The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1869, Page 10

8 EXTENSION OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, ©ontinvation of Avenues Through Westches- ter County—New Railreads—Port Morris a Grain Depot of the Pacific Railroad—Pre- posed Closing of Harlem River. ‘ When Mr. Chauncey M. Depew’s censas returns ‘were published, showing on their face an actual ae- crease of population in the city of New York, from Asso to 1865, of several hundred thousand, nobody ‘Believed him. Even bis own party friends in this eliy were ashamed at this exhibition of folly, at this tame attempt to make political capital by underrat- ‘ng the growth of New York's prosperity. Since ‘then a similar atvempt, ff one were to be made, has been rendered utterly abortive, The growth of New ‘York city has been progressing on such a scale that ® needs no mathematical calculation to prove it. Like every other axiomatic fact, it proves itself. ‘The rapid tmerease in the number of new build- Ings begun and completed every succeeding year is ‘one of the best proofs of this fact. More and more do the vacant lots disappear and palatial rows of houses take thetr places. Storehouses of immense ‘dimensions are being erected to accommodate trade, * and dwellings, from the large stone front palace of ‘the wealthy to the unpretending tenement of the ‘hrifiy working classes, are rapidly extending on all our street# and avenues to the northward. And ‘tiese new structures are tenanted and swarming with iamates almost the moment they are com- pleted, and in many cases even before the last trowelfal of plaster has completely dried on the walle, Moreover, the activity shown by the people of all the counties surrounding the city to proilt by the continuing growth of New York is the best possible evidence that the people of these neighboring places, who all have more or less general interest in this city, are fully aware that their own prosperity is eounected mtimately with our own and that their ‘merease is but the outgrowth of New. York, 2 the branches and leaves of a huge oak draw ‘Heir life-giving nouriehment from the trunk and its foots, Everywhere in our immediace neighborhood ‘@ie inhabitants are more than ever engaged in dis- eussing and developing plans calculated to invite the location of settlements, for which New York, wing to its narrow limits, may not afford room. In Kings and in Queens counties, across the Hudson in Jersey, this activity 1s prevalent wherever we may Jook. But nowhere more so than in the county morth of us—in Westchester. A visit to Westchester county ia pecullarly at- tractive at this present time, myiew of the many plans for improvements already determined on to bring it into still closer communion with this city. Its topographica: configuration @@apts it well—at least its southern half— © become in time an onter ward, the northern frontier, as it were, of the city of New York. Though rising with somewhat steep hills on the Hudson its entire surface, from the heights on the shore of the river eastward to tho banks of the Sound, is slightly undulating, presenting no. hig hills or deep-valleys or ravines to the extension of roads and @venués. The numerous creeks and’ rivalets afford ample natara! draining, and the whole % well adapted for building purposes, and it may, im time to come, be of itself a vast city, counting its Population by the million. This, of course, is not mentioned as sure to be within the lifetime of those, now projecting improvements in ‘his county. But ‘with the growth of the whole country in population, wealth and political influence the heart of the coun- try, its commercial and financial metropolis, will ‘assume commensurate proportions, and then what- ever 6 now accomplished or in the course of com- ‘pletion wii reap its fall harvest. Mt ts but lately that the HeRALp has referred to ‘the great importance of clearing Heli Gate channel of ai! obstractiona, and how necessary for the gene- ral comr.erce of the country and its naval defences @ was that Congress should provide liberally out of ‘the federal treasury the means required, instead of throwing mililons away on scheming jobs and into ‘the pockets of lobby speculators. With reference to ‘this mach needed improvement it was sald that on ‘the Bast river, and along the south shore of Harlem Fiver might be concentrated—and would, by the mataral force of the laws of trade, become located— ur whole commerce with Europe. It appears now ‘hat these suggestions, so natural from the oro- graphical character of the Sound approaches to the Barbor of New York, were evident to others also. And it is projected to cover the county of W estches- ter with several branches of railroad, with the evi- Gent purpose to accelerate this event, whether or not ‘the federal government may move in the matter. A more particular reference will at once