The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-09
AR6EST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.
LOCAL MATTERS.


aB- SEE SECOND AND THIRD PAGES. 10
r We ARE Indebted to the Southern Rxpress Company
for supply OF late New Orleans, Mobile Memphi 8,
Nashville Baltimore and other papers-which kind
tention is duly appreciated.
MuT1LArEp CuRnKNoY.-Our subscribers and patrons,
especially those In the country, requested not to
send us mutiated United States currency, there is
heavy discount oil such notes. and the loss which we
sustain thereby Ia great
MuRDERous ATrAoK.-On Saturday night negro, who
said he belonged to the steamer Dictator, VIII lie going
up King street In the neighborhood Of LEWIS KENAKEs
bar.room, near the corner of Wentworth street. was
knocked down by some person unknown and badly IN
jured He struck on the head with club slung
shot, and literally bahed In blood The blow was so
severe that after he the first time he fell
tempting to CROSS the street.
THE NEW BILLIARD LAMP in front OF Mr. a. H. BA.
DENnoP's attracted much attention on Saturday night
1t Ia elegantly and tasteully mounted belongings
thereunto designed and furnished by cunning son
of TuBAL GAIN, Mr.. WERNER. Many the admirng
gaSere who stopped and walked all the lamp and
remarked about the and balls chased In the glass;
rattle OF a fne gold headed cane was to have come
OF on Saturday night, but the riot in the vicinity
created such excitement, that Mr. B. pruden ty
O'Clock
this evening.
FREAKS OF THE TELEGRAPH-What is the reason that
telegraphic dispatches cannot by any chance be given
in good English and in accordance with facts of the
case? We do not know precisely where the fault ues
AS instance of the inaoouracy of the dispatches
will mention the case Of Mr.. B. RHETT shot in this
city the third day July The Northern papers pub
hsh dispatch from Columbia 8. c., stating that the
Hon. BARNwEL1, RHRTr killed in that city Colum
ba on the fourth Of July; three mistakes as ma ny
lines.
Operators should be specially careful transmitting
the foreign relative to the Germany as the
names OF persons and places not familiar to the
transcrber; and guessing not easy where you grope
In the dark. There is room for improvement ALSO in
the manner OF teegraphng the markets. price cotton
gold DC. The want OF proper connective sometimes
leaves the sense ambiguous. and In q matter where
Of dollars conoerned. alight mis-
the addition omission of copulative conjunc.
NEon may be o very serious matter.
"GooD WINE NEEDS no BusH The very best drink
for the hot season is the light French Wines commonly
known asclarets and IL we any judge of q good
article OF claret should say and that most ephau
cay, that the best have tasted in long time have
been imported. and for sale in this city by Mr.
EyKnr Z. BEDFORD who has at this time very choice
supply Of all the finest brands Of carets. champagne
cordias, eto Among those have sampled we can
recommend THO Bouillac, Coutry Medoc st. Estephe,
Haut sauterph, st. Loubes. Chateau Margau1, and
Reu Lacrosse Genuine fine old club house gin. i'm.
b >Grom Rotterdam. sozennc cognac Of lsi8
= Ia 46anR hard to take. II any doubts It, let
s 8fhd try for himself. Our German friends can
Ii their favorite "Getrede Kumnrep, most excel.
Lent aromAiio std mulan that should always kent on
hand In well regulated family. We might gay much
more about Mr. BIS choice assortment Of fine Bordeaux
Wines but prefer to be ueroiful readers and
not make their mouths water too much.
Mr.. BEDFORD, II will be remembered, lives in King
street. opposite Hasel street. and is the gentleman
who keeps that elegant soda fountain popular with
al the ladies' and gentlemen not few.
. SIow ON SATURDAY N1aHr-On Saturday night lit
ue after O'Clock, aoorporal Of the 12sth q. g. O. IT,
with some ten other negro soldiers. staggering
about tho Market, with pistol In his hand. No one
took any notice Of him until he jostled q policeman
He WAS then ordered off, but refused to Co. ssying he
would not mind any id rebel police. The relief guard
Of about twenty policemen arrived about this time
and the negro soldiers left the Market and went up
Meeting street as far as BADEsHop's bar room They
seemed to be very much excited, and the corporal
said in loud voice, 'oome on let 60 the Freed
mems Bureau and get ten more Of boys-I'd like to
them take TO the Guard House." He had pistol
in his hand, which he brandshed in the The party
went few steps beyond BApENHoPs and then returned
to that place They then commenced firing their pis-
tols The police so FAR had not attempted to them
but when The firing commenced they charged In body
and the negroes took to flight They pursued rs
far as the Military Hail. in Wentworth street. now the
headquar tefs Of the Freedmen's Bureau where they
entered and protected from arrest. During the
melee ten twelve pistol shots were fred and
policeman shot through the fesby part of the
shoulder. The struggling negroes around made con.
siderable noise, but did not to take any active
part In the hght
While this was going on, six shots ared lower
down Meeting street. just by the Ice House. Sunday
morning negro WAS found there, shot through the
thigh with his femorn artery cut Strange to aay,
had fallen in such position that the artery was COM
pressed and his life thereby saved. When over
by the surgeon to be examined the blood spurted out
in jet and, but for akiltu attention. he would have
died In Ave minutes. ~
There were rumors Of other negroes being shot, but
there wounded reported at the Guard House.
except the policeman, JOHN DUNN, and the negro al
ready mentioned.
The disturbance. Of which the above q mesgre &C.
count took place in Meeting at the head Of the
Market, Saturday night, when many women and
children present The alarm and excitement