The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-19
LETTER FROM MOULTRIE.
NEW YORK, September 16, 1s|

NEW YORK, September 16, 1867.
The readers of The NEWS are invited to accom-.
pany Moultrie into the innermost recesses OF the
spirit realms-into the very head-centre and head
quarters, as it were at least, Of New York ghost
dom. Dodworth Hall ia the place where the
spirits and their followers Of the flesh hold forth;
Sunday night the time when the revels begin;
and so behold me in the flesh and your readers in
the spirit seated last night In said Hall, to hold
converse with the deniEens Of this world and the
next. On entering the room, We note with a GER
tain degree of satisfaction that as the audience, 30
far as the flesh is concerned, is small, there is
abundant room for such invisible spirits as, we are
informed, are there to watch the proceedings and
take note thereof in one Of the dead languages
The portion of the audience who have the
misfortune to be, so far as their spirit is con-
cerned, hemmed in, shut up, cabined, cribbed,
and confined in tenemen; of mortal clay, give
evidence of an uncomfortable musical prediction,
and suddenly and unexpectedly break forth In
most unmusical howlings, to no particular ar
to speak OF, but remember me" burden, sup
posed to be addressed to forgetfully inclined
ghosts The singing (p) being concluded, q sane
tilted and ghostly looking parsonage arose, and,
in a voice like Hamlet's fathers, induged In q
very deep and metaphysical discourse, clearly
demonstrating to his own satisfacton-and it
might have been to the satisfaction Of bis audi
ence, could they have understood him-that when
the mortal coil is shuled off the immortal spirit
takes new deal, and remains on this earth, or ut
least visits occasionally, on kind OF ghost fur
lough, such localities wherein it once lived and
paid board, but where it can now exist on much
more economical principle. When the orator sat
down. the audience-like the Chief Justice in the
PickEick trial-woke up and went home, somno-
lent but vet awake to the conviction that, spite OF
the excise Law, there is at least one place in New
York where spirits can be found on the Day OF
Rest.
The exhibition of the ingeniously constructed
model of q pneumatic railway and postal despatch d
at the American Institute Fair, has justly excited
the attention and admiration Of the scientifically
inclined. The first natural principle OF locomotlon,
much in vogue in the days OF ADAM and his family,
and not YET entered out Of fashion, was what ls
known in vulgar parlance, as "Shanks Mare,
Onsdrupedal animals were next pressed into SER
vice, and oxen, horses, mules and so-forth, came
into play or rather came into work; next came
vessels, waited along on the whistlng wings OF the
wintery (and summery) winds, then came steam
through dark tunnels. This air exhaushng pro-
cess of locomotion seems to exhaust the subject,
and it is impossible to conceive what Improvement
can be made next. The time may not be far Ins,
tant when my letters to THE NEWS may be sucked
along from New York to Charleston in one-haf the
time that it now takes to mako the trip, and the
nursing principle Of travelling may yet ennreiY
supersede all others now IN vogue.
ADELAIDE RIsToRI has arrived, and appears on
Wednesday night i'll her favorite role, "Medea:
.nlx unI 40 l.
enne and her troupe to our hospitable and money
making shores, sad accident occurred; poor
seaman having been washed overheard and lost:
RIsToRI at once conceived and successfully carried
out the charitable design OF giving dramauc en-
tertainment on board for the benefit OF the family
of the deceased sailor, and as there was full pas
seneer list, quite respectable amount was reallz-
ed. RIsToRI's acting in charitable roles on the
stage of life has endeared her to the masses here,
and given her as much notoriety even as her pro-
fessional genius has merlted and insured.
The chess mania, which has of late been subsid-
ing into the sere and yellow leaf, has taken new
lease of life from the arrival of one OF the best play
ers Of the Cresoent'City, the home of MoRPHY, and
the scence OF Buffers silvery confiscations. The
New Orleans champion, confident OF his inability
to cope successfully with Captain MCKENZIE, has
been breaking lances with the veteran STANLEY.
Thus far an equal number Of lances has been shat
tered on either side.
Aningenious contrivance has just been invented
in the shape and form of gas burner, by which the
LIGHT NAV be- to all appearances, completely e4tln-
guished, and can be, simply by turning the screw,
reliehted at any time AS one OF them Is now IN use
in the house where reside, l can give personal
testimony as to its gres practical utility and con-
venience. :.
There is another Richmond in the field who dis
putes With BARNUnI the palm Of superiority III the
museum and theatrical line. BANvARD's Museum,
located at the corner of Broadway and Ihlrt eth
street, is very neatly and tastefully constructed
theatre; though the museum collection ID, thus far
rather in emhsyo-the performances, however,
have thus far, beeu attractive, and the "Devil
Auction" spectacular piece, with ballet, in the
s'Back Crook style, is announced fol- production
soon, and may place BANvARD q point or TWO anead
of his rival Of mermaid and woouy horse notGrlet.
The fall season OF the Hoboken races VIII be IN
augurated tomorrow by grand hurdle race, a
two-mile dash and mile heats for all ages. line
weather being cool, clear and i'll respects a7ora-
HE. Much sport may be anticipated, and an ac-
account thereof may be booked for in my next.
Cannot remember ever to have seen, even N
the good old DAYS 1.-THE rich o!d days. Deiole 'ne
war such an influx of Southerners as there Is
here at present 1t seems to me that charleston
especially has emptied itself into New lork.
| Among those who have just gone through the
crnptying process, fortunately for hmseI sio ull-
fortunately for an individual VINO shali pe hane
less here torevermore, is Mr. HAYDEN, or the hrnl
| of HAYDEN & WHnDEN (the latter gentleman 10
also here). The nameless Individual called at one
the largest jewelers. establishments r On Br9ao
wry and introducing himself as MI a mAfpaT tb n,p
ma5aE ohase@on tme~of large amount o{ Diamonds
SO happened however, that one Of the members th
of the firm had been personally acquainted VIII
the real HAYDEN in time gone BY, and s.Ts.s was
surprised at the 5deaone He shaq dd
not however, give oppression either to his
tSn sPS% 'q Meanwhile asi he he found nn
~ on1v HAYDEN himself, but WHnDEN likewise
and that the two HA5DzSs dAd Ha should meet
rsadily imagine the scene that ensued. Suffice to
saS saT that Big policeman played prominent part
that there Ts dsn a has IN bS hI b conn
tarSe nresentment artisticaly executed, and the
picture 1 now occupies nail OF honor in The rogues
gallery al the police Photographic establishment
winble % at the Olympic. Under the Gaslight at the
New York, &C.. &C., and WAILAcK's closed prepar
| seoson MOULTRIE.