The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-16

ANDRE MARcHAL, has just died at Chalonssur- Ca
one, aged 10a He entered the service in 17S1. and
served in tia wars Of the first NApoLsoN, and at
the time Of his death was decorated with several
orders, including the Gross Of Commander Of the
Legion Of Honor. sts'-1 g
The Toronto Leader is very much provoked by
the sesiiyeness of the people Of the United States
with reference to the proposed, Kingdom" The
editor says: Sour American neighbors may as well
understand now as later that We no more consult
their feeling, or prejudices, in these matters than
they consult ours in the reconstruction Of the
States Of tho Union" 4t
In Kentucky lives o man, the head Of very re-
spectacle and intelligent family who during one
week in each month, about the first quarter Of the
moon, imagines himself woman, dons the hoops
andbamorsl and site in his parlor waiting for his
: beau This strange conduct was first noticed in
him when he was about seventeen years Of age.
he is now fftt -one. -.
The searcy (Arkansas) Record Of the Cd states
that q young man named HoBsoN was drowned
near thst place, whilst attempting to rescue his
Gstsg, who had taken refuge on top Of her house
I from the rising waters. He swan in on horseback,
I but failed To- reach the house, and turned back,
but recalled by her cries, he renewed the attempt
and when near the house his horse sank and both
perished in her sight. She remained on the house
Z nearly three days before she was rescued.I
Mr.. SUMNER seems to have been very generally
mobbed Of late in the Senate. In the renomina-
lion Of MI: saWoaD, as Minister to Belgium, the
Committee en- Foreign Affairs, of which Mr.. s. is
Chairman, reported favorable, and notwithstard-
ing that Mr. SANFoRD is friend" of Mr. SUN
NER's, he was rejected by the Senate. 30 it was in
tho case Of lfr. PARAN STEVENS, who is proprietor
I of fmany t.frstclass" hotels North. He was nomi-
mated IN the Senate as Paris Commissioner; MIR.
SUMER reported unfavorable, notwithstanding,
however, M. STEVENS was confirmed by the Senate.
The San Antonio Herald publishes advertise
ments for two hundred cavalry horses. The New
Orleans Piezyue is glad to chronicle the fact for
tworeasons= 20 First, it gives the Western Texans
chance to cell their surplus horses second, we
know tilat the half and three-quarter blood horses
raised on grass in Texas, tough and wiry, are in
every way suited for campaigning beyond thereach
of fodder sticks and corn cribs; and third because
it gives us some assurance that Gen. SHERIDAN is
preparing for an onslaught among the murderous
dends who have so long preyed upon the exposed
: Texas frontier"
The Montgomery Adoersiser, Of yesterday, says
.eThe broad bosom of the Alabama River looks
positively majestic to-day, as it tumbles slowly
along, cara.. 6 piles Of drifting wood and lumber
with her. Standing upon the river bank one can
hardly survey the scene without evident emotions
Of pleasure. The steamboats, glide along as upon
q sea of glass, making the situation Of the pilot
almost sinecure; he has plenty of room, can hug
the shore or stand out in middle of the stream,
as he pleases, without much caring whether his
name stands correct upon the books of some total
abstinence society not, for well he knows he can
hardly bring the boat to harm by any course he
may choose to adopt.
The New York Euening Post of Tuesday, has the
following We have announced briefly, under
the head Of sAmesements,' the fact that a per-
1ormance will be given on Wednesday afternoon at
the New York Theatre We desire, however, to
add q few words here, both because the perform
ance will be unusually attractive, and because the
object for which the entertainment is to be given
ia one which should commend itself to all of our
readers. Lady Don will appear on this occasion in
London Assurance She will make the most
dashine and vivacious Lady Gay Spanker that We
have had for long time. She will be supported
by the best talent in the regular company at the
New York Theatre"
The shipments of cotton from New York during
he week ending Tuesday, says the Times, were to
he enormous amount of over q, 600 bales, of the
currency value of nearly s325o,0oo 0fthese ship
nents over 1900 bales we're to Liverpool, nearly
900 bales to Bremen, and over 17OC bales to
4ayre. The exports fosR New York thus far in
he current cotton year reach nearly AO 400 bales,
nd from all the ports Of the country they exceed
sc, 900 bales, or more than fifty per cent. OF the
eported receipts at tho shipping ports IN the
anne period. The latest mail advices make thu
yailable supply ct all the ports about 625, 600
ales, which, at the average value of each bale of
,e cotton exported from New York, through the
,st week, represents over s9o,oOo,o 600 in lawful
0pey, ras5asz9