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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-12

The Charleston Cotton, Rice N NaVa
-. Is, Stores Markets
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-12

OFF1ck UHARLRsroF NEWS,
FRIDAY EVENING, October IL. is12.5
C~o7roN.-There was rather a good inquiry for
this staple, the market showing nrm ana iui
prices. Sales about 800 bales, say at l4h, . 81
15K,,1a at 18, l at 1sx, 81 at iek, Is at lexi lzo az
II, 10 at Tx, so at TX, Q at 17H, 81 at l7h' III
at Tx, 1877 OF TX, 50 at Tx. 20 at 10. we quote:
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Markets by Telegraph.
MONEY MARKETS,


LONDON, Ocsoberl1
Noon.-Consols s2k. Elves sex.
~ PARIS, October II.
Noon.-Decrease in bullion one million francs.
NEW YORK, october II.
Noou.-Frelphts dull. Gold steady at 1873
12X. Governmants dull and steady. state
bonds IL. Money quiet at 5ae. Exehange-long
SK; short 10. .,., ,.o,o dawn
and clused az -8a4. Sterling 81. Gold l2xal2N.
advanced y TO 4. States quiet
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MEMORANDA.
The steamship Georgia, Of the Iron Line. sailed
from New YORK for this port On the 18th inst, AN
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RepuDlicans:9ls.SAs,B. Harmon, Beaver
Pond: John.Huut, turks; Jacob Mooner, Da'
wis Mills; Dr.. james Cacey, CRANKY; DIR. ]. R
'Kneece, Halls Shop; &c. Hendrix, Hayes
Albert CALI: Lexington Courthouse. B. o,
Cnuney, williams; 3. a. Leaphart, Eliord'r
John s. Derrick, Counts Store; Frank Luda
.wayI Luke Dayids.i =:
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NORTH EAST ITEMS.

First Pic-Hjc.-Thc first party visit to a
grove TRANSFERRED in our vicinity, on Friday,
18th inst, where the Seminary school,
Mr.. White, principal, repaired to DR..
Ford's grove, for some pleasure.
Arrest.--A man, unknown to the writer,
was arrested, on Thursday, on Main street,
taken before Justice Benjamin, and fined
five dollars and cost, for severely whipping
his horse.
Peach Prospect. personal cxami-
nation of one or two orchards, and from
information obtained from some growers,
we think the prospect at present for a good
yield Of peaches in Elk Neck is promising.
Cutting Om.-We learn that some OF
the heavy operators i'll the fishing business
on North East River, have "cut out" this
week. The profits have not been SO great
this season as during some former seasons.
DrougM.-Up to Wednesday evening,
the date of this writing, the drought con-
tinued with the variation Of a slight show
er on Monday evening.
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CHERRY HILL ITEMS.

VIM Moat is building on Main street
large frame dwelling house, which when
finished will accommodate two families.-
1t is quite an improvement i'll the village.
The cellar and foundation of the new
parsonage of the ". Z. Church, are partly
dug out and some stones hauled on the
ground. The building is to be commenced
we understand, the first of June, the car
penter work having been contracted for.
William Chapman, has built on Church
street, nice carriage house.
$. Kennard Miller, has sold his farm
at Cherry Hill recently, to Mr.. Henry Eek
art, of the same place. Price forty-two
hundred dollars. Mr.. Miller has also erect
ed two very comfortable tenant houses on
the street known by Tie name of Fat street.
The Knights of Pythias, have put q
very creditabie board fence around the lot
purchased by them.
The Ledger mills were visited on Mon
day by General Grant and Postmaster Gen
erai Cresswell. The distinguished visitors
were taken through the mills and shown
the different departments by the Superin-
tendcnt, Edward Swcetapple.
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PORT Deposit ITEMS.

