The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-01


thesr business for number of years, remain
AcKSowLEDaNENT.-Th Sisters Of Mercy, 10
charge Of the Catholic Gale Orphan Asylum,
gratefully acknowledge the donation Of three
ioads of wood nom Messrs. CantWell & Fehsn.
Also, OF the donation of sixteen dollars IN
value from Mr.. ]. Cantwell.
THE GOLDEN FRUIT.-Paul Edwards and
Henry simons, two small colored boys, were
caught Yesterday In the act of approprlatlng
q number OF oranges, which they had grabbed
from the pile In front of Mrs. Hendricks store
on King street. They were turned over to
policeman.
A LAST CHANoE.-The closing sale Of the
beautiful Italian marble and alabaster statua-
nv, bronze figures, clocks, &C., will take place
this morning, at No. 81 Broad street, by
Messrs. Leitch & Bruins. Such articles are
rarely offered here at auction, and they are
richly worthy of inspection.
CoNvENTIoN.-A meeting Of the Republican
State Convention, for the election OF delegates
to the National Republican Convention, Will
be held on the 10Th of .Februaryin the State
Capital. The National Convention will meet
in Philadelphia in June next, for the purpose
Of nominating Radical candidates for Presl-
dent and Vice President Of the United States.
APPHAI.-James Cross, arrested on the
charge of steallnga lot Of bacon from store
atthe corner Of Beaufain and Mazyck streets,
as1brought befare the Mayor, yesterday
morning, and after trial, sent to the House
ofCerrection for thirty, days.. Not liking the
hard work which accompanied this sentence,
the prisoner appealed to e trial justice.
BEFORE HIGHER CouRT-Jo Josiah Bedon, q
colored prisoner at the jail, who was commit
ted ior trial at the coming term of the Court
OF General Sessions on the charge of rape,
dtedsuddenly yesterday morning. The de-
ceased .waaip athe1hospitaE room! 1of the jail,
and had been unWell for some time back His
death issupposedto have been the result Of
an abscess.
FUEL TO The FElME-The case Of the blaz-
Ing chimney, at No. 4s Church street, was ln-
vestIgmed iy@teEsys b"forel the AaSygri S The IN
owae Alleged hehs6 given npticetp thschtimpl I sg tpl
nef CONTRACTOR, And tie latter! proveb he Had
swept the chimney as required to do by ordi-
nance. Both were discharged, and Clubs and
Stars sstiI wondersRhstl niade that chimney
blaze up 30.
COIN, 1.-The cold snap continued yesterday
with ,Anintermitted severity and the Ice re-
mained hard all day on the shady side of the
strestsr The salt. ponds near the corner OF
RutedSe aud Calhoun streets were frozen
over In the morning, and If the thaw does not
come soon skating may be looked for. the
thermometer, on Tuesday morning fell 10 rs
and yesterday morning to "a.
F1n1 kPFRAYs- sormatlon was brought by
gentlemen from Walhalls, Oconee County, to
Columbia on Tuesday evening, OF fatal rem
contre that occurred in that town on Satur-
day, betYeen two rival shoemakers, named
John Dale and::I. -R:;. Petty, in which the for
mer was, killed by pistol shots, two shots en-
tering the knee and two the abdomen. Petty
is In jail, but It is stated public opinion is not
very decided against his action under the cir
cumstances. A post-mortem examination was
held by DR.. B. W.. Bell.
CLUBS AND SrARs.-Sarah silvey, found lying
in . state of intoxlcatlon at the corner OF Ma
gyck and Queen streets, was brought to the
Guardholse in He Hospital wagon, and sent
by the Mayor to the House of Correction for
ten days.
Peter Webster, for raising disturbance and
abusing the police in Queen street near Ma
zyck, was fined two dollars, which he paid.
A colored inebriate, found laying out TIL
angles In Greenhin street, was fined one dol
MIJ&He paid up.
6fSGoEs FOE EURoPE.-Messra. Wagner,
Huger Co., cleared yesterday The British
ship Muscongus, for Liverpool, with 90 bags
sea island cotton, 22s2 bales upland cotton, $50
tons phosphate rock and 1l79 slaves. A'--.=.' :
Messra. Gibbs Barnwel cleared the Nor
wegian bark Hamipja. for Genoa, with 1884
balesaf upland cotton. -.
Hessrs. 3. Mure & Co. cleared the British
bark Perseverance, for Bristol, England, with
400 barrels spirits turpentine and 2sol barrels
rosip. ;':>:e'i5,, -. - q.
PAY FOE THE TEAcHERs.-The sum Of $96s2
has lust been paid over by the county treas
urer to E. N. Grimke, Esq, the school COM
missioner, TO defray the expenses OF the puolic
schools. The amount will be applied at once
by the superintendent to paying off the teach
ers of the schools, and will llquidate about one
half of the sum due them. The instalment Is
amost timely one Few persons undergo more
2 In the discharge Of their duties than con-
Ous teachers; and as these have labored
NE public will be glad to learn that they
bout to receive their pay.
VAcc1NATIoN.-The Office of the city regis
trar is open daily between the hours of ten
and twelve o'clock for the purpose of vacclna!-
ing persons who cannot engage private ply
sician. The vacclnating began on Monday, and
since then the hospital has been besleged each
day by crowd of applicants. Over one hun
dred have thus far been acc ommodated. Lo OK.
ing TO the progress Of the disease ir. tne North