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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27

TO CLOSE OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF SUMMER
CLOTHING We have marked tho prices at snch low
figures that purchasers will find it decidedly for the in
tcrcst of their pockets to examine oar stock. in which
they will find good and well made garments of OUR
OWN MANUFACTURE, at extremely low prices.
Annexed will be found LIST OF OUR FORMER AND
PRESENT PRICES:
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-27

August &c aug2G 27sept2 8
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August &c

Chairman Board of Registration 4th Precinct,
Collcton District, South Carolina.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13
NUMBER 10.
Bromide of Potassa as a Remedy for
Blood POisons.

The account published in the newspapers
recently of the cure of an Indiana case of
hydrophobia by the use of bromide of potassa
has ELECTED the following letter from DR..
Benjamin Woodward, of Galesburg, Illinois,
to the Register, of that place;
The case is one of great interest to all, but
especially to me, as l was the first to point
out the value of this remedy in what are
known as blood poisons."
In the fall and winter of 1862. while /
was In charge of the Park Barracks hospi-
tai, in Louisville. Kentucky, erysipelas of
q very fatal character, prevailed there, and
the vapor of the bromide was used with the
best effects as disinfectant. So marked
was its value that | was led to make an
extended series of experiments with the use
OF this remedy in blood diseases. The sue
cess was so great that Professor Goldsmith,
the medical director, ordered me to make
full report on the subject, which was done,
and copy sent to the Surgeon General of
the army, at Washington, and he published
it, and sent copies to all the hospitals in the
North
used itin scarlet fever, dptheria, erysipe-
las, typhoid, dysenterN and hospital gan.
CREME; and in every case where it was faith
fully and properly used, recovery took place.
two years, and in one of my reports urged
the trial of the drug in hydrophobia. The
New York Medical Times and London
Lancet republished three of my reports.
While | was in charge of the gangrene
hospital, known as No. 7,"a at Murfrees-
boro, after the battle of Stone river, many
gentlemen of the profession came there to
watch the effect of the treatment, and among
them Professor Frank Hamilton, Professor
Gum, of Ann Arbor; Professor Post, of
New York; and Professor Brinton, of
Washington. These gentlemen remained
from two to three weeks, and so highly were
they pleased that, on their return to their
respective homes, they made reports on the
subject, and Professors Post and Gum lee
| tured on the subject to their colleges.
Since that time have used the remedy in
more than two hundred cases, and not one
has died in which the remedy was used
early and faithfully. l have labored to get
it into use here but with few exceptions
it has no. been noticed. Some men who
have never even seen it tried, say they have
no confidence in it but the united testimony
of hundreds who have used it, is that we
have no remedy of equal value. In the
treatment of scrofula, the early stages of
consumption, erysipelas, diptheria, scarlet
fever, and gangrene, it is far beyond all
other remedies. One of the most prominent
physicians requested me, last fall, to 90 and
use 1t In cases of gangrene of the leg, after
amputation. The action of the remedy was
prompt, and successful, and the lady made
good recovery.
If by this article shall succeed in getting
any one of our physicians, who have not
used the article, to give it faithful and i'm
partial trial in cases of scarlet fever and
diptheria, now so fatal, l shall effect the
object l have in writing it, for feel conf
dent that the lives of many children will be
thereby saved.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

HORRIBLE IF TRUE-A LITTLE GIRL
SMoTHERED BY ORDER OF PHYsIcIANs.-The
Wilmington IN. C.) Journal of May 23d
says: 1--WE were informed, few days since,
of a sad case of extreme suffering from that
terrible disease hydrophobia, and the smoth-
ering to death of the victim, in order to save
her from the most horrible suffering, which
she had endured for some hours. The un-
fortunate sufferer was the little daughter of
Mr.. Albert Woodruff, of the town of Green
field. She was bitten some time ago by a
dog, but no symptoms were at first shown
that the terribly malady was upon her. AT
length the poison, which acting as a subcu.
taneous injection, permeated every tissue Of
the system, broke out in severe form.
causing the most intense suffering, which
continued till after consultation was bad by
physicians, who decided that. as the sufferer
could not possibly survive, every considera-
ton of humanity demanded that her suffer
ings be ended by some means, in accordance
with which, during severe paroxysm, the
child was smothered to death"
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

