The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-14

The Paris correspondent Of the Literary Gazette
writes aa Did You ever observe that great writer's
rarely have taste for bon naots9 NJ. DE LAMAR
T1HE never made one in his life nor did M. Gu1
ZoT, norsM. THIEas, nor Mime. GEORGE SAND, nor
NJ. V1oroa HUGo. Il1ead the other dsy (which
suggested the observation just made), LEON Coz
Lam said To hi, sANTE;,BEuyE, in my presence,
'Can you conceive v1croR Huaol In the midst
Of the Revoluhohc4fs44aa deputation of water-car-
1iers called on him he made them a most elo-
quent speech, but did not, could not put into it
the least bit Of fun, OF one bon mot"
The Montgomery AduerAser says of o corpora
lion ordinance in force there, in relation to carry
ing concealed weapons &c Had such a city law
been passed years ago, many valuable lives would
have BEEN spared to the community beyond all
question: BeardleBs boys, plantation negroes, and
men who scarcely draw dozen sober breaths in
month seena to have imbibed the idea of late, that
loaded is quite as necessary as pair Of
shoes to protect the feet, hence the very natural
result ha been that the Coroner has had plenty Of
business, where his Office ought to have been
ainecure. The law is q good one and should, as it
doubtless will be carried out by the Mayor without
fear, favor or affection"
One .of the editors OF the Montgomery Mail
writes from yPensacola on the Sd: s'The question
Of annexmg West Florida to Alabama is being seri-
ously entertsined1 and will meet the unanimous
wishes Of the people Of this section. Il the Mill
tary Bill becomes alaW, it is held that Alabama,
when abe frames her constitution and asks admis-
sion, should ask it with her eastern boundary on
the Chattshoochee, and her southern boundary on
A1.an n,,1R La hold hat
should the population ct the new section embrac-
ed in the new boundary voto with anything like
unanimity for such annexation, Congress should
not refuse to acquiesoe. Nature intended Pensa-
cola as the ally Of Alabama The connection with
Florida. is fictitious, and detrimental to her in
terests. -e-'.sls
The Petersburg hder states that dispatch was
received in that city on Monday, from Annapolis,
Maryland, announcing the arrival Of Rev. GEORGE
T. WILLIAMS at that Place, in condition of hope
less insanity. Although this sad result has been
apprehended for some time, we had fondy hoped
that his intellectual powers might have remained
u;limpaired. His trial has been docketes for the
10th inst Atan informal conference of his friends
held on Tuesday, it vas determined to enter no
plea of insanity, but to rest the case, as before,
solely upon 1tS meCitS. Mr. WILLIAMS is the
gentleman who was lately charged with picking
the pocket of female in city railway car in New
York. He is Virginian, and has always hereto
fore sustained an unblemished character.
The Cincinnati (Ohio) Gazette says: "We learn
that in the course Of few days committees from
Fayette and Madison counties, Kentucky, will ar
rive here to confer with the Mayor and Council Of
this city, and the Chamber Of Commerce, on the
subject Of q railroad from Lexington, by way Of
Richmond, to Mount Vernon, the latter point be-
ing on the Louisville and Knoxville extension. The
proposed road, about Afty-three miles in length
only, will give Cincinnati what she hae needed for
The pastten yea.s-a direct communication "! h the
South. And no road ca2 be built in Kentucky at q
smaller .eost than the the gs2f route 1,. running
q1ire but little grading Proposes to cross the
Kentucky river alta Ell where, from the absence
Of cliffs, drawbridl ean be built at very small
cost" -,
The St. .hugusd4 .Fla.) Esamtner says.:."We
some ii . sso the estimates which had