Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01
Our New York Correspondence.
- New York, Jan. II. 1854

- - New York, Jan. II, 1854 q
Mr.. Editor; The subject of most anxious con-
VeIsation IN this city and presume elsewhere.
at .he present moment. is the unfortunate steam
snip San francisco which, when last seen was
stripped OF her masts, her wheel houses torn away
ner engines stopped, and huh wa,er-logged. drift
ing at the mercy of the winds and waves in III.
middle OF the broad Atlantic! She has on hoe rd
about 800 soldiers, beside the crew. and nearly
@oo women and children. The CAPTAIN is a coed
seaman; and many persons have confidence that
ne VIII contIIye to rig up jury masts, and ia Ike
MS dismantied ship into Bermuda. Il not the only
nope is that some of the several steamers rev
eiiue cutters, and pilot boats sent out in search
oy order OF the Secretary OF the NAVY will src-
ceed IN finding her. and rescuing the unfortunate
people on board Ii is a consolation to know that
the San francisco Is amply provsioned for at least
TWO months from this date, SO that there can be
no suffering among the passengers for want Of
food
For several years the public were Instructed.
or amused. or bored, according to the light in
which they viewed it, by the contest between
Goodyear and Day, the India Rubber men.
treaty Of peace however. would seem to have been
signed between these two doughty cheftans as
their be lilcose bulletins ant proclamations no
longer attract the ewes of the readers of the Tj-
6ume and Herald. But there are rumors of war in
another quarter, In which not two. but dozen
parties Will most probably be engaged. each bound
to annhiiate all of the others. 1t promises TO be
war conducted without any SYSTEM or rather
upon the triangular duel principal described by
Captain Marryatt, in his Mr. Midshpruan Easv'
with this difference. however, that there will be
dozen or more co,nbaants. stead of three [
refer to the great Sewing Machine War. which.
although coniiaeI up to this time to skirmishing,
Will soon result in hostiiies of more serious
nature Every human evil, however has its con-
comltant good; and the good that will result from
tins war will be the bringing before the world,
incidentally, the great Importance of this inven-
tlon The lawyers and newspapers will make a
good thing out OF it. as without their aid nothing
can be effected. All the parties interested have
plenty of money; and the more they fight TIE
more machines they sell, and consequently the
more money they make to carry on the war with
sometimes one belhgerent was in favor with the
public, and sometimes another until about two
months ago when new company, the American
Magnetic Sewing Machine Co.. took the field
stepped at once into the first place in public favor
and has steadily maintained it. As the Magnetic
Sewing Machine is the very latest improvement
In the art of sewing by machinery it is. of course
sold and used more extensively than any other
and will continue to be, until some inventive
genius gets up something newer and better The
greater superiority of this machine all others
appears to lie in the fact that anything can be
stitched by it-from carpeting or the coarsest
sacking up to the finest mbric-whiIe those
who use any other machine must buy one for each
quality of goods.
The Society for the Reformation OF Juvenile
DelInquents, which commenced operations in this
city about year ago has been very successful.
Tho objects OF the Society are. to receive and take
charge OF such children, between the ages of five
and fourteen years, as may be voluntarily entrus
ted to it by their parents guardians, or COM
mitted to its care by other competent authority;
to provide for their support: and to afford them
the means of moral. intellectual and industrial ed
ucation As might have been expected, few
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Society by parents or guardians; but six hundred
and twenty-our truants vagrants, homeless chill
dren, rag pickers, organ grinders, bows; bag
gage smashers and deck loaiers--iads who. like
the hardware merchants sell iron and sfec, (steaD
tor lving-have either been picked up by police
men, or committed by magistrates. Being placed
under the care of this Society. instead of being
sent to Jail. they are withdrawn from evil associ-
ations. and taught the value of cleanliness. homes
ty. and reading and writing The informa tory
effect of the training received is shown the fact
that, of two hundred pupils graduated, only eight
are known to have relapsed into crime vagran
cy. The institution founded by private be-
nevolence, but is chartered by the Legislature and
draws $40 per year from the CITY Treasury and
the same amount from the Commissioners of En-
igration, Tor the support OF each inmate.
EiIhu Burrlt. formerly celebrated the leal n
ed blacksmith who knew all the languages spok-
en- by the people of this world. and 1.-The rest OF
mankind. but latterY more famous delegate
to the Worlds Peace Convention" addressed a
meeting in this city. few evenings ago. in a1vo-
cacy of Ocean Penny Postage" In the course
of his remarks. he said that. in each of the one
hundred and fifty meetings he had addressed in
Great Britain. every person who was in favor of
the project was requested to hold up one hand:
and that IN no instance within his recollection
was there any evidence exhibited but that of the
highest satisfaction. This is such ludicrous ar
gument that | cannot help ri,ticuing it. There
be dc ubt, that. if Mr.. Burritt were to ad-
plenty of money and pretty wife, and to ask
each person in favor of the TO hold up his
hand every man within the sound of his voice
would stand on tiptoe, and hold up beth hands
But this would hardly prove the measure to be
either eXpedieut practicable make this re-
mark to point out the falacy of such reasoning
and not to say word against cheap ocean post |
age. On the contrary. think the present rates
OF ocean postage might well be reduced to two
cents letter. Capt. McSymon, OF the screw
steamship Gasgotc, which pies between New
York and Glasgow. and makes her voyage in from
twelve to fourteen days. says that he will only
be too happy to convey, at all times, full cargoes
of mail bags. at the te Of penny per letter.
without asking the first cent any farther grant
from either Government" The truth is that. il
the business of carrying letters open to COM
petition. like other businesses. should long ago
have seen letters conveyed from continent to
the other. for the smallest possible compensation
There can be good reason why the two Go
vernments should monorolize the CARRYING of
letters anv more than the carving of other
freights. Yours truly, PETER PIKE.
River and Harbor improvements.
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