The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-04
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.

New YoKK, May 3, 1877.
The mercantile men, still strongly than the of
the community, exhibit gatfed interest in the admins
Iaon's magnificent idea OF the ship canal across the
isthmus of Tehuantepec and it is computed that by this
route any of our swift clipper-bu Canton packets could
make the Canton in hirtyve or forty days, which
would be something almost up the magnetic telegraph
>Thc country is sale The great boundary question, ag
tated with less of acrmony, sometimes even unto
bloody noses between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is
least good settled. The commissioners appointed
by the high contendng parties have agreed on report
which only waits be formally confirmed by the legisla
lures of the two States The Maine boundsrythe Oregon
questionable Massachusetts and Rhode Island line hough
what else be expected from cute Yankees)-a set
tied without fight What are we coming tot Surely
'the age of chvalry is gone"
Poor Dromgoole The anxious interest for his election
very generally shared by the democrats here, just
changed into Joy at the of his triumph, when all
was swalowedup in sorrow for his death. The Tribune
says in an article on him, this mornings with equal justice
and generosity ellis death is national loss Gen Drom
goole had won high station in Congress by his talents
discretion, and sagaciy Although another placed al
the head Of the Committee of Ways and Means General
D. the influential member OF the administration
party proper in the House for past He had the
complete confidence of his party, without provoking per-
sonal enmty among his opponents" True--true-every
word of it, twas the greatest pes. OF course new
election will be ordered when friends in the district
that their brethren through the Union not kept
in weeks doubt about il. They can do it.
The quiet little village of Flushing just of town, lost
$40 900 buildings and contents by fire. on Satur-
day last-an event in its history.
The canal has this year, the greatest opening OF the
businessmen known since first the water of the
lakes ripped into the breast Of old father Hudson The
emulation of business passing upon it, at both ends but
this especially, immense, and it viii be some
time before il be reduced to anything like managea-
BILE amount. About four hundred boats waiting for
their turn, Albany the morning of the first of May.
The steamer Cambria from Boston with liz pas
engers and heavy foreign mail Halifax will add doz-
twenty her passage list The Cunard steamers have
done great business this season is the last OF their mo-
nopoy.
As remarked in former letter, it generally under
stood in Liverpool that the Cambria, Sarah Sands, and
Caledonia would carry out from England to the United
States for the month of April, about million sterling OF
specie The first have arrived bringing nearly E60O
900 and the Caledonia IL days out, will bring Is
thought nearly the balance.
Our city banks very strong in specie Their returns
for April show aggregate of 0,l6lO00 in their vaults,
which, in the face of accumulation in the independent
treasury here of three millions shows that our position
in the money market is 'runousy sae-nore so than for
wears, ifnot than ever before.
The melancholy accden the Jersey city ferry, Fri
day last has produced much sensation IN the community,
not only from the social position OF the sufferers, and the
terrible death of VICTIM Mrs Carter, but because 1t has
rudely shaken the general feeling OF security in ferry
which for wears no serious mishap has occurred and
which thousands and recrossed every day with
little thought of danger us on turnpike The circun-
stances of Mrs Carriers death singulary dreadful
Sire was caught on the end of the sloops bowsprt as it
tered the cabin of the ferry boat ain thrust IL poaiy'
through the cabin into the wheeouse, tearing through
,mbers and pankng and there dropped into i1e water,
where the body was recovered hours afterwards,
about quarter of mile lower down the tide. death of
horrors
day which was as cold, wet, and dismal could be- but
is still very far from spring quaybeing at this present
writing chilly and lowering. ZED