The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17
From our New York Correspondent.

NEW York, April IS, lsi7.
The Henry Clay-and -nobody-es boys had grand pow
WOW last night at the Apollo Saloon. The ostensibe
purpose was the 10th birthday OF the
great embodiment, but the real to present him as
the candidate of the universal wing party in 1873 This
was the burden every toast and speech, and sentiment
Henry Clay, and nobody eseespccally not Cen Taylor
and Gen. Scott The prominent orator OF the evening,
Mr. JOS l.. White, ercey repudiaed the idea OF any
other candidate, and ercey denounced the idea of a
military chieain President The military editor OF the
Courier and Enquirer, little reshes, evidently, this sum
mary rejection OF candidate whom he has been affecting
with his support ard advocacy.
The present federal mayor of Albany, Mr. Parmelee,
Cate recorler,) having made himself obnoxious to the
emperance by his construction OF the arbitrary IL
cense law they undertook defeat his re-eecton and
nominated temperance candidate against him. This
had the effect of alyng TO his support citizens OF all par
ties, particularly democrats and the result is that Mr.
Parmeee is reelected by the largest majority OBJ
tanned at contested election, beating the temperance
ddae only about four Rather significant express
of the sentiment of the people OF Albany to this
mingling of tempera nce with politics.
The Tribune and Express wrangng the ques-
ton whether the wing mayor elect Mr. Brady, is is not
a vote yourselfa farm The Tribune quotes letter
(puporting bs) from Mr. Brady which was published in
the Land organ before the election and which got Mr..
b. all the of that party The Express the other
hand authorized to pronounce the letter forgery
whereat friend Greeley is struck dumb, and is barely able
intimate that he does not understand IT, How like fed
eras this is not To know the principles oil its candidates
until after their election
bill has passed the House Of Assembly at Albany, and
will probably go through the Senate, 10 establish free
ing schools in this city-a ostdesirabe measure.
The work on the dry-dock, Brooklyn, is going forward
ssuy under the energetic direction of Mr. McAlpine.
new steanengne for driving piles has been set and
found to work weli-srking sixty blows minute. About
| 400 men work on the dock.
All the world the Park last night to see and hear
the new Italian opera company, and the house was crowd
ed from pit to Shakespeare The performance, Verdis
Hermann was continued triumph from beginning to end
The strength OF company is in its chorusses which
truly magnificent and said by those who ought to know
to Be uneuuaed since the famous days of Garcia They
certainly realize tor the WAata chorus oughto be
Dckens's death of poor little od-iahoncd Paul Dombey
ought to atone his fame for many Battle OF Lie. All
English literature has nothing moeii sopatheuc. The
very ouantness Of his style adds the effect and in spite
of Yourself you are melted So high is your interest
wrought upon all the subsequent part the story seems
com paravey tame and it is question whether most read
ders will feel this grave defect in the construction
of the plot.
Isaac Newton one of the nobest Of noble river boats
came down from Albany the other morning with thou
sand passengers-all abundanty accommodated Truly
floating town AED'