The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-28
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEw York, Dec. 70. 1873.
The first great difficulty which took tho liberty 70 pre-
dict some weeks ago, the Mexican government would
perlehee in issuing letters of marque from Havana viz,
the difficulty Of getting anybody TO take them, appears
have proved thus far insupeabe Up 10 tho latest dates
the Mexican agent there had disposed Of single pd
watering license.
paragraph like the following has been going tho round
Of the newspaper worldi
III Is stated that measures in train in England 10
raise fund for the benefit Of Frederick Douglass. the
raise three millions OF pennies for each slave In The
United States. This would amount to about 100000"
On reaching the Albany Argus, got It's ear-maIkso
deep that 1t win stek-in this
Ay, and penny tor every oais slave In Great Britain
would raise pile as high the pyramid oil the Chsops"
"A most palpabe hit"
As winter arrangement there is TO be, in addition 10 As
usual daily line att from this city, night limo for
Boston the Long Island railroad every Monday, We'd
nesday, aud Friday The route is from New York p
m for Greenpo thence Stonington by the
boat New Haven, which has just been fitted up for hard
service, with boilers nasts sails, extraordinary
chors, &c From Stonington by the regular mail trains
Providence and Boston There viii be but (abou hour
and half Disseminating This must prove fbusi
ness great convenience, and to the company profitable
experiment.
A circumstance connected with the recent los, Of tho
packetship Thomas p. Cope, is worthy Of notice. Tho
only other vessel Of the In the United States
brig sailing Of port in New England wrecked
about the time, and almost in the hour that
her stately namesake of Philadelphia fell sacrifice tho
other elementOf fire. This coincidence rcmarku
BILE than many a recorded In the papers.
Among the latest arrivals In town are the gallant ranger
Capt Walker, and the Peruvian minister Mr.. osmaa.
patent ype-composng machine lately invented, and
now IN operation In this city, attracts much notice In the
newspapers, and from the be-fngered craftsmen OF
the case and galley very doubtful, however, whether
be put to extensive use from inseparable nom
any machine invented for the purpose.
Mr. Forrest played Spaseus (by many thought his worry
best characeD TO immense houss, the Park last
(Chrisunas) evening The Vennose children also gave
Performance.
The festival Of Christmas observed yesterday
generally than usually the Catholics and Episcopaians
almost without exception by the other denominations less
generay by the Congregatonais and Friends Uniarans
Nc for arising OF eir enets least Of
all.
Mr. Poe, the we-known writer paying in sickness and
desution, the penalty which few Of letters escape.
Mr. N. p Willis in the best spirit (or there was believe,
old feud between hem) has been exertng himself for
his relief and this weeks Home Journal contains appeal
which all admirers of the suffering author TO speak OF
no others) must be irresistible.
The little Viennoise dancers had their Christmas well
other folks and most jolly time there Mr. Barry,
the theatre, the hearty and liberal Of the feast
and there abundance of everything which small
folks love such occasions This evening is their first
benefit, and last appearance for the present. FED,