The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-19
Our New York Letter. !.
lFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. !

u New YORK, April 18th, 1867-At twelve O'Clock
On the morning Of the fifteenth of April, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty-sx the FIRST street-oross=
ing bridge: ever erected IN New Yorksaid; bridge
spanning Broadway at the corner Of Ann street
was thrown open to the public, and one Of the first
of the public that crossed it, was 6 Mou1lR1E, .
the correspondent Of the CHARLESTON DAILY News
Let the important fact beduly recorded and hand
ed down to posterity in the pages Of; history.
4 Such of your readers as have been won't in the
good old times before the war, to spend their SUM
mers on Sulivan's Island, and who have many. a
time and oft indulged the pleasure Of Witnessing
a. dress parade of the legions of sfiddersi tnaf
most did congregate on the back beach, when the
tide was low, cam BY mentally substituting score
OF msn and women for each and every; male and f.
male hddlers form some adequate idea Of the dense
crowd Of human beings that pour in continuous
stream up and across and adown this novel bridge
OF size. In fact the bridge is so crowded, that
the street below is, comparatively speaking,
for nine out of ten Of the delighted pedes
ans pIefer for the novelty Of tho thing push
easier method Of crossing on terra tas1no. -.
!; On last Saturday the States Rights t?l Society
Sesarsan = Of the sh
aosel: Among the. :distingu shed guests present
vas the Hon. j. 2Requier formerly from
lights of the New York Bar. judge Reunier re-
sponded to one Of the toastsy IN a most; eloquent
euiogium on President johnson. e a 81
Il ben ben we read ins ensatlonal noyelsof She G.
abduction, Of kidnapping Of young girls by the
y1lests Of old women with the vIest Intentions
mary ;ao q e imagine that sueh things only
ed age such crimes are at least of rare occurrences
ihs = not SO, however, for the police reports show
s1hS n t9e past three weeks no less than six
OF the kind have been recorded here: in this city
Inc case which has created the greatest excite
ment "a is that Of beautiful young girl Zone Mary
Ensaale) :aged fourteen years.: Who has been
since that time, the shrewdest of the police.
detectives have searched in vain. The little girl, in
fIn ffISpamy with n Kg1nger sister, sccosted ct
street while on her way to school) by well
dressed woman, who first inquiring If shc wished
TO To- learn trnde, entered into conversation with
her and succeeded in suddenly separating her
from her companion and spiriting her awsy.ea The
Mr: Bucket OF the police force here, shrewd de-
teftiye named Vaughan; has had the case handed
over 70 bus special charge, and his reputation as
an otncer VIII depend upon bis success or failure
either the womanor the child be in the city thew
Will be found no doubt less than Eve days, and
doubt be tracked in o week or two at farthest. It
is pretty state ofiafars, orI should say an ugly
state Of affairs, when such crimes as this can be
broad light Of day. The child will even :ualIy. be
found, ,but what pen can depict the agonzing tor
lures that rack the poor mothers mind, as she
tnanks What may happen ere the loved one be re-
The festival of Palm Sunday was duly observed
yesterday IN the various Catholic churches and
tn the ceremonies were solemn and impressive At.
st. Ann's Church, Rossini's stabat mater was the
most interesting feature Of the service. but the
musical critic:of the Herald had the adtasteltD
crlacise the singing severely, as though it twerenn
The creme de Ia creme Of Fifth Avenue and Muir
ana Ike aristocrntic localities turned out
r sSsi sPd rSa Central
handsome turn-outs Is Leonard w. Jerome (who
= seems e e have something left yet, was the OBJ
served OF oil observers, he sat behind his mag
nlfcentt tQur-lnshand team in his royaI-like Enc.
llsh coach. Iceland, the hotel man = Vanderbilt
bankers all Wed with each other and with jerome
II the elegalos Of their equpagcs snd the stylish
appearance OF their blooded nags while hundreds
OF others came rattEngs slong. the broad avenues
forming ~ kale1doscopic panorama OF style and
wealth that might well excite the envy of poor
the PARK for six cents in the Sixth Avenue cars.
phnosoph1ze as we may, laugh at it, scorn it. OF
pretend TO scorn it as we will, there ie,no danyinc
the TACT that money is an exceedingly handy thing
70 nave about ones house, or to have deposited in
. bank subject TO our order. Greenbacks and hap
true It's pity, and pity tbs tits true, that the one
are essential ingredients in thecup Of the other,
3. There has been considerable excitement Of late
IN tho gold room, onaccount of the news received
nom Europe suggesting war and rumors Of war
on the other side Of the Atlantic, and rise and
rnmors OF r1sng in the greenback valuation Of the
precious metal on: this side sAbout three hun
dred and fifty millions OF Uncle Samuels bonds are
held 10 Europe, wherefore we are mutually inter-
ested in each others affairs otherwise those now.
ers might fight til the blowing Of the last trump
without our caring one way or the other Thus
are nations selfish es well ss individuals and thus
aoes t me pocket nerve even regulate our sympa
r