The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-28

CHARLESTON Board OF TRADE.-A special meet
ing of this Board took place yesterday evening at
the Charleston Hotel Club Room A large number
OF members were present.
The minutes were read an! approved
MIR. E. P1ArT, from the Committee appointed to
examine the books Of the secretary and Treasurer,
reported Us follows:
The Committee to whom was reforred the duty
OF examining the books oitho Secretary and Trea-
surer OF the Charleston Board of Trade, beg leave
to say that they have discharged the duty assigned
them md found the accounts correct
The q during the psst
Balance on hand $1769.11.
Your Committee, however, cannot forbear to take
Of the manner in which our Secretary and Trea-
surer John B. Steele, Esq, has discharged his du-
ties: Rarely is it the privilege OF Society to have
books of this Board. We would therefore recon-
mcnd for the adoption Of the Board the following
Resolued That the thanks Of this Board are due,
Secretary and Treasurer, for the efficiency with
and urbanty that have uniformly characterized his
intercourse with the members Of the Board, and
tor II the e. unusually neat and elegant manner in
Z. oLATT, Chairman.
G. FRONEBERGER.
MIR. E. MARSHALL, Of tho Executive Committee,
offered the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Rcsolued That the Chairman Of the Executive
Committee recommend that an appropriation be
made for remuneratng tho Secretary and Treasu-
rer tor collecting the arrears, delivering notices,
etc., ETC.. and that for bis interchangeable services
in the discharge Of these duties he is entitled to
vote of thanks OF the Board.
It was moved and carried that commission of
ten per cent. on the amount Of moneys collected
should be the sum recommended.
The President SJr. HASTE, then read the char
ter Of the Board granted by the Legislature at its
last session. The charter was unanimously ac-
cepted by the Board
Mr. WILLIAM GuRNEY moved the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolued, That committee of Eve be annointa5
BY the Chair to wait upon the members OF this
Board and solicit subscriptions for the benefit Of
the poor of the city. sG5fs M M
Tho following gentlemen are the committee an
pointed by the Chair: W. GuRNEY, A. GETTY, q.
e. DELEoN, E. PLATT, J. N. RoBsos.
Mr. NJ. STRAUSS gave notice that, at the nextregu-
lar meeting, he would offer the following amend
nents s to the Constitution nnnd By-Laws, VIZ:
To amend Section I, Rule2, and
TO amend Section w. Rule S.
line President read communication from the
Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham, England.
Mr.. A. FIELD, Of that city ~
Alter the letter had been read, Nr. HAs1m an
nounced the presence Of Mr.. ALFRED FIELD, and
introduced him to the Board. %
Mr. FIELD then stated tho object Of his visit to
the United States and tho nature and character of
Chambers of Commerce in England. He said that
there is an annual meeting OF delegates from all
the Chambers in England, held in London, + st be-
fore the meeting of Parliament in February, who
offer such reoommendations to that body, as
they believe conducive to the general good
Mr.. FIELD reviewed the history Of InternationaI
Law, insofar regarded the doctrine Of the rights
OF neutrals; as well as The cognate question, Of
respecting the right Of all private property on the
high seas in time Of war 'r---%.
Onmoton Of Mr.. a. GETTY, the communication
Of the Chamber Of Commerce was referred to tho
Executive Committee, and the thanks Of the Board
were rendered to Mr.. FIELD for the remarks he
had addressed to the Board
On motion, the Board then adjourned s:7a.
Lusus NAruRE--The siamese Twins have long
been considered the greatest freak OF nature that
has existed, but they must yield the palm to
q hydra-headed manster now to be seen in this
city. This singular specimen Of monstrosity is
the head efsa cali, or rather the two heads Of one
cpl, silately born in this city, but which did not
breathe more than few moments The heads
are distinctly formed, each having: two eyes md
separate mouth, but Only pair cR eHrs the re-
rs!nder Of the body being we'll formed and pre-
senting no variations worthy Of note. This calf
was born onThe outskirts Of the city, and, attract
ing the attention Of Dr.. M1cHE1, he forwarded the
head to Mr. G. W. A1nzAn, who has preserved it in;
spirits, and placed it in his museum, where it can
be seen by the curious. :s ii h,
AIr. AnsAR's stand, at the corner Of King and
Vspderhorst streets, is well known as almost a
counterpart Of D1oKENs Curiosity Shop but re-
Gently the PROPRIETOR has made several additions
to his collection and now has On hand 8 well
formed Vegetable hand and pair Of shrimnps that
astonish and alarm the beholders by their size and
ferceness. These latter have been brought from
Cuban waters, and if the Inhabitants Of that isle
are always favored with Of fcrustace1
the conooction OF % shrimppie will not be difH-
cult job At first glance their identity with the
shrimp family seems doubtful, but second look
soon convinces, and we have no doubt that a taste
would convert even the most inveterate doubter
The corner Of King. and Yanderhorst streets is
an old drug stand, and the present establishment
has been conducted successfully by Mr.. AndAn
since 1853. During tho war this corner was
the most popular in the city, and was hourly
crowded by the Confcds, who gathered there to
hear the latest intelligence from the seat Of war
Mr. A1MAn has conducted the drug business on
the principle that the nostrums Of quacks and
charlatans shouldbe avoided, and he has ;.substi-
tuted on his shelves prepmatione from the most
skilled Charleston chemists. The fly trap Bit
ters and the cologne made by MI. An1A1 HIM.
self, and their superiority has been proved by
their having taken prize md a diploma from the
South Carolina Institute; the cologne has been
considered by many to be even better than the
.Fdrina: An hour can be spent pleasantly examin-
ing the different curiosties in Mr. AtMAais estab-.
lishment as he has, besides the specimens man.
toned, an the: attractive articles to be usually
70 und in q drug store. 81 Il! VI 81 /; n " @5s s3s5
MAYoR's CouRr- March N.-An individual, pro-
Tossing to be- stranger, who threw water hom
an upper story window upon the sidewalk, was
fined 81. S....s;ssSs.. 1;s
William Chisolpa, q darkey, who wassar.aiRned
for stealing cotton, was discharged, as 10 paoss-
cutor. appeared against him s 3 .sf a "
n, A Teuton, who was found lying down drunk in
the street, and who said that it was love Of conpa
ny that made him take couple Of mixed drinks
which caused it, was fined IS. 4s III
Joseph Robinson, Q colored individual, who had
been indulging in genuine g knock -knee," and
who shoved one Butler from the pavement, and
then took OF his coat 70 give the said Butler an
opportunity Of treading on the tail, was fined g. %
Ben Cunningham, q very spare colored msn; who