The New York Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1866, Page 4

& CHICAGO TUNNEL. Completion of the Great Ui dertaking. Interesting Details of the Mode of Construction, Cost and Other Particulars. &C., &eC., &e. "OUR CH EABO CORRESPONDENCE. Cmecaco, Il., Nov. 24, 1866. ° ‘Toe great Lake Tunnel, which this city has been con- structing for the last two anda half years, is at last an mesured success, At four o'clock this morning only Snirteon inches ef excavation remained for removal. ‘The telegraph will inforth you, on Monday naxt, of the ceremonies which are to take place on the occusion of the formal completion of the work. With that telegram it willbe interesting to the million readers of the ‘Heaatn to read a complete historical sketch and correct, descriptive detail of this Lake Tuanel, which hay been ‘prouotnced one of the grandest triumphs of engineering kit! ever attempted in the history of human enterpriae, ‘THE PROJECT, Yor a long time previous to the year 1863 the impurity | of the water supplied for drinking purposes was the ‘chief objection to a residence in Chicago. The effect of ‘the Ohicago river, reeking with the discharge of seventy- five milos of sewerage, and the refuse of numerons,pack- $ng housea, breweries and distilleries, could often be ds- tested in a sickening, disgusting and nauseating effluvia, which made the drinking water supplied by the water works of Chicago unit forthe use of man. This water ‘was pumped from the shore of the lake, three-quarte: of a mite north of the mouth of the river. An horrible reality, the winds drifted the concentrat filth of sewerage from the river, along the shore of t! jake, to the very mouth of the inlet pipe ut the wafer works, where, ina slightly diluted state, it was pul up and to the city, through one hundred and thi miles of pipe and hydrants, for use in the kitchey dining rooms of the inbabitants, ‘The contamination of the lake water rapidly i All sorts of filthy refuse found their way itchers and kettles and pails of the agrieved p/pulation, iven revolung fragments of human ficsh and Jone, from the disseeting rooms of medical colleges, efue floating Yack from their tortuous courge through thy sewer into the river, and thence to the city pumpingforks. the diagjected portions of dissected corpse: freqneniiy seen on the pavement, whencefhey had been discharged from the hydrants, ‘The nuisance having at length beco: rable, the municipal authorities, imppssed with the necessity of devising some plan water, gave. their earnest subject, and, after contidermg nyserous schemes, finally resolved to — construct tunnel two miles iv lougth under the waters of was found that while the deleteyus and corrupting Influences of the river are perceptife for « considerable distance along the lake shore, oith¢ way from its mouth,» the waterof the lake at a distuncaf one mile from tbe shore is always free from impurif. Its purity inereases until, at the distance of two mips, the water is as pure br ged as the purest and cleagst spring water in the tannel project. wag received with de- nision, both by numero — influential citizens und by many eminent scjatitic gentlemen whose opinions were — solicited But with a full realisation of the magnityf of the undertaking, the posaibihiy of failure, and thf condomnation which would. be theirs in cage of such failure, the city authorities adopted the project. Hy a the wisdom of their action ie attested by fe final success and triamph of the andortaking! INVESTIGATIONS, PRELIMINA| {t was adimitied atAbe outset that the chances of success would determined beyond per- adventere by the ture of the soil under the hed of the lake. it were ‘anything else ‘@ firm: foundation of gay or rock, it would be useless to attempt the undert ; The presence of quicksand wonla utterly destroythe sope of being able to obtain pure water through fre medium of a lake tannel, Horing for an urtgian well at & point very near the + where I! woulfbe necessary to sink the shore shaft Ane: had previously demonstrated that extends downward to a depth of Karly in the spring of 1863 experl- isted “along. the. whole whole and at the same. were made to test the quality of thy water at the proposed outer end and inlet Arrauger, inclosed in an iron tubing, to wecure specimens of earth, was sunk to a depth of thirty foet below the bed of the lake, at short intervals, along ole length of the tunnel line. Thu clay formation, Man whieh none could have been more favorable to the construction of a tunnel, was found to be uniform and contipnuons, for although the examinations were as thorough as possible, the engineers conducting them were ‘unable to discover any place in which the formation was broken. by seams er disturbed by iedges of rock. The informatign.obtained on those and various other points watistied the Board of Public Works that a tunnel would ‘accomplish the desired results, and that the work was re the practicable, reg nace igociatr xg Rpecitications were prepared as speedily as pract! ine advtetibdcnets “weve \publisived in Now York nod rye os ni,’ as — as her6, inviting proposals for the doing of the worl THLE CONTRACT, ‘The bids were received and opened September 9, 1863, As many as eight different parties competed for the con- tract. . hey were as follows:—James Andrews, Pitts. burg, Pa, $239,548; James J. Duil and Jamos Gowat Barnishurg, Pa, $315,189; 8. C. Waiker, A. D. Wot and -¥, W. Robinson, New York, $315,000; Thomas haa i chess, 8 Brosn and George Keitod, oI Oy 000; Harvey Nash, Chicago, 7 lineal foo; DL. De. Golyer, Chicago, $420,000; Wen Baldwin, New York, $1,056,000. The terms in which the dirst bid of the foregoing list was expressed wero such that, apparently, the bidder did not propose to con- struct the whole work for a definite sum, and as so un- derstood tt was rejected ux indefinite and uacertelu. The ‘bid of Messrs. Dull & Gowan, of Harrisburg, Pa, being uns and for the whole work, was accepted as the lowest and best offer. The contract was executed and signed October 20, It provided for the comptotion of the work be: tho “Ist of November, 1885, the contractors ming ali risk of accident and ing to furnish materials of every kind, bosides machinery and uired for the construction of the tunnel. “Upen pigtign.of