The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-13

"A JOKE ON JoKER.-hir. O. Il. Webb, the au- |
recent parodies, is Of those ruthless yet sore
headed jokcrs who cannot beir to be made ridicu,
lous themselves. So much the better is tho hands
9 few daya .age. He made fun. pf tho asia#Iy # Il,
',SSt; Twelmo; for what reason does not appong,
although by toihcidehc6 his name ia not III tha
tnis iap vss sisReaf ttaay ts@Sc ISL th ssss
to the senior sE sGn,Elhati9ns nn51issd2
'no el -, asking ior, tho money for two poems
saa tugss ~5s.sn ro * pSS say
Usher, with biting realst sntire, made ont mono
randum account, somewhat thus 81. S[:NJn.,
!Ae a4iaN' !..a, a. ,.l..;. !;
To two poems, in all ono page, at 81 Io-sI 10
SEQ st. Twelmo.
And he enclosed tho cash. Very quickly indeed
it came back, with o sour motto from Webb, which
alluded 70 tho distinction between joking and buai-
ness, and perempt9rily demanded the money. This
note MIR. Church did not answer at oil, but remit
ted M the proper sImHbo9t fifteen times much
poetess, At last accounts Webb was supposod to
be waiting for bis check in q state OF mind very
Russell's nielo-dramatic ballad, at tho chilly hour
OF A NJ, or Like Mrs. o'shanter, ~! ~ :.
r'Narstng her wrath to keep 1t warm ~"
mo can ISGrhepa deprive the magazine Of the
with tho publisher, aho wont have to pay Webb
commisston; and the Galaxy can prosper without
either.-E1chdnge. I... ..-""1
| SOUTHERN CADETS 2-Sluoh comment has bcen
oceasioned by the statement that tho hve most
distinguished graduates Of West Point at .its re-
tion to tnis It apponrs that Of the graduating GLASS
OF sxty-three, thirty -three,were from tho Southern
States. Thoro are: from South Carolina, four ;
eses eSoFsn re I enssssss H1sns Asssa%
Tosas one tho i've most rlSles
fCn frNr nir1sa H.
from Georgia, and ono from North Caroiins. All
Since the South has boen sopoo al. vesrs ont q,
tho Union; It s lttlo strange how sho can be re-
presented OF West Point by congressional districts
And it is asked: Are not these students Northern
South worry PRO probaBfo sS 30, rispIsoUhi it woud
appear that tho very nsme they represented atm.
ulated their ambition and frightened their wits.
at West Point or anywhere else whore recuniary
pay or other advantage follow. But wo fear Il
every one who takes such position Is TO become
10 % fDasssa DSsa {. BENG '1'ud
eombo Judge barnes presiding, is in session in il
Tarboro this wook. THO torn was appointed E ts
eGaSsaa sSnn and %u2dsr % 1PFS e aSh %
On Sunday night most diabolicsl murder 90.
CURED noar tho Railroad Depot at 9'arboro.
negro, Matthew King. The negroes Of tho vicini.
y gave pursuit to dus, and having arrested him
tody. I7l--'.'' - :. -
From tho evidence Of Kings wife, before tho
committing Magistrate, it appears O few niehti
after tho robbery Of tho Southern Express Com
, panys safe, Gus borrowed an axe Of King, and
aoon After, hearing noIso as II sAfe was boinp
} broken open, King went ont and attempted 10 tax.
his axe from Gus, for fear OF being implicated ir
won't to Kings house. and calling him out, with
! out warning, fired and killed him.
Tho safo OF tho Express Company has been fount
buried noar tho house Of Gus; but opened, and il
contents, oxcept few railroad tcketa, gone. /
is thought this affair will load to discovery O
the robbers and tho stolen money. lli7 : :
We also learn that on Tuesday and Wednesda,
nights, unBuccessful attempts wero made TO ar
tho village In tho most central p,rion. On We'd
4esday nishit, tsi, the attempt Was ALMOST sueoesafal
Of Mr. n. A. siser., saved, W the most ,trenuou
eYortiorls on tho part Of the oitigenB. Should tn
; flames hayo reached this residence, much Of th
village would have boon destroyed. We trust tn
, incondiaries may be discovered and properly pun
. ished.-R O. Paper.