Daily American organ., 1856-08-16
New York Correspondence.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 1855.
The Wing delegation from this City to the
Albany Convention returned this morning. From
one of the members of this delegation learn that
this was one of the most harmonious and enthu-
sastic assembages ever brought together The
attendance was much larger than was anticipated,
every county in the State being well represented.
From the address it will be seen that MILLARD
FILLMORE was recommended as the man fer the
times, and he will receive the united support OF
the old line Wings. The work goes bravely on,
and the political sky grows brighter and brighter
as the election approaches.
1t is reported, on good authority, that another
prize fight is on the tapis. The parties are Thos.
Hyer, of this city, and Dominick Bradley, of Phil
adelphia. The challenge is said to have come
from Bradley. The stakes are to be $4,000 a
side, and Hyer's friends have put up 5000 as a
guarantee that he would accede to the terms
The police are on the gui Vive, and it is hardly
possible that the set-to will take place in this
vicinity
We had delightful shower yesterday afternoon,
the rain coming down for about an hour in tor
rents THE streets, to-day, are clean, and the air
cool and bracing. Our absentees are beginning to
return from their summer haunts, and Broadway
will soon put OH its holiday garb. have alreaey
noticed some of our fashionables on that prone.
made who have returned from Saratoga, Newport
and the White Mountains.
Steamboat racing is being practised to consid-
cradle extent just now. Warrants were issued
yesterday for the arrest of the officers Of the steam
ers Islander and Red Jacket, ior racing in the
harbor on Wednesday last. 1t is said these boats
kept side by side for nearly half an hour with their
steam raised as high as they could get it. ter
rible accident may be looked for unless this reck
lessness is stopped at once.
The Surrogate of this county has admitted to
probate the will of Mr.. Joseph Steere, one of the
passengers in the steamship Pacific, as the above
vessel is presumed to have been lost with all on
board
There is still quite dearth in the book trade of
this city, but learn that during the fall months
the issue of new works will exceed in number
those of any previous season. new novel from
the press of Fetridge & Co., entitled " Saratoga,
tale of 1887" has just been published, which bids
fair to prove OF the most successful novels ey-
er issued. The scene is laid in Saratoga and vi.
cinty at period when tribes of Indians remained
in that locality, some of whom figure in the work.
will not give detailed account of the plot, but
will say that do not recollect ever reading nov
el which has interested me 80 much as Saratoga"
not even excepting Coopers best. 1t is supposed
to be the production of new au hor, as no name
is given, but it is a work which will place the wri-
ter in the first ranks of our novelists. The me-
chanical execution of the work is unobjectonable.
At the meeting of our Board of Aldermen last
evening, The matter of the new City Hall was Ia
ken up, and the plan Of Mr.. Buchanan adopted by
vote of IA to g. Should this plan be carried out,
and there is every to believe that it will be,
New York will have one Of the most magnificent
public buildings ever constructed.
The Chamber of Commerce held a meeting yes
terday, the object of which was to consider the
removal of the post Office from It's present loca-
ton. The meeting was largely attended, and
strong resolutions adopted, urging the government
to purchase the ground at present occupied by the
office. A committee of five was appointed to pro-
ceed to Washington or correspond with the De-
partment, as to them might seem most advisable.
OMIcRoN.