The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-01
MiTTERS IN GEOBGI-i. L.

The smallpox has made Its appearance III
Monroe County. oh . hoot race nm
'A Mr. Iobn Broughton, who was snot III Ma
,oT recently by Henry G. Ross, died on sun
Gav The Odd Fellows of Macon are gong 10
offer reward for the appreneas'tth, tho VI Namnon
Herald report fine rains In their respective
section on Wednesday. At Columbus and An
rnsta there were further rains thursday. The
Chattahoochee River at Columbus has risen
three feet. ou
the region six miles south oil Coii.M-
bns. Stones as large as a hen egg lell.
Those of the size of partridge eggs were ire,
ouent. Leaves of trees were beaten on, anu
limbs broken. The corn and cotton IN man!
places were badly peited. - a., CONNER oen-
The Columbus Sun says all tue yot!nEG h,.
tlemen of that city who have peen ~ hieMeu ~
maids or widows since the wal @ s,'r ~ the nyr.
nose of Organizing a club for mutual diversion. on,
f. ;s tn he called the ''Slipper Club, from tne
"a "a nf ~ that M one is to be admitted who has not
enioved the pleasure OF receiving one. y
presdent, secretary and treasurer nave a.
ready been agreed upon. Each person tSo tNan WIZ
onrer tn ba nlaced among the archives, TO be
recalleS s. pleasure, all pictures, touching let-
ters. and gushing notes. The meetings are 10
he diversified BY variations, brief and pointed.
either written or oral, of the courtship OF each
member. The tenderer they are. or the nun
nier, the better. Solemn oaths OF secresy are
to be administered: ,..,.,,.,,o,
accounts Of the presentation by the Catholics
of that CITY 70 Father Ryan Of some tokens OF
their esteem and affection on the eve OF ms
.depAtnre for Europe. Mr.. P. Walsh, upon f'e
part of married men, presented the dlstln-
puished prelate with purse contalnlnG COIL
siderable sum Of money. Mi. T. r. Dpnne, ,,h On
behalf of the young men, presented him Win
gold pen and pencil case, a silver match ooX,
and a check for a handsome amount. Purses
were also presented by Master J. Cleary, iof
the Society of St. Aloysirs, and by Mics s. Cos
tello, for the Sodality of the Immaculate Con
ception. Father Ryan responded TO eacn pre-
sentation speech in that eloquent, appropxsate
and inimitable manner peculiar to himself.
Appropriate resolutions, expressive OF the ieel-
ing of his congregation at his departure, were
presented to him. .,.;.,o, of
Macon and Colonel John 7. Sneed, secretary
and general agent Of the Armory Man4Iaclur
ipc Company, was legally closed on Friday.
This arrangement secures for the city another
strong manufacturing enterprise. The capltai
stock of the company is S50O,O00. The city
has conveyed to the association lanu W Tue
amount Of 23t acres, which includes Inc Inc
armory buildings and other
to the amount of $4,000, to be issued to the
city. The balance OF the stock-s425, ,OO0..is
& paId up; Consequently the company starts with
buildings far advanced toward completion;
and the ample space of grounds paid for, and
acash capital to prosecute further Il improve, e
ments of $425, 600. The company designs 10
nroceeGi at once with the work of repairing
The buildings and placing the machinery: The
latter win comprise work for the manufacture
of'cotton and woollen fabrics, yarns, &c.