The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-27

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CHARLESTON, =, C.,.AIay 6,5S67,
~ HsreGflcf, nptilhuthcr notice, tho EYrtlIdaston
4 Mails will etoso'at1.1b T. NJ, mid ARRIVING at tho
Depot ut 9i5 a. NJ. will bo ready for delivery at II
O'Clock. On Sundays tho Post OIlico will open at
1880 p. N. for qpe,Iour. =, = -.
Tho Mails for South Carolina Railroad will COLI
tinuc to closo daily at O'Clock A. NJ, and for Tho
Savannah apd Charleston Railroad, ut ca, ~, on
'7MondssR WodnGsaaypahd FNddya: i'fi .
STANLEY G. TROTr, T. NJ.
atR. VooLER, No. fOs Nfsrkot streot has ou.
thanks ior lato Now York papers, weekly ami
daily.
DEATH OF AN OLD CmAnL' sroSIAs.-Thc Colun.
bin ,Phsair brngh' tue saH iEtculgehco Of tho
death OF Mr.. c. ]. EiFoRp mn old citizen of
Charleston, but I r some time resident Of GIeen-
vile, SHpt4 ETolypa. Mr.. ELPolyp.w promi-
nent dha energetic citizen ot Grecnvillc, and his
death will be felt by that community.
&. Asnai OF; T11E.22oa- Saturday, afternoon, all
alarm OF fro was given, which MAS traced TO
MARsu's Wharf, but was found to bc caused by tho
,Aecidaatal, burning Of sonib sthSipgst nj o wbrl
nehop. No: dnrnagossds dono, and though tho en-
ginos turned out promptly, tho bella wcru not rung
and tho fire was soon cxtinguishgd.
.rik0,SE :: :Gl:toEL:-'' L:-'' ''''
AocrDENT.-Mr. EDWARD BAKER, an employee of
tho South Carolnn' Rzilroat iiAd his lani scScrc-
ls msahed on Saturday. IN turning lathe, at tho
companyia shop. Tho. .hhgorh of Tho right hand
were mashed off, and amputation found to bc
necessary. Medical advice WAS promptly called in
and t5.VpSyt'qcaepqnts M R1En Saedoh# wqIl.
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DowNFALL.-Mnny Of our readers will bo griev-
cd to learn that tho largo tree which formerly stood
&hnn
was blown uown by tho wind of yesterday morning
This trce VIA sqditE old aid paftdlly dccayed, and
aaatdd merely slight Dlow,to trostrato ii. Tho
aoldisrs; nl;others woro busy in cutting up and
removing!the trunk yesterday and fhGte will soon
DO no vestige Of the tree remaining.
ATLANTA TunNvEREIN.-1t will, doubtlca sur
prise some of our Gofmhh fbloH-citizons to learn
that Atlanta has TurnYercin. Such we find,
however, to DO tho caso md on Tuesday ast, they
ce!SbratM their anniversary, had .tumbiingB5 ko.,
&c., and di trlbution of prizes;' Mr.: NJ T.. LIoa-
IEssTADT, tho Ne,o Era informs u.s. delivered a
very handsome speeeh,4 ia tnu effort, y :nthe pur
est OF all idioms, the German language" Tho nf
fair passed. OF very happily, aud to have OK
cited good dealpf attention among the :dwoITors
OF tho Gate Clty.,s.':o.,
d-..: .t,a :"''>' - -.-o-2t': t':';i. ,:,F
AN oPGiGER's RRNAIEs.--Thc body OF Col. w. D.
DfSAussuRB, who cdnifnapdcd tho 16lh ReEiment
ofSoqth Carolina Volunteers in the late wur, antl:
who wns tdllod' in the torrblo struggle at Gottys.
burg arrived .here yesterday in tho steamship
Falcon, from baltimore. Tho deceased scryGd
through. tho Mexicsn war as. Captain in tho Pal
metto! Regiment; ;was twice wounded at Churubus-
co, and distinguished ut Tho DeBc.in gate; in
March, 1855, hc was appointed OaptEin,in tho,Ist>
CaxalrN.U.. g. A.. 7inf Which rGSimpnt fe served,
tnE. l1,n IL.
the lato war. =: 'a:., ::';-s'',:' - 80 :
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HOMESTEAD BunpfSo AND Loan ASSOCIATIONS
This association held tiGir frat meeting Saturday
evaning; mt ,whiuh tho following onicors, .wero
elected: 90
We. YHiubEN, President.
r. D. 6TNEf, 6irsctor. .,, a.