A CORRESPONDENT of Philadelphia paper
describes the Paris Exposition building as
follows; Take round gingerbread with a
hole in the middle. The hole represents a
garden. Around the hole describe, with a
knife, eight or ten circles each of these is
an aisle running quite round the Exhibition.
Across these concentric circles draw, from
the hole to the circumference of your ginger
bread, thirty OF forty straight lines or radii.
These separate the nations. Now, if you
want to look at machinery. being machinist
yourself, begin with the great outer ring or
circle, and you will pass, in their order, the
machiueries of every nation. The second
interior ring is devoted entirely to furniture.
Go round it and You can study the upholstery
of mankind The third ring is devoted to
clothing Follow this round and all the
fashions of the world and the wearers will
be demonstrated.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13
FERRY NOTICE.

II HEREBY give notice that 1 will apply to the
Il Board of Supervisors, at their next regular
term in August next, for license to keep the old
ferry on the Sacramento river, below the mouth of
Clear Creek, known as the Old Emigrant Ferry.
MRS. MARY ANN WELLS.
Wells Ferry, June 90, 1867. lis
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13
THE
SHASTA COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.
BY JOHN J. CONMY.
Publication Uffice,-Armory Hall
Building, First Floor.
Terms of Subscription.

Terms of Advertising:
For One Square, of 10 lines or less, one insertion,
-Four Dollars for each subsequent insertion, Two
Dollars.
liberal discount made to Monthly and Yearly
Advertisers.
s- Advertisements not marked with the num-
Der of insertions thereon, will be continued until
ordered out, and charged accordingly.
ALSO,
Having furnished our Office with elegant as
sortmcnt of FANCY JOB TYPES, are prepared
to execute. neatly and expedtiously, all manner OF
JOB Printing, such
Bills of Fare Bill Heads,
Circulars, Handblils,
Pamphlets, Programmes,
Ball Tickets, Cards.
Posters Books,
Law Blanks, Catalogues,
Drafts Checks, &c.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

GOING AFTER DoUBLETs.-That eminently
sound jurist and brilliant orator. our saga
cious Democratic townsman, 10 Hamilton,
has had honors (D heaped upon him of late.
The nomination of District Attorney was
rendered him by the County Convention,
and that of Attorney General by the State
Convention. Those acquainted with the
gentleman's modesty and spirit Of self denial
will be astonished to learn that "Old Joe"
accepted BOTH On the principle that the
Democratic party have the right to command
such sacrifices, 10 concluded that though
they were ruther pling it on, he'd have
to try and bar it." We were rather disposed
to sympathize with the old waw hoss,'' in
thus being doomed to double slaughter
The idea of putting poor old 10 up against
a man of McCullough's caliber shows that
even the Democracy are sometimes capable
of a sublime joke, but we scarcely supposed
that many beside members of the Bar and
the Judiciary would heartily appreciate it.
Stars and Stripes.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

How DEEP CAN SHAFTS BE SUNK.-The
question occurs to the miner who sinks down
a shaft three or four hundred feet, 6 how far
might | descend without being burnt out, or
froze out; and which ?" The student of
natural science, who adopts the theory of in
ternal heat, and recognizes, as correct, the
present observed rate of increase of temper
ature with depth. would answer as follows /:
Water would boil at the depth of 2. .430 yards.
Lead would melt at depth of 8,400 yards.
Red heat would be obtained at the depth of
seven miles. Gold would melt at the depth
Of twenty.one miles.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

