The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-24
Our New York Letter.
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New YORK December 21.-The very large num-
Der OF Southorners who have immigrated hither
since the close of the war and who, spending
their first winter in northern latitude had been
somewhat disappointed in the mildness of the
chmate-these good people, who, for the novelty
and fun Of the thing have been secretly praying
for spell Of real bona 1ide cold weather-have had
| their hopes realized with vengeance with
freezing vengeance, that already makes them pray
more ndustriously for discontinuapce Of such
fun. The temperature of the weather underwent
q sudden I:I change Yesterday, and New York City
was like mammoth ice cream churn filed with
human custard, that grew moro and more frozen
as the day advanced-for as the sun sank lower
IN the western sky, SO did the mercury in the ther
throughout the day and night from twenty-three
degrees above zero to five degrees.
a h can scarce form an IDEA OF the IN
zero yet last winter, in the cold spell that can
never be forgotten, it marked sixteen degrees be-
low. I write now, seated near-I may almost say
1n-a large coal fire, in close room, and vet are
my fingers at times almost nu1nbed witr cold Of
course the skaters are having lively time bnt
they and your readers must excuse me from going
up to the Park to see them in such weather as
this Let. them enjoy their sport-let them slip
iakes-bqt as for my single s IT, give me my pipe
full OF tobacco and my pen full of ink and let the
fire at least attempt to warm me, as I indulge in
one Of triweekly pen-chats with the readers of
saTHE News
Have any of your good readers ever enjoyed the
novel pleasure Of Russian vapor bath? Tie thing
is growing to be in vogue here, but the statements
in regard to the effect produced are somewhat con
fhlctlng One gentleman, assures me that having
baths, and was cured immediately; another in
forms me that he has the constitution Of an OK,
for three weeks. On Wednesday last butcher
submitted h bis huge frame 10 the vaporizng pro
stcaming and rubbing operation called upon the
bath attendant to desist which the latter refusing to
do, the butcher in all the classic majesty of his
like the Ravels through the clock smashed the sash,
cut himself with the glass, and astonished the peo
PIE g9RRera 5y tearing along th1oagh the
garments that nature had clad him in at the mo-
ment Of his birth. the butcher took refuge in
segar store, where he was taken in hands by
blushing policeman, who ordered him to dress
himself as soon as possible, and for the future to
foTeswear washing himself by steam power.
is to be tried under the charge Of having taken
bribes,. has been dismissed BY the Health Board
from his official position as Inspector. Nne-tenths
rogues, and people know it; but the crime con
sists in being yerdant enough to be detected in the
in being suspected Of thievng but it will not do to
be caught in the act.
A young LADY Of sweet sixteen, or perhaps Of
lest and most aristocratic families this city, has
created great sensation among the creme de "a
large moustaches, and clipping with the proprietor
thereof well kn9Wn sporting man: The young
n5 80 o had a faT Of
never allowed to go out of doors unaccompanied
by her younger sister: Love laughed at such an
obstacle, and a few days ago, as the sisters
taking their usual promenade, carriage door
opened of it's own accord and sister number one
leaped in and closed the door. OF went the car
nd @ho1 ole cto
ed younger sister could just catch, through the
glass in the back, passing glimpse Of pair. of
track, furnished with counterfeit presentment Of
the heart-stealer.
The jury in the Maretzek libel suit case has rem
dered verdict in favor Of the plainti but have fixed
the damages at one thousand dollars, instead Of
twenty thousand. The Sunday Mercury can well
afford to pay this amount, for the publication Of
and popularity, and tends to enlarge it's circulation
materially.
The contractors for the construction Of the serial
bridge that is. to span Broadway at Fulton-street
promise that the work shall be finished before the
middle Of January; The arching vii! be over
and strong enough to bear pressure Of thirty
tons.
| cannot remember ever to have seen Broadway
as crowded as it has been for three days past be-
tween the hours Of one and i've in the afternoon
From Canal street to Fourteenth especially, has
been 50 densely crowded by the hundreds Of thou
sands Of Christmas present purchasers that it is
sight to behold even citizens who have lived here
! all their lives have remarked it. Those Of your
readers who come here in the dull summer months,
and see Broadway when it is comparatively
speaking half deserted, should see it now, dressed
in gayest holiday attire, ana crowded to such an
extent as to render it almost impossible for the
pedestrian to make any kind Of headway. CHS
mas trees exposed for sale along the sidewalks
in front Of almost every store, and people pur-
chase and have them carried off, it looks like a
moving Birnam Wood going towards the head
quarters Of old King Santa Claus.
I Speaking Of Christmas, reminds me that ere this
letter can be published the gay festival will be at
| hand. Would that could be at hand also to spend
I my Christmas in the well-beloved Old City But
1 If am not among you, my heart is; and as my
letter will be also, let my heart speak therein. I
hand it my pen, which, being guided, speaketh
there. A merry Christmas to you all. merry
Christmas and happy time generally: and when
| the new year shall come, may it's dawn be the be-
| ginning Of new and happier epoch for good Old
Charleston. A merry Christmas to the readers of
| soTHE News merry Christmas from
! MOULTRIE.
! Compensation to aLoyaI'' Shareholders
! It appears, from a report sent to Congress re-
Gently by Secretary STANTON, that the Commis-
eioners appointed to consider the claims Of s1oyal"
Shareholders in Maryland and Delaware have con-
sidered nearly four thousand claims. The statis-
tics are as follows:
Number Of claims fled in the Maryland Comrnis-
Nnaber Of claims upon which awards made. 1856