The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, February 02, 1872, Image 3
** CITY AFFAIRS.
MW Mr. WILLIAM E. 8 IMHO NB, Jr., and Mr.
N. H. PORTIR, are the travelling agenta- for
THE NEWS, the former for Jower and the lat?
ter for upper South Carolina.
Meeting* Tills Day.
?^lon Lodge, at 7 P. M.
Strict Ob?ervance Lodge, at 7" P. M.
Eagle Fire Company, at 7 P. M.
Marion Fire Company, at 7 P.M.
washington Fire Company, at 7 P. H.
Hope Fire Company, at balf-past 7 P. M.r r
Auction Salts ThlsDay.
^WlUIam McKay wlU sen at 10 "o'clock, at the
southeast corner of Tradd and King streets,
wagon, buggy, furniture, Ac.
John G. Mllnor A Co. will sell at 10 o'clock,
at their store, boots and-shoes.
Samuel C. Black will sell at ll o'olock,
corner Broad street and East Bay, stocks and,
bonds. _
SALE OF STOCK.-Thirty-two shares in the
Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Ferry,
Company, the Instalments all paid up, were
sold yesterday morning, at auction, by Ward
law A Carew, fur 98* cents on the dollar.
GIFT TO THE ORPHAN'S.-The Sisters of Mer?
cy gratefully acknowledge- the receipt of the
cenerous donation ot. five hundred dollars
Trom Messrs. Butler, Chadwick, Gary AC?., toj
be equally divided between ?i? Catholic male
and female asylums.
FOP. HIS'MOTHER.-Ashley Carrero and Chas.
Jones, the two colored boys caught sampling
the cotton, bales oa:BoyceV wharf, were
brought before the Mayor yesterday morning
for examination. Ashley was1, on application,:
delivered to his parents, to be treated by his
mother, and Jones,'the leader in the scrape,
was sent to the House of Correction ior thirty:
days. ? .'. ^
Nra .COMPANY.-A new colored company
has lately been formed, which held a meeting
anthe e vening of January 1st, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year : Tho m -
as Bampfield, captain; W. A. Herd, first lieu?
tenant: L. J. Taylor, Jr., second lieutenant;,
P? .tv7. GubbesV;?B?ratary> The company le?
known as the Garrison Light Infantry, and
promises to make Its appearance soon-in a.J
stunning uniform.
HEAVY COTTON MOYKHKSTS TO NEW YORK.
The Champion, Captain Lockwood, and'South
Carolina, Captain Beckett, 'cleared, at the, Cus?
tomhouse, yesterday, with an agr?gate JM
nearly four thousand bales ot cotton. This,
with the Georgia cargo on Tuesday, and the
Charleston to follow to-morrow, will give*total
figures ot about seventy-five hundred bales.
whlc> Indicates not only a very large mo ve
ment for the week, but a facility of transppr
tatton by sea which is something to boast of.
^OUB PRICKS CVBSJS^T -We especially Invite
the attention of our merchants to THE NEWS
Prices current, Issued this r'om lng.. Made
np with the utmost ^care, and .handsomely
printed witn?n?rely ?ew'typ?j itffrrms, with
the business card of the bouse forwarding it,
the, moat attractive and welcome weekly
commercial circular that can be used. Price,
for ten copi?s or' more, with business cards,
two and a half cents- per -copy; single copies
flv^cents. '-' "' '-.^y J\: ?j X'S. "
3 TH E. MIAN . WEATHER.-Wa. have rece lye d
from Observer Sergeant Evans the- reporto!
the mean-of barometer audthermokleter^tfje
velocrty of the wind, and the -amount of rata
fstf ;foV^reH^^
dairy barometer was highest-on- Wednesday,
when lt Etoo d at 30.32, and lowest on January
27th, when lt stood at 29.72. The mean dillly
thermometer was highest pn, January 1st,
when lt stood at 61, and lowest on Ure 20th
and 30th ult., when lt stood at 3i. The iain
fall for the month wai 3.78 Inches.
CRUMBS.-Senator Joel Foster, of Spartan
burg, has abandoned Us native county and
moved to Texas with his family. Such men
can 1? be spared.
Mr. David B, Phifer has received the ap
pointment aa postmaster for Newberry, vice
S. P. Kinard, resigned. Mr. Phifer will take
charge of the office in the course of a week.
Colonel Samuel McDonald, of Donaldvllle,
was struck with paralysis on Thursday, and
dfed on Friday. His death ls a heavy loss lp
the oommnnlty. - -J
LICENSES.-The rash on Wednesday morn?
ing to the office of the city appraiser was
something unusual, and the greenbacks flow
ed into the city coffers In a way that promised
thei early extinguishment of - the'city debi
Over twenty thousand" dollars were taken In
during the day, and then not all of the appll
' cants had been furnished with licenses.' Owing
to the large numbers who could not be attend?
ed to in time on Wednesday, the appraiser ls
still receiving the money ior licenses, and wlU
probably Issue the same, without the petjajLv,
t^yajulicrmorrpw,
- ? .
THE SEWING MACHINE INTEREST.-We find
the following ia the Savannah News: uMr
Alex. Whyte, of the firm o? Whyte A Harra!,
of this cltj, general; agents Tor the Wheeler A
Wilson sewing maohlne in xhe South, left last
evening for Charleston to take charge of the
branch house located at No. 209 King street,
in that city. Mr. Whyte. ls an energe tlo gen?
tleman, and'knows how-to push the sewing
machine bas I ness, which every one knows he
did muoh towards building up In Savannah.
WeJibpe he- will be as successful In his new
field as 'he was in his old one."
CLUBS ANT/ STARS.-A yoong man who made
Meeting street resound, at three o'clock yes?
terday morning, witt his abuse of the police,
and everything else In general, ? was Oued two
dollars. . ' V
A box of tobacco, supposed to have been
Biol en, ls held for the owner.
A galled mule, found wandering about Bast
Bay, was* discharged after a hear ! ng. ' ;.v . /
An admirer of the araras, who fell asleep
over Hump ty-Dumpty,and could not get out
of the Academy, waa fined one dollar for bel?g
drunk. He paid up.
An inebriate, who mistook the Jail for his
hotel,, went home with Clubs and Stars, and
was^hnel? one dollar by the Mayor.'" '
James White, arrested for stealing ten dol?
lars from a store, waa referred to a trial Jus?
tice for examination. .-.
