The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-08


army will fall off during the next fiscal year
fully twenty-six millions.
San Francisco was to parade in it's proce-
zion, on Monday, all the boys more than ten
years old, who were born in the State.
Mr.. Hurlbut, of the World, it is reported,
will 20 to Europe to report the Ecumenical
Council and the opening Of the Suez canal.
Mrs. General Grants 'best" dinner set was
made in Paris. expressly for the White House.
Will the New York Tribune call this encourag-
ing American manufactures?
Reports Of great social immortality having
reached the ears of the grand jury at Dubuque,
Iowa, subpmnas were issued to almost every
male inhabitant who had reached years of dis
cretion. rs
The Now York Times is said to have re-
ceived, since Mr.. Raymond's death, an ava
lanche Of propositions from wouid.be editors
They are classified as follows: Persons willing
to be managers, 6259; finan ,ial editors, 567O;
leader writer's. 665; theatrical critics, 2O76; re-
porter, 1; night editors. 0; errand boys, 0.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: "The Chat
ham Railroad Is completed. we learn, from Ca
rey, On the North Carolina Railroad, to within
two miles Of Haywood. The terminus Of the
completed portion has been named 'Pullet Sta
t1on, IN nonOr u Chi.hon. o.~Ae., ~ the
representatives in the Legislature from Chat
ham County,"
The Washington correspondents say that
there are four mortg ages on the National In-
telligencer concern, covering $40, 900. The pa
per did not own cent Of real estate. 1t has
been quite profitable. but could not support
one or two Of it's proprietors who lived in such
princely style as to astonish some of the rich-
est men in the district.
Memphis, Tenn, under Radical rule is not
a pleasant place to live in. There have been
forty-three murders and ,homicldes committed
in the city and vicinity during the past twelve
months. or the guilty parties none have been
punished, and only two convicted and sem
fenced, viz: Gavin and Moody, who are to be
hung on the 20th of August.
-Yerger's confinement seems to be telling
on him. His feet are chained and his hands
are manacled, and the only glimpse he gets of
the world. when he s not before the commits
sion, is through little window at least eight
feet high. He said to ths Episcopal clergy
man who visited HIM Monday, thlt he is quite
ready to die II Mrs. Crane wished It.
Sam Hldebrand, the notorious Missouri
outlaw. who had eighty death-notches on the
butt of his r4fls. is~ reported to have died of
the wound which he recently received when
defending himself against an armed posse Of
sixteen. He had escaped and wandered
through the brush for some days with large
party in pursuit. but cheated them OF the
$4,000 reward offered by dying under the
hands of q physician.
"A negro alderman was present at the Get
tysburg celebration. and was refused admission
10 the MOTEL. Having. during last winter,
waited on distinguished Congressman who
was 10 Gettysburg at the time. he applied to
q hlm to use his influence in his behalf with the
hotel man. The representative declined to in
terfere. and the darkey stayed out in the cold.
Inc Mayor OF Washington. who was present.
did his hast for..the negro, but he failed to
stir the landlord, .@.t
"A bill has passed the Senate of Florida in
aid Of the railroads in that Stste. It is pro-
posed to issue bonds to the amount OF $l4. 600
mile, to aid in extending the Pensacola and
GeorRia ad to Mobile, all the bonds to be
issued at the same time. The second PROPOSE
tion is for the State to endorse to the extent OF
$4,000 mile the bonds OF any comp INV un-
dertaking to build q ra,lro ID from Gainesville
to Tampa the endorsed bonds to be issued as
sections offive miles are IN course OF construc-
tion.
Tho lochsmsth who picked the lock on the
outer door Of The Ocean b ink yanlts has re.
peated he feat, the look having been set this
time asst was on the night Of the robbery. He
was at work about four hours, and after he
mad finished said he would open the lock ct
any other combination in half an hour, The
bank Offers rewards OF $25.O for the arrest
ana hnal conviction OF the robbers, for the re-.
turn OF the money twenty -ave per cent of the
amount returned. ten per cent. on the price OF
United States bonds returned, and liberal
percentage ON other securities that NAV be re-
turned.
We learn from the Wilmington Journsa
that q young lad, named Leoniias Beattie
Lamb, aged thirteen years and nine months. a
son Of q. w. Lamb, ESD, was struck by light
ming aadinstantly killed, while hunting on the
beach ~ MYRTLE Grove Sound. Saturday after
noon last. He had CROSSED over 70 the .sbanks"
with little negro about the Same age both
having guns for the purpose o. hunting marsh
hens. When the stroke OF lightning came.
young Lamb was instantly killed, bis clothes
scorcbed partially OF and his body badly
-rned. The lightning, after shivering the
b. r. Of the gun and causing the discharge Of
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