The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-03


THE Augusta Press of Saturday, mentions the
following railroad accident 'The passenger train
on the South Carolina Railroad duo hero at five
o'clock PM, yesterday, ran off the track when
about thrcc miles from this city. Fortunately,
there was no one hurt. The engine came up to
the city and the passengers and mails were subsc-
qucntly brought up"
The FIRST Can FOR THE SrhEEr RuLwAY.-Tho
steamship Granada, which arrived here yesterday
from New York, brought the first for the Street
Railway. 1t is very neatly finished, the ornamental
work being tasty, but plain and substantial. The
car is capable of seating somo twenty persons, and
appears TO unto noatness and comfort with sub
stantial workmanship i'll high degree. 1t is
marked, in prominent letters, Broad street, Mcot-
ing street, Calhoun street, King street. We congra-
tulatc the President, JOHN S. RIaas, ESQ, on the
prospect of the completion of this useful en-
terprisc, and hope it may prove financial success
as well as public convenience.
LIFE OF ALEXANDER H. STEpuENs.-W the life
of Mr. STEPHENS should be written at this time we
have not been ablo to surmise, for he is neither
dead nor q candidate for the Presidency, the only
two obituary provocatives. But it seems Mr. HEN
ny CLEVELAND formerly editor Of tho Augusta
C0nStitutiondtist, has written life of the great
Georgia statesman, and the National Publishing
Company in Richmond is about to publish il. The
publishers have sent us advance sheets as speci-
mems of tho work, and to judge from these, the
book will be interesting and instructive to the
reader. Its mechanical execution is unexception-
able. NJ. 8. BARNETT is the agent for the work.
COTTON EXTRAORDINARILY There is now ON exllibi-
ton at our reading room branch of 4 cotton
stalk, two feet long, containing about forty open
hSIlo nf nnff l,kcIP
MIR. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, of the firm Of GEORGE
W. WILLIAMS & Co., by whom we arc informed
that the stalk from which it was taken BORE in ALL
two hundred and fifty bolls. 1t is specimen Of
the Dickson select cotton, from all accounts the
most prolific species Of short staple cotton known.
MIR. DICKSON acquired considerable celebrity before
the for his successful cultivation of cotton in
the barren pine lands of Georgia; and the speci-
men in our Office is proof that he continues his
labors successfully. Messrs. GEORGE W. VII
LIAns Co. the agents for the sale Of the seed
in this city, and we advise all our n-planting
readers to give them 1t call.
HOSPITALITY OF Our COMMERCIAL MnN-To the
resident of Charleston it is n of much gra-
tifcation to observe the old and honorable COM
mercial houses OF this city resume the business
positions which they with 80 much credit to them
selves, held before the war. Thoy gave a reputa-
ton to this community for fair and honorable deal
ing which was of great and prominent advantage
in the transactions Of her merchants with other
communities. Among others who have lately re-
sumed their places is the we'll known firm Of GEO
A. HoPLEY & Co. This house was we think, COM
menced about 1920, by MIR. CHAs. LECARoN who
carried Oh largo French business here for many
years. Mr.. GEO. A. HopI.EY aftcrwards succeeded
to tho business, and conducted under the firm Of
IT O.
France, England and Germany. The Office occu-
pied by this firm South Atlantic Wharf, which
was destroyed bv fro during the war, has lately
been restored, and they have reopened their place
of business in q structure OH the Same spot
On Saturday they gave o most elegant entertain
ment to their commercial friends, which was
attended for several hours by the most prominent
business men Of the city. The house is at present
conducted by Al. SELIaMAN, Esq, long connected
with the firm, and Mr.. WUNDERL1GH. Their friends
here wish them the most abundant success
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THE CONCERT SATURDAY N1aHT.-On Saturday
night GRovERs operate Concert Troupe give
their farewell entertainment to full but not
crowded house. The ladies' were well represented,
and the different varieties Of the prevailing FASH
ions were extensively displayed. Not that every
body was fashionably dressed, for many of the
an air of fashion, despite the inconveniences of
scanty wardrobe, n mntter Of taste eschewed
latest styles; and as for the men-wel, n fashion
ably dressed man is rdra duis in q Charleston
audience. The variety, If not tho harmony, Of the
scene was increased by sprinkling of blue uni
forms.
In the first part Of tho performance Mr. JOSEPH
HERMANs' "Falstafr's Song from the Merry Wives
Of Windsor" was received with particular favor,
and was encorcd go loudly and so persstently TINT
A1r. II. was compelled to repeat it amid great ap-
pause An aria from s"The Barber Of Seville" by
by MIR. WILHELM FoRn1Es, nlso made q favorable
impression, and was enthusiastically encored.
In the second part Mr.. HERn1ANs was again COM
pimented; his drinking Song" from "Martha"
being 30 upron,iously applauded that no was COM
PEELED to make his appearance again and repeat it.,
in order to quel the tumult The next piece,
"Robin Adair,"t Mr.. THEODORE HABELMAN, met
with like reception.
The last part consisting Of the second act of
Martin" was magniAcently performed, and gave
some idea Of what tho company could do as q reg
nlar opera troupe. It was several times inter-
rupted by vehoment applause, and whom tho final
scene closed the audience dispersed highly graft
hed with the evenings entertainment.
MAGISTRATES CouRT.-Magistrates LOCKWOOD
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