The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-19
EASIER. CHURCH. Ell rorfoNs.
cauRcH OF EPIPHANY, UPPER ST. JOHNS.
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I chef.
restr51nen-Dr. Peter P. Palmer, Chas. sinkler,
Delegates to Diocesan Convention. Stoney
Porcher, Philip c. Kirk, Thos, ". Porcher, Chaa.
Sinkler.
TIE FREMEN's PARADE IN MAYA meeting
OF the several committees Of the white companies
belonging to the Fire Department Of this city,
will be held tais evening at the hall.o the Phoenix
Fire Company. Arrangements will be considered
for a parade In May, and the propriety OF inviting
several co mpanies from neighboring cities. 1t IL
expected that the companies not represented ct
the pre- vIous meetings will have the necessary
co mmlttees appointed, and that all the companies
| will be represented,
AcKNO wLEDGMENTs FROM BERLIN.-Mr. B.
Bollman IN, the treasurer OF the society for the re
| Lief of the German soldies wounded In the field,
has received two receipts from Rerr Won Sydow,
or Berlin. They read as follows:
Section 47'2.
God bless you
RECEIPT.
The Germans resIGing in Charleston have paid
to- the treasurer OF the central committee OF the
German societies for The relief OF sick and wound.
ded soldiers the following amounts: 3oll thalers
and IL sllhergroschen, Which Is nerepy tnanklui'
ly acknowledged.
For the treasurer. ROBERT HIRSCH.
Berlin, October 10, 1870.
Section NC. T3lZ.
God bless you
RECEIPT.
Received OF the Germans In Charleston by the
treasurer Of the central committee OF the German
- p Ian III N ynf1ndn6
soldiers the following amounts: 9s5 tnalers ana IL
silhergroschen, which Is herewith THANKFULLY &C
knOwledged.
For the committee. RosKRr HIEscH.
Berlin, February 9, 1871.
This is a handsome contribution for the Ger
charleston, mot: Rmuerthg more than
Es%txhundred families a. the6utAde-
THE GERMAN: MAR STEAMER METEoR.-For
the first time In some years there arrived In our
port, on Monday night, a war vessel representing
the great German nation. She 10 called tile Me-
teor, Is lest from Havana, and IL just coming
from q cruise Of Two years on the coast OF Vene-
zuela AMI among the West India Islands, where
she has been constantly engaged In protecting
the valuable German shipping interest In that part
OF the world. During her stay at Caracas and
huring the troubles urdertMonagas, she received
on board the American minister, Mr.. Partridge,
and the italian minister, and took them to st.
Thomas. Or the eth Of November last, as our
readers VIII probably remember. she had an &C.
tlon with the French war steamer LIE Bouvet. In
which light the Meteor was handled with great
skill ana success. Her commander, Captain Er.
nest Knorr, has lately been promoted fos his gal
lantry and important service, and had the honor
OF the Iron Cross conferred upon him.. She is
bark rugged and Of warllke appearance, with
everything on board indicating thorough dtscl-
pline and order-so complete, indeed. has been
these qualities that but three men have been lost
during the arduous cruise OF two years in that IN.
hospitable climate, and two Of these were In the
action with the lie Bouves. The N. was built at
Dantzig, in 1854, and is classed as a gunboas has
four onicers and about sixty men, her armament
being three rlned breech leaders, two OF which
fire ss.pound aud one 72.pound she'll Her Off.
GERS are Captain Ernest Knorr, Lieutenant Kuhn,
Lieutenant Blendermsrn, Surgeon W%iederman,
and sixty men. She will remain at this port for.
some days, during which she will be placed In
the dry dock and have some repairs. Captain
Kuorr was yesterday received BY @. o. WItte.
Esq, consul Of the German Empire at this port,
who viii have the gallant captain as his guest
during the time he may remain in our city.