The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-08

certs given in this city. T concert OF Thursday
night, will be in no respect inferior to those that
have preceded it, hut will be conducted BY profess
sors Of known ability, who win be assisted BY the
best musical talent in the city. By referring to
the advertisement, it Will be seen that the COM
mittee OF arrangements are gentlemen well known
in the business circles and their would alone
be sufficient guarantee for the performance
Merrie May is the month for enjoyment, and we
feel co,fdent, that the anticipated concert viii be
q success, The announcement that it would take
place, has already caused futter in many breasts
and an overcrowded house on Thursday night viii
prove that neither the musical or charitable feel
tngs of the community are torpid.
PETROLEUM. frequency of large fires and
the danger often resulting from the improper stor-
age Of lndammable material, induced Council to
frame bill 60 Regulate the storage OF Petrole-
nm, its products, and other inf2mmable oils"
This passed its third reading at the late session,
and became an act. totake effect thirty days from
tts passage principal features Of the bill are
that no Petroleum. kindred oils, shall be stored
south Of Lipestreet in quantities exceeding forty
or fifty gallons; and such quantity to be kept in q
metal vessel and, n:sIriving in the city, it
shall not remain unbound longer than twenty -four
hours. e'sl,%.sc s.f;
OF many merchants, to place restrictions upon the
sale Of these oils without hampering trade, and
the bill hes been made extremely simple. BY q
careful observance OF its provisions the frequent
occurrence Of fires may be checked, fer il they
have not been traeesble to the cause, yet tho re-
1noval Of such inhammable material will eventu-
ally conduce to the welfare OF the city. The last
clause in the bill imposes f1no Of $500 for it's VIC
lation, and all parties concerned should take meas-
ures to at once secure themselves. ,5:-
p. TEE STORM OF YEsrER RDAY.-May, tho gentleat
n,ildest month in the year, was metamorphosed
on Monday night, into ! weeping, windy, Susty
Nay. The skies lost their cerulean hue, thu ars
hid behind the lowering clouds, and swift descend
ing rain convinced the belated passenger, that
the windows Of heaven were opened, and the plugs
loosened. This change was very sudden, and al
though the weather was somewhat sultry the day
previous. few persons expected to see so fierce
! demonstration made by the clustering god. Old
;Boreas had evidently been watching his opportu-
nifty, and succeeded in raising such gust that
quiet cisterns awoke alarmed, thinking that they
had mistaken the season, or that some convulsion
Of nature had occurred Limbs were torn from
trees; and in many instances the trees themselves
prosrated tiles and states blown from houses.
and fences prostrated The old fence that partial
ly surrounds. the new Custom House lot, was blown
down, but this will not be great loss as it was
neither ornamental or useful, and would soon have
been removed to make the intended Improvement
on the street. On the water, the effects Of the
storm was more severely felt, and the damage re-
sulting from it's violence and fury has probably
been felt along the line of coast. In the harbor.
the waves were in violent commotion and on East
Battery the spray was thrown into the houses on
the opposite side. The change has been benefi-
cial in cooling the atmosphere and in laying the
dust, which before was perfect nuisance but If
the storm extended any distance in the interior,
No Hisy expect TO near OF considerable damage
done to the growing crops
\ TIE FIRE PnooB BunDna.-This old building is
gradually losing its dingy dungeon-like appear
ance, and is being transformed into comparative
1y light and airy structure The Commissioners
OF Public Buildings have recently determined to
make several improvements in the basement, and
Mr. Jas. NJ. EAsoN, a member of the Board, has
already effected great change by removing the
heavy iron shutters, substituting light open work
iron frame. The new lattice work is in thorough
Keeping with the building, and is vast improve
Inent on the heavy unmanageable shutters whose
only accommodation Was that they were iron and
looked imposing. .s ,5!%s "A 4. v
The Fire Proof Building suffered severely during
the war, and everything valuable about it, inclu-
ding even the wooden framework OF the doors
and the flooring, was carried off after the evacua-
ton. In the impoverished condition Of the coun-
t-y the work Of repairing and restoring the build
ing to It's former appearance was necessarily SLOW
aud the Board had to proceed in this undertaAine
bydegrees. The Offices On the first aoor coon
found occupants, but il is only recently that anv
hi do For{