The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-26
The DAILY N ewS.
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY &c. 1865.
State I,enls.
From he Orang>Jur9 Times. 2Sih fnssl


From he Ornpg>Jur0 Times. 2Sh tnsIl
Houses Going Up.-ro see tho number OF stores
building at present Il Penns, lvanian would say
that our merchants h we evidently STRUCK Oil. -
EzekieI Il Kohu havo just finished painting their
handsome building, ami have fullstock Of goods
on hand, which they ofler at reasonable prices.
O. D. Keitt & Co. are now comfortably ensconced
in their largo, airy, cool apartments.
Bull, soovill & Co., are busy adding on addition
TO thor store. aud otherwise improving it..
NIr. J. A. Hamilton will have his store, now
building, rcadv in IL few months.
Corneis n, Kramer Co., hardly recovered from
Tho heat OF tho late fire. have already raised their
frame work above all competitors, aud expect by
tho first OF October to be ready for all comcrs
The merchants and carpenters seem to be on the
most agreeable terms. We wish them both sue
CESS.
A meeting OF tho citizens of Orangoburg WAS
hold on Monday to appoint delegates to the Co.
lumbia Convention. The following preamble
and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Tho peorlo of the Southern States
arc invited to unite with | Conservative men, of
all soctious aud all former political parties, in q
concerted effort to restore the Uuion as it was,
and, with view to consultation fIr that purpose,
to mtet them in Convention in Philadelphia, in
August neXt; and whereas, II is mapifestly eX-
podiet that every portion Of tho Southern people
should respond to Il call for consultation upon
matters deeply affecting thair vital INTEREST,"
Therefore, Resoiued, That Committee of seven
members be appointed by the Chair, to nominate
to this meeting four lcgates from Orangour
District to State Convention to be held in Column
bia on tho first day of August ncSt, tor the pnr-
pose of selecting delegates from this State to the
proposed Philadelphia Convention. COL D. j.
Rumph, Capt W. ". Lrgare, Col Perry Amaker,
and Or. Joseph Keller were chosen delegates.
tFrom the A6teuiiie Banner, 2th inst1
We learn that on Thursday afternoon last
Amsziah Payton, a free person Of color, Was shot
at Hodges Depot, by Mr.. r. L.. Golding. The
particulars we have not learned The citizens oi
that place express thoir strong disapprova OF the
act.
On Monday meeting of tho citizens of Abbe.
vile District held to appoint deleg ates to the
Columbia Convention. The following preamble
and resolution were adopted:
Whereas, in the Judgment Of this meeting, it il
eXpedient that this State accept the Invitation to
meet the Conservatives OF the whole Union il
%oS 0GInSl st pnadeiphis and give aid to part,
tenance OF the Constitution and support OF the
Administration; therefore
Resoloed, That tho Chair appoint Committee
OF Twelve TO nominate twelve delegates from this
DISTRICT to tho Columbia Convention on the 1st oi
August prox., to send representation from the
congressional Districts and from the State al
large to the National Union Convention to be
held in Philadelphia on the 14th day Of the same
month.
~, Hon. D. L. wardlew, Gen. A O. HASKELL Hon
ESQ, Maj. J. A. Leland, Dr. J. W. Hearst, Jane,
ID. Lstimer, Esq, DR.. J. I. Bonner Eco, james
A. Norwood, Esq, Col. NJ. o. Talman, were ohoser
delegates to Columbia.
dn Extract Of the Presentmsnt of the Crane
yury Of Lexington District, Extra Term, July
l566.-We furthermore, seeing tho distressed con
dition OF our country, the destitution Of its cti
zens, and the ruin now threatening them, mos
earnestly recommend to our feloW-otizens K
1oreear the institution OF quits for debts agains
their debtors. In making this recommendation
to the people, we do it laying aside all persona
considerations, and from motives purely and en-
urely devoted to the good and interests of on
fellow-oitzens.
(Signed) WM. HOWARD, Foreman.
Columbia Pho,nir