Rain has come at last. Two showers
within week, and on Wednesday last
thunder gust, which eliminated in a
refreshing rain.
The drought has paused our street
Commissioners to forget the culyerts some
what, and there was a good sized lake
Wednesday evening in front of J. E..
Reynolds Sash Factory. All these things
will be attended to now as the new charter
was substituted for the old at the special
election.
Rev. T. Z. Martindale, left for Wis
consin, Wednesday morning, to attend the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Temp
lars.
The same day committee Of ladies
from the NJ. L. Mite Society went to Phil
adelphia to procure carpets and cushions
for the new Church.
w. W. Nicklc has torn down the old
slic,;:; on the railroad in the rear of his
property. and is erecting first-class black
smith aud whecl-wright shops.
VIM. Armstrong has improved his
dwelling by putting up front porch.
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The Underground RailrOad.-A volume
bearing the above title has just been issued
by Porter & Coats, of Philadelphia, which
purports to be record of facts, narratives,
&C., of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes
and death struggles of slaves in their efforts
for freedom, together with portraits and
sketches of leading anti-slavery men and
women, or "aDolitionists," of the old
slavery period. The work was written by
William Still, who for many years was cor
nected with the anti-slavery Office in Phila-
delphia. The book, doubtless, is intensely
interesting. Jacob Anderson, a colored
agent, has been canvassing in this county
for the work, and appeared to be meeting
with considerable success when he called at
our Office. The book is handsomely bound
and got up in fine style. The price ranges
from four to six dollars and fifty cents
He will return to Elkton, on Thursday
next, to deliver the work to subscribers,
when persons who have not had an oppor-
tunity of subscribing for a copy can then
do so. 1t is highly recommended by the
press and some of the most prominent men
in the country.
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FOURTH DISTRICT ITEMS.

Nusical-We have new Brass Band in
our District, being a consolidation of the
Cowantown, the Independent and the
Newark Bands.
Crops.-Owing to the recent dry weather,
the grass is very short; and oats look yell
low; the wheat, since it has formed a stalk,
is falling over, as though it was knee
broken, being cut within an inch OF so from
the ground by the fly. Taking the above
facts into consideration with the empty
barns and hay houses, the prospect for the
farmer looks rather dull at present.
Singing lSchooz-The Big Elk Singing
School closed, on Thursday evening last.
The School has been in operation twenty
five nights, and has been very pleasant
and successful one.
Sudden DeaM-John Smith, we'll
known citizen of this District, died OH
Thursday last. 1t appears that on Sunday
night sometime he got up, lighted a lamp,
dressed himself, and after making some
arrangements IOoni, Ctll tlON II
stairs locked the front door, and left the
house by the back way, and was not heard
from until the next day, when was found
in an insensible condition near Newark,
Del, to which place he was Immediately
conveyed; and notwithstanding all their
efforts to restore him, he lay in the same
condition without speaking, eating or
drinking until he died.
Nscellaneous.-Dav Scott lost vaiua-
Bile horse the other day. -. James A..
Macley and wife have gone to Iowa, on a
tour. The Rock choir has reorgan-
lied. :. Wednesday night brought us
the first rain we have had for forty days.
\ great many wells are going dry
some that had not failed for twenty years
previous.
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Cheese from the New FactOry.-We re-


eeivcd this week substantial wedge of
cheese, with the accompanying name OF
| VIM. Brown, who is the proprietor of the
new cheese factory, at Rising Sun, where
the cheese was made. We found it to be
a rich and most excellent cheese, and the
enterprising manufacturer has our thanks,
and what is perhaps more important, our
earnest wishes for future success in the
enterprise. If the factory is fairly estab-
lshed it will prove one of the most import
ant institutions for the farmers in that
vicinity that has ever been put in opera
ton. They will turn their attention more
to grazing and the production of milk, to
the great gain in improvement of their
farms, and their own pecuniary advantage.
Cheese is becoming an article of immense
importance to the United States, as a pro-
duct Of export to Europe and China The
factory system Of making cheese in this
country has fairly vanquished the old hand
system in England, and cheese manufac-
tured in the United States is preferred in
the European market to the homemade
article, on account of it's more uniform
quality. Cheese-making on the factory
one of the leading agricultural pursuits Of
the farmers of Maryland and other Atlantic
States; and few locations will be found
better adapted to the business than the
northern part of this county. The land is
we'll watered, hilly and undulating, and
admirably adapted to the cultivation Of
grasses.
Tile Oxford Press has the following in
relation to the subject:
The cheese factory of VIM. Brown, at
Rising, Sun, has been in operation about
month, and is now turning out about 100
pounds of cheese daily. This is not near
the full capacity of the factory, however,
but it is all the milk at present furnished
by the farmers of the vicinity will make.
1t requires about ten lbs. of milk to make
one to. cheese, which is a little over a
gallon. MIR. Brown charges two cents per
pound for making the cheese, and the farm
ers receive the pay for their milk from the
sale of the cheese, which has recently been
commanding 20 to % cts. per TO-, but is
now down to II to 10 cents. Mr.. Brown
expects the supply of milk will be greatly
increased as soon as other producers begin
to see that it will be more profitable than
butter-making. The farmers at present
furnishing milk to the factory, are Edwin
Haines, Barclay Reynolds, John w. Cald-
well, Jefferson Haines, Basil Haines, Jacob
Baer, Marshall ]. Hunt and J. L. Haines.
The management of the factory is under
the charge of William Clark, cheese
maker of considerable experience, who
says that the quality of milk furnished is
equal to any he ever manufactured.
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PILOT TOWN ITEMS.

