The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-06

every Friday morning.
LOCAL MATTERS.
AsT2oNoM1cAL.-An interesting astronomical
event viii occur to-day, viz: the Sun, Mercury
Venus and the Earth viii be in conjunction-a fact
that viii not occur again in several centuries.
ADMIRAL PALMER VISITS TIE CrTY COUNCIL
Yesterday, at one o'clock, Admiral PALMER and
Staff paid a visit Of ceremony to the Mayor and
Aldermen Of Charleston, at the CITY Hall
LATE PAPERs-We are indebted to Mr. L.
VoaLER, No. 105 A1arket-street, for copies OF the
New York World, Herald, Times Tribune and
Daily Neacs also Of the Stats Zeitug and Rou,ad
Table.
SECOND CRoP PoTAToEs. We are indebted to Mr..
VIM. HOLMES for substantial specimen Of large
and luscious Irish potatoes, boing portion Of the
second crop raised in his garden this year.
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Political Issues BEFORE TIE PEop1E-Wo are
indebted to Mr.. z. G. SEAMAN for copy of a
pamphlet, from his n, exposing the Radical fall
lacies. Nr. S. is citizen of Ann Arbor Michigan
and we welcome his article, useless as it may be
against the tide Of popular frenzy, as an evidence
that there are yet some true patriots in the far
Northwest.
BRUTAL AssAULT.-Yesterd about 12 o'clock
landlord of one Of the sailors boarding houses in
Elliott street was arrested by officer LEVY for q
brutal assault upon sailor. It seems that the
landlord was endeavoring to force the seaman
aboard some vessel without paying him any ad-
vance monay, when the latter resisting, he knock
ed him down and jumped on him, and struck him
IN the head with paving stone. Officer LEVY
seeing the assault, promptly arrested the assail-
ant, and carried him to the detective Office, the
sailor following. Lieut.. HENDRICKS, on hearing
the statement Of Mr.. Levy, ordered the landlord
to be locked up for examination by the Mayor this
morning, and also directed that a surgeon be sent
for to attend to the sailor, who was very bloody,
and quite stupid from the terrible blow which he
had received
MAYORS COURT, December 5.-A small. dirty
looking colored youth, dressed in fat soldiers
garments, and laboring under the name Of George
washington, was brought to the bar for fighting in
the streets; but as prosecutor appeared and as
ne had been imprisoned for a day, he was dis
missed, with his lips and teeth SO far apart as to
give him the appearance Of having very open
countenance
William Manigaut, a colored individual, who
took another mans coat by mistake with the
pockets full of rice, but who was prevailed upon to
restore it to the owner, was discharged compro-
mise having been effected between the parties
sailor, Of large dimensions, who got drunk and
imagined himself vegetable, and consequently
took up his abode in that part Of the Market where
carrots and turnips s.most do congregate,'' was
fined S., which brought him back to conscious
ness, and made him remember that he WAS part
man and part beast.
A USELESS WELL.-Sonce years ago an Artesian
well. OF sixty feet depth, constructed in Meet
ing, between Tradd and Broad streets, and pump
placed in it, much to the qualification of numerous
neishbors, who were pleased with the softness of
the water, and used it exTavagantly During the
Late war, however, when that part of the city was
completely deserted, the pump was either taken
out for IRE wood or may have rotted, and as the
well was never used, its absence was not noted:
but as the old residents began to move back to
their former domciles, after peace was proclaimed,
they began to feel the want OF the excellent water
formerly afforded by this public well, and which
had been Of so much benefit to them. According
y, about four months ago, much to the delight Of
the neighbors, the city again placed pump in it,
and the persons around we're using it with as much
pleasure as before, until some eight weeks ago.
when the handle suddenly disappeared, and the
new pump now stands there as useless to the peo
pie as if it were merely post.
We hope the Chief Of the Fire Department will
correct this evil, and enable the residents in that
part Of the city to enjoy again this soft and agree
able water.
INTERESTING TO STREET RAILROAD MEN-The
San Francisco Mornsnq eau, Of recent date, has
the following:
Dr.. B. NJ. Esterle, OF this cit, has invented and
patented appliance to street rails which will ef-
fectually prevent cars from getting off the track
and at the same time put STOP in measure, to
the travel OF vehicles on the rails by which, espe.
cially in the case Of heavy teams, they become
worn and spread to that degree the fange of the
car wheel will scarcely take hold 1t consists Of an
oblong piece Of iron placed at intervals on the in
side Of the rails, wedge-lke at both ends and iudg-
ing from the operation of the model which the i11-
ventor has prepared, will answer the purpose de-
signed. It VIII be particularly useful at the curves
where the delays are sometimes frequent and al.
ways annoying. The invention can be applied to
the rails already laid.
PLAN FOB A NEW RA1LRoAD.-It will be seen, BY
an advertisement in another column, that applca-
ton will soon be made to the Legislatures Of this
State and Georgia for charter Of arailroad to run
from point near Saltkehatchie, on the
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