The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-14
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


New YORK, September Is, 1871.
Scan be true " is the question asked by everybody of
his neighbour half in doubt and half in asoahment at the
news by this mornings lightning line, of the surrender of
;he city oil Mexico with loss OF fifteen hundred Ameri-
cans in killed and wounded, against six thousand of the
enemy DO do The news seems too great and too sudden for
belief; and yet, why not!
city paper friendly General Taylor complains grev-
ousy this morning that the tide appears be turning
with the old patriot and that ''he constantly reiterated
peans his praise quite large class of public Jour
mails but lately resounded with necessarily till their entlu-
sasm led them 10 general chorus, the burden of which
was that he alone could be President have pretty much
died away and, with exceptions few and far between
they already appear have almost forgotten that there
such hero IN existence If this indeed, be So there is
nobody much TO blame for it the woud-be friends
the Generals who, in their selfish haste bring him for
ward for the presidency, have, in fact greatly if
remedaby, damaged him in that relation. 'Greedness
bursts the bag In all things, especially in Presdentma-
king.
The Tribune this afternoon has telegraphic despatch
from Buffalo, claiming for the wing candidate for delegate
in Wisconsin no majority in eight counties heard from
being wing gain of 29l from Martins (dcm J. majority
in 1915.
The natives have done their put the finishing
stroke to Gen Taylos presidential chances by nominating
him for President in their grand national
Philadelphia last Friday night They have put on with
him Gen IL A. s. Dearborn, OF Massachusetts, for Vice
President who s known TO the public only the author
OF very foolish and incendiary speech at Philadelphia
about the natives pning down foreigners with the sword
some such fustian.
The exports last week amounted to S9i5.OI9 and ncu-
ded 2isS9 bushels wheat S2iO bbls. -four 1864 bush
corn $3.50 bbs meal g. 1909 bales cotton O39 lbs cheese
2939os lbs. ham, 2l9' bbs beef and pork 1852 lbs
rice The arrivals of passengers and of vessels
81, and 50 ceaances.
tedhey channel into habor discovered years
since by Capt Gedney, and since known by his name)
has been recently thoroughly explored by Mr. Robert
Norris one OF our best pilots and found in all respects
what was represented by the original discoverervith
twenyeight ee in the shoaest water tide half flood and
lean tn ilnatth lar
Commerce have resolved to memoraze the Secretary of
the Treasury to have the channel properly buoyed Owing
to the pilots usual jealousy of innovation, has been very
little ever, used since the United States obattle-ship
Ohio vas taken out through it, years ago. when she
must have grounded in any other channels over
bar.
The liabilities of Prime Ward, d. Co., first generally
estimated below $2,Q00O00 now marked up by some
who ought to know as high as 81, 0OO, 600
BY the report of select of the House of Lords
appears that the British government receives in hostages
from Cunards line OF steamers than pays Cunard
gets tom the government ES0O0o and the government
from his boats ESQ, 02i.
The Italian pany, on Friday night ynve Romeo and
Juliet Castle Garden, entire satisfaction and de-
light OF large audience The opera abounds in fine pas
sages and bids fair il performed often enough, become
almost great favorite Norma with the musical
ohanites The fair Tedesco in manly attire Gas Romeo)
appears TO but scanty advantage personally, being
blessed by Nature with that shapelness of neither limb
which afford the revelations of doubet and hose. Her
singing, hpwcTer than made up for her defects
this footing.
The health Of the city continues improve The deaths
last week down 3ol, including l0s children under
two years of age.
We wete iavoaed yesterday with touch of November
Sin advance Of the NALL The wind, which had been
southeast hancd round to the northeast blowing cold with
steady ,chinT; rain. Your correspondent of an
interesting circle that found ga seacoa fire. quite con-
venience in the evening To-day, after morning gray
and cloudy is and peasantand the Barber up for
toni ght ut the Ca site Garden. ZED