The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondents.
Ngw York, August %, lSf

NEw York, August %, 1917.
Gen Tsylors last letter (and very remarkable one 10
the least for presidential candidate esse OF yosse)
to Dr. Deony, is evidently tel ribe stumbling block
whgTaylor organs, by reason OF its rather frank avowa
Of the writer's entire ignorance almost all those points
OF difference between the great parties of the country
and on which all citizens supposed to know something
They make but poor head in their efforts get
anyhow" AS friend Greeley says.
The last weeks business of the custom il
fell of somewhat from the immense business Of the
weeks prevous-was very large, and shows handsome
gain upon the very heavy business of the corresponding
week last year. The following is the of goods
ported and entered, exclusive of those sent to the ware
house, and the amount of duties paid during the week
ending the 10th instant compared with the same period
last year
ba'a iiod goods a sssi ssssss sss 'a''''
Total, m'dso s2,soa, ss7 s2,7l7.52s $685.
c psSs received e asls s5 5Ssss 5 asS
The large falling off in the import of 'frce goods' is re-
ma rkabe.
Some OF the small papers disposed to reflect harshy
upon COL Webb for his share of the recent d,;cpltv he
tween him and f Lecomp late agent OF the French steam
ers. MIR. Lecompt public servant had laid himself
open to the structures of the Courier and Enanrer,trio
lures not unreasonably seveeand the insult which he
offered to COL Webb, by splitting in his face was the last
lndignty known among Every fair ius6es the
Colonel for the punishment he inflicted, and would be
ready to justify him it five times heavier The man
who commits the atrocity of splitting in anothers face
ought to know be made to learn, that by the act he
places himself beyond the pale Of all law and usage and
has right to complain if his blood for outrage
say nothing of the assault upon the liberty of the press
lin the person of AN editor for usabe publcaton)
which, one would think, every newspaper would resent
The health of the city remains quite gooda least as
good as is usual this season The deaths last week were
iO0 of which l6S children under two years of age
Among the notaDles in Gov Pratt of MARYLAND
Mard Fillmore, and Rev. DIR. Hawks formerly of this
city, now president of the University Of louisiana New
Orleans.
Newport well Saratoga to have its grand fancy
ball. now finally fixed for Wednesday, the 18th instant 1t
is to be an exceedingly select affair; is take it, as
much as any ball be which open every body at SO
much head Among the managers many we'll
known or Hon names as at Saratoga, for that is rather
rorr; and Newport you know, is eptionaby gen
teel; but the list good one,
many juniors who know how such things should be done
Tickets are 50 for gentlemen cosume Sl5 for those
who not This is rather q high discriminating tariff
against the plain broadcloth. Where are the "run'
prophetsl
The nisnanagemen which seems to have so much
nared the first trip of the Missouri peculiarly uniou-
nate II it be true asserted that she is the
OF the line 1t is certain that coming Saturday from
the Hook she passed ali the small hrbor steamboats, which
she met She is very fine vessel and, every respect
appears to be fully equal to her and predeces-
sors-the Union and Phadelphia.
dvopos acs boes-no steamboats, the crew of the Mis-
souri, hand with her c-engne the large fire i'm
Front street last night and did good in subduing
''the devouring element
The weather continues cool and pleasant occasionally
cloudy by day. with the bea utul of moonlt nights
such nights pleased the gentle soul OF the Jews daughter
in Venice. FED