The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-29
NEWS AND GOSSIP BIZ MAIL.

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Amateur Theatricals-A Distinguish
ed Audience.
Washington dispatch, Of Monday, to the
New York Herald says:
An amateur theatrical performance was given
this evening at Wallis opera House by NUMBER
Of the elite OF Washington society for the oenent
Of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home: Ihe
play was the three act comedy Of Leap Year.
and the farce Of Popping the question:" Inc
dran,dtis persona were Sir Solomon Solus, Mr.
Roger Sherman; Captain Mouser, Mr.. Thomas n.
vier; walker, General Curtis; Joseph, Mr.. Eoen
Maynadier; John Thong. Mr.. Montgomery Meigs,
Jr, soa ofGeneral Melgs; Dggs, Mr.; Hlll; Mrs.
Flowerby, Miss Jennie SchencE, daughter of Gen Tel,
etts Miss Desperate, Miss Jeners,. daughter
OF Captain Jetrers, Of the navy Mrs; Crisp
Miss Sallle Schenck, daughter OF Generai
schenck; Susan, Miss Kitty Mccarthy. daughter OF
Congressman Mccarthy, OF New York; Betty,
Miss Beale. The tickets for the performance were
sc.ti to the friends and admirers OF the amateur
performers, and the audience, Which was vas fety s.s
large. was composed Of the fashionable and dis
tinguished people OF the city. No others were aG-
mittes.- The boxes were occupied by the Presl.
dent and family, General Sherman, the secretary
ter: Secretary Robson, und different members oi
the corps dtplonatiQoe. Among the audience
was large number OF prominent omcers OF tne
army and navy, senators and members OF .tne
inhabitants, the ..Gfst families.' The perform
ers were well up in their parts, and everything
went or creditably. AS might be expected, tue
stage was strewn with bouquets which were
thrown IN plentiful profusion by the partial audi
tors Being the first occasion upon wnlcn tne
aristocracy has made It's appearance upon Tue
stage. there was general desire, growing out Si
curiosity, to see Il, but the candsue was not al
lowed to put in an appearance.
Pree Trade Conferences-Preside
Grant on the Tariff and Taxes.
a Washington Letter OF Tuesday evening 10 the
Baltimore Sun says:
Yesterday and to-day several Of the gentlemen
who have been In attendance on the private con-
ference held in the interests OF 1ree trade nave
called on the President and had lnlormai conVer-
sations. AS the interviews have been somewhat
OF q private nature, 1t would not be proper TO
commit either side to the details OF the same on
the various phases OF the tariff question. Ihere
is no doubt however, that the result is .ne iar
branch Of the question-either FOR protection OF
for tariff for revenue for incidental protection
or for free trade. On the general question Oh
taxation he was in favor OF reducing the tarih
and the excise duties just SO far as the revenues
OF the government would permit. II congress
found that the income tax could De dispensed
off; but he thought that the government could not
anord, in that event, to reduce any OF the oener
features OF internal taEatioa.
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
Itwas the old story again to-day on tne nnan-
clal question. The Ways and Means again de-
bated the Funding bill, and the Banking Comml.
Tee took up their measure to increase ths oanS
circulation but no positive result was reached
with either measure. The Funding bill VIII PROB
ably be reported this week, bnt In an essentially M
different shape from the Senate measure. me
compulsory or seventh bank section, II Is sa.u,
has been SO modified as to require the bonds held
by the banks to be exchanged only at maturity;
Il was rumored also that Secretary Boutwell, haa
assented to the substitute which the ways anu
Means proposed to adopt.