The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18
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NEWS SUMMARY.
Cotton closed in Now York yesterday al q4a

Gold closed at ILL.
!. Cotton in Liverpool unchanged. ro-
Professor DE- MILL of Dalhousio College, iia-
FAX, N. S., is said TO be tho author OF the Dodge
Club papers, in Hnpers' Monthly.
Tho oyster trade is resumed with The advent oi
September, and is very activc. Philadelphia sends
out no less than six to soren hundred vessels.
JoHN q. SAKE snys that it is common lloti0n in
Boston that il porsom is born IN that city, il s
unnecessary Tor that favored mortal to tc "born
again."
California cucumber, raised i'm Rock Island
County, Ininuis, measured throe feet AMI two
inches i'll length, and ono foot inch i'll circuin
ference al tho butt
a fellow by the name OF GREaAR ,ias been ar
r0stcd in Bellcfonte, Pennsylvania, and bound
over to answor al Court for stealing tombstones
from the ccmctcry.
Tho Union League Of Philadelphia has offered a
number OF premiums, amounting TO aLout
thousand dollars, for tho best essays OH tho Bub-
jcct OF bringing primary meetings for making
nominations for Office under the control OF system
and Inv.
Tho Hartford Dcnf and Dumb Asylum had, last
year, an average Attendance of 22i pupils md its
whole number WAS 260. Tho receipts of the nsti-
tuiun were s53,773, and tlIc expenses sl7,G52,
whilo Tho permanent fund now amounts TO
$295, 1888.
The State debt OF PENNSYLVANIA has been re-
duced within tho fiscal year ending September l,
II, ,79l l,GH.5o, which is handsome Decrease whom
il is remembered that there no State taxes OH
real estate, the revenne being principally from
licenses and special duties.
The London Saturday Rcpis,o comments on the
remarkable fact that no sooner had the Emperor
Of the French returned from Saizburg than ho be-
gan TO take measures to rcassurc Europe. Ills
speeches, howoYor, have not had the cilect which
was manifestly intended. Tho general foelng in
Europe is not one Of pacific character.
dispatch from Leavenworth states that Gen.
SHERIDAN, on Thursday, roioyed Con. HAHcoCE nf
tho command of Tho Department OF tho Missouri,
and that the latter ulicor was to start Immediate
ly for Washington i'll obedience TO the orders of
Gen. GnANT. II is further stated that Gen. Snknl-
DAN would speedily start for Washington also.
Tho English papers aro laughing at Il STORY in
the Paris journals that tho late Duke Of North
nmberlaud had Nil annual income OF four million
pounds sterling. anu that his brother refused 10
accept payment Of ono hundred thousand pounds
voted him for having acted as ambassador OF
England at Tho coronation of CHARLES ~, but
had the order for tho sum framed and glazcd, and
kept II 30 till his death, thereby losing both Tho
money and tho interest on it.
Tho Houston (Ioxas) journal givea tho follow
ing account OF tho prominent rebel politicians of
that State: Judge OLDHAM is practicing law in
Houston; WIdFaLL fs ongaged in tho Hamo bust
!, ness i'll England; REAaAN has got married mud
gonc to farming; GnAnAM has also taken wife,
and returned to his native State, Alal,amh;
BRANCH has boon elected to Congress, but Was no,
allowed to take his seat; LUBBOCK is in partner
ship with his son in tho auction business in Ioua-
ton; General WAuL is praoticing Inv in Galveston;
GRAY is building houses ut Houston.
or General HARTsUFF, SHERIDAh's Adjutant-
General, tho Now Orleans Times Of Saturday says:
Tho Roldier stands almost without u rival, among
tho Federal military officers who have held com
mand in Louisiana, in tho high respect and esteem
Of our people. Since coming among he, he has
had delicate and responsible duties TO discharge al
Adjutant-Gnnoral Of tho Fifth Military District;
bnt while strictly enforcing oil orders aud rcgua-
mons OF his superior officers and Of tho Govern
ment, his intorconrao with civilians has been
characterized with such unusual and agreeable
geniality and politencss to win tho hearts OF all
with whom he has come in contact.
Tho sensational story of o Fonau brig, which
lss sssst ssstt AZ
Lord STANLErto to mako 4 complaint to Mr. SEWARD
and ii it is possible to spin few rods moro of
correspondence about tho question, il will proba-
bly DO dono. Tho story ran that when this
mythical brig arrived tho Irish coast, sllo found
SO many obstacles to tho SUCCESS of her mission
that She abandoned tho attempt and returned
without further demonstration Since then moth
ing mas boon heard from hor. Any information as
to hcr whereabouts will probably be thankfully re-
ceiSed by tho two governments.
The cable announces tho death. in payis of
LOUIS DESIRE VERoN, celebrated French iu,r,,,
ist. FERoN WAS born in l70s and became physi-
cian In 1929 The next year he was director of Tho
OPERA In 1923, after considerable literary cxpcri-
ence, ho gavo mp Tho practice OF medicine, and
became ali editor Of tho Quoiiuicane. III March
1881, no became director Of tho opora at Paris
which position lie held for Ave years. In 1871
alter nm unHnccossful attempt to bcolcctcd 10 tho
Chambor OF Deputies, FERoN assumed the editor
ship OF tho Constitutional. In 1910, ho supported
LOUIS NAPOLEON, and in 1851, after tho coup d'etai
lie was elected TO the Corps Legis,atc and re-
elected in 1857
ono OF tho oldest eastern Journalists, WILL1Am
HAoADoRN, Esq. died Monday morning at
Hafien, Ill the sercnty-gixth ycnr of his ngc. Mr..
hAoApoRS was, FOR moro thnn forty years, con.
hocteu "lth the public press In 1928 he becamr
Inc oditor OF the Newark inteRigeacty, newspapor
"hleh supported tho administration Of General
'A'AsoNi put This was not tho earlcst period of hs
experience as an editor. Tho ALBANY Potrio,. n
S'~~'i'oo
doLpIN, and the first daily shoot issued in ALBANY.
hhd previously employed him in its editorial de-
partment. Recently ho was engaged in conduct |
ing tho Troy Bndget. a wnr Democratic paper. Mr.
hAaADoRN, us an editor, hold q respectable rank
and was esteemed for tho mildness Of his manner
ana Ills constancy to the principles le professod |
Inc Border State Repn blican Convention to |
Which reference is made in onr editorial this |
morning, assembled in tho Front-street Theatre. |
baltimore, on Thursday. Delegates wero present
rom Delaware, Tennessoo, Missouri, Kentucky.
D1Htrset OF Columbia, and Maryland, for tho pnr-
pose, In the anguageo OF tho call of the Convention
10 advance the couse of Manhood Suffrage and
demand OF Congress- tho passage Of tho su,rsrn-
WILSON Bill" There was no distinction ON &c.
count OF race or color in the Convention. A tom
pofafy organization was effected, with Hon. Law1s
IHohPs;N, OF Delaware, III the chair; Jauys ".
CLAYTON, OF Maryland, Secretary. Speeches wero
MADE by Hon. Mossrs. MAYNARD, CREswrII, and
others. Letters from whito and colored poti.
clans oil note were received and read. A preamh,o
and resolutions were adopted declaring that q ia
tho duty OF Congress to secure equal rights TO an
men in all the States Of thc Union.
Rtddderdddtsch, the great comic paper of Be,,;n
has among series OF illustrations Of the Exnoai.
tion, very funny thing to soc. It ia p;cture of
tho earth, supposed to DO taken from tho ann
during tho Paris show Tho onr+b ,,,,...