The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1868, Page 5

NEW YORK IN MINIATURE. Daily Life end Hietory of New York Mapped Out in the Herald Advertisements—The Dit- ferent Varlety of These Advertisements—The Herald Advertising Columns a Daily Direc tery of Most Comprehensive and Inesti- mablo Utility. ‘The individual who promises to write the history of any people by hearing their songs would have, with any one undertaking the same thing from simply reading the newspapers, an uphill work to accomplish. Here is every required material. Not im the editoriais ts to be found the material; these, In the main, are only comments on the current events of the day, and many very unreliable, as being directed tn certain channels to gubserve certain partisan purposes, Neither in the professedly reportorial columns would one seek for the desired information; for these are equally unre- lable, from the too prevaient disposition to exagge- rate the events recited or caricature the parties to whom reference may be made—a disposition the Product of too ambitious striving to gain a stirring sensational air to the most commonplace events, and magnify into too great importance the common- est doings of the most commonplace people, The advertising columns tell the whole story— teil it with the utmost brevity; tell it truthfully. Should New York city by the sudden outburst of some volcano or any other extraordinary eccen- tricity of nature’s forces be buried tna night, as” Herculaneum or Pompeil, and at the expiration of hundreds of years be uncharneiled like those ancient cities, everything appertaining to the city and its people and their business could be read m the advertising columns of the New York Heraup. That exquisitely vivid fancy of Bulwer, invoked with such consummate skill in waking again to imag native life the lava-buried citles at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, would not hers be required. A panorama of our busy every day metropolitan iife are the advertising columus of the HERALD. Ail the varled pursuits of our population are here suc etntly stated. The wants of weaith and the pitiful Pleadings of poverty are here side by side uufoided to view. The merchant and mechanic, including all the extremes of thelr diversity m business, from the trader in the costliest foreign fabrics, whose ships by the score are traversing the seas of the farthest Indies, to the seller of threads and needles and hose and stationery, and from tho fabricators endowed with rarest genius of our Toost spiendid buildiags and the pian of our beautiful Park and noblest works of art to the bum- Diest mechanics la our maltitudinous machine shops, each in lis own way tell what he has to sell and what he can do. The man of wealth re- tiring from business, by diligent attention to which and persistent and judicious advertising he has ac- quired a handsome property, tells of houses and Jands he has for sale, aud he dnda the necded pur- chasers, The poor young man—no auch style of young man as set forth in modern schools of French romance—but he who is willing to work, who ex- pecis to work and who feels within him a conscious sirength of purpose apa endeavor (and if he can only get at the right kind Of Work) the assurance of some- thing more than success, of brilliant achievements an tue cud—tells what he can do and wants to do, aud straightway he opens a pathway for himscif to usefulness and eminence. Sic itur ad asira, that noble deiief of the oid Latin poet, through novly following his profession, may not prove literally true, bat it certainly very often proves to such young men, sic itur ad the nobiest success. Our whdlesale merchants advertise their wares, and straightway their colossal warchouses are emptied of their confents, Our retail dealers on Broadway and those on\ tae Bowery and oa cross streets and along the uptown avenues, whose show windows present every picasing variety of tie finest silks and sulins, resplendent witli every beautiful tat of the Tainbow; our reiau dealers in whose stores are to be seen the most dazzling jay of the Fichest jewelry, gleaming with brilliant damon and wrougit ip the most myenious devices; our desiers m miscellaneous holiday gifts, ofall the lidnitesimal and imaginable toys, so eu- licing, particularly at this season, to juvenile eyes and fancies; our dealers tn books of. rare iiinsic value of gilt and binding and rare worth of conten dealers in laces, embroideries and all the unmen- tionable minullw making up the lesser wants of lady shoppers; dealers ia fluc art fabrics, in paini- ings and statuary snd works of vertu; dealers in liquors aud wine, auetion dealers and every class of dealers in every class of articles embraced within the expansive range of fashion, luxury and necessity advertise thelr places and their products, and forth- with ihere is arash of bayers, and, in the language of the trade vernacular, trade becomes buoyant. But visible on the crest af the tidal wave of adver- tisersare others, aud likewise the imprints of its benedits—our operas,theatres, Ethiopian minstrel per-, formers, concerts, lectures, balis, railway routes stenmer lines, insurance companies, banks, ex- presses, hotel proprictors, boardinguouse keepers aud the muititudinous of maids of special and all work, Al this makes up the datly panorama of our city Mie to which we have referred, To demonstrate iaore distinctly our proposition that these daily ad- vertisements are the positive panorama we aasert them to be we will refer to some of the diferent classes of advertising to be fouud every day in the JinkaLy columns. dis; ras We will begin with the strictly and exclusively financial, It is a broad and comprehensive branch of wivertiaing, and though there are many borne down by the perpetual burden of impecuntosity who cannot avail themsetves of the flnancial offers spect- fied, it comes hone to the bosoms and understand- ings of everybody. Under this head we find that August Peimont & Co. will fasue lettera of credit for travellers’ use on the Messrs. Rothschild in Paris, Loudon, Fravkfort, Vienva and in all the principal cities of Europe. Here is just the kind of informa- ton for travellers going abroad, for tn our day of fapid fortune making through advertising, as every. body who does not know should know, many having the project of 8 European tour would not know of this easy way of supplying themselves at intervals with the money they require, and thereby save the trouble of carrying too much money at a time and becoming @ prey to sharpers or disciples of the Paul Clifford school. Next, the Atlantic and Third Avenue Sav- ings Banks tell what they will do for depositors in the ‘way of exempting them from taxes; tuen the gene- rai taxpayers of the city are told Low they will save twelve per ceot on their taxes by paying the same by the close of the present year; W this strong in- ducements are presented for buying Rochester city goven per cent lirst mortgare Waver Works Company sinking fund bonds, by Aivert Il. Nicolay, the stock broker and auctioneer. Next