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

REGULAR MEETING OF CoUNcIL.-Council met
at s p. NJ, yesterday. Present--His Honor tho
Mayor, Aldermen RAvENEL, HMAAL, SUPERINTENDENT,
ONE1I, WILLIS, OLNRy, CAKES, HONOUR, MAR
SHALL, ENsToN, CosaRovE, BUTLER, CoURTENAY,
PRNeLE and GERDTs.
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
Several applications for No. q Licenses were rc-
ferred to the mmit on Licenses.
Tho return of the City Sheriff, showing an
amount OF. s1177.sO collected by the payment of
taxes, was received as information.
A communication from the City Registrar. cover
ing a suggestion of DIR. CHARLES PAIGE, Medical
Director OF General CANDY, that no interments be
hereafter permitted in the city limits as being
prejudicial to the public health, was referred to
the Board Of Health.
The mmit on Contracts reported unfsvora-
bly, on the petition Of the Vestry of st. Micha els
Church to have that portion Of Broad street be-
tween Church and Meeting remain unpaved. The
Committee stated that they had conferred with the
contractor and he refused to acoode to the demand
Of st. Michacls Church, unless tho city should pay
for tho whole work, as the material had boon fur
nished and placed along the route. The report
was adopted.
The Special Committee, to whom was assigned
the petition OF Mrs. Nj. A. WHITNEY, asking for
remuneration for the damage inflicted on her
property during tho riot at the corner OF Smiths
Lane and King street, reported unfavorably.
Adopted.
The Committee on Licenses reported fayorably
on the following applications: J. & +. DAWSON, Tor
Auctioneer's License; THos. f.. RxAN, for a license
to pack loose cotton on Adger's North Wharf;
JAMES CUMMINGS, to transfer his Junk-shop Lii
cense to j. j. MONAGHAN; and A. TlEFENTHAL, for
a Nine Pin Alley License.
Application Of w. s. CoRw1N g. Co.. and JAMES
WH4EY for No. l Liquor License.
Applications of HARM g. SaERHAMmER JOIN
KENNY, and B. RElLs, each for a Tavern License.
The Committee on 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 OF the water lot now
in use by the Company to Messrs. CouRTENAy &
TRENHOLM. Adopted.
The Committee on Accounts reported favorably
on 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 we're allowed to take ont 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, and it's title changed to an
ordinance.
ATTEMPTED SUIc1pE.-On Monday night. PETER
WooD, q white man residing at No.. ~ Tradd
street, while iaboring under a temporary ft of in
sanity, endeavored to out his throat with a 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
recover.
PoRT Royal. RAILRoAD.-The meeting of stock
holders OF this road, says the Augusta Constitu-
tionalist of yesterday, took place at the Planters
Hotel, yesterday, in this city. We are pleased to
learn that there is every prospect of an early COM
pletion of this road. Northern capitalists have in
vested, and it is advisable that stockholders in 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 was reasonably
expected.
For BALTIMoRE.-Since the war Baltimore has
become ono of tho first commercial cities on the
Atlantic coast, and in some respects n oompetitor
with New York for the Southern trade. The
Steamship Line from this port to that city offers
w iii 6AlDDoTS Gldp can
hardly be equalled. Cotton is taken through to
Philadelphia ula Baltimore, and insurance ia
effected Of the low rate Of one per cont. The Fal-
con, OF this line, commanded by Captain T.. G..
REID, will leave on Saturday, the 12Ell inst, at 4
T. M. Shippers and others interested are direct
ed to the advertisement of Messrs. CoURrENAY &
TRENHOLM. The Falcon leaves Pier No. /. Union
Wharves, 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, aud resulted in favor
ofthe second nine, who were declared the victors
by two runs. The weather was fine, and a large
crowd Of spectators 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 cal,
the game. The only misfortune which happened
to mar the pleasure Of the evening was a collision
between the pitcher and catcher, who were both
running for a fly ball. Both parties were stunned
and the catcher seriously wounded, but at the last
report, we are happy to state, he was doing well.
With this exception, the game passed of pleasant
ly. We await the announcement OF, the third
game, which will decide the contest. w.
COTTON FoB BALTIMORE AND PHuADELpaA.-
The Augusta Consiitutionaliat of yesterday saws:
The Baltimore and Charleston Steamship Com.
pany's fine steamers Sea Gull and Falcon have, by
their speed and successful weekly trips between
the tdp ports, secured from underwriters O. 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 / per cent.
nnt- 80 -,