The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-16
Y'hR 1ai19 Nems.

4hR 1ai1g Nems
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1867
LOCAL MATTERS.
To OUR suBscRIBERs.-We would call the after
ton of those who are indebted to us thrcns hor
the country that the old year is closing and the
accounts are not yet settled. The price Of sui
scription is not large and will not be missed tro1
their plethoric pockets. The FIRST of January ha
long been celebrated as day set apart for closin
depart from this tme-honored custom. Money
tho motive power of every enterprise, and news
papers are no exception, and We respectfully asl
our country subscr bers to cash up and commenc
the new year with a clear record.
PERsoNh.-The Hon. FERNANDO WOOD arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon, BY steamer, from
Savannah, and is stopping at the Mills House.
AT AN extra meeting of the Young America Fire
Engine Company, held on the 10th inst, JAMES S
WEsrrNDoRFF WAS unanimously elected President
uicc A. N. PuNDT, resigned.
REQUIEM MAss.-Attention is directed to the nc
tice in another column of Mass to be offered up
at st. Mary's Church in behalf of the late =.
MoT1ET.
GoDEg FOR FEBRUARY-Our thanks are due d..
N. QUINN & Bro. for the February number OF
Godev It is as usual, filed with excellent fashion
plates and interesting reading matter
FREUNDscHArrsBuND.-A the members fof
this club and their friends enjoyed tne musical
and dramatic feast. HERR PETsoH played his
part WELL The last piece, "Guten Abend, Herr
Fischer" was e5cellently rendered, and afforded
much amusement to the audience.
TIE TRIBUNE ALMANAc.-We have received
copy of this Almanac, valuable for its STATISTICS
and for reference as to other matters Barring Its
political tendencies, it is the most valuable publ
cation of the kind in the country. Published by
the Tribune Association, New York.
ANOTHER EXHIBITION COMING TO TowN.-We
learn that we are shortly to have panoramic ex-
hibition of ssParadise Lost" the same Us that e1-
hibited here last year, to which will be added rep
resentations of the ttApocaypse," from the recent
designs Of GusrAvE GoRE and JOHN MAR7N. Re-
port speaks very highly of this exhibition.
SHooTNa,-We understand that few days ago,
very trusty and intelligent negro man, Of the
name Of Frank, who vas the overseer npon the
plantation Of Mr.. J. BENNET BIssEIL. at Comba-
hee, had been shot and killed by another negro,
who was working upon the place as brlcklayer.
The murder, as re are informed, was foul one,
and the offender has been arrested.
TIE ATmospHERE.-The past two days have been
unusually warm, and stranger, who was not &C
auanted with the variability Of our climate, would
be led to think that the Almanac was mistaken,
and that it was spring instead Of the depth Of win
ter. Although the air has been very mild and
temperate, yet there was 8 sutriness connected
with it that made it unpleasant and oppressive.
The moisture exuded from the payemeuts and
marble doorings; and houses in damp situations
we're uncomfortably moist while the streets looked
as if they were just recovering from the effects of
slight shower. Oyercoats were generally discard
ed, and fires were only made from habit, and the
coal market was decidedly fiat, few investments
were made, and private parties were considering
the adyisability Of disposing of their stock on
hand At9 AM, yesterday the thermometer was
at g. The weather-wise have been completely |
disconcerted by the change, and the prophets
have renounced their calling in despair, while the
community think that it is Gill wind that blows
nobody good,n and are thankful that the poor
are spared the suferings occasioned by severe
winter.
TIE NEW CUSTOM HousE.-h tho good old |
DAYS we read about-the mite bellum era-it was
decided by the powers that be-the heads Of the
nation-that Charleston should have new Gus
tom House-one suited to her commercial pros
perity-and that the old building that served the
double purpose of Postofice aud Custom House,
be discarded.
Preparations were Immediately commenced on
nm extensive scale, and the lot at the corner Of
Market and East Bay streets was drained, filed
ND and piled until it was sufficiently firm to bear
the weight Of tho building. This was designed to
be the finest structure in the city, and great pains
were taken to make it al: edifice equal to Uncle
sam's ambition, and worthy Of the port Of
Charleston.
The labor of building consumed several years,
and when the war commenced it was still un6nish-
ed, and the appropriation Of s5ooo, made by secre
tary COBB, was employed in roofing it, in order to
preserve it from the action Of the weather. During
the war more momentous questions agitated the
minds of the Confederate Congress-, and the
Custom House was neglected and abandoned,
The yard and wharf were soon thickly covered
with an undergrowth of myrtle and weeds, and the
granite columns and unfinished blocks that were
scattered around became completely hidden from
view.
At present it's condition is but little improved.
The grounds have still the same wild appearance,
and although the Collector uses the basement as a
storehouse, no improvements have been made,
and evidently mono are intended The masters Of
the position at Washington have seemingly no
wish to make any appropriations that would bone
fit the South and although our commerce has
since the war, and the necessity for in
creased accommodations will soon be as urgent as
they ever were, yet the Government is content to
rent buildings that are unsuited for the purpose,
and the Granite Custom House is suffered to stand
IN its present unfinished state as monument to
renroye 1,s for our late rebellious course.