Daily American organ., 1856-02-26
Correspondence.
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The annversary y Of Washington's birthday never
WAS so generally keptin this city 1t was yester-
day. Our citizens were out in extraordinary mum
bers to see the procession, which was imposing.
The Order of United Americans also engaged in
celebrating the day. After marching through sew
eral of the Streets the Order entered the Academy
of Music which had been prepared for their reeep-
ton, which was immediately filed from dome to
pit. On the front of the proscenium was the fol
lowing inscription: "The warning voice of Wash
ington, Beware Of Foreign Influence" After the
prelimnaries were gone through with, the orator
Of the day, Daniel Ullmann, delivered an grafton,
which listened to with much attention, and
think the publication of it in the Organ would
prove acceptable to its readers. This anniversary
has been SO generally kept throughout the country
this year, that in 1857 there can hardly be doubt
but what it will be grand national holiday. #t
A handsome income is that Of w. b. Astor
Last year his receipts for rents &c, was not far
from $4,000; and this year, it is said, owing to
the increase in the value of real estate his income
will be fully 5000, 900. Surely enough. to satisfy
the wants of most men.
When ! wrote last to the Organ, / thought it
hardly possible another week would roll round
without something being heard Of the steamer
Pacific, but such is the fact; and now the Atlantic
Is also several days overdue and the Asia has been
out fourteen days, and nothing heard from either
of them. The most painful anxiety is felt by those
having friends on board of these steamers. 1t is
barely possible the Atlantic has fallen in with the
Pacific and may be assisting her into some port
at this moment. E@t w I..a #
Our newsboys are up to all kinds of tricks, but
yesterday one of them went little too far in his
swndling operations In crying out aextras."
with late news by the steamer Atlantic, one Of
them was arrested and taken to the station-house
for obtaining money under false pretences as no
such arrival had taken place. He was let off with
a reprimand.
The steam frigate Niagara was launched to-day.
and it was the most magnificent launch ever wit
messed in this vicinity. The vessel moved off in
beautiful STYLE in presence of large concourse Of
spectators. No accident occurred to mar the
pleasure Of the occasion.
The Mayors late edict stopping a policemans
pay three DAYS in whose beat a robbery riot, as
sault, &c, had been committed and no arrest made)
IL thought by may to be rather oversteppng the
mark. 1t is impossible for the policemen to have
every building in their beat in view all Of the time;
it probably takes one at least an hour to go over
his ground, and to make him responsible in the
above cases seems hard case. will give the
Mayor credit for doing more to improve our police
system than any other man, but the above order is
considered arbitrary.
A new line of steamers is about being estab-
hshed to run between New York and London
The steamers will stop at Cork each way, to land
and receive passengers. The foreign travel is now
mostly transferred TO the steamers the sailing ves
sells taking very few passengers; their business
being confined to carrying freight.
The city authorities of Brooklyn have appropri-
ated $50 900 for the construction of an iron ferry
boat which will be able to force passape across
the East river Notwithstanding the thickness of
the ice. 1t will hardly be called into requisition
this season, l think
Our authorities have had men employed for some
days in pilmg up the ice and snow in Broadway
and this street presents an unique appearance at
present. carriage way is made near the curb,
while in the middle of the street the ice is "moun-
tains high" and although we are now enjoying
mild weather, it will take at least two weeks to
clear Broadway Of its large accumulations of ice
In the list Of new publications from the press of
Derby & Jackson, Qate J. c. Derby and one wor-
thy of particular mention, is The Lost Hunter
tale of early times. IL is admirably written
tale of Indian life, and, notwithstanding the many
late productions of a similar character, the Lost
Hunter viii undoubtedly mske its mark among
them. The writer handles the pen with much
grace, and as the reader turns the leaves he
finds the tale to increase in interest TO the close
"Womans Faith" is another novel Just issued
from the same press, the scene of which is partly
In Paris and partly in the State of Louisiana. and
the time some fifty years since. Although there
Is not so great variety Of incident in the book as
is generally to be found in similar productions il
~ pretny Wrltten, ana possesses more than ord-
nary attraction TO the novel reader.
In financial matters there has been depressing
feeling most of the week. 1t win be recollected
that last week was one of unusual excitement in
the stock market and most descriptions Of stocks
rapidly advanced The present week the tendency
has been down, although the fall has not been
large; the sales have been light Virginia 6s how
ever, keep up TO about 95 Ia 80. Among the
failures this week may be noticed the firm Of Rule
Hall, and Sears, Morley, a. Co, both dry goods
houses The liabilities, however, of those houses
are not large, say about 800, 900 each The dry
goods trade is very dull and the prices in foreign
fabrics have fallen off, tre, with very little de-
mand. This is no doubt owing, In part, TO the
blocking mp of our railroads. which has prevented
msrchann from the country making their pur.