The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-14

| sale. Tho key WAS taken out l., tho rpl,bcr ,yl,
opened tho safo nnd extracted from thunc, tiu, n,
curloncy. The robbery was committed h.jwrc,
two o'clock at night and daylight. II appears thar
his servant remained up with hln ill twa oclocl;
when he undressrd him aud put lin to bed.
Aoout a quarter-past two the servant locked the
lower door himself. He informed tie Do,tor
about quartcr-pas live O'Clock, OF the robbe, y.
lhe pocRet-book Was placed by the Doctor him :
self, when he retired to bed, under hi, pillow.
The party who committed the robbery il up,ler
nrrest for examination. Oflicer Cu,rM,s made
the arreE.
robbery was perpetrated one night this week
III tho upper story Of Mrs. EAsoSis boarding house.
Soihoi iiioio anu Wentworth alteet,, l,y Robert
Washington, colorcd, OF trunk. containing dia-
mond pin, clothing and a0me money ia specie
Tho trunk was carried to Crows house in Pitt
street, where it was robbed OF NIL its contents
Nearly all The articles taken out haye been recoy.
cred.
Tile matter Inns been handed over tOa uagis.
tra;e for examination. The arrest was made by
officers COATES and GRAY.
| fHE tiISDER. R.-Somr months ago Gen. Scorr
the Assistant Commissioner OF tho Erpctlm,n,s
bureau, i'll his report TO Headquarters called the
attention Of thn General Government 10 tle fnci
that portion OF tho negroes on the coast INDULGE
III Fetish practices, yield to the most absur sll-
pcrstitutions, nro dcGeneratcd, demorazct and
iii subjects for the exercise OF tle beautiful cEari-
lies of the American Missionary Society and its
| kindred associations.
Another evidence Of the returI, of the race lo
'ftrst principles" is furnished in private letter
From planter On ono OF tho islands. IIe SAWS
''Would you believe it, tho negroes have taken to
the spinning of cotton with tho old fashioned gin
der -tpronounced with hard ''g"). If YOU
nave never seen the contriyance, iuucy stick.
| little longer than n pcn-handle Will, n dubious
weight attached to its lower third.
This Is matlo to whirl by hand in tho base of n
ten cup or something of tho sort The cardet
| cotton is then wound spiraly around, and drawn
OIL from tho upper extremity in tho shape OF warm
Tho operation is simple, effective Glow; and Won
would bo surprised at tho rapidty with which tlcv
uithsh pho OF cotton on ono hand, and add to
thu raiUo OF mnrchantablo article on the other.
10 our repcrtorial conception, tht qhova hrrc-'.
tion is as clanr ,"uu. nc glnuer may be
tangible fact We should like to sec it; and after
looking al tho ebon finger power, TO take the
owner thereof into tho presence OF tho improved
machinery Of tho day, and make him disgustcd
with himself But thero il something more sug-
gestiyo than the idea of ignorance in the above
statement.
Tho poor unfortunate freedman has found out,
perhaps, intuitSey, that the yaluo of his cotton is
enhanced by manufacture, aud commands prico
he can mover hopo to obtain for it in It's crude
original condition.
Thus ho has sot an example TO tho capital, in
tolligence and enterprise of his superiors and
practically illustrated tho Importance of theme
that has been wcrn vol nigh tiread-baro in it's
discussion. In other words, the negro shows by
| his fngers what ho would do, had ha power, 10
grandly dcyolope the RESOURCES Of tho State and
by works demonstrates his faith in The proposition
30 pcrsistently urged, that when our people begin
| to manufacture, we'll US produce, their great
staple, they will realize degree OF prosperity of
| which wo have yet known but the gcrn
ARTIFICIAL. LEGS FOR CITIZENS OF THE STATE
Al tho last session of the General Assembly,
| handsome appropriation was placed mt the dis
rosal OF his Ezcolloncy, uov. oRn. 10 provide legs
for all citizens of the State WHO lost their uslcr
| pinning" during the war.
IN duo time, proposals were invited from all tho
artificial linih manufacturers i'm the country nnd
| al commission which assembled nj Columbia
ami was composed Of three Of the prominent ply
| sicians of Tint city, the army and navy leg Of Dr.
DOUGLASS BLY, was chosen one which combined
tho necessary qualities Of cheapncss, strength aud
| durability.
contract was therefore made with DR.. D,.y 20
tus, equal to tho number OF ler disabled citizens
Tax collectors in tho several districts hayo report
ed abont ono hundred and eighty OF these unfor-
tunatea but IL is probable TINT tho list will reach
iva hundred aud nifty.
The Molfas opcandi Of obtaining a iee is az fol-
| lows: First, the applicant makes oath that he ii
entitled to the same, and receives from tho CLERK
OF tho Court OF his District, certificate setting
forth that lact. lo is hen measured according toa
diagram and directions furnished To DR. Bay, anL
| the measurement ia forwarded to tlh factory in
Charleston. From this city, the order il sent TO
Rocheater, Now York, wlero the legs are turned
ont in The rough. They returned to Charles
ton TO bo finished and fitted to the stnmps of the
applicants Tho latter then notified, and per-
| mittcd to como to Charleston FREQ of charge, the
railroads having generously extended this courtesy
| to both the State and individual, the safeguard,
being the presentation of the certificate of tho
Clerk OF the Court They are detained in the city
perhaps ono day, and then, if they choose, return
| to their homes, to be quickly followed By hand
| como looking imitation Of tho missing member
| which, long ago said good bye TO the rest of tho
body in passive obedience lo the Surgeons knife
We arc informed that thus far, general ssisfac-
! tion has bepn given by DIR. BI.E, and that thnan
who have become familiar with their new locomo-
| tive attachment, are enabiod to get over the
ground with speed, and to perform their duties
with n usefulness that strongly contrasts with
thoir former mutilated condition.
About one leg day is completed at the factory
in this city, and the supply is fully equal to the
demand.
Some two hundred applications have been made,
up to tho present time, but the parties appear to
be awaiting the advent of cool weather before visit
ing Charleston for the purpose Of having tho
mechanism adjusted.
| GraEnAI SIoKLYs' REMOVAL Ia lamented by tho
Anderson ihtetttyrHru,, tne uu,
tho Greenvilo Enterprise. Tho Inst named paper
says: "It s little remarkable that the effort to
protect citizen Of his military district from pre-
| sent oppression and ruin has re'uted in ousting
the general from his command. We are pleased
to zee, however, that tho Order Number 10 re-
mains in force, so far as the State Courts are con-
cerned and prevents the present ruin Of the State
by tho multitudinous suits and Judgments i'm
pending over the people for debts for negroes, nRd
debts contracted during the war, and old debts
due upon the faith OF property which has been an
initiated by the results Of the war;"
.
eve see our worthy contemporary ofthe Charles
ton Courier. is inclined to rejoice In the hope OF
removing Stay orders, and consequently of open
ing tho foodgatss Of sheriff sales in the present
horrible depression in financial mattcrs Docs Tho