the work, the couiruetors ware. tO fe $31, as tolal compensation for the work, wiuol, however, was to be exelusive of the cost of extra work arising from any changes in the mode of constrac- va might bo dict: by the Board of Public 4 Tm Wort. Yt was intended to commence the work without delay. But the Board of Public Works determined npon a change in the specifications for the shore sheft, which was originally designed to be whotly of brick masonry, Thr change was a substitntion of three east iton cylinders, each ton feet in length, essentia'ly like the iron cylin- dors proposed for the lake inlet," in place of brick work for tho upper thirty feot of the Shatt. This war re- solved npon in or to factiiate the sinking of the shaft through the bed of quicksand overlying the clay, the distance bein the quicksand to the clay being About pore, ‘eet, The foregoing change, together with the difficulty in obtaining the required cylind from the foundri ‘work until the deferred the commencement of tl ing of 1964. ‘The formal breaking of ground occurred on the 17th of Murch, 1864, and since that time has been in almost ed progress, broken only by the fnterva! be- t ini nigh of Satardays tnd widhight of Sindoys, have been oceasional interruptions by the break are of machinery, strikes wmong the workmen, the gency of water or quicksands, and the explosion of + Dut these stoppages were never of more t!au bricf |. Yet it most not be rapposed that a work of sach reitudé, involving sach endows riske and euck ic obstacles, has Leon prosconted without the aid lor ftable perseverance and onoqualted engineering x An utiabridged history of Wwe endertaking would tell a Story of patient stragetes e >inet conrtantly recurs ing pris, hardships, Mpoiotments and financtal etobarcassments, that have but one paratiel in the proecition of the greatest public work ever at: torn Natare’s grandest elements have had to be “next overcome, There have been olsta- cles whieh almost. bailied the power of human force and ingenuity to remove, The bridging of Niagara was bot a feeble achievement a® compared with the lake tunnel of Chicago, ~ But’ the darkest days of ite py found |ts eontractorateady, with fresh courage andfhope- ful enthusiasm, to battle with avon greater ditlin!ciee, DAMCRIPTION OF THE TUNNEL: The whole length of the tunnel, ns already stated, ts | ‘TH QHORE “ADT. Vue Oret thirty feet Of the shore shaft are inclosed in threo iron cylinders, (Wo anda half inches im thickness, firmly bolted Vngether Each cylinder is ton feet in hoighit, nine Coot in diameter, and weighs almost thirty thoumand ponnda, so that the entire cylinder, the thres sections being byited together, hamwite of ninety thousand pounds, and @ tout of thirty tect. Bolow this the shaft war contracted to # diameter of Might feet, and there pushed on dowsward to a depth A forty-seven feet below the bottom of the Re hy or sevuaity-soven font from ite top, which f= devel with the surface of the gronnd. From the cylinder downward the shaft has a \iniog of brick, twelve inehes in thickness, giving \(s lower part an iheide diameter of aix fect. THe TONNRE PROPER. From the bottom of the shore shaft the tunnel proper extends in 0 neatly oAsterly direction, at right angles to Shore, to a distance oxaetly two miles from. {ts of joning. [t is nearly cirentar in form, bel: fest two inches high and five teat wide, with brick masonry eight \uches thick. Toctuding Fora shaft, where, sre | neaiy eye nushbors thost Be Fis rest | excavation in odor to give it the damotor of eer was about seven Trot wid 7 the removal of about 16,000 cobie yards cea a Commencement in March, 1804, the work wae femmatiet with vigor, the average rate of progress being, the first year, ten fect per day. Night and day the Teer couatnned 10 pant Gectna aapine.of Lax® Misnt = summer aud winter, until the certainty of success was = y cont top and bofiom, and twenty-five feet in di- ter. Between the wall of this central space, or “well,”” was a third wall; so that the structure had three ‘walls—the outer wall, the centre wall and the inper wall—each constructed of timbers twelve inches square, firmly bolted together, aud made perfectly water tight, ‘The space between these walle was divided into fifteen separate water tight compartments. ‘There were used in the construction of this gigantic structure 618,625 fect of lumber, 65 tons of iron tolts and 400 bales of oakum, open af the amet ‘The whole structure cost uot far from $100,000, or nearly , one third the contract price of the tunne’, The crib wag built on the North Plier, at the mouth of the Chicago river, whore it was launched in the presence of an immense multitude of spectators on the 24th of July, 1865. Tt was towed ou the same day to its present ition, The work of sinking It was somewhat delayed in consequence of defective arrangements and accidents tothe anchors. Owing to rough weather which inter- vened j ust aa the crib reached bottom much anxiety was felt for its safety, but by means of a wrecking pump It was filled nearly full of water, and thus kept very nearly in itk true position. After the storm had subsided the crib was found to have worked thirteen feet north of the correct line, and to have imbedded itself firmly into the elay atthe bottom of the lake. It was (hought best not to attempt to raise it again, but to proceed immediutely with filling it with stone, as the variation from the exact position intended could be of no practical importance. The work of filling the water- tight compartments was continued for saveral weeks, after which the wus securely moored by immense cables, reaching In every direction to Mitchell’s patent marine mooring screws forced far into the hard blue clay, The crib, since it was thus loaded, sunk and moored, as been thoroughly tested by violent storms, and in the winter by moving flelds of ice. It withstood the shock both of storm and ice without injury, and the Jeast change of position eince it was fairly loaded has not heen discovered. " THE LAKE TERMINUS, Tt has been already stated that the crib was a tempo- rary structure. Before the tunne! is fully completed, the loose stones placed in the water-tight compartments of the crib will be removed and spread npon the top, to koop the buge stractare