Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-24
Correspondence.


NEW YORK, August ~, 1850.
Our city is completely deserted by the upper
ten" and Others who could make il convenient 10
leave during the heated TERM do not remen.
Der TO have noticed 30 few persons in our business
streets and Broadway, since the great cholera pam
&c 10 1882. The hotels at Newport Saratoga, the
FAILS, &c, are crowded. and the season is now at is
height at these places. The grand closing bali
takes place at Saratoga next week after which the
fashionaDies make short visit to Newport where
the season finally closes by fancy dress ball.
Then viii the absentees return, and New York will
put on its usual gay attire, and broadway display
| one OF the most attractive promenades in the
world So passes the world away
Money flows in freely for the sufferers at Norfolk
and Portsmouth. Large sums have already been
RENTED from this city, and collections are still
going on. Before the close of this week, have
no doubt at least ten thousand dollars will have
been forwarded to assist the inhabitants In their
day of trouble and dependency An appeal to
the sympathies of New York is always freely re-
sponded to-
The nuisance OF driving cattle through our
streets at midday is still persisted in, and acct.
dents caused by the infatuated animals are almost
daily taking place. Several persons were serious
~ injured by mad bull running through the
streets day or two since. Why the Common
Council do not do something in this matter Is a
mystery.
meeting of the Governors of the Almshouse
took place yesterday. No business of importance
was transacted. The census Of the institution
shows an increase of thirty-fou in the number OF
inmates. Tho total in the institution at present ia
6,939, larger number than at any previous time.
DR.. I. w. Flournoy has been appointed assistant
physician to the institution.
The Crystal Palace still remains open TO the
public, and will so continue for some weeks TO
come There are some attractions still remaining
there, such as the statuary, paintings, &C., and the
number of visters averages about five or six hun.
dred day. Since the Sd of July about twenty
thousand persons have visited the Palace.
The new building which is now going up at the
Five Points, viii be completed about the lst Of
December next: 1t is TO be called the I" Five
Points House of Industry" The cost of the build.
ing and lot WILDE about $40, 900. The building will
contain chapel, school-rooni, work-rooms, &c.
This viii be decided Improvement to this part of
the city,
One of the most singular things under the sun
is, that people will continue to use camphene. 1t
is well.authencated fact that more deaths are
caused by this fluid in the course Of year than
by railroad accidents. Hardly day passes but
what such verdicts the following are to be found
in the papers: death caused by the explosion of
camphene lamp"
Much uneasiness is felt by the farmers on Long
Island, on account of the potato rot which is said
to have made its appearance already in that 10
cality. Should the disease prove disastrous, the
present high price fthe article will, undoubtedly,
continue.
The memoirs of James Gordon Bennett is meet
ing W it'll rapid sale-somc ten thousand copies
having been disposed of during the first week of
publication. The book is got up in an excellent
manner; and as a book Of history, is very valu-
able and interesting
Mademosee Rachel arrived in the Pacific this
morning. Great preparations had been made, and
n steamer chartered to go down the bay to-day TO
meet the Pacific but, she coming in so early in
the morning, the lady's admirers were caught
mapping, and the consequence was-she had no
public reception, as intended. She makes her first
appearance before an American audience on the
first ofSeptember, at the Metropolitan Theatre.
0MICRoN.