The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-06-14

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capital of Italy viiibe ssansisrrsd 70
Rome on the LIST of Jaly. 3 3
rs. Niokerson,. Of Goluntis Hotel
notoriety, diediu the State Of Wiscon-
sin, on the 9th inst.
The Democrats Of New Hampshire
elected the Speaker Of the House by*a
vote of 16l to 1853. >
The ship Dollars Ugarn (D from
Macao, FOR Callao, vas burned at sea,
and 900 coolies perished, on the 26th Of
May.
Mrs. Fairs death warrant has been
signed, and is in the hands Of the
Sheriff.
Continuous, drsDchins, damaging
rains, accompanied, in many instances,
by severe storms, are report ed in Louis
lana, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and
North and South Carolina.
The overflow at New Orleans is sub
siding. and most of the Inhabited portion
of the inundated part Of the city will
be clear of water by Thursday evening.
The total receipts of cotton, since
September last, at all the ports, are 8,
S2l, ,lS0 bales against 2,792,s79 cor.
responding period previous year-show.
ing an increase Of I, ,02S,30l bales.
James A. Weston (DemocraD was
elected Governor of New Hampshire BY
the Legislature Of that State, on Satur-
day last. The vote stood Weston 167
Pike, 159.
1t is announced that Gen. Sickles,
minister at the Court of Spain, is soou
to be married to q Young and beautiful
Spanish lady.
At Boston, on Thursday last, the
thermometer rose to 80, whilst at
Charleston, it stood at 78. On the same
day, at New Orleans it was but 81,
whilst New York stood II and Augusta
81.
Archbishop spaldiug, iu the Catholic
Mirror, says: Saturday, the l7sh June,
will be the 25th anniversary Of the elec-
tiou of our Holy Father, Pope Pious
TX. or the 260 Poutifs who have suc-
sessively filed the Chair Of the Blessed
Peter, he is the only one, after st.
Peter himself, whose pouti6eate will
have extended to twenty Ave years."
Memorial Day at Petersburg was very
generally observed, on the 9Th inst.
During the afternoon, oil Ofths business
houses were closed, and many Of them
we're draped in mourning. A great
crowd visited Blandford Cemetery,
where are inferred the remains of thou
sands of Confederate Soldiers, and
covered the graves With floral tributes.
Manning, as our friends Of the Press
inform us, has specimen Of the hf-
teeuth amendment stripe, six end half
years old, weighing sixteen peands.
His mother came to the conclusion,
some time ogo, that he was "such
little cuss that he would never be any
account DO how" and gave him to DR..
Fl. H. HUoo1Ns, by whom he is we'll
cared for.
Jas. l.. Orr testified before the Ku
Klux Committee. at Washington. re-
Gently, that he had NO personal
knowledge of the Ku Klux, bat expFess-
ed the opinion that such an Organise
ton did exist in some counties ofSouth
Carolina, and that its object was TO
iutimidate the colored people from
vot;no at the leetious in 1879.
A carricature appeared lately in .
shop in Rome, representing the crusif1.
ion, Napoleon III, being on the Cross,
the King of Prussia, centurion, piercing
his side, the Pope aud other supposed
symqathisers with France representing
the Apostles in ridiculous attitudes Of
grief and dismay. The whole edition Of
this blasphsmy sold 10 tsenty.four hours,
aud another was immsdiately called
for.