The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-26
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General d. W. Mercer, of Savannah. was
married last week, in New York city, to Mrs.
Bessie Cuyler nee Steinberger, of Savannah.
-Ex-Queen Isabella makes herself quite at
home in Paris, and is frequently seen IN ths
streets walking in company OF friends or her
family and followed by two footmen wearing
the French imperial livery.
-Csrnelius Vanderbilt is reported to have
made five or six million dollars out of his great
corner in New York Central His late move
ment IS considered the greatest financial coup
1retat Wall-strest has ever known.
The Gazette de France states that at the
review held by Marshal Prim, at Madrid, few
,days back his sen, dressed as sub-ieutenant
of chasseurs, was present, riding pony
which formerly belonged to the Prince OF the
Asturias. sif-'s
Father Morrill,, Of st. Albans Episcopal
Church, New York. has established auricuar
confession, and there is little difference be-
tween his and the Reman Catholic service,
save that it is in English. DR.. Dix, OF Trinity,
who occasionally breaches for him, has not yet
denied the charge of the Catholic World, that
he also encouraged auricular confession.
Tho New York correspondent Of the Phila-
-de!phia Ledger writes: The Rtualistlc tEpls-
copal) churches are making preparations for
various new developments on Christmas, eve
and on Christmas morning. st. Adams an
nounces vespers, mathis, &C.; st. MichaePs, IN
Brooklyn, is taking of service Of some kind
that will extend into mignight, while Rev. Mr..
Ever, who has been preaching that Protest
.antism is q failure,"'is said to be preparing
novelties of an equally startling character.
<-Episcopalianism, in New York city, is max
ing efforts for extension. Trinity Church is
about to establish in all parts Of the city free
oh ,pels for Sunday ana daily service. The
cornerstone OF the first tSt. Chrysostom) has
recently been laid. Most OF the parishes have
connected with them mission churches. Be-
/. fora the next general convention meets, In
1871, the City OF New York, it is expected. will
Sconta nearly one hundred Anglican chapeis'
Archbishop Manning has purchased IN
Carl ,le-place, Victoria-street, London, site
for the erection Of Roman Catholic detro-
politan Cathedral. The foundation stone viii
be laid when q sum sufficient to insure the un-
interrupted progress Of the work has been ac-
cumulated, and the. building will have suen
proportions of scale, grandeur and utility as
bsfit tho dignity OF the See of the Metropolis
of the British Empire. The style will be early
English. A considerable sum has already been
contributed toward.the undertaking.
Tho New York Herald in recent editorial
: saws: sIt is not in the improved character OF
the agricultural element alone that the South
shows signs of progress. We find that Northern
capital seeks investment in Southern railroads
and lines Of steamers-that there is hearty
and generous competition among the CONNER
,ial men in prominent Southern ports to make
theirs the particular point Of departure for
Southern products destined for the North and
Europe. The great cry is for Through rrafhc
for the transportation OF cotton direct from
Memphis to New York. Mobile is becoming
Jealous of Charleston as a port of clearance.
Savannah and Charleston always were jealous OF
each other, and in the pending contest for
superiority it will be found that the city which
shows the most Iberality and good sense IN
the treatment Of those who traffic with her mer-
chants will win in the end"
The New Yo:k Postsay When the South
sern separation from the Methodist Episcopal
Church took place, the courts not only trans
, ferred all the church property IN those States
{ to the "Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
but allotted to them pro rata share OF the
enormous funds in the Book Concern. Since
the rebellion; a case hss arisen IN Virginia OF
some interest. DR.. Lanahan, now one OF
the book agents in New York, was IN 1861 =
presiding elder of Winchester (virgina) Dis
trict, and, in pursuance OF q regular appoint
ment; was in the pulpit Of the church at VIM
chester on Sunday morning. While waiting
for the time to open the service, Rev. Norval
Wilson, Of the Church, South, entered and
took possession, and conducted the meeting,
announcing that he would do 80 twice each
Sunday thereafter. DR.. Lanahan stated to the
congregation that, for the sake OF order, he
had submitted to the intrusion. The church
has since remained in possession of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, and MIR. Wilson and his
friends havs prosecuted suit for the recovery
of the property, which had been IN their hands
from 1874 to the beginning of the lebeuion
The case was finally decided last week by Judge
Parker, in favor Of the present occupants.
His decision is based upon the deed Of convey
ance, which recites that the property was con-
veyed 10 trustees for the benefit of ''the con-
gregation Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
In the Town of Winchester and vicinity" The
amount of property in dispute was about twen-
ty-sour thousand dollars. The Judge DEGREES
that the bill of the plaintiffs Church South)
BE dismissed. This is one Of several decisions
of like import recently made in Virginia and
Maryland, all OF them in favor Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
"A Washington telegram to the New York
World says: ''It is rumored that the President
viii veto the bill allowing the Southern State
Governments to reform the State militia. The
veto will probably be dated as Of ten days after
the passage Of it, although 1t cannot be pre-
scented until the 5th. The grounds on which
the veto il likely TO be based are that Congress
has no power over the militia OF Stale; that
no grant to organize it can be given, as no
prohibition to do 30 has ever been constitu-
tionalIy valid; that tho present bill is practical
Iy bill for civil var in the States South, being
designed to give to usurping organizations
power which they will use to equip the worst
a1ements of The community info armies and