Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-03
Correspondence.
ouR NEW.YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NUMBER III.
NEW YORK, June 90, 1852.

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Mr.. EpIToR-Now that the Wings
have made their selection of a Prcsl.
dental candidate, the war may be said
to have fairly commenced. There is
to be n ratification meeting on Thurs
day, at which all ofthe principalofiic
seekers of the party will he present.
on the platform, Of consolidating
previously managed TO get themselves
appointed Vice Presidents or Secre-
taries, so that their names may appear
in Fridays morning papers; The
Wings have not cut and dried things
for the ratification meeting as well as
the Democrats did, owing in Il meas
urc to the fact that Simeon Draper,
the leading politician Of their party,
has been so engaged in bringing about
the nomination of Scott, that he has
had no time to spare for pulling the
wires of city politics. However, Sim
is expected back from Baltimore to.
night; and the Wings may yet make
u good show on Thursday.
The third Anniversary of the great
Musical Jubilee of the United German
Bmateur Singing Societies ofrhc East.
ern, Northern and Middle States, is
now being held in this city. Last
year, it was held in Baltimore. These
festivals are quite common in. Germa-
ny. About nine o'clock on Saturday
night, number of cannon were fired,
as "a salute to the Philadelphia, Balti'
more, and Washington Societies, which
were just landing; aud many citizens
imagining that nomination had been
made, rushed down town to Nassau
street, hurrahing for Webster, Scott,
Fillmore, &C., according to their res
pcctiye tastes. The news-boys took
advantage Of the general mistake,and
sold of any quantity of old papers as
Extras" containing the nomination
of Gen. Scott.
The most interesting proceeding
now pending in the Courts here, is the
cluim madeby the British Government,
under the Ashburton Treaty, for the
rendition to justice of man named
Thomas Kane, who is accused of hav-
ing shot at and wounded one James
BaIle, in Westmeath county, Ireland,
with intent to kill. The accused has
been fully identified, and the case is
promo Jacie niade out; so that it is
pretty certain the U. S. Commissioner
will send him back to the old country
for trial. The counsel for the defence
have endeavored to show that the of.
fence was a political one but it will
be difficult to convince an American
Judge that assassination is the same
thing as political rebellion. Murder
is a means of redress for personal
grievance which can find no sympathy
in this country.
Some idea Of the value of the build
ings now constructed in this city may
be CLEANED from the fact that, during
the past year, ,hirty-fvc buildings
have been erected in Broadway alone,
at an aggregate cost Of 100000
Three Of these structures are magnif,
cent hotels, one of which cost $780, 900,
and the others 100000 each.
In the theatrical and musical way,
there is nothing of sufficient interest
to be mentioned, except that Madame
Celeste has played her final engage
ment at the Broadway" and that
Madcmoiselle Alboni, fit and forty,
but not fair, will give her first concert
in America on the 23d inst.
Mrs. Sinclair Qate Mrs. Forrest
played farewell engagement here
few nights ago, and is now gone to
England in the Steamship Asia. The
real object of her departure is said to
be to conceal an interesting event that
is Just about to take place, brought a.
bout by the cooperation of one ofthe
editors of the New York Ercaing
Post, between whom and Mrs. Sinclair
it is said there has long existed n
much closer intimacy than a purely
Platonic friendship. Mrs. Sinclair's
friends. feeling virtuously indignant
at the SANDER, have requested the ed
itors of several of the city papers to
announce that "the object of Mrs.
Sinclair's voyage is to see her sick ia
Lt6er, whose death is daily expected"
These trifles, however, do not much
concern the public.
Over SSOOhave been paid for licen-
ses, and also about $50 for fines, du.
ring the past week, by the keepers OF
Iiunk.shops. The new ordinance rela'
tive TO their management will effect a
vast amount of good in the prevention
of petty thefts. The ease with which
juvenile thieves disposed oftheir plum
der, through the agency of these shops,
was a great encouragement to crime /;
but now the "artful dodgers" of this
city must seek other channels for the
disposal of their "grabbings," and the
worthy junk-shop-keepers will, hence
forth, be compelled to depend for their
living upon their Legitimate trade, the
purchase and sale Of old iron, rags,
ropes, &c.