HALF FABE TO THE BAL MASQUE.-The Au?
gusta Constitutionalist says: "The executive
committee have arranged with the Georgia
Railroad and the South Carolina Bead to bring
persons for'bne fare, and upon the certificate
ot the diairinan of commit tee to return freerft
charge. j V y
: ?.ThtfCentrai Bead has the matt^g;?:r ^
visement,anditls confidently/c^cted ^
the aame arrangements^^ m^ wl? &
road. Wetroatthat^any^^^j be ^
dnced to comv^om ?fcatieston? Savannah,
*^.?!L^??anta<?t?kBS] -WasBlngtpn, and
o tnor pol nt ev The co st um er will be aV Central
If Orel on Monday morning, jMfcpared with ai
hundred costumes, to flt ont any ladles aaa
gentlemen who are not provided with dresses
lor the masquerade, which comes cf on Toes- -j
day night, the 0th of February.''
II ? - TUE I>OQMED- SEGBQE?.
Toe Cell of thc Condemned- WUlte " at
Pernee with Heaven-Balden Penitent
-Pr?par?tlona for the Last Act.
Samuel Waite and Ban Balden, the two color
ed mea who were convicted on the 8th of De- I
cember last of the murder of W. B. Fidea, at |
Oakley Station, on the Northeastern Railroad,
are to-day to suffer upon the gallows the ex?
treme penalty of the law, unless the Execu?
tive clemency 'should Intervene. Strong
efforts'; we understand, have been made by
their friends on their behalf to Influence the
Governor to exercise bis prerogative, but as
yet he remains unyielding, and the doom of
:the' convicted men< seems Inevitable. With
regard ta White, even his Irlends have had
but little hope; but lt ls thought, that Batten's
case presented some points in palliation of his
guilt which might recommend bim to meroy.
The prisoners are confined, under sentence
of death, at the Charleston Jail, and close
watch and ward la kept upon their every
movement. The long custom of looking forward
to their fate, and seeing lt daily draw nigher,
has had different effects upon the two men,
and with a view to hearing what the prisoners
might have to say, a NEWS reporter yesterday
paid a vlait to the. Jajl. Having been- courte?
ously admitted by the keeper, the fest person
to be7seen within the entrance was
; BAN BALDEN,.
sitting by the cross-barred iron door at the
top of ? flight of rlalrs. He was decently clad
in a suit of dark rusty clothes, and around his
ehoulders was thrown a common gray blanket
folded several times. He' wore a
small black felt hat, with which the
unearthly pale ashen hue of his face
was strangely oo ni ras ted. He seemed
weak but la good health, and sis he talked
with his wife the wild glare of his eyes, appa?
rently watching some terrible scene afar off,
grew more i n ten? e. He spoke, for so me t lin e
to h lsr wife Concerning his family affairs, with?
out forgetting oft two chudr%n**?nd'?rt?T rs-,
celving a present of cake from her the poor;
woman departed. The little cakes, common
In every shop window,' were handed over to
the turnkey, who scrutinized them as closely :
as If each one contained a nie, rope ladder,
pair ?? s rois." and 'al ii be appurtenances ne?
cessary lor a successful attempt to breakout
0lohe prison. Afier squeezing one and seeing
nothing more objectionable ihan> baked
taofas&s and flo?'f; he- rerturn?? the poor
boon to the prisoner, who seemed to be
little Inclined to eat. Upon being Inter-j
rogated ?Balden replied freely to all ques?
tions'; relating the circumstances of the mur?
der as detailed to him by White, with which
story the public Is familiar, but maintaining to:
the last that he was not present, and had been
drawn into lt without knowing what was to be.
lone. He spoke in a: low, clear voice, and,,
though dejected, seemed quite resigned to blB
fearful-fate. While speaking he saw the priest
wming,and*soon retired to makeblstesce
with God. - ;
-: IN QUEST OF SAM WHITE.
The.reporter was now admitted .into the
penetralia of the prison with the turnkey, and
patched with a feeling of Interest the bolting j
md locking and barring going on behind as I
.ho twain advanced. Corridors and passage c
gays! were traversed and orossed ia the L
rloomy light, until the circular stone steps B
old that they were ascending the tower. This a
s the strongest part of the Jail, and in one of e
he closest and Btronge.st cells on the third ?
V*?Mwfi? " ? ' >. ?
8 confined. After unlocking and pushing 0
lack numerous bolts of iron, the heavy, nar- 1(
JW door swung slowly and harshly around, j,
ind disclosed the prl-?"<"* standing In the h
urthest corner of his celk He was dressed In ^
i: heavy pink merino stockinet shirt, which f
?bowed off his powerful frame, and an old v
)rown-colored pair of pants. He wore no hat, ?
md around his shoulders was swung an old u
overcoat, which .- hung: around bimi' like a f
alma. White seemed to be laboring under
otease excitement. His eyes rolled fearfully;
ils limbs twitched, and the door was hardly c
>pened before he burst into an Incoherent a
?homing, telling of his peace "made with c
r?sus." The turnkey asked how be felt-? r
White. I feel ready and willing to die, I t
eel that Jesus has given me more than I de c
lerva, audi bad no Idea of His mercy till now. ^
'Kaock and it shall be opened." Hanging to c
ne l3rcow- a. mexe.ffplic.. AIL the Xr,oub.e I t
ivUi'i&ve more la:?ila 'world h travelling to
lie gallows. - f
This was spoken at the top of his powerful j
roice, which sounds throughout the; tower, t
ind at each sentence the prisoner seemed to
rrow more frenzied. ?.
Turnkey. Haye you repented pf- jt
White. I have repented of all my sins. [ D
Turnkey. Have you repented of cutting
fr. Fldea's neck with the sword and Miling j s
Hm/-. . . ?L
White I did not do it.
Turnkey/\Who cut him?:
White. The man wholdid it got off clear,
ind 1 hey never caught bim.
