The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-07

p liz has domiciled there. Of the several pair
which likewise used to build over the windows |,
front Of the house, this year, being disturbed b,
the painters, none returned to It again, but in tn
back OF the house there are seven nests. Gu
fruit. OF which we have had the most extraordinar,
quantity I ever saw, was well protected with nests
but there has scarce been o black-bird to run tn,
blockade. In the winter we had one with q whit.
tail in the garden, looking like some foreign bird
but the very hard weather we had took him away
The WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT of the Balti.
more Sun, October 4, gives an account Of the ex.
hunling OF the bodies Of j. Wilkes Booth and
others" The Star furnishes some particulars Of
the first burial Of Booths body. which have been
hitherto unpublished. 1t seems from this account
that tho body having been examined and two OF
the vertebrae having been.taken from it by sur.
geons, was sent ashore from the monitor which
brought it up to the navy-yard, wrapped in q gray
army blanket. The body was taken off in a boat.
in which was ON officer Of the monitor with four
sailors, Gen. Baker and two detectives. Ehe boat
proceeded down stream, and finally stopped at the
lower Arsenal wharf, on which the body was placed,
AFTER which the boat returned to the monitor:
leaving Gen. Baker and his assistants In the Az
senal grounds. A report was put out that it was
the body of o soldier who had been drowned and
but little attention was paid to IL. The body re-
manned on the wharf nItilfa after nightSall, when
preparations we're made for Che interment. Score.
tary Stanton, Gen. Dyer, chief Of ordnance, and
Col, Benton. comnandsnt of the post, were on; the
ground, as well. as General Baker and his detec-
tives. Three men Of the laborera' gang were sent
for, and they were first directed to dig a grave in
one of the penitentiary cells, but after taking ND
the brick flooring they came TO the granite founda-
ton laid in cement. and they pronounced the work
impracticable.' A spot was then selected In the
wareroom, five or six feet aouth Of the IRON door
opening into the prison from the wardeh's depart
Iments and they were directed to dig tho grave ID
the depth Of about ten feet. The grave being
ready, the body, enclosed in an ammunition boz
(arms CASEY, was brought in by four OF the ord
nance men in charge Of q sergeant, lowered into
the grave, and it was filled, the brick flooring being
mostly replaced, and the surplus earth removed to
another portion OF the room. The burial having
been accomplished, the windows were boarded up
and the door made -secure-Seoretary Stanton
taking the key with him. This key was kept at the
War Department until Q few weeks ago, when II
was returned to the arsenal officers. &.
The NAVIGATION OF TEE CoIoRADo is now sgita :
ting San Francisco. BY putting q line OF steam
boats ON tho Colorado River b rmerohants could
ma free access to, and a good market In. the Salt
Lake country. On this side OF the Republic we do
not feel commercial Or pecuniary 30 much as an
artistic interest in the enterprise. lieutenant
Ives Survey Of the Colorado River" published
by the United States Government some Years ero.
gave ghmpsos Of scenery far surprising that of
the Rhine, or any other known river, in pictu-
resqueness and grandeur. One Of the features.
we remember, Is the ''Bleck Canon" whose sheer
wallis rise to the stupandous height Of 5000 feet,
the river being only . narrow but deep and rapid
stream niths dismal pass. 4Another great curi0si-
" 10 an imitation, city, with chinneys, ~steeples
ana dornes innumerable, WORRIED out Of sandstone
Dy the action OF water. There is . perpetual
!na1asS on the river which heightena oil the effects
u - stransess manner. The steam navigation
OF the Colorado will throw CHEN all thesa mar
velous sights hitherto quite exclusiyelv admiraa
by Government surveyors) to the gaze Of artiata
and general tourists, With such an abundance
Of fresh, indigenous subjects before them, worthy
Of their best efforts. ii win be the fault OF Amerii.
can painters IL they do not produce works which
will extort the admiration Of the world. 'Phe
whole West, from the Rocky Mountains TO the Pa
ctfc, IL . continuous panorama OF wonderful
scenes, by the study OF which the native school OF
Landscape painting is to achieve its future crest
Successes. t~s
TEE SUMTER WAToHMAK, Of Wednesday last, Id
an editorial Of o column and Q hall, tenders excel
lent advice to the freedmen I; and 10 withal COM
pliKnentary tothe colored understanding OF SUM
ter District. The editor being absent, the Aoc,.ns
Mnsns treats his sable readers to some excellent
s'anaard Latin md Oriental quotations, inter-
speFsed with choice excerpts from the classic au.
.npfs OK Old England. &c is trus inc Latin |.
..anS'A'eo, put the handwriting on the wall
snss concludes the article, 10 left unexpound-
60. me freedmen here, we believe, have made
,aaMs ao,aDie prosrasa in the acquisition Of
corticn Of Mr.. Said tho poSyslat II III. Anaresss
Psrish, we know Of not single ono 81 ali thn
rsgfaterea voters In this CITY, whe lAys any olains
20 profciency, either in tho Eemitic or shs 1000.
EufcpeAn languages. However, 1t may DO other.
Wise In Sumter