The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-30
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Academy Of Music which is Immediately to arise
phoenix like from the ashes Of the old one, is the
live king.
The Herald Of yesterday, inwardly rejoicingin in an
Ill concealed chucle at the supposed downfall ofits
old enemy, MARETzEk, prophecies that the Acade-
my will never be rebuilt and suggests that livery
stables should supply the place where once stood
this magnificent temple Of music. The folowing
card, published the same day, but not In the Her.
aid, sh6weth that BENNETT is for once behind
hand even in news matters. The card reads thus:
ACADEMY OF MUsIo-TALIAN OPERA.
"This establishment does not advertise in the
New York Herald"
'sThis establishment has been burned to the
ground; but as I have no intention to solicit pity
or charity, nor am capable Of using such q hor-
rible catastrophe (Which deprived several persons
Of their lives, and hundreds OF the means II sup
porting their families) as favorable opportunity
Tor advertising my business, I will abstain from
enumerating my present losses and heralding (the
italics are Msretzek's) my future movements.
the part Of artists ohorusses, orchestral players
and other employees, ! deem 1t consistent to de-
clare that all engagements made for ne1t-the
fall and winter sessons-remain In full force, and
that operations will commence early in October
next
siMAX MARETZEK."
30 the public's faithful servant is not dead yet,
and will live to battle bravely against the New
York Herald and it's favorite, the public's other
faithful servant-GRAU. Between the two ser
wants, the public may expect some fine music next
fall and winter.
Several important changes and improvements
have been made recently in some OF our frst-class
hotels. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
have been expended ON the Metropolitan Hotel
alone. The large space in the building for 90 long
period occupied by Nblo's Garden has been
transformed into one OF the handsomest billiard
rooms in the world. There is also new bar
room and new dining hall, both princely in their
magnifcence. Great improvements have also
been made in the Astor House; and CRANsToN,
the proprietor of the New York Hotel-the place
where Southerners most do. congregate-has Pur-
chased thirtyfour lots opposite the main entrance
to the Central Park, and intends to put up what
may be the grandest hotel in this country. The
building will cover the entire block bounded by
Ffty-ninth and Sixtieth streets, and by Fifth and
Madison Avenues The hotel will be five stories
in height, besides the basement, with seventh
story Of chambers in the French (MANsARD) roof.
therein will, no doubt, be proportionately low.
There will be in this palatal building no less than
one hundred and seventy-four private parlors,
each one having suite OF chambers attached, and
all the conveniences that can be conceived. MIR.
CRANsroN proposes to get up joint stock COM
pany, and the building will be commenced as soon
as possible. From this grand hotel there will be
magnificent view of the Central Park. Verify,
this is great city.
The ridiculous and mscheivous plan that has
been proposed by some Of the members Of the
Common (very common) Council, looking to the
widening Of Fifth Avenue, by cutting away such
of the stoops ss project out a little farther than
the letter OF the law allows-the stupid propo-
sition conceived by the brains Of stupid men, and
calculated to disfgure one Of the handsomest
promenades m the world-has caused some excite
ment, and brought about meeting between the
poor Common Council and some Of the uncommon
ly rich Fifth Avenue merchant princess In which
the latter pr ,ested in strong terms, and through
able counsel, against the measure. 1t is to be
hoped that the foolish project will be abandoned.
Last Thursday night another disastrous con-
fagration occurred here, which resulted in the
depot, in which at the time were thirty loaded
cars, all of which were consumed. The entire loss
is estimated at about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of the
Herald in letter published in yesterdays issue
of said paper, compares JEFFERSON DAVIS to Ma
poLEoN, and then makes kind Of an apology for
having done so; and adds, that NAPOLEON would
never have been captured in the disguise OF
woman's pctticoats. This is very old joke, and
an exceedingly stale lie by implication. The Her.
aid correspondent, the Herald itself, and every
one elsc know that there is not particle OF truth
in the petty petticoat fabrication.
From a special correspondent of the World (from
Columbia), who represents and signs himself "One
of SHERMAN s Bummcrs," we learn positively that
SIBERIAN had nothing at all to do with tho burn
ing and sacking of Columbia. OF course, if "Buna-
mer' says so, it must be so indeed. This may do
to tell the World, but the world (and the World
too) knows better.
The concert given on Wednesday night, at Iry-
ing Hall, for the benefit OF the Catholic orphans
of Charleston, was great success. The following
artistes took part, and all did admirably: Miss
MATILDA E. ToEDT, Senorita PocH, Miss HENNE,
and Messrs. MoLLENHAUER, PozNANsKI, MAaao-
LEM and PEoHER. The Beethoven Maennerchor
also assisted.
At the Academy Of Music-ashes and heaps of
ruins; 1T Niblo's, CHARLES DILLON, the tragedan,
in "Belphegor;;" at Walla-.'s, 'Never Too Late
to Mend;" BARNEY WILLIAMS and wife at Winter
Garden; Mrs. JOHN WooD at the Olympic, &C., &c.
ADAH IsAAcs MENKEN, who is playing the
"French Spy" and 'Black Eyed Susan" at the