The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-08
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"THE LONELY GRAVE We take pleasure in calling
tho attention of our readers to very pretty poem by
Mrs. O. A. BALL, published second page this
morning. Many fond Southern heart will respond to
the pathos Of those touching lines.
DEPARTURE OF TRoops-Twenty.two officers and two
hundred and fortysi1 men OF tho 25th Ohio Regiment
sailed yesterday board the steamer Flan,beau for
New York. Messrs WILLIE Il CHIsoLM, tho agents of |
the steamer showed than their usual energy
and dispatch this occasion. They not OF
the intended departure of the troops until IL O'Clock
yesterday and the vessel sailed at II NJ carrying be-
sides tho soldiers full freight and passenger list.
. 80 DO.
UNR1PEoTED BATH.-It has OF late been the habit Of
Idle boys requentipg the Artesian Well, to stop the
pipe with their hands and force the water back in to the
tank. This is great the pipe and it
to leak and has been complained Of nuisance. The
in charge Of the well feels that his honor impca
ted and s present making great efforts to put stop
to this practice. Yesterday little fellow amusing
himself in the usual way not dreaming of danger when
tho watohmau. clipping up behind the unsuspecting
urchin trpped up his heels aud soused him headfore
rushed out with red ubled fury upon the victmized
youngster giving him such q washing as to judge by
appearapces he had not enjoyed for some time The
watchmao intends to serve all hoys caught ut the Same
;fisk IN IKE manner and he hopes that after few OF
the rest Will take warming and their evil practices
WAN CHEss.-We spent loss than couple of hours
yesterday In the mnutest study examination of the
game under the above title, invented during the
war by Col. CHAnLEs RICHARDSON. We examined 1t
with the assistance Of of the best players
proper In this city aud both Of the conciu-
Zion that war chess is highly ingenious scientific and
interesting game. The board battle field divided
into almost twice as squares chess board; the
pieces represent two asmies the attacking invading
and the defending Each army ia composed of (pieces
representing four regiments of Light infantry i've Of
infantry OF the line two of cayav and two batteries
ply wagon, and the defending army guards a citadel
The capture OF the citadel or the decides the
We have hesitation is stating that the game is in
the highest degree scientific and Interesting
would suggest the author and publisher the advisa
blity-in fact, ssity-of publishing with the book
some games that have been actually played, as this viii
furnish to the student satisfactory explanation
Of the than all the rules and examples given in the
book as It now stands War Chess be procured at
Hiram Harris, No. SO Broad street. See advertisement
EAsoR's Fouspny,-We took survey, yesterday, of
The very extensive and wellknown establishment of
Mesars EAsoN:6 BRoTHEn, Coiumbus-atreet; and
delighted tyro though are, with the complete
the arrangements the beauty OF the machinery
In operation and the excellence OF the work "urned
out"
In the Boiler Shops, every description Of boilers
being constructed. with facilities to construct from the
largest marine to the smallest portable.
In the Casting Department. kind Of work ia be-
Ing done engine and mill castings together with rail
road work. sash weights caps for fronts of build
And now we enter the large Machine Shops under the
foremanship of Mr. Laubie gentleman of large eIpe-
poyed-each doing their separate work of panin
drilling turnng and bringing Into shape machines o.
south. It was imported direct from Scotland. This
lathe has embraced in its chuck large driving
pully Wheel fourteen feet diameter, eighteen inches
width Of fsoe, revolving slowly while undergoing the
process Of turning the periphery This wheel Is intend
The machinisis were busy engines. saw and ric
mills also repairing disabled mills lately brought from
In the Pattern and oarpentering Department model
sirsusr saw mills powers" and gin wheels sc
In tho Erecting Department we saw some beautifull
aIe guaranteed have superior and far bette
article than any Of the mills now being brought here
They are driven by 4ohorse engines which are OF an
These works were Established some thirty years ag
Session M Of Messrs. James NJ & Thos D. Esaon,Dgen
uemen we'll known for their public spirit enterprise
Mr.. Thomas Dotterer has considerable experience i
managing. and is well known to Us for his ability an
energy We have not forgotten his ndeatgable exe
atoms Beach Channel in 1850.
told by these gentlemen that they prepare
to i all orders for engines. circular mills and
chinery In general at the same price that they
obtained from the North.
GENERALS FULLERTON AND STERDMAN IN AUGUSTA
On Sunday afternoon last Generals FULLERTON an
BrlEDMAN accompanied by General TILLsoN, Commi
sioner for Georgia, met large assembly Of freedme
In Springfield Church." Augusta. Several promn el
citizens were present. The atmosphere Of the 700
was warm and heavy. says the Constutionast with Il
odor Of Luprs's extracts Tt sense OF the crowd WI
taken to who shonld represent the colored folks
Augusts-the former slaves-for the opinions OF sue
only--held hands-were asked for by the Commissfo
Five we're eleoted-whltsm White, Rev Samuel ORA
ton, Charles Frazer Moses Gardner. and Robert Ken
They Zach made speech. In the language OF the Co
stutionalist, "The cabinet maker (vhte' varniahed
Bureau, the minister blessed the Bureau, the barb
(Charlss Frazer) lahered the Bureau Moses spsaBs
his people and the last named pretended to be trnv
ler and gave his experience These nre sentsti
men we're evidently chosen by the negroes for th'
known talents the elocutionary line; for not on
the five had ever been q field hand; and, we have
ready remarked, General sTEEDMAN distinctly aaid th
he wanted the views of that class fully get FORTH"
raveier said The Bureau is one ofthe greatest BILE
ings conferred the negro; 1t is his hands, his fe
hisdootor, hlslawyer, his ALL"
General T1IIsoN took this opportunity to explain
nf the