Dry Weather.-The "dry spell' still
continues. We cannot have half crop of
grass, oats, or wheat. Tho corn looks
well.
Reltgious.-The Rev. Mr.. Dunn, the min
lister on this Circuit, preached at Bethesda,
on last Sabbath. He is quite an able rea-
soner.
Ffui.-The prospect for fruit of all kinds
is splendid. The trees are very full.
Experimentation Riehey is about to
build a house, on the road leading to Mount
81 Pleasant; and John Dunn, on the Lancas-
lr road. SO we will have two more dwell
ags in town. Mr.. Kinnard is erecting a
;leolwright shop, near the corner.
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CHESAPEAKE CITY ITEMS.

Rcliyious.-M. E. Church, Rev. J. E.
Kidney, Pastor, preaching every Sabbath
morning, at 10 o'clock; every other Sabbath
evening; at o'clock. Sabbath school
Sabbath afternoon at II o'clock. Presby-
terian Church, Rev. c. P. Mallery, Pastor,
preaching every Sabbath morning, at 1O4
O'Clock; evening; y o'clock. Sabbath
school at 0 O. clock, morning.
eceased-Capt. Powell Smack, died at
his residence, in Chesapeake City, on Sad
bath morning last, aged abont 70 years.
His remains were inferred in Bethel Gen.
etry on Tuesday afternoon The Masonic
Lodge here accompanied the remains to the
burial ground in a body. In respect to the
deceased, the merchants closed their stores
while the funeral was passing.
Torn Donn.-The Mears' property, at
the old Locks, in this town, has been torn
down and is to lie erected at the entrance
of the new Locks, and Cited up for store
house by VIM. Barwick.
WhH-MondGy.-This day being consid-
cred general holiday amongst the colored
people, was well observed here. A grand
pic mic was held at Back Greek, which we
are Informed passed off very quietly and
orderly. We have heard of no disturbance,
excepting at Bunker Hill, where there was
a whisky fight and one fellow was rather
badly handled.
Name Changed. -Capt. +. Laymen has
changed the name of the Manor House to
Bayard House, in honor of the former OWL
er Of the property, the Hon. Richard
Bayard, of Philadelphia, now deceased.
Welcome Rain.-The shower which fell
on Wednesday evening last. was very wei
come visitor. The farmers have been re-
porting crops failing for the want of rain.
Fai,sd.-The Farmers Association for
which preliminary meeting was called at
Conrey's Hall failed to draw the farmers
out, consequently the Farmers Association
here we suppose will rest for the present.
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MAY.

