The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28

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The Press BALL AT THE WHITE SULPHUR
SpRNes.-We acknowledge on invitation to at
lend the grand dress and mask ball to be given
in honor of the press, by the proprietors Of the
White Sulphur Springs, on the 31st of August.
The managers are as named: General G. L.
Beauregard, Louisiana; General Henry A.
Wlse, Virginia; Honorable Baque Bey, Tur-
kes: Honorable ]. G. Barrett, Washington;
General Lawtou, Georgia; General Geary,
South Carolina; General John 'Ellicott, Mary
land; Colonel ]. q. Taggart, Baltimore; Hon.
orsble q. Clymer, Pennsylvania; Honorable
Robert Ridgeway, Virginia; Vim. Cameron,
Virginia; Alfred Pearson, England; Honorable
R. T. Banks, Baltimore; General George E.
Pickett Virginia; General r. L. Walker, Vir-
eipia: Colonel Rooth, Louisiana; b. NJ. Mat
thews, West Virginia; Honorable J. D. Bright.
Kentucky; Honorable A. Kennedy, Maryland;
.R. 8. Allen, Richmond; W. Pinkney Whyte,
MARYLAND; Colonel }. s. Saunders, Baltimore;
John Hale, Florida; Dr.. William B. Ball. Vr-
einia: J. NJ. Rhett, South Carolina; j.. I. Sout-
ter. New York; surgeon-G General Barnes, U. 8.
Assn. Etting, Virginia; Joseph Seldom, Ala
bama: Co.onel J. D. Hoover, Washington; G.
Rldpely Goodwin, Georgia; John W. Murrill,
Virginia; C. d. suber, South Carolina; Wade
Hampton, Jr., South Carolina; General Young,
Georgia: Colonel v. D. Groner, Virginia; n. o.
q. Norton, Louisiana; F. Tyson, Maryland; P.
Il. Aylett, Virgins; Horace Brooks, Maryland.
LAYING OF CoRNKR-SToNB.-About one
o'clock yesterday, the corner stone OF brick
warehouse to be erected by Messrs. Pelzsr,
Rodgers & Co., was laid on what is knowu"as
Brown & Co.'s wharf, There was quite large
number Of persons present, and the exercises,
which we're almost entirely informal, were OF
IN interesting character. The cornerstone
was laid by MIR. L. D. Turner, at the northeast
corner of the building A bottle of champagne
was broken upon the stone, and when the
glasses were filed, the following toast was pro-
posed by Colonel r. Yeadon:
Commercial Enterprise-It has this day laid
a noble foundation. May 1t raise thereon not
only magnificent, but prosperous super
structure.
To the stone was placed tin box containing
copies OF TIE CHARLESTON News and Courier
of yesterday, cards Of numerous business
firms of the city, and several old coins. One
Of these coins bore OIL one side bust Of Nero;
the name being inscribed above it. On the
other side, the inscription, Born A. p. '35.
Begun to Reign A. D. '55. Died A. D. '69. "
The coin Is about the size OF the old copper
cents in use before the war.
After the laying Of the stone. the assem-
blage adjourned 10 an Office near by and, in
champagne. toasted the building and it's owners.
The warehouse will be of brick, two stories
high, one hundred and twenty feet long, and
seventy-fve feet wide. 1t is estimated that
about three thousand bales CON be stored in it.
Mr.. L. D. Turner, who has contracted to build
it. thinks that it will be completed about the
middle of October. It will cost about Sc 600.
A single story brick warehouse, which was
erected in 1s45 ~as taken down to make room
for the new one.
MIR. C. G. Trumbo, who did the brick work
on the building erected in 1845, has sub.
contract to do the brick work on the new
building.