The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Osrrsspeadsnt.


NEW YoRx, Dec. 80, 1877.
The papers, this morning. contain the oa for the Clay
meeting the Tabernacle this evening About 800 names
appear with 279 Others" comprising the names Of tho
yhig MAYOR members of the council the
md assembmen elect, and Of tho wing general commit
Ia fact do miss the name Of single prominent
yhig unless il be few Webster men-as Moses H. Grin
ne for instance COL Webb, however, Is out In his paper
daily against the meetng-tha il is wing meeting
hat there many wings who approve OF the Lexington res
buttons but the speech but alter exciting by such
preamble the expectation of few there night no
ashes it all by stating that 1--WE will not be there" He
considers himself excluded by the call, being ono Of
those who approve of the sentiments contained in tho
speech - and proceeds to review at LENGTH and with much
force, those sentiments.
The telegraph this noon brings of two marine
dsasersone the brig Falconer, from Sidney for Boston,
wrecked Ipswich beach, with the loss Of some thirty
lives and the other the Havrs packet Louis Philippe. for
New York, of Nantucket on Friday afternoon with
signal of distress yng kving nnshipped her ruddcr, and
being then within miles OF the breakers Two steam
srs started from Nantucket at once 70 her aid. e
The laborers to-day busy putting down the posts
through the city for the telegraph of Downing, House. &c
OReilly, from Fort Washington to the Mecchans' Ex-
change-about IA miles The posts stout sticks, and
look as if they meant to bear some strain The use
of the telegraph in the city for the fire and police depart
ments has been bought for $500 year by tho common
council.
Prime, Ward Co. have been up again habeas corpus.
under the Swen actthis time before Judge Oakley Of
the Supreme Court, alleged informaity In the
rant under which they committed in stating tho
ceedngs preliminary to the commitment to have taken
place November 2s which Sunday land dies w0w
of couse) instead of the 2d Tho Judge this morning
tanned the objection, and the parties discharged.
This must be quite relief TO the great bankers though
their confinement merely nominal They In
tody of Fedk L. Vue, esq., deputy sherifwhose perfect
good breeding and honor do in themselves mitigate the
rgors of the lawand allowed by him 90 and
and transact all their business usual their promise
be forthcoming when necessary They wcre in fact,
parole.
The correspondent "S," of the "Union" last week
undoubtedly in his general remarks in connexon
with the death Of DIR. Wainwright, the treatment
proper in of venomous bites Of snakes Medical
| men, presume, generally agreed that the poison
attacks the nervous system, and that it be
| ed by stimulants Such the treatment actively
pursued with DR.. w. As very difusble stirnulant
ether employed The strongest fourth proof bran
dy was given him-a gill every ten minutes, or u
pint and half in an hour. Brandy, Cayenne pepper,
and ammonia "a powerfully stimulating mixture)
was freely administered. But all in vain An Incredible
quantity Of the stimulating liquids appeared have
not the slightest effect hmnot OF producing the
first symptoms of ntoxication and he grew steadily worse
already stated until his DEATH in six hours after the
bite should be observed, however, that the ligature
above his hand removed at early stageperhaps
unfortunately for the swelling extended itself much
rapidly afterwards The bite, too happened strike into
the larger vessels and hence the effect Of the poison
may have been greatly accelerated. Altogether, il
most painful and perplexing Probably the only
mOuo Oh treatment WOul0 nave Doom 70 nave
taken off the hand just above the wrist instantaneousy the
wound was inflicted. And yet, what an alternative
The libel suit OF Dr. Bacon against COL Webb grew
of remarks of the latter in the Courier and Enquirer
in reviewing certain articles Of the Doctors in the Ameri
Review, entitled The Mystery Of Iniquity" and pur
porting give of the means by which the oco
focos" carried the city and State Of New York In the
articles about Mr. Clingman which made much ado
in the House OF Representatives Never there
egregiousy absurd rigmaroleof smaresnests and stuff
put into prin and the Colonel disregardng his partisan
ship and perhaps having private Of his pick
with the Doctor pronounced the production proof of the
authors nsaniy-that his friends should take him in
charge-whch, but for fear Of involving tho Union in
libel suit might say, all richly merited; though per-
haps the charge repeated ooner than needs be- and
with unnecessary circumstances Of aggravation. d
The deaths last week were 2o8-the lowest weekly
taty since LIST Of May last. The health OF the city inn
proving Notwithstanding the mdness Of the weather and
the old proverb about green Christmas making fat tho
church-yard. FED.
From Baltimore Correspondent.