Tie annual march of Intermittent Fever, and its
yarions congeners has extended from the marshes
Of Louisiana the colder North, where the strrnness
of Winter and the almost miraculous rapidly and 7iSor
of the shortlivrd Summer vegetation render nearly or
quite impossible the production of dangerous vegetable
iasnas. In proof of this last assertion will state
that grove OF vigorous trees and tall shrubs
planted around house at such distance not to
render its interior damp will often preserve thr health
"i family in densey Inaarous district But as TIL,
guard i. rarely present, ami the of population
s rrvo;.b:liy im;rudcnt intermitants stiIl riff
rvrrywhrr'. within their proper range. LIT then.
once more cal attention to the advertisement of Pr
challs Fever and tsuc Mixture with the high aGtf az
atiYe enconium bestowed upon it on another pa u
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Interesting to Friends.-At the First
'tay school association of the Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting of Friends, which met on
Thursday evening, 10Th inst, at the Meet
ing House on Race street above Fifth, a
statement of the Association was read,
showing the interest in the cause that had
been awakened. Since last Yearly Meeting
IS First-day schools were started, including
Fallowfield and Kennett Square, both in
Pennsylvania, where schools were formerly
held. The other new schools are at Upper
Springfield, Westfield, Mullca Hill, Mount
Holly and Medford, all in New Jersey; also
at Straudsburg, Norristown, Providence,
Middletown, Chester, Darby, West Brad
ford, West Grove Bible Class, West Grove,
all in Pennsylvania. Sewing Schools were
also established for poor children at Salem.
The attendance there was SO, and Sc at
West Philadelphia. Owing to the epidemic
the latter and the Race street school were
closed.
Including the Colored Mission School at
Wilmington with the Philadelphia Meet
ing, there are 40 First-day schools, Bible
classes and 4 sewing schools. Accurate
reports were not sent by all the organiza-
tions, but it is sufficiently near to say that
there are about 400 teachers, 1850 chill
dren, and $50 of the adults. AS far as re-
ported, only 5GS of the children belong
among Friends.
The number of volumes in the libraries
is $500.
An epistle was read and directed to be
forwarded to the Genesee Meeting.
Mary Lippincot, James Neal, Elizabeth
Roberts, s. NJ. Janney, and number of
others made remarks in relation to First
day schools, and considerable interest was
manifested.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Local Miscellany.-At the meeting of
the Board of Managers of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Cecil county, on
Tuesday last, the 21st inst, a resolution
was passed, declaring that unless addition
al losses shall occur before the list Of July
next, sufficient to render it necessary to
call special meeting of the Board, the
rate of premium for the next year shall be
reduced to five per cent. on the premium
notes.
The old customers of Mr.. Joseph Wells,
will be pleased to learn that he has again
commenced the meat and provision bust
ness, at his old stand on Main street.
The Mutual Building Association will
meet this evening. Persons who intend to
subscribe for stock of series G. should give
their names to the Directors of the Society.
The first payment of the new series will be
,ooIa in In1v
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A Productive C0w.-Mr. John E. Davis,
of Cherry Hill, has COW which makes II
pounds of butter per week, besides pro-
viding milk and cream for family of five
persons. Mr.. Davis keeps but one COW,
and consequently he can fairly test her but
ter-making qualities. She gives large
quantity of milk, which the result proves
is also very rich in cream; not often the
case with large mixers.
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Arrest of Deserter.-Henry Garrett
enlisted in the United States Navy, i'll 1870,
for five years. He served about six months
and deserted, or came home to this county
on a visit, in August last, and forgot to
return. lie had been working in the iron
works at North East, but work had ceased
for repairs, and he was at the house of Mr..
George Burns, in the neighborhood OF
Cherry Hill, on Thursday of last week,
when two men drove up in buggy and
asked Mr.. Burns son, 4 lad, if Mr.. Garrett
was in the house, The boy answered i'll
the affirmative, when the men in the buggy
requested the boy to tell Garrett to come
ont, that he had been sent fer to go to
work at the mill Immediately. When he
made his appearance, the men seized him
and placing him in the carriage, drove off
to North East and took the cars for Balti-
more with the prisoner. The whole pro-
ceeding was very unceremonious,-th
prisoner not being allowed to return to the
| house to get some extra clothes. SUPPOSE
ton: Government detectives. who got on
the trail of their victim aud traced him
round till they captured him. They called
at two other houses in tile neighborhood
before coming up with their man. We
heard that letter had been received from
but the contents were not stated.
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LETTER FROM NORTH EAST.
North EAST, May 23d, 1872

