The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, June 26, 1872, Image 1

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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE BLUE RIDGE MttLION. A PROMPT REPORT AND DECISIVE ACTION. . The City Council Joined as a Plaintiff In the Salt Against the Blue Ridge f Ring - miscellaneous Proceedings of Connell. A regalar meeting of the City Council was held last evening at five o'clock, with Mayor .Wagener presiding, and Aldermen O'Neill, Bowen, Garrelt, Kenny, . Voigt, Sweegan, Glover, Johnston, Brown, Slmonds and Pelzer present, A petition was received from Messrs. Alfred Bernard, Henry Bl-ohoff. Bernard O'Neill, W. Y. Leitch, John Kenny, John H. Houston, H. . H. DeLeon, C. D. Ahrens, C.* Michaels, Charles O. Witte and Samuel L. Bennett, urging the Importance of rebuilding the burnt district and other waste places in tte city, and urging * a release from city tax'ja for five years upon buildings erected within a certain specified J I time. On motion of Alderman Sweegan, the petitiqafwas referred jointly to the commit? tees orj/asscBi raents and ways and means. ' A petition was received from Messrs. B. H. Rutledge and W. G. DeSaussure, plaintiff's at? torneys and special referees in the case of M. G. Oakes, trustee of the estate ot S. B. Oakes, against ?..F. Appleton, for a remission of the city taxes for 1871, on account ot alleged over " assessment and in Justice to the other credit? ors of the estate, which ls insolvent. Referred to the committee on retrenchment and relief. A petition waa received from Charles Car rere, agent for certain lots on Broad and Friend streets lately purchased by the City Connell, asking to have the taxes on said lots remitted. Granted. A petition was received from Wm. Marscher asking for permission to open the street to make a connection with the street drain irom the yard drain of his house Just erected on the ; north side of Queen street. At the suggestion ol the Mayor, it was resolved to refer this petition and similar petitions that may be re? ceived in future to the Board of Health, with power to act. An opinion was received from the city at? torney, submitting certain receut decisions of j the Supreme Cour: upon the right ol benevo? lent societies to exemption from city taxation, and a report of a verdict against the city for --damages from an open cellar door extending across the sidewalk. Mr. Corbin also submitted the following opinion and report of his action under the re? cent resolution cl' the City Council in regard to its Interest In the Blue Ridge Railroad : Korport of City Attorney Corbin, -ir OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY, / CHARLESTON, S. C., June 25, 1872. J To Ute Mayor and Aldermen of the City of\ Charleston : GENTLEMEN-I have considered the subject j matter of the resolution passed by you at your last meet i og, which resolves that the city attor? ney be Instructed to report to the Connel1 what action ls necessary to protect the Inter? est ol the city in the Blue Bldge Railroad, and have to report : That the Interest of the city In the Blue Bldge Bailroad consists in the ownership of j 10,540 shares ol the capital stock of the com? pany, for which the City Council has paid $1,054,000. Th? rest of the stock, consisting of about 13,500 "shares, formerly owjied by the State, ls now supposed to be owned by a few men by virtue of a pretended purchase from the'State through the agency ol the sinking fond commission. The validity cf this sale has been seriously doubted as not within the authority of the sinking fund commissioners, and not properly confirmed by the Legisla? ture; but however thia may be, the fact is un? doubted that for all practical purposes now the State has parted with its Interest in this j slock, and lt is now in the hands of a few pri? vate persona. These persons who have thus got possession of the State's stock have there? by more than half ot all the stock Issued by the Blue Bldge Bailroad Company, and hence a controlling influence in the management of j the road. In-?he resolution passed by you I regret j that lt was not stated, by preamble or other? wise, precisely what danger was apprehend? ed to the interest of the city, and against which a remedy ls sought, and thus reduce my j reply to a mere question ol law or practice. As lt ls, I am left to conjecture the evil aimed at by you, and for that, if possible, to suggest a remedy. I can but suppose that you have reference to the charges made in the daily newspapers against certain officers of the road of fraudulently misappropriating the as? sets and tunds of the road. My general knowledge of the affairs ol this road, and of some of the men into whose hands it appears to have fallen, leads me to believe that what is so generally charged has more or less of truth In It, but how much or how little I do not know, nor have I the means of knowing. Several suits in this State aud New York have recently been Instituted against the company - by Its creditors, in which they charge the most flagrant misappropriation and embezzlement of the funds of the compa? ny by the president, J. J. Patterson, and others. Among others, one has been instituted by John M. Mackay, complaining on behalf of I himself and all other stockholders who shall j come in and contribute to the support of the j action. This complaint, after alleging numer? ous misapplications and embezzlements of funds of the company, prays among other [ things "that a receiver of the property aud ef? fects of the said corporation be appointed to collect, receive and take charge of said pro? perty for the use and benefit of the stock? holders of said company." This complaint ls sustained by Oe affidavits of J. M. Mackay and Thomas J. Steers. Now, my opln^f ion as to this complaint (I mean the substance of lt) ls, that If the