The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-13

locality, at all times filthy, but particularly so
now"
CLUBS AND STARs.-Julia Simmons, va
grant, was sent to Jail for ten days yesterday.
Agnes Young was taken up for lying on the
sidewalk In state of intoxication.. She plead
ed ssfrst' Offence" and was discharged.
Carrie Wilson, for same offence; being unable
10 plead the same cause, was fined IS or. ten
days In the House of Correction.
james Thomas was lodged in the Guard
house for getting drunk and beating his wife.
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WHAT rs TT "A curious fossil has been dis
covered by Mr.. MerVin in sand hill OF the
Edisto Fork. 1t looks like head OF cabbage,
with the leaves most beautifully carved after
the pattern of ostrich feathers and folded to-
sether. Dr.. Elliott, OF Orangeburg, has pre-
.sented this specimen to Professor Holmes, and
It may be seen for few days at Holiness
Bookhouse: The Professor thinks 1t Is an ex-
crescence from the root ofa tree, and may be-
long to the post pleiocene age.
CRUMBS. Beaufort, Cheraw, Darlington and
Sumter have been made money y-or6er offices.
Henry E. Hayne. Of Marion, and Henry Lee,
of Sumter, were appointed aides-de-camp TO
Governor Scott, on the 18th instant.
President Bush, Of the Greenvile and Co
lumbia Railroad, states that for the five months
lust expired there has been an excess of nearly
$4,000 above the receipts Of his road for the
same period Of the last year; and for the
month Of July just closed, the receipts have
been one-third greater than for July, 1869.
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MORE SHOOTING. Yorkyille Inquirer
learns that since Its last issue DR.. E. 7. Avery
has shot two more negroes, brothers Of Duffy
Harris whom he shot last week, and that he
has been bound over to appear at the next
court. All ofthe sparties shot ARE seriously
wounded, but none Of them dangerously. The
cause Of the last tshooting was the same as the
first, viz.insultlng language on being order
ed to Leave the place ibut as there are so many
versions afloat, and as the affair Is to be made
the subject of judicial investigation, we refrain
from giving what: particulars we have heard.
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TIE RIOT At THKtMnraRY HALL.-We have
obtained the following particulars in relation
to the row at the Union League meeting on
Thursday night. 1t tappears that after very
stormy discussion, the vote was called upon
some question relative to the election Of apresl-
dent, and the minority claimed that the count OF
the votes had been unfair, and demanded that
the question be pct second time. TO this
the opposite party apparently consented, and
one member suggested that to avoid any
fu.thar unfairness, the entire assembly should
moe to one side of the hall, and those
In favor Of the motion should cross to
the other side as soon as their names
were called. But as soon as the mem-
bers rose from their seats, a scene of great
confusion began, In the course of which sticks,
clubs and knives fiourished extensively. The
president, TT. Mackey, IS asserted to have
dealt q blow, With loaded cane, upon the
head OF J. 8. Hardy, wounding him severely
and Telling him to the floor. This, however,
is positively denied by Mackey, in a published
card. he appeared before Trial Justice Ben
nett, yesterday morning, and demanded an
examination, he giving bond for his appear
.ance In court at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Many who were present, however, state as
positiyely that Mackey did strike Hardy, and
also W. H. Mishaw.
. During the riot Louis Hill had his arm in
jured, and Daniel Mcpherson was stabbed In
the wrist. John G. .Mackey is said to have
drawn pistol on Joseph Thompson, but was
prevented from firing by parties standing near
him. On the whole, 1t was most disgraceful
affair, and had not the police interfered, might
have proved most serious one. The state
ments made by various parties are. as Is usual
where the twofactlons meet, very contradictory,
but the whole disturbance seems to have been
brought about by the DeLarge party. who
are represented to have been considerably In
the minority.
SHOOTING APFRAY.--On Thursday evening, q
.dihiculty occurred on Meeting street. near Co
lumbus, between Mr.. Isaac Riggs, a fireman on
the South Carolina Railroad, and MT: J. ".
Read, a conductor on the same road, during
which several pistol shots were fired, and MT.
Read was twice wounded. The particulars
gfa as follows: Some, time previous to the
tWar, Mr. Reed, then an officer ofthe city police,
arrested Mr.. Riggs on the charge Of stealing.
This Mr.. Riggs has never forgiven, aud
he had frequently expressed determi-
nation to kill Mr. Bead, whenever