from being displaced. They will then be iaid buck in hydraulic cement, forming a firm Jation rising frem the bed of the Inke half way to surface of the water, Above this the masonry will ist of massive blocks of granite, bolted together with immense iron bara, When entirely completed, With its massive masonry and numerous bolts and bars running from one portion to the otter and firmly binding the whole together, the lake termivus, {t is not unrea- Fonable to suppose, will resist for ages the fiercest gales and swims of Lake. Michigan, Upon the top of the structure will be erectsd u permanent house, con- structed and maintained ai the expense of the city. tebe as ee uit ie next step in the progress of the wor' no means the least dificult, was the sinkin ‘ot the iron cylinder or shaft through the interior of the crib. This cylinder is sixty-three feet in lengih and two hundred and turee thonsand pounds in weight. It. is divided {nto seven sections, oach of which is nine feet in length, nine feet iu diameter and two and a half inches in thick- ness, ‘These seven iron cylinders, making the iryn part of the shalt, were one by one connected and lowered the bottom of tha lake, within the o| space or ‘well’ inthe contre of the crib. The cylinders were then, after having bec brought to exactly the right posilion, forced down- ‘wanls into the clay, toa depth of twenty-five feet. Tho to the accomplishment to air pumps, the cngine foe olsting and. the, necessary mactiaery e engine ai machin ‘were made ready and the bricks ‘and’ coment and other naveriels ea Tree whioh were expected to be re- hired Garis @ Winter, wore collected and stored on c tho ortb. ad fae pod teausiad been ai f ial A muc t had been anticipated was consumed in those Proparations, 40 that it was as Inte as the first day of January of this year when the shaft bad boen constructed and the work was fairly begua in the tunnel proper, Then the rate of progress of the work doubie: uers commenced workin. st both ends, farther and fariber irom opposite inal point of junction, which was yeached to-day, whea Mr. Cheabrough, the faithful, never despondiug father and chief of the undertaking, pierced —— the last thirteen inches of clay which geparated 10. workinen. Thetendency of the clay to swell, together with the small size of the tunnel and the soars cmsipe a clear here, made the alignment of it a matter of difficulty. ‘But go successfully was this difficulty overcome that when the miners reached oach other to- day the alignment had a deviation of .only eighteen inches on the sides and of only one inch on the bottom. HOW THR WATER 18 TO BE KECKIVED {NTO AND DISTRIGUTED FROM THE TUNNP Ts Jn order that nothing of ira) je in connection with the crib or the gates for controiling the ontrance of water ite completion, might be omitied, through, City einer —under whose personal direction and supervision the work has constructed—in Janus fast been made a visit to New York, Boston and Philadelphia, for the purpose of farther information and of ad- vising with Mr. Erastue W. Smuth, chief engineer of the new bride at Harlom and consulting engineer of the Chicago Board of Public Works. ‘The result, of this visit was the adoption of Mr. Smith’s plans fur inlet gates in tho outer shai. Those received much steady and care- fal eledoration, since it is necesgary that the gates stall be so constructed as to admit of necessary repairs, wit h= out shutting off the supply of water from the city. It is noediow to give a full scientific description of these gates. They are at once ingenious, massive and perfect, Through the masonry three openings or fumes extend from the water the iron oylinder or ehatt which riescende to the tunnel and connects with the eylindor by means of trou gates, which are freely and easily opened or slint by a ample but highly contrivance of rods and wheels worked tov, Faoh flume is four feet bigh by five feet wide, and they are placed on different sides of tho crib. One is placed five feot from the bottom of the luke; another ten feet, and the third fifteen feot. It is not intended to keep more than one of these gales open at thesame time. When the wind is blowing the south the northern fume will be opened, th others remaining closed; when a gale comes sweepit from the north, the southern gate will be opened, and so on, water being always govived through the flume which opens on the side opposite the source of the wind. One of the fumes being open, the water descends rapidly into the sbaft, x the tunnel completely and rushing rapidiy through the bores tothe landshaft, where it rises to the top and thence is received into an immonse reser~ voir, From this reservoir it will be distributed by pow- eriui foree pumps to all parts of the city CAPACITY OF THE TONKA. It ts calcwlated that the tunel, under the different heads of two, cight and eighteen will deliver nine. wed million, thirty-eight in and fifvy-seven million 8 of water daily, so that tt fs only necessary in jer (o increage the eipely, to open a higher flame in Take terminus of the tunmel, These figures show hat the tunoe! will furnish, under a Load of eight feet, ater enough to su a lation of two-thirds of « ples of Beogte ae ey -soven gallons daily for eaoi Inhabitant. ora whole million, with the same quantity for each inuabitant, with a head of eighteen feet. ‘Tite CORT. Tt Das been stated that the contmet provided that the work slontt cost $316,199; but, owing to the magni- tade of the work, the great increase in the wages of Jabor and the cost of material and many changes in the original epecifications, it 1s provable that the Common ware A Ws the a ae to receive at eat $55 . The cost new pumpiag and of fattlne the tunnel in complete working. 