in order, Butier, Durfee & Co, Janes R. Gilmore ahd Sum- nel Brown & Son offer to loan any sume of money that many, ve required on city and country real estate; then the National ‘rust Company aud Central National Bank announce the payment of dividenda; the Park bank wil pay in gold, on Jnnu- ary 1, the conpons of ive California Vaciile Rativoad Company; William KR. Uuey aad George W. Dough- erty offer the een market prices for Southern bank notes; and lastly, & food speculation in soda ash presents itself uuder tue head of “Business Op. portunities,” and & long list—twenty-seven altos gether—of cwative inducements in the way of going Into business as partners, buying patents, coal yards, manufactorics and the like, where, with capiial ranging from $900 to $25,000, men of the Fight business tact and ouergy Cau make money. Of course the understanding is “you pays your money and you takes your cholwe.”” PRY GOOD 9 heal present a for sale, ‘ lengthy array of mere Stewart & Co. oifer aunost € rq y goods way that can be imagined. Their two great stores are the omninm gaternin of dry goods fa brics. PF. D, Percival, of No. specialty of infants’ cloak King & Bellender, No. 474 Broadway; J. ht. Terry, No. 409 Broadway, offer every variety ef fr goods, Lake & McCreery, No. 471 Broadway, sugmit tor in- apection rich dress silks, velvets, laces, Xe. Madame Kallings, No. 779 Broadway, t¢ got show during the present week w choice and elegant ayortinen’ rs ot walking costumes, Mes. Gecerge Brodie, of No, 200 Canal street and No. 31 Union sq By presents great inducements to buyers of cioaks ‘and manililas, Lord & Taylor, in their two stores, oiler the largest varloty of everything in their usual line, O'Sullivan & Crete, of Ninth street aad Broadway, have a special ment of holiday foods to soll. Tub tb is tin to name ali, thongh deserving mention. ees atreot in the city is covered by tis Class of ad- Vertisements, HOLIDAY PRESENTS. ‘There ate logton in uuwnbor and erabrace ever Flety of suitabie holiday guts. Samuel D. Wilson, who by dint of special adyorusine now runs five stores in tis city, Brookiyn 9 i Jersey Chiy, enumerates among his articles for sale a sulilcient varioty to come Within the compass desire of the broadese fancy. Staveley, No. oo Broadway, aud Weinyss, Nu. 5 Astor place, are elogucauy expressive on (ie subject of mechanical walking dolls. Of books and Jewelry there is no end to the brilliant offers to pur- AUCTION AND OTHER SALES. on selaliy important Tense rat om “anily are & spec! m0 t Feature o! fe, ‘Those old auction, Arms, A. J. Bleecker, Son & Co., Henry By Herts, A. M, Cristalar & Son, Albert M, Leeda, Henry H. & Mier, James M, Miller, Robert pe |. M. Taylor, Bdward Schenck, M. Doughty and others, still ;waintaim ihe old places they have 80 long acceptably tilled i this specialty. Besides taese sales come privave sales of real esiais im the city and country. A large number are engaged in this business, and they ali advertise in the HERALD, where their names and proper places of business may dally, ander the propor head, de seen. BOARDERS AND 'TO LET. Everybody understands the signiticance of these two classes of advertising, The result is that to get board at any kind of and at any rate or charge, one only has to coasult the HekaLp, It is the same with renting @ house or a portion of a house, THEATRES AND PLAUES OF AMUSEMENT, Established residents, as well as strangers In the city, never need be at a loss for a place to Yor an evenieg’s amusement. The only troubie 1s, in the multiplicity of places of amusement, to make & Be- lection, “This place does not advertise in the Naw York Heracp” is a thing of pust transtent history, found that not to gointo bank- ruptey they must advertise ia the UERsaLD, and now all their advertisements are to be found in our columns, the houses are crowded nightly and the mauagers are all getting rich, WANTS, ‘The cohunns of the HARALD occupied by this class ofr advertising have unquestionably the largest share im making up the record of our city Life, They em- brace every class of wants, but more especially of those in pursuit of employment. !t is gratifying to Know that the advertisers accomplish the object of their advertisements. MISCELLANEOUS. It wonld require columms--which, as we are | writing upon the subject of advertisements, we are gratified to say we cannot spare on account of the pressure of advertisements ou our columns—to write up fully and justly the subject we have under- taxen, There are many remaining specialties of ad- vertising which ought to be mentioned—the per- sonals, special notices, sailing of stcamers, sportin news, schools, batis, &c, We can only reiteral what we have said, that everything embraced wit in the scope of haman wanis, every kind of bisi- ness and all sorts of specalative projevts are daily mapped ont im the advertising columns of the HeRALD—the epitome of the daly life nistory of our grcat and growing metropoiis, peesorsantaeoni st SIS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Decision on a Spoliation Cinim Under the Treaty with Spsin of 1819—The Payment of Interest on Such Clainw-Award by HMeuds of Departments is Not Arbitrament— The Number and Amount of the Claims. David Gordon, Administrator of George W. Fisher, va, The United Sidies.—The plaintill, as the represen- tative of Fisher, ciaima to recover the amount of sixty-six thousand and some hundreds of dollars under an award made by Joha B. Floyd, Secretary of War, as compensation for the property of Colonel Fisher, destroyed by the troops of the United States in 1813-14, In the then Territory of Florida. In 1s16 Colonel Fisher applied to Congress for compensa- tion and after a delay of thirty-five years, in 1843 an act Was passed providing “a fair and full indemniiy jor ell Josses and injuries sustained,” under witch at different times he received about one-fourth part of the claim, Subsequently, in 1860, the Secretary of War was directed to revise his action under the act of 1848 by a joint resolution of Congress. There- upon the award referred to was made, allowing about one-ualf the balauce of the clain and rejecting the residue, Such balance 4 jowed amounted to the sui above nanied. ‘The Third Auditor then wrote to the administrator that apen showing itis authority to receive it, the wnount awarded would be paid; but before payment another joint resolution (approved March 2, 1861) re- & scinded the joint resolution of June, 1. Payment was then refused and this action bronght, The Court, on demurrer, dismissed the action, using the follow- ing language:~-There not being any cause of action or claim set up ip the petition, save that rounded” upon the finding of the Secretary of War, under the resolution ee June 1, 1860, claimed to be an award, and holding, as a majority of the court does, hat resoluton, and all achou under it, was d clared to be and became null and yoid by the fore sud effect of the repeal of March, 1861, the demurre: is sustained aud the petition dismissed. This was uhe only que: ded in the case, gy