The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-18
LATES / INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EVENINGS MAIL.
Washington.

Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald
WASHINGTON, July Is, lSl5
Washington, and its Progress az Cny-Prospect
ola War Nth Merico, and of an Extra Session.
Increase of Emigration to 1eras-Products of
that Comtry-lMerico, California, and Yucatan
coming in-Distinguished V,sitors-Syate Of the
Weather, &c.
Visitors in Washington are now remarkably
scarce-the climate is insufierably hot, and the
place altogether to a stranger lntoleraby dull. No
thing but the prospect of office detans the occasion
al stragger that meet at the hotels from day to
days some poor fellow whose claim before old
Cave, Capt. Polk, Bob Walker, or old Buck, as they
call the Secretary of State, whose claim
Like wounded snake, drags its slow length
Along
But to the resident population, or the mechanics
of the city especially, the season is brisk
Brick houses going up around US in every direc-
ton, in churches and public halls. The city Is cus-
erng itself around the departments, and retredting
from the navigabe Potomac, II this good me tro-
polls were affected with the hydrophoba. George
town above, and Alexandria, cut off all our COM
merce, except IN wood oysters, and water melons;
while the canal leading through the heart of the
| poTatlon only answers drainage TO the sewers,
and rs man-trap TO the belated oafer from his
| urnal ORGANIZATIONS among the ostracised dam
sells OF Frogtown Very often these nightly adven-
turers miss the bridges, and become subjects of
inquest b. tore Spare Thompson and his coroner's
Jury, especially IN The winter, when the moon is on
the dark side. But we are going head Wash
n2ton has population now OF no less than 5000,
gain OF 1000 since $780, and this is dong well for
city without commerce, without manufactures.
without money, without credit, without enterprise,
| aver head and in debt, taxed .lmost 10 The
rhlng system, and almost wholly dependent upon
the long sessions OF Congress
| Hence, u with Mexico, which is really
| assuming the shape OF an unavoidable contingency,
and the necessity OF an extra session, would be a
| god-send to the city Of Washington We hope the
President and the Cabinet will consider the interests
OF the national capital and hurry on the matter
with the Mexicans, and call Congress together, and
all the strangers that come tul handed, and disposed
| to make night of II
| We met this evening at Coeman's, Col. Hogan
| from Texas He says emigran's are pouring IN to
that country by land and sea They are moving
dreds men, women and children. And Col. Ro-
gers, old resident of Texas, tells us that he has
seen growing there wheat, corn, OATS Irish potaoes
sweet potatoes, tobacco, cotton, sugar, grapes,
peaches, melons, figs, and the like, all in the same
plantation. Why, sir there is no stopping the pro-
gress of such country as that: And let Mexico
declare war; and ten thousand Texans are ready TO
revel in the halls of the Montezumas." We may
yet live to Minister Shannon the territorial gov
ernor of Mexico, and Ben. Z. Green, of California;
Qor Benny would be delighted with those tascina-
dresses consist of pair OF ear rings and paraso)
and Brantz Mayer, of Yucatan Stranger things
have come to pass, and these things are by no
means improbable.
Two clerks turned OUT of the Fourth Aud tor s
office to-day, Williams and Bronaugh, lwbigss)
The elections not decisive, however, if the de-
Ic4pitated may command the right of appeal from
the dowagers.
Mr. Senator Levy, of Florida, is in town, and Mr..
Merrck, the great advocate of cheap hostages in the
Senate, and the father of the present law, passed
through this evening with his family. He lives
way down in the fish country of Maryland, and has
been burnt as black as an Indian, from exposure.
He is confident that cheap hostages cannot be re-
pealed and that the wings will yet approve his
course on the Texas question.
The mercury continues to range along in the nine
lies in the shade, falling very slightly in the moon
shine but running the top of the very talless
thermometer in the sun. We presume that Hon.
Dixon II. Lewis keeps himself down in Alabama,
shut up in his ce-house, otherwise he must dissolve
Very few fat men visible on the Avenue after sun
rise before sunset until yesterday, during slight
rain. when they came ont ..like spirits from the
vastly Deep" only good deal stouter in the circum
ference of the abdomen.
And here close, with full determination to
risk the responsibility of alcoholic imbibation