allegations are true, or half true, the City Council, as a stockholder, ought at once to take part In it as a party plaintiff. If lt be true, as alleged, that hundreds of thousands of the funds of the road have been and are , being applied to purposes and objects utterly foreign to the purposes and objects indicated lu the charter of the corporation, and this to the neglect of honest creditors, there ls am? ple ground for the intervention of a court, and the appointment of a receiver, for the I purpose of securing an hon pst administration ot the aflairs of the compan. The direct and proper remedy in such a case is, If lt can be Invoked, for the directors to at once suspend or remove the officers guilty of the misapplication or embezzle? ment of funds. Il this cannot be done, then the stockholders should apply to the court for j an injunction to prevent future diversions of the funds of the company, and, if possible, place all the property of the road in honest and competent hand?. The City Council ia so largely lntereated In this road as a stockhold? er, I have thought best to file a petition in the j case of Mackay, to be allowed to come in as a party plaintiff, ?c., and an order making the City Council party was taken belore Judge Melton, at Columbia, yesterday. Io my Judg? ment, assuming, of course, Hie truth of tho allegations in the complaint, the placing of this road In the hands of a receiver, honest and capable, is the best way to protect the Interest of I he City Council in the Blue Ridge Railroad. Very respectfully, D. T. CORBIN-, City Attorney. On motion ol Alderman Voigt, the. opinion was referred jointly tn the committees on ways and means and railroads, with full pow? er to take such action in the premises as they | shall And necessary. A petition was received from several far-1 mers on Charleston Neck, from Shepherd | street to the city boundary, asking a reduc? tion o? the assessments on their property, which are claimed to be excessive and ruiu OUB. Referred to tbe committee on retrench? ment and relief. The committee on retrenchment and relief reported, through Alderman Bowen, upon the petition of the Union Widows' Home, asking thal the Institution be continued, and recom? mended the granting of the petition for at J least another year. Adopted. Alderman Johnston, Irom the committee on contracts, reported that two proposals had been received for making the proposed alter? ations In the city appraiser's and treasurer's offices, one from George W. Egan at $2980, and another from William Wallace at $3300: The report was received as Information, and action deferred. The Mayor reported thal,'in view o? the ap? proaching election, he had deemed it neces? sary to make a small increase In the police force under the authority invested In him by the statutes, and that he had reappointed Officer May upon the detective force. Alderman Voigt called attention lo the wretched condition ol some of the streets through which the tracks of the Charleston City Railroad were laid, and Inquired if the railroad company were not required to keep the roadway beiween their tracks in order. He said that he had heard numerous com? plaints from citizens of the condition of King and Meeting streets, and had himself witnessed accidents to light vehicles caused by the holes and mts in the streets. Alderman 8igwald gave an assurance that | the matter should be attended to, and the meeting then adjourned. POLITICAL STRAWS. Groesbeclc Getting Ready to Retire. CINCINNATI, June 25. Groesbeck's friends have no idea that he will allow the use o? bis name to embarrass the Ballimore Convention. A Brand-New Sachem. NEW YORK, June 25. Horatio Seymour has been made sachem ol Tammany. Renomination or a Congreslonal Car? pet-Bagger. PORTSMOUTH, VA., June 26. James H. Platt was to-day renominated for Congress by tbe Republics ti Convention ot the Second District of Virginia. A GALE IX ENGLAND. Serious ?lsaaten in tlie Midlum! Coun? ties. LONOOV, June 25. The storm which prevailed yesterday alter noon wan most severe In the Midland counties j where, at some points, the fury of tbe tempest was without precedent. The storm was par? ticularly destructive in Staffordshire. In the Town of Stafford, the station of the London and Northwestern Railway and a number o? other buildings were unroofed by the winds and completely wrecked. Many build I uga and treec, at other points, were struck by light- j nlng. In that portion of country lying be? tween the towns o? staff .-ru and Wolverhamp? ton the crops were prostrated a?d destroyed. THE MEXICAN REBELS ENTRENCHING. MATAHORAS, June 25. Trevino is entrenching at Monterey with four J thousand men, while eight thousand govern? ment troops are approaching. A decisive but? tle ls expected. THE LOOKOUT IN ENGLAND. LONDON, June 25. The Times, commenting on the lookout ol various building craftsmen, some twenty thou? sand In number, Bays: The Inevitable result of trade disputes ls an inevitable Increase In the prices of the products with which England supplies the world, and that the consequent loss to England will make coal and iron dear, and that In consequence England will loose the advantage of her resources and products. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -A New York ooy five years old was shock? ingly mutilated by a leonard lo Central Park. -Peter Cooper, ot ' York, condemns the strikes, and has contributed nothing to sustain them. -The government and Frank D. C. Mood's stores, In Mllwaukle, were struck by light- j nlng and totally destroyed. LOBB $145,000. -A letter from Major-Geheral Schofield, dated May 20tn, reports the Kiowas are on a raid In Texas to release Satanta and Big Tree. -The commissioner of Internal revenue declines to test In tbe courts tbe constitution? ality ot the tax on the New York Central Rail? road scrip, and will seize the property ll' Hie lax be not paid. THE CHARLESTON NEWS.