The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-05
Post Olico Notice.

PosT OFFICE,
CHARLESTON, 8. g., May q, 1867.
Horeaftor, ursp further notice, the Nnrtl,oaslcrn
Nails will close at LIS f. A., and arriving Mt tho
Dnpot at 9.i5 a. NJ. will bo ready for delivery at IL
O'clock. On Sundays tho Post Onice will open ut
1880 Z. NJ. for ono hour.
Tho Mnils for South Carolina Railroad will con-
tinuo to close daily at o'clock a. M a.,l for tho
Savannah anu Charleston Railroad at ga. NJ. on
Mondays, Wcdnebiays and Fridays.
STANLEY q. TRoTT, Il. NJ.
Report OF tho Chief OF the Fire Department Of tho City
Charleston, =. O., ending Ap.il -. 1867.
Wo havo received copy Of tho foregoing pamph-
lot, which We will notice at lengtfl in our next
issue.
AlovE IN TIE Rtour DIREcrloS.-Scvcral
young men Of this city entered upon the duties Of
cotton nnrkors and members yesterday. Thoy
llare determined to put their shoulders TO tho
whool, and tho present movement is only tho ini-
tiatirc. This business has long been confined to
psr1ons who, though attentive md efficient could
never risc, and They can easily find employment in
como other vocation. There at present num-
bvr Of young mon in this city who nre out OF en-
ploymont, and by doyoting themselves to this bu-
Rincss they will not only DO making some money,
business, which may ultimately prove of great nd
vantage to thom.
Mayors CoUnr, June Am individual whose
dog attempted to carry on tho calf of n colored
MANS log, was fined so, and tho man ndviBcd to
prosecute tho owner Of tho vicious animal.
Acountryinan, who was found lying down drunk
III tho s.rcct in company with pair Of Hhous and
two shirts, was fined So.
Two black boys who refreshing themselves
by throwing bricks ut oacl other. with an i,,tont
to hurt, if possible, wcrI compelled 10 throw So
each into tho City Treasury.
Two youths. one white and ono cnlored, who un-
dorook to exhibit tl'oi ability in tho grand Hcionco
OF scf-cence, without any charge to tho delig ght-
cl crowd, woro lnod ~ each for tho show.
The member Of the Barleycorn Artillery, often
spoken OF before, was fined s. for getting drunk
nnd going to house wlicre nobody lr.d, and c1-
pressing very strong desro to fl sht tho iulnatos.
young man, who was lighting somc ono in tho
street who couldn't be designated, paid So ri
Tho drunkis,s out in largo force, and oach
submitted to flno Of $ with rs much grace as il
Eo had boon asked to take something.
UNITED STATES CoUnr, Hon. GEoEoE 8. BRYAN
preBiding.-Thc testimony in tho case of the Uni
ted Statos Us. $50 barrels of moasses, was rcad
and the furthor hearing postponed 70 Juno, 25th
instant.
ConoNoR's INauEsr.-Tho inquest hold by Co-o-
nor WHIiINa On the body of tho colorcd child
Cornsila Yerdcr, found in tho water Of tho Bat
tory, was concluded yesterday. 1t excited consd-
erablo interest among the colured population, and
tho Coronor's ofico was 30 crowded that he was
compelled to adjourn to the court house, whcro
lf,a
negroes suspected Mr. and AIra. IRWIN, the land
lord OF Chisolm, and wero anxious to hNvo clear
statement made. r. B. Elliott, u colored lawyer,
and O. o:'BowEs were present during the mvesi,-
CATION and expressed themselves fully satisfied of
tho correctness Of tho verdict. "
1arge number OF witnesses were examined,
md thoir testimony very clear and succlnct !;
but owing to tho latenoss of tho hour when it was
obtained, wo arc compelled to give only synopsis
OF their evidence. SMAnT CuIsoLM, tho step
father Of the child, hired q room from Mr.. IRWIN,
on South Bay, opposite Logare street, early last
week. After 70 naiuins four dnys he wRs notified
by Mr. Irwin 10 leave, and nfter searching for n
place, moved across the street. Thursday night
Chisolm and his wife moved every article except
the bed on which tho child, Cornolia yordier, WAS
sleeping.
They were absent about Is minutes, and on thoir
return found the child missing. search i'm
mediately instituted, but tho child could not be
found; but on Friday, George Jennlugs and John
White, two colorcd fishermen found the body
floating of the Battery. It was brought to the
city, and Coroner WHITING notified Ho imme-
datoly en>pannelicd jury, and the following tes.
timony. was elicited:
Mr. Irwin deposed that Chisolm rented room
from him, but finding that he was bad charactoI
and boro a false name, he told him to leave and
he moved across tho stroet. Mrs. InwIN SAID that
the parties commenced moving on Thursday eve
ming, and had nearly completed tho task when
Chisolnl came 10 tho shop from Doughcrty's y's wharf
and nskod il his vito there; she said no; but
his wifo soon camo across tho street and joined
him; they went out together, and hearing a loud
talking, shc went to what was tho natter whef,
she was told that the child was missing.
Tho other witnesses were principally colored por-
sons who testified thai ChisUlm aud his wife had
noted in strange and Indifferent manner about
tho loss Of tho child. Chisoim avering that ho
had gono to fortune teller, who told him that the
child was drowned Chisolm underworld 10 put
the loss Of tho child upon IRWIN, but his evidence
could not implcnto him and hs was cleared of oil
suspicion.
Aftcr n careful investigation which was con-
tinued for several days, the Jury arrived at con-
otooioh WHiSh uct Nlti uppTOUattUn QOL Only
OF the large number of colorod persons present,
but also OF their representatives, ELLIOTT and
Bowen. r.
Tho yordict was that Corncln Vcrlicr camo to
her death on the mig 1t Of Thursday, May 3Oth, by
drowning at tho hands Of Smart Chisolm, coored.
REGULAR MEETING OF CIrr COUNCIL Council
met at tho City Hall.
Prcssnt-His Honor tho Mayer Aldermen
RAvENRL, WRAoo, GEnDTs, O'NghL, srEiNMEygn
OLsEY, HoSoUn, MARSHALL, ENsTuN, WHr1DRs,
PnrNoLs, SHALL, EARLE, BUTLER, WILLIS.
Tho minutes Of tho last meeting wero read and
confirmed.
Tho petition OF several liquor dealers, praying
for reduction Of tho and Of the price Of liconso
which WAS signed by two thrco hundred citi.
zors, was referred to tho Committee on Licenses
Tho petition OF JAMES MoVEY for a junk-shop Ii
cenae was referred to the Committee on Liconsos.
The application OF JAS. T. ANDERSON, for the re-
nowal of city six por cent. stock was granted OF