The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-02
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Especial Correspondence Of tic Baltimore Gazette,


Especial Correspondence Of the Baltimore Gaze4e.]
WASHINGTON, February N.-The House this
morning was opened by O characteristic PRAYER
Hou1 the Rev. Mr.. SoYNroN. This presumptuous
Old man is in the constant habit Of appealing to
the Deity specially to interfere in extricatinc the
House from the muddles they got into. On this
occasion he invoked Divine aid in thrustine
through the Tariff. On othor occasions he has had
the temerity, in roundabout way, to assure the
Divinity that he might always be sure to be right
when following the lead Of Trad STEVENS and by
sustaining the previous question if moved by that
immaculate christian and patriot NJ .Ai
It is stated here, with confidence, that scheme
n the Sv be has ct
be cheated out of any choice of Senator for the
present. The plan seems to be this: Governor
Swann's credentials (should he not resign) are to
be referred to the Committee on Elections, there
to sleep until the adjournment Of your Legislature
when the acting Governor is to commission Cres-
wei wei. me course Governor Swami has indicated
WILL checkmate this nefarious project, and it was
the only one that promised success.
Senator johnson, I understand, is himself not
satisfied Of the suf6ciency of the reasons assign
ed for his recent extraordinary vote He will avail
himself Of the earliest opportunity (probabIy that
TO be furnished by the expected veto to announce,
at large, the motives that impelled him to the
course he has adopted. His erpose is awaited with
much curiosity. T g:G-I@
:, observe that the New York World and other
vice to give sSs South IN tbs present 1 @ emergsney s
although they declare that the infamous Sherman-
Blaine ellabarger- Bill should rightfully
noodles Of these advisers Of tho recent slayehold-
ing States that the people of the South have toll
eeEaby clear idea Of their duties and obligations
General Government They have nevertheless, in
some instances, surrendered their convictions in
daference to those of the North whom they regarded
LETT in the lurch when the time of trial arrived
This has been keenly fels and the incortitude
and anxiety Of the World, and such prints, as to
give any at ALL may very we'll be suffered to simmer
down into quiescent conclusion that advice from
such quarters at least for the present. be dis
port. 80 a. . .
The Senate to-day passed bill authorizing the
loan certificates" in the manner prescribed By act
OF February Is, 1852 bearing interest at rate not
exc exceeding Per cent, principal and interest paya
to constitute and be held by any national bank as
part Of the reserve provided for by act of June 8
1864 The bill further provides that the amount Of
lion OF dollars and that not less than two-fths of
the entire reserve Of such bank shall consist of law
ful money Of the United States This bill wns sub
ago, providing for the redemption Of one hundred
millions OF compound interest notes by the issue
Of the like sum in '.greenbacks" bearing no inter-
est, and is the measure heretofore stated as be-
ing favored by the Secretary of the Treasurer.
The House was engaged to-day upon the Tariff
Bill A majority are evidently in favor OF its pas
OF success, notwithstanding the pertinacity with
which it is pressed by the Committee Of Ways and
Means. The Northwestern Radicals may vet.
cation Of the party lash, in which event this tBil
Of abominations" will be rushed through at the
heel Of the session-to the lose Of other vitality i'm
galleries we're edited by q learned running debate
upon the composition and use Of the famed ssshod-
dy," by which it appeared that it was an arrant
that there was but one manufactory Of s.buntng"
IN America-that located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The duty proposed upon this article was acknowl-
Committee to be prohib,ttoe, but Notwithstanding
it enured exclusively to the benefit of g sineie
trim, it was justified upon the ground that it was
which the national flag is. made should be manu-
factured anywhere but on American soil
Destructive c-ConnaeTatioG.-Loss Estfn,.t.a
Dollars. te7'7 - -
About ten o'clock last night an alarm Of fire was
proceed from the brick block Of cotton warehouses
situated on Bay street, near Jefferson, owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgson and Miss Telfair. The fire
in the junk store Of B. W. White, and
that building, and soon communicated to Miller &
Brothers. cotton warehouse on one side, and Grady
q Tullys warehouse on the other. In the former
was stored 100 ~6ales of upland cotton, sill Of
which Tl6 ne was consumed, and il the latter $1,000
also destroyed Owing to the inAammable na-
tare OF the contents Of the store in which the fire
and the delay in securing sufficient and
prompt supply Of water, the flames spread with
great rapdty, and it was only by the almost super
human efforts Of the firemen that they were final
Y subdued, and confined to the buildings men
TONED above: The fire companies were promptly
on the ground, and the Metropolitan steam engine
bad the honor of throwing the first water. Several
daring tiremen narrowly escaped being crushed by
the falling walls which fell into Bay street. about
eleven O'Clock, with fearful crash. One lad was
severely bruised by portion Of the debris striking
him; fortunately, however, his injuries were not
considered serious. We understand that the cotton
was fully insured in the London Phoenix insurance
Company. The contents Of Grady & Tully's ware
house, which, as above stated consisted OF lime
and laths, was insured for sSOOO We have not
been informed whether any insurance had been
effected upon the buildings. The value Of the pro
perty destroyed is estimated at from $4,000 to
ssO, oOO-Saoan7ah Republican, March 1.