The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-19
Our New York Letter.
{u.oM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

| NEW YORK, April 18th, 1s67.-At twelve o'clock
on the morning of the fifteenth Of April, eish-
teen hundred and sixty-six, the first streeecross-
ing bridge ever erected in New York-said bridge
spanning Broadway at the corner of Ann street
was thrown open to The public and one Of the first
Of the public that crossed it, was MoUI1RIE, !"
the correspondent Of the CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS.
Let the important fact be duly recorded and hand
ed down to posterity in the pages Of history.
Such Of your readers as have been wont in tho
good old times before the war, to spend their sum-
mers on SuIlivan's Island, and who have many q
time and oft indulged the pleasure OF witnessing
dress parade of the legions OF fiddlers that
tide was low, can, by mentally substituting score
oftmen and women for each and every male and f.
male fddlers form some adequate idea of the dense
crowd Of human beings that pour in continuous
stream up and across and adown this novel bridge
of size. In fact, the bridge is so crowded., that
the street below, is, comparatively speaking,
empty, for nine out of ten of the delighted pedes
trians prefer, for the novelty Of tho thing to push
their way over tho bridge rather than take tno
easier method Of crossing on terrG frmd.
On last Saturday the States Rights ~ Society
celebrated the anniversary of the birth Of Thomas
Jefferson in a very fine dinner at the New York
Hotel. Among the distinguished guests present
was the Hon. Al. Requier. formerly from
Charleston, and at present one OF the shining
lights of the New York Bar. Judge Requier re-
sponded to one: OF the toasts a most eloquent
eulogium on President Johnson.
When we read, in sensational novels OF the G:
w. Reynolds school Of literature, (?) accounts OF
abduction; of kidnapping OF young girls by the
West of old women with the vilest intentions,
many of usiimagine that such things only trans
pre in the realms Of fiction and that in this clvz-
tits not 80, however, for the police reports show
that in the past three weeks no less than six cases
of the kind have been recorded here in this city.
The case which has created the greatest excite
mont s that Of beautiful young girl Zone Mary
missing since last Friday morning, and for whom,
since that time, the shrewdest of the police
detectives have searched in vain. The little girl, in
company with younger sister, was accosted at
the corner of University Place and Eleventh
street (while on her way to schooD bya well
dressed woman, who first inquiring if she wished
to learn trade, entered into conversation with
her, and succeeded in suddenly separating her
from her companion and spiritins hcr away. Tho
Mr.. Bucket Of the police force here, a shrewd de-
tectiye named Vaughan has had the case handed
oyer to his special CHARGE and his reputation as
an officer will depend upon his success or failure
IL either the woman or the child be in the city they
will be found no doubt in less than five days. and
ND matter whither they have fed tkoy will no
doubt be tracked in q week or two ut farthest 1t
is pretty state of affairs, or should say m ugly
state Of affairs, when such crimes as this can be
committed here in the heart Of tho city in tho
broad light Of day. The child will eyon .ually oe
lures that rack the poor mothers mind, as she
thinks what may happen ere the loved one be re-
stored to her?
Tho festival of Palm Sunday was duly observed
yesterday in the various Catholic churches, and
the ceremonies were solemn and impressive. At
st. AIMS Church, Rossini's stabat mater was the
most interesting feature Of the service, but the
musical critic Of the Herald had tho bad taste to
criicise the singing severely, as though it were an
operaticspertor
The creme de la creme of Fifth Avenue and Mur-
ray ILL., and like aristocratc localities, turned out
in fine style last Saturday and took the Central
Park by storm with their fast trotters and their
handsome turn.outs Leonard w. Jerome (Who
| seems to:haye something left YETI, was the OBJ
served Of all observers, as he sat behind his mag
nifcent four-in-hand team in his royal-hke Eng
lish coach. Iceland, the hotel man Vanderbilt,
Of steamboat notorety, and Belmont. the prince of
bankers all We'd with each other and with Iero,.ss
appearance of their blocdsa , Inio hundreds
OF others came rass.Sug along the broad avenues,
| forming hileidOscoplr panorama OF style ana
Wealth that nigh. well excite the envy OF Il poor
newspaper correspondent, who had ridden up to
the Park for six cents in the Sixth Avenue cars.
PhilCsophze as we may, laugh at it, scorn it, Or
pretend to scorn it, as We will, there is no denying
the fact that money is an exceedingly handy thing
to have about ones house, or to have deposited III
bank subject to our order. Greenbacks and hap
piness are not synonymous terms 'tis tluebut tbs
true tits pity, and pity It's tits true, that the one
are essential ingredients in the cup of the other.
There has been considerable excitement OF lato
in the gold room, on account OF the news reccVc!t
from Europe suggesting war and rumors Of war
on the other side Of the Atlantic, and rise and
rumors Of rising in the greenback valuation Of the
| precious metal on this side. About three hum
elred and fifty millions OF Uncle Samuels tcnds arc
held in Europe, wherefore we are mutually inter-
ested in each others affairs, otherwise those pow
ers might fight till the blowing of the last trump
without our caring one way or the other. Thus
arc nations selfish as well as individuals, and thus
does the pocket nerye even regulate our sympa-
thies. (?) MOULTRlE.