The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-27

deeply interested In the BuD1ect VI eoucauon' OeA
ing the war he remained In the same position, and
consequently was anon-combatant except In 80 far
as he taught the young idea how to shoot. Since the
war he has been reasonably good Union man and
deserved we'll Of his country. For this General
Candy has bestowed upon him sreward Of merit,
and our citizens win be glad that no worse man
has been selected to Nh the extensively honored po-
sition of alderman. Mr.. Geddngs Is q Northern
man by BIRTH and If ehnology is correct he viii con-
tinue TO remain 80. ,eez -
/ II Judge Moore vice J. B. Prngle. Of this Alder
man elect, we may remark that We have known him
from infancy, lwhen he wore very small clothes,
indeed before he donned the toga viris but DO not
choose 10 ten all we know. subsequently, he was
bright and shining light in temperance society,
whereof we, too, we're an illustrious member. Ahs'
the twain long sinoo have fallen from grace hillary
Judge hss been contributor to newspapers, and In
his career has filed various posiHons, nom that ot
flee boy to the edi.cr-ofs negro sheet. The "m'
nressions he has made, on the community are not
good. Before the war he was the editor OF the
Bennstsville Herald and the Evening News Of this
city and as early asle51 ran violent secession pa.
per. which fed ON blood and thunder. BE was like
wise member Of the Palmetto regiment, and served
through the Mexican war, whence 1t Is supposed he
brought the terrible symptoms Of the black vostto,
which have since been his afiiction, he Is anatiye
Caronian, about forty years Of age, and possesses
very large amount Of showd, good sense, which has
enabled him since the occupation Of Charleston to
keep his bread buttered on both sides.
Robert Howard p;ee B. II. Butler. Mr.. Butler is
In trouble. He don't know why good Methodist
brother should be replaced by colored "man and
brother" Howard, however, Is one Of the most re-
spectacle colored men In the city. Before the war
he was WOOD facto< Hasol.strcot wharf, IN which
business he acquired q fortune said to amount to
forty or fifty thousand dollars, portion of which
was invested In wool. He is about fifty years OF
age intelligent and had always deserved the respect
of the community Since the war he has resumed
his old business at the east end Of calhoun-street
and In great measure has repaired his losses. He
Ia underst TODD to be . Conservative.
WARD M.
Stanley g. Trott uice James Cosgrove Mr. Irott
has declined the pronered honor, and, consequently
we do not sketch his Life The cause assigned was
thst, not being freeholder, he is ineligible.
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He is also military sppointee, and his obituary has
been written often that we need not repeat 1t here
WARD ".
L. T, Potter viee Jacob Small. Mr.. Potter 10 an
old reaident OF Charleston, t fair and fory.Ave;
Unionist during the war-a person OF leisurabe hab-
ita-snd since the Late unpleasant difficulty one who
has modestly laid low and kept dark BE is aahrewd
calculating business man, and has accumulated
goodly portion Of this worlds gear.
George ". Clark vieeJ q. steinmeyer. This gen.
eman is one Of those entsrprising waits who float
cd gently into Charleston with the United States
troops. Having large business capacity. and all
admirable start exsutler, he quickly took 'front.'
rank among the extensive wholesale dealers IN gro
cerices and things This is his present occupation
He.iss comparatively young man, vigorous. and
With an accumuativo habit about his personal cor
porosity which may yet end In aldermanic propor-
tions.
william Weston rice Major E. Willis. Weston is
colored man, the son Of Samuel Weston, long known
as the fashionable tailor of Queen-sreet William is
about thirty.ave, healthy, and, In professional
sense, ssound on the goose" He Is represented as
"a man of fervent piety, and pedagogue-conse'
quently must be Intelligent.
George J. Cunningham v,ce d. Gerdts Mr.. Cum
ningbam Is an cid citizen, but young man. he is
of sanguinary disposition, being butcher. We
know little or nothing of his personal record.
Rev, j. D. Adams rice J. F. O'Neill. MIR. Adams
ia a divins-a Northern divine-"black, but comely
as the tents of Kadar" During his stay In Charles
ton he has indusriously incubated upon the ele-
ments Of church, but thus far the edice has been
only half hstched, and fair is now In progress to
enable him 10 raise funds for its completion. he ts
nrst-class colored carpet-bagger OF whom few per-
sons outside of his own congregation know anything
"good, bad or Indifferent"
WARD v.
R. E. DeReef vice 2. B. oakes. This alderman, as
the reader will observe, has bon toanish name, and
among his own race certainly deserves all the re-
spectable honors they have to bestow. Heis en-
phatcally man of parts-one Of the brightest speci
mems of his class-a person Of property; and during
long career has commanded the respect of all with
whom he had been associated. He is fine type Of
tie free colored man of South Carolina, who ilustra
ted in old times peculiar form OF society, and we
believe is to-day as ue to the interests which have
bound him to Charleston Us any man In this commu'
nifty Like his colleague, Howard, he too is in the
wood actorsge business and before the war invested
largely in locomotive personal" property.
MIR. John a. Honour is retained.
wARDvI
Rev. R. q. Cain vice E. ". Marshall 1t is m
anomalous statement, but nevertheless fact, that
this man has raised CAIN" wherever fate has loc'
ted him. He is Missouri negro. and may be readily
recognized as he eaops through the back streets on
diminuhve sand tackey BY the fervent manner in
which he throws his salutaons into the windows Of
the outbuildings. he is commonly supposed by his
brethren to be on the high road to Heaven, and thai
he may not escape the honors OF SAINT on earth
The latest rumor is that in addition to LIS elevation
as member OF the convention and senator Of the
State he is to be invested with the di2ni;ies OF the
bishorric. precious specimen of o church bishop
he will make he is fluent speaker, artf'l insinua
ting, bitter as gall and good hater o. the entire
white race With this man in the Council 1ur citf-
zens mny we'll eIclaim in the language Of JOB: Lei
the day perish wherein he was born, and the night
which il was said this man. child was conceived"
Mr h. B. olney. the present alderman, is re
tanned.