The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-23

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LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
(FKoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, September 20.
Dishonor is the subject of my story. cannot
tell what you and other men think Of this life; but
for my single self had great deal rather not be
at all than live to be in awe of such q thing as
poverty-nevertheess, il is better to be poor and
honest than we'll to do in worldly circumstances,
and bad to do in point OF honest (or dishonesty
dealings. But there are mon who think otherwise
and act accordingly. Thus it is with the parties
who have just been detected in the act Of attempt
ing to get ahead of Uncle Samuel to tho tune of
the amount due for internal revenue tax on two
hundred and eleven barrels OF whiskey. This
affair, known the 'CALLIcoTT case" has created
quite an excitement, because there are hundreds,
nav thousands Of mon here and elsewhere
within the dominions OF the defrauded old
gentleman, who each make handsome living out
of such unhandsome speculations and peculations,
and each one OF the handsome-living makers fears
that his turn may come next and that his occupa-
ton will soon be gone. II may be called species
of pious fraud-though PALEY gives US no exam
pies OF the kind-or kind Of religious stealing,
for there is no doubt but that the spirit was moved
The spirit, Tor spirits) was moved clandestinely
from a bonded warehouse, in Flushing avenue, in
the city of churches, by men who were not flush,
and did not belong to any church at all; false pa
pers were drawn up and signed, when the spirit
moved the men, and then the men proceeded to
move the spirits One Of the gentlemen who had
hand in the spiritual movement has gone to that
bourne where revenue taxes are unknown, having
performed surgical operation on his own throat,
which resulted as a great many surgical opera
tions do
The death OF ALEXANDER T. STEWART, the great
dry goods millionaire, was announced here yester-
day as having taken place in the French capital,
wherefore there was some little excitement, and
man had already begun to make hypothetical and
imaginary disposition Of the dead mans property
and effects, when a counter announcement was
made to the effect that the man supposed to be in
Paris and dead, was and is now in London in ex-
ceedingly good health and quite alive, as he al
ways s to his own interests. STEWART in the role
of 0oapss would be (STEwART, not the corpse) in
mems mouths for day or two; but STEWART alive
and in the flesh is only very wealthy merchant,
and nothing more, and so the excitement of the
million is dead because the man of millions is
alive.
The annual commencement exercises OF the New
York College took place last night, at the Academy
OF Music, and were particularly interesting. The
able addresses delivered by the graduates evinced
the highest order of educational culture, and
proved at least to my satisfaction, that one can re-
ceive flrst-class education on this side OF the
Atlantic. Speaking on this subject brings to mind
nv school-boy days, when good old DR.. BRUINS en-
deavored to teach my young idea how to shoot, but
when, alag, too often preferred to shoot marbles.
I am delighted to perceive, by a~notice In THE
NEWS, that the good old veteran is again in har'
ness. If ever thore was q scholar who s both the
best of men and tho beat of teachers, said scholar
stands confessed in Dr. BRUINS. cannot but call
to mind one of the many times when missed my
Greek The word / missed was "psetkon." DR..
BRUINS gave ME the word and playfully remarked
that he felt assured would forget it in time.
Fifteen years have elapsed since then; yet, il do
not remember the word, | would not give dg
for lasting impressions made upon the mind OF
youth.
Bv u curious coincidence though bye the bye,
condolences are always carious-in the new
edition of CHARLES DICKENS woiks now being pub
llshed here, Martin Chuzzlewit will appear al
most simultaneous with the visit OF ITS great ai-
thor, who, in this work, drew such picture OF
American life and manners was poor return
for the extraordinary hospitality and in fact syco-
nhantic attention of which he had been the re-
cpient during his last visit to this country. DICE
EMS is great writer-in my opinion the greatest
of humorists but tho American notes together
with certain portions Of master Chuzzlewit were
conceived in rather questionable taste.
The R1sroR1 mania is by no means as strong as
Il WAS last year, nevertheless she still draws well
enough to make another handsome pile Of green
backs both for herself and GRAu. She appears to-
nieht as Francesca Da Rmini, tomorrow as Mary
Stuart, and on Tuesday in Brooklyn, as Elizabeth.
Next week-on the RIsToRI of nights-we are to
be treated at the Theatre Fancdis to select dishes
of French opera boufe, to begin with "The Grand
Duchess Of Gerastein," over which our transatlan-
tic neighbors have already gone into ecstacies. 1
am delighted to note that so largo number OF
Charlestonians are here, for the theatres at pre-
sent arc well worth attending.
FORREST continues to draw crowded houses,
composed OF those who are attracted by the once
great tragedian's former reputation but if, when
they see the FORREST Of to-day, they find him at
all like the FORREST of ten years ago, then, either
thev or I must have but little judgment Of good
or bad acting.
JEFrERsoSs ''Rip-van- -Winkle" at the Olympic
is well worth seeing, and those who are fond OF
sensational pieces can have their tastes highly
gratifei by witnessing the representation OF
sUnder the Gas Light" at the New York, in which
play there is thrilling ~ scene wherein the hero
appears fast-bound upon the railroad track, and
real car land rail carr approaches, and is just
about to rush over said hero and put an end to
him and the play simultaneously, when in rushes
his tonne annie, just in time to cut the cruel
cords and release him from his disagreeable and
dangerous position
To those who delight in the study of the anat-
omy Of the female frame, and who prefer live and
beautiful subjects to dead and ugly ones, the
Black Crook, now III its second year, is OF course
the great centre Of attraction, while burlesque
performances, and in fact dramatic entertainments
of all kinds and qualities are given at scores OF
old and new minor theatres, located in every por-
tion of the city.
There is one negro minstrel band here composed
entirely and exclusively Of Southern ex-plsntation
hands, the dark, musical gentlonen hailinS for
the most'part from Georgia.
The gold market Is heavy, ana the reason
gned is that the lloaLng supply OF coin is in
excess Of the de.nanl. Moultrie, however, can
not bear personal testimony to the correctness OF
this statement, as with him the demand by far ex-
ceeds the supply, and none of the hoating capital
has come TO Welcome ha1bor in his pocket,
where it would be most Hospitality and kndy
greeted end receiTed. MOULTRIE.