The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-14
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New Play, "Divorce," at the Fh'"
Avenue Theatre.
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NEW YORK, September Ii.
revolution is threatened inside of Tamma-
nv Hall. The present leaders, Tweed, Connol-
ly and Hall, have suffered 80 grievously from
the hot shot poured into then, that their infu.
euce with the local Democracy is on the wane.
Whether or not they have been misrepresent-
ed. it is certain they have been badly damaged
in reputation. The long ordeal they are about
togo through in the public courts must be
very dlsheartening to men who have had to
bear up against torrent of the most terrible
detraction for two or three months past.
Mayor Hall, am told, has lost his old imper-
turbabity. He has ceased to make puns,
and says be is sick and disgusted with the
whole affair. Comptroller Connolly winces,
and sends his wife personally to the newspa-
pers to correct current SANDERS. Mr.. Tweed,
however, is said to preserve placid 'front.',
-and to promise that he will shortly ''astonish"
= lhe enemy.
II the expected revolution in Tammany Hall
is accomplished, and Tweed, Hall and Connol-
ly are thrown overheard, 1t is UNDERSTOOD tnat
the new regime will be composed partly OF
Governor Hoffman, Peter B. Sweeny, Judge
Barnard and Sheriff Brennan. After the Gov.
ernor's interference with the Mayors 18th OF
July proclamation, the ''ring" refused to have
anything more to do With him. All communi-
cation between the Executive Mansion IN Al
bany, and the City Hall In New York, ceased.
Sweeny has not been on good terms with
Tweed and Hall for some months The Ger,
man Democrats under the leadership OF Oswald
OtteEdorffer, Of the Stats Zeitung, have also
cut loose from the old regime, and would un.
doubtedly assist In the revolution ~ n Wnlen wouia
install new men at the head OF adairs.
Satan seems to have been especially PROV
linz about this neighborhood this summer.
One might almost imagine that he took the
first Cunsrder to this country after the fall OF
the Paris Commune. Ever since the street car
rapid succession of the most diabolical events
We have hardly ceased to talk about the al
fairs or Mary Post aud Alice Bowlsby, and the
suicide lover, Walter Conklin, when another
mystery and murder sets the whole town
agog Probably you will have the particulars
by to days mails will briefly summaries,
Oa last Tuesday morning, some men walk
ing on the beach near Cold Spring, on Long
Island were shocked to discover the body OF a
very pretty and handsomely dressed young
lady lying In the sand. From Its appearance,
it was evident that 1t had been cast up from
left eye which might suggest the probability or
violence and. murder. The deceased was
healthy-looking and finely formed, and her
cloth,nr, which was such as lady In comfor.
table circumstances wears, gave evidence OF
personal refinement. Her portemonnale con-
tained twelve dollars in bills. No name ap-
peared on the clothing, but upon one OF the
rings on her fingers were engraved the initials
Il #.
The county coroner held an inquest; wit
nesses testified that the day before the dis
coyery of the body several pleasure yachts
were cruising off the place, and one or TWO OF
them had parties of hdies and gentlemen on
board. One witness, a woman, sold that on
Monday afternoon she saw yacht on Cove
Neck, and that after dark she heard screams,
followed by shouting and the blowing ei
horn. The strongest point of the testimony
was that of an old fisherman, who swore that
on Wednesday night he saw four men with
shoye5 and lanterns crawling along tne
beach, He asked them what they were after,
and they replied that they were looking LOT
the body of a woman who had been drowned.
Upon being told that the coroner had possess
slon of It they appeared to be alarmed, and,
shutting up their lanterns, fed hastily.
Who was the dead girl E? This Is the problem
that troubles the detectives. Troy paper
furnishes a possible clue. On the SATURDAY
preceding the Tuesday morning when the oody
was cast up from the ocean on the shore OF
Long Island, Miss Jennie Hicks. the most
Fashionable dressmaker OF Troy, lett her place
of business with the avowed purpose Oh going
to Albany, which Is only few miles distant.
She told her clerks that she should return tne
same day, but from that time all traces Oh ner
have been lost. She was girl OF sound MIND
and rood sense, and went away in excellent
health and spirits. There were no reasons,
either social or of business character why she
should come to New York. Can 1t oe posslole,
then, that the young woman who lelt ner nome
lo ,re-o hca ann m
be the same whose body lay IN the SAND on tne
Long Island coast on Tuesday morning! Inc
Initials on the ring, j. H., would seem to fur
nish the connecting link. And vet, now came
Miss Jennie Hicks In yacht on Monday nlgnt;
bow did she get into the water! Did she lali
overheard accidentally. or was she murdered
and cast into the sea- Perhaps to day some
light will be shed on this mystery by the friends
Of the Troy lady who have been telegraphed to
come down at once and see the body found at
Cold Springs. The case promises to excite as
much interest as that which attached to the
finding of the unknown body In the trunk at
the Hudson River Railroad depot
The newspapers are laughing over the Kew.
Theodore Tilton's new book, the lille OF VIC
toria woodruff" Mr.. Tilton is an ardent ad-
mlrer of Mrs. Woodruff, and supports ner
claims as candidate for the presidency. Any
York Journalist has heretofore hardly oeen
Mbpesed possible. TlltoD, besides being
minister of the Gospel. has had the reputation
Of being man Of practical good sense. That
he should put himself on record as the apolo'
gist and eulogist of woman who is openly
living with two husbands, and who boldly pro-
claims the doctrine of free love, and that ne
should seriously urge the American people to
make her President, looks very much as If
she had some secret hold upon him winch ne
dare. not shake of. Mr.. 1ilton, In this re,
marHnble book, asserts that Madame Woodruff
is acting under the direction of the spirits, and
particularly of one spirit, who composes al
her editorials and public orations. Who do
you suppose this obliging shade Ia? Wei, no
other than Demosthenes, the eminent Greek
gentleman of twenty-five centuries ago. 1t is
really kind In Demosthenes to take so much
interest In American politics: The ioquacious
and eloquent Grant will be dsmayed TO learn
that the famous old talker has concluded TO
run the much-married woman against him.
Nearly all the theatres have reopenea Ior
the season. Ex-Internal Revenue Colieetor eSaoa
Sheridan Shocks new place, the Union Place
Theatre. throws open its doors tonight for the
frst time. At the little Fifth Avenue Theatre.
which vies with Wallack's in the choiceness Oh
p1aU hv the MANA