Turnkey.- Were you there?' j
White. No, I was at Mount Holly, four miles t
,h ls side of it. I did not know of it un til long <
ifter.it had .been doue. .... _ .-,
^Turn?tev; -fLo? ?d you* get the nieneyV ? i
White. I met the other boys, and heard ]
ibout the affair. I took the greater part of i
-he money from them. (
During this conversation the other prisoners t
ibout the tower, who were out for a time,
locked around the door, and at this point the
prisoner broke into another flt of religions
jcstacy, shouting, throwing himself from side
n tide, and carrying on as if he werk de
nen ted. He-stopped, w heil he was once more
is ked If he was aTrald to meet Mr. Fidea, and
replied! "tam not afraid to" meet Mr.* Fidea
n Heawn, ediere I amgeing,-(lf tte is there)
ne and him wirfrally wgetnarthere-.*1'
The prisoner once more resumed his shout
ag, and nothing more;Could be heard. His
nost remarkable feature was his neck, which
was bare. The muscles around lt were like
incited veins around an oak, and as they
swelled with the tremendous exercise of his
roice, presented a curious spectacle, which
lad an Irresistible attraction for all his feUow
prisoners. In the midst .of his scouting, the
ie?vy door was ?WuBg-;to,"arki away down the
)lack corridors and through darkening doors
:ould be heard the fearful death-song as the
urnkey once more conducted the reporter
)ack to the opah ajr._ In the yard )
THE PREPARATIONS
'or the last act have been completed, and all
s.in readiness. The gallows ls the same
?ed by Horace Greeley at hlslastperforman.ee
h public. They are considerably the worse
or tie' exposure,' having been left standing
n the Jail-yard ever since, but have been
larefully examined and pronounced strong
inougb for the purbdEk; They are on the old
ityle, and stand; behind the Jail, noar the
south wall. Two Btrong pieces of timber,
lxed firmly In the ground, six feet apart and
rising to a height pf about-, eighteen feet- and
?vi th 'a*f transverse ? -piece - off-. timber,- wlfb-bne
and resting upon each of the posts, are all
that ls reqntred. The rope passes through a
hole In the centre of the cros3 piece, and, run?
ning upon a wheel along the piece to the side,
peases down: to the middle of the post. It
is here fastened to an Iron weight of
fifteen hundred pounds, secured In its place
by a strong pin. As sooa as the arrangements
are compJeteo^i?re .weigal falift at lie touch?
ing of a spring- along the post and into a deep
hole at the foot of the post upon which It h?ng;
the body is Jerked -from the ground to within
a foot or BO of the croea piece and then comes
down again with a Jerk. The neck is thus
broken In an instant.
*' A KEPRIETS FOB BALDEN'.
Late in the evening a dispatch was received
from Governor abott which reprieves Ban
Balden, and commutes his sentence to that of
imprisonment for life. Nothing was said of
Sam. White, and he will certainly be executed.
CANDLEMAS.-To-day, ia the ecclesiastical
calendar, ls know as the Feast of the Purifi?
cation or Candlemas. There will be services
In the Catholic Churches, concluding with the
solemn ceremony of blessing the candles
which are to be used on religious occasions,
in churches and. In families, ^during the en?
suing year. "'"L:.
UNITED STATES . COURT.-The District Court
was opened at ll o'clock yesterday morning,
Hon. George S. Bryan presiding.
The case of the United. States vs. William F.
Barton, debt on Postoffice bond, was heard
up to the hour of adjournment, and continued
over until to-day.
?lathe Circuit Court, ia the cases of the
Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company vs, Al?
ien M. Snider,1 and vs. J. H. Alexander, the
defendants were enjoined from using hard
rubber for dental purposes, and otherwise
trespassing upon the rights ot the company In
the prosecution of their profession.
Adjourned until ll o'clock this morning.
THE CONGRESSIONAL SQUABBLE.-A Wash-, j
ington telegram to a Boston paper says:
Another claimant has appeared for the seat
In the House from the Second South Carolina |
District so long disputed by Bowen and De
Lar*: e. Tharln, a white man and Irregular |
candidate, who received less than a thousand
rotes, bas come forward with a demand lor
the seat-on the ground that DeLarge ls a
British subject, having taken out his papers at
Nassau during the war and never since been!
naturalized' while he charges Bowen with
conviction of a number of Infamous crimes;
which ought to matte him utterly ineligible.
DeLarge is ill at Columbia, and telegraphs for
tn extension of time, and Bowen Ts also at
Columbia conducting the campaign against
Governor Scott, The elections committee wlll-l
lot act OD the case until the return of their J
:hairman, Mr. .'ileCTary, from New Orleans.
A WORD FOB THE POBT SOCIETY.-Few of |
.he charitable associations passed through the
ivar unscathed, and many were forced to 8U8
)endfor want of funds. The. Port Society,
suffered largely from this cause, and could not
llspense many of the charities that were
annerly Its pride and the boan of Charleston.
The appeal now made to the community in Ita
>ehalf should meet with a prompt response
rom all who are interested in our commercial
prosperity. The society ls not sectarian, and
ihe portals of the Bethel Church are open to
(allora of aH creeds, and Its pulpit to ministers
if any evangelical denomination. The in
Teasing commerce of this port, and the ne?
glected condition of the sailors, prompted the
avivai of the Port Society, and lt needs but |
he generous aid of the public to be placed lu
he position lt occupied before the war.
A* FREE CCONTBY.-On Wednesday night a ]
lolored rustic, proudly responding to the
tame of Je ems Coaxem, entered a barroom
kt the corner of King street and Smith's lane
.nd, vociferously m ala tal oin g the right of
ivery free man to -'drink his own rum and git
addled," whenever he chose, was soon far
rona In the last mentioned state. Soon after
ie charged the barkeeper with robbing him
f fifty cents, and the lat ter having mildly ob
ected to the charge, C?axem seized a large
jigged rock in iront of the door and tried to
ireak the barkeeper's head. This action
brew the whole party into confusion, and the
uddled Coaxem was taken to the Guardhouse,
rhere he demeaned himself like a madman.
Ie became quiet by next morning, and paid
ip the fide Imposed upon him by the Mayor
or being drunk and disorderly.
ALL FROM THE COLO.-The cold snap has
if course reminded people that fires are now
i necessity and not a luxury. AB a consc?
ience the chimneys take Ore Sn every di?
ection, and a lively skirmish is kept up at
he Mayor's court between the owners of the
blarneys and the contractors. As the law
s becoming of great importance, a statement
if the points decided yesterday will no doubt
ie ol' interest
Emma Johnson had her chimney to take
Ire and blaze for fifteen minutes, at her pre?a?
ses in Line street. Clearly delinquent ; fined ]
wo dollars.