A PERILoUS ADvENTURE.--The various
daring experiments in ocean navigation in
crossing the Atlantic in mere cookie shells,
as compared with our ocean steamers, which
have been SO successful in most instances
within the past year, has stimulated adven-
ture until an attempt to rival the three men
in tub is about to be made, which. if it
does not argue well for the sanity of those
engaged in the feat, certainly has the merit
of novelty. Tomorrow. (says the the New
York World of June 3D., at noon, three
men will start from the Battery on voyage
to Havre via Southampton, or one of Perry's
monitor life-rafts, twenty five feet in length,
by twelve and half in breadth, and draw
ing but six inches of water. The raft is
constructed the same as other RATS of the
inventor now in use by the Pacific Mail
and other steamship companies, and is named
the Nonpareil The raft is fitted for long
voyage, and has FIVE sails, with canvas
tent for cabin. 1t is provided with twelve
gutta percba water tanks, containing seven
gallons each, has small naphtha stove for
making tea and coffee, and canned proyI-
sions sufficient for thirty days voyage. 1t
will take along tender raft of smaller d.
mensions (ten feet long which is to serve
as a sort of life boat in case of accident to
the main raft. The crew is to consist OF
John Mikes, master; George Miller, and
Henry Lawson. Captain Mikes has had
some experience of the capabilities of the
raft, and processes to have no misgivings
whatever as to the success of the proposed
voyage, which he is confident of making In
fifteen or twenty days.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

An OLD Mans ADvIcE.-Never attempt
to strike the guilty where, by misdirected
or too hasty blow, the innocent, the gallant
and the good may suffer. Never attempt to
expose villain if your efforts in SO doing
are likely to injure the unsuspecting dupes
of his articles. Never wager more than
you carry in your pocket. Never shake
hands with man if you are not glad to see
him. Never forget, when you meet, to re.
cognize your friends, and be even more care
full to offer your salntations to those who are
poor. Never run extravagantly into debt,
for it is the bypath which leads to moral
destruction. Never quarrel without sufficient
cause, but if it be necessary that you take up
a quarrel. then see that you quarrel, to the
end. Never betray the confidence of any
one, especially of women.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13
A Salt Lake Story.

The Salt Lake Vedette tells the following
story:
An elderly dame who has q weakness for
lecturing on Shakespeare and Mormonism
ard other strong minded topics, came over
here last Fall from California to hold forth.
The old woman proved herself relentless
bore, and was so excruciatingly unbearable
to the male sex that all the able bodied men
fled at her approach. She met her match
however. One day well known Mormon
here, who is a relentless wag, and whom we
will call Jones for the occasion, came into
Salt Lake House where the fair lecturer was
for the time located. Mile. T. approached
her man, and an introduction was effected.
She at once commenced Gathering away, but
Jones by sheer strategy silenced her gun
He informed her that he had just returned
from the lake where he found about dozen
of women in destitute and starving con-
dition. Horrifed at the news her eyes
dilated to the proportion of grown onions,
her bowels of ompassion yearned for her sex,
and she "put in her oar" this wise
"Who are they?"
Jones in confidential tone audibly whis-
pered ''Some of Brigham's wives"
"Wbat are they doing there" was the
next query.
Jones informed her they had Just made
their escape from Church Island where they
had been condemned by Brigham to make
salt during the remainder of their natural
lives. She was all curiosity and attention
now, and put question and lent her ears
for the answer with as much interest as if
her doom was at hand, while Jones was
getting more communicative and confden-
tial all the time.
Why did he condemn them?'' she peer
ingly inquired.
g Kase they didn't breed" he squealed
in her ear.
''Ahl yes I see !" she calculated. She
inquired if there were more on the island for
the same offence, and was told there were
lots of them. She desired to see the unfor-
tunate prisoners, and asked Jones if he
couldn't fix things so that she could 20 over
to Church Island and condole with the
female salt makers. OF course he could,
and he agreed to arrange matters for that
end.
"Well then, I'll 60 now /"
"All i.i-ghtl" squeaked Jones. but
look here, if you can't hre-e ed you had bet
ter not go, for you will never get back !
Better try yourself before you starrt."
We have not heard whether she put her.
self on trial or not but she gave Jones a
wide berth after the felctous suggestion
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

SMART School BoY.-A boy in one of our
public schools in this city, not long since,
says the Marysville Appeal, was giving the
sources of wealth in the several South
American States. several times mentioning,
among others, "oxen, cows and CATTLE" the
teacher each time telling him that the term
cattle was sufficiently comprehensive, and
embraced both oxen and cows. At length
the teacher, in despair, asked him the differ
ence in the meaning of the three terms
The boy instantly replied, with great gravi.
ty and sincerity, that an OK was he COW
while cow was a she OK, and cattle wa.
both together. There was no more correc
tions in the class that day.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

