The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-26
NEW YORK LETTER.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

(FRoM oUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YonK, June 2'.-when Richard tho Third some.
marked that the winter of our discomfort had been
made glorious summer by this York there is no
reason to suppose that no referred to Now York-tn
fact he undoubtedly had reference Old York Yet he
should have meant New York. for here the summer ia
glorious indeed Glorious in the gay Thong that pours
through Broadway, however sultry the summer sum-
Gle rous in the Thousands who crowd the principal
places where ice and cooling beverages are dis
pensed to the thirsty multitude Glorious at DELMos1
COS, at the Aaison Dore, at MAIIARD's, at TAYLoRs
and ao.forth-and the so-forths are legion Glorious
In the fair ladies sred In low sleeves and short
low neck and short suit the season and
the tastes Of their male arIrers Glorious a respects
and so far gloriouo without being goriousy hot
for the weather at present Is still decously pleasant
and COOL
have become personally acquainted with Colonel
CHARLEs RIoHARpsoN Confederae the inventor of the
great game OF war ohesg which, In my opinion. 10 dos
tined IN time fairly to rival the game OF chess itself
Colonel RIoHARDsoN han undoubtedly evinoed great
genius in the conception and invention OF th game.
and am more than surprised to learn from him that
he 10 no chess poyer. and hardly knows the Of
the pieces In the great (of chess proper which
has beyond oil doubt improved upon. His extreme
modesy 10 commendable his genius In extraordi
nary Amongst those who have taken o great interest
In tho new game and who give promise Of being most
expert players, celebrated chess player member
Of the Now York Club. and Mr.. B. Z. N, one OF the
best chess players In Charleston. The inventor the
game 10 moro than grateful to the last named gentle
man for the interest manifested by him in letter re
oeived. sakns explanations to the odus oerand OF
play n certain complicated situations
There WAS . great excitement here yesterday among
the sellers OF cocktails juepg. punches oobblers &c.
N leaat amongst such Of them had failed to provide
themselves with licenses from tho E1cise Board Said
Board caused the pooe to make general descent upon
the liquor sellers tunoensed who arrested by the
Wholesale The Board is becoming more and moro OBJ
noxous to tho people, and there doubt but that
trouble (as well ~ lager boer) is brewing.
Tho Hor0Ic or Dead House, was thrown open for the
frst time on Monday. Il is on the principle Of tho
Aor1e In Paris, and is located foot Of Twenty
sxth-s -streot on the East River Dead men Tor women
or ohdren) are furnished there with FREQ board-and
bath-for four days. No boarders have yet applied.
Two new cases Of cholera reported to the Health
Board-one died. and the other Lies at Deaths door
The disease seems to be afraid Of the Board not
yet venturei to 'spread itse People here in
bananas cherries. pickles. lobster salads and such mx
tures without fear Of Asiatc or any other kind OF
cholera
naost foul murder was committed hero last nt,ht
man neued 0'BnIua, Foninn who had bosn to .'tns
wars returning homo discovered that his mistress had
boen unfshful in hn Absence whereupon he murdered
her last night in oold blood Just he was about to
nfict the fatal blow with huge knife the poor girl I'M
plored him to spare her e, saying. "Don't don't;
am bad girl; You know am not at to die"&o. Ere
aho hnd nnished speaking, the knife descended, and
pierced her through from back to breast. May tho
avengng hand Of the law atone the blood Of
this poor, lost. ainful creature.
Ono Of the reporters OF the New York Daily Ne.o,
who has an nquing and calculating turn Of mind has
taken the trouble to compute the profits made by tho
little and big boys who engaged In the semi-
and semimusical business peddng songs for penny
piece. 1t appears that there In this as In other
kinds Of business, small fry and large fry set of deal
This Is the account Of the small fry department:
Cost Of 7eo sheets nt OF q cent per sheet. 81 80
Proceeds Of sale st cent per aheet. t......... 90
Or three dollars per week.
The expenses are set down as follows:
Breakfast ut the Five Points Mission, when he can
Dinner At Five Points Soup House IA
Lodging In the Rookery ..........................
Iotai AZ
The wealthy and arisocrao dealers make little over
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