The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-10
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
THE RULE OF THE CUSTOMHOUSE
RING.

THE RULE OF THE CUSTOMHOUsE
RING.
Parties In the Next Political Cam
paign-New York In the Inaugura-
tfon Celebratton-Forthc New
Books-The Now Tribune Building
The Evening Illustrated Paper.
[FRoM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YogS, March 2.
In spite of the protest Of the committee of
seventy, and In defiance Of the public will as
expressed In the mass meeting at Cooper In
stitute last week, the Radical Assembly has
passed the Ring charter by n large majority.
The Senate Will probably follow suit, and Gov
ernor Dix will have to face the music with his
signature or his veto. II the charter becomes
law the effect will be to unite the reform ele-
ments with Tammany Hall--a most curious
combination In view of the struggles of the
past few years.. Party lines are already be-
ginning 10 be sharply defined. The Apollo
Hall Democrats, led by O'Brlen, have formed
q coalition with the Cuatomhouse Republi-
cans. Tweed aud his gang, who have been
elected from Tammany, have Joined them.
Tho leaders of this new grand alliance Ia the
fall campaign will be BOSS" Murphy, Jimmy
OBrlen and ex-"Boss" Tweed, with Davenport
as their lieutenant and executive officer.
Ranged on the other aide will be the reformed
Tammany Democrats, under Samuel j. Tildeh
and John Kelly; the Committee of Seventy,
under Mayor Havemeyer; the German Demo-
Gratis. under Oswald Offendorfer; and the LIB.
eral Republicans, uuder General Cochrane. Or
the relative respectabllity of the two factions
It is unnecessary to speak. The names Of the
leaders will serve as guide boards.
A few hundred civilians will 60 from New
York 10 Washington tomorrow night to be
present at the second Inauguration OF Gene
raj Grant. There is really very little Interest
In the event outside of Radical political cir.
cles. There was never President going In
to Office about whom the people were 30 In
different as about This maR who has been re-
elected by default. Our military quota to the
inauguration ceremonies will Do The Fifth
Regiment OF Militia. Colonel Charles Spencer,
commanding. Spencer is somewhat noted
criminal lawyer and Radical local politician.
The regiment will depart by the Washington
train tomorrow night, taking band along.
The Second Connecticut Regiment Is expected
by the New Haven boat, and will march
through the city In the afternoon to the foot
of CortlaDdt street. Tomorrow, therefore,
will be somewhat Of military gala day for
the city.
The uest selling book of the day ls George
Eliot's "Middlemarch." The Harpers have
published q popular edition, and can hardly
keep up with the orders. The reading world
eeems TO be unanimous In the decision that 1t
Is the grandest effort OF the greatest Of women
writer's. Mrs. Lewes received forty thousand
dollars for the novel from her English pub
liehers, and gets q percentage on The Amer
lean sales from the Harpers. Another notable
volume of recent appearance Is "The Brook" t"
poem, by W. B. Wright, professor 10 the
State Normal School ut Buffalo. Mr.. Wright
Is the new American poet, and Ia vigorously
praised by the literary writer's on the New
York press. The veteran George Ripley, OF
the Tribune, compares him to Emerson and
Wordsworth, and even to Milton. Among the
publishers announcements OF Interest are q
new novel by WIlkie Collins, another by Louisa
N. Alcott, author of Little Women "Oak.
shott Caslle," by Henry Kingsley, memoirs
Coming Race" by the late Lord Lytton. The
latter was published anonymously In England
about eighteen moHths since and excited
much notice. An edition was reprinted here,
l believe. Since Bulwer's death his conrec.
lion with 1t has been acknowledged. The edl
ton now about to be Issued by the Harpere
will bear the Imprint of his name. The work
is halftanclful, all-philosophical horoscope
OF the future of the human race.
mentioned the other day that the owners
of the Evening Post had purchased the corner
of Broadway and Fulton street, on the site ol
which they will put up fine building. It is
now announced that the Tribune will carry
out its long contemplated project Of erecting
a new edlfce on and after the 6rst OF next
May. The Tribune, though one OF the wealth
lest of the great daillee, Ia behind most Of
rtn int ha nf NJ
The Herald. Times, Sun, and Stats Zeltung
have fine buildings. The World Ia handsome
ly sheltered, though Mr.. Marble does moi
own the properly. The Tribune edi6ce is ole
and inconveniently arranged, and It's exterior
by no means imposing. For some years the
stockholders have been Intending to rebuild
and with that view bought the building ne3l
door, In which the Day Book was printed un
til lately. The new Tribune structure WILL
cover The slle Of both buildings, and 10 ap-
pearance will be worthy of The fame and opu
ience of the paper. II is TO cost $500. 900, and
will be finished In about q year. While II Il
being erected the Tribune will have to seek
temporary quarters elsewhere.
Tne publishers OF the forthcoming evening
Illustrated paper, the Graphic, nave aaVer'
tised and pacarded the glorles OF their ven
lure 30 generously that there is very vide
spread curiosity to see the first NUMBER. IL Il
said they start with circulation Of 0,000. II
that Is true It will be the best start any new
daily paper has had 10 New York. The first
number will appear on Tuesday next. The
paper will be the size Of BoDner's Ledger, and
contain eight pages, four of which Will be de.
voted to illustrations, and four to news. By
the new process Invented by Mr.. Lego, 9
French Canadian, scenes may be sketched OF
photographed in the morning. transferred tc
stone, and printed Ia the 6f,ernoon.. The
hanging of Foster, for Instance. at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ, con be reproduced pictorlally 10
tie third edition of the paper the same after.
noon. The work is to be done In the highest
style of art, and the price of the paper Will be
lVe cents per copy, the same that ls charged
for the Evening Post The publishers are the
brothers Goodsell, VINO have been known 10
the newspaper world as proprletors OF the
spectator, leading Insurance journal, ano
the FInancler, an organ of the monetary ln'
terest. The managing editor OF the GRAPHIC
ia Mr.. Croly, who left similar position OF
the World 10 lake charge OF the new paper
The staff Ia small and we'll selected, the pur
pose being to depend Tor matter largely OF
outside workers. On the regular staff, how
ever, are Mr.. DimiLry, late OF the washington
Patriot, the accomplished con OF the yenera
BILE Alexander Dlmltry, of Louisiana, Colone
Olcotr, formerly of the Tribune. and Mr. Al
fred Ford and Mr.. Gage, OF lhe World. 49,,