The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-06
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK. April 8, 1877

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The Courier dies Eats Unis of Saturday. certain
mistakes into which il Tin with the of the
American press) has fallen in reference the revolution
which has just thrust Gomez Farias from power Info
nation from the very best in Mexico leads it to be-
eve that though the clergy the prime agents of the
revolution, its has necessarily given them the
control ofaas but that their influence for peace will be
IN measure neutralized by the warIike dispositions OF
Gems Almone, La Vega, Basade, Falcon, &C., whom the
change will restore heir former high position The Cour
rier adds that the President dd interim is General
alas Gas epoed) bur Senior Navaete president of the
supreme and proprietor of the Diario del Goberno
Gas required by the constitution Of 1924 which, the
most popular, the party have conformed)
BY the election returns from the different States looks
though the ultra temperance people had succeeded in
getting good cause pretty thoroughly mixed up with the
pcmicious excitement Of politics. Legisating into
teeto,asn very little better than the church
and State laws of old times by which peculiar creed
forced by law on mcnu under pains and penalties, and is
the very ntemperance OF temperance. 1t may for
a while, but the reaction will be irresistible.
Great fun is expected this week from libel in
circuit court, in which the welknown Dr. d. F. Bacon is
the plaintiff, and the better known Col mot 'Brig Gen
j. Watson Webb is the defendant. The charge is that the
colonel in his paper pronounced the doctor nsane; which,
coming from competent authority in medical
the doctor considers to have damaged him in his good
fame, character, and reputation. many thousand
dollars
A workngmens meeting was held here Friday night
and steps taken to form in this city american aborg
conederacy for protection against the overwhelming in
hux of pauper and other cheap labor thrown upon this
country by excessive immigration, and encourage the
formation of similar considerations throughout the country
One misfortune of the movement is that of those
active in it have distinct idea Of the remedies
be applied and the other is that notwi standing the
pudiaion of "any leaning to existing political organza
tions,' it is evidently attempt to revive the nearly
poded idea of native Americanism under another
the old inn with sign" For the rest it is too
purely selfish to meet encouragement from the of the
country This city in OF its interests, suffer
from pyfe mi
but others it is the gainer while the whole country
vast benefits result.
BY the accounts of the storm last Friday and Saturday
north and ofus would seem though Winter
out like regular Parhan--naking his heaviest assaults
in his retreat. The old savagc
The of things board the ship Thos s. Sears just
arrived Boston from Liverpool is frightul
ry the evils of the present system Of immigration OF
l passengers "a Tor than onesixh) died the pas
sage and her arrival 20 Is more had be taken
directly the alns-iouse, Of whom died by the way.
The aeerage of the ship filthy beyond description
The amount ofspece in city banks the LIST inst
was $9,1S 600 The packets Saturday brought in
about $500, 900 more.
The extensive damage done the telegraph lines in the
neghbohood of this city has already been repaired by
usual exerion the part of the companies On of
the lines--he Philadelphia and New York. for instance
some fifteen miles of wire were blown down, and
the repairing nearly great of the original
construction. The companies, profting by experience,
have awaited themselves of the opportunity put down
siouter posts and heavier wire.
The last anhanging wrinkle is due the inventive
genius OF criminal in the south of France who, being
der sentence DEATH peoned be executed under the
influence of ether.
The boat struggled through within four miles of Alba
nv Yesterday, and doubtless the communication that
point will be open tomorrow next day.
The widow OF Bishop Hobart died in this city yesterday
morning, at good old age.
To-day is fine and brght but the air has yet the cold
touch of winter in it, FED.