The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-02-09

CHARLESTON, Feb. 5. 1876.
Things in the Somth-Good Breeding-Woman-
Neutrality-suspicious. &c.
It occurs to me that your readers do not hear suf
iclenty frequent from this part of the world, and
that an occasional line from traveller might be &C.
ceptable.
Charleston is the most fashionably disposed and
aristocratically inclined city in the South This is
news. admit but it will do to begin with The very
sence of poeness is to be learned here few days 1t
the streets and hotels well in private cir
ces end in business intercourse. In walking through
the city yesterday, with friend, particularly
struck with this Characteristic Of the Caroinsns My
friend was known to at least half Of the persons
passed. the low bow the deep and respectful recog
non the elevation of the hand towards the hat which
occurred every fifth second, convinced me that this
strsetceremony the outward index of elaborate
discipline On asking my friend the name and cireum.
Of Of the parties to whom he rendered the
signsl Of recognition, "Oh ~ he remarked, ~"
This agreeable mannerism, evidently Of French origin
extends to the coored population who bend the shoulders
and touch the hat with surprising ease and grace. In
spend spend ons winter here Bu. IN the shssrs concert
s q III il X. most disciplined circles q England scotland
Presidents assembly in Warrington, and In other gath
ngs where the most delicate attention was extended
exercise Of poleness to the eeaatss Of Charleston.
Woman, everywhere worshipped, rs here profoundly
sdored The other sex seem to live, move, and have
their being only to strew flowers her path, and to
breathe the nce Of their faering admiration around
such is the happy lot Of woman here. With regard to
the otherthe superior devils they are IN IN
eternal ague Fear their brows, and trembling ON
y !. cotton rsinsr al: cotton falling us there to
be warp Ills there to be psacef' Miserable state Of
ness Yet this ondition Of the nobest work Of
C5od-the honest Of Charleston
weeks either to old England or to New England Net
Their OF the state bar ks would give draft yesterday,
for the small sum Of fifty dollars on either New iok or
favor he paid one per cent premium and glad to
have it that Charleston IL not improving ts white
population has increased for twenty years. Il 10
in the city and suburbs, about eighteen thousand
whites and twenty thousand colored Although
cy is retrogradng The Charleston Hotel, which was
built in 1898 cost Of $3.50 900, by joint stock
no, than four Dor cent
per annum some Of the reflective Of the place be-
gin think Of establishing manufactures on the neigh
boring creeks meeting was held, the other evening,
of capitalists and Others 10 hear address upon this
subject from Mr. Gregg, Northern man. who has late
tnre and the benefits Of local that
the cotton grown Ia South Carolina might as vol %
that they possessed water labor and the raw material
and all they required was the application Of csps 70
all these elements into profitable action. MI
Gregg's propositions were warmly embraced manu-
featuring company for SHINING cotton had been LOT
some time talked Of and portion Of capital suoscrib.
cd and this meeting cont, buted to fill up the snare
list There appears doubt Of its now going into ops'
ration. - A.,
engaged cudgelng their brains to devise the ways
and means the irresponsibes" are wildly enjoying
the brilliant rays Of grand constellation oil genius ns
has lust no culminaied this favored city. we
have Kesn his wife, Tcmpleton, Mooney, Peter rsI.
lev" and Professor De Bonnsvie.-the first two IN
trag the third in song, the fourth on irish his'oI
the anh on temperance, the sixth on msgnsu.m',
talking on same night, and what is really
their halls and theatres crowded. Everybody - OUT ~
one or the other Of these public Gathering The
is gone mad business IL forgotten --excnems th.
Such the state Of things" in this queeh cry " -
Southern Atlantic.
Arrow occurred at the theatre In St LOUIS On .rS