The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-10
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
NEW York, Nov. 9, 1917,

NEW YORK, Nov 9, 1917.
Mr. Clay is distinctly in the field for the pres
dency His letters judicous intervals, keeping him
befoe the people" have been written for nothing
The Nashville Wing, having undertaken very cooly to
shoulder him off the course by the statement that Mr.
Clay again be candidate for the chief magistr
Cyl unless by the reclamation of all parties, the Lexington
Observer warmly repudates such an idea says that Mr.
Clay good Judge of human suppose he
any other will be called to the presidential chair
by the exclamation OF all parties " and that, though eve
believe" sMr Clay has expectations personally any
desire, be candidate, and that if he yielded his
consent to having his name again brought forward it
would be under conditions that would exort from all
did the conviction that 1t was matter OF duty on his
part TO assent to such a of his name" Coming from
paper in the immediate neighborhood of Mr. Clay, and
by his authority, this may be considered conclu-
veif indeed, there were anywhere some simpe-minded
individuals who supposed that the high.vaultng Buckng
ham, of our republic could renqush his ambitious
designs on the chief magstracy.
AS the in, pick up member of assem-
bly, here and there and the chances this afternoon that
we shall have as 30 in that house-rather small
matter for the democratic party of New York State talk
about The number Of our senators is still doubtful
eight being the highest which hopes
pre- Is not all this too bad
Three cheers huzzah hurrah hooray (rom the small
boys Friend Greeley has his largest spread eagle wild
y cluchng the olivebranch and hunderbolt, in
phrensed ausion Governor Briggs and General Cushng)
the head of his columns this afternoon, experimenting
his Geographic despatch massachusetts for ever -be-
in 2 Briggs has majority of 767, when
year in the towns he had 1000 majority They say
takes little to make fool laugh but wings will cheer
and throw their caps for half the FOOLS inducement
One gets good idea of the moral and social condition
this great Gotham of ours from such statistics
nished by the halyeay of the chief of police
the period from the LIST of May the LIST of October The
total number of for all offences during that time is
1881 of which l02S for assault and battery, So for
burglary 277 for disorderly conduct, l55 for fighting
in the Streets 100 for grand larceny 143 for insanity,
3495 for ntoxication, $3.50 for ntoxcaton and dis
orderly conduct So for indecent exposure of person, 5
for petit larceny 120 prostitutes for dsordey conduct in
the Streets los suspicion OF stealing, 2l7 for vagrancy
and various other of Number of persons
furnished with lodging for longer shorter PERIOD (most
y night in the station houses, their application
IL SS9. Number OF children lost in the public streets,
ken the staon-houses and restored their parents
1916, or about five every day all the year round
This morning the Globe contains the vaedctory of Mr.
Hyatt its editor for the past year. Ill health assigned
the of his Withdrawal He has been for nearly six
weeks less confined sick bed and during
his brief stay in this city, has had lament the death of
relatives He takes the occasion to review his edtor
al course, and the position of party in the State.
Charleston judge--Frost-has decided that an Indian
free person of COLOR and such inadmissible
ness under the negro Many of oldest and best
families in this Sate in whose veins the red mans
blood would thank the learned Judge for his decision
and it is enough make the last nea descendant Poca-
hontasJohn Randolph, Of Roanoke-start from his grave.
The opaa-house in Astor Place opens Monday
night next with Hermann The house well built for hear
ing and for the accommodation generally of the audience,
and, with any good management, cannot fail to be ia
vore.
The amount of exports last week was unusually small,
being only $3.50 m This is owing, doubtless, to the state
ofhings in Engand-the low prices and the commercial
revulson-and, in the face of heavy import business,
would induce extensive export OF the precious
metals but that exports of produce from other ports
continue to be quite large OF for instance nearly
three times usual quantity has been exported thus far
this season Ia bales in less than months Cup to
Oct against 922 bales during the corresponding Pc
Rod last year.
The papers this morning have news by telegraph OF the
date of November g. (yesterdayl from Hartford Phadel
ohia Boston, Baltimore Buffalo, and Petersburg, Va
This is in its way, wonder as the 10000 wing
ma iority in the State of New York. FED.