The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE,


Nxw fcss, Aug II, Isss.
Yesterday ahernoon The quiet brie town OF Williams
burg which sits like upon the brow OF hin oppo
site this city, thrown into confusion and di.m,v
mail hane was issuing from OF the buiain,
here, and the almost halt a hlock was en,e
oped by the fiery element lang. amount of prop,tty
destroyed and 10 said. amongst other ossos thai
Eve hundred cows burned death.
As stated you a couple Of days ago. that man
could the candidate Of the Buffalo convention for
Vice President has it tuned Among all the oand
dates heretofore mentioned. Mr. Adams never named
His nomination will do harm Taylor eastward
From the following IL may be understood that Captain
Kidd has come to town again
TREASURE TKovK- rumored through this city yes
teday tha key containing Is 900 Spanish dollars
up by some fishermen Barren island lew days ago. IL
playground for the purpose of erecting tent IL came in
contact with hard substance ubsequenty ioaad be
ascertaned but all hundreds OF persons started
OH TO the island armed with shoves and pick axes and
found however, nothing TO reward their trouble but large
quantity of clam and other shells.
This seems the season of fruits Our markets and stores
are studded with the most delicious sorts You stumble in
every street upon baskets of peaches ripe and luscious
fair woman's lip, that cen look upon make ones
mouth water Yet 1t is not often that friends from
friends baskets of such fruit this
ga gentleman residing in Albany received the other
day what purpored TO be basket of early peaches
messenger was gaero"sd with half dollar nark for The hs
trouble but no sooner had he departed, than some
There was baby In the case-eary fruit doubtless and
probably from the forbidden stock The gentle was Al
frs, wroth but having no pPpins of his own. adopt
ed Peachy and forthwith purchas fruit ba in
the shape OF cradle, for its He has al
ready become attached the little treasure and thinks
Pomona has been very gracious him He is NOT how.
ever, anxious for "a few more of the Sort"
Tomorrow, new seamer-the Ohio-wil be launched
This is the first OF the line established by Congress between
this city and New Orleans touching Charleston Savan-
nah and Havana The Ohio in length $50 feet breadth
l6 feet depth of hold Is fee and of about 500
burden. She is built a superb model and will add
the high character already by ship-buders for
the beauty strength and speed of the their hands
The mania OF portion OF the city present consists in
moonlight excursions up the Hudson down the bay
All unoccuped steamboats, and respectable barges are
impressed into the Yesterday evening about two
thousand persons started in the Columbia and North
America u bayup. About midnight fog arose, OBJ
securing and shutting heaven from view. The
consequence was, that they reached tho city this
morning, hungry, worn, and weary, and generally set
of misunderstanding devils. They'll be caught on
moonlight excursion again-soon-very.
The heat of yesterday has somewhat moderated to-day
that may walk without apprehension coup
de soeu, fear of passing away into rivule There are
dark clouds hanging round the horizon which
promise rain and then fresh and welcome breeze
FED.