The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-10
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spectfully ask the patronage of ouF friends.
Post Office Notice.
Posr OFFICE
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 4. 1867.
Hereafter, until further notice, the Northeastern
Iails will close at LIS P. NJ, and arriving at th
Depot at 945 A. NJ will be roadv for delivery at L
o'clock. On SUNDAYS the Post Oilice will open a
1880 P. NJ. for one hour.
The Mails for South Caroiiaa Railroad will con-
,inue to close daily at O'clock a. NJ and for she
Savannah and Charleston Railroad at \. u. or
3Iondays, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS.
STANLEY G. TE0TT, p AT
.
ISsuaAScE-Me invite attention to the adver.
tisement Of. the World Mutual Insurance Company
cf New York. Captain ]. ALFRED CAY is the agent
for this city, and is prepared to substantiatc all
said in the letter.
CoRoNERs ISoUEsT.-Ccroner WHITING held an
inquest yesterday over the body of Mr.. JAMES
RouRKE, whose unfortunate death was mentioned
in Yesterdays issue. The facts were tho same as
then stated, and the jury returned verdict oi
death from the accidental explosion Of shell at
Fort Sumter.
AUCTION SAIEs.-We invite attention to tho auc-
ton sales Of Mcssrs. WEI NIcCAY and JouN CAap-
BELL, which will take place to-day, at their sales
rooms, No. 136 Meeting street, opposite to the
Pavilion Hotel. They comprise fine assortment
Of whiskies and rum, furniture, horses, sc. These
sales offer rare Inducements to the purchaser, and
We advise largo attendance.
MELANCHOLY AccDENT.-We learn from letter
received in this city Of melancholy accident that
occurred in the town of Anderson, S. c. On Fri
day last, Miss SARAH RUTrEDaE, daughter Of the
late JOHN RUEEDaE, Esq, left her home in Ardcr-
ION to take walk, purposing to join her mother
and sister, who had preceded her. Not returning
1T tho customary hour her friends became alarmed
an1 went in search Of her, but without success,
md it was not until tho oxt day that her body was
discovered in Rocky river. It was supposed that
having taken the wrong path she had lost her foot
ing and fallen in the ver and one being near to
rescue her had pclished.
RoBRERY.-Robberies have been so frequent
lately, that scarcely night passes without some
attempt beicg made to break into store or house.
in Chalmers street, was entered by some evil dis
posed persons, and robbed of fine coat, two
canaries and cages and some smaller articles.
The robbers gained access to the building by lift
ing one of the shutters from its fastenings, and
taking out the sash. Mr.. BURKE had just opened
his establishment as produce store, and the
thieves anticipated heavy haul, but were fortu-
nately mistaken. The case is now in tho hands of
the detectives, who will soon bring tho miscreants
to account.
TIE CONCERT LAST N1aHT.-Tara's Hall was once
again filed last night with large and very
recherche audience, brought together by tho twin
motive Of charity and the laudable desire to en-
gage in the highly refined enjoyment OF listening
to good vocal and instrumental music. Marion
Lodge, No. 2, Of I. O. o. F., before tho war, was
one Of the most prosperous and efficient benevo-
lent organizations in this city; but losses during
the war, and the very largo number of claimants
upon their bounty, have necessitated an extraord-
nary effort to replensh the treasury; and the ener
getic committee of arrangements, assisted by the
entire lodge, succeeded in bringing together o
large audience, and we hope, also, large amount
Of money.
The concert has been long on the tapis, and,
thanks to the unwesried efforts of Professors
BERKHAM and O'NEAIE, and their able corps Of
volunteer assistants, everything passed off re-
msrkably well.
The orchestra, although represented by Blk IN
struments only, was e1cellent-every man being
master Of his instrument. There were two violins
enc bass violin, flute, clarionet and piano. They
gave the overtures "MasanDo" and ''La Dame
Blanche with admirable effect. The chorusses,
also, showed care and industry, though there
seemed to be lack Of voices, particularly in the
bass. The Duett, sung by Miss G. R. and Mrs.
C.,-MKsDRLsoHN's sch acoW naeine Lie6' ergosse
siehn-wss interpreted with much taste and great
artistic execution. Miss S. did herself brilliant
credit in her Piano Solo, and, being loudly encored,
obliged the audience with second piece.
The solo eMery Birds" by aUmERr CsIch bia
Eaeh, heoe Voegehin"), very pretty song, was
admirably executed by Mrs. CARROLL, and earned
ample plaudits-, Prof. O,NEAIE sang the Tenor
Solo (No.4 on the programme), and always favor
ite with the public was encored, and gratifed his
admirers with repetition Of the song. The duett
1sQuet Nara, Ques Terra, sung by Mrs. G. and Mr.
F., was oonscientiousy rendered, and followed by
the concluding chorus, the popular "Away, Away!"
Of AuBER.
D1sREPuTAB1E CHARACTERS city has been
infested for long time. with set of lazy, worth
less coloree idlers, who have no apparent means
OF support, but are to be seen dressed in fnc
clothes and lounging around tho street corners.
These characters, who represent only very small
portion Of the colored class, are well known to the
police authorities! and have been frequently de-
tected in. gambling and in cheating the honest
country negroes out Of their hard earned money.
Within the past few weeks number of robberics
have occurred but in every instance the perpetra-
tors haye-been discovered and committed to Jail.
They have all been recognized as belonging to the
crowd Of loafng vagrants mentioned above; and,
deeming it wise precaution, several more Of. the
same gang we're arrested on o suspicion of being
implicated in the late robberies.
II this charge should be unfounded, they can be
committed for vagrancy, which Will have tho effect
. Of rdding the city of their presence for time,
and OF putting curb on their propensity for ac-
quiringl property unlawfully. The military au-
thorties will place no barrier in the way, but WILL
If fneeded, aid the police in making arrests and in
securing suspicious persons. Since the incarce-
ration Of the eleven or twelve captured on We'd
nesday, tho city has been comparatively quiet, and
though robberies viii still continue, tie certainty
that the thieves will be punished will have whole
some effect in preventing the rapid increase of
crime.
CLEANING BRIcKs.-The Burnt District was orna-
mented during the greater portion of last year by
crowds Of busy freedmen who could be seen seated
in the shadow of IN old wall industriously engaged
in cleaning the burnt bricks and piling them neat
iy in rows ready for uso. This employment was at
one time so common, and the number Of freedmen
80 numerous, that many persons imagined that
tho day of reconstruction had indeed arrived and