The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-07
THINGS IN NEW YORK.
The Coal Sensati0n-The German Feel
ing-The Charleston News In New
York-The Western Bishops John
Brougham's New Comedy.
rp.oy ouR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

NEW YORK, March 8.
The weather Is mild and muggy, suggestive
OF London, rather than New York. Dense logs
fare frequent The saow and ice IN the streets
| have melted into muddy slush, and the walking
is wretched. Our city cars and omniouses are
al, over.crowded, and tie annoyance to those
who have to travel much through the city is very
great. The mildness Of the weather is fortunate
circumstance for those who are suffering from the
coal famine, II nanysueh there really be. The aver.
age retail price OF coal today ls $1S, which is
high enough In all conscience, and more than the
poor can afford to pay. AT the same time,
the recent excitement about the coal lam
inc was greatly exaggerated by the local
papers. There Is no such scarcity OF coal as
was alleged. l have yet 10 hear OF any diff.
Guilty In procuring fuel. No special economy is
observed In private houses, at least, and there
does mol seem to be any probability OF coal going
up to $50 atom, ss was freely predicted by tue
sensation mongers.
From several of the German club houses In the
city the German hag has been flying for the past
few days in honor Of the German triumph at
Paris Quite scene took place In the Chamber
OF Commerce yesterday, where German mer-
chant resident here introduced resolution con.
gratulatory to the German arms. Several men,
bers rose eXcitedly to their feet and protested
against The Introduction OF such resolution.
The syrnpathizers with the Fren ch appeared to be
in the majority-any way, the obnoxious resolution
was referred TO some committee or other, which
Is tantamount to committing 1t 10 The tomb Of
the Capulets.
In IN IT A
entitled 'The Truth about Charleston" has ct.
tracted considerable attention among che mer-
chants here who are in the Southern trade, and
has been reproduced in one or more Of our city
papers. 1t certainly explains away certain pecn
arlrfes OF Charleston which were not hitherto in
telligently comprehended by tourists who made.
hurried visits to the city, and formed hEsty i'm:
pressons from what they saw.
Wendell Phillips Is to lecture here next week
on the Topics or the Day." His lecture Is one OF
the course OF the Mercantile Library Asso-
ci ticn, who will give the entire receipts to
the, French Benevolent Fund. Lecturers draw.
but limited audiences in New York, az general
thing; and Wendell Philips is no exception to the
rue. George william Curtis lectured here the
other night, but only very limited circle knew
or CP'eu anything dUOuL relualC lSCtdie1o
generally do better than those OF the sterner EEK.
Anna Dickinson is the surest card.
Bishop Armitage, OF Wisconsin, Is now In the
city trying to interest Episcopaans in tile KEN,
per Fall, at Kenosha. Wisconsin. This is school
for girls; and 1t Is now proposed TO raise 100000
for this institution, 50 as to make it permanent
memorial to the late Bishop Kemper, whose
name is held In esteem ...ln all The churches" !"
This school is iatended 10 educate women freely
as teachers, and especially to educate the aaught-
ers Of clergy tneuwho are unable to pay for their
instruction. Bishop Kemper was known here
better than ANY OF the Western bishops, and
there is no doubt that a large sum WIN be raised
in Sew York for thls object.
John Brougham, an old fayorite.in in New York,
had quite an ovation at wa1lack's Theatre last
night, where his pay OF Romance and Reality"
was produced for the first time for FIVE years.
Brougham knows how to write: 8 clever and
sparkling comedy, aad In rollicking Irish parts
is without rival. he took a part in his comedy
last night, and was received throughout with the
most col dial applause TRoTAToR