Martha Godlrey's chimney took fire and she
?ported the contractor for Ward 5. The lat?
er had not swept, the chimney after notice,
ind was fined five dollars for his delinquency.
B. H. Hamilton allowed his chimney in Felix
treet, near Morris, to take fire and blaze up
Ike a bonfire. He bad. no exouse lo give,
md no contractor to. complain of, and was
nulcted for two dollars, .
John Wallace, hearing of fires and rumors of |
1res, sent for the chlmaey contractor to have
us chlmaey swept The latter called, and
he owner th real ene d to stand siege before the
ihlmney should be swept Case dismissed.
the contractor for Ward 8 was reported for
lot sweeping a gentleman's chimney .on Rut
edge avenue, after two months' notification,
[ha chimney had not yet taken fire. Caso
continued to allow the chimney and the con
;ractor to do their duties.
Hotel Arrival?-February ],
PAVILION HOTEL.
F. Lowder, Philadelphia; Joel Allen, W. B.
Lllen, Marlon; B. F. Barnett Sumter; J: H.
itel li ng, Southern Express Company; -A. C.
?Ichmond, City; J. P. Mouzon, Ktngstree;
Jobert Lunney, Darlington.
CHARLESTON HOTEL.
C. Popp ele, New York; E. D. Pensall, North
karolina; J. G. Kent, New Tork; William Haas,
Savannah; J. C. Wilson, New York; A. Crans
on, James H. Young, Augusta; C. L. G undera-1
lorf, 8. Dibble, W. F. Bnrckley, South Caro-J
[na; Dr. L. B. Johnson, Walhalla; H. R. WU
iur, S. A. Wilbur, Boston; J, F. Slnnott, Phila- j
lelphla; John H. Elliott, New .Jersey; E. B.
Jooke, Virginia; L. liing, New York; J. M.
feyer, Philadelphia; E. A. Green, Jas. Strut,
newark; T. Randall, Florida; Miss C. Han*
flss E. Smith, Baltimore; J. T. Hopkins, Rich?
mond; Mrs. H. J. Ransom, Mrs. W.-fr.. Cutler,
ihlld and nurse, Miss Hall, Boston; Robert B.
Taggart, Pennsylve^ia; jj. DIXOU, Savannah; |
J. Williams, Hew York; S. T. Sonder, City; W.
r. Izlar, Orangeburg; John Low, Misa Low,
lew York; John F. Ely ani wife, Iowa.
MILLS. HOUSE.
F. Myers, 8. it G. R. B.; Jae. Stephenson,
i'la; E. &aorook, W. Byors, Franklin, Ind.;J
'- Q. pottiugs, M. Cook and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson, E. Larkin, Phils.; Theo. Thomas
ind lady, GoBCbr, Arthur Thomas, Mille Marie
SrebbB, Wm. Krebbs, Jno. S. Sterling, B. Lis
ieman, Hunneman, Polnlcke, Zltterbast,
Arnold. Grosse, MUler, Schmultz, Ichler, Wen
lelechoier, Ulhoff, Eitz, Hochstlne, Harvey,
Bowell, Cappa, Borces, Weimer, Welgaud,
Picker, Heinde 1, Rlngk, Jasper, Kal linburn,
Bultrage, Runlcclus, Specht, Nickerepa, Bhusa,
Becker, Dryer, Barantu,Hlnnaman, Mille, Ku- j
ritz, Schlffel, Noll, Wuohold, Almr, Kustu
tnecner, Kluge, RoBenbuhor, Hlnth, Fehl,
Bartils, Eller, Schuber, Hin wig, Sol?me, Loch- j
nstlne.
.IMUSETXENIS.
The First Thomas Concert,
Ur. Theodore Thomas ls helter known In the
United Slates than any other orchestral leader,
and the company which he has selected and
trained with sedulous care stands pre-eminent
above any that bas ever travelled in this coun
try. Season by season it shows an increased
strength and a greater skill in performance,
and wherever lt goes lt ls found to fully sat?
isfy the demands ol the most critical audience.
This was the experience of Charleston last
night. All the promises which heralded the
concert were amply fulfilled. The .orchestra
Is both strong in numbers and excellent In its
Individual parts. Every Instrument tells. Bows
are drawn and keys are pressed as by a single
impulse, and the unanimity resulting lrom
long experience gives the orchestra, as a
whole, a power and a delicacy which are rarely
combined.
The first number of the programme last
night was the famous overture to Tannhdu
ser. We do not attempt to analyze the rea?
sons which have led the critics to battle over
Lohengrin and TannAauser, nor do we ven
tare, as we might do, to prophecy that the
whirligig ol time will bring Its revenges to
Wagner, as it has done to others who, in
their several ways, wrote the music of the
future. It is sufficient to say here, that
the overture was never heard to greater,
advantage. The company were as much,
at home in Its. involved harmonies
and elaborate Instrumentation, as In the
sparkling waltzes, which, later In the even?
ing, were dashed off with so inspiriting an
effect. Every subtle point was brought out,
until the whole story of the mystic, knight, bis
love, his suffering aud his fhrlving, was made
as clear as day. Next came the:. adagio
from the Prometheus ot Beethoven,- who,
to force a comparison, ls to Wagner
what Macaulay Is to DeQulncey. Here;
the leading idea cannot be. mistaken. What?
ever the wanderings, or the. lingering by the,
wayside, the well-considered goal ls steadily
kept in view. The adagio, with Its obligates!
for harp, viollncelloV ffute, clarlonette and
bassoon, was superbly played. .In the fourth
number of the first part, Schumann's delicious
Tr?umerei, the exquisite delicacy of the or?
chestra was.conspicuous. Nor can less be said
of the Jocund and Puck-like scherzo from;
Midsummer1 Night's Dream, followed by
the ever-fresh Wedding March, In which,
as in the overture to Tannh??ser,
tho power and precision ol the or?
chestra took the audience by storm. The
well known overture to William Tell, with the
familiar Rats des Vaches and inspiring march;,
a waltz and mazurka by Strauss, and the
showy and pretty overture to Mignon, com?
pleted the second part. We can say no more
in their praise than in that of the preceding
numbers-their execution was practically
faultless.
