The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-20
[oonarspoNDrScE OF THE anpuDLrc.l
The Establishment Of a Branch Mint at Nep York
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New YoRK, Dec. 10, 1850,
The perseverance of Mr.. Briggs, in bringing the
mint bill before Congress- has gained him good
many friends in this city, where the want OF a
branch mint is seriously felt. The establish
ment of branch mint here is a matter of very
little moment TO the citizens generally of New
York, its influence upon the value of property
would hardly be perceptible, and az to any advan-
tages that the local business of the mint would give
the city they are not worth naming. But the bene-
fits to the entire community would be undoubtedly
very great. and if Congress would but look upon
the measure as affecting the interest OF the ma
ton, and not of local importance to New York,
they would of course pass il at once,
Fortunately for New York, Nature has album
dainty endowed her with resources which not
yet half developed. and she needs governmental
patronage TO increase her business or her wealth;
the mint, if established here, would save hundreds
of thousands of dollars yearly to the citizens at
large of the whole country, in the transportation OF
gold dust from here TO Philadelphia, and in the
loss of interest while il is waiting TO be coined II
fortunately happens too, that the necessary build
ings already exist for the accommodation OF
mint, so that both expense and time may be saved
in putting one into immediate operation. The Gus
tom house is wholly inadequate to accommo-
date the business of the port, and before long must
be abandoned for spacious building; it
would admirably answer the purposes of mint
and is in the very best location that could be
lected for that purpose. The Merchants Exchange,
which is more than twice the size of the custom
house, and is in every respect, perfectly adapted
for the purposes of the collection of the revenue,
| l,. t,ar, thn
present custom-house cost; so that all the jobbing,
and delay, and bargaining, and corruption which
must inevitably result from the erection of any
government buildings might be wholly avoided in
giving branch mint to New York.
! The report of the Secretary of the Treasury was
published in our city papers this morning, and is
| highly spoken Of by our business men. Whether
it was owing to that not cannot say, but there
has been unexpected rise in stocks this morn
ing, and more buoyant feeling on Change than has
been witnessed before in some time. Erie Rail
road advanced g. per cent. this morning, and other
| stocks from 10 per cent. The sales of Reading
Railroad to the extent of nearly five thousand
shares, but without any decline. The anticipated
crisis seems tardy in coming that il begins to
be suspected by the croakers il will not come at
! all
Among the great improvements being made in
the upper section oil the city Is the new hotel III
| Niblo's Garden, which will be completed by spring
| 1t will present to Broadway "a facade of great
beauty, and be Of the finest architectural orna-
ments oil this great thorough fare of city. Nj
bios is, already, probably, one of the most sxten-
sive establishments for public entertainment in the
world; but, with the addition of the new hotel, it
will be mammoth among public houses Last
night Niblo had in his theatre an audience of four
thousand persons; in the adjoining hall there was
a ball, at which two thousand persons assem-
| bed; in the apartment beneath were supper tables
spread for three thousand; and in the bar room on
saloon, some four FIVE hundred loun-
| gers. One would imagine that here was bust
ness enough for TO attend to, but
| Nblo thinks not, and when his hotel, which sur
rounds bis theatre, garden, and saloon, shall be
completed, lac will still find leisure for other busi-
ness.
new candidate for bouquets and encores made
her debut at Parod's concert at Tripler Hall on Sa-
| turday night, and gained most flattering recep-
ton from the musical elite of,the city. The debu-
tante wac Miss Virginia Whiting, young lady OF
fine personal appearance, and about seventeen
years of age She is the daughter of actor, now
playing at the Broadway theatre, but native OF
Boston Miss Whiting is pupil of Maretzek's
and evinces in her singing the benefit of good
teacher. She has a clear mezzo soprano voice, anc
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