The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-10-13

pany. of Atlanta, and is from the celebrated Amos
Keag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, N.
a.; E. A. Straw, Esq, Agent, whose machines and
other manufactures are celebrated the world over.
It's weight is $500 pounds net; 8inoh steam oylin-
der, 9-inch stroke, 4&-inch pumps, with 1879 inch
and-quarter tubes 10 her, rsgged to haul by hand
or with horses. She cost $4,000, delivered and
will be great acquisition to the Atlanta Fire De-
THE MACON AND BRUNswroK RAILROAD.-The
Brunswick Courier informs us that the municipal
authorities of that place. with the expressed con.
sent of the people, have increased their subsorip-
ton to the capital stock Of the road to three hun
dred thousand dollars. The President, Mr.. Halle
hurst, assured the citizens that with that addi-
tional amount of stock, he thought there could be
no difficulty in making arrang gements for the pur-
chase Of the iron and the laying down Of the
traok-the grading being almost completed and a
five hundred thousand would have been subscrib-
ed quite as readily il that amount had been called
for.
THE AUGUSTA AND MACON RA1LRoAD-Thef friends
Of this road entertain strong hopes that it will be
completed to Milledgeyille BY spring. Mr. Stephen
President in place OF Hon. John P. King, resign.
ed. Mr.. Heard is highly spoken of by the Au-
gusta press, and will prosecute the work with
vigor.-Itid
COMMITTED FOR MURDEn-Three of the negroes
arrested, viz Smart Blake alias Smart Gum
examined before Justice John A. staley, yester-
, day morning, charged with the murder Of VIM.
Afford, the particulars Of which we have already
published. There were some eighteen negroes
arrested as witnesses in the case all Of whom,
with the exception Of three women, were released
after the examination. The witnesses testified
that after the negroes had secured Mr. Afford,
Mcdonald placed him in position and gave the
command to fire, when the negroes whose names
not been arrested yet, discharged their muskets,
Killing Mr.. Afford almost instantly. After Mr..
Afford was shot and lying on the ground, it is
sfid that tho nogI omare. .Diahv, the It15leauer
out With his musket. After careful and impair
tial investigation Of the case the evidence being
positive, Justice Staley committed the three negro
S men, as well as the three negro women, to jail
themen to await their trial before the January
term of the Superior Court, for the offence OF
murder, and the women as, important witnesses
Il is said that Smart Blake was tried, some time
ago, before the Military Court on the charge Of
being conclusive against him, he was discharged.
Ibid.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER
Robert Oliver, a ooored man, was arrested by the
police yesterday afternoon, charged with commit
ting an assault upon the person Of W. F. Bisbee,
colored man, with intent to commit murder.
Oliver. it appears, had been drinking, and meet.
ing Bisbee in q house, conversation occurred
between them, during which, and without any
preyiousiprov ooation, Oliver jumped up and drew
the head, causing painful though 1t is thought,
not q dangerous wound. policeman being in
the vicinity at the time, end hearing the disturb
ance, arrested Oliver and carried him before JUS
tice Staley, who, after hearing. thu facts of the
case, committed him to Jail in default of bail, to
await an examination.-I6id.
P1oKpocKEr AnREsrEp.-J. ". Williams, noted
thief, who has by solae oontrivance managed to
cheat the penitentiary Of q convict for several
years, was arrested in the market yesterday
morning. Williams had been q close observer OF
9. Bessey, young oou1tryman, who Nv, was disPos-
Noticing BeasIey making change, and observing
which pocket he placed hs money in, he watched
his chance and slipped his hand in Beasley's
pocket and drew out the roll OF money, about
iame was about making off, when he was arrest
ed by the market policeman, having been seen to-
take the money.-Ibid.
SCHOONER VEro-The schooner Veto, bound
from Indianola, Texas, for New York, and which
put into Tybee in distress on Sunday last, was
towed up to the city yesterday morning; g capt
Tuthin, OF the Veto, reports: October I'd, in lat
30 deg. n, lon 70 deg, and 10 min. W., While
hove to in gale of wind from the N. E., the sec
ond officer Of the vessel, B. s. Miller, OF Miller's
Place, LII, was washed overheard and lost. at
2P. M. the gale had increased to a hurricane. A
heavy sea strack the jibboom, which carried away
bobstaye, bowsprit, shrouds, foremast-head, the
main and mizzenmast going by the board at the
same time. The vessel lost all sails and rigging.
Hold.
ANOTHER MARINE D1sAsTER.-The British bark
Stampede, Captain Jewett, from New York, bound
to Havana, with q cargo OF Irish potatoes, put in
below yesterday morning, in distress. The STAN
pede was exposed to the severe gale OF the 81 Tor
thirty-six hours She lost her maintopma ast, top
gallantmast, also, her yards, sails, and jibboom.
CoMM1TrED. Henry Garrett negro, was COM
mtted to Jail by Justice Smith yesterday to await
an examination on the charge OF stealing sign
board from its fastennes in front OF the Eaoe-
maker shop of Daniel Roohe.-I0id.
The County CouRr.-rhe County Court, His
morning and adjourned, without transacting any
business, until the 10th. Jurors will take otiee
The steamer 0. F. Potter WAS passed last even
ing oy the steamer H. NJ Cool, coming up with a
Dflg III tow Which had beon ashore near the en-
trance OF Warsaw.-IJid.
TEA-Alr, NJ. Jones, of Liberty County, Geor.
ga, mas written the Cutyator comm unica-
aDn 1:1 On tne Cuiture OF Tea in the South" The
editor OF the Cultiyator says:
"Our correspondentl.as favored us with SAM
pie OF the tea prepared by him. Ia appear ance,
fragrance and flavor, it precisely resembles q fine
article OF Chinese Black lea. II our Nnanta tions
can produce tea as finely favored as this with as
little trouble as Mr.. Jones states ia reon;red in
the process, it is the most profitable crop we can