The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-03

Chamber OF Commerce, at I. II.
Charleston Fire Company OF Axmen, at P. n.
Charleston Board Of Trade, at P. II.
Auction Sales This Day.
Riecke & Schachte will sell at 10 o'clock, at
the corner Of Vernon and Washington Streets
contents OF grocery store.
All. Abrahams & Sons will sell at 10 O'CLOCK st
their store dry goods, hosiery, &c.
william Mckay will sell at 10 O'Clock at his
store, furniture &c. i
Miles Drake will sell at 10 O'Clock, at his STORE
clothing, hats, &c.
N. A. Hunt will sell at 10 O'Clock, at MS store'
boots, shoes, &c.
CITY CoUNCn.-The regular meeting OF tms
body was not held last night.
ITALIAN MoNUMENTs.-Mr.A A. F. Chevreux,
stonecutter and architect, has imported direct
from Italy some monuments made IN tnst sunny
cline bat from plans furnished by himself. the
monuments arrived in the steamer Darien, ana
may be seen at the marble-yard In Meeting
street.
THE FLOUR INsPEcToRsHIP TRoUBLEs.-fes-
terday Messrs. John Campsen Co. were before
the Mayor to answer the charge OF selling nou'
inspected contrary to law-said -four having been
inspected BY Mr.. Averill. The Mayor ordered that
the nour should be inspected by Mr.. Caulneld,
who should also receive the fees.
TIE COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TOMORROW
N1GHT.-A very pleasant and varied programme
is presented for the complimentary oenent 70 DC
given Mr.. Mark Read and Miss La Fond, to-mor'
row evening, and it Is to be hoped that these ae
seyving artists win have substantial recognition
OF their dramatic merits.
NEW Observation-Disclosures the steady
encroachments Of steam upon sails, lar pro-
norton of craft continue to be built 10 De pro-
ne,led by canvas. During the present season,
several vessels OF superior models have entered
our mort, and, among others, new bark called
the ssdary Killam,n Just arrived from Yarmouth,
Nss1 She is 1ne specimen Of moderate
sized merchantman, and, is consigned to Messrs.
J. 1T. Getty, who viii place her on the berth ior
Liverpool.
ISouEsrs.-Coronor Whiting held an inquest
Yesterday over the body Of the little son OF hr.
Buckley. found drowned in cistern on Sullivan's
Island. The verdict Of the jury was "accidental
drowning"
An inouest was also held over the body OF o
colored infant OF woman named Tay lor, living on
st. Philip street. The testimony showed that the
child died from an attack Of Group while Its
mother was asleep. The verdict OF tie jury was
in accordance with the above.
FIRE m TIE WooDs. The Columbia Phoenix
of Yesterday says: aDuring the past few days
our Streets hare been partially darkened BY
clouds Of smoke, caused by. an extensive conda-
grafton tn the woods, aboutseven miles above Co
lumbia. We are informed that the fre COM
menced in the vicinity OF the farm Of Mr.. Reuben
Smith, on the winnsboros Road, and was quite
extensive, although, so fsras we have been able
Co learn, no houses have been destroyed. 1t Is be-
lieved that the fire was extinguished last night"
- GH-s--e<e-----
PARADE ANnsINsPEcTIox Yesterday after
noon the United Fire Company, colored, about
seventy-nve strong and headed by band OF
music, paraded through the principal streets on
Broad street, near the Guardhouse the Mayor
and Aldermen E. P, Wal. ,colored. and Holloway,
colofed, inspscted the ecmpany. After tne In
spection the company manned their drags, ran
with ytheirapparatSss about one hundred yards
unreeled q section Of hose, and commenced 70
play in very short space of time.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS---At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the wando Mining
and Manufacturing Company heid on Monday last
the following gentlemen were reelected as tns
Board Of Directors: John 2. Dukes, Joseph D.
Aiken, George z. Gibbon, I. D. Mewry, F. J. Pet
ger, W. G.. whilden.
At meeting Of the directors, held yesterday
the following oiicers were reelected; Jonn d
Dukes, President; Thonss D. Dotterer, superin
tendent; I. B. Hacker. Secretary and Treasurer
Bu1 OF MoRrAIrrY.GThe Health 0facerI
report shows that during the week ending octo
her soth, there were thirty-shree deaths "a I'M
eIty-ssx whites and twenty-seven blacks. U
the siI whites, there were fve female adults and
one female child. OF the twenty-seyen oiacKs
slx were male and nine female adults; five MALI
and seven female children. reference to IN
returns Of deaths for the last two years wiz sho'
that the number Of deaths Of males has exceeded
the deaths Of females. This week the order ls re
yersed. or the thirty.three deaths, the female
are twenty-five, males eleven. =
RESULT OF TIE LoNasHoREMHN'sSr SrRHE.-Th
snpAchensions expressed In recent issues Of tn
NEWS were yesterday realized, and owing TO
lack Of organization and Of determined spiri
on the part Of the shippers the Longshoremen'
Union has carried its point The strikers" yef
terday, With Stevedore Stoddard at their heao
resumed work on the bark A. B. Wyman, and O
other vessels, the loading Of which had been d'
,ayed BY the strike. AS result Of the resolutto
passed by the longsnoremen that no memoe
should work for any stevedore not member
the Union under penalty Of ten dollars, most