The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-26
REV YORK LETTER.
[rRom DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT l.


=-- FROM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW Yonk, June 2.-When Richard the Third, some.
times facetiously called Richard the Three Times,
marked that the winter of our discomfort had been
made glorious by this Of York, there is no
reason to suppose that he referred to New York-in
fact he undoubtedly had reference to Old York. Yet be
should have meant New York. for here the summer is
glorious indeed Glorious in the gay throng that pours
through Broadway, however sultry the summer sun.
Gle rious in the Thousands who crowd the principal
places where Ice and cooling beverages dis
pensed to the thirsty multitude Glorious at DELMoN1
CO.'S at the Aaison Dore, at MALLARD's, at TAYLoR's
and so.forth-and the soforths legion. Glorious
In the fair ladies' attired In low sleeves and short neck
mean low neck and short sleeveso suit the season and
oftheir male admirers Glorious In all respects
and far glorious without being even gorously hot
for the weather at present s still deicousy pleasant
and COOL
have become personally acquainted with Colonel
OHAR1rs R1oHARDsoN Oonfederae the inventor OF the
great game Of war ohess which, In my opinion is des-
tined In time fairly to rival the game of chess Itself
Colonel R1oHARDsoN has undoubtedly evinced great
genius in the conception and invention OF this game
AAAAA sAA~s
he is no chess player and hardly knows the moves Of
the pieces the great game of chess proper which he
has beyond all doubt improved upon His extreme
modesty Is as commendable his genius s extraord
nary Amongst those who have taken great interest
in the new game and who give promise Of being most
expert players, celebrated chess player member
Of the New York Club and Mr. B. Z. N, one OF the
best chess players in Charleston The inventor of the
game 10 than grateful to the last named gentle
man for the interest manifested by him In letter
oeived asking explanations as to the od operand Of
play n certain complicated situations
There was gre.t excitement here yesterday among
the sellers OF uleps punches. cobblers, &o
at least amongst such of them had faed to provide
themselves with licenses from the Excise Board. Said
Board caused the police TO make general descent upon
the liquor sellers unlioensed who arrested BY the
Wholesale The Board ts becoming more and more OBJ
noxious to the people, and there b no doubt but that
trouble las well as lager beer) 10 brewing
Tho Noros1e or Dead House, thrown open for the
hrst time on Monday. II 10 on the principle of the
Morrue In Paris and s located at the foot Of Twenty
sixth.street on the East River. Dead men Tor women
or children, are furnished there withres board-and
bsth-for four days. No hoarders have yet applied.
Two new cases of cholera reported to the Health
Board-one died. and the Other Lies at Deaths door.
ha disease seems TO be afraid OF the Bosr and
vet yentured 70 spread itse" People here indulge in
bananas cherries, piokles lobster salads and such mix
lures, without fear Of Asiatio any other kind Of
cholera. =. -
most foul murder was committed here last night.
A man named O'BRrRH, Feaian who had been to "ths
wars returning homs discovered that bis istreas had
been unfahfu In his absence whereupon he murdered
her last night In cold blood. Just he about to
inot the fatal blow with huge knife. the poor girl i'm
plored him to spare her life saying, "Dont don't;
ana bad girl; you know am not At to die. So Bre
she had finished speaking, the knife descended; and
pierced her through from back to breast. May the
ayour4na hand Of law ~tono for the blood OF
this poor lost, sinful creature.
s. One of the reporters OF the New York Daily Nsss,
who has IN inquring and calculating turn of mnd has
taken the trouble to compute the profits made by the
little and big boys who engaged In the semiterary
aud semmuscal business of peddng songs for apenny
piece It appears that there In this, In other
kinds of business small fry and large fry set Of deal
ers This is tho account Of the small fry department.
Cost of 2e0 sheets at X of cent per sheet 80
Or three dollars per week 3#== O.
The expenses are set down as follows:
Breakfast at the Five Points Mission, when he can
eet 1t there 90
Dinner at Five Points Soup House p
Rupper at HGA& e. tt ................. 10
Lodging in the Rookery 8
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The wealthy and arstooratio dealers make little over
twice as muoh but though they do not keep their
rages 1t is yet probable that their expenses In
portion. Song selling. therefore. does not pay hand
somely; begging is much more profitable business.
The annual exhibition of the New York Roman Catho
lio Asylum for Boys took place yesterday Appropriate
addresses we're delivered by Right Rev. Bishop LYNCH
Of Charleston, Archbishop MoOLosKEY and Judge
DAILY. 5z=2zs
IIRoCaHAM still at Winter Garden In Pocahontas; the
RAvkLs at Nible's; DAN BRYANT at Wallack's-DAN Is
popular and draws well, but cannot compare either to
BARNEY WILLIAMS or FLoREnoE In delneation Of Irish
character; at the Olympic Mrs JOHN WOOD; the Bu1a
LAY family at the New Bowery; THEODORE THOMAS in
his garden concerts at Terrace Garden. southerners
focking 10. and Northsrners fookng ont.