The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-07
Receipts of produce at tide ,oafsr.


gous The receipts of flour this viii iii the
canal open but day two longer) cortany 60
over four millions of barrs million beyond this great
receipts of last The movement OF Indian corn mas
been immensewholly unprecedcntcd-neariy four and
half millions of bushels year. and probably five OF
six times the receipt of any previous year few days
more of canal navigation just would greatly ada To
this increase and would be used to the utmost by the Tor
warders 1t is calculated that single weeks ransporta
ton the canal now would bring down larger amount
of freight than the railroads along the line would deliver
until the opening Of the navigation next spring Such
the superiority of the canal over the railroad Tor reghu
purposes i4
Simple and yet grand is the memorial Of our victories ia
Mexico in progress OF completion at West Point VA
the most prominent front ofthe mighty Palisades the nam
OF 'Pao Alto, "Resaca de Ia Pama Monterey, Oil
"Buena VISTA in colossal letters "Vera Cruz
nearly completed and the others will follow difficult
to conceive monument more expressive more sublime
the immortal words ''aone in their glory the face OF
the eternal rocks the sky above, and the deep Hudson be-
low, forever The boys West Point know how 10 write
history well to make it; and they do both with the
GOLD steel! fr
In removing the heavy square pillars which have stood
long the southern gates fhe Park make way for
corporation 'smprovemens many interesting me-
MORALS of the times when they first put down were
found enclosed in the foundations-twgs of Napoleons
ST. Helena coins, State documents newspapers OF
the day, &c. &c, They curious relics in country
which grows old as fast
brace of outsders that hang to the bar Of this city
have been trying "sharp practice upon the most exen
who it had fed this country with OF
other peoples money and had been held to bail in rover
suit for the BY terrifying his guilty mind ON ono
hand with the alarming ideas Of tile severity OF
our laws against debtors, they got from him $4,000
settle the suit and by artful misrepresentation to
the plaintiffs lawyers on the other hand that the money
nearly all gone, that it was better to take part than
lose all, c, they obtained settlement OF the suit for
$500 pocketng for their trouble the whole Of the bal
ance, 800 Both parties found how they had
been cheated and the two lawyers have been arrested
trang the fable Of the monkey and the oyster Keen
shaves they have been TO cheat their rogue OF
client OIL side, and the lawyers on the other
The ship ST. Patrick has Just arrived quarantine with
her physician steward and lis Of the passengers sick with
shpever Her cook and one passenger died OF It on tho
passage This is of the very we have had
this port which is the remarkable. the ST.
Patrick Is of our fine liners. ~ 8 ar4
The CT specie exported from this port last week
was beyond $3.50, 900 all for Liverpool. Il e3
The mild warm rain Of the last three days--so
useful in keeping the navigation opcnhas disappeared.
and the weather to be settling down for cold SyMp
toms Of in the air and in rheunatic joints gem
orally. FED.
New YoRK, Dec. g. 1871.
So the great embodiment is really to be in Washington
during the session of Congress. He goes attend the term
of the Supreme Court OF United States con professional
business" OF course-of Yet it would not be at
all surprising it, while there he would and then direct
the of the political machinery for the campaign
of 1913. Not at all surprising. 81
The particular friends of Mr. Clay using desperate
efforts sustain him and his Lexington speech and resolu
tons before the country This evening the wings Of Phila
delphia called great meeting to respond to the
views Of the sage of Ashland Next Wednesday, the Clay
rally in this city Off Another is called at Pough
keepse, another at Albany, and so Harry of the West
evidently has mind to be crowded off the Courier
and Express fashion; and, imagine will not be. He is
the favoe against the field yet for lS4S and think
fail to be the WING candidate Much however, depends
on this sessoa of Congress- s4staf
nr
November exhibits, in most respects, very satisfactory
increase in the business for the month last year.