The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-17
Buffalo.

buffalo.
Correspondence OF the Herald.]
BUFFALO, Jan. 10, lS42
Patriot Operations in Buffalo Banks-Ne,o Years
Day Ladies-Otice Seeksrs-Poiilics.
OfcOurse you cannot, at this season of the year,
expect much Of interest from these parts still it
NAV not be embarrassing 10 you and your readers
to know what little is being done hereabonts. A
strong effort has been made to break the dull mo-
of" Patriot citements," and the "Israelie" lead
ers have been the qui vive here and there, that
something might be brought about. So lar it has
been no go the people on the frontier beng very
cautious how they are again caught-howcver,
there still hover about band, consisting mostly of
hanished Canadians and refugees, who look wise
and insist that ere long blow will be struck-al
which, Of course, goes for nothing. Madame ru
NOR says that the two British steamers, the /" Mi.
nos" and I" Toronto" laying at the mouth Of Grand
River, in Canada. are destroyed, by some sublime
Patriots, and the report quite generally credited
Of the truth you will be advised before many days
"Gen." Sutherland, in his "Snbllme Patriot"
seems more to be anxious TO repair what has al
ready been done, than to advocate any new move
ments-and imagine the " General" is about cor
rect.
The Commercial Bank has not yet resumed, and
will not-so that now all the Banks are done away,
we m look for a more healthy state Of things the
ceming year. Active preparations are making for
the opening OF navigation IN the spring. say &C.
tive-that is lines are being formed, and all that
are now idle engaged in securing births and
shipping crews for the opening OF navigation,
which will long be anxiously locked for. The
lake is still open, there not having yet been cold
weather to make much ice-in fact IT is looked
upon as an extraordinary mild win,er-no sleighing
to speak Of
New Years passed off here the day generally
does-except that the ladies, to great extent,
abolished wine, and substituted therefor coffee and
lemon ade-so that saw but few "infuenced,"
compared with former years. New Years eve
there was grand ball at the THEATRE gwen by the
"German Grenadiers," a fine spirited company.
Besides being attended by great numbers OF our
German population, many OF the elite OF our city
were present-the " hole went off gloriously.
There were several other balls. The last assem-
bly, at the American was, If ANY thing, mere bril-
liant than the other. Messrs Hodges g. Osborn,
the enterprissg and gentlcmanly propretors OF the
Anne an, get up the assemblies splendldly. The
ball room is one OF the most magnificent in the
Staie--then the suppers-l cannot describe them !;
l only wish you would come some evening and PAL
take-next winter you can, and then be nome TO
issue the " Herald" in the morning. The music is
n detachment of Frank Johnson's celebrated band !;
the same employed heretofore at Saratoga-o OF
course excellent.
Now for the ladies they seemed to be animated.
am somewhat disposed to believe, fr IN being
mentioned in the :" Herald, and strove each to out
do the other; they turned out in great numbers,
and I can assure you their splendid dresses gave
but little evidence of hard times: There were
Ts*ss. Miss B., Miss Bt***, the two Misses !. +,
Miss N Mise A., Miss p, Miss r sc &c.--all
fair. There were something like forty present !;
all enjoyed themselves the gents. were out
strong the officers were there in force-by the
bye, Lieut.. w. is good sort Of chap-says he
had much right to sleep in the ball room to do
any thing else, particularly a he was a stranger,
and the managers were So forge,ful OF their duties
as to forget him.
Your obgng and attentive agent T. s Hawks,
Esq, IS engaged constantly serving out the I" He-
raid - Of which paper ho disposes Of SIX where he
does Of any other paper, especially when there
is Buffalo letter in any one. gentlemas by me
suggests that you had better establish a branch Of
the Herald" here, and send u e,me editeure to pre-
side over the same we being much like New
York population would give him good support
Politics are adrug-oiiice seekers few.
Gen. George Barker, Of this city,is thought to
be the most prominent canddatefor Attorney Gene
ral I suppose new Canal Commits soners will be
appointed. Several aspirants in this quarter, but
il il generally supposed that A. Clark, of Orleans
County will be successful he is a first rate man,
aud will make good commissioner, and Is well
qualified for the duties in this section w.
r. S-A card from the President and Cashier Of
the defunct Suspension Bridge Bank is any thing
but oonsoIing to the bill holders bills not worth
thirty cents on the dollar. The Niagara Deck
Company, another Canadian wild cat, down, down
down. W.