The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-13

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LOCAL MATTERS.
MEETING THIS DAP
Washington Light Infantry Charitable Asso.
cation, at halt.past P NJ.
UCTTON SIZES THIS DAP
q 0Tl}RiDr SMITH will, sell OF 10 o'clock, at
his es1ooln Froadstreet, seven boxes smoking
pssNN Mojor-General Meade, Colo1els
NJ Ma2ly%,No & 4stow. of the United Satos Army,
srs ai thc rleston Hotel.
%uE AAR1NEn's CHuRoH.-There will be
aE ce< 4 the Mariners Church. Church street, to-
,,aa r&}YN Sunday, at halt-past ten O'Clock in the
Ss rnir& and nslf-paat three O'Clock in the after
fsm.
NJ Ir1Na FIREMEN.-The Palmetto Fire En-
~ Company of Columbia, S. G., contemplate @
vi: to city ON the 26th of April to take part in
Il annual parade of the department here
RossINI's STABAT MATER.-The first rchear-
sa Of this grand composition took place last evening
at st. Mary's Church. Ha e-street and judging from
the accurate and fine rendition then given it will be
one of the chief attractions of the forthcoming
Ora&orio.
THE CHARLESTON BIBLE SoCIETY.-The fifty
eighth anniversary of this society will be celebrated
on Tuesday evening next at the Second Presbyte-
rian Church, DR.. smythss, the exercises commenc.
ing at halt-past seven O'Clock, z. NJ. The annual
report will be read by the Rev. W. II. Adams, and
addresses will be delivered by the Rev. j. R. Pickett
and the Rev DR.. Hicks.
IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.-lt is pleasant to
chronicle the impression that there IN improve.
ment in the spirit of the times. People are net SO
hopeless as they wont to be; they seem to see
hsht In the future horizon, and zea!ously bespeak
it's advent There is improved sentiment in refer
ence to business The coming spring. it is thought
will inau2urate fine trade, which will remunerate
the merchant and develope the resources Of our me-
tropoIis.
AMusEMENTs AHEAD.-It will be impossible
for either the Italian or German Opera to visit ou,
city, certainly inside of the next two months for the
reason that the only good hall-thc Hiberniau--has
been engaged by the Templelon Troupe, to intro
duce the "White Fawn' on the 18th instant and to
continue in possession until the 9th Of March, when
those wonderful gymnass. the Hanlon Brothers
will appear at the same place for some time, to be
succeeded by the LaRue Minstrels, now in Rich.
mond. Virginia. On The 29d instant. the Robinson
Circus will appear on the Citadel Green.
GRACEFUL TRIBUTE 4 " LATE NORRIS
sELlGMAN.-At tho conclusit- Of ex-Prssident An
drews attractive sketches of .soo1 men and true''
OF the Chamber OF Commerce. tho had passed
away-n his remarks at the recent anniversary cele-
bration-he thus feeliugly alluded to this lately de-
ceased merchant:
changed the balance-sheet for the winnings sheet
thoroughly finished merchant His bencfactions =
a'asl now many Will miss theni Like the dews
which fall DER his newly made grave unseen and
profuse. and like them, known only in tho places
where they dropped.
FINE New STORES. AT Tie corner Of King
and Queen streets, Me-. p j. toogan has erected a
tenement Of three dne stores, that adds materially
to the appearance of the site Tie arrangement Of
this tenement is adapted to the times, nasmuch as
1t is 30 fixed thatthe upper portion of the buildings
can be rented out to families who can live con.
ven'enty without having any intercourse with the
stories below. Piazzas run from the second ard
third hoors to the kitchen, which can be relchea by
covered way. The premises are somewhat con-
Tacted' but nevertheless they are modern, and we
learn have been readily rented at fair rstes.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, February 12-Charlest0n
HoteA-C Fl Clark and D W Kalbe Philadelphia; G
Buckingham, Barnwell; q W Wheatly, Georgetown;
q Keittt, Orangeburg; Siegel New York;
EzeL, Columbia; O Scman, city; Il A Jones. wife
and child, New York: q Barry. Vermont; S
Brown. wife and child ana servants, ana Miss
McMaster. Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs Cochran.
New York.
Pavilion Hotel-W Fripp E Frpp and Thorn as
Whaley, Edisto Isaad; j Maher and John Moro
so. city; Jonss and Hubert Philadelphia;
James McCare5, Walhala; John J McConu and SON
Florence.
NAUTICAL LUXURY. One of those elegant
conveniences in which wealthy men sometimes in
dulge, appeared in our harbor yesterday, in the
shape or steam yacht, called the Fire Fly She ia
rom new YORK. touching at intermediate points
and viii proceed as far south Havana, where she
will be delivered to new owner Mr.. Julian Jones'
her present proprietor being one of the orrillards
She was built at New York last ear at cost it is
sa'd OF about $4,000. and in length of about seven
tv-tye feet, has every comfort which naaoaaasz Ia