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

Georgia Items.
e GENEROSITY oFTHE NEW YoRK IADHs.-We learn
that. the Rev. W.. =. Brantly,. Of Atlanta, has re-
Association" three hundred and seventy-six bar
res Of corn meal for distribution among the needy.
This is q noble munifcence. The consignment
under the superintendence Of Rev. Mr.. Hornydsy.
#,: ,es$s,1 Columbus Sun.
The BANKNG HOUSE OF Brown & WHDn1AN.-.
There is no longer hope the affairs Of this estab
ishment are in q solvent condition. The mystery
attached to the conduct of Mr.. Valentine Widman,
the junior member, can be explained in no way
save that he decampsd from New York M With all the
operation, far ascertained, was to draw from
the banking houses Of New York city all the moneys
st IN them to the credit Of
view Of his presence there as partner in the IN
terests Of his house, and possessing the entire
confidence Of NJ: ?: Brown, the senior partner
is impossible now TO determine, or il they go be-
yond the ruin Of his own banking house, and the
ess % The
abused though is yet to ranspire il such is the
case. A dispatch from that city states that MIR;
Charleston and Augusta. A dispatch from this eity
to Charleston, asking for information in regard to
him, is answered that no one in that city has any
ton, therefore, is that he has fed the eountry,
and in doing gave false information to the party
in New York, who telegraphed that he had left for
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ALMOST Enthusiastically afternoon several
colored persons entered into tho store of one of
our merchants, and in an alteration with the por-
ter Of the establishment got Into e melee. After
who had gone to the rescue Of his employee, and
dragged ont ct his store into the street Z! -.
The porter possessed himself Of pistol and dis:
charged its at the asSailants, one shot OF which
took sefaet in the abdomen Of one Of the party,
who, with the porter, was conveyed to tho bar
/ h1,ft thn haSh tfok krJ
5st. 81 :. CSauo'snGh Rep,sb!icdn. z
suDDEN1 DEATH.-Mr DR. ~. J: Smith died very sud
denly on Wednesday noon last. on his plantation
known rs the Unlna the South Carolina
was ont in the field overlooking his hands, when
he quickly started aside, walked. or rather stag
bs ns s
questwsa held yesterday on the body, andn YER
dot rendere in accordance with the above facts
The deceased was highly respected and much es.
FpEanN's PARADE. Yesterday, the >2sd Of Feb.
ruary=-the anniversary OF Washin4ton's birth day
and also the Doth Anniversary Of the Washington
e & %ea
formed at O'Clock P. NJ, on Bay street, ana the
Washington Fire Company, with their engine
corted BY the Oglethorpe, Metropolitan and Ger.
mania Fire Companies, marched to the soun1e o.
enHvening music, through the principal streets
where they partook Of rafreshrents, and return
ing to the front Of the Exchange, on Bay street
we're dismissed. The display. was beautiful. and
wen represented il nnumbers.-losd 5as>eIs
sA DEsPEnbo KI1LE.D.A negro ~ desperate
:ln1med Jerry Hamfto who, for several montha
has defied the whole Police paTsment, wad killed
.shantes near the rolling mill ON Marietta street
Within the past few months several efforts have
been made to arrest Jerry, but he was .sbrewi
| enough TO- escSpe IN every instance. We lear1
that not less than fWentv ahofs hsye been fred ai