The Union and Bee are comical duo. If
one growls in the morning, the other barks
at night On the contrary, if the hound is
silent, the poodle tries to look wise. Whether
they adopt the usual means of recognition
we are unable to state.-Sars and Stripes.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13

A LADY in Holyoke, Mass, obtained d.
vorce from one husband one morning not
long since, married another in the afternoon
Of the same day, and in the evening present
ed her new husband with an heir.
The Shasta courier., 1867-07-13


The SEx.-For5es, of the Virginia Tres
pass, is one of those who seldom speak, but
they say something. Here is his chapter on
women:
False as Helen, half as fair, may be said
of several of her sex of this day-judging by
what the papers tell us-of the women On
the Atlantic side. We have been counting
up some of the art appliances with which
they now attack the fancy of the lords of
creation, so.called and the sum, by memory,
amounts to an enormity. They have bird
nicely painted and worn infront of the hair,
with the big naturals worn back under the
hair. Then, India rubber lips, worn out
side Of lips too thin for attraction. Then,
porcelain teeth, taking the place of the
naturals which were decayed by inordinate
sweetness of the rolling lips. Then, vulcan
lied rubber mouth roof, to hold teeth and
spring work. Then, India rubber neck and
bust, to fill up where Nature found the
material too sweet and precious to put it in
larger mold. Cotton pads for shoulders,
where the dear marrow of the bones puts
too far out towards the air of cold world
Then saw-dust calves, where beauty's out
line swings too near the centre. And grave
yard hair for the charming chignon, to fill
up where the animal organs are not highly
developed. Then rouge and lily for the too
honest face-well, if we may believe the
half, it is horrible; and we stop here. The
papers may have overdrawn the facts. Oh,
woman. woman with all thy false, love
thee still.
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ner, and Darlington. Some of these posts
have lately been discontinued. The reports OF
the "Refugccs," We believe, arc principally
confined to the white poor of this city, and the
freedmen, for the most part, arc of Charleston
and the sea islands.
The reports before us would be of great in
terest and scientific value if there were any
possibility of determining what proportion the
number of sick here reported bears to the
whole population, from among whom these sick
are taken. But this, from the nature of the
case, it is impossible to ascertain. The num-
bers purporting to give this information, there
fore, are necessarily only of pro1imate accura-
cy. We have thought, however, that COM
parison of the sanitary condition of the present
summer, with that of last year, and of the white
with the colored population, may not be with
out interest to the profession, or even to the
public.
The consolidated reports of the several posts
in South Carolina, under the charge of the
Freedmens Bureau Including the poor white
and black of Charleston), present US with the
following statistics:
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SANITARY STATISTICS OF sOUT II CARO-
LIMA.

Through the kindness of the Medical Direc-
tor of the Frecdmen's Bureau for South Caro-
lima, Erevet Colonel and Surgeon NJ X. HOGAN,
we have been permitted to examine the Sani-
tary Reports of Refugees and Freedmen, who
have been receiving medical treatment from the
officers Of the Bureau. We procured these
statistics in order to examine, from the most
reliable data within our reach, into the general
condition of health prevailing throughout the
State as we'll rs in this city. We did this be-
cause there had been within the past few weeks
what we believed to be exaggerated rumors re-
garding the amount of sickness and mortality
in the State As we hnve before stated, Gre
fugees here means INDECENT whites. These
reports include the Health Department of the
City of Charleston The following posts are
represented Charleston, Beaufort, Port Royal
Island, james Island, Wadmalaw, Georgetown,
Hamburg, ST. James Santee, Edsto Island
Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Columbia, Hop
kins' Turnout, Hilton Head, St. Paul's Parish,
Legareville, St. Thomas Parish, Monks Cor
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FREEDMEN
REFTfGEE9

