The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-08

IHE DAILY NEWS.
Largest tCirculation.-THE DAILY NEWs
BEING THE NEWSPAPER OFFICIALLY RE
C0GNLzED As HAVING THE LARGEST CIR
CULATION IN THE CITY OF CHARLESTON
PUBLISHES THE LIST OF LETTERS REMAIN
ING xN THE POSTOFFICE AT THE END on
EACH WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE PRoYAs-
IONS OF TIE NEW POSTOFFICE LAW
LOCAL MATTERS.
AUCTION SALES THIS DAP.
LE!ToH & BRUINS will sell at IL o'clock, at
the Old Postofice, desirable residence.
T. M. CATER will sell at three.quarters past 8
O'Clock. in his store, Browns wharf, butter bacon,
JOHN G. M1LNoR & Co. will sell at 10 O'Clock, in
;neir salesroom. Meeting street. dry goods, hats,
HOLMES & MACBETH will sell ct II O'Clock. on
south Commercial wharf, condemned commissary y
kIsLEx & CREIGHTON will sell, at II O'Clock on
accommodation 3a wharf, cargo of sugar and mo.
MEETINGS THIS DAP
toward Lode at p. M.
Washington Lodge. at8P NJ
s y :. MI
Cathohc Ipef'Nta as8 i VI
SURVIVOR associations 81 half,la-t & a.
iHe i'a1iy Nr7ra PRICE CthANr A>JD COM
s.hs"iai4 c"@UlAR viii 10 ready D Z ,iy Ky at nine
p A-Ass - -."w 'aorlNns B.slness houses wish.
'nR =" soh specified number Of copies
connlnus their cards. shoule leave their orders at
oux counting room to-day. AL orders for ten, copies
and over will be supplied at the rate of two and
half oents per copy.
BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The meet
ing of the stockholders of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company will be held in the Mayors Office to-day,
at1P.M.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. E. w. Davis the editor and
proprietor of the Lake City, Forida,) Press. now
in the city, and will solicit advertisements his
well established paper.
LosT.-The editor Of the Lake City, (FIorida,)
Press has lost large st. Bernard dog. for the re-
covery of which he offers liberal reward. The deg
is about seven and half hands high jet black with
sMall white spot ON the lower part of his breast,
and answers to the name of Othello
SUPREME COURT THURSDAY, APRIL 6.-The
court met at 10 A. M. The docket taken up and
the call Of cases from the First Circuit commenced.
d. D. Lesesne, Executor, and AdeleP. AllstOn Ex-
ecutrix. vs. Benjamin Allston. Appeal abandoned
Warren Kinslnan ads v. d. v. Austin. Continued
John Gray ads. Kobert Hunter Struck of. N. A.
Pratt vs. charlotte Kelsey ct al Appeal Abandoned
A. b. Jarvis ads A. Betancourt. Struck off. G. F.
w. WetzeIl ads. William stratton. Struck off
GEM OF ART.-Jesse Bolles, the popular aud
accomplished photographer, of King and
Market streets has executed in the highest style Of
art, photograph of Annie sigwald the little daught
nc w,
Marion Fire Engine Company. 1t is in large, fine
frame, and is intended to adorn tho hall the
pany. The picture beautifully colored by Mr..
A. Rebone. of the Boles Art Gallery.
THE LATE FROsT.-The Marion Crescent
saye: "Just Us expressed our fears last week.
jack Frost has made savage swoop upon our
young corn and early garden vegetables. and they
are gone. Irish potatoes, beans and early tomatoes
are all cut down. Some of the planters have planted
cotton. but we are glad to cay that none was up.
We have uot yet found out to what extent injury
has been done to the fruit, but suspect it Is badly
hurt
NCENDrARY FIRE UP THE RoAD.-AbOut 12
O'Clock on Tuesday morning shed .butcher-pen and
other oubuildings on tie main road, the Mag.
mona cemetery, vera set on fire by some unknown
person There was no one on the premises at the
time, and every building destroyed. few bales
OF hay and some agricultural implements were also
burnt. The property owned by Mr.. d. Nc
Swtney. and was insured for $500. which will only
cover portion Of the loss This is the second fire
that has occurred in the Same vicinity .g
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The MILLS HoUsE.-It is reported that few
days ago couple of wealthy Western gentlemen
came to Charleston and tried to negotiate for ten
years. lease Of this commodiot1s building It was
their purpose to refurnish 1t in elegant style and
Keep 1t on par with the best hotels in the United
States. From some cause the negotiation fell
through and 1t is even said that the question of the
ownership Of the hotel will be thrown INTO Court
OF Equity. We hope that this report is without
foundation The Mills House, If possible should
be opened at once.
TIE LAzAEETTo.-The new Lazaretto or
Hospital building. 70 be put up on Morris Island.
sil be seventyfve feet long. twenty feet wide and
twelve feet in height inside 1t will be sub
ally built and there will be water cisterns under
neath the building. The house for the steward and
nurses will be thirteen feet by sixteen feet and two
stories high. similar building to this last will be
put up at Fort johnson, on sulllvans Island, at
one Of which places the quarantine station will be.
DR.. Lebby, the health officer. has the matter in
charge and will begin work as soon as the plans are
approved by the authorities.
SURVIVORS AsSoCIATIoN.-Thea attention Of
the members of this society Is specially called to the
advertisement, which appears in this mornings
NEWS, announcing meeting to be held this eve
ming. The report of the committee on the anntver.
sary celebration will be read, and several important
matters will be discussed We understand that 1t s
the Intention Of the society to have hands cele