The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-28
PERSONAL.

.--1Ao lAV6bg yAO0uV NHPOloOu 1b tQ&G Q0 mas
given up smoking again. .-p' III rH
Maggie Mitchell is rapidly recovering from
her recent sickness. aa1o. 4ar .rf
r.-Mr ReYerdy Johnson writes to friend
IN Boston, that he thinks he will publish an
article In defence Of his Alabama Claims
Treaty. 2hiitI ats.U.. c6, ..g;@I
! Colonel ". 8. Aahby, who was the leader Of
General Wade Hampton's scouts in the late re-
bellion, iarriyed at Nassau last Monday, on his
way to Cuba. ~ 'lf.;l { i. .e..; .1spE III n
Il Senator spraRua has selected Jemes Y:
Smith as his candidate to succeed Senator Au-
thony, Of Rhode leland. Anthony naturally
wants to succeed himself c.s'sf 1es ffa 0'
The Hon. r. M. Il. Hunter has come ont
in q letter ,tavoring The election Of Walker as
the Governor Of Virginia over Wells, on the
ground of q lesser evil being preferable to a
greater. Mr.. Hunter himself has NO vote.
Fanny Ellsler, who once illustrated the
refinement and poetry Of dancing, was married
the other day, at tho ripe age Of ffty.nine.
The happy husband is ex-King Ferdinand Of
is q mcrganatc one.
The New York Sun states that Mr.. Seward
has predicted that President Grants adminis-
tration will utterly fail in twelve months, and,
to be as far away as possible from the crash,
the has set out on visit to Alaska, and thence
to the Emperor OF China. as
jean Maria Farina, the ssgenuine" cologne
manufacturer, is dead, leaving seventeen other,
but fraudulent, Jean Maria Farinas in Cologne
to survive him. Laura Farina, worth 81 0O0,-
900. manageable. and but 81, succeeds him in
the cologne business.
"A Mr.. Packard, Of Fall River, seven years
ago bought rancho Of two hundred acres in
Santa Barbara. California, at dollar per acre.
He now has so. 0oGsinea, PRODUCING 30 900 gal
Ions OF wine; ia engaged Ia silk culture, last
year producing 800 900 cocoons; and is also
cultivating the olive. aea a .sts ss1t
There is some gossip about Miss Amanda
Craig. who recently recovered enormous dam
ages for breach OF promise In Illinois. Tone
account Gays that she is engaged to nice
young man who has not I" arisiplace" or any
other disease, but will not marry until she has
her damages in hand. .Another paper. asserts
that she has applied to he rsinstatedin in her old
Position as A teacher. and will doubtless sue
ceed. The refractory doctor who would not
testify at the trial is stin in prison for contempt
Of court.
whether General Sickles will eventually accept
the mission to Spain. A question has been
raised as to whether his case comes under the
act Of March. 1869, relative to officers Of the
army and navy accepting and holding diplo-
matte and oonsular positions. 1t is understood
the Attorney General, ON being questioned.
replied that General eickles' casesis clearly
within the provisions Of the law, and that his
being on the retired list makes no difference.
II it should bs decided that General Hickles
cannot enter upon the Spanish mission with.
out resigning his position in the army, he will
not accept it. tb,
The New York Journal Of Commerce, in
noticing the unanimous and spontaneous trib-
ute to the moderation Of statement and the
oyerruling sense Of justice which characterized,
MIR. Raymond As political aud controversial
writer, says: "Litt1e thought Mr.. Raymond
on every occasion when ne forebore to fix some
insulting nicknanaa upon another editor, or to
put into circulate some story prejudicial to
his character, or to attribute To him some base
motive for his opinions, or to sting and irritate
him In any way with that, most poisonous Of
weapons--a pen dipped in the venom Of malice
and hatred -titbls did he think that these cour-
VcsSeA0 WOAo Ak1A0 AxVp2 W 01OHOuIC
mountinx from earth to heaven to be, given
back in psenteops showers upon his grave. ard
10 keep his nernory rnory green and lhaltcwed." '''f'
j Commodore James w. Cook. formerly Of;
the United States navy, and subsequently CON-
neeted with the Confederate naval service.
died at Portsmouth, Va. on Monday. In the
68th year OF his age. AZ the battle Of Roanoke
Island, while in command Of the steamer
Forrest, Commodore Cook exhibited bravery
unsurpassed 10 history. After the fall Of the
island he retreAted. with his little steamer bea,
fore the enemy's feet TO Elizabeth City. Here,
like . lion brought to bay, he fought
with desperation against oveewhelmmg odds.
His vessel was boarded but hs refused to sur
render, md was sounded snd forced to the
deck, and even then refused to pull down the
flag which he was willing to die SDrs His
victors, astoDishad at his daring yalos, refused
to use their rlghs of power upon him, and con-,
Aped him 20 the dsck. which was red with his
blood and khst Of big men. .r.s,s 'gstS &. !:
d There is quits sharp contest goius 5n tor
Mr.. Raynsona's successor id the New Yottk
Timss. The principal stockhold dsSs ~ ths CON
csEns are George Jones. tbs. pnublishet ana
business man of the conoarfs Who owns thirty
shsres; Mr.. fasmond's estates thirty four
shares; Jas. q. Taylor, fourteen sharss; 3. B.
Morgan. of Cayusa. ten shares;fA. b. Stont.
ten, shares, ard two other. shares owned By
.1pshsf parties, making lin sil oAe hundred
shares The shares ore vaixsd at ten thou-
sand doliafs. naling the concern worth about
one million dollars. The different interests
are divided 90 TO who will bo Mr. Raymond,s
euccessor. One interest lASOts Geo. william
Curtias, another interest Wonld like 10 sec hzr..
Godkin. Of The Nation, and anothsr interest is
prsssinG Mr. District Attorney Tracey, oi
4 Brooklyn. How tho matter win end II 10 Inn
possible 10 say. The Tinoes ID d prosperous
nswspaper, and y paying large dividends.