The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-28

this company disposed OF the money received from
the State does not furnish much guarantee that an
additional amount could be well asked. In Massa-
chusetts all these roads constructed by private
enterprise, and then the stockholders having an
teres in the concern, take to guard against mis-
management. We believe this would be the best
system for the completion of the New York and
Erie Railroad
New York LETTER WRIrERs.-We insert in cur
paper to-day in another column two letters written
from New York to distant parts of the country
one by Mr. N p. Willis, published in the National
InteLigencer and the other by Mr. Jules Janln
Smith, we suppose, published in the Boston Tran
script as specimens of description Of litera-
ture which has sprung up recently IN connexion
with the periodical press of the country and the
movements of fashion, humbug and every thing
else in this city.
II seems that the various leading papers, in many
of the States and large cities throughoutthe Union,
do not think their newspaper arrangements COM
plete unless they have 6 New York correspon-
dent" who furnishes them with the fiddle PADDLE,
chit-chat and other small baderdash, which can
be picked up in Broadway, at the bar-rooms,
Hobbies of the theatres and other places of public
resort in this Babylon. Amongst those who first
attracted attention in this line was Mr. Willis and
his letters published in the InteLigemecr GER
tainly sometimes rather amusing, and contain,
amongst great variety of other equally important
matter, some of the very best puffs of shops, boot
Makers taors, oyster-saloons and others, ever pub
lished. We have no doubt this is far more pro-
fitable business than writing poetry. This is not
poetic age--it is the age of puffery Besides MIR.
Willis, we notice Mr.. Somebody, or Mr. Smith,
in the Boston Transcript, who writes very good
letters Mr. Tasistro dips occasionally, it is said,
into this species of literature ; but we don't know
where he transmits the result of his labors in that
line Some Of these letters, like those we give to-
day, are rather amusing and good-natured but
others are very spteful and splenetc; and, amongst
this latter class, we observe the correspondent of
the Charleston Mercury, who contrives to COM
press into his ignorant little paragraphs as much
folly, malignity and falsehood as any man could
reasonably do in the same small space.
There is, however, one exception TO this descrip-
ton of laerateurs who ought to be mentioned. We
alude to Mrs. Maria Child, of this city. Her letters,
published in the Boston Courier, take much wider
range than those of any of her felow-laborers.
They are filled with tragedy, sentiment, philosophy,
poetry, philanthropy, eloqucnce, and every thing
else OF the higher order of mind and thought. The
manner in which she dressed up Ole Bull and Anne
liza Norman was equal to any thing we have read
in German metaphysics or German poetry, and we
doubt whether Goethe himself could have surpass-
ed her on these subjects She is the very Pytho-
ness Of Broadway literature-an Inspired goddess
and us far surpasscs the others the Venus de Me-
dicis does sickly modern boarding school miss.
PROGRESS OF THE FOREIGN News AT TIE SOUTH.
We have heard from the south Of the progress of
the recent foreign towards the Gulf of Mexico,
and the effect thereof in the different markets.
The advices by each packet followed on in rapid
succession like the waves OF the ocean-the last
swallowing up all others.
First went the news by the Montezuma that
had reached New Orleans Then followed that by
the Republic and the Roscius, which had been re-
ceived in Mobile. Then the Europes news, and
then the big wave of all, that by the Hibernia.-
This last arrived in Charleston on the 23d ult. and
annexed is the effect it produced =
From the Charleston Mercury, Feb GAL
LATER FROM ENGLAND--COIToN--The Mail yesterday
brought in second edition of the New York Herald Of
Tuesday the arrival Of the Hbernia at Boston with dates
through and the hurried selections of newspaper could
Of be made the safe basis Of transactions The
ture and utter than OF business but its effect when
get full accounts, cannot fail to be considerable The
sales during three weeks before the departure Of
tho Hibemia had amounted to near 100000 bales and
though this principally on speculation, it appears
hs the manufacturers too had shared in the excitement
and purchased considerably beyond their weekly con.
sumption. The stock OF American cotton in Liverpool
was reduced to within about 10000 bales Of what it
last year. It will be grave matter to holders this
side TO determine what they shall now do We cannot
but consider the further accumulation Of the crop
% to- p would probably an
immediate rise in freighs and the longer the accumua
ton the greater will be the rise at last And not
withdrawing the acknowledged shorness Of this CROP
there is danger of its pressing the next to
the injury Of the planting well as the commercial in
teres On every account it to that present pri
ces should be sustained and the crop allowed to for
ward.
All these advices, which were most important in
their character were sent over the entire south ex-
clusivey from this office. No other papers with
the news by either ship had been received in any
of the southern cities. This fact will be taken into
consideration by every merchant in the country.
LIBEL Sur.-JoHN JONES, THE BURTON MAKER.
When this journal few weeks ago made pc.
lice report of the of Caharine Costello, John
Jones, the button-maker, by advice and counsel of
his lawyer, commenced libel suit against us and
several Of our contemporaries, with great fierce
ness,J as if he going to swallow us all up.
Finding, however, that it was a foolish STEP and
that he had caught Tartar in Catharine his law
yer came to our Office and offered to withdraw the
libel suit upon paying him $s-we believe it was.
This we refused to do and the result has been that
John, who has now fairly got his neck into the
moose, and been convicted of beastly offence
and will be punished therefor, has sent by the hand
OF his LAWYER the following notice OF discon
tnuance Of the suit
srryr,oR Counr-John Jones Us. james G.. Bennett
SrPease take notice that rule has been entered dscor
tinung this suit and the is accordingly discontnu
ed Yours &c ROBERT II LLOYD,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
To B GNBRArrH. ESQ, Attny. Defdt.
February %, 1874.
Now, it is very probable, that if John Jones II
this bad business had taken better advice than tina
which insigated him to commence libel SUIT
against the whole of the newspapers for simple
police report, he might have escaped. The obsc'