The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-14
GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM !
NEVIS Ind GOSSIP FROM THE
GREAT METROPOLIS.

NEWS Ind GOSSIP FROM THE
GREAT METROPOLIS.
The Grand German Peace Jubilee-A
Nobl TraIt-How the Day was OBJ
served by the Irish, tho French and
the Amerfcans-Masthews, the Actor
and his Wife-Rret Harte-Greeley and
his misunderstanding the South
Queer Weather.
EFRoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, April II.
The German peace celebration yesterday
was unquestionably the largest popular dem
onstration OF the kind ever had on this CONT
nent. Though the crowds on the sidewalks
may not have equalled those which gathered
in New York on the occasions of the cable
celebration, the receptions of the Prince OF
Wales and the Japanese Ambassadors, and
the LiHcolr funeral, the number of people in
the line of procession has never been equalled.
There could not have been less than sixty
thousand men and about two hundred women
!" on the tramp.
Thasnanagement was admirable; there was
no confusion whatever; the men, thanks TO
their military training at home, fell Into line
and marched through the entire route Of near
" ten miles, with the ease and measured tread
of old soldiers. There were not above half.a-
dozen fuddled, and theJ were good-naturediy
so. The pretty young women, with bare necks
and arms, ~personaling s'Germania," Liberty"
and other abstract deities, and mounted on the
top of lofty and ofteDtimes rather ricketty
trjamphal monuments OF lumber, bore the
baking rays of the sun and the fatigue OF
standing upright for hours.
The BoWery was in gala costume. From
every house futtered the German and Amert-
can flags, with colors innumerable pendant
from the windows. At night, the east side OF
New York-the German quarter-Was a blaze
of light from myriads of gas jets and candles.
There were many transparencies and inserip-
tions. One feature of the. eQtire demonstrar
ton, by day and hight, was noticeable. There
was not q word On the banners or the houses
Z: that could Justly hurniliate the fallen French
men. Everywhere it was q rejoicing Tor. peace,
for -unity-powhere for victory. One who
sympathized with France lin the late war,
bears tribute TO the excellent taste and geaer-
Gus spirit. OF the noble German. people, az,
shown on this occasion.
) Two things else were conspicuous; the
solitary French flag which foated over Del
monico,s Fourteenth street. houee, and the
absence from the streets of the Irish popula-
ton, which usually makes up SO large a pro-
portion of the slght-seers when New York has
q holiday. You know, perhaps, that New
York is the third German city in the world;
only Vienna and Berlin having more German
residents. SOFT Is also the second irish city,
Dublin being its only superior. In time 1t Will
doubtless rank all three of those capitals.
Take away the Irish element from a New
York street-crowd, and :ou. may Imagine,
perhaps, how oddly the city looked as the Ser
man masses trod Broadway. The poor
Frenchmen were absolutely invisible. Some Of
their houses, In the French quarter, Greene
and Thompson streets near Canal street,
were draped in sable; the others. were closed.
The AisacfanS also observed the day as one OF
mourning. The Americans seemed to Join
heartily in the spirit which appeared to AMI
mate the Teutons in their retoicingsfo peace.
Charles Matthew's made his 70 ue
American boards at the little theatre IN TWen-
ty-fourth street last night. he had an ovation,
Of. course. Age (he Is over sixty has not
&ened his POINTS or tanned his acting. He
Aled away with all that delightful volubihty
- hitch go charmed the play-goers OF the last
generation. He is one of the few actors VINO
can perform thefeat Of persoDattns upsiness
without a particle. of grossness. It is fourteen
years since Matthews was In America That
Visit was memorable to him. he ran on with
the beautiful Mrs. Dolly davenport. NEE Lizzie
Weston, to Jersey City, and actually mdTTed
her. Her husband, from whom she was nov
divorced. naturally found fault with the ar
ranrement. He contented himself, however,
with merely cowhiding Matthews on Broad
way. and then suffering him 70 carry Oh the
prize to England. Mrs. CHARLES Matthews be-
came o favcrite in London; and played oer
fore the Queen. She Is With her veteran sec
ond husband on this visit, but does, not act
Bret Harte is going to leave rs 70 rake up
his residencein Boston. He has been living at
the mouse of married sister In Filth avenue.
Bret Is the literary rage OF the hour. The
book sellers say that ten copies OF ns poemS OF
stories are selling now 10 one OF any, oQer
book in their stores. The "Heathen Chinee"
has made him. famous, tnoug9 IL is really
among the least meritorious OF his poems.
Among his stories .'fhe Outcasts OF Peker
Flatn IS not equalled in power In American
literature, outside Of Pos's volumes. Blet mas
the NO characteristics which are the tests OF
genius among narrative writers-humor and
and pathos to an eminent degree. he oeSlns
like T~hackeray and Dickens, With short
sketches, and probably IKE lhem ne win pres
emily blossom into q three-vollmes noyense.
He is now under engagement to Osgood, the
successor of Tieknor 4 Fields. In Boston, TO
write exclusively for them Tor year. a
In this city offered him $4,000 per
annum, but, he declined. A few years ago ne
was an unknown, p~edagogne IN California
The Tribune people celebrated the thirty
first anniversary of that paper yesterday. Mr..
Greeley INDUCED In an editorial unusually
boastfnl and ~Belflandatory. When he began |
the paper he was sole proprietor. Now the
stock Is divided among twenty owners Only
two of Greeley's assistants, In making up the |
first number; remain with him-Rooker, the
present foreman, and ORourke, the chief en-
gineer They are both stockhadefs, a1e Ine
latter Is a good Democrat. The HeIegfls six
wears older. than the Tribune, and the Times
nine. years its junior, and their success ID
measured by their age.
"A well known Southern general joins MI.
Greeley on the platform this evening, IN DE-
hall of the encouragement OF organized emil
to the South and West. Il Is lmboQen,
Of virginia. He will speak Of the special adj
vantages Of Virginia as q locality Tor colonies.
Others will advocate the claims OF other Sec
tions. Where is our General Wagner =
The hot snap of the past four days nas as-
topished the weather philosophers hefeabopts.
No such thing in April was ever known be-
fore. Afwagoner iell e from snnstroke on
Saturday. Ladies wore their muslins on sun
day. Boys sold fans in front OF 81. paais
Churchyard, and the string OF men WsaSng
for soda water at Hadnut's fountain stretcped
far into the street. This may not pc oQd 10
but 1t is to us. East week we hau q
snoR storm, and, up to Friday night, tires anu
Some extraordinary cilmattc
changes are going on. If a frost nipS ns next
mailer If course NYM.
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April Is.
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