The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-18
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEW YoRx Sept. IL. lSs7
Friend Greeley gives up Maine this afternoon horse and
oo, even TO the Waldo district. He says:
/, ne waldo congressional district, which yesterday
looked Tor while little promising is with the other
hree against us, and our last plank is broken"
,@o"m 'at The Star in the East shines out this time
with unclouded lustre.
The recent elections in Ireland furnish the strongest evil
dence that the cause of repeal has far deeper hold
upon the people of all classes than by the
repeaers themselves. II has exhibited n vitality and
who hoped, well those who feared that repeal had
received its mortal wound in OConne's death Not on,y
will larger number of pledged repealers in the next
house OF Parliament than In any former they will
represent wider popular basis, and the sentiment not
merely OF the Catholic liberalism but of the Protestant tory
ism OF the country 1t is very significant TACT that
hadozen OF the tory members repealers, more or less
decided
How dreadful is the condition of the Immigrants
Quebec On the lIth instant at the Quarantine Crosse
Isle, there 81 deaths before 10 o'clock in the morning.
out OF 1900 in hospital At the quarantine hospital New
oR out oil III PATIENTS but 20 died all last week What
Significant commentary the difference between British
and American legislation for the poor immigrant
wednesday was the first day of the Agricultural State
Fair at Saratoga The show does appear be good
as was anticipated for which assigned
and among them the bad weather Probably the new tariff
has had something to do with it
The trial trip of the Washington yesterday more than
satisfied the expectations of her friends She about
miles out to sea and returned, performing at times four
teen miles hour, and less than twelve which was
against strong northwest wind and heavy current She
beat the French steamer New York going exactly
to one running twenty six miles in the in which
II took the New York theen-that is an hour and
forty minutes If trial trips any criterion this of the
Washington would encourage hope the best things
from her future performances.
The stars and stripes waved yesterday from the public
buildings and from the shipping, in triumph for the news
from Mexico
The common council have adopted a resolution to re-
move into the governors room for safekeepng and pese
vaon with other relics of the past the chairs used by the
First Congress- and which have hitherto stood ia the COM
mon council rooms. Under the impetus of this effort of
public spirit the body resolved the hosp
taes of the city to the officers of the Sandman corvette
Aurora. -{
Sir John Ross, Dumont DUrvlle and our Wilkes almost
broke their hearts looking in vain for the magnetic pole
but New York bookseler-John Doyle of I46 Nassau
streethas discovered the moral the intellectual
world, and by swinging sign announces to the public
that is at his store, No ING Nassau aforesaid In
addition to this Mr. Doyle kindly suggests in his advertise
mcnt that cergymen literary characters, and book
generally living lines OF railroad steamboat routes
will do well put change OF linen in their valises and
come at to lag Nassau street, allowed by all
be the moral centre Of the intellectual word The
when suggest to iteary characters ga change oil
lnen" would have been considered rather personal Mr.
Doyle, in his desire have everybody acquainted with
sthc moral CENTRE" offers the Injuries of the
there He offers terary appliances and convenences of
every kind, gratis, well the best Spanish cigars and
other philosophical implements for nveterae smokers like
the celebrated DR. Parr" How is possible to resist such
a combination Of attractions?
The transport ship Ohio dropped down the river
day. and sailed this morning for Vera Cruz with detach
of $40 renfocements for the 3D. regiment OF
artillery and the 9th regiment of infantry now with Gen
Scott The officers in command First Lieut.. Vim. F.
Barry commanding, and Brevet Second Lieut.. Black.
The last home of the steamship Hibernia
traoinary oneony nine days from Halifax to Liverpool
1t will yet be done in
Signo Sanquirico has brought in the New York his
opera troupe for the house in Aston Place. with the
cepion of of the principal singers, who
in the Philadelphia The musical world of Gotham
have before them brilliant winter.
Tedesco has Hermann for her benefit Castle Garden
night, and the last of the companys
they give us farewell engagement FED.