The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09
FROM TEE STATE cAPITA1.


The Fistin9-uR OF the New tat O.
hOusc--The Cost OF the Cemsus--KdftO-
rial Il Retirement--Itcms.
rs lFRoM OUR OWN ooRn4sPo PoNpaNT.l
COLUMBIA, August 7.-Day before yesterday,
DR.. Joseph LeConte. OF the University Of South
Carolina, took his departure for THE Pacific
coast via New York. He goes to San Francisco
tctake. charge of the chair of geology, natural
history and botany in the University OF Cali
sc-n... 7. Sc 70 aI.Ae chs:c c: .ooe.. -
cant by DR.. LeConte's departure, that the dis
tingushed soientiac gentleman OF Charleston
is soon to be elected-as have already stated
in former letter On the authority Of parties
who have authority to, speak on this point-by
the Board Of Trrstees OF our State University.
The cause Of the delay in this election is the
absence of SO many membsrs OF the board that
o quorum csnnot be had. So soon as enough
members of the board return from health tour
ing, Governor Scott will call 3 meeting, and the
filing OF this chair Of physics is the main item
Of business before the board.
In connection with the University, it may be
rcmarked that DR.. Talley, whose mission to
purchase outfit for some OF the medical depart
ments was mentioned fortnight ago. has re-
turned, having met with entire success in the
matter. %
The University Of California, to which Or.
LsConte has gone is @ new. enterprise. just
now getting organized. The first session will
begin on the 2Si OF September. Thus far seven
professors have been elected. The tone, as
thus far developed, is strongly Northern, there
being only two Southern men in the faculty.
OF the other Eve Northern men, one-the pro-
fessOr Of English language and literature lis
William Gwinton, A. NJ, who is best known in
the South through his book upon the opera
tions Of the Army Of the Potomac, in which the
'1rossest and most Aagrant injustice is done to
the manhood Of the South, and done, too, with
Yankees shrewd show Of spurious fairness in
the narrative. A worse book could hardly be
written, on account OF this apparent fairness
and real detraetion of the South. If the other
Northern professors are like Swinton. there is
no danger Of our youths being entioed to the
University OF California to receive liberal edu-
cation. os
THE sTATEHoUsE. .2U AC
Contractor Allen has about forty hands at
this time employed upon his contract Of fitting
up the new Statehouse, for the use OF the
General Assembly, the Executive, and some
other State officers. He is within three weeks
ofthe end CT the solid work rk-asasonYy and
carpentry the painting will require
about six weeks more. 50 that the job will
probably be ready two months before needed
by the General Assembly. The Senate is to
occupy the eastern end or wing the room ORR
ginaI1y designed for that body lin which there
will be gallery extending the length OF the
hall for spectators. The House OF Rapresen-
tatives is to occupy the rear Of the centre,
Originally designed for estate library, and in
this galleries for spectators extend around
three sides. The Governors, Off 70 is on the
ground floor; and upon that door and the Sec
sond-unRinly upon @hc second or main i1,orts-
are six rooms for committees and for some
State officers not yet determined upon. The
lobby is an immense hall; and this is ft, for
vast deal Of the work is to ba done in that lob
by. Tim Hhrley's Legislature meets there.
The cost OF the se fittings up is about $18. 600.
s,.. THAT PENrTENrIARY AGAIN.
The escape of Talbot from the State Peni-
tentiary yesterday su2gests semsthing. This
man. everybody will remember, is he that SUR
rendered himself to the State constabulary
several months ago, with the statement that
he was one Of the murderers Of Senator B. F.
Randolph (mulatto preacher, Of burnt district
memory,) about a year ago. He has no. yet
been brought to trial. BY some mysterious
quirk he is in high favor with the Radicals.
Can it be that he was to have been used as q
witness to convict the real murderers, and now
that game is up and they have no further use
for himP he was kept in the penitentiary,
while the county Jail was the proper prison for
him. Was he kept in the penitentiary so that
when no longer available for political purposes
he might escape? It seems to be an easy place
to get out os-that guardhouse: of the, Grand
Army of the Repablic. #t9 IS, Y
Last week Scott pardoned Poteet, and this
escape of Talbot counts one for Stolbrand
Scott is still ahead; but the Grand Army has
unwavering confdencs In its general COM
manding- Stolbrand. ssots
y ITEMS.
Tho expense or taking the census of this
State. ordered by the last opulent Legislature,
will be at least $50, ,000-so an official Of that
party estimates. The United States takes the
census In 1870, and one would think that an eye
TO reasonable economy would see that q sepa-
rate State census might be- dispensed with. at
least while ''our dear Carolina. Gas Governor
Scott facetious1y called it,) is struggling under
She;oppressive load ofssso many financial bur-
dens; but then. after I'LL, we have Kimpton
yet in the dald--that 'syoung man OF much
ability and promise"-who is to put the finance
OF the State through in style. and Il is ungra-
cious to- grumbie about anything like this.
4 The vigorous, trenchant and fearless pen of
+. Fl. El moro. Esq. which has been felt so de-
cidedly in the Phoenix Of; late, has. been with-y
drawn from that journal. MIR. Gilmore retired
early in the present week. His successor Id
the chair editorial OF the Phoenix has not yet
been announced, but o strong hand is needed