The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
nT SEE SECOND AND THIRD PAGES. -6A
MEssRs BoINRsr BURKE have kindly laid upon our
table the New York daiies OF the latest dates Warerl
Adga-ne the Sunday Mercury and the Army and Nauy
Journal.
THE FOLLOWING Messages at the Telegraph Office
awaiting delivery, in consequence Of want of better
address, viz: JAS L. CLAsToS HENRY DUFFY, JOHN E.
M1EsrER.
QUICK PAssAoE.-The steamship Gen. j. K. Barnes,
which left here Saturday. the 14th ins with large
number of troops New York. arrived Monday night
the 10th inst, making the passage in trhe over two
days.
Ice AT EVERY PEnsoN's DooR.-Messrs. TROUT l.
AasBUnY have had constructed ice house Patton 8
tons Of superior Eastern ice They expect shortly to
inake arrangements by which they will deliver It 10 the
door of every citizen, in small quantities or otherwise
st prices about the sae is now charged by our ioe
houses at their stores This will be great accommo
daton, and step In advance in the saving Of time and
labor.
FREuNpscHM1sBUND.-The last of the series of even-
ing entertainments for this season is to of to-
night. We have been favored with look at the pro-
gramme and confidently promise ourselves rich treat
The first and second parts musical; the third dra-
matte. The piece announced is Paris in Ponmers,
oder die seltsae 7estaments KauseE-comio vaudeville.
In act, by Louis Angey Members, and such others
~ are Cundfashig. will please attend.
E1cURs1oN.-We call attention to the advertisement
Of Mr. IEAKE. Offering excursion tickets to and from
Augusta and Columbia and hope that large number
OF persons Of both these Cities well from inter-
venng points, will avail themselves of this liberal offer
of the South Carolina Railroad Company and come
apa Z III y VS. a n n0-a
NO. 1S where we shall be glad to welcome our Augusta
and Columbia friends.
TIE LUMBER Trade Our exports, as published this
morning, give the clearance of the brig Aan-anla
Boston, and the schr 4. C. Austin for Bangor, Me-
They have been loaced with itch pine timber and um
Der, by MessrS Trout L Amsbury OF city, who
largely engaged in the shipment Of lumber to the East
ern markets These gentlemen using their best
efforts to bring large amount of this trade here aud
Viii n in time will 10 doubt be an extensive and remu
nerative traffic.
CLEARANCE FOR HAvRE.-Iho frstclaas schr. B. NJ
Hawkins, Captain JOHN p. WYATT, was cleared for
Havrc yesterday, by M. WM. ROACH with the follow.
ing valuable cargo:
1927 bales Upland Cotton, weighing. o27 lbs
s bales Sea Island Cotton, weighing. 2s22 lbs
Total. .................".. 5os. M SAG
The B. n. Ha.okins is the second vessel that Mr.
Roach has oaded for Havre in the OF few weeks
Enehdn'ress, Capt. BL,TCnFoRD.
EXPLOSION OF ToRPEDo On Thursday morning Last
about6 o'clock explosion Of torpedo took place of
the beach ofsuyans leland Battery Bee, in about
eight athoms water The of the explosion
supposed be in consequence Of the cable Of vessel
at anchor in the coming into contact with
the sunken war Ell gine. The explosion was seen from
the city by naval officers and others. and these
observers supposed that the vesfe by had beer
sunk. The water lifted in immense volume, and
sunk about three years and month and has cer.in
ly preserved its powers Of explosion under water with
wonderful tenacity. l
YOUTHFUL CnI1uNAIa-Oficers DAVIS and CALDWELL
succeeded Tuesday In arrestIng four youths who are
old ofenderr and who had committed burglary on the
previous Saturday night and placing them jail. On
the night mentioned these young scatnps broke into
Boeard streets and robbed it Of groceries, Shoes has
&C., to considerable extent They at first eluded
the officers by jumping from window Of house IN
which they were but followed up by the energetic
officers to whom the case was entrusted, and captured
The most Of goods have been recovered yet hope
are a. Weatherhorn j. Rantin, B. F. leman and ]. H.
L. Smith The latter seriously injured his knee by
jumping from the window.
HENRY NJ BRUINS, LII Dive were pleased to learn,
few days ago. that this gentleman had returned to our
CITY, after an absence Of four years. Dr. BRUINS is
Cbarleetonian Of the old school-and all readers
know what is comprehended In that term He was for
many years Principal Of The Charleston High School,
where he prepared many Of our citizensmen Of busi
ness and Of the learned professionalism an intelligent
discharge Of the varied duties Of life Dr. iuns has for
years enjoyed the reputation of fine and finished
scholar well that OF apt and thorough nstruc
tor He has been gr at favorite, both with boys
and their guardians. Such concurrent esteem and
srccHon rarely met WITH aud only be secured by
good teacher, who must at the time, unite the
qualities ef the Christian gentleman.
1t is the wish Of number Of our citizens we under
stand provided 1t be agreeable TO DR.. Bruins himself,
that he should select school for boys Of an ad
vanced grade that his ecrvices be secured in some
other form In the OF education. Good teachers
are rare and cannot afford to allow talents like those
OF DR. Bruins to lie idle.
+ SALE OF SEoUnITIEa-JoHs g. RIeos 90. sold at
auction yesterday the following securities at the prices
annexed:
$50 in Scrip City Six per cent stock-7S
$40 in Scrip City Six per cent Stock-7sH.
$3.50 in Scrip City Six per cent Stock-75.
$3.50 City Six per cent Stock-H
$3.50 in Scrip City six per cent Stock-74.
$3.50 City Six per cent. Stock-74H.
$500 in Scrip City Six per cent Stock-Hh
S670 in Scrip City Six per cent. Stock-7l.
$500 City Six per cent Skck-HH.
S1lS0 City Six per cent. Stock-H.
s25OO in south Carolina Railroad Seven per cent
Bonds, OF $500 each past due-80
$1,000 City ef Savannah Seven per cent Bonds-84
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