The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-17

u
Mr. Postmaster Graham OF this city, in which they
throw the blame of the recent foreign mail failure
entirely upon the broad shoulders of the New York
Postmaster, and take il off their own. They re-
quest us TO publish their statement-but it is unne
cessary The case is in a nutshell. However
bungling and one-sded Messrs. Harnden may be
in running expresses, they fully exonerate them.
selves altogether OF the charge made against them
by Mr.. Graham. They are, however, removed
from the mail agency-but we do them the credit
to say, that in that capacity they have always done
their duty to the public, and perfectly innocent
Of the recent foreign mail failure.
We are not surprised however, that Mr.. Graham
should attempt excupate himself from that piece
of egregious laundering. Indeed, every new de-
velopment seems only to render his inca ,acity still
more marked, and to demand of the President
and Postmaster General that they take into con-
sideration the propriety of restoring Mr.. Cod
dington, or of appointing some person who
will, or can, attend to the public business
Mr.. Graham is indeed very amiable and very
worthy man in private life-wlth no business TO
look after, and no responsibility to take-but his
conduct in the North American Trust Company
and now in the Post Office, shows his sad incapa-
city for any attention accuracy in important bu-
siness. He is no doubt capital to get up a genteel
dinner party or ball for the politicians at Gads-
by's Hotel in Washington-buth he is sadly in want
of that capacity which conducts with success either
financial affairs or foreign mails.
We trust, therefore, that the President and Post
master General will take his case into considera-
ton, and, either give the present Postmaster new
capacity aItogether-or give the city new Post
master Either the one or the other alternative is
absolutely necessary.
PROGRESS OF PHILOSOPHY IN BRooKLyN.-The
good folks of the quiet unpretending sister village
of Brooklyn, which will by and by be holding its
head as high as any of Its neighbors, have been
Gently entertained by some rather curious expert
mens in the sublime science Of animal magnetism.
A distinguished professor of that mysterious ism,
named Drake, and who it is said is an eminent
coffee merchant in this city, invited considerable
number of the citizens of Brooklyn to witness his
experiments on lad named Dick, brother to DIR.
Northall. The professor tied handkerchief over
the lads eyes, put himlnto the magnetic state and
then elected very interesting and "perfecty salts
factory" answers to various questions, the cairvoy
ance channel between the cheek and handker-
chief having been properly used by Dick. The en-
tertainment received quite an unpleasant turn,
however, by the arrival Of Mr. Durant whs tied
on another handkerchief which appears to have
puzzled Dick exceedingly. A gentleman who was
present states:-
When Mr.: Durant had thoroughly bandaged Richards
eyes and all frustrated in that direction he
said to little girl who stood him, go take the can
die to that part Of the r0om and motonng to her to
coed directly in front of Richard to the farther end Of the
room but without the candle, which he silently handed
If icha nd on ia iOh ham nj he
dressing Professor Drake said ask Richard to go get the
CANDLE" The professor braced himself and turning his
face toward Mr. Endicott, who held the CANDLE said
Dick, get up there and get the CANDLE placing very
strong emphasis cup" But it not very clear to
in another direction and away he started cropping his
the farhest end of the the greatest possible
distance from the candle After some Of the audience
him back and remarked that Dick near to the
candle, he thought it must be perfectly satisfactory
his watch said ask Dick what you have in your hand"
Dick, what have got in my hand p said the professor
This being E.e object and the professor standing with
hands, lest Dicks cairvoyant ears might see the con-
slant ticking Dick answered, I" it is CANDLE" 90,
" sat.sctory No. j: not sati.actory !aid the
professor, who appeared much discomtted, and said
Mr. Durant has come here to make fun and I'll not put
up with it."
The end of the fun" was, that the "Profes-
sor' got quite savage, and DIR. Northall. in fury,
a liar, on which the company cleared out, ''per-
fec,ly satisfied with the results of that evenings
experimental philosophy"
THE BowERY PLAY-HoUsEs.-On Monday next
a most remarkable theatrical contest commences
in the Bowery, on the shilling system, which will
attract a great deal of attention, and on which
vast interests hang. We perceive that the Bowery
Amphitheatre enters the field with regular deter
mnation to chew up, like quid of tobacco, the
I'D Bowery Thears-Mr. Hamblin and his whole
ail-which, by the by, won't be much Of chew
liter ALL Mr. Thorne, we perceive, unites his
whole intellectual forces with the gallant horses of
he Amphitheatre, and having both cavalry and
DOT regiments, including every thing in their line,
We do not see how the Bowery Theatre can stand
he hazard of the die with the Amphitheatre. |
Iamblins troops are merely infantry, very much
IN a par with Jack Falstaff's forces, the most
,aant of them all receiving, we believe, some
hing about $Sa week. Mr.. Snowden, the ele-
amt editor of the Ladies' Companion, has, we be-
ieve, abdcated the Bowery; and who has the
un of the green-room now, we don't know. Some
ay this one, and some another. But the greatest
oke OF all is that which connects Mr.. District At
orney Whitng with the management of the
5owery.
The Amphitheatre, with Is cents for the boxes,
md 12h cents for the pit, pays its best men $40 a
week. They will soon, they expect, drive MIR.
Iambn still lower, and force him to reduce his
alarles to still less rate. Probably he will set
Up Fourier boarding house for them. lie al
eady makes his own gas at saving of 33t per
cent and if he goes into the boarding house bust
hess, the Fourier plan, he may get his actors as
ow as SO week, and the prices Of admission to
'xpence for the boxes and two cents for the pit.
How much lower than that we can get theatre
Gals, we don't know. Hamblin, at all events, we
do know, is getting old, and is not SO much of a
Napoleon as he used to be but, on the other
hand, the troops at the Amphitheatre, including
the Legitimate horses, all in the highest spirits,
full of enthusiasm, and determined to make an
other Waterloo. The campaign commences on