Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-09
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feet model of manly beauty.
(Corr,spondence of the Herald
ALBANY, JAN. q, 1910.
DEAR SsR,-l wish you would be good enough TO
say that the advertisement of the agent ioI the Al
bany line, by the way OF Hartford, in some Of the
New fo papers, is u tissue Of misrepresentation
from beginning to end. The route is neither cxpe-
ditious comfortable, nor safe. Nothing can be said
nnavorab!e 10 the line of boats from New York to
New Haven Of the rail road from the latter place
to Hartford but the ride the country, from
Hartford to Albany,is the dew and some hing
The distance is variousIy estimated at from 81 TO
700 miles, and il has not been accomplished, for
fortnight past, in lees time than "a hours. The
N from TO feet deep, and in many places IL is con-
sfantly drifting nte the path, that the driver is
obliged to trust to lack and the sagacty Of his horses
Scarcely stage goes over the road without upset
tang; in severa thisas happs three
In half a dozen miles; nj the passengers are fire.
quenty Obliged 10 get out and It the vehicle the
snow drifts. Altogether, the ride is tedious com
fortress, and insec are, to degree that have
experience else here.
The Bible says that where the carcass is, there
the eagles will be gathered together. The cSrcass
is here IN Albany, but instead of eagles, there is
great collection OF carrion crows. Governor Sc ward
poor fellow, Is worn out with applications and sup
plications, and opportunities. They have aeeumu
lated upon his hands in such quantities. tbat he tas
given up the idea of examining them. His Excel.
lency has two buShel basket crowded full OF let.
tiers, that are unopened and will probably remain So
nntil after the ides of March. The Office of Surro-
gate is TO be given to David b. Ogden, or VIM S.
JOHNSON. A Mr. Wells, editor of a dryelling little
paper down at Sing Sing, had the impudence to ap.
ply for the birth, but the claim is taxi joke,
and has produced some merrment.
Both branches Of the legislature meet at eleven
o'clock tomorrow In the Senate, Lient. Governor
Bradish VIII take the chair, and it is supposed that
Mr. Lake, of HerkimeT, who was clerk Of The House
last year, will be chosen clerk Mr.. Pattison, the
old speaker Of the House, is understood IT, be can
didate for reelection and Mr.. PrDge. of this city,
Is TO be the clerk. The message will probably be
Datgr r,l,
and uncomfortable length, making ten
iumns OF the Evening Journal. The Governor has
spun he thread of his verbo ity hey ID the staple o
his argument. Why governors and presidents make
their communications TO ttngfty, IT is difficult To ina
gine. Not one person in ten will read this paper,
and fewer still will understand il.
Mr. ChatGeld, f Otsc-o, Is 10 re the democratic
leader in the House. All the active and impartial
Van Eurea men have been har at work today, with
a view to defeat the election Of Mr. Tsllmadee The
parties are nearly balanced that II the locofocos
can persuade six wings 10 vote for Granger or
Tracy, they will unite 10 man, and then get rid OF
Tallmcdge.
Weed Is to be state printer. Croswell SAYS he has
no idea OF going to Washington. He has a'nassed
fortune, and if the wings carry the state next fall he
will retire from the Argus.
will send message at the earliest possible mo.
ment. No provision has yet been made for more
speedy trans mis sion than the ordinary course Of
mail.
FIHE-Yesterday moroing, at tree o'clock, seve
raj buildings on the Bowery were destroyed by fire.
IL broke out m No. l70a, occupied by John AFFORD
seller Of newspapers, and Geo. b. Hand, who kept
a grocery store. The building and goods were
tirely destroyed, and also the adjoining store, No
l6Si, occupied by J. NJ. Parker, as a residence and
confectionery stere. Building No. i6S, more
or less damaged. II occapied by Mrs. Elizabeth
Middleton, athread and needle store. The two lat
ter were owned by &. Bartlett, and the for ner be-
longed 10 Mr.. Van Rensselaer,. Mr.. Hand lost all
his goods, but insured for 5000 dollars. John
AFFORD had all his papers burnt up, and lost in the
hurry Of the moment, $50 in specie. The loss
RI Mr. Parker is about 81 600 He was insured only
S9oC. Part Of his stock saved, and also most OF
the flrature sc. in No I6S.
TIL rowdies," b." soap lock-, :" and =" volunteers'
had fine haul at the fire. Ii was first discoveTet
On the premises of u. Hand, at l7OA, who lost
largely by thieves we'll as by fire, Mrs. Middle
ton, No. les, suffered by the "rowdies" They
took the property ont Of her band boxes broke and
destroyed them, tore some Of the dresses, and car
red off the residue.
The upper part # this bu lding occupied b,
D. G. MITCHELL clerk to the commissio Of the
aims house, who lost his furniture and clothes, va
lued At SSO0-he is uninsured and No. 172 was oc-
cupied by Hiram Merritt, a shoemaker. This gen
ticman's stock was valued at upwards OF 81, O00-
lie was insured for $500 He says that very little
Of his stock was damaged by either the fire or
ter but that he lost nearly the whole contents Of
his store by piundor. The upper part of Merrltt's
premises was occupied by Mr.. Kelley, who saved
the most of his furniture.
TRAVELLING TO ALBASy.-Now that the river
is closed it is important TO know the best mode Of
travelling to Albany. There are three lines Of
stages between this city and Albany, which run a
follows The New Haven line leaves here in the