New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-16

trying Sucl a one, uul IL 10 Oh eA pei tiilehI 49,
we had no desire to repeat. The beds were how
ever excellent, like most in Italy. Mine was by
actual measurement exactly seven feet square, so
that Mosem or any superstltlous person could
sleep with his head to any point OF the compass.
Large rs they were, they were well filled as usual
with those miserable little creatures which mar
tyr all travellers in Italy, so that they were gladly
Quilted at daylight the next morning, when
drive of two hours brought US to the classical,
romantic, and picturesque VERONA. w. NJ. g.
Lowell-Manufactnres Wages of Work
men-Their Inseil gence-EdItcrs &C.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
LOWELL. March D. 1874.
This city, in its palrnlest days, it is said has
scarcely ever presented SO lively an aspect as at
the present time. Nearly every person wears
cheerful face and the brightest hopes seem pic
tured upon every thing moving. Another new
Manufacturing Company has just been incorpo-
rated called the Prescott. 1t has already COM
menced operations, and within twelve weeks, it
is believed Will have erected the largest mill in
the citv,-together with many other necessary
corresponding buildings. If there is healthy
population on earth, in every sense Of the word,
firmly believe Lowell at this time contains
such an one. Such thing as a suffering men
dicant is seldom, if ever seen. There are 1t Is
true out of $4,000 people but few really ucalthy,
and there are less poor pcople-who are called
poor in New England. The companies are
making very good dividends, and my impression
is, that this ought to raise the wages of the ope-
ratives-and it has been done in some instances
still the girls receive what would be called in any
other part of the United States good wages. A
more virtuous community does not exist 1t is "a
fact that SO rigid is the discipline and police that
not house of-lame exists IN the city. Most Of the
operatives are well educated, and a large portion
of them only work part of the year, spending
the rest Of the time at their homes lnl The country
One of the paymasters told me recently that
of the 900 whom he pays there are only some
ten or twelve who cannot wrte and those are
foreigners So there is no reason to fear for the
manufacturing population at present.
There is moderate quantity of fashionable
and genteel here still it IS enved most heartily
bv portion Of those who do not '' circulate" in
the same circles. There always 1ciIl be dis
tnctions. There are genteel sutficiency" Of
Newspapers here, and mostly fourIshing they
ought (including Life in Lcwell," whose editor
is in Jail for libel, after receiving tremendous
fiogglng) The Courier is most certainly well
conducted paper. You find Schouler, the senior
editor is figuring to advantage IN the Legislature
Though | have no acquaintance with him, /
know enough of him to pronounce HIM man
of talents and fine feelings. like him for the
course he took with that unfortunate Elder
Thurston After he was convinced of the Ell
der's integrity as nearly all unprjudiced minds
are, he came out in q manly letter and said so,
and it has done much to assuage the grief of Il
prosecuted but mighty unlucky man. The
Junior Editor is young gentleman of much
promise and writes well. The Advertiser Loco
Foco) is well edited and by handsome Co.
lionel. The Lowell Offering is "going on pros
pering and to prosper; 1t is currently reported
that the fair proprietors and editors will make
this year 81 900 each, besides ,Dhat they earn in
the malls-God speed them!
HENRY CLAY will sweep all before him in this
region. So much has Harry of the West done
for the North that his friends are uneasy and
impatient for the onset.
Snow fell here Tuesday to the depth of twelve
inches, though It's melting fast. There has been
constant sleighing here mar four months.
/ left New York Friday last, and amongst the
passengers on board the Nv Haven were the
Rev. Messrs. Maiitt ar, lerpont. They chatted
most socially to my -;lal qualification, for the
space of three hours though | did mt sleep with
them as Bolts did with the President occu-
pied small part of the boat where there arc only
four berths. Yours truly, II.
Stock Transfer Books in this City.
To the Editor Of The Triban
The ease and facility with which the clerks can
fill up the Certificates representing Stock IN va
rous Corporations, and the inattention with
which the officers afix their signatures to them
makes every one who reflects, aware of the lnsc-
curitv of the present mode OF transferring Stocks.
The entire Capital Stock Of some of our largest
Incorporated Companies is practically at the
mercy of the Clerk who has the care of the filling
up of the Certificates. A little ingenious dShon-
esty at this source would easily create the same
trouble that LeUiS made in the Bank OF kentucky
stock The Western Railroad has just estab-
lshed Transfer Office IN this city, and should
make new rule in the form Of transferring Ger
tificatcs Of It's Capital Stock. 1t would be an
easy matter to do away with the great risk that
is now borne by the stockholders in our various
incorporated Companies. Half dozen Certif-
Gates could easily be filled up,and the officers, when
in an inatten,ive mood would sign them as is
usual without reading Or looking at them. Each
one might represent FIVE hundred or thousand
shares. A.
CoNpoRs-Three of these remarkable birds
have been brought TO this country by DR.. Roberts,
from the Rio Negro, in Patagonia, which are be-
lieved to be the largest and most splendid ever
seen here alive, measuring from eleven to twelve
feet across the wings. Thctwo males are thought
to be upwards of twenty years Of age. The
Chilians say that the Condor breeds once in two
years, and makes no nest, but lays two large
white eggs on the overhanging shelf Of bare