The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-04
Onr New York Letter.
TrRom ouR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

TFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
! New YORK, March Tine Spring has come upon
us in drenching rain, as though the foodgates Of
nature had opened to weep over the departure Of
old Winter with it's sleighing it's skating carnvals
it's theatrical seasons; its balls and fesvies it's
icy and ml.icy sports. But though the cold
weather is over; though sleighing is at an end;
though skating is no more, and the balls at the
ponds are down, yet do the ull-icy festivities go
on; the Spring bids fair to rival the gayety of the
Winter, and the balls are not over for last night
one took place that was the grandest Of the sea-
son. The Academy of Music was inaugurated last
night by magnificent ball, given for the benefit
of the widows and orphans Of the members Of the
old volunteer fire department. The building has
been fitted up in style Of gorgeous splendor that
ecpses its former glory, and the scene at the ball
was indescribably dazzling in its splendor.
This affair was merely semi-oficid opening Of
the new opera house, but tonight is set apart for
the regular official inauguration, and bal Gopera
will be given under the management Of such men
as AUGUST BELMONT, LEoaARD W. JEROME, and
other leaders Of the wealth and fashion Of the
gentleman are placed at ten dollars, with five dol
lars extra for each additional lady. On Thursday
next the regular (or rather iregular opera season
begins, ana will last for thirty nights. The cem-
pany that has been engaged by MAX Ma
RErzEK is composed Of the best artistes that
money could procure, and PAREpA, who has been
engaged by the great opera chief and is also en-
gagged Ito be married) to CARL Rosa, the vioinist,
will be the chief centre Of musical attraction.
of "Horace Greeley" the negro murderer, viii
take place in Charleston to-day WAGNER, the
wife murderer, is to pay the penalty Of his awful
crime init jail-yard here this morning; perhaps
at the same hour and moment thenegro's soul will
be sent to IT'D last account WAsNEas crime is one
at which nature revolts; he had deliberately thrown
his wife upon the floor, and kneeling on her back,
struck her repeatedly upon the head with an axe till
life became extinct.
Mrs. DR.. ELIZABETH BLACKWELL delivered a
rather able lecture last night on the medical cdu-
cation Of the fair sex in Europe and America. The
fair lecturess contended thst women should be
educated for the medical profession as well as the
sterner ser, and announced that one hundred
thousand dollars are needed to establish college
for the purpose Of carrying out her views. The
only disadvantage that can arise from ladies minis
tering to minds and bodies diseased lis, that our
pulses, whom felt by fair hands, may possibly beat
faster, even when no actual fever exists save that
produced by the electric touch that oft enkndles
spark that naught but matrimoay can extinguish,
and that even matrimony sometimes but fans into
brighter blaze.
The Fenian Committee met yesterday, but as
themembers thereof we're pledged to secrecy, We are
left in bssful ignorance as to their doings except
as regards The important fact thnt large donations
were recerved The secret convention, it is said,
will remain in session during the,remainder Of the
" eek, and there is no telling what great things
it may or may not accomplish.
The comic muse has been introduced into the
pulpit. Last night an exceedingly humorous lee.
ture was delivered by funny minister in Brook
lyn on ssThe pleasures Of house-hunting:" The
man Of God showed no quarter to the boarding
house system, and called upon his hearers to
eschew boarding houses and. so to house keeping
regardless Of high rents and the high price Of
living generally. ..s....,zs
A man named AsHwATT, who had been in the
habit Of putting an enemy in bis mouth to-steal
away his brains, and found that tho enemy, whose
name was whisley, was NOT sufficiently potent,
called upon another enemy known as morphine,
which settled the business in the most expeditions
manner conceivable, for the morphine put him
into sleep that knows no waking, and the man has
gone to that bourne whence no traveller has ever
returned gave the respected parent Of the melan-
choly Dane.
The people are anxiously waiting here to-day
in the rain-for the expected veto Of President
JOHNSON to the obnoxious Military Bill; not how
ever, because they take much interest in the sub
ject but merely from curiosity to see how the mes
sage will be worded. The newsboys take the great
est interest in the affair, as they expect to reap
rich harvest Of pennies in the sale Of the evening
papers.
The foot bridge over Broadway is nearly COM
pleted, the sides having been connected yesterday
morning. In few days it will be finished, and
we will be enabled to walk over the heads of the
stage drivers and hackmen. At present, however,
it is more difficult than ever to Cross Broadway at
this point, on account Of the crowd Of idlers con-
gregated there to watch the work as it progresses.
The Treasurer Of the New York Ladies' South
ern Relief Association announces that she is in re-
ceipt Of funds to the amount Of nineteen thou
sand seven hundred and eighty-three dollars,
which will be duly applied to the relief Of the
distressed South; subscriptions Keep pouring in,
and the good work goes on host bravely.
The theatres are all making money on their own
accounts, and many Of them are giving entertain
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MOULTRE.