-We had the pleas? ure of a visit, yesterday, from W. E. Simmons, Jr., agent for THE CHARLESTON NEWS, who. comes among our citizens in the interest ol' that excellent journal. THE NEWS :S one of | our most valued exchanges, and we cheerfully commend lt as among the most enterprising and best managed dallies In the South. {Augusta Chronicle. MORE ARRESTS-ONE MAN 8HOT.-Deputy Marshal Maloney, of Newberry, with a posse or file of soldiers, made a raid upon the resi? dence or Mr. John Blease, In Edgefleld Coun? ty, near Saluda Old Town, Sunday night, to arrest some parties charged with violation of the enforcement act. Thew were four In all- f Tallaferro Perry, D. M. Ward, John J. Barr "hod another. Perry was captured without in Jury, John J. Barr was seriously wounded while attempting to get away, and tbe other two escaped.-Columbia Phoenix. DRINKING WATER.-Drinking wine ls a habit ;. so ls dunkin.' spirits, ale, cider, coffee and waler. The last ls thought a necessity; but to drink much ls s habit. Some people drink lit? tle-not because their constitutions require less than others; il is their habit. These peo? ple never perspire so much as those who drink more. The more that ls drunk, the more wa? ter passes away, or the sj stein would suffer. As it ls, Ihe strain affects it. The skin, the kidneys, bowels, lungs, all a?-? drawn upon. The result ls, as may be naturally expected, exhaustion. For this reason, the man who drinks much water, particularly during the summer and in the hottest weather, ls leBs able lo endure fatigue. The water is of no benefit to him-that ia, the excess, it must pass away, and ibis requires au effort of the system, which ls the sweating process. Hail he not used the excess ol water, he would not J have perspired BO; it would not have been there for the system to expel. It is a habit to drink water so much; a false thirst is created. We should drink only what is needed. The habit of drinking more will soon be overcome, and the person will leel much stronger, -..nd more capable of bearing tatigue. lu winter, little fluid Is needed beyond what our food furnishes; in summer, some more, but not J much.-Country Gentleman. THE CARNIVAL OF SOUND. MUSICAL Sl'CCESSES AXI> FAILURES OF THE BOSTON FESTIVAL. ?The Jubilee Aesthetically Considered? An Incomprehensible Medley- The Phenomenal Voice of Lent ner- About I the Mighty Chorus, and what Abt J Thinks of it. [From the New York World ] BOSTON, June 19. The musical part o? the Peace Jubilee has now been developed sufficiently to enable one to judge of Its osthetic merits. Let me say then in review that, it presents to the musi? cian or the critic one ot the most Incompre? hensible rr dleys of successes and failures that he was ever called to express an intelli? gent opinion upon. On Monda}' the opening performance of "Old Hundred" promised a new order of dynimics for the chorals an- j nounced. But on the second day the mal- [ treatment of the British anthem and the fall? ing off in the power ol the chorus in its treat? ment of the chorals from the oratorios betok? ened disaster. "Old Hundred" was an event; "God save the Queen" was mag? nified imbecility and chaos. The "Rlenzl" overture, played by the enor? mous orchestra with more strings and brass than were ever before brought together, waa remarkable for Hie new effects wrought solely by the aggregation of instruments. The "Tannhauser" overture to-day was unwieldy dissonance. The soloists are similarly situ? ated. Herr Bendel, the pianist, who pounds the instrument as kitchen maids do steak lo make lt eoCt and tender, and was purposely provided with an Iron-clad Instrument lu wh'ch every quality had been sacrificed to j Impregnability, vainly shook hie .maV<"<c locks over ibo keyboard. And Goddard, one ol the mast classical, or remaps I should say one of the moat d&creeflj melodious or per? formers, barely secured u reception, and was not even recalled. Bendel proved a tumultu? ous failure, though he ls unquestionably an artist o? the spasmodic excellence, and God- J dard naturally enough feels chagrined at I being set down among anvils and guns and bilden pipe sweetly. But the com? paratively unknown (at least unknown here) soprano, Mme. Pescbka-Leutner, won a magnificent triumph, and be? came the star of the jubilee. Her phenome nal voice is.exactly the prize which Americans go mad over. Were it possible for her io ex? tend her visit Into a starriog lour throughout the large cities, I believe she would win more money than is io possession of the monarch who retains her services at a salary. If you will Imagine a magnificent-looking woman, with a voice not only extending three octaves Irom register to register, but possessing in its lower and middle notes some of that wonder lul capacity lor which Calalanl was noted, and who executes all the runs and cadenza?, and even the staccato floratun; with which Carlot ta Patti amazed us, yon will seo Leutner. Here, then, was a great success belcnging pxclusively to the Jubilee and labelled In view Ol'all managers and o. en-eared agents, "Hands off." But this success was surrounded with failures. R?dersdorf!", who undertook to slog the "Inflammattie," stabbed the eight thous? and wit h l'aise notes and strained herself be-j yond endurance to fill the void of the Coli? seum. So lt was with the chorus. Here they were grand and there they were grotesque. Now lt was stupendous and now it was hammer and tongs. In the chorus from Costa's "EU" they were not only kept well In hand, but really gave to the composition some of the character | the composer intended. In the British an? them the tiumeasured^elements that bad been summoned rebelled. The ocean of chorus rose up against Itself. The big organ stood on the defensive, and the conductor shook his wand supplicatlngly In ull