Miss Marie Krebs, whom we have reserved
to the last, played, In the first part, Weber's
Polonaise Brillante, (op. 72,) with orchestral
accompaniment by Liez! ; and In the second
part Liez t's Tarantella from MasanitUo. In
both these pieces, her marvellous execution
and clear and powerful touch were noticeable,
They were played, as usual with Miss Krebs,
from memory, and the fair young artiste ls
famous this morning as far as the verdict ot a
Charleston public can so make her. An attempt
was made to encore the first piece, but Miss
Krebs only bowed her thanks. Upon the
second encere she played Home, Sweet Home,
with variations.
The audience, In consequence mainly of the
Inclement weather, was only moderately
large. They, however, who braved the sleet
ind rain, were amply retarded. Every num
ber of the programme was applauded to
the echo, and the very high priests of Charles?
ton art circles were as delighted as the tyros
of Journalism. The entertainment was, in
i very way, a noble one. It provided for every
?ste, and was only monotonous in the equally
high merit pf the different parts. No such
playing has been heard In-Charleston since
Lbe days of Jullien-if then; and they who do
not attend the Thomas Concerts, will miss one
3ft he keene it p! ensures io life-that of hearing
Immortal music Interpreted by those who have
conquered Its mechanical difficulties, and who
comprehend its Inspiration. Words of warm
er praise we cannot find.
To-night the programme ls wholly new, and
Includes Beethoven's eighth symphony, the
overture to Der FreyschuU and the chorus and
march from Lohengrin. For. the sake of art,
ss well QB for those who know not what they
m IRS,.we hope that the Academy will be crowd?
ed. The street cars, on both lines, are in walt?
ing at the close of the performance.
On Saturday there will be two concerts-a
matin?e at two o'clock, (admission one dollar,
and no extra charge for reserved seats,) and
the regular concert at 8 P. M.
The Wyndham Comedy Company.
The reputation for sterling merit which this 11
combination brings with lt promises to create
quite a dramatic revival In Charleston next
week. The company open on Monday eve
nlng in Robertson's Caste, which, we are as*.
Bured, will be presented in a style no whit in?
ferior, as far as acting ls concerned, to that of
Wallaces Theatre, New York: If these prom?
ises should be fulfilled, the Academy is sure
to be well attended during the week.
Blind Tom.
Notwithstanding the bad weather, a fair
audience, Including many ladles, listened to
the unique entertalnmeut of. Blind Tom, at
Hibernian Hall, last evening; He holds forth
again to-night.
The Frcundschaftsbaml Masquerade.
The season lor fun, frolic and bal masquers
was Inaugurated last evening in a brilliant and
successful manner by the Freundsohaftsbund
Society, at their handsome ? hall in Meeting
Btreer. Unfortunately the elements were un?
propitious. In the early part of the evening
lt snowed and lt hailed, and, later on, came
a pattering rain, which was utter destruction
to lace and crimps, feathers and flounces. In
spite of all this the guests came In flocks.
Dominoes saved dresses, and waterproofs, at
need, made Rendid dominoes. India-rubber
boots were plentiful, and shielded by these,
aided by short skirts, who cared for the
wet ? It was a ball, too, which was to I I
be an event in the quiet life of many
a demure young damsel, and. as they
scanned the lowering clouds with piteously en?
treating face?, grim papas relaxed into a
smile and ordered from the nearest stable a
weather-defying carriage. In one way or
another the young men came, the young
ladies came, and the old ladles came. AB to
the men-lt is the popular .belief among
young ladles, and with apparently the
best foundation, that these grow in
ball rooms, and, ol course; they were
there. A little after nine o'clock the
assemblage began to wax numerous, and at
ten the splendid hall was thronged with
what cannot be stated with certainty, and
guessing ls dangerous. Beneath the domi?
noes and thousand and one costumes of men
playing women, and vice versa, who can tell
what they were ? At any rate they mingle
most naturally, and go slowly moving in a
dense circle round the hall. Hu Bsa rs and Hal
dees, Brother Jonathans and Vivandiers, boot?
blacks and shepherdesses, dominoes and apes,
owls and auctioneers; all chatting and laugh?
ing, as if they bad been acquainted a tbous
a-.d years. The scene was bewildering, and
the devices to pierce the mystery of a mask or
domino would have delighted .a Talleyrand.
Some silent mask, whom n9 one could
find out, like the princess In the
fairy tale, awoke to life 'and action
as soon as the right young prince came Into
her presence. Ihe dressing amohgtbe ladles
was handsome, and; in some cases, magnifi?
?e ct-where they" did not wear the provoking
domino. Several dressed in the style of some
centuries ago, with laces, feathers and pow?
der. These excited much admiration. Among
the funny maskers was a hideous.Ghlna wo?
man, whose admirable acting carried out the
celestial character to perfection. . Two pink
dominoes had head-pieces of the same mate?
rial exactly in the shape of owls, but they did
not carry out the character when they spoke.
Fortune-tellers, knights; Morning Stare, Ac,
filled out the rest, with hundreds oi-close domi?
no es-all closely masked, and maklngtheeypa
ten times more bright and dangerous thau
when they shone without a fol!. The costumes
among the men were principally of the gro?
tesque order, and the race seemed to be
which could excite more laughter by his un?
couth appearance* A lat boy, in a suit.like
that of the Immortal Grimes, went wandering
around th.; room, and another with a mask
representing the face ol the fattest of babies1
complained that he was a.great favorite;
among the ladles. In one place a darkey,;
with the dirtiest of clothes and the blackest
of faces, went around ringing an auction b?llj
and? In another, a humorous fellow, with a
mask representing a- buzzard, and , wrapped.
In the stars and stripes, stalked .around
the room, a most laughable representation:
of the sickly condition of his ""great]
national 'prototype. Here Brother" Jon-,
athan in his huge white beaver, hickory
coat and strapped pants,.clung lovingly to a
personation of "the everlasting nigger/and
through the thickest ol the cro wd would rush
hideous gorillas, with unmistakable . caudaV
appendages. Hussars, artillerymen, schlagers,!
sch?tzen, Ac, with an army off black, white,:
pink and variegated dominoes, filled up tho
rest, and gave brilliancy and variety to the
throng. From the stage Muller's Band der
livered their most attractive''waltzes and
quadrilles, and In compliment to their Ameri?
can guest?, tho English dances were brought:
out by the courteons committee.
