The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-06
NEw 8 sU M MI A. r Y

in New York city during 1867.
THE srb-treasurer Of New York counted
ss1, 600 900 in gold, on Tuesday, in one hour.
Fernando Wood pays $1,000 month for
his house in Washington.
Barring Brothers, Of London, negotiated q
Nova Scotia six per cent. loan for s225OOO at
par in one day.
-Greenbrier County, Virginia, has found
marble equal in every respect, it ID said, to
Parian or Serravezza marble.
1t is stated that Mr.. Thurlow Weed has
decided to publish the history Of men and
things as he has known them for fifty years.
Cars with family compartments, fitted up
in hotel style, with attendants, are to be run
between New York and Chicago.
Gov. Haight, Of California, in his inaugu-
raj discourages Chinese immigration to that
State. 49,
-. The ladies' Of Baltimore are making active
efforts to relieve the distress OF the Southern
poor. 49,.
@LGenerals. B. Buckner has succeeded In re-
covering the bulk OF his property, valued at
some sec, 900, which was condscated during
the war. --
The ".White Fswn" will be the next at
traction at Niblo's, SURPRISING in grandeur
and effect the ''Black Crook, with more women
but less clothing. a
Mother Goose still finds an enormou1 sale
in this country upward of $4,000 copies be-
ing disposed Of every year for twenty-five cents
each. .'
1t seems to be the general belief that the
President win send message to Congress,
probably within ten days, on the deplorable
. condition OF the Southern people.
..ia.4Austria had to dock Macmillan of his title
or Emperor before it could get his body. He
was styied .sshe late Archdukeni in ell commu-
nications with Jusrez. = =, ,y.,......5
LThaddeus Stevens is engaged In the
preparation of Q speech in favor Of the Alaska
appropriation bill He insists that his health
is not as poor as either his friends or enemies
think it is.. 50 -.,t ,.i.4s'4t ~.
,el-Wendell Phillips continues vigorously to
oppose the nomination Of General Grant as
the Radicslcandidste for President. Phillips
/. Ia s,..s power" in the extreme wing OF his party
5-smnng the ultraists and extremists.
.e'',-A.lEhe New York Postoface Commissioners
hgYe given s14, 600 in prizes for plans, but have
:. found none worthy Of Adoption. They will
i now proceed to consolidate" the fifteen ideas
into one harmonious whole.
~ ". Over forty millions Of dollars have been
paid, by the General Government to the North
EN- and Western States, under acts OF Con-
. sress, indemnifying the States for expenses in
curred by them in defence Of the United
States. i.s.,.a55.
'l1 Havana advices state that there is now no
doubt that the Cuba sugar crop win be very
abundant one, and Of excellent quality. II
good prices can be obtained, 1853 will have
prosperous year in the history Of Cuba. the
past two years having been disastrous to busi-
: ness men.
The Tallahassee .Floridian announces the
death in that city, on the 9th ult., of General
William Bailey, in the 10th year Of his age.
General Bailey was born in Georgia, and emil
grated to Florida quite half 8 century ago,
when that territory was comparatively Wild
I, ernses.
l.: The Free Masons Of Philadelphia are to
erect granite temple two hundred and fifty
feet long, one hundred and fifty feet wide and
with a tower three hundred feet high. 1t is to
be ulaced 90 that there will be street on
every side, is to cost three quarters Of mil
hon, and be five years in building. The lot is
already purchased. .a,
Gen. Logan is preparing a bill for Congress
to establish civil service burea1i in Washing
ton, consisting of board Of examiners, whose
duty It shall be to decide upon the quahfca-
tions Of all applicants for places in the various
It will also provide that candi-
dates shall be apportioned among the several
States in the order Of their Congressional rep
r3sentation. - ''''- i'-..-
There is said to be movement on foot to
equip regiment Of soldiers from the City of
New York for the Papal army. At meeting
held on Saturday afternoon, in Broadway, near
the City Hall, a committee was appointed, with
power to invite the personal cooperation Of
several parties favorable to the proposed en-
terprise. A committee Of three was also ap-
pointed to secure proper headquarters to re-
criuit for the projected regiment.
iG.-A powerful digging Machine is now in OPP
Grafton il New Jersey, which is said to be
achieving wonders. 1t is run by steam, and is
at work e1cavating q canal fifteen or twenty
feet dasp and sevepty-fve or hundred feet
wide, taking up ton of mari minute, and
depositing it in cars running on rails laid be-
side the canal, to be conveyed miles away to
the doors Of the farmers in that part OF New
Jersey.
in Mississippi the newspapers are anxious
for planters meetings to consider agricultural
affairs, and with regard to this matter the Holly
Springs (Miss.) Recorder says: planters must
agree to the wages to be paid by them for la
borers, and the course to be pursued toward
LAZY, insolent, faithless hands. Unless they do
this, and that soon, before the hiring of hands
for the coming year, there is in the future
trouble for the honest tillers of the soil.
The New York Times says: GA man (white)
was adtudged to be spendthrift in Boston on
Tuesday by the Probate Court, and a gurdian
appointed over him, under the law providing
that when person by excessive drinking,
gaming, idleness, or debauchery Of any kind,
90 spends, wastes or lessons his estate, as to
expose himself or his family to want or suffer-
ing, he may be presented in complaint set
ting forth the facts and circumstances OF the
case, and praying to have guardian appoint
ed. The principle Of the law is sound and
r.Ir.b1a but what wonld become OF the free