The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-15

PURCHASERS wishing to secure puro and un-
aGultcra.cd Peruvian gunno do 30 through
N'ssrs. KIasnAN & HOWELL, No. 1853 East Bay,
w',o aro receiving tho gonuino article from the
Isruvian Government Agent. SEQ their advertise
l.,rnt in another column.
COURT OF CuANcERy-C Chancellor IEsEssE pre-
g: :inG.-No business Of public interest was trans
noted yesterday. Tho Court was occupied until
?. NJ. in hearing motions, whom the case Of BARcR-
LILY us. BARcKLEr, n question on demurrer for a
bill. was called, and the argument OF tho different
Counsel consumed tho tinlo until tho adjournment.
PERsoNAL.--Wo had the pleasure last evening OF
q visit from ]. ". ANDERSON, ESQ.,, OF tho Georgia
Enterprise published at Covington, Ga. The En-.
te'pise 10 tho leading paper in it's section, and az
fords, therefore, good medium for those OF our
morchants who wish to advertise i'll Middle
Georgia.
FlRE.-At halfpast o'clock yesterday evening
the alarm Of fire was sounded, and smoke was dis
covered issuing from the promises No. G5 Society
street, occupied by Dir. @. MADsEN as q tobacco
factory. Tho fire originated In the drying room
md WAS caused by somo Goals falling from the
stove, which communicated tho fire to some scgaI
boxes that were OIL the floor. Beyond thorough
dronching OF everything in the room and general
plferng OF losas segars, no damage WAS dono,
the fro WIS soon oxtinguBhcd. MIR. MADsgN
az insured in Messrs. TuPpEn & LANES insurance
.,ency for siooo and his loss will probably be hall
OF that amount.
MAYORS Court, February 14.-Two white boys
were put at the bar, for hitting ono Tom simons,
colored urchin, on tho head with bricks and
damaging his knowledge box to some extont. The
sister Of ono OF tho boys, very Intelligent Itto
girl, stated that Tom had threatened TO slnp hor
while she was walking in tho street, and had usod
language TO her which she couldn't mention, and
That sho told her byethor, one OF tho defendants,
and TINT lie, with the other boy, attacked Tom
with brckbats, and gave him tho blows which he
had on his head. The Mayor lectured them on
taking tho law into their own hands, and told them
il they had come to the Guard House, and com.
plainod of Tom when no committed tho offence hc
did, that he would have been arrested and punish-
cd; but as thoy had chosen to obtain redress them
solves to the disturbance Of tho peace Of tho city,
ho would Eo compelled to fine them IS each.
On or two othcr cases OF minor Importance, in
which the dofendants we're discharged, concluded
the business Of the morning.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLksroN RAnRoAp-The re-
cent change Of hands has infused somo energy
into this road, aud the new company uro making
active preparations to rebuild tho cntiro route
Whom tho w closed tho MANAGERS found them.
selves In q deporable condition. Their bridges wore
burnt, the track torn up, and tho entire road rem
dered useless. Repairs wero Immediately COM
menced, and after many months the road was
placed in running order far as Salkahatchie. It
is now proposed TO complete the route to tho Sa-
vnllnRh River. This will nccesstate the grading
md relaying the track for 40 mcs, and construct
ing new bridge over the salkahatchie, besides
furnishing 5000 feet Of double treating. The
proposed improvements will require largo outlay,
but from the energy already displayed it will not
be long ore Charleston and Savannah will be again
reunited by iron bands which will never we trust,
bo destroyed by apother war.
TIE SEA ISLAND LANDS AND THE FREEDMEN
We publish tho following for the information Of
those whom il may concern:
HEADQRTs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS,
BUnEAU REFUGEES FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED
LANDS, South CAROLINA.
Charleston, 8. c. February 18th, 1867.
CIRcULaR, No. 8.-Fhe attention OF Tie land
owners on the Sea Islands is invited to Sec. II Of
to establish Bureau for the relief OF Freedmen and
h@eiusees." @ and for other purposes, passed July
SECTION IL. And be il J,l. 1crs enacted, That
der General shorman's Field Order, dated at ss-
yannnh, Georgia, january sixteenth, eighteen hun
dred and aiKty-fve, shall not be mado until after
the crons preHent year shall have been gather
cd by lie present occupants Of said lands, nor until
fair compensation shall hsve been made to them
by the former owners of said lands or their legal
representatives, for all improvements or better
ments erected or constructed thereon, and after
due notice OF tho same being donc shall hayo been
given by tho Assistant Commissioner"
In accordance with the preceding section, the
landowners cannot resume possession OF the Tracts
OF land covered by possessory certificates granted
by General Sherman's Field Order No. 15 serias OF
therein provided.
BY order Of Byt. Maj. Gen. R. X. scorr,
Assistant Commissioner
COTTON TnRrT.-We have ofien alIpded to The