The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-30


Now York Ledger, and Sunday Sctrs.
O.
TnE GERMAN School. -wo call attention to the
advertisement Of Mr.. IiorrMANs school in another
column. Alr. H., s an experienced teacher, and is
assisted by an nblo corps OF instructors.
GOOD fon THE URDERsrANDIHo.-Pcggcd boots.
IL occasionally dressed with petroleum between the
soes and the upper leather will not rip. II the
Hoes of boots shoes arc dressed with petroleum
they will resist wet and wear we'll. Tho pegs, Il is
Baid arc not affected by dryucss after being well
saturated with the liquid
LATE PAPEns-Wc arc indebted TO Mr.. DoscIrEn,
OF tho Postoifico Literary Emporium, for late
copies Of the Now York Ledger, the Sporting Times
"a now paper), and others. Tho Lectger still
drags MIR. BEEcHEn's story along. Norwood" Inns
good thing occasionally but as whole. ia prola-
bly, tho heaviest thing ever put forth un.lor tho
nnme OF novel;
The COTTON CATERPILLAR ON MOUNT PLEASANT
--Wo nre informed that tho cotton worm has matlp
great havoc with tho crops on Some plantations in
Christ Church, destroying not only tho loavos hut
eating tho green hollis. Fortunately tho damage
has boon confined to certain localities md llay
not spread TO any great extent; hut tho planters
arc worry dcspondcnt, and fcnr total loss of their
crop. IN some fields the cotton plnnt has been
stripped baro of bnth leaves and bolls ant, looks
brown and withcrct. Tho worms are not very
numerous, but it is impossible 10 check their
raTages, and thcY moro rapidly from one plant TO
another, nnd hayo destroyed the prospects Tint
we're anticipated OF full crop.
DREDdlSo TUE DOCKS OF CuAnLEsroS.-This
hi nh IN
merchants and factors and various plans hnyo
hccn proposed by which tho docks could not ONLY
DO properly drcdged, but tho mud removed 10 n
Hafo Distance. Nearly all of tho lower docks were
lug out md cleanscd last ycar but tho mud was
dumped III tho stream too near tho wl,arycs, and
has since been washed back by tho action of The
tide. At present the docks gradually filling un
and unless somo speedy action is taken to have
them thoroughly dredSed, tho commercial pros-
rects OF the port will be seriously injured num-
Der OF projects have boon startcd that promise la
do all that is required but from want of means.
1ittle interest hns boon taken in tho subject and
the docks havo boon comparatively neglected. a.
tho business season is now opening il bcloovcs
the merchants of tho city to bcstir themselves and
to organize all Of their resources in order to com.
mand tho coming tralo.
The Importance of properly dredging tho tocls
lave them dug to suitable depth Captain
FRRousoN, who has been recently digging ont The
docks OF Accommodation wharf, has employed n
steam ting to carry tho mud TO the centre of tho
channel, where it IS dumped in and swept of by
the securing action of tho current. II s tho gen
tfrai snppositlon among merchants, that tho mud
when deposited whore the action OF tho wator is
brou ght to bear upon it, il carried 10 tho sea and
will not form banks in tho vicinity of The wharyos.
This theory has never boon conridctcd, and il re-
mains for Captain FERoUsoN TO determine its
correctness.
Among othor projects tho City Engineer llas fur
nished Council with plan by which tho mud
could not only be removed from tho docks but bo
used 10 ill up tho GIcavated lota AMI low grounds
in the city. His idea is to hayo tho inud conveyed
by tranway to different parts of the city and
thero used for tho purposcs indicated Tho plan
is, no doubt, good but Mt present it is impossible
to bo carried out as the finances of tho city would
not admit of tho necessary outlay.
Ono fact is certain, that tho docks aro being
filled up by the MUD that ia washed in, and some
speedy action is necessary or the depth of water
will be diminished, and tho adjacent wharvos be-
como comparatively useless. Tho prcscut is the
time for action, and We trust that our merchants
will not neglect this important work.
THE DISTURBANCES AT MOUNT PLEasAST-The
announcement in Yesterdays papers Of the dis
turbanco at the registration precincts Oh Mount
Pleasant and tho intention of tho Commaniant
OF tho Post to quelI any riot that might arise,
caused the Rockiand to carry moro tllnn her uslal
complement of passengers, General ScoTr Gone
raj CLIra, Major UPHAM and fnrce of about
twenty men, proceeded to Mount Pleasant to in
Vestgatc the disturbance and put stop to any
riotouB proceedings TINT might take place. On
arriving at the Point, tho forco was met by O
large number of negroes who accompanied ihem
to tho Registration Precinct, where General scoTT
1nq'!'re' into their grievances, and questioned
them ON their past conduct. Tho General subse-
luontly repaired to tho Quarters of Major EVER
BON, tho agent Of tho Bureau Mt Mount Pleasant
where he addressed them from tho piazza.
General Scorr in Tho first instance showed tho
freedmen that they had viontcd oyory principle Of
law by bearing arms contrary to tho express Or
ders OF General SIcKLEs. He regretted this coursc,
but imputed IL to their ignorance, il other
wise they would bave beon punished severely. Hc
spoke of tloir conduct, and raprimandcd them
severely, asking them If thoy were not awaro that
IL thoy persisted in their riotous conduct they
would not only senato Tho affections OF tue South
ern whites, but would stir up spirit OF antagnn-
ism TINT would only result in their destruction
IHo TcnlarE6 OF Gclieral BC0TT WGro admirably
adapted to Tho minds of his hearers, and werc
heard with respectful attention. The folly Of
their course and tho evil advico Of their leader,
AARON LOGAN. were portrayed, and thoy werc
plainly told to dismiss from lloir minds, ut 0nco
and forever, all ideas about lands, for thoy never
conid bs obtained but by thoir individual cxcr-
lions.
Tho 0oneral revicEed tho whole ground OF thoir
complaints and argued cacli separately, advising
theI, to rogstor quietly and return to their work
as thor timo wan not their own but belonged to
their employers.
At tho conclusion OF his remarks tho General i'll
viied any freedman who had felt aggricvcd, or
who was Tho speaker Of tho crowd, to como up and
express hia sentiments, ask questions, &c.
Ono responded, but proved to bo speaker
and could not express his ideas. IIo mado
assertions that wcro known 10 bo incorrect, and
finally lied in disnay before tho searching
questions that wcro put. Tho freedmen 300
ing oyery plank in their imaginary platform,
OF equal rights, floating away from thom, wisely
yielded their opinions 10 tho conviction that had
',een forced upon them, and departed quietly.
General CI.rTz had stationed tho troops near The
precinct, hut thny wnro not noolcd, nB their guns
glIaening in tho sunshine remnLlcd tho froodtncr
what they might expect III case they attempted Q
disturbance Tho General made short speech t.
tho freedmen, telling tllcm plainly what tho,
c0ull orDnnt 10 iI,ov and alyiS-