The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-29

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The COLLEGE LEcrUREs.-We call attention to
the notice announcing that Professor PoRcHER
will lecture tonight on MILTON. The Professor
has fine theme, and we feel assured his culti-
vated taste and we'll stored mind will offer rich
repast to his auditors.
BOARD OF TRADE.-h our report yesterday of
the proceedings of the Special Meeting of thisbody
on Saturday evening last,, slight mistake oc-
ours. We said that the letters Of application we're
laid on the table, whereas we should have said
their consideration was postponed to the next re-
gular meeting of the Board.
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AT I. 8. X. BENEFITS auction sales yesterday
the following securities were sold as follows, viz:
City Stock at s7sH H to $40.
City OF Columbia Bonds at s51.
Northeastern Railroad Bonds at $78.
Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Coupons At $50.
GRAND RAFFLE AND GRAEurToUs IMBIBNas.-
The rattle Of the horse and wagon valued at
a800) came off last night at the billiard rooms OF
Messrs. LoR1Nd & TURNER. The highest throw
(4s) was made by proxy-a gentleman who repro
sented a friend, first making handsome throw
that did the business and then most Handsomely
ordering champagne cocktails pro bono publico.
ip,bih hed md oil
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CLorH BoLT1No.-Quite lively and exciting
race took place in Meetng-street yesterday, at
about IL O'Clock AM. between q colored gentle
man, accompanied by large roll Of boiling cloth,
and a number of white persons, not similarly en-
numbered, and who accordingly bolted after the
boiling negro and cloth at high speed. On
ward they speedway they fed, pursuers and
pursued-till the darkey, arriving at the corner
Of Burns' Lane, dropped and lost the cloth, and
We dropped and lost sight of the negro.
LADIES ASSOCIATION. meeting Of the stLadies,
Association to Commemorate the Confederate
Dead" was held last evening at the Masonic Hall,
corner OF King and Wentworth streets. The Rev.
Mr.. BOWMAN opened the meeting by reading the
twelfth chapter Of Isaiah, and prayer. The Rev.
gentleman then read the minutes Of last meeting.
The Rev. Mr.. WIaHTMAN read the Consttu-
ton, and submitted the different articles, which
was unanimously adopted.
The report of the Treasurer was then read.
The following ladies have paid in the amounts
attached to their respective names:
Mrs j. Gillilnnd. S2l6. 90
Miss Mary Burrows. 10000
Miss Julia ohreitzberg. rg.............-..... $50 90
Members Fees paid. 5000
Tttal.. .........................$ $685.
Mrs. D. GILMAN offered the following resolution,
which was unanimously passed:
Resolued That the pastors of the various
churches Of the city be, and are hereby, request
ed to invite the ladies Of their respective congre-
cations, from their pulpits, to strew flowers the
graves Of the Confederate dead, in the private
church-yards within the precincts Of the city, on
the 18th June. .
The President was authorized to select q com.
mittee Of gentlemen to assist the ladies in their
arduous duties on the same day.
The President appointed the following ladies a
"darland Committee" to obtain flowers for the
decoration Of the graves Of our departed heroes:
M1ss M =! Nary BURROWS, .Mas =. ": CONNER,
M1ns J. OHRIRTzBERa, Hiss FAIRoHID.
M1ss aILLILAND. Mrs. GILLILAND,
MISS JANE YATES, MRs OLNEY,
MISS LIZZIE PARKER. Mrs. g. ROBERTSON.
Mss Mss NEbS9M pS1fs GARTER s Rrx PAlMEE Mns
1t is to be hoped that all who have flowers will
generously part with those fragrant treasures for
object 30 laudable; but we need not say 80, for
the ladies Of Charleston will keep and nurture
their flowers for that day, and will only feel too
highly honored to have the opportunity Of strew.
ing them on a soldiers grave who died for o just
and holy cause--a cause dear to every Southern
woman's heart. Yes, ladies strew flowers ON the
graves OF the dead and may thy approving smiles
quicken their fading leaves into life to fade never
more.
The FAm.-Wo have 40 repeatedly spoken OF
the Trinity Church Ladies' Fair, now being held
at Hibernian Hall, that we find It no easy task
yet to write again on the same theme, without
repeating what we have said already. In fact we
nave to bid farewell to originality, and take
another fair start along the Same route. The
tabieaux were good, and delighted all, both great
and small. Little Red Riding Hood was very
popular with all but the poor little creature her
SELF who was no little frightened at the grin.
ming wolf on the one hand, and the gap.
ing crowd on the other. The little fair
curly-headed sleeping babe In "The Orphan
Family" behaved well, and certainly looked
charming. But 1t was not Of the tableaux We
woraabout to spesk, but Of different feature Of
the Fair, viz: the fare at the rsfreshment tables