preseatca for veview here. ‘Che claim is under the treaty of 1819 with Spain, ‘She cause was argued at the last term of the court and decision held wader adviseaent wat now, Mr, Justice C1 on Was Woolly ministerial, as the which he acted couierred upon hua no judicial power. He was not authorized to make a tinal award, nor did the resolution require that the appellant should abtde by the award made. An arbitiament that inciuded one party only would certainly be 20 anomaly in the It was competent for Congress to repeal the law which gave the app » tribanal before Which to have his caine ib gavcd. Tae repeai of the regolation did deprive nim of this remedy, but it did not violate his right. He can stil importune Congress 28 much es he pleases. Ali the injury he has suslered by the repeai of te resolution authoriz- ing the Secretary of War to revise the claim ts that he Is deprived of that particular means of redress, Ali others sul remain opea to ina. Judginent al- tirmed. it appears from this opinion that about 200 of these claims have beea prosecuted by dierent parties up to this time, and about $1,000,000 have been paid thereon, The oniy diiticulty in respect to the claims isas to the payment of interest. The action of ihe department as uniformly bee y only the prin- cipal. The award made by Secretary Floyd in tus Hows about $100,000 of interest, which the court a af an award to the Clalmants for ther own . SWNCULAR CASE OF “PROVIDENTIAL INTERPOSITION.” A Voyage to Jerusalem Lost, but a Life Suved. {From the Gloucester (Mass,) Advertiser.) A friend of ours who, in hia younger days, fol- lowell @ seafaring life, recently told us the following incident, which occurred to lim when he was about fifteen years of age:—At that time he very much desired to visit Jerusalem, aud looked out for a ves- sel going up the Straite, Intending to leave her at the outward bound port and pursae the remainder of the journey as best he might. There was but one vessel that he could find bound on such a voyage, and sie was yet on the stocks, and would not be tinisbed for some two months. Soeager was he to go that ho at onee secured & chance and went to work oa the vessel, ainting and doing any job which lie could to make inavelf useful, Finally, she was ail ready, lying tn Boston harbor, with everything on board, ready to start. Our iriend engaged a teamster to take his chest to the wharf and rode dowa with it. Wiile sit! ‘waiting for the boat to come to carry him on boa he was taken with a sudden blindacss, accompanied with an extreme nervous prostration, and it seemed at times that be had lost all animation. He made Known his position a# best Le could to some one on the wharf. A doctor was immediately summoned, who Informed the captain tuat the man was in such @ condition he could not pos- sibly allow him to go on board. He was taken to lus boarding house and ihe vessel sailed without him. Anotier physician was called, and |, atter thoroughly exaaming the case, stated that they never, in their expericnee, saw a similar one. He contmued sick ali nignt, but next day was ag weil as ever and keenly felt the disappointment of losing the voyage and the pleasure he anticipated in visitiug the Hioiy Land. ‘ihe strange part of the story is that the vesset was never heard of after she left Boston. Not a word of tidings was ever re- ceived of her fate or of her crew, and it is supposed that she foundered with all on board, Our iriend’s sudden sickness therefore in all huinan probatiity eaved his Jife, and he entertams a strong beitel, owing to the singularity of the disease and his speedy recovery after the veseei had satied, that he was the subject of @ direct and special Providential laterposiuon. BY A RAILROAD WOM C. {From the New Ori On Monday ist the thrown into a tate of ex @ young man named Marcus My sive gentleman, beloved by his quaintances. ‘The report brow Killed by Charies H. Alico, Jackson and Grea! vends of the dec om aud cold act of vention.” OU ttees Bi ing the testimony th without vail. ‘The de prime of tife, aud was su Kis remains have arriv Some of the friends of Mr. A version of the diffculiy:—It appou the homiclial meeting there ha culty between Mr. Myers and @ nephew of Mr. Alien. ‘The latter had, m fact, been assaulted by Mr. Myers two or three tim On the day pon wiich the homictde took piace, te nephew, working p Same Oitlce with Mr. Allon, reported the afiait Thereupon Mr. Allen went invo tle street to wi tH LOUSIA. ug Times, Doc. 16,1 t town of ¢ ka was us is that be was the New led to meet death. ¢ lalerment, following or tie make some inquiry into the matter, b: any time go in search of Mt. Myer took piace near the store of Myeta Hen had been standing & A followed up by Mr 1 mitted. homicide was ¢ cupied jess time than it takes to make tie na Me. Allen, the accused, is a gentiemau highly con- nected and hav been well known as an empioyé of {uc Jacksou KaLroad for tue lasé fifteen years. BROOKLYN CITY. Aereneinnnnnnnee TLE COURTS. QUITED STATES DISTRICT CoUnT. Hileit Distilling. . Before Judge Benedict. Andrew Heckman was tried yesterday upon two counts, one fgr carrying on the business of distiller in pyrecbes ia Stl and another for a violation of the Internal Revenue nw in not paying the special tax, or taking out a eens, Joseph Herd testified that he found the prisoner distiling whiskey in a dwetiing house at the foot of Van Brunt street, aud caused his arrest. Other wit- nesses corroborated ihe testimony of Mr. Herd, Une jury found the prisoner guiity of bota counts, ‘The Court remanded him lor sentence, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TE: Anjanciion Against a Kallread Company. Before Judge Gilbert. Messrs, Crooke, Bergen and Pratt, counsel for the Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Nassau Kailroad Company, made an application before Judge Gilbert yesterday to have an injunction obtained by Hugh MecLaughiin against the company dissolved. ‘The Greenpomse company ciaim that they obtained a charter from the Legisiature at the time the com- was consolidated with the Nassau Rail . mpany, and that their charter gives them “the right vo lay their track on tue route of these two roads, a8 Such rights are already defined and estab- lished by Jaw.” Part of that rouie ruas throagh Wiilougnby street from Greenpoint to South ferry. The original act for each of the two roads requires them to obtam the © enb of the majority of the owners of the land along wis route, That consent the gompany allege was obtained for the two original “roads, They claim that the act of consoudaiion gave the new company the absolute right to iay their track on Willoughby Sirect, and Were proceeding to do so, When gn 1june- fon was obtained on vehalf of Mr. Hugh Me- Laughlin. The motion MeCuc and henry oration Counsel of une chy. opposed by Cr alurpuy 02 bi GAY COURT. Pamnges for Disporsession. Before Judge Thompson. Annie Kelley vs. Gordon & Ketlog.