The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-21
NEW YORK, December II.


It. is the turn of the church-sOing and quiet
loving people to lose their tempers, for while
they shall be returning from service to their
homes to-day, the ree-thinking Internatiop-
ais will be marching mp Filth avenue, with
drums and flies and music from instruments
of bras. The day is chilly, with light drlz-
zle, and both processlonists and procession
seers will feel uncomfortable. The religious
,rt of the communityprofess 10 feel outraged
at the persistency of the gentlemen Of the
Commune, and some of the newspapers are
protesting against what they call the "dese-
Grafton of the Sabbath" The law is on the
side of the SlbbataIians. The old act making
it unlawful Tor public displays In he street.
other than religious. on this day, is SILL nn-
repealed IL has been rather honorcd IN tne
breach than the observance, ana majority vi
the police commissioners tnouSnt IL oecter
not TO enforce 1t now, since SO much eAGile-
ment prevails among the worklnSmen. IL Is
10 be hoped that the Legislature at its next
session will lake the veXed matter OF street
parades in hand, and settle 1t definitely.
What with the Red Republican lelment, The
raging OF the smallpox, and The daily arrests
of eX- Boss Tweed, the city has lost none OF lCs
liyeln-ss. The mast disagreea6le sensation IS
the spread OF the smallpox. The disease mas
been dreadful In its effects IN Phladelpnla, anu
now New York and its suburbs are 10 nave o
like yistat on In Brooklyn smallpox has
been declared epidemic by the health authorl-
ties. 1t is in all The puolic institutions. A
sem-paDic has set in among the citizens, and
the physicians are having all they can 10 al
tending to calls for vaccination. The authorl-
ties offer to vaccinate the inhabitants Tree OF
charge ut the hospitals. The disease 's con-
fined 10 no particular loclliiy there or Id ms
CITY, and all clas es Of people are attacked.
The cold weather assists instead IF retardS it.
The old cun roversy among the doctor as
TO whether vaccination is cerlain prerenta-
tive, is being renewed. The health auln0n-
ties hold strongly TO the affirmative. There
are theorists, however, who are rllsnlnS to lne
other eXtrc me, in the public prints, and are
denouncing the practice OIL vaccination as
horrible outrage upon humanity. Tue unior-
tunate citizen, in dread OF the smallpox, Is
sorely puzzled what to do amid the Disagree
ing counsels of the schools. No doubt the dis
ease will prevail In all the larger cilies OF the
country this winter. The means OF dls4emt-
mating IL here are easy, on account OF the con-
slant mixture of our people IN the morse cars,
omnibuses and ferryboats. The authorities
are very arbitrary in their treatment OF small
poX patients. Whenever case is reported or
discovered, no matter where the sick person
Is lying, the van Is sent for him and he ls drag
ged out of his bed and home und conveyed 10
the public hospital. Perhaps IL Is necessary
for The safety Of the whole community that
this severity should be practiced, but there IS
no doubt that many patients die from The shock
of The change, the joting through the streets,
and the absence of The tender care ofrelatives
at the hospital. The fear OF this abduction and
imprisonment by the authorities adds 10 The
horrors Of the smallpox. Perhaps some day
common sense will be considered In connec-
tion with the treatment oil victims oil thls
dreadful ScOurge.
Last night aud this morning there was an
rehearsal on the stage OF Nib
los Garden. The Black Crook Is TO be- repro
duced tomorrow night with ''unparalleled
sp,endor." Complimentary tickets were Issued
TO many eminent politicians and newspaper
men to come 10 private dress rehearsal ast
night In consequence Ct the hilches In ma
chinery and scenery and other drawbacks In
cidtnt 10 1rst night, the performance DID
not begin until eleven o'clock p. NJ. All
through the small hours of this Sunday mOrn-
Ing and almost until the church bells began 10
ring for the earlier Sabbath-schoo!s, The sing
log and pirouelting was going on, musicians
W, re tlddlinT ballet masters and scene shit
e,s swearing, and the Black Crook upprOprl-
atcly arranging his Internal inc tntatons. over
TWO hundred people were constantly on The
stage, ami the falls presented the curious
little children in white curled up In sleep ON
the floors awaiting their turns to be called.
The principal dancer in the ballet tomorrow
night will be Mile Pierina SasSi, who Is an
nounced az ''the best dancer known In Eu-
rope" She Is said to be native OF Charles
ion, South Carolina, but to have been resi-
dent of Par s and London for several years
past. Possibly Sassi is only stage ZANE.
Who is The prodigy?
The Broadway stores are beginning to put
on their holiday attire. The windows are
crowded with everything that can tempt this
present-giving community to buy. Varieties
oil new and ingenious toys are exhibited. One
of the most novel is a creeping baby. The
doll Ia wound up with a spring, and when
placed on q table or smooth surface, propels
itself along using its hands and feet, moving
It's head from side to side, and aching. for all
the world, like the real thing. Small girls
who yet this toy for Christmas will fancy
themselves made for life. Every holiday sea
SON brings out some new and popular play
thing of this kind, and the sales are so large
that the inventors are generously rewarded.
It is understood that the owner Of the return
ball-a common gutter percha ball with an
elastic string attached-has cleared over two
hundred thousand dollars, and hear OF like
fortunes made by other manufacturers OF
patented loys. NYM.