The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-11
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
fFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

| tFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
New YORK, October Z, 1857.
1t has been said that lawyer who pleads his
own cause before the court has, as general rule,
fool for his client, does it follow that news
paper correspondent who relates an adventure i'll
which he happened to play prominent part has
likewise fool for his hero? trust not; for Moul-
trie, in speaking about growing evil in this me-
tropos, has occasion in illustration thereof to cite
an example, in which he appeared fguratively and,
literally speaking, in very striking role. The
newspapers have for long period been striking
out from tho shoulder at the insolence of many OF
the car conductors, who are entirely united FOR
such position, and should be non-conductors IN
stead, and few days ago Moultrie had all oppor-
tunity OF witnessing Ill prOprid persona the mo
duS oper0adi of said chronic insolent behavior.
Stepping into one OF the University cars, at the
corner of Seventeeth street and Broadway, Moul-
trle did then and there promptly hand over and
tender to the driver the sum of six cents as fair
and fare remuneration for the ride about to be en-
gaged the conductor took the fare and Moultne
took a seat, when, on passing the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, the absent minded collector OF small com
addressed him in the simple monosyllabic excla-
nation fare" to which the latter replied in the
equally monosyllabc remark, "pad, whereupon
an exciting conversation took place between the
newspaper man aud the gentleman who conducts
the cars which ended in the latter attempting TO
eject the former from the refrom, or rather did
not end there for before the curtain fell upon the
last act OF the drama there was black mark be-
meath the conductors organ Of sight, which, like
the gouts of blood on Macbeth's dagger, "was not
so before" The man was much put out, but
Moultrie was not
There was time when in this city OF many
hotels and more 'oarding houses young gentlemen
could by proper, OF rather improper, management
contrive to board on the ever charging but never
paying system, and so could live with some credit
| to themselves and but L.tle cash TO any one else
That time has past and peripatetic boarding on
| the no pay plan works we'll no more. The hotel
and boarding house agency has put stop to the
| entire arrangement. To this agency each hotel
pays fifty dollars per annum, each boarding house
fife su, and the thing works thus: AIR. SMITH, or
JOHNSTON, or NoAKEs, or SToAKE, or THOMPSON, or
JONES' as the may be, arrives at the L ith
Avenue Hotel and registers his name, whereupon
the book-keeper consults black list and hnds
that said gentleman had enjoyed the honor OF being
| the subject of telegram say from the Revere
| House in Boston, which house he had boarded ut
some time ago but had paid not. II the men
whose names figure on the black list wish to have
them taken off they are obliged to pay up then
rub out and begin over" Wherefore can men no
longer board for nothing, and as in times OF yore
and also in your time, and my time too, nail down
their empty trunks to the floor to make them seem
to be heavily packed when shrewd l?) waiter at
tempts to lift them. Thus it is that hotel men aud
boarding house women will no longer be compelled
to board or be bored by these individuals who wish
to live on some one ese's income because they
have no income vi their own and are not fond OF
work.
NotWithstas1 hing the fact that FANNY JANAUs-
oHEK appears ons, Wednesday night as Medea, and
people are already i'll anticipation of her great
ness, half crazy, if not whole crazy, the RISToRI
mania has taken fresh start as she is to appear
tonight in what is said to be her greatest role or
rather what is to be, as tonight will be the hrs
night OF its performance before the public.
The play "Mare Antoinette" was composed by
GIAcoAfETTI for RIsToRI, condition that ii
should be brought out for the first time before all
American audience. AS the author endeayored to
make this piece his ctef doaore, tue trage-
dienne hopes to make it her best role and as
the Manager, GRAU, has spared no expense IN
presenting it in proper style, and with the best
mountngs, no wonder that the general expecta-
tiouis raised to so high pitch, and that RIsToRI
will not yield her laurels without struggle With
her German rival.
The Father MATTHEW temperance organizations
which falter not in the good work OF endeavoring
to prevent from imbibing the bran-stealing
enemy, will on Thursday next celebrate the ami
versary OF the. natal day OF the distinguished
water-drinker ON which occasion there will be
feast of reason and how of soda water, and the
innoxious juice Of the lemon, together with
grand procession and goodly number OF sober
speeches. The temperance c,use, however, Is at
present like the short boy with the tall father,
rather below par in this city, where ''men may
come and men may go" but they Il drink on for
ever.
The weather being unusually fine yesterday,
Fifth Avenue Tas sight to behold, and reminded
one of the Boulevards OF the great French capital
The number of handsome and handsomely dress
ed fair ones, who poured IN continuous ana ap-
parently never-ending stream OF beauty along this
broad and magnificent thoroughfare was sight
to look upon which was TO make one forget the
name and features of his grand-maternal ances-
tors. The loveest woman of them all was Mrs.
JOIN hIoRRIssEY, wife or the distinguished e1-
prize fighter, faro-dealer and member of Congress
who would himself be good looking enough were
it not for memento Of affection imprinted upon
his nasal protuberance by JOHN c. HEENAN which
rather mars its syrrmetry. Mrs. MoRRIsRYs ward
robe and diamonds, converted into ready money.
would purchase one OF the best localities III the
city, and, as to her beauty-but Moultne's feeble
pen cannot do Justice to the charms Of the strong
mans much better half.
The gold market vas unusually strong and ac-
tive last week, and the gold room looked more
than ever like lunatic asylum. 1t isa wonder
that these frantic individuals who veil SO loudly
when the precious metal goes up do not contract
a lung disease and coup themselves. Cotton is
still reported to be heavy, as, of course, some
bales must necessarily be. The consumption
seems not to be great, though there is chronic
decline.
Black Crook, Devits Auction, RIsToRI Megs
Diversion, Zoe, FORREST, and dozens more, with
bushels Of greenbacks divided amongst them
nightly. MoULIhiE.
New YoRK, October s.
I About two hours ago. as Moultrie vas Slowly
vending his way along Fifth Avenue, discussing
the demerits OF segar, which would have made
good husband to some other segar Oh account OF
its undoubtedly being domestic IN its nature, he
called the attention of friend with whom he was
in company to STEWARDS marble palace, at the cor
ner of Thirty fourth street and, with sigh ex-
claimed, Just to think ''Just to think what .
said the. friend addressed Why, rejoined Aloul-
trie, '.ust to think how singular 1t is that there
is house worth million, owned by man worth