The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-05

CRUMBs.-The Pillsburyites held caucus
Friday night until nearly one O'Clock, and ar
ranged matters for the election tomorrow
night. Tho Mackeyites have also arranged
affairs, and may verify 10 their opponents the
truth that "the best laid schemes Of mice and
men at gang aglee."
The action of the Mayor in imprisoning the
two coiored glrls for Insulting Riley by loudly
singing democrat Riley" elected from Cain
column OF editorial protest in the last Mis-
slonary Record. .-'
The bathing of boys off Boyce's wharf, from
which most OF the yachting parties leave,
should be stopped at once.
The onslaught of the police upon the dogs
| will commence en- Tuesday. During the last
war upon the brutes, negroes took cccasion to
sling poisoned meat over into yards m order
to get rid of the guardian Of the house pre-
paratory to entering 1T at plgbt. It is to be
hoped that vlgllant watcn will be kept for
such offenders.
It's understood that Alderman T. j. Mack
ey's speech to-day, at White Point Garden, will
be confined manly TO showing the progress OF
Repubicanism.
Mayor Plllsbury is expected to make short
speech on the same stand with Alderman
+. J. Mackey to-day; strange, but the Scrip
ture tells us that the Lion and lamb will lie
down together. and a child shall lead them."
The sheriff's sales, advertised to take place
to-day, have been postponed until Tomorrow.
The ex-Federal officer, B. b. Manning, whose
sudden departure on the steamer Aspinwan,
short time since, was duly chronicled in TIE
NEWS, with brief account Of his misdeeds,
was shipped on the steamer as second mate.
he remarked to friend that he would hear OF
a number of stories about his running of with
out paying his debts, &C., but that he must not
believe them.
There were only two cases Of drunkenness
before the Mayor Saturday.
| The semi-annual dividend Of fve dollars per
sh ire, free of tax, declared by the Board OF
Directors Of the First National Bank OF
Charleston, will be paid on and after to-mor-
row.
Saturday afternoon o drunken man was
carried, face downwards, to the barracks,
through the principal streets, by two police
men and negro. Hs should have been carried
in wagon.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee OF
the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society
will be held in Columbia on the fourteenth OF
this month.
The negroes Bob. Lloyd, Abram Brown,
Daniel Cox and Peter Highgrass, whose
arrest by the detective force for the crimes Of
grand larceny and burglary have been men
toned, were sentenced Saturday to imprison-
ment in Jail.
| The chimes will, by order OF the Mayor, be
rung to-day from half past four to half-past six
O'Clock, from twelve to one o'clock, ana from
| six o'clock to sundown.
[ The Mayor will not parade to-day with the
colored men, but will be at the battery With
them.
The Council up to Saturday night had not
decided 10 be in the colored procession to-day.
The members have been informed that they
! would be denounced as Democrats il they did
not attend Is body, and they act with sheir
eyes open. The Mayor, when reminded Of
this on Saturday. said that he couldn't help it;
he had been denounced as such often before.
Officers Nipson, Lovett and Mitchell, on Sat-
urday, took young girl, by request OF her
mo her, from the house OF illfame kept by
Mrs. Shepherd, on Duncan, near Coming
street. This house Is greatly complained Of.
The First National Bank, Peoples National
Bank, and the Office Of the South Carohna Loan
and Trust Company will be closed to-day.
The dividend Of fifty cents per share on the
capital stock OF the Charleston Gaslight Com
pany will be paid on and after to morrow.
The Republicans think that they should have
q daily paper in Charleston to represent their
interests.
A banner will be presented day to the
Union star Fire (colored) Company at the
corner Of Bogsrd and st. Philip-streets.
1t is reported that barouche, with four
horses, has been secured for the Mayor and Al
derman 7. J. Mackey to ride in in the process
sion to day. Hardly true.
Herr Lengel, the lion tanner, has 30 far re-
covered from his wound received from lion in
New Orleans last April, as to be able to walk
about tn, Pavilion Hotel, where he has been
confined to his bed for about ten days.
The United States flag was fnng to the
breeze from the stats Of the City Hall and
Guardhouse yesterday in honor of the 4th.
The shipping generally displayed their bunt-
ing.
officer W. Y. Lovett, Of the detective force,
will most probably be the next Clerk OF the
Market. II he be as good clerk as he is de-
tective, no one will regret his election.
The national salute was fred at twelve NJ.
yesterday from field pieces on Citadel Green.
The steamer Emily, which ma 's an e1cur-
sion around the harbor this morning, will sail
from Commercial wharf instead OF Atlantic
wharf, as fret announced.
II is reported that Alderman Geddipgs, with
other members Of the Council, held caucus,
Saturday night lin tho dark) on the step OF
tue. Fireproor Building, and res lived to vote
for Major willouabby for Clerh Of Council, and
Mr.. F. G. Miller City Inspector.
A tile white boy, who has been playing
truant since Monday last, was arrested by the
detectives, y sterdaz, for being engaged in the
crowd that injuIed white boy by throwing him
overheard. Some think that it was only done
IN sport.
Yesterday morning, during the sermon Of
Pow Mr Mnu,on ak tho Trinity Mothndiat