The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-07

Horn SOFT au1 NAL PEssE.-Our venerable
contemporary published yesterday morning, as q
communication, call for o mass meeting to put
down our Locals. What is proposed to be done to
them after they are put down does not appear from
tho proposition of the clear and luminous writer.
We hope that the mass meeting-no doubt it
would be all enormous one-win bc hold in tho ca
pacous apartments OF the Courier building, and
that tho caller Of tho meeting will be appointed
committee of one to announce their terrible doom
to "scurrious" Locals. Should all this happen,
and our unfortunate reporters be anathematizeo
aud annihilatcd, wo hopo that our venerable coll
temporary will lond us tho services of ono Of its
own inquring, enterprisng, and correct stah until
wo can supply their placos. We would profor, if
thcy could spare his valuable time, the reliable
jenkins who made such minute observations Of
the doings and names of the bridal party at tho
Mills House, and got up such accurate notice Of
it for the next day.
Our Locals beg to say that Monsieur CoQue
and Madame Poulet wore only rooster and hen,
and tho corpse found was that Of chicken; and
hope that after 30 ample explanation the Courier
and it's correspondents will be able to comprehend
that they havo been badly sold, and will not mako
themselves ridiculous by letting all the world
know il.
TIE CHIMNEY QUEsTIoN.-Thc recent cold snap
have caused fires to be kindled in chimneys that
has been long disused. One Of tho consequences
Of this is tho appearance Of several parties before
the Mayors Court to answer for their chimneys
being on fire. In almost every case EXCUSES have
been made, and the whole blame put upon the
Sweep Contractors; and We must soy that those ex-
cuses apparently legal, for tho contractors do
not adhere to the regulations. There few
houses in any section of tho city that visited
every month, and many escape attention for seye-
ral months. Tho law requires that the contractors
should attend to their business and does net hold
tho citizen altogether responsible when this s not
done Many Of these chimney fires havo been traced
to tho neglect of the parties authorized to clean
them, md now that the chimneys are in constant
use this will be moro frequent IL tho proper atten-
ton is not paid Few of citizens understand tho
regulations in this matter, and some are inclined
to blame the contractors when, really, they arc
themselves at fault. In order to let our readers
understand tho position they occupy, we quote
Section I'd of the Ordinance to establish the Office
OF Chimney Contractors:
q chimney or chimneys thereto, in which fire is
usually made, shall allow and permit the said con-
tractor to viat inepect and cause to be swept the
said chimney or chimneys once in every month,
and tho parties paying for such sweeping tho foos
prescribed; and in case any person shall oppose
and prevent the sweeping ofany chimney, as before
directed, tho parties making such an opposition, on
conviction thereof before the Mayor shall be fined
| in sum not exceeding $50"
The Ordinance further imposes fines upon tho
contractors for neglect of duty, and requires them
to keep Office where parties applying for sweeps
! can be accommodated. This Ordinance was franz
cd with the best motives, and il rigidly enforc-
ed, will be Of incaleulable benefit to the city. At
present there seems to be too few sweeps employ
cd to ward, and neglect is almost unavoidable.
His Honor the Mayor has sfted every case brought
before him, and whichever party is to blame has
to suffer the inhicon of the fue. Money is rather
a scarce item, and it would be better to pay ten
cents for sweeping chimney than $40 for neg.
| Iecting to have it done.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT Court, November O.
Court met at II AM, Hon. GEO. g. BRYAN, Pre-
siding Judge-The Court was occupied in hear
| ing the testimony in the suit for bottomry
brought against the schooner Aid by Messrs. De
COSTA and MADAM. The testimony in the case was
| heard, and the case continued.
MAYORS COURT, Tuesday, November 6th.-se
many candidates appeared before his Honor, yes
terday, that the docket was rather slim for Tues
day.
Three candidates were referred to the detectives
for examination, and subsequently to the magis
trate.
| JAMES SiTrH, seaman, who Was hourishing
sword-cane in a lively manner, was arrested for hi
war-ike propensities. It appeared on exanaina
tion that he had borrowed the cane but did no
know from whom. His actions were 80 obstreper
ous that he was charged $40 and carried out il
order to mike his collections.
An ignorant individual, who did not know wher
he lived, was found dead drunk on the sidewalk
1t took two men to drag him into the calaboose
where he slept quietly the rest Of the night. Th
Mayor reviewed the case and fined him 50 for hl
drunk, there being extenuating circumstances il
tho matter.
Several enterprising individuals who we're foun
abstraoting planks belonging to tho city, an
were arraigned; some of them escaped, but til
moro rapacious were captured and summoned t
give an account of their proceedings. The guilt {
one Of the crowd Was clear and he WAS charged 81
for the planks he had confscated, but was allowe
to keep the wood.
Jack Elliott, o colorsd character, tried to go int
the lumber business, but was caught and wa
charged 50 for hs haul.
Robert Brown, oolored, was found guilty Of stea
ing gooso, and was turned over to o magistrate Il
a prosecution.
A number Of cases were brought before tf
Mayor for lnroeny and other trivial offences On
were referred to the Detectives Office or Magi