The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-18


published in the newspaper; 81 his o e.Iy Chairman
HENRY d. GnrN. Secretary.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
PROM our New York Csrr.spe"asnt.
New Yoxx. December l6. 1877.
The total receipts of produce for the at Albany and
West Troy have been as follows;
Flour II ss ,s whss ~ bush sa cs% az bs Ss
Vest A1ss" Troy. i.S1so1 s'soo,ssi s.Oas,S7s
Total, s,s5l,722 s7g,57s e,o2l.lA
The returns from Waterford have not yet been made
They will increase the aggregate somewhat The receipts
oft same articles for 1916 were as follows
y Ssss sf bushels. ; s:s s;s i;
These aggregates exhibit an increase for the present year
in the several articles as follows:
Flour, bbls SoS,,Sa
Wheat, bush. s tSSD
Corn, bush. sho'0"'
Reducing the wheat four this is increase Of nearly
LOO 900 bbs of our--makng with the an addition
(say eight and half millions of dollars to the agricutu
raj wealth Of the conntryto say nothing oil nearly an al
ditiona million of tolls poured into the treasury of the
State For year of 'run," have done very well in
this part of the country.
The hypocricy of whigery is good deal beyond the
Pharisees of old dsepute Coming into power in this city
with professions of beraty devotion the public inter-
ests horror of &c. has carried out the work
prescription and persecution more thoroughly and with
meaner peuness of detail than any city government thai
have had. 1t has Just put the finishing stroke IN
the removal of William Walker from the Office OF coun
Nv superintendent public schools To Mr. w personally
change scarcely be Of the meagre
salary of the place being hardly worth thought bn 10
the whole public interested in the efficiency OF our COM
mon-school sysem makes great difference that the
very best county superintendent we have ever had tac
knowledged all hands) practical and experienced
teacher an and judicous friend OF education,-
should be removed from Office simply for being too good
| he seq all
own good time will make things right again The ides Oh
March are coming!
Annexed of the export of breadsufs from
the principal pors from September LIST down to the latest
dates before the sailing of the steamers
To Great Britain and Ireland.
From York to Dec sssss ire sss sss as0sja
Bss to q do do 81 s ,sss sss
Total ea,lOs 1854 lls,Ss7 sao.sso
From New York to Dec IL 1858 1892
Baltimore do. Il OO
For about month previous to December 4th the export
of brcadstus from this port was almost "H has since
revived
Both the democratic papers of this cy-the Globe and
Evening Pos-have epoused with the utmost warmth the
of the Secretary OF the Treasury In favor
of tax and coffee. There be no doubt that d.
rect Ration is essentially democratic and has only to be
brough, fairly before the people find favor with the ma
| iorty. .
The breath of winter is to-day, fierce, cold, and
clustering. There is every appearance OF snow The
chances are that between this and New Years day we
shall pay Tor our mild weather and open season.
| New YoRK, Dec. II, l847.
The election for the democratic general committees yes
tctay was in the various wards in healthy
spirit, without acmony The majority OF the commiuee
men elected are good and sound republicans and the
mees generally have been constituted on such basis
that they will be efficient towards union and harmony IN
the party with view in the campaign oil
1919 The first the organization Tor the pres
denta election has been made, and made auspciousy
! 1t is good omen!
The grand Clay demonstration comes off on Monday
night at the Tabernacle. Col Webb is expected to be
there unless his courage down meantime The per-
fornances ii is thought will be unusually attractive
and "she gallery is reserved for the ladies'"
The Britannia took yesterday from Boston not more
than $685. 900 SPECIE of which fully 100000 from
Canada. The drain of specie is gradually diminishing.
The current will soon be this way again.
So the legislature is really and truly adjourned sine die
forever and everAmen! Encountered as twas with the
clog of nkering INSCRIPTIONS, pcttifoggng
whig House OF Assembly, it had become burden and an
affection greVous the people, that TO be rid of 1t was
like something too good be believed until IL had actu
ally happened 1t is alarming to think that the next legs
ature in both houses likely be- as this was in
house-whig all over. and therefore thoroughly nuts
in all respects
l. The great libel quite the tenth wonder of the
WOrd-DctWeen
the Courier and Enquirer and the scarcely less redoubta-
bic D. Francis Bacon, for $4,000 damages done to the
character Of the latter by certain ase scandaou nluri
malicious publications OF and concerning the said
plaintiff" by the Colonel in his paper, commenced to-
day in the supreme sexpected to be little
attractive and interesting than the great Clay meeting
on Monday night In this hinge, various restless Gotham OF
ours there is always much fun stirring.
The Light Guard, one of our crack companies, gave
supper last evening Col Burnett and his returned
panions from Mexico 1t was fine affair." joyous and
hearty The Colonel was old member of the Guard,
which has, therefore, special interest and pride in him
and his military achievements The festivities of the
ing closed with grand ball Mt Tammany Hail. given
pressly in honor Of the little band of officers.
The grand jury have found new indictment against the
Reste for offence in the line of her Internal
art-as ntimated, in letter of mne would
probably be the She in the yesterday,
answer the Indictment and not being ready,
handed to the custody of the sheriff. FED.
From BALTIMORE Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 1875, p, m.
Icloc xl.,.