The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-06
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
HOW TWEED PACKED n JURK--HLS
ULTIMATE CONVICTION DOUBTFUL.

HOW TWEED PACKED n JURK--HL6
ULTIMATE CONVICTION DOUBTFUL.
Visitors to Murderers' Row-New York
ObservatorIes-A True Won q NJ .
Work-Weiss's shakespearian Lee
ures---Bagotry Rebuked-Tho Last
Parasian Sensations.
[FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YORK, February2.
The belief is widespread that two, at least,
of the jurors In the Tweed trial were brIbed In
the Interest of the defendant. How true this
is, probably never will be ascertalned; but Mr..
Tremaln, In his application for a new trial yes
terday, deliberately charged that one juror was
"a man totally destitute of property; that he
was what was commonly called a hummer on
the docks; that he was never known or seen
for years with decent suit of clothes until
he was dressed up and by some mysterious
process brought into court" Mr.. Trsmsln's
inference is that this man was one of Tweed's
tools smuggled Into the jury-box to prevent
conviction.
When 1t is considered what important In
terests Tweed had at stake, and also the fraity
of poor human nature, a disagreement Of the
jury Is not at all surprising. Had verdict of
guilty been brought In, Tweed would not only
have had to 20 to Sing Sing as common
telon, but q precedent would have been estab-
lished for the civil suits In which he would
have been stripped of all his wealth. He could
afford, therefore, 10 pay juror 9 quarter or
q conviction. How many average human be-
Ings are there who would be proof against
such temptation Herein is the difficulty
that will attend all The efforts 10 bring Tweed
to justice. He has immense riches, ana ls
willing to use them freely to buy an acquit-
hands, even the officers charged with the pros
ecutlon may be enchanted.
A petition 10 the Governor for the commu-
tation OF Fosters sentence 10 imprisonment
for life is being circulated for signatures at the
City Hall. T. is doubtful If in The present resent
care to interfere. The mnrderous company
at the Tombs will have TO be thinned out be-
fore the voice OF mercy can be heard. "Nur.
derers' Row." by the way, is one OF the chief
attractions In the city at this time. During
visiting hours the corridor Is thronged with
curious strangers, as we'll as by friends and
sympathizers of the inmates Of the cells.
ments In another section Of the ''bastile,n as
he calls 1t, ''purely from principles" holds
levee every day. Among his comforters are
Mrs. Woodruff end Colonel Claflin, for whoee
vile sakes he has. sacrificed himself thus. Hls
last kink is that he is going TO be dictator"
and svenge himself on his enemies, including
Marble, oil the World.
The directors OF the great Industrial exhibl-
tion scheme have succeeded In getting the
81 SOC, 600 subscribed for the ground on Nine
ty.eighth street, on which the building Is to be
erected. 1t will BIZ an enormous structures
as large as the Vienna Exposition building and
almost as magnificent. One OF the features
will be dome seven hundred feet high, from
which wide view OF surrounding country
will be obtained. There is also o very high
tower being constructed at Central Park, and
a tower at Prospect Pork In Brooklyn will be
begun In the spring, which will rise a hum
dred feet from the top Of lofty hill and af-
ford slght-seers survey ol the country, from
Sandy Hook to Yonkers on the Hudson, and
from Rockaway, in the east, to Newark and
the Orange Mountains In Jersey. These OBJ.
s 1ns lss ns' ~ h $eie sss e.;: sssss
an impression OF the city and Its suburbs be
obtained. With the map in bis head the
stranger may venture everywhere without
guide.
Miss Emily Faithful. the fat, good-humored
EngisuVoman, who is making visit to the
United States al this time, gave lecture last
evening at Association Hall upon the eminent
men and women whom she bad known. Her
remIniscences extended from the Time OF
Rogers to that of the latest literary prodigy,
and In point OF social emlnence from Mrs.
Trollope TO Queen Victoria. She is chatty and
amusing, and told some new stories ABOUT
ROgerss grabbed temper and Lord Broughams
magnificent selfesleem. Miss. Faithful ID
laboring women In England and this country.
Her appeals In the Lyceum and through the
press are awakening the public mind to the
great wrong which Is inflicted upon woman
by excluding her from vocatlons for which
she Is as well fitted mentally and physically a.
men. In this respect Miss. Faithful DINERS
from her sister agitators, the Anthonys ana
Cady Stantons. She is striving lor praclcai
benefits for her sex, while the others are run.
ming after the will.6.the-wisp OF the ballot.
Rev. John Weiss, who has rlsen to fame
within few years as one OF the most bril.
liant and-rare comblnation--one OF the most
profound of lyceum orators, ls announced Tor
q series of lectures on Shakespeare. His lee
ture on music last year was the theme OF gen.
eral praise. Mr.. Weiss belongs to the class OF
theologIans called "Free Rellgionists" he Ia
of the school of Rockingham and Emerson,
which to the orthodox mind is that OF nearly
pure materlalism. When he came here from
Boston to give his Shakespeare lectures ne
secured the convenient hall OF the Young
Mems Christian Association on FourLn ave-
nue.. What was his astoniehment when
he attempted to take possession to receive
q notification from the secretary that permif..
sion to use their hall was Withdrawn. The
only reason given for this actien was that the
Christian young men could not let their hall
10 an infldel. The next day an indignant arti-
Gle appeared in the Christian Union news
paper, signed by Henry Ward Beecher, pro-
testing against the blgotry which would eX-
clude this eminent lecturer from The associa-
ton building, when purely literary subject
was to be discussed by him. This was fol-
lowed by card, signed by Mr.. Bryant and
number of the leading citizens OF New York,
requesting Mr.. Weiss to deliver bis lectures
elsewhere In the city. The affair created quite
breeze and brought the whole daily press
down on the over.zealous secretary.
The two last importatlons from the Paris
stage are the best plays being performed IN
New York at present. "Alixe," at the Filth
Avenue, promises to run through the remain.
der of the season, owing to the wonderful
acting of Miss Morris. The other play ls,
zone Hundred Years Old" which has been
brought out at the Union Square. The char
acter of the Centenarlsn is performed by MI.
Mark Smith, who has made hit In 1t.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.