Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-02
New York Correspondence.
NEW YonK, Nov. 80, 1854.


Editor Of tho Organ
This being Thanksgiving with us, as IL Is with
fourteen other States of the Union, business Is
mostly suspended for the day, and, while the old
and more serious attend church, the young and
gay spend the day in attending places OF amuse'
ment, and visiting their friends. The charitable
are called upon in the several churches to contri
butte 10 alleviate the wants and necessities OF the
poor; this being the season in which their wants
are more numerous than during the warm weather
Business continues extremely dull. In our stock
market yesterday there was slight improvement
in prices but it is predicted by the knowing ones
that the bottom has not been reached yet in these
securities / have known instances within few
days where merchants have paid for money at the
rate of forty eight per cent, or four per cent q
month and even at this rate the securities must
be undoubted before the money can be procured.
While such a rate Of interest is demanded by our
moneyed men, 1t is not at all strange that failures
continue to take place for 1t is small portion Of
our merchants who stand on their own bottom,
most Of them being borrowers continually. True
they keep up for while, until finally their credit
is gone, and down they 60.
The investigation in relation TO the collision on
the Harlem railroad, on the 22d, before the zorro
ner, was concluded yesterday and the jury brought
in verdict that "said collision caused by the
gross negligence on the part Of the conductor Of
the New Haven freight train" The consequence
Of which win be probably that the New Haven
Company win have to pay some $4,000 damages
or more.
The following cool transaction took place the
other evening in one of our principal milliner
shops: Mrs. B. had employed the milliner to make
her bonnet, and to have II done at time stated.
Before the time had TRANSFERRED, girl entered the
shop in much haste, saying, Mrs. b. wanted the
handsomest bonnet in her store, as she was going
to party, and had no hat to wear. The milliner
put up the bonnet in handbook and gave it to
the girl, thinking that all was right The girl i'm
mediately left with herprize and has not been heard
Of SINCE 1t Is hardly necessary to say the mlliner
was completely sold. Such cases are not of rare
occurrence in our city.
D. Appleton & Co. have published book enti-
tied "Maxims of Washington, by Rev. DR..
Schroeder. In looking over the book to-day find
much in it Of interest to the American party; and
the following in relation to his bodyguard is par
ticularly apropos to the present time In address
ing Col Spotswood he says: 81 want to form a
company for my guard. In doing this wish to
be extremely cautious, because it is more than
probable that, in the course Of the campaign, my
baggage, papers, and other matters of great public
import may be committed to the sole care Of these
men. When recommend care in your
choice, would be understood to mean men OF
good character in the regiment, that possess the
pride of appearing clean and soldier-lke. am
satisfied that there can be no absolute security for
the fidelity of this class Of people, but yet think
it most likely to be found in those who have family
connexions in the country. You win therefore
send me none but natiyes.n
What is in the wind understand that an or
der has lately been issued at Washington that no
marines be enlisted at the Charlestown Navy Yard
but natives. have not seen this order, but 1t is
the general impression that such is the fact.
Mr.. Collins, one of the proprietors Of the Col
Inns line Of steamers, it is said, has decided hereaf
ter to have these steamers manned by American
scamen. New YORK.