The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-12-19

called Capt MCGOWAN. MCGOWAN comes from
| Kentucky, is of running stock, and IS probably
the fastest three, five or ten minute horse in the
country. But mile heats ere out of his line. He
| has an unfortunate habit of getting excited in
company, and running away Another vicious
practice to which he has become accustomed is
| the shaving of negroes. No gentleman of color
can approach MCGOWAN. He has already slain
two sable hostlers, and threatened the life of
many more Last Tuesday MCGOWAN worked
well enough till he was started in the first heat,
when he got crazy because Patchen kept nearly
up with him, broke and run away. There was
no stopping him. and after he had run over mile
he was declared distanced
There is considerable interest in sporting circles
in the international fight, in England set for the
eirbth. between John c. Heenan, of America, and
Tom King, of England There is great confidence
among the friends of Heenan that he will prove
the victor, if his hand burst by striking stake in
the Morrissey fight does not prove weak. Bos-
ton man the other day completed forty-one hun
dred dollars that he has put upon King, of which
| $1,000 was at the odds of s to TO- $500 even and
the rest ct various odds. Private sporting circles
here have information that the fight will probably
occur about to-day or tomorrow, earlier than an
nounced to escape interference. The news will
probably arrive about the 18th or 18th.
Recruiting goes on very slowly. New Hamp-
shire will probably come out at the top of the heap,
with her quota first filled, without drafting. at
every rendezvous in that State volunteers are ra-
pidlv flocking in, to the great joy of numerous
people In Connecticut and Rhode Island a mo-
| derate business is being done In Boston and Su-
burban cities recruiting committees have been
appointed in each Ward, who have erected build
| ings. especially for the purpose, and get few
recruits daily. But there is one noticeable fact
that the recruits now obtained are not to the high
standard of our first volunteers, when enlisted
o,,l ,ot for hoy
been many sharp practices by the substitute bro
kers and professional enlisters, not redoundinS
very much to anyboGy's credit. Crpples have
been passed off as sound, false teeth have been
palmed off on credulous examining physicians rs
of natures own dentistry. The other day New
Yorker who will probably be discharged and enlist
again, and who is over sixty years of age, was
| doctored up with rice-water bandages, paints,
hair-lve, four-dollar wig, and some stimulants,
so that he could manifest the greatest agility and
did not appear Of thirty. After the agent had got
his five hundred dollars or SO, from the City of
Concord, n. Il, he told the story himself and
| Dragged that he had sold the wig for within two
| dollars Of what it cost him.
In final report to the =. S. District Court,
here, the Grand Jury the other day reported
seven indictments, all either for fraud III the
enlistment of men, for enticing them to desert, or
for kindred offences Such crimes have become
very common.
On Friday morning several people had very
narrow escape from drowning, at SCOTS Pond,
near Providence, r. ]. Mr.. Mrs. Christopher
A. Dav, and Mr.. & Mrs. Henry Baker, had atten-
ded Thanksgiving ball at Cumberland Hill, and
were returning to Providence. in hack, when the
driver drove down to the pond to allow his horses
to drink, they got into the quicksands, foundered
about, and finally took to swimming, giving some
bold strokes out into deep water. The party
inside had a very narrow escape, and barely saved
themselves by smashing the windows Of the
carriage, and crawling through One of the
couples was newly married one their honey
moon was decidedly cool one.
The celebrated trotting mare California Damsel,
reported purchased by Senator Sprague of Rhode
Island but really bought By Mr. Amasa sprasne s
accident
Speaking of Senator Sprague reminds me of
the following conundrum which is going the
rounds "Why is Senator Sprague responsible