The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
From our regular correspondent
New YoRk. September IL, le45.

EDlTOR'S SOfh Ed ON ~ T. II
From regular correspondent
NEw YoRK, September IL, ie45
Ii is very curious to see emgrants land here in
the dog-days, from the north of Europe. friend
stated TO me, that Irish servant girl was living in
his family, who landed in this city in July last,
when the weather was intensely hot Among the
emigranIs was an Irish woman, who came out TO
join her husband, already in this country During
the voyage the temperature at sea, especially on the
banks cool and pleasant On landing in the city,
however, intense heat was found TO prevail. This
woman dressed herself out TO meet her husband,
with three flannel petcoas and merino froek, sur
mounting the whole with a new botte-green cloth
cloak finished off with very large cape. Her
head was tied up with large black band of braid,
with huge stone set in pinchbeck in the centre.
Imagine the degree of heat one thus dressed must
have experienced when walking the narrow streets,
hemmed in by high red brick walls, with Fahren-
heit's thermometer ranging from $50 to 96o!!
The result was, that she was taken ILL., and not
long after died. The servant girl of my friend call.
ed day two since, to learn how her fellow pas
senger came on, when she received the melancholy
tdngs Of her death, evidently caused by the excess
sive heat, aggravated by over dressing.
have often seen Yorkshire farmers land here in
July and August, with all their drab and brown
woollens about them, with eggngs on, and Just as
used to see them on the hills of Yorkshire, tend
ing sheep or ploughing in cold drzzling rain. On
meeting them thus rugged out, in the heat of the
dog-days, in New York, their faces would look as
red as beets, and they would occasionally excaim.
"Oh! me, hop tperTy OF" Our cousin German emf
grants are not whit more wise; the women, at the
same season of fervd heat walk the streets in their
"iinsey,ooolsy" petcoats, with no covering to their
heads beyond a muslin cap with very broad bor-
der. The men also retain their clothing, heavy
shoes, and heavy hats, or red woolen caps, and
may often be seated box or barrel, smoking
in most stoical manner, while the perspiration is
copiously oozing from "mynheern at every pore.
If any quiz Of Yankee happens to pass, and re-
marks to 'Hanse," or "guesses that the weather is
very sultry," he removes his pipe from his mouth
long enough to say Eyes" in German; then, re-
placing his pipe, commences smoking again, as
phegmaticaIy unconcerned as ever.
II Is n little amusing sometimes to note the inge-
NOUS humbugs got up in New York to gull the
credulous and obtain their money. OF all the in
genious coDlrivers of profitable humbugs, Barnum,
Of the American Museum, has hitherto carried off
the palm. year or two since, he had real mer-
maid on exhibition. Other museums, not to be out
done in rare exhibition ofthis kind had some similar
mermaids manufactured, and up opposition. Final
ly, other museums gave orders for mermads, till reg
ular mandatory of them commenced In the
upper part of the city. To make mermaid all
that was necessary was to stuff the lower half of
stout sh-skn, which then sewed on to the upper
half of dried monkey, to the head of which long
hair attached.
Barnum had large picture Of a mermaid drawn
ON canvass, and hung the outside of his museum.
1t was curious to see the 'green uns' stop on the
pare, and gaze at this picture. Among the gazers,
might be seen the country yank, with his panta-
looms buttoned SO high as to reach only halfway
down his boots; with coat, hat cane, and all TO
match;and with country lass from the New England
dairy-felds on his arm, who, suddenly stopping,
as he looked up, cried out, "By gosh | say,
Sal did you ever see such a critteri Jimeny,
if it amt rail pretty woman, except the parts
that's turned to fish" sits a mermaid" exclaimed
the maid laughing: for young maidScan always laugh
at just nothing at all. "By hoky," said Nehemi-
ah or Jabez, (or whatever his name was,) "lets go
in and see the crter and in they went, at twenty
five cents per head-the Yankee not entering how
ever, till the door-keeper assured him it was ga
real critter, and no mistake"
The next move it is rumored, was the clever con-
trivance fsurrounding rather stout lad with close
fitting lndia.rubber cloth, and then blowing him up,
to represent an enormous fat boy. After he had
been shown off for considerable time for "the fat
boy" they put pctticoats him, and showed him
off for ga fat girl" When the novelty produced
by this change had run out, his face was blackened
and negro wig put on him, when he was shown
first as "a fat negro boy" and afterwards as "a
fat negro girl"
They are now showing petrfed man-consist-
ing, probably, of a human skeleton surrounded with
plaster of Paris or some other hard substance.
from plaster and other materials "pipe la humb,g !"
The Board Of Foreign Missions sitting in Brooklyn,
have very unwisely opened wide discussion on
slavery; which, according to the fundamental and
expressed objects Of the institution, have nothing
under the sun to do with slavery. 1t seems it was
originally founded thirty-s years ago, before the
al-sared and disorganizng spirit Of fanaticsm was
ever heard Of in the United States, for the single
and avowcd purpose "of propagating the gospel IN
heather lands" In this work they have been en-
inen,ly successful, especially in the Sandwich is
lands and other parts Of the world. Should the
fanatca abolitionsls succeed in obtaining the control
Of an institution founded for the noble and disnter-
esied purpose ofconveying the religion of Christ to
the benightcd hcathen it will be easy to predict a
fatal check to its widespread usefulness.
The packet-ship Iowa is in from Havre, She
sailed on the 18th ul
A steamer intended for ocean purposes, on new
plan, called "The Tnginia," and intended to run
between this city and Richmond, Virginia, has
made an experimental trip down the bay, which
proved very satisfactory. Twill give some account
of her pecuiarities tomorrow.
The stock market is buoyant, with a disposition
ia advance.
The mail is about closing. The produce market
is without change.
Yours, very truly,
[From regular correspondent