The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-21


fine paper, at So so per thousand. Merchants think
OF it'
-TuB CITY OFFICERs-The counsel for Messrs
Frazer, Hughes Averlll and Gucrry yesterday
sent by mail their application to Judge Moses, at
Sumter, for a rule TO make the ''oustcd city oni
GERS show cause why they should not be attached
for contempt OF conrt in not complying with the
provisions Of the recent decision Of tho Judge"
TIE NATIONAL HOTEL, CoLuMBIA.-yisitors 10
Columbia Will find It to their advantage to stay at
this popular hotel now kept by Mr.. Robert JOY
ner, who. with the clerk, Mt. p. Fl. Joyncr, con-
trves to mako It one OF the plcasnntest houses OF
entertainment In the country. The rate OF board
is s3a day. line OF omnibusscs takes visitors
to the hotel free Of charge. This line is managed
by MI d. Joyner, who has in his stables Uoyner's
stables) some OF the finest stock I'm Columbia.
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THE ESwrNDLERs.-I.cutcnan Philippy returned
from Wilmington yesterday, where he had been
with the deputy sheriff OF Savannah to secure
the two swindlers, "Westlake" and Clergyman"
These worthless appeared before Judge Cantwel,
OF that city, upon writ OF haoedS corpus day
before yesterday After q hearing, the Judge de-
cldcd that he would hold the two prisoners for
fourteen days, In order to give the deputy sheriff
OF Savannah time to procure requsition for
them from the Governor OF Georgia.
CRUAns.-Parker Pillsbury's letter OIL the ne
gros condition is not liked by the negroes here;
two or them have expressed q desire to drown
him.
Drummers coming to the city now first procure
licenses 10 "drum,'' and then show themselves
and licenses to the detectives to avoid arrest
Messrs Ncufvc & IIanmnn have introduced n
little calculator that will speedily ind favor with
card-piayers. 1t can he used for any game but
Is designed principally for euclre.
The fines imposed by the Mayor yesterday
amounted to IS.
Ancwspapcr man lost his hat last night. The
person taking it didn't leave even an old one In
exchange.
SHREDs OF STATE NEws.-Thcrc Will be
tournament In winnsboro' on the 2sth instant.
A negro accidentally hung himself by tho heels
In Winnsboro on Friday. Corn whiskey did II.
The Marion Agricultural Society met on Thurs.
day last. A number OF new members were elect
cd. 1t is proposed to have a county fair next
fail.
Mr. DeFontane lectured with great success in
Marion on Thursday.
There was frost in Marion on Saturday night.
The Selkirk Postoffice In Marion County has
been reopened.
Carpenters and masons are In demand in Co.
lumbia.
Two immense mango vines are growing in CO.
lumbia.
DIFFICULT ARREsT.-A few days since Mr. W.
G. Owens, constable Of Barnwell County, went
to Beaufort armed with the proper papers to ar
rest negro named Francis Williamson, who was
charged with larceny. The Sheriff there delivered
the negro up to the constable, and he. with his
prisoner, returned here day before yesterday and
lodged him In the guardhouse for safekeep-
ing. The prisoner was discharged. md yesterday.
went to Magistrate Mishaw, coored, and sued out
warrant for the arrest OF the constable, whom
he asserted had beaten and falsely impris.
oned him. While this was going on, Mr.. Owen
applied to Magistrate Mackey to Issue warrant
for the arrest Of his late prisoner. Mr.. Owen had
met the Clerk OF the Barnwell Court here, and re-
celved the necessary papers and showed them to
the magistrate, who issued the warrant and the
prisoner was secured and Is now on his way to
the jail OF Barnwcll Comfy.
APPOINTMENT OF PoLICEM
Messrs. W. p. Poulnot, sergeant; John Cahlll G..
Carter, v. DUNE, James Golden, John Kennedy,
D. Lannigan, NJ. McMahon, Daniel Neylau, II.
O'Brien, d. Mcdonald and NJ. Ehrlick OF the day
force; and T. S. Brabham, H. Finnegan, J. Nc
Mahon and p. Nolan OF the night force In pursu.
ance afH notification received from the Mayor on
IuuIbuay last STATING thaLl tLuelr services would
not be required after the goth instant, retired
from the police force. r
The following appointments have been an
nounced: wm. Reed, promoted from rounds
man to sergeant; Daily, promoted to roundsman;
Butler, Rowan Aston, Salters, Jackson Martin
and Simons colored, and Troy and Harvey white,
privates OF the night force, appointed privates OF
the day force; two outsiders, o'Reilly and Doer-
zarph, white, also appointed on the day force.
Burbridge, John Murray, Goolrich Doogan,
Henry Hayne, James Ryan, white, md Charles
Roberts, Anthony Deas, James A. Williams,
Henry Mlnott John Allen, Ed Lawrence, VIM
dadsden and Harrison coIored, appointed on-thc
night force; Whipple and Maher appointed steeple-
men. and Patrick Hogan doorkeeper.
or these appointments fifteen are white, fifteen
coored, and oil Radical enough, doubtless, to
satisfy the Loyal League. +.
UNITED STATES CoURr-HoN. GEO. g. BRYAN,
JUDGE, PRRsIDIso.-The District Court was Open
ed at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
In the cases of the United States vs. @. L.
Reach, and the United States va. VIM. Gregg, Jr.,
and the United stntes vs.. Nathaniel o. Tilton,
debt on Postonice bond, the jury found SITS for
plaintiff In each case. lt2tA
Pr IONS OF Jos. W. Hull and Jos. Norris for
final G.schargc In bankruptcy were granted.
In the case OF las. Patterson vs.. Josiah N.
Walker-petition for sale or real estate-the petit