—The plaints? brought an action for damages agalust the defeud- ants for having been dispossessed of a show window in the corner store under the Wail House, in Williamsburg. The plaintiT car- ried on the millinery business and formerly occupied the entire store. She rented it to the defendants, retaining the right to use one of the show windo' ior the purpose of exhibiting her goods, ‘the: ‘aS & Clause In Lie assignment of Uh premises restricting plaintit trom carrying on any other business, and that if ab used to carry on the millinery business tuey could tase possession of the window, The defendants claimed that the plain- fui’ sold the busiuess ous to another party, and there- by forfeited all claim to the windgow. ‘the plaintit proved that she only disposed of a portion of her stock, and that femained in possession of the piace until sie was disposs: dd. The trial was con- cluded yesterday, when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintii, tixing the damages at $850. “Damages for Persoual Injuries. Mary Gugiielmoni. v3. Calvin V. Camp.—This was an action to recover the sum of $5,000 damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaints? on the 6th of last August. The plainti® keeps a peanut stand in frout of the Brooklyn Opera House, in Court street, and on the evening of the 6th of August was crossing Clinton street, on her way to the stand, when the son of the defendant, who was driving along With a veam or spirited horses, ran over her. The norses trampled upon her and injured her so severely that she was contiined to her house for over amonta. iv was claimed by the defence that the horses were woiting at a moderate rate, and that 1+ was possible Jor the piatatii’ to have avoided the accident if she hastened, while the defendant did alin his power to prevent the injury by stopping the team. Owing [othe slippery condition of the paveuent (which Is the Nicolson) the horses slipped and could not be stopped suddenly. ‘The jury rende @ verdict for the plainud, fixing the damages ai Uity doilars. COURT OF SESSIONS. Attempted Burglary. Before Judge Troy, Justices Hoyt and Voorhies. Thomas Movabe was tried yesterday foran attempt at burglary at the grocery of Patrick Fagan, at the corner of Bridge and Concord streets. Onicer Down- ing testified that he discovered three men endeavor- ing to enter Mr. Fagan’s store, but on approaching them they fed, the prisoner ih his fight drepping a chise! wich be had been using Mi his burgiaricus operations. ‘Oficer Downing’s testimony was corroborated by private watchman Meclienry, Who aided the omeer 17 arresting the prisoner. The jury found a vordict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced vo wmpris- onment in the Peniienuary for one year. Alleged Robbery. Thomas Johnson, eighteen years of age, was tried yesterday on a@ charge of having robbed Tho 3 Healy of fifty dollars. The complainmg witness stated that he entered 4 saloon near the Hamilton avenue ferry, on the night of the 28th of October Jast, and met the prisoner and two other men, with whom he drank several times, They then got ina Sackett street car und wieu they reached the end of the car route the prisoner, with his com- panions, took witness to # vacant lot and robbed nim of fifty doliars, Nicholas Murphy, the proprie- tor of the saloon where the party stopped, testitied that the complainant was so much intoxicated at the time he was there that he was scarcely abie to take care of himself and dropped nis jnouey on the floor several umes, ‘ihe jury returned a verdict of “not guilly.’? COUAT CALEKDAR—THIS DAY. DKLYN CITY COURT.—Nos, 1, 15, 14, 27, 31, 45, 92, 95, 165, 68, 70, 90, 81, 118. INTELLIGENCE. HELD vor THe Grand JuRY.—John Gordier was committed to await the action of the Grand Jury yes- terday by Judge Cornwell, for stealing tfty-nine dollars’ worta of goods from the residence af Cathe- rine Vandusen, in VeKalb avenue, SEIZURE OF AN ILIICIT STILL.—An filielt ati) was found in operation yesterday by Deputy Collector Willey, of the Third Internal Revenue district, in Fulton avenue. The parties owning the still became aware of the approach of the ofticer and disappeared. ‘The distiliery was seized. Rovpertes.—Two tubs of butter, vained at seventy- five dollars were stolen last evening from the store door of samuel 8. Carlile, No. 55 Fultun avenue, The apartments of Nicholas Gislear, a boarder at No. 77 Cranberry street, were entered by a sneak thief, who carried off tuirty dollars’ worth of civth- ing. Bitten BY A MAD Doa.—Several men and two or three boys were bitten by a mad dog in Henry strect on Monday afternoon. After considerable dificuity officer Steaaman, of the Forty-third preeinet, succeeded in shooting the anima), The persons who were bitten are consider- ably alarmed, fearing tue injuries may result im hydrophobia. $ BuncLary.—Burglars entered the house furnishing store of R. J. Powell, No, 104 Fulton streei, on Mon- day night and tried hard to open the sate. They en- deavored to blow it open witht powder, but that fatiing they tried the jimmy. They were unsuccess- ful ip their efforts, however, and after gathering up thirty dollars’ worth of clovttag they lett. ceSUIPTION OF NT 03 THE EGUALIZATION OF GOLD AN) PAPER. To THR Eptror oF THE HEKALI® There is much satd and written nmpon the manner and how to bring up the value of our paper currency to that of gold, Some propose this way aud some another. The Hon, Senator Morton proposes to ix a day when the government shall boid a certain amount of gold and on tuat day commence to pay ang resume specie payment, and, as “iH. B. W."' says in ro. ply to the Hon, Senator, under date of the 18th, “This is like a doctor fixing a day when his pationt shall go forth a well and able bodied mau, without knowing whether his specifics will produce that resnit at the line’: “IL §. W.’ now proposes a new specific that of “creating a new sort of greenback or yellow. back, Which shall be forthwith redeemabie, or, in otber words, shail be receivable by the government in payment of gold dues,” and thas put on the market a substitute for gold, which wit! at once be held and hhoarded by all specntators on a par with gold, and those speculators would be the only parties benefited by this “yellowback new specific.” intieu of the above ideas | would suggest that Congress pas# an act instructing the Secretary of the Treasury to rr ecive greenbacks and national baak currency for all dues, Including port dues. Thea you would hear a rejoici ong the merchants ‘and all who have h lings the Custom Houses throughout the and down goes the price of gold at once, be- 1¢ Othello’a occupation would be gone, aad up roca the value of the nat ally, par with gold. Of © aot. ‘The goversment must set the example and yw their confidence in their own issue, and the people will soon become satisfied, When @ general r ac tee of eee ayment may be declared, and At will be carried out to Use satisiaction of the whole community, and they will scarcely know how it waa done, W. AO, nal currency to, eventu- se, the day cannot be NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. TROTTING ON THE FASHION COLASE, Le Fasuion Courss, L. f., Tuesday, Dee, 22.