The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-21
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tor HidliinS5s SAe5 llUu DaIe6.
In liverpool cotton closed frmer; mid
dlings 132 !: sa,e- 18, 900 bales.
In Louisiana they have sottled tho ques-
tion OF Chinese suffrage. Seven Cinnamon
have been registered in single parish.
"A negro and q white g.rl welo married in
Washington City, Tuesday, By magistrate. o.
The parties are represented ns having como
rom Warrenton, Va.
-Four companies OF California militia have
boen mustered out of the State sor7ice for re-
fusirg to march in the San Francisco Fourth
S!July PROCESSION with colorcd meu.
The Richmond Dispatch says: General
Candy has decided that twelve months resi-
dence in ;be stalo is necessary as qualiflca-
tion to sliatorSShnd members Of the House Of
Delegates."
William u. Saunders. tho newly appointed
special agent OF the Postoface Department
and wlo is duly qusltfed-is the fret colorcd
man appointed SPECIAL agent OF the depsrt-
ment in the United States. His salary is $1,000
Per annum. and s. per diem for Subsistence.
in the will OF the late Wade Bolton, OF
hcrnphis. the following appears: .T give and
be4ueath the widow md children OF General
Thomas Jon Athap Jackson known az Stonewall
Jackson, who toll at the battle Of Chanoollors.
vile. Vrg,nia, $40 00), as HISTORY tells me HIS
widows furniture was sold after his death for
debt"
General John A. DIX, late Minister to
Fran e, WAS arrested on Wednesday, at the
suit Of Jonn Michel, s'the Irish Patriot" who
charges HIM with illegal Imprisonment. Nit.
cheIl, 1t will be remembered. was arrested in
New York aud imprisoned at Fortress Monroe
by General DIX in the summer OF 1865, and,
upon this fact he brings suit for $25 600 dam
ages. General Dix gave security to the amount
OF $40. 600 TO answer the ohargc.
Tho Philadelphia Gazette observes that it
would not DO in the least surprised to find the
Lackawanna and Wyoming, Pa. companies
employing Chinese miners. These companies
resouteiy bold o 1T against the strike. and say
they will never surrender. Chinese agents
from California have been to Now York In
search OF orders FOR Chinese laborers, and it
is quite possible the ccal companies may
havo B;vcu thon orders, and are now awaiting
the supply TO begin the change.
The amount expended on tho government
buildings in Washington, from the time the
seat OF government vas located there to June
80. 1868 for public works OF every description,
including buildings aud works OF art, is $S7,-
800, ,85s cs. The grounds owned by the gov
erhmeut in the District OF Columbia amount
to five hundred and seventy. y.eight acres. Ch:-
cago gives notice that sho stands ready to
issue bords to the extent OF forty millions Of
dollars H. construct government buildings
there. in case st. Louis hesltates to come up
to the scratch.
Tho statement that General Rawlins will
shortly retire from the Cabinet. and that hls
successor viii BE- General Dodge. Of Iowa. is
denied by authority. Tho object OF General
Dodgc's visit to the East ID to attend meet-
ing Of sho directors OF the Pacific Railroad in
Boston, aud has no political significance. No
change III the Cabinet is contemplated. It is
true that ut one time last spring General Raw
Inns did contemplate retiring, on account of
his health, but lie was dissuaded from that
by the President. His intimate personal re-.
lations with the President, as well as his etf F.
cheney Us tho hond OF the War Departments,
makes IL altog ther desirable that he should
remain where he is.
Marshal Mcalahon, who succeeds Marshal
Mel as Minister of War IN France, is distin-
guished soldor. Born IN 1907 lie rose rap,dly
IN rank. succeeded CaDrOb,rt in the sie % of
Sebnstol0l, and captured aud held the Malakotf
IN the memorable charge Of Sep ember 8. 1855.
10 the I'aliap war OF 1859 he commanded tho
eecond corps o'tho army OF the Alps, and at
Magenta as promoted in the field to the rank
OF Marshal OF France and the title OF Duke of
Magenta. He ia Of an old and noble IrIsh
family. which, like the ODonnells OF Spain.
took refuge abroad afler the battle OF .he
Boyne. they having been sdherents OF the
,Stuarts. The McMahons had so.,e fine repre.
-sentatlvcs IN the Uuion army during the ia, Q
civil war, General Martin McMahon, late
United States Minister to Paraguay, being the
most distlnR ushed. b
1T is said that just after the result Of the
virginia election became known, Chief Justice
Chase wrote confidential letter to promi.
nent politician ln Tepnessee, an old friend OF
bis, wherein he expressed mu,h qualification
at the defeat Of tho bitter-enners in Virginia,
and reioiced over the suoeess OF the Conserya.
Hves. Tho Chief Justice expressed the hope
that results similar to that In Virginia would
be produced in Tennessee, Misslssipp, and
Tex ls. and strongly limited that in his opinion
the Republic IN party Ind ssi 7ed its day. aud
tho limo was ut hand whom o now Conscrya-
tive party should be formed which would ON.
blaoo the modera o mou OF all existing parties.
This iottor WIS kept very quiot for some time.
but alter tho Tennessee election he pentleman
70 whom 1t was addressed seemed TO con slider
the sea- OF secrecy removed and showed It
around quite freely. He refused, however. to
give It to the press.
"A Washington dispatch 10 the New York
Journal Of Commerce says: "rho letter Of
judge Dent to Becretary Boutwell, is much
talked about In political oIrcles. AuIone Re.
publIoans there Is but one opinion. and that Ia
that Judge Dent is taking tho most effective
and speedy means to insure an ovor wheimlne
Republican victory IN the approaching auber-
material contest In Missssippi. Democratic 10
politicians express surprise that Jud Dent
has no moro polIllc,l sagaoi,y than his letter
displays, and saw that whlle his intentions
were good, the manner OF executing them will
tnjure the Conservatives everywhere In the
Southern States. Republicans here believe