The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-05
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBoEs.


OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBOES.
Georgia.
Athens Is said 10 be remarkably prosper
OuB.
"A collision between two freight trains
occurred on the Slate Road on Saturday.
Judge Robert A. Allen, an old and res
pected citizen Of Augusta, died In that city on
sunday.
The Arkwrlght cotton factory, In savan-
nah, will be ready to set It's spindles In motion
in about two weeks.
Macon has more sickness in her midst at
this time than at any time within the recol-
lection Of her oldest citizen.
1t Ia likely that the sunken steamer Nick
King, of Savannah, will not be raised. Her
hull is said to be cracked amldships.
"A company has been formed In Atlanta,
and have purchased the machinery Tor manu-
featuring barrels, kegs and buckets, and ex.
pect to be In full blast Ia about forty days.
Parties In Savannah are endeavorlng TO
buy I'D the stock in the sunken steamer Nick
King. Thirty-lhree and half per cent. is the
highest figure offered.
An engine on the Macon and Western
Railroad, on Friday. ran into g pile OF CROSS
lies placed across The track by some dlaboll-
cal wretch. No damage was done.
Delegates from eighty-fVe counties. 10
the number of about two hundred aud fifty,
which assemblies in Augusta on the 1lth.
"A fire occurred at Darien on the night OF
the 25lh Of January, which destroyed the
courthouse and jail. together with the public
records. Loss $l2,0C0 to $4,000. Nobody
hurt. The fire was the work OF an incendiary.
On last Friday night the down way freight
train on the Western and Atlantic Railroad
ypt m nnl0Qdph fr6iplt.
one mile and half this side of Alatoona. The
trains were almost upon each other before the
engineers discovered the impending danger,
and their fearful situation. 10 moment the
terrible shock occurred. Both engines were
badly smashed up, and one of the fremen
Injured. A number OF cars we're damaged,
ard all the trains oR the road were delayed for
several hours.
North Carolina.
John 9. Bryan, E:q., has been appointed
bury.
sion to Hon. A. 8. Merrmon as United States
senator, for the term beginning March 4,
1873.
North Carolina Railroad, Treasurer Colonel
g NJ. Lee, and the secretary, Mr.. G. NJ. Crump,
resigned, aud J. A. McCauley, Esq, was ap-
pointed to fill their places.
Florida.
St. Augustine rejoices in the possession OF
q wonderful fish and the carcass OF sea-cow.
Government work On the batteries bei:g
erected at Key West ls not discontinued even
on Sundays
Company has been extended to Milton via
Pensacola.
The vestry have extended call to the
Rev. John Reuther, curate of Christ Church,
Nassau, 10 become rector OF ST. Paul's Church
at Key West.
-Ry tho arrival OF THO etoaui1l uAvs.a
some fifty or sixty Cubans landed at Key West
week before last. Immigrants are also ar
irving from Nassau.
The Florldlans are endeavoring 10 get up
q State fair Judge Dupont has been request
ed to prepare and publish an address on the
subject.
out on a bend of the st. Johns River, near
Little Lake George, and about one hundred
miles from Jacksonville. 1t already boasts one
hotel and three mineral springs.
Mrs. Rlchbourg, well-known resident OF
Escambla County, died on the 18th OF January,
at the age OF one hundred and seven years.
Up TO two years ago she retained possession
of her faculties.
The asylum for aged colored people at
g.. Augustine, for the foundation OF winch tne
late Buckingham Smith left large estate, mas
been commenced under the supervision oil Dr.
Bronson.
-Rumors are current of bribery 10 the late
senatorial contest. resolution calling 1or
an investigation has passed the lower house.
Coldoconce, OF Fernandina. says he Will prove
that The senator elect, Mr.. ConoVer, was
'lected by bribery and irald. ConoVer ln'
tes on investigation.
Colonel l., A. Hardee says: " can show
YOU q bed of pure copper in Florida that you
can see on the surface for OF least mile and
a half. and 1t Is supposed that there 10 enough
10 supply oil the mints, manufactures and
shIpyards of the world for century. l have
seen and handled some of the copper, and, II
you desire proof Of this, refer You to A; W.
DaCosta, Esq, of this city, (JacksonVille.')
1t Ia reported that more than one hundred
and iitv Enpnp men haEs left GGa.ddsddsA GGa.ddssddsA o9d
counlIes adjoining for the Western States,
especially Texas, since the November election.
This hegIra is assuming huge proportions.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, speaking
of this exodus of people from Florida and
Georgia, saya: "Tne Texa, fever RACES with
upsbaled fury. The Western, Mobile and
Montgomery Railroads are daily crowded with
men, women and children on their way 10
that State. The daily average is about TWO
The Tallahassee Sentinel (Rad.) has this 10
say of Conover, The recently elected senator
from Florida: "S. B. COnover was born ID
MIddlesex County, New Jersey, September %;
1916, and is, consequently, In his thirty-third
year. Having prunted by the ADVANTAGES OF
q liberal preliminary education, be Was grad
mated as a doctor of medicine 10 1858. Very
shortly afterwards he received an appoint
ment as assistant surgeon 10 the army OF the
Cumberland, and was stationed at Nashville,
Tennessee. Alter several promotions in The
line of his profession as medical army off1eer,
he was ordered to Florida In 1866, and sta
toned at Lake City, Shortly afterwards he
resigned his position In the army and content
ed himself with civic employment. Politically,
he has always been Republican. The hrst
vote he ever cast was for Abraham Lincoln,
and he has preserved his iealty to his early
political principles TO the present lime. he
was o member OF the convention Whlch
framed the present constitution oil the state.
For his services 10 the Republican party ne
was rewarded by Governor Reed, on his IN
slallation 10 the gnbernatorlal chair, with the
apDolntment of State treasurer, the duties OIL
which Office he has satisfactorily filed
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.