The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-15
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
rro,n our new York Correspondent.

NEw YoRK, November III. lSa7.
A. the official from the State begin in, the
first reports found have been unusually inaccurate
tho ordinary rules Of calculation being at as in this cleo
tion The wings begin abaie somewhat of their high
flown and where they boosted of $4,000 MAORI
", talk OF 5000. Until we have further Officials
much than within 1000 oil the
result; tina, for the present is no use guessing
Mr.. Cay's speech at Lexington Yesterday Is looked for
with considerable interest Ii is rather olbe OF his to
nlure himself by overmuch publishing OF his opinions
and his friends and gains both, n the wings feel
that his speech may materially affect his prospects for the
next presidential election Speculation is rife which
side he will take. venture to guess that he will
neither "sde" but, as usual will 90 in for compromise
and that he will not satisfy the liosophc editor of the
Tribune
Yesterday afternoon the French New York strag
gled along Nanucket-as usual short of coal She
brings no English later Than the Washington having
Left Cherbourg the 24l and having been three days and
hall longer on the passage tHer continental news is
somewhat later und in detail Switzerland appeared
to be the alengrossing topic in Paris Affairs there
spoken of as drawing rapidly to crisis though, for
looking distance, cannot persuade myself that
there will be any serious civil Right wrong, the
great powers of Europe will interfere and the Stree corps
cannot be i'll any hurry try again the mete of the
Of Lucernc and the Of Uri and Unerwalden
The and linea descendants of the brave who al
Sempach und Moryaen broke the power of Charles Du,
Of Burgundy and drove back from Switzerland the hosts
OF the Austrians.
There is much talk just now in certain circles in favor
of law make United States stock security (as well
New YORK State stock under the banking law of our
State. The passage OF such law would doubt greatly
extend the banking system OF the State, and contribute
sustain the prices of United States Stocks while probably
would in the same proportion let down New York State
stocks, which have kept the highest by the
demand for them depose comptrollers of.
fce as security for the circulation of the banks.
Notwithstanding the falling off in the receipts of produce
at1idewster during last week. the tolls paid exhibit fair
increase The amount Of tolls received all the State
canals for the LIST week Of November 1917, is $l54o45 90
same period 1915 l23,442 81
Increase &a5 COZ 40
The aggregate amount received for tolls from the com
encement Of navigation to the 7h November inclusive,
u9l days) is $685., ASP 40
During the same period in 1885, (2Os days) %
Increase $s6s, $40 u
The amount received for tolls up November ,h 1877
exceeds BY $5sssso 81 the receipts year 1876
with its (hcn) Unprecedented business.
The Solons Albany in their virtuous ardo clear
ing away the last OF the fee system left by the
constitutions are making very sweeping work fit. The
surrogate put 600 year, instead some AS 900 to
and the register Cor registrar properly ST. 900
to 5000 and the county clerk from S12 900 $4,000 are
both cut down to $4,000 year. The of the county
clerk, especially since the constitution tumbled into
ms hands an immense amount of new business and emou-
mens to match, may have needed reduction; but this is
riding the hobby or retrenchmen after the fashion of beg
gfs horseback The offices both of county clerk and
registere former particularyental heavy responsible.
ties for which $1,000 competent and homes,
man an adequate remuneration We have been so long
going wrong in direction our wise awgiyers seem
determined make up for by going far wrong in the
other extreme
The advanced state of the work TIE dy-dock Brook
yn, has compelled the chief engineer dispense with the
services oftwo three hundred aborers the employment
for whom is exhausted For the last half year. Mr. Meal.
pine has driven things forward with utmost energy and
despatch and the result is past all expectations that the
dock is far advanced secure from accident
during the winter season. As the work draws to close
the number OF needed grows and less and in liz
tie while more laboers can be employed than
say TO the masons &c. and clear away the rubbish
In the OF the Restcl, writ habeas corpus
mas been sued out, returnabe Monday morning. The
object Of is admit her bail pending the appeal to the
supreme court. ZED