The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-14

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Lord AHH1RIxY, the eldest son Of Earl RussEII,
uttered his maiden speech.in the House Of Com
mons 2 few days ago. A correspondent says he
does not personally resemble his father, except in
being short; but he has the same weak voice and.
something. of the same formal cadence, though
not the same hesitation OF manner. His debut In
the reform debate made q very favorable impress
.aion, his speech being shrewd terse and flowing.
1.-The special fund provided for by joint resolu-
lion Of the late Congress- for the relief Of Southern
dssttttion is to be applied in aid Of none but the
very destitute, who will receive one busheI Of corn
and eight pounds Of meat par month for each adult
person, and one half the above amount of corn and
meat for each child between one and fourteen
years Of age; and this issue Of food will be discon-
tnued as soon as early vegetables and fruits shall
be grown. So directs the Secretary Of War, in
recent circular.
The statistics Of the Vermont Conference show
II, ,415 in full membership, 1860 members on trial,
making total membership, including 7s local
preachers, Of Is, 353 There are 14s churches val
ned at $SSs 100 and 93 parsonages valued at $104,
ITS. They report 1s1 Sunday schools, 1924 officers
and teachers, 19,75S Sunday school scholars, and
$500 volumes in libraries. For missions during
the last year they raised 92O69 and reported as
paid and subscribed for centenary purposes the
sum Of $55665.16.
Judge FORCE, of the Cincinnati Common Pleas,
has decided in case involving inheritance, that
amarriage in Ohio without the statuary ceremony
is legal and binding. The parties had lived to-
gether fifteen years, seven children being the fruit
OF their marriage; but, holding that marriage was
not sacred thing, and that the ceremony Of
jumping over q troomstick was as good as any,
the parties had never been formally married. The
decision Of Judge FORCE entities the widow to
dover and the children to Inheritance.
The New York Home journal says: "We know
Of wedding to come off in this city in the early
part Of june which promises to be the largest and
most brilliant which has occurred in New York for
many years. We understand that twenty-five hun
dred invitations will be issued to the church, and
fifteen hundred to the house. The lady is called
very beautiful, and the groom is major-general
in the army. The dresses as usual, have been
imported from Paris,' and the trousseau is of the
most elegant description"
AWsshington correspondent tells story which
Curiously illustrates the fame Of ANDREW JACKSON.
A citizen OF Alabama, some thirty years sgo, had
issued to him land title, which many years after
wards was proved to have been irregulary granted.
The Commissioner of the Land Office wrote to the
holder Of the title to demand its return. The re-
ply from an iliterate man, probably farmer in
moderate circumstances, did not attempt any le.
eal arguments; the writer was content to notify
the Government Of the United States that the
name Of ANDREW JAoKsoN was signed to the war
rant. sNow tech it ef you dar !" he added.
The season for sugar grinding has now about
come to a close in Cuba. It has been in every re-
speot a good one, and the quality Of the sugar is
said to be excellent OF the 4O1, ,1s5 boxes Of sugar
exported from Havana this year, 81, ,2s7 cleared for
the United States 178,71s for Great Britain and
market; n, GIT for Norway, Sweden and Denmark;
1887 for Hamburg and Bremen; II, ,3S1 for Belgium;
SO 984S for France 66,757 for Spain; S421 for the
Mediterranean ports; 1903 for South America
Neither Russis nor Holland take any Cuban sugars,
except such as they get through English markets.
Adyices from Arizona report that war of e1ter-
mination has commenced against the Indians, who
have been unusually active and hostile in all parts
of the interior. General GREGG had inaugurated