The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-09
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.
NEW York, March 8, ls47.

NEW York, March 8, ls47.
The Tribune this morning has in its business column the
following statements
"The export of domestic cotton goods from Boston during
the month OF February. 4tS bales and cases"
"Sck pin there" old Coleman of the Evening Post
said Not only the manufactures able sustain them
selves against the ruinous tariff, but they export
goods IN The iaee of reduced duty, which be de-
Structive OF these articles, if all Others escaped.
1t seems, too that the railroad companies in that tariff
ruined land, make out better than The receipts
for the TWO months this year, of the Boston and Albany rail-
road, Con freight shipped at the East Albany depo)
hibit wonderful increase of business as red with
former years.
2SI3 1874 1915 1915. 1917
Feb 5l23 IL is,Oas Fl 1866 81 a2,sti Sc $40 SS
The amount received in the month OF January alone is
almost equal to that received during January and February
last year The increase this year last is 4 1862 81
guess the Yankees don't how long this kind of n
affcts them.
many of the dissolved elements of the 10Th Congress SEN
ators Evans and Phelps, and Messrs Winthrop Ashmun
lamlin Grover, Benton, McCrate, and others, of both
houses, have been announced during the few days
This Galveston News boasts rather loudly of Texan sugar
compared with New Oeans and asseverates that ''our
sugar commands about cent per pound than the
common Louisiana in every market where has been Of
ered for SALE Such is the in this market in New Or
leans, and in the city of New York"
is rather unciv be letting down the dignity of old
Louisiana already in regard of her sugar. in which she
much prdes herself; but it is the lesson she taught
Texan shoot and 'the old cock crows the young one
learns"
The committee of the Art Union have ordered Leutze
paint picture for the society cost of 900 This is
right Association and the diffusion of consequen,
upon general education will accomplish for the in this
country what the high cultivation and enormous wealth OF
few have done in the Old World.
The fashion after which the gas company performs its
about the city lamps these dark nights, spells the
temper of the cts, and occasionally their (Ethtopce)
shins" 1t complained that instead of supplying light
(as agreed on,) the company supplies darkness to
four hundred Streets lanes, and alleys, be the same more
less.
The promotion of General Worth to the rank of ma or
general by brevet, is universally recognised tribute
well deserved to who has all the gaanty of Murat
and far generalship
Perhaps stronger argument for the steamers bill passed
bv Congress be found than is furnished by the follow
ing extracts from Of the collector OF Boston, Just pub
lished;
rhe British commenced their trips Boston
during the I'd quarter of 1910 and the value Of mechan-
disc imported by them,l including specie, for
1910 was $4,000 1874 81, 443 703
ls,l 10000 ls45 4,O26 800
730,6n9 ls45 4,A3O 900
f9ej00tOO
During this year (ls43 s6,s5o 600 in specie.
The amount of duties collected the goods imported by
the during the past ending 3lst December