The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-02

Ao~AfhS
LOCAL MATTERS.
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WE regret that owing to delay unavoidable in
our Office, The News failed to reach its subscribers
ON the line Of the South Carolina Railroad yester-
day. Hereafter VIC trust nothing of tho kind will
occur; at all events wo shall use our utmost oxer-
tions 10 prevent it.
PRICES CURnENT.-The Daily Ne,os' Prices Cur
rent will bo ready for delivery this morning ut an
carly hour, and will contain, beside the usual
amount of interesting commercial matter, tables
showing tho commerce of the port for the past
month.
LAZY MANS LoAD.-Why do the drivers of the
scaVenger carts 80 often overload them? What is
the use OF piling offal on q cart than if will
hold, and then spilling it out all along the route
Yesterday carolossness of this kind was productive
OF most offensive nuisance in q respectable part
OF Meeting street, and the inhabitants complained
loudly OF the imposition. Let our policemen be on
the lookout for the carriers who carry lazy mans
load and report them. This way Of doing their
duty ls worse than not doing it Mt ALL and deserves
tne imposition of heavy penalty, which would re-
dound to the good otthe policemen and the city.
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fRE-An alarm of fire WAS sounded at A. II.
yesterday morning. and smoke was seen issuing
from the roof Of the house at the northwest corner
OF Spring and st. Philip stroots, owned by Mr. B.
j. HATCHER. Tho first alarm was given by tho
Marion House, but rs that engine was soon on the
spot, fortunately the flames wore extinguished with
but a tri1ing loss. Tho fro was altogether acti-
dental and was supposed to have originated from
detective fue spark.
This portion of the city is composed altogether
OF wooden buildings and had tho fire not have been
discovered 80 soon, the consequences would have
been very disastrous.
TIE BATrERY.-It is enough to mako Charles
tonian feel sad to walk the Battery in its pres-
ont dilapdated condition. It looks like the garden
OF bankrupt OF sluggard neglected and gone to
waste Tho grass grows green over its walks, md
there are holes in it that the mounds would not
suffice to fill. Many people complain that it's
being frequented by colored people renders it no
longer pleasant resort, and that it is not worth
while to spend any more money it; but if We are
TO adopt that doctrine we will havo no public
walks gardens, parks, nor anything at all Of that
sort, for the freedmen con go anywhere.
THE NEW PosToFFICE.-The selection of posi-
ton for the postofice was most judicious The
building now used prosonts neat and business
Like appearance, and affords an abundance of room
for carrying on the affairs Of the postofce besides
leaving sufficiently largo place for the audience
to stand. The night box is on the left hand side of
tho main entrance, and thero is separate box for
drop lettors. Special caro- has been taken to
accommodate the ladies, and separate entrance
s prepared for thona, with private stairs at the
side OF the building. Tho whole arrangement re-
fleets great credit on tho Postmaster, and if the
Pxuaro a
tho postofRco, there would no longer be any
ground Of complaint in that direction.
GooD- DIsPATcu.-The steamship Kinqfshe,..
Captain HAnRIs, sailed yesterday for Baltimore,
with Goo bales cotton and considerable Quantities
of other merchandise. The KinGfsher is the first
vessel Of the new Baltimore Line She arrived here
On Sunday last, with large cargo, and although
the weather, part Of tho time since has been unfa-
vorable Messrs. CounTENAY j. TRENHOLM her
agents, succeeded in getting full cargo for her.
a part OF this cotton is bound through to Liver
pool, Messrs. CoURTENAY & TRENHOLM giving
through bills Of lading to that point to be reship-
ped by tho Baltimore and Liverpool steamship
line.
TIE ELIIorT sooErY OF NATURAL H1sroaY-At
the regular annual meeting Of this Society, held
last night at the Charleston College, tho following
officers were oloeted to serve for tho ensuing year
PREBIDENT:
Professor LEWIS R. aIB3Es
vIoE-PnEsDEETs:
Professor FRANCIS 8. HOLMES.
Dr. KDM5Np ha7ESr1 ss hs1 f'iacR TRaP1oS hSSSA
CoRnEsPoNDrNG gEoRETAnY:
DR.. j. F. M. GEDDINGs.
RECORDING aEoIETAnY:
DR.. GEORGE z. TRESCoT.
TREAsuRER:
W. H. MAZYCK, Eeq.
oolnfrTTEE OF oupATong:
Dr. ~ aEDD1Nas.. Iprofeasor JOHN JOHN MooRADY.
Dr. GEO. z TRRscoF. Dr.. W. q. FORD.
Dr.. p g. ROBINSON Dr.. G. K MANIGAULT.
PARADE OF Colonel FIRE CoHtPANY.-Yester-
DAY afternoon the streeta were temporarily block
AIDED by dense crowd Of freed .paople-men,
women, boys, girls and babies-that accompanied
aoolored fire company which was paradng When