Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-15
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, MARCH 10, ls45.

New York, MARCH 10, 1886
i There have been local elections during the last
week in some of the interior counties of this State,
and the returns show, in almost every instance,
remarkable Wing gain. In Herkimer, Erie, Full
i ton, Monroe, and Tompkins the triumph has been
signal and decided rebuke has been given to the
advocates of the Texas depreciation.
The anti-renters have been committing new out
RACES. In Ulster county, on Friday last Mr.. Las
kerr being employed to remove some timber which
had been ielled by trespassers on the Livingston
estate, seized by some sixteen persons disguis-
ed as Indians, and covered with coat of tar and
feathers. He made his escape to the top of rock,
followed by two of the miscreants. who, coming up
with him. tried TO precipitate him to the groand,
down descent of ten feet. In the struggle that
ensued Mr.. Lasker laid hold Of them. with such
tenacty that, he fell, they accompanied him;
and, their masks falling off, he was enabled to re-
cognise them. They were subsequently arrested,
but lrranegod 10 escape
Our Legislators at Albany disputing about pro-
vidng for the payment of the citizen soldlery who
were recently called out to quell the dsturbancesin
Columbia county. Men were called upon to leave
their homes and business, and be absent some
weeks on a disagreeabe duty, at considerable ex-
pense, and now il is made question whether they
shall be paid. This is dangerous kind Of repu-
diation, and one which the prospect of a new out
break will probably prevent.
A new competitor for the Collectorship Of this
port has appeared in the person Of Mr.. FLAcG. He
has powerful hackers and is regarded far more
formidable candidate than Mr.. PURDy, notwithstand-
ing Tammany Hall has said that the latter must be
the man. In the mean time the party in favor of
Mr.. VAN NESS is increasing, many OF the old jack
son leaders advocating his claims.
| By late accounts from Mexico we have Of
the reception in that country of intelligence of the
passage Of the bill annexing Texas by our House of
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Mexico expresses hope that the firmness and
wisdom of our Senate will oppose barrier to the
success of this act of spoliation, which Mexico,
"reyng on justice and public opinion, will oppose
| with all her power and all the resources at her
command" With what face can we, on our side,
appeal to "justce and public opinion =
/ Two new pamphlets on the Onderdonk case have
appeared. One is from the pen OF CHARLES KING,
|, Esq. Of the Courier and Enquirer, and is able
and eloquent examination OF the charges against the
I Bishop--the conclusions being wholly unlavorable
TO the accused. The other pamphlet is entitled
"A Defence of the Ladies', and is from the pen of
! the Rev. Mr.. RICHMOND, Of the principal ac
cusers of the Bishop, but whose strange and nudi-
cious style of denuncation has subjected him 10 the
charge of insanity. The public begin to think they
! have had pamphlets enough on this subject, and
: they are disposed to drop further discussion.
$ The Park Theatre re-opens or W ednesday with
G It's old dramatic company. The first novelty IS
new melo-drama by Blackstone. entitled "Green
: Bushes, or Hundred Years Since" The scene
s partly laid in Ireland and partly on the banks OF
: the Mississippi The piece has been eminently
e successful in London. A new i've act American
comedy by lady of this city is announced as in
, preparation.
! There was but little activity in the stock market
today. The weather has been quite dsagreeable,
with an easterly storm accompanied by snow.
i New York, MARCH IL, lS45.
The City Comptroller has published his annual
report Of the receipts and expenditures of the Cor
tporation, from which it appears that the difference
between the expenditures of the late Common Coun-
Gil and the present is than ninety-eight thou
sand dollars per month. This sum, il is said, has
been saved to the city by the American Republicans.
A considerable reduction has been made in the sum
usually set down TO the account of contingent
expenses printing and stationery cleaning Streets"
&c. The total expense of supporting the city gov
eminent for the year 1874 is set down at $500
4S4 50, Of which the Locofocos spent in four and
a half months to May 18th, $l,l52,269 Al; while
the American Republicans spent in seven and half
months, to December 3lst, 81 ,lS4,215 0S.
/ The Houqua, Captain PALMER, arrived here last
night from Canton, after unusually short passage
of .ninety-one days. The news by this arrival is
not important. Business was dull, and the anti
| English or Lin party was in the ascendant
I The intelligence that Gen. ALMoNTE has entered
to Texas, and demanded his passports preparatory
to his return TO Mexico, was received here yester-
day afternoon, and had decided effect upon the
stock market at the second Board, To-day prices
continue depressed and there is little doing Money
is abundant; and five per cent only is asked with
good Government stock as security. We had quite
a severe snow-storm here last night; but its traces
are now fast disappearing before the MONDAY sun.
| Our Legislature passed law the other day
assuring to married women the sole and abso-
lutte property of patents for inventions taken out
In their names. 1t is very Justly proposed
that female property in the copyright of books
should have equal immunity. The Post men,
tons case where lady recently lost two valu-
able copyrights, which were taken by her husbands
creditors. There is no reason why the law in re-
gard to patents should not be extended to pro-
vide against case like this. -e@
The HARPERs announce new work by Mrs.
ELLIS. II is entitled "Look to the End, or the
Bennets Abroad" This lady's works are eagerly
republished here, and have a large sale but we
have at least half dozen female writer's in this
country who write better books, which attract COM
paratively little attention.