The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-04


SPLENDID STRAWBERRIES at KIssMAN's. See ad-
rcrtisom ent.
OpENINo DAy.--By reference to our advertising
columns fair readers will sec that this ia opon-
ing day" al 1Irs. HUNEKEats Fashionable Millinery
Establishment over UrrERuAnpT & CAMpsEr q
storo. corner King and Market streets.
TRIAL OF THE RIoTEnH.-Tho Provost Marshal
was engaged yesterday morning in hearing tho
eTidonce in thls caao. Five witnesses were ex-
amined, bdt as thore are nearly avo times that
numbor, the will not be concluded for somo
days
FAILURE OF TIE NIAns.-No mail was received
last night north OF Wilmington, an accident having
occurred Oh tho Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Tho regularity with which those failures occur 10
extremely refreshing, and We arc now agreoably
disappointed when tho mails arrive two days con-
secutiycly.
ARREsT-We learn that throe whte mon, in tho
custody Of tho military arrived in this city yes.er
day from Aiken. Thoy wcro arrested on charge
OF being concerned In tho lynohng Of tho negroes
who killed Col. SrEADMAN. These negroes wero in
the charge of the Sheriff, who was conveying them
TO tho jail, when ho was sot up by band of men
disguised for tho occasion, who took the negroes
and hung them. 1t is presumed that the affair
will bo Investigated by tho military authorities.
UNITED STATES CouRr-Hon. GEo. g. BRYAN.
ptesiding.-J. II. BALDWIN rs. Q. A. L. LAMAR,
SHIT for tho substitution Of records lost during tho
late war HENRY BuIsr,.r Esq., argued in IA
vor OF the substitution, and A. O.. MAoaATH, Esq.
contra. ~ it.gr,d,!'tHg
Tho District Attorney has not yct arrived, but
Is daily expected thore aro many criminal cascs
connected with the violation Of tho Revenue Laws.
and tho distilling Of Iquors also tho case Of homi-
eide which took place at Castle Pinckney.
CoaREcT1os.-In our report OF Governor OHn,s
speech yesterday, wo Inadvertently stated thnt tho
SHERMAN Bill disfranchised 300 peraons in Ander-
s9n District, 8. c. What his E4colleucy moant
and did cay, was that in Anderson District tho
proportion Of uioso disqualified was to tho ontiro
number Of whIto 1oters in the District as ono In
eighteen. .ta 5,
: If tho same ratio obtains throughout tho State,
the number OF citizons disqualified undor tho Re-
construction ACT is about 1000.
Mr.. ". RICE, of tho Middto Georgia Ne,cs. pub
ished in Madison, Ga, paid us visit yesterday
evening Ho is stopping .at tho Mills Houec, and
expects to bo In the city till Saturday. Any Of our
merchants desirous Of advertising in Tho up coun-
Try of our sister State will do vol to see r. RIuI
Mr.: II. informs us that tho fruit in that part Of
Georgia is pretty gonorslly killed. There was a
heavy frost on Tuesday morning as far South as
Augusta Thoro is considerable distress in Mid
die and Upper rgia-proyiHions very scarce,
md prospects mono Of tho brightest.
80 f
ARREST OF A DErAULTEn.-An individual ,,ho
has boon figuring extensively in the South, and
particularly IN this State, was arrested recently on
the charge Of dofaloation and theft. Ho formerly
held tho position of Paymaster'a Cleri and took
advantage OF tho situation to appropriate $3.50 900
OF the money to his own uses. !. The dishonest
clnrh succeeded in escaping, acd tho Paymaater
was cashiorcd for tho deficiency In his accounts.
Since that event the Northern Detectives have
boon steadily engaged In tracking tho thief, but
hn7e only recently succeeded In spotling him. He
had purchased plantation near Edlsto, and was
living in tho full enjoyment OF his n-gotton wealth
when surprised by the detectives.
FnEuEDscHAFFsRuND.--Th of our German
friends WAC havo the cntree Of this Club, will be
interested to learn that an entertainment ia to be
giSon st tho Hull In Society street. this evening.
The programme promises we'll It is as follows
l. Instrumental Trio; /" Romanza,n KRIs1oHn. q.
Chorus, ZEDTLHR. 8. Solo for tho Flute, srnAs-
SIEaA. 4. Soprano Solo, from SoHuDsaT. ;:4.'
Tho play Of the evening is Paris in Pommorn,"
sort OF roaring farce, though Il is called vaude-
vile, received with loud lnarks Of appreciation,
whom performed last year, and we feel assured 1t
VIII DO givon tonight with oven moro eclat It is
repeated at tho earnest request Of many of tho
Members.
Tableau1 Vivants are to succeed the COMEDY
and then dancing. We have no doubt our friends
will hnyea good timo.
TIE WEBSTER ELEMENTARY RRApAn, designed to
follow WERsTER's Elementary Spelling Book New
York: D. APPLETON & Co. 1907.
This is tho title Of neat little achoolbook, sent
us by Mr. JOHN RUSSELL, King street, illustrated
throughout. 1t begins with the Alphabet beauti-
fully illustrated, followed by short, easy and inter-
esting reading lessons; then come Lessons contain
Ing longer and harder words. After about tho frst
hundred pages, the spelling lessons are omitted,
nnd the balance Of The book is devoted exclusively
to instructive and interesting reading matter.
All OF tho lessons contain preoepts or examples
of virtue, morality, industry, ur encouragement to
the earnest pursuit of true nim in life seotari-
an, pnlitioa and sectional controversies are totally
avoided.
VEnpANor.-The let Of April passed almost un-
noticed In the city, few practical jokes being per-
petrated the mass Of the people having politics on
the brain which prevented their thinking Of any
lighter subjeots. There were some, however, who
followed the time-honored practice OF making fools
OF oil they met, and not satisfied with tho day act
apart for this purpose have continued to sell all
whom thoy moot. The failure OF the Northern
mail yesterday :Was Immediately turned to good
account by tho news dealers and several old copies
Of the Herald and other papsrs wero sold to the
unsuspecting. The news boys rushed franticaly
about yolling ''Here's your Now York Herald" and
tho general desire to learn tho latest intelligence
,aoon brought them purchasers. "It is an LII wind
that blows no one good" and we Congratulate the
neYSSenders on thoir successful sell.
MAYon's COURT April 8--Poter Norris, color.
ed youth, who helped himseH to piece OF black
cambria from tho counter Of dry goods store
kept by lady, was imprisoned ton days.
An individual, whose chimney had violated