The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-27
LITTER FROM NEW YORK.
(rkoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK, September 23.
| The details ct the terrible disaster which TOOK
place last Friday on the Hudson RIVER, anu ie-
suited in the sinking of the once noatine' ou' no"
sunken palace. Dean Richmond, reached me lus'
after my last letter had started on Its journey
uthward AS the boat had gone down and the
letter gone Off conscious of the fact that the eiec
tric messenger had already anticipated any ac-
count of mine, deemed it unnecessar! u mute
an extra letter the following day; anu iio" 'nc
affair has already grown to be almost as ''iiis Vi
the past vet is there an incident connected there-
with the particulars of which have accloentail!
come to my knowledge, which may not Dc oaii"n
OF interest TO such of your readers as III tii' coi
matter-of-act world OF stern realities, heVer'heiess
take pleasure in looking at pen-plctures OF events
tinged with the roseate hues of romance. Among
the passengers on the Richmond was Southern
gentleman (from New Orleans), who, many years
ago, was a chum Of AIoultrie in the South caro-
lima College, and who is the hero OF the romance
from real life which I am about to sing. Inc gem
tleman, whom let Us call Mr.. A., happening 10 De
in this city during the summer OF loou anu peiiis
armed and equipped with letters OF introduction 10
some of the first amilies here, found lii one OF saiu
first ia l'ilies young lady OF sweet siAteeii' Vi
rather Of sweeter fifteen, whom to see was ~ DC
come enamored Of and whom to love was to be de-
voted to; wherefore did Mr.. A. see. become enam-
ored. love and become devoted but the lady being
o'e young to marry yet, and the gentleman oeihe
hgh-toned he spoke not of the passion that deVour
ed his soul and prevente him from having FL appe
tite essential to the derouring Of proper quantity
of the good things for which he paid weekly to the
book keeper at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Though
he spoke not however, of his all-ievouring passion
with his tongue. it spoke for itself III thousaho
ways and gave uch indications OF Its existence as
made the fifteen-year-old little heart beat raster
whenever its owner found herself in the beloved
society of the devoured. say beloved soclety-ior
the sweet little girl loved Mr.. A., who at that
time could be termed sweet man, as ne was the
son and heir of the owner Of one of the largest
sugar plantations in Louisiana. Mr.. A. returned
South in the fall of 1860, to dream OF his love on
the sugar estate, and await her growing up 10
womanhood; but the war broke out and lasted all
automatically long time-the plantation was
turned into Confederate bonds. When the war
ended Mr.. A. was poor man and TOO hohoraoe
to renew his suit; yet on the wings OF love tanu III
New Orleans steamer) he came on here ana sue
ceedipg in obtaining situation in large import
ing house. He saw the fair one, older this time,
but more enchanting than ever; but his salary
was small, his love and honor great-where.or he
spoke not yet OF his passion, and, strange to say,
the young lady ran away, not With rival, Dut
with the erroneous impression that he cared
for her no more Mr. A. being man OF
a romantic turn Of mind, intensified by
morbid state OF feeling caused from a con-
stant broodng over his hopeless passion,
has for some time past felt presentment
of death which, strange to say, he had repeatedly
stated to his friends he was assured would DC
caused BY drowning and on one occasion, Wien
in the melancholy mood, wrote letter to the fair
one enclosed it in an envelope addressed to male
friend, and handed it to said friend (about month
aeo), with instructions to deliver it after DEATH
Now. Mr.. A. had been sent up to Albany on busl-
ness by the house in which he was clerk, and his
friend knew that he was expected to return on this
trip of the Richmond. When the first news OF the
disaster reached the city, the friend, in his excite
ment taking for granted that the time had come
for opening the letter. did open it, and hurrylng
OF at once to the young ladys residence delivered
the letter, which she perused, and then tainted
away While she was in the swoon her father Ell
tered the room, and after taking up his daughter
and attending to her, took up the letter and read
if attentyely The sequel will of course be antlci-
pated by the intelligent reader-the dead lover ar
rived here in ignorance Of the report OF his DEATH
and found to his great JOY and supreme happiness
that. Well, the loving couple are engaged to
be united at an early day in the holy bonds OF
matrimony. Thus it is that good may spring from
evil, for when the Richmond went down, the for
tunes of our lover went up, and thus may the
course OF true love run roughly at first, but smooth
" when we least expect it, landing US in haven:
or heaven of bliss unalloyed.
Let US turn from love to money as people often
do, for the transition is both easy and natural.
Last week there was an unusual excitement in the
stock market, that almost eliminated IN a panic.
meanwhile the money market was exceedingly ac-
tive at seven per cent this activity still exists and
is attributed to the unwise contraction vi the
currency inclusive of the compound interest notes
Cotton is rather dull and despondent, and know
ing ones or at least those who claim to be So, pre-
dict thst it will not resume ts royal robes ana he
king again before next spring. The latest quota
tion gives $50 bales at from "a to 2i for middhns
uplands, with SOME sales of Mobile and Orleans at
% and 25a A report is prevalent here, tina. seve-
raj large houses have been so seriously affected
by the late depression in the sloch market, that
they may not be able to weather the financial storm,
and may even find such word as fail in their busi-
ness laxicons nevertheless, for the most part
trade is in flourishing and healthy condition,
and all looks smiling and promising. AS set off
to the opinions of the knowing ones who fear a
chronic fall in the cotton market, there are many
who predict good time coming for the cotton
men this winter.
Theatres all coming money. -.,,
MOULTRIE.