The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-05
THE sCHUTzENEEST.
Extensive Preparations-Prizes rrf-
val Of the Marvellous Tight Rope Per-
formers.

Our German citizens are making extensive
arrangements for the celebration next week,
commencing Monday morning One thousand
dollars have been spent In securing prizes, which
are now on exhibition at Mr.. Won santen g store
Thousands Of dollars have also been spent in 1T
ting up the grounds, securing performers, and In
completing all OF their plans for the grandest
fest ever held in the South.
We would specially call the attention OF men,
bers and others who intend participating In the
fest to the fact that no person will be adm lifted
without producing their cards OF invitation, and
no invitation will, under any circumstances, be
issued at the gate Of the schutzenplatz, and that
these cards Of invitation can be obtained at
Messrs. Alexander Melchers, No. ssl King streets
F. Won Santen, King street; C. Litschgl, East Bay;
Meichers Muller, King street; w. SemEen, south-
west corner OF King and Spring streets; J. c. H.
Claussen, Market street, and F. Heinz, King
street.
AS matter Of general interest We republish
the order OF exercises:
On Monday, the eth, at O'Clock A. NJ, the fes-
tiyal will be announced by salute OF twelve guns
Immediately after which, the rinemen will assem-
BILE at their headquarters at Linz stedts Hall. An
hour later the king will be escorted to the head
quarters and the line formed. 1t will then parade
through the city, via King, Broad, East Bay, Mar
ket, Meeting streets to the South Carolina Rail-
road Depot, where the members will take the cars
and proceed to the grounds, their approach being
announced by salute OF twelve guns. After
the arrival on the grounds, the president OF the
club, Captain A. Melchers, will greet the visiting
and participating societies, receive their banners,
and invite all to o banquet. After this, the dis
tribution of numbers for the eagle shooting will
take place. Prize target shooting for gentlemen
will be from II N. to O'Clock p H., and the prize
target shooting for ladies from to O'Clock P. N.
Dancing from l2 NJ. to O'Clock P. N. Al
O'Clock p N. the great Harry Leslie, hero Of Mag
ara, champion OF the world, will appear in his
daring feats on the tight rope, and Miss Nichols,
In her graceful and daring feats on the slack WIRE
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morn
ing, the rfemen will meet ut the Schutzenpiatz.
The prize target shooting for gentlemen Will COM
mence at O'Clock A. H., and end a. 4 O'Clock p.
NJ. Prize target shooting for ladies will be from
l O'Clock to O'Clock P. NJ. The shooting at the
eagle takes place from O'Clock A. NJ, TO O'Clock
P. NJ, and at the target Of honor from IL o'clock
NJ, to O'Clock P. NJ. Dancing from ]: o'clock
NJ, to 7 o'clock P. 4. Leslie and Miss Nichols
will perform on these days also.
On Friday, the shooting will begin as on the
other DAYS, but will terminate at 10 O'Clock. AT
O'Clock the king will be crowned and the prizes
distributed, with appropriate remarks from the
orator Of the day. There will be q grand ball
from l2 O'Clock NJ, to 10 O'Clock p N. AT The con.
cusien OF the festivities, q salute OF three guns
will be fired.
In addition to the above named amusements,
there will be any number Of general amusements,
viz Nine-pin alleys, gymnastics, singing, Italian
music, race running balloon, milk feeding, sugar
eating molasses diving, sack running creased
pole.
Harry Leslie, the hero Of Niagara, and Miss
Maggie Nichols, the charming slack-wire per-
former, have arrived.