The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-17
GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM.

The Way Mark Tapley Responds &c
Defeat and DIsappotntment-The Pc.
Iitical Combat to be Renewed with
Ten Fold Vigor-Generai Banks'
Optnion-The Death OF MIR. Seward
Governor scott's Libel Suit Against
n Tribune-A Cuban Anniversnry-
Lucea.
TFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, October II.
Now that the smoke has risen from the bat
tie fields in the central States, a more cheerful
feeling prevails among the political friends o.
Mr.. Greeley. The evidences that the rea.
sentiment of the people of Pennsylvania vas
stIfed under the atrocIous frauds perpetrated
by the desperate Cameron ring, the dwin'
ding of the Radical majority in Ohio, the tri'
umph of Hendricks in Indiana, and the re-
markable changes In favor OF Liberalism a:
exhibited In the recent Town elections In Con
necticut, combine to put a better face on The
political situation. The blow has been severe
but It Is not necessarily fatal. If the South
stands firm, ard New York, New jersey and
lQQ!HuE GdA 10 GdltiCu " kOOASJ WIG I'LL
i~strltion can be beaten yet.
The Tribune Is full of pluck. It has no Idea
of giving up the fight. The World shows TO,
dsy that the election OF Mr.. Greeley Is still
probable. General Banks was ct the Demo-
cratic Headquarters yesterday, and expressed
his firm belief that Grant would be beaten In
November. He is just from Ohio. he says
the Radical. majority for secretary OF State
will not BIZ much over 5000, aud that there are
from 5000 10 10000 Republicans 10 Ohio who
voted the Slate ticket in October who Will
vote for Greeley 10 November. Still, with the
Sonth Excluding South Carolina) and The
three Northern States I have named, Mr..
Greeley could spare Pennsylvania and Ohio.
have taken some little trouble to 60 around
among the Democrats and Liberal Republi-
cans since last Tuesday, and I do not hnd
Democrats. Our allies are quite u%ndismayed.
I heard one Democrat express the wish that
Mr.. Greeley would withdraw, and that the two
national committees would come together and
nominate General Hancock. He thought that
course would reconcile all differences among
the Dem ,cracy and bring ont their full vote,
while 1t would draw largely from the Republl.
can ranks, 10 which Grant is still despised and
accepted only as o choice OF evils. 1t is obvl-
ously too late, however, to make any changes,
even II they were desirable, Mems minds are
made up how they will vote, and q change OF
front 10 face Of the enemy is a movement al
WAYS attended with extreme danger.
The death OF Mr.. Seward gives the morning
papers q chance to display some good edit0-
rial writing. There Ia an article In the World
on the dead politician, which is 10 hr. Cham
apalyees of character that has appeared 10
print for o long Time. I do not think there Is
a feeling Of much sadness In the community
over Mr.. Stewards death. He is not incurred
as his contemporaries, General Lee and Mr. Lin
coin for instance, were. The Republicans
have hated him ever since he abandoned the
party to follow Andy johnson into conGerva-
tIsm, The Democrats have no pleasant
remembrances of the man who more than any
Of his coagltators is responsible for the civil
war and It's terrible consequences, and who al
the height of that conflict touched bis little
bell and cast citizens Into prison, without trial
or exclamation. My wi belief is that history
will adiudge him TO have been the worst man
thrown upon the surface Of public affairs BY
the anti-slavery agitation except the In
famous Stanton.
Governor SCOTS libel suit against the Tri-
pune does not appear to have frightened the
proprIetors a bit. They send forth o note OF
defiance to-day, and implore him to ''oome
on'' II he wantB TO try conclusions. They
promise to have q plentiful supply of South
CarofInIans in court to testify to the career of
his Excellency, which they think will furnish
materials Tor "a complete history OF carpet
baggery." The trial OF his suit will be very In
teresting to the country at large. II is unfor-
tunate for the Governor that libel suits against
newspapers are not generally productive OF
usually gets a frlghliul overhaullng, and iurles
are as peryerae as they are In breach Of
promise cases. They are as tender towards
The newspapers "a they are towards the ladies'.
The fourth anniversary of Cuban Indepen-
dence was celebrated by the resident Cuoans
of this city yesterday. They had a procession,
services at the Spanish Episcopal Church, and
a grand meeting at Cooper Institute 10 the
evening, over which their steadfast friend,
Charles A. Dana, OF the Sun, presided. There
are several thousand Cuban exiles In New
York at the preeent time, a large proportion Of
them women. Iany of them were possessed
of wealth before the war, but they are IN pow
erty now. The. men, where they have saved
enough from their wrecked fortunes 10 do It,
are engaged 10 The manufacture and sale
of cigars. There are numerous little
cigar shops In the city, which hang
the Cuban colors In the windows. These
exiles are firm believers In the ultimate indie
pendence of their country. They give from
their mites all they can to help the men strug-
Cling in the mountains OF the South against
The soldiers OF Amadeus. Between them and
the Spanish colony In this city q herce feud 10
ever burning. There are frequent collisions,
and 1t was only the other day we had the par.
%tioulars OF the preparations for 8 duel a
rousrance between the editor OF the local
Spanish paper and q chlvalrous young Cuban,
who had determined 10 resent the insults
heened upon his countrymen by the paper In
question. At the latest adyices the combat
had not yet come OF.
Lucca has now passed the ordeal Of Metro
politan criticism In two characters, ''Selika,"
in '.LAirlcalne," and Margaret" In "Faust."
The popular decision seems to be that she is
grand In the first and pleasing In the second,
but hat she has not yet been able to e~lectrlly
her audiences. In spite of her really eDjoya-
bic personation of Margaret" she cannot
effsce the Impressions made by the singers
who have preceded her In the character, and
who have conceived of q margaret" entirely
different from her own. The Herald writer
saws that Lucca has followed Goethe closely In
her construction of the character. while the
other artists have given us Gounod's ..Marga-
ret,p It is unquestionable that New Workers
nrefer the latter. 1t shocks the sensibllities
Of those who have grown familiar with Kel.
iopp'sd delicate and gentle nader to behold
Incca holding up her paws to Faustand telling
HIM thew are dirty, NYM.
TIE MEXICAN MIDDLE.