The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-18
Our New York Letter.
IrnoM oun REGULAR connEsposDEsr.1

New YoRK, March 14.--Thcro was time when
Irish and German immigrants, who left tho old
country to cock their fortunes in the new world,
arrived hore with hopes olated, and with hearts
and minds that clung to tho fanciful illusion that
hero they would find land flowing with gold and
silvor, that ho who ran might pick up in nbuR-
dance, and ON anecdote is rotated of verdant aon
of tho Emerald Isle, who, on landing at Caste
Garden, und. observing silver quarter lying lnlf
concealed in the graaB, epurned it with contempt
uous kick, as who should sny,' I do not stoop to
pick up such an insignificant amount-ho waited
to find gold, but waited in vain, for tho quarter
ho had spurned vas tho first and only qunrtor over
shown him in Now York Such times are past, tile
white immigrants have como 10 their senses, and
no longer expect to pick up doars here Mt every
street cornor, but tho sons Of Hnm hayo caught
tho illusion malady, ard from day to day do poor
freedmen from tho South, WHO wish TO be rich
freedmen in the North arrive hero, to find to their
sorrow that though there is q plentiful supply OF
grconbacks here, everybody takes good caro- to
hold on to what thoy hayo eyon tho most philan-
thropic Of tho negro lovers being actuatcd by Tho
principle that IL is no harm whilst not loving tho
negro less to lovo their grocnbacks more.
1t has been ascertaincd that many OF tho cap
tains of merchant vessels which ply botweon this
city and Southern ports are in tho habit Of
making such representations to tho poor negroes
Of royal roads 10 fortune that to be found herc
for tho seeking, as induce tho poor dcluled
creatures to como on horo-to etaryc. For their
scrvicca ON tho voyage these poor freedmen rccoivo
no compensation from tho philanthropic captains.
Tho long talked OF match for tho pugiliatic en-
counter between SAM. CoLYEB, the celebrated clog
dancer md great Jlstic champion of light weights,
and tho no less distinguished bruiror, BARNEY
AAnoN, has at last been made up, wherefore tho
two gentlemen will punch each others heads nost
juno in tho most approved and artistic stylo for
tho championship md purso Of thrco thousand
dollars. It Inns been agreed upon that each gen.
tlelnan shall enter tho ring at the appointed timo
not weighing an ounce moro than ono hundred
and twentyo light pounds, and that they shall then
proceed to pound each other in accordance with
tho rules of the English prizo ring, till The sponge
be thrown up md tho battlo decided.
A grand Foninn demonstration took place Inst
nightfn Union Square, and number OF cnthus-
nstic gcnlemon made patriotic speeches; among
them was one Col. TnEssrL1AN, who was particu-
larly eloquent and excited, and who remarked that
ho wished he WAS in Ireland fighting In the good
II did not seem to occur to his hearers that
therc is nothing to prevent bis going 20 Ireland il
he chooses, aud that it is therefore, strange TINT
no docs not tako passage on IN carly steamer; and
30 tho crowd npplauded tho sentiment, md tho
orator will rcman hero to talk instead Of going to
Ireland to fight As rodo down town, this morn
ing, on Jno OF tho Third Avenue cars saw the
Irish ag as It loatod 70 tho broczo from tho Office
| Of The New York Daily Ae,os, md D communica-
two Feninn chr driver informed me- half conildon.
tally, that several millions Of dollars will be raised
in this city to support. tho cause, and that John
Dull would soon como to grief. Hero no whipped
up his team, ns ho thought Of Holand's wrongs, as
! though said team wero tho English Government.
Ono Of tho most terrible tragedies have over
had occasion to give tho details Of was enacted
yesterday, md resulted in tho murder Of 6 lovely
httlo girl, aged but four years. Tho child was In
| room with her mother and woman named
| ELIZA AMMoN whom tho lattor seizod gun tha!
stood In and deliberately pointer It OF the
child, and, cooking II, exclaimed, 'tsAnAn, will
shoot you" Tho mother cried ont that tho gun
was loaded, and tho torriaod little girl raised no,
hand to hor head appealingly. Amomont moro
and tho gun wac discharged, tho ontiro contents
entering the o. lids head and of corrso killing hen
instantanoeusly. Tho woman, who has beon III.
net bosyS tha shs moher Scn sho eref sei
out That tho gun was loaded, and that she loyod
Tho ittlo girl bottor than hor own lifo. Tho flond
intomperal co was tho oausb OF this henrtrentlinp
affair, aB It has boen aseertainod, on oxaminntIor
that tho woman had been partaking freely of The
contents OF bottlo Of gin that Has found In the
room after the decd was committed. =, "a, li,rs
Bueno3s mon hero oxpfcss great Dissatisfaction
IN refusing to assent TO tho proposal made BY tlit
Anglo-hmorica1 TO reduce tho cable tariff andltht
n suggestion'mado by tho Herald that q now linz
should bo started by tho American and Frsnol
Governmonts, neots with general approval. Al
the ratios now stand. nino-ten!hs OF Che businesl
community cannot avail themaovesi Of tho atlvant.
ages Of tho cablo telegraph, and II Is assuredi,
most desirable TO. put o stop TO extortion tha
monopoly ovor fayora nnG compotiiion must dofeat
i Of Fro Commissioners, shows that We lnyo bat
soventy-.ive fires hcro during the month OF Fob
ruary. Out Of this nunber but tlireo resulted il
buldings wero but nllghty injured, and tho re
naming twelve geto considerably M dan,nged .Ii
Tho goyer:ondlng Bnok Crook OF Niblos; Mer
but one; Crispino T.. La lComaro at tho Acadom
tomorrow night; tLadS DON" at the Ne. Yorl
Investment aE Wallaokf, &c., and all paying vol