Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-08
New York Correspondents.

NEW YORK, Feb. 0, 1850
An effort is now being made to bail McGuckin,
the Ocean Bank deEulter, but his friends have not
been able to accomplish their end yet. 1t is said
that when the trial comes on some curious devel-
opments will be made, which may show up some
of our Broadway gambling shops in manner
which viii open the eyes of the public 1t is hint
ed that these shops received good portion Of the
sl0o, 900 embezzled.
We are soon 70 have q new Improvement in our
city, the Mayor having decided to try the street
cleaning machines in purging the streets OF filth.
The machines have already been procured, and as
soon as the weather viii permit, they win be put
in operation in the lower part Of the city.
The sheriff of Queens county sold the National
Race course last week to satisfy a mortgage Of
s27, 500. 1t was bid off by Wall-street broker
for the sum of ga, 100.
party Of gentlemen, stockholders and officers
Of the Panama Railroad, left here yesterday in the
steamer George Law, TO be present at the opening
Of the railroad route across the Isthmus of Pana-
ma, which Is expected to take place on or about
the goth instant. number Of invited guests
also accompanied the party.
BY the following resolution IL viii be noticed that
Sam" has made his appearance in our Board of
Aldermen:
Resolved, That George w. Matsell, Chief Of
Police, report as possible TO this body how
| many Americans, Irishmcn, Scotchmen, Germans
| Frenchmen, Englishmen, and all other nations
| there are in the Police Department of this city.
| Also, how many Of the present policemen have
| been in the prisons OF the United States and of
| other countries. Also, how many Of the present
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| have been in this country less than five years.
Also, by whom all the members OF the present Po-
lice Department Of the city were appointed.
The resolution was adopted.
am glad to see that number Of papers, Of the
the country. have received copy this morning
Of very neat sheet from Auburn, New York,
called the Auburn Daily American, and devoted TO
the interests Of the Know-Nothing party.
| The prizc-fght which was to have taken place
to-day in this vicinity, has been nipped in the bud
the parties having been arrested before they could
leave the city. 1t Is said they are from Phila-
| delphia.
J. @. Derby has just published book entitled
Ups and Downs or Silver Lake Sketches by
Cousin Cicely; being fifteen different stories "from
grave to gay" all Of which are remarkably wen
told, and written with much feeling and pathos
The title Of the book Is most appropriate, there
is up and down in nearly all Of the stories, and
all developing good morals. An attractive feature
in the book is its Illustrations there being one at
tached to each story.
The bank statement Of the last week shows con-
tinued improvement The following are the figures:
Increase Of loans, sl,bos,2l7; increase of specie,
STA, 1922; increase in deposites s2,7s2,s5s in,
crease in circulation, 100000 Our city banks
now.hold in their vaults over sl7 900 900 in specie
and in deposites about S73,000,oo0, being much
larger amount under each head than they have had
on hand for long time.
At the stock board to-day everything looks
cheerful, and prices tend upward, most descrip-
tons of stocks having advanced materially vir-
ginia skies sold at se; Missouri skies, % Indi-
ana ives, 80 la; Panama bonds, 100; Panama
Railroad, 90; Erie Railroad, new bonds, "a Ia;
Erie stock, Al 1-8. Il. 5.