disclose the true intent of these projects. NEW RAILROADS Between the great bend of the Erie Railroad tothe @outh, in the town of Monroe, in Orange county, and the Hudson river oppdBite Peekskill, there is only a @uwstance of about twelve miles, This will soon be covered by a road tothe Hudson river. A com- pany has lately been organized, composed of sub- stantial men of Westchester county, with a view to xtend this proposed connection of the Erie Ratiroad ‘hrough Westchester county. This road will start at Peekskill and run through the Sawmill river valley southward to Harlem river, with a branch to Port Morria, The Harlem river terminus of this road will De, #0 it is eaid, probably at Central Bridge, known as Macomly’s Dam, and it was given out that arrange- ments had been made with one of our city ratlroads ‘to extend its track to the Harlem river, and run its )- 4 connection with trains from Peekskill. It is ved that this is to be on the Eighth avenue, the care of which now run up to 124th street, and but @ ee expendisare of money would carry its track to bridge. It cannot be positively stated whether this belief fs correct, though of the fact that the road from Peekskill, as intimated, is going tobe built Shere cam be no doubt. This road will open foreet- Sement a large portion of the most attractive part of ‘Westobester county, and bring it almost within hailing distance of the centre of our city. But of till greater importance is the branca, already men- towed, to PORT MORRIS—THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, ‘The connecuion by rail of this place with oue of the reat trumk lines to the West would undoubiedly it in an immense advantage. Located, as this 3 is, just north of Ward's Isiand and outside of Heu channel, with Ggep water at its shores, we , with proper facilities, become @ great of trede th grain and similar bulky mer- the poy Spe Wy re, the pettgaest e Erie ® ve settiod down Into something like aa bonest administration, with a view to promote the pubilc good whiie in- ita own profits, the community wil have rejoice at this extension of it tron links Westchester county to the shores of the beneficial results of this new are so evident that it is jon Pacific Railroad have it to to bilsh wt Port Morris @ depot for tramio, and baiid co;mmodious wareh: RXTENSION OF THE SPCOND AVENUE ROAD. ‘There i# still another railroad project in the course of walization, which will yet more strongly unite ue of Westenester with tue commer- our city, It tw pro Second avenne @ ros: Harlem river, through Westchester county, ‘mo Connecticut, and the preliminary surveys and rnaves have already, it is said, been completed. road will the Hariem river at a point Where It is tone! by 129th ren along the Stare to (be east and south of the New Haven Rail- fost to Portchester, cross the latter road at that i Ht i ie i EEE zd: bi 8 : i 2 ak > 233k: and numerous special acts have by the ure ip aid of the pro Smprovementa, But | been jet w the rostees aod town ¢.wnmissionera, with it loeal jones of tweive freen.viders to decide upon the ne- eeenity of the pew romp dip course aud esti. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1869.—TRIPLE iain te al Roe pete a large 01 aa work and in conrse’0 of construction a = £ z z a E BEE I 3 i i 2 g : E i Ee i : towns in reality build these taxable value of property in the towns is increased 60 largely by these unprovements that the additional megdn the expense, and the inhabitants have free for ail ti:ae, and in proof of this assertion it is mentioned that along one of the avenues already completed reai estate has risen in value from filly to weventy-tive per cent. DESCKITVION O¥ THESE NEW AVENUES. ‘The be; of this system of improvements Was nade as early as 1865, On the of April of that year the Legislature passed an act au- thorizing the opening aad construction of “Central Park avenue.” This avenue is already compieted. It begins om the Harlem river, opposite Central bridge, or MoComb's dam, runs through West Farms, Morrisaula and part of the town of Yonkers and ends at Woodlawn, and constitutes practically an exten- sion of Eighth avenue, On the loth of April, 1807, another act of the Legl-s lature authorized the continuation of this avenue from Woodlawn to White Piains, passing throug the towns of Yonkers and Greenburg, and crossing the Bronx river at White Plains. ‘This avenue, to be known as Ceniral avenue, which virtually connects the Fighth avenue of our city with the county seat of Westchester, is now being built and wili soon be completed, when it isto be still further continued from White Piains in a northerly direction to Mount Kisco, running through the very centre aud heart of the county, The “Southern Boulevard” was authorized by an act of the Legisiature dated April 9, 1867. It begins at the connnesine aca of Muriem bridge and Third