The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13

rhLmEITo dUARD CHARITABLE ABSoClATIoN.-At
meeting OF this Association, held on the 11th
inst, at the Hall Of the Charleston Fire Company,
the following officers were elected to serve from
June 49, 1866. for the ensuing year:
g. l.. BUST, President.
A. i. GA1LLARD. lat Vice President
CHARLES WEBB. Sd Vice President
J. a. slMoNs. Secretary.
T. NJ. HAZEL, Treasurer.
The following Committees were also elected to
serve for the same length Of time:
v. Angel. A p Ford: W. 3. Delsar - - ''''' -
NJ. B. Warins, N: v: Lord. B. L. White 'N' N'''''
Cor GOmpsitt9s a on Aistorieai ReeovdI @ Webb. q. L.
9irardeau, H. v. Angel, @. A. Trouche, H. 7. Mcaee.
I. MCGEE. r. E. Melichsmp, W.F. Quincy.
This Association has now been regularly organ
lied, and is open to all members Of good Standing
who have ever been connected with the Palmetto
Guard.
The AIR LINE RAuRoAD.-some years ago our
Legislature granted charter for the "Air Line
Railroad" and the enterprise was characterized
in a humorous way, "beginning and ending
nowhere" We have positive information to the
effect that the capital has been subscribed, and
the road is to be built without delay. It is entire
ly New York enterprise, intended to shorten the
travel between New Orleans and that city. The
route is from Atlanta, Ga, to Charlotte N. O., in
an "air Ine," pia Anderson O. Fl. and Yorkville,
SO.
glance at the map will show the great distance
that will be saved; passengers at Charlotte, N O..
instead Of coming down to Branchville, up to hu-
gusta, and thence West will save all this travel by
the short cut above described
We mention this as interesting information, and
as showing what efforts are being made to short
en lines Of travel Verify the days Of crooked
railroads are at an end. Again, we see in this
scheme the business forethought Of New Workers.,
who coolly put down s5,OOO,OO0 to bring the great
Southwest one day nearer to them.
FoUR YEARS IN THE SADDLE, by Colonel Harry
GnMoR. 81 fight fairly and in good faith" Now
York: HARPRR & BROTHER, 1866. The foregoing
is the full title Of new Confederate War Book,
just published. Harry GMMoR was dashing,
daring partisan ranger during the war-a great
favorite with the rebs, and by no means loved by
the Union folks of the Valley Of Virginia, the
scene Of nearly all his operations. We had the
pleasure of seeing good deal OF Col. HARRY, in
the summer of 1868, in and around Winchester
HARRY, certainly, was we'll suited for the kind Of
life he led, having always had q great penchant
for just suoh a career. But he had not the same
faculty for telling his adventures; and, according
ly, We are rather disappointed in the book before
us. In the hands Of even tolerable writer, these
materials would have made very interesting
narrative. We would not wish to bo understood
to say, however, that the book is entirely without
nterest-for that is certainly not our opinion.
The story is worth reading by the lovers Of. the
adventurous, and will be read by many OF the
late Confederate soldiers, who will be pleased to
light their battles over again"-at least, in 80
far as the scenes and incidents described by the
author suggest deeds, privations and sufferings
IN which they played part.
The book Is for ssle at 8. G. OouRTRNAY's.