The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-30
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

Unless all eigns fall, we are on the eve Of
decisive Liberal victories in the Central
States. I have never seen people more conf
dent than our friends are Of favorable re-
suits In Pennsylvania and Indiana. Prl-
vate kilograms and letters tell the same
story. As cool-hesded a politician as Governor
Randolph, of New Jersey, sends word here
from Indianapolis that there have been moth
ing like the scenes which have attended the
passage of Mr.. Greeley through Indiana since
the Harrison campaign. The confidence now
exhibited by the two leading Liberal Journals
In this city may bD regarded as significant.
The World has never been very enthusiastic
about Mr.. Greeley, or hopeful Of his election
since the Baltimore Convention, but 1t now
speaks of his triumph as a matter of course.
The Tribune, which has been very cautious
about making predictions concerning Penn
~sylvania and Indiana, on Monday cast of all
reserve and claimed both States by from ten
thousand to fifteen thousand majority each.
We have good news also from Ohio, put there
is a majority Of forty thousand to overcome
there.
The next ten days Will be devoted 10 pro-
dIgious efforts by both parties. The admlnls-
tratlon could better afford to spend twenty
million dollars oil tie treasury money IN Penn
syiyania than be defeated. 1t Is the last
struggle of the great Radical ring, and 1t Ia
certain to be q desperate one. The reliance
of the Grant party |, 10 the vote of Phtladel-.
phla. They propose to hold back the clly
returns until the rest OF the State Is heard
from, and then manipulate the ballot
boxes sufficiently to cover deficiencies. This
they believe they csn do, as they have contrGi
of most;ot the poll officers. Every effort will
be made by the Democrats and Liberal Repub-
licans, assisted by the Forney Radicals, to
thwart the ring plans Ia Philadelphia, and,
doubtless with some success.
O'Brien has been losing ground rapidly
among his followers since he's made an open
declaration 10 favor OF Grant. The new.
Tammany managers have been playing lneir
cards very skiliully, and got controlol Geariy
all the rough Democratic vote which OBrien
denended upon to carry him into the mayor
atty. AS O'Brlen develops weakness, his
Radical allies show more aud more ;dlsposi-
lion to drop him. he cannot bring TO Grants
standard O 1.-THE Of the support he promised,
and tha Tor Murphy Ring, therefore, nave no
turt, = ior him.. They are openly talking
Of q candidate of their own for mayor, though
It war q part of the bargain that they shoulc
support O'Brlen.
by the Liberals. The Tribune pub
Iis1es daily d long list Of appointments for
meetings throughout The State. Herman and
Dspew, the candidates OF the head OF The tlok-
ct. are speaking together in every Congress
district. Sam. Cox Is going the ROUNDS
bis " hook. Among the other good
takers on the stump In thus State are Cover
nor Hoffman, Theodore Tllton, Senator FEN
Judge Culver, Generals Barnum, Palmer,
Slocum and Fitzpatrick, Congrrssmen Sedge-
wick and Goodrich and several negro orators.
Senator Carl Schurz will shoot across The
state ike a meteor next week, speaking IN
New York, Troy, Syracuse and Buffalo. -,
Brooklyn has q precious scandal to divide
interest with The political excitement; Her
venerable ex-msyor, Martin kalo1elsn: Inc
slough old DutchInan" rs ne calls himself, mas
been sued for breach Of promise OF marriage
bv a widow lady, who lays her damages at
sii50. 600. The "OId Dulcnman" 10 one OF the
three richest men of Brooklyn. His wealth Is
way up in the millions. He Is si4ty-eight
wears old, tough, and as obstinate as forty
mules. In a moment Of weakness he actually
did promise to marry the widow. Then ne
repenled and refused to carry out the ar.
raneement. Now he swears, like the sturdy
marry nor oay o cant. He says he can prove
the widow is a 'hard nut" She is a seam
stress: and fascinating. The commotion this
affair has created In Brooklyn you can only
conceive of by supp0slng that your own rlcn.
est and toughest old Dutchman should get
Into q similar scrape. -
One of the largest audiences ever gathered
inside of Booths splendid theatre welcomed
the Boucicault's IN Monday night. The play
was Arrah-na-Pogue, one OF Boucicaulrs
cleyerest Irish sensations, which has been
performed here many times before. MIS-.
Boucicault-the Agnes Robertson OF our
youlh-looked as pretty and played as archly
as ever. The only difference to be discerned
10 her personal appearance is a little more
solidity and rotlindlty of form. Bouclcault
has changed but little too. Their reception
by the audience Must have been gratifying to
their pride. A new actor, o Mr. Shlel Barry,
was introduced, who made a great hit, and
got arst. class notices from all the Critics 10
the morning papers. The Bouclcaults Will
make a tour Of the country, Including the
South, this winter.
Rubensteln's debut was on extraordinary
success. The hearers, carried away with en-.
thusiasm by his playing, did such unusual
things as scream at lhs top OF their lungs,
and throw their hats In the air. l never
heard OF q piano-player evoklng such Demon
beforeifrom an audience OF mstnetlc
New Workers. In The Bowery Theatre, Inc
boys do such things when q taVor1ter actor
wells loud enough. What must be the power,
therefore,, Of q musician who can make the
gloved and perfumed first families act ike
Bowery boys. MN.