| We find here, with all the uncertainty and
accidents to which statistics are subject, q
striking coincidence, in the similarity Of the
proportion these malarious diseases hold to the
| entire number of diseases reported, in. the two
years under consideration.
Consumption and sorofula, we believe, are
not common diseases in this climate. During
the three months under consideration, in 1866
and 1867, we have 81 cases of consumption re-
ported among whites, with deaths, or l3 per
cent. Among the freedmen, during the same
PERIOD we have 189 cases and Al deaths, or 81
per cent. The per centage of cases of con-
sumption among whites, calculated on the num-
ber of persons under the charge of the Bureau,
was Ola, or nearly one and a half per cent,
and among the freedmen .OO2, only onc-ffth of
one per cent, o very small fraction. Of scrofu-
la only 10 cases are reported among whites,
and 287 among the freedmen.
On the whole, as far as we are able to judge
from these reports, we should say that the sani-
tary condition of South Carolina is good
much better than is supposed by those who
have not examined the subject.
Perhaps, in conclusion, it may be we'll to
state that there has not been this year a single
case reported Of any epidemic disease within
the limits of this State. There has been no
small pox, not single case of yellow fever,
cholera, or even breakbone fever, reported this
year; and considering the lateness of the sea-
son, we think our people may enjoy reason
able hope of immunity from epidemic during
the remainder of the year.
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1885. II 1867.

Upon an examination Of the foregoing tables
it will be seen that the amount of sickness this
year has been greater, both among black and
white, in May, June and July, than during the
corresponding months of last year; and this
difference, we have every reason to believe is
due to the greater preponderance this year Of
the different forms of malarial fever.
Small pox, it is known, was epidemic here
during the winter months of 1865-66, and the
period embraced in the above reports brings US
to the close Of the epidemic cycle. The dis
ease was very fatal, but during the sum-
mer months, as usual, its virulence abated, and
we hence find that but few whites died from it.
The number of deaths among the freedmen was
greater-11 per cent. in May; per cent. in
June, and about a in July; while among the
whites, during the three months, the deaths
form only per cent. of the cases. There is
now not single case of small pox in the State
of South Carolina that we know of, nor has
there been for months.
Typhoid fever did not prevail to any alarm
ing degree either last year or this We have
only l6 cases reported among whites, two of
which, or 12l per cent, died. Among the
freedmen, we note l79 cases last year, with II
deaths, and only 40 cases, with II deaths, this
year. The per centage of mortality last year
from this disease was about per cent, and
this year 81 per cent. of the cases resulted
fatally, very large mortality, if the statistics
may be relied upon.
The number of cases Of the different forms of
malarial fevers reported are net greatly in eI-
cess this year over Lost. 1t is true the aggre-
gate of cases is much larger, but it should be
observed that both among white and black, the
number of those enjoying the benefit of medi-
cal care from the Bureau is larger this year
than it was last. The per centage of malarious
diseases this year and last, calculated from the
whole number of cases treated, is as follows:
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-02
AN ORDNANCE


TO REGULATE THE STORAGE OF PETROLEUM, ITS Pro.
DUCTS, AND OTHER RsFLAMMABLE OILS.
SEC. l. BE ii ordained by tie Mayor anu Aldermen, in
city Council assembled, That from and after the 18th day
of June next it shall not be lawful to keep Petroleum.
Kerosene Rock OIL Benzine, Benzole, or any oher in
store building south OF Limo street. in larger Iln.
ty than fifty gallons on any lot premises, and
uny such quantity 30 kept stored shall be contained III
vessels of tin or other metal
SEC. q That Petroleum Its products any other in.
ammabe oil or oils when brought into the city by lanl
which cotton is not stored for period not exceeding
twentyfour hours upon the expiration of which time 1t
shall be removed and kept in the manner required by
the foregoing section.
SEC. g. Any person or persons violating any part OF
this Ordinance shall be subject to no Of two hundred
dollars for each offence recoverable in any Court OF cont
petent jurisdiction.
Ratified in City Council this twenty day OF May In
the year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixty-seven.
[L.S.l P. C. GAILLARD, Mayor.
w. q. SMITH. Clerk of Council. June 6