The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-27

has been recovered, but some of the diamonds
are missing.
-Blanton Duncan is prominent and is,
doubtless, to be successful candidate for
nomination as one of the three Police Commits
sioners of Louisville, Kentucky.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee is composed of Senator'S Dooittle
and Buckalew, and Representatives Randall,
Humphrey, Ross, Barnum and Trimble. MIR.
Doolittle is Chairman.
Steamer Harriet Lane has been sold by the
government to party in Boston for s1O,5OO.
Rather cheap, the auctioneer said. Another
vessel called the Pelican, English built, has
been disposed Of at $4,000.
Sergeant Bates and his flag arrived at
Winnsboro on Monday afternoon. He was we'll
taken care of by the ex-Confederate soldiers,
end at 9 A. u. on Tuesday, left the town on his
way to Chester, at which place he arrived at
7P.M.
The American Colonization Society has
asked Congress for s10O, 900 year to support
steamship line from the United States to Libe-
ria, and $100 to help each colored person wish
ing to emlgrate In order to settle in that colo
ny. It is stated that over six hundred negroes
were sent to that place last year, and that
since the brginning Of this year three thousand
more have gone, or are about to set out, from
several Of the Southern States.
Mrs. Frances Lord Bond aspires to repre-
sent the United States Government at the
Court Of st. James. She has been trying to
per rsuade the President to appoint her for
months past, and notwithstanding she is re-
commended for the place by numerous MEM
bers OF Congress, without distinction Of party,
she has failed to get the appointment She
has recently obtained from Senator Wade q
letter strongly urging her claims for the COW
-eted position. She is now working assiduous-
" for the rejection Of General Mcclellan, and
should she succeed, she supposes that the
President will appoint her, for the reason that
ahe is the only person that the Senate will con.
firm.
The Baltimoreans are jubilant over the ar
rival at that port Of the new Bremen iron
steamship Baltimore, the first steamer Of the
new line to ply between Bremen and that city.
The event is to be signalized by a great civic
and military celebration and banquet, and q
general holiday. The Baltimoreis frst-class
iron screw propeller, of 2O65 tons burthen,
constructed at Greenock, on the Clyde, for the
North German uoyds, and is handsome and
spacious vessel, built with all the latest i'm
provements in machinery and appointments.
The Berlin, a similar vessel, will leave Bremen
for Baltimore on the 1st of next month, having
already full complement of passengers and
cargo engaged.
The late Confederate cavalry General In
boden is now Domestic Agent Of immigration
for the State of Virginia. He was recently
waited upon by Mr.. Van Raalte, Of Holland,
who is seeking site for the settlement Of
several hundred families from his country, who
are to sail for Virginia this spring. He is at
tracted by the low lands Of the York and James
rivers. Captain E. b. Plumarcher, of the
Swiss army, Commissioner of the Swiss Emil
grant Socity, is also in Virginia looking for
lands. General Imboden has suggested the
Piedmont country, near the head waters Of the
Dan, Of which Danville is the principal town,
and also several localities in the southwestern
part of thu State. His reports may draw many
thousand settlers.
John Stuart A1ill has recently published
pamphlet upon the Irish question, and in it
suggests some remedies for the removal of the
evils OF Ireland. Since the Irish landlords
will do nothing, he thinks the government
might purchase their estates, giving them an
equivalent in the funds, and then let the
ground at q reasonable rent to the people. MIR.
Mill laughs at the superstitious respect of the
English for property, which is looked on, he
says, as sort of ark Of the covenant and very
dangerous to meddle with. He, however,
would make it subject, like all other matters,
to the disposal Ct Parliament for the general
good. But such proposal means the ulti-
mate tall Of the territorial aristocracy in Eng
land and Scotland, as well as in Ireland; and
MIR. Mills theory seems to be rather prema-
ture. The Lords and Commons will not coun-
tenance it.
The quarrel for the possession of the Erie
Railroad becomes more complicated every day.
The Drew men are now an1iously awaiting the
fate of bill before the New York Legislature,
the passage OF which will llegalize their issue Of
stock already made and allow them to give out
more at their pleasure. Should this measure
be defeated, they will fall back on New Jersey,
In which State bill has been passed which
takes the future transactions Of the company
entirely out Of the jurisdiction of the New
York Courts, and allows them to do all their
business II New Jersey. 1t is also stated that
Judge Clerke has granted an injunction re-
straining the receiver, MIR. Osgood, appointed
by Judge Barnard, from acting in that capa-
city, but it has not yet been served. The ru-
mored adhesion OF the Astors to the cause Of
Commodore Vanderbilt, created no little stir in
New York on Saturday. The talk was that if
there is any such combination formed, and
should it succeed, the trade and commerce Of
New York will henceforth be at the mercy OF
the grand monopoly, which will then have su-
creme control Of all the channels of trade.