The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-09

REPORTERS CRUMBs.-Mrs. G.. W. Alexan-
der will give one OF her fashionable soirecs at Ma
sonic Hall, this evening.
Whilst the whitewashing and telling Of the trees
in streets are going on. The NEWS suggests that the
live ones be trimmed.
Northern drummers are as plentiful in town as
blackberries in June.
East Bay, near the old Postofice, is undergoing
necessary repairs. The City Inspector has been
commercially prompt in this matter.
fo;ila of dugouts and batteaux, filled with rag.
ged black and white boys. is hanging the skirts OF
the fruit schooner on Atlantic wharf.
Butterfela has put neat ironwork in front Of the
windows of the Pavilion Hotel, on the Meesn. street
side.
The south side of Hasel-s.reet has been put in
preparation for the new covering of asphaltum.
General Howard has appointed DR.. ". Z. Hogan
to succeed Colonel Jas. P. Lowe on the commission
on planters bonds. It will get to work in earnest
on Monday. The commission has nothing to do
with planters contracts with employees
Colonel Edie and General Horace Neide are the
school commissioners for South Carolina, to con-
tinue the rational department Of the Freedmens
Bureau as long as the fund in Washington lasts.
couple Of negro boys had severe fight on East
Fay yesterday over trfng amount of cotton.
James Rion was carried to tho city hospital night
before last with his head badly cut from efTec's OF
blows received in fight on the streets; he lost
considerable blood, but was otherwise unhurt.
The "cIystal palace" going to ruin at the corn
of King and Queen Streets would mike an excel
lent music stand for the b1ttery and ornament the
garden.
lcautifi silver pitcher, with go5e.s to match,
and an elegant gold headed walking stick, are on cx
hibition at Carrington's, knS-street. They arc 10
be presented to popular young ply scian, who is
about to leave Charleston.
Car loads of llon clay. in CASTS, are arriving by
the South Carolina Railroad daily.
R. NJ. Marshall Il Brother sold yesterday $500
worth Of Grccnvic and Columbia Railroad bonds,
State guarantee, th coupen at ached, at fiiiy-two
Gsulding, the PEDESTRIAN and athlete will go
through number Of strange fats to.nisht, at TIE
Aaser Building Hall, conner of King and Market
streets.
A sloop capable of carrying seventeen cords Of
wood built by the Pregrall Brothers in their yard in
Henriettastreet, is being carried through Calhoun
street On rollers, TO be launched in the rivc..
An advertiser in The News wants to borrow from
$4,000 to $4,000 on real estate.
The Alliance Israclte Univereclle will meet q! the
Hebrew Hall tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
On "Wednesday night last lady lost, in Ring
street. brown fur victorinc. The finder can leave
it at the "Big Boot" Klug.strect
The Orphan House wants estimates 70: furnishing
bread, bcef pork and veal, for the year.
Dr. Hicks will Ireach in DR.. Bachman's Church
tomorrow moraing, on the ifty-fourth anniversary
of the pastors connection with the church.
Tho trees in the city Look stylish in their ntw
dress of whtewash.
Yesterday there was one steam ship. eight ships,
eleven barks. four brigs and sixteen schooners in
this port and eighteen vessels OF al kinds bound for
Charleston.
The arrivals of cotton for the week show gain in
long staple and heavy decline in uplands.
The public are cautioned against trading for drafts
drawn by W. P.Massey February -, ON W. c. Bee
& Co., Of this city, in favor ofC B. Lucas.
An advertiser In The NEWS has good piano to
rent.
Mr.. ]. A. Robinson. vennins's wharf, has bat
teau and sails to sell.
Fine milch COWS are for sale a. No. 81 Cannon.
street
Furnished sleeping rooms can be had by gentle
men at No. S2i K1ng-street.
The watcsmau at Chisloms Mill has dug-out
boat which he picked up in wappoo Gut. The own
er can get it.
Magistrate Jaooby, Georges Station, South Caro-
lima Railroad. has dark bay mare mule in his pos
session, believed to have been stolen by Roberts,
the owner does not apply for it. 1t will be sold on
the 10th instant