The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-10

THE DAILY NEWS
es-L LARGEST CIRcULATIoN.-THE DAHL
NEWS BEING The NEWSPAPER OFFICIAL
RECOGNIZED AS HAVING The LARGEST clf
CULATICN IN THE CITY OF cHARLESIoS
PUBLISHES THE LIST OF LETTERS REMAIN
ING IN The PoSToFFICE AT TEE END O.
EACH WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE PRoV1S
IONS OF The NEW posToFFIcE LAW.
LOCAL MATTERS.
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.
CAMPBELL. KNOX x Co. will sell this day, a
10 O'Clock, al their cash auction house, No.
Hasel-street, whiskey, furniture, crockery, DIR
A. H. ABRAHAMs s SoNs will sell this day
at 10 o'clock, in their store, No. IS Hayne
street, invoice OF willow ware, &c.
MAYORS CoURT.-There was no court hell
yesterday morning, on account OF the sicknes
Of his Honor Mayor Cogswe.
PERsoNAL.-Our thanks are returned to TN
Presidents and Superinteudents OF the WI
.raington and Weldon, and Wilmington anf
Manchester Railroads for personal favors'
REL1e1ous.-The Presbytery of Charleston Ii
holding its spring session with the Presoyte
.rian Congregation of Columbia, in the Theolo'
sical Seminary; and religious services are held
every evening in the Presbyterian Church.
EXCURSION AROUND THE HARBoR.-The steam
er Agnes will leave Southern wharf this after
noon at 2 P. N. precisely, afording tourists
end strangers, an excellent opportunity o
Witnessing the Notifications and other points
of interest in the harbor.
SUGGESTIONS By THE MAYoR.-In Council las
night. the Mayor suggested that the Charles
ton College be converted into free higl
school, on the plan Of those conducted with 81
much sue cess in Northern cities.
His Honor also said, that he intended to re
.duce the city detective force to four whites
and two co!ored.
TIE SHIP RICHARD III AND STEAMER FAN
.NE.-These vessels still remain ashore. Th
Richard III sis in an easy position, and has
mt suffered, and viii probably come off al
soon as portion Of her cargo is removed. Tn
steamer Fannie has become somewhat strain
ed, and has sprung aleak. Efforts are being
made to take her of.
BRoAp-STREET THLUanNATED.-Mr George K
Wells, the new proprietor of the Mansion
House, has determined that his light shall no
be hid under bushel, and last night th'
front of the main entrance Of the building wai
brightly illuminated by gas jet on each post
MIR. Wells will have the same improvement
placed over the ladies' entrance tonight.
IMPORTANT TO TAx-PAYERs.-The few days o.
grace allowed by the Mayor will soon expire
and those parties who have not paid .heir cap
itation tax before the 10Th will be liable to pay
double that amount. The time is short and
the present opportunity should not be neg
lected. Aarge portion OF the tri-annual taxes
are still due, the first instalnent not having
been met Lists are now being prepared and
executions will be issued by the City Sheriff if
the deInquents do not respond promptly.
CoRoNER WHITING held an inquest yester-
day morning on the body Of Commodo re
George A. Prentiss, retired officer Of the
United States Navy. Commodore Prentiss was
a passenger on the cars, and while near Wind,
sor was seen to fall over. Every attention was
paid him, bat life was found to be extinct
The Jury rendered verdict that the deceased
~came to his death by apoplexy. The body
and the assets were turned over by Coroner
Whiting to the military, who will assume
charge OF the intermert.
ATTEMPTED SU1cDE.-Peter Murphy, the man
charged with the murder Of Hughey league,
the blind man, mentioned in The NEWS some
days since, attempted to commit suicide in the
gail yesterday morning. he had procured
glass bottle, which he broke, and opened the
veins of his arms with the fragments. he was
discovered by the turnkey, and received prompt
attention. AS there is good reason to believe
the man insane, a committee de l.nalico de
snquirendo has been summoned, and if they
report favorably, Murphy will be sent to the
asylum.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The body Of an unknown
man was found on Monday in a field at Ches-
ter. The body was taken to the courthouse,
and, on examination, letters were found which
led to the belief that the unfortune man was
MIR. John McAliley, Of Florida, on visit to
this place. A quantity of opium was also found
on his person. It IS generally surmised that
he had passed up the road, some distance, in
search of the home of a relative, and on his re-
turn, feeling exhausted and sick, seated him.
self on the roadside, at which place he was
found. Hewas seventy years of age.
TIE FUTURE OF THE SoUrH.-Mr. Henry G.
Carey, of Phladelphia, the we'll known publ
.cist and statistician, in a letter on the incom-
parable endowments and advantages Of the
South, says: "Seeing these things, and seeing,
further, that its whole upland country presents
.-one of the most magnificent climates OF the
world, can it be doubted that the day is at hand