The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-25
New York Correspondence.

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New YoRK, June I7lh, 1851.
Tho Battle Of Bunker Hill Seventy
| six wears ago to-day and at about this hour
OF the day, some OF our lorefathers and fore
mothers were not so secured, pursuing their
avocalions rs we are TO -dav. thanks TO their
sacrifices aud bravery. But /, is the nature
oil man to be ungratcful aud forge,f,l, and
though every American Ship in the harbor.
and every public building in the city, ought
TO have hoisicd the star.spanglcd banner This
morning see no more of such patriotic
indications to-day than at any other time.
This afternoon, the noble Steamship North
| America will start for the very ancient and
fish like town of Galway, Ireland, whittier
she will take a large number of passengers
at S 100 each.
They 20 this way not only to ascertain in
how short time the Atlantic passage NAV
be made, but to eat few OF the famous Gal.
way Salmon and obtain also hastv look 1T
old Ireland as they pass through it from
GALWAY to Liverpool. Among the passen-
gers, is w. Weisse, the experinced and &c.
compished editor and proprietor of the N
Orleans Bee.
The steamship Union (Which left for N.
Orleans with Adams & Cos. Express
i'rcight) yesterday had hard work TO yet out
from her pier, as in addition To the strong
current which SETS shore-ward ia This part Of
The North River the wind blew very fresh
against the wharf
1t is one principal objection TO the pro.
posed enlargement of the Battery by ex>
tending tinto the river, that already the
piers, &c, incroach so much upon the water
as 10 impede its currents and render the
wharfage troublesome.
Evidence of the sham manner in which.
buildings are put up in this city has been
brought 10 my owr door 10 tlav, for | am
now writing AZ desk which / have been
compelled 20 take temporarily because the
office which | lease in Wall ST., though as
good as many others, was likely TO tumble
down before | coald complete this letter Yet
poor as you may think il, the entire building
rents for upwards OF 5000. Many fines
looking stores are only support cd on the
/ principle that holds thcse States together
VIZ, q In Union is Strength" Sammv
Weller ,lsch to tell of horse, that would
do very well as long as he was supported hy
the shafts; and some stores here are Of a
similar character. The building | occupied
would have done exceedingly well, had not
the proprietor Of the aljoinng estate. in an
evil hour, concluded 10 take his store down
in order to put up another. And down it
has come. and nearly brought its weaker
neishbor with it. Finding by suniry I'm,
seenly seams in my brick partitions lhs
morning. that the building gave palpab!e
symptoms Of epilepsy, or Joiitng sickness,
was tam to listen to a haSiv warming, and,
waving the right TO mouths notice, ems
gated at once TO all office on the Opposite
side OF the way.
Wall street is undergoing great changes.
Among the alterations in progress is the
widening Of the upper part of the Street 1t
is altogei her too marrow, for here is the inns
mense Express establishment Of Adams s.
CO., their numerous wagons, loading up
or dischareing constantly, aud several other
Expresses which require much room. and
ought to be in more spacious locality.
liy the way, let me advise your readers 10
be careful to employ wel>known, responsible
expresses when they use any, especially
when they are sending TO California as
sure you that hi, caution is not unnecessa>
ry What quantities oil freight, lters. aud
gold parcels expressed " by the California
never reach their destination.
Yesterday the bells o. Trinity Church
were Ginning mrriilv in honour oil the CO.
lumbia College jubilee.
! heard Il very interesting discourse OF
Sunday on the suijeci of ColporIage. 1t
was by Rev. Mr. Co"k, the Secretar, of the
Board. His account al a convent OF of Col
porteurs a; Cleveland, Ohio. was ex,rcmc!,
gratifying; 100000 Bibles and religious
books have been distributed by the Coipor-
tours daring the past eight years, among
families destitute of these spiritual helps. a
collection was taken TO aid project by
which 1000 good men ard true may be
enlisted and supported as Colporteurs The
salary of The Colporleur is only $3.50. AZ
which rates LOCO will cost Sl5O00O. Add
10 this the cost of Bibles and other books in
tended Tor distribution, AMI the travelling
expenses of the Colportenrs. and we have
S310,000 to raise for this object.
Our vegetable market is exceedingly rich
and bounteous. just now. Surely God is a
good provider Cherries are cheap, and
Strawberries are plenty at three cents II
basket. Immense quantities come in the
cars from villages in this vicinity, sometimes
half million baskets in singv train. III
Jersey here are wealthy propricto's who at
this time employ thousands ct hands to pick
at one cent per basket, at which some earn
80 cts, and some 5 /, so, per day.