—Match $500, mile heats, three in five, to wagon, W. Horst’s b. m. A, Patterson's ch. mi ‘time, 2 Seldom, if ever, has a trotting match come off on | the Fashion Course, 1. I, so late In the season as | three days before Christmas Day. The above race, which came o@ yesterday, waa between two We: chester horses, Mr, Purdy’s chestnut mare and Mr. Miles’ brown mare, for $500 a side, haif forfert, mite heats, three in five, to wagon, The attendance was coniued solely to a few of the unmediate friends of the parties interested in the match, The track, as might have been anticipated, was a com- pound of ice and mud, and of course the race was no criterion of the horses’ merits, except their capa- bilities for trotting in heavy ground. After the judges were selected the owngs of the chestnut mare objected to tne animal that Mr. Borst was driving on the ground that it was not the same mare that be had matched “his own horse against, but a bay mare “rung in” by the party, and in reality owned by Mr, Fellows, of this city, Mr. Miles, in support of his claim to trot this mare, declared that he hed purchased her of Mr. Fellows, but that he had not the bill of sale with him to produce in 1 2 oe fone evidence. The judges came to the conclusion to allow the race to be trotted under protest and that they would recetve evidence subsequently as to the bona side sale by Mr. Fellows of the mare to Mr, Miles. Whether they were afraid of the resuit of too close Inquiry into the matter or not, certain it is that the Miles mare party preferred paying forfeit toany further investigation, and the owner of tie Patterson chestiat mare received the $250 forfeit. ‘This mateh being settled as above described, the two mares then on the track were matched for $250 aside, mile heats, best three in five, to wagon, to the great satisfaction of the assemblage, who were thus prevented being disappolated in witnessing & race, First Heat.—Thero was little betting, and all that was lone was ateven, Patierson’s chestnut mare had the pole and the best of the send off; but, break- ing at the turn, Borst took the Jead, and was two lengths ahead at the ae pole, As soon as the chestnut mare settled down to a square trot sie closed so rapidly that she was at the shoulders of her opponent as they went along the backstretoh, but suddenly leaving her feet the bay mare led her two longths at the hal-mle pole. Ou the Flushing streich Patterson again closed 80 fast that it was evident the chestnut mare could outfoot the other, but her unsteadiness was avainst her, for she broke repeatediy; and although she made up the lost ground ina surprising manner when she did trot stea(ily, Borsi’s mare, who never made & skip or break, beac her home easily by six lengths in 2:50, the chestnut being pulled up When her chance of tie heat was sone. Second Heat.—-The betting was stilleven on Patter- gon, Borst gota little the best of the send ot’, and Patterson’s mare breaking at the turn the former led two lengtiis at the quarter pole, The chestnut mare indulged tn a succession of breaks all the way home, and although she showed a surprising turn of speed, closing rapidly on the leading mare whenever she struck a sieady square guit, she was veaten home by two lengths in 2:54. Third Hed,—Betuug twenty to five on Borst's mare, who Jed throughout, the chestnut casting a shoe and cutting her quarter, and in consequence breaking repeatedly and being beaten by six lengths in be itis probble another mateh will be made, bat to cole OW on a good track during the ensuing season. MILITARY NOTES, ‘The Twenty-third regiment (Brovkiyn), onal jnard, is ordered to assemble at the armory this evening, at nalf-past seven o'clock, 1p full fatigue uniform, including knapsack and overcoat, the oc- casion being the presentation of a full stand of colors by Brigadier General 8. E, Marvin, Adjutant General State of New York, in behalf of the State. The pre- sentation will take place at the State Arsenal, Port- land avenue, at a santas past eight o'clock. In accordance With @ resolution passed by the of- ficers of the iz7th"New York volunteers at a recent meeting twenty-six officers of the regiment sat down ty a reunion dinner last mgt at litner's, ia Grand street, The affair was most agreeable, and scenes in the late war, in which the regiment played po insignificant part, were ably portrayed in many felicitous speeches. The excculive conuult- tee of the organization consists of Colonel 1. Tl. Litde, Captain K, Allison, now of the Seventh regi- ment Nuilonal Guard, and tr, J. F. Haviland, But a limited number of tickeis for tae th regi- remain unsold, and these be had from Colonel Wilcox, at his oMce in Chatham street. ‘The arrangements for the ball, which will take place on the Sth of January, are sach that we can cont- denuy predict a brilliant gathering and a great suc- cons. Rennion of the Old Gurrd. ‘This battalion, composed of the old members of the Light Guard, Captain Vincent, and City Guard, Captain McArdle, held their iirst meeting av the Asior House last eveniog, when an excellent rally of the past members took place. This body was char- tered by the Legislature in the winter of 1868, ghiefiy through the instrumentality aad mfuence of Street Commissioner George W. Mclean and sSen- ator Tweed, The former gentieman was for meny oe an oficer and prominent member of the Licht Guard, and has labored unceasingiy to perk the Old Guard. Section two of its charter will g! the reader an {dea of the design of this body:— “The main objects of the corporation are to a’ford pecuntary relief to indigent or reduced members and their widows and children; to promote social union and fellowship and preserve and conunue the recollection of service tn the Light Guard and City Guard.” 4 ‘he constitution and bylaws a9 read were adopted. Addresses were made by several of the old members and the necessary committces appotated wo altend to the interests of the organization. The gathering consist of many of our first. busi- ness men representing a large number of tnercantile firms, proving thatthe popularity of the old Light Guard and City Guard, with Gothamites of tweniy years ago, was founded in something more substari- hal than local pride 523 pe tality. The ofticers of the bat 1 are:—Major, George W. McLean; First Captain, Charles A. Stetson, Sr; Second Captain, K. W. Burr; Quartermaster, M. A, Wheelock; Paymaster, George Brady; Surgeon, A. N. Mott; Chapisin, Henry Molton; First Lteuvenants, David D. Hart, Lewis PD. Bulkley; Second Lieanien- ants, Henry Spear, Daniel Hi. Bardett; Third Lieu- tenants, Edward §. Hedden, W. BE. Latmbeer, Jr.3 Fourth Lieutenants, H. R. David, James Davis, Jr. THE COTTON TRADE OF GREAT BRITAIN. The Londgn Times publishes the foliowing statis- tics of the cotton trade of Great Britain during the year 1868:—The value of cotton manufactures ex- ported from the United Kingdom in the ten months ending the 3ist of October iast to foreign countries and ihe colonies was as fvllows:—To Hanse Towns, £1 574,070; Holland, £802, France, £729,218; Por- tugal,’ Azores