New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-24

The IMMENSE CovcERx' MASIs.-Thc fol-
lowing from an English paper may be read witn
profit by many in orr own country. II may be
well to substitute in the last line fer boiling To
America, sloprg TO Texas;
1t is a prevailing insanity among shopkceqer'
pf the present day 10 be az the head OF AN i'm
,nense concern. and il j, r,aiady which, ia al
most every case. finishes with fatal result, not
only u the individual who Is the Immediate sub
eci of the complaint, bat To those who may mp
pen to be bitter in i've interim. Il se"rraiiN
81 yes the proprietors of linen dr.pers shops, and
lie the bite of she ,arantua, srts them cnitiHe
the most extraordinary capcis 10 the course oi
which ,hey start oil with a most lively galop ord
con .uic with prs, not Of tho most graceful
kin l. in the Court of Bankruptcy. IN immense
concern generally begin. in single house, and
the disease first devclopcs itself in a strong Itch
Ing to take the next door which, whrR oucc sc
complishcd, is soon followed by an eccentric reso-
u,ion 10 add the words " and Co. to the name
If the proprietor. The next stage 4 an eruption
Of large placards, conveying incoheren, hints about
giving away" selling under priNe cost and
olher unarccuuiablc acts If generosity, which the
patient Processes to practice while. by degrees
he grows boldcr IN the tone ot a. tickets and
,undry commolti~ are placed under the public
eve inscribed with mysterious illusions - " al
alarming sacrifice The breaking out upon the
goods shortly flies 10 the windows themselves,
which are soon covered with enormous posting
bills in which the WORDS " Extensive Failure
are extremely conspicuous; and there i despe-
rate eiior, to arrest attention. 10y tnrlstns goods
almost into the street with printed invitation 10
The public to Look at thi.. and 4 most uncail,d
for allsson to the " distress of the Spialheld'
III. di-aosc o.. n hac,r,ss rppNulS iVC:
enormous pile, of day goods are deposited outside
the shop. in bold defiance of the Paving Act,
carpets dange from the upper stories, blankets
float IN the aii and pieces Of calico uitcr in the
breeze, while straw bonncts are dashed recSlessiy
into the window, with an iniimation that there =
Il choice OF % 900. oil at pricc not even worth
mentioning. Blocks are dressed UP IN clcah' to
look ike customers; dresses HAT have been lying
in the wateToom since last year. are labelled a.
" Quite new, and Just imported. Every thing i
marked al an astounding moderate price Out BY
some strange accident. there - not a ticket. but
what has slipped from one thing 10 another. i
any one wants To purchase tie labelled article.
After these very active symptoms, tie disease
comes to il termination; tie immense concern
DIES "a natural death. and the proprietor amu'e.
the public by a series of candid confessions to flc
Commissioned Of Baakrupts, or GRANTEES sPiri'
"' eAtcrpHse 10y betting % America
LEGISLATIVE ANEcDor. One ,u.tly afternoon
- the month of june while the coucrc-atcd Wis
u"'h OF New-hsnpslfrc were assembled at the
Oap''''' an homes, member Of the House. sAo had
"e'n t. 1cta"'ly summoned to the scene of his Ia
ties ifom the dinner table, where lie had Icon f-ee,
indulging stretched himself ou, or one If ,b .es.
and vas quieily enjoyiss n aap. wh@n one If The
sovereign people. who had seated himself in the
gallery to overlook h's servants Happened to OBJ
the aforesaid member in this incur,,b., ms
tion. and without ceremony hawlcd out. Halo.
Mister You mar that's Mapping IL on tine bench
there the State dom pay you tSo dollars day for
sleeping, | can tell We. 80 wake MP ~ the
time the above speech, which was delivered in ne
ordinary tone of voice, col-.udcl. tie Hou.,
in a roar-ihc sleeper arosc, Frightened hall
out OF his w.ts--and the Speaker ordered thc gal
lercs L. b. cleared.