The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-09
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New Orleans correspondent says counterfeit |
ten dollar United States Treasury notes quito
common in that city. With us tens of any kind
are quite uncommon.
Seven young lady Bachelors of Arts-why not
Maids Of Arts or Artful Msidens? asks the Proyi-
dence BuQetin-have just graduated at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary.
negro Of Gilmer County, "West" Virginia, is
suing the Clerk of the County Court for refusing
to issue license for his marriage with white
woman.
The Hartford Press tells of dog in that city
who has lost his voice. When strangers pass he
rushes out, goes through the motions with great
RgoT, bristles up, jumps about and wags his jaws,
but not sound comes forth.
HORACE GREELEY suggests that the United
States Senate be reconstructed as follows: Each
State with less than SOC, 900 enfranchised popua-
tion, one Senator; over 100000 and under 2,000-
600, two Senator's; for each additional lo80, 600
one more.
boy died in Chicago last week from the effects
of swimming in pond where the csrcases ef ami
mails had been deposited. Large spots broke out
on him, and his symptoms were those of a very
bad case Of poisoning. It is supposed he swal-
lowed some Of the water.
The Richmond papers - Sled every day with
numerous reports of crimes OF all kinds commit
ted In that unfortunate city. Burglary appears to
be practiced as specially by the greater number
OF the Richmond rogues. Not day but some
cases OF this character are brought before the
Mayor and handed over to the Hastings Court.
sad calamity occurred yesterday afternoon,
says the N. Y. World Of the 9Th, while party WAS
proceeding to Rogers Island, on picnic excur-
sion, in small boats, one Of the boats was swamped
two miles below this city, and Mr.. FnEDKRIoK A.
G1FFoRp, Jr, of this city, and Miss LOUISA MAN
LAY, Of Ottawa, ILL.,, we're drowned. Mr.. CLIFFORD
was one Of our most respected young business
men, and the sad affair casts general gloom
over this city. The bodies have not yet been re-
covered.
The Lancaster Mills, poor petitioners for ''pro-
tection, present the following ''reasons "At the
annual meeting in Boston, on Tuesday, the Direc-
tors reD0rted that tha naritai 10 eoaa. 900, .L-t
$4,000 spindtes have been run during the year en-
trely on ginghams, and that 5000, 600 yards have
been produced giving s1700, 000in sales, and only
Two dividends OF 25 and 20 per cent. With protect
tion, they may reasonably look for four such divi-
dends, instead of two.''
Gen. JORDAN, chief editor of the Memphis Ap-
peal, on Saturday challenged M. A. GALLOWAY, of
the Aoaza,ahe, to mortal combat The challenge
was accepted, and the parties repaired to Her
nando, Mississippi, were both arrested and placed
nnder bonds. 1t is thought the parties will 20 to
Arkansas to settle the difficulty. The challenge
originated from Col. GALLOWAY writing q severe
attack against Gen. JORDAN on account Of an ar
ticle written by the latter to Rdrper's Maqa zine.
in which JORDAN blamed JEFF. DAVIS for the
failure Of the Confederacy.
The Memphis Auatanche Of the Sd, says "a
street car conductor had fight, on Sunday, with
passenger named NANNY, who refused to nav
his fare. NANNY as he was, he was not enough
for the railroad Official who gave MIR. N. q good
thrashing. Both parties were arrested and Mr..
NANNY was fined five dollars, instead OF FIVE cents,
which WAS all the conductor asked him for.
The same paper also has the following: zone
OF those horrid tragedies which will follow 30 long
as the negro Is allowed to barry deadly weapons,
occurred at the corner Of Main and South streets.
In this oitv, on Sunday morning about eight
O'clock Jim Van Pelt and man named Smith.
who both live in that part Of Memphis, we're the
actors in the bloody affair. It appears that Van
Pet has had an old grudge against Smith for some
time, and on several occasions threatened ven
geance when they should meet This they did ON
SUNDAY morning, when a quarrel took place.
HMoh from the evidence Of other negroes who
s'oou cy' was not looked upon as serious matter
'S. oA's "Ao 10 Hhb1tnaty armed. waa
heard to threaten to shoot Smith, when the latter
told him he did not care for him or his nstoI
Van Pelt instantly drew his weapon and shot him
through the heart. The wounded man reeled and
fell to the ground a corpse"
Yesterday afternoon, says the Cincinnati Com.
'nerciaf OF the 9Th, train on the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, while passing
over the bridge in Spring Grove Cemetery sound.
cd It's whistle, and funeral cortege, which hap.
pened to be passing under the bridge at the mo-
ment, WAS thrown into the utmost disorder by the
herses taking fright at the sound. The carriages
we're thrown together pellmeD by the afrishted
animals; ladies and children in the vehicles
screamed, and many endeavored to burst open
the doors to escape imminent peril, but really
endangered their limbs by doing so, and some Of
the funeral party were slightly bruised We are
informed that but for tho presence of mind of
several gentlemen attending the funeral, who
Sprang to the horses heads and checked their
speed, that Gerious damage would have been
done, which would have been all the more inex.
ousapie on account OF the fact that the railroad
company have prohibited sounding The whistle lp
ing - f~''