The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-06
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
NEw YORK, January 8, ~

Nr tl NEw YORK, January o, lSt7
Tho Albany Argus the other day. had (iom the ocial
ources) paratiye table of the tde OF the canals 70
md the Hudson for the of lSa5 and 1913 1t
exhibits results gratifying and important The
tai tonnage employed in 1916 $780, 7o tons total value
If property transported, SlI57327s0 The Importance of
this last fact viii perhaps be better understood by taking
hem in connexon with the OF the Argus that IL
of business greater by $50 than
he exports the United States the fiscal year ending
Tuy 1884, and greater by 81 2s Si6 than the value OF the
goods imported into the United States Tor the time.
The increase lS5 l725 tons and 8l4 a6l and
previous years much greater OF this large gain the
business of year uprecedenedy busy, is satisfactory
observe Tin pursuance of some remarks thrown out In
previous letter. how much goes the farming interest
"Agricultue gains than So 900, nearly Is per
cent? while the total ratio OF increase is less than
The country in danger of ruin" when the
nua balance sheet oos up thus profaby for the farmer
The Albany Morning Telegraph (the organ of the Clay
,ndnobody -else an-Weed-and Greeley "whgs" in tho
State) mad the other day notable evidence Of its
private convictions of the fsy of its 'un"
TRADES, IN paragrap phi the demand Tor railroad iron
not TO be had for $40 TOM and egreting soroly that
the citizens OF Albany had gone of
the article, giving its confident TINT establish
men for the purpose "woild do prohtnble business"
The Buffalo Courier points the moral the Telcgraph's
sincerity by statement undoubtedly true =
SC nd Ss the Sn q | .ppr and w
and an iron dealer of thiscty SCALE who
is NOT long since Tia, The We're .sSns iG
per cent IN their operations the Of production
The simple fact that rails the high and profit
able rate OF $50 per TOMS enough. Next time il is
cessafy TO get Pennsylvania panic the fedcrhlists will
have try something else.
The official statement makes the number of Immigrants
arrived at this port during the month of December 1879
Of whom there were from Great Britain and Ireland go
from France, l,23 from Belgium, l,Os2 from Bremen,
I52 from Holland, $50 from Sweden llS; other ports o.
This is unusually large number at this Of tho
year and the fact that many found leave coun
try and home, brave the dangers OF deck in the cold
and stormy winter months, for foreign land, is u sad
ment the misery which drove them forth ,'
The Constiiuon-said be the largest merchant ship
built in this country, tonnage by 1900
TONS in capacity nearly 2,000--was launched yesterday
She is great ship. With all her and spars In she
viii be a sight
"As the saucy three-decker
Rides the sea-
The telegraph apprzes that at of the federal
members OF the State Senate of Pennsylvania held Har
burg last evening, Charles Gibbons, of Philadelphia
chosen candidate for speaker He will be elected Of
course If it be fedeist better Charles Gibbons than
any else. He is whole-hearted fellow whose poll
tics are his fault
The Italian company's debut last evening complete
ly successful There is but opinon--hat il is taken
altogether, the best opera company have had in
this city. FED.