0 will be ot least $250,000 in addition; £0 ‘hat the actual works der ‘Aggregate cost to the city of che entire Improvement will be not lore than $00,000. But whether the cont is donble or (roble that figure the benetit ‘work al twice the price, NEW SEAL FOR THE STATE OF OHIO. Governor Cox, of Ohio, hae tsened the following mation, announcing a new soal for the fo, and giving a description of it:— ie Pom direet whe cutting Of n new neal, two agd one. fi range pene A alg rm: from the of river fe ie) she H teal a States of Legare st nt eat ‘erat ot y oF through the office of fcoretary of State; iid tint the follow is the dese ptlen Jarno, to witi—A round ta from the Ube euch as to take the tunnel cleap enough Stato of Whereas, the General Assembly of this State rid, at ite ‘of mountains, over wring owanis tee ight forectaeedy nd and the ste ‘ ‘SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THF HERALD. The United States Senatership—Workings of the Wire Pullers and Manipulators. ALBanr, Nov. 26, 1863. Next tothe agitation produced by the atraggte for Power in the New York Contral Railroad corporation, ‘upon which the majority of my most recent communica- tous from this capital have turned, is that now pervad- fog political circles over the coming question of the suc- ceasorahip of Senator Harris. The Ventral influen only apparently reaches the stockholders of that mammoth Corporation; but in reality it is felt by all the othér rail- road organizations and commercial interests ¢f the country, So, too, the Senator question seems only to concern Senator Harris, Horace , Governor Fen- Hunt, Noah wiok, ex-Liguéemant Governor Alvord, Roscoe Conkling, Lyman Tremaine, Calvin T. Hurlbard,, George William Ourtis, and John A. Griswold; but in reality it is eheking all the political cliques and combinations in the country, more than did, the late election of Governor, While Over Hoffman and Fenton and second rate candidates for Congressional honors, a few old heads of, the Weed- Harris-Greeloy-Morgan stamp were looking after the Legislature on the question of the fortheaming Senator- | ship. Nobody has forgotten how Fdwin D.. Morgan was repeatedly madé Governor’ and United’ States Senator, nor how Harris slipped in between Evarts and Greeley. Evarts was the “old man's” candidate at the precise time when the “old man’s’? political fortunes in the State wore waning. Philosopher Greeley’s, star was just then in the full ascendant, “H. G.’ at that time had ‘an indisputable majority of the republicans of the Legis- lature, but, as I remember, his troops were badly officered, Charles Augustus Dana, then “H. G.’s" friend, and Camp, the sordid, led with all the means supposed to be requisite, but they did not comprehend the éanvass either of'means, numbers or members. All that while Judge Harris, having found that she forces of Weed for Evaris, and Field, Opdyke &/Co, for Groeley were nearly balanced, stood intact with his dozen professional friends, threatening both sides to go over, first to one side and then to the other, Well do I remember the sequel, “Weed took Harris into the Governor's room while the canvass was seething, and in fifteen minutes struck a bargain which tranaferred Evart’s friends over bodily to Harris, 1 am particular in these reminiscences, because thoy have an essential bearing on'the pending conflict, Just as the late Abrahain Lincoln was con- strained to place tho federal officers of this State and also the Slate Departmont with its patronage into the hands of Messrs. Weed and Seward as the price of their support after the Chicago Convention‘of 1860, 0 Judge Harris promised to place his power over federal patronage at the disposal of “T. W.’? as the price of his nomination for United States Senator at the beginning of Mr. Lin- coln’s administration, ‘The Senator kept his word, althoagh both parties despised euch other on account of tho transaction. “T. W.” “put ‘money in his purse” ag the result, and so did “ Brother Ham” Harris. But instead of love hatred came, and was the offspring of the alliance, ‘This fact cropped out ratber inaus- piciously in the autograph letter of Senator Harris sout to Mayor Opdyke on the occasion of the imputed libel, which was afterwards tried with so much political ox- citement. From that time to the present **T, W.’” has becom determined that Senator Harris shall not, while the Senator bas been equally determined that he will, be re- elected to the Seuatorship. ‘T, W.’s'’ plan wag to elect enough conservative and democratic members to the Assembly to hold the nomination iu ‘bis hands, or, fuiling to coutrol it, to stove it off for another year, ‘The retiring Senator's point was to secure the Legisia- ture at all hazards, no matter what became of ‘the resi- due of the ticket, Senntor Harris accordingly turned hig attention to the nomination of his particular frieuds whenever an available man of his peculiar persuasion could be found, Not only was their nomination looked after; ‘but thoir. election was attended to. It ig said that the Senator's “brother Ham" bas been quite fortunate in the matter of contracts during the senatorship; but however that may be, they were enabled to put considerable money into the late canvass on their own account, and it will be found to tell fn the senatorial election in January. Se.you may count confidently on twice the number of Harris men to start with that the Senator had in the last contest, when he was clocted. These will also prove to be intact in the et lose of oe comet, of this cit Pierce, of fer, will, h, Prov sorioan damaging to his chances.’ Besides the incu yonh sd have another exvential advantage int! t there was more than an implied understanding that Gor ernor Fenton should contribute all the power of his posi- tion towards the Senator's re-election, as a condition pre- codent to the Governor's renomination. To show the question waa under the contrd! of the Governor's to have cited the fact (Alvord) was at overboard a8 incon. tinently a? he has himself been in the habit of doing such” things’ At the time of | the last radical triad Convention the friends of Harris, Greeley and Roecoe Conkling (the latter a con- tingent candidate for the Sonatorship and may be again), combined to put Fentog where he might uot be « com- petitor for the Senatorahip; the place, by the by, to gain which he sought the governorship, and was stil! anxious to hold because it ia known to “pay better,”’ and accordingly a pledge for Harris was extracted from him, the templation removed in the ambition of Alvord in the Lieutenant Goreieaeialy. The young man Woodford was substituted because he has not yet thought ofthe ‘throne of David,” and because of him it may be said, as it is, that ‘it will not answer to put such an inexperienced youth into the executive chair.’ ‘Yet to show you how the best ald plans will oft ** gong ogivo,”” I may incidentotly mention that the Governor: ship has been suggested to the Lientennut alcct in the interest of his superior the Governor, and, inasmuch as he has more than intimated that he does not gee whoe is to hinder hin from officiating after the present incum- bent, he hae had to be mollitled by ate assurance irom Philosopher Greeley that whereat au hovest adi nj -yrae tion of the governorship “would not pay” ws high az ten thousand dollars bas been paid for wi cow. atitnting of a single committee of the Senate. Sin Lieutenant Governor elect i understood to be oy eiled to his fate and the phitosopher’s ambition, 3: atmed the temptation outweighed the logic of these re. spective soggestions. Precisely here comes in the sne- reser Of one Who attempted the famow exploits on “the pinnacle of the wemple,” and on “an exeredingly high mountain” reeyectively. The okt man,’ some- times the old boy, from going up and down between here and Washington iy conv hie Grand Coun cH om your city, and there ined to offer © Senitorship to bis friewd’’ Horace Greeley. Mr. ‘ood fs known not to huve drawn more than from seven to seventeen voters frour the republican pariy to hie famous conservative ization, #0 that, a8 wsiial, | jn to claim the honors, no matter which might win, Accordingly, he claims a voice in the tor question with the same assurance thathe will presume the same time of Fenton to play off Greeley agains! Untris; now it becomes a more stroke for the “Old Man" to make the Greeley dodge a serious matter for the Governor than ever he contem and to play out if possible alt his adversaries ab Albany ashington: So “T. W.” seade his distiaguished assur: ances of to “H. Gi? and as the public would not bat as “T, W.” woll knew, the phit- oeopher took (re badly especially as it was soa='ned with an assurance of ‘the old maniay)thad be could not tole in erate oither Harris or an @id appreciate the Tritnie's considerat ‘Niagara and Richmond negotiations—its offer to bail Jefferson Davis to fit 000 for emancipated negroes, and to abandon e of XO advieos him to resten, in ’ way. Does “1, W."? want him to follow your ailvivo, fee him jostied ? Not if he is Senator # frien of which there inay be an inferouce if not a presont con- clusion. har a double caleiation both if: tif; Davis, James C. Smith, of Ontario; Chartes B. Sedg- }: NEW YORK H¥RALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1866—TRIPLE SHEET. iE i i SeEta5 z flag eet Fi BF . loing ing which consisted of collecting and the sek mena of the foderal oficlalgin this Blate, “Mow the “old moe! Srornions Tae have full swing of the federal patronage not.only to secure a conservative suc- Preven of ‘or to ronder Senator HarrtS ey a ciently pliable; members of Represent but to control enou; House of tatives to prevent prperpieck sud nt down of the power of terested accession of support, an impres- sionable Chief © Was harrowed up with the im- pending basal of losing his power, if not his placo itself. ‘hat.a blessed boon it is for ‘‘a President or a King” to have a Mephistopheles for a master! Hence, I opine you have the concurrent rumors that the President is disappointed in his experiment for demooratie support, and that he hesitates in further changes of his office holders, It is the opinion of good political Judges that the alliance with Weed brought no votes to the democ- racy, while it disgusted and alienated innumerable silver grays and old fashioned democrats, But with all that your correspondent has nothing todo. My province is to give you the facts and their legitimate deductions, leaving inferences, reflections and observation’ to the chair editorial, SHERMAN AND CAMPBELL. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. The Mexican Miulsters in Havana—Recep- tion by the Captain I—~The Susques hanna to Remain There a Week to Await News from Vera Crua, &c. Havana, Noy, 20, 1866, ‘The steamer Liberty, Captain Rollins, from Havana on the 20h inst., arrived at Waltimgre on the 26th inst., and brings us interesting and important news. On Sunday morning, the 1Sth inst., an American war steamer hove in sight, which alone is always a topic of interest here. But you may imagine our surprise when we learned that it was the United States steamer Susque- hanna, Commodore James Alden, as we thought her to. be on her way to Vera Cruz, Knowing as wo all did from your columns the purport of her voyage and the eminent persons whom she conveyed, her arrival at this port created a glowing sensation which we had not ox- perienced for a long time past. The names of the passengers, all moro or less dis tinguished, are:—Lieutenant General Wm, T. Sherman and Colonel Andenreid, Chief of Staff; the Hon. Lewis D, Campbell, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary w the republic of Mexico; Mr. E. L. Plumb, Secretary of Legation; Henry Conquest Clarke, Private Secretary; , Lieutenant Commander Preble, Captain Bishop, Captain Alfred Taylor, Dr. Lyon, and other gen- Uemen more or less connected with this embassy. Soon after the Susquehanna anchored up the bay, the Captain General sent a deputy on board, with many con- gratulations on their safe arrival, and to offer the honors due to the rank of General Sherman and the United States Minister on board. In the course of the morning the corresponding salutes were fired in exchange with the Susquehanna, the Spanish ships-of-war in port and the forts. THE PARTY ON SHORE, In the afternoon the party disembarked, and a sufficicnt number of carriages having been pre-engaged for tho occasion, while Sefor Miguel de Embil had.gent his own carriage for General Sherman) and suite; Mr. Minor, our Const! General, accompanied the party through the town and round the suburbs, upto theCerro. After calling upon a few friends, where they partook of some refreshments, General Sherman, Hon. