The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-18
New Tora Correspondence.
NEw YoRK, Jan. IA, 1912.
LETTER XIV.

New YORK, Jan. Ia, 1912.
Governor Seward is in town, at the Aston House
1t is doubtful whether the bill for recognizing the
sessions of this city will become law this term
Governor Seward may and may not Veto it but the
probability is, as he is well known to be friend to il
in its present shape, that he will The bill for the
repeal Of the Registry laws will probably fall through
There to be interest felt in the question of
capital punishment, and exertons. are making in the
legislature by those hostile to the expiration of crime
by death, to carry bill abrogatng this mode, and
substituting perpetual Imprisonment. This is hui
name view of the matter, and in keeping with the adj
vanced civilization of the times.
The two Mexican schooners have been permitted
to sail under the command of Captain Howard of the
United States Navy. Their destination is Vera Cruz
They went out of port under the American flag, un-
der which they will sail until they reach Mexico and
the vessels are paid for by that Government The
American flag will be protection to them in the
Gulf, should that gallant Texan Commodore Moore,
fall in with them. They two Of the finest craft
ever built in New York and for beauty and symmetry
surpass the best of the famous Baltimore clippers
which that port so often sends out.
DR.. Robinson is ecturing in the rotundo Of the Pa
VI JoiusaicHi ON lHcoc arc TIC
most novel and interesting lectures of the season
The panorama, masterpiece of Catherwood's, rep
resents the Holy City and its enyrons almost with the
faithfulness of the real Dr. Robinson, who has re-
| sided many years in Palestine and the East, and who
is of familiar with all the places represented
the panorama takes his position in the midst of
and his audience, and he lectures illustrates his
descriptions by constant references to the panoramic
scene. II is almost like rst to Jerusalem to at
tend upon of these lectures So great is the con-
of people that throng to hear him. that he has
been compelled to lecture both day and evening, the
rotundo not being capable of containing all who wish
| to hear. We have also DR. Silman lecturing before
the "Mercantile Library Association" upon "Geoo-
gy," subject from such source is Of peculiar in
| terest; we have Professor Mason before the Gen
| eral Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen," one of
the most useful associations in this cythe subject,
the mutual relations and dependencies between the
learned and aborlng classes of men 7, and also there
lectures and addresses before benevolent and pub
| lie eleemosynary institutions Certainly if the New
Workers are not well informed and intelligent peo-
pie it is not for want Of instruction and information
In addition to the other modes of passing the win
ter evenings, have Mrs Mowatt's graceful recta-
|
New York Society Library and with increased popu-
lar favor. She draws the most select and fashiona-
BILE audiences which always so large and early in
attendance that it is difficult find seat unless one
is there before she commences. She has improved
since her last course of Evolutionary readings and
citations, and has become universal favorite She
is OF slight graceful person, with far complexion
and the richest cloud of sunny hair that adorned
a womans head 1t is worn simply tied behind and
suffered to fall in tresses over her shoulders She
dresses simply in white and her appearance is ine-
resting. Her age is but twenty-five. Her voice pos
great compass and its conralto tones some
times startling for their depth. Her natural voice in
reading the predatory remarks which she hersefc com
poses to each recitation, is very sweet round and
agreeable to the She is dramatic and evidently
has great deal of enthusiasm. Her recitations last
evening were very fine. The predatory remarks up
on the author and the action of the piece bcauti
fully written, and evince talent and taste of high
order. Among the rcctatons last evening, MIR.
Sargents exquisite production, The Light Of the
Light House" The rectaons of this lady will have
atendencyo create taste and love for the beauties
of the authors of our language
| The Rainers arc to give one Of their extraordinary
musical concerts this evening. They are remarka-
BILE singers and one of them possesses voice unlike
any other ever heard, wild and strange, but singu-
larry melodious
| There is not much doing in literature that hear
of. Publishers holding back in issues of new
works from MSS, until there is a national currency
| Editions of works have to be one half smaller than
hitherto and their circulation confined chiefly to the
North and Middle States. The Southern and West
ern booksellers are already largely indebted to the
publishers here for former invoices that they send no
works to them; and so the consumption, as they say
in the market reports, is limited to the paying book
sellers. The South and West have, heretofore,
sumcd nearly half of the editions of works of lighter
literature This half lost to the author and pub
Usher. The poem by Robert Tyler, ESQ., is regarded
by judcious and impartial critics production of
great merit. have not yet seen it. The subject is
capable of calling forth all the energies Of of
genius, whose mind is chastened by the spirit of true
Christianity.
Yours, HupsoN
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