The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-28
Our New York Letter.
TFaoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

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ed together so closely that it was almost lmpos-
Eible to get ones hand in ones own pockos,
wherefore T have no doubt thst many hands went
into foreign pockets and came out with new
Kind Of foreign exchange-an exchange which IS
robbery. BoorH played Hamlet in his best style
he even surpassed himself, and held the audience
spell-bound. It were impossible to enumerate the
points Of excellence. It was one grand point from
beginning to end.
short time after the conclusion Of the play the
curtain again rose and exposed to view num-
ber Of our most respected citizens sIaaams ~ - L,
Farragut and Palmer, Major-Gen. T. Anderson
Hon. George Bancroft, Mayor Hoffman and otEors.
The medal was presented with suitable ADDRESS
by VIM. Fullerton. Esq. Booth mace simple put
ELOQUENT reply, which was reoeiyed with most en-,
thnsiastic applause. am glad vas present, and
shall not soon forget this memorable evening at the
Winter Garden.
The ship Mercury sailed tor HAVE e yesteraay
tion-American firearms, American pictures,
American pianos, and, probably, German ones
too, home made; toys, ambulances, lamps, DOORS,
in short varied assot tmens OF eyerytn,ng gt IN
General Her cargo is estimated to be worth about
S4Or. GOO. The Mercury in the dock had been ready
for several days past, but could not 80 down In the
bay till the mercury in the thermometer went up
little and some Of the ice in the harbor was ds-
q
The Ladies' New York Southern Relief Assocla-
tion has. up to the present time, received little
over eleven hundred dollars to be devoted to tho
good cause. This amount is SO inslgnihcantly
small and inadquate to the wants OF the SUI
farinp masses in the South, that fear jumped to
a rather hasty conclusion when Judged from the
mann:r in which contributions toWed IN at 1lrsS,
that q respectable amount would be collected IL
seems was mistaken in thinking the New York
Fair would yield as much or mcre than the Baltl-
more Southern Fair.
iearn from q member OF the Gold Board that
the entrance fec in future is to be raised to three
thonsand dollars instead Of one thousand as here.
tofore. The position Of Secretary OF the Colo
Board is still held by one of your most talented
young lawyers, J. ". Moses, Esq, OF Gharleston,
snd e said thnt no one has ever filled the office
with suoh satisfaction to the members OF the
Great is Barnum, and humbug is his profit. The
chief attraction at the Museum just now ls 'Uncie
Toms Cabin,' in five acts, twelve tabeaux etc.
This esI,ise Drama" which had its origin IN the
fertile brain of Mrs. Uncle Harriet Beecher Tom
Cabin Stowe, is great card with the Down-east
greenies almost the only visitors now OF the greaU
mensgerie. Mrs. Stoves novel, over which so
many boarding school misses nave a sned DncSoas
CANT traveste of Southern life; but when recast, as
this has been, by the light Of the dark lantern OF
Tho late war you may imngin how much verlslmlll-
tude there is left in these scenes and characters
ton. II any respectable old darkey OF your city
should, by chance, stumble in upon this perform,
ance and hear the hypocritical snuf1linS I'm bad
cork, regardless Of expense or in the fantastic
pirunetting Of Barnum's Topsy,-he would cover
lis face With his hands and beat q hasty
retreat, feeling sure that he had got into
q. dreadful wicked place. But the 1erdant
teotly delighted, believe everything they see or
hear: and have no doubt, think they are learn
ing great deal about Southern Life and society.
st. Clair and Legree to them are average sPeel-
mems Of the Southern planters-the one of the re-
fined, careless, thrifess, easy-temPered, Voluptu-
aries; the other of the hard-worldng, energetic
slave-driver, who delights in nothing so much as
in whipping niggers to -! death; specially good ng
ner, Butler, Boutwell,, &C., on the stump or in the
Globe, and such scenic exhibitions, not only here,
but in every city Of the North, you cannot be sur
prised that the Northern masses should remain IN
ignorance OF the actual condition Of men and
things in the South. Their sufrages are cast upon
such misconception; and designing politicians and
demagogues mike it their business to see that
their people shall remain in ignorance and dark
ness. a ray of light would rout the whole nolsome
flock Of these unclean bats.
Matches are made in Heaven"--not all; some
ara made at the other place-.the Luclfer matches,
for instance. And do you know it ls great deal
easier to get married here than unmarried? The
parsons fee is not circumstance to tho lawyers
FEES costs, ssmaintenance," etc.. gentem IN
should see fit to attempt conjugal deba'rassnent
Nevertheless, there are men VINO DfaVc all tnesc
obstaces,-so, at least, I am led to judge from the
batch Of DEGREES Of divorces rendered yesterday
by the Supreme Court. Justice Barnard had the
honor to Uniform the ceremony. People here have
cot 80 used to it, that they think no more OF getting
divorced than the unsophisticated folk down your
way OF getting married; and ere long, fear, hus-
bands and wives will change places" as 2lien as
now do servant girls; in which case the Intelligence
Offices will doubtless extend their efforts and en-
brace this branc. of the business also. The places
to be filed will be advertised as vacancies" and |
'seriginal vacancies" and the Observation-Disclosures
the proprietor of a vacancy or the candidate to
fill ope-should in each case be required to bring
3 suitable character from the last party they |
we're with" There Will then be no longer any oc-
casion for the chaste notices in the New York Her
AIDS personal" column.
The weather hore is not so severely and unmer-
cifuly cold as it has been, but the Snow lies piled
up high. Clean white snow that has not been
much srodden on-pure, beautiful. clean, roman.
tic sroW, such as re see in pictures, and read Of
in noyels-is q very agreeable sight; but muddy
SNOW dirty snow-snow that looks like frozen
mud, and that soils your boots and pants as yo.
step into it almost knee deep-;s exceedingly un-
romantic, stale, hat-no, not fat-and unpro6ta-
BILE, except 10 boot and shoe makers, tho sole par
lies benefited beng those who have the care OF
soles Such snow do We enjoy at present-ihroush
such has Moultrie to wade to mail this tndictmeat.
MOULTRIE.