The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-25
N Il w 8 8 U M M A r Y.

The cornerstone Of the Brooklyn Roman
Catholic Cathedral will be laid in June.
The late Colonel Hazard, the Connecticut
powder man, leaves an estate of fabout 81 oOO 600.
1t is apprehended that the immense crop
. OF wheat in Oregon cannot be harvested.
& The lady ritualists ct st. Mbans complain
n that the continual kneefing in the service in
lures their silks. ~.
The Great Eastern steamer has been char
tered to lay submarine cable between Rrest,
!; : 4 theiA Azorea and New YORK;. eY.5 .. !:
Farming is to-day the most important IN
&dnStry IN Caliiornia- more important thanmin.
..ink.a Hosays the.San Francisco Bulletin.
t,.- Y acial concrete walls faced with glazed
tiles are, It is said lkely to enter largely here
a,into the construction Of CITY ediaces.
~ "A correspondent the Chicago Tribune
rssysof the President's daughters, that .they
are faithful daughters, model hostesses, e17
cellent women" J" 9.'s' .s:: :.S,s32 :, ~ 60
The Sultan. took the ladies OF the Austrian
embassy into his harem the other day, where
athBx pipes Sencusted with diamonds
and drank coffee from golden cups.
A--ARussian ukase ip Poland orders all per-
snns to salute the police, and to remain uncov-.
cred when addressed by any member of that
body,under penalty Of fine or Imprisonment.
!. f--At Knoxville, Tennessee, great activity
prevails IN building. The saw mills are run
ming 10 their full capacity, and turning out
.isrge quantities of lumber, while frame build
ings are seen going up in every direction.
ig4.The retail sales OF intoxicating liquors in
the UIitsd States, it is asserted, amount to
nesrlY,as much as the total value OF all the
railroads in the country, with their equip
mants, which are estimated to have cost
sf,s5405O, ,7s9.
Henry G. Jarrett, the lessee Of Niblo's
Garden, New York, next season, has, it is sta
ted. made Charles Dickens the handsome offer
OF 10000 to write him q Christmas play, and
the aketch,af the piece is already completed.
- t-Another evidVoeo OF the decadence Of the
American shipping interest is manifested by
tha fsct that the NewYork and Havre Steam
ship Company y'afe to dispose Of their steamers
Arago and Fulton at public auction, on the 18th
instant =. s. 50 ,..,
Flounces are nov. the rage in Paris. As
many as thirty-six:are to be2put on muslin
dresses and moreover, the founces are to be
Of Vaienciennes. ValsnGennes Is also fashiona-
BILE On silks, TO the great dismsy Of husbands
and fsthers, who have to foot the bills. Bon
nets, however, are growing smaller, fpossible.
"A ftNe difficulty arose in the Metho odist
conieeaice 1t Chicago concerning the disposi-
don .qf the, colored delegates. One OF the
brethren, amid much applause, invited them to
fpartske OF his hospitality. The next m orning
heststed to ths Conference that it wasn't e1-
actiy convenient for him to keep them longer,
and they we're sent to:a, cheap reolored board
ing house for the remainder Of the time.
Many years since the names Of the late
Earl and Countess Of Mornington were con-
stsntly appearing in the English Journals in
connection with efforts made by her ladyship
to enisrcs the payment Of an annuity settled
upon her by her husband. 4 recent Judgment
inths Court of Chancery, loalca, decides that
thg countess claim is q just one, and orders
the payment to her Of sum which, with inter
est, win amount 20 more than 2Q00. For
twentynine years this case has been before the
Law courts. ess.,,,.i.s ~ .6-
ga bin has been reported in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES from the Committee on Com
meroe, placing Pssse q rOutre, at the mouth
Of the Mississippi River, below New Orleans,
IN the hands Of private parties, who have
agreed to have a. depth Of eighteen feet
OF water always at the channel. By way
of compensation they are authorized. to
charge thirty cents per ton on vessels draw
ing fourteen feet Of water and upward. The
contractors are given eighteen months in which
to ocmplete their contract.
Tho st. Louis Democrat is not content
with party expulsion, newspaper abuse and
general ssinfamy" as spunishments for the recre-
antsenators who have voted against impeach-
rent. It falls blck on the more advanced
criminal code Of frontier communities, and
virtually suggests 'lynch-law." 'sPerhaps," it
SAYS, Cross can find home in Kansas, and
Fowler in Tennessee, but we doubtit." "And
"a for MIR; Henderson, }" it adds, "Missouri will
treat him as he deserves" and it recommends
= ..more- -congenial residence" Politics is be-
coming an exceedingly agreeable profession
for gentlemen who think oaths Of any conse-
quence., ~
The foreign mails bring us report of the
exciting scenes which took place in the British
Parliament at the close Of the first act of the
church drama debate. The most eminent
speakers and statesmen of the English Legis-
lstsre used language on this occasion such as
has seldom been heard within the walls of Par
lament, Mr.. Bright charging Mr.. Disraei as q
traitor to the Queen and country. The London
journals Of the 9th instant concur in describ-
inc the occasion as one Of extraordinary e1-
citement. The Telegraph says "the most
prolonged and fercest personal debate wit
messed in the present generation" took place.
The London Times describes the language
used as Of unusual violence"
Wendell Phillips is fill ID with wrath at the
impeachment verdict. Here is specimen OF
his rawlings: ''No matter what MIR. Justice
Chase announces, thirty-fve senators out OF
afty-four have pronounced President johnson
guilty. Poll the nation and seven out of every
ten say amen to that verdict. A technical rule
Of the Constitution requiring two-thirds vote
may save him his Office, but the Judgment OF
the nation is recorded against him as crimi-
nal. Thus far he leaves the tribunal set to try
him free from any punishment but infamy.
The only difference between this and convic'