The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-14
Georgia Items.

CHILD DROWNED evening negro
woman strolling on the river bank in rear OF Mai.
Cranstons residence left her babe in charge OF its
s.look at de place whar de steamboats, cum. The
babe fell from its brothers arms into the river and
was rescued by some boatmen. The child expired
freedwomen who make the river bank place of
lettering with their children.
- [Augusla Constitutaonalist.
WHO rs TO BE BISHOP EILIorT's SUCCESSOR p
The Washington correspondent Of The Baltimore
Sun writes: s1t is rumored thsS DR.. Hall, Of the
Epiphany Churslsanpiscopal, Of this city--win
soon acceQ$tne Bishopric Of the State OF Geor-
,ER6M TIE ALTAR TO THE ToMD-We have sell
I dom recorded more touching dispensation OF the
destroying angel than the death OF Mrs. Efie, the
young and beautiful bride Of 7. P. Branch, Esq,
this city. She died very suddenly, on yesterday,
of acute rheumatism. It is but few weeks since
she was led to the altar, in the bloom and freshness
OF health and beauty, with such promise OF happi-
ness as elected the congratula tions OF the vide
circle in which she was cherished favorite. How
true, that
sDeath loves shining mark
band and family Of this lovely young lady, in 'eir
crushing afHiotion.-AugastG Press. :
The Deaf and Dumb Academy at Cave Spring
was reopened on the first Monday Of the pres IlI
month. The Justices Of tie Inferior Court plg re.
arlired by Inv to visit the parents war.!s ct oil
the deaf mutes in their fespectlye Counties, and
urge their attendance at this institution, which is
free to all INDECENT deaf mutes m the State between
the ages Of seven and twenty-ane.
The West Point Observer, Of Saturday, has The
following addition IN regard to the duel which oc-
CURED in that place on the preceding Saturday:
"Quite serious affair came OF in our city Oh last
Saturday morning, the I'd instant, in the way of a
duel between Major Baker, OF Lowndes county,
Alabama, and Mr.. Austel, of Mobile. The affair
took place before the sun was fairly up. The Wea-
pons used were the ''Smith and Wesson pistol " at
distance of twenty feet. Major Baker was dan
gerously, if not mortally wounded in the hip, by
the second shot OF Mr.. Austell."
Atlanta has 155 widows, and 2s4 orphans of Con-
federate soldiers.
The Athens Banner s2ys wheat IN that section
has not been injured by the cold weather, and
that the prospect is good for an abundant harvest
Tho same reports reach us from all parts OF Mid
die and Upper Georgia.
The Griffin Herald of Saturday says Samuel
Clark charged with the murder OF Daniel klrbo,
his father-in-law, was yesterday sentenced to be
hung, by his Hon. Judge Alexander M. Speer.
The scene at the Court House is said to have besn
impressive in the extreme. 90
II THE MATTER OF AARON A. BRADLEY lCoL-
oRED).-An application was made BY Colonel Stone
Yesterday morning in the United States Circuit
Court (at Chambers), before Hon. j. Erskine,
for the discharge from imprisonment of the no.
torious Aaron A. Bradley on writ OF ha6eas cor
pus.
Mr. Fitch, in behalf of the Government, asked
time to make o return, and remarked that the
military authorities were merely acting as auxlla-
ries to the civil in the matter.
His Honor fixed Wednesday morning next at 10
o'clock, to hear the respective counsel!
[Saudnnah Republican.
DEATH OF TRINTER.-Mr. WILLIAM NJ. EAST
MAN, printer, died in Macon, of consumption, on
the 9Th instant. He was aged about 40 years. In
noticing his demise the Citizen says:
Mr. Eastman was member OF the Grankhn
Lodge No. 2, I. o. o. F., OF this city. and also
member Of the business committee OF the . Macon
Typographical Union" He was much respected
for his industrious and gentlomanly habits and
manners, and those who knew him BEST loved him
most His form for good or OWL is now locked up
in an eternal chase, and we can only nope and
trust that his proof will be clean to tho eye OF
Him who will note and correct oil false trnPresSeons
made in this Typographical world.-A9anta lnte.
HoMcDE.-An alteration occurred about ten
time, Sabbath evening, in the ordinary OF the
Lanier House, between two of the hote walters
freedmen--in which Isaac Wingfeld was struck
upon the head with o bottle in tho hand of Isaac
Harris, from the etfect Of which the former died
in three hours. Harris was arre ed, and is now
IN prison.
MIR. Crocker, the steward of the hotel hearing
the disturbance, ran out and colared the man who
had been struck, without knowing that he was
injured, and elected him from the rOonl-some say,
handling him roughly. He, also, was placed in
jail, to undergo legal estgaton.-Aacon Jour
mai.