The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-28
Georgia Itcnns.


s9ur citizens were attracted towards the Augusta
Hotel last evening" about s O'clock by tho report
ot two or three pistol shots. On inquiry we learned
disorderly in tho hotel when tho proprietor re.
4uested MIR. Thomas Callahan, the police officer on
the beat to arrest him. The officer, while attempt
Jones, the third shot taking effect over tho left
breast, making an ugly. but not very dangerous
wound, y, Notwithstanding: tho wound, the officer
Jones to the Court 5uouse. when relief came to
: :; Officer. Callahan was then taken to the, drug
store Of Messrs. Bean & Henderson, whero lis
:: wound was probed and dressed by Drs Dcughty
and Sweeney Owing to some difficulty, tho cause
OF which we did not learn, the ball was not ex-
MI. Callahan has proven himself a brave and
efholent officer, and even his temporary absence
s-1esterday evening, just before sunset, q very
y noIioy p1, MN, VINO had been q private in Captain
PeaoS1aa 4oa5 murdered on tie
!. manner. .ts& %.~st,%F&fa ~ - - -
:! Just before that time Judge Pittman and COL
Prather, formerly one of the proprietors OF the
Era, had passed the spot outward in buggy and
/ having gone half mile beyond, turned to come
nssv 8aoK nney m met several wagons and carts, and
and . few feet from it, in tho road, tho murdered
man, man M: John Plaster who was shout thrtynvo
i years or age, and who had been to town with o
load OF wood. There was wound in tho forehead,
g and one in the back Of the head, as il a ball or
alug had passed entirely through the brain; but it
: the front or rear. Tho hole in the forehead was
a not round ngt irregular The object Of the m1.
70 as he
money enough to have tempted the perpetration OF
7 Judge Pittnan and Colonel Pra,her had him
taken to house near by, whore they left him in
an unconscious and dying state and returned to
the city, where, meeting with Drs. Alexander and
and Che two physicians went to examine the ul1,
4 fortunate victim and see what could be done for
him, if anything. -s. .,:;5 .::.sg i3.:st.. -.-- :
;: To have SO cold -blooded and SO oauseess mur-
der committed on Of The ,oa IS q
in the broad light Of dav. is sometime
unnsual here, and is certainly alarming. We trust
that nothing will be left undone calculated to lead
to the discovery Of the murderer, and bring him to
Justice. We did not learn whether Mr.. Plnsiter
left family not, but the presumption is that be
I d1d.. He He lived about three miles from town.
~. -iE.-s As 9:5sEz -,Uss&t atlanta Era.
y MuEu1oENr DoNA91oN:-The Mayor received
2, some days ago the following letter from St. Louis,
wnch was followed IN 9 short time by the contri
buttons to which it refers The provisions now
: Glenn, Wright Carr, from which point they will
b Pc ssued to the p5pPsr b Captain Castle
fund being raised by tie ladies' Of St, Louis md md
the object being to give relief to the widows and
orphans q q Confederate soldiers, we authorized
to state that the instructions to that ond will be
carried out to the letter. there being in this city
large number of persons who may Be embraced
under that head TO the zeal Of Mr.. Walter G.
: St.Louis, may the recipients OF this munifccat
donation feel indebted for the promptness with
17tl Whch the packages we're forwarded. But to the
:, -. sr. LOUIS, February 8, 1867
Ar; WIsans, Mayor Of ANanta
EAR sR - 1nclose bill OF lading for two casks
shipped to you to be distributed ns you NAV deem
pest, among the destitute widows and orphans OF
Confederate soldiers n IT1 maj
me ao2ve articles are purchased by fund
aased 6y the ladies' Of our city by fair, and as
rected to ship these articles to you.
When you pay the charges, if you will serd me o
receipt for the same, I viii remit you the amount,
as we intend to deliver it free of charge Asl.e
's m.ssoul1ans gave it, we do hope your roads VIII
make no charge, as it is intended for your 0wr
We are: acquainted with Chapman & Rucker,
yonpe many q
[aAan4a l7aedlgencey.
