The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-16

MOONLIGHT CONCERT ON THE BATTERY.-Inrou8n
the courtesy Of the Post Commander, the band
will perform this evening on the Battery. Inc
programme that has been selected will. please all
lovers of melody, and We advise those who wish 70
leave dull care behind, to visit the Battery ana
listen to the music of the band.
MOONLIGHT ExcURs1oN.-The present appear
ance of the weather promises continuance OF
both sun and moonshine, and those parties VINO
were debarred from taking the excursion trip on
Saturday, will now have another opportunity pre-
sented to them. The Mount Pleasant Ferry
Steamer will 90 on an excursion trip tonight,
leaving the Market wharf at 81 P. III. A band OF
music has been engaged, and the excurslonsts
will have every attention paid them. 1t will be an
opportunity that is rarely offered, and all who de-
sire to spend pleasant evening will not neglect
the moonlight trip around the harbor.
THE FAR-The announcement that the enter
tainment of the evening would be varied by
promenade concert and by ,tableaur picantes drew
a much larger audience than usual, but the merry
sound of music and the gay badinage OF the beues
and their attentive beaux, soon cleared away dul
care, and the evening hours moved on golden
wings. The lady managers OF the Fair deserve
great rsdit for the tasteful manner with which
they have arranged both the tables and the deco
rations, and We trust that they will meet with q
reward in the liberal donations that will be made
to the sacred cause of charity.
PARENTAL CARE.-For the size Of Charleston,
We think it has as many vagabond boys, as any
other city in the Union can boast Of boys that DO
nothing but loaf about the wharves, the burnt
district and other places, fearful Of work, and per-
fectly regardless of every thing by which they
might obtain knowledge. Idle in habits and without
the little means that proper industry wo uld give
them, they must resort to an improper mode OF
living, which commences first with pifering, and
ends in stealing. That this is the4oh history Of
boys thrown upon the world without parental
care, We know, and it is on this account that we
desire to see some system established Lsome IN
stitution built up, which will save thase youths
from error, and make them worthy men. Gener-
ally too old to be put in the Orphan House, and
there being no House Of Refuge, the city is with
out means Of caring for them, and numbers OF
them when brought before His Honor, the Mayor,
have to be discharged in consequence. II they
could be placed for limited time in an establish
ment, where they would be compelled TO labor, it
might give some of them desire for work. and OF
least, would keep many from participation in
vicious habits.
At the present time, it is these idle boys, who,
with many other ,nuisances, offend decency and
give much trouble to the police by bathing in p1bt
lie places at any hour Of the day that tide may
suit, regardless Of the appearances Of neghoors
and passers-by. But it graeAes rs TO perceive
thai the Mayor has severely punished three Of this
class by a fine Of five dollars each. - ss:
The poverty Of the city certainly prevents its
putting up an institution for the benefit of this
portion Of our community, but we think if proper
efforts were made, and active a1ertions were used,
the Government might be induced to assist in OBJ
tanning building, and to start House Of Refuge,
which might, in a measure, be made self-sustain-
ing, and which, while it wonld be highly beneficial
to the boys, would be the cause Of great thankful