directions like a civil officer appealing to a mob. But it was vain. The enormous enginery ol this sturm could nor be righted in a t wi uleling. The wind blew and the rain ot voices iel1, the sopranos welled over In unmanageable billows, and the basses dashed themselves in thun? derous fury against the beetling organ, and lor a moment the grand efforts ot the man who had invoked this dreadful monster seemed not unlike those of Dame Parting? ton with her broom, when she undertook to regulate the Atlantic. But,*on the other hand, Strauss has been a success, and two or three ol the oratorio selections were powerful and proper. To continue the schedule, the operatic music was the most defiantly Improp- J er and unoperatic that I ever heard. We I might pardon the dally throes ot the anvil chorus, excited for no other purpose than to exhibit the Boston firemen, but when lt. came lo Meyerbeer's grand neena, that magnificent "Benediction of the Poulards," thau which there has been written no concerted piece BO fraught with the intensity of human passion, and so involved In its exquisite portrayal of conflicting emotions, we could hardly pardon the temerity which put lt into the mouths of I rural choristers, and exhibited lt jangled [ and colorless like a noisy congr national chant. Dramatic music, written up to a par? ticular situation, cannot be treated In this herding manner. It ls true lhere was a reserve of voices for these special pieces called a musical bouquet, which bouquet was culled from the amateur parterres of the whole Union. But lt was demonstrated that a bouquet could no more sing this emotional music with the spirit that alone gave lt ex? cuse for existence than a rainbow could ride a circus horse. The best thing they could do was to go through the motions. Failure also beset the pet Idea of having Abt'M sentimental ditty, "The Swallows," sung by the twenty thousand. It wouldn't be suug in that way, and even If lt had consented, everybody knew that it would be much belter done by a solita? ry young lady in a back parlor ou a moonlight evening in autumn. The worthy German song writer himself conducted Its performance. The chorus got up to look at him, and the au? dience stood on their seats, and lifter all per? haps they were satisfied. But musically lt was an unsentimental, unnatural and ungraceful performance, and the singers themselves ap- J peared lo take but Utile interest In lt. I spoke to Abt about lt afterward*. He shrugged his shoulders and smiled, and tried to convey to me by the corner of his eye thai, he thought it was grand "hoom-poog." And I dare say it wa?. So you will see that the fail? ures and successes are evenly mixed in the programme. The effects sought to be ob? tained by the monster chorus are problemati? cal at best. The best authorities are not sure that the increase of majesty in an extraordi? nary number of volees compensates the loss of I accuracy and delicacy. They are pretty well convinced, however, that increase ot numbers does not give increase of power. The increase is always In qnalltv, not In strength, and they agree that there are only cer? tain forms and kinds of compositions which can be safely entrusted to such choruses. The projectors of the Peace Jubilee seem to think that anything which can be appropriately sung by one voice can be appropriately sung by twenty, thousand concertedly. This is a mis? take as big as the Coliseum Itself-nay, bigger; lt ls the size of Boston. There Is. however, another feature of this musical entertainment which, by reason of its novelty and Individual excellence no less than the national prejudice to which it appeals, has proved ot' great interest. I refer to the foreign military bands. But here the music is so en- J velopeu tn purely hospitable buncombe that it j is hard to separate it. The Grenadier Guard band and the German band are both excellent martial troupes, and their visit will, I trust, be beneficial to our own noisier and less sympa? thetic companies. They, however, offer noth? ing new in their composition; meir instru? ments and tho proportion of them are not un? like those ol our best bands, but In the use of I the Instruments they are ahead ol' us. There J are many virtuosi in both the loreign compa? nies. Here they could not be sustained in the same positions except as solo performers. The enthusiasm attending tne performances ol these military visitors ls a conspicuous cir? cumstance In Itself entirely disconnected from t he musical excellence. They fire tho popular heart with their red-hot uniforms rather than With their Instruments. The ail-compassing hospitality of the Yankee effervesces much more noisily than his admiration. And here let me remark that I never saw, and pro? bably never will see again, auch a provincial audience as here assembles. It becomes en? thusiastic at the slightest provocation. It jumps upon the Beats, chorus and all, to see I the foreign pianist and singer and band. No sooner does Mme. Leutner or Goddard appear far back by the organ, wending her or his way , ~e'r?PJi tllaQ UP spring the20,000, craning their 20,000 necks and straining to overlook each other with an eagerness ?int discloses their despair of ever being able to see another artist without paying for lt. It is tbe same way with the audience. Its avidity ol curiosi? ty Is absolutely rude, and noiulog so clearly shows Its rural origin. The pulse of Boston is much lower than on Monday. The chorus is still seen in the street drinking ginger beer and staring into the shop windows, but there is less excitement. The distinctive features ot lue Jubilee have been exhausted, and how lt can be made to pull through another week Isa mystery to me. It ls true the tatal mistake of putting up the price beyond the lrugal disposition of the average Yankee is to be corrected. From $5 ihey will come down to $3 