The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-03
,UR SOUTH. ATLANTIC NEraHBoRs.
Georgia..

Georgia.
The Macon papers joyfully chronicle the
disappearance of the influenza and smallpox
The exercises at the WESLEYAN Female COL
leoe sre to be resume on the 18th instant.
The house OF MIR. John 8. Lee, OF Crawford
County, was robbed last Wednesday i5ht OF
three hundred dollars.
Medical College OF Georgia were held at the
Masonic Hall, Augusta, last Saturday.
The Georgia Independent Fire Company,
of Augusta, are about to organize an artillery
company.
The annual parade 0! the Augusta Fire
Department ls fixed lOr May IL.
"A broken wheel Uf freight train on ihA
Western and Atlantic Railroad threw eight
cars OF the track near RngJold last Thurs-
day. No one was hurt.
"A negro woman on the plantation OF
Joshua P. Smith, Of Decatur County, last
week Drained her father and her husband
with au axe, killing both Instantly.
The next annual convention OF the Diocese
of Georgia will be the 'Semi-Centennlal JUDI.
lee Convention" AMI will be held IN Christ
Church. Savannah, beginning May 2lst.
-KIp Harris, of Butts County, was shot and
killed last Sunday evening, by MIR. Careyle
whose house he was attempting to enter.
Harris was paying attentions to Mr.. Cargyle's
daughter, but had been forbidden 10 visit her
by her father.
The stockholders OF the new "Coast Line
Railroad Company" met aL Savannah last Fri
day, aud organized BY clectlDg as directors,
Messrs. John Foley, John Flaunery, James ..
Waripp, w. E. Long and James Monahan.
Tn. directors subsequently elected Major John
Foley president anu Dir. NJ. ]. DesVergers
secretary.
The machinery of the Augusta Powder
Works has been bought by the Sycamore Pow
der Company, of Tennessee, and will shortly
be transferred thence.
Mr.. George W. Robinson, the present
mayor of Manistee, Michigan, proposes to
transfer his large capital TO Florida. for the
purpose ol engaging IN lne Jumper business
-Rey. Francis d'A-sse, monk oil the Illus
trious order of LaTrappe. aid member of
the monastery of Nolre Dame d'es Neiges. 10
the mountains OF Ardeche, France, is visiting
Key West.
The Legislature repealed the insurance
law of 1870. requiring corporations outside OF
the State 10 deposit thirty Thousand dollars
with the State treasurer before transncling
business in the State; but the Governor vetoed
the bill.
Notwithstanding little cold lately,
snrIng seems 10 be fairly op-ning Tie peach
Irees are all in full bloom, and vegetation
GENERALLY thriving. Some Of our gardeners
nave green peas ready TO bloom, says the
An accident occurred at stevens's Pot
tery. on the Ealonton ana Gordon Railroad,
On Saturday last, resulting IN the death of
MIR. ByngIon. and the seriously wounding
of a son OF Mr.. Henry Stephens and two
negroes. T. w.,,.
Friday last. 2lst. A Mr. Milton SLringer was
killed by Mir. James Allen. A brother of Mr..
Allpn was engaged In Il fight or difficulty, and
MIR. Strincer, In attempting to separate The
parties or to uuell the difficulty, Was killed by
MIR. James Allen with knife.
One of the most striking facts presented
In The report of Commissioner Adams is the
number of vessels partially wrecked on the
coas1 of Florida from lS48 TO 1859, with The
value of vessels and cargo, the amount of
saIvspe allowed, and the total expenses in.
Cured on vessels adjudlcated upon at Key
West The total number of vessels Ia 6l8. the
value s22O43, ,327; salvage allowed sl,795, l0l;
total exnense s2 $50, 1888, while the total WRECKS
south of Cape Canaveral unadjudlcated are
puL down az equal 10 the same amount. max
ing total loss OF $1,000, 900. From the above
startling facts of the dangers OF navigation
on lhe coast of Florida is deduced, legitimate.
Iv the necessity of more direct line of com.
m1nnication from New Orleans to the Atlantic,
and one free from all the accidents 80 numer.
GUS and costly which attend the ordinary
passage of vessels on the coast. 1t Is pro
posed to construct what is termed "Sonth
ern inland Canal" from New Orleans across
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, or
Florida and Georgia, as facls may warrant, tc
the Atlantic.
North Carolina.
Professor NJ. Fetter, of Charlotte, wal
thrown from buggy recently, and sustained
some painful Injuries.
The laying OF the track on tEe whining