The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-13

wish TO try their LUCK worry handsome and heavily
sivorplatod orna uontc set to bo raned. and now to
bo seen, at N FEHRENBAcns, No. Broad street.
o.
WE understand that W. Y. LE1rcH, ESQ., tho sur
veyor of the Customs has also forwarded his resRna
tion he lett the city for Now York, on business the
day on which his resignation was forwarded to tho
retary of tho Treasury and hence its
in our columns.
TIE MILLS HOUSE, since its fire. opening In our city
has always enjoyed the foremost rank among itr nna
and hostelrhs Or, In moro modern parance, It has
always been fashionable hotel where tho bon ton gotta
Its bonnie boe The arrangements are perfect: dshes
nice and well served vines vands the very best of
their kind and attendance superb ng tho low
ebb in which this article is generally found in these
latter days. boarder at the Mills House is as near
Paradise 1t to people ever got to be in this
part OF the world.
SHOOTING sTAns.-obsorvant readers of THE NEWS
will thank and their ntars for reminding them that
one of the meteorc epochs expected to marked by
unusual exhibitions Of meeors 10 fixed for the period
intervening between the 18th and goth OF June Tho
other periods Of unusual eIhbitona by obser
vations of many years, June 15 to co. as above
stated, to put all con erned on tho look out
9th and 10th August.
18th October
18th and 18th November tthe date of the great dis
play. 'ss)
9Th and 7th December
Cd January and Goth April. ,
1t Is believ d by many star-gazers and almanac
makers that something like the meteoric
exhibition Of 1888 will be presented this year and all
obseyers should be on the lookout. For brief pene
raj notice of the subject and OF all authentic obserya
ons and conclusions, reference may be made to apy
Manual Of Meteoroiogy such as should be used in
schools Teachers and others interested are referred TO
one by Prof. BRocKLEsBy.
LADIES MUTUAL Am Assoo1AT1oN.-There was very
large attendance at the meeting Of this Society held
yesterday evening at the Hibernan Hall. Rev. Mr.
PnENT1ss was called to the chair The meeting opened
with prayer by Rev. O. q. PMoKNEY. Rev. @. p aAps.
DEN next explained fully tho objects OF the
In an eloquent and felicitous address, Rev. Mr. G1aAR
pEAu then addressed the meeting, in his usual happy
and forcble manner In the course Of his interesting
remarks. he made some very suggestive proposals to
the ladies Of the Association whenever they should be
enabled to carry them out Rev. DR.. THos. sMyrH
then being called upon responded in some very appro-
pirate remarks.
The meeting then adjourned.
The following ladies have been elected officers of the
Association for the ensuing year: Mrs. G. A. TRRN-
HOLM, President; Mrs. FORREST, President; Miss
W. T. DEsAUssuRE, Secretary and Treasurer; Mrs.
EDDINGs Superintendent.
We are informed that tho Depository building" In
the Association their depot for receiving and distri
buting their work.
THE CHARLEsToN LIBRARY was founded on the 18th
June, 174s by seventeen young gentlemen who
nted for purchasing aud collecting "such ew pamph
lets'' should be occasionally published in Great
Britain.
On the 2sh December, 174s Con nstitution with the
present name of the society formally adopted. On
the lat April 40, officers first elected before
175l the society enrolled 160 membors
After many difficulties and obstacles arising from
Jealousy and apprehension OF political applications
charter WAS obtsined in 1854, under Governor GLEN
and confirmed in 1766. For years measures were
In contemplation fora school academy and In 177I
library was bequeathed by oHN MAoKEHzIE, be used
and kept in aid for the Cbarleston rary Society,""
until college should be founded. Are any books OF
this bequest thus marked yet preservedp
The disastrous nre Of January 177s almost destroyed
this library, with many papers and records Of the
province and CITY. 1876 volumes and pamphlets alone
were rescued. The MACKENZIE Library, being sepa-
rately del osited was NEARLY all saved Through the
zeal and care Of Mr.. FARIAN librarian who remained
during the British occupation, the library did not suffer
under military rule IA sorely and sadly books,
church bells, earrings snd ches have suffered In
age OF Christian war. catalogue of Nov 1880,
records the number Of volumes then the shelves as
342 In addition to the volumes Of the MACKENZIE col.
average OF books tasen out was three each month.
In 1908 the library reported at 1900 Volumes In
1911 the report 'ched 1000 volues for the cata
logue Of 1926 to which msy refer again. the ooec-
ton is estimated at 1910 Volumes.
CHURCH HoMR-The anniversary OF this institution
OF the p. E. Church in this city celebrated st.
Philips Church. on Monday afternoon, June IL. The
war has closed It's doors and suspended charitable
efforts but this meeting called to reelect Its officers
and Council. and put It o.ce more in operation.
After evening prayer by the Rev. Mr. HOWE, the Vice.
President, Rev. @. HANoKEL, d D., called to the
ChHir Several OF the Episcopal clergy present,
and the laty furnished tried friends Of the Home
resolved to lay aside the Of the orphan those
who were in the institution having been transferred to
our noble city Orphan House. in which every Charles
tonan feels warm interest," where the children
OF e1eeIenty cared for both In body and
spirit The means at command would not admit atten-
Hon for the present at least to this department and
It is the of the corporaors see that espe
oa attention is given to that feature Of the which
has reference to Christlan ladies'. There never was
time when there greater need for just suoh Home
this designed to be- No other charitable foun-
daton In city provides for the class Of persons
here soughtto be nded-sdes of small MEANS with
out place OF abode aud such have been srpped OF
all and are not able to provide themselves with shelter,
though accpetomed to pDmfIrfs md domestIc care.