The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-24
Our Chsri.ston Correspondence.

CHhRLEsroE, y T., June il, lS49.
Impressions in Charleston The Halnm Opeya
1ro"pc-6ppeorance Of Chariesto;,--7Ae islavs
| at the Sonth-Chy Gorramcxt, &c. &c.
When stranger from the North arrives ia
Charleston, II appears to HIM like foreign civ
The old fashioned, antique buildings, their irreeu.
arity, the slaves with baskets on their heads. the
stiffness of the white people, the wide streets. the
air OF stiffness that pcrvades everywhere the grass
growing IN the streets and the places of busnese.
are not sights that nee, The eye in the great cities
OF the Atlantic sea-board at the North.
Ihe morning after my arrival, found myscli
quite Ill, and Immediately sent for medical zen.
ttman. DIR H., one ofthe best physicians in Charles
Ton was under the Impression that had brouph,
.he cholera along with me, but the worthy NJ. D.
soon iGne!ed my MIND on that score. stranger
would pc IN bad fix, who had the reputation of
beng the hrst case OF cholera in this place.
am staying at the "Charleston Hotel" the best
IN ms city. IL Is certainly a magnificent building.
enu Is an ornam.n' TO the city 1t is capauous
enough TO accommodate atleast3O0 per ons comfort.
aby, and dine them az the same table Iii a larger
building than the As,or House in New York covers
Twice Inc ground, and irsapPearance is much more
The Charleston Hotel has passca throuy6 manv
hands. IL was built by a company, purchased by
ne city, and since resold Ii is now kept by MI.
mixer, VINO has had long experience in hotel
t'"t2 p'Nh at 'li' -NOTtll ana south Ihe OceFa
q The house are most excellent set of men. and
The most experienced 10 b. found in the North.
aud though he has only had the house open some
ihlsc months. IN IT'S excellent arrangements and
any other large hotel in the Northern States
by The way, find some old friends of mine arc
my nelghbors IN this hotel. Sgnorlna Truii; and
Ieheoeiu are stopping IN II; 70 is an Immense f,t
chnp called kossi. Henri Herr Is also here Herr
ana Benedetf have made an arrangement for two
Years, to go to Mexico, ACCOMPANIED by Truff; and
nossi' on salary IL was the original Intention NJ
;at Whole party, when they came South. TO have
iaken 'helr Departure hence for Mexico, but htv-
ing received late intelligence that an Italian Over,
e. mpany had preceded them, it was decided that
Mr. Herr should go out alone, while the otbrr,
would proceed 10 the North and amend two or
'hrec months, or until they had word from Herr
hat II was all right in the CITY Of Mexico. when
Leey will follow him.
tefZ gave n final concert last evening AT the Hi
herman Hall Truffi Gang very well; this is
ne thlrd time have listened 10 her sweet war
pm es, at various intervals. The last time heard
hci was at FIy's opera, in Massacre place, and the
iilns before that in Milan. She sang here much
better than at the Italian Opera, in New York The
audience was much more refined, and possessed
more ability to appreciate the ceencics of TrufIi
than the Goldfish aristocracy who were the Astor
Opera Houec subscribers. ROssi is An excellent
bars singer. He sang my Boyhood's TIome'' in
ip-tcp tiyle.
have made several excursions abou, this civ
Of Charleston. and have taken Some ln,ercs,;ny
noies, which will write out at my leisure There
" degree OF cleanliness and neatness about the
place, which ~ perfectly refreshing 10 New