The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-12
[FRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

Horace Greeley is to be back from his South
western tour on Tuesday, and preparations are
already being made by his political and per-
sonal friends to give him a serenade, a pyro-
technic display and a banquet. The old gen
tleman is expected to make q speech, which
will be a sort of review Of his experiences
down among the Ku-Klux. Probably some
mischievous people in the crowd will want to
know the particulars Of that cordial Interview
with Jefferson Davis at Memphis, and Mr.
Greeley will have the opportunity again OF
anathematizing the 'blockheads" who call in
question his right to fraternize with ''rebe!s"
whenever it suits his Wins to do so.
The leading sensation daily has put up at its
editorial head as the FARMERS candidate" Tor
President, ''tiie great and good Horace Gree
lev, of Texas" II Is doubtful ii Mr.. Greeley
| viii regard the ribald advocacy of the Sun as
any advantage In his favor. But the evidences
here and there that there are people who look
kindly upon his nomination Tor President, will
| no doubt fatter the susceptible old man Into
| the belief that it is worth his while TO contest
tie prize with Grant. The two actions of the
Radical party in this city are now engaged IN
a struggle to control the delegation which: WILL
be lent TO the State Radical Convention. 1t Is
designed 10 nave the next convention select
the delegates to the national convention,
which Is 10 meet next spring TO nominate u
candidate for the Presidency. Of course the
faction which gets possession ofthe state Con-
vention will be able to put thirty-three votes
into the national convention for It's candidate.
The Graut faction is engineered by Collector
Murphy. Of The customhouse; the Greeley lac
tiop by General John Cochraae and Rufus 7.
Andrews. The Times and Tribune represent
respectively these warning elements:
The feeling Is very bitter. 1t may be well to
correct here the popular impression that toe
the Democrats. This idea is sedulouslJ cultl-
waited by the country Radical press tor parti.
san purposes, but Is no more true than that all
the Philadelphia rufians are Radicals. Both
parties nave their share oil bad men as we'll as
of good. The Radical leaders OF this city keep
in their employ a gang Of strikers" whose
business it is to manage primaries, stand
around the polls and .inLimidate voters, stuff
ballot-boxes, and, WHEN necessary, repeal
The leader ofthis gang is the notorious "Fhe"
Allen, the keeper Of O liquor saloon. in Spring
street. He belongs to the Grant faction.
The Radicals are having On enrolment taken
Of the members of the party IN each assem-
lions next month. On Monday evening the
Grant gang, led by 1.-THE" Allen, attempted to
enroll q crowd Of rufflans (Tammany Demo
Gratis, the Tribune says and was resisted by
the Inspectors, whereupon they made q brutal
attack on the Greeley-Fenton men in the
room, and nearly murdered them. Ore Win
terbotton, the president OF the district asso-
citation, was selected as a victim by The
Allen himself, who: ''butted him in the face
with hiShead 80 as to.oosen all his teeth, and
struck him over the head With brass knHckles,
knocking him down." One OF the inspectors,
Mr.. Butler, testiies that Allen struck him In
the face with his fist, and that another Grant
= - s.s.nb- liz ea-aro1 ffrnnc nm thu hoo6
with some iron weapon. The gang then rush
ed upon him, knocked him down and kicked
him in the head, Allen shouting, skill hip "
The rioters were arrested and taken before a
Democratic justice, who impartlally commit
ted all hands to the Tombs. This is the way
the brethren OF ...the party of great moral
ideas dwelltogelher in unity.
President Grant and family, attended by
their shadow, Collector Tom Murphy, passed
through the city from Long Branch en- route 10
West Point, on Tuesday. The President will
remain at the Military Academy several days, |
as bis eldest con, Fred, Is about 10 graduate.
He will then return to his cottage by the sea,
make his California trip. Long Branch is to
be the focus Of all the fashionable and q large |
part OF the political world during The next
three months. 1t will really be a sort Of sum-
mer capital of the United States. The Presi-
dent has removed from Washington with bis
horses, dogs, cigars and relatives, and occu-
pied his cottage for The season, just as the
used to go to Biarrltz. He troubles himself
very little about the cares of Stale. His morr-
Ings are spent Of his piazza, with a cigar and
the New York newspapers, and his afternoons
behind o fast trotter on the beach. Bores
(Tom Murphy excepted) are excluded from
his presence by the servants; but his Excel
lency may he seen from affair of by travellers
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dictator.
The rush TO Long Branch has already begun.
II cell be reached from the city in three hours.
There are nearly a dozen trst-class' hotels on
the beach, some of which are among. the
largest in the country. Most Of our wealthy
people have erected cottages there during the
past two years. There is also a pleasant little
settlement OF rich and famous actors called
HOey Park. Among those who have cottages
or mansions there are Mrs. Hoey, Edwin
Booth, Lester Wallack, Frank Chanfrau, E. l..
Davenport, Maggie Mitchell, j.. W.. Wallack,
Henderson, husband to Lydia Thompson, the
blonde,) and Manager DAILY Of the Filth
Avenue Theatre. One of the largest real es-
tate holders in Long Branch is Or. Helmbold, |
the buchu man, who was shreWd enough 10
invest early, and has realized enormous pro-
fits by the rise in property. On the main road,
land, which could have been bought four years
ago at $40 per acre, will now command $50, GOO
per acre cut into house lots.
The directors OF the great Viaduct railway
have decided to build their lower depot on
Chambers street, facing Printing House
square, on the site Of what has been known
for three-quarters of a century as Tryon Row.
The old row was being torn down by the own
er. Oswald ~Ottendofer, OF the Stats Zsitung,
German newspaper, TO be replaced by o mag
nifcent printing office, but the riaduct people
have concluded to take it, which they have a
right 10 do under their charter. The depot Is
to be d very spacious affair inside. and orna-
menta! exterlorly. The cost will be IN
where near a hall million OF dollars. The
route Of the road, as now laid out, will pass
through a number OF important public bull
.dings, and they will necessarily have to give
way before the Improvement. Among The
victims will be Booths splendid new theatre.
Archbishop McCloskey's palace, ST. Catharlne's
Convent. the new clubhouse OF The Beethoven
Mapnerchor, the Fourteenth street theatre
Theatre Francais,) Dan BryauLs Opera
House, the Church Of the Holy Innocents N
Thirty-seventh Street, the new Ritualistic
Church Of st. Mary the Virgin, in Forty-hfth
street, the Olympic Theatre, on Broadway,
Maillard's Hotel, Wheeler & Wilson's building,
and propably ST. Georges Church, OF which
Rev. Dr.. Tying is pastor. This programme is
almost as destructive as the great Commu.
mist confagratlons in Paris. NYM.
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