The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-20


old Postofice, real estate.
J. Fraser Mathewes will sell at 10 o'clock, a
his Office, geraniums.
John G. Minor Il Co. will sell at IL O'Clock
at their store, dry goods, blankets, hats, DC.
BIss BALL.-A match game between tne
Palmetto Base Ball Club and picked nine
will take place, on the Citadel Green, at
O'Clock to-day.
RANGE OF TIE Thermometer at Joseph
p,sckuan's drug store, No. 80 Sroad street
September 18th: o'clock, u; 10, IS; Il, u; z
s2;4, 70; 8, 1881 73. e 'a
Pro Bono PuBLICo.-The admirable system
OF bugle calls, introduced and practically test
ed by the noble old Phoenix Fire Engine Com
pany Of this city, has been adopted oy tne
Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine Company o.
Savannah. ---..
I4pRoyEMENr.-The store lately occupied oy
Messrs. Raoul Il Lynah and Williams BLACK
well, under the Music Hal, on King street. are
now in the hands of Mr.. J. 81. Devereux, ar
chitect, who is preparing:ai store for Messrs.
Lawton & Co, clothing merchants. This store,
occupying tie space OF the two former stores.
will have x front or ffty feet, with depth OF
one hundred feet. When completed 1t Will oe
one Of the largest and handsomest stores IN
the city.
MEETING az rHESREroRx CLUB OF WARD z.
very largei mestiag Of this club was nela az
the Hlbernian Hall: l:last night, Vice'Presioene
J. N. Nathans In the chair.
On motion of Mr.. C. o. Trumbo, the follow
ing resolution was adopted.
-Rsso,usd, That In the Judgment of this club
1t ia necessary to appoint some competent per-
soa to take the census OF this ward, and to
make a full report In alphabetical order at our
next meeting.
Mr.. Joseph Samson was appointed census
taker.
Mr.. O'Keefe spoke in favor Of the immediate
nomination of delegates to nominating con-
yention. gMessrs. !Trumbo, st. Amand and Eas-
,terby opposed the movement. Mr.. Walter
Webb then moved that an adjourned meeting
be held on Wednesday evening to nominate
delegates, which was carried.
Mr.. Mccormack moved that no delegate
should be candidate for Office, which motion
was lost. "a 81
:. The chairman then introduced President
Davis, of Ward 4, who explained that wrong
construction had been placed upon his re-
marks madeat the last meeting Of the Ward
Club. Colonel r, W. Seymour was introduced,
and delivered the best speech we have heard
since the commencement &C. the campaign.
Clear In its reasoning, earne.. and patriotic in
tone, he won and received the well done OF the
assemblage Several futile attempts to inter-
rupt him were made by one or two OF SCOTS
minIons, who had sneaked into the hall for the
evident purpose OF creating disturbance.
They soon discovered, however, that respect
fut silence was their best policy, and acted &C
cordineiy. Colonel Seymour was fouoWeopy
Mr.. W. n. Francis, whose remarks were loud
ly applauded.
THE. MASONIC TENPLE-ANoTHER ORNAMENT
FOR THE CrI-DzsoRlPrroN OF TIE BUILD
rse:-For many years past the Masonic frater-
nity of Charleston have desired to erect rem'
ple worthy of the Order, but were unable TO
carry out their design because OF q lack OF
fands. However, this difficulty has at last been
overcome, and we are now warranted IN say
ine that ere many months have elapsed,
Charlestonians, aud the Masonic portion espec-
ally. will point with pride to an edidce not e1-
celled in point of beauty or commodiousness oy
any other building in Charleston:
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
The building will be in rear of the Masonic
Hall. at the corner Of King and wentworth
streets, but fronting on the latter named street.
It will have front Of eighty-si feet' WIFI
depth OF slxty-sour feet. The main entrance,
wentworth street, will be twenty feet wide,
with an open arched approach to the Vestiouie'
which will be frescoed and niched for statuary.
The main hall will be lighted by long Gothic
windows, and the walls trescoed and gold pan
e,led. From this hall massive stairway as
cepds to the upper stories.
on the first, or ground floor, there Will oe
three stores with glass fronts. The second
floor viii be used as the Grand Lodge ROOM.
which will be seventy feet long by sixty feet
wide, and capable Of comfortably seatinS
abodt twelve hundred persons. On this moor
there will be an entrance to the present nall,
which Is admirably adapted for asupper room.
The, old refreshment room will be given up for
cloak rooms, retiring rooms, &c. On the third
aoor 81, the new building will be two large
lodge rooms, thirty BY sixty feet each' with
preparation and examination rooms necessary
for the complete working of the craft.
The style OF the building will be TUDOR
Gothic; but fona conception Of its beauty, one
must see the aAslgns .itseu. 1.-The ventilation
win be moSSpompiets, and;;.With the windows
rising from Door to tocelling, musss make 1t one
of the plsassatest halls inthe country.
Mr.. John q. Devereqx, Whose skill, energy
auatslents have,baend displayed on so many OF
the buildings which adarn our city, drew the
design for the building, which, after passing
close examination by the committee, was ac-
cepted. :.
4 Hotel Arrivals, September 19.
PAVILION HOTEL.