The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-21

search of orders for Chinese laborers, and it
II cauire oiposaible tha coal companies may
hass' giseu.fhom orders. sud are now awaiting
the supply TO begin the change. 1g .'-s ''
-;;t.llThs amount expended on the government
eSuiidhiss in Washington, from the time the
essSt q gpvernment IVES located there TO June
70 .tSSs Tor public works OF every description.
1&Rciudmg buildipas and works Of ant is ST.
IN, 0,s6s 06. The grounds owned by the gov
ernment ip the District OF Columbia amount
.isotse hundred and ndseyenty.eight acres. Ch.-
aeuGD1 gives notace that she stands ready 70
tissue bonds to the extent OF forty millions OF
.aaotlarse TO- construct government buildings
othef0. IN caaeSt. Louis hesitates to come up
seto the scratch c. > 74t'' Ia 's
sa.-rhe statement that General Rawlins will
shortly retire from the Cabinet, and that his
successor win be General Dodge, Of Iowa, is
denied by authority. Tue object Of General
.Dodse,s yisit to the East ls, to attend meet
ing. Of the directors Of the Pao1fc Railroad i.
Boston, and has no political Significance. No
change in the. Cabinet is contemplated. It is
true that at one time last spring General Raw
lins thd contemplate retiring, on acconnt OF
hin heslth. but he was dissuaded from that
ahythe: :Prendent. His~ intimate personal re-
lations with the President, as well IS his Ell.
cheney q the head Of the War Department.,
makes II sltogAther desirable that he should
remain where he Is. ~ -a
'-Marshai McMahon, who succeeds Marshal
sNiei d Minister or War 10 France, is q distin-
Ruishsd soldier. Born in 1907, he rose rapidly
in rank. succeeded Caprobsrt in the sic .e Of
;Sebsstopol, and captured aud held the Malakof
in the memorable charge Of September 8, 1855.
In th. Italian wal OF 1859 he commanded the
second corps osthe army OF the Alps. and at
Magenta sss promoted in the field to the rank
1os Marshal OF France and the title OF Duke Of
Magenta. He ia Of an old and noble IRISH
family. winch, fike the ODonnells oI Spain,
took refuge abroad aher the ,DatGle Of .he
Bcyne, they having been adherents Of the
Htuarts. The McMahons had 30 ne fine repre-
aeptaayee ~ lhe Union army during the Ia q
dvH var. General 1isrtin McMahon, late
Untsd States Minister to Paraguay, being the
zau11tantma auished - - -, .... -
LIE i said that just aitsr the result Of the
,HhxiaiA elscsson became known, Chief Justice
eissS wrote ! eoe8dsutiai letter to pfomi-
.nsut politician IN repnessse, m old friesd OF
Ii, wherein he expressed mu,h grstihcahon
& tthe defeat or the bittsr-enaers in VirRlnis,
IND seioiceJ oyer the suaeess OF The Conserva.
Hyes. The Chief Justice expressed the hope
4tas results similar to that in Virginia would
.be produced in Tennessee, MisslssippI and
Texaa. and strongly hinted that in his opinion
The Republic IN party had served its. day. aud
the time WAS at hand when q new Conserva-
tive party should be formed which would en-
1aaee the modera men OF all existlns parties.
fhts letter WIS kept very quiet tor some time,
but After the Tennessee election The gentleman
10 whom IT was addressed seemed to co, slider
ths aeslo OF secrecy removed and showed It
around quite freely. He refused, however, to
give Il 10 the pr %.
"a. .WashIngton dispatch 10 the New York
Journal of Commerce says: "The letter OF
Indge Dent to; Secretary Boutwell, 10 much
talked about in political orcles. Among Be-
pubhesns there Is but one opinion. and that Is
That JadgeDsns Is taking the most effective
and speedy means to insure an overwhelming
Republican victory IN the approaching euber-
nasonal contest in Mslsslppi. Democrat'c
poiitieaps express sufpr.se that Jud g Dent
has no more pohHc,i sagaoity than his letter
displays. and soy that while his intentions
r@e good, the manner Of executing them will
hjre the Conservatives ,evAyyhefe in the
Southern States. Republicans here believe
thsk1ereafter the President will not hesitate
N Syiu h 6to 80 d.
Gals, and discourage any Conservative move