The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-22
Our Now York Letter.
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NEW YoRR, May 16, 1sS7.-The Fronch theatre
was moro crowded than cyor At tho Matinee OF
Thursday last, by IN immense concourso Of spec
tators who had paid their money to 500 not only
tho great tragodieuno in Lady Macbeth, but the
great eI-Prcsdent Of tho Confederate States, In 9
private box. JEFFERSON DAVIS has boon In private
box, orin public box in the great American thea.
tro OF life, for somo time, but no did not mako his
appearance in the box at the French thoatre as
expected that morning, nor did no tnko his dopar-
tuIo for Canada as expected that afternoon for he
is still here at tho Now York Hotel, having been
prcSonted by indsposition, from evcn partakinR Of
tho hospitality OF CHARLES o'coNoR.
| Speaking Of RIsToRr and CHARLES O'CoNoa, TO
| minds mo OF o circumstance hayo to record in
relation to each. As I consider O'CoNoR by far
tho greater parsonage Of tho two, lot mo dispose
OF him first: This extraordinary man, Yho Is por-
haps tho ablest jurist' In tho Cnitsd States, and
whom but q momont ago passed. on broadway, La
ap clliorly old gentleman OF modest and urassum-
ihg demoanor, drosses plainly might almost say
carelessly, and is notorious for almost invariably
wearing hat not only sizo too large but which
seems ito hnve done extra service. To observe
him on tho street no ono would suspect that this
old hat covers head within which works brain
that burns with intellectual fro second in brillian-
cy and intensity to mono; and yot whom we are
told that this Is OHAnLRs O'CoNoR, and note moro
carefully tho owner Of tho hat, we discover q
something in tho peculiar twinkle OF tho email but
inoscrbaby piercing eye TINT tolls US this is tho
mhn.
What have to say In relation to RIsronI Is this:
Tho gre,t tragodienne who is to leave us to-day,
carrying away with hor about two hundred thous-
and dollars, which she has mad, in a few months 8
in tho United States, not having boon made no.
quaintod with tho faot that there is law which
rcndors IL incumbent upon her to mako return or
her income, and pay : tax thereon to Unolo Sam,
has neglected TO mako said return, wherefore she
will be waited upon to-day by ANDREWS, who was
onco the low comedian ut tho Winter aardon, but
iB now Deputy Collector, and will be called upon to
hand over about seven thousand dollars, elso she
will not be allowed to depart. This is certainly
most uncourteous manner OF acting toward this
distinguished lad distinguished alike for her
charity and womanly virtues, as for her e1traor-
dinary artistic abilites aud tho notice should most
certainly have been served upon her before.
Tho revenue taI, which is in general rather hard
upon oil classes, is particularly oppressive as re-
CARDS theatres and public places Of amusement
Tho thentres arc compelled to pay ten and a half
per cont. on the gross receipts per night, no mat
tor whether there be any profits or not. AL Of the
theatrical managera aro q ssurso anxious to hsyo
tho law repealed or modiAea, and soverel months
ago, FORD, tho manager Of Ford's Theatre in Bal
timore, undertook to onginoor tho matter and suc-
ceeded in collecting from several theatre men lore
aud elsewhero small amounts Of money with which
TO catry ont the. engineering process but the;af-
fair ended In the yerdant managers handing over
their subscriptions and hearing OF tho matter
novermore. E's,l,i1. - l.. (. .r.. .'al.Ls..s
Extraordinary efforta arc being mado by men
OF high standing and influence here to induce
Governor FENros to pardon KE1oHuh, tho forger
now confined in tho musical institution known ga
Sing Sing, and the ver-chnnging and consistently
inconsistent Herald fsyors his rolease on the
ground that JEFFERSON DAVIS greater criminal (9)
is at large. The particularly acrimonious tone of
tile Herald editorials in relation to Mr.. DAVIS since
his arrival here leads people to suspect that some
of It's curious reporters have been snubbed by the
srua4 sA.te f,fiieurufE. Z a. : : -, =
In compliance With the advice Of Mayor HoYF-
MAN to f'agitate" but not to fight. nor create o
riot, tho aLt-EIoise Law men tried the agitating
game last night by holding moeting. There was
very little agitation, however and 1t was rather
hash-in-the-pan kind Of On affair. doubt II the
Mayors plan will work we'll, snd predict that the
question will narrow itsoH down TO beer aud fight,
or boar and don't fight. .5s.,, III iiI
e tragic soene was enacted in house in Avenue
A., e few evenings ago. An unfortunate individual
named DAVIS had proof that Isgo oontendod with
othello can never be obtained, that his worse-haH
had been unfaithful, wherefore he entered the
room where she was with her paramour, and fail
ing the attempt to shoot the latter, shot him,
self in tho head with his pistol, next jumped out
Of the window, and then drank vitriol. Strange TO
reinte. the man is not yet ioad. Tho name of the
seduoer, who was not killed. but should have been,
is DR.. RosEmEna. ;f:ttt1S-: 9,E,.:
DU CHAHLu, the celebrated African explorer,
delivered most instructive and interesting leo
ture ustnight on the HGorlla,n terrible monster
kind OF n-monhey In form aud appearnnce;'
and lion in strongth and muscular deveIopment.
Du CHAILLU tells us that the Gorilla need not be
regarded by. us as "a man and q brother"
Nothing now in theatrical limo except that
HGcKETT In holding forth at the Broadway ne lFal-
htaf. .rhi:i:;si4 r.ai MOULTRIE.