and$2, but It will be lor the "leavings." The only tireless per? son connected with the business is the chorus singer. "It must be very fatiguing," I said to her yesterday, "sitting lor six or eight hours a day on those hard seats singing at the top of your voice." "Tiresome !" she exclaimed, wllh defiant astonishment lighting up her pale, sharp face. "Pshaw ! it's meat and drink tome !" And I doubt not she will go back to her quiet Cape Cod home, and to future genera? tions of sharp, pule-laced singers of lier own she will relate with maternal pride how she and Strauss and Webll and the rest of'em celebrated for the world Us universal peace, while the rest ol world went on strengthening Itself for universal war. THE GRAND CENTRA I, AND EUROPEAN \ HOTELS. A writer In Harpers, in a somewhat leng? thy article, proves the superiority ol Ameri? can over European hotels. I Charles Dickens upon his last visit to this country, having formerly dipped his pen. In sarcasm, wrote again to tell us that we had few rivuis In our hotels. European hotels, however, undoubtedly have many peculiar merits. A few of these have hitherto been adapted here on a small seule. But lt has remained lor H. Lyman Powers, of New York, willi a master mind and a liberal hand, to combine all the besi features of both systems upon the grandest scale the world has ever witnessed. The result has beeu the Grand Central Hotel, on Broadway, New New York. Its palace portals are now lami? nar to travellers ot ail nations.- It has been called a wonder of the nineteenth century. The Maiden's Dream, In Balie's beautiful opera ol Hie "Bohemian Girl," "I Dream't that I Dwelt in Marble Halls," has, no doubt, been fully realized by scores of pretty mai? dens who have thronged Its marble halls and corridors. Tho newspapers of the country have exhausted columns in describing miles of rich carpetings, acres ol elegaut furniture and various other features, but all cannot be told In a newspaper article. It needs the ex? perience ot lamlliarliy to fully appreciate Us magnitude. % The most practical feature, however, Is that Mr. Powers at the start placed his charges below that of other first-class hotels, and made a dollar per day difference between the upper rooms and the lower floors, thus offer? ing the advantages of the largest and finest hotel in the world at rates less than those In? ferior or second-cla?B hotel J. We call this the very ne plus ultra of hotel management. THE STOKES DEADLOCK. NEW YORK. June 25. Of Hie many Jurors culled on stokes's trial, to-day, there was not one who had not Impres? sion, opinion, bias or prejudice. The Jury, when completed, will be much more intelli? gent than on uny murder trial bere for years, so much ls due to the new jury law passed last winier, which does not exclude for having an opinion or impression. No more jurors were ob: ai ned in the Stokes case at noon. TBE RAILROAD HOLOCAUST. BELLEVILLE, June 25. The coroner's jury find that the accident was purely accidental. The track was In good condition, and the engineer was a sober, effi? cient and careful officer, and died at his post. Many more ol the victims ofihe disaster are rapidly sinking. TOBACCO UNDER TRANSPORTATION ROND. . ? ?J_ ' . WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25. The commissioner ol' internal revenue has decided that tobacco arriving in a collection district under transportation bond since June C, for which warehousing bond has not been giveu, may be reiurned to the jaciory and the j bond cancelled, or held by the collector on trnusnorr.nl lou bond lill July 1, and said bond cancelled by the payment of HIP lax of twer.ly cents by stamps Immediately affixed and can? celled. -?- ? THE WEAT HEB THIS DAT. j+ WASHINGTON, Jnne 25. Northerly to westerly winds and clear j weather will prevail very generally on Wed? nesday over the Bouih Atlantic'and Middle States;northerly lo easterly winds, backing to easterly, and norlherly and clearing weather for New England by or ou Wednesday morn? ing; clear and partially cloudy weather and li?nt to fresh winds from the Gulf to the Ohio Valley, and thence- to Lake Erle and ihe up? per lake region. Increasing cloudiness, fresh to brisk winds, and possibly, for the North west and Missouri, brisk easterly winds will probably prevail to-night from New Jersey to Maine. Yesterday's Weather Reporta of th? Signal Service, U. S. A.- -i.47 P. ML, Local Tim?. Place of Observation. ca S* ?5 wt ls Augusta, Oa_ Baltimore. Boston. Charleston. Chicago, III.. .. Cincinnati. Galveston. Key West. Knoxville, Tenn. Memphis. Mt. Wnshlugton. New Orleans.... New York. Norfolk. Philadelphia. Portland, Me_ Savannah. St. Louie. Washlugton. Wllmlngton.N.O. 29.92 29.79 30.03 '29.03 29.95 29.92 30.01 30.03 29.91 30.03 30.30 30.0l| 29.901 ,29.8 '29.83 30. oa id). 96 29.99 .,?9.7? 29.94 W NE E SW E N SK SE N W SE NW NE Ni NE NW sw SE NW ?W I Fresh. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. tight. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Fresh. Brisk. Light. Gentle. Gentle. Fresh. Brisk. Fair. Ol'g ap. Lt. Kain Cloudy. Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. Fair. Clear. Lt. Ruin Fair. l.t.Kain B. Rain Th'rng. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. rhr'ng. NOTE.-The weather report dated 7.47 o'clock this morning, will be posted In the rooms of the Chamber or commerce nt io o'clock A. M., and together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ahip maaters at any lime during the day. THE NEW YORK VEGETABLE MARKET.