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Minor, and one or more of the party, dined at the real- donee of a congenial friend. AT THB OFRRA. Towards evening the General aud friends had « prome- nade in our now “Park” and boulevards, after which they wont to the Tacon theatre to. hear the operetta, or Vortitura of Petiuto, Senor Embil had placed his private ‘box at the disposal uf the party—but this was gracefully lined, and gome of the closed boxes on ride of = Preferred. They, were, however, partly open. eral Sherman, with great delicacy, went afterwards he box of Sefor mbit, fn excuse for not having at e accepted of his box. It wus « prety. full house, ‘The singing was tolerably goo, not worse tha of the previous uighis, @ moment it war that Geperal Sherman was in their midst he beeaiue the object of public gave nud admiration—the people were riveted on the box ocoupied by t Rossi and Maximilian! made exiraordinary efforta to “shine” on thi partiowlar occasion, but very iittle at tention was viven by the audience to the opere After loaving the theatre the party we hil's house and partook of # cold cola: Ht wag most sumptuous and deli valleda r;,im fact, suppers party reli aca The out of daie. ata seasonable Vour, availing themselves of Segor Embil’s carriage, and then repaired on board, ‘ AN KQUIDENT. occurred which may be nothing in counection with the events of the day, bat nevertheless ia not Ineignificant. 1p 1 saw two geptleien ia a cartiage im very lively conver+ sotion.atter the party had left ihe shore.” One was Senor Kuabil, who, thoag’: Jong resident fh this island, ix a Mexican by birth and achorough republican or 'boral, and the otaer was Sonor Carvailo, the Moxican congul at this port for the so-called Kuipire of Mexico. CHGNE ANG THE QUEEN'S SAINT'S DAY, Yesterday boing the Saint’s day of tho Queen, the ring- ing of bells and the roar of caution awoke ns ot sunrise, The Susquehanna’ hoort'tig sounds were eudible among the salutes #red from tie forts aud Spauish men-of-wag, % ore general Wistie among (he troops ie whole morning, At twelve M, the Captoin General bel grand levée iu the name of bis Queen; It is styled the y Boo Macs, or “kissing. of hands,” on which ocdasion all the public fuinesionaries of Oburct and State. civil, naval and military authorities are present, ac Nkewae the Spanish grandes abd titled foiks. ‘The Captain Gen- eral, knowing that al! this pomp and pageantry could scarcely interest our American visitors, delicately gent word to Vonsul Minor say that his espellanay would be most. happy to rocoive the party at one o'ch . My when all this habbab wWoald be nearly over. AT THE PALACK. Atthe ted hour. daring uished, visitors pro- ogeded to the palace, where they were received with due honor and xpecinl regard; and. after’ many con tory: is, General Sherman and suite wete in- wited tor nd parade, which waa to Wake pI ejuthe boulevants. eine horse was placed at Ve dispose! : wut he to 46 tn wenrriage with his aad Senor Hmbil had fered his band. #ome coach to the General. Of Havana Was ont be FY ing. and the streets were completely crowd. ‘be Pree rte et defied, Th ve real \e =“ e Amel was the foremost. The people gathered round the of General Sherman, and at last 80 many got and kMtanding on the wheels and sides of the bis aid was obliged to toil the people that “The coach could not resist so much it and was fikely to ‘down altogether, which, in bis opinion, was not the tontion.” TT haye: istip- they am sorry to aay, that however hard the to Te ptelecqaor Winer our Amer ‘vistton °xp i Whoth Ai th expected novinine better, Ie. more tha 1ean tell, bat (bey Toft General mirnat Tle be invited to visit tho country, since nae etn avcorantacd 40 well the ops nows before by H. Fenn, G@. Perkins, 8, Eytinge, Jr., Wm. Waud and 8. Colman, Jr. engraving has not hitherto attained in this country, evon BOOK NOTICES. Posrtoat Wonxs ov Aurugp TExnrson, a "Tatrets Completo edition. Ticknor & , ‘This compact little volume presenta in diminutive but clear and distinet type ali of Tennyson's ppema. Itevery ‘way justifies its outside title of “Diamond Edition.” Friowen-pg-Luox. By Henry Wadsworth Long f+ fellow. Evana: ‘A Tale of Acadie, By Henry W. yw ‘Tum Vision ov Sim Launrat. By James Russell Lowell. ; Maup Muxuxe. By John G. Whittier. Ticknor & Fields, Boston. a ‘Those four elegantly illustrated volumes are the first instalment of the holiday books which, in anticipation Of Christmas and Now Years, are beginning to illuminate the bookstores throughout the land. The poems them- selves haye, of course, perennial charm. independent | Of their illustrations, but the Jatter challenge special ate tention at this date, ‘Those of “Fleur-de-Luce” are ‘Those of “Evangeline” are by F. 0. 0. Darley. ‘Those of “The Vision of Sir Launfal’’ are by S. Eytinge, Jr., and those of “Maud Muller” by W. J. Hen- messy. All are engraved by A. V. 8. Anthony, except @ few in “Maud Muller’ by Marsh and by Davis. Wood when applied to the most costly publications, a high de- gree of excellence, But a marked improvement is already visible, The useofthe hand press is almost in- dispensable for wood cuts, and we may'add'that tho sure and delicate touch of woman's hand has already proved its value in this department of artistic labor, It offers a new and tempting field in which, we are confident, woman's work will successfully combine the useful and the orpamental. To alter Burns’ lines:— ‘The ’prentice han’ will do for man, But lot us have the women, O! Tur Conrrrr Fay. A Poem. By Joseph Rodman Drake, Our Artist ix Perv. (Fifty Drawings on Wood). Leaves from the Sketch Book of a ‘Traveller, during the Winter of 1865-6, by Geo. W. Carle- ton, Author of ‘Our Artist in Cuba,” &c. Carleton, New York, ‘The first of the precoding volumes is a superb edition of “The Culprit Fay,’ which has been truly described as “the most poetical of American poems.” It is en- riched with one hundred illustrations by Arthur Lumley. In the second “ Our Artist” carries us to Peru az he carried us last year to Cuba, and amuses us with similar comiealities of pen and pencil, We should be delighted to make such yearly trips with him until he hall have circurmnavigated the globe and pit a girdie (of fun) around the earth, like Puck. Rep Lerrer Days iN APPLETHORPE. Hamilton, Ticknor & Fields, Boston. Sronims or Many Lanps. By Grace Greenwood. Ticknor & Fields. Tuar Goop Ovp Toe; on, Ovr Fresno ann Sanur Twrors. By Vieux Moustache. Hurd & Hough- ton, New York. Tue Kixa's Ring. By Theodore Tilton. Houghton. Generar Lee AND Santa Ciracs. By Mrs. Louise Olack. Blelock & Co., New York. ‘This Is atiother