The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-03
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEW YoRx, April :, 1871,
News nom Mexico continues TO be caught mp with l'
most Intense interest The intelligence from Vera Cru,
has heightened The feeling and the city will be in
non until the of the entire our
force is received Every day thousands of food tn,
own ana the business eloquent with the
boys shouts" Yers the extry IIurr'ld, Ty-bune an
hvnln Mirror-noher great battle in Mexico.h on thee
cents :"
II seems, from the Chicago Journal that the box of spc
Gle (S5,Oo0) recently stolen from subtreasury agep
near La Porte, (la.,) has since been found in cellar
euiise HILL According TO the Expresses logicifte steal
ing oil me specie was argument against the Independent
ueasuy-the finding of is argument in favor of cellars
As thus: But for the subreasuy the specie would
been stolen, therefore the sub-teasuy bad but the
ey was afterwards recovered in cellar therefore all
houses ought to have cellars. @. +. ID.
The Albany Evening Journal does appear give un
qoahed satisfaction to the wings of that quarter.
mittee OF their leading men, Sam. Stevens d. d. Bar
nard Jno A. Collier, Dam Cady, &c, have addressed
circular to their fellow wings throughout the State rec
ommending new daily wing newspaper called s.The
statesman, which they confidently recommend in adj
vance, as an able exponent and advocate of sound indie
pendent, unadulterated wing principles" What par
tcuar reason Tor discomfort with the Journa" the other
slsners may have it ungrateul in Mr.. Stevens the
military deputy of his antrcn excelency John Young
soon TO turn his back the great a-rent wing organ
Friend Weed, however, will hold his own, and the Estates
man. will break him down just much MS its preec
have done-the Herald, Citizen &c. Sam. Stevens and
his macontent associates will have grin and bear it,
The amount of tolls received all the canals of this
State for ls46 was 275s 34 49, being more than in any
previous year
The steamer Iiibemia, from Boston and Halifax on the
LIST ins had 800 passengersabout rs MANY as she
could stow The officers surrendered their state vet
there were many applicants for passage who could no, be
accommodated.
The very latest of the tricks trade is counterfeit of St
Croix sugar. 1t has both the appearance and peculiar
touch OF brown sugar. but it is in fact little but common
sat Inc process by which it is made is easy lying
lake quantity OF common salt, and mix with it moases
enough 10 give IL the proper color Mix it thoroughly and
counterfeit OF sugar will be produced which nothing but
Tue sense OF taste can detect This notice given for the
benefit OF the housekeeping readers of the Union"
There are some good things in this weeks Yankee
Doodle The act Of the b'hoy" in the pit hnng another
who, having rased quarter had got into the gallery
with Where dyou git that other shIin' butcher - is
quite equal to anything in Punch and really perfect in its
way.
The Legislature Albany has finally agreed to appont
as commissioners csdify the laws of the State John A.
Collier OF Albany; Avah Worden, of Ontario and Reu-
ben H. Waworh, OF Saratoga and revise the practice
Nichoias nm, IT, OF Albany; David Graham, of New
York; and Aphaxed LOOMS, of Herkimer-of whom the
second set commissioners better selected than the fire,
though both are, perhaps, good could be expected
om Legislature embarrassed with such house of assem-
by The salary of the commissioners was fixed Mt So 500
year by The Senate but down by the assembly in one
of its fits of penny pound foolish economy 10 2 0oO
OF which the result will be that the commissioners will
speha twice as many years their work MS they had
peeh peter PAID; and OF course delay for that length
time tho great reforms committed to them accomplish
lhe TACT made apparent, by returns, that notwth-
standing many disadvantages the amount of revenue re-
ceved tor the first quarter of year under the new tariff ex-
ceed by nearly million that received during the same pe-
rod and season under the tariff of 1872 strong estmo-
ny to the truth of the calculations made by the friends of
this great reform in system.
Within three days. nearly 900 immigrants have arrived
at this porta nearly, from Great Britain and Ireland
Some lines of the river boats commence tomorrow their
IF
ny WILL probably be days yet be fore river
fairly open, there having been, up yesterday, as much
snow On the ground in Albany and for miles around as
AT any time during the wpter
~ tbs city the weather. aise having been unrea-
sonaby severe. has very much moderated to-day We
hope il is the beginning of spring. FED.