The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-19
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.


Nav YORK, "wednesday Nght,)
November II, 1855.
Gov. King and Mayor Temann having respectively is
sued procamations, under their hands and seals OF ONCE
designating and appointing Thursday, the 18th inst as
day Thanksgiving the inhabitants of New York good
citizens, mean to obey and do nothing tomorrow but
20 10 church and eat turkey Whether Mr.. Purser will
beat the regular Mr. Russell for comptroller wieth
er Mr. Wood win retire into the bosom of his family
orsakng that quiet retreat continue TO navigate the 10
bin peculiarly stormy OF politics. In imaginary com
mand OF forty thousand regulars, until he finds that
the flag of Tammany is not to be pulled down by him
his band whether the prediction in the Courier and En-
qurer as TO Mr. Schells removal the Healds contra
dicton OF the report be correct whether William H.
Seward ought TO be hanged for his treason and whether
Judge Douglas will go to the republicans or come
back 10 the democrats subjects which will be left at
rest Tomorrow and even newspaper editors and newspa
per correspondents will from their abors and to
church and eat turkey like other people.
Although Thanksgiving Day is very often mperfectly
unworthiy observed and made the occasion for far
different manifestations than those for which 1t was orig
nally set apart 1t Is nevertheless institution which
every man of welregulaed mind must approve whether
he regard it in religious economical light. The
general tendency OF the people il too strongly in favor of
business in neglect OF the courteses and obligations
OF social life Everything that check that tendency
makes turn from buying and selling, and counting
gain loss, to think of home with all its tender
ciatonsto remember friends and forgive enemies and
make us, when we contemplate comparative and
comfort remember and try to ALLEVIATE the misery OF our
neghbors-ought to be cherished and honorcd. And
such conceive to be Thanksgiving Day. Great must
have been the slaughter of turkeys and ehckensmrac
uous the daughts of oysters during the last few days.
for every met to-day in omnibus car, had tur
key and of oysters. May they all enjoy their rest
and comforts!
The papers have generally devoted considerable space
to notices of the treaties recently concluded between the
great commercial nations of the world and knownothng
Japan There is no doubt that commerce has made
great progress within few months and that the break
ing down the wall with which China and Japan
hclnmed themselves in against the outward world
much a benefit conferred on the people
OF those countries it will probably be source
of profit to the merchants of the world 1t is quite
amusing to how the credit of bringing Japan
into tho family of nations is claimed by the London
Times for Great Britain, and how the claim is apparently
conceded by most of journals. The Times says
1--WE that is the Earl of Egin, and the people of Eng
land Ireland and Scotland-have trent the curtain of
ages have shown the world what they hoped to
otherwise than on cups and saucers, or until
q the great mastering for the battle of Armageddon
ct probable e should be too occupied at this last
mentioned crisis to pay much attention to Japanese pecu
larities, and when tour special Nagasak CORE
spondent would neglect to inform g the Ihundeer of
passing events But the Times forges that his lorship
of Egin and Kncardine, knight of the Most Ancient
Order of the Thistle &C., &c. did not make the first
rent in the curtain of ages that that glorious task
was performed by the late Commodore Perry and that it
Americs who first what no outsider had pre-
vously seen but on cups and saucers. 1t would have
been much more noble if the Times in landing the
acnlcNcMcnts Oh the DrllSil
bered this little fact Is it not fortunate that repre-
sentatves in japan did nothing to incur the dspcasue
of the leading journal " ltappears that our worthy
consul general at Smoda, Townsend Harris has earned
the gracious approval of that great public Mentor
The deputy superintendent of the metropolitan police
has Just made his first annual report showing the
Der of arrests for offences against person and property the
and nationality OF the offenders, and the amount OF
property stolen and recovered The total number of per-
sons arrested offences against the person
of whom 33, 634 males, and l6075 We're females.
The total number of arrests for offences against property
ii ,455, of which 9,476 were of men, and 1873 were
women Of the offenders the Emerald Isle owns IS 065
as her sons and the United States claim 10 20S The
Of property stolen is reported to have been $l37
AS 49, of which ss3 342 Al have been recovered.
The following the nominations of the different par
ties for city comptroller and governor of the aims house
Comptroller. Alnts-house Governor.
Democratic - George Fl. Purser Isaac Townsend.
Republican -Robt. L. Haws, G. V. Anderson.
Wood regulars, S. p. Russell, James Lynch.
There is v1y good story current for the truth of
which do ncs ch but which, the Italian provcrb
says .'se ben torao We all remember how,
at the great cable festival at the Crystal Palace on the
LIST Of September gold boxes presented to Captains
Prccdy, Dayman and Hudson, and to Cyrus Field for
their successful q exerons in laying the Atlantic ca
bic" 1t appears that the gold boxes We're only
'sma blocks of wood, gided and carved to represent
the boxes that to be given at some future day
From that day this the gallant captains and the enter
prising manager of the cable company have never re-
ceycd the boxes but they still mold the wooden docks
in promise of the good time coming
The telegraph, which informs of the arrival at ST.
Louis of the eleventh overland mail from San Francisco
announces the interesting fact that the Hon. Joseph
McKibbin, Familiarity known coyote joe sent a
challenge to George Penn Johnson, editor of the Ma
tionaI safer the latter confined jail The telegraph
does not say So but it may be safely inferred that no
danger is likely to result to Mr. Mckbbin from his act
of cautious proves.
The steamer Westeport which has been appointed to
convey General Paez aud his suite to Venezuela and then
to form part of the Paraguay expedition will probably
sail on Friday, but certainly on Saturday
have nothing to report with regard to money
market The supply of capital is abundant at the follow
ing quotations
Per cent, per
Loans on can stock securities ~
DO other good securities Az 3
Prime endorsed bills, so 90 days as
Do 4a6 months. .............5 a6 F.
Other good bills
Names known ,.....S a16
The movement of the banks in the chief cities of the
Union where regular weekly statements made, was
as follows, as appears by their last returns:
Deposits Specie. Circulation
York 1927 sss542521 $40 o39277 s797542o
Pill delpha do " 2s2la575 17ieooos 7lo7eis 2oa0o7O
Orleans Nov. lslo7sol 1e,22oss6 1254oss2 7o55ii
T tai ..s. 227 1893 445 6essIe 1921 "a 49s21a
week 227 2,3A l46 6o2,2T7 554lioo 2599 1888
The foreign exchange market closed with more firm
ness at my last quotations
The stock market was active this morning at further