The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-01
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


New York, May 81, 1917.
What and strange channels trade makes for itself in
despite of nature 1t is stated in the papers that the ohe
day the threemasted schooner New Brunswick 0O
bushels of corn cleared from Chicago for Liverpool wa,
OF the lakes, the Weand canal and the st. Lawrence
Here is something really to make man pause and think
| The business done custon-house for the weel
ending the 2Sh ut shows favorable increase on last year
Thus it stands;
Free I2226i 2Ss,9l3 1864.
Specie and bullion .o mla@ NJ a %;
Cash received 1924 1872 367 I9O00
The duties all but double those of last year This
ment is, of course exclusive of the goods to
house, of which the amount is considerable.
Our exports last week Si3s02, Of which $780, i2
was in British vessels. fact, this which may help
plain the fall in freghs the British vessels being always
ready take at lower prices than the market range The
bulk of the exports was, Of course, in farmers sus Here
few items
To Great Britain Corn 795l2 bushels wheat, 669
els beef 20 barrels and no cotton 3 bales; lard
667 pounds rosin S5 barrels barley 1926 bushels
peas, t99 do oats, 1925 do sperm OIL 2l,s5i gallons
g TO Ffanee.-Four, 10, 2is barrels"
Bad state of things for the iarmers-downrght ''mn-
The congregation of Rev. Mr. Green suspended las mem
toned in my letter the other day. by the Methodist Confer
ence for admitting membership Rev. j. n Maff, show
fight They have severed their connection with that body,
and organized Independent Methodist Church, with
Rev. Mr.. c. pastor. Just what expected by every
body of the conferences.
The of Liverpool so long treading upon the
heels of mighty London has at length overtaken and
ed hers AT the end of 1915 e latest official return) the
tonnage of London 26SS OS7 tons; of Liverpool 2S9
OH The exports of London for the year Were
but 55 900, while those of Liverpool reached $liO
OOOOO0 Our immense American trade has had much do
with the great growth of Liverpool In this city, for
past have been doing business in exports all but equal
to that of London-about million of dollars u week. The
time will come-and is not far of, etherwhen not Liver
pool but New York, will be the first commercial mart in
the world. At this moment she must be the third.
The many friends here and hereabouts of the Register
of the Treasury, Mr. Get have heard with pleasure of his
promotion the still distinguished and responsible
post of Solicitor of the Treasury A does his
duty and wins honor and friends every position
Philadelphia paper Uhe Spirit of the Times) ing
the ceremony of laying the of St Augustine
(Cahoc) church, burnt in the riots informs that "a
strong police force attendance and the ceremony
ed off without breach of the peace" Whats commentary
does Ibis simple paragraph afford the of things
the most tg city Of the UnionBoston alone excepted
where they have not got far as building church
convent burnt in riot.
Extempore steamboat those which pretend to
be such-are enough up here but tomorrow
shall have, for the first time here, deliberate trial speed
between finest 1t is to be from the Battery
Sing Sing, about thirty miles up the Hudson river and
back for ST. 900 aside The only boats entered yet,
the splendid Oregon somewhat less swift than she
used be- by of tons OF iron rods and bolts
put into strengthen her for the of
the Sound) and the new boat c. Vanderbilt of whose
speed, private trials marvellous things told.
The Henck Hudson and Bay State talked of Also but
are not publicly known as competitors.
To-day is a second edition of yesterday only
Since morning have enjoyed the double afiction OF
plentiful fall of cold cherries rain, with easterly
wind Our only consolation is, that it last always,
and that rain really very much needed in the country
very ingenious and philosophical reflections. FED.