The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-18
J0TrINGs FROM cOLUMBIA.
IrRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, Saturday, July l6.
AN ICE MACHINE.


AN ICE MACHINE.
The most pleasant item Of the past few days
is the arrival OF an ice machine for Mr. John
C. Seegers, of this place. 1t comes from Halle,
Germany, costs $4,000, and is to turn out four
hundred pounds of ice an hour. The manufac-
turer, Mr.. vaas, is here to see the machine
properly put up It is expected that In about
three weeks it will begin operations. Icenow
retails at two and a half cents pound. Mr.
seegers proposes to change all that
TIE COMMERCIAL BANK.
A good deal of stir has been produced by
the action against the stockholders of the Com
mercial Bank OF this State. Messrs Chamber
lain and Dunbar, as attorneys for firm in
Philadelphia, which holds $4,000 worth of
the bills of the bank, bring the action. The
stockholders, under the charter act, are liable
for double the amount Of the stock owned by
them.
REFORM IN LEXINGTON.
The Executive Committee Of the Union Be
form party have appointed the 9th Of August
the second Monday-for the candidates to ad-
dress the citizens Of Lexington, at the Court
house.
GOOD CROPS.
a The most favorable news of crops-both
grains and cotton continue to come In from
all parts of the up country.
THE PENrTENTIARY-wLL He LIKE 1T
Some OF the enemies Of peace among the
anti-Reform party are beginning to talk about
the spoils Of the coming campaign. Some Of
them wonder whether, in case Governor Scott
should reward Colonel Delaney's devotion to
him with the Office of superintendent OF the
penitentlary, the present superintendent would
like the arrangement. Some believe that he
would not.
LAMB-LlKE INNOCENCE.
Mr.. Chamberlain, the Attorney-General, has
given voice, as we see, upon the 500, 900 affair
Mr.. Chamberlain, although member of the
Advisory Board of the Land Commission, anG
an astute lawyer, has failed to learn that any
thing has ever been wrong in that concern
This Is wonderful in man of Mr.. Chamber
lains intelligence, since other members OF the
concern-Leslie, DeLarge and Cardozo, we all
understand know of something wrong. Be.
sides, other Republicans have expressed thei
certainty about It. But the attorney-genera
has no knowledge oft This unconscious In
nocence of Mr.. Chamberlain has impressed
this community very forcibly. Our people are
astounded at the unsuspectlng virtue and In
fantile Inconsistencies of this officer. He Is g
marvel more noteworthy than the pure.heart-
ed Cav, who was
"Of manners gentle. Of affections mild;
In wit q man, simpll city child.'
We oil, that were not permitted to see how
the 100000 appropriated to that purpose hat
gone, and who heard what Leslie said about j
on the floor of the Senate, and what Daddy
Cain has written about 1t in the Missionary
Record, and who have been believing thai
stealing had been going on somewhere and
somehow-we all are beginning to feel bat
about it, The letter Of Mr.. Chamberlain, ir
the Guardian; pusss thet gentleman by the sid'
of Mr.. Treasurer Parker-wherever that is.
THE PHOSPHATE CASE.
Before Judge Willard to-day the phosphate
case was argued by Mr.. Corbin on the on
side and Messrs Miles and Tennent on tn
other. The Judge reserved his decision.
Mr.. Corbin goes down to Charleston to
night. CoRsA1R