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

| Aiayor Aldermen RAvENEL, SMALL, SIElNhhsEH'
O'NEu1, WILLIS, OLNEY, OAKEs, HONOUR, MAR
SHALL, ENsToN CoseRovE, BUTLER, CouRTENAY'
PRINeLE and GERDrs-
The Minutes of tho last meeting were read ana
confirmed.
Several applications for No. Licenses were re-
felred to the Committee on Licenses
The return of the City Sheriff, showing an
amount of $1177s0 collected by the payment of
taxes, was received as information.
| A communication from the City Registrar, cover
ing suggestion of DIR. CHAgLrs PAIGE, Medical
Director of General CANDY, that no intorments De
hereafter permitted in the city limits as being
preiudcial to the public health, was retened to
the Board of HEALTH
| The Committee ON Contracts reported unfavora-
bly, on the petition of the vestry of st. Michaels
| Church to have that portion Of Broad street De-
| tween Church and Meetlng remain unpayed. Inc
Committee stated that they had conferred with the
contractor and he refused to accede to the demand
of ST. Michaers Church, unless the city should pay
for the whole work, as the material had been frir-
nished and placed along the route. The report
was adopted.
| The Special Committee to whom was assigned
|
remuneration for the damage inflicted on her
property during the riot at the corner OF Smiths
Lane and King street reported unfaTorably.
Adopted.
The Committee on Licenses reported favorabiy
on the following applications: J. +. DAWSON, Tor
Auctioneer's License; THos l.. RxAN for license
to pack loose cotton on Adgers North Wharf,
JAMES CUMMINGS to transfer his Junk-shop LII
cense to j. j. MONAGHAN; and A. TIEFENTHAL, LOT
a Nine Pin Alley License.
| Application of ". s. CoRwN & Co., and JAMES
Wr.EY for No. Liquor License.
| Applications Of HARN & SHERHAMarER, JOIN
KENNY, and b. RElLs. each for Tavern License.
The Committee Oh City Lands reported favora-
bly on the application OF W: B. HERIoT, President
of the Floating Dry Dock and Marine Railway
Company to transfer the lease o; the water lot now
| in use by the Company to Messrs. CoURTENAY d
TRENHOLM. Adopted.
| The Committee on Accounts reported faYorably
OIL sundry bills on the Orphan House, Aims House,
&c. Adopted.
On motion of Alderman RAvENEL, the Clerk OF
Council was directed to advertise the notice OF an
election for the unexpired term of the late City
Assessor.
On motion of Alderman CosaRovE applicants for
licenses were allowed to take out their licenses
from the first of October to the first of January,
| paying at the rate Of two hundred dollars per
annum.
The bill to regulate the dredging Of docks was
engrossed in due form, aud its title changed to an
ordinance.
ATTEMPTED SUIoIDE.-On Monday night, PETER
WooD, white man residing at No. II Irsdd
street, while laboring under temporary ft OF IN
sanity, endeavored to cut his throat with razor.
Fortunately for his future welfare, the cut was not
mortal, though it will incommode him for some
time. Dr. JOSEPH A. YATES was sent for. and
under his care the would-be suicide will probably
re over.
PoRT ROYAL RAILRoAD.-The meeting oil stock
holders Of this road, SAYS the Augusta Constitu-
tionalis of yestei> AZ took place at the Planters
Hotel yesterday, in this city. We are pleased TO
learn that there is every prospect Of early COM
pletion of this road. Northern capitalists have in
vested, and it is advisable that stockholders i'll the
South, who are able, should retain their shares.
This Road may do for Augusta what other lines
have failed to do to the extent that reasonably
| expected
For BALTIMORE. RE.-Since the war Baltimore has
become one Of the first commercial cities on the
Atlantic coast, and in some respects competitor
with New York for the Southern trade. The
Steamship Line from this port to that city offers
! inducements to merchants and shippers that can
hardly be eaualled Cotton is taken through to
Phadelphia ria Baltimore, and insurance is
effected at the low rate of one per cent. The Fal-
con, of this line, commanded by Captain F. G.
REID will leave on Saturday, the 10Th inst, at
P, NJ Shippers and others interested are direct
ed to the advertisement of Messrs. CoURTENAY &
| TRENHOLM The Falcon leaves Pier No. l, Union
Wharyes, promptly at the hour mentioned above
| BASE BAlL-The second match between the first
and second mines of the Alert Base Ball Club was
PLAYED yesterday afternoon, and resulted in favor
/ fthe second nine, who were declared the vctors
| by two runs. The weather was fine, and large
crowd of spectators assembled TO witness the
game The game Was we'll contested until the
sixth innings, which was prolonged by bad play
ing, until darkness compelled the umpire to cali
] the game. The only misfortune which happened
to mar the pleasure of the evening was collision
between the pitcher and catcher, who we're both
| running for fy bali. Both parties were stunned
and the catcher seriously wounded, but at the last
report, We are happy to state, he was doing we'll.
With this exception, the game passed of pleasant
| lv. We await the announcement OF the third
rame, which will decide the contest.
CoTToN FOR BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA
The Augusta Consiitutionalst OF yesterday says
The Baltimore and Charleston Steamship Com
pany's fine steamers Sea Gull and Falcon have, by
their speed and successful weekly trips between
the two ports, secured from underwriters lower
rate of insurance on cotton than has been paid on
coasting steamers for two years past. The rate on
cotton to Baltimore from Charleston is I and
through to Philadelphia l per cent,
This last arrangement will be great conye-
nience to shippers as the Baltimore steamers take
Philadelphia cotton with dispatch, and fteghts
.sthroughn as we'll as insurance con low figures
Messrs. CoURTENAY d TRENHOLM, Charleston, OF
Messrs. MoRDEcAI g. Co., Baltimore, will give all