The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
MELANCHOLY houDENr.-Coronor WHITING yes
terday held an inquest over tao body OF NICHOLAS
RICHARDS, seaman. Ho was one of tho ow of tho
ship Ida and Lilly, and was employed in dis
charging her cargo of copper ore. While engaged
Ia hosting this, box Of it caught the rail, and
swinging round, struck him 30 foroibly as to cause
him to lose his balance and fall into tho hold,
KILLING him instantly. The Jury returned o YER
d t in accordance with tho nboye faots Ho leaves
a wife and family in Bristol, England. His assets
md effects have bcen turned over to the Rev. w.
3. YATES, Scnman's Chaplain.
CLEANING THE BnArKs.-We are pleased to see
thnt this worlt, which was interrupted by the sum-
mer m -nths has been again resumed. Until last
spring, tho drains have had attention paid them
for five years. and tho amount of snnd md dirt
that has accumulated in that time is astonishing.
It is the intention Of the authorities to havo tho
tidal drains thoroughly cleansed this winter, and
tho wells or sinks that are connected with them
will be once moro able to supply water without
choaking up the fire eng mes with sand. I4i,orers
are now busily employed, and q lew "oeks work
wfl put these drains in as c.osnly condition as
they were in their palmiest days.
THE CIncus.-DAN CAsEEILo and his famous
horse opera havo boen in city for several days,
a and as far as wo can learn, have been received
with even greater favor than before. DAN has
such magical ways of provoking laugh, and OF
creating an amusement, that it Is impossible to
keep away. The wonderful performances of his
troupo have novor boon equalled, and tho aerial
flights, the double summorsaults, and other fan
tassio manauvres such, that challenge tho adj
miraton of the world. That DAN is an institution
there is no denying, and his corps is ono Of the
most mirth- provoking that has ever visited us,
md Te pity the poor wretch who is debarred from
Waiting him. Tho Bible onjoins us to laugh with
ehose that laugh, and none visit DAN who Go not
adhere to the Injunction.
CoTToN STRlIINa.-We have before reverted to
the frequency Of this crime and the necessity there
wss to devise some plan for putting q stop to it.
The merchants, factors and others interested in
ahe cotton business are the heaviest sufferers and
they are tho parties who should take the first steps
In the reform. At present neither the police the
deteotves ab1e TO bestow their whole attention
upon tho wharves and cotton warehouses. A natu.
f consequence is that the river and cotton thieves
9prowl around almost unmolested, and conduct
their operations with impunity. Depredatons Of
this character have been recently carried on to Q
great extent but only very small number OF the
parties engaged have 30 far been arrested Large
quantities of cotton have been stolen from the diff
1erent wharves but being taken in small lots from
eech bag is not Immediately missed; in the aggre
gate, however, it will be found that several hun
dred pounds arc taken in this way. Tho only pla1
10 put stop to these depredatfons is to organize
IA efficient corps whose peculiar duty it wonld bt
TO watch the wharves and shipping. Few peopl,
know the amount of cotton, freight, &C., that il
daily stolen from their wharves, and if instead O
ahe comparatively inefficient night wntchmen
regular detective force was employed the losses
would be fewer and the expense lighter. 1t is
Il to the attention OF merehants and others in
Screeted,
TEE CRY Hosp1rAL--Few even OF the residents
f o city know Of the numberless charities that ar
dispensed by the authorities, md few oihos deserv
= Iaore credit than Charleston in this respect Inn
Poverished burnt and partly destroyed, with he
finances in q crippled condiGon-yet in tho face O
all these disasters, she did not neglect her poor
Military authority was still in the ascendant whe,
application was made for the City Hospital il
HaEyck street to be turned over to the origina
owners. This WAS granted, and the Mayor too
charge on the Let Of last January. This buildin
8as formerly used as the House of Correction, bu
ea tho occupation Of the city was turned into
hospital by the United Statos authorities and ha
been used aa such ever since. Since its restorf
hon it has boon thoroughly altered and improve
by removing several useless walls and partitions
and cutting extra windows in tho rooms, Whic
odds to tho light and ventilation, both importar
requisites for q hospital.
DB. GEonaE 8. PELzER, the able and efHcier
City Registrar, is tho prosont chief medical Office
and Drs. r. PEYRR PoncHEE and s. @. BnowN nj
The physicians in charge. The main building
divided into tho citzons' ward and tho marin
yard; these are again subdiyided into malo an
fnmale wards, whore every attention is paid I
comfort, ventilation, and cleanliness. Each wal
D supplied with mess room and long tabl
vhero the moals arc served up convenient to Il
patients.
The outer buildings arc devoted to the use Of IL
ooiorod patcnts, and tho sanae pains is taken viii
thom as with tho whites This building is CO.
noctod with tho main Hospital by bridge oxton
ing from tho second story. Communication b
tween tho differont wards is thus rendered Vol
easy, and tho time gpent in running up and dow
d fight OF stlirs obyiatod.
In the yard aro apartments designed for inea1
and imbcele patients. These are 80 arranged th
aho most refractory can be attended to. Tho null
Der OF thoso unfortunates has increased worry muc
particularly among tho freodmen-sevor1 Of tho
being confined tlicro, who 30 savage that tn,
sear mp their clothes and blankets whonever fu
1ishoti.
Tho other buldngs are used as kitchong, was
roo1ns, storcroou1s &c Iarpa atoeka nf hlankef