The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-05

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every Friday morning.
LOCAL MATTERS.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
-Wc would direct attention to tho new schedule
Of tho South Carolina Railroad advertised in this
days issue. Besides being more convenient and
agreeable t9 the travelling public between this city,
Augusta and Columbia, it will be carrying out the
arrangement of tho Railroad Convention, recently
held in New York, in having through mail train
from that city to New Orleans. The change takes
place on the 7th instant
CHANGE OF Observation-Disclosures is directed to
the advertisement Of change Of schedule on the
Northeastern Railroad, made to suit the late
changes on the through routes. Two trains will
leave the city dailya mail express train at 10 p.
H., reaching Florence at 4 A. H.; passenger and
accommodation train leaving Charleston at 12 NJ,
and reaching Florence at 81 P. NJ. Passengers by
this route will reach New York in 4si hours.
TIE Hosp1TA1Ir1Es OF AUGUSTA. During the re-
cent Firemens Celebration in Augusta, the repre-
sentative Of The NEWS was treated with gener-
GUS hospitality, both by the members Of the Press
and by the enterprising proprietor Of the Planters
Hotel, that we appreciate both as . kindness and
a compliment. No place Of its size in the South
supports three such papers as arc published in
Augusta, and the Planters ia such hotel as only
NIcKEnsoN can keep.
QUICK WcnK-The steamship L,lu, Captain
CHups belonging to STREET BROTHERS Il Co.'s
line OF Baltimore steamers, arrived here from that
city on Thursday afternoon last, with very large
cargo. This was discharged, full return freight
taken in and the ship ready to go to sea on Satur
day afternoon, thus discharging and loading full
freightin 4s hours. Herindefatgable agents have
done good work on this occasion.
PERsoNAL.-The many friends Of MIR. GEoRaE
W. WILLIAMS will be pleased to learn that he has
returned home from long, and, we understand
from him, pleasant European tour. Our readers
ali doubtless know that the interesting letters
from sc. W. w." WHICH we have been publishing
from time to time, one ofwhich is in to-dsya NEWS
are from the pen Of Mr.. WILLIAMS, and they will, WI
know, be gratifed to learn that Mr. WILLIAMS vii
continue the story Of his tour in future letters
to be published under the heading, Sketches o
Travel"
FOUND DEAD.-It will be seen by onr report o
the proceedings Of the Mayors Court on yes
terday, that on Friday morning the dea,
body Of an inegitmate offspring of French pa
rents was found lying in the side drain Of Lin
atreet. This is shocking but true, and ne learn
after careful inquiry, that dreadful state G
affairs exists in the Upper Wards, and that occur
rences like this are by no means uncommon in thu
portion Of the city. There is surely serious neg
onghly investigated by the proper authorities. L
fact, the matter has already gone so far that "
believe our fellow-citizens Of the Neck would onl
be doing their duty to themselves and the rest {
the community by holding public indignation
meeting.
THE CHARLESTON JOCKEY CLUB.-We notice wit
regret that the members Of the above famous Clu
propose to rent out the Race Course for the teri
OF two years, from which we must conclude tina
for that length Of time, at all events to ge
along without " the races" We presume that 70
80 short lease no other parties would un
dertake to place the grounds in proper orde
FOR racing, and that therefore, they will be use
for agricultural purposes or something Of tn
kind. We could have hoped that, IL not consisten
with the views OF the present members Of the Clu
to renew the former sports, arrangements woul
have been made with other parties to take tn
grounds for length Of time. 1t seems to us ths
it would be Of decided advantage to the interests
our city il such an arrangement could be made
The races always brought together large numbe
OF persons, each Of whom, to more or less exten
contributed to the life and trade OF the city.
the present members Of the Club do not choose
revive the sports Of the past, why not give othe
parties an opportunity to do so7
HISTORICAL. REooI1EcTIoEs OF To-DAY.-To-da
is not an anniversary Of any great America
event, but with our Saxon brothers over tt
water 1t teens with recolleotions Of the past, an
is one Of the national holidays. The 9th Of Noven
. Der marks the anniversary Of two prominent even
in English history-the discovery and preventio
Of the gunpowder plot, and the inauguration Of IL
revolution Of 1858 by tho landing Of WILLIAM
at Torbay. In later years on additional interei
has been attacked to the date, by the victory
Inkermann over tho Russians in the Crimea havin
been gained on this day, in 1854
The appointment Of this day as holiday datt
from an enactment Of the British Parlianen
passed in 1606. The universal mode Of observant
in all parts Of England is the dressing up Of
scare-crow figure in such old clothes as can
procured (the head-piece generally paper ca
painted and knotted with paper strips, in imitatic
Of rihbons), paradng IL in chair through Il
streets, and at nightfan burning it, with gre
solemnity, in hugo bonfire. A dark-lantern
n, nr,n hop ~ fI,a to-. ..I.