The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-13
Our New York Letter.
[rRom OUR REGULAR coaREspoNoENT.]

Our New York Letter.
[ERoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
New YORK. March 8.-Many years ago, when the
swill milk excitement was the all absorbing topic
Of the day here, when men grew rich by means OF
the dlsgraceful traffic in the milk Of human un-
kindness to Innocent COWS, the Ledger made its
mark by exposing the cow-herdly details, and the
expose had the>efect Of increasing the circulation
Of the Ledger and stopping the circulation of the
Objectionable milk. Now, however, the evil has
taken fresh growth, the poor COWS are again shut
up, cabined, cribbed and confined in dark, dank
places, and they give quantity Of bad, diseased
milk, which is sold for good healthy greenback.
Though the Ledger may not take up arms again in
defence of the poor animals, the COWS have another
champion and defender, or rather o host Of them,
and the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals has drawn the sword in their behalf.
call to mind the pretty little nursery rhyme where
gratitude to the poor cow is expressed in the
touching lines, II thank the pretty cow, who gives
me milk to soak my bread" &C., and shudder at
the thought that ungrateful men should subject
the poor creatures to such torture as brings on all
diseases that cow flesh is heir to- for the purpose
Of increasing The quantity whilst it deteriorates
the quality Of the bread soaking compound. Por-
tia says that the quality Of mercy is not strained
the quality Of swl milk is perhaps best discovered
by straining the difference between mercy
and milk, wherefore must all men in general,
and nailk-men in particular, be >merciful to the
poor COWS, and to bring about this consum1nation
80 devouty to be wished for, this new phase Of the
milky-way, HANS BERaH and his cc-laborers are
straining every nerve to throw all the milk away
that comes from the swilng process.
CLARK, WEBSTER & Co., the enterprising pro-
prietors Of the gift establishment at No. 62 Broad
way, have come to grief, or rather grief has come
to them in the shape and form of q squad Of off,
GERS, who made grand raid upon them yesterday.
These honest gentlemen were proprietors Of the
Bankers and Merchants Grand Presentation En-
tertainment, which had given out circulars in
which it was modestly announced that the concern
was worth ST. 287, ,14S, the entire amount Of which
would be distributed in prizes to be drawn for at
Cooper Institute on the 25th day Of April next.
Thousands Of yellow envelopes were found ad-
dressed to thousands of green individuals, residing
for the most part in the rural DISTRICTS and tickets
with lucky numbers were. scattered about most
abundantly, but the $1,207,148 were not found.
The bankers" however, were arrested together
with many outsiders, or rather insiders, who were
nterested in the success Of the scheme, all are now
te!d in durance vile.
The Fenians are much elated on the strength of
the news of the uprising in Ireland, which is gene
raly believed; taken at BEST however, there is not
much in the news to be elated or violently excited
about, yet the Fenians are rather imaginative and
hopeful, and they hug the belief that the great
Irish ball has been opened at last. How the dance
will end remains to be seen; meanwhile the sIrish"
will be the dance of dances, rivaling even the
fashionable German.
SAIL COLLIER and BARNEY AARoN, the two un-
Jerome-like gentlemen Of pugilisdc fame, cannot
agree as to the spot where they shall disgure each
others countenances for a purse Of five thousand
dollars. CorLYER wishes to fight on Virginia soil,
but BARNEY objects to going to such 8 distance
from his material relative, who resides here.
A young woman named MARY DUaAN, who had
stopped: to folly to find, when it was much too
late, that men betray, committed suicide yester-
day by taking o large dose Of Paris green. The
villain who was the direct cause Of the ruin and
death Of this poor girl goes scotfee, whilst the
poor beggar, who steals penny from bakers
shop, is imprisoned and disgraced as felon
With such laws it is not to be wondered at that
women should agitate the question Of universal
suffrage for white women as well as for black men.
The members of the new Dental College eat their
first annual dinner last night at the st James
Hotel; speeches we're made on the subject Of teeth
toasts were drunk to men who deal in teeth, and
it was proven .onclusively that when glass is in
serted between the front teeth of m individual,
and the liquor contained therein is carefully
poured down into the throat, through the mouth,
no harm ensues, and the, dental organization re-
mains unimpared, and ready for a repetition Of
the process. It was o feast Of reason, and teeth,
and flow Of good wines, and the Dentists had
jolly time generally, making first-rate speeches,
singing good songs, and telling stories with the
moat approved good order. They seemed, all OF
them, to be such q whole-souled, joyial, good
natured set Of people, these happy drawers teeth
that one could hardly believe that they we're the
same awful creatures who terrify Us so when We
take our seat in their easy 9) chairs, and tremble
as they handle their instruments Of torture.
One among the good things said at the dinner,
or rather after the dinner, was in the form OF
conundrum, wherein it is asked why dentists are
always sad and to which tho reply is that they arc
always looking down in the mouth.
The tumble that gold has taken in the past two
or three days has been the making of many Of the
members of the Gold Board, and the unmaAng Of
us many others. The excitement in the Gold
Room when fluctuations are great and sudden is
most intense; to see and hear hundreds of men
bawling out at the same moment to the extent of
their lungs,.to note the pallor on ths6heeks Of
those who have lost heavily, and the flushed faces
Of those whom fortune has favored, is sight that
once seen can never be forgotten.
Theatres doing fine business. Fine, clear
weather, more like April than March.
MOULTRE.