The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-06

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Rosrox- March I. 1872.


BosroS, March Z, 1872.
! The Makegan-Tax Caiedonia-1 heatrieais- Stole
fs~ds Reeorered-A Nght-Ertensire FaIure-
The Lancet The Weafhr-U. s. VesseIs-EIdc
Rn4pp-Mqft-T, fremont House, &c.
| The Sound steamers being in full blast, left Go
| than in the crack " Mohican," Captain Vanderbilt
to see what was going on in this city of love ant
literature and here permit me Cat your expense
to say word of praise in favor Of the clerk of salt
boat. Being an invalid myself, he gave me an ex
cellent berth, out of hearing of the machinery ant
| noise, although applied late for it, This by tn,
| way Of introduction:
The average number of passengers bv the Lex
| inyton route, is one hundred and eighty per trip
mostly southerners and New Workers. There i,
less anxiety expressed here fer the safety of the
Caledonia than with you. 1t is expected BY the re-
turn of the Clyde here, about Sunday, that some.
thing may have been heard of her. The prevail.
Queen and Liverpool, some time since. The idea
that she was detained for Lord Ashburton is NOT
| concurred in by Mr. Cunard.
Theatricals are as dull as ditchwater. Were il
not that Thorne and Mitchell are filling their
'pockets full Of rocks, should invite them here to
make fortune-out of pocket. The fremont will
open on Monday next-to close again.
You will rccoect, some time ago, the Salisbury
Manufacturing Company had $1,000 stolen from the
concern. Hitherto all attempts to gain clue to
the thieves proved of no avail, till day or two
since suspicien fell upon a family named Coffio,
father and son, having been employed in the con-
cern. They having made some purchases Of car
Petng with the money, led to their arrest and re-
eovery Of nearly all the funds absiacted. Their
hitherto irrepr0schable character had shielded
them from suspicion. Thus it is-all the rascali-
trait ed hv hos ~har
are dee ned spotless Cry aloud, dear Bennett, and
spare not
A second edition ofthe Sullivan andsecor affair on
a small SCALE came of mile from here,a Charles
town, with this differencc-your fancy were
guided by some game laws, whilst our two 70 Wis
went at il pell.mell, stripping all, minus their
pants, scratching, knocking and biting each other
The fight was to decide small bet They were
both committed to stand trial
Considerable excitement was manifested in bust.
ness circles by the rumored failure of an ex-
tensive sugar importer, on India wharf, for
S4s0, 900, Which caused several small. r firms to
follow suit.
The Herald is called for here with perfect rush
your agent here is making fortune surely. We'll,
you have worked hard for the harvest YOU are
reaping. You manage some how to fill its columns
with matter rich and racy, when all other sheets
are dull.
notice the editor of the "Lancet" is walking
into the Captain Of the Deck" and the way he
uses the knife of criticism must I've made the
egotistical old Doctor wrihe like of his own
subjects, under the pleasant operation of having a
limb amputated Fie, fe, DR.. H. have you no bow
els of mercy Well, turn about is fair play. be.
ieve every knight ofthe scalpe delights in cutting
up one another. as well as operating a canvass
back at the Terrapin.
The weather here is mild and warm-the CITY
particularly among children, the scarlet
fever being quite prevalent. It Is the opinion of
the leading medical men here Gas also have heard
expressed in New York) that there is strong pre-
sumption that epidemic will pre- vail this sum-
mer, growing cut of the unusual state of the eli
mate this winter past. Such weather preceded the
yellow fever and cholera. The streets of Gotham
are in such state would facilitate the matter in
a high degree. The same may be said OF Boston.
The U. s. S. Columbia has not sailed, but will be
off in day or two. The Columbus is also at an
Choir here
Brother Knapp is at it again at the old stand"
He says is as uitless for sinner to try for Hea-
ven, for shad to climb tree tail foremost with
bag oflsalt on his back Yet this noisy preacher
10 adding to his church daily-I wish could say,
g such as should be saved " The good people here
1on't like your views of Mafit, he is in high fea
her here.
Speaking OF fish, | must remind you that some
Xix months since, while enumerating the crack ho-
es in eur large Cities yeu omitted-not intention
praise"
l hope in few days to give you something def.
mite IN regard to the Caledonia the hope that the
Clyde will fetch something decisive, keeps many
In suspense who have friends and relatives on
board God grant she has not shared the fate of the
In such case, farewell to the success
Of the steamers. Yours &C.