The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-11
II Ews So M.MAR z.

General Buckners modest announcement OF
his accession to the editorial staff Of that able
journal.
VA Radical paper confesses that Nit. Vernon
is going TO- decay. Eight years of Radical
rule. have undone the work Of Washington;
why not neglect his grave -
The Augusta Chronicle and the Augusta
Constitutionalist both warmly support the
claims Of Mr.. Pendleton to the Democratic
nomination. - *. s.,,. - go ~
3 .Mr. Pendleton authorizes the withdrawal
oEhisname as Presidential candidate, when
ever another candidate evinces superior
strength. Gem. Hancock has done the same.
Nobly done. -
-aDann Voorhees, intends to run for Con-
: ersss in his, Che sixth Indiana, district. -Four
Republicans are in the field for the nomination.
Mr.. .Coburn, the present member, will proba-
bly, not be candidate. - 5s2.%
Mr.. Hoe, the inventor Of the cylinder press,
whose. patent (tventy-one years) expires in
JuE,s IN Washington asking for renewal,
upon the ground that he has not been suff.
ciently compensated. -
The State Department is in receipt of in
telhgence to the effect that Dennis OConnor,
the last imprisoned American citizen in Ire
land, has been released, and is now on his way
{ to the United States. -.
Tobacco; and religion, according to Brig
ham Young, are decidedly antagonistic. In
recent sermon to the Mormons, MIR. Young
slated that as the Saints grew in grace and
wisdom they denounced theuse oftobacco, and
thsI By and by the weed would be altogether.
abandoned. ia7es..
Western JOURNALS are urging the necessity
OF planting forest trees as Q remedy for the
hufricsnes Ehat so often deyaslate the prairie
regions. They are not sure that forests would.
prove 8 remedy, but wish 70 try the experi-
1 'mSenh which woald decide the matter in the
course Of thirty o.: forty years.
California Will eventuslly become great
wine country. Los Angeles county has ID ,00O,-
600 grape vines, which last year produced
1;6oo,o0O gallons o. wine, and 160, 900 gallons Of
trsndy. The town Of Anaheim, besides many
ersue vines, has plain upon which are grow
ing 10 900 choice fruit trees of various descrip-
tions. . iss -, 2. 3 ~
ssThea telegraph is becoming formidable
riyalto the poatof6ce. In 1856, the British
posstuffca conveyed AZ, ,OO0, 900 letters. and the
Telegraph companies transmitted ], 600 900 dis
patches. In 1865, the commmic ations by tele-
eraph hadnreased to; about 5000, 200, Q gain
Of 485 per cent, while the letters had only
reached the, number Of 7O6, ,0Q0, 900, or an IN
crease OF 68 per cent. =, ~
THE production Of wool ON large'scale in
Algeria Is sttraSting the attention Of the
French. GoFernment a report has recently
bean, published by N. Iisserand, Director OF
;ths AGRICULTURAL establishments, in which he
contends that merino sheep should be introe
duced into Algeria, which would then become
the AustraIis OF France. MsTsserand shows
the enormous seryicesHhioh the merino has
reudersdto to Australia, and especially to New
South Wales, the wool crop now producing
!, them over ESQ 9eoO, 600 per snrum. At present
Algeria Is atarsing. Give her the means OF q
largo weol production, and N. Hsserand is
ready to voueh for her future prosperity.
Much speculation has beep indulged in by
the press and public in regard TO theprobable
correctness OF Judge Chase's views as given
b4-a- correspondent Of the New York Herald,
and published in the Issue Of that paper OF
: J1ine q. Ws think the following from the Rich
mond Wing Of Saturday is conclusive: 1--WE
are at liberty to say that the Chief Justice stat
sselito an old acquaintance and fellow-memher
.of Congress, who called on him in this city
Thursday, that the letter in question (that to
ife Herald), about the authorship OF which he
knew nothing, defined very exactly his senti'
ments, opinions and position" There can,
= therefore, be no doubt that the Chief Justice
: aspires to the Presidency through the Demo
crstienonination.
2 The Columbia Phoenix Of yesterday says
: ssThe Democratic Convention that has been II
session here closed its labors last evening
with 8 harmonious result. The Convention o.
yesterday and the State Central Executive
Committee, appointed. by tho Convention O
April last, having arrived at conclusions mu
tuaIly satisfactory, the South Carolina Democ
racy is now q unit. For ourselves, we accep
nis as q most auspicious result, and the NOR
to be approved because this union and co-ope
ration have been effected without any sacrifc
or ignoring OF those conservative elements
which formed the basis OF the policy Of tn
April Convention. Upon that policy and urol
those principles We shall stand, and upon then
we shall work until success crowns our effort
and the country stands redeemed"
The following curious custom OF the Nesto
r;sn Christians is commended to the seriou
attention OF the young gentlemen and younl
ladies OF our country who propose to COMM
mstrimony. After the marriage ceremon
has been performed, the Wedding party
taken in wagons from the church to tn
house Of the bridegroom's parents. Whel
the second wagon, in which the bride
seated alone, reaches the gate opening Int
Z. the ward in which the house is situated, it j
halted, and the bridegroom 3 mother comes
maat il with baby and three suits OF bah
clothes in her arms. She throws the Gnu
and The clothes into the arms OF the bride, VIII
is required to undress and dress the baby thre
times in the presence Of her mother-m-laW
who watches every movement as only mother
;r.l.v can watch daughter-in-law. II tn
uevly.made bride does not perform the opera
+ion TO the satisfaction Of her severe judge
ahe is considered unfit for her new position
the wagon is turned around and she is take'
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