The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-06
NEWS SUNH4RE:

Napoo ms reported diseases.
"A German speculator Is trying to get up six
pleasure excursions to the United States.
1t is Iumored that Harriea Beecher Stowe is
thinking Of editing weekly devoted to woman
suffrage, in Boston.
r. A. Alexander, Of Wcodford County, Ky.,
the celebrated importer and raiser OF fine stock,
di,d o: his residence, on the 1st last.
An organization OF Southern ladies n reduced
circumstances has been formed at Houston, to DO
sewing. and has undertaken several large con.
tracts.
-clergymen in GLAND are not required to pay
toll on the turnpikes One is now going through
the Courts to provo his light 70 take his wife with
him.
IA large number of the citizens OF Jackson
vile, Fla, are il f,vor Of having the Pensacola
and Georgia and Florida Central Railroads con-
sol date.
-Grau has received dispatch from Havana,
urging him uuder no circumstances to sail for Ha-
vana with R.storl, on account OF the prevailing
sickness there.
During the present year, up to the 9th ult.'
there have arrived ut The port Of New York 22S279
emlgrants 6s59 moro than had arrived last year at
this time.
Out OF European population Of less than
100 uooa tine island Of st. Louis, 10 Senegar, Oh
tho West coast Of Africa $50 havo died this season
ofyellow fever.
-Farmc.s in some parts Of Illinois drive their
stock eight miles to water and back, consuming
th, cntire dly. Some are giving away their hogs
because they have no water.
Boston Is about to erect s125, 900 building to
accommodate the officers Of all he- charitable So
ciet,s, to be called toe Central Charity Bureau"
in order that their benevolent work may be carried
out more systomatically.
-rhe cotton on the ship Consul, burnt below
Savannah, is not 4 total loss. Four hundred bales
OF uadamaSed c1tton and eighteen hundred bales
in the lower hold which is filled with water, will
probably be saved.
Hon. Walter Preston died at his residence
near Aoingd n, w., = few days ago. He was once
q member Of tho United States Congress, and
Afterwards OF the Confederate Congress, and was
regarded one of the most brilliant men Of Vr-
ginia.
Resolutions have been passed by the Cincin-
natl Councils opposing any further contraction Of
the currency, aud advocating the payment Of the
national ept in greenbacks, except such loans
as the national faith is pledged to iquidata with
gold.
Jane Swisshelm is the recipisnt Of very sweet
talk from the Pittsburg editors. shehas the man
agsnent Of fair which a 10 bestow dressing
gown, slippers, etc., upon the most popular editor,
and Jane says it shall 20 to the handsomest. Willy
Janel
There is o convict in the Philadelphia Jail who
has been under sentence Of death sixteen years,
and has been reprived each successive year.
There are several cas 8 somewhat similar in Maine,
where murderers have been confined for nearly or
quite twenty years, and whom any governor may
hang Sat pleasure"
The sheriff Of Cape Girardeau county, Missou-
ri, arrested last week Rev. DR.. Aezeri, President
Of st. Viucent's College, and several INNS at the
convent there, for ,eachins without taking the new
constitution test bath. This oath has faen decid-
ed unconstitutional as to preachers i attor-
nsys, but no decision as to teachers has been
made.
Another fro occurred in Albany, Ca, on Sat-
urday night. destroying buildings to the amount
Of some fifteen thousand dollars. Tho principal
sufferers are Shackelford Co., dry goods and
groceries, Spits, candy saop and bakery; Floyd,
gunsmith shop, and two groceries owned by
Thomas Curlew.
Tho clcarest village in the world Is Brock In
Holland which no horse or carriage has ever been
permitted to enter, aod where everything is kept
with tho most scrupulous neatness. Bef-re en-.
teri many OF the houses you are required to re-
move your shoes. It is said that even the Empa.
ror OF Russia was compelled to comply with this
custom.
~ NJ, Vort 90 ~ n1a
Stephens, Of Georgia, has bean invited by num-
ber OF citizens New Yo K to visit this city, and
upon day to be indicated by himself. to sddress
the people on Inc state OF the country. Mr.. s.
has &c eptc6 the invitation, but is unable now to
fx upon tie Y. he will, however, probably be in
Now York duunS the latter part Oh December.
Hon. B. B. French, Commissioner OF Public
Buildings in Washington, has written FOR publica
ton ettar denliag the stories OF President john
Eon's drinking habits. Mr.. French says he has
seen tho President officially almost daily, and he
is satisdsd he SIS IS temperate man u u his
habits as any in tn, United States"
A gentleman who recsnSy travcrsed nearly u
OF the Western States, with his eyes wide open
nnlhis perceptive S4cules il full play, says that
nothing surprised him half so much in that great
negro, which tho late attempts Of the Radicals to
mako him civil and political equal have develop.
cd among oil classes OF white men.
The official announcement OF the result Of the
New York state election in November nas been
made. For Secret ry Of Ssete, tho chief officer
chosen, the Democrats polled S73 ss6 votes, and
th Republicans 924 OH; Democratic majority OF
20 S7a ID to.al pol OF COT 500. The State Leslsla
ture vii stand, IN the Senate II Republicans and
Is Democrats IN the House. rs Democrats and 81
Repubicens-a Democratic ma jority en- lint ballot
Of 10.
Mrs. General Gaines has arrived in New Or
leans to continue tie prosecution Of her lawsuit
for the esssto OF her father, Daniel Clark. This
case seems likely to rival that OF Jarrdyce us
Jrndyce. Whatever may be the merits Of this
long hugated business, the public sympathies are
doubtless in favor OF fne lady. She has shown a
perlnacIty aad extent OF resources that stamp har
IS remarkable woman-oae waom the laws de-
lay docs lot d.shoartea, nor repeated rave-ies
sTerve from her resolution.
-lhe ARM Register Tor 1857 has Just been il.
sued. 1t contains 1866 names, being all officers
DIV in commission IN the regular army, OF which
90 are in tie ouarsernasters Department, 90 in
the Subsistence Department, i72 in the MedicA
Department, 64 IN the Pay Department, 81 in the
Ordnance Corps, as post chap!ains, LOT in the
corps Of engineers; the remaining number being
made up OF general officers, field and staff and os
GERS OF regiments.
The Nea York Times says the monopoly ofpub.
Eoly thanking God for party triumphs which has
20 long been enjoyed by chaplains and other cler-
gymeu, is now seric sly meuaced by the Louisiana
Convention IN which, on Saturday, resolution
Of thanks to God ior the success Of the Radica!
Republicans il that State was Laid over under
the rules" We hops this very bad example OF
nrofaninc Tho rnrna Of tha Deity BIZ aiming 20 rep