instalment of Holiday Books, but par- ticularly intended for the dolectation of the little people, “Red Letter Days” gives fresh proof of Gail Hamilton's talent for telling stories to children—a rare and happy faculty. Grace Greenwood in her ‘Stories’ tells child- ron about children in many lands, England, Scotiand, Treland, Switzerland, France and Italy, aud in our own Jand as well. Little can he said in praise of the indif- fervent pictures in these two books. But such ertists as Winslow Homer and M. F. H. De Haas have furnished tho Mustrations to “That Good Old Time," a lively narrative of the adventures of five Boston boys, and ‘their two instructors and companions, fifty years aso, in @ six months residence on one of the rocky promon- tories which jut out from the eastern coast of Massa chusotts. “The King’s Ring” is illustrated by Frank Jones, and its red lettered and illuminated pages are quite dazzling. Mrs, Louise Clack’s Chnstmas Gift to her Little Southern Friends,’? will be weleomed by mauy whom Sauta Ciaus did not visit for four weary yeara of war, S Tax Souruenn Prorormay Prmer aNd Finer Ruaper-—Tae Sovragen Evementary Sre..- 1n@ Boox--Tnx Sournexn Picrortat Becony Reavsr—Tuinp Reapsk—Fourta Reaper. Richardson. & Co., New York. These books have been prepared under the able super- vision of Professor George F. Holmes, 11.D,, of the University of Virginia, and belong to the “Southern Uni- versity Series’? of educational works now in process of publication. All must applaud every right eflort to re- vive the influences of education so rudely imterrupted, and for so longa time, by war, It is an encouraging sign of the times that the best.and most cultivajed minds in the South are directly enlisted in this enterprise. Sourmxan Hisvory or. 1aR War. By E, A. Pole lard, editor of the “Nichmond Exay re Two volumes in one. Charles B. Richar New York. At pregent we mest be content with merely chrovic- ling the fact that Mr, Pollard’s “Soutliern History of the War’ hasbeen issued in a single and rather bulky vol- By Gail Hurd & ume. The peculiar opportunities of the anthor for observing the “wheels within wheels’ of the recent revolution, tis prodigions indus. try, “even “his flery zeal for “the lost ennse,”’ and his bitter partisanship and sectionalism, together with his forcible style, partly original and parity ac- quired from his intimacy with the late John M. Dantol— one of the best specimens of Carlyle’s “Able Hditor'’ ever produced by this country—all enabled him. to col- | lect an accumulation of facts, and present a striking array of views, which cannot he overlooked by historical studenta, from whatever point of view they may regard our great civil war, Tht isete of evehtw hae indeed converted this bulky volume into a mere collection of mn moiver pow serdir, as the author hitnself intimates; but, after all allowance# and drawbacks, it Must retain no dncousiderable historical value. [1 is printed and bound in hand-ome style, and is tiiustrated by fing sirel engravings of the portraite of Vee, Jet Mavit, Beaure- gard, Sterling Price, Polk, A. P. Hill, J. FE. Johnston, Longstreet, Braxton Bragg, Stonewall Jackson, Co per, Ewell, Morgan, Hardoe, Kirby Saith, J. KB. Stuart, Hood, Wade Hampton, Alex. H, Stephens, and of the an- ‘thor himself, Tas Crear oN: Tre Ssonsr History, Risk, Proarrss, AX Pasar: noe Farcre. By John Minor. Botts, of Virginia. The Political Life of the. Author Vindicated. Harper & Brothers, New York. ss + The author's portrait, with ite strongly characterized features and expression, 18 most appropriately predxed to this “autobiography.” Mr. Botts places on the title page this epigraph ot his own:—“I know no North, no South, no East, no West, Tonly know my country, my whole country, and nothing but my couutry."” And this epigraph, however commendable it spirit, sirih itigly illustrates nt the same time the egregious egotism of the author, who keeps up throughout the work an incestant with ‘any Southern socessioulst or Northern copperhead. He most have put out every “1 in every font in the printing office of Messrs, Harper, extonsive ax that ix. Sanctuary. A story of the civil war. Ward Nichols, author of “The story of ie a + with illustrations, Harper Brothers, w York. : Our civil war isa mine which the novelist as woll as the historian wil! work to advantage. Bot it is yet wo boon for any one to attempt much more than to record bonostly performed, will provide historian and novolist altke with invalaablo material. So far as Mr. Nichols bas aimed at this by the occasional descriptions of scenery and of campaign life which he her introduced inwo “The Sanctuary,’ his efforts are in the right direc. tion, But heso clumally mixes up fact and fiction, and, ‘worse still, he seems to take such unwarrantahdh liber tien with the real names of private individuals, as tox make it obvious that he ts rushing premecurely into print as 9 would-be novelist of the war, tis proposter- oun story fof Zimri, © negro, more impossible, if less devout, than even Mrs. Roecher Stowe’ “pious and im- possible” “Uncle Tom,” is alone eyough to damn the book. LY, on Tae Hr Onrgka, By Lndy Ellen, Gue attr of ine Bign of the Cross,” ‘This story of schoo! grt life for « pendant ie own i pnw ® fe, a bis “Affaire Clemenceay,” It eq if Ieee powert@l, end the dark shades are softened hah a pt pee tight joger Damas {nto his; mintature pandemonium. ‘Tas Consens or bined Qanasee, Orrizme or Lonvon. Se a et! Hine and joner, New York, ‘This is an elegant reprint of a charming little work by Miss Manning, ye author of “Mary Powell,” and a | daughter of one of Charles Lamb’s old friends, Hew Charles Lamb himself would have delighted in reading it! Thackeray's ‘Henry Esmond” does not reproduce & period of past time with more minute faithfulness, both in spirit and form, than this revival of life on Londom bridge and in London town during the days of the bright boy king Edward, the ‘good and godly” Lady Jane, “Bloody” Mary and ‘our glorious sovereign lady" Elisa- Pxracrics ov tag Dierrict Courts AND tHE Ma- RINE Cover. By Stephen H. Turnbull. Baker, Voerhis &.Go. ond edition. 