The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-09

discovered the amount of honor. honesty md die
tmuoLestedness toy be found in the place-hunter'.
heart, and 1t must have been with disappointment
and disgust that she took her departure yestoiylo,
m ea1fh Err rom a city in which reside men q
weaith, VINO nave derived their riches from he1
husbands hands and through the 1nstrnunentant
ana influence OF herself. '
DESCRIPTION OF TIE ARTICLES FOR SALE.
ex hS one enters n1,a a Inc r, oep' where these articles are
elegant, cancels hair sAawie hanging carelossly on
tho back OF a CHAIR. They are OF the finest tex
iure, and were considered the most expensive in
f 1aryn market rect at the tive Of their purchase, the
ssa5 to $500 Zach. Two Write i paisley q os slnwls sIG i'm
on oaua the an lounge ngg; They, aro Of remarkable fno-
$500 each. On the show case los nm ex"uis; ~
and magnificent white point laoo shawl Which cost
from FROM; ss saS to ne s4oS Sy ea are sS rye se of the he's same, a,yeraging
lac eoo shawIs included, in the list are worth
EST IS sl'e q t ans & I RssssSrG e vs s9Ssfs q ss Sj5h d the Dish,
the finest and softest lnr. It is very large and
cost $4,000 IN gold, anu is accompanied by a
sara j. bon y ,.o valued aeeordjinglyy. Thrown upon the
cate texture, worth 800, and lying in Il pile upon
q long table are tgeaty-three dresses, whose esti-
hrs,s1e tal" ne & t,, $4,000; TYP elsborately wrought
are valued ut $500, and In the showcase are dis,
played some OF the richest gems in the world. An
earrings, the stones sssrarie op brfiismcgg a q pIn Lang, aud
size, are exposed for Sale. They are vaiued at
St6OU. "A single solitaire diamond ring. ar oreot
cost e9at' ss56 and ls vs ssoo r 81 Ssstg; asa t X set s% of so,f GGss
diamond earrings is yal1ed ut $500, and alongside
are 9 Watch and chain worth $1,000. It would be
too difficult to describe the various trinkets and
other articles offered for SHE, the value of tie
whole OF which is estimated at close on $40, 900 ia
gold. 20 ~
The New York Commercial Advertiser, Mr..
Thurlow Woods paper, commenting upon the
foregoing remarks
We have never approached u question with half
the sorrow that this ons awakeiis. TO vindicate,
shield and protect Heavens best gift to man"is
more to assail a woman, is painful, and If without
q perfect justification, unmanly. .3 t.t AHY
II tho American Congress- on the American peo-
of Mr.. Lincoln's widow, it is because that persona
age failed, during his life and since his death. I'd
inspire either With RESPECT or confidence. They
proach, or rest under tho inpptation of. ingrati-
tude. Had Mrs. Lincoln, while in power, Borne
herself becomingly, the suggestion of a Lincoln
funu, ny voluntary contributions, would have
been promptly responded to. The national heart
was warm. 1t g4shed oat in liberal endowmenta
h Ir Grant iran th and la rarragut. It would as cheerfIlly
had not intuitively closed and chilled. ~
In her conversations Mrs. Lincoln is represented
which, Of course "rssd thew is '1 no Warrant sto or s1c,, for
for he wrongs no man, and much less is he capl
able OF injnsti,e, wrong. OF even unkindness, to
But we happen. to know-the late Caleb II.
Slnitll, thon Secrotar, Of tho Interior, being our
. nns;nnt IT. fact which incensed Mrs. Lincoln
Prince Napoleon a dinnsr, for which Mrs Lincoln
sent to the Secretary OF the Interior for payment n
i Rnl OF some onm; $780, - THE ,n demand, though wholly
raised the Secretary, who colled upon the Score
tary OF State for advice, where he learned that
Mr. seward had also dined the Prince, having the
cate Of the dinner at the White House. In fact.
tho sost Of a ssah. BY For his x, own M bin, knew
whether three or nine hundred, the claim
tn;s ALIKE illegal "a. and could not be paid. For
~retaries Smith and Seward. This amount how
ever, was subsequently covered up in Gardner'si
sfco Lincoln Gn' 9 oeaasloasS sGanasl, which Z respect for
though Mr.. LINCOLN left an estate which eha-
pee his hist family 1aG, to live quite 81 comfortably as they1
have promptly and cheeyfully provided muniicent-
ly for them if Mrs. Lincoln herself, with every adj
vantage that high positian gave her, had made.
uoff pfbsHs nov fMsttfftrfcea5 Appa this psslbahksiA- i
innate or her character was. i
The fact for which Mrs. Lincoln seek ks large pub
LEFTY, namely, that sho received presents valued
at "a, 1000, if a pregnant and suggestive one sug.
gestive. at least, OF offices and contracts, unless
the more charitable construction is reached
through the assumption that they were express
sions of regard and friendship. But it is not
known that the wife OF any other President. how
ever estimable, was 80 loaded with shawls' laces
flfs, diamonds, rings. &c.
Mrs. LincolnIs propensity to sell things was
early, and before any necessity was
foreseen. II our information is reliable, eleven Of
Mr.. Lincoln's new linen shirts We're sold almost be-
fore the remains, which were shrouded on the l2th, /
had started for that ''bourne from whence no 1
traveller returns" 24,a,-1-,: ,rssre
individually, we are obliged to Mrs. Lincoln for
an expression ofsherl Hl,will. tits pleasant to re-
member that we were always out OF favor in that |
And 1t is equally pleasant to remember !
that It, We possessed the friendship and confidence
paying court, as others did, to Mrs. Lincoln. and |
lations. g&aasrTfE "a, agssSg1NH l
is natural, the press OF Europe viii make Tie most |
OF 1t, in deprecating the ingrhtitude Of our Govern /
ment, and the want Of Iberality in the American |
discharge the unpleasant duty off that |
neither the Government nor tho peopleareiustly |
obnoxio us to these accusations. e~>"rSnti eTa1o |