The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

III our counting room.
OUR POETS CORNER to-day is tittingly occupied
by Millions sublime ''Hymn Of the Nativity"-cer-
tainly the noblest Christmas poem ever written.
Our readers Will do well to renew their acquaint-
ance with these grand old stanzas.
The News AT EIGHTEEN CENTS PER WEEk.-Mr.
]. Silverstein, agent for the city delivery announ-
ces that the DAILY News will be issued by SIX
o'clock every morning to subscribers in any por-
ton of the city at eighteen cents q week, payable
weekly. Orders left at the periodical stores of Mr..
c. G. RICHTER, Nos. 161 and 1888 King street, or at
the Office Of the DAILY News, No. IS Hayue-stree.,
will receive prompt attention.
The Postof6ce will be open this day only from 4
o'clock to 5 o'clock P. NJ, aud all mails will close
at the latter hour.
We ARE requested to state that the cars on the
Street Railway will run their regular trips up to
the hour Of 3 o'clock P. n. to-day.
PER-soNAL.-Samuel Dibble, Esq, Editor and
proprietor Of the Orangeburg News, is on a visit
to this city, and staying ct the Pavilion Hotel.
A GRAND TOURNAMENT is to come of in Colum-
bia to-day, on the University Green, about forty
knights having entered the lists. The festivities
will wind up with a ball at the Central House.
Academia oolored boy named Miller, who was
employed on the Manhattan, was severely bruised
yesterday by a bale Of cotton falling on BIN. He
was sent to the City Hospital where his injuries
received proper attention.
PANORAMA OF THE CRY OF CoLUMBIA.-A dis
patch received by Mr.. Burns, the keeper of the
Hibernian Hall, announced the sickness of one OF
the members of the company, and the consequent
delay of the Panorama. 1t will not be exhibited
until after Christmas.
FIRE.-A false alarm Of fire early yesterday eve
ming, called out the engines and served to increase
the confusion in the streets, until the order 'about
face" was given, when the machines were dragged
homeward.
A similar alarm sent the engines and our repor-
ter on a bootless chase about one o'clock this
morning.
CoUNTERFE1TING.-Ihe Augusta papers announce
the arrest of a man named Samuel Overstreet,
haiing from South Carolina, who had attempted
to pass q counterfeit. 1t appeared that he had
pasted the figure 800" cut from a Confederate
note, over the 81" OF q one dollar greenbacK.
Confederate money is not marketable, and the en-
terprising inancier lost his opportunity of making
a fortune, but obtained board for the Christmas
holidays where he can think over the subject.
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CHRISTMAS SERvIoEs.-In the different Episcopa-
lian and Lutheran churches the morning services
will be the same as on Sunday, with some few ex-
ceptions.
At the Cathedral Chapel there will be a low mass
st 5 A. NJ, and Pontifcal high mass at 1Os A. NJ,
when a sermon will be preached by Bishop Lynch.
At st. Mary's Church there will be high mass at
10s, and Mozart's Twelfth Mass will be sung by
the choir, who will be assisted on this occasion by
most Of the leading v~ocalists in the city. At st.
Pauls Church, Society-street, the services will be
as on Sunday, and at st. Patrick's besides the re-
gular services there will be a low mass at 4 4. n.
The GERMAN SUNDAY SCHOOL will celebrate their
Christmaa festival tomorrow night IN the Hall of
the Bruderliche Bund, at half-psst G F. NJ. Com
mittee-M. J. Il. Ostehdorf, John a. Ostendorf,
Fred. Muller. have a lively recollection ofmany
q aNRRy SAA6S peSAs AZ SSAP iy ~
the predecessors Of these same German Sunday
School children in the Military Hall in Wentworth
street, in the good old Gays before the Freeuman's
Bureau. There used to be fine music, a splendid
Weihnachtsbaum, smiling faces and happy hearts;
all these we shall once more expect to see to-mor-
row night, Notwithstanding the hard times we hear
so much about.
ARREST OF THrEvEs.-sarah Green, a noted
house thief, was arrested a few days since while
endeavoring to enter the house Of DR.. Belinger,
on Wentworth-street. Several articles of clothing
had been missed at different times, and it was sup
posed they had been taken by Sarah. After her
arrest she confessed TO Lieutenant Hendricks that
abe was the thief, and stated where the missing
goods could be obtained.
The gastitting establishment of Mr., Paddon, on
King-street, has been entered on several occasions
and robbed Of lead, copper and brass work. On
complaining to the Detectives, he was advised to
put a Waterman on the store, who caught Tom
Harrison, = colored boy, aged fifteen, in the
act Of entering by a back door. He confessed the
previous thefts, and o large portion of the plumber
has been restored.
CHRISTMAS NoIsEs.-It would be contrary to q
long established custom for the Christmas season
to pass without some extra demonstration, and
the rising generation followed in tho footsteps Of
their elders, and ushered in the day with the
popping Of crackers and other musical noises.
Last night these amusements were extensively
practiced, and the ear was RECALLED with the pleas
ing sound produced by the tin trumpets, while
crackers we're popped fast and flriously in every
direction, in total violation of all ordinances in
such cases made and provided. The trumpets are
an abomination, as the noise produced is most
villanous, having no merit that could make them
attractive to any but the owners, who blew them
most Justify. An infantry charge was made last
night IN the neighborhood OF this Office, and the
vile sound Of the trumpets, mingled with the dis
charge Of fire crackers, caused all ideas to vanish
but anathemas against the disturbers of the public
peace.
FOREIGN TRADE.-The export trade of our city
to foreign ports is assuming a larger and more
permanent basis, and as our communication with
the interior increase, We have no doubt that the
intercourse with the most prominent European
trading points will largely expand, and be a source
Of pride and profit to our seaport. 1t afforded us
much qualification to notice the clearance at o1
Customhouse yesterday OF several large and valu'
able cargoes of cotton for foreign consumption
Messrs. Street Bros. 4 Co. cleared the ship +. H
Tucker with PIT bags sea island and 3l75 bales o.
upland cotton Messrs. +. Mure & Co. the British
bark Liverpool, with So bags sea island, 1851 bales
OF upland cotton, 500 barrels Rosin, and 1874 sacks
cotton seed; Messrs. George a. Hopley & Co. the
Bremen bark Gauss, for Bremen, with 1911 bales
Of upland cotton. Mr.. ". P. Hall also cleared,
the day previous, the Spanish ba-k Sunrise and
the Spanish brig GaIileo, having jointly some 2.N
bales of upland cotton on board for the Barceloas
market.
FREE Eaa-Noaa will be served this forenoon, t
his friends and customers, by FehIenbach, tn
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