The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-23
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Irregular meeting OF Council will Do hela
so.morrow afternoon at I'VE O'Clock.
In. Thomas W. Eastering has been appoint.
~ a tr1al Justice for Charleston County.
The anniversary meeting CT the New England
Society Will be he'd this evening at the Onarleseon
Hotel. 'a
The Northeastern train, due hero ct I.
yststdsy, had not arrived AZ a late hour last
night. Cause Of the Delay unknown.
tina Putnam Troupe, on their return to
maressop, will give a performance for the
benefit Of Miss II. A. Buie's Aiken institute.
The chimney Of Robert Broughton, colored at
no. siTradd street, took fire on Saturday night
shout nslf.past ten O'Clock. The fire was soon
.a~xtnguished.
.rArwo negroes were lodged at the Guardhouse
on Saturday for stealing cotton ties from the
state cotton press, and Q third for stealing cloth
ing funl q schooner lying at one Of the whsrves.
1.-THE mayors usual holiday proclamation
against the nring Of squibs and crackers Ia out
this msrning, and we hope the boys Will hear.
and nsed the admonition of his Honor.
tho, IRISH Volunteers win parade on st.;
,Pattck,s Day, In March, 1873. The uniform OF.
the organization ID nearly the same as before the
fwar. -
--DimIniahing pressure, rising temperature,
southerly TO westerly winds and cloudy weather
predicted for the South Atlantic and Gulf States
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the discourse OF the Rev. Harry P. Northrop,
1t the Cathedral last night, on behalf OF the
poor, was well attended and resulted In q hand.
! some collection,
During tho twenty.four hours ending last
night, eleven trains, comprising one hundred and
South Carolina Railroad, bringing forty.fve hun.
Sedred bales OF cotton, besides general merchan-
disc. ea5
- eolored boy entered the shoe and hat store
0 m. L. Wagner, on King street, last Saturday,
and attempted 70 steal two hats. The clerk de-
teosed him In the act, and turned him over to
q policeman. the boy compromised by paying
for the has.
The colored school house at Mount Pleasant
was entered . few nights ago and robbed Of
clothing kept In the sewing department, books,
DO, valued az $50. The robbers provided them.
selves with q horse and cart to carry on the
plunder.
-In the attractive show window Of Messrs.
SuunsOu0 0IUW4S uaisoIby hluR strtct, h66 Q!b'
played on Saturday last q large leopard skin.
The general inquiry Of ''what is 1t ~ elected the
reply that It had been presented by o lady to the
Will. Rtne club for the trimmings OF the new
cap. It VIM be remembered that the old corpa
Always displayed the leopard skin as q trimming
on th6ir hats.
Larry Last Saturday morning spoliceman and
Apriyats watchman observed anegro man In the
srear OF the Poston1ce with q suspicious.looking
bag, upon his back. On being summoned to halt
the negro ran on, and was fired at by the police.
man, He dropped the bag and his coat, but sue
ceededi escaping. The bag proved to contain
cotton. An examination OF the vicinity devel.
1,opsd tho fact that q storehouse, owned by Mr:
slattery, had been forced open, and a large
amount Of loose cotton deposited therein. 1t was
also discovered that q bale OF cotton on Atlantic
7 wharf, near by, had been cut open, and the con-
.ttents- transferred, piecemesl, to the warehouse.
The Gotten was turned over to Mr.. Robertson, the
whax1nger Of Atlantic wharves,