The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-21
AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsTON.-A Charleston
letter in the Washington States gives the fol.
vou,iu0 itorns of in

In Justice to South Carolina, and especially
to Charleston, it is not improper to remark
that the responsibility of the hotel charges,
whether they are regarded as exorbitant or
otherwise, does not rest upon native-bOrh
Southern citizens, hut upon "Northern men
with Southern principles" The three lead
ing notes.-the Mills House, Charleston Hotel
and Pavilion Hotel--are conducted by New
Euglanders, the prOprietors OF the two first
named beiug from Massachusetts, and OF the
latter from New Hampshire. The Mills and the
Charleston took the initiatory steps for an ad-
vance in prices, and the others followed, with
the exception OF the American, which has ad-
yertised u scale slightly below the others. The
Mills, Charleston and Plan have no guests
now except those who Pay pay. sS per DAY, until
almost entirely taken private quarters, in
preference to coming up to these terms and to
make ample room for the Convention visitors.
"Kentucky Delegation Committee Room"
another as New York Delegation Committee
Room" This latter is the Tammany delega-
ton, One Of the Illinois delegations has Sc
Hibernia Hail building. The Mills will pro-
vide for l,5U0 persons luz Of them Will iooge
In cot-beds, Ut Hibernia Hall. lO0 in large
hall on Z ueen street, ard others IN TWO small
ar halls on the same street.
> The Charleston Hotel has provided for !, 200
persons 3UO Of whom they will put into one
hall on Hayne street. The NORTH carolina
delegation have engaged committee room anu
provides for l,OOO persons, and has secured nve
buildings outside for lodging houses. The
American Hotel has made arrangements for
500 guests 76 Of whom it will lodge In Odd
Feliows' Ian, and Is in q small building near
the hotel The Planters Hotel has prepared
for the accommodation of 500 persons.
So far but few absolute engagements have
been made with the hotel keepers. Besides
those named, the Charleston Hotsl has re-
served rooms for the Alabama and Tennessee
delegation for a part of the Michigan dele
CATION, Gen. B. F. Butler. of Massachusetts
tor marty OF eight and for party OF four
from Maine. The Mills House will take In"
Mayor Wood, who has parlor and lodging
roOms secnred, and parties from ONO, Inui-
ANA, Illinois, Iowa ana .a,a Maine. r,;, ,o,...
aud private houses, will ex tend their own anu
the hospitalities Of the city, "for . considera,
tion." There will he NO lack Of room for All
and board can be Obtained At al prices-frOm
IS per day 70 S. per week. according to quail
Try. ira C,n.
yention period IS have been added. Par,icu-
lar attention will be bestowed ON gentlemen
who came heTa To- view their daguerreoty pess
which are exbibifed in the picture gallery of
The gasrd.hoase They can have the privilege !.
they desire il. The weather u not, Win
prospect Of being hotter
BaAzlL.-By way Of Son thamptons we have
receive dates from Rio de Janeir0 to March ~
ana from Bnsnos Ayrss ~ Feb. ~. The UNI
tea 6fatss sloop-ef.uar Do1phin wae = benia.
The Emperor ana Emprees rese11so M..h ssoss =.
~ llth Of February. Their rscspttoa was =
yeyg epth husiastic Ooe and the pftncapat stseets
Of ihs cisy, ornenented with palm tress' Dau.
Nora and snperb srtunapnl Arches. mao mos. sS..
arrival of tis Impsrasi yoyassry wln long bs
rssaein hefed II Hio Janetfo. -
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