The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-12

German Fusllier Society. at P. M.
Erenoh Protestant Church. at 6 p. M.
- Carolina Base Ball Club, At 8 p. NJ.
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY:
KNOX, DAILY & Go. will sell at 10 O'Clock, at
their store, furniture Of family.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John M. Touhey, the L.
tendant Of Moultrieville, has returned to the
city from Florida.
STATE CouRr-HoN. R. B. CARPENTER, JUDGE,
PREsDMa.-Tn this court Saturday there was
considerable business transacted, but nothing
Of public interest.
The CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH RAILROAD
will bs opened to Grahamsville by the 18th OF
this month, and it is thought will be opened
to Savannah by the let Of December.
LET Us HAVE PEAoE.-The NEWS learns that
the difficulty between Captain Hendricks and
Officer Coates will probably come to peaceful
termination without any further aid from the
law.
The News IN THE CoUNTRY.-Readers Of
The NEWS going to the country can receive
their favorite paper by mail, daily, at seventy
five cents a month, by addressing note, with
their subscription. TO our publication Office.
THE RIoE along the line OF the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad is very much in need of
rain It is stated that the Coosawhatchie and
Combahee Rivers are very low, so much 80
that a man can wade across either of them
without getting wet above his knees.
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MERCANTILE PRINTINa.-All kinds of mer-
cantne printing, such as circulars. letter heads,
cards, bill heads, statements, &C., for count
ing-rooms and Offices, promptly executed in
the neatest style and at the lowest rates for
cash, at The NEWS JOB OFFICE, No. 149 East
Bay.
The MAns..-We find that letters and papers
going to points on the South Carolina Rail-
road, between Branchville and Augusta, are
delayed foEr hours at Branchvllle under th .
new arrangement. We are endeavoring to
overcome this annoying delay, and hope. with
the cooperation Of the officials, to be able to
do so.
Our YoUNa TowNsMEN.-After spending
term at the educational institutions ofvlrginla,
several Of our young citizens returned home on
a visit on Saturday on the steamship Falcon
from Baltimore. Among others we noticed
Messrs. w. }. Magrath. James Patrick, @. n.
West, L. J. White and others. Mr.. Augustus
Fitch was also among the pa 'sengors.
The CENSUS TAKER, r. G. DeLarge, colored,
informs TIE News that himself aud assist
ants experience considerable diff Guilty in OBJ
tanning information because Of he prevalent
opinion that they are after information
which, If given, will increase the taxes. The
census is designed to apportion the represen-
tation among the several countie :-only this
and nothing more.
PooArALIao TowNsHR.-The following is the
result Of the election for officers in the Town
ship Of Pocotaligo. held at Yemassee. on the
asa ult.:t Observation-Disclosures j. w. Screven,
Thomas McTier. Peter Oaks, colored. Clerk
r.. g. Allen, Surveyors Of HighWays-W. d.
Greigorie, J. M. GreiRore, Pierson Puples, B.
T. Sellers, William Wickly, Thomas Jackson,
colored. Constable-A. B. Jactson, colored.
TIE AN:-5rREEr lhAaEDY 1T will be re-
membered that the jury winch held an inquest
over the bodies Of the two children burned to
death at the house OF Mr.. Prince on Ann
street, about three weeks since, in q flendlsh
attempt made 10 destroy the lives or Mrs.
Calder and her four children. requested Gov
eInor Scott TO offer ard for the apprehen.
sion Of the murderer or murderers. The Go
ernor has complied with the r. qu sst, and Of
Sers reward II $1,000.
THE CRAZY PoRTwARDEN.- Holloway, colore1,
In his insane moments has, as Is asserted,
! queer ideas regarding property, Once he
went down on . wharf and claimed . boat, the
owner ofwhioh objected to his taking posses.
sion, whereupon Holloway seized . brick and
struck the owner on the head. inHicting pain.
fuI weund. a't @s a94s
sIfhss duties as Portwarden be carried on in
like manner, his adjustments of difficulties will
be more novel than pleasant.
GRAvR CHARdEs. On Saturday, Er. III. A.
Hammersmith, who had Mr.. J. H. Blank ar
reated upon the charge Of stealing money from
s him, was himself arrested uron the following
chArges preferred by the friends OF Mr.. Blank
First. false inprisopment; second, malicious
\. trespsss; third, conspiracy to cheat and de-
fraud; fourth, kidnapping with intent to SEND
beyond the limits Of the State, he was taker
before Magistrate Mackey, and required tt
give bonds in Tho cum Of $4,000 to appear fol