The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-20

.'..' CHARLESTON, s. g., May q, 1867.
: Hereafter, until further notice. the Northeastern
Mails will close nt LIS r. ar, and arriving at tho
Depot at 945 A. NJ will DO roaly for delivery at II
o'clock. On Sundays tho Post Oiiice will open at
1880 j. DI. for ono hour.
Tho Mails for South Carolina Railroad will con-
tnue to oloso daily at o'clock A. NJ, and for tho
Savannah and Charleston Railroad ut q 4. III. OH
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
STANLEY @. TRoTr, PM.
QUICK PAssAoE.-Tho steamer Fdtcon which left
this pert last Wednesday mt P NJ. arrived in Bal
timore on Saturday, having mado tho passage IN
tie short space Of ffty-six hours.
Flour Flour I've iuyito tho attention Of
dealers TO tho advertisement Of Mcssre. JOHN 4
THO. GETTY, who offer, direct from tho mills
superior family flour.
WE ARE indebted to Mr.. O. f. yoaIEn for late
9ppies, OF Nov York Gorn,an papors. Mr.. w. al7
Ways hos full supply Of all tho latest periodicals
on hand.
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RELioIous MRkriNos:!- Attention is direSectod to
notice in another column, announcing q Bories Of
meetingsl to bS hold in Trinity Chrroh, Easel
street, commohcing tonight.
SALE OF GnocRhY; sroRE.-A raro opportunity
is offered TO merchants and fhonsekcepcrs in tho
sale Of tho ooptenta Of tls grocery storo No. C9s
King street; BY bressrs! 'JErFonps Go. Tho stock
is varied, anaNttlt ts eonam4nd & atteat!on.
sssss;:?-aa-o =,
FLoun.-Wo call espoolal attention to the ndrer-
tisement in to-day sS paper Of Messrs. GEO. W.
superior Flour OF vofy low :fgnF6a. Wo commend
all Of our friends to this house, who arc in want OF
good article Of Flour, as we know thoir stock at
present Is OF most excellent kind. ., ~, vs.
Ara reeonl meeting OF tho Board OF Commits
sioners Of tho Orphan House tho following rosolu-
tipp WAS adopted and ordorsd to DO printed in tho
daily papers: 1sr'' sH tt' 80 'r.'i 4
Reso9u d, That tho thanks OF this Board bo ten-
deled to alt. A = Ravenel. President of tho North
saa eo p free
tho late picnic giyon to tho chidrcn OF this insti-
tuition on Friday, 12th instant. e n m r. I'' !.
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Coon FnE1oEts. Tho steamship Afanh aaan,
Captain WooDHuLL, OF tho sruEEr line, and tho
Emily D. toudsr,,r Captain LEDpY, OF tho LEAny
line OF New York steamers. departed from here on
Saturday afternoon last carrying largo and vaua-
bio cargoes and full passenger sts. In both cases
tho agents Of theso vessels wer, compelled to re-
fuse freight. 1t will BIO noticed by their "earunces
that tho article Of vegetables forllis prominent
itcm.t This factoring patronage is largely owing
to tho wise policy Of cleap freights and low pas
Ecnger faro, which is drawing from I'll quarters.
d.
SINKING OF A STEAMER At THE WuARf-Fhe
iron steamer 2. B. Vance, which has bcon employ
ed in carrying freight from this city 10 various
points on the santeo River, and which was ready to
leave hero with cargo Of corn, bacon, and va
rious supplies for tho country, sunk at her wharf
on Saturday night about eight O'Clock. The cause
OF her sinking is not precisely asccrtancd but she
was found to bo filling with water very rapidly
about f1fteon minutes bofore she went down, aud
au effort was mado to start her pumps, but the
leak proved to DO 80 bad as'to causo hero to I'll
with water before any efectunl Efforts could be
made to get her steam pumps to work. sho now
lies sunk in deep. water, part OF her cargo and
uppor works floating about tho dock, and some OF
the freight, we uro informed, was picked up ycs-
terday in o damaged condition. part Of hcr
cargo was fortunately in largo fat and this por-
tion has been saved. Tho 2. d. Vance was owned,
we learn, by Mr. J. BnowNE, and her sinking will
inhict a heavy loss ON him as well ns parties WHO
may have supplies on board, which wero not in
Hured. A..
CLEANING THE sTaEEN.-Charleston has always
been considered q religious city, and tho author-
tics; remembering that Cleanliness noxt 10 god-
ness is great grain, have determined to rcmovo
that obnoxious elemont, dust, which ia 30 great
nuisance to the body corporate. To effect this,
the services Of tho efficient street brigade have
been secured and armed with broom and shovel ;
they have been sent not TO dsperse but to collect
the enemy. The result Of their raid is to bo seen
III the clean streets and tho dust-heaps noar tho
sidewalks the latter arc removed aB speedily as
possible, bnt not unfroquently somo malicious
gust scatters heap to the four points Of the
compass, and tho labor OF tho day is lost. 81
There is nothing moro annoying than o cloud Of
binding dust whirled In every direction by tho
wind, and though in aomo streets it has been kept
down by the use Of Watering CARTS. yet the
heat OF tho sun soon reconverts tho mud into dust
and the reprieye is only temporary.
The use Of tho sprinkIng carts ia very dcairable
but when the streets are flooded with water, the
crossings are almost impassnbe for ladies' WHO
have TO pick their way dainty if they wish to save
their dresses. AS only thoee streets are watered
where tho residents pay for the privilege il is ey
dent that The dust will riot in localities not
thus favored, unless it is soon removed; but the
Street Inspector hos taken tho matter in hnnd, and
If the work is not interrupted, every atrect will
meet with the ,same attention, and The summers
sun will shine upon model city. The absence Of
dust in several Of tho prominent thoroughfares
proves that tho charge OF the brigade has been
effective, and though q disagreeablo necessity in
overy city, whom onco removed, 1t is comparatively
an easy matter to keep It under foot in it's proper
place, and prevent IL from rniHing In clouds that
disgust every person who encounters thgm. =,
WHITE PonT GARDEN.-This beautiful promen.
ade WAS visited on Saturday afternoon by a larger
number Of persons than hAyo attended, at any pro-
vious evening during tho present season. The
weather was charming, and tho sweet strains Of
martial music were borno by tho zephyrs to overy
portion Of tho Battery. and eagerly listened TO by
hundreds who, while enjoying tho invigoratinR
sea breeze, were not unmindful Of tho melody that
was floating in tho mir. Tho popularity OF the
Battery has been greatly increased since the intro
ductlon OF the street cars, and though tho rocent
changes havs In a measure affected their custom,
yet on Saturday thoy were crowded to their utmost
capacity. and over two Thousand pefsons wero epa-
bled to visit the Battery and onjoy tho music, tho
water and the salt sir., i. IL LE y,
It WAS evidont, from tho joyous faces .ssen
on Saturday, that It was season Of perfect on}oy-
ment; dun care had beon thrown aside, 'ahi oil
tho veIations and troubles of life wore forgotten,
for with everything to pl nHe, and mono to perple1,
ft Wes not difHoult To .,n,cina tbo N. ot hi !.