The New York herald., 1845-07-07

Correspondence of the Herald.
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ordnon-1he Procession and Dinnsr-P0st Office
Scrdmbles-Democratic Ciigues and Troubles
Jacksons Funeral Ceremonies, Sc
Lowell is yet child in years, but has arrived at
the full size OF manhood. Everything seems to be
prosperous here now several mills have been built
or enlarged during the past year, and many Of our
permanent citizens have built for themselves good
substantial buildings, that ornament to the
city. The city government has been quite active in
improvements, having purchased two fine public
commons at an expense of over $4,000, and being
about to expcnd s25 900 more for house Of reform
alton for Juveniles. Last year the experiment of
paving was tested the small outlay of 81 5OO and
this year So 500 have been appropriated and are now
beiug expended for the same purpose Our mills
flourish well, and mechanics of almost all kinds
find ready and constant employment at good prices
We have been temperate city tor some time
back, but the suspended dec islon " license
law" is doing much mischief here Hitherto prose-
cutions for selling the "crittur" have been nume-
broke up the cursed traffic. Law is now at a stand
and the rum-sellers come out like swarm of bees
Rum Is sold every where, and dog holes part-
culary are as thick as the sands on the sea shore
| in one street can count along in a line eight mi
serable holes, that deal out the poison like water
without fear or favor. majority OF citizens,
however, are strong on temperance, and they
making constant and useful efforts in their cause
They ought to have little law to aid them.
Great rogues have not made many daring efforts
in our city OF late Some two or three years ago. an
attempt made to rob one of the banks, which
attempt failed On Wednesday night last, a still
more daring attempt was made to rob of the
counting rooms OF one Of corporations-the
Locks and Canals. This is the weathies company
III Lowell, having once owned all the water power
and most Of the land the city, which has sold at
great prices. Probably the rogues expected great
haul. They entered the counting room by placing
! plank over the canal from the bridge into one of
/ nd and Off thp Oft safe
powder The door double, and daylight came
before they could complete the work. The discharge
shattered the furniture some, and distinctly
heard at some distance, but it being near morn,
thing was thought of it. Had they got the inner
door open, they would not have found much within.
| No clue has yet been found to the robbers
This is the glorious Fourth, and our city is full of
strangers. Our two principal streets, Merrimack
and Central, are crowded. that II is difficult
get along. They look some like your Broadway
now, but with ten times as many, and much pret-
tier girls abroad In almost every city you see in
the streets more males than females, but here the
tender have the upper hand by three to one they
are the upper ten thousand in ,petticoats. 1t
looks odd to stranger, but still he likes it WELL Our
girls all young, and generally very pretty, most
of them in their teens, not far enough out to
cease to be candidates tor marriage, and when you
see them abroad with their hosts, dressed well, (and
none dress beter,) looking so sweely, chatting so
cheerify, and smiling enchantingly, you almost
think you are in tairy- and. Oh, how lucky it was
for you, Mr.. Bennett, that when you visited Lowell
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The new post office law operates well here, and
people are inclined to patronlze the post office
Our Post Master thinks the income will be much re-
duced, and has already turned off his head clerk
But then as he expects to be turned off himself every
day. and the .clerk expects to be Post Master as
soon, 1t all goes off well enough The scales invent
ed by DIR. Fox OF this city, are now in at the
post office until the government scales are provided
They beautiful model, and quite Ingenious and
ought to have been adopted, but expensive.
| The weights consist of several half ounce weights
fact cd toUe n that hey ha sod
little from each other. AS many OF those weights
are raised as halt ounces are put into the other
scales.
We have a great temperance celebration here to-
day. The procession is now forming. Col. Joseph
Butteried, of our deputy sheriffs is Chief Mar
shall He has been staff officer in the tented field
for many years, in former days, and sits a horse
right well, and is also popular as our County Trea
surer. He is thorough cold water, and goes for Its
bountifu application internally and externally, as
well to the individual the great body of the COM
munity, and he reads the Herald too, as regularly
as the week passes. These you will think excellent
qualities. No doubt he will read every word of this
letter, and wonder who wrote it.
The procession is fine one, and would be much
larger it not for our muddy streets The CITY
Guards and the Phalanx, two first rate companies
now In most excellent trim, do escort duty. Then
follow long line OF men-next ladies and gentle
men together in good numbers, then a host OF young
ladies', making first rate show and attracting great
auenton-next the Rechabites in full numbers, and
last, as usual, citizens generally. Banners and fine
bands of music scattered along the procession.
The numbers out are large, the day overhead first
rate, the procession long, and every thing goes off
well doubt not 1t will have excellent effect just
at this time. The procession will move to a fine
grove near Gorhan street, and then several cold wa
ter and patriotic speeches will be made. The whole
company will dine in the second story of the new
| Prescott mill, which has machinery in it vet
The room is something near 300 feet long by 80 feet
wide, and affords every accommodation desired. 1t
will be regular old fashioned I" house-warming''
for the new MILL and wit and cold water, and beau
fu nofh ndu h. tho r1o rof tho Ao, v.xL
| such start the mill must do well.
| There is a great " stew among the Lowell De-
mocracy about the Post Office. There are cand-
dates enough in the field, but one has been seec-
| ted Probably they, some OF their friends, give
the President such characters of the different cand
dates, that he begins to doubt about the standing and
| character of his party in Lowell Most any one of
them would do well enough, and some one would
soon be appointed if they would keep quiet and let
each other alone We hear it is settled at Wash
inglon, that two OF the lately most prominent cand
dates put out of the question, and who will be
| the lucky man, President Polk himself don't yet
know.
Post Master Robbins has taken the letter adver
sing from the democratic paper, and gwen II to the
Lowell Daily Courier, the Wing organ. This is not
much grumbled at by the Democracy, as the editor
OF the Democratic organ has just got good place to
the tune OF 81 800 per annum In the Boston Custom
house. This creates little jealousy, of course
There is trouble brewing with the Democracy of
this State, clques and parties spring up among them
selves, which strive to devour each other up The
| Custom House has soured great many, and got
Marcus INTO difficulty. II is said that clique OF
halt dozen about the State has governed him in his
appointments, which in some very unhap-
/ py ones, and this has turned the ire OF the other
cIiques against our poor Ex-Governor, the Collector
How he will get out of the scrape, nobody knows,
as to make peace, he must f great many mouths.
: Gen Jackson % has not % YET beer been publicly honored
unanimously refused to get up funeral obsequies
Some Of the Democracy, Post Office candidates and
others, have, however, resolved to do something in
/ and q oatAt ttutD ~l~
District Attorney OF the U. S. for this District is to
deliver the eulogy.
| A she ABoLITIoNIsT RUNNING AWAY WITH A Mu.
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