The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-26
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.
NEW YoRk, May 20, 1877.

NEW YORK, May 20, 1877
The news boys are Just (3t o'cock) making huge
noise abou, their "exty Sun. Hurd aud Trybune, with
the great battle IN Mexcooh." But though the is OF
general interest," II is nothing very startling character
nor more han might have been ipated and there is
no great battle though Santa appears be trying
TO get ready ut orizaha for another fight of kind.
There is strong feeling of satisfaction the the
brave Gen. Shields almost certain recovery from bis
desperate wounds
The wing State Judicial ticket seems be in rather a
shaky condition Yesterday it confidently asserted
that Mr. Reynolds Zone of the strongest nominaons) had
perempioriy declined To-day confidently asserted
that he has consented TO stand On the other hand, Mr.
Ambrose H. Jordan the fortunate object of the united pref
erences OF the wings and ant-reners this morning
in the Tribune with note, in which, after acknowledging
the honor conferred, Nc he declines, for controlling
sons, the nomination The wing ticket in this district
thus far made out is the aughingstock of the community.
The only strong man it Declines and the others will be
beaten to death
All the former pancs Of the wings having proved
hollow as her own hearts, they trying get
thing new in the shape most exaggerated accounts of
General Iayors position in reference the volunteers
The latter issad, all returning home and will
be found supply their places "The wish is father
thought !" but both are baseless-as they base
Owing TO the thick mist which almost all day yesterday
up the lower bay and the Narrows the Washington
steamer did not out to intended. In all other
respects her trial trip satisfied every reasonable expeca
ton Against the tide with about half her full head of
steam, machinery yet and rough, she made l5a miles
hour by the log, and with motion smooth and
like, that those in her cabins scarcely felt her moving. She
has cabins, (rst $780, second at $60-a capital
ngcmen for those who the Atlantic in
something less than prncey syle,) and has already
gagged for her first rip 1856 passengers Doubtless she will
prove that New York shipbuilders can build
anybody else, and much faster. This morning,
O'Clock, the Washington weighed anchor and stood
and the weather beautifully clear, she
(probably) ont some distance.
Somebody up here, (or 1T takes all Of people to
make world you knowor New York. and lady, too,
has been writing a song, and setting music for the
piano. the subject of which is the unhappy Myers affair
in Richmond The bad of the idea is kept in
Hoyts death
No friend . hand when the current Of life
o'erclouding his sight, from his temple did pour
When trembling It'll pain and the frenzy Of strife,
He sank overpowered to flourish no more
There received yesterday in this city 81 $50 barrels
of -four Ten times the number would have been taken
up readily the present high price. The market is
really quite in an excitement of speculation.
Ever since the first of May it has been trying hard to
but though the skies put the hardest and blacklist
faces and looked lowering possible, they only
aged squeeze and then sprnkng, which gave
neither them the thirsty earth than the mock
cry of Sunday the Quakers town, Ito
attend their yearly meeng) and 10! at the clouds
were opened and descended i'm bounteous rain--to all
grateful, but the farmer precious than the
golden shower in which of old the god down to his
avorte Danae. Yesterday rained penuly, with thun-
der and lightning in the evening and to-day the weather
has been clear and warn-morc like summer than any we
have yet had The rain extended beyond Albany far
as heard FROM and everywhere most welcome. More
rain--and still more-is yet needed. FED