The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-29
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our New York Correspondent.

NEw YORK, jan %, lSaS.
Every new demonstration of Taylosm in this city but
disclose its weakness 1t evidently working
down into Native American lorlorn hope AT the
last meeting of the Rough and Ready Club, all prno.
pal and the castoff Native leaders and
spouers
The business the house continues very large
Wednesday, the 18th, il free goods, Sl4 specie
S6,0S9 duabe goods, 1851 4S7 duties received, Sl6S
1877.
The receipts yesterday upwards of $50, 600
making beyond hafa million for duties in three days.
Gov Seward, | see, has been spending time In
Washington 1t is well understood here that by large, If
controlling portion of the wings of this State he is pre-
erred candidate for the vice presidency with Mr.
Clay Clay and Seward they think, would go well and
they far wrong least far as the north is con
cerned
There effort among the Scott wing of the wings to
get up something grand in the way OF reception fo the
General ON his arrival here-expected shortly.
The news OF the death of General George p Barker yes
ieday at Buffalo, received here this morning by telegraph
has produced painful sensation among all democrats He
has been for long time ang and had fully
ed from his illness last Those who differed
from him ready to concede to him great natural
powers popular orator, remarkable large heart and
frank, manly nature. No a intrepid cham
pon of right, Incorporating foe Of wrong he
Judged them
Suicide appears be epidemic here a present This
morning there is news of two; one of young medical
student killed himself exactly in the adopted by
Dr. Horace Welsby severing the arteries of the leg and
the other, of German immigrant who killed himself by
aeverng the arteries oil The used both
cases a Besides these, u policeman aem pied
to hang himsell-o shuttle off this mortal COLBY getting
hempcn coil and black lady commit teio de
by the fashionable artery cutting modesawng away
her arm with knife fortunately blunt and rusty
more than a few small veins, when she was dis
covered.
We have insurance company here-the Atlantic Mu-
tua Insurance Company-he name of which has become
synony with good fortune Its annual statement
Just published whence it appears that its premiums
ed last year amounted the large OF 81, ,407 %,
and has declared dividend Of thirty per Its
profits the last four years have been close upon million
of dollars t96l ~ Its stock is scarcely be had
any price, and its present million and half
of dollars
DR.. Horace Wells, whose painful suicide has made such
sensation here Of high scientific aainmens
and considerable emnence in his profession. A short
previous his death he had received from the Ma
tiona Institute, Paris, the highest prize, 10000 trancs
Tor the discovery OF the of nitrous oxide gas
in producing in sensbility pain. He had done much
to introduce into general ether and chloroform He
much regretted, his real character becomes known.
Another beautiful day of clear air aud sunshine and
la dies in Broadway The oldest inhabnnt does not re-
member such weather and, shaking his frosty pow,
50 gey opiDes shall pay for it, before the flowers of May
ZED