The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-19

The wheat being reduced to flour, the quantity OF the
latter delivered hs year, in Al days. exceeds that received
in 60 DAYS last year. by equal 36 1863 barrels How idle
is it talk of country capable of such supply this,
(nd this is but sappe) being ruined bya change in the
tariff!
is generally understood here that the President is to be
in town week In various quarters active prep
araons in progress pay him fitting reception. Mr..
j. Knox Walker and his lady, and Miss Rucker, left the
city yesterday morning, for West Point, whence they
turn to-day, onher way back to Washington.
The reports the wheat-gowng States of the north
west especially the four lake SatesOhio Illinois, Indiana,
and Mchgan-are gloomy enough and porend a state of
things which, the of second of scarcity in
Europe, would be nothing short oil a calamity. Let us
hope best and that the first impression OF the evil is
exaggerated one
The meeting at the Exchange called in reference the
Rivers and Harbors Convention at Chicago, not very
probably than the list of delegates APP
pointed for New York, among whom, at Albany, are
many gentlemen whose views on the subject probably
cord very little with those OF the gentlemen who got up the
demonstration"
The Macedonian positively gone-saied yesterday with
fine breeze and full freight. swift voyage and n
pleasant to her on her sacred mission
There appears be revival among Gothamcs of
the Washington monument enterprise. In some of the
wards, meetings have been held associations formed, c
The good work has long fingered and should either be
dropped altogether, speedily brought fitting
nation.
The -four and grain market, which yesterday was in
furry from steamers news, has settled down to-day,
and there are frightened than hurt Flour has fallen
70 cents meal 30 cents 10 per blshel wheat Is
20 cents and From peusal of the foreign jour
nails (more hasty than usual, however) do not how
the depression in the market there remain long Even
before the left prices had begun rally and prob
ably arrival will bring news that they have
tinued TO advance.
The English remarkable for the lness and fairness
with which they principle element 1t is part Of
ba patience investigation and deliberate justice which
are among the features OF their character. They have
been trying the guncotton extended scale in the
heavy blasting operatonsquarryng out the stone for the
great docks Brkenhead, opposite Lverpoo-and with
entire both regards the power and manageabiy
of the explosive The gunpowaer made small pieces of the
rock while the guncoon turned out blocks OF any desired
size One mass of stone Iik weight removed by
ounces of the while u lbs of powder
expended ON a smaller quantity. The Liverpool papers
state that the scientific gentlemen who witnessed the ope-
ations decided entirely in favor Of the gun-cotton as
blasting agent
There quite can OCCASION the opera last night.
The troupe commemoraed the birthday of the Sguorina
Manuea de ODonnel daughter of the Governor General,
Leopoldo the Severe by hymn her praise, sung be-
tween by the whole force of the company, and by
petite sorper after the parliamentary recherche and
selecat which present the Spanish minister Senior
Caderon and other distinguished personages connected
with Spain and the Havana The opera Tor the evening
was Hermann" successfully played to crowded