The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-31

New Corros.-We are informed that the
first bale ofnew cotton shipped to this city
via the Savannah and Charleston Railroad, ar
rived on Friday last, and was consigned to Mr.
James R. Pringle. It is very fine staple and
was grown by Messrs. Paul & Webb, of Beau
fort County. The same cotton brought last
season thirty-fiye cents in this market, when
the ordinary cottons were worth twenty.fou1
to twenty-five cents.
CRUHBs.-A charge CT stealing boat was
preferred against Charles Carr by c. y. Wake.
fur and d. May, and heard before Magistrate
Bunch yesterday. The accused was required
to give $500 security to appear before the State
Court for trial.
There are parties in town trying to get one
thousand hands to work on tbs Brunswick and
Albany Railroad, and are Offering $50 80 q
month. They have in six weeks time secured
about only twenty-five out OF the several hun
dred idle negroes in the city.
There is street in Charleston called Seces-
sion-street.
Cathsrine Connally and Sarah NJ. Nordep.
white. were fined IS each, yesterday, for run
ming around the street after midnight for
whiskey. Their plea that they were in search
OF it to give to sick child was ascertained
to be false.
Several drunkards who had been drunk lately
we're faed IS each by the Mayor yesterday.
One, who said it was his first and would be
his last drunk, was discharged.
J. D. Simpkins was fined $25 for having ker-
osene oil on bis premises.
Council meets at eight O'Clock tonight.
Somebody's axe has grown dull.
Several Meeting. street merchants were ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday for OBJ
structing the sidewalk with goods. They
proved that they we're receiving goods and
were discharged.
II, as Is popularly believed, the Devil thrsshes
his wife when the sun shines during rain,
Mrs. Devil received first class beating be-
tween one and two O'Clock yesterday.
$ The mammoth coffee pot at the store of
Mr. McDuf Cohen, corner Of Hasel and
Meeting streets, ia attracting great stten.
ton. Il is popular belief among the juveu-
lies that the coffee made in it this winter will
be distributed gratuitously.
The officers Of the police force tried the six
teen shooting riAts yesterday afternoon. The
firing was good, and the effectiveness Of the
weapon clearly shown.
An uninhsbited residence at the southeast
corner O. Hasel and Anson streets was burgla-
rionsly entered Saturday night, and large
quantity Of lead pipe stolen.
A negro boy trod on negro woman's dress
near the corner ofQueen aud Archdale streets,
about eight oolo;k lsst night, and resulted In
his making hasty fight, followed by volleys
Of curses and brickbats.
Sarah Atkinson has had Constable Frank
Oliver, colored. arrested upon the charge OF
false imprisonment.
Jacob Watson. colored, who wouldn't take
care of bis and his wifs's baby, has given Sc
curity to do 30 hereafter.
Mr.. Hafkenscheili, who picked the locks OF
the Customhouse doors when Collector Clark
made the raid on that building, on The Esd July
last, complains that he has not yet received
pay for that little job.
Mayor Pillsbury gave supper to the Alder
men and few other Radicals last night.
That arraneement Of 81. d. Collins Co. to
turnish medicines and disinfectsnts to the city,
Is exciting considerable talk.
The Police bill. 1t is expected. will 60 through
Council with rush tonight.
Allar~o.p ,,rom on6 hiu uifa will ,n0at
probably be elected master and matron Of the
Almshouse, at the meetins Of the Almshouse
tomorrow afternoon.
The Mayor has decided that the hogs living
above Shepherd-street shall rest in peace, and
be- allowed to gruut without fear of being over
heard by officers Lovett and Trusll.
The annual Convention OF the Me rcantile
Cooperative Association will be held on the
,th of September.
There are two hundred and twenty-five
streets, courts and lines in Charleston.
1t ls reported thai the steamer Lswisburg
which, short time ago. while on hsr way
from Florida toNsw York With cattle, stopped
mere FOR water, arrived at her destination with
the cattle so poor and diseased from lack of
food and water, that the authorities would not
permit them to be landed.
psper called the FREELY, it is reported,
will be issued in Charleston. at all early day,
anl be devoted to showing up the peculiarltes
OF such persons as make themselves conspic-
uous.
: Six colored voters from South Carolina were
detected wh1e attempting to register in Sa-
vannah.
A race between Savannah yachts took place
at White Bluff near that city, on Saturday
the winning boat, tae Avon, sailing eight
niles in one hour and forty-seven minutes.
A plantation on the Edisto was bought at 9
sale about three weeks ago for $1,000, and IN q
few days thereafter vas assessed at $22 600.
Another instance OF the beauties Of Radical
rule.
II Clark was Mayor Of the city while the elecI
ion was being contested 10 the courts, why did
Council pay ba X salary to Pillsbury; ii Clark
wasn't Mayor, why d,d he draw his salary as
such; il Pillsbury was Mayor, why did he need
resolution OF Council to secure his pay; il
Clark wasn't Mayor. can't he be made to re-
und2 are the questions asked; but the only
answer is, that there was doubt about the
matte aud the City Treasury got the benefit
Of it. by having $500 taken out.
The Savinuah Advertiser, In speaking OF the
theatrical season and the stars, says that
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