The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-29
VIEWS SUM MA r 2.

Augusta talks of constructing an opera
house.
New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachu-
sstts fast on april 9th.
Methodist Conferences are being held in
all parts of the country.
Black velvet skull-caps are the fashion for
bald heads in Beecher's church.
"A new cotton factory is to be erected in
New Orleans to run 10000 spindles.
In the University Of Virginia there are in
all 452 students, of whom IS are from South
Carolina, 81 from North Carolina, and 81 from
Georgia.
The Maine Legislature has passed law
imposing 500 fine, or one years imprison-
ment. on any person who, by design or care
lessness, Injuries baggage.
A family OF colored persons in Washington
County, Kentucky, have recovered valuable
estate, which was left to them by Mr. Alsop, of
Mississippi. The case was argued by distin-
guishel counsel.
"A flying machine, it is announced, has re-
,cent,y been invented by o citizen of Harris
burg, Pa, and the model is said to exhibit
great ingenuity. The wings are fifteen feet in
length each, and together will cover 900 square
feet o; ilrface.
Mrs .:aptain Mcguire, who brought the ship
Chieft:.l (of Philadelphia) into New York from
Calcutta, has been presented by the Under
writer's of the vessel in Boston and Philadel-
;pbia with check for one thousand dollars, for
services in bringing the ship safely to port.
"A duel was fought in Augusta, Georgia, on
Saturday afternoon between Jim Rhodes and
Nose Sullivan, two colored gentlemen. Neither
party finched under fire. Rhodes was bit in
the hand, the ball breaking the bones of the
fingers. The affair was then 'tamicably ad-
] usted."
IA very large and enthusiastic meeting of
worlingmen, accompanied by music and BAN
ners, crowded the Cooper Institute, New York,
Tuesday night, for the purpose Of taking mea-
sures to. consolidate the workingmen of the
city into ono political orsnlination, ~l'''i'
-1ro,sld reta an1r EA.>aa.AA .nlti4a1 nardii.toa
as would NAL the interests OF labor paramount
o all others. Many speeches were made, and
resolutions were adopted.
The Mormons are making their last big
profits. The railroad building and the snow
embargo for month have been to them this
season what California emigrants and tho Ida
ho and Montana mines have proved in former
wears. All kinds OF grain are selling at ten
cen 8 pound in Salt Lake City, and butter at
seyenty-five cents to one dollar. farmer
brought in from the country six bushels OF
oats. and exchanged them for suit Of new
.olothes and dollar over.
"A number Of versi6ers live well in New
York by supplying graveyard poetry to people
who have been bereaved Of their friends and
relatives by death. They carefully peruse the
newspaper obituary column every day, and
select from it the places Of death where they
imagine few dollars can be made by writing
rhymes to soothe the feelings, or fatter the
vanity of tender-hearted survivors. The price
of one of these sympathetic efusions is often
as slow as twenty-five cents, and seldom higher
than ten dollars.
Mr.. George q. Miles, Of Maryland, has
ust concluded an American comic opera,
ADAPTED from the Arabian story of "Abou Has
ssn. Manager Ford, Of Baltimore, has secured
the piece, with the intention Of organizing
special company for its representation in the
principal cities. "Abou Hassan" will be pro-
duced at the Holiday street Theatre, In baiti-
more in the latter part Of April. Musical
critics speak in the highest terms Of the bril-
liancy, originality and power OF the music.
The libretto is daintily written, and is worthy
of the authors known reputation as dramatic
writer. The comic element predominates IN
both music and dialogue.
H. v11a mt OH nf n
on the authority of 'sold man Blair" The
latter saws he took pains to inform Grant that
General F. P. Blair did not wish to embarrass
the administration by holding Office under it,
aud that he would resign the position OF Pacific
Railroad Commissioner IN amonth or sooner II
Grant wishe to make change before that
time. Up to this time Grant knew nothing OF
Blair's holding an Office under government,
but when it was brought to his notice in this
way he Immediately ordered his removal, deny
ing even the privilege of voluntary resignation.
The same. day that General Frank Blair, OF the
Federal army, was thus gracously removed,
General Longstreet, of the Confederate army,
was appointed to q fat place.
The New O-.eans Times has the following ::
Gall distinctions of color being abolished, We
can freely and frankly say that no two more
respectable or capable men from this State
have applied for recognition of their merits
and services % the cause of Radicalism than
B. F. Joubert and Major Dumas. They are
natives of louisiana, of the ancient popula-
tion. and if not OF pure Caucasian stock, one.
of them at least, Mr.. Joubcrt, Id pass
everywhere for white gentleman, far aboYe
the ordinary status Of those who demean thYm-
selves so far as to seek public Office. The
other, Major Dumas, is an octoroon, the son of
q wealthy proprietor Of this city, and gentle
man of education and refinement. They arc
beth, Joubert and Dumas, men of culture and
travel who speak 70 languages we'll, who
have the reputation Of being honest and hon.
orable msn in all their transactions, and who
would fill any Of The Federal Offices in the city
fsr better than the majority of the white seek
,ers thereof"
1t appears from communication sent to
Congress by the Secretary Of War, that, unless
otherwise provided by law, the existing rates
Of pay Of enlisted 1pen of the army Will cease
frou and after the Goth Of August next, and
after that date return will be made to the
rates fixed prior to the late war, which was for