Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-17
NEW YORK coRREspoNDENcE.
NEW YoRK. MAY 10, Is45.

There has been slight Improvement III prices az
the stock market since the arrival OF the last steam
er from England the rate OF money IS somewha.
lower. The operations are mostly IN FANCY anu
railroad stocks.
The punishment of death was inflicted yesterday
in the prison yard of the Tombs in Centre street,
upon James Eager an Irishman by birth, convict
ed some six weeks since of numbering man named
WILLIAMS. The cuIprit died with frmness, after
responding reyerenhy TO the prayer made by inc
clergyman in his behalf He expressed wish
some moments before his execution to shake hands
with Babe the pirate, also under sentence oil deah;
and said to the latter, as they parted, "good oye'
you must soon prepare TO follow me-" The advo-
Gates of the abolition of the death penalty have
made active efforts to save Eager; but Governor
WRIGHT did not see any good and sufficient rea-
sons why mercy should be extended in this case
There was a large and spirited meeting of the
Central Committee of the New York Clay Clubs
at the Howard House last evening, at which let
ter from Mr.. CLAY, in answer to the recent address
Of the committee, sent to him enrolled on parch-
ment and enclosed in a silver case, was read. The
letter is brief but appropriate; and Its reading was
followed by loud and enthusiastic demonstrations Oh
applause from the audience.
Our late worthy Representative in Congress,
Mr.. PHGNIx sails for Liverpool in the packet ship
Stephen Whitney on Monday the cause OF his
departure is the state Of health Of member OF his
family The best wishes of his felow-citizens for
| his safe return attend him.
| New York, MAY IA, lS45
| Your readers will have learned, before this
reaches you, the result OF Yesterdays contest be-
tween the North and the South, the great race be-
tween Fashion and Peytona The South was VIC
torous Peytona won the first two heats in very
brilliant style, showing throughout her superior
speed and power
/. n. r :. IL L.,
and the glare of the sun being agreeably tempered
by gauze-like curtaning Of clouds not sulcientio
threaten ran but Just enough render paasos supeuou
AT an early hour immense concoursc Of people crossed the
two ferries TO Brooklyn and proceeded railroad
in vehicles of all descriptions and foot to the
race course distance of about eight miles There could
not have been less sixty thousand people the ground
This is a reasonable estimate calcuaors say that there
were a hundred thousand present.
Owing attempt the part of the crowds TO break INTO
the enclosed space appropriated to the members Of the Jockey
Club there delay of hour and half IN the start
ing of the horses. At length, through the strenuous ea-
ertions Of Captain RrspERs and his " ndomitabes of the
Empire Club the refractory invaders of the forbidden ground
were beaten off the track cleared and the signal for start
ng given.
II should promised that such the prevailing super
ion in regard to Fashion that odds had been freely offered
i
hundred had been taken. Probably nnths OF the
vast assembage wished that Fashion might wn But from
the s Jump of the horses her champions began to look
The track heavy with loose dry dust and
This will account for the time being less Peytona strobe
over the ground with and velocity which struck every
one with surprise Poor Fashion, the other hand would
frequently make uneasy motion Of the neck and, though
her GRACEFUL it was evident that she was
doing her best Peyona gave you the idea OF reserved
strength For the first me and, indeed during nearly the
whole Of the first heat the horses neck and neck but
Peytona had the inside Of the track and kept it, winning the
first heat by length in I'm 39is
The hackers of Fashion abandoned all hope when they saw
her come ont with her competitor for the second hest IL
was plain that she had cooled off thoroughly Fey
tona After false start they both dashed off bravely, how
and when half round the track Fashion got the inside
and kept it occasionally shooting beyond peyona to the ex
tent Of half neck But on the last me when spur and
whip were freely applied by the riders Peytona showed her
superior bottom and vgor by gaining whenever she was
urged She came in half length in advance of Fashion in
I'M 45s-thus winning the fairly and beyond all per-
: adventure.
The faint cheering that arose from that occupied
the surrounding scaodings and pavons showed that the
winners were in decided minority The Of the result
was Immediately despatched to the city by carierpgeons
which arrived about hour in advance of passengers who
left in the
Thus ended the great and what is remarkable as
well as gratifying is that Notwithstanding the magnitude OF
the asemage accident of consequence has yet been
asceaned to have occurred The betting very heavy;
and the Southern gentlemen, who, almost to man, went in
| favor of their own horse have won largely.
While Peytcna engaged in beating Fashion, and ma
king Northern sportsmen look grim with disappointment our
new Common Council busily gullotnng the official IN
cumbents who received their appointments from the American
Republican Corporation OF these they have not spared
man. The sweep has been prompt clean and remorseess
Not deputy superintendent of street brooms and
atcr-pots has been left memorial of the party that has
gone out of power The enrre police force has been
exteminaed at one fell swoop" The main object of sol
ude on the part of the Board seemed to be to undo all
that their predecessors had done and show their contempt
for them every way possible. This is dangerous game
to pay and that may upon the aggressors We
shall agreeab disappointed if the present Common Coun
ell show themselves possessed of either the honesty the
pacy of those who preceded them In the indecent haste
with which they have seized upon the spo they have given
no token either Of their dsinteresednes of their urbany
New York, MAY l5 lS45
| Some excitement has been caused in Wall street
in consequence Of the resolution passed by our new
Common Council on Tuesday night requesting the
Chamberlain to pay no warrants signed by the late
Clerk of the Common Council. This was mo-
dest expression of very alarming fact. M the
warrants issued by the late city government are
signed by the Comptroller, and countersigned by
c.