The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-31
New York Correspondence.

CRIME and Demord:dton-Co Colchester, The Spiritual Ne
dtum-Ffre IN yaks S...t-!Secretary McCxiioca dc.
New YoRK, August 26.
The metropolis to-day is not excited by any very
astounding news. a more than usual number of
crimes have been reported, and it seems as if the
terinat ton Pf the war about to lead us into
y VORTEX pf sin, crime, and murders. From every
part Of the country reports como from day to day
OF hofTor upon horror, and the sensitive mind ma
urally shrinks from the records of these terrible
demonstta ations Of dopravity. In numerous cases
1t is found that discharged soldiers arc criminals;
but it may be said of them as 4 body, and very
large one that shey are entitled to all the respect
due to good citizens. Doubtless they who are now
becoming criminals have learned, or added to their
lessons, amid the laxity of camp life. Four sol
ders, for violence to female IN Boston, have been
imprisoned for lfe and in Detroit and other cities,
trials have been going on against soldiers who
have done grievous wrong to themselves, to soci-
city, and to the profession of which they have been
members That this spirit of disorsanization may
cease, is the prayer of every good man.
Colchester, the spiritual medium, who would not
pay Federal tax as jugger, has been decided
by jury at Buffalo to be only a jugSlcr. This
young man originally had gifts of the kind said to
be enjoyed by certain persons, and which are
claimed to arise from purely naturol causes; but
by his dissipation and vanity he has descended to
DcCOmc person 10 DO Scorneu Cvon by Splrltu0stS.
He is in the habit, in the evening" of visiting pub
lie places, where he appears with u face painted
white and rcd-a picture of vanity and cffemina- a
cy-and his demonstrations have become carca-
ture upon what some people persist in calling spr-
itual manifestations. When science shall examine
these things, they will be found as ancient as
Egypt-vcry wonderful, and yet very simple, COM
mon to man everywhere and part of our COM
mon inheritance. daily correspondent, however,
is not expected to enter discussions connected
with such supposed occult matters. Let it suffice
that Colchester has received injustice from the
jury who watched the case. JudgcI Edmonds, in
tho Herald to-day. defends spiritualism and spir-
ituaists from the charges brought against them III
the Judgment pronounced by that active but not
always astuto or learned journal.
A fire took place yesterday evening in the pyro-
technic warehouse OF Mr. Jones, No. 1G John street.
Several explosions took place, and two three
men rushed from the premises with their clothes
on fire. The confaGration destructive, but
was subdued by the energy Of our new paid Fire
Department.
Reports are current here that the Secretary of
the Treasury is about to seek q new loan, but un-
less he has changed his mind within n fow weeks,
he has no thought Of such n thing. 1t is his in
tention to cconomize i'll every way, and if he does
to tighten its pressure upon the people. He is 4
profound tinancicr, and above all the tictation of
partizans or interested mOneyed men. Tho Fed
eral finances have been ably managed since he CHI
tered upon the duties of his office Tho merit of
the Secretary is i'll his practical views of the tinan
cial situation. CELER.