and Madeira, £726,144; Italy, £010,782; Uiyria, Croatia and Dalmatia, 4,914; Turkey, £3,144,812; Syria and valestinc, £719,221; Egyp £2,846,477 ; West Coast of Atrica, £414,632; Uniti States, £1,048,924; foreign West Indies, £823,350 ; Mexico, £422,018; New Gramada, — £1,263,684; Brazil, $2,006,025; Uruguny, £188,506; Argen- une Confederation, 449%, Peru, £270,868 ; Chinn av Java, £459,865 ; Philippine islands, £611,260 5 Gibraltar, 054; Malta, £116,769; Britian North America, £603,159: Brith W Indies, £574, 6585 ions in South Africa, £24+,5: 745,181; Madras, £365,260; Benga) 18,8095 pore, £703,851; Ceylon, £356,530; otier countries, £2,348,307, 757, 7095, tom) £41,839, 877, against £49,506,774 in correspond- we ten manths of tis and £44,266,429 in 1s6 Yhe value of cotton yarn exported in the ter France, £251,689; Ita), Datroatia, ), 076 Hong Koug, eouul a, $1,176, Britis’ India, £1,709, 182; other Total, £12,420,806, ngalnat S11, 246, ding period of 18¢6 and £12,261,578 in 1897, Lace and patené net were ex- ported in the ten inonthy ending October 31 to the value OF S402\616; stochibgs, £502,524; other hosters, $135,057; coanterpanes and smait cotton wares, 42,4, Sewing thread was exported to France to the value of £21,512; tothe United States, £370,469, and to other countries, £590,407. Thas the total valne of ail cotton manuietures exported in the ten mouths ending CQctover) si last Was £44,078,915, agaiast 261,009,483 In fn months of 1$60 aad £AG, 720,454 im 1867, INTERNAL REVENUE ITEMS. pene ‘The subjoined table crete the gradations in the reduction of internal revejue receipts and the acts that gave rise to them, We largest receipia vcing those Of 1866: By statute of July 15, 1866. By statute of March 2, 186: by statute of February 8 1 By statute of Maret Jl, 180 By statute of July 20, 1868 Ananalln +. $173,000,000 and care will ty tration is furnished by je accomplish in public admin: the increase in the revenue 1 suc. cessions, Last year’s i # Was $1,000,000, and it Js almost wholly due to the fast that spectal attention ‘was directed to a portion g the revenue hitherto almost whoily neglected, | Fourteen mijlions eight lwndred and fifty-two thousand two hundred and ae te dollara were received by the goverament \ruring Inst year from the sale of Internal reveane stiinps, Of this amount $2,020,823 were received from the sale of one cent stamps. The insurance companies of the country paid to he governtacns lant year & tax of $1,604, 235. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City, ‘Tue New Enevany Dinnex was held at Taylor's Hotel jast evening. A Naw Raitroap.—The Common Council of Jersey City last night passed the amended ordinanee once vetoed by Mayor O'Neill, authorizing the new Pavo- Din Katiroad, Banquer.—The New Englanders of Jersey Ofy had a banquet at Taylor's Hotel last evening, After the cloth was removed speeches were made by Mayor Pangborn and others and ie evening was passed in a Very sociable manner, BURST AN AnvTeRY.—Mr, Entwhistle, forewan of the Jersey Cuy Times, burst an artery yeterday afternoon, Wiilie lifting a form, and was like tb have bled to death before inedicai aid could be prgeured, Last night he was doing very well, consider the circumstances, hy CHRISTMAS SERVICES.—The Christmas servipes at St. Peter's church, Jersey City, will be mor¢ than usually impressive, a double quartet choit and chorus having been secured for the oceation. A midnight mass will be celebrated, and at bal-oast ten in the morning Hadyn’s mass, No. 111, will be performed by Menendori’s orchestra, Svrrosep Laxcuny.—A women named Elize Cal- lahun was arrested at the ferry yesterday afternoon very drunk and disorver!y and having in her posses- sion a pair of slippers, two tongues, two geese and a bar of soap, supp i: to have been stoleu in New ‘The articles awa au owner at the Jersey City police station. Tas Jersey City Sinxina F credited to the Jersey City Sinking Fund from Decein- ber 1, 1885, to December 1, 1668, was $97,712 91; re- deemed by Commissioners of Jersey City Sinking Fund from December 3, 1365, to December Liss Jersey City bon: ‘en per cent, the par value of which ts $91,8' hand at the present time of $6,619 91. PROBABLY PaTAL RaiLnoap ACcoTDENT.—Yester- day afternoon, while the three o'clock train from Jersey City was on its way to Newark, a man named George Worden, who resides in Jersey City, fell from the cars and was dangerously injured, © "Vhe train Was stopped and Worden was taken up and carried to Newark, where he received medical attendance, but his recovery is considered doubtful. BinbiaRDs.—An amateur match at billiards was played at the Darcy House in Jersey City yester- day afternoon between Howe Cotfia and Randolph Cooper, The gaine was 500 points, the highest run being eighty-lour by Coffin, who won the game. Pudiey havantgh wis present and afterwards gave short exhibition of fis play, elleiting much ap- piause, —The amount Hoboken. * Feu INTO A SINK.—A young German woman, re- siding in Hoboken, feil into a sink on Monday night, the foor having been removed without ber kro v. ledge, and narrowly Was rescued. Hudson City. Assesswenr.-—The Grand avenue assessment case was heard egain yesterday, but no decision will be given until the commissioners report. Brewery SriZED.—The West, End brewery was setzed for debt by Sheri! Midmer a few days since, and the proprietor, George Sclrober, subsequently undertook to remove the goods, This wad stopped by the oftic aad a row ensued, whea Scaroder, Leopold Maisch aud George Letwwelse were arrested and held to bail in the sum of $800 each, BROTAL ASSAULT.—A man entered the honse of Mrs. Dawson, In Prospect avenue, Hudson City, on Monday night and asked he®for some mney. She refusing to give it to him, he assaulted her. She picked up her husband’s razor and kept him at bay, put he finally picked up a potato masher which lay ona table and deait her a biow on her head which laid her sensciess, after which he made his escape, THe GRAND AVENUY ASSESSMENT.—The commis stoners appointed by the Supreme Court to receive the assessment of the City Commisstonars in the matter of the opening of Grand avenue mict at the ontice of Justice Aidridge yesterday forenoon. No decision will be given ull the commissioners have taken all the testimony offered’ by cither side. ‘Lhe report will then be sent to (be Supreme Court. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO EVADE A LEGAL Process.— About two weeks ago the brewery of George Schro- ber, at West End, on West St. Pauls avenne, was seized by a deputy sheriff under a writ for debt. On Mondy night a man who had been appointed to k watch iniormed the police that an attempt vetng made to remove some of the stock. The police hastened to the pia arrested two men named Leopold Maisch and ge Leitzwisa, who, it ia al- leged, were ariving off wagon Iadea with emnieen barrels of beer, Schrober was rested and the three were held to ball in itecorder Aldridge. Desrarare Srrvaers Brrween A MAN anpD a Woman.