The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-23

On Wednesday last, Mr.. Wiley P. Keith, Of Will
mington, was shot and killed with pistol by MIR.
NIcholas Carr. MIR. Carr surrendered himself to
tho Sheriff, and an examination before Justice of
[Raleigh Sentinel.
Nicholas Long, Jr., son Of Nicholas Long, ESQ.,,
OF Halifax, fell from the balcony of the hotel in
Weldon on the 18th inst, and broke his back Az
ter lingering for short time, he expirod.-Ibid
STREET RAILWAY IN FAYErrEvHLE-It is pro-
posed by some enterprising citzon of Fayetteville,
TO construct horse railway through That town
hom the Cape Fear River to some point on Hay
mount and to this end notice has been given that
application will be made to the Legislature for a
charter. The distance Which separates Haymount,
the terminus Of the proposed railway, from the
being 80 great, it s actually necessary that some
thing be done for the convenience Of the citizens
residing in that quarter.
DEsTRUorIoN OF CATTIR.-We are informed
that, on Friday evening last no less than five
miloh COWS came to their death in this CITY from
eating. the leaves ofa poisonous tree. But short
time einpSod in every instance after eating before
the death of the COWS. The treos have since been
declared to bo of the specie, known as "mock
orange Wilmington Journal.
THE steamer @. W. Lord, while coming to at her
wharf Sunday night last, ran into the half-fln-
lshed wharf Of Messrs Keith s. Kerchner, tearing
mp the plansing, knocking of tho caps, displacing
ture. Worlmen wero busy engaged this morning
repairing the damage-the estimated cost Of which
Wilmington Dispatch.
CoTToN.-The number of bales of cotton sold
yesterday in our market reached 50.
Not much cotton was in town, and twice as much
too, is declining, our commercial quotation price
Toha,lotie Guardian.
THE LADIES CONCERT IN TARBoRo'.-The ladies'
OF Tarboro', on Thursday and Friday evenings
tho 9th and 9th inst, gavo sorios of tabloaux and
a concert for tho purpose OF aiding in collecting
irnds Il for the stonewall comotery for Confederate
We understand tho receipts were quite largo, as
might have been expected from q community such
as surrounds and constitutes Tarboro'
Mn1TxRY-In mentioning tho transfer of Con
eral Robinson from this Military District to the
command OF tho Department of the South with
his headquarters ut Charleston, South Carolina,
We We neglected to state that Breyet, Major D. r..
panied him. Cololencl j. v. Bomord, WHO
superseded General. r., has designated Brevet
Captsn & j: W. French 9Th Infantry, Acting Assist
A GooD NOVEL, will be soon that application
viii be made at the ensuing Legislature for a char
ter for tho North Carolina Savings, Insurance and
Banking Company 1t will be located at Yancey-
1AuDApIp aEsEnosrrr.-essrs. afi a 5. eeelhe aaron
Cloplin, of New York, hayo presented to tho Con-
gregational Church in this city, through Rov. A.
A. Ellsworth. it's pastor, four hundred dollars for
the purpose of providing an organ for their chap
days, but all the more laudablo because Of it.
lNe1bern journal Of Commerce.
FEDERAL CouRT.-A term Of the District Court
Of the United States will be held in this city on the
fourth Monday Of this month, by his Honor judge
Brooks.-Rateigh Standard.
EsuaRANrs.-Another train, under the superin-
tendence OF Mr.. Coffin, left this place on Monday
night last. There were about three hundred from
various counties in Middle Carolina, all seeking
homes in the West and Northwest.
Greensboro Patriot
The Newbern Commercial gives notice OF its in
tention to enlarge its sheet shortly. Nowbern will
then have two OF the largest daily papers in the
State.