The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-17
northern Correspondence.
NEW York, March 6, 1913.

New York, March 6, 1S4S.
n. clou,s pfsit-Funeral Honors, to e. President
Brsss Ba
H@rpers Publishing House-4rt UH'0" Ro0ms-open-
jng Of the st. Charles.
EproKs CREscENT-One of the enSosslns topics OF IN
t here now is the approaching visit of the great States
man of our RepublicQ still think him Excelsior HEN
nv CLAY who expected to be here on TUESDAY to-oo"
Another matter of interest is. the passage through o
no of the corpse of Elk President Adams on It's way 10 'e
tomb of its fathers at Quincy. These two arrivals vi
course afford strong contrast each othe anu o
disposed to moraze he will be furnished dufns 1e s
part of the current week. with first rate mateai o M
living Clay and the dead Adams have many aaihies
Work Indeed the Ashlander is without doubt the hiSt
choice of the Wings here for the Presidency anu IL zen
Taylor nominated, powerful element o.
ton (not loud perhaps, but deep) Will be huseu dos
them in this quarter You only need mention the name VI
CIav At political meeting in New York to draw forth snch
cheers as only New York audience can give nave even
heard Claws name cheered in Democratic meetlns ioI
must be confessed by all parties that MI u possesses 'e
highest order of talent and personal integrity. .,
Mr. Adamss remains OF course, VIII De received. "ii
oe,v token of respect and decOum The Common Counc
of New York have always been noted tor dong e coue
x;es of the city even when the claims only from td
and fourth rate parties They intend now that the htsAs
appea made to their feelings, to make their arrangements
ON scale where expense and trouble OF no account
Last week we treated to quite nice little taste oi
sleiching All sorts of vehicles turned out, ana proud
way was merry enough, assure you SIX and eish'
uueut and afforded the democracy sixpenny chance oi
competing with those who owned carrages-amons which
are Mr. Bennett of the Herald.
Speakng of the Herald suppose you have noticed the
very important that has been going on (mosy III the
columns of that print ITSELF respecting circulation you
must take all these statements with many grains OF ao"
ance For among the newspapers OF New ork the game
is game of cunning and diplomacy altogether they stick
ut nothing (l bag atee) when their interest Is In
yoIyed or when they would decry contemporary. 1t
dgracefu the personalities and pudence frequently
allowed in their columns We have lesson to learn from
your city this respect Among our best papers here are
those issued Sunday. These invariably interesting
all of them independent in politics, and kno" OF
none that is pervaded by moral tone The SUNDAY
Times under the editorial charge of Major Noah the vete-
ran of the New York press, and whose heart nifty times
bigger than his body of the best prints issued at the
North 1t always contains some original sketches or taes OF
high merit with fresh and good extracs-and large budget
of well digested editorial articles and reliable accounts OF
local occurrences. Mr. Deans one of the propneto Is as
fine fellow there in Gotham. Mr. T. W. MeIghan Is
connected with the editorial department of the Times BE-
sides this paper there the Dispatch large and flourish
ing print extensive circulation edited by Mr. VIM Burns
and well edited The Mercury ever distinguished
for critical and rather satrica parts and for its own fun
Nesss Paige and Nichols the writers. The .4haS Is the
Oldest of the New York Sunday and though pushed
close by its competitors, it holds its own right well, and Will
doubtless its position in the public favor for many
year: Herrick, West 4 Ropes are the Atlas men,
Our Theatres full winter blast, yet. AT the Park
Mr. Booth is playing of his cratic engagements. To-
night appears the posate supported by the old stock
company and Mrs. G. Jones, as Fiorindd Mr. and Mis-
Bougham also playing in conjunction with Booth at the
Park 1t pretty wel-the box admission being re-
duced to fifty cents. Every body wishes that poor Mr.
Simpson could make money for he has worked hard IN the
old establishment for of more AT one time
lie had quite fortune; but has sunk all since AT the
Broadway Mr. w. r. Blake, and the stock company,
are the attractions London Assurance, Chat vapid
piece be presented tonight Blake playing Sir Har
court Couriey, and Fanny w alack LAZY Gay Spanker
At the Bowery they doing the patriotic in piece called
The Battle of Mexico or the Capture OF the Halls OF the
Monezumas." At the Olympic, Miss Mary Taylor, Hol-
land and the other members of the stock company hold forth
as usual The Chatham has been doing " London Assur-
ance," too; tonight A. A Adams appears in " Hamlet"
They have Miss Clarke heeone OF the best and most arts
teal performers the American stage. Besides the FORE
going, we New Workers have or two Circuses-any
quantity of Model Artist exhibons-a Temple OF the
Muses. show of Brunswick Statuary," Banvard's
Panorama of your mighty Mississippi, the Learned Ca.
nary Bird etc.
But above ALL must not forget mention the Fancy
Dress Ball. which off tonight at the Asto Place OPP.
era House This is of course New York Amacks only
more So Thousands and thousands OF dollars will be
pent-dre spent-n dresses for this ball All that wealth
and do make the beautiful the ornaments
complete, and the music superior, have been DONE but
doubt whether American fashonabes have practice
enough such make them go through the ordeal
without missing single mark. The great deficiency at a
ball OF this Kind not in the splendor and completeness OF
appointments produced by wealtto the Americans have
money enough Heaven knows-bu in the proper sustain
of the characters taken not to fall behind truth,
- erstep the modesty OF nature However, shall
| see what they will do tonight
In the literary world nothing important is going
The Hape continue to less OF their books every
week-they the only publishers who seem to be mex
ausbe. If have never been their establishment.
you have idea of the immense extent of work going on
there. Rows of presses range-ong OF
young women engaged i'll the stitching and binding depart
| -ntenninabe Iabyrinths filled with books upon all
subjects in terature-severa large houses crowded with
busy compositors these make only part of Their
immense establishment. The Harpers themselves are all
plain goodhearted, unassuning men; and their Chief
clerk Mr. F. Saunders. is the of Publishing knowledge
in America Besides, Mr. = has mean literary acquire
mens of his
That beautiful lounge the Of the Art Union, in the
upper part of Broadway, will this week with new
collection of paintings by American artists The assocla
ton deserves the patronage of body and
body advantage join it, for each member can't help
getting than his moneys worth in pictures, medals
ETC.. besides standing good chance of getting pictures
| worth hundreds of dollars.
see have overlooked thus far the mention of the new
hotel St Charles, at the of Broadway and Leon
ard streets dinner party given the day of
ing lately, at which oas and delivered
The ball of the Rocket Club, (he fxings'' for which
ball cost $500) very fully attended. The company
" respectable not large
Wishing the gentle Crescent every success, must
bid you farewell until " next time SUNSHINE.
U. S. LEGISLATION FOR THE SOUTHWEST
On Wednesday, Sth inst, in the Senate of the
United States, the following resolutions Were sub
mited by Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, and agreed to
Resolped, That the Committee Commerce be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of esiab
fishing Custom House at the port of Biloxi, in the
county of Harrison and the State of Mississippi.
ResolUed, That the sa me committee inquire into
the expediency of providing for the erection of a
Light House on the west end of Ship Island, stu
ated in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Mssis
sipp also, for Light House Oh said coast, at Mis-
sissippi City
Resolued, That the Committee on Naval Affairs
be instructed to inquire into the expediency of es
tabllshing Navy Yard at the harbor of Cat anc
Ship Island, off the coast of Mississippi, for fhe
protection of our merchat marine engaged in the
commerce of the Gulf of Mexico, and for the re
pair and construction of public vessels
TRV Tel To tho nuiS 6,ouri MarcI