The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-16
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.
NEW YORK, July 10, 1877,


We are glad To learn here that Governor Martin, of Ala
bama yielding the wishes of his real friends and to the
usages of the party has Withdrawn from the canvass o
governor, and left the field clear for Mr. Chapman, inc
regularly nominated candidate and for victory over
his wing opponent.
The aggregate of shipments of breadstu from the uni-
ted States Great Britain and Ireland this is enor
The quantity of Indian corn is estimated at 10000,
600 bushels; of wheat, 100000 bushels and of flour,
$500 900 barrels Reduced TO grain, the whole Is equal to
49, 600 900 bushels worth probably many dollars. What
an addition to the wealth of the farmers,
Old Father Hudson spreads famous causeway for the
mutitndnou produce of the west The receipts down his
broad bosom since the opening Of navigation have been
2S0 III bbs -four, 33I2 bushels wheat, ,63S66o
bushels corn, and 1890 bushels rye. Those yesterday
q Si3 bbs of four a. 7S9 bushels l222 bushels
wheat, 1O,OO bushels oats, ss7 bbs meal. 63 bbs
and 800 bushels and n bbls beans; and the word IS
that there 50 a few of the sort left"
In the Catholic cathedral of this city there was last Tues
day grand poncal high for the repose of the soul
of Daniel O'Connell. The spacious of the church
Uhe largest in the city, filled by dense multitude OF
all denominations, who listened with deepened emotion to
discourse by RI Rev. Bishop Hughes, atwhch it is not
too much TO say that every way worthy Of the great
occasion
1t right good news to the mechanics of this city and
neghborhood that ofhe be built
Brooklyn.
Tho house here has seized the Chinese junk Key
ng for not having clearance papers Capt Kelett how
says he has them H." in orthodox Chinese; and
Hesing the mandarin of the red button who is ON board
with him. sort of supercargo, says 6 Merican mans
no talk-takee China al what for takee Keyiug Z! and
the logic really very good though the English is not
OF the best 1t is not the jnks fault Captain ke
es if the custom house linguists sufficiently
fat the language of the Ceestias Hcsing right and
Mr.. Secretary Walker will say so.
Beyond 800 miles of telegraph already finished
America, and 5000 more under be com
pleted within year. The southern lines rapidly add
vancing, and in a few months there will be unbroken
communication between Portland and New Orleans, being
a continuous chain of some thousand miles.
The committee of the New York Academy of Medicine,
appointed to investigate the subject of the prevailing ship
fever have reported that the increase in the number OF
during the present greater than in other
years. in proportion to the increased number of emgrans
and their general bad condition that thus far the disease
has been confined to emigrants and those in communca
with them and that there danger of the disease
becoming epidemic due regard being paid to cleanliness
and ventilation
The friends of the steamship Washington have lost no
confidence in her Of her first trip, the length OF
which they attribute known defect in her machinery
and to probable mmanagement in the engineers depart
They think she has that in her which will yet as-
tonish the natives.'
The crowd of strangers (manly from the souh) passing
through city their way the cool places OF
the north, is immense. Every hotel and boarding house
is full and overowing In the iavorite houses, beds
priceless, and place hang by is worth money.
With all this, Broadway is deserted degree that strikes
painfully the nduged sense of the New Yorker The
fair and gay that usually haunt that promenade are
all of and the strangers do not appearo get the
hang of it.
Captain Tatna, who led CALAMITY ''he mosquito
feet" Vera Cruz is in town; is Lieutenant Jno r..
Godsborough, of the coast survey
The Long Island Boston is to be resumed
with the Cleopatra for the ferry Ayns Point
Since the purifying of Tuesday evening and night
the weather has been clear. COOL and delightful An army
street-sweepes and doctors could have done
quarter much for the cy's health and comfort Such
sleep gets o'nghts Blessed be the Il say with
| Sancho) that invented sleep FED.