The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-10
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


From our New York Correspondent.
New YORK. May 8, 1877.
The illumination of Friday evening yesterday the
general topic of and OF the newspaper para
graphs. 1t totally unlike anything of the kind we have
had here for twenty years. and probably very lar surpassed
all other umnatons this time throughout the Union
twas, in truth, something grand as strongly to I'M
press everybody, be talked of by everybody and ade
quaey described by The only general demonstra
ton of the in New York since the welcome OF Lafayette
in 1926, the whole city shared in it, In every quarten
the and poorest Streets dim alleys, and down
courtslght for shed its JOY and gadness and
the hodman not less than the tall mansion OF the
millionaire testified universal sentiment But the Park,
with its many public buildings in and around H. ana its
fine open the great of pendor and attrac
ton, and hther the whole city poured in masses that fed
and choked the wide horoughare all across from side to
sde footpath and But it was well worth all the
crowdng ostng and amplng and noise and DUST to be
standing in the Park about any time between and
clock All the great hotels and public buildings that iron
streamed with light, of opening nom ROOF
to basement. Old Tammany was in her glory-never more
SOL the council fires burning brightly and, as II con-
scious of the OCCASION her tall front "hamed in the light re-
ulgen" The Astor House, opposite, was mass oil rad
ance and the memorable words "Resaca ''Palo Alto,
'Monteey" Vera Cruz" "B uena VISTA, shone out IN
silver fire the topmos ridge of the building, it was like
crown ump lofty Between them the City
Hail. radiant every nook and point with its long line OF
light seemed to extend its glowing wings Up and down,
and all around, far the eye could reach, block after
block unbroken brilliant range and the depths oil
the side Streets down the very brink OF the dark rlver
brought view. The night was perfect for the pur
pose, without ray from moon or star The vault OF
heaven the backness of darkness; and as the
countless fireworks of every shape and size, and hue,
rushed kissing hther and thher up and down, athwart
and across allow and aoft like wild meteors, the vivid
glare below fhe countless lights and the red bonres was
relieved in full spendor against the deep gloom OF the night
Perhaps the grandest thing OF all the immense multi
utete most immense collected together In the same
space, full hundred thousand in the compass OF haii
milethat came together, remaining Tor more than TWO
hours without act almost word OF disorder ana ais
persed easily that the rain at III o'clock came down on
deserted This something OF which New York has
better right be proud than of her magnificent l
minaon.
Next day was curious how the windows of all the
public buildings besmrched and backened with smoke and
grease made the lively look like old topper, with
sodden face and eyes beared and rheumy after hard
nights debauch. What world of compensations when
one cannot have light without grease and smoke
New Yorks three hundred thousand hearts still thrilled
with magnificent celebration OF the evening before and
all its exciting associations when, with electric shock
the fell upon them of the decisive victory at Cerro
Godo Great the issue OF extras, and great the re-
oicng but in all Joy mingled soening of sorrow
for the (as yet unknown) dead whose "heas blood dear
had the battle and the glory. 1t seemed as though
the flags that dropped and the bells that toed dropped
and toled well for them for the dead who
had gone before Palo Alto at Monterey, at Buena
VISTA and Vera. Cruz. Yesterday reoiced and to-
day victories and vicors that past
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Joy and victory, and its victims !!
Changes alterations surprises chequered rapid
life whose truth is stranger than fiction AS is well said
by who has eye and sentiment for such things Tin
the Evening Express Thus tragically artistically,
mingling Joy with sorrow, this day in New York do we
hear Of sec, rejoice in and weep the Mexican war;
Yesterday the city mouned for the departed brave and the
heavens sympathy let down their frnges of cloud, and
shed a cold, gloomy all the morning The flags, which
the day before Haunted bavely in the clear air and sun
shine, hung heavily halfmast and Eom every spre and
church bells toled unsteady and mourniuly the
solemn knell of the dead
"How sleep the brave. who sink to rest
With all their countryS wishes blest "
The Alida-one of the steamers the Hudson
made the from Albany yesterday morning. in less than
eight hours all stoppages included which is the quickest
time yet made in night passage on that racecoure
of steamers though what object welbehaved boat
have in coming in such hour of the morning as "a
O'clock it hard to imagine
Next week the usual religious anniversaries,
which OF late years formed such feature in the
nual exctements of this Gotham OF large number
of clegyen and aymen in for the purpose OF at
tending them.
The telegraph does and then, in its slapdas way,
make queer prcsto of matters and things Yesterday
morning the newspaper offices here were galvanized by the
announcement from Albany that bill had passed the Sen
ate beer and bottles relation to the first
division of artillery in New York" Up this present wri
ting we have not got the bottom of it. FED.