The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-07
The Port Royal Mctzopolis-Nssro Fro
zen to Death-Condition CT Mrs. Rich
ardson-Grand Bull, &c., Sc.
IpRoM ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT

COLUMBIA, January S.
AT - o'clock to-day Speaker Montgomery
and Speaker Moses, respectively, called the Senate
and House to order, but quorum not answering
10 their names, they were Immediately declared
adjourned. In the Senate Arnim, Greene, Hoyt,
Montgomery, white, and Cain, Swails, Rainey,
Wright, and wimbush, colored, answered to their
names. or the representatives only W. S. Col
Inns, G. Hoffman, H. Feriter, r. Tomlinson, Eben
Hayes, B. F. Jackson, F. F. Miller, T. Root Speaker
Moses, white, J. A. Bowley, W. ]. Brodie, John
and Joseph Boston, L. Cain, r. G. DeLarge, r. b.
Elliott W. II. w. Gray, ]. N. Haync, ]. Hutson, j..
Henderson, D. ]. J., Fl. and S. Johnson, Il. Jacobs,
W. II. JONES' George and S. ]. Lee, ]. Lang, II. w.
Purvis, J. Prendergrass A. Rush, P. r. Rivers, A.
Smith, S. Saunders, ]. Smiling, S. B. Thompson,
". NJ. Thomas, c. NJ. Wilder, colored, were pres
ent. -
Gengressmen ]. A. Peters, W. E. Spencer, T.
Smith, ]. NJ Barclay G. c. Bowe en-, Ind General
o. o. Howard are here.
The Radicals, having by legislative enactment
extended the limits OF Columbia with view OF
electing men Of their party to ill the municipal
offices, are now making up their ticket. J. W.
Denny State printer, is, it Is reported, put down
for Mayor.
Mr.. Millett, president OF the Port Royal Rail-
road Company, is here to secure charters for the
Port Royal improvement Company, and the Port
ROYAL Dock and Warehouse Company-the FORM
er for improving the lands about Port Royal and
Beaufort, and the latter for building dry docks
and warehouses at Port Royal. He speaks very
hopefully of the Port Royal Railroad, and asserts
il will be completed by next August.
The Message Of Robt. X. Scott, Governor OF
South Carolina, with accompanying documents
submitted to the General Assembly," previous to
the recess, have been printed by the State print
er and sent to the Assembly. Tie volume COM
prlscs four hundred and twenty-nne printed
paqes. In former years, these documents, l am
informed, seldom comprised more than two hun
dred pages.
The Loyal League Of this place will shortly
adopt a set of resolutions Of respect to the mem.
ory of the "Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton.' The set
nrepared highly eulogize that bitter, unrelentlng
enemy Of the South.
This morning colored man named Chas.
Green was found dead near branch eight miles
below the city. An inquest was held. The opinion
NJ the Jury was that while drunk he laid down
and frozed to death.
Afew days since q planter living not over
thousand miles from here, desiring to make new
contract with his hands, called them up and ask
cd them to state their terms. The majority ex-
messed their willingness to work for onethird OF
tb CROP To this one OF them, however, dissent
ed and said: "There is some folks want to get half
of the CROP but amt one Of them; will agree to
work FOR one-third Of the crop and q half Of one
of the other thirds" His calculations didn't suit.
Mrs Richardson, Of whose brutal treatment by
negroes an account has appeared in THE NEWS, is
much BETTER and strong hopes CT her recovery are
entertained.
There is a.grand dress ball now in progress at
the Nickerson House, given by the young men Of
the city. IL