The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-11


JOHN g MIrNoh q Go. will sell at 10 O'Clock,
at their M store, dry goods: clothing and hats
T: w STEPHENS will sell at half past O'clock
at his store butter. bacon, SO
J. A: ENSIpw Go. will sell at II O'Clock, on
Palmetto wharf, 10000 feet lumber.
DELEGATES TO C1so1sNA11.-The Hon. F. A.
Sawyer and John b. Laitte, ESQ, of this city.
will represent the City OF Charleston al the
Important meeting to be held this week at
Cincinnati. to determine the question of con-
Meeting that city by railroad with Knoxville.
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A PLEASANT EXCURSION. The steamer CITY
Point will leave Charleston on Friday, the 21st.
for an excursion trip to st. Augustine. She
/ will touch at Savannah, Fernandina, Jackson
.'sville and Palai ka, and will remain at st. Au-
gustine nearly whole day, giving excursion
lists ample time 10 visit points of interest about
the city. Apply to j. D. Aiken & Co.
THE CRoPs IN MARLnoRo'-The Bernetts-
vile Journal reports that in the northern por
tion Of the district several planters will have
to replant their cotton and corn, in conse-
'quence OF recent frosts and The storm. In
bennettsville the storm was comparatively
light, but we are informed that in some parts
or the district large quantities of hail had
fallen, and there was perfect hurricane.
AN. ACCURATE MAP OF EDIsTo.-MeSsrs.
Hume & Tennent, Engineers and SURVEYORS.
Law Range. Broad street, have executed a fine
map of Edisto Island, showing the boundary
lines OF all the plantations and the courses OF
the rivers and creeks. This map has been one
Year in preparation, and has been made for a
Mr. Wright, Northern capitalist planting on
the island. lie has had it sent North to be
q Autographed. w.
1HE UN1TED STATES CoURr, MAY 1O-HoN.
GEORGE 8. BRYAN, PRESIDING. The court was
occupied with the consideration of the case of
Hampton against Trenholm, Fraser & Co..
tand heard Messrs. Magrath & Memminper
70 the hour OF adjournment. T. G. Barker, ESQ.
u VIII close the argument to-day. II was MIR.
William f. Bachman, of Columbia, who opened
Sthe case on the first day of the argument, and
not Mr. Barker, as previously stated.
-lEF Mr,i1.irs I~Sv.HTloN We are author
'zsd by General superintendent FL. T. Peake q
annonnce thai deiasatea TO tho Memphis coY+
f$s i w fass q y m s y
Es&i'roaa Iree oi charge. No hope that con
nectng roaus IS IL Lear this liberal aet in niud
as the convention is OF far more consequence
to our railroad managers than to the Individual
delegates.
John Hanckel, Esq, and John B. Lafitte,
Esq., are appointed delegates to the conven-
tion from the Charleston Chamber of Com
merce. ~.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, MAY 1O.-Charleston Hotel.
John r. Edie, U. s. Army Thos G. Courte-
nay, Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wadsworth,
II. 81. Bells, s. T. d. Arrowsmith, c.. 81.
Campbs II, A. J. Peabody, New York; j. Cleary,
Atlahta, Georgia T. A. Bettis, g. T. d. Jewall,
Washington; R. L. Bart and son, Miss Sallie
Hart, Darlington II. Wreide. United States
Army; DR.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Heurt, R. J. Hand,
Minnesota; B. M. Jones, Newberry; j. J. Hunt
and wife, City.
.P0Uition HOtel.-S. Hicks, Tennessee D.
Taggart, United States Army J. Hamond,
Darlington NJ. Munro, j. L. Harman, j. 81.
Welch, South Carolina; DR.. J. Murray and lady,
Goose Creek; U. Crout, Leesville, South Caro-
lima; H. 81. D. Byron, City.
The MAGNOLIA CEMETERY CoMpANY.-The
annual meeting OF the stockholders was held
yes erday, John II. Honour, Chairman, and F.
Richards, Secretary.
The President OF the corporation, Edward
Sebring, Esq, made his report, which was
adopted.
MIR. Wm G. Bee, Chairman OF the Board of
Trustees for s'the permanent fund.-" then sub
mitted his report, which was adopted.
DR.. F. NJ. Robertson offered the following
resolutions:
Resotued, That we fully concur with the COM
pany in the importance of placing the lots un-
der the charge OF persons employed by the
company, for the purpose Of having them kept
IN order, and that we pledge ourselves to sus-
mendations contained in the report OF the |
President.
The following named gentlemen were unani-
mously elected the Board Of Trustees for the
ensuing year: VIM. G. Bee. George w. Will
liams, DR.. F. NJ. Robertson, DR.. A. Raoul, Ed
ward N. Thurston, vice Henry A. Middleton,
Esq. who declined reelection.
The report or the Board OF Trustees shows |
that the permanent fund now amounts to $13,- |
997 and the accumulated interest to 1924 &C..
THE CArERprLAR IN FLoRIDA. A.--The follow
ing letter. written by an old and reliable |
planter gives further particulars OF the ap-
pearance Of the cotton worm in Florida:
ig OcAI.A, Fla, May A. 1859, |
Messrs. Geo. II. Lsgra1dn, d Son, Charleston:
GEMTENMsM~-We teleggaphed you this morn. |
ing that we had just seen some genuine, live |
T worros 90 saw were 9us o hs ea 90
"A. C****, ten miles west OF this place. Mr.. G. |
is an old planter and reliable man, and he |
states that they were the genuine caterpillar
which has been playing havoc with us for the
past few years. He says that they have already
begun their work on the young cotton, and he
Can distinguish the stalks which have them at
some distance. 0@A
We are also in receipt Of note from one Mr.
8. A. A."s"* (who is to-day at his -plantation,)
stating the caterpillar have made their ap-
pearance on his pleca. We kesr CT othsfs
where they are just appearing. These are NO
bogus worms, but the genuine cotton worms.
according to the opinion OF our oldest planters.
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cedsnted. We Thought them very early when
they appeared In the latter past Of June Of last
year; and sec what they did jor us. Should
1rnon The conaeanar1cea. instead OF making