The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-08

ing, the most oil the people turned tnelt stePs
towards the centre OF the city. They who had
houses of their own, or some KIND iriena en-
whose hospitality they could enjoy, were for.
tunate, as there Is here scarcely any place
where man may lay his head. The hotels are
literally packed, and many people have been
turned away; the clerks begin TO look haggard
and tired, our friend Gadsden having hardly
time to get his meals, and even the Iron con-
| stitution Of mine host German, OF the Colnm.
bia, appears to have had little oYer.testing
of strength.
The runaways and smash-ups that generally
figure where strange horses are. carried into
strange places have their place In the chroni-
cling Of the days proceedings. Luckily no
one has been seriously injured, although "a
number have been unceremoniously spilled
out No Less than three buggles have gone to
wreck, q thing to be regretted by every one
except the carriage manufacturers and wheel
wrights, of which artisans Columbia can boast
Of some very good ones. No accidents nave
occurred upon the grounds save the describing
of q aperambulating curve from the back Of y
buckIng nag into an adjacent lot by future
citizen of these United States. -. 49, -
The number Of "Jeremy.Dl Dlddlers" has In
creased; there ia an alarming crop. Of them,
and they should be awarded some kind OF
premium. One cannot walk In any direction
package warranted to contain more money
Than is asked for 1t, a whip.seller who sells
whip for ssventy-hve cents and gives away q
dollar or sweat tsble. There q fellow cries
himself hoarse at the fall OF 8 wagon over
..prize candy packages while his sorry
looking nag (he pays five dollars per day hlfe,
which helps pay taxes) eats his "enucks" ID
front as If he understood the whole matter.
Strange to say, the fools are not all dead yet,
home mlnlH
twenty-five dollars from his certainty of know
Ing where lay the ''little Joker"
Captain Bates and Mrs. Captain Bates, some
where under seventeen feet In length, OCCUPY
rather quiet nook near the secrelarys
office, from where they look down upon the
scene, with twenty-five cents worth OF salts
faction for every one he press excepled)
family" occupies large tent with wings like
heron, longer Than the body, In rear Of the ex-
position building, where they seem to live
very happily, especially when 1t rains and the
canvas Is flied. "The riots OF New York"
stretch along the street leading from the gate
to the centre of the enclosure, and none of the
brickbats or bayonels have done any serious
injury vet. Prince Erie, tnmbling down stairs
in the most approved style, riVets the gaze OF
the smaller portion Of humanity, while the
fat women and men suggest Ideas OF
eternal bliss were one only FIJI islander.
Interspersed with these are numerous little
booths, some presided over oy dilapidated
females who have the appearance OF having
been cast out BY Colonel V. Woodruff, where
for the share of the years scrap" of Aunt
Dlnah and her grandchildren, or Miss Phillis,
who Is soon to Jump the broomsiick. Wedge
in and squeeze the vacancies left around ana
between these attractions, With q living,
suuirming mass of humanity; set forty expert
enced 'doormen" to yelling; mix With i've or
six hurdy-gurdys, two c0l0red bands hired Tor
the occasion, and oagplpe, and you have the
scene as saw Ii when ir commenced TO rain
at one O'Clock to-day.
MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND MEcHAN-
ICAL SOCIETY.
The adjourned meeting Of the society was
held this evening In the county courthouse,
there being large attendance. There was
considerable important business done, the
most important, perhaps, being the adoption
of resolution to hold spring meeting OF the
society in Charleston, on the hrst Tuesday In
May next. and the appointment OF q committee
who are instructed to use such endeaVors as
they can to concllate aud harmonizs the In.
terssts Of the South Carolina Agricultural ana
Mechanical Society, the South Carolina lnstl-
tnte, and the Joint Stock Auxiliary. Generals
Hagood and Butler, W. g. Whilden, Esq, Mr..
d. &. Elkin and Mr.. j. z. Vance were appoint.
ed members of this committee.
The committee on accounts, by Mr.. Edward
Hope, reported satisfactorily. Major e. Willis,
of Charleston, q delegate from the South Caro-
lima Institute 10 the meeting OF the society,
was seated.
The disagreeable misunderstanding that has
for 30 long existed between the society and
the authorities of this city remain In stdtu quo.
The president reported that no final conclu-
sion had been arrived at In the conferences
that had been held.
The following named officers and commit
tees we're elected for the ensuing year, viz:
President, T. W. Woodward; secretary and
treasurer, Colonel D. W. Aiken; vice-presi-
dents, J. W. Watts,J. n. Huffman, Ed. Hope
end j. b. Richardson; executive committee,
Messrs. F. A. Conner, j. B. Moore, R. II. Sims,
william Wallace and J: P. Thomas. Upon the
newly-elected president taking the chair, he
made an elaborate address. A resolution oil
thanks was voted the retiring president.
SANTEE.