The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-26
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Grant has allowed another newspaper ref,
porter at Long Branch to catch him in gar
rulous mood and extract from him some more
Fat and silly gable about himself and his po-
lltical opponents The account of this last In
teryIew, as reported in the Herald, must be
distressing to the sensitive Republican, who
knows in his heart that his party Is bound neck
and heels to this man. In talking about the
intestine troubles of the New York Radicals,
his Excellency was 30 indisereet as to remark
that there were some members of the party
| who were making dlscord, but that they ''don't
amount to much" He meant Greeley and
Fenton.
Grants contempt for the erratic philosopher
and agricuturlst Is fully reciprocated. Mr..
Greeley is obliged to preserve the form OF re-
spect towards his party's chief In the columns
of the Tribune, but lie does not hesltateto
speak In conversation of him with sneers of
ridicule. The old and almost threadbare Joke
| about ''those relations Is ever on the great
farmers lips. Mr.. Greeley, in spite of that in
nocent, lamb-llke expression on his face, is
good hater. He is almost as fond of telling
stories and relating "reminiscences as tire late
Mr. Lincoln, and Is not much more choice.
either, In his ideas or expressions, and latterly
he has made Grant the butt of his most anus.
ing yarns.
Like all famous men Mr.. Greeley is annoyed
by bores. There is not q small Radical poll
tician In the interior of Ohio or Iowa, who,
Coming comm to New York and swelling with local
Importance, does not call upon the editor of
the Tribune to inform him of the condition of
'sthe Republicans up In Cuyahoga County,
SIR" Mighty as these little meH are In their
own estimation, they sink into their boots at
the reception they usually get Mr. Greeley
orfa ody mi of Mr ThQnkQrQu
called the s'stony British stare" Bores shrlVel
before 1t.
Not only politicians but beggars Of all kind,
attracted by Mr.. Greeley's reputation as phil
| anthropist, flow into the Tribune office. To
| the latter he eXclaims, "Get hundred dollars,
| poor darkey from the South, who has come
to New York to spick up gold In the streets, !"
and has been. cast away In the big city without
dime. to buy him bread, calls upon Mr.
Greeley, and gets shown to the door by the
Office boy, understanding instructlons.) AS
| the current Of bores never ceases to roll into.
Spruce street, Mr.. Greeley takes refuge in the
Cooper Building on Eighth street. I am aware
that am putting the pursuers on the scent,
| but the truth must be told, whoever suffers by
| 1t. Here, surrounded by enormous specimen
squashes, and bewildering models Of imprae,
ticable inventions, the "Clergymens' aud
Il
now calls him, gets quietly through the morn
| ing papers, and writes essays and editorials:
| Here hM bosom friends know where to find
him and are welcome.
| The Italian committee VINO are preparing
for the grand demonstration In honor of Unit
grets" from Mr.. Greeley and Governor Hof-
| man. The first expresses sympathy, but Is
going of West to address an agricultural So
cIety; the latter "thanks for the courteous !n-
| vtatIon,n but will be detained In Albany by
official duties. The Governors unfortunate
experience about the Orange procession Is
enough to make him avoid all national and re-
ligious festivals hereafter, when he can honor
ably do 80. Some Of the Irish papers growl
about the forthcoming celebration, but 1t is not
believed that any trouble will be made. An
occasional brckbat only may be shied at the
partisans of Victor Emanuel. Delegations are
coming in from all parts OF the Union. slgnor
| L. Canale Is here as the representative OF the
Italians of Charleston.
Little Miss Lotta Crabtree ls the star at
Booths great theatre, and draws, as she always
does. l remember the debut of Miss Crab
| tree In this city seven years ago. She came
here from California with her father, and
made just one appearance at small minstrel
hall called Niblois Saloon. There was very
the little girl danced jlgs, hoped about the
stage in imitation of frog, and screamed al
the top Of her lungs. She was coarse, crude
and angular, but any one might see there was
talent In her. Since that unremuneratlve
debut, she has fought her way to fame and
fortune. The paternal Crabtree setting an un-
reasonable financial value on his services as
agent, was dismissed. The little sinner mana
| ges her own business. She Is now one Of the
most profitable stars In the galaxy; lays up
$3.50 per night, and plays in the first theatre In
America.
| Her accumulations during the past three
years cannot be less than 100000. Some OF
theHtars are milllonalres. Joe Jefferson, who
plays for $500 per night, Is probably the rich
est Of American actors. 1t was In 1851, l
think, that with Elsler and Linden he was
trying to manage the Charleston Theatre. 1t
| was bad season, and l fear he had some
| trouble about meeting his board bills. He was
| only about nineteen years old then. He must
| be worth nearly million of dollars now, and
the bulk of bis fortune has been made out OF
kle. The other rich actors are Forrest,
Booth, Lester Wallack, Maggie Mitchell, the
Barney WlllIamses, the Florences and Lydia
| Thompson. The latter salted down sl00,0
in London real estate the other day, and the
same amount in property here. She Is repre-
sented as having cleared $1,000 by her last
| theatrical venture In America. She began q
| fresh season at Wallack's last week, having re-
turned from q visit to England with fresh
| bevy of blondes. Visitors TO the theatre no.
| tice that Mrs. Henderson (nee Thomp5onl has
been careful to select no beauties like Mark
| ham, to divide honorS with her in the new
troupe. She shines forth alone In her golden
hair, gorgeous and resplendent, and all the
other blondes pale out of sight when she is
on the stage. NYA.