The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-23
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TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL %, 1867.
LOCAL MATTERS.

TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL %, 1867.
LOCAL MATTERS.
To Correspondents.
We arc continually recovlng communications on
political and other matters from persons who do
not attach tLeir propor names to the articles sent
;nd we tako this occasion OF repeating that nothing
be published in TIE DAILY NEWS without
being mdorsed by some responsible individual.
IRE SENuERBUED gavo Lenore last night to very
good house. Tho performance was in the highest
degree crt dtablo to the amateur performers.
Dancing concluded The exercises OK the cvcnng.
CounT OF GENERAL SESSIONS AND COMMON PLEAS.
Judge MuNRoE pres;dins.--Tho Court opened at
the Usual hour, bu. sufficient number OF jurymen
not answering to their names: new tales aud
venire was ordered to be made out, and the Court
adjourned until ~ A. NJ. to-day.
TRIAL OF SKu,L.--Thc coming anniversary has
warned the Tiremon that they must prepare for
the contest, and the spoutng merits of the several
engines have been tested at different times On
yesterday afternoon the Visilants were practcing
their machine, and though tho muscles were not
fully developed, yet stream was sont to the dis
tance of IT'S feet.
TURN vEnEN.-Easter Monday was celebrated
by the Turner's yesterday in very rational, and
none tho less pleasant 1nannor. The entcrtain-
ment commenced with singing. Next there was
play, 'sThe Alcxandrines, Corporal P,1ftke in
Dresden" Next, 'sThirty-threo Minutes in Grune-
bcrg,' or The Half Way Dancing concluded
the festivities Of the evening This we believe is
par of& &ba
this season. Ha
SALE OF SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.--A sale Of West
India sugar and nlolasses took place yesterday on
Aerr's Wharf, by Messrs. RIsLEY & CREIGHTON
fAessrs. LE1TcH & ERUIs acting auctioneers.
Tho following were sold: hhds. Muscovado
sugar at 12c. per b.; hhds. Centrifugal sugar at
12sc. per ~; a bbls. NIuscovado ,nolasses at 81
and SOC. per gallon Is hhds Muscovado molasses
nt 47a47ac. per gallon; 10 punchcons Porto Rico
1nolasses at 55c. per gallon S hhds. clayed mo-
lssses at 455c. per gallon, at which price the
balance was withdrawn.
Q. s. CoURT-N ADarRALTY.-Hon. GEORGE S.
BRYAN prcsding.-W. G. THroN os The steam tug
JRetie5, and Us. The Steam Dredging Machine,
Libels for coal fu' shed.
On motion t. P. O'CoNNoR, Esq, it was or
dcred that the two bcls be constituted one us tho
Charleston Dredging and Wharf Building Com
pany, and that the parties be notified that the case
would be heard on the 3Oth inst
The regular business OF the Circuit Court was
then taken up, and the Grand and Petit Juries
having answered to their names, c. Lu1EsruA1,
D. F. FLEMING, VIM. BRINE and JOHN MARION
were sworn on tho Grand Jury.
The petitions of Robert E. ALI1soN and VIM "A.
MOORE, of Lancaster District, for permission to
practice in the United States Courts we're read BY
L. W. sPRATT, Esq., and on his motion they were
admitted
The application Of Mr. G. H. C1AussEs, for the
renewal Of certificate Of citizenship the original
being lost, was granted.
The case of the United States us JOHN Brown,
for violation of tho Internal Revenue Law as a dis
hller, was taken up and argued by Major D. T.
CoRBN, .. s. District Attorney, and ". E. M1KEL1,
Esq, for the defence. After hearing the case the
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty.
@ LIE NEW BANK PROPOSED FOB CHARLESTON
The following paragraph, from the Bostsn Post
of the 18th, will be read with interest:
"a a subscription a 1 y book for NaHonal Bank in
prospectus says the small bank capital there of
five hundred thousand dollars is found to be in
aaeanaee; Capital Is 80 much needed that money
the laws against usury having been abolished in
that State The two banks in operation in Charles
on their capital from The profits Of tie last year
Ihe Stay Law passed by the Legislature has been
sse sa%s h the highest
debts can be enforced now in the sams manner as
formerly. The citizens Of Charleston have SUB
equal to hfty-six thousand six hundred dollars to
the proposed bank This subscription can easily
pc raised to one hundred thousand dollars rs It
aSCertline6 "a hanE 200, Ia, ~.
ton. The citizens Of Charleston, dividually as
wen as the banks, having suffered greatly in their
sufficient funds to enable them to subscribe the
full amount of the capital stock Of the proposed
bank, and therefore capital from abroad has TO be
dred Thousand dollars, divided into three thou
sand shares, OF one hundred dollars each 4, Z.
SALE OF KAIn1rA MnIs-The sale Of this valua-
BILE property takes place to-day at II A. Ms at the
N Old Exchange. These mills Fave been in course
OF erection for some time, and they are now able
TO receive the machinery and other appurtenances
necessary to commence operations. The grounds
belonging TO the company amount to 1859 acres,
and are situated Immediately on the South Carroll
No Railroad, extending from near the Graniteville
Depot to within one mile of the Bath Paper Mil,
and eight miles Of the city Of Augusta, Georgia,
on the waters Of Big Horse Creek. The Cotton
Factory (within one hundred feet Of the railroad)
1s two story brick building, one hundred ana four
(l04) feet wide, by two hundred and twenty-seyen
(22D feet long, designed to contain ton Thousand
spindles and three hundred and twenty looms, and
is four-fifths completed. There are on tho land
se1enty-eisht neat and commodious cottages for
operatives, completed and in course Of erection !:
q frst-class steam saw mill in complete working
order; good grist mill II carpenter shop with
steam engine and boiler; planning machine, tools,
&C.. blacksmith shop, with complete set Of tools !;
machine shop, with steam engine and boiler, lathe,
drill press, &c. 5
The machinery, water power and all the aoces-s
sorles o. the property such as to adapt it tor
hrstclass cotton and paper sactories and the sale
should command the attention Of capitalists. as
M the terms are moderate and the enterprise, when
completed, Will be paying success. There is now
on the land sawed lumber sufficient to complete
all the buildings; the dam and other appurtenances
are fo1r-difths completed, and the purchaser would
have no difficulty in At once commenting opera
tions. n $5 I.6i5 II EsS 5ss5e.tf s~st@ra
MAzoR's Counr, April 22.-Edward Hartshorn,
colored seaman, who had gone on hoard ~ tha.