Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-29
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
our New York Correspondence.

The Presidents Movements IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Resignation Of Mr. Hebster-City Election Er-
penses-Fire and loss of Life-Ccstle Garden
Concerts-Poetry aud the Drama Of War
american Pickpockets in the Cuystai Palace,
&c., &c.
New York, May Is, 1851.
EDITOR OF THE HAwK-EYE We had ''quite
time - the day before yesterday, in New York.
President Fillmore, Daniel Webster, and many
more great men condescended to pay us visit,
review our magnificent military companies, test
the quality of our cookery, taste the flavor of our
wines, and do US many other favors of like char
acter. 1t had been announced that the President
would arrive about IL O'Clock, and that grand
procession would Immediately be formed to es-
cort him through Broadway and several other Of
the principal thoroushfares, in order to give the
fair daughters Of the Empire City an opportuni-
ty to waive their handkerchiefs at him. This
announcement brought out all the feminine por-
ton of our population at early hour, and every
door, window, balcony, stone heap, brick pile,
and box, in the route Of the procession was at
once seized and occupied by the fair gazers. The
sun came out intensely hot and the President it
seemed, would not come at all. Still the ''army
of occupation" maintained its position; O'Clock
. o'clock-and 3 o'clock passed, and still no
President made his appearance. At last shout
was heard down at the Battery; the flies schreech-
ed and the drums beat, and on came the President
in carriage drawn by six magnificent bays. He
was well received and appeared happy. The
procession was splendid and of interminable
length, and everything else was of the tip-.op
der. have no doubt that Presiden: Fillmore
was well satisfied with his reception. At any
rate he appeared to be.
All sorts Of rumcrs are aloat in the city to-day
in relation to difficulties in the Cabinet. 1t is
said that Mr. Webster will resign in short time.
There is but little reliance TO be placed in any Of
these rumors, especially those relating to Mr.
Webster.
As for City Politics, they have come to be re-
garded among us, as mere business speculations.
Candidates for the Common Council or Mayor
atty, are almost always selected by both parties
with reference 10 the amount IF cash they are
willing to expend, during the election. They
generally 'shell out' to the extent Of $4,000 if
they go for the Chief Magstracy of the Empire
city-never less than SIC, 600, and sometimes as
high as $4,000. It costs an Alderman from
$4,000 to $4,000, according to the Ward and
the known weight Of his purse-an Assistant Al
derman, a little more than half as much.
1t is said that DR. Moffat is to be the next can
didate for the Mayoralty on the Democratic tick
ct. hardly credit the report, however. Both
parties have been coquetting with DR. Motfat for
several years, and have used every artifce to get
him to accent the nomination for Mayor He
has millions of dollars, and, in case of his being
a candidate, would !" come down" like a prince |;
but he is too keen think, to be caught by any
such municipal bauble. As. however, in addi-
ton to his princely mansion in Union Square. and
his magnificent buildings in Broadwav-each of
which would be thought fortune by you or Inc
he also owns several blocks of buildings in the
upper part of the city, where Gas and Croton wa
ter have got to be introduced, and where consid-
cradle grading Of streets has to be done, il
may be that he viii consent Ito run" II he
should accept the nomination. he would certain
~ be elected and DON; think business man,
like the Doctor, would make a bad lob of it,
Depend upon it, he would indefinitely increase
the sale of his Life Pills and PhGnix Bitters,.
for he could supply all the Hospitals, Immigrants,
and petty Office holders with them, a, almost any
price. He ought to accept.
A fire occurred in the Eastern portion Of the
city yesterday morning, by which two children
and one man lost their lives. II broke out in the
store of wealthy German grocer. The family
lived in the upper part of the building, over the
store, and were all wrapped in sleep when the
flames burst forth. The conflagration spread so
rapidly, that il was impossible for those in the
upper story who appeared to have slept very
soundly, to escape. The owner of the premises
appeared TO think more Of large amount Of
money he had left in his safe the night before.
than Of his father and children who were perish
ing In the flames. lie wrung his hands in agony
and exclaimed, 'Oh my inon:sa! MY monish it
will be burnt up-I shall be ruined, But his
safe was one Of Herring's celebrated Salamanders,
so his money came out safe. When the Salaman-
der was hauled from among the smoking ruins,
opened, and its contents found not to have seven
the smell of fire upon them,'' the avaricious gro
Ger fairly capered for joy. lie called down all
sorts of blessings upon its maker, and gave it as
his opinion that Mr. Herring ought to receive
some public testimonial for supplying such de-
sideratum as the Salamander safe. That's the
way the world wags-in some places. The old
man and the two children persisted in the flames
but what did the mser care for father or chill
dren? Didn't he save his money?
Jenny Lind is singing to immense audiences at
Castle Garden. She and Barnum are heapins up
riches abundantly. The fair Swede is LAYING up
treasure in heaven, as well as upon earth but. as
yet, Mr. Barnum confines his operations to this
planet
n. p. Willis, the Poet, and Edwin Forrest, the
Actor, are atfording our fashionable citizens con-
siderable amusement just now Their field of
operation is the Superior Court Room. You
have, of course, heard all about their difficulties
80 I'll not repeat them here.
Since yesterday morning, 1856 emigrants have
arrived at this port-so they keep coming.
Two OF our keenest police officers, have been
sent to the Chrystal Palace, to look after few
of our contributions TO the great gathering, that
are not entered on the books of the ROYAL Com
miss oners-p;ckpockets, ct id on,ne genus. who
are inspired by the laudable ambition of display
ING the perfection which the ''Youns Republic''
has attained in certain departments of industry.