The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-07
Our New York Letter.
[rRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ]

NEW YORK. May 8, 1867. Contrary to general
expectation. the bal de ope,a a, given last night al
| the Academy OF Music for the benefit of tho Ladies'
Southern Relief Association was not nunlerously
attended. though it was q magnificent and
recherche affair." With such names ON the com.
mttcc of management as JOHN J. Aston, WILLIAM
b. Morn. CHARLES O'CoNNoR. and the like, people
had right to expect great things, wherefore pco-
Pile diu expect them, but we've disappointed. Tile
fact of the matter is that when fashionable people
attend ball given for charitable purpose nine
tenths of theal attracted BY the entcranm mt
without much regar to the object and rs the ball
season is, so to speak, over now fashionable folks
| whose charity begins at home and remains there,
| remained at home themselves last night
Tho society for prevention OF cruelty to animals,
which, from tho length OF its title. reminds OF
one DICKENS UNITED metropolitan Hot Muffin (and
crumpct) Punctual Delivery Associ. .tion," and
which in future will always refer tn Us the s. I. p.
O. C. T. A., hold their annual meeting last night tho
President HENRY BERoH, presiding. The secrc-
tary read his report, wherein it was shown that the
abors of Tue society had not boon in vain. y let
ter was read from Professor AaoAssIz containing u
scientific and feeling alusion to tho fact that tr-
tle could he speak in answer to tho query in the
love song, (cal!ed Loves Chidings) hast thou no
feeling ?" would unhcsitatingly reply i'll the arna-
tive-the learned Professor informs the civil world
in general, and the humane S. f. L. 0. &. L. a. in
particular, that turtle docs feel uncomfortable
when with its fins tied it is placed on its back
looking upward to the skies.
A fiendish outrage has been porpetrated OH n
patient in the charity hospital on BlackwcIs
Island Of such q terrible nature that had anything
one-ffteenth as bad ever boon done TO O ''poor
freedman" in the South the press Of tho country
would have fed upon it for weeks, and that vile
sheet HuperS Weeky would have worked it nr i'll
hundred different shapes for months to come. Let
HARPER give us cut illustrative OF this picture !;
poor, friendless man, "a whito man, lying i'll the
agonies Of death on one of the beds i'll charity
hospital and one of the officers i'll charge pressing
his finger from time to time into tho eye; of tho
diving man inflictins cScrucialinS agony and
causing him to make desperate effort TO
turn his head away from his tOrnentor. Now
INV object in referring to this affair is to
show the injustice of visiting upon an entire
community the sins of few evil minded
individuals. How absurd would it be for me to de-
duce FROM the aforementioned circumstance the
conclusion that in charge of hospitals here the
patients are cruelty treated and yet had similar
case happened in any Southern CITY, the victim be-
inc a freedman, it would havo been accepted by
the masses as presumptve evidence OF tho fact
that the people of the South delight in naltrcat-
ing the negro. Mrs. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE IS
here, and can, il she feels Inclined wrie up this
little affair; but sho will probably not have time to
spare, as she is making preparations I" return to
Florida, to settle there and is perhaps purchasing
some little cheap tokens for whatsoever old Toms
and young Topscys she may have made the ac-
quaintance Of on her late visit.
Speaking Of HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE brings to
mind the fact (Which I may as well nention) that
her namesale, HENRY WARD BEEcuEn. has written
story for the Ledger, for which hc receives one
hundred dollars per column.
A wealthy and respectable old acntlcuian, who
lives on Murray Hill (and who resembles alr. MI
cawBER), was badly taken i'll yesterday by knight
of the pill box and lancet who charged him Twelve
dollars for anlputatins troublesome cxcrcsccnco,
located in the regions of his great toe. The old
gentleman compimentod the degenerate follower
Va GoSuiaPiuo ~ uiill Ntou'''oS~->NHF
cheat, swndlcr, rogue and thief. whereupon the
doctor waxed wrathful called in policeman, anu
arrested the corn-less old gentleman, who Informed
the magistrate Of tho exorbtant charge nf the
physician, and on tho latter acknowledging the corn.
the magistrate reprimandel him and discharged
the old man.
The Fox-QuEES libel suit was called up ycstrr-
| day in tho lower Market Court. Fox who is tho
funny man Of the Bowcry theatre, brings suit
| against QUEEN, the serious man Of tho Clipper,
for LIBEL. QUEEN had hintcd pretty plainly i'll al
article in the Clipper that Fox rather too fond
of Miss FANNY HENINo, considering that he is
married man. Fox, of course, is ~ innocent as Il
vestal virgin, and only loves Miss FANNY ''as &
friend, vot, when ho was on the stand Yesterday,
and tho shrewd lawyer (wllo quito cunning a.
even fox) interrogated him as 10 when he hal
last seen Miss llENING, some persons smiled wllcIl
nc replied this morning."
! Tho North and South conteldet against each
other yesterday in foot race the North being re-
presented by DAVIS, Of New York, and the South
by Thomas, of Now Orleans. Tho race war II
dash of one hundred Yards for one Thousand dol
lars item dollars per yard) and took place Vn The
BIoomingdale road. The time madc was ten ST.
conds, ami the heat doad one, ~ the men came
i'll clock and lock-
Musical circles here arc divided into two
classes-the Chickcringites and the Steinwayitrs
and each party declares that the prize at the Pari,
Exposition will bc awarded to its leader. pozSANsKl
and WE'LL, who are i'll Paris are acting az God.
fathers to the CHICKERING'S whilst &rvMo,K, t]ic
musical critic Of the Times, Mills. til pianist allc
others, are officiating for Tho SrEISwATs.
R1sroRl opened last night in Mary Stuart to :
good house Theatres all drawing