The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-08
II. $50, GA. 66s Is, sos, 64l
Increase S5l 81. 0o7-eaual

Feb. 3l6s.OO9 1872, 5i5 June 7255, go 4,062, 249
TOT. $50. 623 66s Is, son, 64l
Increase S5l ,sl7, O27-equal to go per cent
In other words the of this port has gained the
enormous increase of nearly 100 per Is not this one
fact more than to columns Of partisan twadde
about ruin, the British tariff &c. And why should not
such be the effect of policy? The rule that holds
good between and equally 50 between nations
Naturally the goods take from neghbor, the
more he takes from 1t is the law of trade, as
well of nature that should deal the most with our
best customers.
The newspapers find something worthy of remark in the
rapidly of the Presidents movements his return to
Washington. One Of them yesterday observes, rather
graphically that he left Portland at halpast O'Clock yes
terday morning stopped dozen different places on the
route Joined in professions made dozen speeches.
bowed nine hundred times shook hands with over five
thousand people, arrived here at o'clock this morning,
and left Immediately for Washington. This is certainly
achieving good deal of work very short time though
perhaps for the Pesdent-beng but mortal
that he often called for such proof his energies
Presidents visits, like those of angels few and tar
between
At the annual 4h of July meeting of the New York State
Society of the Cncnnaus happened hs for the first
time since its institution that single revolutionary sol
der present, the four five who still remain among
US, like fragments and emblems of heroic world, being
enfeebed by age and its infirmties attend Per-
haps they have all attended their last meeting in this world
AS the old French Marshal said, they calling the
in heaven 5" and the last few years have taken
from of the heroes of the Revolution The
accumulated fund of $4,000 for the relief Of destitute
members and their families.
A good work well commenced on Monday last. The
site given for the Washington monument in Hamilton
square taken possession of with all due forms and
ceremonies, and better still, hearty resoute spirit 1t
be that the chief city Of the New World, which
than any other the indomitabe energies of free
dom her great advancement will much longer fit
ting him whose sword and counsel led the
way its achievement.
The European Times congratulaes its southern friends
that direct steam communication is opened be-
tween England Cat Southampton and New Orleans The
West India maboats call Cat island Just below
New Orleans and to be connected with it by railroad
now nearly completed This will give regular commune
cation month, though by somewhat circutons
route.
As if the late visit cf the President had given the patriot.
ism Of Gothamites flip the fourth Of July this
year celebrated with much than the ordinary enthu
sasm-nose, powder smoke crowds. oliy, oatory, mill
ay parade excursions and fireworks Hall the city en-
grated the country, and half the country for miles
around in town. Crowds filed the streets all day,
turning the city fair and in the evening
condensed in of patriotic ardor the
exhibition of fireworks in the public squares pre- pared
with than corporate muniticence by the common
council for the qualification OF the people, at the peoples
expense. To all did fourth of July in New
York exhibit such respect for the laws. Scarcely
than the ordinary number OF breaches of the peace
committed This owing, of course, the efficiency of
excellent police, under their energetic chie-a depart
ment which city government has not yet been able
The wonders of New York will have accession
interesting the sghtseers. The Chinese junk OF
which We're advised time ago having sailed
from Canton, spoken the 10Th ult off Cape Henry,
then days from Canton and with the Chinese flag
flying from her masthead. She rugged with yards,
squaesais &c, after the fashion of the northern barba-
rans fit her tor her long voyage but Immediately
entering port, all these innovations will disappear and
leave her unadueraed unk-Chinese tea aud clum-
sy of Santa Annals lies She 100 tons burden
slowed full of curosities and will be perfect Chinese
museum afoa Some cute Yankee, of course, is the
bottom of this novel speculation. IL supposed that she
must lost her reckoning for her original destination
was London where she has for some time past been
iousy expected
1t the peculiar luck of newspaper pie have their
hours of relaxation few possible and at that marrcd
by misadvenure other-such the arrival Of
steamer day two before her time during your absence
the publication of astoundingly stupid paragraph
the tumbling of form into chaos ofpi, and Thus
it Jared with our New York correspondent that, having
ventured the strength of the 4h of July, forget the
hot and dusty city and its 'carking cares' among the
breezy hills and streams, haunted by the springng
the Highlands the 'dsappnn sweedle pipes" of a
boat do nothing better than ground her way
river day, for just long enough lose the southern
mail and deprive the Onions 900 readers their da y
Zed wherea the Correspondent" duly indigna ant
and resolved incontineny fill many pages of fooscap
for the convention Chicago by way of directing their
special attention the navigation of the Hudson river
Haverstraw, in connexon with the grounding aforesaid
the 9th day of July also propoundng that body
the inquiry whether said grounding consequence of
the bottom OF the river being tho top of the water
the top of the being far enough from the
bottom of the river.
The French Union, ii is stated the agency
here was have left Chebourg, positively, the 10th
ulti the 18th, reported by Captain Lott
OF the Caledonia We may look for her. therefore, daily.
During Saturday, Sunday, Monday and yesterday, be-
yond 5000 immigrant passengers arrived at this port The
health of the city, however, continues good.
For the three days the weather here has been OPP
pressvely hot with the thermometer boiling about 80
TO a. and the air like the breath of This
noon it is cooler and there is envenng promise of
shower. FED.
From Baltimore Correspondent.