The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-01
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[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, October %.
Two events In the life OF William NJ Tweed
happened yesterday: he was arrested for steal
ing, and O'Donovan Rosa was nominated
against him, by the Reform Democrats, for
State senator. OF the arrest 1t is sufficient to
say that our "Boss" took 1t with exquisite
coolness. He simply said he expected 1t, and
was glad that the Vaccinations of bis enemies
had taken definite form. He gave ball In
the startlingly large sum of one million OF dol
lars his bondsmen being railroad president,
an auctioneer. two contractors, and the editor
of the Grant-Murphy Customh0use organ.
Between this editor, Mr.. Hugh Hastings,
and the editor of the Tribune there is not o
little very bad blood. Hastings dlssents from
the popular idea of Greeleys character, and
does not hesitate to say so, generally, about
twice q day in his paper, the Commercial Ad-
vertser He does not regard Mr. Greeley as
"eccentric but honest" but insists that he is
corrupt and hypocrite, and yet very shallow.
Some ancient quarrel over the division of the
Legislative plunder at Albany set these two
excellent old persons at the unsavory task of
calling each other thief and liar. Mr.. Hastings
having become bondsman for his friend
Tweed Mr. Greeley takes occasion this morn
ing 10 get in another blow OF him. He styles
him "poor devil, and sneers at his pretence
of being superior Republican, while he and
his partner. Tom Murphy, are accompllces
with Tweed.
The nomination of 0'Donovan Rosa for
State senator was accomplished by the anti.
Tammany Democrats for the purpose of catch
ing the Irish vote, which otherwise would be
pretty certain to be controlled by Tweed. The
tsBoss" Is popular with the poorer classes 10
his district, not, of course, because ne Is
thief, but because he Is generous and warm.
hearted, and gives away great deal OF money
to the suffering. Probably no man but Rossa
could induce these poor persons to swerve In
their allegiance to their benefactor. But Rosa
is regarded as hero. He is just out OF
British jail, where he has been suffering I'm.
prlsonment for attempting to make ireland
Tree. He is in INDECENT circumstances and ne
wants an office. Can the voters VINO nave
enshrined him In their hearts turn
cold ear to his appeal The district en-
braces the lower part Of the city, Including
the famous Sixth Ward, almost wholly inha5it-
ed by Irish. Tweed had 22,0SS majority In the
district two years ago. This is rather heavy
majority to overcome, but 1t was made up
partly of people who are now acting with the
Reformers. A great. effort will be made to In
duce all the opposing factions to unite on
Rossa. The Tribune warmly indorses him
this morning, and calls upon Republicans to
work and vote for him. Only little while
ago 1t was rldiculing him as jail-bird, and In:
sinuating that his cropped head and striped
uniform were deserved. Politics make strange
bed-fellows. Who would have supposed q
year ago that Greeley and the Irish chieitain,
George Jones, of the Times, and Jimmy
O'Brien and Samuel J. Tilden, chairman OF the
Democratic State central committee, could
ever have crawled under the came blanket?
The attempt to get respectability to accept
office, even at this crisis, appears to be fall
ure. Charles O'Conor declines definitely to be
candidate for the State Assembly. Urgent
private business Is the excuse. 1t ls always
the excuse Of rich men, or men OF marked
ability, when asked to take subordinate official
positions OF trust where their responsibility or
talents would prove of immeasurable advan-
tage to the public veal. They forget the ex.
ample of James Madison who, though he had
been President, did not feel afterwards that
he had the right to refuse to serve as O magls-
trate In his Virginia home. Among the promi-
nent citizens who have received nominations
for Aldermen, assistant Aldermen and Assem-
blymen, and who will undoubtedly decline, are
ex-Mayor Havemeyer, Edward Cooper, (son OF
Peter,) Alexander Wilder, one of the editors
of the Evening Post, Peter Gilsey, the million
aIre owner Of the Gilsey House, Jackson 8.
Shultz, one of the Radical king pins, General
John Cochrane, ex.member OF Congress, and
John Hecker, the flour man. Some OF these
are bitter political partisans, but they are all
respectable and most of them would not steal.
The lecture season has opened for the win
ter with the public appearances In this city OF
Anna Dickinson and Secretary Boutwell,: The
strong-minded lady has grappled with the
| labor question, and presents her solution OF
the problem affecting work and capital as her
| lyceum attraction for the winter. The report
ers soy she is dull. She will draw fair audi
ences of workingmen, not because what she
has to say Is popularly believed to be worth a
| farthing, but because OF the very incongruous-
ness of the woman and the subject. Secretary
| Boutwell, attracts large audiences, but dis
gusts them with the assurance that the In
come tax will be maintained until the public
| debt Is paid. His remarks on this subject at
| Steinway Hall last night were received with
storm of Kisses. The Democracy, whose re-
| cord Is popular on the income tax question,
| might make plenty of capital out OF the Sec
| retary's unpopular decision.
The Appletons announce new book by o
Southern lady, North Carollnian, who has
created O sensation In literary circles. 1t is
Morton House," novel, by the author oil
sValere Aylmer." The scenes are laid In Ala
bama, and the characters are mostly people oil
that section. Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens
speaks enthusiastically of the ability of the
authoress, and leading editor pronounced
the first work to be the best society novel OF
the day. Some of the most successful OIL mod
ern American writers of novels appear to be
Southern lades-wItness the riches laid up BY
Marion Harand and the authoress OF "Beu-
lah."
Broadway swarms with Charlestonians. A
walk up the street during the afternoon, or
stroll into the hotels in the evening, brings
one in contact with scores of familiar faces.
The unusual accumulation Of your townsmen
here is, of course, caused by the prevalence OF
the fever at home. Some express no tear OF
the consequences of returning, others say
they are advised by their friends to stay away
until frost. I fancy this enforced tarryng ls
not altogether unpleasant to most OF the latter
class. New York is very lively, and the thea
tres afford plenty OF amusement at night
The weather has been delightful until within !
day or two. The Charleston colony CAMP can De
way, between the New York and the st:
Nicholas. In the sample department OF me
Grand Central the other evening, an acciden-
tai call revealed to my eyes such an unusually
large collection of East Bay and Meeting street
bon uivants, that with little aid of the imagl-
nation, might easily have fancied myself In
the Chamber OF Commerce rooms (up stairs.)
NYM.