NORTH EAST, May 23d, 1872.
Mr.. EDIroR-Dsar Sir We took occa-
sion to be at the little Church called
Friendship" near Mrs. Boulden's, ON the
Nottingham road, on Sabbath last. We
found quite respectable number Of chill
dren, large and small also their teachers;
all of whom were attentively engaged in
! their lessons. \ more respectable and
orderly school we never witnessed; which
reflects much credit both on the Superin-
| tendent and teachers. After the school
| was dismissed, the pulpit was filed by Rev.
Joseph Miller, who gave q very practical
BILE and spirited discourse from the text
''Be thou faithful unto death, and 1 will
give thee crown of life
On our return home, we passed through
the little village called ''Mechanics Valley
which is a picture of taste, industry and
economy; and, we are creditably informed,
without the aid of Il Dead River Grand
Trunk Railroad Station. Quite d contrast,
indeed, between it and our little town,
which has taso Of the d. r. G. r. r. r.
stations, which for business in their line,
will compare favorably with anything of
their kind in the State.
One day last week, we are informed,
country gentlemen came to town, who,
when fairly steamed up, put whip to his
horse and went through the streets at full
speed, when the town authorities arrested
him, and he was fined some seven dollars,
and in default of payment had his horse
locked up,-which soon brought him to a
sense of his condition.
On Saturday night last, quite number
Of young gents, we are informed, visited
the upper, or Jacobs station, as it is called,
and procured tickets sufficient to impair
their mental faculties, which caused them
to promenade the street until y late hour,
using very obscene language, stoning dwell
ings and tearing boards Off barns, &C., &c.
Wonder why the authorities did not arrest
those young men? Nevertheless the agents
profess not to sell tickets to any whose
mental faculties are impaired. Our streets,
we believe, have not been freed from such
exhibitions Il single day this week.
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Another Fire in Elk Neck.-A fire broke
out on the place of Mr.. I. z. Ceilings, on
Monday last, which burned over about
thirty acres of land, consuming Thousand
new fence rails just built up. The loss in
fence alone. Mr.. C. estimates at $40. The
same gentleman was severe loser by the
former fire.
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Burglary.-On Friday night of last week,
the store of Mr.. r. C. Lewis, of this town,
was entered by a window in the basement
at the rear, by prying off a window shut
ter. The drawers and desks in the store
room were all broken open and their con-
tents turned upside down and scattered
about promiscuously. About five dollars
in pennies and five cent pieces was taken,
with some canned fruits and salmon and a
couple of pocket knives. Two bales of
wooden goods-one fine piece of cloth,
the other quite heavy roll of very common
cassimere-were found in the back yard,
where the thief, having suddenly changed
his mind, left them. The gas was burn
ing in tile store all night, and one of the
clerks asleep in lower room, along side
of which the burglar had entered without
arousing the sleeper The booty was
scarcely worth the risk, conclusion the
thief doubtless came to. No further trace
of the rchber has been found.
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Strawberry Festival.-The ladies of the
Presbyterian Church in Elkton, will hold
Strawberry Festival, at the Odd Fellows
Hall, on Thursday evening next, May S0th.
Doors open at o'clock. The public is
respectfully invited.
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The New BOard.-The newly elected
Board of Town Commissioners organized,
on Monday night last. Mr.. George Turner,
having received the highest number of
votes, was declared President of the Board
W. S. Evans, Esq, was elected Secretary;
Mr.. James II. Scott, Treasurer; and Mr..
Charles II. Smith, Bailiff. The competi-
ton for Bailiff was sharp, there being
serve the town. Mr.. j. Thompson, was
appointed lamp lighter.
The curbstone board were, by their own
request, allowed to remain in office since
the town election on tho 9th Of May, to the
T. -esent week, for the purpose of settling
nm tie accounts of the Board, and publish
inc statement; but the new Board, on
t,kino !, 'ossessions found the accounts still
Enclosed a. I'd the statement not ready for
the public. altogether the thing has a
Tammany look. One of the officers of the
Old Board stated two weeks ago that the
report was ready to be made public. We
suggest that the new Board owe it TO the
citizens to appoint an Investigating COM
mittee to ascertain and make puoile the
actions of the former Boai'd. There has
been great deal of money TO-" s"@h the
size of Elkton, carelessly-or 2oorse-2x-
pended and it would be a satisfaction TO
know who got it or what became OF it.
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Soda Water.-Dr. j. II. Frazer has estab-
lished his Arctic Soda Fountain in his new
Drug Store, adjoining the postoffce, where
most delightful drink of the cool, spark
ling beverage can bc obtained.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-05-25

Rain.-The long drought was broken on
last Wednesday evening by refreshing
shower, which revived the parched vege-
tation and laid the dust.
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Appointed.-Mr. George I. King, of this
town, has been appointed Constable for
this District by the County Commissioners,
and has qualified and entered on his duties.
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Notes from Pleasant Grove, Pa.-Whe

Notes from Pleasant Grove, Pa.-Wheat
looking bad; grass short; oats thin and
burning; corn and potatoes up and doing
we'll as they can, owing to light shower
on the morning of the 10Th inst, which
wet the ground a few inches.
Can't we always get your paper on the
day it is printed Saturday? We do some
times; but mostly on Monday evening.
I'VE always mail the Pleasant Grove
package on Friday afternoon.-Ed.