The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-21
CITY AFFAIRS S.


CITY FFAIR S.
Meetings II Day.
'zerubbabel Chapter, ut half-past Up. NJ.
Marion Lodge, at 8 P. n.
German Rife Club, at 8 P. M.
Stonewall Fire Company, at I. N.
Etpa Fire Company. at half.past s F. n.
Hook and Ladder, No. I, ut F. N.
Auction Sales This Day.
J. Fraser Mathewes will sell 1T halt-past II
O'Clock, al his flee, library and bookcase.
Miles Drake will sell at 1G O'Clock, at his store
boots, shoes and hats.
william Mckay will sell at 10 O'Clock, ct his
store, furniture, &c.
Our PRICES CURRENT.-We especially invite
tie attention Of our merchants to TIE NEWS
Prices Current, Issued this morning. Made VI
with the utmost care, and handsomely printed
with entirely new type, it forms, with the business
card. OF the house forwarding 1t the most attract
i've and welcome weekly commercial circular
that can be used. Price, for ten copies or mote
with bushes cards, two and a half cents pei
copy; single copies five cents.
SALE OF A VEssEL.-The brig W.. q. Parks
173 tons. which put into this port IN distress
from Georgetown, s.. c., bound to the West In
dies, was sold at auction yesterday, By Messrs. ]
A. Enslow & Co., for $3.50 cash.
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CITY TAxEs.-Council has not extended the
time for pay ment OF city taxes. but the obligins
treasurer continues to receive them without ths
perSsty. We, therefore, advise early apprecia
ton Of this %leniency. Call soon and settle.
STEAK TO BosToN.-MessIs. W. Roach Il Co
offer dispatch to freight TO Bo9ton, In the superior
steamship Leopard, now loading rapidly for that
city. This ship is consign.d to The above house
who are prepared to afford shippers their usua
favorable accommodations.
SUNDAY-SCHooL PIcNIC.-The picnic of st.
Johns Lutheran Sundsy.school, which was una,
voiiably postponed, will take place tomorrow
the ed inst. Theears will leave the Northeastern
Railroad depot.a at sgoS5aock "A. NJ. The clergy and
superintendent Of other sunday.schools have
been invited to attsud, aua.a n0st enjoyable holt
day is anticipatea
NEE PuBLIcArsoNs-HsSbeg to aeknowl
edge The receipt non Ss1sTa Walket; EvaL. 4
coss4elr o. pam1alAs. sopiss Of the opinion Of
Chlefluytics Moses1rtfe pegA bond .Ssses, and
OF the<nfesrrpfaciics 81: the STATE Cireait Courts;
also, froa tie city printer, a pazphlet copy Of
the annusa-eparts Of the, oneessot the city gov.
A VAGRANT TREsPAsSrNG.-Julius Hamilton,
a small. colorsd boy, was srrested yesterday
morning by Detective Truall on the charge OF
vasrsncy and trespasslng on the premises Of a
resident Of Princess street. The prisoner was
found in q room, on the premises, which he had
been occupying for several nights unknown to
the owners, and under suspicious circumstances
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SELLING A PIsToL.-Philip Jones, a colored
nan, was arrested, yesterday morning, on Meet.
ing street. while Offering for sale q fine Colts re-
volver for the trifing sum OF So. The pistol was
identified as one stolen from Mr.. J. 3. Happoldt,
when his store was robbed some time ago by
burglars. The prisoner Is held ON suspicion OF
being implicated in the robbery, he being unable
to give a satisfactory account Of the pistol in his
possession.
QUESTION FOR MIR. JILLsoN.-Wil Mr.. JILL
son, the State superintendent OF education, kind
~ Inform the public why The distressed teachers
In the Charleston public schools have not received
their share OF tie $4,000 appropriated for school
purposes at the last session OF the General AS
cap,b1po rbot oa,eonrio,Ioo ,ro ~ - 80 e-.a,n
the deficiency in the educational fund OF 1870.
More than a month has passed since the approval
OF the deficiency bill, and the teachers have not
yet been paid a cent.
The New MASONIC HALL.-B. Rush Camp
bell, ESQ.,. grand secretary, advertises for sealed
estimates for the construction OF the new Masonic
hall, Upon the plans and specifications which can
be seen at his office. Bonds with good sureties
will be required for the faithful performance OF
the work. and all stimatesm must be handed in be-
fore IL o'clock on the 1st of May. The building Is
OF a handsome design, and viii anord q fine op-
portunity for some Of our Charleston mechanics
to make their mark in the city.
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.-Isaac n. Bryan,
Esq, son OF The United States district Judge. hon.
George S. Bryan, was yesterday examined before
histHonor Judge Graham. The examination was
conducted in open court, according to the late
rule OF the Supreme Court on the subject, BY a
special committee consisting Of the Hon. B. A..
Rutledge and Messrs. Samuel Lord and W. D.
Clancy, who, having reported favoraoly, Mr.
Bryan wss duly sworn and adnitted to the prac-
tIce OF law.
THE Peoples NATIONAL Bisx.-4ta meet
ing of re s,ockfbsasasbsld at the banking
house oIthia instiasaoAs5 sstssfag, at = O'clock
Resdyed. mat thu mid sstton OF thsss Articles
Of thSN s{oe4stIdn &thRH eopI4s Nat1on0 Bank,
OF CnskeAoa. South Caf0lna, Ae. and Sfhs same
Is herHSJSamepde6eo a. u read % 1ol6Ws:
s3. 4h6 n6Gtsssof DIRECTORS shall consist Of
eleven s1tcxhQfdefs."
This is an a@otrion % sasee-dheesors, the origi-
nal number being sight. There was no other
.htI ropoontol