The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-09

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Ing the Northern Mind-Three New
Theatres.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
New YORK, August S.
The New York Times has achieved such q
newspaper success with its so-called tex.
posures" that the Jealousy of the older Radical
paper has been aroused. The Tribune affects
to sneer at the performances of It's rival
'What a fuss this fellow makes over his elev-
enth hour discoveries" says the Tribune;
''why we have been exposing these frauds o
Tammany for years. They are no new things
to us or our readers. If there is any credit to
be given to anybody for showing up the wick.
edness of the ring it belongs to us.n To
which the, Times replies that its contemporary
is not only green with envy, but that 1t is in
hueneed by the value OF its share Of the city
| printing to make covert defence of the
''ring." The Tribune protests that 1t Is jealous
in opposing Tammany, but that it believes the
charges ought to be investigated in spirit OF
deli6eration and coolness "The Times flies
into rage" complains the Tribune. "Who,
that Is honest and true would not be In a rage
at the discovery of so much. villany," retorts
the Times. 1t seems probable fromthe heated
manner iu which the rival Radical papers dis
cuss their differences that they will soon be
deuouncing each other as charlatans and con-
sorts with swndlers.
The Times has made good thing ont of its
sensation. Ever since the death Of Mr.. Ray
mond 1t had been running. down hill. Its
editorial page had become dreadfully dull and
stupid, and there was an evident lack of en-
terprise in its news department. Purchasers
dropped of, until just before Its recent coup
It's circulation had fallen below 10000. I am
credlbly informed that the Exposures" ran
Its daily circulation up To- IS, 900. The Tribune
suffered badly by the success of It's rival, and
itis not strange that Mr. Greeley growls. The
average New York newspaper reader is q
creature ofimpulse. He buys the Times Just
and Is inclined to believe the paper is intent
upon doing great work ofreform. And yet
there Ia nothing palmer than that the Times
has only selfish motives. Ithopes to benefit
itself arst, and the Radical party (Grant and
Conkling wing) afterwards. It pays no at
tention whatever TO the constantly repeated
suggestion that it should prove Its sincerity in
Gus Radical frauds in the customh0use and
naval office. To show up how Radical officials
rob the merchants and citizens would ''hurt
the party"
Meantime, He'll and Connolly have been
forced to take the bull BY the horns. They
are not only having the so.called ''secrer
accounts" printed for public inspection, but
they have addressed a note to the president OF
the Chamber of Commerce requesting him to
convene that body and the appointment Of a
Large and Influential committee of we'll
known and upright citizens to make full and
exhaustive examination of the public ac-
counts" and report the result when complet-
will bring the matter to head, and tls but
just to the mayor and comptroller to say that
their readiness to throw the accounts open to
searching investigation, Is the best evidence
they have yet given of their innocence.
The gratifying result of the municipal elec-
ton In Charleston excited editorial remark
IN most of the daily newspapers. Outside
Der of people express their satisfaction
among them couple ofinfuential German
born New Workers., whose national vanity
was tlckled by the elevation oftheir distlr-
gulshed countryman to tie chief magistracy
Of one of the most renowned cities In history.
Two Of your statesmen appeared on the
platform OF Cooper Institute. laet evening, to
enllghten the citizens of New York as to the
condition Of the colored race In the South.
Although. the meeting had been extensively
trumpeted in the Radical newspapers before
hand, an audience OF barely one hundred peo-
Pile assembled. You can imagine what hand
ful they appeared to be In an auditorium capa.
BILE of seating three or four thousand .peopA.
The colored Inhabitants Of New York appa-
.renlly took nointerest in the condition of their
Southern kinsfolk, for they did not come 10
the meeting. A wheezy band attempted to
attract crowd by playing such airs as "Rule
Britannia but 1t was of no use. Horace
Greeley presided, and throughout the session
looked as If he was bored nearly 10 death. He
introduced R. B. Elliott, the Congressman,
who entered Into bitter TRADE against the
white people of South Carolina. He went on
at great length s'to describe the hardships.
expressions and injustice TO which the colored
race had been and still were subjected TO BY
the whites OF the South, and contrasted 1t with
the forbearance Of the colored race. God
grant that all danger of conflict may be avoid
ed for the sake OF the Southern whites, and for
the sake OF the blacks, as we'll as the glory Of
American freedom, Herald reporl.) Elliott
was followed by Cardozo, ''who defended the
action of the colored Legislature, and showed
that the trouble which had existed was entire.
n due to the intolerance Of the old slavehold-
ers, who could not bear to see their old slaves
in The enjoyment OF any rights" AFTER Car
dozo's address the meeting came to a sudden
stop. No allusion was made In the speeches
to the news from Charleston.
Two new theatres are being erected, and
heavy subscriptions are being collected for q
third. The new theatre In Brooklyn, on the
site of the old st. Johns, Episcopal Church, Is
to42a to our great suburb what Wallack's is to
the metropolis. The Conways own part of
it, and will be the lessees. 1t will be ready to
open In October. The new theatre being built
by ex.Internal Revenue Collector Sheridan
Shook, on the corner Of Broadway and Union
Square, Is nearly finished, and will open with
the beginning OF the fall season. The pro.
posed German theatre will be the largest and
most magnificent in the city. 1t Is to cost
S700, 900, including the cost Of the land. The
subscriptions have already reached $1,000
1t Is designed, If possible, to locate It on
Fourteenth street. between Third and Fourth
avenues, and occupy twelve city lots, which
will make total frontage OF $50 feet, and a
depth OF 200 feet. The Germans do nothing
now w-a-days except on colossal scale. Their
new temple OF the drama Is to include under
its roof grand banquet hall, which will be
suitable also for balls and publlc.meetings, q
small concert saloon, a tirst-class restaurant.
and a number Of fine stores. 1t Is estimated
that the income from rents, exclusive OF the
theatre, will be $4,000 annually, which will
allow handsome interest on the Investment.
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