I At twelve o'clock a .strong blast from
a cornet was heard quivering, through i
the bal],. ? and <at? : the signal the
masks, like the walls of Jericho, fell down.;
.'Whjj, how's toter "Weill'' *1 do ?^darer';
and other exclamations of the kind succeeded,
to be followed by a hearty peal of laughter, as;
the merry maskers shook hands abd addressed',
themselves to the task o? .preparing for the
ball What followed was but a repetition of
tbe handsome balls of thia'. society, rendered;
still more interesting by the recital of the ad-j
ventures and discoveries'CI the masked hourB.
Dance followed dance in quick succession, it [
rained; and stormed outside, but the muBic
grew livelier, the eyes brighter,and the laugh-f
ter more cheery aa the hours grew on and en?
croached upon the coming day. It is .over!
now, but many will remember, for years the'
masquerade ball of the Freundschaftebund in
1872.' ' -. - _ .-' , ;'
: IRISH RIFLE CLUB.-It gratifi?e OB to be able jj
to state that the Irish Rifle Club have ordered
arma from Ute North; They were offered
arms by the State, bat the conditions on which j
they would be Issued were such as they could
not accept To see the Irish Bide Club out on j
parade, will recall to our,Irish friends the re?
collection of former days, when1 our streets
responded to the martial tread of the Irish
Volunteer?, Montgomery Guards and Meagher
Gruard. A military spirit ls characteristic of
che irish people, hence our Celtio friends de?
lire to become efficient In the use of anns.
Tiley cherish the consolatory hope that a ?
aright future' is about to dawn on their down?
trodden country, wheo her long night of sor- j
row and suffering will vanish'neath the bright j
sunburst of freedom and Independence.
AX EXPLANATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
. Ia the notice published some time since in
?.our paper, In which I stated that the daugh
icts of ministers of the Gospel of all denom?
inations, and those of Confederate soldiers
silled m battle, would be educated free of cost,
?, of course, had referenoe only to those who
were unable to meet these expenditures.
Any other course would be both unreasona?
ble and suicidal in the extreme.
. Respectfully,
THOS. Winn WHITE. President
Keldville Female College, S. C.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
EXAMINE the Singer "New Family" Sewing.
Machine. .: . _____
PABLOB PAVILION EXHIBITIOK.-Miss Rosina
I. Richardson, the American giantess, weight
sight hundred and fifteen po iuds, and the
trreat Scottish knife-thrower, la his daring Im?
palement feat and the talking pig Dexter, the
Dest trained and educated animal of the nine?
teenth oeotury, to be seea day and evening ia
Meeting, between Market and Cumberland
streets. . Jau3(H* <
FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co!, No, 244 King
street, sell the finest Black Mohair Lustre Al?
paca for 50 cents- worth 75. Jan29
FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT ? Go., No. 244 King
street, have opened a large lot of good Kid
Gloves, lor only 76 cents and 90 cents.
Jan29 . _
AT FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co., great bar?
gains in Tarlatans-all colors. Price 25,30
and 35 cents. Jan29
ONE DOLLAR WHITING DESKS.-Superior to
any sold heretofore. HASEL STREET BAZAAR,
and EAST BAT NEWS-ROOK. deo20
NOTICE TO Touaisrs.-Stereoscopic views of
Charleston and vicinity for sale at the Hasel
Btreet Bazaar, ?" deo29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.-We have just re?
ceived one thousand boxes; each containing
one quire of fine Note Paper and Envelopes
to match, (without initial,) also Penholder
and Peo. Price 25 cents per box. Hasel
Street Bazaar and East Bay News Boom.
Jan3_
CROQUET I CROQUET 1-The cheapest in the
City. HASEL STBEET BAZAAR. dec20
To BUSINESS MEN.-Save your money by
purchasing your Blank Books at the East
Bay News Room. decl4
CHEELLEY'S PABIS Km GLOVES-every pair
warranted. These Gloves will be taken back
even after wear, for any imperfections, such as
tearing or ripping. . " ,
Paris, 20 Rue de la Paix.
London, 63 Regent street.
New York, 929 Broadway.
Boston, 9 Temple Place.
FUBOHOOTT, BENEDICT A Co., sole Ageats
for Charleston. nev3-6mos
Two cases of double-width Ginghams, only
12$ cents, worth 18 cents, at FUBCHOOTT, BEN?
EDICT* Co., No. 244 King street. ]an25
DEPOTS
fjl W. STANLAND,
NAVAL STORES BROKEB,
MARSHALL'S WBARF, EAST END CALBOUN
STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C.
Janll-lmo .
- - * -***-* *"-*. "S*" - ? hu f i'ilih i ->i*if-f ?LVjSyiuxnju-Li-1 Hi H r>i?rnm-rr.-S^ri Hny.^. ???.?^vxjxrtrovrLnri/^
#0 THE PLA1T?E?S OF THE SOUSE !
. _f._..I,"'?' rwisr^^.r^^s^^-r^.^.^.^
. ....--^.Q -'MI ir; rrt- 6--?U-if ?tyiir?-^4rW^^-aaw%W'ftt*?
. ......... .. . . . ..!.<r . .v.-r. ' ,0-~: ' .' ?tul?ii? \
THE AtT??NTlb? OF SO^
CLASS FERtlLIZER-, which nave been used throngnoire the.ifflnihernSuites for the pastlftesn
years w?tb,.B??cesa: .W? * . v?'k?^^ " . -..V"'
H. PRESTON & SON'S ; ^3
AMIJ?QNIATED BOKE SU^R^^
COMPOSED OF BONES, S?LPHUBJC ACID,. POTASH" AND'P?BtrVTAN &fo?f?gv
.CASH, :?455 TIMS, ;6W.'i i^fld ^ ^^-WH??WHH''
AMMONIATED SOLUBLE fWSfW^?G^^^^
COMPOSER ^ NAYASSA QTJ?m,^Vt?,.pTSihBimO AOlD, POT^^>BR?v?^^?us% ' :
Vi ."?ASH, ?is?, .33?k5V*aW?S:v ?,,.- .,y:_-^a
..<- r? .. . ., ; ?ii-,: vt?CWi -ftn-'-iJirf-?:-. oj,""'' ft? .:.*r?^?i)^.;./,
;.. -, , .:-Ou . J ?? ? ?'? ~U4i .'.&>?a, l?V?(n ct. .<?'. <at.fa^?OTl
ALL OP THE AiiOVg FEBTIUMB8 ARS MADErJBXDMTHCBK8TJ??iilli?X?ATBBIAI?
tobe procured. The proportions of each o? ;tbe ingredient are suc? a*to pxodn^i^esfiaaoa'
aotlve Fertilizers. Xor P/antenlCertl^^
:. :; KINS MAN \Kmmm?b?'^&^? -
Jap20-mwf2moB ? ? WO. j 28EA8T^pAPfj S!&3SSSSI^^^SS.