S. @. BLACK, Diroctor.--.-
JN0. MHEIsEMAN, II DIrersor.
Fifteon hundred shares haye hcen taken anil
th6fe s eFHt PROSPECT that Tho association will bo
fayorably ,rncsived- by:the community For the
present the office Of: The company will be fom,G at
tho storo Of hessrs. ". lo.WunpEN e. Co., corner
Of King Std Beanfain; streets. 7q,..s.7: il. a,:
PALMETTO BASE CLuD.-rhs club played
their usual game on Saturday nfternaoil but,
there WAS a.. lhrRet 'Gttendaurc dhd moro
spirit shown in the. playing than: usuai. Thc
knowledge that u risdl club lind been established
may have added to the interest, rs the Aisrts an
ticpate contest when they sufficiently drilled
But, from the Perio5mancH,d d5 tho, ,Palmettps on
Saturday, they will hRye a se1ere struggle before
them.. Six inpinga were play fed OH Saturday, and
thoawinning side ,,ado rahs, to twoit;yf..
ono made. By tGeir- opponents. +Iho club was
equally divided; and tho playing attracted c55nsid-
cradle attention from tho number Of spootatora
who Zero on the groundf :" >.' ,,::'j ''-i 81:
FRE.-At 8 p. II. yostefday fire was discovered
in On out;buildlng' IN tho. rear of Messrs ;SuEr-
HERD 4 CouEsis Tin factory and .Yarehouso,' Lii
Race street, Tho boil soon sounded the" alarm,
but befofe tho. engines could reach tho spot
the flames had communicated. with the. .hattery,.
and ,tS stafcitY ofnUatar .prorsnlcd ,any offoyta
boing maao to pres6rye the bualding4 aI6saris..
snKfhEhp 8 SotEa had carefully avoided the use
OF fire. land Ind oven rented tho out buildings re-
forred to n order 10 keep alrnngers from tho
premises. No fro had been used. and wIen tile,
shop was rlos6d oil Saturday; night everything,
was in good order. Tho out-bnilding, il appears
from examination. bad peen surreptjNousy occu-
pied, as when tie 6larE.i was sounded tho doors
were found opon, and there ,wero othor signs that
induced this beipk Tho factory and buildings
being of wood, tho 1amos spread rspitlly and in
shorttime tho whole place was In blazo, and very
little property was snyed, tho machinery tinware,
&C., falling proy 10 tho deyouring clement. Al
though the engines wefb ipfomhp,tly on tho ground,
they were unable to exhibit their powers from
want ofpwater, aud tho lre"was only ronfned to
tho building vhero It originated. Tho factory was
tho property of hIr. Duo and insured for $1,000
in the agencies OF AIR. HossotR, "Bt tboro was no
insurance on tho stock Rud fixtures, and the loss
In that respect. will probably reach four or flse
thousand dollars.
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MELANCHOLY ACCIDENTAL 0 "A. M: on Satur-
day, whilo mfr. Roprnr JohpAh. ST.. for many years
tho sltdrintendont OF the Wost' Point Mills, WAS
engaged in his usual duties in tho milf, ho mad
rcrtontly stopped upon slippcry starr, which
precipitated him upon thsi ta6hlf srw then in
operation. In falling, Mr.. JORDAN succeeded in
twisting himself round, and the saw struck him
on tho right tsids ihifttmg%a s6yoro wound back,
and below tho right shoulder. All Of ths ribs, we
learn, wore sovorod from the backbone, aud the
saw cut Into tho cavity OF. tho chest. hIr Jonpar
suceeedod in e1tricating himself, and, though
bleeding profuscy, walked to his house, some four
hundred yards distant, where his daughter, with
admirable presence OF mind toro up sheet and
made bandngo which controlled tho hemorrhage
until tho arrival of ftho Surgeon. ... -. !. u,
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