The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-30
CITY AFFAIR S.
Meetings This Day.

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+ Meetings This Day.
Sumter Rifle Club, at 9 A. N.
Carolina Rifle Club, at 10 A. NJ.
St. Andrews Society, at P. I'd.
Sumter Social Club, at P. M.
Auction Sales This Day.
William Mckay will sell at 10 o'clock, at MS
ssore, furniture, and at Il o'clock, at No 81
Eyng street, contents of bar.room.
R. oakman wilt sell at Mule Lot, near Chris-
topher's Stables, mules and horses.
as- Now is the time to think about adver-
tising holiday goods, and reflection should De
followed by judicious action.
TRANSFORMATIONS being Thanksgiving
Day, the public offices and banks will be closed.
There will be no market after nine o'clock,
and the Postofdce will only be open, for the
4 delivery of malls, from five to six 2. NJ.
WANT WoRK.-Last evening four young
men, hsillng from Baltimore, applied az the
Guardhouse for nights lodging. They ar
rived in this city yesterday morning, and are
in search of work. .
ST. ANDREWS SocErY.-The one hundred
and forty-second anniversary meeting OF this
venerable society takes place to-day at the
South Carolina Hall at two o'clock P. N. The
election of officers will be. conducted from
twelve NJ. to two o'clock P. N.
TIE RIFLE CLUBs.3The members OF the
Carolina Rifle Club have rifle practice at the
Schutzenplatz to-day.
The Sumter Rifle Club picnic takes place at
Roses Farm, and the members are requested
TO assemble in citizens dress, at the terminus
of the Rutledge street line, at nine o'clock
this morning. ~ Z
REmSIscENcEs OF The WAR.-Yesterday
morning the workmen at the back OF the
United States Courthouse dug out from the
debris large Parrot shell which had struck
there and failed to explode. 1t was resting
quietly on the basement of the building, and
with It's conlcal percussion cap threatening
an explosion, seemed to say, '.Shen or she'll
not.n
INSULTING THE FAILEN.-Charles Johnson,
a colored youth, was brought before the Mayor
yesterday morning, charged with stealing
from Lieutenant A. E. PhillppL The boy had
entered the residence Of the late chief OF de-.
tectives in Society street, and actually ab-
stracted q tablecloth from the parlor. The
case was referred to a trial Justice for exami-
nation. @ 4' ID
WmskEY-LoGGRD.-The large. crowd In
Meeting street last night, about nine O'Clock,
were following two policemen who were bear
ing on their shoulders the body Of white
man who was not dead, but only sleepy drunk.
he had been picked up near Market street, on
the sidewalk, and the novel mode Of his trans
portation failed to arouse him from his slum'
bers. The Mayors. Court will ND doubt sur
prise him this morning.
CLUES AND sraRs.-Jacob Allen, William d.
Richardson and Joe johnson, lodge for being
disorderly and using unbecoming language
near the Academy or Music, Ia Market street,
were sentenced each to pay fine OF one do!-
lar, or be locked up lOr five days.
Three iaebriates found their way to the
Guardhouse, escorted by the Corps d'Elite, and
psid up their fines next morning with praise
worthy alacrity.
:4faD STATE CIRCUIT CouRr.-The Court of
General Sessions was opened at ten O'Clock
yesterday morning. Hon. R. F. Graham pre-
siding.
The grand jury brought in true bills against
Joseph Boil for grand larceny and disfguring
q cow.
To-day being Thanksgiving Day, the court
adjourned over until ten O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
CoRREcrIoN.--Ino our report Of the proceed
ings of Council, rublished yesterday, it is
stated that the committee on the Fire Depart
nent recommended that the engines (hand
and steam) employed In pumping out In Sep
,ember last, be remunersted at the rate Of
fifteen dollars per day each for every day 30
employed. Tue recommendation was made
n,petition as to certain Of the hand engines
only. The matter Of compensation Of the
steam engines was not before the committee,
and no report was made about them.
IyouBsr.-Coroner TAN held an inquest yes
terday morning over the body Of James Jen-
kins, colored, who had died on the afternoon
before at the City Hospital from injuries re-
celved BY him on board of the bark st. Peter,
m North Eastern wharf. The evidence showed
that the deceased was In the hold Of the bark
as barrel of Tosin was being lowered. The
cant hook slipped from the chimb, and the
heavy barrelwas thrown violently down the
hold, striking the deceased. The jury return
ed verdict of accidental death.
AFAR HOUSE greeted the third appearance
last evening Of the Tempieton combination,
at the Academy. The comedy -Sef-was
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