The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09

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RED out. 70 be sure, whiie on Morlis Isl
10 army suffers, but myself meoer was con.
nected with u req ,ment or with the army. T
take exception to the term "aruly suffer-" not
thae 1t was disreputable employment, but
because, as used III your mentioned article as
applied TO myself it is not true and even If not
SO lntonded, IS arefleotion upon my personal
character and reputation.
q Trusting, thinking and believing you will
bic term, for which shall anxiously search
your columns,
Iremaln. ever respectfully youe,
Csc. w. CLARK
The PoRr ROYAL RAnRoAD.-The Barnwell
journal says:
The entire contract for building the Port
Royal Railroad has been let out to MIR. Flan-
negan. at the North, for two millions and q
half dollars. The work will begin at once, and
the contractor hopes to finish the whole road
by January. 1871. It will run through some of
the most fertile sections OF Barnwell District,
and we congratulate our friends along the river
upon the prospect they have OF speedy railroad
communication with Augusta, Savannah and
Charleston.
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN FERaUsoN. fune-
raj services Of the late Captain Johu Ferguson
took place at the 0lebe-street PRESBYTERIAN
Church, ut halfpast four o'clock on Saturday
afternoon last-Rev. ]. L. Grardeau officia-
ting. Members Of the st. Andrews and Hibe1-
man Societies, Burns Charitable Association.
and the Charleston Board of Trade, were in at
tendance in body. The remains were in
TERED in Magnolia Cemetery.
1he haes OF the shipping in port were dis-
played at half-mast Saturday in token Of re-
spect to the memory Of the deceased.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM FIRE ENGINE FILL.
MoRE-Messrs. w. L. Besserman, w. j. Farr,
ID. N. Hill and d. Sencken, q detachment of
thel fillmore Steam Fire Engine Company, Of
Augusta, arrived here Saturday morning, and
put up at the Pavilion Hotel. They came in
charge OF their steamer, the Fillmore. which
they skipped to New York Saturday afternoon
to have repaired, she having sustained INJURIES
during the trip to Atlanta last May. l >
We learn that the South Carolina Railroad.
with it's accustomed liberality, agreed to trans
port the Fillmore fire engine to Charleston
free of charges. and the Morgan Line ofsteam-
ers from thence to New York on the same
liberal terms.
The members Of le Palmetto Company took
the detachment In charge. and treated them a
fremen know how to do. The detachment re.
turned home last night.
A DRUNKEN MAN PUr TO UsE.-What>to do
with drunken men has been the anxious in
quiry ever since men have been in the habit
OF making beasts of themselves, and yet no
definite answer has been given. But on last
Saturday afternoon one drunken white man
was put to use. He was reelin2 along, throw
ing bricks and stones. mach to the annoyance
OF passers BY. A shrewd individual, who was
about to build upon his lot and wanted the
st1nes and bats cleared aH4s observing this
fellow, seduced him into the lot, set up tar.
get-an old kettle on etick-in an adjoining
lot, and told him to fire away, which he did
with 80 m oh earnestness that in fifteen or
twenty minutes there was not q missile on
the lot. The target was not hit The throw
or, desiring to tear down the palings for am
muntion. was checked, and he WAS sent of a
tired but apparently happy man.
THE SAVANNAH CnUB AND THE BAND WILL.
COME ON SATURDAY NExr.-Mr. b. f. McCabe.
Presldent'oY the Carolina Club. returned from
Savannah on Saturday afternoon last, where
he had been to make arrangements for the visit
Of the Savannah Club. He states that he
finally succeeded in persuading the members
out of the idea that the Carolina Club must
visit them before they would return to Charles.
ton, and they promised to come; and bring the
band with them, on Saturday afternoon next.
The Savannah Club practice every after
noon, and are getting themselves in splendid
trim for the coIning &contest. The Carolina
Club must do likewise. It will meet for prac-
tice at the foot Of Broad-street, at four O'Clock
this afternoon. 5tss
We learn that the Savannah Club refased to
come last Saturday because they could not
bring the band w,th them, aa the vnnnlansl
members had not fully recovered, nor had their
ruined sinstrnments been replaced. By next
Saturday the band win be ready, and our citi-
zsns may expect rood music during the entire
visit Of the club. 4taaSs 4
HcTHI ARRIVALS. Agousr z AND s.-Payuio,a
Hotel w. II. Roape. North Carolina; II. @.
Frohbcre, sBuford's Bridge; D. Winston and
wife Aiken; a. y. Boyd. Columbia; &. W.
shultze, Austin. Texas; Ed. b. Cohen, Charles.
CON; w. W. Ward. = y Nelson Kingstreo, i.
o.;yesse J. Cassidy, W. D. Lindsay and fa.nt-
", Florida; J. Gorham. john Wilcock, J. T..
BradisA, New Yorks wv. Il. Berr,m,n, N. j.
Farr, NJ. N. Hiiis D.s sSanckens tE., g. Thomas.
D. L. Fullerton, Augnata. w. A. Colciough
and wife. Florence; John D. Pope, Columbia;
J. N. covinzton. Columbus. da.
Charleston Hotsl.- ~ "a. Hsrsey, W. N.
Gardner, g. r.. Conner ana wife, !. W. Palmer.
New York; q. 8. Jennison, Columbia; II. T..
Perrin, ,s.O On the Wing;" W. =. Vsraery. Annie
Ktlroy. y. Q. Gillette. j. A. Lathrop. N. o. Jea-
sup. g. o. williams. Augusta; e. J. Murpah
and lady, Eberton, Ga; t. L. Waugh, North
Carolina; A. OF Nillips, Africa p. wv. Lamp
kin, Mississippi; 9. Busham and wife. aeor-
aia; j.. biumdeliy cPhiiadelphis J. !B. Boyce
EGreenville; Mrs stsnsell9 sdrs. Msndeviie, L.
Sommers,Y H- CopslY, Georgia: GA. Mashauc.
New Jersey; NJ b. Osowell. e. w. spsrhaxk.
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