The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-07

last night to witness the first entertainment
given this season BY this famous company.
The performance was quite a success, the
slack-wire feats Of Miss Louise Bochell being
especially wonderful The trapeze perform
ances were also extremely well done.
: The MINsTRsLs, last evening, gave an excel
lent entertainment at the Academy, which
was not as well attended as it deserved to be,
in consequence, probably, of the rival and IT.
resistible charms of spangles, sawdust and the
Ring (Not the Scott Ring This tine.) The
amusing and delightful concerts of the Skif d
Gaylord troupe will positively close with the
present week.
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE "IRoS LINE
The splendid iron steamship South Carolina,
Captain Sim Adkins, cleared yesterday with
another of the winter series Of monster car
ases, comprising an aggregate of over l,2OO,-
900 pounds of cotton, rice flour, &c. When she
left the dock she was drawing II feet Inches.
Our Western Railroad friends are piling In the
cotton heavily; but with such steamships as
Charleston commands. We can only say, 'Let
1t come"
Our PRICES CURRESr.-We especially invite
the attention of our merchants to The NEWS
Prices Current, issued this morning. Made up
with the utmost care. and handsomely printed
with entirely new type, it forms, with the
business card of the house forwarding 1t, the
most attractive and welcome weekly CONNER
ciaI circular that can be used. Price, for ten
copies or more, with business cards, two and
a halt cents per copy; single copies hVe cents.
GERMAN PATRIOTIC AID SoCIETY.-We learn
from the Sudlche Correspondent, that the
several committees who had been appoint
ed to canvass the city have met with most en-
couraeing success-having collected the very
handsome sum of s329l 5O-au from Germans
When we bear in mind that there are not
over four thousand Germans In all In this city,
this will be found one of the handsomest col
lections ever made in Charleston. The gen.
tlemen of the committee merit all honor.
DEATH OF A PRINTER.-We are panied 70
hear of the death of Mr.. Julius L. Wallace,
which took place in this city yesterday morn
inc, in the 10Th year Of his age. Dir. wallace
wa an Industrious and capable printer, and
valued member of Charleston Typographical
Union. During the late war he served his
native State with fidelity in the Army Of North
.ern Virginia He was consistent member oil
the Catholic Church. and an upright and hon.
eat man. He leaves wife and two children,
and other near relatives, to mourn his loss.
His funeral services will take place this morn
ing. at his late residence, No. l69 Coming
street.
CRuaBs,-The Independent Fire Engine
Company, of Columbia, are about to get a
steamer.
The German Artillery Aid Association Will
give grand ball at the Hibernian Hall on the
9th instant.
T. c. NJ. Golland has been appointed chap
lain of the lst regiment Of National Guards
of South Carolina
Mr.. W. 8. Henerey, Of our city, Is about TO
make two large shipments Of Mccarthy cotton
gins; one to Texas, and the her TO South
America.
Mrs. Amanda Scharlock, who was made
citizen on Tuesday, Is the wife OF George
Scharloock, Instead of Alex. Scharlock, as re-
ported yesterday.
Augustus Greene alias Augustus Carr, VINO
stole four hundred dollars from Messrs. W. c.
Bee Co., in December last, was arrested and
lodged in Jail yesterday by Officer Quinn.
STHE MARTINErrI-RAvEL TRoUP E.-This
famous troupe commence an engagement OF
one week at the Academy Of Music on Monday
night next, and should draw crowded house.
The Martinetti's have recently made the tour
of Europe, and were everywhere received
with unbounded enthusiasm. Among them
are some of the finest acrobats, gymnasts and
trapeze performers in the country, and with
the Martinetlis as harlequins and clowns, their
performances cannot but prove attractive tc
our citizens. Included in the attractions to
be presented by them during their stay are
the pantomimes of the "Green Monster
."Pierrette," "Contrabandlsts," lie Chaiu
meau," "The Seven Dwarls;" and their per-
tormances are expected to excel in beauty and
daring anything OF the kind witnessed In our
city for many day.
Besides the wonderful pantomimists, we
shall have dramatic company, including
Miss Sallie and Miss Mary Psrtlngton, and Mr.
r Dorsey Ogden. The Part.ngtous, 1t will
be remembered, played at the Richmond
theatre under the management OF Mr.. Ogden
during great part of the war, and were huge
fayorites with the public.
Mr. E.J. Parker, the agent Of the troupe, Il
in the city, making arrangements 10 open tn'
season with 6clat on Monday night