The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-09
N ews Summary.

The wealthiest congregation in New York city,
perhaps in the whole country, is that of the
Church Of the Ascension EpisccpaD in the Fifth
Avenue. Their aggregate income last year is
ahown by the official returns to have been eighteen
million dollars.
The Greenville S. c., Aountaineer Of Tuesday
last says: eek Gov. B. F. PERRY took his departure
this morning for Washington City, and, we pre-
sumo, will be absent short time only, unless the
Congress of the United States shall happen to
come to their senses unexpectedly and admit
Southern Representatives to their seats during
the present month"
The Pensacola Observer, of the 27tl ult., says ::
"Gen WINFIELD ScoTT made brief visit to the
Pensacola Navy Yard on Tuesday last. We regret
to learn that his feeble health preventedhis ming
ling with the people or receiving any one aboard
except the officials. The United States steamer
on which he came, entered port at o'clock P. NJ,
on Tuesday, and cleared on Wednesday morning
at an early hour. The usual honors were paid
him by both tho army and navy.
The Charlotte IN. o. Times of tho 9Th instant
thus speaks Of the Charlotte and South Carolina
Railroad: GAS this is an improvement in which
our entire community is deeply interested, we
surrender, to the exclusion of other matter, our
space to the very able and satisfactory reports of
its President, Colonel VIM. JOHNSTON, and his
able assistants. 1t will be seen that this efficient
officer has been making great exertions to get the
repairs done, and soon the cars will run through
to Columbia. The condition of the road is all the
most sanguine of the stockholders could reason
ably expect. Colonel JOHNSTON is model Rail
road President.
The Savannah Herald, of the 9Th instant, men
lions lnat s'on Saturday the pilot boat Sophia,
Capt. SAaURs, while cruising off Tybee, discovered
some eight miles at sea an object afoat, which
proved to be fiat containing three negro men and
two women, with horse The party were sup
piled with provisions, and had started for Daw-
fuskie Island, where they designed to settle, but
in their unmanageablo craft were driven to sea,
where they must have perished but for their time
iy rescue by Capt. SAaURs. The negroes with their
baggage were taken on beard the pilot boat and
brought to Savannah yesterday. AS it was i'm
possible to transfer the horse from the fiat to the
pilot boat the former was left to the mercy of the
waves"
The Greenville IS. CO. Nountaineer says of the
Saluda Turnpike: "We arc much gratifed to hear
that this road, from HODGES, over the noun
tains, is now in good order, and is considerably
travelled The enterprising contractors, Messrs.
COLEMAN l. MONTGOMERY, are already reaping
some reward in the way of tolls, and We hope their
contract will turn out very profitable. They are
entitled to the thanks OF tho whole community for
the promptness and energy they have displayed in
toF fbatr
We understand it has been approved by ]. L.
WEsTMoRxLAND, ESQ.,, who was appointed by the
Legislature to supervise the ro:d. Our neighbors
over the mountains can now come to the Green
vile market, good one, for all they have to sell.
The Columbia (S.gC.) PhGnir, of the 7th inst,
mentions that the body of an unknown man was
found on Monday afternoon, on the roadside, on
the other side of the river about three-quarters of
smile from Guignard's Ferry, by party of hunt
ers from Columbia; and gentleman who passed
the spot yesterday morning informs us that the
body is still laying there. Will no one look after
it? A bullet-hole through the forehead shows
how the unfortunate being came to his end-but
whether by the hand OF the assassin or his own
Of course it is impossible to say The remains of
fire show that he had endeavored to mako him
aelf comfortable. From appearances, it is sup
posed that he had been dead several days, and the
pockets OF the dead man had been rified of their
contents. The deceased was dark complicated,
had dark hair, and was dressed in fancy y-colored
woollen shirt, paper collar black cloth coat, mole
skin overcoat, gray pants, and patched boots ; but
neither hat or cap. This is the second affair of
the kind which has occurred in that vicinity
fha hOdv nj q m bov viper
been found near there
The Abbeville Is. c. Banner OF the 9th inst,
speaking of the condition OF affairs in that dis
trict, states that we regret to discover feeling
of dependency on the part Of many OF our cltl-
gems, arising from distrust of the freedmen-an
apprehension that they will not stick to their
work by the faithful performance of the contracts
into which they have entered. We hope these
fears are not well founded but tho discernment
Of our people is keen, and in matter OF such vital
interest to the prosper OF the country
they have surveyed well the differens points
and features of the industrial situation, and
their judgment, when well ascertained, IS tear
fully conclusive of the subject. In the last
few days, large numbers of negroes have been
taken from the District to the West, principally to
Arkansas and Tennessee. The wages offered by
these parties are attractive. They have paid as
high as fifteen dollars per hand and find food and
clothing From tho Impoverished condition OF
our country, we cannot compete with those who
plant in the fertile valleys of the West. We must
rely, therefore, upon the stout hands and hearts
of our own people for awhile; and it may be that
in due time our exhausted country, under the in
huance of white imported labor, will be resusci
tated and reclaimed from the effects of the ruin
o,s system of cultivation which we have heretofore
practiced.