The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-22
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NEW YORK. September IS.
The telegraph would anticipate any la Is
might write to-day about the municlpal lm-
brorlio. and will only allude to the imp es-
sion passing events are making upon the clti-
zens OF New York Everybody Is OF cou :se
deeply interested; crowds surround the ne vs.
paper bulletin boards which record from hour
to hour the varying incidents of the fgh be-
tween the Hall and Connolly factions. and
about the City Hall the excitement is at fever
heat The army of department clerks hardly
know where they stand or who to shout for,
and they frequently Investigate their persons
to ascertain If their official heads are still on
their shoulders.
The battle is no longer between the Tam
many ring on the one side and parcel OF Rad,
icai politicians on the otner. 1t has assumed
the shape of an Intestine war In the Tammany
ranks, and has drawn to either side people
who at first had no immediate interest IN the
quarrel. The status to-day presents Messrs.
Hall, Sweeney and Tweed, supported by Cen
eral Mcclellan, Mr. Belmont, and Democrats
of that ilk, the World and Herald, arrayed
against Comptroller Connolly and Andrew II.
Green, who are backed by Samuel J. Tilden,
chairman of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, the Citizens Committee, the Young
: Fhmocracy. the German Democracy. the Mo-
zart Democracy, the Times, the Tribune, Brick
Pomeroy's Democrat. the Journal Of Com
merce. iDemocrat,) the Stats ZeituDg, tGer-
man Democrat,) and the Republican party
generally. You will admit that things are
somewhat mixed. This is the aspect to-day.
mt. l,,o q n doQ1
ard the parties may take different partners for
a new match. don't see that anybody Is get.
ting any profit out Of this except the Republi-
cans, who feel more sanguine every day-and
with reason-that they will carry the State in
November.
This cold weather is bringing back the sum-
mer wanderers by the thousands It Is entirely
the proper thing now to be seen In Central
Park, and one may open his front parlor win
dows without being ostraclsed by the fashion
able world. The ten thousand dollar preach
ers are all back from Europe and the country,
excepting Mr. Beecher, who is still enjoying
his chronic catarrh in the neighborhOod of the
White Mountains. yesterday the high-priced
churches were crowded with elegantly
dressed women and men. All the theatres
are open, and the great Wachtel makes his
debut in opera tonight. The New York lash
ionable season Of lS7l-2 may be said to have
begun.
The weather is really wonderful for the time
OF the year. Last September, at this time,
and every preceding September as far back as
lean recollect, were characterized by swelter-
Ing weather. Within day or two half the
male population hereabouts have put on their
oyercoais, and have seen many comfortable
looking crate fires. From the country we hear
of freezing weather, and In some places Of
frost. You have reason 10 be hopeful for
speedy death-b!ow to the unwelcome visitor
you have recently been Obliged to harbor.
Travellers on the Fulton Ferry boats watch
with no little interest the steady rise OF the
massive pile of granite which Is to form the
Brooklyn tower Of the great East River bridge.
The work is now fully forty feet high. AS 1t
grows, one becomes more and more Impress
ed with the grandeur OF the scheme which Is
TO make the irst and third cities OF the Union
koractically one. The work on. the Nan I OK !
side has also begun. The calsson was towed
to its position, near Peck Slip, two weeks ago,
and Is being now sunk. Tue foundation Is ex-
pected to be completed about the lst OF De-
cember, and the tower will begin to rise then.
In less than year 1t Is probable that the en-
gineers will begin to lay the long slender wires
from New York to Brooklyn.
There Is o Judge In Brooklyn named Pratt,
who Is likely to earn for himself the execra-
tons of mankind If he does not speedily alter
his rulings in criminal appeals. 1t was Pratt
who was applied to, as last resort, 70 save save
the neck Of Foster, the street-car murderer,
and he very complaisantly granted stay OF
proceedings. Nearly all the efficacy of hang
ING Foster was in hanging him speedily, and
thus warning the rutians OF New York that
their violations of the law would be followed
by short sharp and decisive action on the part
of the authorities. But Pratt spoiled this ar
raugement with his interference, and now It
Ia doubtful, indeed II Foster will ever receive
more than nominal punishment.
Judge Pratt reused the public choler again
on Friday by staying the execution OF Buck
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ever tried In the dock. Buckhout had had
two trials, and had exhausted every means to
save himself. Governor Hoffman had made
careful examination of his case, and had posi-
lively refused eo commute. The murderer was
to be hanged on Friday morning at west
to march to The gallows, and had assured the
reporters that he was prepared for better
world, when Pratl's Obliging mandate arrived.
There Is an impression getting abroad that the
Judge Is q monOmaniac on the subject OF cod
ding murderers. In the meantime, street
Scoundrels ofthe Foster type infest the street
cars, and Insult ladies and gentlemen appa-
rently without the fear OF retrtbutlon before
their eyes. I heard Of case where party OF
ladies, returning from theatre matinee on
Saturday, got int crowded car and were
obliged 10 stand up. Rowdies seated, delibe- |
rately amused themselves by untying the
huge BOWS which ladies wear behind, and
making trophies OF the ribbons; and one fell
low had the audacity to pluck the ornaments
from one of their bonnets. There were no
gentlemen on board, and the conductor appear
ed to be incapable of protecting the passen-
gers. Judge Pratt surely ought to share some
Of the responsibility for these outrages.
n A book written by the famous Captain
&dadlt, of the Confederate privateer Florida,
has just made Its appearance on the book
STANDS, having been Issued by New York
publisher 1t Is called Nautilus, or Cruizlng
under Canvas" and appears to be narrative
of the early adventures of the celebrated sailor
when he was mldshipman Of the United
States Navy, though the relation takes the
shape OF novel. There Is enough in the
style and the characer Of the incidents TO make
it certain that Mafit might become the Ameri-
can Maryatt If he cared to work In that vein.
His sense OF humor is quite as keen as that OF
the popular English writer; he has the same
off.hand way OF story telling, and his memory
literally teens with "reminiscences OF racy ad-
venture by sea and land.