The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-14

aid in pushing the enterprise forward.
CRuMps.-Mr. G. W. Parker, lessee of the
Mills House, arrived in the city Sunday even
ing and put up at the Charleston Hotel. He
did not place upon the register his place Of
residence, fearing that the employment seek
ers would be after him. A useless precaution
il was. however. He had not registered ten
minutes before people wanted to see him, and
at nine O'Clock yesterday there were twenty or
more colo1ed men in front Of the Mills House
waiting for him.
MIR. J. T. Ford, of Baltimore, is negotiating
for the lease of the new Opera House. The
Chapman Sisters are under Mr. Ford's man
aoement. It is said that the census embraces
the women. When man gees these pretty,
sparkling sisters, he forgets his sweetheart,
and wishes he was census or two.
Hooker, who was committed to jail few
days since by Magistrate Bunch upon the
charge of forgery, will be brought before Ma
gislrates Mackey and Kanspaux upon writ of
habeas corpus to-day.
Magistrate Bunch, we learn, will have an in
vestigation before Magistrates Kanapaux and
DeLaree this week. The magistrate is charged
with being incompetent.
d. T. Corbin attended to his duties as City
Attorney in case yesterday, aud, We learn,
when called upon to do 80. remarked that
he 'could act as City Attorney to-day"
The fiues imposed by the Mayor yesterday
amounted 10 ono hundred and fifteen dollars.
There will be meeting OF Council tonight.
The Police and Appraisement bills will be the
chief topics Of discussion.
The City Attorney has not yet instituted suit
against the city. II it be done to-day, reso-
luton to declare his Office vacant will be in
trod1ced in Council tonight.
The United States flags belonging 10 the
city will be flung TO the breeze from the City
Hall and Guarihouse to-day, as a mark OF re-
spect to the memory Of Alexander Won Hum
lSboldt.
p Among the thousand and one persons who
are anxious to work for the lessees ofthe Mills
House is only oneSwho wants to clean the
chimneys. The chimney contractors must be
on the lookout.
A colored soldier company, known as the
Delaney Rifle Guards, paraded yesterday.
| David Morrison. negro, WAS arrested by the
detectives yesterday. upon suspicion Of being
connected with the burglary committed upon
the store Of Messrs. Andrews & Salvo Sunday
! morning.
Some Republicans seem to think that seven
thousand dollar-Corbln will hardly presume to
carry on o suit against tho olty, and continue
TO hold OF, to the Office OF City Attorneyship
with that grip peculiar to TIE Never Die nor
Resign Society.
II is reported that the Union League at uC-
lumbia has passed resolutions oehsuring Con-
gressman Bowen for his crimes, aud denounc-
ing him as traitor to his party.
Some tools were stolen from tbe marble yard
of MIR. White on Sunday night.
Lawrence Washington, who stabbed BeDja-
min Rivers on Friday night. has not been ar
rested.
The committee on the nicholson pave
ment" did not meet with the county commits
sioners yesterday, but will to-day, aud report
their action to the meeting Of the Council to-
night.
There are seven colored men on the day and
fifteen on the night (police( force.
1t is reported that United States District,
&c., Corbin yesterday declined to take $40 600
house for which he had been negotiating. His
R publican trends assert that he declined to
take 1t because he was not paid that little bill
of $1,000, and, therefore, found himself little
short.
The pavement near the new customhouse
will be repaired to-day by Mr.. Habenicht.
Daddy Cain was before the Mayor yesterday
for running horse and cart without q Ii
oense. He paid hi, license and was dis
charged.
The case OF Scott who was arrested at Lau-
rensville last week by Officer Coates, upon the
charge Of stealing $500 from the Express
Company, will be investigated before magis-
trate to-day.
The Chicora Cornet Band have collected
$500 OF the $3.50 required for the purchase Of
their instruments, and are striving to raise the
remainder.
1t is asserted that Q nan with sixteen
shooter rife is equal to sixteen men; conse-
quentIy, our police force Of one hundred men
are equal to sixteen hundred men, (not when it
comes to voting,) and no increase OF the force
la needed.