The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-04

held up on Saturday evening, but with a cold
north wind, which to-day changed 10 the eas,, and
has been blowing cold and squally all day. with fly
ing particles Of snow drifting through the air.
No news Of the Massachusetts yet, which sailed
rom Liverpool, it appears from the Cambria's ship
.sws, on the 18Th January hence, this makes her
I'D day Quill
Inc weather has been unusually cold for the sea
son, nave no doubt from Manhattan island TO La
''aaor' ana perchance to the north pole.
REMAIN yours very truly, ~
Z. 3. Owing to bad weather, change was thinly
attended to-day, and lutte done.
STOCKS
sALIs-Has York, March O. ls.o-EY,,, L.I 4 nao
Pennsy lvania Ss Tit 900 Ohio o. 800 SSi oso ~
IS, lso2 no. ST. July 900 Illinois special toSg, a.
100 Reading Railroad os OS do Ssi 5So a. a., SO 80
yiek;burs W 1000 Reading Railroad bonds 76t 2OeO
s..sna Besrd 30 ves.buy Vi 100 Long Island r. r.
sHIr NEWS
CLEASE0-shipS Union. New Orleans aharine Charles.
| nah -~'"' 20
Asarno-Brig Augusta, fpoH savannah, sehr oundss,
H.,rs from Pop ship s'pAan from HamOurs OarqOs
Wind NE, blowing fresh, and very cold.
NEw YoKx, March 8, 1876.
We have received the unweleome news that the
New York mail, which len this city on Saturday
evening" at Al O'Clock, p. M. did net reach Boston
until Sunday, the lst at :, p N. As the Cambria
il is said contained 5000 letters II is stated that
the Boston packet.ship the Joshua Bates, TO sail
for Liverpool on the 9th instant, Is 70 carry out
| the letter-bags lsh by the Cambria. The severity
of the weather the sound on Saturday night forced
I tho steamboat having the mails on board 10 lay by
no long ~ TO prevent their reaching Boston in time
Cor the steamer Il il said the English authorities
have given positive orders TO the effect that the
steamers shall sail the days appointed, II the con
diuon Of the boat and the weather permits. The
detention Of the letters must cause serious ineonye
nience and disappointment TO merchants IN thus city,
many, IL not a majority, Of whom postponed their
correspondence ill Saturday i understand
heavy southern mail, With the government de-
spatches, left here early on Saturday morning, via
the Long Island railroad, and reached Boston IN
time to leave for the Cambria.
IL the difficulty could have been foreseen, IL would
have been better for the merchants 10 have kept hsr
letters to go out by Messrs. Grnns Minturn d Co 3
celebrated sailing paeket-ship the Independence, for
Liverpool, on the 9th instant The detention OF
900 business letters is no trang affair The sub
ject was much talked about change to-day. The
best remedy for preventing the repetition Of sim
liar evil is to have mail lines Of American Steam.
ers established as soon as praeteablei for which
| enterprise, our capitalists stand ready-our ship
eminent skill and experiences, all stand ready and
waiting. All that 10 necessary, Is for Congress to
| confirm the provisional agreement recently made be-
tween our worthy Postmaster General and the par.
ties frst named, by making email appropriation
not worth half as much as the service tie stsem-
ers would render to the country In The way Of
commercial advantages in time OF peaeet I'd In M
| val power in time Of war. The manning and sail
ing of these vessels would afford a school for tho
education Of officers, engineers, &C., for steam
naval marine service. Private enterprise Is ripe TO
the core for this great enterprise; al that Is Vanted
10 secure the fruit Is u mere brrsth-a mere cay"
on the part Of patriotic representatives 10 Con-
gress-and the sooner the better. This 10 great
movement; and as am In possession OF some IN
teresting facts ia relation to IL, shall crave your IN
diligence at future period for permission TO submit
them for publication.
The more study the vast importance OF the over
land rnai-route to Columbia river by the isthmus
Of Danen, the more am struck with It's feasibility
and vast utility in commercial and political point
of view The vast western coasts Of North and South
| America on the shores Of the Pacific, which have
| so long rested in do,ing inactivity aad sloih,
| need stirring up. The awakng and reviving
| influences Of steam power, more rapid intercourse
and interchanges Of trade and commodities, are
wanted The shores Of that vast quiet r"ean must,
,rs long, resound with the steam of tn connective
4 on land in cooperation with steam power On the
! UNI. ed seas. For over half eeptgry the Dutch,
| Engiisb, ard French have talked and talked Of
communication from sea to sea; but still the waves
howl on the wild beaches of the respective oceans,
almost in hearing of each other, and nothing has
been done. 1t is now time, high time for the Cyan
KEGS" the progressive yankees, the real locemo-
tive Yankees" to begin to say something on
| the subject, to think something and to do some
thing. The whole subject assumes a new as
pect, rises into incaculable importance when
| viewed in connection with the interest they have
| in populatns their Oregon possessions on the
Columbia river. 1t is "a subject, also. fraught
with future promise and benefit, not alone TO the
| United States and to. Oregon but to all Europe-
to China, India, and the farthest islands OF the
SEAS including the vast territories Of the two Amer
icas 1t will be a great link in the future civiza-
ton and christanizationy of the world. | am run
ing over with and important facts this great
| enterprise, which / must reserve for another time
Our people and institutions are progressive, and
| advance must be onward, and trust 10 the end of
| time.
| Ns,o York market this day, 5p. m.-The sales of
stock were made to limited amount, without
| much variation in prices since yesterday.
From 800 TO 400 bales Of cotton sold Purcha-
| sers seem unwilling to enter the market freely at
the advanced rates, and hence sales moderate at
| firm prices.
Nothing done of consequence in -four. Offers for
Genesee and western were made at from IS 25
IS 37k. Holders demanded IS 37l for Mchi-
gan and Ohio, and rs so for Genesee. No sales of
wheat to report, rye, or corn. The latter article
ranges according to quality, from 63l to &c. weight,
| for southern white.
Western provisions are still very dull. Some
prime beef sold at 81, and mess do. at g. Ohio
prime pork sells at 50 rs $40. Mess at S1l IS
SII So North river prime at $40 a 80 g. Mesa
DO. at 81 IS $12 SO to - for choice.
| 100 barrels pot ashes sold at "a 49,. .-.. ....
100 do pearl ashes sold at ~ 3lt. .n.
| Business of all kinds was exceedingly dull to-
day. The weather has been 30 severe, and the
streets so much blocked up with snow, that outdoor
business has been almost suspended Shippers
have found great difficulty in obtaining sufficient
number of drays, carts, and laborers to enable
them either to load discharge their vessels with
despatch. sla. -
The Montezuma, heretofore detained, sails TO-
| morrow. .s.-r.s F ...-
| The mails are still behind. We have no mail
south of Philadelphia since last Sunday which was
due ut II p. m, on Saturday night. And until Up.
m. to day. we have had no mail from Philadelphia,
except that which left that city on Saturday even
| ing. .n.. ...t
have no change to note in freigh,s. There is
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