The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-23
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.
NV YoRK, February q. 1917.

NEw YORK, February ~, 1917.
The steamers has rather dishearened holders of
gram and -four and the papers here to think these
pies have reached their height this This is the
eas premature conclusion The news from all parts ndi
cu'S ' between this and the crop, there Will be tho
widest scarcity known and that the present awful
STATE oil things in Ireland il but example of the future in
inc PPuous regions of Belgium south of France Prus
SD" Immense as are our supplies, they bear the de-
mahd wheh must be made on them, without rise in prices
In my Judgment Hour has yet commanded in our mar-
kets its highest Time viii show
The following petition is in circulation here and has oh
tanned many sgners among our best citizens,
TO the Senate and House Of Representatives of III, Halted
States IA Congress assembled
The undersigned citizens Of the city New York res
pecuy and earnestly entrcat honorable bodies to an
proprate the sum OF five millions of dollars for mme-
dlae ee OF the people OF Ireland and Scotland from tho
calamity OF famine"
The receivers of the Planfeld Bank of New Jersey have
made statement, by which it appears that they have
into possession OF means which supposed be sufficient
to cover all the liabilities of that institution.
There is balm in Gilead' for your correspondent to
whom his Plainfeld "" has become positive aiicton
There was some practice with the telegraph between this
and Boston Saturday last About p. m it announc cd
the steamer arrived and going give her news
when suddenly, the communication ceased, and
resumed until late hour-say or 0, p m. Ifthis was
flour operation ailedat least
city concerned long before the hour
had ceased for the day. and suspicious the pub
Tic MIND oil reported preparations of the spectators
press the news in advance of the elegra PHI dealers
had been for several days the look out shy heavy
transactions.
The movement for the relief of Ireland widens and
strengthens every day. Every day some new mower is
added to IT, The organization of the German Lutheran
churches is now devoted TO the pious work The city
being districed This evening 'young mems move-
menr will be started at the Clinton Hail. by the Mercantile
Library Association. Bravo!
The storm OF yesterday sad drawback upon the
collections in the churches for relief of the starving peo
pie of Ireland. One church heard from-Cirace-
result which goes prove that the fashionable
and CONNIE il fat congregation in have hearts as
sound as the soundesand willing brave the driv
ing and sleet for the sake of humanity The collec
ton there was between 81 800 and $4,000 Truly deed
Of Grace!
Friend Greeley is little FESTIVE under the result of the
recent election in New Orleans and scods about mpu-
dent swindle, "Texas nquity," democracy" and so on
UP TO late hour this morning The whole amount neces-
say for the Hudson River Railroad had been taken
but there good believe that will be before
five this afternoon, when the books will close The charter
will not be lost for the sake of $25oOOO of stock in
the road
Yesterday dreary, cold damp day. the ground be-
ing covered with mixture clnow and slee in constant
state OF aw penetrating soles and uppes and
ceedingy disagreed bic for walking To-day since early
hour it has been nothing but snow snow snow and il is
inches the level II will not remain long, un-
less the weather sharpens up. In the mean time tho
seighers making the of the chance and the streets
ringing with their bells Through all the storm the sol.
ders out celebrating Washinston's birthday and as
write they marching past with their music their drums
sounding if mued and their flies squeakng ashmati-
cay. Up to o'clock the mail had not arrived
owing it is thought the thickness of weather on tho
sound The Cleopatra, due yesterday morning did not get
in till 10 this forenoon.