The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-25
Our New York Letter.
rFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

Our New York Letter.
| FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, March, 20, 1867-Between twenty
five hundred and three thousand Of tho lords an
ladies Of Fifth Avenuedledom attended the grea
auction sale Of magnificent furniture at tho Maiso
Doree yesterday. The class Of people who rise o
12 O'Clock, take breakfast ut I, lunch at 5, Dime
between and 9, and 60 to bed in the morning
turned out in gallant array and took the never-to
bereconstructed aristocratic restaurant by storm
large number Of the articles brought fabulous
prices, and the fashionable people were sold al
well as the fashionable furniture. Chairs wer
knocked down readily at from two hundred ant
fifty to three hundred dollars each, and the knock
ing down neither broke thu chairs nor the pIr
chasers. People who had money to throw away
threw it away most consistently and conscientious
ly, and the auotioneer was in his glory. As
MouItrie-who had most unfashionably wedged his
way into the dense crowd and stood as q breaker
around which dashed the waves Of the sea o.
fashion-looked on with q philosophic eye and
contemplated the downfall OF this famous restau-
rant, the thought occurred that all is not gold
that elitters, and that fortunes cali be lost as
well as gained in the great metropolis.
Speaking of fortunes being lost reminds me Of
the circumstance that LEONARD JEROME has failed
in his endeavor to keep his head above water, and
that the wealthy banker has sunk at last--but who
shall say to rise no more2 There are business
men here who pay from fifty to one hundred thou
sand dollars per annum for the rent OF their estaD-
lshments. One dry goods firm on Broadway pays
one thousand dollars rent every Saturday night,
but il does not necessarily follow that they all
make money.
It is rumored that q company with capital OF 6
million and half has been formed for the purpose
of constructing an immense Turkish bath estab-
lishment here and that the attendants will be real
live Turks imported for the purpose. In addition
to this there viii be q large restaurant, mammoth
billiard rooms, and elegant and commodious chess
rooms, with Turkish air pervading the whole, and
the best Turkish tobac 20 to smoke in the best
Turkish pipes.
GEORGE PEABODY, the great and good man who
has given away suck immense amounts of money
in public charities, and who has received four thou
sand begging letters from individuals who desire
him to go into the private charity business, is now
at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL in consultation with the
trustees Of the Southern Education Fund Isl, SOC,
O0O) as to tho best mode Of distributing the same.
Among the trustees are General GRANT, e1-Gov-
ernor CLIFFORD, of Massachusetts, Ex-Governor
AIKEN, Of South Carolina, and other distinguished
gentlemen, who are all guests of the great banker.
Accounts from the other side of the water show
that the Fenans were quiet on st. Patrick's day,
and that there was no fighting. They we're, how
ever, very noisy (and drunk) here, and there DGs
fighting. The engagement took place at the corner
Of Pitt and Grand street, whore truck drivor
was attacked by the Fenians who were there pass
ing in procession the truck driver was reinforced
by several policemen, and very pretty fight was
soon well in progress. The Fenians fought with
poles and swords and anything that came to hand,
whilst with the policemen clubs were trumps All
fought gallantly, but the Fenians wore victorious
they won several odd tricks, and the honors were
equally divided.
In consequence Of the fact that many of the
agents and owners Ct vessels which ply between
here and the Southern ports insist on payment
Of the freight bills before the cotton merchan-
disc is delivered, which arrangement, it is claimed,
Subjects consignees to great vexation and ncon-
veni6nce (and, in case Of irresponsible parties, to
loss,) in collecting reclalaations for damages or
short delivery" number Of merchants have
pledged themselves to refuse said payments, and
to combine together to defend, -;+'- -"~,aa1."o
purse, (pro rdta,) any hWsuits which may arise
therefrom. This psy-before-you-go-i system Of
doing business, or rather this ybefore-itcomes-
out arrangement, is certainly unreasonable, not to
say (or on second thought to say) unfair.
Madame PAREPA, who, as q concert singer, ac-
quired so well merited reputation. has made her
second debut ESQ to speak Incorrectly in married life
by becoming the much larger if not the better, half
Of CARL RUsA, the violinist, and her first debut
Ito speak incorrectly again) in cperatic perform
ances. A few nights ago she astonished onc-haF
of New York by the excellence Of her singing and
acting in "Irovatore," and last night astonished
the other half by doing ssNorma" in style that
may cause little PATTI to look to her hurels.
PAREPA RusA is the lion or rather the ioness,
of the hour, and some enthusiastic lovers Of music
and music, lovers are often particularly and
enthusiastic go so far as to
compare her favorably to JENNY LIND, the Sweed-
ish nightingale. .PAREPA is great artistic, but
she is neither JENNY LIND nor an ADE11NA PATTI.
PEABODY and General and Mrs. GRANT heard Pa
REpA last night, but neither Of them have in
formed Mou1rRH what they think Of the new
operaGc star.
sale of valuable oil paintings took place last
night at the corner of Broadway and Twelfth
street, and the pictures sold at prices ranging from
five hundred dollars to six thousand-the maxi
mum price was given for 'sThe Old kentucky
Home," and this painting, together with "Ihe
Source Of the susquehannah," which brought ff-
teen hundred, will be sent on to the Paris Ex-
position. The receipts last night amounted to up
wards of fifty thousand dollars, and there are a
large number Of valuable pictures still left tor sale
at a future day.
Weather clear, snow melting, business looking
up, and gold looking down. MOULTRIE.
State Items.
WINTER AND ROUGH WEATHER ReTURNED.-After
month of temperate weather, which brought cut
the peach b!os ms, last Friday there was change,
and snow fell that night and Saturday. Monday
morning there Was FROST killing frost; peaches
ruined. We have continued rains and cold north.
casters up to this day.-GreenuNe Enterprise.
ARREsrED.--We learn that dispatch was re.
ceived in this city yesterday, announcing the
arrest, in New York, Of Toland r. Bass, who is
charged with killing Mrs. N. E. Hamberg. .-Ph