The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-18

Marion Lodge, at 8P. n.
Phoenix Fire Company, at quarter-past P. ID.
Charleston Rinemen Club, at-halfpast p. N.
u Auction Sales This Day.
VIM. Mckay will sell at halfpast 3 O'CLOCK,
on the lot next to the Ice.house, Meeting street,
trapeze, consisting OF horses, carriages organ
&C.; and at 10 O'CLOCK at his store, furniture &c.
Paul B. Lslane Il Co. viii sell at halfpass
O'Clock, a: their store pneapples.
Miles Drake will sell at 10 O'Clock, at his store'
clothing, hats, &c.
Our PRICES CURRENT.-We especially invite
the attention Of our merchants to IHE 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
cial circular that can be used. Price, for ten
copies or more, with business cards, two and
ahalt cents per copy; single copies five cents.
DEATH OF W. G. TRENHOLM. Eso-This
highly este emed citizen died at the residence OF
his son, Mr. P. c. Trenholm, last evening" In the
eth year Of his age.
Tx RETURNs.-The goth of this month is the
last day prescribed in which tax returns for prop
erty in the county should be made TO the county
auditor.
DEsERTloH.- sailors named Matthew
MILL ppa
yesterday morning charged with desertion. They
had signed articles to go as seamsn on a ship now
lying in Bull River, and, when called upon, re-
fused to 60. They are held for examination.
. To ARcH1rEcTs.-As will be seen By an ad-
TertIsement in another column, plsns and speci.
fcalions are invited for new courthouse and
jail at the county seat Of Aiken County. Further
Information may be had by applying to the COM
missioners for public buildings at Aiken.
The MEDICAL AssocnTIoE.-The transac-
tlons o1rhe South Carolina Medical Association at
it's last annual session, held in Charleston April
5th and 9th, 1871, have been published In neat
pamphlet form by Messrs. Walker, Evans Coga-
we'll .....-.
CRUABs.-The Palmetto Regatta Club have
named their rev race boat the Meteor"
The German Fusilier Company Of this City is to
be reorganized shortly. Their dress vii! be the
Prussian uniform, including the spiked helmst
A silver snufr box. inscribed sw. B. S. to II. E..
S,nis at the detective ofice, where the owner can
obtain 1t BY proving property,
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the enterprising jobbers and wholesale eealers IN
drugs and medicines, fndIng their preseat store,
at the southwest corner Of Meeting aud Hasel
streets, becoming too small for their rapidly in
creasing business, have rented and are about
to occupy the extensive warehouse on the sou h.
east corner OF the same streets, lately used as. a
tinware factory by Mr.. McDuff Cohen.
The FIRST BALE OF NEW FLORIDA Up.
LANps.-Messrs. W. B. Williams D. Son, factors,
Accommodation wharf, received yesterday, per
Savannah and Charleston Railroad, the nrst bale
OF new Florida uplands that has reached this
market. 1t was raised by J. R Hague, and
shipped by P. PtnIussohn from Gainesville, Fla.
1t classed good ordinary, weighed Al pounds, and
was sold to &essrs. N. Goldsmith Son.
D ''N y - -.
WATCH Satisfactorily q coloreG man
named Samuel Richardson presented gold
watch, worth $50, at shop up town, and pawned
1t FOR the sum OF 81 IS. The circumstance was
made known, and Constable Baker forthwith ar
rested the pawner, and took him down to the
Guardhouse. The watch was identified by
colored woman, in whose house, Richardson was
staying The latter. admitted ttnat he look the
watch, and said he pawned 1t to get some
money for epree.
RoBBING HorsE.-Aoout o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon small house up the road, near
Noisette's farm, belonging to q. Nelson, anu
tenanted by large colored family, was o:oSea
into, and all OF the clothing belonging to the es-
tabllshment carried otr. AllEn Bryan, colored
man, vas shortly after arrested on suspicion, and
referred to Trial Justice 7. J. Mackey for exami-
nation. The evidence was clear against the
prisoner and in default OF ball, be was committed
to Jail TO await his trial at the mex term OF the
Court Of General Sessions
A MEMORIAL TO GENERAL LEE.-The annual
address OF Joseph W. Taylor, ESQ.,, before the
literary societies Of Washington and Lee Univer-
atty, delivered on the occasion OF the last COM
mencement, June c2d, 1871, has been published In
pamphlet form at the request Of the literary
societies, the Alumni Association and the board
OF trustees. 1t is entitled .sThe Lee Monument"
and consists OF cogent and forcibe plea for the
conversion Of Washington and Lee UniVersity
into Memorial University BY the people OF the
South to constitute their nnsl and crowning mon
ument to the memory Of General Robert E. Lee.
The FUNERAL OF Mr.. JOHN q. DE1Tz took
place yesterday morning at the residence Of Mr..
F. Lampe, In Meeting street, one door from
George. The services were nducted BY the
Rev. Mr. Muller, large numbered the friends
and relatives OF the deceased, and Of the members
Of the German Fire Company, the Braderlichbund,
and Gemania Lodge Z. P. being present. At the
onclusion Of the solemn ceremonies the body
ro, .ooo,tod hu tho cncfefipa and the fire comma.