TEIiMS BEDUCED TO $45 CAS H-$ 50 X>N TI H19? PATJfEST #i WlBTJiSat/?lS?I?
..' . '. ..' JJ"-' . ' ' '" ' ^ ?! ?9-Mil.J-1:ja.ti>dj:);: ?o ?of;/? jjjcfd'ifrrrt a?
COMPOSED ?F BONES. .FOTA?n. PH?SFHATIO W^TOSct?
MACAL Matter and Salptihrto Ac:d; No Silt, Salt Cake, Nitre Cake, Jl?mitWAa^ferant ot
Absorbent or any tina used. Factory open for InSpectton at all t?t?eic ~** ""' . . . . ?;
. L . . ...??ir..^ C.i-tft '. ,r??.?t..-.if.-..<;. j.^3IF???tf ?a<?4?! il..?^S?"?.Sn . ? ' i
NINETEEN YEARS OF "PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE.
INTRODUCED
QUICK, ACTIVE ANO PERWAf??NT iMPRQV^tfe^tHll?lL.
TESTIMONY OF H?NDBED3, OF VE?? KI^WN P???^
VARIETY OF CBOP AND BOIL, JBVENDUBING .
A-, r- ..-jv:; .:-..!..: ::: | .... ?,? .,,......-..,.,...>. -
GENERAL AGENTS FOB SOUTH CABQLINA,
.? ? .?'..?<:X\ ii ti .!...' ...:.'.->r??tf?>iv- -t'
jsn2&-mwi2moB NO. 128 EAST BAY CHARLESTON, 8. C.
A s LANTIC PHOSPHATE.
;. .... - ?. -?'o - Y . ?;; --: /?, -V>
. This FERTILIZER, manara^axed by tbe ATIiAOTIO PHOSPHATE COliPA??T, under ttie dires
tlon ur their ChemtsvDr. ST. Jcn.lEN RAVENEL,! ls now offered to the Pl&u'inj- (immunity AT
TH2? VERY RfiVOOEtt PRICK OF ?48 PBR '?ON-OASH, or ?SS ^WtB"t?^lgOVBMBJ?B, -1?TV:
WBX*i.~'? i:' <-:.../( . ; ti?) *?5 I ' ,i-.Oiiur;i-v /:..-.?.'
This FER i . iJZER has been very extenfdTOtftased |n this State, and has given entire satisfaction-;,
some ol me must practical plantera admU?njr ^to be equal to Peruvian Guano, pound for poona, ig
AU sales made now wW oe considered.aa caswoa ?ie lat .or March, liri, and to thoaaboyinta* -. :
tuM ttte-aala wlu'be consra^
By tbla srraogemea? planters wui ba enabled, wimont extra cost, tonaul vhelrMannre at a
time when their wagonaand mules.are Idle.,. , ; .- . .??>> ^i^-t?? ?
Pamphlets con tain lng the certUoates of ithoae wbObaTe-naeu tiie ATLANTIO PHOSPHATE will bk
farnlahedonappUcatlont?theAlf?nta; " "'. '..'^.?*or'V'''V ,/.>;. '
,. f,".-p - ? v, ??ti,*" * .? -. . i : '.fill ! 0. :'i .. tr?i.n>.-.! ifiit. v -C: .:.
" PE j^il^ Cf?rrieri^ petits, ^
deoi^m??-': ^ ' .:{i?Tfljftww?g \raa^,^B^UBw^ V1
~"ATLANTIC ACIlfPHO^HATE.
Thia Article, prepared by .tte ATLANTIC PH?SPOATB CO MB ANY; under, the dlrecttonaf their
Chemist, Dr, ST. JULIEN : RA VE NSL, for comporting with Cotton Seed, ls now offered at the Reduce*
Prloe o? $38 per ton casa, or $31 pet ton payable) 1st November, 1872, Free of Interest ^ ''.yv-.
Orders Ulled now will be considered as Cash ?1st MarcS, 1872, or oa Time asdne lit November
1873, thereby enabling Planters toaanl it at a tima when their Wagons and Mules are Idle. ''.
PELZER, ?tODGEB?' & COW Gr?n?i^ Aaentsr ^
dec8-4moe !
BUOWS'S WHAKF, CHAJRLESTOS, 8.. C.
IMPORTANT TO COTTON PUH1IR8I
Tl MARYLAND FERTfL?ZI
T~ >
IND M1NPACTURIN?
HAVE PREPARED A SPECIAL FERTILIZER ADAPTED TO THE COTTON PLANTfc' 7
I; .. ' ' UNDEBTHE NAME OF , ^ -V"::-^ ?
C O T T O N 1^ 0-;0;.^l^??y "
Which they claim to be of the Highest Grade of Fertilizer sold in the'South,' and ' gharantee to e?ual
in resalta Peruvian Guano, ponnd' for pound, and of mor^ permanent benefit ta the solL . .
It has been used by several hundred Planters in North and South Carolina and Georgia, ror two
seasons, with the following results ? . '. ?....} . > ir . ;r>.?t
It increases the crop from loo to soo percent.- 1 .. .-?..; . . ..?'?. >? ?<-SH?hV?j K ; ;r.
It resists drought In au caaes. The crolls not affected by rest..: :? J::." -??-?i. ?>?' ?:? v
It matures the crop three to four w?ekB In advaace, thus Insuring the cop against early frosts,
or in the event of a backward season for planting enables the planter to pnt l i his crop three or four
weeks later, even as lats as the lat of June, with a certainty of success. f- ?
It produces a better quality or Cotton. - j . ./ ' ; .V
Looking at the low price of Cotton, the intelligent planter wlUreadily comprehend the decessitr
u using nothing bat the blghest grade of Fertilizers, and of strictly avoiding those whose value
has been reduced by. ad alteration ortho use of cheap materials under thc pretence of meeting tho
low price of cotton. ., ? . ,?. ^ - .v -.-.v . . :-\???X?'''
