The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-01
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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER l, lsGG
GEORGIA. ITEMS.

PEs1rESr1AnY ATTEMPTED MuTiSY.-Wc learn
from letter from Millcdgevillo to the Atlanta In
fnlJiocuccr that on Tuesday night last concerted
offcpt was made by the inmates of the Penitontiary
to escape by oyerpowcring tho officers and guards.
The writer says: Il understand that somo six whito
conyicts and i large number Of the negroes werc
concerned Tho agreement, rs it appears, had
been entered into that general rush should bo
made e ntfSSf5 Was S so0n on as %a
s1iccussinl but for tho prompt action of tho officers
and guards, and tho assistance Of tho majority of
is said that the plan that had been agreed upon
was to leave tho place in q body, enter tho city,
burn, plundcr, aud destroy, if they, succeeded in
such discipline will be measured out 10 those
concerned as will prevent u repetition of such an
attempt"
burned last week. Wo learn that two negroes,
Dennis and Nelson, criminals from Pulaski Coun-
ty, coniincd--onc for murder and tho other for
[Colum,Dus Sun.
Tho bill which passed tho Senate OH tho 21st to
regulate convict labor upon the public works. re-
qurcs the Inferior Courts to provide for tho safe
Keeping and support of the convcts, and to en-
ploy the necessary. oVerseers and guards. 1t au-
thorizes them to hire out bind out convicts to
contractors OH the public works, or to individuals
Also authorizes two or moro counties to combine
and work their convicts together. 1t authorizes
tho Governor to rcfuso receive tho convicts
from the Inferior Courts.--I6id
BOILER ExLosIoN.-Tho Constitutonalist sovs
the locomotive George Fl. Hull" Of tho Georgia
Railroad loft Augusta on tho evening of tho 21st
u With train & Of &eg6teofp g Gf ffreght When
boiler exploded, killing tho fireman, Mr. Hugh
Martin, and seriously scalding tho engineer, Mr..
capped with few bruises and O bad Scare scare. Mr..
Martin, we learn has family in Atlanta. Mr. Dor
ryis citizen of Atlanta, and has been taken
homo.
at II o'clock this morning, Judge Erskino presid-
Tho Court was occupied during the day in tho
argument OF the case lin admiralty Of the Can
tain and crow of the United Statos Revenue Cutter
Nanscmond Us. tho British ship Lampedo. It will
be remembered that this ship went upon Warsaw
South breakers on n recent VOYAGE to this port
She was pulled Off tho breakers and beached on
Warsaw Island, whore she was subsequently sold
and crow Of tho Nansomond in releasing her from
tho breakers and hoaching her upon tho island.
Mr. Williams represented the libellants and Mr..
Tho argument was interesting, embracing tho
whole law Of salvage, and clucidatns the complexi-
ties of this branch of jurissPrudoieo.
BRurAL MUEDEn..-An aged maiden lady living
near RufI-s station, on tho Western and Atlantic
Railroad was brutally murdered one night last
lived alouc and her body was not discovered nm
til Saturday. Some eight or ten negroes and a
white man have been arrested, charged with hav-
ing perpctratod the crime. We did not learn tho
name of the unfortunate lady.-AUantn Era.
SAD AccTDENr.-Wo regret to learn that OH
Tuesday night last Alfred W. Shaw, Esq,
had his left hand badly shattered by the accidental
bursting Of gun in his hand. He was aroused by
noise in tho yard, and, going out, he firod at
some object when the gun burst. Mr.. Shaw sery-
ed through tho war, and we regret to chronicle
this accident-and hope he may soon recover from
Its cffects.-iuJuStd Press.
FATAL AccIDENT.-This morning. about eleven
o'clock, Mr.. Pcter Sraub met with q fatal accident
1t appears that he i'll the act of driving past n
tree, which was being hown down, on Greene
street. just above Jackson, whom it fell across the
vehicle in which he was, destroying it. and 40
seriously injuring him that he survived but short
timc.-lbid.
ANOTHER Coop MAN GoNE.-Rev. Allen Turner
who was well known in many parts Of Georgia,
died ut his residence near Palmetto, on the 9th
ult
SUDDEN DEATH.--ITr. C. NJ. Easterlne, one Of
our young citizens, died yesterday morning from
congestion Of the brain. after an illness of ton
hours: The deceased participated in the late war,
and his comrades speak of him as having been a
brave soldier and an upright man. His remains
were escorted to the cemetery yesterday afternoon
by the members of the Gazollo Fire Company, of
which hc was an efficient member.-AuGustd
Chronicle.