The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-20
LOCAL LACONICS.

IA Grateful InvalId' sends five dollars tt
The NEWS for the Fuel socI, ty.
The Northern mails are still one day behint
hand.
The steamship Gulf Stream, Captain Hunter
has been detained BY thu bad weather, and viii
sail this evening, at slx O'Clock.
The Express Company Is doing an unprece
dentedly heavy cuisines just now In the trans
p~orsatlon Of Christmas goods to country homes.
Brisk southwesterly and northwesterly winds
increasing pressure, continued rain and lower
temper ATTIRE. with occasional light snow, arc
foretold for today In tho south Atlantic States.
-Messrs. W. b: Chatae 4 Co., wholesale gro.
GERS OF East Boy, have leased and fitted up the
store next south OF their stand to accommodate
their incre lsing business.
MI. O. q. Bergmanr has sent TIE NEWS an
invitation to the exhibition OF the Christmas WORK
OF his pupils, which takes place on the oath 10,
g. ant.
Another accident occurred yesterday on the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad be,
tween Wilmington anG Florence. TWO freigh,
trains colllded, and it IL said that q passenger
train ran into The wreck.
Two negro mea attempted to steal a roll OIL
money from another negro, named George Mel.
son, on East Bay, yesterday, but were prevented
by q detective. Nelson was quite drunk, and
had Just left the office OF Kessrs. Colcock & Co.,
on Southern wharf, with q large roll OF money In
hIs hand. The negro knaves had succeeded In
getting p osses,on Of the money, and were about
to make %, when the detectives came dJwn upon
them and compelled them to disgorge.
"A shcrt time ago the stable Of Mr.. R. Arnold,
at the corner OF Meeting aud John streets, was
broken into and q clock aud several pieces OF
clothing and harness stolen. A negro, named
Dick Robertson, was recently arrested by the de.
tectlves on suspicion OK having committed the
robbery. he confessed the deed, and told where
the clock could be found. Robertson was COM
mltted to jail by Trial Justice McKinlay for trial
by the Inferior Court.
Mr.. Felix Fisher, the f~roiterer, Is about to
open, 10 addition to his present business, an e.e.
CANT establishment in rhe son,hernmost Of the
stores under the Masonic Temple. Until New
Years day, the new place will be DEVOTED mainly
to the holiday trade; but It will afterwards be
fitted up as q ladies' restaurant, and conducted
upon the plan OF first olnss establishments OF that
kind in New York. No expense will be spared 10
make the restaurant such q pleasant resort as
has long been needed by our fair shoppers.
Peter McElvy ALLAH Sinons, cJl)red, was
committed to JAIL yesterday by Trial Justice Mac
key for trial on a charge Of stealing cotton I ON
Mr.. VIM. @. Hlnson, OF James Island. In August
last McElvy, with another negro, entered Mr..
Hiuson's cotton hon 80 and stole a large quantity
OF seed cotton, which they brought to The city
and sold. A few days later the accomplice be.
came "troubled In hi, mludn and confessed the
robbery. McErvy succeeded, however, In escap.
ing from the plantation, and has evaded the
officers until q few days ago, when he was cap
tured on Johns Island and brought to the city.
The accomplice has been let Of.