The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-14

HopBERIRS.-Rev. Or. IHoS- SMErEs, o. Htees-
ing street who has been for long timo afflicted
with paralysis, was robbed in his dwelling house
on the 9th inst. of his gold watch, chain and
pocket-book containing So and the key of MS
safe. The key was taken out by tho robbor, VINO
opened the safe and extracted from thence slOU III
currency. The robbery was committed between
TWO O'Clock at night and daylight. Itappears that
his servant remained UP with him till tWo cloch'
when he undressed him and put him to bed.
Abou' quarter-past two the servant locked the
lower door himself He informed the Doctor
about quarter-rast i've O'Clock, OF the robbery.
The pocket-book was placed bv the Doctor him :
self, when he retired to bed, undo. his pillow.
The party who committed the robbery is under
arrest for examination. Officer CHAPMAN made
the arrest.
A robbery Was porpetrated one night this week
in tho upper story of Mrs. EAsoN's boarding house,
corner dlebc and Wentworth Streets by Robert
Washington, coored, of trunk. containing dla-
mond pin, clothing and some money in specie
The trunk was carried to Crows house IN Pltt
street, where it was robbed of all its contents.
Nearly all the articles taken out have been recov-
cred.
The matter has been handed over toa magls-
trste for examination. The arrest was made by
officers COATES and GRAy.s
The "GINDER. ."--Some months ago Gen. SCOTT,
the Assistant Commissioner of the treedmens
Bureau, in his report to Headquarters, calIed the
attention OF the General Government to the TACT
that portion of the negroes on the coast mauise
in Fetish practices, yield to the most absurd su-
perstitutions, are degenerated, demorailzeo ana
lit subjects for the exercise of the beautiul cari
ties of the American Missionary Society ana It's
kindred associations.
Another evidence of the return Ct the race 10
frst principles" !" is furnished in private letter
from planter on one Of the islands. lie says
'Would you believe it, the negroes have taken u
the spinning Of cotton with the old-tashoned GIN
der n-(pronounced With hard ''g"). Ii you
have never seen the contrivance. fancy stlck'
little longer than pen-handle, with DUBIOUS
weight attached to its lower third.
This is made to whirl by hand in the base oil
tea cup or something of the SORT Ihe earueu
cotton is then wound spirally around, and drs"h
of from the upper extremity in the shape OF yarn.
The operation is simple, effective, Slow ana you
would be surprised ut tho rapidity with which they
diminish pile of cotton on one hand and add 10
the value of o merchantable article on the other.
To our repertorial conception, the above descrlp-
ton is as clear as mud. The "ginder may ba a
tangible fact We should like to see it; and after
looking at the ebon finger power to take the
owner thereof into the presence Of the improved
machinery of the day, and make him disgusted
with himself. But there is something more sug-
gestive than the idea Of ignorance IN the ABOVE
statement.
The poor unfortunate freedman has found out,
perhaps intutively that the value OF his cotton is
enhanced by manufacture, and commands pnco
he can never hope to obtain Tor it in its crude
original condition.
Thus he has set an example to the capital, IN
telligence and enterprise of his superiors, and
practically illustrated the Importance OF theme
that has been wcrn we'll nigh thread-bare IN Its
discussion. In other words, the negro shows by
his fingers what he would do, had he power, to
grandly develope the resources Of the State; and
by works demonstrates his faith in the proposition
so persistently urged, that when our people begin
to manufacture, as well as produce, their great
staple, they will realize degree Of prosperity OF
which va have VET known bnt the germ.