such
Is Massachusetts ! She sheds tears and makes
lamentations over the fancied wrongs Of imaginary
negro in Alabama, and rewards her own women
whippers with purses Of $3.50 each
The Atlanta Inte,igsncer, OF the 4th, says: For
many days past the shipments Of mules through
this city has been large They come from the blue
grass fields Of Kentucky, and are about as fine as
we have ever seen. They are Intended, we learn,
Tor the vast cotton regions Of Southwestern Geor-
gia, though large numbers Of them are retained
for this locality. They are shipped in and out by
railway.
countryman appeared in Richmond re-
Gently, with q sleigh that completely ecIpsed
all that the city bloods have been yet able to
turn out. It consisted Of a hogshead with the
side scooped out, placed upon heavy wooden
rockers. The head and body OF the driver, who
looked as snug as Laplandar in furs, only pro-
truded far enough above the opening in the hogs
head to allow him to guide his old horse ssBaze;r
and avoid running into Trailer crafts.
We perceive by our foreign files that an actor
representing himself as Mr.. JosEpH BoorH, the
youngest son Of the late JuH1us BnUrus BoorH is
ak Hsp1, Ill.
by his impudent assumption. Mr.. JOSEPH BOOTH
is not on the stage, and is at present New York
nor, is any member Of the family in Europe. We
trust that this iposter, who is represented to be
MI. HENRY MARBLE, Of Leaverworth, viii find
his Just deserts.
The Milwaukee Ne,cs has an elaborate article on
the wheat trade Of that city, which, it seems, has
been considerably larger during the last year than
it YVES in 1855, although the wheat crop of Wiscon-
ain was partially failure last season. The wheat
receipts OF Milwaukee TOR 1866 amounted to u 6s4
44S bushels, while those OF Chicago, during the
same tme we're but Ii $50, ,e91 bushels, difference
in favor of Milwaukee Of 713, ,457 bushels. Milwau
kee may, therefore, still continue to make her
boast that che is the largest primary wheat depot
1t is said that at the Christmas dinner at the
Five Points House Of Industry, New York. eight
persons, four gentlemen and four lsdiea. met to-
gether. One OF them was bank clerk one a law
yer, one IN an extensive importing house. Two OF
the young ladies' were genteelly married. An were
intelligent and in good positions. Yet all four
we're picked up in the streets as vagrant children
and we're rescued by this Institution Of mercy.
Inc principal OF leading academy near New
York has beautiful wife, who was rescued when
little child from one Of the most degraded houses
at Five Points. a E N.
The Wilmington Journal, Of the 5th, says We
noticed yesterday that the steamship fairbanks
from New York, was being ladeaed at the wharf OF
the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad This is
indicative OF tho fact that that COMPANY is doing
quite large business in the forwarding line and
have, We learn, generally quite large quantity OF
freight for shipment. This company have become
forwarders as well as transporters Of freight and
do considerable business for the people residino.
along the line Of the road, much to the ANNOYANCE
OF our merchants, who consider it that much bus,
ness taken from their hands by n corporation.
The Wadesboro' Argus; Of the 3d. says: :sWe
regret to learn that the relief asked tor from the
state the Cheraw and Coalfelds Rail-
rosa was oeieated IL the 4enate-killed by
lts own trends. In connection with the ear
y eomplenon ot the Wilmington, Charlotte and
hutnerfordton, and the Cheraw and Coalaelds
hoaa' we nad hoped for much benefit to this sec
- - ~ uooki141 YET, however, that the
ssase Will 90 soruething to help this company ont
OF the Hire. \; Major TOWNSEND, President Of the
company, is man Of too much sspluck.sto lat fba
matter rest where il isn l.:ii--,1 NJ
The Hartford Coarant gives list OF fifteen 8,
me aoundest and most wealthy insuranse CON-
Panies IN the country, fog the purpose CT showing
now improbable the insurance business: has been
OF lates IN this list, representing $13 900. eco or
capital only three have their capital unimpairea
by losses and they have only q surplus Of aboi3;t
s,Oo1'on a9capital; Of about 81 OOo, 600. AZ a.
onset 70 this, it must be remembered that the in
surance companies have, Until recently, been mak-
ing large gains, and that their present capitals
frequently represent earnings declared on stoch
dividends. M m n ~ - 1'''''.~ ~
In Speaking Of the Hon. GARRETT DAVE. Senator
nom kentucky, who earnestly appealed to the Ad-
1nfcistration and to Congress- all through the w.r
to hold last 10 ths Constitution, the ;Jo,a,,a, ~
Commerce says: .sThe decision Of the suprema
Court of the United states, recently published on
the subject Of military commissioners and their in
risdiction, sis . remarkable endorsement of the 4
course pursued eys Mr. ,n.y1s in tbs Senate. and
should convince the Northern people that it is DOS
sibla. in times Of excitement, to condemn as INNS.
Er1otlo what ts IN reality tho highest duty and
most worthy couzse Of 3 public MAJ, s,..
very successful Teachers' Institute MAS be,d
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