The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-23
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK. Feb 20, l84s.
John NJ Bolts, his acrimonious, egotistical, rambling,
characteristic letter. read at the great Clay meeting
Thursday night, takes pains nsinuate that of the
auses of Mr.. Cays defeat in 1874 Catholic excite
nent" This is said only with no friendly feeling
he Catholics, but without reference to fact. Mr.. Bolts
veil knows that there was the Union 1874 State
tauncher for Clay than Maryland; and in Maryland
counties gave him such a suppor-notwithstandin the
,hurch burning anes of his and Mr.. Bottss partythan
he old Catholic counties of St Mary's, &C. So with tho old
atholic parishes of neutrality-suspicious. still strik
ngy Mr.. Bolts should not fasy facts, to the honor
IF his idol.
The shipment of specie last week amounted l22 100
Yearly double that of the previous week The whole went
Liverpool The aggregate export from this port since the
irst OF January is 81 ,92l ,224.
The receipts from the public works of Pennsylvania
or s47 Sl,5Sl,575; expenses, &c. $6S8 47s;
evenue 1898 00an increase of 3O7 ,522, beyond 80
damages and interruptions caused by foods diminish
ng the receipts and increasing the expenses the
eipts would have been nearly $500 900 Ruinous"
very.
The quarterly of the banks in this city and
Brooklyn shows their condition have been the 18th of
November last; Discounts, specie &c. $50,
81 ,070,922 deposes, S25 1922.
While honos, and praises, and rewards more substan
al showered upon the able peaders and advocates
Who conducted the great suit of Mrs Gaines its brilliant
md successful issue, may claim for member of our
New York bar the credit of being the first aficer OF the
adys fortune James W. White, esq, of this city, it was,
and painful study and search through the dusty and
,obweb pgeonhoes Of the old French and Span
sh notaries, with whom, by law, deeds recorded,
eded always without risk, in the midst of per-
embttered against him and his client, in collecting
and shape the evidence necessary establish
he title of Mrs Gaines He drew the first bill filed in
behalf and it speaks volumes for the skill and science
With which he laid the foundations of claim that
hey have successfully wthstood the repeated efforts of
onle of the most powerful nteects of the Union.
The sloop-oi Saratoga arrived last night after
ough run of nineteen days from Pensacola OF Cape
Nay the captain of her fore-op and coming through the
Narows, the captain of her maintopboth fell overheard
and drowned. She has been beating about on the
coast for days. and has suffered some from the buff
lets of old Father Ocean.
The Washington went to this morning through the
mist and rain, with good freight, and "sma but select
Tot of passengersabout twenty She is thought by hcr
friends to be much improved by her last thorough over
haung and repairing the dock and they are certain
that she will yet establish herself in the confidence oil the
public
Last evening the symptoms OF snow were ABUNDANT,
THE sky clouded up and the air had
BIZ bite shrewdly The hopes Of the verysape keepers
rose and visions of seighing abundant But alas =
nocfe p.t fofa-and instead OF white, smooth sninng
sure of snow this morning. the streets are as muddy and
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