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Nrw Yoak, Jan. 2, 1854
Ma EDrroE New Workers hare been aii.c'eo
with the horrible weather for he last 81 Gays
thatmotsais ever Suffered First, ve;haa hse.y
snow storm, that spread alayer 81 snow, some e.sA
teen inches thick upon the pavemsnts ana Soc
walks. Then, came drfzzling, o6stina's ram,
which saturated The sno =. without melting y mus
turning the streets into miniature lakes q WaNU
snow and ice, through which horses houndefea'
and pedestrians spaiiered in them exeracialng,
savage and dolefui manner. Then, came chill
ing frost which fixed water ice and snow. ~ stars
qmo, as my classical friend; Senator Foose, q
Miss, would say. Nextcame eight inches more o.
snow and then did the hearts Of The Gothamiies
PalPiiaie with joy. Sleighs. cutters, jumpers, pull
fao robes. bells beaux and tess were got ID read-
ness8or joyous and jolly time; but, aias hoW
shortlived are human Joys Before lhe horses could
be got into the traces The memorable rain came eau
! tiously, but determinedly, down; and visions OF
snug Suburban tayerns, with neat: parlcrs, cozily
warmed OF suburban suppers, overPoweringiy rlcn
andielicious Of suburban ponch. inritlngy MOI
and fragrant 81 suburban dances, bewischingy
free and earnest-all these glorious visions proved
baseless fabrics. faded avay, and lefs not wreck
| behind
Last Saturday, Sunday, Mon9ay and Tuesday
We had hourly alterations rain snow, sunshine
] and hail, occasionally interspersed and enirened
with young tornados and juvenile hurricanes. that
appeared @ b praclicing lheifNabolical pastines
preparatory 70 having grand blow out at some fu-
lure time4-pethaps when they shall attain their ma
jority Strange to say, the streets are filled with
pedestrians, many Of whom were ladies, notwith-
standing the appalling state Of matters overhead
and underfoot The snow, water and mud we're
knee-deep, Id Broadway so that the gentlemen
were principally occupied in carrying the ladies a.
cross the streets living for them ia the cutters and
scrapng the muddy, snowy compound from their
garments, after getting them safely on terra frma-
On Tuesday, | saw, at different times no less
than len omnibus horses lying dead 10 Broadway.
Poor creatures The omnibus business had been
too LUCRATIVE, during the storm, for their good
Last night Isaw the carcases Of three more horses,
that had died from sheer exhaustion. Ipresnme
4 that within six days, many as one hundred hor-
ses have thus persisted in streets. AT any rate.
sausages are unusually plenty, Just now.
But away with melancholy. The sun shines
This morning 1.-THE mud is frozen up firm as al rock;
1.-THE streets aud sidewalks are Clean and smooth as
marble; and The general impression is, that there
H is good time close at hand. So as Dick Swivel
i Ter, and Jim Buchanan the late Secretary of State,
say +" cheer Up, and pass therozy !"
Oar literary and family newspapers are putting
forth extraordinary exertiors TO uutstrp each other
The Home journal, which has long stood atthe
head of its class, comes ont with several new and
attractive feaures and believe it is the intention
of Messrs Morris and Willis TO lavish all their
money, skin and time upon il during the present
year so as io place it beyoad the reach OF success
full competition. How such paper can be furnish
ed at two dollars year, passes my understanding.
II mas much rs the Telegraph has become SO ubi-
quitous Misunderstanding Is no longer channel
for the conveyance Of news. think had better
conf ne myself to such gossip aid comments as the
times and my brain can originate SO, please con-
slider the above as a standing remark.
Governor Hunts Message has attracted unusual
attention. from all classes. II is called the model
message" in New YVrk. In it, no words are vast
ed on unimportant incongruous subjects. The
only paragraph that has caused any dissatisfaction
is the last in which the Governor announces his
unalterabe determinations retire from Office, at the
close Of his present term. l. in common with every
Wing and many Democrats in the State, sincereyre-
lgrel this determination for washington Hunt can
cept;-a statement that cannot truthfuily be made
concerning any other man living Like General
Taylor, Governor Hunt never suffered defeat; and
believe that he never will. ! am inclined to think
that he cond be elected Rresilent of the United
States, NEXT Fall II he would accept the nomn aton
kossuth's speeches at the Congressional, and
jackson Association Banquets, at Washington. on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, have given
new impulse to the popular enthusiasm in his favor,
in New York; ard the authentic news that glori.
Gus Harry Of the West" is not inimica, but
friendly, 70 Kossuh and his cause, has removed
load Of bitter grief from thousands Of hearts
have always felt and believed that the reports
concerning Henry Clay's hostility 10 Kossuth were
sacriegiouslies The great Kentuckian's glorious
sun can and w not sink to eternal rest amid The
miasmatic fogs of contemplate od-fogyism but
even as, in the Tropics, the Day-god sinks to his
golden bed unobscured By twilight shades, so win
the mighty and noble spirit of Henry Clay be true
to itself tohe last; and when in the Providence Of
| God the time shall come Tor il to Be quenched in
the night ofIthe grave its departngrays will CLEAN
with the same refulgent glories that have so long
commanded the admiration ofAthe world, and Sc
cured the undying love Of the American people,
The Forrest Divorce Case is now, iudicially
nineteen DAYS old ana DluS Ialr 70 ENJOY long anC
distinguished existence Mrs. Forests witnesses
are now giving in their testimony, and her side Of
the case i growing brighter
| Lola Mpntez is otcreating much of farors, bu,
she draws good houses. and has brought the ladies
| over to comfortable state Of tolerance That is
| something We are iorgivfng people
Yours Truly, JEFFERSON.
POL1GAsIY IN UTAH TERRITORY.
One Of lhe documents transmitted 10 Congress