The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-12
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.


New YORK. August ii, 1917.
was hardly TO be expected that should not lose
ground IN inc elections compared with h
last House. The Polk and Dallas tide of 1874
political tenth bilow which swept before hgl
and dry In the of things a reaction shoud follow
Our majority in the last House nd I'm
naturally large The legitimate would have brgh
il within safer limits, but for the disastrous division.
among friends in this (moe particularly and obe,
States, and their apathy in Thus, iii mag be- thai ia,
just and natural democratic ascendency in the country has
been placed in temporary allegiance.
Among the fashionable arrivals Newport is the Earl
Durham. BY the way Newport and Rockaway (for Will,
eclpsed by the attractions of her younger rvas) have
from Saratoga. 1t may be more frequented and
fashionable, but they decidedly fault and
entirely "genteel All the dashng rising, striving pre-
carous portion of the fashionable world fly to Saratoga m
of aring gayety and dizzy dissipation. But TO
" the Corinthan capital the quiet and "perectly
ceptlonable people, whom all this noisy crowd striving
after amusement is vulgar and BORE Newport and
ly old fashioned Rockaway the vorite places Tn,
snobs. however, will moi be long in finding this and
Newport and Rockaway will be in few years afterwards
as vulgar s Saratoga.
The friends of Ireland in this city progressing will
their preparations to commemorate the death of OConne
There will be procession with funeral catafaque
Of some Sort and Grafton Castle Garden ExPresdents
Van Buren, and j. c. Adams, Bishop Hughes, Governor
Wright Governor Seward, John Van Buren,, Senators
flanagan and Cass, have been spoken of from whom
the orator will be selected
Inasmuch Governor Seward a personal friend OF
OConnel during his lifetime, ana been considerably
identified in this country with the for which that
great struggled, it is unlikely that he will be fixed
upon as the orator.
In my letter of yesterday spoke of the kindness our
people the emgran To this general praise, greve TO
some exceptions can be taken To those distance
it is scarcely credible it sadly true
large class here tten and rich by the mpostions
they practise these strangers Before the passage
the late egrant act these frauds frequent be-
there wider field for their operation but
dmnuton OF chances appears merely the
malgnty othese haes, and to bring fully their
vianous ingenuity. Here is an extract from the Albany
Evening Journal which insert in order that such of you
readers feel sufficient interest in the may,
knowledge of the system, when opportunity occurs, give
advice that will prevent successful result from attempts
to defraud.
plants of the impositions practised upon immigrants by
passenger agents. here and in New York There three
and Sd. BY spurious cketsrats upon falsely repre-
We have heard Of number Of where twice three
times the regular fare has been charged from New York
and 900 lbs and in multitude of instances sengers
s ay nn as gyen n nem moar 81 s n ~ %
That who feel an interest in this subject may know
when immigrants charged excessive rates, either for
or uggsge we snbGn The prices these pas
have been furnished by person thoroughly acquainted
On the riper.-5O cents for each passenger from New
York Albany and is per 100 for baggage Each
passenger is entitled to so lbs baggage free. =
cabin any place q Utica For s7s
per 100 lbs to or amy Ga &c Nv VS. extra for
= Q" the iqk.L$l g e Detroit OF any port between
g loo % port On ns on se
lakes Each passenger is entitled to lO0bs ofbaggage, Free
We have heard of instances where passengers
charged 70 for sesage passage e Buffalo without board
Buffalo, including Soa and Chicago nave rh ai sy
rally exact S9 to $l2 to Chicago without board. And
luggage. they have sometimes charged high
100 lbs to Chicago whom the them is 92I cents
The escape OF the Brazilian slaves, after performing
often the dewr the call of "habeas corpus still
the topic. Sunday night they safely locked only
in the OF Morpheus, but securely thought
in their grated cells. Morning cae and with and
tumu The keeper reports, that he prison truly found
shut, and was sleeping without before the doors but
when had opened ii, found within" Their owner
knows nothing of their whereabouts and their friends pro-
fess the unreeved ignorance "Credat JudGmsn'
they in Canada by this time hope incident will
not be viewed amiss by the Brazilian although
must be admitted that in its verish towards
great fear may be justly entertained that may impute
to our government what merely the unlawful of some
OF our citizens, whose names unknown
The tolls the canals of this State continue to show
very large increase For the fourth week in July is
n per cent, and for the whole season As per cent
The following details are official:
The amount received for tolls all the New
York State canals, during the fourth week in
Same period in 1916 1851 IS
: Increase over II per cent being Z s5o,5o2 o5
The aggregate amount received for tolls from
the commencement of navigation to the 3lst
During he same period IL ISIS (lo7 days. i,assss7 s.
Increase over 45 per cent being 1851 ,55I 90
Ruinous state of things! "Let all be unhappy
gether %
The following concise yet important statement affords
further for unhappiness
The quantity of -four, wheat corn, and barley left tide
during the first week in August, in the years 1916
and 1917, is as follows:
Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, BIZ. Barley, bu.
1917 l042Ol log 59 I72,256 ll,l22
1886 6O52O 3l247 1905 s,29s