-The Dally Bulletin, of Monday, June 24, says : Potatoes are quiet at the large decline no? ticed yesterday. In vegetables peas are not so plenty and held a shade higher. Our quota? tions for potatoes are In bulk; In shipping or? der 50c per bbl must be added. Bermudas are held at. $7 50a8 from docs;. New Southern $2 50. We quote, old ns follows: $1 25al 50 per barrel for Peuchblows; 50ca$l per bbl. for Bartv Rose; 50a$l for Early Goodrich; 50ca$l per barrel tor Jackson whites; $lal 25 for Prince Alberts. In vegetables we quote green peas, Long Island, two bushel baga $1 75a2; Spinach 75c per bbl. Bermuda tomatoes 80a 00c per box; do. onions $1 50al 75 per crate. Rhubarb $2 per 100 bunches. Lettuce $1 25a 1 50 per 100. Cucumbers 50ca$l 25 per craie; do. Norfolk, half barrel crates $3a 3 50. Summer squash, per crate, $lal 60. New turnips $1 75a2 per 100 bunches. New cabbages, Southern. $2a2 50 per bbl; do. Jer? sey, $7a8 per 100. Strinir beans $3 per bbl. Green onions $1 per 100 bunches. Beets, Jersey $8; do. Norfolk. $4 per 100. Caull- | flowers, good, $3 per dozen. Southern to? matoes $3 ai per crate. A SOUTHERN SENSATION. A POETESS BEATEN BT THE DIVORC? ED WIFE OF HER HUSBAND. Strange History of a HamUome Virago -Her Desperate Attempts at Assassi? nation. [Prom the New Oileans Times, Jane is.j Yesterday morning, while Mrs. A. M. Hol? brook was engaged at her toilette, No. 208 Constance street, she became conscious tbat some one had entered her apartment, and, turning to observe the visitor, was Instantly fired upon- by a well-dressed woman, standing In the door. Horror stricken at the evident attempt at assassination, Mrs. Holbrook faced her assail? ant, and aller the discharge of a second shot succeeded in clutching the weapon. The two women struggled lor some seconds, and the pistol at length dropped upon the floor. The would-be murderer seized a quart bottle o? bay rum, which was standing on the bureau, and began beating Mrs. Holbrook with lt over the head. It was quickly shivered in a hun? dred pieces, and the infuriated woman, snatch? ing a China vase from the mantelpiece, con? tinued the attack. The report of the pistol attracted the atten? tion of an aged colored cook, who gave the alarm, and a white servant named Mary rush? ed to the rescue. She seized the assailant, (who proved to be Jennie Bronson, the di? vorced wife of Mr. Holbrook,) from behind, and the present Mrs. Holbrook, succeeding in extricating herself, rustled out of the house. The attack created the wildest excitement, the servants left lu a body, and In probably less than live minutes Jennie Bronson held undisputed possession. Flushetkvvlih triumph, the woman at once commenced a wholesale attack on the furni? ture. Mlrrortvjjictures and armolr glasses were shivered Inro-^rn*, ana whatever arti? cles of Jewelry that coutte found lu the se? cond floor were scattered uhouvin the wildest contusion. Descending to the gruida,g0CTi she procured au axe from the kitchen atm-t^ sumed the work of destruction. A china closet, containing, apparently, two barrels full o? dishes ana cut glassware, was com? pletely stripped of Its contents, and the pro? miscuous heap was beaten Into fragments upon the hall floor. A sideboard containing castors, silver-service and wineglasses, shared the eame fate. The glased doors of several bookcases were knocked into smithereens, and the dial plate of a handsome clock broken to fragments, the sounding board of a new piano smashed to pieces, and a portrait of Mr. Holbrook hurled from Its place on the wall and cut to Bh reds. Mrs. Holbrook, whom tho doctor found to be quite lal nt lr om loss oi blood, presented a most deplorable picture. The unhappy lady had received a deep gash in Iront of the fore? head where the hair Joins lr, one an Inch lung on the left ol the head and a similar wound on the right of I he head. The top ls also badly bruised. Her hair was completely matted witb blood, and at fl ret her garments fairly streamed with gore. He found no difficulty In checking the flow of blood, and believes that although Mrs. Holbrook will suffer great pain lor several days, she ls not lu any great dan? ger. Jennie Bronson reached the eily from New York yesterday mornlntr, and at once secured a room at Wade's Upper City hotel at the cor? ner of Magazine and Jackson streets. Ina conversation with a well-known gentleman on board the train on Sunday, she ls said to have remarked In a wild way, "I do not expect to be alive twenty-four hours from this time." The handsome, and by no means unculti? vated, cause of the above terrible misfortune was met by Mr. Holbrook during the war, and being of a social disposition, and apparently ready to receiver the attentions of gentlemen, his advances were encouraged. They travel? led together, became Intimate, and at length Jennie Bronson went North. Mr. Holbrook met her again at the New York hotel during a summer tour, and tho Intimacy was resumed. She then represented herself as a widow, and the daughter of an eminent attorney. When Mr. Holbrook was about leaving New York she sent for him to her room, and demanded that he should murry ber. Upon his refusing, Jennie swallowed an immense dose of lauda? num, and lying down, calmly informed him that she had but two hours to live. A physi? cian was sent for, but she refused utterly lo permit a stomach pump to be applied, and so worked upon the feelings ot'a naturally credu? lous gentleman, that be at length consented.?A priest lound conveniently near was summoned, the ceremony was performed, a stomach pump was applied and the woman recovered. That day Mri Holbrook, after making liberal appro? priations for her support, left for New Orleans, lt being agreed that she should remain in New York. He had not been long lu the city when Mrs. Holbrook, selling her furniture, came South. She stopped ut Havana, and anally, greatly to Mr. Holbrook's surprise, reached here, and taking rooms at the St. Charles, summoned him to her presence. A series o? violent quarrels, In which he was maltreated In the grossest manner, was very shortly after? ward the .esult ot their meeting, and Mr. H. was compelled to seek a private lodging. She ferreted him