The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-19

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klng-street.
MILES DRAKE will sell at 10 o'clock, at his
; tore, clothing, dry goods, &c.
Il. M. MARSHALL & BROTHER will sell at
half-past 10 O'Clock, at their Office. horses
mules, &c.
The SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON RA ILRoAD
Ne understand that the contractors have made
arrangements for obtaining all the timber that
FILL be necessary tor completing the road, and
$hat in short time two hundred hands will be
at work between Coosawhatche and the Savan-
bah River.
81 CLEAN SwEEP.-On Saturday night last
he residence of Mr.. Seel, in Spring street, was
Entered and robbed of It's entire gas fixtures
Z nd chandeliers, as well as the lead piping of
ne clstern. The occup ants must have been
Very sound asleep at the time of this bold burg
Fary. The perpetrator is still at largo.
= ANOTHER INvENTIoN.-We learn that Mr..
feter McKinlay, the well-known Charleston
pechanic, has invented o machine for cleaning
put rice bitches. which surpasses in ingenuity
pd completeness all his earlier inventions.
Fhe machine is said to be altogether novel in
|rinciple,, and will, we believe. be made by.
essrs. Eason and Henerey at their works. It
ay be made public in a few days.
8REPoRTERs' CRUMBs.-A lot Of unclaimed
operty at the guardhouse will be sold on the
Eh instant, if not identified sooner.
The Etnas give picnic on Friday.
There was considerable muttering Of discon.
ht from the crowd in front of the City Hall
hst evening because they were debarred ad-
|mittance.
The Phoenix boys had their steamer out yes
Yterday in Cumberland street, giving her 8
chance to .snort little.''
The UNITED STATES COURT, MAY 18-JuDaE
|BRYAN RREsDINa.-Fhe petition OF William
|Townsend to set up a lien against james D.
SBlandinS was referred to the Registrar
'Charles Madsdsn was declared an Involuntary
bankrupt. J. B. Bissel's report of sales was
confirmed. The casc of Ephraiu- Baynard, ex-
{Scutor, against the Unit ed Cotton l Com panY,
argument, on motion, to amend pleadings for
= Erit Of posses sion and against motion to va
hte judgment, was heard-Mr. VIM. Whaley
Tor plaintiff, and Mr.. J.. B. Campbell for de-
fendant. y 4 ~: :. " sa5s
THOMAS GIBBs.-This person, whose disap-
Spearance from Savannah was telegraphed. was
The agent for the Associated Press and Vest
ern Union Telegraph Company. The Savan-
bah News says:
4 On Tuesday he sent note to his family stat
$ng that he had gone to White Bluff on o fish,
ling excursion, and that he would return on
Thursday. Nobody say him depart. and he
has not since been heard Of. No account OF
his arrival at White Bluff has been received,
nor have his friends been able to trace him
rom the city. The whole matter is wrapped
mystery up to this time, as inquiry ,li elects
eason Of any kind to abecond. There are
: arious rumors afoat about the matter, but
fe can find none that are not based upon more
ppjecure. Gibbs vas we'll known here to all
b1r BUSINESS mon, and 20 ,sessed the conf
ence Of the entire community, Z.
- The FIR ,DEPARTMENT.-rhere are mo
hrther developments in regard to the ru-
ored changes in the Fire Department. mem
&}oned in our issue Of yesterday, and the gen.
lemen spoken or IN the closing paragraph are
b ignorant as ourselves Of what tho Radicals
htend TO do. The integrity and efficiency Of
HE Fire Department is q matter in which we
feel IN interest, f0r 1t affects the security OF
fery piece OF property in the city, and no
anRe should be made in, this department., at
hst, on account OF the politics OF the incum-
nts. There is not one officer Of the Fire De.
rtment who has the slightest sympathy with
&e Radicals or who could be bought over tc
cir party by any brlbe. They are good men and
he. they know their duty and do 1t, they are
e right mon in the tight place, and iEpubllc
hs,derations have any weight with Council
II one Of the present ofici ais will be dis
rbed. ~
HoTEL ARRIVALS, MAy 18.-Pauiion Hetel -
~. j. Stevenson, II. JONES' Augusta; A. Out
lingham, M. G. Stackhouse and wife; Merton
G.; J. Keith and son, Mrs. M. o. Gray ,soutl
barolina; J. 4. Foster. Northeastern Railroad
E. r. Brd, New York; 3. 0. KohfmanpHa Havana
!. B. Rhodes, North Carolina; =. M. Carlin
Aemphis; Mrs. 8. G. Falyey, Mrs. II. ". Day
import Savannah; y. Driscoll, Beaufort.
Charleston Hotel. W. Sing. England; A. q
Van Bohkelin, North Carolina; Miss e. 8. Hart
WIN. Gregg South Carolinas Rev. p: Hail; G
IR. Robert. H. G, Howell, q. Johnson, q. W
hickman, g. Brunsing, Mrs. IT, a. Moera, III
"A. Ward, New York; g. T. Wilkes, Kingstree
e. p. Gilman, Omaha; A. stemhardk. Mary
land; w. n. Harris, 8. Gentry. Georgia; ii
Harney and wife, q. b. Lamar, Savannah; w
Z. Walker. and lady, Mrs. Hillen and sister
New Hampshire; F. o. Wilder, Hilton Head
!. Howes, Massachusetts,. f1's s'a'