The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-07
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NEW YORK, October 4.
The arrival of Hr. Seward from his voyage
roand the world Is duly chronicled this morn
ing. BE came over in the same steamer with
theemlnent DR.. Selwyn, Bishop of Litchfeld,
In England, and Commodore Ashbury, the rep
resentatlve of the English yacht clubs. Mr..
Seward looks bright, his face has lost none Of
its ruddiness, and bis mind is as clear as ever,
but he is physical wreck. He is weak In the
legs, and his arms are 80 badly paralyzed that
he has to be fed BY his attendants. And yet
the plucky old politician, though just back
from Journey seldom undertaken by young
and vigorous men, contemplates another long
voyage down the South American coast as far
as Cape Horn. The nature of his malady Is
such that he is better while on the wing than
resting at Auburn. He sojourns few days at
the seat of his nephew on the Hudson, and
then goes home to Auburn for short stay.
Mayor Hall began raid on obnoxious news
papers last Saturday. 1t Is now reported that
he Is going to do the foolish thing OF trying to
suppress Harper's paper, which publishes
those terrible caricatures, oy Mast, OF his
Honor and the other members OF the rlng.
The paper In question. under the management
of George William Curtis, Is about as unfair
and bigoted as Radical sheet could we'll be,
but Mr.. Hall would only proclaim his own
sensitlyeness and advertise his reyilers by at
tempting to suppress 1t as ''libellous and inde-
cent"
It was clever stroke of policy on the part
of the Radicals In hiring the pencil OF Thomas
Mast. He is the greatest Of American caTlca-
turists, and some of his work is really won
derful. Leech is the only modern English
artist who could be comp-red with him,
but Leech's satire was good humored,
while Nasrs Is malignant. His personal feel
ings enter into the pictorial war on Tsmmany.
He held sinecure position In the city, from
which he was removed some time since. He
has avenged himself fearfully, for he has
made the whole country familiar with distort.
ed representations of the four men most
prominent in city politics; Sweeny, with his
nair awry, Connolly sleek and rublcund, Hall
with those dreadful goggles on his eyes, and
Tweed with an enormous paunch, blazing
diamond in his shirt front, and face In which
cunning is leglble In every wrinkle. Going
into thousands of families, these carricatures
are 80 many weekly sermons against the men
who cut off Nasts rations at the comptroller's
office.
Judge Barnard has certainly taken ''new
departure" His open af1liation with great
railroad corporation here laid him under the
John Quincy Adamss clever brother Henry
wrote notable articles for the reviews on the
corrupt Judiciary of New York everybody
knew that 1t was Barnard whom their shafts
were principally aimed at. The judge, OF
course, resented the imputations with great
deal OF vehemence, and was not without de-
tenders among the purest OF his brethren at
the bar. Ever since the municipal troubles,
however, he has taken such high grounds In
favor of official purity that he has won the re-
luctant commendatlon even OF the Times,
which has been his bltterest newspaper enemy.
His charge to the grand jury yesterday Is the
most vigorous pronunciarnento against rascal
ity and corruption In every shape that we have
ever had from the bench In this city. He de.
clared his intention to break up the usurers,
the emigrant swindes. the baggage smashers,
the publishers and sellers OF indecent news
papers. the vlolators of the liquor law, the
holders OF snecnre offices In the municipal
departments, and the repeaters at elections.
He promised TO keep open court on election
for the arrest OF illegal voters. As to the sine
curists, Judge Barnard expressed the extraor-
binary opinion that "nearly all the fast horses
and fast women 10 the City OF New York are
supported out OF the city treasury" These
leeches are quite as much Of Republican as
Democratic origin, Tor at least half OF them
have been hanging on to the treasury ever
They will be rather aston!shed II they hnd
they will have to 60 to work for living.
A curious feature OF the war between the
Radical factions In this city Is the bitter oppo-
siLUn of the negroes to the Greeley wing.
The negroes are clannisn here as they are else
where, and have an unacc0untaole way Oh
going together in body In political matters,
white men they can find. In New York they
side en- masSe with the corrupt customhouse
gang led by Tom Murphy in the interest OF
Grant. Last evening They had meeting In
one of the assembly districts for the express
purpose of vituperaling Horace Greeley, the
founder OF the party which they claim so muca
affection for. 1t was enough that he hated
Murphy, and despIsed Grant, to justify them,
according to their ideas, in hating and de-
splsIng him. Rev. Dr.. Garnett, the great COL
ored light in theological matters, made
speech. In which he used so many profane ex.
pressons about H. &. that another reverend
brother bolted with his hngers in his ears
Some enterprisipg (?) genius has gotten up
what he calls 'Fete Champetre," at West
Flushing, Long Island, near the city, aud has
advertised 1t extensively in the newspapers
and on the fences He lnveigied the ladies'
connected with the Union Home and School
for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Into an en-
dorsement OF the scheme. on promise OF
division of the proceeds. The festivities, which
are to continue two weeks, are rather unique.
Leslie. the successor of Bondln, performs on
the tight rope, Senoretta Rosetta dances in
costume, battery of the First Division N. G.
N. Y. s. fires salute, and then there are q
drumming match, four mile walking match,
a hopping match one mile against time, a horse
race and cavalry and infantry evolutions by
the militia. Notwithstanding the manifold at
fractions, the fetes have been failure so far.
The audience on the first day consisted Of only
fifty gaping rustics. NYM