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

THE Press BALL AT THE WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINas.-Wc acknowledge an invitation 10 at
tend the grand dress and mask ball to bo givon
in hoLor of tho Press, by tho propriesors OF the
White Sulphur Springs. on the S1st Of August.
Tho managers arc as named: General G. T..
Beaurcgard, Louisiana; General Henry A..
Vice. Virginia; Honorable Dnque Bey, Tur-
key; Honorable j. G. Barrett, Washington;
Goneial Lawton. deorgin; General Geary,
South Carolina; General John Ellicott, Nary
land; Colonel j. Ii. Taggart, Baltimore; Hon
orab!o II. Cl!mer, Pennsylvania; Honorable
Robert Ridgeway, Virginia; YIN. Cameron,
Virginia; Alfred Pearson, England; Honorable
II. L. Banks, Baltimore; General George T..
Pickett, Virginia; General r. L. Walker, Yir-
ginia; Colonel Rooth, Louisiana; II. NJ. SIat-
thews, West Virginia; Honorable J. D. Bright,
Kentucky; Honorable a. Konncdy, Maryland;
Il. 3. Allen, Richmond; ". Pinkney Whyte,
Maryland; Colonel J. 8. Saunders Baltimore;
John Halo. Florida; DR.. William D. Bal, Yir.
ginia; J. N. Rhett. South Carolina, J. i. Sout.
ter, New York; Snrgeon-Gener Barnes, u. 8.
IS. N. Etting, Virginia; Joseph Seldon, Ala
bama; Colonel J. D. Hoover, Washnston; G.
RidQely Goodwin, Georgia; John w. murrill,
Hampton, Jr., South Carolina; Goueral Young,
Georgia; Colonel " D. Gfoner, Virginia; NJ. o.
II. Norton, Louisiana; F. Tyson, Maryland; p.
d. Ayle't. Vlrgiuta; Horace Brooks, Maryland.
LAYING OF A CoRNER-STosB.-Abons one
o'clock yesterday. the corner stone OF a brick
warehouse to be erected by Messrs. Pelzsr,
Rodgers IL Co., was laid on what is kiowu as
Brown Co.'s wharf. There was quite q large
number OF persons present, and the exercises,
which were almost entirely informal, were OF
an interesting character. The corner. stone
was laid by Mr. L. d. Turner, at the northeast
corner OF the building. bottle of ohmpsgne
was broken upon the stone, and when the
glasses were filled, the following toast vas pro-
posed by Colonel R. Yeadon:
Commercial Enterprise-It has this day laid
noble foundation. May il raise the.eon not
only q magnificent, but prosperous super
structure.
10 the stone was placed tin box containing
copies Of THx CHsRLEsroN News auG Courier
OF yesterday, cards Of numerous business
firms OF the city, and aeveral old coins. One
OF these coins bore OIL one side busto Nero;
tho name being inscribed above it,1On the
other side. the inscription, ''Born 1. D. 's5.
Begun to Reign A. D. '55. Died 4. D. 'es."
The coin Is about the size OF the cd ,pper
cents in use before the war.
After the laying of the stono. tho assem-
b!age adjourned to an Office near II and, in
champagne, toasted tho building and fs owners.
The warehouse will be Of brick, tyo stories
high' one hundred and twenty feet o,g, and
soventy-hve feet wide. It is estimated that
about three thousand bales can be a:ored in 1t.
Dir. L. D. Turner, who has contracted to build
it, thinks that it will he completed, about the
middle of October. It will cost abtut 90, 900.
A single story brick warehouse, which was
erected in 1s45, was taken down to make room
for the new one. pS
Mr. G. G. Trumbo. who did tho, Trick work
on the building erected in. 1885, his. a SUBJ.
contract to do tho brick work on the new
building. 80; E,.;