Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-25
New York Correspondence.

NEW York, Oct 23, 1856.
The Board of Councilmen last evening concurred
with the Aldermen in adopting the Buchanan plan
for the new City Hall, by vote Of twenty-nne to
nine. Should this plan be carried out Now York
viii have building which she may well feel proud
Of Ofcourse it will make property holders grunl-
BILE, as 1t will Increase the taxes somewhat already
higher than in any other city of the Union-but
we want distinguishing feature, and fve million
City Hall will be just the thing .
The Commissioners Of Emigration held their reg
ular weekly meeting last evening The total mum.
Der OF emigrants arrived at this port from Janl-
ary to October %, 1856, was la, ,562 same tine
last year, ll7,324--showing slight falng-off this
year. Total receipts up to October % $3.50 5l7 Is.
disbursements, $2o3, ,26s.8s. Included in the OK.
penses is the sum of Sl3,349 paid to counties
the first paid to counties for many months.
. The tax list for Brooklyn has just been complet-
ed, showing the total amount levied on that city
to be 81 ,S69,7S3,s2, or 81, ,80.5 on hundred dol
lars. The new water works nc" in progress has
been the means of Interesting the taxes considera.
bly,, and will continue to do so until they ere COM
peted, After the water is fairly introduced Brook
yn will be one of the most desirable cities in this
country for residence .s1a
From the press of Derby g. Jackson we have
somewhat exciting book entitled 'Incidents Of
Travel and Adventure in the Far West" by S. N.
Carvalho. The author was artist to the last expe-
dition of Col Fremont across the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific, and in his narrative the reader will
find much to interest and excite his feelings Mr.
Carvalho spent some three months at Salt Lake
city, among the Mornons, aud in his account Of
that people and their peculiar customs he has giy
en- the reader good insight. .
Contrary to general expectation the Fair Of the
American Institute is to be closed on Saturday
evening. Notwithstanding the good attendance it
appears the receipts have barely been sufficient TO
meet the expenses. Up to Monday last the total
receipts amounted to little over 81 q 600, and
should the average be the same this week. there
viii be falling off from last year Of about 81, 900
This is somewhat surprising, and difficult to be ac-
counted for, Evidently a leak somewhere
AS the investigation progresses in the Hunting
ton forgeries, additional evidence goes to show
that he has been carrying on the game for year
at least, during which time he has lived up to an
income Of $4,000 or $4,000 per annum. He
kept his country villa, drove four splendid horses
invited his friends out to dine and loaded bis table
With the richest delicacies the markets afforded,
and the most costly wines His forgeries so far
discovered amounts to over $500, 900, and il Is
thought the grand total will come up TO 100000
Wall street is great place for swindlng, and the
one who makes the greatest haul il the best fellow
The Republicans have about given up the con.
test and are abandoning Fremont in all quarters.
The Times Of this morning. heretofore one OF the
most rsbid papers Of that unprinciped party hard
ly me nons the name of their candidate on its edi-
torisl page. The Herald has also given himup The
Americans are to have one more grand torch-light
procession before tho election, which will come of
Thursday evening, next week. They had glorious
turnout last evening in the Ninth Ward. Now
by st. Paul the work goes bravely on" Put down
New York for large plurality for Fillmore
The independent Of to-day reports large num-
Der of failures, but do not find any names in the
list that would be likely to interest the readers Of
the Organ. Tn fact, there are no failures men
toned of persons located south of Philadelphia
At the stock board to-day the sales were very
large, without much change in prices. Virginia
State stocks sold at 92; Erie Railroad, 60
The steamship Adriatic Of the Collins line, il is
now announced, viii positively take her place and
leave for Liverpool on the Sth Of November She
viii not 90 to Boston, was the intention at one
time, as IL will take some two weeks yet to com.
pletc all her interior work and the fitting up.
OHICRoS.
Hon. Lewis d. Campbell caned an Irishman or
election day, at Hamilton, with considerable fury
putting him in the way Of being among the "soIs-
headed for some time. There are about twenty
five different stories concerning this affair. The
Campbell version is, that the son of the Emerald
Isle was very drunk, and followed Campbell from
place to place abusing him in most viaiuous