The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-06
THE 0 MON.
Nxw YoHx, Fob. 4, 1851.

NKw YoxK. Fob. 4. 1851
The canal commissioners report income OF about two
ions dollars this year from TOLLS &C. aud balance OF
upwards Of million hand but the auditor fears Ihose
will be a considerable reduction in the income from tho
petition ecoIy commenced by The northern railroad
the lakes with Boston, and tho prospective
petition by tho Ese railroad, which will be In full blast
the opening OF navigation To offset this disadvantage
the auditor urges the Immediate execution Of the proposed
OF the State canal, al cost OF several million
dollars.
The Vermont Central railroad is diverting from New
York alrendy, though recently in operation, conds
Bile portion OF the Canada trade 10 smart lte sister CITY
Boston. We much engrossed Ia our own whirlpool
that rarely 10 take observation upon affairs
around us The Bostonians having more time to suck
their thumbs, watch the current OF events aud look ont Al
the condition and prospects OF business &c &C. are
quicker than where and how public want may
be SUPP lied, and by hook by crook they manage TO put
their prof into uton however large may be The
capital required BIT they would not do this II Il were not
for New York No inspire them with emulation to
excel commercial energy and public entei ptSe' %
The unequal Tor certain adventurous
have given N,w York the fabulous seven
league boots and she ahead with giant strides She
always be 10 tho United States what London is to
Great Britain Ten years ago the population OF New York
only double that OF Boston New York city mum
bers b3S 600 while Boston less than 10000 The
growth OF New York has Tremendous. ye, silent II
big block OF buildings up In Boston. the sounds OF the
. roweIs heard to great distance at tho
time, whole might DO constructing here aud no
hero {usng little mortar) find lire Tor the owel
vide the fallen block in Twenty.frst street
So mueh have the streets extended that thousands Of
clerks and wokngnon live miles away from their places
Of business Twelfth street, Tor instance, 10 regarded
very convenient .down town." for there y hickly
settled parallel beyond it but Twelfth street is
miles from Wall street.
Ii is said that Tompkins the man who 50 asonshsd the
brokers' board by obtaining $77 900 worth Of stock and
appoprnng the cash procs eds Of the before he had
paid Tor them himself is still in the CITY, and will be ls
down easy upon his paying fifty cents the dollar So
we go Few willing sacrifice deb for the
sake of enforcing justcc upon delinquent
The Canada from Liverpool yesterday, brought
of tho unfortunate steamship Atlantic. which Is
twenty five days beyond her time Hope is enier-
tanned that the steamer-,he Africawil bring word
OF her having put into some port the Irish coast
count of arrangement in her machinery.
Mr. Mills, the enterprsng builder OF tho steamers Wash
ington, Hermann, Tennessee, nc, has nearly
ploted Morgans works, splendid steamship which he
calls The Brother yowathan He challenges EnRla nd or
other power foreign domestic to produce it. equal
for speed.
British ship builder has been vaunting loudly and
roganty, in the leading English papers, of his abi-
i,y construct . Gamer which shall (to his
phra.e) whip" anything the Yankees produce and
he calls upon all Brtons sustain the reputation OF
their country Of the Sea-" by contributing funds
where with he may be enabled build such ship In
reply this British boast, tho American Mills very quietly
work and built the sgnificen Brother
ions ,han' nearly finished. and a model of which
may be few days the office OF Stinson 81 Co S
New Orleans and Mobile express, No 10 Wall street.
The aboltionis,s instituted proceedings yesterday against
c. NJ Hall, esq, the United States Commissioner, is
sued the warrant for the of the fugitive slave Henry
Long.
There is plenty of money here-more, indeed, than the
OF trade require, business being ratvey sill
Most of the stocks sell we'll Those of of the
Georgia railroads in the market Georgia appears
be deeply engaged in railroad building just than
any other State wish that Alabama would wake up in
this respect We very much in want Of unbroken
route from Charleston Mobile.
The mayor is putting the city to its purgaton, and
giving many nuisancos guittus.