The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-06

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LOCAL MATTERS.
Meetings This Day.
Eagle Fire Company, at P. M.
Marion Fire Company, at half past P. M.
Carolina Rifle Club. at halfpast z p. M.
Auction Sales This Day.
WILLIAM MCKAY will sell at half-past 8
O'Clock, at his store, furniture, bedding. &c.
JOHN G.. MI1.NoR & Co. will sell at half-past
10 O'CLOCK, at the corner Of Minority and Wall
: streets, household furniture.
MILES DRAKE will sell at 10 O'Clock, at his
store, boots, shoes and hats.
The DAILY NEWS PRICE CURRENT AND COM
MERo1AL CIRCULAR will be ready for delivery ut
our counting-room at nine o'clock this morn
ing. Single copies five cents. Orders for ten
, copies and over will be filled at thu rate Of two
and half cents per copy.
i PERSONALLY Willi.m Little, editor aud
4 proprietor Of the Bennettsville Journal, is in
Ssthe City staying at the Pavilion Hotel.
& REMOVED FROM OFfIoE.-We learn that an
. order was received from Governor SCOTT, yes
terday, removing from Office Magistrate VIM.
NJ, Moline.
SrAln 1'Iu1eA r-nnD 01ovn.-A letter received
from Columbls states that the ,uV..-su on
State registered stock is now being paid in that
silly, and more confidence is felt in these securi-
ties.
MARKET CoAnnssIoNRRs.-A meeting of the
l}oard Of Market Commissioners was held Oh
"Wednesday night last. when it was resolved to
hold an election for clerk of the Markets and
other officers, on the 18th Of this month.
The News In THE CoUNTRY.-Readers Of
The News. going to the country can receive
their favorlte paper by mail, daily, at seventy
five cents month. by addressing note, with
their subscription to our publication Office.
REPORTED FOR Durx.-Mr. II. G. Merritt,
(lateiy connected with the Savannah Morning
News,) who, q short time since, was appointed
mail agent on the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad. reported for duty yesterday, aud will
make his first trip to-day.
BURGLARY-The shop of Rivers, No. 16
Cliford-street. was burglariously entered on
Wednesday night last, and q quantity Of
clothes stolen. Yesterd.y the detectives caes
tured the thief Abram Brown. colored, with
some Of the clothing in his possession.
TuA nvYn
Kaufman states that the reason OF his not
appearing as witness against the negro who
was arrested upon suspicion Of being engaged
in the late burglary, on Tradd-street, is that
he did not know anything against him.
FATAL AFFBAY.-An altercstion occurred last
Wednesday on the Greenvllle and Columbia
Railroad, about seven miles above Columbia,
Brooks, both colored employees ON the road,
which resulted in the death OF the latter.
SALE OF THE YACHT ELEAnoR.-The yacht
Ele nor was sold at anction, yesterday, by
G0idsmith purchaser.
eer, the schooner Odd Fellow was sold for
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MERoANrr1E PAINTING. .LAll kinds OF mer-
camille printing, such as circulars. letter heads,
cards, bill heads, statements. dsc.. for count
lpg-rooms and Offices, promptly executed In
the neatest style and at the lowest rates for
cash, at TIE NEWS JOB OFFICE. No. 149 East
Bay. g..l
A DISAPPOINTED RADIcAL.--Rumor hath 1t
that Henry Larcomb ,lored, who once kept
an ice cream saloon, but who is now q member
OF Captain Jenks' street gang, complains that
it is hard tor him to be nothing more than
street iabsrer, after having worked so hard for
the Radicals spent oil his money, broken his
horse g Lex, &c.
The ELoPER MURPHY, it has been ascer-
tanned, left carly Wednesday morning on the
Northeastern Railroad. A TELEGRAM was sent
TO the police at Wilmington to arrest him he
appeared there, but. as nothing has been
heard from them. it is supposed that he
changed his rOntc for the North c- n.snssa;
to elude the officers on the lookout for him. s
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THE CArERPILLAR IN FLoRIDA.-We make
the following extract from aJpriyate letter dated
Houston, Florida, Augusta q 1869, and written
by very intelligent and an entirely reliable
gentleman llviog there. He saye: syg, Y
~ We regret very much to report the 2ppear-
ance OF the caterpillar In our section, and
serious dsnage ls apprehended in consequences
OF their hayihI come 50 early. ~ .,e 1, ;s.S &.
The foregoing is about the tenor Of severaf
letters received srena d.srs::. portions OF Siii-
dc and East Florida within the past few days.
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