The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-30


informal meeting OF about thirty negroes, who,
for some time, loudly talked about Mayor Pills
bury. The spokesmen asserted that they had
voted for hun because he had promised them
work, but he had not fulfilled his promise. and
that at the next election they would vote for
Alderman Y. J. Mackey.
DR.. A. G. Mackey. kauser and Daddy Cain,
colored, have been making speeches IN Colum-
bia, counselling unity and harmony, and an
uucompromising Radical course as the only
hope OF the common people in this State.
Jacob Joues. oolored who had his ankle
broken by being thrown from horse, is at the
hospital, doing well.
A. Gardner, W. Lee, F. L. Frasier. N. Riley
and B. Smashrum were sent under escort to
the penitentiary Saturday morning.
Lieutenant Taft and Officer Levy had an un-
successful chase after two men%ho attempted
to force an entrance into the housA belonging
to MIR. Marx Levy. on Ratledge Avenue, near
Canuon-s,reet. Saturday moroing, about one
O'Clock.
Pompey Jones, who was fined ten dollars by
the Mayor few days since for bavlng COM
mitted an assault upon j. Richardson, took
ont cross warrants for HIM, Kate Richardson
and Rober. Richardson, Saturday. They gave
security to appear before the State Court in
November.
The case Of William Whilden, colored. who
was arrested for assaultlug Jacob Brown on
Johns Island. has been compromised.
NJ. q. Collins & Co., who we're authorized at
the last meeting os Cornoll to furnish medi-
cines and disinfectants for the city at ''ten per
cent. below the prices charged at any time
since the war;. have filed their bond Of 5000
to faithfully perform their contract.
The oaice OF the Inspector General Of 1im-
Der aid Lumber will be at the foot OF Broad
street.
A COO proceeding was that Of two ueu who
at breakfast in q hotel here Saturday pulled
of their coats. They were advised to put them
on, and accepted the advice.
A Aspemmen Of the :amle plant, about three
feet high. is growing in the yard of the Ex-
press Office. It was propagated from cut
ting.
A young man tainted at the Citadel Square
Baptist Church yesterday during the morning
service.
John Murphy, Of whose mysterious dIsap-
pearance and finding THE News made mention,
has written us communication, stating tina.
he procured work from Captain jerks, but
beng old and feeble was unable to perform
the fatigulng Labor and having spent the $207
he had was compelled to 90 to the Almshouse
for temporary relief, while looking for other
employment; that he did not spend his money
for whiskey, and that his relations with bus
landlord was Of the most pleasant character.
Some fifteen hundred Chinamen have been
ordered through the agency in Savannah,
chiefly by citizens and planters along the
coast. The greater portion Of them are de-
signed for the rice and cotton fields though
quite q number have Leen ordered fer cooks,
house servants, washers, &c. They are ex.
pected IN January.
The rum r that New York Base Bali Club
proposed visiting Savannah seems in fair
way to be realized, as the Savannah" Club, on
Friday, received communication fr IN the
"Bergen" Club, stating that they desired to
make Southern trip aud become acquainted
with brother "balists" 10 that section; that
they would visit Savannah first If arrange.
ments could b: made With he Savannah Club,
going thence to Macon and Atlanta, and re-
turning b, way OF Augusta and Charleston.
The Washing on and Baltimore mail, due
yesterday, failed to arrive.