The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-11
Now YORK corrsanonasnes.
TIE Fair-Amaican Wares and Manufact
The Alleged Fraud on the Customs Preparations
for the Election

TIE Fair-Anaican Wares and Manufactures
The Alleged Fraud on the Customs Preparation.
for the Election
NEW YoRK, October I, 1851.
After spending two or three hours this morning
at the exhibition Of the American Institute in Cas-
tie Garden, could not avoid coming to the CON
clusion that the day of our deliverance from Eu-
ropean manufacturers near at hand If not YET
arrived; and that the last money pressure we were
to suffer from, owing to our indebtedness to Eng.
land and France, was the one our merchants are
now experiencing the effects of
The articles of luxury, and Of merely orna-
mental character, in the fair, are very numerous
and many OF them greatly superior to any speci-
mems heretofore exhibited. There are printed
lawns and mousseline dc LANES from the print
works in Lodi, New Jersey, of the very first
quality, fully equal to the best of English and
French manufacture. The de lainea we're of all
wool, and am informed were the fret that had
been exhibited here of American manufacture.
They were manufactured in Rhode Island, but
printed in New Jersey. There are specimens OF
ornamental Bohemian glass, made in South Brook
Ign, quite equal to the finest examples of this ee-
giant ware which have been imported from Ger
many There are splendid specimens OF silver
plated ware, from the Ames Manufacturing Com
pany, In every respect equal to the best Sheffield
ware, and which can be sold twenty five per cent.
less. There are examples of papier- mache, of q
very superior quality, and cutlery of various
kinds of indispensable excellence, from Water
bury, Connecticut. There are paper hangings
made in Brooklyn equal in beauty to the best
French; chandeliers and candelabras, from the
famous mandatory of Cornelius, in Phila-
delphia, ofgreat beauty, and ornamental porcelain
richly painted in The establishment of Woram and
Haughwent, which would do credit to Sevres and
Dresden. The manufacture of all these articles
has been but recently commenced in this country,
and the high degree of excellence attained in them
is pretty certain proof that they will be success
fully continued There does not appear to have
been any special effort made to give eciat to the
opening of the fair. and the amount of knick-
knackeres on exhibition is less than on former oc
casions, but the improvement in the qualities of
the articles displayed is very palpabe, and in the
highest degree encouraging. There are no silks
exhibited of any moment; but there are some ad-
mirable specimens Of linen diapers, and goods of
hatdcscripton, from the mandatory in Webster,
Massachusetts, while the shawls from the Bay
State Mills, in Lawrence, and from Watervet, in
this State, extremely beautiful, and much
cheaper than any ever imported from Scotland.
Among the miscellaneous articles in the fair are
two cases of indigenous fruits, made by Mr.. Glov-
er, of Fishkill, in this State, gentleman of for
tune, for his own amusement, which, as examples
of initiative art, exceed any attempts of the kind
have They exhibit all the different kinds
of fruits raised in this latitude, scientifically ar
ranged, with their blossoms, buds, leaves, and the
different insects that prey upon them. They are
marvels of initiative skill, and the fruit, placed by
the side of the actual products Of Pomona, cannot
be distinguished from the real articles.
In the descriptions of fabrics there is an
immense variety, and many articles which deserve
a special notice for their novelty and excellence.
But cannot attempt to do them justice now. But
must not omit to mention case of splendid table
cutlery of various kinds from the mandatory of
Lamson, Goodnow & Co., Shelburne Falls, Massa-
chusetts.
Some illusions have been made in our daily pa
pers to frauds on the revenue alleged to have been
committed by J. X. Herrck, one of the weaIthiest
and most respectable of our Wholesale stationers;
and it has been stated that he confessed his guilt,
being accused. But this, have reason to be-
lieve, is not the fact. He has been accused by
some of his rivals in trade Of passing false entries
through the custom house, and, on the strength of
the accusation, the surveyor of the port has taken
possession of his warehouse, and caused the tainted
goods to be sent to the public store; but beyond
this nothing has been done, proved. Mr.. Her
rick has, heretofore, borne unsulied reputation,
and, believe, is at present president of the Board
of Foreign Missions One of the false invoices was
lot of English Bibles, which ia rather singular
kind OF merchandise for smuggling operation.
The report OF heavy failures in Boston, con-
nected with that of Pingree of Salem, has had an
injurious effect to-day upon the money market,
and prices of stocks ruled trifle lower than yes
terday There have been no new failures here of
moment, excepting that of Seaman s. Muir, dry
goods jobbers. Mr.. Seaman was formerly repre-
sentative in Congress from the second district
comprising Staten Island and Kings county, and
Mr. Muir was formerly aNpartner in the house of
A. II. Stewart & Co.
Our politicians all busy making prepare
tons for the elections next month, and there is q
most active contest going on between the opposing
factions in both parties for the control of the nom
mating committees; happily there is much more
harmony of action among the Wings than among
their antagonists, and it requires but moderate
degree of activity to maintain the Wing ascen-
dancy in the city government. S. X. S.