The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-12
NOTES FROM NEW YORK.
RECEPTION OF THE INAUGURAL
SPEECH.

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SPEECH.
Democratic Success In tho Local Elec-
ttons-New Hampshire and Connec-
tteut-The West Point Cadets on
Broadway-Advent OF the New Illus
trated Daily Paper-Beecher's Win
ninSs-Fechter's New Theatre-Thc
East River Bridge.
lFRoM ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, March S.
The papers treat Grants inaugural address
With forbearance. 1t is open to criticism,
particularly In matters Of taste; but as he has
promised to try to do better ior the next four
years, the disposition, Is TO let him have the
chance he asks Without further present ad-
verse comment,
The people, however, are making severe
comments on the Republican party, in the
elections which are being held in the cities
and counties in the interior for local officers
The returns from every county In rural New
Yo.k, 30 far, show heavy Democratic -gains
Several strong Republican counties have been
completely revolutionized. So much Ior the
Credit Mobllier revelations.
Senator Cragin, of New Hampshire, read,
during the debate on the salaries bill on Mon
day, q dispatch from his Republican friends
at Concord, saying that they would lose The
State in the forthcoming election If the Re
publican members of Congress voted to In
crease their pay. The Congressman evidently
looked upon their salaries as of vastly more
consequence than the stability Of the par.y 10
the Granite Slate and passed the bill. The
election comes Off on next Tuesday, and If Mr..
Weston Is not reelected Governor 1t will be
because the Democrats have gone to sleep.
The three Democratic New Hampshire Con-
gressmen shrewdly voted against the In
crease. y
The Democrats are confident of carrying
Connecticut next month cn the State ticket,
and the New Haven Republican papers, at
least, concede the State to them. Ingersoll
will get about six hundred Republican votes
10 New Haven County, and, az the state Is
close, this accession ought to elect him. GOV
ernor English has been nominated for Con-
gsess by the New Haven Democrats, against
Kellogg, the late member. The delegation to
the T6irty-third Congress will probably stand
two Demo Gratis to two Republicans-English,
BaInum, Hawley and StarkWeather-a Demo-
cratic gain OF one.
Broadway will be lively tomorrow morning
with military pageant. The Seventh will
march down 10 the Battery as early as eight
O'Clock, and receive the West Point Cadets
(who are returning from the inauguration cel-
ebraton at Wsshlngton,) and escort them up
to the Grand Central bepo1. A parade OF the
ladies of New York In mulLltudes; but what
may we not expect when, added to that peren-
NAL attraction, are those dear, delightful
young fellows from West Point. Broadway
will, doubtless, be- all of f1utter with white
handkerchiefs, bright ribbons and sparkling
eyes.
Poor Charlie Spencer and his regiment did
not reach Washington In time to march of
with the procession. Something happened to
the locomotive, and the train was four hours
behind time. New York was robbed of Dearly
all Its glory In the celebration; for Spencer,
with his ehiny helmet, was expected 10 al
tract as much attention and elicit as much
applause from the crowd as Grant The reg-
ment managed TO wheel In at the tall end or
the procession, and was therefore hardly no.
ticed.
There was really little excitement on the
streets yesterday afternoon, when The long
expected evening illustrated paper, the
Graphic, made its appearance. Public curl
osIty had been whetted by the advertise
ments, and was keen. The paper went on
like hot cakes. Newsboys with huge bundles
stood on the street corners and disposed oi
copies at Eve cents piece, almost as last as
they could hand them out. Over hily thou
sand, copies were run of by the Graphic
presses and sold in the city, and The country
The first number was hardly up to public ex-
pectatioD. Some of the pictures were bad
not In the drawing, but the execution. ine
publishers acknowledge their shortcomings 10
uSsday's Issue, but attribute them 10 the accl-
dents incident to the beginning of new and
steadily until they fully satisfy the artistic
wants of the public. No fault, however, can
be found with the literary part of the Graphic.
1t is bright, chatty. newsy, ceVerly arranged
and beautifully printed. Among the coatri-
butors whose names appear IN couneclion
with articles are ELI Perkins, Orpheus G. Kerr
aud Walt Whitman. Steadman contributed
the opening poem. The advent OF the Graphic
has been watched with Interest In journalistic
circles since 1t was evident that II the publish
ers could carry out their large promises
revolution In newspaper style was impendlng.
It Is certain from the result that the old style
has not yet received severe shock.
The Herald did stroke Of enterprise by en-
gsglpg Edmund Yates, the English author,
and Colonel Don Piatt, The prince CT news
paper correspondents, to report the inaugural
tlon for It's columns. Two we'll written
sketches were telegrapbed IN eatenSo over the
wires last night, and appeared In full In The
Herald this morning. The feat must nave
coat Mr.. Bennett two or three thousand dol.
lars. but it made the HERALD talked about,
and doubtless Yates's screed will be extensive
ly copied by The press OF other cities. The
Herald is famous for such splendid SURPRISES.
Our Beecher Is still away ic the West lec!nr-
ing TO Immense audiences. He received sz4Oo,
exclusive OF expenses, for two lectures in CID
cInnau-twenty dollars minute. 10 chicago
he drew $500 house.
After fully years. preparation, Fechter
opens his new Fourteenth street theatre on
the 34lh of this month. He will call !t ths
Lyceum. 1t is arranged on an entirely novel
plan, and the theatre-goers are all agog 10 see
it. Melodrama Is to be Fechter's strong card.
An investigation into the affairs OF the East
River bridge has brought forth an opinion
from Mr.. Suanahan, one CT the leading busi-
ness men oil Brooklyn, that 1t can never be
completed by private enterprise. because 1t
: win not be remuneratlve. He estimates that
the cost will be at least nine millions of dol
lara. ana thinks that The TWO cities ought to
undertake the construction. This opens ap a
p6w question :or newspaper and legislative
discussion. What II the big towers already
partially finished should be left to stand as
melancholy monuments Of tailure-like that
affair on the banks OF the Potomac NYM.