The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-14
THINGS IN NEW york.
The Sumner observation-disclosures Re-
dIvivus-Death of a Flutist-A New
York E1ecution-The Nathan Murder
Again.
rFRoI. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nrw York. March II


sensation. in political circles here than any
event which has happened at Washington Tor
a year past. The friends of the ousted chair
man of the committee of foreign relations.
while they.declare that his removal is On out
rage on the people, and will prove most Sc:
rious loss to the government, say that, after
all, 1t will rebound to the ultimate benefit OF
Sumner. Already cliques are forming here
and iu New England, which look to his eleva-
ton to tile Presidency.
:. It is curious TO note, by the way, that no
President OF late years ever enters the White
House with view to remaining there. a single
term only. Grant is busily at work scheming
for his reelection. We see this ia New York
clubs" and similar organizations, which are
intended simply to keep IN power the present
incumbents OF Office.
The Tammany Ring is busly at work.
Their programme, as l have 1t from inside
sources, Is to conciliate tue Republicans as
much as possible, to win over the Repuoll-
can press by judicious disposition, OF the
advertising spoils, and to make sudden oid
for local popularity by retrenching our mu-
nlcipal expenses, and coming out as the CHAM
pious of an economical system OF city expendt-
tnfe. AS to the candidate Tammany Will bring
forward for the Presidency, 1t. Is OF course
premature to speculate much. may say,
however, that in the opinion Of many OF The
leaders, Hoffman is hardly strong enough; and
besides this, the candidate at the last election
was u New York man. Hoffman, however,
would make an available Y Yics-Presldent, and
Ii the ticket for 1872 should be Chase and Hof-
man, it.Would create no very great surprise.
or course. This. would depend upon the mental
and physical health of the distinguished Chief
Justice.
BARSUM's LATEST.
In a few days Barnum, the great Snowman,
will issue manifesto to the United States
and to the universe generally. II will detail
the facts about bis triple shew, which ne VIII
open this fall in BROOKLYN, and which VIII IN
cludea museum, circus-and menageTie, IN
three separate tents, all to be accessible to the
public al 6 general admission price OF fifty
cents q head. Barnum secured some valuable
animals in Europe, and chartered special
steamer to convey them to this country. The
vessel was at sea over month, and Barnum
had we'll nigh given 1t up, and was bemoanlng
especially the fate. of lovely giraffe and
peculiarly noble lion and lioness, when news
came that the steamer had put INTO Wesf IN
dian port for provisions.
Barpum is tired Of the easy jog-trot U re-
tired life, and so goes into the show business
again. simply for excitement, rs ne needs no
farther wealth. He cannot bring his new es-
tablishment into New York City, tor he is.un-
der bonds to the proprietor Of Woods Sh'seum
to abstain in New York nom the exercise ol
his talents IN the show business.
DEATH OF a FLUTIsT. ~
John A. Kyle, the celebrated hutist, is dead.
He came to this country with Jenny LIND,
many years ago, and has remained here eyer
since. He was superb player on rather IN
inSf M
pany Jenny Lind in her bird song In the
scsias from "Lucla' and "L'Etole du Nord,,'
and in other passages where the voice and the
flute blended harmoniouslY. For several years
mast he was engaged In mercantile business ~
this city, having left the ranks oil the musical
profession. For the last twelve months MS
lie he has been confirmed invalid.
The death Is also announced in this city oil
al aged lady in whose funeral advertising no
tice iI is stated that she was "alnt TO the eele-
brated vocalist, Cathariue Hayes"
EXECUTION OF MURDERER.
The telegraph has probably announced ere
this to the Southern papers that John Ihomas,
q negro. murderer, was hanged yesterday at
the Tombe. He died hard, owing to some
brfuCllHs mismanagemeRt Of the scatfsld ar
He had made singular request
that no negro save bis barber should be allow
ed TO witness his execution, and his request
was complied with so thoroughly thai no col
1red person was allowed TO pass through the
streets bordering on she prison during the
hour OF the final scene.
fHs NATHAN MURDER
8 again discussed. as it Is alleged that the de-
ecSlves are now absolutely on the track OF the
assassin. A we'll dressed and well educated
woman Is Implicated. 1t was her custom to
,aln access TO fashionable houses Gs q friend
5r acultuiHtaRce OF the inmates, and while there
% make sketches and diagrams OF the house
or the benett Of her burgtarious spouse. One
,f the morning papers goes so far as 10 give
sn alleged portrait Of this very mythical fe-
male TROvAToR.