The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-31


day. The police and few persons in the neigh
borhood were soon aroused, and found smoke issu-
ing from the doorway of No. 81 Broad street. ono
door from King, the property of Mrs. L. W.
MoRDEoAI. few buckets Of water soon extin-
guished the flames, but the engines were prompt
ly on the ground, although the Etna was tho
only ono that played of. Tho fire was clearly the
work of an incendiary, as the combustibles Were
placed under tho stairs of the piazza Fortunate
| ly, there was no damage done beyond the burning
Of three or four steps, us the attempt was dis
covered before the flames had made any headway
Hon. EDWARD GENDERoN PALMER.-From the
Winnsboro' Ne,os, of yesterday, we learn the fol-
| lowing facts relative to tho late Mr.. PALMER,
whose death has already been announced. de was
born in st. Stephens Parish in August 1SOO;
graduated in South Carolina College. In Decem-
Der, 1922, he married Miss DAVIS, daughter OF
DR.. JAMES DAVIS, Of Columbia. Soon after no
moved to Fairfield, which he represented IN the
Notification Convention in 1882. This was the be-
ginning of his public life. His life since then has
been identified with the interests of his adopted
district and his State, that it is not necessary to
go into the details of it here. He was the first
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Company which position he filled for about nine
years with fidelity and energy much to tho sue
cess and prosperity Of the road. And it was only
at his own request that he was relieved from that
responsible post.
Having an ample fortune before it was destroyed
in the common ruin that befen our District by
SnERMAN's raid, it was in the more private walks
Of life that tho character of Col PALMER was de-
yeloped. He dispensed charity without stint. To
him, moro than any one else, is awarded the chief
credit for building up the Episcopal Church in this
place, well as the ono OF Ridgeway (of which ne
was a member). His sufferings we're not pro-
tracted, as he, though complaining for several
days, was confined to bed but two days. He died
on Saturday morning last.
DISTRICT CoURT-Hon. GEO. 8. BRYAN presld-
ing.-It having been reported by the Clerk OF the
Court and the U. s. Marshal, that it is Impossible
| to obtain the return of the Tax Collector before
the close of tho present term Of the Court: on
motion of D. T. CoRB1N, District Attorney, it was
ordered that the Clerk and Marshal make up the
jury list from tho returns of the Tax Collector OF
st. Philips and St. Mchaels Parishes, in accord
ance with the order of the Court Of June %, 1867
Ou VI -. L. OOhblN, Co4', ~ "eo SA"0NS~
that all recogaizances which have not been specl-
ally discharged, be continued over to the next
room.
The United States Us. EDwD. A. FowLER-Pur-
chasing soldiers uniforms. On motion OF u. Il. |
CoRBIN, Esq, it was ordered that the above ent-
tied cause, ponding in the District Court for the
Eastern District of South Carolina, be removed
for trial to the next term Of the District Court for
the Western District of South Carolina.
On application of DR.. A. G.. MAoKEY, copyright |
was issued for "Criptic Masonry" Manual OF the
Council, or Monitorial Instruction in the degrees
of Royal and Select Master, with al additional
section on the Super Excellent Masters Degree, |
by ALBERT G. MAcKEY, NJ. D., author OF other Ma
sonic works.
UNITED STATES CouRr-IN ApMRALTY-Hon. |
GEO. s. BRYAN, presiding.-In this Court, yester-
day. Judge BRYAN made the following decree:
Steamer Lulu ads. D. Straus q Brothers-Libel |
| for damage to goods.
The claim in this case is for damage to shipment |
| OF goods in the amount OF S193.03.
The damage is admitted, but the plea is made |
| that the ship is not responsible because Ut the |
limitation of her liability by the bill of lading,
which restricts her undertaking to tho delivery Of
| the boxes in which the goods were contained to |
the apparent good order" in which they were re-
ccived by her.
Tne boxes were received in tho apparent good |
order" in which they wero shippod-but upon |
opening them one was found to contain goods wet |
and damaged. The apparent was not the real |
condition. Can tho delivery Of tho bo1es in tho |
apparent good condition in which they were re- |
ceived bo considered fulfmont Of the RESPONSE
bilities Of the common carrier, when it ctn be |
proved that the goods themselves were delivered |
to the ship in perfect good order2 This would be |
10 fha yVhp h.
stance of her obligation. al that the ship can in |
Justice demand is that the shipper shall be COM
pelled to prove that the goods were shipped, in |
point of fact in good order; To establish that
fact beyond doubt, and to shut out the possibility
that tho injury to the goods happened while in the
possession Of the shippers.
When this fact is established, and tho ship can |
not show that the damage occurred from the perils
we'll Ell al" Q2 Howard), where "the damage was !
occas;oned by the effect Of the humidity and |
dampness Of the vessel, which is one Of the dam
gers Of navigation, the legal conclusion is ineyi-
gepce-and from this there is no escape for the
ship. She cannot be relieved by any contract from
! the consequences Of her own act. (Walace Re- |
ports, 2 vol York Company us. Central Raiiroad.)
isfaction Of the Court that the goods were packed
and shipped in perfect good order. There is no
lack in tho choice Of evidence wanting. And the |
testimony raises not o suspicion Of want Of good
faith. There was nothing in themselves, nor in
of fraud on the part Of the Witnesses.
It Is unquestonable that the goods left tho store
Of the shipper in good ORDER and were taken to tho
ship in bright sunshiny day, and by the acknow-
ledgment Of the porter Of the ship;,wer received
tho boxes) in apparent good order. They were
not exposed in going to the wharf, nor at the
wharf.
And throwing out oil the testimony which goes
to establish the fact that the wetting of the goods
was occasioned by salt water it s not possible that
the injury could have occurred from wetting from
the ship to the store OF the owners of the goods
for it is in testimony that portion OF them which
had been wet had become dry; and there was no
time for the drying process to have taken place if
the goods had become wet from the ship to the
store.
Upon the most critical examination and weigh
ing of the evidence, and with the advantage Of ar
gulhent, most able and exhaustive, by the counsel
for the lbe,lants, MIR. Ascher Cohen and MIR. |
Henry Seabrook for the respondents, am forced
to the conclusion that tho ship is responsible.
It is therefore ordered and decreed, that the |
owners of the steamer Lulu do pay the lbellants
the sum of one hundred and thirty three 67-100
GEO. S. BRYAN,
q. 8. Judge District Of South Carolina.
The CABINET ORaAN.-The single house of Ma
SON & HAMIN has succeeded in so far outstrip-
ping its rivals, that the question: 'Who makes tho
best reed organs 2" is no longer an open one. OF
the excellence of these instruments we have, for
our own part, become perfectly satisfied by fro
quent personal trials Of the MASON & HAML1N in
struments, and Of various others. It ispatont and
undeniabe.-NeD York Eoenang Post.
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