out, entered his apartment, cut np his clothes, and In tact acted so maliciously that proceedings lor a divorce were Instituted. ' A reconciliation followed; and, in another quarrel, she went lo his house on Hevla street, broke the mirrors and furniture, and when the man In charge of lt attempted to eject her, she blt him so severely that to this day he bears the marks ol' her teeib. There was another r?conciliation and then another quarrel in the edlforlal room of the Picayune, In which Mr. Holbrook was severely bitten. Proceedings for divorce were agalu ins LI tu ted, but when the time came to trial the litigants were off on a bridal tour and it was dismissed. So the maller went on for years, and finally, In consideration of certain emolu? ments, she left forever. ? They met again at the North, where Mrs. Holbrook, conspicuous as ihe beat dressed woman ot the resort, again attracted her hus? band, and both returning to the city went lo housekeeping. They lived peaceably together for some time, but the trouble again breaking out a few months ago, suit for divorce was In? stituted in the Eighth District Court. Upon being served with the process Bhe wrote a contemptuous reply to Ihe plaintiff's attorneys, (Motte ? Semines,) which was filed, and then went North. Judgment was rendered In Mr. Holbrook's favor, and about a month ago he got married. * Jennie Bronson Is thedaughterof an oyster man doing business near Harlem, New York. While separated irom Mr. H. she amused her? self by writing squibs for the newspapers, and, we believe, at one time succeeded In en? tering the Hotel Dieu as a Bister of charity. She is a handsome, stormy woman, with Jaws like a tigress, a fine figure, and at times most attractive. The present Mrs. Holbrook Is not only an estimable lady, bul one of Southland's sweet? est poets, and under the norn de plume Pearl River ls known the length and breadth ol the land. A large circle of sincere friends truly sympathize with her in this trying hour, and will watch with no feigned anxiety for her convalescence. Hotel Arrivals-June ?35. PAVILION HOTEL. W. W. Cloud, Doko; W. W. Rawls, Rldge vllle; W. H. McKarter, Maryland; E. 8. Terry, New York; J. -W. Valentine and wile, New Jersey; Mrs. E. White, Florida; W. S. Ulsey, George's Station ; J. Devine, Georgetown; Mrs. M. C. Brown, Mrs. W. A. Perkins, S. A. Tor lay, P. B. Mouzon, South Carolina. CHARLESTON HOTEL. P. Venman, Wilmington, N. C.; J. A. Selby, H. S. Johnson, Columbia; M. P. Carroll, Au? gusta; John C. Winder, North Carolina; Wm. P. Fenny, Boston; S. 0. Gillett, Augusta; D. P. Grlfflin, Aiken; W. A. Perry, New York ; L. E. Johnson, City; Geo. Floyd, New York; Wm. M. Hall, Connecticut; Mrs. M. E. Ross, E. J. O'Connor, Augusta; Rev. A. J. Hartley, South Carolina; G. W. Babb, Jr., Boston; W. H. Ged? dings, W. W. Hunting, Aiken; E. T. Cowdrey, Boston; V. Smith, Long Island, THE PALMETTO GUARD RIFLE CL\ MAROON. This popular corps have determined tl their approaching anniversary shall be spi j in a manner beiUUng their name and ian and will leave Mount Pleasant, the beal j track ol "ye ancient marooner," for the r torie shores where Ashley's waters glide. 1 change bas met with general favor; and shoi "Old Probabilities" prescribe the weat! wished for by the club, this maroon can already voted a success. The crack shots ha been outfor days past making desperate effo for centres, and visions of silverware, med and plumes have occupied their sleep! thoughts. To gratify these aspirations of t rising marksman, the commiltee of arrana menls have offered the following prizes 1 the occasion : First, the company medal, an honored re of the Palmetto Guard, and presented to thc tn lani, by the ladles of Charleston. The s< ond, third and fourth prizes will be respe hjrely a heavy silver ladle, a silver ice-pltcm and a silver butter-knife and spoon. The articles can be seen at the Jewelry estawii ment of Mr. James Allan. In addition to t regular prizes a sliver goblet will be shot fi and an old member of the club has promis two handsome prizes, ono for the Benedlc and one for single members of the clubs Th< character ls not to be known until the at plcions day; and as the married and sing men about rank each other, a lively curios! has been engendered, The Palmettoes will meet at Archer's Ha on Saturday morning, at half-past six o'cloc and with their Invited guests and detacbmec of the Washington Light Infantry and Sumt Birle Clubs, leave Accommodation wharf ? the Pilot Boy, at seven, for the Ashley Riv? The programme will be to visit the diff?re points of interest, and then the company w land at the Palmetto Phosphate Works for te get exercise and general enjoyment, A bal jp lisle has been engaged, and a flrst-cla cator^r^jijja in attendance; and the comm tee ol arrang? rn? uj^wiil. spare no effort make the day memorable Mn^no annals of tl club and the recollections of their guewa. ( the return home lt ls expected to reach Soul ern wharf by five P. M., where the maroone will be met and escorted around the Batte and through the streets by the Washlngtt Light Infantry and Sumter Rifle Clubs. T! ladles have signified their intention to form principle feature on this parade, and "ey iront'' will be a difficult order to execu adown that line. There ls a legend that after the para< cometh-something, to fill up the hiatus, < the principle that nature abhors a vacuui but this is for the escort to affirm or deny. THE KNIGHTB OF PYTHIAS. For the information of members of the ord of Knights of Pythias in this city and Stat we extract the following from a press re po ot the proceedings of the Supreme Lodg Among the many changea made and lav passed at [he recent session, the following a appended as the most Important : The matter of procuring unliorms is not cot pulsory upon the members. Each lodge hi the right to uniform or not. A drill