The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-17
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
NEW YonK, Thursday night July Is, 1855


NEW YoRK, Thursday night July Is, 1858.
very good has been found for those dlsa,t
democrats who have separated themselves from their
party done the dirty work Of the republicans and been
refused permission TO eat out OF the republican manger
namely, ''the heads. The weather has
doubtless increased the capital irritation for nothing
exceed the uneasness which of the sorest of the
sore heads exhibiting Just They using every
exerton to get sort of save from the black repub
cans and know nothings and when they get what looks
like healing ointment and apply it to the part affected
they quickly find that their heads than ever
and realize the perfect truth of the old adage that ha
is one mans meat is another man poison" The fact is
that the republicans have desire to relieve them and
think that they want all the specifics in their medicine
chest TO keep themselves alive The know nothings
are pretty much in the same condition and the
paisters which the peoples party medicos fabr-
eating are found to DO ''quack medicine, and prove
more OF the nature of ritnts than oalnatives. The
two most prominent heads in this neighborhood
the honorable misreprcsent tyes of the Sth and 9th
congressional districtsare sadly troubled They
ceaseess in their efforts to get relief from quar-
ter or other aud yet have not found any They
trying to persuade their former friends that they
are very deserving though injured individuals and inn
porng renewal of confidence, with profuse promises Of
good behavior In future Thus far credbly in
formed the attempt has been unsuccessful and the only
chance Of comfort for these two gentlemen u.s. that
retirement into which they will be forced next November
The will be able to while away his leisure hours in
legal practice at the petty courts of his district and the
contracts and in pous satisfaction at the triumph Of his
conscientious scruples."
The alliance for the purpose Of sustaining the in
terests OF freedom at Washington does not meet with
much favor The parties who invited to cooperate
in this work to think that they work best
their hook, and do not want co-operaors and the
result Is that the number Of the allies is small the
individuals of whom they composed and lament
ably obscure. Pennsylvania Is far ahead OF in this
State in the einencc the president of the Union
vention live governor, though 1t be A. Ill Reed
err, is something not to be despscd The coopcratos
here must look round carefully and they will probably
find governor of Kansas out of employment ready
to sustain the interests of freedom ut Washington II
| he be sore-head so much the better
The New York Tribune is troubled at the prospect OF
tho recollection OF Hon. w f. RUSSELL the faithful demo-
cratic representative of Ulster aud Greene counties in
Congress- and urges the ntLecompton forces to rally
to defeat him. If lay infor.ation from NJ. Russell
district be reliable, he will bo trumphanty reelected,
Notwithstanding the Tribune and the anti Iecompton
forces, even though they should oppose him to man in
| solid phalanx.
Mr.. Babcock mayor Of Lawrence city, Kansas, and
president of the territorial council has arrived in this
city, and escorted by his friends to the Corn Exchange
this morning. where he is said to have conversed freely
on Kansas matters" He communicated very elab-
conectures to the vote the English compro-
mise BILL but the attention of his audience seemed to
be fixed the price of -four, wheat, and corn
than his authentic information ION Kansas matters "
There very stormy session last night of the Board
Of Health in discussing the majority and minority
ports OF the committee swill milk The ire of the
joity reporters most intense ut carcature in the
last number of Frank Lesies Illustrated News which
represented the three committee whitewashing a
sw milk stable, stump tail COW, and the Hibernan
attendant, and having the end of bag with S5, 900
for whitewashng written on it, appearing from the side
pockets of their coats Frank came in for very
hard knocks and after long debate, the majority
port declaring swill mink harmless beverage was
adopted by vote Of l6 to H. 1t is due to Mayor Tie
to say that he supported the minority report of
lanfn ,napA Af.
men.
The eccentric Stephen H. Branch, of "Georgey Mat
sell investigation notorety and who since he obtained
payment of $4,000 from the city of New York for his
expenses in trying to prove that the chief of police
was an alien has been employed in publishing little
scurous weekly paper, has been indicted by the grand
jury for gross libel against Mayor Temann, Isaac Hall
jr, Peter Cooper and other prominent citizens Moth
ing exceed the sndalous ndecency Of the charges
which contained in that paper against the mayor and
the other gentlemen and need not shy that the public
even the most creduous of scandal too well
of the high character and spoess integrity of Mr. Tie
Manu. Mr. Hall, and Peter Cooper to believe word
of Mr. Branch's wild accusations 1t is charitable to
suppose that Mr. Branch is lunatic and consequently
unaccountable for his acts He has given bail in $500
to appear stand his trial If convicted year two
in the pcnitentiary will teach him to he crcum
spect in future.
There is change worthy of notice in the aspect Of
the money market The banks doing little Or moth
ing and what little prime paper offered in the street is
eagerly snapped up at almost nominal rates of discount
There but little doing in foreign exchanges The
ket for the City of Washington Saturday opened firth
y at the following rates. Bankers sterling, 1904 1922
commercial do, 100 l09s; exchange Paris, 5l5 a
5.l2A on Hamburg, S6l 363 on Amsterdam, All a
All and Bremen, 70 79a. The sub-treasurer paid
out about $50 900 for California drafts today and about
5000 900 were delivered to the assay Office in bars
The business at the stock exchange this morning
light with an upward tendency in prices. The advance
ON the principal railway shares about per cent.
New York Central went up to $751; Erie to 19t Pacific
Mail to SOL; Reading to 4Gi; Panama fell to 1881.
Bank and State stocks quiet At the second board
there was further light improvement in stocks,
and slight decline in Others, and the market closed
steadily at tho following rates N. Y Central $50;
Erie l9A; Hudson Riv. 28A; Reading 46A Mich Cen
trail 58A; Gal. and Chic. s7I; Clev. and Toll 364;
Chic and r. 764; In Crosse and Mil s. Mil and Miss.
1914 Pacific Mail 8l3 and Mich. So. 2si.
Flour was less active and lower to-day. Wheat
dull and heavy. Corn quiet, but firm. The market
generally heavy in consequence Of the advance in
freights Pork firm and unchanged. Beef was
steady Cotton in fair demand but the prices
hardly maintained.
The cash transactions at the sub treasury fol-
lows
Total receipts %
OF which from customs. 10000 90
Total payments 222935 20
on which California drafts, 10000 90
Balance '.oasool 10
ADsUM,