The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-09

O41 IN lbllIkO Il OlN
Tybco Island and to Galveston, and recognizing
the portable character Of the disease tho Sccr.-
tary OF War has forbidden tho removal Of troops
from any Of the slands about New York, and has
placed them all under rigid quarantine The Tri-
June of Saturday says:
We regret to state that the cholera does not
dlmmsh, bnt, on tho contrary, has very material
ly increased during the past week. The total
lie institutions, for the week ending to-day, will
not be known before Monday, but ono hundred
ana ana twenty had occurred up to P. NJ yesterday.
Ihe Virulence or the disease only be known
by comparing the number who have died with the
numoer who have been attacked, and no accurate
or trustworthy returns of the latter class have yet
peeh made. The day before yesterday thero were
seventeen deaths and seventeen admissions into
the cholora ward of tho hospital on Wards
forty y-one remained under treatment. On Black
wells Island, where the disease has been particu-
larly malignant, the best account that can be
given from the rather incherent reports thus far
rendered, shows fifty-seven deaths out of eighty
two cases. which is a very largo mortality
IT CARRIES BACH TO THE PAsT.-We find the
| following obituary notice in the Anderson IS. c.
Inteuigencer of the I'd instant. Tho doceaeo of
| the widow of the illustrious CALuouN-she who
30 nobly illustrated the character of the Southern
matron and accomplished lady, while in the
hatiou Cdpitdl, VI III heT own pCnu0tOn nome
carries us back to the past, when it was no trea-
! son to affirm political doctrines earnestly and
eloquently advocated by him, to whom che was so
devoted during their long compsnionship in life.
Peace to the ashes of tho noble woman God rest
her soul in Heaven!
MEAroRIAM.
Departed this life, in Prndleton, South Caro-
lima, July &C. 1866, Mrs. FLORIDE CALHOUN relict
Of the late Hon. John c. Calhoun. in tho 18th yoar
Of her age.
She sleeps in Jesus awaiting tho trumpct's
sound ut the last great day, when those who,
having finished their course in the confidence OF
certain faith, and in the comfort of d reasona-
Bile, religious and holy hope, shall be received
| into everlasting habtation-. By her removal,
! another link has been severed of the chain which
The wife Of John O. Calhoun, Caroilna's greatest
| statesman, and most honored son, it were better
she should depart than longer live to witness the
deavored to prevent.
Few who have occupied q like elevated position,
have been 30 generally esteemed and beloved.
By her many noble traits of character che had on
deared herself to the community of which she
had so long been an honored member and heart
felt was the sympathy exhibited by her many
frlends during her painful and protractel suffer-
ings and now that she rests in peace her memory
will be cherished by.them with peculiar respect
and v,Reration.
DEATH FROM a FALL OVER A MELON R1ND.--
nsinion
Yesterday morning, at aboute AM, Mrs. Eli
zaoeth Young, a lady OF some GO years of age,
while on the sidewalk in front OF he dry goods
Co., stepped on musk melon rind, which slip
ping, caused her to fall She was Immediately
lifted, and taken to the back room of the store
mentioned m na5. and physician called in Or. James
moribund condition. It is supposed that ehe
fell ON her head and side, and that concussion OF
the brain ensued Convulsions followed her fall
| to the pavement, and she died in a comatose con-
dition."
We publish the above as solemn warning to
persons in this city who in the habit of throw
ing melon rinds and seeds upon the sidewalks. 1t
is exceedingly dangerous, and should be made a
punishable offence.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Laurensville Herald
writing from Washington, has tho following itom
| showing the modus of tho Radicals:
I find "Poitical Manual for 1866" issued by
Edward McPhersnn, Clerk of the House Of Repre-.
sentatves, containing full record of each branch
or tho Government on reconstruction, from the
April Is, 1866 to July 4, 1866 The anin,us of tie
publication is not partlzan, but official. And
find to the names Of
| memoranda as the following:
"Mr. Perry was Confederate States Judge"
"Mr. Manning was volunteer aid to Bcauregartl
MIR. Kennedy WAS Colonel
"Mr. McGnwan, Briga der General in the robel
army. MIR. Farrow was preventative in the
| frat and second rebel Congress-" ;"
These records indicate something, and when
say further that thousands of copies of this work
| lPP 13S) are used as campaign documents by the
hepuhllcan Committee, you may be able to appre-
ciate it's mission.
MAYORS Court, August S.-A peddler of tobac-
co "a Hebrew), who has been several times before
His Honor for vending "the mild segar" without
license, as we'll as for smelling corks, was fined
ten dollars; but as he stated he was going to Au-
gusts, it was remited the condition that he start
at once.
A little negro boy, Of about six years of age,
who said he was put on board of boat at Savan-
nah by some one he having no father and mother,
or other relatives, was sent to the Freedmen's Bu-
reau to be cared for.
man who had been drunk and fighting was
discharged, as the other party had not been ar
rested, and it was necessary that both sides should
be heard.
A woman with black eye, that would have
been highly creditable to prize ring, who said
she had been robbed of three dollars and half,
which she had in a stocking, was placed before
His Honor for giving vent to her grief in rather
too loud voice for the middle Of the night, and
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