The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-18
Our New York Letter.
[FRom DUB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

NEW 1OEK, naTcn l4.--4ueIe WIS d tulIo HueH
Irish and German immigrants, who left tho old
country to seek their fortunes in the new world
arrived here with hopes elated, and with hearts
and minds that cung to tho fanciful illusion that
here they would find land flowing with gold and
silver, that. he who ran might pick up in abun-
dance, and nm anccdote is related Of verdont sen
OF the Emerald Isle, who, on landing at Caste
Garden, and observing silver quarter lying half
concealed in the grass, spurned it with contempt
uous kick, as who should say, I do not stoop to
pick up such an insignificant amount-he waited
to find gold, but waited in vain, for the quarter
he had spurned was the first and only quarter ever
shc IN him in New York Such times are past, the
white immigrants have come to their senses, and
no longer expect to- pick up dollars here at every
street corner, but the sons of Ham haye caught
the illusion malady, and from day to day do poor
freedmen from the South, WHO wish to be rich
freedmen in the North, arrive here, to find to their
sorrow that though there is a plentiful supply of
greenbacks here, everybody takos good care to
hold on to what they have even the most philan-
thropic Of the negro lovers being actuated by the
principle that it is no harm whilst not loving the
negro less to love their greenbacks more.
It has been ascertained that many Of the cap
tains Of merchant vessels which ply between this
city and Southern ports are IN the habit of
making such representations to the poor negroes
of royal roads to fortune that to be found here
for the seeking, as induce the poor deluded
creatures to come on hereto starvc. Tor their
services on the voyage these poor freedmen receive
no compensation from the philanthrop!c captains.
The long talked of match for the pugiistic en-
counter between SAM. CoLYER, the celebrated clog
dancer and great jlstic champion Of light weights,
md the no less distinguished bruiser, BARNEY
AARON, has at last been made up, wherefore tho
two gentlemen will punch each others heads next
June in tho most approved and artistic style for
the championship and purse of three thousand
dollars. 1t has been agreed upon that each gen
tleman shall enter the ring -at the appointed time
not weighing an ounce more than ono hundred
and twenty light pounds and that they shall then
proceed to pound each other in accordance with
the rules of the English prize ring, till The sponge
be thrown up and the battle decided.
grand Fonian demonstration took place last
night in Union Square, and number of enthusi-
astic gentlemen made patriotic speeches; among
them was one Col. TREssuL1N, who was parhcu-
larly eloquent and excited and who remarked that
he wished he was in Ireland fighting in the good
cause II did not seem to occur to his hearers that
there is nothing to prevent his going to Ireland II
he chooses and that it is, therefore, strange that
he does not take passage on IN early steamer; and
so the crowd applauded the sentiment, and the
orator will remain here to talk instead Of going to
Ireland to fight As rode down town, this morn
;~r nv, ono ~ tho Third Ayonro cora 7 9aw the
Irish flag as it foated to the breeze from the Office
Of the New York Daily Aeacs, and communica-
tive Fenian car driver informed me, half contiden-
TALLY, that several millions Of dollars will be raised
in this city to support the cause, md that John
Bull would soon come to grief here he whipped
up his team, as he thought of Irelands wrongs, as
though said team were the English Government.
Ono of the most terrible tragedies have ever
had occasion to give the details OF was enacted
Yesterday, and resulted in the murder OF lovely
little girl, aged but four years. The child was LII
y room with her mother and g woman named
ELIZA AMsioN, whom the latter seized gun that
stood in corner and deliberately pointed it at tho
child and, cooking it, exclaimed, ''SARAn, will
Shoot you.' The mother cried out that tho gun
was loaded, and the terrified little girl raised her
hand to her head appealngly. moment more
and tho gun was discharged, the entire contents
entering the c lids head and of cocrsc killing her
| iustautaneously. The woman, who has becn ar
rested on the charge OF MURDER declares that she
did net believe the childs mother when she cried
| out that the gun was loaded, aud that she loved
the little girl better than her own life. The ieiia
intempera. CO was the Cause OF this heartrcndinG
affair, as it has been ascertaincd, examination,
that the wonlun had been partaldng freely OF The
contents OF bottle OF gin that was found III the
! room alter the deed was committed.
! Business men hero express great dissatisfaction
| at the action of tho Atlantic Telegraph Company,
III refusing to assent to the proposal made bJ the
Anglo-Amcrican TO reduce the cable tariff aud the
suggestion made by the Herald that q new line
| should bo started by the American and French
Governments, meets with general approval. AS
tho rates now stand, ninc-tcnths of the business
community cannot avail thomseyes of tho advant-
agcs Of the cable telegraph and it il ass,redly
most desirable to put a stop to extortlon that
monopoly ever favors ano competition must defeat.
Tho Re. ort Of the Chief Engineer to the Board
Of Fire Commissioners, shows that we have had
scvonty-.yve fires here during the month OF Fob
| ruary. Out OF this number but three resulted IN
tho total destruction Ut the buildings sixty OF the
buildings We're but slightly injured, and tho re-
manning swoire were considerably damaged.
The neycr-ending Black Crook at Niblos' Mer-
chant OF Venice at winter Garden, for the /. ne
but one; Crispine Z. La Comare Mt The Aca. olnv
tomorrow eight; '.Lady Don" at tho New York:
Investment at Wallack's, &C., and al paying we'll,
| Winter weather again, MOUITRIE,