The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-27
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The first suustroke ofthe season occurred
In New York on Friday.
"A tornado on Saturday last swept seVera
counties on the Mississippi River in Iowa ant
Western Illinois. Every movable thing II
its path was swept away.
The Newark IN. J.) Journal publishes
letter from Montgomery Blair, showing how
in his opinion, the Democrats can supper
Greeley.
Horace Greeley has received letters fror
his wife and daughters in Paris congratulat
ing him on his nomination, and announcln!
their return early next month.
Mrs. Tyler, widow of the eX.President
her daughter and infant grandchild, were re
Gently baptized and received into the Catholi
Church at the Georgetown Convent.
The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot, Democrat
which has been non.committal on the Liberia
ticket, comes out for its acceptance by tn
Democracy.
The Illinois Liberal Republicans and Dem
ocrats have each called state convention, u
meet at Springfield, June 2Glh, when coali'
tIonwill be effected.
;-Mr. Sumner says (52d Instantly he hopes
General Grant will not be nominated at Phila.
delphia, but if he Is, he (Mr. Sumner) will take
the stump against him.
The Cincinnati Times sees Horace Greeley
candidate for the Presidency carrying flag
emblazoned with these baleful words: 1.-THE
entire South is for me p' The Times shivers.
The accouchement at London of Mrs.
Anna Swan Bates, we'll known In America as
the Nova Scotian glantess, is announced. She
was delivered of still-born female child OF
gigantic proportions.
The editor OF the Westminster (Md,) Ad-
vertiser, straight-out Democrat, has had a re-
velation, and breaks forth thus: I'VE went to
Baltimore last week. and after-mlnging
with the people freely, found Baltimore for
Horace GreeleY.n- eY.n-------------
The editor of the Mobile Register, writing
after an interview with Mr.. Greeley, says !:
s.Indeed, Mr.. Greeley Is open In the declara-
tlon that II We q. e. the Democratic party) do
not help him, he will not stand TO be crushed
between the upper aha neither mill-stones, but
will come down."
mass meeLing of Democrats was held at
Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th instant, iu opposi-
ton to putting forth any ticket at the Baltl-
more Convention. The Macon Telegraph is
"conadent that Georgia, with the entire
South, will rally to the standard of the honest
champion of the moderate Republicans"
General E. L. Merritt, editor OF the llli-
nois State Register, and the ceatral organ Of
the Democracy OF that State, writes, under
date of the 18th instant, that "the Illinois
Democracy will go to the Baltimore Conven-
tlon solid for Greeley and Brown" He adds
State, in which only four papers oppose the
Liberafticket.
Hon. John Merryman, late State treasurer
Of Maryland, writes, favoring tho adoption by
the Democratic Convention OF the Liberal plat
form and candidates. "The Democrats of
Maryland have never failed the says) to show
their sympathy with their Southern brethren.
Let Maryland, through her representatives 10
the National Convention, declare for the Gin
cinnau platform and candidates, and it will be
crowning act, cementing for all time her
Southern sisters to her."
Paul de Cassagnac hss lost none of his
fire. In a recent numb.c OF the Pays, he
comments upon tho rumor that some one had
been arrested with 35,0OO,OO0 francs on his per-
son, destined to Louis Napoleon, iE the fol-
lowing feroclous manner: "Thirty-fve mil
ions Oh, ye pure and Immaculate snobs of
Democracy, If we had such a sum we should
have been back long ago. We would have
bought you neck and crop-every man of you
land have still a handsome balance left"
The farmers In England are beginning to
give way before the bold stand made by the
laborers. They have raised. wages from
eleven and twelve shlllings per week to four
teen and fifteen shlllngs,. but the Laborers'
Union still demaad sixteen shillings, and the
farmers Will probably have to give way, as
labor Is very scarce, hundreds of men having
Left the agricultural districts for the towns and
the coal and iron districts, and unless some
thing be done the farmers will be In q very
awkward position at harvest time.
The, United States House of Representa-
tives on Friday, inserted In the civil approprl-
alton bill an appropriation of 50, 5OO,0OO to pay
Southern claimants the amounts due them
under mail contracts existing prior to MAJ L,
1869. A psoyiso that such payment should be
made only On proof Of "loyaltyn was stricken
out. The same bill appropriates 100000 to
be expended by the department of justicei
prosecution of the Southern people unper the
Ku.Kux bill. This latter would seem to be
intended as an nabundantset-of for the former
measure. ~ ~.
With the beginning of the summer travel
on the Hudson RtTe- commence the rivalries
of the respective steamboat lines running
from New York to Albany and Troy. The
rate OF transportation is much lower at pres
ent than for several years past, owing to the
competition between the two companies now
struggling for the public favor. So great IL
this competition that passengers are carried
from New York to Catskill, a most delightful
mountain resort, in the Hudson Highlands, for
ten cents, and the price of ticket to Albany
and Troy Is only fifty cents. AS this spirit of
rivalry will probably be maintained during the
season, q: lively travel may be anticipated
along this noble and historic stream.