The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-12
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City on or about the last day OF June, with his
family, for Acapulco and San Francisco.
Judge D. B. Dunham, an old and proml-
nent citizen OF ST. Augustine, Florida, commit
ted suicide by shooiing himself at that place
on the first instant. ee s''
There are sald to be not less than one
hundred oolored men now IN BONE preparing
for the Catholic priesthood The majority OF
them win become teachers Of freedmen OF the
South.
Mr.. A.. W. Reese, who has, for more than
two years, conducted the Macon Journal and
Messenger with great ability, retires from his
editorial position TO give plsoe TO General Viii
liam II. Browne.
james Fisk, Jr., telegrsphed back the
wcr6s., Non possun,us." when; Patti sent on
her terms for an engagement Of one hundred
nights. These we're $9O0. 900 in gold, oue'half
in advance, the rest in daily instalments.
The news nom Cuba Is to the effect that
General Jordan has been placed in command
of the, entire eastern district. Quesads has
possession Of the whole country and line Of
rsilxsy betHesn NueSitas and Puerto del
Padre. .f =
The new site for the White House is three
miles from the Capitol, located at that distance
for the convenience Of few choice visitors
who,cofneih carriages. Any who haven't SO
to SPARE fora hack won't be likely to bother
royalty.
The Washington correspondents say that
priyste letter has been received from General
Hancock, IN which he intimates that il tender
edthe nomination for Governor OF Pennsylya-
niSby.the Democrats he will resign his COM
mission and accept 1t.
in 1866 Adjutant. General Townsend de-
posted in the Treasury gold bar worth
3f1se, captured at the Dahlonega Branch Mint.
Georgia, with the Confederate Government
stamp on. Treasurer Spinner will now send
this bar to the Philadelphia Mint to be coined.
The Catholic olersymeno Of the diocese Of
New York assembled on Wednesday, at st.
Pstrick's Cathedral, in that city, and adopted
an address to be presented by Archbishop Nc
Closkey to the Pope. An address to the Arch
bishop himself was also adopted and read to
him, to which he made . response, warmly
thanking them. The Archbishop departs in .
few days to attend the Gcumenical Council In
Rome. sas ee..
in the month Of October next the Suez
Canal will, throughout its entire length. have
attained the required depth Of twenty-six Eng
lish feet. with width varying from one hun
dred metres tS27 Engiiah feet) along the great
or portion OF the canal, to sixty metres (196
Eneish fest) at three other points along the
line, as specified in the plans. The ofa,i in
suguration has now been fixed to take place on
the,fnk OF November next. @.e-
Se-tIhA1fscou, Georgia. papers say that their
neM 6oIbred postmaster makes sad work with
his business. The Telegraph says: "Day be-
fore yesterday q gentleman brought us tKo-
thirds OF our newspaper mail which had stray
ed into his box. Yesterday nearly one-half Of
our letters came In the shape Of voluntary con.
tributions by outsiders, who had undesignedly
been placed in possession Of them. These are
lines in which the people must be neighborly.
they get into the right hands"
"A San Francisco paper OF the 9Th ult.
says contract has been nude in that city to
supply 1000 Chinese laborers to bs. employed
as plantation hands in Tennessee. The same
paper oommends the Chinese laborers for the
manner in which they performed their work
on the Pacific Railroad, and thinks general at
tention has been attracted to this class OF labor
for The reason that they have proved them
selves unsurpasse as rough workers. The
Tennessee immigrants win receive their fare
to the State and $40 per month wages. Anoth-
or force Of 5000 is being contracted for to
proceed to Mississippi.
The fares, in gold rates, for aieurney round
the world, visiting the most important cities, 1t
is asserted, will amount to 1854, made up OF
the following items: New York to San Francis
co, 500; San Francisco to Shanghai, $500
Shanghai to Hankow and back, 500; Shanghai
to Hong Kong. 75; Shanghai to Canton and
Macao aud return, $40; Hong Kong to Calcutta.
by way OF Ceylou. $3.50; Calcutta to Delhi
(second class), $24; Delhi to Aliahabsd Sl0;
Allahabad to Bombay, s25; Bombay to Suez,
$500; Suez to Marseilles, $50; Marseiles to
London, $40; London 10 New York, $3.50. A
liberal estimate, however, Of the fares will
Ukluk tu6 CudIkcu up dS LiiRh 90 e4oOo w SSo0V'
The New York Herald remarks upon the
result Of the Virginia election: 'The lesson to
be drawn from this virRinis election is, first,
that by pursuing similar course to that Of
the sensible Virginia Conservatives, the re-
sponsible whites OF every Southern State. from
Virginia to Texas, may secure possession Of
the State, and secure the negro balance of
power for future operations. Thus, within the
short space of . single year, We may have an
end in the South OF Northern Radical carpet
bsggers operating for Southern negro supre-
macy. In word, the Conservatives Of Vlr-
sinia have developed a new party organization,
which, it followed up by the anti-Radical ele-
ments throughout the. Union. may soon give
us the dominant national party Of the future.''
The Democrats OF Ohio have put in nomi-
nation the ro.lJwing State ticket: For Gov r
nor; General W. 8. Rosecrans; for Lieutenant
Governor. +. G. Godfrey; for Judge of Supreme
Corrt, W. j. Gilmore; for State Treasurer. Ste-
phen Buhrer; for Acknowledgement. Colonel j.
N. ConneI. The resolutions adopted by the