Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-05
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, MARCH 30, ls45.

the Capitol before the intelligence has reached the
White House How like the reverie of wild i'm
aginaton such an anticipation would have seemed
few years since! May not this wonderful inven-
tion by thus annihilaing space and time, be ulti-
mately found one Of the most important agents in
keeping together in the bonds of union our widely
scattered confederacies! If thought can thus be
communicated with electric rapdy from North South, from
East West will not those dangers which spring from igno
rance and misconcepon, and lberaty be in great
sure removed, and feeling Of ycnage be established be-
tween the most distant States favorable the Of
all those sympathies which make people ss Noun
tans interviewed make enemies Of eah other says the poet
But here agent whose thought
and intelligence mountains obtacle-a messenger
who ackens his speed for the winters cold or the sum-
mers heat who travels by night well by day. and who
/ can be fahgued by no amount of activity
i The city is unusually full of strangers present All our
hotels doing thriving business The weather is so mild
that the aprcotrees blossoms and fearful they
forward for their safety In the stock market yester
day prices fell hack their former depressed level There
an important failure Of house heavily engaged in the
| Southern trade.
Our charter election takes place the eighth of April
Considerable curiosity exists to the result although the
prevailing belief that the Locofoco candidate, Mr. HAVE
MEYER will be elected without difficulty If the majority
QUESTION in elections existed here in Boston, should
probably find difficulty than sister city recently
found in choosing Mayor The Wings keepup their Ward
meetings. and appear be active than either of the
other conendng parties organizing themselves for the
contest
Our journals continue to be filed with reports Of the trial
of Mrs Bodne, araigned for murder The case viii be re-
sumed Monday. There wenysix witnesses the
prosecution who remain be examined and the trial has al
| ready lasted more than week.
The musical world here is at present divided between the
of the newly attachments for the piano
forte--CoLEMAs's and WALKERs Many give the prefer
ence to Mr. Walkers, producing greater variety in the
tones and adding the capacity Of the instrument It
believed that Mr.. Walkers attachment is the
likely to be introduced into general combination of
the two inventions would render the piano the most comp
hensive Of all musical instruments
brief but amusing correspondence between Mr. CLAr
and respectable halter of this city, oRLAsDo FrsH, has APP
peared in the Wing journals Of the day. Mr. FrsH tenders
very beautiful hat in these pointed Deprived
doomed TO be Of having you at head will you allow
the minor pleasure of having ourselves at yours To
which Mr. CLAr replies: I" The hat might ha~ protected
better wiser head than mne but head
| by better elegant hat"
The comedy of Fashion" after having been played
six nights crowded houses the Park announced for
petition every evening the coming week Fashion the
first American comedy that has stood a test like this
New YORK, APRIL l, lS45.
The Of preparation for the contest ofnext Tues-
day rises nightly from the camps of the Wings and
American Republicans. Our Locofoco neighbors.
the meanwhile, confident of success that they
are comparatively inactive, relying upon the exer-
tons Of the Wings to give the finishing blow 10
+" Natvism in this city. 1t is by no means an
agreeable reflection, that in battling with one foe,
we thus fortifying another.
| In the case of Boughton, or "Big Thunder"
the anti-renter, the jury being unable to agree were
discharged. Eight were for acquittal and four for
conviction. The charge Of Judge PARKER was able
and impartial If there WIS any bias in it, it was unfayorable
to the prisoner Il is matter of regret that we are 10 have
repetition of this tedious Boughon has been remandcd
to prison. The will probably be changed to another
county the next time.
The crowd Of females present the trial of Ms Boe has
been great that serious interruptions have occurred in con-
sequence. Some curious exhibitions Of feminine curiosity
made much to the annoyance Of the accused Judge
Epaoyps length far reused that he rebuked in
terms the conduct of of the female spectators r
marking that he would be obliged exclude them from the
court they persisted in aggravatng the feelings of an
individual placed in the situation of the prisoner by staring in
her face and making whispered comments upon her appear
To-day all the benches in the room were filed BY wo
long before the organized An application has
been made to the Legislature by Common Council max
ing the county OF Richmond responsible for all the expenses Of
this trial.
gentleman belonging New Jersey robbed Of up
wards Of eight thousand dollars in bank bills yesterday while
he standing the railroad depot the foot Of Court
andt street. in this city Strangers cannot be too often
minded that with swindlers and pickpock-
cts who continually the lookout for victims They
generally select those from the country There is class Of
these ceraers known droppcr who have been quite
successful Of late in enappng geenhorns notwithstanding
| their frequent exposure by the public press.
Passengers who left this city in the railroad train for Pha-
fdepha Friday had escape from destruction. 1t
viii be inexcusable if such liability should be allowed
cur again. The draw Of the New Brunswick bridge being
off, the conductor owing the darkness Of the night not
Of the danger which awaited him and those under his
On the train until within three cars length
Of the terrible void The force Of the breaks being instantly
momentum Of the engine arrested Just prevent
accident which would have been of the most ghtf
on record in the history Of railroad disasters
i The good people Of Albany and Troy still dsputing
about the proposed bridge the Hudson at Albany Re
monstrances against the circulating in this
city. Troy is resolved reap the benefit OF the Western
Railroad herself and Albany indignant that her own capt
tai should 90 to benefit rival her expense Our own CT
zens do not seem to relish idea Of obstucg the Hudson
by bridge.
The new floating theatre at the foot OF Spring street. on the
North river opens evening with grand nautical