The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-18

Law Threatened In New fork-Greens
Plan for Making Civil Municipal
Clerks.
TPRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, October IA.
Along Broadway and the other business
streets the windows OF many stores are pla;-
arded with the words, Donations Received
here for the Chicago Sufferers" The quaint:
ty OF packages taken in at these impromptu
depots is simply enormous. They consist
mostly of clothing, blankets and crackers, the
first pr.dominating. The intimation being re-
ceved from Chicago that even half-worn
clothing would be acceptable for the sh.vering
outcasts, it is probable that many good
fathers and mothers of families In our own
prosperous metropolis have combined charity
with riddance of their accumulated heaps OF
cast-off garments. The vans and express
wagons OF the Erie Railroad Company travel
rapidly about the city collecting these dona'
tions aad taking them to the depot, from
which four relief trains daily are dispatched
to the West.
All through the week alms-giving has been
the fashion. The professions and trades have
been holding meetings ard starting suoscrlp-
ton lists. Collections will be taken up In all
the churches next Sunday, and the theatres
and other places of entertainment are adVer-
Using forthcoming performances tor the oene-
fit OF the burned-out. Even my small boot
black has wooden box, with mole drilled ID .
the centre, stuck up on his street corner, and
when he ''shines 'em up" winds of with
screech in the local patotS, "Sa-ay mister,
come down for Chicago; you know how IL ls
Yourself" trust that boy makes honest re-
turns to the chairman OF the relief commit
tee
should have his due, there is no reason why
honor should be withheld from Jim Fisk. who
is frequently likened to the evil one. What
ever are his faults. (rascalities, as they are
called by some) Jim Fisk is known to be
generous to the suffering, and ready TO
Jump In and help in any good work OF
. the kind with oil his might, As soon as 1t De,
came evident that the Chicago fire would
bring ruin on the citizens the trumpet of Fisk
was sounded from the Erie building, and our
people were called upon to bring their gifts to
the depot for instant shipment to the desoia-
ted city. Monday night Fisk, with his coat OIL,
was working like Trojan at the depot, per,
sonally experimenting the receiving and
mis- own spirit OF energy and perseverance to
his thousand workmen. lightning tram
was dispatched with clothing and cooked
6ood. The road was cleared all the way
through by telegraphlc orders, and relief
made the one thousand and odd miles OF
Journey ut an average speed OF forty miles
an hour, the greatest ever reached In this
country, / believe, tor so long distance.
The executive mind of Fisk has now arranged
the whole process OF rapid transmission OF
contributions from New York to Chicago.
Notify him at the railroad office, and his wag-
on will call 10 an hour at your house, viii q
written receipt, and your bundle will be IN
Chicago inside of TWO days.
Mr.. Ashbury, who came over here from Eng
land with his yacht, the Livonia, as the repre-
sentative of twelve English yacht clubs, has
managed as usual to get himself into not wa
.er. He is remarkable man for correspon.
dence. He does not find himself capable OF
arranging q match for a race without going
through as much preliminary letter writing as
two European diplomatists would use In striv-
ing to prevent war between their respective
countries 1t cost q bushel before he could
make up his mind to leave the shores OF AL
bior and come to America to recover the
Queens cup. The New York Yacht Club, IN
spirit of comnendable patience ana courtesy,
gave way one point after another, ontli Asa-
bury had things almost all his own way. Ar
rived in these waters, Ashbury burst forth with
another crop OF eXactions and threats. Among
other things claiming TO represent twelve
English yacht clubs, he demanded that twelve
races should be made up with his yacht, the
Liyonia, tor the Queens cup. The New YORK
yachtmen, concluding that there must De :.
limit to endurance reached some time, ha Ie
declined the ridiculous proposition. Mr.. 4
bury has responded in note so replete with
arrogance and insolence that doubtless IL will
be followed by his instant Punishment ITO
Coventry" by the yachting gentlemen OF
America. He begs leave to inform the much.
badgered secretary OF the New York Yacht
Club that he has decided to forthwith send
the Livona back TO England, ,or to sail under the
Royal Albert Yacht Clubs flag over the New
York Yacht Clubs course and claim the cup,
falling any single yacht being there to contend
for it," II Is understood thatfhe New Workers
will hold no further communication with this
man, but let him so back to England any way
he pieases. His impudence, his bad breeding
and his intolerable co2ceit are rather more
than our people ought to put up with, even
for the sake OF great international yacht
race.
There are rumors rife of the forming OF
vigilance committees IN several OF the wards,
marily on election day oil attempted frauds at
the ballot box. 1t Is also reported that the
United States Government will proclaim mar
ual law aud place General Sheridan in COM
mand over the city. The attempt Of any class
of our citizens to take the law into their own
mayor would be forced, by virtue OF his posi-
ton as chief magistrate, to put down self ap-
pointed vigilance committees, and to call out
the State militia to assist him. If necessary. II
General Sheridan Is to be sent here to back
np the Lynchers, bloody conflict Is inevita-
bic between the city and Federal authorities.
Grants infatuation about his reelection Is
such that he seems disposed to turn the whole
country over 10 bayonet rule again. The tele-
graph this morning announces that South Car
lima js to have another taste Of martial law.
Mr. Green, the dd interim deputy ty-comptrOl-
ler, is really inaugurating great reforms 70 the
administration OF the comptrollers office. His
course could be followed with satisfaction to
the public by other public officers Here and
elsewhere. He has dismissed all the sinecu-
rists. He has readjusted the salaries OF en-
ployees so that eacn shall have fair compen-
sation, and no more nor less, for work actual
" done. As 1t was under the old arrangement,
Some politicians received large salaries Tor
cooking their feet up on their office desks an
hour O day, while clerks under them did all
the work for pittance. Mr. Green furbids
the demand or acceptanceof any fee for ser
vices, under pain OF instant dismissal. Here
tofor the lazy head-clerks before mentioned,
have had to be bri5ed to perform, or cause to
he performed, the legitimate duties Of their
offices. Finally, Mr.. Green enjoins courtesy to-
wards the public upon all employees. Re-
moyal will follow quick upon insolence In
Office. The airing OF their petty authority oy
the servants OF the people is older than Shakes
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