The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-29
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


NEw Yosx Feb. %, 1888.
There and reason to RELY ON tho ,ele-
graphic Notwithstanding and incredible as at first lie
appeared-that the wing State convention Kentucky had
declared in OF General Taylor, in preference Mr.
Clay. The Louisville Journal, for some days previous
have contemplated such result True not.
the wings in this quarte will give up Henry Clay
while the breath OF life is in his nostrls Mark the words
They like democrats in their loyalty and devotion
10 their principles and their leaders than they like tho
mass of their miserable unstable, unprnc pled party
Later advices from South America show the republics
Of Ecuador and Bolivia be in very unsettled stato and
evidently vergng outbreak similar thar In Vcnezu
ella is matter OF real regret every friend Of republ
can Institutions, that South American noghbors havo
thus TAR shown themselves little fitted for selfgovern
ment or deserving ofits blessings.
The export Of almost all kinds OF farmers produce,
cep -four and wheat, begins be brisk For examples
last week it twas
" To Great Britain3s0 s2l lbs cheese 27tO bbls tur
pentne 80 1862 bushels 100 bbs pork l04, 81 lbs
clover seed beef; 50 bbls beef $50 do rosin
Ll57 do meal; s6,3l7 lbs lard; 4lbl4 do bacon 400
sbls. -four"
The shipment of cheese is coming to form quito fea-
ture ofour exports. 1t is nearly half million of pounds
weekly
The Courier the Great Embodiment rather rough
for his entry in Philadelphia with such pomp parade
and din while John Quincy Adams lying cold in
death in the Capitol with the nation mourning over him
The Tribune this attack proves that Zone
gadc Than Turks. and proceeds TO reply to 1t
in the same mild spirits
Bubble. bubble-tol and trouble
Fire burn, and cauldron bubble"
Every day the quarrel becomes preuier-to look at.
The examiners appointed behalf of the Tribune and
Herald settle the dispute comparative circulation.
have reported, after full examination of tho books. 90,
of both offices, that the circulation of each paper tor tho
four weeks preceding the wager, fsllows
Nep York Herald. Ne,o York Tribwxe.
Average daily circula Average daily circula-
Average weekly do ll,l55 Average weekly do 1870
:" presidential 7sO &c" semi-weeky $50
Total 2s,s.6 Total 8,ls5
$50 in favor Of the Herald On the consumption of
per- the advantage much largely the side OF tho
Herald which uses 075 reams per week while the TIT
at the expense Messrs Greeley and McElrath, while tho
eport exhibits both establishments in the highest degree
prosperous and successful
Not long ago a wek known and wealthy citizen (whom.
for the present. shall call Mr. L) died full OF and
honors OF his sons, William and Walter, the latter
appeared dee ply afflicted by tho sad event. while the other
was comparatively unmoved. The contrast was much
noticed among their Odd good natured friends " ono Of
whom at length observed it TO Madam mere What you
say true answered the lady with supreme sang rod,
g. but my son William very intimate with his
atler Sunday paper has rather marred this story in
telling it hence there less harm in telling Alright is
too good to be lost.
The total number of deaths last week 4O6I think.
an mortality for the Tho increase
was mainly by the following Diseases Apopexy ii,
sumption g. commissions 6, Group &c. darrhDa TO- dropsy
H. do in head 49, fever 49, yphus foyer H. nfam
nation oflungs 20, smallpox IL
The Courier des Eats Unis of this city has been pur
chased by Dr. Bougnot New Orleans and not Mr. Aspn,
as before stated. The latter however, probably DO
chief editor. if not part proprietor. FED.