The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-25


| mate benefit 10 the uayiga.iG:l III the river.
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The ACADEMY or Music INTERESTING
| 0ccAsIoS.-A irnodly company of our ci,Een' as
| scmb!ed last evening, Il, the i',viiat:on OF the
architect, Mr.. DcvrrcuE, i'll our new and h>auifnl
theatre, which lighted up for the Hrs: time
AMI ihc spacious Stage Of which The scene oI
bountilui collation., given 20 the employees al!
MIR. DcTercu1 In honor Of the completion OF ih.tr
work. After y little time spent In aini!riny tho
proportions and embellishments OF the cdlcc all
prcsen. fell to nt the tables and discussed the
good things provided wlth hearty zcst.
After the supper committee OF tru Norsmen
tnvc white and five colDrcd In the employ or
MT. j. III. DcvcreuI, came forward, and throuc ii
MIR. ID. a. J. Sullivan. the superintendent OF the
carpenters, presented Mr.. DercreuX with hnni-
some gold headed ebony cane. The hr;d which,
was massive gold, was beautifully chased InI W.
namcntcd, and was Inscribed, "rrcacntcd 10
John II. Dcycreux, by his employers, as q token
OF their esteem and regard, Charleston, =. C.,
November 2ith, 1862" On the Sides or panels or
the Mead, we're engraved \ palmetto tree, ~ r.
square and radius, tarchiicct tuolsl ami plaster
ing trowel. Tile engraving was done by Fischer
nIi,l is splendid peace Of Workmanship. In ac
ccping the gilt, Mr. DcvcrcuX said:
nv F1ienis-In accepting this beautiful cane,
Thought that gave breath 10 nv, giit ! lille
dreamed when WAS planning bis pleasure Ior
you, ana tn,nEiS ai The lappinrss wcnld cnii-
Indeed. you make Inc exceedingly happy, Tor II
there Is compliment you could ray iIc NOS.
pleasing To my heart II is the cAprcss sion ~ Your
love anl estrcil NJ any lllnr but much more 80
al present. wien strikes ARE tu order or Tie .y
We are tull by the ncW spaper5 how the employers
ana employees are al uutrunr1 and Marri!I9 on
each other; but JoG can h.. re!l-d ga: YOU
are my gold i'hrsicd care; with .y"n IN
Like Eai'ncon n husicriiI, ! siow.l you mr.
pan n action and "a y"ilr great homer b, IL sad
MAI though You hail Il III yir power 10 iiii .ar,
no: e''r man Suffered not oi,e man struck "S:cI;
ln my cause. What spectacle was ;ha! fur these
gentlemen, my irendS aad patrons. and Tor the
ciiiI2lS or Charleston. o:curr.ng u. 1. t,ir w.n
Vessels were lying in ihc dp:.S ilic. tiiroi.l the
bancfni influence oI diS.lrttn, employees Ia SEQ
| us vcih:: wish cacI nthcr IN Imni,i.. effort Tor
our Happiness. II was SAIL 1f il, liza, ~. wni,i
| lail III our undertaking, b0;h ~ IL execution
aah iimr: What aiit "nr employer Mr.
Gr South.'' Ny uppoHcnti g.oIied for tHcy
thought that ,s time | was caught; tliu I
had met more than Iny match, and ba ul.,icr-
!;!Acn more Than my strength could carry. l,ni
!onr shillitl ana Wiling bands; Clccrc;i on Ia;
work, an, made thcln hide their heads from
s'iainr. My good success ! owe to my faithful
wUrSIhcn, and l take pleasure i'll telling you That
through the enterprise OF u merchant nos pre-.
cotton shed two hundred feel long ana | shall
not he forced to discharge :ny Uf You iur tie
want 0f something TO do.
|
To YOU Sir, now have the huanr III LRrnin:, over
the Keys oI your bulil.inE, and Erre let me cX.
press the gratitude ! owe yuu for your great
SiiiineSS AMI generosity.
The keys presented 10 SIR. Chadwick were not
the ionderous Instruments that kept tile bolts
and bars In PROPER order, but tMO miniature gold
en cross Keys on roseiic of green satin. and
prAdant lron gold cham. hr. Chadwick, on
receiving iiea: tokens 0r the compicti0n or The
| building, replied, ''tIiat he was glad that It lat
been In Ills power To give TO the csizcns Of
Charleston what appeared to him to be one Of the
greatest wants ol Il great mciropnlls-a proper
place Of public amusement. Ills remarks were
very happy throughout, and elected frequent ai,.
lIlausc I'VE regret that the latencHs oil the hour
prevents fn rcport.l Three cheers We're then
given for WIN. Gilmore Snins, aud that Nestor or
| our literature responded AZ none else could
0;hcr calls were made nnd speeches delivered,
and II was not until iat9 hour that the Academy
| Of Music took tho appearance OF "bunquct hall
uesertcu.p