The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-23

WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY MONUMENT
At meeting Of committee OF the WASHINGTON
Light Infantry Charitable Association yesterday
afternoon, 1t was determined to erecta monument
to the dead of the various Confederate companies
that sprung from the old Washington Light Infan-
try, ana to hold far in May to aid the society in
that and their general charitable purposes
Two designs Of mo onument were submitted by
Mr.. ". T. White, old member Of the CORPS. both
very handsome. One is for monument thirty feet
high. OF pure white MARBLE in three parts: l. base
OF successive blocks, Of diminishing size forming
Steps all around q Three tablets for the dead re.
spectively Of fompany A, the Hampton Legion, and
Company B. Above these tablets the words "Ber-
nude Hundreds" in large letters. and below them
"Weldon Railroad, Manassas and .sFort Fisher"
.. A. shaft with the seal OF the company In relief
This monument would cost $4,000. The other is not
so elaborate, and consequently not so costly.
REPOKTERs CRUMBS.--The bal 4enS0ue OF
the Independent Order Of B'nai Birth, to come or
on the 25th at South Carolina Hail. is to be stylish
affair.
Yesterday, Washingtons Birthday, was diney.
drizzly and very unpleasant day.
There was wild runner aoAt yesterday that pllls-
bury is going to establish himself as Mayor. and
make the Clark dynasty the aggr essors
q
streets is being torn up preDara ory to an improve
ment Of he road.
j. P. tratton. little boy OF the Rev. T. Porters
school. was painfully wounded In ths Q yesterday
by . piece of stiok. which Middleton, another
scho or, was playing with.
Rutledge Avenue. just above Morrs.street needs
draining.
The bal nasqse Of the Turnvereins last night was
not inferior 70 any entertainments of the .eason,
Tho Sou h arolina Friendly 500 ety celebrated
their twenty-ninth anniversary last evening by q
supper at oeg's Hall, Wentworth-strses
Ihs first colored fire company over incorporated
In this state is the '0omet.'' whi h received it's
charter on the 21st lnsta It.
counterfeit o. o 50 United states Treasury note
Is In circulation in this OF y. It may be known by
the ooarsenees Of the v2nette, the geuer 4 clunsi
ne1s OF the prsaug, and alker hue OF green thar
the genuine.
The COMET FIRE CONFERENCE.-The very re-
spectacle orgauizatIon Of colored fremen. who by
their orderly CONDUCT end respectable .s:aesHoS
have conamended themselves to the favorable con-
sideration Of tho community. celebrated their
81 eighteenth anniversary es.crday BY parade and
trial Of the apparatus 90 Broad. street The mem.
bere presentsda ueat ana tidy appearance, ana the
engine wAs In condition that evinced attsnHtn on
Their part. Afer the parade was over they partook
OF o su oper OF BonuM's Hal, prepared by savage
Tnoy enjoyea shemsa.ves by speeehes cong and
seatime t unii late hour The following are the
ofacors: Joon Oampbeil. President; Josiah Fen
nick. vicepresident; Geo. W. Kexsr. secretary; q.
Dickinson. r easurer: Allan aacooud. Tirss Direc-
tor; Thos Rivers. Aecond Director; Fl. a. Ham 10.
ton. Third Director; o. Rivers Fourth Direotor;
Jauaes .. Young. Rngsnecr; Wm. Rebinsnn, First
Axman; Nathl Dickanson, Second Amman; Isaac
>. 0arro chairm IN Cornittee on Burial GROUNDS;
sesh. y staars Chairman csrnraittee on Einsacs;