The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-27
THE Grand IRISH FESTIVAL.
The Parade this nIorninS-h Splendid
Success AntioIpated-A o N u
Prizes-Hoyv TO Reach the Grounds.

Success Anttebpafed-A u I o u
Prizes-Hox TO Reach the Grounds.
To-day will be witnessed the elimination
of the extensive preparations that have been
on foot for weeks past for the grand irish
Festival to be given under the auspices OF the
Irish Rifle Club. Every indication betokens
brilliant success, and 1t will, indeed, be O
worthy achievement Of this young club, which
is still In its very Infancy, to organize ana
successfully conduct an enterprise upon the
ambitious scale which has been projected for
this festival. With the energetic officers and
members of the Irish Rifle Club, however,
thpre is no such word as fail, and with The
active cooperation that they have had from
the other military organizations, and the iibe-
ral assistance of go large number Of our
citizens, 1t will be strange indeed II this occa-
aIon do not prove one of the most pleasant
and ENJOYABLE that Charleston has witnessed
for many day.
The fol owing articles have been received
in addition to those already published to be
shot for at the festival: From Mr.. Philip j.
Kennedy, Meeting street, keg of NECTAR
wh,skey: from Mr.. A. W. Levin, silver
medal: from Messrs. Hart & Co., a double.
barrel English gun; from Mr.. VIM. Mckay, a
smoking set; from Mr.. Parks, half dozen
"Moorhead's" bitters; from Messrs. W. II.
Bird & Co., barrel of petroleum oil; from
Mr.. J. Il. Read, King street. two infants
dresses; from Mrs. Apple, King street, meer-
scbaum pipe from Hon. A. G. Magrath,
a silver pitcher and salver; from Hon. NJ. P.
O,Connor. silver pitcher; from Furchgott, Ben
edlct & Co., chrome; from Mrs. Tanlunson, a
pair of window shades.
The parade this morning promises to. be q
brilliant affair. The order of procession and
the line of march have already been published,
and It ia safe to say that the streets through
which the procession is to pass will be crowd
ed with the people of Charleston who have
always manifested the deepest interest In her
gallant volunteers, many OF whom nave
already faced the tide Of battle 10 her oehali,
and oil of whom are ready to devote their SER
yIcesand lives If need be to her defence II toe
tocsn of war should again be sounded, OF any
emergency arise In which their arms ano
yalor should be needed.
AT the Schuzeuplatz, the day will te spent
in tine mulllform nmusements specified In The
programme published In another column, and,
with such hosts as the Irish Rifle Club, there
will be no dearlh OF jolllty and merry-making.
Prominent among the festivities will be the
dancing In the great ballroom, for who ever
heard of an Irlshman who could keep his feet
still in the presence OF the combined attrac-
lions of dancing, music and partner
Then there will be an almost endless variety
of other amusements, almost too tedious to
mention. but by no means too tedious to Wit
ness. The festival will close this evening, at
seven o'clock, but will be resumed Tomorrow
morning with o programme possessing at
fractions almost equal to those Of to-day.
The facilities for reaching the grounds Will
he about the same as those provided during
the German Schu,zenfest From the terminus
of The King street line of horse cars, the stages
of the Magnolia line and other conveyances
will be in readiness 10 carry visitors to the
pla,z at The moderate charge of ten cents
each. Trains will run at intervals OF thirty
minutes, leaving Ann street Depot OF south
Carolina Railroad, and for further convenience
the steamers of the Sulivan's Island and MI.
Pleasant Ferry Company will make frequent
trips to the plarz, leaving Atlantic wharVes.