—At @ iate hour on Monday evening a strange man called at Ue resitence of Mrs. Dawson, in Prospect avenue, and asked her if she had any money. She replied, *Yés, but none for you." He tried to intimidate her, when she rushed into a room and procured a razor, which she wieided so vigor- ously that she Kept the man at bay. He then lified a club used for mashing potatoes and dealt her such a blow on the head inat she recied senseless io the floor, At this woment two boys oul- side, who had just come up and heard the scuttle, raised an Cutery, hearing which the coward- ly railan ted. Infomation was given vo the police, who searched the neighvornood, but without suc- cess. Tue woman, severely bruised about the head, is no. in & dangerous condition, Bergen. w Pink Bet.—The Bergen Common Council have authorized the purchase of & new fire bell, not to weigh more than 6,000 pounds, nor to cost more than ¢1,800. A New Yorsrr Roperp wane av Newanx.—A respectabic looking man called at the police station in Bergen yesterday morning aud informed the ofm- cer in charge that he resided in New York and went vw Newark on Monday evening, where he was robbed while talking to some persons in a hotel there. He did not rniss the money tll he had been 4 long distance from te hovel, He Was now return- ing to New York, but in a penniless condiuion. ‘ne omeer tavormed bin tat be should have notified the/ Newark police. “'The man deciared that he was not uuder the influence of liquor, as he never fre- quents a barroom, belug & member of the Methodist Churen, Newark. Senrous Accipent.—Jobn Recd distocated his collar boue and received other injaries on Sunda: hight by falling on tae ice. i Harp nor Fatr.—Peter Righter, a junk dealer, was fined seventy-five dollars for baying jank from four boys without registering the purchase, as or- dained by law. | The iron cost two dollars and was worth $450, Righter will not make fortune by the transaction. RELIGIOUS.—The Sunday School Teachers’ Asso- ciation met on Monday evening, when the usual re- ports were presented and the following offters e.ected:—President, E. F. Dorrance; Vice President, General ft. F. Runyon; Secreiary and Treasurer, James Yearance, A Denominational Committee was also appointed, Suxiovs FaLL.—A few evenings since a woodman named Join Reid, in the employ of Captain Witham Keily, the blacksmith in Fair street, fell trom a shed ja the yard at the rearof the smithy, besid breaking his collar bone sustained chee severe ine ternal aud external injuries. Keid is an unmarried man. ‘ Boarp ov Trave.—The Newark Board of Trade met on Monday night. Sixteen new members were clected. Subscriptions were reported to the amount of $76,000, and committees were appointed 19 obtain farther subseriptious upou the purch pi gk Ae oe TD it is meg that ten per cent me juired every sixty days. The onject is to establish # hotel. " ‘9 Fine DEPARTMENT Marrens.—The Representatives of the Newark Fire Department met on Monday night, The reports of comiittees were heard and the annugl statement was recetyed, showing @ hal- ance of $14,289. The old Board thea adjourned aud the new one was organized, Tue former Oumultiee on Cemetery was cuitinaed and Messrs, W. 1), Stull, Jesse Keene and H. ©. Lodea were elected trustees, Sraanen CincumsraNce.—A persistent burglar has made repeated attempts to enter the house of Rev. Dr, Crane, Mulberry place, and although a ser- vant on one ovcasion thre w a lighted kerosene iamp at his head lie Wil pot be deterred, He was also fired at with @ revoiver Oa another Occasion, but came again and againescaped. A certain party who has been watcuing tte family of late, as is supposed, ia suspected. Fine Marrens.—At the annual meoting of the Board of Fire Representatives of this ity held recent- ly Mr. Aifred J. Payne was elected President, Mr. William H. Brown Vice President, Mesara. Tuite and Baldwin Secretary and Treasurer (re-elected). ‘This i# the organization of the new board. The finan wat for Uh the aretal mannet in ‘whieh ‘the adalre have been conducted. A Prounian Cas%.—In the Mercantile Court yos- terday, before Judge Bigelow, @ sult waa tried in which the city took action against a junk dealer named Peter Righter, of No. 86 Mulberry street, for purchasing old tron from tminors and not properly recording the matter in his books, as required by one of tho city ordinances, Judgmeat was entered for $01,193, leaving a balance on | zi | erable cash in ber own right and will not permit ped sulfocation belore slic | drive: 5 a> — sone enereeenaeeectares, cepted Masons, hold its annual election on Monday evening, when the following oficers were elected:— W. M., R. W. Vandervoort; 8, W., Jacob Guyer; J. Pe ra RA ee ONS merie; 3 .. PM gy Rin ee Organist, M. 3 . on, Fraternivs Francaise Lodge, No, 02, aiso_ held tts oiection the sume evening, as follows:—W. M., J. 8. W., G. . Badoema; J. W., G, Girods; Mi 8, V. Gougibons; 8, D., B. Girods; J. P! Benatie; M. of C., ©. Tayée and P, Drees. Severe Raruroap AccipENT.—Yesterday after- noon, while the two o’clock train from New York was whirling throagh the Bergen cut on the New Jersey Railroad, a man named George Worden stepped on the front platform to put on bis gloves. In turning a curve a sudden jerk of the car shook him off and he was violently dashed against the ‘The train was stopped and the insensible body of the poor fel- low picked By and beousss hither. He was badly cut a the right side of head, face and the leit khee. Having been placed in a room over the depot, niedical axl was called. Ia the evening he was re- moveit to St. Barnabas’ Hospital, He had worked for the company and resided with a Mrs, Kirtz, ta Greene street, near Railroad avenue. ‘The greatest wonder is that he was not dashed to pieces and in- staatly killed. Hopes are entertained of bis re- covery. Elizaboth. Tbe RECENY Snoorina ArrarR,—Ernest Bauer- sache, the man who was shot, as alleged, on Sunday afternoon, by Cuarles Tyrrell, @ neighbor, was still alive yesterday, After a careful examination it was discovered that the ball, instead of glancing upward, as at first supposed, went downward, and now re- mains among the facial muscles, near the nasal or- e nd under the eye. Couiident ho; of his re- ‘y are therefore now entertained. Tyrrell 1% neld, but will probably be soon actuitted to bail. had been dome some casting contracts for the central Railroad aad is highly spoken of, ‘The wo- a whom he went lo rescue was the widow of a wealthy old ‘Teuton named Gasper. She bas consid- en her husband to squander it, Disasrnovs Preu.—Shortly after midnight yester- day morning a fire broke out In the frame house end store 814 Euzabeth avenge, owned and oceupied by aGerman named Vhillp Edelman, The store was used esa beer saloon and kept by one Theodore Whippler. ‘The fire soon spread and quickly com- municuied tothe house No, 320, also airame, and owned and ocenpied -by_ another Teuton named Christian Brandt. He used the store as a teed and Hour shop. Both these houses were razed, though uw be age the Fire Department was rom pay on hand, They were new buildings and had been ed het a month or so, By tremendous ex- ae Cae water wie firemen Jin saving the new buiiding to the lef of was occupied as a saloon, also by n, and owned by Joan —kimach. Brandt's loss 14 about $3,600; about tivo-thirds in» sured. Edelinan suffers 2 loss of about $2,800; moslly insared, ‘The logs on the third house ts Heht, by the operations of the fre fleud tree families were out into Ue cold and most of their furniture: destwoyed. + Paterson. e Darina Ronsery.