avenue on the Westchester shore, passes through Morrisania and West Farms, crosses the Harlem and Albany railroad over a high bridge and joins the Central Park avenue at Jerome Parl By another act of the Legislature, passed April 9, 1885, the Re open improvement of the old boston road from Third avenue to Portchester was author- ‘aed 30 a8 to make it conform to the general system of avenues as planned. ‘The “Southern Highway,” under an act of the Legislature passed April 12, 1867, starts ata point where 149th street crosses ird avenue, and runs thence in a northeasterly direction till 1 coanects with the old Boston post road mentioned above. The old Albany post road, from Kingsbridge along the whole western length of the county, will be completely repaired aud regraded, so as to make it one of the finest roads in the State. Westchester avenue, @ new one proposed, will be another continuation of Central avenue, commenc- ing at White Plains and runaing northwesterly to- wards Tarrytown, near which piace de will intetsect the Albany post road. Stil! another avenue from White Plains 1s to con- nect Central avenue with the Boston road at the vil- lage of Portehester, running through the towns of Harrison and Kye. This road was authorized by NS roc on June 5, 1368, inh Te jamaroneck avenue, anthor: ia 63, will connect White Plains with tide water he vil- Yage of Mamaroneck, Tunniag through the town of Harrison and crossivg the Boston Todd. The track of the “horse railroad north of Harlem bridge is to be extended from Fordham to Williams- bridge and Mount Vernon, In fact, it 39 expected that before many years pass-away many; if not all, the avenues named, and others hereafter to be con- structed, will be travelled over by cars as regularly as any of the city avenues at present, farvisiing in- creased inducements for business and residences by offering increased fucilities of easy and rapid trans- portation. From the enumeration of these new and splendid avenues it will be seen that by tne continuation and extension of the avenues below the slariem river all, or nearly all, are corfverging towards White Piains. This village seems destined to bea sort of distributing central point from which the rolling surge of population will radiate in all directions. OLOSING OF HARLEM RIVER AND SPUYTEN DUYVIL. In the minds of the projectors of these vast and systematic Sn aee there is one thing more to be done order to realize from them ior both this city and Westchester all the benefits ex- pected 10 result from them, The completion of these oye loa mtg they say, eventually lead hod opening of others, until every avenue in the city its continuation Westchester county. bridging of Har- ‘vil at nu ints, it rerained as a road for commerce the bridges must all be pro- vided with draws, which, being opened for the pas- sage of every barge or lumber scow, would impede travel to such an extent as to render the whole extension of the avenues into the county partiaily eS ee and is continually cl Heretofore Hariem river was believed to be neces- sary to relieve the North river and give an outiet to the grain boats coming down the Hudson. The grain trade is ge ny ae the from th canals, and with the completion of 4 con: nections and im) ments tn aoe to the West and the Pacific ¢ of all the Western States will either cross the Hudson at Peekskill or at Al- and be landed either direct at New York or at Port Morris for shipment to Europe. When this point is reached the Harlem river, it is claimed, will rather be @ hindrance to commerce than a beneft, Why then keep ut open? It is therefore advocated to close it from the Hudson to Ward’s Isiand, thus doing away with the necessity of costly bridges, and giving the city of New York unbroken, uninterrupted a for expansion, as ils growth may demand it, faci raptd and continuous intercourse by steain of “ey neta sprites ie sitihe ont north- ern portions of the metropo! ling up the bed of the river the flats and marshy Dottome slong of ite shores could be made available and the cast of the work would almost be trebly ined by the land won from bank to bank. With this proposition in view, it 1s intended to make an application to Congress, not for any appropriation or subsidy, but — for a permissory statute that theriver, being under the constitution a national highway as naviga- bie water, may be closed. This certainly @ grand proposition. At first sight it looks plansible and inviting. Whether, after @ closer Investigation, obstacles and objections may not arise it, 80 much so as to destroy its pre- sent Boy ae of feasibility, cannot now be fore- be 6 plan, at auy rate, is one fully entitied to considerat! Jn view of the rapid rise of the met! as the probable centre of the com- merce of worldeverything calculated to increase the area of its usefalness suould be welcome, and if ing up the Harlem river