If bis'crop ls only doubled by the use of "COTTON POOD" lt will giro him from one; to'ttra hun?
dred percent, profit on h s outlay, wita Cotton at UH cents per p o nnd, a nd It will enable him to p ?ant
fewer acres, with a correapondtng reduction of labor and expense, with better results.. ';V .:; ,.
$55 PER TON, IN SACKS, TWELVE TO THE TON. otr/W. \k^Y.*?tou?
LAWRENCE SANQTSTON^ -Pr???xit,
. No. 58 EXCHA1VOK PD ACE, B ALTIMORE. ' '
J. ?. PRINGLE & SON, Agents, ?j*??&^
Janlfrmwfamos . _: OHA RX?KftTOa?f .8. d >_
E. FRANK COE'S
AMMONIATED BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE,
AND COE'S PUKE, P^?^EP;; JIONE.; :
f; sa J
- iii n^;t?;-? IJHS.::;S r,?U ??.C ? ..??,; i...;'
The above superior FERTILIZERS, admitted^y everyiSSf
and most profitable of any of ?ne ^^?^?'I? SIe?
mnnh Rednoed Prices, lu order that every Planter may ne enaoieor wnse mem. .
^JPMSS reports of the sntcwr of theae^ertOWra wm; be tumalied on ano?
CatlTh?p&soldat$48 ^^^0^^^^^^^^^^^
^^Tne^Dissoived Bone at $50 per ton cash, or W? per ?on payable ist Jloveaber,? isTl, free off
Interest. . ?. . . . .. r- . ?nJl r?.: ;.:V.,.i- >,.;-:.: n: ,t ;?. -.
PELZER? RODGER3
decMmos BROWyg WB?sVHWi ?X??BXMVtlXHVBv C?
.Cil SH GUANO.
100 tons Of tnli valuable FERTILIZER for sale
by KINSMAN Ar HOWELL;
Janafrmwfa Ho. va East Bay.
jp ? B B G Y P S XS M >
Containing NINETY-NINE AND TWO-THIRDS
_ X) PER OENT. Soluble Matter. Warranted rue
from au imparities. Prepared In tills CWT,?aa
for sate at the low price of FIFTEEu DELLARS
per too, GASH. JOHN fl. HOLMES. '
Commission Merchant,
novlM : . , ,_Charleston, a C. -:
j?J O ' ii. U B L E
PACIFIC GUANO.
PRICE, $15 CASH, WITH USUAL ADVANCE
FOR TIME.
Experience m the use of this GUANO for the]
past six years In thia State, for Conon and Corn; '
has so far established its enaracter for excellence
aa to render comment unnecessary.
In accordance wi tn tue eatabllshed policy of the
Company to faralsti the best Concentrated Ferti?
lizer at the lowest coat to consumers, this Gaano
ls put Into market thia season at the above re?
duced price, which the Company la enabled to do
by reason o( its large faculties ani the reduced
cost or manufacture. ?
The supplies pnt into market thia season are. aa
heretofore, prepared under the personal superin?
tendence of Dr. St. Johan Ravenel, Chemist or
the Cc npany, at Charleston, S. G., hence punters
may rest assured that its quality and composition
ls precisely the same as that heretofore sold.
At the present low price, every acre planted
can be fertilised with soo pounds Guano at a coat
not exceeding tue present value of so poonda or
cotton, while experience has shown that under
ravor able condition of season and cultivation, the
crop ls increased by the application rrom two to
three-told the natural capacity tr the Boll, hence
under no condition could Ita application fall to
compensate for the outlay.
Apply to J. N. ROBSON,
Agent Pacific Guano Company,
Nos. 08 East Bay and 1 and 2 Atlantic wuarf,
Charleston, S. C. .
JOHN 8. REESE A CO., General Agents.
nov27-3mosD?o
T. BU.PoI?.Ac8.-T?B Ba.u./.?. i, :.
OOO harr?ft warraot?a'Pjfr? te^^1??Jl?
PLASTER. '*?T^fc?ie_>5*?4>1
: HERMANN BUL WIN RLE, Kerr's Wharf. ?
Janll . ,.".-,, (?KS? o ia-.rti ?16 <:<?:
PACIFIC GUANO CO M'FAlr'S'B
.; .ir.'f ,." -?a: lui'.tty. >. cuti**} in.a..;?'.?.
, -a ?.'jr.-nw.? .. COMPOUND.... -. ' ?f?*-:>i.;*
ACID PHOSPHATIE OF LIME,
PRIOB-$25 CASH, WITH VSV?b ADYANOB FOB
;;-:;j.V;;TiM^.-/:;.,;.::':;.; ;.v;
Thia; sxaclfl lSTOBpared under ftei
enceof Dr. SR m?Zx RAYi?NfiL, <
Corhpoetmr with Cotton S??il' .'
n waainii-odnced bj this awn?eay <1wo yean
ago, and its use^sa^y, attested _jSg_B
toat?'poundsFor tbtear?cie per acre,_rop_?r
compoetftd with the same wetfbt of cotton seea<
fornlshes the planter with a Fertiliser of the W?h.
eat excellence at the smallest; coat.._A C^poat
prepared with thia article, as by, prwedT dirac
tiona tarnished, contains ah the elemrata er fer?
tility that can enter into a HBt,0^?JPHPll*
while lu;.economy.must comnaaddts llbaral nae
to planters. For supplies and printed directions,
ror composting-, apply to J. N. ROBSON,
Agent Paclflo Guano Company,
Noa 68Bast Bay and 1 and :2 Atlantic Waarr,
. ;_.Charleston, 8. C,
JNO. S. REESE 4 CO., General Agents. -
nov2T-SmoaD4c
KO, 369 XXKO 8TB E KT,
Pi**?* Cleans, pr means .of steams-Gentle*
miui V ivies'j?^W^!^ Rottes. ;;??na
Lacea and ->LaaevCortaina. '.cleaned and dano
ap with the Soft or Manufacturers' Finish; La?
and Crape Shawls and Kid - Gloves cieaaed'andu
Dyed. . ' '] "?
AT* Goods received and retnmed. byJBspreasL
juasa-iyr L BiLLK^.Proprtetot^