—Vhe jeweiry store in Bank street, during a temporary absence of the proprietor on Monday evening, was entered, and between thirtyy and forly vatualis watches, which had been left for airs, were stolen. ‘The store had been carefully locked, but the thieves gained tngtess by picking against the defendant. The penalty is $75, The peculiar portion is that tho law haa been looked ‘Upon a9 Well nigh obsolete, MASONIC—Northorn Lodge, No. 25, Frea and Ac the lock. The proprictor was in the habit of carry- ing ome every bight iis more valuable property for safe keepiug, und had leit the watches ima baskes on the counter Wien he went out, but found therm Detectives were at once wo, but as yet no trace. hus . overed of te thief or thieves. The stolen property is valued at about $900, Trenton. Lerrer Carnias’ UNIvORM.—The letter carriers of tis city appeared in thelr new uniforms yester- day. One veteran carrier resigned rataer than don the oficial suit; very probably from its resempance to the Confederate gray. Lapies? Fart.—A ladies? fair, on a very extensive and magnificent scale, is now being held in Tem- perance Hall, for the benefit of the German Lutheran church on Broad street. The Irish Catholic ladies? fau, for the benefit of the pew church, 1 meeting with cheering su’ 3 in Taylor Hall, Visir HN COUNTY FRERMOLDERS? Commarry erday a committee of tive of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Bergen county visited the Mercer county Jail for the purpose of taking a plan .of ifs construction, a4 they are about erecting a new county jaul in Bergen county. ‘Tue MARKET QuPSTION.—The question of remov- ing the markets from their present unsuitaple loca- tion in Green street Is sult engrossing & large share ef public attent! To pr bia il i ed UpoR by buat body to submit the question to a vote of we peopic on the ist of next Marci. WESTCHESTER INT Fran in Yonkens.—About eight o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the to story iramo dweiling of Patrick jey, sitnated on Pond strect, Yonkers, ‘The house and farniture were iujured to the extent of $100, While on the way to the fira Michacl Murray, of Engine Compauy So. 1, was rua over in Poud street and bad his le badly ine jurea, OFF lin, of the mouutet police, had his ie OF adly injured by falliay from aw horse while golag to Uie tire. THE ROGHESTER COMFLACRATHON. ‘The Losses and Insurances. The Rochester Union of the 21st instant, contains the following account of the losses and insurance by the recent destructive fire inf thas city:— LOSSES AND INSURANCES. D. W. Yowers, loss on buliding about $20,000, sored as follows:—Democrat building, § building, State street, $15,000; on bullding, $49,509; Hatter’s row, $15,000; on “Wal- bridge” building, Badalo street, $14,500, Erickson, Jeanings & Muintord, bank building, Ptace street; loss $16,000; lusurance $8,000. Flour Uity Wank, loos In- trifling; no insurance. Farmers’ and le- chanics’ Bank; loss triding; insured. £. lar tis, law oitice; GW. Koss, Lewin & Kneeland J. fiolmes, lodging reome; aggregate loss about $150; insured, &. Oriel, bat, oap and fur store, lows $2,000; Insurance $3,000, 0. W. Glark, hat, cap and (ur store, 1088 $4,000; Insurance $15,000, J. 0denbach & Co., loss $#,000; insurance §16,00u. W. Roades, shoo sore, loss $50; insyrance ¢. J. Fonda, lo#s $100; insurance 34,000. 0, Meng, bat, cap and fur store, loss $5,000; insurance $1f.0u. By B. Booth, jeweller, loss 3150; Insurance $ Fox, jeweller, joss $100; insure Wheeler = & Wilson, sew! macuine oO street, loss $100; insurance J. MeGuire, confectionery store, loss $1 no insarauce. J. H. Smith, tobacco ae Joss $2 Insurance $2,000, Moore « Col ors, lows avons $9,000; lnsurance $9,000, \, Deu Democrat, insurance $24,000, which will nearly cover the joas. Sargent wud Greenleaf, bank and safe loclc manufacturers, loss $29,000; insurance $13,000. Unique Civb oom, loss $600; insured. American Farmer ovice, J. TR. Garretsee proprietor, lose 1,500; insurance $1,000, James Leanox, stereotype undry, loss $2,000; Insurance $00. A. Waidbrldge, Job printing oifice, loss a (ew hundred dotiars, Jona Cc 7 book bindery, loss $4,500; Insurance $1,000, James Vick, wood cuts, &c, ja siereo- he foundry, loss 1,000; no insurance. D. 4. boore, files of Rural Wen Yorker and other papers in the book bindery, loss $2,000; jusared fully. 1. Simmons, clothing store, loss $300; insurance $1,00, ‘Sanderson & ‘Thorne, Batuivan, cigs tko toan'lighi J neat 1, re, gh }. Cochrane, liqnor store, loss $1,300; insured $6,000. ‘The | ; 6, re, O. H. Stevens. Case: Davis; B.A. ond; Redfield, tnepard & Clark, who Had faw offices in the rm block, will amount to a few hundred dollars all wid, Some of them are | insured suificient to cover loss. C. Warts, wateh and clock repairer, loss $100; no insurance. The agu gate loss by tus fre will be faliy $190,000, aggregate insurance is more than doable this amount, but there is considerable loss in individual cuses, THE CENTRAL AAILROAD iW TEXAS, " {From the Houston Times.} Mr. W. i. Morgen, of Towanda, Bradford county, Pa., one of the most efticlent and Accomplished engt. neers of the North, has effected a conditional con. tract, but awaiting contingencies in New York city, Jor the constrnetion of tic western braved of the Central Rulroad from Breniam to Austin. Haig 4 down upon estiniuates 08 constructed, and one. aif the net earnings of the sections as complated, n the iufords one of the most inCative contracts United Suates.* An outlay of some $200,199 by con. tractors would realize a return in twe years, allow. ing ep months for coutpletion, of a net fit of that amount on the whole work. The rity of the Central board are now in New York, aud our Iriend, Paul Bromot, one of the most eticient of the board, loft yesterday for the North, aud peri Karope, to aid tn the perfection of arrangemets extend the main trank Bis ewe 8 to Red river. ‘the company can, since capdal is Teassured by the quict which prevails, obtain What capital they want, and we are aseared that it 18 the intontion of thm chou rising company to push their - Rea fiver atonce. ir Work vigorously to Fiske, J z ml, the Incorrect in fact, though future opera some such consumination, The stes'a Bristol line were Withdrawn, upon a arte With the Newpors Company, tii tad ist of 1809, So far as fattre operation’ ote yothiag dodnite has yet transpired, Hae 3 nO doubt that a consolidation, lvokiay to arent of Boston as well as New York, Wil soou be wade, Mr, Fiske waa expected mr Boston to-day, ou: certain Cotaplications will necessitate bis stay 2 sow Yous probably during the week. Traveller, Dec, 2h,