The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-29


sarily the half or quarter Of the gold yielded by
our mills for that period. Many do not ship at all
others only through their agents monthly or quar-
terly, and othersagsi iy private bands who go
right through with IL to save the express charges
which, on large lots, amounts to more, than
mans fare TO and from New York city -
A Maine paper says: A letter from Captain g. q.
PErrmdu1, late Of Auburn now in business in
Charleston, dsted sTerIitory Of 8. O., March 18 :"
says ssbuziness ia terribly dull. Tua planters are
making every e1ertion to plant large fields OF cot
ton, md are doing nothing about raising corn,
which is the staple articleo living here Corn
sells 81 busbel y some parts Of the terri
tory. Most Of the people now wish that the South
had adopted the Constitutional Amendment. J"
Late atiyices from Arizona state that treaty
has been made with the Apaches at Fort Grant.
The Indians are said to mean! peace in good faith,
and win abide by the proposed terms, ;should the
treaty be ratified at the Department headquarters.
Colonel GRITTENDExB command has arrived at
Fort Yprna. Fhere . mulch eIcitement at Pres
colt over the discovery Of placers on tributary of
the Aqua FRO, SIXTY miles from, Prescott: The
Indians are troublesome about Prescott and Wick
anbairy. 4: sSc2S-l Al
The CharIotts (va.) J Chronicle states thaton
FridayWseka avery old colored woman living In Q
cabin ON the land of Mr.. JOSEPH WusaFIE1D, in
That county (at ,Wingfelds shop, was burned up
in her house, which was also consumed. She lived
alone with two small children. The fire took place
In the day time, but we have not been: able get
any account of the particulars. Her name was
Virgilla, and; she formerly belonged to Captain
Apstent has lately boen taken out in England
for what is called sthe stgas hre-igniter," which
promises convenience if not economy. A row OF
three gas-burners is fitted on belomand behind.
the CRATE bottom, with tap at one side, 80 that
when fire IS wanted the gas is Lit, and the flame
passing among the Goals sets fire to them with
out the aid Of: wood OF paper. In summer, water
can be boiled by the gas alone, as by an ordinary
gas firei u -: !:-s;.4 t-s.
Colonel BoaRoRD, Assistant Commissioner Of
The Frsedmens Bureau for the State Of North Co.
roiina, in an official document to General HOWARD,
says that there are at least 60d0 persons in North
Carolina suffering from want of food, Of which
number two-thirds are whites. Three thousand
bushels o! corn were distributed, during the
month, sent by the Southern Relief Commission Of
N
Government rations were as follows: To hospitals,
64sS; Orphan Asylums, IT'S; destitute whites,
10,95s; destitute Blacks 1891.
A writer in the Raleigh Sentinel, commenting
npon thespoltical and civil death Of the old North
State expresses the hope that some true and de-
voted son Of the late State will write history Of
her, worthy Of the name Of history and OF the sub
ject. Can it not and shall it not be done, he asks
sand protest against the name of the deceased
State being assumed by any other corporation, as
sociation or State, for it would be unjust, untrue
and wrong. Whenever District No. 2, shall be
constructed into State let tho Convention select
name for their offspring, but do not let it be
North Carolinas either old or new. Let her rest IN
peace"
The Washington Chronicle (FoRNEY's sheet)
says: sThe Southern loyalsts justly object to any
and all special legislation for the relief Of such
rebel leaders promise to support the reconstruc
tion measures Of Congress. They contend that
the new Governments demand new men, and that,
above all, these Governments must not be shaped by
the architects Of Of the South. It would in
deed phfu and fatal confession that the hosts cf
conscientious lovers of the Union in the insurgent
or common sense to organize these initial move
ments, and that oil the talents were only to be
found among the ranks that contained all the
treason.
The Richmond Dispatch Of Wednesday seys ::
There arrived yesterday in the basin the first car
90 of bcryta from the Rockbridge mines. 1t has
been delayed for sometime by ice, and then by
high water. This baryta will be ground up hero
and purified at the works Of the Southern Compa-
nv for the manufacture of fertilizers. Colonel
GILLIAN will superintend the process. By previ-
nus analysis, this baryta has been found to be very
purc and it exists in large deposits in Rockbrdge.
We have the prospect Of o large business in this
mineral, which will add considerably to the t1ans-
portation on the canal.
The Richmond Examiner OF wednesday says
We were afraid that the called session would ex-
zDire without single monument to the genius OF
SUMNER, but are happy to believe ourselves mlstak-
an. His distinguished efforts in the haberdash-
erv line are destined to cloak him with glory. Inc
House has adopted his immortal proposition on
breeches, after having rejected MIR. NoE1L's SUD-
lime amendment, to-wit: s'That the uniform snail
consist of a cooked hat, looped up with an Amerl-