and making West- chester county & by connection of soti atleast, of New York this can be accomplished, then iet it be done, eee etnenstciens THE SULPPENSBURG (PA.) MURDER. F i ! ai i i ‘5 h i : A i j i Be: ee & ¥ ry = 5 3 f 4 a Z g & at Sess 2288 i ; BE | i g . g 5 5 5 37888 siete i the body 1 of the neck, A jury of inquest ‘Waa then held and decided upon the facté of the case stated, “that he came to hia death by wounds in- ted with an axe in the hands of Titna,’ The body was then brought to this place and placed in t.ve Coun- oli H9use, The prisoner was taken from the jo. up to confroNs athe of tae murdered map, Me a stood like a statue, pale as death, and then com- menced to show signs of great agitation of mind and Dody. The excitement ‘tr the crowd, which was very |i by was intense; they re. this time, hey tarued hin 0 tie lockup he wept and acknowledged the deed, made a sort of confession and attributed it as usual to strong drink, On Saturday m the oflicers took hun to Carlisle and placed him in jail. The sheriff examined jis carpet bag and found two table casters, wich be said he bougiit, but such was not the case, a3 a man Whom he boarded with one day made his appearance and claimed the goods, as he had stolen them afew weeks before. The hoon, a one penn years of cam Germany eae six months ago, and cam piace with Adam Titus from Carlisle only a few days previous to his death, From a letter found he has a son in Germany about sixteen years of age, who had intended to come to see his father in the spring. Adam Titus, the murderer, is about twenty-five Years of age, rather small in stature and fair com- plexion; is rather intelligent, and can converse and write in his mgther tongue fuently, He ieft Ger- many about one year ago, and has been working in this neighborhood as a laboring man since April last. He became the terror of the shborhood by the threats he made against some of our farmers, He has committed a number of thefts—one in Cham- bersburg, that of stealing a watch from a colored woman, and was convicted and confined in Cham- bersburg jail. He was looked upon here as a dan- gerous ae though his appearance would indicate otherwise. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Srappina Arrray.—George Krestel, a resident of Throop avenue, E&. ‘D., yesterday appeared before Justice Eames and accused John Kerns and Conrad Kerns with stabbing him in the face with a dirk knife on the night of the 1st instant. The accused were arrested and held to auswer. The cause of the deadly assault did not transpire. ‘ “Panos AND Humor oF HUMAN Lire.”—Professor Nathan Sheppard delivered a lecture entitled as above last evening at the Central Baptist church, Fourth street, E. D., before a numerous audience. ‘The lecturer kept hia hearers ina happy mood by the reiation of quaint anecdotes, from the com- mencement to the close of his lecture, Cuurcn Ropsery.—Grace Church, situated in Conselyea street, near Lorimer, E. D., was broken into on Monday night, and robbed of forty yards of carpeting. Yesterday the police of the Forty-sixth resins cevested a@ person named William P. Hoyt, ou suspicion of having committed the robbery, and Jastice Eames held him to await examination. A short time ago the same church was despoiled of a portion of its communion service. KicKep BY A Horse.—Michael Hannegan, a host- ler, while engaged last evening in bianketing a horse in the stables of A. & G. Polhemus, 85 Di- vision avenue, Eastern District, was repeatedly Kicked by the vicious animal, and sustained proba- bly fatai injuries. The unfortunate man was re- moved to the City Hospital by the police, when it was found that his le! eg was fractured in two piaces below the knee and his head and shoulders Were badly bruised, FaraL ACCIDENT TO A SEAMAN.—About half-past one o’clock yesterday afternoon Wiliam Lawson, a Seaman, was instantly killed by a bundle of barrel heads, which he was in the act of hoisting at the time, falling upon him and breakiag his skuil. The accident occurred on board rng Spanish bark Yunnidi, lying at the foot of Wasn! tran, Cor- oner Jones was notified, and Will Loidgan inquest Over the body to-day. Boanp oF Epucation,—The Board of Education met last evenlag at their hail, Red Hook laue, Dr. J. S$. Thorn in the chair. The speetal committee to whom was referred the question of free books re- ported that books had been gratuitously distributed among the various schools at a total expense of $37,000, and that there was remaining a balance of $5,000 only applicabie to that purpose. The com- mittee deem te mode of distribution pur- sued by those w whom the free books were entrusted highly mjudicious, owing probably to lack of experience. As an instance is cited the fact that $8,600 worth of Readers were given out, being one to each scholar, whereas in other cities but one Reader is given for e' two pupils. ