The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-12


TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1865.
LOCAL MATTERS.
,sADprr1os to our former election returns, We
hayo the following:
Ee,eJe.ry-E. P. Lake, r. s. Stewart, Henry
Summer ,p
90
3yE ARE requested to state that the Mail Steam
ship Granada arrived off the bar on Sunday, at
O'Clock ?. NJ, and that sho was prevented from
coming in earlier than she did because of her
heavy freight.
PARDON TO GOVERNOR A1KEN.-We are pleased
to mention that our fellow-citizcn, tho Hon. mM'
h1KEN, yesterday received by mail, from his hx-
.cellency ANDREW JOHNSON, full and complete
pardon.
MUSTERED Our-We are informed that the 33d
South Carolina and 102d Michigan U. s. G. 4. are
on their way from up the country to their places
of rendezvous, TO be mustered out OF service.
THE RICE CRoP NEAR GEORGETOWN, s. Ca
letter from Georgetown, s. c., dated September
2, gives favorable notice of some of the rice
crops in that neighborhood, and affords US the
something moro than provisions will be made.
Below wo give the extract from the letter above
mentioned; and as it puts the freedmen in moro
favorable light than many others have, it affords
us much satisfaction to assist its publicity:
GEoRoErowr, s. c., Sept Q, 1885,
Agrccably to your request have inspected Mrs.
Izard's places, and find thom in q much better
behaved, than anticipated. They seemed glad
to sec some one who was authorized by their mis-
tress to visit them. At the Milton plantation there
are 125 acres OF rice planted and 20 acres of corn
good for two thirds Of a crop.
At Weymouth 81 acres of rice and 3S acres of
corn, and on Island tract 63 acres Of rice. At
Hickory Hill about 1850 acres in rice and 20 acres
in corn, on all OF which I think two-thirts of n
crop will be made. The drivers say that they are
very much in need Of shot and powder; If you can
send up bag of rice bird shot and a keg Of pow
der please do 3d. as it is indispensably necessary
to keep the birds off the rice. These creatures,
you know, are very destructive. have seen en-
tire fields totally destroyed by them,
THE SouTH CAROLINA RA1LnoAD-Mr. MAaRATH,
the President of this Road, has returned, and re-
ports having boon completely successful in procur-
ing iron and other materials for the construction
Of this road. BY the first of October the commu-
nication between Charleston and Columbia WILL in
all probability, be rc-cstablished, and the iron is
now OH its way for. the benefit of the Hamburg
road. The entire work is now progressing and
as soon tho breaks arc overcome which now in
terrupt the several lnes rapid completion,
without any kind Of delay, may be expected.
CRrA1E.-Whcn we glance over the papers of some
of our sister Southern cities, wo arc appalled, ut
the lists of midnight robbcrics, assaults, highway
thefts, &C., that meet our eye, and we wonder il
crime stalks in our streets, as wo see it does in
other places, without an effort to stopit We find
that the efforts made here rs cAectual as can
be under tho circumstances, and our city is as
clear Of burglaries, or highway robberies at night,
or riots, or brawls, rs any in tho Union. That q
great DEAL if not a of this is due to the efficiency
of the present police under tho supervision of
Captain T. G. HoFFMAN, cannot be denied; and as
an evidence OF what we have said we refer to the
annexed table, which exhibits but few offences in
the large population that we now have in the city,
The following number of arrests for the annexed
crimes have been made by the city police for the
week ending September 10, 1865:
For theft ...................14 Ia
For assault and battery. Observation-Disclosures.
For disordcrly conduct Observation-Disclosures.
9oF fis5faHcy y..-............ ....-..........
Total number arrests. Observation-Disclosures. 80
o.
The Downtown Book SToRE-W talking through
Broad-strcct, OH saturday last, VIC dropped into
the store of our old friend S. G. CouRTENAY, who
has recently returned from the North. Piles o
literary merchandise, from the floor, were being
placed in order upon the shelves, and the busy
appearance of the establishment not only remind
ed us of days past, but assured us Of good time
coming ngain. Among the many goods which have
just been received, We noticed largo assortment
OF tnrrsery books" from the celebrated English
house of RourLEpaE & Co., of superior style, be.
ing printed on linen paper, and having fine, vel
painted wood-cuts as illustrations. The "lttle
people" of our city, we know, will be glad to heal