The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-01
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MORNING, MAY /, 1857.
!, LOCAL MATTERS.

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s. Y 4 nc eCar4cepondents.s
ave are continually receiving communications on
political and other matters from persons who do
not attach their proper names to the articles sent
and we take this occasion CT repeating that nothing
can be published in The DAILY NEWS without
being indorsea by some responsible individual.
MACON AND WESTERN RAuRoAD.-The stock
holders in this road can receive dividend OF 81
per share by calling ut the Office Of MowRY & Co.,
on South Atlantic Wharf.
FmE.-An alarm Of fire was given yesterday
afternoon, but it proved to be only the rekinalinR
of the smouldering ruins left by the late f1re No
damage was done, and the flames were soon .sx:
hnguished. a., St:.e -! -; (
TBE RAFFLE--Those splendid white horses: will
be ratified this evening, at O'clock at JosE JARAs
= King street. Gents having lists win please make
returns, and an interested are requested to be
present. 's''sfs r = - : = ~ - > &
THEATrESr1oN ofsbuildets and mechanics is di-
rected to the advertisement. of ;Messrs. EBAuaH
s5aIAIlnAEE, wA4oofer; OF reduced rates, planed,
dressed and rough timber. These gentlemen have
large; planning and saw mill at the old Ratlroad
Accommodation Wharf, and are prepared to ell all
orders In their line with dispatch. The machinery
connected with their mill is arranged TO perform
all Of the finishing work usually done BY carpen-
tiers, and great saving of both time and money is
thus effected. ~ = ,:-=,.'.ts ! ~ ST
CHAsaE OF PEovosr MARsHA1--By recent
order from Headquarters Lieut.. JOHNSTON, who
.hns acceptably hled the position OF Provost Mar
shall for some time has been transferred to the
~
Major CRAWFORD has been appointed Provost Mar
shal Of this post in h:s:stead.: Lieut.. JOHNSTON
had rendered himself deservedly popular while in
discharge of his duties by his impartial conduct
y. and his successor, who is officer OF the regular
amy, will find no difficulty in preserving either
law or order In his command. e.
RoHBERr. THE; shoe store, OF 5stsphnsy Lock
wood, a colored man, who kept at the corner OF
George and Anson streets, was broken into on
Monday night and robbed Of several pairs Of boots
and shoes. The door was forcibly wrenched from
its hinges, and entrance effected by the thieves.
stephneys was an honest rhArd working citizen,
and his loss will be severely felt. No clue that will
lead to the discovery Of the robbers has been OBJ
tained Int the vigilance Of the police will soon
trace them to their dens. This is the FIRST rob
berry that has occurred for some time, and Will
give the detectives an opportunity for employment
that they have elongFneeded. ~ y N 80 II
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NEWbEBRy.- r. b. GREsNEKER ofthe Herald
paid us yesterday PLEASANT visit, and gaver the
gratifying information that Newbe11y is atp present
in most prosperous condition, and that cotton,
corn and wheat particularly the laser; ;gi7e prom
ise bouhtifn yield. ThAt The coloqed portion
of hednhabitants are 5:displaymg equal industry
with the white, and that all have thrown aside pol
itics and devote themselves entirely to the culture
of the earth. Large quantities Of guano, have
been introduced INTO the fields By the planters
with great success, and the anticipated results
have thrown q feeling Of conteut over the people,
that is in strong CONTRAST with many other por-
lions Of our State. We sincerely hope that, before
aongs all Of us may be blessed with the same bright
prospects. 'i2 \ ;.ss -: Is - II .s;.s!
::lsEl s J + Est priee Of freai ai estate
iaasiimproyed considersbly the last lnonti
and the amounts now realized show that CON
adance OF capitalists has been restored a,;s q
Messrs: AL1Nzo ]. WH1rH 8 Son sold yesterday,
In front Of the Old Custom House, the residence No
"a Hasel street, two doors east Of the Postoaaoe,
known as the residence CT Dr. CHmo1M The lot
measures one hundred feet front BY. one hundred
and twenty-nine feet deep, more or less. The
house contains eight rooms with extensive acco1n-
modations in outbuld ldings for ssryants horses and
3ehiclss, for 5000. - ~. ;g,..sGy
Il Mesars. sKnH cGn11yTsAr sold, 1t the same
time md plsces IAN that lot Of land with the build
tngs thereon, known as No. "a Anson street, mea-
surfing ytwo feet six inches, by one hundred
and si1tg.twpfeet in depth; back line twenty-five
feet sir inces more :or less, for s2,40o; and all
that lot Of land in Anson street, measuring thir-
ty-two feet aix inches front, by one hundred and
twenty Live feet six inches, for s725.
Mr.. JAS. L.:GANrr sold on account Of JAS Tup-
PER- Master in Equity, all that tract Of land stu
ate in the District Of Colleton, and near the line
OF Charleston District, measuring and containing
80 acres, and formerly sold at $40 per acre.-
Bounding east on lands now or late Of g. YER
DER west on lands now or late Of WM. BIRD,
Trustee OF Mrs. MARTHA MOOD south on lands
now or late OF F. sroI1. TooaEa, and north on
lands now or late Of Wk. Bird, Trustee Aforesaid,
for $3.50.
Also three lots Of land situate on the north side
Of Horlbecks Alley, each measuring A feet front
on the Alley, snd indepth 81 feet more or less, the
not nearest King Street, brought s670 the middle
lot 1915, and that toward Meeting Street 500.
Z With the exception Of the tract of land, this
payable in annual instalients secured BY bond and
mortgage. s55.+!!S.si.. sS a757.9
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AE.-Old poets delighted in describing Nay as
9 beautiful maiden clothed in sunshine and scat
tering flowers on the earth while she danced to
the music Of birds and brooks. This month has
the beauty and fragrance aof Spring without the
heat of Summer, End the outbreak Of beauty which
nature makes at the end Of April and Che begin
ming Of May excites joyful feeling in the human
breast and creates q desire to seize some Of the
profnsian4 Of flowers and blossoms scattered
around, and pay; it q decorative homage The
progtess Spring has made is clearly visible ID the
woods snd gardens, and, in al ages, there has
been tho same desire TO revel in the prodiRahty of
nature; this is pariculsry the case in the :popu-
'asioa Of large city, and the more closely pant
ndthe l more drudging the life, the more eager Is
the desire to get among the flowers and secure
communion with things pure and beautiful s ssSsi
e The May dsy festivals can be traced back to the
barbarous populations of Europe, but their origin
p lost in obscurity. The practice Of going into
theiwoods to gather garlands aud green bouehs
and to decorate building with the spoils, is
far from obsolete, and the fairest maid among the
merry party was crowned with fowers as the Queen
Of May, Love and Beauty Not content with gar.
landing their brows, the merry people Of the good
old days had, in every town and villages fixed pole
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