Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-10-02
New York Correspondence.
New YoRK, Sent. II, 1851

months past, large party has been busily
engaged in digging over the shore of the
Sound, near Stratford light house, in search
of buried treasures. The diggers have num-
bered from fifty to one hundred men, all of
the Andrew Jackson Davis school. They
are encamped in the vicinity, and many Of
them are accompanied by their wives and
families. Nearly all this time they have
kept the operating ground enclosed, allowing
no unbelcvers to enter.
The search is said to have been directed
by clairvoyants, who are still looked up TO,
from time 10 time, FOR minute directions. At
ode time, the diggers supposed they touched
the lid Of the trcasure-box with their shov-
els but, according to their account, their
faith was not sufficiently strong, and, in con-
sequence thereof, the box sunk twenty feet
deeper before they got hold of it. Some of
them say that there are two parties Of spirits
who have the box in charge, and that, as yet,
the evil spirits, who desire to keep it buried,
out number their opponents, but the others
are gradually gaining ground, and when they
become the strongest, the box will be given
up TO the diggersl
On Saturday last, the atlantic sailed from
this Port, for Liverpool, with sixty-fve pas
sengers, and nearly 100000 in specie
Among the passengers were ex-Secretary
Walker, who goes out on an expedition to
"raise the wind" to the tune of 100000,
for the great Illinois Central Railroad. Miss
Fredrika Bremen, the Swedish authoress
was also on board; she has been in this
country some years, and will, l am told, pub
lish' her notions of the Universal Yankee
Nation, as soon as Mary Hewitt, who is en-
gagged upon the translation of the work, can
prepare it FOR the press.
The first OF the new Boston Transatlantic
line Of steamships, the S. s. Lelcis, sailed
from that port, also on Saturday, with $50
passengers. If this line proves equal in
speed TO the expectation of the owners, both
Collins and Cunard will find the Down
Easter" troublesome opponent; for the
rate Of passage and freight has been placed
so low that, under favorable circumstances,
this line cannot fail to attract an unusual
show of public patronage.
There is much ill-feeling among the 'ferce
Democratic" of New York, in regard to the
Democratic State Convention that has Just
come off at Syracuse. The Dyed-in-thc-
wool Hunkers feel that they have been re-
lnorselesSly "sold." Ned Croswell, of the
albany ArguS, has always been considered
the embodiment and soul of Hunkerism.-
Indeed, John Van Buren, has more than
once averred that Ned constituted not only
the soM but the brains Of the Hunker party.
/ But Croswcll has become an object of in
tense hatred to the genuine Hunkers. He
has gone over, with all his rctainers, to
Prince John, much to the surprise Of the
uninitiated. The reason for this strange
mannuver on the part of the soul and
brains Of the llunker party is simply this:
Mr.. Croswel is part owner and e-pul-
ler-in-chief Of the George Law line of Ocean
Steamers.
He wants to get favorable contracts for
carrying Uncle Sans mails out of the next
Congress. The Hunkers have but one men,
Der in Congress, while the Barnburncrs
have Sirteen. In order to get his capacous
fist into the United States Treasury, Mr.
! Croswell must secure the votes of the six
teen Barnburncr Members of Congress, and
hence his coalition with Prince John. That
is pretty smart game for Ned, but when
= those contracts are brought forward il
Congress he will find that the 'trump cards
will be held by Southern members.
The denomination of Mr.. Matsell for the
office of Chief Of Police by tie Mayor j,
supported by the entire force of the Demo.
cratic members of the Common Council
These gentlemen are every day lauding Mr.
Natscll for the exemplary discharge of hi
duties; but unfortunately, Mr.. Matsell la,
Just presented his Quarterly Report, which
to my mind, contains proof of such uttcl
neglect of duty, incfiicacy and pusilamity
if not of corruption, that, although l wouIt
be sorry to see politics made q test in so i'm
porlant, responsible and delicate a post
where an unbiased Judgment and fair play
are SO essential, still, in face of proofs at,
forded by his own Report, | sincerely trus
he will be rejected.
The total number of bars and drinking
dens in this city is 6,003, of which 1856
are unlicensed. and 4,ls5 carry on thei,
abominable traffic on the Sabbath. And yet
notwithstanding proc!amatons from The
Mayor, and other spasmodic symptoms Of