The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-02-14
New York Corresuonaence.

Branch Mint - Strike of Printers - ,SteaHs-
ships = Railroads - Ne,o Journal - Ray
Iomphtns - DR.. Spring - Waslington's
New YORK, February s. 1851.
vi course we are very sorry to learn from Wash
ington that the project for the New York Branch
Mint has received the go.by'' from the members
Had it been mint julep it would probably have
gone down very we'll Perhaps this intelligence is
premature-we will hope for the best [ see
no objection to continuing the Mint in Philadel-
phia, but | know sundry and divers strenuous
reasons why we should have Mint in New York.
Ninet tenths Of all the California gold dust comes
into this port. large portion belongs to parties
in this city, and the remainder is distributed
throughout the country by expresses that radiate
from New York city. The gold dust ought to be
coined here, but it is, it is forced to make an
exodus to Philadelphia, where (being short
handeD they detain it month or two In the
meantime the owners are fretting at the delay.
The journeymen printers at the foot of Wall
street are on strike this morning. The Journal
of Commerce office and Nesbitt's mammoth print
ing establishment, present an appearance not un-
like beehive when the bees swarming.
Again, we see revived in New Orleans the en-
terprise for line of steamships, to every weel
between New Orleans and New York. 1t is
really to be hoped that the scheme will succeed
speedily New Orleans is accused of being sever
years behind the age in enterprise, but hope it il
not true. Her commercial prosperity would b'
materially aided by more frequent steam communi
cation with New York. She is bound to equal thi
city in the course of time.
1t is gratifying to observe spark Of enterprise
forming into fame in Alabama l see that tn
Il, Al n
railroad to connect Chicago and Mobile, and i
advocating National Railroad via Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas, and the Mexican Cru
coast, to California. In New York Legislt
ture bill was reported, yesterday, to incorpora
the Mexican Overland and Ocean Steamship Con
pany.
An enterprsing Frenchman, Mons A. Dag
neaux, has projected Partisan week journal, aft
the plan of "Willmer IL Smiths Europea
Times"-an English paper of immense circulate
in this country. 1t is entitled "Le Transatla
tque." Its object twill be to convey the late
and most authentic intelligence, interchangeabl
between America and the Continent OF Europe
l saw prospectus of it at the Office Of Stmson
Co.'s New York, New Orleans, and Mobile
press. tits to be hoped that this new information
newspaper will be more candid upon Americ
affairs than is the European Times"
The examination of Ray Tompkins, the We
:. dashing and fashionable broker, who didded sor
of his fellow members of the Board out Of $77,0
worth of stocks, has not elected any thing whi
adrolt counsel cannot overthrow. 1t is probat
that he will compromise by paying fifty cents
the dollar, and ere long will hold his head as hi
as ever in Wall street, He lives in grand style
fine equpage-tall suppers-big house, etc. e
What great thing it is to be rich!
Rev. DR.. Spring, on Sunday last, preached
eleventh of his lectures on First Things" n
attracting much attention. His subject was