The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-20

DARING DURaLARY.-0n Friday night, be-
tween II and O'CLOCK the shop Of Mr.. j. D..
Happoldt, the we'll known gunsmith, at the cor.
ner of Meeting street ande HortbecE'ss alley, was
entered and robbed Of alarge quantity Of pistols,
ammunition, trappIngs, &c, to the value OF $500.
The burglars approached the building by getting
over tie fence into the yard, at the back, and
made the first attempt to effect an entrance by
breaking through the brick wall OF the house.
Just below the window, with pick. Quite
number OF bricks were thus taken out, when,
finding this mode too slow, they tried to saw
through the top of the window. Failing i9 this
also, and finding that these methods made too
much nolse,, they forced one Of the ends OF the
nick through the window, and priced it open sui
acient1y to push back the bolt Entering the
store, they helped themselves to everything but
the guns, which were, probably, too large TO
carry OF concealed: While rummaging through
the shop, they approached the show window from
behind the counter, and fired pistol, load
ed With fifteen large shot, which had been
set as a trap. Seven OF the shot entered the
counter opposite, and the others are supposed to
bt: In the leg of one OF tine robbers. Suspicious
are entertained of several persons, and last eve
ming several arrests were made, but we refrain
from saying more until the matter has been
Thoroughly sifted:up. The following arc among
the articles missed: A duelllng pistol. made BY
). H. Happoldt, silver mounted, belonging to Col
! onel Alfred iRhett; duening pistol same make
stock repaired; one Smith & Wesson,. No. pistol;
one whitney pistol revolver; one PeacemaSer,
revolver; one pair OF Ballar's derringers; one
Bacon repeater; one Colts army repeater; one
Remington single breach loading repeater; one
Bacon,s best pistols; one Manhattan, and num-
ber of secondhand pistols. This Is the third time
Mr.. Happoldt's place has been lobbed within
year.
THE. LADIES' MEMORIAL FAIR.-The fair clos
ed on Saturday night at II O'Clock, after nlghiy
successful evening. There was a-iarge assem-
blage OF visitors, who remained until late hour'
and the music tableaux. DC, would haVe pleased
& far more exacling audience. The "Maniac" OF
Mr.. ot,olengul was wonderful piece OF actlng,
and. with the adjuncts OF costume canElng
chairs, and prison scene, made deep impress
sIon on his hearers. The tableaux were pretty,
all amusing, and some ousrageeusly funny. Just
before closing an auction was held st Mrs. Wine:
mans table, and many valuable articles like the
"Soefes, Dt beauty, SiSstoAr ins es1Sss3S
credfbsyssmafr prices; Hltogethdf the fair has
BEEN q success; and the money made VIII 1t is
thought, not only restore the bodies of our brave
meH inferred at Gettysburg to their native SOIL
but 20 far towards the raising OF the proposed
mon,c,cat to their memory. The accounts will
be examined to-day, when the exact sum realized
will be ascertalned. Several o.. the articles at
which chances have been taken will be rlfhed as
soon as the lists are filled up. The lumber, OF
which the tables and booths around the hall are
made, will be sold to-day at the hall, between IL
aud u O'Clock, By the committee, at public auc'
ton.
The f6no.insare the prizes won on Saturday
night:
Iced cake, Miss Minnie Burns; box perfumery,
Miss c. Esdra; embroidered handkerchief, b. B.
olney :ebrorno, Frank Aston; fruit cake. Miss L.
Smith; fruit cake, Mrs. George Robinson; worsted
tidy, N. H. Porter; pairsyases Miss Levy; pair
vases, T. J. Moan; pair vases, W. E. zelgler; one
doll. Miss Floriua Brown; one doll Mrs. j..
8, Solomons; one black cloak, Miss Ella Riker;
fruit cake, W. Teppe; one fruit cake, w. M. Fitch;
one case pond lllies Miss May snowden; one
afghan Cataluna; one fruit cake, G. 6. Ottolen-
eut; one dressing boX,J. Thomas; one dressing
table, ]. S. Jones; conqueror's banner, J. d.
Honour; schooner, George Edwards; p,cushion'
/ = soriyen; one handsome cake, n. ANS;
one handsome opera cloak, Miss Z. Manson; one
handsome wax cross. James r. Randall; one
work box, - Talmedge.