The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-10

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SALE OF Wholesale HAT .'rung.-aIrssra.
JNo. q. MILNon Co. will sell today, at the
ner Of Piuckney and AIeeing strcots, tho entire
stock in trade OF the store formerly occupied
Wholesale ha; and fancy gUols establishment. The
goods offered for sa!e consist OF oyary variety of
hats, caps, bonncts, &c. Thcy will be sold to tho
highest bidder, and merchants and others in
icrcsted would do vol, to attend.
TuE iACur ii,EiNoR.-'rhi5 me Yacht MAS
launched from the ship yard nI NJ. I. NJ. loSEs
at the east end OF Calhoun street, on Saturday.
and was plying around tho harbor yesterday at
ternoon, rrcighted with cargo Of connoisscurs
who wero testing her qualities iH trial "trip.
Tho Eleanor attracted universal attention, from
the beauty of her model and from her completeness
in every rcapGct. Mr. JOINS is thorough ship
wright, and his latest ,protlucton combines every
improvement known in naval architecture.
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AN EcI1rsE.-The weather still continues II he
changoabc, alternating at brief periods between
the warmth Of clear .,ilI;hinn aul ;iio uSrins,
attendant npon heavy rains. Ne presume This
disagrecahle state oE things will exist until Fridly
next, the 18Th, upon the evening Of which day III
eclipse OF the moon will take place, after which
time wo ar6 inclinai 10 hops fur reasonable ami
delightful weather.
The eclipse will commence al 81 minutes after
O'Clock, and enda 3G minutes pasi oclurk.
10 kEEr MILK SwEEr.--A Mr.. Borp "A rmrcs-
pondent of tho Scirntifc !iMH1ctn, stateR tha; hr
has practicea n peculiar method, will ntnrh su0-
cess, OF preserving sweet milk m the past II
mi rpO ala i, llnrup n n han,
cd ron thrcn l"elvcpenny nails in each lin pan,
then ponring tho warm milk on them. lie be-
lieves that electricity bns snmn!hing to do with
producing the result he has tried many expert
ments bl fore he hit upon this one Which c found
to preserve the milk swest for longer iiha than
any other plan tried by him.
TUE PRoarrcrs on THE CoAIT.--Wa are inclined
10 believe that the nnfavOraln reports from the
Sea GLANDS have been greatly exaggerated; md
though the caterpillar has devastated many plan
taions. the injury s not complete. I'm some acc
tions tho worms have eaten tho entire uIop IN ono
plnce, while tho adjoining field has not lesu
touched This seeiaing partially has been lrac-
fully received by The planters, us many of Them
will he enabled to save, n portion of their crop,
while few, more fortunate, have boon spared tho
attacks of their crawling foc.
We have seen sample of flea Island Cotton
from tho plantation Of Mr.. ". d. CUTTER, OIL
Jcha'G Island II is entirely free from insects,
and the staple is of superior quality. Mr.. Cur
TER has been fortunate in his planting, and will
soon reap the result of bis labora. Tho planters
along tho coast have had 10 contend with many
adverse influences, md we happy to learn that
the damage resulting from rains. caterpillars, &c.,
will moi be rs large rs was at frat estimated.
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memory of tho Oldest inh btanis, the great
thoroughfarc for Tho retail trade OF tho city, and
such has been patroniZed by those OF lilo fair
whose tIme ii devoted to shopping and sight
seeing. Aside from its advantages Us a business
centre, King street is Tho most fashionable lronie-
made i'll the city, and Tie merchants wllnso stores
nrc open upon this ronc have improved their pro-
pcrty until the different establishments nov vio
with each other in their external appearance. A
rusty, tne-slaincd front OF King atrcot is an
anolnnly, for the merchant ia aware OF The neces-
sity of presenting al attraction axielior "a il is
often m induenment for The casual shopper to bc-
como regular customer. During the aummor
mouths the stores on the fashionable portion OF
King street hato been subjected to series OF inn
proyemcnts, md have emerged from ihe hands Of
the mechanics renovated md slislcnng with new
paint. Tls process has bccn general, but in
others. The stores in the lower pa,t of tlv
Victoria Range suffered considerably by the late
fire; their fronts were blackoned anil Brlofo-
stained, while the interior was damaged alike BY
fire and water. With comncudable zeal the pro-
prietors Instantly commenced 10 repair the In
jurics inflicted by tho lro, nna tho Gnrrs taL had
suffered from this cause arc noW in inr bettor
condition than before that event.
MOUNT PLEAsAHT.-Tho Congregational Church
at this pacc was reoncned fur divine service on
last Sunday. During lilo larger portion of tho wnr
that building was liscd Nh military hospital and
soon aftef the evacuation of Charleston it was COLI
vcrtcd inta schnoi-hnusc fnr cuInrol children
The corporalioi aflcr several attempts succeeded
in recovering tho building from tho Frecdman's
Bureau about twelve months since. At that ti,no
thoy placed the Church under tho pastoral charge
of reverend gentleman, hut owing to their ina
bity to raise. tho SIN, nr anuncy tho lopairs re-
Qured, he han not yet enicrod upon hia work.
Afier consultation il wla determined to reopen
tho church in It's rcscni roulili1n, with snc co-
Te1iiencies for BilfnG, cankl bb furnished by
tho community. They we're moro learoma to 40
this nasmuch they had iiIr hppa"lunity Of avail
ing themselves Of the scryirca uf tho Rev. DAEIEi.
DUrRE, ono Of the patriarchs Of HadrclPs Point
in times agone, when canoes and hnrse-boals per-
formad tho Office of transportation, nov accom-
pilshdd by Mir. MCCnUMIcK's elegant steamer.
Hsebeotcd and bc!oyl Il by tho whole community,
his coming Was deemed most favorable 10 resilnl-
ing service in tho long cl0saa temple, and ha con-
sented moat nlleorlnly 10 ra.consecrate il 10 tho
service OF Almighty uod
cir. pufhE preached tw0 impressive scrmnn,
on Sunday to numerous md a,tentiy, courrepa
tions. At tho closo OF tho Gcrvicrs l,o coneratu.
lated tho community on Tho rcoponing of this
house Of worship, aud cxhorted them to kecp IL
open. III,
Having begun tho good WORK, tho ofIieors Of tho
church aro in tho mood to continue It, and tho
community arc prepared TO 0ocond their ofrorta.
If need BIO, wo arc assured our own community
will rcndos somo assistance t,thnt impoverished
society. is.. f'E