The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-13


FOREIGN CARGo.-There was cleared on
Saturday, by Messrs. B. s. Rhett Sons, the
bark waiter, for Liverpool, with IT'S bags sea
Eisiand, 1856 bales upland cotton, and $50 tons
phosphate rock, valued at sS5,2s5.
DsArHs.-Mr. John Baylls Earle, of Ander-
son. died on Friday week. Of heart disease,
brought on by violent exertlon in nat.boat.
sMrs Amelia Harley, widow Of the late Vim. J..
Harley. died in Barnwell County on Wednesday
| last.
Mr. Robert S. Ketchin, o prominent merchant
of wtnnsboro', died os apoplexy on Tuesday
night. I
CRuMBs-His indignant constituents re-
quest Joseph A. Greene, the Radical senator from
Oraupeburg, to resign his seat, and declare that
they are opposed to any division Of Orangeburg
County.
Mr.. 8, G.. Trott, our popular postmaster, has
been renomlnated in the United States senatefor
his present ONCE, and deserves to be confirmed.
The new engine of the independent Fire Conn.,
pany, Of Columbia, squirted 255 feet through one
hundred feet Of hose with IL inch nozzle. Time
eight minutes.
United STATES CoURT.-The District Court
was opened at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning, his
Honor Judge Bryan presiding.
The case OF the Beaufort commissioners was
taken up and the testimony for the defence con-
o,vded. Several witnesses were examined 10 re-
the prosecution, which occupied the court
nntl the hour Of adjournment Adjourned until
10 O'Clock this morning.
CIRCUIT COURT. -
judge Bond opened the Circuit Court on satur-
day, at the Common Pleas Courtroom, between
II and 12 O'Clock. The q1estton OF scaling bond
given for Confederate money, and the install
meuts Of Interest paid in that currency, was
T argued, and decided that the interest paid In
Confederate currency was to be scaled like the
bond Iu accordance with the value OF the money
| at the date OF each payment. The whole argu-
ment did not occupy over threequarters OF an
hour, and the court then adjourned until 10
O'Clock this morning
TIE Bowen BEaAMY AND MURDER AFFAIR
A warrant was Issued on Saturday by Trial JUS
tIce Magrath for the arrest OF this celebrated
member OF Congress from South Carolina onsthe
charge of being an accessory before the fact to the
murder OF Colonel William P. White, and the on1-
Ger In charge has gone to Columbia to obtain
from Governor Scott the requisltlon necessary for
the apprehension OF the said member OF. Congress
| in Washington or any other State. Bowen Is now
said to be In washington, where he will be tried
this week for bigamy. The Augusta Chronicle, OF
saturday, says: 1.-TWO gentlemen OF this city
Mr.. A. Christian, chief Of police, and Mr.. 8. J..
Hatcher-have been summoned as witnesses FOR
oto OIL n
morning. Bowen was at one time journeyman
brcklayer here, and married the first OF bis three
wives In Augusta
THE CHARLESTON BIBLE SoCIETY.-The SIX
tieth anniversary Of this institution was cele-
bra,ed last evening at Grace Church. large
audience attended, and the services were OF an
Unusually interesting character. After appropri-
ate religious exercises, the annual report was
read, from which we learn that the number OF
|.Blbles and Testaments received from the Ameri-
can Bible Society from January Is, 1870, to Janu
ary 18th, 1871, was 154l, OF which number 100
have been distributed. 1t has also been deter
mined to supply, as o colporteur, Mr.. Joseph
Stevens, at sllary OF $500 per aunum, to the end
that the Scriptures may be more thoroughly DIS
semlnated among the people.
After the reaing OF the report and singing Dy
the choir, the Rev. Edward R. Miles delivered an
address, in which he reviewed the history Of the
various books on the Bible the several transla::
tions thereof, and many Interesting "reminiscences
connected with the preservation OF the sacred
volume 1t was listened to with undiminished IN.
terest from beginning to end, and, as historical
epltome deserves more enduring and general
existence than IL Will have In the manuscript OF
the able clergyman by whom Ii was delivered.
A SHARP TR1CK.-Saturday afternoon, about
| O'Clock, well.dressed young man, OF very gen.
tlemanly appearance, entered the grain and pro-
vision store OF Messrs. Rohdes Brother, up King
street, and asked for pen and paper to write
something. These were furnished, and as. he