The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-06
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1872.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There are eighteen candidates lot congress
in the Richmond (Va.) district.
The Grand Duke Alexis spent last Sunday
in company with his staff and the Governor oi
Havana at cock fight in that city.
An enterprising New Yorker Is In Rich-
niond, Va, forming troupe OF genuine negro
mInstrels for tour in Europe.
The smallpox has broken out on the
United States steamer Powhattan at Philadel-
mia. and a number of sailors and marines
were removed to the clty hospital yesterday.
:. = The aldermen Of Brooklyn, New YORK;
have issued an ordinance forbidding the col.
lection of fare unless passenger is provided
with seat.
= The Planters Bank Of Fort Valley. Ga,
was robbed on Monday night of fifteen thou
sand dollars in currency. and two thousand
dollars in specie.
in the senatorial election in the tenth
Georgia district on Monday, Styles, Democrat,
was elected by aalarge majority over Arm
strong, Independent candidate.
The steamer Montgomery =, from New YORK
for Savannah, had to put back to New York,
having damaged her rudder of the Capes OF
the Delaware. She will be docked.
About twenty thousand dollars have been
subscribed by the citizens of Nashville to
rebuild the Methodist Publishing House, re-
Gently burned. The new building Will COST
nifty thousand dollars.
One train on the Union Pacific Railroad is
reported stuck In the snow between Sherman
and Red Butts Station, one at Rock Creek and
another at Medicine Bow. The extent Of the
present blockade is unknown.
The National Association of Baseball
Players convened yesterday at Cleveland,
Ohio, and elected Ferguson, of the Atlantics,
president, and N. E. Young, of Baltimore, Sec
retary. The rules are nearly the same as last
year. 5sS
The Emperor Francis Joseph, by an impe-
rial decree just issued, declines to recognize
the old Catholic bishops, or opponents OF tne
dogma Of Papal infallibllty, as portion OF the
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical hierarchy Of
Austria.
AT the sunbury tPa.) election, on the 10Th
ultimo, Mr.. Malick, the Democratic candidate
for chief burgess, was elected by thlrty-seVen
majority, and FIVE out OF the eight councilmen
are Democrats. Sunbury has heretofore been
largely Republican.
The Magnolia Jockey Club have determin-
etl to run the Southern and Western turf con-
gress stake, four mile heats, Oh April 26th
proxlmo. Kentucky, Missouri, tennessee
Louisiana and Alabama will be represented.
The purse and stakes amount to three thou
sand dollars. Other races will be run, COM
mencing on the Esd pfo1imo.
The Washington Sunday Herald says: III
IA confidently believed among the Catholic
priesthood that either Bishop Lynch, OF
Charleston, OF Bishop Whelan, Of Wheeling,
will be appointed to the vacant See OF Balti-
more. The former, 1t is believed, would have
received the appointment in 1854 but for The
civil war then existing.
The Hon. James Brooks, IN rounding on
his very Interesting letters of travel, says that
the proper way to eircumnavigate The globe
Is to leave San Francisco in August, see Japan
a month or less, and then, In September or
October, to Pekln and Shanghai; then coast
of China; then to Hong Kong aid Canton;
thence sail for Singapore and Calcutta, 10
reach there in December; to Egypt and Pales-
tine in March, and all the next summer WILL
be left for European travel.
AS fashionable residence, Filth avenue,
New York City, is doomed. Trade, which is
as lawless as the tide, has taken possession OF
this aristocratic abode. Below the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, 1t was long ago given up to busi-
ness. The fine roadway through Washington
Park has made rush of trade that surges up
to Fitlieth street. Restaurants, club-houses,
millinery establishments, paint stores and
groceries are bursting out on all sides. Blocks
OF cheap houses are going up right under the
caves of the lordly mansions, and fashiona-
bles will have to seek quarters elsewhere.
-Sickles. it seems, came home from Spain
with flea In his ear. A Washington dispatch
saws: In view Of the comments made BY the
Spanish Government on the course OF General
sickles at the Court OF Madrid, 1t is understood
that he will not return, but will be succeeded
In due time by new minister. The prece-
dent which this administration made for Itself
In the Ca,acazy case has returned to plague
the inventor somewhat sooner than was ex-
pected and General Slckles's interference In
Spanish politics will not therefore be approv-
ed by his continuance in office at that court"
The Northern papers publish telegram
from Lieutenant-Governor Ransler, at Colum-
bia, to Mrs. Lucy Stone, president OF the
American Woman Suffrage Association" in
which he says: 'Both branches Of the Cen
,eral Assembly, now in session, have passed
concurrent resolution retiring the woman
suffrage memorial 10 special joint commit
tee to report during the session. Accept as.
surance that will do everything In my power
to induce favorable action and establish equal
rights according to Senator Summers bill.
With an acknowledgment BY The nation Of The
right of woman 10 the ballot, and the cap
stone will have been put upon the colossal
column of American liberty"
The cable brings another OF the reports
which have been SO frequent of late about the
intended desertloa of Rome BY the Pope. II
Is now asserted that the jewels and other port
ablr properly in the Vatican are ready Tor re-
moval, aud that Plus TX on leaving The Eternal