The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-06
frRoM DUB OWN CORRESPONDENT


fFRoM ouR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW YORK, January l.
The day is bright overhead and deep with
melting snow underfoot, and only the male
gender can be seen on the streets. This is New
Years Day, and the genial old Knlckerbocker
custom of New Years calls is being observed.
There does not appear to be any falling off In
the number of gentlemen out, 80 the croakers
who were mourning over the decadence of
the holiday are no true prophets. At this
hour of writing "a o'clock P. NJ the callers
are not yet tipsy. In many houses the ladies
hav6 substituted coffee for wine on their
improper indulgence at least Ia partially re-
moved. 1t Is questionable, however, If the
man who swallows strong coffee at every
place he visits will BIZ in any better physical
condition to night than he who gets hilariously
"light."
The new year begins with the installation of
new State and city officials. Hoffman and
Hall go out, and Dix and Havemeyer come
In. The Republicans take full possession al
most everywhere. though this is Democratic
State, and New York is a Democratic metrop.
oils by an overwhelming majority. So much
for bad management and unfortunate nomina-
tions, last summer and autumn.
The regular democracy of this metropolis
do not intend 10 be caught in any snch plight
this year. The reorganization OF Tammany
Into strong compact body Ia going on with
success. There is Democratic majority In
this city Of over fifty thousand, aud only the
worst of laundering has rendered 1t ineGect-
i've. The election of members of the Tam
many general committee took place on
Monday night. This body consists OF five
hundred delegates, certain number being
chosen at the primary elections In each OF the
twenty-one Assembly districts. They serve
for one year, and constitute The governing
body OF the party in this city. All the leading
party chiefs and men OF local influence In the
wares belong to 1t. This year many of The
Apollo Hall leaders having been pardoned,
ever, Is not of the number. The names OF
Samuel J. Tilden, Judge Sutherland, Gust
elected city judge by the Republicans und
Apollo Hall Abraham r. Laurence, late can
didate for mayor, eX-Mayor Tieman, Augustus
Schell, chairman of The Democratic national
committee, Horace F. Clarke, (Vande. bllts
son-inlaw,) George Law, Jr., and John Nor
rissey, appear among The newly elected dele
gates.
Tne returns Of the popular vote In all the
States for President last November are IN,
and show some facts Of great signihcance.
Grants majority OF the vote actually polled
Is over 700, 900. the largest ever received by
Presidential candidate. But when the vote
Is examined these figures melt into nothing
ness. The analysis demonstrates that the
election went by default, and that Grant is q
minority President. His aggregate vote In
round numbers is 3,500,OO0. The number OF
citizens entitled to vote, according 10 the
census of 1870, Is $500, 900. Allowing for
two years. increase the figures show that
5000 900 legal voters did not vote for Grant
u majority against him of fully 100000 This
opposition IL composed OF those who voted
Tor Greeley, O'Conor and Black, and those
who were not Well enough satisfied with
The pols Mf Grant has ho o' reason there
fore, to put on the airs of an autocrat, nor Is
the Republican party 10 the impregnable POSI-
tIon ils more Jealous partlsans Imagine.
The other interesting revelations OF the
complete returns are that nearly half NIL
lion of Democrats who voted In previous elec-
lions did not vote for Horace Greeley. Charles
O'Conor was supported by but 26, 900 Of these.
The remainder stayed ut home In the sulks.
There is food for study in these figures.
The Vienna International Exposition i5 to
be the European attraction this year, and
there will doubtless be large movement of
Americans across the water as soon as the
weather Is peasanler. The exposition opens In
May and closes In November. Already parties
are being formed to 60 over, on the combina-
tion plan. There is an enterprlslng house In
London, of which O Mr.. Cook is The head,
which chaperons parties OF tourists over the
Continent for fixed price per head, the SUM
including passages, hotel fares and incl
dentals. This house has established branch
office in broadway, and vii! form parties tor
the exposition. a party composed exclusively
of male and female teachers is already made
up, snd Cook is to take 1t through Scotland,
England, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Ger
many and return, and feed 1t with first class
care, at $4O0 gold per head. A Masonic ex-
cursion is also organizing.
The powerful Methodist Episcopal Church
is threatened with serious division on the
question of future punishment-that Is If the
excitement which attended the meeting Of
the New York Methodist Preachers Society
On Monday is evidence. The 'annihilation"
school made stand and flung out Its banners
to the breeze. The Rev:Dr True, an eminent
man In the church, read paper, amid Violent
Interruptions, advocating the view that there
is no endless torment, by fire or ofconscience,
for the wicked after death, but that the un-
converted soul ls simply annihiated-it ceases
to exist. His position was stated thus sue
clnc:ly In his address:
wAnnihilatlon Is the destruction of the mate
rial of which man is made, and would require
the same exertion OF power on the part OF the
Almighty as the creation of matter. believe
that the penalty of the incorrigibly wicked
will be the destruction of his conscious exist
ence; total cessation of all his functions.
Man was designed 10 live forever. He was
naturally immortal; the penalty OF the law
wac the destruction Of this Immortality. There
were three great men at three great epochs
OF The world through whom the Divine will
was given to man. Adam, Moses and Christ.
With the law the penalty OF violating the law
should be given, aud If you do not find the
penalty of eternal punishment given by either
of these In direct terms, do not look 10 para
bles. figures of speech, or the meaning Of
words. With the law the penalty was given.
What did God say to Adam, our representa-
tive? "In the day thou eatest thereof thou
shalt surely die," and 80 death entered the
world. Adam was not damned. This Ia not
damned world In which we Methodist preach
ers live and preach repentance and remission
of sins. But physical death entered the world
and passed upon all men, because all have
slnned. can't be objected TO thus far in my
theology"
The Rev. Mr.. Corbett interrupted DR.. True,
excitedly: "Yes, you can be objected to won-
derlully. No one here will allow such eccle-
siastlcal humtrnmpery." There was great
confusion and calls to order, and other gentle
men were on their feet, protesting against Dr..
True's assumption. Mr.. Corbett shouted again:
| ssIhe doctrine just enunciated by DR.. True
originated In hell, and ought to be crammed
back there again, and the preacher who would
give ulterauce to such heresy ought to be-
| turned neck and heels out of the church.
| will protest against iL here and everywhere,