1866. ‘ ‘The present edition of this book of ‘practice, the Sires of which is favorably known to the legal profession, contains all the amendments of 1865 and 1866. THE FASHIONS. y) OUR PARIS SPECIAL, FASHIONS CORRESPONDENCE. ? for Com Alexander Dumas Rights—Noveltien ia Dress Combs and Headdresses—Bonnets and Hat ots, Shay Under Garments—Hints seen Sone Panis, Nov. 9, 1866, ‘The fashionable topics of the day are, firstly, the splen- dor of our autumn sun; secondly, the approaching fes- tivities at Compidgne, and thirdly, comments on the prevailing sombre styles adopted by the ladies of the demi-monde, who walk about in black, and no crinoline, Little Madame Cruchette, who is the joyous, prety wife of a seriously plain man, was lately near meat the Bois, and turned quite round every time she mot one of these mourners clad in flowing crape and jet cascades, Sho at last thus expressed her opinion: —“ It is becoming, but what a pity they’have not the consolation of feeling that they really are in mourning.” Of course Madame Cruchette’s legal partner did not respond to the feeling and sententiously replied—‘* My dear Cruchette, there was once upon @ time a modet woman by the name of, Artemesia, Who had a tomb erected to the memory of her husband that cost nearly a million of our money, and she loved him fo that she swallowed a spoonful of his ashes every morning.”* ‘Of the monument’s or of her husband's ?” inquired Madame Cruchette in completo consternation. “Of ber husband’s, my dear,’’ answered Mr. ——~; let us call bim Cruchon, “How very nasty!” exclaimed the young wife. “ Well, there is no accounting for tastes,” she added, and what more she said I did not hear, for the Bois was rather crowded, only determined that thla scrap of conjugal conversation should be recorded. Other scraps, too, I have, but of adifforent nature. I noted them on # fan which Alexander Dumas, the nov- cliat, had toyed with a few, moments, and on tho ivory ribs of which He had while talking writien the following pencillings:—"‘A brune deceives and a blonde betrays. Women are born’ to subjection from the day of thoir birth; those who resist are not wornen, but men."* Van this be what is meant by the sweet language of the fun? «I advise all those who stand tp for our “<righta”’ never to allow Alexander Dumas to make the said sweets expressive. Tortoise shell fe @ thing no novel writer has, 1 shonid think, ever- attempted to scribble on, though the way it is now made up into combs would admit of few observations. Tho new gallory combs are very artistic; they are generally. made of very light tortoise” shel! (scail’e blende), and large black or rich brown spikes stand out of the broad rim, Hoth light and dark are worn very high over the cross- parting of tho hair, Some have rich tortoise shell pend- ants, chains or Egyptian weights hanging from the gallery. Another novelty in combs is to have them headed with artificial Howers fixed on to a plain comb, and @ banging trail on one or both sides of the chignon. Ido not ad- taire this style, as the flowers selected by the people whe deal in the article aro the invariable forget-me-nots, which 1 think ought to be forgotten, for they are never becom» ing unless ured with white lilies of the'valley, + ‘The new headdresses are perfectly ‘lovely. ‘They are ‘temple. The ‘ without etalka, andthe open threaded in trails and wound, according to requirements round chiznons and hetween réuleacx. Long tulle veile of the finest and most vaporous tex- ture are also woru on the left side of the shlgwos coa- cvaling bright green feather grass in their de! folds, Sometimes the very. queerest looking tinsel leaves ia orgeous tints cling in and out of the it like frowten or bindweed: These soft s impart a peculiar hazy mist round the outline of the meck or shoulders. Some clegantes and supreme’ roll Slightly (hese tulle mists round thelr throats in prefer- ence to allowing the veils to hang @lerientalk. They know the advantage of the reckercné, and that the plain- est face looks almost pretty when ina snowy fabric dotted over with ‘tingebor relieved by the shades of luxuriant vegetation, ‘ Aigretues of tulle, cockseomb shape, are raised above coronets.of poucesu velvet ond shionable raodistes are all making they are not unlike a suasiod turban, the only 9 ee have’ seew since the tast & described fs made of white terry velvet, Lam)alle si! wih an ineroyabie crown, ‘fhe front isa diedom ox pendants hanging from adringe of seed pearl work, A pretty string is the white ground with deep eapucine border on one-side and light capucine (was'vrtivn) on the other; or what is tashionable, a deep gold border of two shades on white. Ruby satin robes are very much favored for full dress, and I must here avnounce Lue revura of an article of the toilet which looks most oat of place and. fastidious tm print; imfaoty out of piace iv all the Tocatities 1 have seen it, and which, however, i in’ a-ereat burry to be introdneed to your tenders. ‘Our grandmothers used te call it “busing,” or a “bustie.” They areconsid eecential under eonrt traing and long sweeping OI , roves. They are made of springs urse. |) genteet afternoon toilet iad violet cashmere, | triiomed -with violet. saun croesfolds, and worn wite Violeb satin doey or The same in bide ts equally ta#blonanie. filigree Ornaments are mock worn on velvet Gray poplins are ‘Vandy ked com amore, over bright colored plisse potticomte, The A ad norelties for in-door wear are high white cashmere chemisettor. worked onthe twortronts with: ceries silk, coral branch patiern. White cloth jackets and fornidable, “geants,”” of more suitably in. plain ¥: cheese plates, are worn in open carriages and at the rrces. A practical voleron for evening wear is mado of white gros craimy with swan’s down. Those little Spanish jackets will bo worn net winter over low Dodie tte danas which a ‘cotiilom- ‘amateurs: r remonstranee. Genoese called de keeper, for the textare, shade, fringe, size and weight ontall'® tion and exceptional tagle, A with anything or evorythl without much preyioar give a fow hints that may ores, — Union Course, L. 1.—Trotting. Moxpat, Nov, 98.—Maton for $600, mite beats, dees three in five, to wagow. = «Be THO. coe oe od Corfett i eer yy Bough and itsaag? Bia forfeit ninety members, y/ on Wednen- Ae renting, November 21, by 4 the follow. tee aay Lies pedors i 4 &, Stone; Dean )”treaurer, aan Y \ a\4 ——e