The Delaware herald., 1854-04-05
Correspondence of the Herald.
PHrLADELPHrA, March 80, 1854

DEAR HER AID Since our last, the weather
has not undergone much change sit still con-
tnues very unpleasant. A driving snow storm
commenced this morning, and with the addition
of a smlll quantity of rain, still continues
Our citizens are all complaining and finding
fault with the " clerk of the weather" but April
is at hand, and ergo we will let the weather
take of itself, it is likely to do just as it
pleases, Notwithstanding we are disposed to find
fault, The adverse winds which have prevailed
for the last few days. have nearly blown all the
water out of our river, much to the annoyance
of steamboat mea.
The principal subjects which nave agtated
the public mind this week, are the non-arrival
of the "City of Glasgow" and the duel at
Bladens5urg. The City of Glasgow is now ont
thirty days, and nothing has been heard of her.
She has three hundred and twenty passengers,
among whose friends considerable anxiety is
being m1nifestsd She has aecargo of mer-
chandizc valued at one million of dollars, be-
longing to different firms in this city. She is,
no doubt, delayed by adverse winds, as the voy-
age of corresponding period, last Spring,
occupied twenty-six days.
Numerous telegraph dispatches, containing
accounts of hostile meetings, wounds, deaths,
&c, have been the order of the day, but it
turns up that it is not much after all. How
ever, il is generally admitted that meeting did
take place at Bladensburg, and that shots were
exchanged but whether they fred at each
other or in an opposite direction deponent saith
not. Among the reasons why Mr.. Breckenridge
has missed it, in encountering MIR. Cutting, it
is said that the latter has an abundance of nerve
and is dead shot. 1t is intimatcd that when
DIR. Hoosac once challenged him, that the readi-
ness with which he accepted, induced the Doc
tor towithdraw his proposition; and, when Com
I1odore Nc Donough challenged him to fight, with
weapons of his own selection, he chose fists, and
gave the naval officer good pommelIiRg. The
difficulty between Mr.. breckenridge and Mr.
Cutting, grew out Of a debate on Mr.. Douglas
Nebraska Questionable one charging the other
with being an enemy to the bill. Bat, however,
it is about to be settled, so report says; and we
are really in hopes that twill, as we have no
desire to see the silly tragedy revived.
Green peas and strawberries are making their
appe lrtnce in our market They are brought
from Savannah by our southern steamers
The weather has tcen so very unfavorable
that it has prevented the appearance of the
fashions to any extent, but the ia lors, mill.ners
et cetera, are making great Preparations
There will be an innumerable quantity OF styles
particularly in the article Of rantalcons. among
which the barber pole fashion seems to preeOm
nate. Passing up Chestnut street tbs afternoon
we were suddenly struck by the appearance o.
what appeared to be ladies, but which, on close
inspection, proved TO be some of our city
bucks" of the terrier species (judging from th'
appearance of their lips,) who had donned the
shawl Now, what do you think of the bipeds
In our estimation, Fanny Lee, Townsend. o.
Lucy Stone in breeches, is perfectly adm ssble
We notice a beautiful steamer which mad
her appearance on our river this week. She i
called the "Thomas A. Morgan" and was bull
by Messrs Harlan g. lIollingsworth, one O
your enterprising Delaware firms. II certainl
reflects great credit on them as builders.
Our city s all alive" with business, an
our merchants and business men generally ar
doing fourishing business.
AS proof of the "ups and dolcRs " in bus
ness, about 1889, a man might have been see
going on board the Norwich steamboat, boun
for Boston, with a carpetbag in his hand. Th
carpet-bag contained few parcels which b
had taken to deliver for his friends in Boston
in fact, his whole fortune was in his carpet-bag
that man was Alvin Adams, "a Boston yankee
who is now at the head of the firm OF Adam
Co, Express proprietOrs, who have offices
every city of our country, from Portland to Ss
Francisco, and transport merchandise, speci
&c, to the value Of one million of dollars pt
day, or three hundred and sixty-fve million
per year; and are, also, proprietors OF lars
clearinghouse in San Francisco Reeently,'
an unfayorable report being circulated again
them, run was made on their house TO Il
amount of S500,0OO, but il did not affect the
in the least.
A few fires, drunken rows, &c, make up o
weeks news. Yours,
oBsERvER.