The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-02

ago. took negro man, against whom they had q
grudge, out IN boat from John's Island, threw
him overheard and allowed him to drown. The
affair is said to have caused some excitement but
it is probably canayd.
THE JAps CoNINa.-The celebrated troop OF
Japanese Jugglers who are now performing in
Savannah have engaged our Theatre, and will ex-
hibit in this CITY at an early day next week. They
have drawn crowded houses wherever they have
appeared, and will not fail to become immensely
popular in Charleston.
CHURCH ELEcr1oN--Ai the Fourth Quarterly
Conference for Allendale Circuit, Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, held November 2S, 1867, Rev.
F. A. Mood presiding, the following gentlemen
were elected to serve as Stewards for the ensuing
year: W. NJ Bostick, Capt. J.. V. Martin, S. P.
Maner, Edward Furze, DR.. B. NJ. Badger. ]. G
GouSe, J. W. Riley.
ESCAPE FROM JAu.-On FriL-y evening, when
the prisoners in the Jail yard were brought into
the building, Charles johnson, colored, concealed
himself in the sink until after niGhtfall, and sue
ceeded in escaping over the wall into the yard OF
the Marine Hospital, and thence into the street.
He was tracked short distance, but has not yet
been recaptured. Johnson had been committed
by Magistrate Rivers, ard was an old offender.
AN ACCIDENT occurred on the GreenviDe and
Columbia Railroad last Friday by which the pas
senger and baggage cars Of the down train were
thrown from the track. No passengers or persons
connected with the train we're injured, and the
locomotive, with the mail car attached, arrived in
Columbia at the regular horr. The accident
occurred near Nnety-Six Depot and was caused
by the displacement OF bar Of iron on the track.
Coukr OF APPEALs.-CoLUMBIA, Friday, Novem-
Der 2s.-Ihe Court met at 10 o'clock. Present
The Chief Jastice and Associate Judges.
The cases of the City Council of Columbia us. the
South Carolina Railroad Company, and e1 pare the
Sou. b Carolina Railroad Company, were argued to-
sether. The main question involved was the rela-
tive rights Of the parties to the Use and control OF
a street in the city OF Columbia. brought up on ap-
peal from q ce,ti0rdri, ordered by Judge on CIR
cult. Mr.. Arthur opened the argument, on behan
of the City Council. Mr.. j. d. Pope followed, in
behalf of the rights Of tho south Carolina Railroad;
and MIR. c. D. Melton closed in reply, representing
the interests of the Columbia and Augusta Rail
road.
Eliza A. Higgins, administrators, u.s. :. q. Hig-
gins MIR. j. Hudson heard for appellant. Ques-
ton-Inve stment in Confederate securities by
trustees and others.
The THEArRE-THE BLACK CRooK.-ln cohss-
ouence of the pressing demand to see tho Black
Crook the managers have determined to continue
the exhibition for five nights longer. large num-
ber of persons from the interior OF the State are
anxious to witness this world-renowned drama, and
will gladly avail themselves Of the knowledge OF its
continuance to visit the city and form portion OF
the large audiences that nightly crowd the Theatre.
The play was well attended on Saturday night, and
bids fair to continue to prove for short time, as
great draw as the New York original. The plot
of the piece the scenery and the acting are now SO
we'll known that it is useless to describe them, and
we merely advise all who have not yet seen the
Crook should visit the footlights at once and make
themselves acquainted with this great spectacular
drama.
TIE COTTON TAx.-On this subject, 80 interest
ing to our citizens, the Washington correspondent
Of thsa New York Commercial writes : "There ls
nuch speculation rs to whether Congress will
make the Act repeating the cotton tax apply TO
this years crop, and the chances are that 1t will
not Indeed It is not certain that the tax Will be
entirely repealed, although there is general de-
sire manifested to abolish it. The tax could have
been abolished this week, but the lobby agents OF
the Southern factors here have rather inpeded
action than otherwise. They evidently desire to
have their principals get the cotton, the growers
having pad the taI- and then they hope TO nave
it 40 abolishe that the factors will be reimbursed.
It s to be regretted that Congress would not have
passed bill at once abolishing the tax, as it is
known that the President would have signed Il
D1szor EUROPEAN TsADE.-Owing to the fall in
the price of our great staple ID the Liverpool mar
ket luring tho last week, European treiShts are
somewhat dull. This, We judge, Dust be tempo
rsry, at least we hoee so, for We should spare no
pains to keep up dice rGde, as in the general in
terssts OF the entire community.
The steamship Pioneer needs limited amount
of cotton to fill up and enable her to 90 to sea. At
Nsw Orleans, by steamer direct, freights are
.ouoted active at I'D for Uplands and packet rates
at Mobile are id. Surely our public spirited mer-
chants with these facts before hem and with
view to encouraging steamships to come here In
the future, will not refuse the necessary amount
of cotton to Captain Shackford at the rate asked.
which is so much below Gulf rates.
Let the Pioneer have dispatch. Good will come
Of it.
T,,E BURNT D1srRIcT-An important order from
Citv Council appears in to.days issue, and i in
t.ndea almost exclusively for owners OF pro-
psrty IN the Burnt District. The -con6uon Oh
the streets in those sections OF the city has long
com uandad the attention of Council, and the ordi-
nsnces referred to were enacted for the purpose OF
i,,nrovipg tns appearance OF the city BY widening
and properly ai4gning these streets. AL persons
vbo r,ay design building on tneir property are re-
rr,-ad ~ notify the City Civil Engineer, Mr. Louis
]. B4rbot. yho, in as capacity OF O4ts surveyor
will Law of snd make out the true line OF the
,traa. A violation of this ordinance viii subject
ths offending party to large fne, aad the ouiid-
inos will be demolished at his expense unior'u-
nately but little building is in progress AZ PTesun''
but as better days dawn upon US, sne oura' .'s-
trict will be gradually improved, ana ~ "ouia w
well for all parties to remember and ect up W 'nS
provisions o. this ordinance.
IcE.-With the first day Of December the reign
of Winter was fairly inaugurated. The old fellow
has been rather backward in Ins approaches, and
fAars were entertained that he had been van
ouished in the contest with Summer. and had re-
tired in disgust, but he has shown that, though
not quite up to time, he is good for the balance of
+ba season. The srst well authenticated ice was
formed in this city yesterday, and in some exposed
nlaces it was fully tbree-eghths of an inch il
thickness. This is his first advance, and should
h,,.xen as warning to prepare for the colder
d,vs that will follow Supplies Of wood snd coal
sbould 10 laid in, and even preparaSloa made to
give him warm welcome
We have been thus far fortunately spared the
unpleasantness Of extreme cold weather, but it
can be hardly expected that the Winter will con-
tinue as mid, and those who have an abundance
Of this worlds goods should remember the poor,
who frequently suffer from the want of the fuel
~, r,rnsarve warmth. The diffarent So