The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-20
Our New York Letter /, &
rFRoM our REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

New YORK, May 16.-If tho atoarnor Niagara
which Arrived here from Richmond ct "a C'clocl
last night, had boon laden with cargo OF gun.
powder, and IL it had boon necessary to transport
tho powder in opon boxos" through broadway to
tho Now York Hotel between. the ranks Of torch,
light procession, said transportation would not
have been effected with more sorupulops caro- than
was taken in carrying from the boat to tho hotel OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS, tho distinguished ex-Presidont
Of tho ox-Confederato Statoa Tho gunpowder
party, consisting Of hIr DAVIS and mily, together
with hiS Brotfer Gen. JosEpH RAvls, Miss HawEL1.
FRANK PRinsoN, Of Newark, and DR.. CRAVEN (who
is NJ oraven), was quietly takon up to the New
York Hotel, whoro tho nsrnesiiof the DAVIS fam
lily wero not even registered. The great though faI:
lon Chican will remove to-day to tho residence Of
Charles Conor, will see Ristori this afternoon ID
Lady Macbeth; (which will bc played for tho beno-
his departure for Canada, making his exit in the
samo quiet gunpowder manner in which he made
his entrance; u cannot imagine why all these
tensions OF Mr.. Davis beginning the war anew
single handed; and in FREQ country in this age
o o b shs5S shSs % RH b AN
tho public tlioroughfaros Of tho great metropolis
OF tho weetern homtaphere; for tho great state
has SSOn on bail hy tho hhess
corded. '''''
source, some information Of partly historical and
partly local nature which T do not think has over
before found itsway into print During the reisnof
to snnsa E&se at s oTents S
possible .impeouniosity, sont oyor' to America d
his natural son, to be invested ill., property Iesc,
large portion OF this money was invested I'm tho
property now knoEn; as thoiL Fargo House, or
laying first however takon tho property by Franch
leayo; OF rather without French Leave, having
y SouEss EEsu;ss in rba his ido own nas%o snd kept
unnatural son. OF tho King, married again
pnd sinoe hor second marriage hor 6ua-
band band (n%mbor tTol has had charge Of the
pssod, five sons and two daughters, who have been
ssGSs dsd sSaS p2oss hhps Il sad i T.
1.-Two of tho rents. The. Winter Garden was por-
ton Of this estate, being situated within the in
bus been burned down, the question crises as to
opposing; wherefore the Winter Garden, and the
drcn, tho dead husbahd, tho 1.-Two husband, aud tho
deceased King,will all BIO brought up in Court. OF
rather their names will, and tho caso will probably
pS Tuther interesting one. :
DelmonIcos lunch room in Broad street. next to
thS God old E5Shsngs L. the gtessest plae9 in New
pistols and coffee were se.vod uptoSeths. Two
Into money difficulty adnd thdh mo q more SeA.
l.e right afget5 ono Of thom hita Wrong target,
whpae name; is4 4EAdG and who thinks IL ID dis
graoefnl affair Tho target shooter, or rather tho
thrgot hitter, baa boon conveyed to tho Tombs and
though from tho Tombs comes balefuI sound Of
ell, at least for awhile.
At tho Hoboken course Yesterday n very pretty
hurdlo race WAS an interesting feature Of tho per-
,formance. The raco was dssh Of two miles over
siI hurdles, with four entries B'ackbird Citadel
h,dy Alice and Zig-Zag-the iatter, however, one
OF the greatest hurdle ieaphrsn tho United Slates
his Jockey reoehty, d6ceassd; tho fanbas Danrrit Ii
'tecdy, who rode tho gallant ateed at this great
races at. Saratogs last summer. Tho race, With
lot with the Danes part omitted. Dlackbird, how
eyer, was tho Ho;aso Of tho play, ,.and: was tho
o% sSe being ss sssS a4sy ~ ,hey l,s wont,
a asa slSsIns sas
tLo Lady camo noIt. bnt !, knocked :, doEn:
bird and Citadel almost simultaneously, the Lady
lagging behind about dozen lengths! The third
hlrdle is cleared, with no change lin tho relative
position OF tho horses and now they tear along tha
and citade f l4ii nsf gives y up sns tSs
contest and withdraws from the track And now
as, tho rider OF Citadel urges him onward, M he
clears the tonrth hurdle three lengths behind The
over tho fifth hurdle tho bird still lying ON ahead;
the sixth and inst hurdle they leap almost at tho
Same Gmo, and now comes the run for the iudges'
stand and victory Citadel, In descending from
tho leap, catches rather unstoadily his foot and
ere he car. recover his speed, the bird has ahot
nhesd and the flag falls, Proclaiming him the win-
nor. rrS.'N ~.
The Japanese threaten to take the;wipd out of
tho Back Crooks calls and arc drawing cargoea Of
@oIULTRa1E..