STEWART, THE DRY GooDs M1111oNA1RE.-Ask sketch
OF Mr.. ALEXANDER T. STEWART, the New York dry
goods millionaire, in the -daantic Monthly, COLI
tains some interesting personal anecdotes, as fol-
lows =, t-
Accident made hin, merchant. Whcro ie WIS
70 be In connection with an experienced bnsiness
man and to contribute capital he suddenly fonnd
hmseH principal alone, charged with the rentof
on him. With that indomitatfe will and wonderful
energy which has marked his whole life he at once
went back to Ireland, converted into money the
moderate fortune which he had inherited, Invested
that fortune in goods principally the laces which
we're manufactured at and around his birthnlace
store. '@s- f-o' 80
And IN this connection may be mentioned nm ir,
c1dent OF touching interest-one of many showine,
Re5haps sSmeyhat y Of hs Scottish blood in
torgets a friend. Young lndy whose acnno;n+
ance ne had made said to him on the day preced-
ing the opening Of his store: s:You must nc hot sell
nrst purchase; for will bring luck" True to her
promise; she drove up in her carriage early in the
Gay, and purchased goods TO nearly 5000 in value,
lady married and removed with her husband I to q
European city. Mr.. Stewart was in that city on
pasness a and there learned that his first customer
Her husband was dead, but before lis death Ind
squandered her fortune. Procuring good anart-
menss ne caused them to be furnished in style
@G1fIesPondlng co with her former position in life.
inen ca!lng upon her and renewing his acauaint-
ance, and after onversing on old times and Former
tbenas ne & asked m her 70 take drive with him around
tne CITY n nus carriage, which stood at the door
alter looking at some objects Of interest he took
her 70 her new residence, saying ssThis. II II
eess He aeted xes an is future
residue Of her life she lived not only in comfort
put IN comparative affauence, supported entirely
ny nus pounGy: truly if she brought luck to the
young merchant, that first mornings nnrcho 40 ".
lucky one for her. an Z -. - o-1a'o 80 "1s ~
I, BIT there was another incident connected wifi
the sale OF merchandise on that first dav osf
more Importance in it's results thouch annorentIv ~ =
I1ulng IN It's character. One Of the clerks stated
20 purchaser that piece Of calico waa Of n cer.
Ialn quanty, That the colors were Cast" and wonld
n9s WASH out, and If not so the article would he
1aKen back and the money returned The renarIs
we're we're overheard by Mr.. Stewart, and he called tie
o you ID mean by thus saying what you know to be
oelng called to account, replied that the womon
Would not return the goods, and IL she d;G si,a
could easily be put of by stating that she rnnat ~
mistaken, and the purchase must nave been Toa5e
at some otner store. But no; that was not IT,
Pont' A ne had been told to induce nnrchoSa.
aug no goods must be sold in his store or in Iis
aa4e un9er any misrepresentation whatever The
ierk ; coud conform to that rule or at once yacat
h!s place This interview between him and nna ~
years since when in familiar Conversation IT, ~
fhao ~xas- aaked TO what do Won ~ y.
nAVe conducted my business fro1o -. : 90 . ~.
ereat o1.e pass OF h?h Truth, TRUTH he oJs ~ on
SSa%a Saea1 onpnas1s lis che talisman:r ed With
nave any one earthly wish ~ ,s We'd; and # T
fhaoLaet, lI ls that in this greater thnn
-, - commended and followed h my example mav
chsnta s1 = BUSINESS and especay yGbrng bx men enter
Queen aaaG; Of 81. By = tTBg1EaRApH, FL THE TnUrv ~
the Atlantic 1sn ca,9a Gi February, we W.. ne
IAN nag failed to kee- re ip9nln; x. a9 sIfr r,
slngle cheer att .e +ha.Sao,.I,,1ns,oy oy
49,, ~ 1ae Gne crowd ia- doors senni {,
:-.anded the passage Of her Maiestc