The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-22
The Daily n ews.
FR1DAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1866.
LOCAL MATTERS.
nar SEE ,gEcoND AND THIRD PAGES. -ea


We ARE indebted to M. NJ. QUINN b Bro for all the
late papers, HAnpEAs GoDEYs and several late and IN
terssting weeklies.
To CoRREspoNDENTs.-Mr. L. O. is referred to the
Columbus Sun for particulars as our ION Is en-
tirely obtained from tina source
prpsosA1,-We are glad to welcome back to Charles
ton our friend the Rev. E. j. MEYNARD1E who has just
returned in improved health and spirits from short
visit to the North.
poRrRy.-We would call the attention of our literary
friends to the stanzas published In another column
from the pen Of Professor F. W. THohAs We make no
comments but leave the verses to speak Tor themselves
Zz--O--
aonEY's LAp1Ks' Book for July has been received
from Mr. vo1aER to RuaG, in harketst street.
bo baa alvavs on hand all the latest dses, weeklies
and monthlies.
Mr.. b. LAKE, No. SO Broad.street, has full stock OF
all the latest periodicals. GoDEy, for July, and all the
latest weeklies and monthies always to be found
here.
+ INouEsr-Coroner WHITING, yesterday, held an In
quest on the body Of negro man who was found deaa
in cart on South Bay at the foot Of Kngstreet De-
ceased oo'SA"A SAsN"S>S'
his nose bleeding badly 1t probable, from the ap
OF the body that deceased had died from the
hemorrhage, and the jury found verdict accordingly
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. young friend, member
of this avore old seat Of learning, has kindly sent us
catalogue. From it learn that there are now two
hundred and hfty-eight students In attendance from
the State, of Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, North
Carolina, Tennessee South Carolina, Louisiana, West
Virginia. Georgia. Kentucky, Texas, Mississippi,
Missouri, New York. New jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware District of Columbia, Illinois and California.
Thirty six attend the lectures Medicine sixty seven
those on Law. larger number hear the lectures on
Natural Philosophy than those any other branch the
number being one hundred and seventeen. We are
pleased to note these signs of prosperity in this excel
lent Southern institution.
Coop SPECIMEN OF CorToN.--The Sumter News says:
Coone WIN. NErTLEs, of Privateer has handed us for
inspection stalk Of Cotton the growth of which we
consider something astonishing, when We remember
the unpropihous seasons we have had.=This stalk Is
between twelve and thirteen inches In height We un
de-stand from Col NETTLEs that he has about forty
acres of cotton averaging this yed and that the fer
tilizer applied to Its production is mixture Of CoEs
Phosphate Of Lime and Peruvian Guano."
MAYORS COURT, VhurBQ6y morning. june d1.-A Gu
daverous individual, who appeared yesterday in DIS
gusting case for being drunk, up again for the
same offence He was clean this morning, and 1t being
the old drunk, and hls landlord speaking In his
behalf he was discharged.
case Of smoking on the wharf was suspended until
witnesses might appear. They did not come in
hurry.
shaggy man was brought up for beating woman. |
Woman did not appear, and he was discharged.
very rough, short, snubby Irishman was fned So
for being drunk and disordery, which in his private
opinion publicly expressed, WAS livery sharp"
Paovosr COURT June 21.--The Court opened in the
ful force Of Judicial dignity. The newly appointed
Judge, Brevet Major D. T. ooaBN, presided, assisted
by Associate Judges BURGER and MoBLA1R
United States vs Charlotte Daniels coored)-SteaDg
q watoh.-oArHAn1NE HOGAN, sworn : On Saturday
morning about 6H O'Clock she came to me for work,
and to get some milk. She went round to look for her
basket, which she had left saw my watch hanging
up few minutes BEFORE and when she left Used It,
No one else was in the room from the time 1t
til she left Yesterday met her the Bay coaxed her
up to my house. and charged her with stealing the |
watch. She denied it, It was hanging on the olock, |
back Of my sore and 1t silvercased watch, worth
about S25 There s door from the shop to the back
room and one from the back room to the yard. was
in the shop all the time from when che came In until
she left There others of my family in the house,
but not In the store She only there long enough
to go in and come right out again. The watch had
black hard string tied to it for guard.
DANIEL HART, sworn Saw defendant have single !
cased silver watch by W1IEY's Wagon Yard She want
ed to sell it, 1t had silver side and glass
on the other and hard string to It Never knew Mrs.
MoRaANs watch
JOHN BARRY sworn Yesterday I found the defendant
and she said she had stolen the WATCH aad sold 1t to
man for $25 Told her If she confessed she should not
be punished. am State Constable. The she
sold 1t to is on boat, and has gone away Said she
stole it because she was hungry, and she thought 1t
trihe. Defendant guilty. Sentenced to sixty days.
hard labor subject to the order Of the Post Commander
Guess she wont think 1t q trtRe
United States us. Daniel simons (coloredl-S ealing
Fshr endan pleads guilty to stealing strings of
fish.
Gain Richardson, sworn Defendant stole six strings
Of sh from me; they fresh employed defendant
tose two strings at so cents and four at 25 cents each
he had wicket to sell them.
Guilty. $40 or thirty days hard labor on the streets.
United States Henry Darlington (colored)-steal.
ing Hhoes.-HENRY WEINHEIMER, sworn Last night, |
after O'clock lour men came into my store to buy
nail and took down pair Of shoes and threw hem to
another man, who ran away; ran and called apoice-
man who caught him; this store B No. 348 King street;