The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-17
nIOULTRIE AT HOME.


The New York correspondent Of "THE News" |
in accounting for the nonappearance of his letters
in tho past week, would respectfully announce tho
important intelligence that he is at homo again
The last trip Of the Quaker City brought him |
on--the next trip will take him back to the great
Empire City. Meanwhile, what does he who is |
native here and to the manor born ?-what does |
he note in tho good old City Of the Sea2 great
many things to give him hope for the future, yet
many moro that bring up sad, too sad, recolec- |
tions Of the unhappy past When Pandora's box
was opened, and oil the plaques and evils few
out, Hope remained at the bottom. Let it be 80
with the box that we are in-the box that old
Charleston is Inlet us speak of the sad things
first, and then of the hopeful ones. Mou1TR1E,
who comes fresh from the big city, where marble
palaces are plentiful darkies are here, cannot
but feel sad as he slowly wends his way through
the burnt district, and sees, with his minds eye,
only the many handsome buildings that have NOT
been put up during his absence.
This is but one Of the many evils that have come
forth from the box which keeps old Charleston
shut up, cabinned, oribbed and confined, but let
them fly all, and let US see what signs does Hope
send forth to bid lis cheer up. First scene Of all
moan first sign of all-is, that people no longer
man thinks only of the all-important question,
show can mako dollar? ?" except some who are
endeavoring to learn how to mako two dollars, and
q few who are going to work in such style as will
ensure them respectable pile Of greenbacks.
Sign number two is the city railroad even in the
good old days such an enterprise could not be
pushed through, but now in our adversely, do we
find men bold enough to get on the right track, be-
lievng the right track to be the track that is now
being laid SO rapidly-for Charleston. The third
sign can be seen at the Guard House and ut THE
DAILY NEWS Office, where PozNANsKI's gas multi
pler is in practical and successful operation saving
nightly fifty per cent in the consumption Of gas
with light fur moro brilliant than under the old
system. Sign number four hangs out on the many
wharyes in the shape, form and complexion Of
cotton bales, rolled by darkes who are willing to
work, whilst the large freight lists Of the several
lines of steamers furnish the best evidences of
trade coming and to como.
Let us cheer up, then. Let us hope and believe
that there is life in the old land yet. Let shake
OF this downy sleep and grow as wide awake as
tho shrewdest Yankee. Let us bo up and doing
Let us have cheap rides, and cheap gas and cheap
goods. Let us build up the burnt district; erect
theatre, and be up and alive. Let us have nnugh
to do with politics Let the Radicals have as
lengthy swing as possible; give them a long rope
and they will most assuredly hang themselves il
good time; meanwhile let us endeavor to put money
in our purses, attond to own business, and SET
that old Charleston shall soon be not herself again
but now and improved Charleston
better than before. few days ago MouLTRE tool
q seat in one Of the Charleston htagos and hi
heart was full Of hope, for the omnibus was full
passengers. Aye, lot it be proclaimed from tn
house tors, the stage was crowded lit is true i
rained); the passengers were jammed in in regu
lar New York style; every seat was taken, an,
MoULTn1E forgot himself for tho moment an,
thought he was in a Broadway stage, when, loi
lady gets in, and every man arises quickly to ofe
her scat. Then was the illusion dispelled, an
MoULTRIE soon saw that he was in Charleston NO
New York-for in tho Empire City lady ma
stand in stage car till her shoes grow old, er
seat be offered her, except by Southern man.
With heart clated by tho bright hopes ths
sprang from contemplation Of all these Sign
that bid us look for good things in store for on
dear old city, MoULTR1E has night after night bee
On most observant watch for the heavenly Sign
whose appearance the wise men who can read til
stars have predicted Seated in q third story pia.
"a, with pipe in mouth, ut the dead hour of nigh
%heh churchyards yawn, graves give up their dea
and men indulge in faro, has MoULTRrE kept
shaFp look out for the grand cclesto-meteoric-p
rotechnic display. On the second night Of Il
watch, and at about two o'clock by the watch,
was awakened from temporary slumber by a tr
mendous explosion, followed by brilliant lig
that hmmmcd the entire heavens; anon o ball
nre apparently about three times as largo as Z
moon, shot across tho horizon, and bursting, to-
the shape of thousand aerpents, which gradua
increased in size and length till they assumed t
most gigantic proportions, ,swhen, presto they sr
denly disappeared, and tho air was filed with hi
dreds OF large meteors similnr to tho first; the
pursuing, took the shape Of mammoth fiery fl
which, like tho scrpents, increased in size and th
vanished. Next came body of solid fire, in
pearance about six times as largo as the sun; t
not only shone with respondent brilliancy, !
omitted nm intense heat that grow still moro
tense as tho meteor slowly descended nearer
nearer to the earth; now it touches tho grou
and MouLTnIE distinctly feels burning sensati
especially about his breast, which seems to be
nEo. WITH q IOu1 Cry ha at mn, and.