The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-09

making collections for charitable purposes arc
often placed in most embarrassing positions, being
subjected not only to unpleasant refusals but to
still moro disagreeable snubbing. A holy mana
clergyman who halls from tho city Of Brothorly
Love-has adopted now plan for taking up these
collections, which remedies these evils most effect
ually Tho man Of faith, whose namo is WILLIAMS,
wishing to collect funds to bo appropriated towards
tho erection of school house (2) took ride yes
terday in Fourth Avenue car, and also took q
lady's portemonnaio from her pocket. An ire
hgious detective arrested tho religious man, who
is now held in durance vile.
The ladies here wear new stylo Of hat that caps
The climax Of fashionable folly much better than it
caps their heads. Tho hat is perfectly fat and
shaped Like the cover of IN octave volume. 1t has
no front and no back, and has boon appropriately
called "a cross bctweon n asnap-turtle and q wash
basin." Arc such contrivances in vogue in Charles
ton2 III 80, I take back all have said and crave
pardon of the ladies.
trustee Of one of the public schools offers q
valuable prize to whichsoever Of the young ladies
in the female department OF one OF tho grammar
schools hero shall write the best poem on The loss
OF tho steamship E1ening Star. The subject is o
good one, and 30 is tho remuneration oforcd.
1t is natural consequence that bread must rise
when flour rises, at least 80 think tho French
bakers Of this city, who have conspired't together
against the roll-deyouring public, who will hence
forth have to pay higher price for French rolls
of American mike. The bakors say that fine flour
costs thcm seventeen dollars per barrel therefore
they must in future charge two cents per roll, in
stoad of one as heretofore.
Music, which hath charms to soothe tho savage.
will not soothe any OF tho Visitors of the Central
Pork again till noxt spring or summer. Tho win
ter of our discomfort being upon us, the Park
Commissioners have announced that the regular
Saturday concerts will be discontinued from to-
day. ..
When CHARLES READE's now novel, "Griffth
Gaunt" first appered horo, few persons road it
save the critics. they, however have made all classes
anxious to read work which they havo declared to
be an indecent publication READE's letter on
pruriont prudes enhanced tho curiosity, and now
the said curiosity will be doubly gratifed by the
manager of the New York Theatre, who has had
the story hastily dramatized, and will produce it
soon in the form of play.
hurdle race is to como of in o few days at Je-
rome Park, in which the riders will be the owners
Of the horses-gentlemon who are willing to risk
their necks for tho sake Of alittc sport Hurdle
ing is dangerous spocies of amusement and can be
indulged In with much moro safety by experieuced
ridors. The gentlemen, however, arc determined
to risk their neoks ON tho 9th instant, when the
affair will duly como OFF.
A College Of Dentistry has just been established
horo and the opening exercises will take place on
Monday next. Tho address will bo delivered by
Prof WEI a. DwNEELLE, who stands at tho head
Of the dental fraternity in New York. The Infrna-
ry will then be opened for patients in the manner
| Of O regular medical college.
The theatrc-goors (and oil of tho people here are
Itheatrogoers) mo nnxiously awaiting tho return
of RIsronI, who is announced to re-appoar on
| Monday next, in tho great role Of "Adricnne Lo-
oourrour." BY tho time hor engagement closes we
will have tho pleasure Of seeing EDWIN Boorn, who
il, beyond oil doubt, the greatest "IIamlct living
who lived, and at present tho greatest actor
in tho world. BooTn will open on tho 2Gth, In the
| "Merchant of Vonice," at tho Winter Garden. The
| 'tBlack Crook" continues TO draw $4,000 per night
and there is no telling how long it may continue
TO do 20. WAILAcK is about to reyive tho old
standard comedies ssFaust" will DO given in
Drooklyn next Monday, by MAnRrzEK's Italian
Opera Troupe; MAGGIE MIFoHEI. at tho broadway,
War 10 Tho Knifo" at tho New York, pnd "Grifith
GaunL" in rohorsal JIM RoBrNsoH, tho groatcst
bare-backod steeple-chase rider in the world at
tho New York Circus; concerts wizards, lectures,
minaros, balls, pretty waitor girl saloons, billiards.
bowling alloys, faro banks, &C.. sll doing lively
business. MOULTRIE.
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