The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-25


that the Rev, w. T. Brantly, Of Atlanta, has re,
ce;yed from the sNew York Ladies' Southern Keller
Association" three hundred and seventy-sx bar
rels Of corn meal for distribution among the Needy
This is noble munifcence. The consign@ment @
vill he distributed in various counties OF the State
under the superntendence Of Rev: MIR. Hor3yday.
1AIooA [Ootunnbus Sun.
Tpr BANK1Na HOUSE OF BROWN & WuDMAN..-
There ia no longer hope the affairs Of this estab-
iishment are in o solvent condition Inc en- mystery
attached to the conduct Of Mr. valentine wnaman;
save sav That he decampe from New York with all the
finds Of the bank within his reach. His mode OF
oneration. go far as ascertained was to draw from
the banking houses of New York city gu the moneys
that remained in them to h the ereat ta % Il % %
view Of his presence there as partner IN the m
terests Of his house, and possessing the entire
confidence of Mr.. p. Brown, the senior Psrsnett
ia impossible now to determine, or If they go be-
yond the ruin of his own clearinghouse, and tn the
}oss thereby entailed upon it's depositors~ The
confidence Of parties in New York may nave oeen
abused though it is yet to transPire II such ls the
Whitman Left on the 18th instant for Atlanta pia
Charleston and Augusta. A dispatch from this CITY
to Charleston, asking for information in regard to
him. is answered that one in that c ty has any
knowledge Of his fbs be hss the
and in doing so gave false information to the party
in New York, who telegraphed that he had left for
home-ANanta InteGigencer.
ALMOST AMURDER.-Yesterday afternoon severa!
colored persons entered into tho store OF one OF
onr merchants and in m alteration with the por-
ter of the establishment got into o melee After
healing the porter, they seized the proprietor,
Who had gone to the rescue Of his employee, and
dragged him out of his store into the street.
The porter possessed himself of pistol and dis
charged it at the assailants, one shot OF which
took effect in the abdomen OF one OF the party
who, with the porter, was conveyed to the par
1anks, The wound received is not considered fatal.
but the party injured has been sent to the hospital
Wv - [Sauannah Republican.
SUDDEN DEATH:-Mr. J. J, Smith died very sud
known rs the ''Union," on the South Carolina
coast. under somewhat peculiar crcumstancea He
was out in the field overlooking his hands, when
Re quickly started aside, walked, or Iatner stag
gered to a fence rested his head upon his arm,
andin O few minutes he breathed bis last. An In
quest was held yesterday on the body, and o YER
dict rendere in accordance with the above facts.
The deceased was highly respected and much es'
teemed.-lbid.
ruars-the anniversary OF Washington's birthday,
and also the Goth Anniversary of the Washington
Fire Engine Company of this city-was celebrated
with appropriate honors. The line OF parade was
formed at o'clock T. NJ, on Bay street. and the
handsomely decorated, and banners flying, es'
corted cor BY tho oglethorpe, Metropolitan and Ger;
mania Fire Companies, marched to the sounde o.
enlivening music, through the principal streets
repairing to tho qulrters OF the Washingtonians
where they partooa OF refreshments, and return
ing to the front of the Exchange, on Bay street
were dismissed. The display was beautiful and
attractive ono, and the different companies were
well represented in numbers.-l6ad.
A DESPERATE K1LLED.-A negro desperate
named Jerry Hamilton who, for several months
has defied the whole police department. was killed
on Thursday last, at Ills rendezvous in some negro
: shanties near the rolling mill on Marietta street
Within the past few months several efforts have
been made to arrest Jerry, but he was shrewt
enough to escape in every instance We lear
that not less than twenty shots have been fred al
: him at different times He is represented as hav
{ ing been man of desperate determination, ant
: for long time has bee: prowling around the cit.
. perpetrating acts Of vilainy by the Wholesale A
ono time he attempted to kill bis wife. His pres
D ence at the above shanties was made known to tn
9 pehce department on Thursday when it was de
t termined to apprehend and bring him to justice
. possible. Upon the policemen reaching the spo
! Jerry assumed defiant attitude and refused t.
0 surrender, and in endeayoring to escape was fire.
upon and instantly killed.-Aaa'sta ls1eaigenc@,