The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-13
THE LIBERAL CHAMPION.
GREELEY IN HIS SANCTUM ONCE
MORE. .-.-.


Under It's New Ruler-The Woodruff
Clafin Rebound-TdIton's Co In 9
Fate-Charies O'Conor on the Guber-
Material Candidates-Jimmy O'Bri-
ems Lament-Removal OF n1r. Belmont
to Europe-The Rival Prtma Donnas.
[FRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW ToRK, November 9.
Mr.. Greeley's cheerful return to the columns
Of the Tribune, and his manly, uncomplaining
manifesto, are greeted With cordial welcome
all around. There is one exception. The
Presidents organ continues to lavish abuse on
the ex-candidate. Some of Its articles are
positively brutal In tone, and a disgrace to
American journalism. che hour Of victory
would be the hour OF magnanimity with grea.
minds; but the editor Of the Times has small
mind, and better manners ought not to be e1-
pected of him.
Mr.. Greeley's labor ls visible 10 many places
in the editorial page of the Tribune. He has
evidently come back 10 his congenIal occupa-
ton with redoubled relish, and is doing q
'spower OF work." He Is incompsrably the
best writer on the American press. He treats
the political situation with philosophical mode.
ration and fairness. Some amusement has
been excited by his promise to keep out Of
personalities hereafter. Ills own experience
in the campaign In this respect could not have
lanche of billingsgate and misrepresentation
and say nothing in reply. IL is considered
doubtful among his contemporaries If he ls
constitutionally fitted tc keep his new pro.
mise. Just let him get into heated editorial
controversy with somebody, and how he will
make the fur fly.
The Herald, whose policy under the elder
Bennett was to ignore the existence OF Its
local contemporaries, or allude 10 them only
by means of the scurrllons nlcknames which
it applied TO their editors, INDUCES today In
quite complimentary notice Of the three
leading dailIes which hsve been thrust Into
the Losition of independent journals by the
fate of the election. IL is pleasant to see that
the era of personalities among American
newspapers promises to come to an end some-
time, and that the chief sinner against de-
corum. the Herald Itself, engages TO lead the
reform.
By the way, the Herald denies the oft re-
peated story that its establishment will move
into the new iron building going up on the
site of it's old office, on the corner Of Fulton
and Ann streets, when II is finished. Young
Mr.. Bennett says he proposes 10 stick to the
marble palace he now occupies until he can
persuade Mr.. A. T. Stewart to Sell him bis
mammoth down town store, on Broadway and
Chambers street. He nfed!ols that property
around the new postoffice will aoon become
the most valuable on Tie continent, just as
that In the neighborhoUd OF The Royal Ex-
change In London Is the most valuable In
Europe. The new iron building alluded to
above is to be six stories nigh, and devoted to
banking and lawyers Offices.
The Woodhul .Clafilp cabal have got them
selves into pretty mess. There Ia scarcely q
doubt that the trio, Woodruff, Tennle and the
creature Blood, will all go to prison.; the two
first to Albany penitentiary and Blood to
ernment Ia the prosecutor ln the case OF the
women, and 1t will be as unsparing as 1t is
now powerful and arrogant. A test OF Mr.
Beechers popularity occurred last night. He
was present at dinner OF Tho Mercantile
Library Association, his first public appear
snce outside Of his pulpit since the puolica.
tIon of the scandal. He was called upon 10
speak, and when he arose the entire company
OF distinguished and prominent gentlemen
present arose with him and cheered for seve-
raj moments.
TIllon has -etp ED from his unirulGul
campagninl, 49, East, but has not yet said
ANYTHING In his paper, lhe Golden Age. OF the
scandal. He Is still m ember OF the plymouth
Church, and understand meeting OF the
leading brethren took place the other day,
and IL was resolved thag II he did not at once
brand the Woodruff Story as false ia his own
paper, O movement should be started 10 expel
him from the church. Mr.. Beecher, 1t is said,
takes bis new afflictIon philosophlcally. He
intends to take no public notice of It, and
wishes the church to do nothing.
Mr.. O'Conor, whom the returns, 80 far,
credit with seven votes In this State for the
Presidency, also spoke at the Mercantile
Library dinner last evening. Among the
other good things he said or did was to pro
nan: Endowed alike with Integrity unques-
toned and morals above reproach, they were
ht rivals for high station. We trust they have
Inaugurated an era in cand idacy."
When man has been struck by lightning,
It does not matter muGh what else hurts him.
The overwhelming minority for Grant IN the
Union dazes and stuns the opposition. In
the greatness OF the calamity one scarcely
notices that this mighty Democratic strong
hold has been virtually carried By the Repuo-
licans. Owing to the faction fight between
Tammany ana Apollo Hall, the Customhouse
has succeeded In running In most OF Its candi.
dates for local Offices One OF the most rabid
and Objectionable of Radicals, Noah Davis, has
been elected Supreme Court Judge, and Phelps,
Tom Murphy's man, will be the new district
attorney. The Republicans have majorllies
10 both boards OF the Common Council. just
think of it-in q city with an honest Demo-
cratic majority of 5000, when the whole vote
is out.
The most astonished party of all the crowd
Is Jimmy O'Brien. He does not know what TO
make OF 1t. He told all interviewer yesterday
that alter the enthusiastic receptions he had
during the campaign, and the arrangements
he had made to poll nis full vote, 1t was I'm
possible for him 10 have been defeated but by
Cheating. BE thinks the Customhouse and
Tammany must have combined to count him
ont, Poor Jimmy to be beaten at bis own
game. He says, however, that he is young,
and don't intend to quit politics for any other
business. With backing OF twenth-hVe thons-
and voters, he Is still \ power In the metrop-
oils.
Mr.. August Belmont, the millionaire banker,
late chairman of the national Democratic com.
mittee, has concluded to remove to Europe to
live, and announces the sale OF his magnificent
nIctIre gallery, or rather OF such parts OF It as
he has not selected TO take with him. IL Is
said that he goes to form closer connection
with The house OF Rothschild, whose agent ne
has been In this city. He does not pro-
nose, however, to abandon his American ma.
tionaty. 1t will be remembered that he was
American minister at The Hague during Presi-
dent PlerCes teTW.
The rival prlma donnas sang together IN
opera last night, the work being MOzarts
"Nozze dl Figaro" Lucca was the page and
Kellogg the susaDnah. The chorus was
Wretcned as usual, and all but the principal
singers painful 10 listen to; but Lucca's superb
aching seemed to cover this multitude of sins.
Still she herself acted better than she sang.
A critic in morning paper says: never nave
we heard an artist In whom the comedy talent
40 effectually and gracefully covered vocal and