The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-01
GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM.
THE ATTICK on THE MUNTGLP4L
OFFICIALS.

Mayor Hall Preparing for the Defence
A Vigilance committee Proposed
President Grant In Town-He Assists
at the Dedication of q New Liquor
Saloon-Thc California Trip-Rebel'
lion Among the Pill Merchants-Tfie
First Bale OF the New Crop-A Wintry
/ Summer.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
New YORK, July 90.
The Republicans In this State, who are
striving to make capital out of the riots and
tie Times exposures ofsthe corruption of city
officials, are themselves hopelessly divided
between the rival factions of Fenton and
Conklng. The latter now hold oil the Federal
offices. To be suspected OF leaning toward
Fenton seals the fate of every customhouse
official, down even to messenger or warehouse
.laborer.- There has been nothing. In New
York, political history like the bitterness be-
tween these, factions since the old days OF
Hard and Soft Shell Democrats. 1t Is not
likely that the vigorous war Waged ~ the
Times on the New York City "Ring" will be
enough to save them. Nevertheless tue Re
publican central committee are making an
effort. They are sending agents through the
State Offering the Times to rural Democrats
| at fifty cents per annurl, paying the remainder
of the cost out of the committee treasury,
and they are preparing. to flood the country
with specially prepared edition OF the same
paper printed in English and German.
The Times raid has undoubtedly caused
great uneasiness at the City Hall. 1t is said
! that A. Orkey Hall-or as the Sun now calls
| limo. Akey Hall, has worn himself almost
| to shadow fretting over his troubles. The
18th of July blunder was enough 10 crush any
man, but in addition to 1t to be raked by such
a terrible fire as the Times keeps up is truly
demoralIzing. The comptroller has an
nounced that the contents of his books shall
not be kept secret from the public. They are
in the hands of the printer, and will soon be
published. The defence OF The mayor and
Comptroller Is that the alleged frauds, which
the Times claims to have exposed, happened
in 1869 and 1870, and are ch Seable. not to the
present municipal government, but to the
defunct board OF supervisors, which was a
creation of Radical legislature, and which.
under the old law, was composed equally OF
Radicals and Democrats.
The success of the Times in creatis. :; real
newspaper sensation has fairly turned Its
head. 1t now goes to the most extraordinary
lengths to keep alive the excitement. ItHad.
taxes, aud hints at q vigilance committee.
The report is current, and published In most
Of the papers, though can discover no foun-
dation for it, that q league of taxpayers has
been formed TO bring suit against the mayor
and comptroller and force them to explain the
accounts Of public expenditures. On'the other
hand I learn that the organs OF the municipal
officers are busily engaged In working up the
enormous frauds in the Radical Cnstomhouse
and naval aud appraisers offices, committed
during the past three years. The result WILL
probably be that after each side has finished
telling what unconscIonable thieves the other
have been, the public will have become thor.
eughly dlsgusted with all politicians.
His Excelency, the President, comes up TO
town from Long Branch nearly every other
day, and lounges aronnd the city With, his
cronles until Ills time for the afternoon boat
to return. On Wednesday, after seeing his
friend, John Hoey, the express agent, of to
Europe, he walked over to the Customhouse
with Tom Murphy and helped to dedicate
new private tlppling place and eating room
started by the collector. A couple of baskets
of champagne were opened, but out Of delIca-
cy to the Presidents feelings&there were no
speeches. All the leading newspapers are
preparing to, send special correspondents
along with the Presidential party on the forth
coming California trip. Mr.. Grant Is going TO
take crowd OF relations and hangers-oa with
him, and the expedition Is expected to be the
most wonderful ever seen on the plains. Brig
ham Young has offered Mr. Grant the hosplta.
lities of his mansion during his soj0urn In Salt
Lake City. When the President reaches San
Francisco, it is hoped that he can be Induced
to take the Hong Kong packet and 60 for the
Coreans at the head of the brigade OF once.
holders In his train.
One would not suppose that much bellger.
ency resided in the breasts of that useful aud
amiable class of persons known as apothe.
carries and apcthecarles' clerks. But iG Is
fact that the New York comp0unders OF drugs
are In q fearfully rate condition because ;taey
have been summoned to appear before. q board
of doctors and chemists, to be examined as 70
their knowledge Of their business. Hereafter
no proprietor of or employee in an apothe-
.cary's shop in this city will be'permitted 10 ply
his vocation without first obtaining q license
from,the board, which license can only be pro-
cured after the applicant has undergone
stringent examination. There was an lndls-
ration meeting Of the knights OF the mortar
a,ld pestle held In Prince street night before
last. Speeches were made and resolutlons
passed, but it does not appear. afier all, how
the remonstrants can help themselves. me
suspicion naturally attaches to all who object
to examination that they feel somewhat
s.shaky" about their chances of passing. VI
course none OF them admit this; they are dis
satisfied with the tyranny OF the thing. Drug
SiStS never, never, never VIII Ue Slaves.
The first bale of the new cotton crop recelv-
ed In New York was sold at noon yesterday IN
front of the Cotton Exchange at 4S cents per
pound. Botassl & Co. were the purchasers. 1t
was low middllng in quality, and was shipped
from Texas to Williams & Guion, OF this city.
The buyers send it to Europe by to.day's
steamer.
New Yorkers who are away for the summer
at the watering places must be having an un-
comfortable time OF it., for the weather has
been unusually cold and wet TOR the season.
Last week the nights at Long Branch were 30
chilly that the hotel piazzas were deserted and
the fashionabes sat shivertng in their 1reless
rooms. Up In the colder regions of the Green
Mountains of Berkshire and Vermont, where
thousand of New York people are qnartered
for the summer, the "reminiscences OF winter
must be lively. The theometrical range this
season has been lower than for any previous
summer within record. Since the first Of May
there has not been more than week OF really
hot weather. Intending visitors to the North
should not forget to bring their warmer cloth
ing with them. NYa
THE PRINCE OF VALES VISITS DUBLIN
Spicy Debate in the House of Pnrlia-