The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-02


[FRoa QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, December %.
We are beginning to get out of our weather
troubles. The sun has been shining to-day,
the sidewalks are well cleared of snow, the
horse.cars are running again, and the tempe
rature Is comfortable. The "oldest inhabi.
tantn does not remember the like Of Thurs
days visitation and Its consequences 1T Is
not extravagance to say that lie In Gotham
stood still for twenty-tour hours, 80 complete
was the snow blockade.
There was much apprehension yesterday
that the Fire Department would be ''stalled"
by the heavy snow drifts. Had there been a
large confagration on Thursday there would
really have been great difficulty to drag the
engines to 1t. But at the burning Of Mail.
lard's Confectionery Store and Hotel on
Broadway yesterday morning the depart
ment did some effective work. The force mas
been badly overworked Of late, and deserves
credit Tor its excellent service under the Cir
cumstances.
The newsp apers are still discussing the
problem of "Eie.proof buildings" 1t is evil
dent that we have not yet found out how to
construct them. Hiram Powers, The Ameri.
can sculptor, writes from Florence to the Eve
ming Post that during his thirty.fve years
residence iu that city, he has not known OF q
house being destroyed by fire there. As 1t Ia
place of one hundred and seventy-seVen
thousand Inhabitants, this statement seems
almost incredible. But Mr.. Powers exDjafps
1t by showing that the floors OF all The hdcses
are constructed Of brick. Bis receipt for fire.
proof buildings is as follows: First, the
abandonment OF all wood foorsi second, the
floors to be made of bricks. thus sealing down
all ventilation In case Of fire; third the stairs
10 be metallic, or of stene; fourth. the raftsrs
of the roof, like the joists of the f,ors, to be
all bricked over before putting on the slates
or lilea. - 81.
MI. Froude sailed for England to-day In the
Cunard steamer Adrlatic: In one or two
senses his visit to America has been failure.
He came 10 appeal 10 an American tribunal IN
the matter of the controversy between Eng
land and ireland, and TO persuade us to use
our influence with the Irish to induce them to
'.listeu to reason" he succeeded In stirring
up hornets nest OF Celtic orators, and OF
for not only did the majority Of American
newspapers take up cndgels ior the Irish, but
the English press berated him for his assur-
ance In assuming that he had right to sub
nit British affairs to the consGlences Of
Yankees. His other failure has been as pub
lie lecturer. Bis delivery was 80 poor that
only respect for his abilities as writer Insured
him handful of hearers anywhere. AS II
was, he addressed beggarly houses outside Of
New York and Boston.
Professor Tyndall, on the other hand, has
pleasing manner and is greeted. by large su-
dIences. His experiments are very beautiful,
and not at all difficult to understand by the
'unscieDti6c.
Another step In the cheapeniRg of tele.
graphic communication may be noticed. A
new company advertlses to-day that It mas
COMPLETED lines between New York, Phila-
delphia and Washington, and VII! take mes
charged by the other companies. A dispatch
by this line, from New York to Washington,
OF twenty words, will cost one cent and q
half per word, and one cent for each addi'
tlonal word.
There was meeting OF temperance people,
held at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church last
night. to protest sgainst the nse Of wine on
sented to the ladies of New York to keep their
irefreshment tables clear of all that will intox-
lcate. Many ladies, it may be remarked, have
discontinued the refreshment feature alto
gether on New Years day. Many others orer
coffee and weak lemonade to their visitors
instead OF wine and brandy. The "parlor
drinking saloon" has seen It's best days, and
after few years more 1t will probably not be
in good taste for lady to ask her caller TO
take q drink. Temperance sentlmentallste
are fond of sttribntlng The drinking ha6lts OF
our Young men 10 the first vine cup filed by
woman's fair hand at New Years day meet-
Ing. A., w.
York press the other day on Its Improved
manners. The Herald, which has been the
chlefest of sinners, had set beautiful exam
ple of courtesy 10 contemporaries, which tne
other papers seemed inclined to follow. But
the Times and the World have already lorgot-
ten the lesson, aud are drnbbing each otner IN
the good old style Of the days OF the elder
Bennett. The editor Of the Times accuses
Mr.. Marble of taking q house on Fifth Avenue
as q bribe from the Tweed Ring. marble
shows that he owned the house long before
the Ring war began, and fles at Jennings IN
this feroclous manner:
''If our readers are bored by this topic we
beg to suggest that since an eyre gions ass mas
got control Of newspaper once fespectaIpise, s,,
it Ia best to prevent his doing mischief oy
prodding him awhile till his hearse and native
accents have widely betrayed the nature OF
the beast After that he can safely be iele 10
bis diguses." ,.r.. =.
Journalism In the United States" is announced
by the Harpers. 1t covers the GROUND away
back to 1890, when the arst newspaper was
printed ln Boston. Mr.. Hudson is one OF the
abIest and most experienced OF american
Journalists, and is admirably fitted Tor the TASK
of collatInp all the Information about the
American press In Its past and present condl,
tiol. 1t seems proper that his record should
close Just as personal journalism ls dying out
with Bennett and Greeley, and new era is
opening. - NfA.
SAM PATCHS LAST LEAP.