The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-12
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.

NEw YORK, Dec ii, lsi6
The Albany Evening Journal tries hard break the force
of ebuke administered by the Express OF this city for the
summary paragraph In which, the other day. IL read Mr..
Clay of the in 1913, already noticed in
letter But, though 1t says much about Harmony, "
"union" success in 1915" 'Mr Clay in 1874 and on;
does as the poor cheated Indian said his white
companon) say "CLay for 4s" IL talks turkey all
through TO It's federal colleague In New York.
Garrett Davis Of Kentucky, Is preparing himself in adj
vance of all his former efforts, be the primo bGo of the
House this session least II may judge by the exhibit
ton which he has made of himself In his speech about inn
peaching the Presidents though he had quite
enough speak the word. He does to be
that he is in all this, the laughing stock annoyance
10 his party.
Just this of the year, above all others must
excessively oyeIwhem the whole community Of house
keepers ascertain, by the proceedings OF the Farmer
Club that the turkeys of 1916 have myerousy degcnera-
ted and instead of the tender and sayoy meat which made
the turkeys other days famous and iavores, hard
and taseless ole-leather With public spirit worthy
of all praise the club opposes nj once 10 institute nyes
tigation into this appalling phenomenon. One member
suggested Turkey hubbard the best remedy and
went far make it the subject Of motion; but the
heartless Jest received with reprovng silence We
are all looking forward with intense interest the
meeting of the club; for, without the turkey, what becomes
of Christmas and New Years Day-to say nothing OF
thanksgiving
Mr. Dexter of Albany, has been making experiments in
the gun-cotton He has tried common tow and finds it
answers Just well cotton; while Dr. Beck (whose
name is authority thinks it is of greater power.
The hotekeepers and propricors of the large boarding
houses appear be awaHng the fact that their esab-
lishmens are very far from being homes those who
stay" rather than live in them 1t must be ofths
kind which has prompted many of them to introduce ys
tenn of soirees social reunions of their boaders short
intervals Thus far they have been quite successful, and
are ceray felt great improvement by all concerned
book saein the city ofthe library of Senator Fumnn,
of Brooklyn) has made quito sensation in the world of
book collectors. Many of the articles brought quite high
prices. Let me give a few specimens
'Genera Burgoynes Defence Of his Conduct after the
Battle of Saratoga, London l71y-a small pamphlet of rs
pages-brought ten dollars.
John Eiotts Indian Bible, Cambridge, l6SG-brought
eleven dollars.
ga brief description of New York by Daniel Denton,
who was one of the original Ezabehtown setters Lon
DON 1870 small quarto pamphlet of which there
eral reprnts-one Of which sell for twenty-five cents
brought thirty dollars.
Samuel Smiths History of New Jersey brought eight
dollars and half and the first volume of the History of
New York. by William Smith--London, T57-brought
twelve dollars and halt.
"Two small duodecmos, recountng the sufering of two
prisoners board the Jersey prison ship brought between
three and four dollars each"
For another-"The Jews Synagogue, by VIM Pinchion,
of Springfield Massachusetts, published London 1902
small quartothere many orders the auctoneer
buy any price, that he obliged to withdraw it
from the sale for their private conlpctttton
The canal is closed length hear by friend down
from Albany last night Considerable ice in the river up
above, Y.