manual bas been adopted, which cs be procured from the supreme scribe. ,. The grand chancellor or Grand' Lodge rn the right to grant dispensations for or adm a maimed person or one under twenty-oi years of age. The "kneeling" is stricken irom the rltua and "standing" substituted. A lodge may meet, but cannot perform wot unless their dispensation or chart ls in th room. The order of last session requiring lodges t meet weekly was rescinded, and one adopte giving grand chancellors the power to grat dispensations to hold semi-monthly meeting! No appeal can be entertained by the St prenne Lodge from a subordinate lodge witt out the consent cl the Grand Lodge from whoi the appeal is made. All laws and enactments of the Suprem Lodge go into effect Immediately after thei promulgation by the grand chancellor or Gran Lodge, and not until then. From the report of the growth of the ordei it would appear that no order ever institute In America has grown so rapidly as th Knights of Pythias : - On December 31,1864, this order numbera only three lodges and seventy-eight members One year later, another lodge and flfty-tw members were added to the roll. The orde then shot forth like a blazing meteor, and to day lt adorns thirty-five States, two Terrltc rles, two provinces in Canada, and the Sand wich Islands, numbering one thousand am sixty lodges and one hundred and seventeei thousand members, within a period of oni; eight years. The supreme scribe, in his re port, truthf ully says : "Journals do not get the support they ough lo have, and lt should become the duty o every knight interested In the welfare ot th? order to see that its literature is upheld am disseminated among*' the brethren. To th? press of this country we owe much as an or der. In our early struggles lt proved a power lui friend, and to-day ls a strong ally. Burel; the 'pen ls mightier than the sword;' and li works of friendship, charily and benevolence the truth of the adage is more forcibly impr?ss ed upon our minds." In Charleston there are tour lodges'of th? order In successful operation, with a member ship numbering five hundred. THE COURTS YESTERDAY. United States Court. In the District Court, belore Judge Bryan yesterday, In the matter of Solomon C. Har mon, on the petition of John A. and H. G Harmon, the 17th day of July next was ap pointed as the time to continue the hearing oi the evidence. The petition of Susan Wltkowsky, creditor, to establish a Hen against the estate of Wltkow? sky & Hyums, bankrupts, was referred to Geo. D. Bryan, Esq., to examine Into the facts and report. In the matter of Leander A. Bigger, bank? rupt, the amendments to the specifications ol Mitchell Jacobs, creditor, were read, and the case was ordered to be placed on the docket for trial at the October term of this court. The court then adjourned until ten o'clock this morning. The State Court. In the Common Pleae, before Judge Gra? ham, yesterday, the following cases were dis? posed of: A. H. Brown vs. Kirkpatrick Sc Witte. The Jury being unable to agree- a mistrial was or? dered. I B. Burgh Smith vs. Isaac S. K. Bennett. Verdict for the defendant. Chlsolm Brothers vs. Bobert Fishburne. Re? ferred to the Judge, who decreed for the plain? tiff two hundred and alxty-slx dollars and thirty-two cents, with interest from the 30th January, 1866. James Dobbin vs. J. P. M. Epping. Action for damages lor breaking into plaintiff's trunk and searching same. Verdict for the plaintiff for five hundred dollars. The following cases are fixed for trial to? day: Reeder vs. Ullmer;Toomervs. Humbert, executor; Bernard vs. Cri mm all; Pritchard, trustee, vs. Irby; Dowling Sc Co. vs. Padget; Strahan vs. Street Brothers Sc Co.; Small <t Co. vs. Street Brothers Sc Co.; Korn?hren a vs. Kornahrens. .?- . . REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Conveyance? ot Charleston Property Recorded During the Past Week. February 2, 1672, St. Phillp street, w. a., one lot, Wm. Harral to Marla Bell... .$ 800 March 8,1872, corner Hudson and Meet? ing streets, one lou W. 0. Desaussure, re te ree, lo Agnes Milnor.8,600 March 14, 1872. East Bay street, w. a., one lor, H. H. DeLeon, referee, to G. V. Anker. .6,400 May 6, 1872. Washington. street, w. a., one lot, sheriff ol Charleston County to Louisa M. Horlbeck. May 27, 1872. Beresford street, n. e., one lol. Lewis Sanders to F. E. Wilson... 360 May 28, 1872. Corner Anson and Gulg nard streets, one lot. Wm. H. Tres? co t et al to Bernard O'Nel ll. 700 May 31, 1872. Corner Lynch and Monta? gue streets, one lot. Wm. L, Mowry to E. h. Halsey.:. 2,400 I June 3, 1872. Amherst street, s. a., one lot 46 by 200, sheriff of Charleston County to James Rahal 1.2,286 j June 3, 1872. Ferry Blip, Queen street, sheri ff of Charleston County to Dur? yea & Cohen. 300 ne 12, 1872. Nassau street, w. a., one lot, Louisa McVick-ar to Ann McKee sran. 780 I June 17, 1872. Lamboll street, w. s.. one lot. Edward Lowndes to Arthur Barn? well.5,216 June 18, 1872. Magnolia Cemetery, lot No. 1146, Magnolia Cemetery Compa? ny to feimpson Adkins. 12? June 18, 1872. Savage street, w. e., one lot,A. F. Black to D.'L. Glen, Jr..... 760 Jone 18, 1872. St. James Goose Creek, tract, Daniel F. Baxter to John C. : Meyers...........v 600 ? June 22, 1872. Farm near Charleston .and lot on King street, Michael Darcy to * Thomas Cartmill..2,800 -futura! Soliere. saMTHE BELATlVES, FRIENDS AND acquantanccea of Mr. and Mrs. BEN J. J. PAR? KER, of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Miller, and of Mr. George L Parker, and the members of the cen - t ai Church, are respectfully invited to attend the Fnneral Services of the former, at the Cen? tral church, THIS AFTXBNOON, at 4 o'clock. Jun26* /?-THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND acquaintances ot Mr. and Mrs. JAMES D. Q AH? 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