The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-21
THE STATE C4PITiL.
a Chapter of Fact and Gossip.

| COLUMBIA, November 10.
The ingathering of the members OF the new
General Assembly is suggestive OF many topics
They bring items and business with them also.
The new apartments in the Statehouse-or
! the newly fltted-up apartments-are pronounced
ready to q turn, almost; and all win certainly be
ready on Tuesday morning before high noon. II
may be of interest to our people to know that the
furnishing goods have all been purchased IN New
York. The inquiry naturally arises, Why need
| General Dennis, who has this furnishing 1oo IL
hand, send to New York for things that can be as
we'll purchased here as there? Economy? Let
| ms see his figures before we rush to that conclu.
sim. How about the ''D,o,yins ?" Is it certain
that our merchants would make out the bills as
he wants the-1s But-supposing that this Lau.
rens.ann,hiIating General has good reasons for
purchasing his goods in New York--what reason
can lie have for importing from New York three
gas.1tters and other artisans, when we have all
kinds Of artisans in Columbia ready and eompe-
tent to do such work? The fare OF IN artisan
from New: York is twenty dollars. both ways.
One who has examined them says that the room
for the Speaker OF the House is furnished in q
style OF superb luxury. This for General Moses.
General Dennis is an underling OF Speaker Moses.
On the contrary, and in contrast with this elegant
apartment for Speaker Moses, the room fitted up
for the President of the Senate Is said to be quite
plain. Does the furnishlng.general suppose that
almost anything will answer for neJro's use
- that the point?
THAT NEW DAILY.
The Daily Union, an out.and.out Radical sheet,
madu its appearance here last Wednesday morn
ing It's Fridays issue contained severe edito-
ral notice OF Senator Sawyer's recent letter upon
the State board of canvasSers. The editor Is L. O..
Carpenter. 1t is understood that TINS sheet estao'
lished less than week be.ore the meeting OF the
General Assembly, and run with borrowed mate.
rial, fold Guardian stocS.l Is an arrangement TO
operate upon the question Of who Is to be State
printer. We understand it 10 be CANNON ar
fair to be run until the State printer Is elected
and then 10 go where Mr.. Denny's enterprlsng
little sheet went once upon time. / get this
opinicm from Republican who ought 70 know.
We shall, OF course, see In Few weeks. -
THE LUSATIc ASYLUM.
The management OF the state Lunatc Asylum
Is becoming to be matter worthy OF the atten-
tion OF Governor Scott. The DR.. Harris ian i'm
ported mulato) has recently been removed lrsm
his position as assistant physician Tor winch ne
was said to ba notoriously incompetent; but he
has been retained in the offlces Of heal attendant
and secretary aud treasurer. have the best eIi-
dence that the treatment the inmates is vastly
harsher than formerly, and that the health OF the
heretofore. Dr. Ensor seems to be doing all that
he can to remedy these grievances, but they can
not be reached unless by the removal or insult
able and incompetent subordInates. Governor
Scott has been appealed to to remedy the matter.
lti another good case for him to prove TO our
people that he Is in favor OF good government-n
he Is in earnest with his promises to that effect.
1t Is further reported that the expense OF feeling
this combined head attendant. secretary and
treasurer, runs over $4,000, and that the services
were formerly done for about s4oo. Why not
have this matter properly and officially exposed;
and then the falsity OF these damaging rumors, If
they are false would appear, and DR.. Harrlss
character be vindlcated; and Il they are true, ne
ought TO be summarily elected. The Governor has
the power both to investigate and to eject.
JOE CREWS AND THE PRESIDENT.
The "Hon." (see the Daily Union) Joseph Crews
has returned from his visit to President Grant,
He abandoned his idea-as said he would-oi
lecturing, with Anderson to illustrate. he visited
the President, however. and took Anderson along
with him to the White House. General Grant was
as civil to poor Joe aud his man Friday as it was
In human nature to be, and heard his recltals,
Qazed upon The scars, and-and-and-to close
the farce without losing his couutenance prom
ised Joe that he should have six companies OF the
most military soldiers there are IN his army Of
81 sll men, for use at Laurens; and, II these were
not enough as many more as might become neces-
sary. Joe has CONS back. with look OF i.told-
you.so on his face; and left the President pro-
foundly impressed ut may bel with the chlvalrlc
knightiness Of Joe's appearance to say nothing OF
the dignity OF his mission, and OF his man Friday