The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-23
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MORE WEATHER. .-On Friday last we were visit
Cd with severe slcot which covered tho face O
creation with ugly loohng icices, for this season
OF young vegetation. The prospect of a gooe
fruit CROP is considerably essened since this cold
Saa Snap ~ We have heard Of few fast farmers who
lie MEATHEHs- Friday morning last, snow
commenced cor falling, and continued to fall rapidly
LOT ron an M honr e or two when it save place to cold
ana good part Of the night. On Saturday morn.
ing the trees and houRetops were covered with
s!eet and icicles.. THIS was followed on Sunday
night by heavy FROST which has injured the for,
ward gardens, and destroyed nearly all the fruit,
we near OF some orchards in which few peaches
m are ieit but We doubt lit is not too badly injured
The weather is still cold and cloudy, with good
prospect Tor repetition OF it's last weeks doings.
lCdmde1a Journal.
Diastrlcs, which wero all out in full bloom, have
srnered severely from the late snow storm and the
frost q tho succesdine night. The result viii
also; though, the LATTER being rather more SACK
11 Ward than the former, may have escaped the
blighting effect Of the cold weathe- The snow
covered ground the pink blossoms Of the peach
trees and the :reen leaves OF The earlier budding
trees: formed landscape no. often Witnessed
had painter yentured to put scene like this on
canvas, he would have been severely censured for
ms lncongru1ties by the critics. Yet this strange
comminging of icy dnpery with spring flowers
And it certainly was sbeautifui picture: thorch
our 10Y IN beno!ding was not Q little aoyed by the
thought that there arc probably peaches and
melted away; but cold, rainy days stiil continue.
with but brief intervals Of sunshine
0-, YorEoMe Enquirer.
RAILROAD AecrDEST;-We learn that the tender
Grconv1lle Railroad ran Oft the track yestorday a
short distance above Chappe1ls. The cars were
nadly damaged, but luckily no one was hurt. The
freight train carried tho Greenville passengers to
their destlnatlon.-Co Columbia PhGni1.
HABEAs CORPUS. Godfrey Wallace, freedman
who Is chareed With stealing cotton from William
brought before his Honor, Judge Green, Yesterday
morning, On writ of AAess e65as and after f5e
reading 81 several afdayits, be was admitted Ito to
Naa Wat; IN the sum Of $500: Messrs Bachman &
Watles represented tho prisoner.-Ibid MI "
ARRESTED By TIE Mu.1rARx.-We 1earn thai
burkhead, one OF the youths for whom the Gov
esnor has offered reward, and who " is arrested
reensy ox t1o sherlH at Newberr, has been taken
11 mo custody by the military, and was removed to
Charleston Inst week. His friends claim that his
mlnd 1s t; ;mPorarily deranged, superinduced by
dtsease.-Auderson IateAige,lce1.
v;Stad conn - S9t PM and Monday Brown, freedmen con-
hung On the first Fridayin May at the recent nes-
slon OF the Court in Abbeville. III -
heavy S1EEr.-This section was visited on 1zri-
covered the earth and clothed the tress With ;cc
dne 9spect OF nature was beautiful almost beyond
description, on Saturday morning last Our noble
evergreens, bowing humbly beneath their CRYSTAL
%eshsTthe eraea % majestic oak, standing with body
and t1ckling drops, as though weeping under its
aL beauseous peaoh-bloesom, smiling
r1ugh a ~ It; M MtransP 'rent coverings while yet telling
ing IN its icy robe. Pretty to look upon. but sad
e contemplate in its effects. The peach crup is
pro5ab!y DESTROYED, while the effect upon the
tender plants of the garden has been; sad. Z -: -
[tSuDster Watchn,an.
me Cla1endon Banner, Of the 14th instant. con
tains call for public meeting of the citizens of
chat D1strlot TO take into consideration tie i'm
Poveflsneo and oppressed condition OF the people,