The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-18


'CRrMDs-Thomns Graham, negro, one of the
parties implicated In the theft OF nine hundred
pounds OF cotton from the plantation OF Captain
Cordes has escaped. 81 -itts;7.fi --,r
One million two hundred and eleven thousand
one hundred and nlnety-three pounds OF sea Is
land cotton, valued at sl,o7o,7s 1885, were exported
from the Customs District OF Charleston to
foreign countries during the year ending the 3oth
OF September, 1869. 80 :. .f''
Thirteen fowls, saved from the fire Saturday
night, are ut the G,lardhouse awaiting their
owner.
Messrs. W. N. Hughes and @. p. Frazer VIII en-.
deavor TO get pay from the time they were ousted
to he date OF abolIshing the Offices OF Assessor
and Assistant Assessor.
At the Fair OF the Library Association, tho
Comet and Union Star Fire Companies, colored
carried or the two prizes offered; the frsf prize
consisting OF silver pitcher and goblets, and the
latter OF two silver goblets. go,
Six new lamps wero placed upon tho King
street plank road last week. ". - i,.'ftf ~
Among the Jurors drawn by Council Friday
night for tho State Court Is n negro man, Bcnia.
min Mills, charged with being one OF tho rioters
during the visit OF the Savannah 'Iasc Ball
Club. ,t@.,.. ~
Messrs. Beamish & Co.aro engaged painting the
outside Of the new Opera House. ~
Thlrty-sx witnesses have been summoned to nm.
pear ut tho trial OF Mr. O. N. Ayerill, Flour In.
spector, Tonight. 3Yt ~ = ~
One hundred and seventy thousand feet OF lum.
Der were Inspected here Inst wcek.19 ;5iss.fif
Alderman Greene's "Stovedore's biils Will bc
brought up ut the meeting OF Council Tomorrow
night. ~ go q, E
Tho United States Court was not in session Sat
nrday. - s. ted
'sThe South Carolina Presbytery," composed OF
nine colored ministers, which has been in session
here for several days. adjourned last Friday to
muet iQ Columbia next April. y 91s.s
Rumor hath II that Governor Scott viii deprive
II. 8. Tharln and Geo. A. Richmond OF their COM
missions rs notaries public n. 4.s.a
1t Ia understood tliat an effort Will be made at
each meeting Of Council to get $4,000 appropriat-
cd for ID. 7. Corbin. ~ ..si,
Mr.. James McTndoo; ON Saturday, requested us
to place upon our builetlii board tho statement
that he had been appointed by the Mayor Flour
Inspector pro TEN. 10 Ff af,i
There are about one thousand applications Of,
file for appointments upon the police, force, and
two or three moro are added evcry day.
Some OF the Georgia papers arc getting on some
bad puns about Manager Tempeton.
1t Is thought that Council will bc In session
nearly every night this week. 4e
Tho Mayor and Abdomen elect OF Savannah will
30 sworn Into ofllco at 10 n. today.
meeting OF tho journeymen painters Will be
held at tho Military Hall tonight. 10 ~
white man, insane from liquor, while at the
hre Saturday night, imagining that white man
was abontto murder him, demanded OF some col
ored hrcmen protection in the nano Of tho uni
ted Statcs." -
The Legal Debating Society meets this evening
The thanks Of those Interested are returned tc
DR.. M. F. Hanckel for present to tho library Of
the Parochial School OF twenty-five very accepta
bic Volumes. ,44ui