The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-16
Our New York Letter.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
} New YORK, March 12th, 1s67-The Fenian ex
citement seems to have reached it's climax
fenian war talk is the order of the day. Fenian sym
pathizers crowd the corners Of the Streets the on
frances to the hotels, and the legion Of places
where spirituous liquors are held for sale. At tht
headquarters in Chatam street, dense crowd ls al
ways gathered. Dispatches are received from al
parts Of the country relating to Fenian affairs, ano
the sinews of war keep pouring in from all quarters
When news is received from across the water, the
AGnians are excited because news has been recelv.
ed, and when there are no cable kilograms telling
of Fenian matters they are still more excited be-
cause there is no news-hence the excitement is
constantly kept up, ever on the increase. Meet
ings are held almost every hour or 80, resolutions
are passed, and there is good deal of talk and
no little money to back it. 1t is proposed that
such Of the New York merchants who sympathize
with the cause should prove their sympathy by
subscribing one million of dollars, which amount
will be added to the funds already in hand, and the
whole be duly and promptly applied tn the assis-
tance Of the brave men in the gap, about whom
we hear from time to time by telegram. II the
men in the gap will do their share Of fighting, as
well as the mon who are not in the gap do their
share OF speech making, there may yet be some
cause to hope TINT the Fenian bubble will turn out
to be no bubble after all. Meanwhile it is impossi-
BILE, as have on many occasions remarked, to tell
whether the Fenian drama will turn out to be q
tragedy, comedy or farce.
"a hoc hoo,, ~ @o11 oP1 OH ,rf ho
newspapers in general, and the Herald in particu-
lar, in relation to the new postofice site on the
| City Hall Park. The Herald has always contended
that public opinion is against the proposed mea-
sure. A Committee was appointed by the Board
of Councilmen to hear whit the public has to say
on tic matter, and met yesterday to receive the
public and have talk over the affair, but the pub
lie did not attend, and so the Committee has come
to the conclusion that the people take no interest
in the matter at all, and that it will not make the
slightest difference to any where the postofice
will be located. s..i:J4s
A rufianly outrage on lady Of responsibility
was committed yesterday at the Fontine Hotel,
and has caused no little excitement. Two reckless
villains forced the door of chamber occupied by
one Mrs. LAMB, and assaulting the lady, endeavor
ed to execute their hellish designs. : The lady,
however, succeeded in escaping from the room and
calling for help, but not before she had received
severe injuries, from which she may not recover.
If such crimes can be perpetrated in hotel in the
broad light Of day, who shall say that New York
city shall not bear the palm as nest of imnlorali
ty and vice, that would have put even sodom and
Gomorrah to the blush.
Each days edition of the Herald contains pro-
phecy that we will have Grain or snow in the next
forty-eight hours" and as we have the former
pretty nearly all the time, the prophecy is of course
always fulfilled, as heard wise Car driver re-
mark to-day "whrI We have one clear day we
have four rainy days to make it even."
An auction sale Of a novel and amusing nature
took place yesterday on Nassau street. Unclaimed
and unopened packages were sold by the American
Express Company, the purchasers being compelled
to buy pig in the bag, and to go it blind. One
large box, which was supposed to contain hard
ware, was knocked down at two dollars and ahalf,
but was found to contain what was worth, at mar
ket value, about one dollar. Another purchaser,
by paying one dollar became the proprietor OF a
dilapidated Panama hat and couple OF old pho
tograph frames. Many, however, were lucky in
"going it blind" business MouLrRH invested
fifty cents and became the proprietor of three
broken aeourdronJ, -uoIh Ihins-----
One Of the police court judges reports that in
the past two weeks he has collected fnes for in
to tue amount Of one thousand dollars.
It is probable that the bar-room keepers could
show little exhibit for the same tiu,c, and from
the same Individuals.
At meeting of the Board Of Councimen, held
yesterday, q resolution was presented directing
the clerk to purchase complete ie Of the Herald
for the last twenty-five years, to cost two thousand
dollars, and to be placed in the city library. The
however, was laid over. It would be
quite an interesting calculation to note how many
times the Herald has changed its political views in
tho last quarter Of century; and it would be more
in place to put the file in collection of natural
curiosites than in the city library. Two thousand
dollars is but small price for such printed
record, and should be cheerfully paid.
In response to the proposition in the Herald that
GRANT and LEE should be nominated by the De-
mocrats, North and South, for the next Presidency
and Vice. Presidency, candid individual has writ
ten letter to BENNETT, complimenting him with
the epithet OF id fool. BENNETT is proud Of
the compliment, and publishes tho letter uerbatin
ct literatim. The candid correspondent should
haze told us somethng that we did not know be-
scrc.
: Places Of amusement crowded nightly.
MOULTRIE.
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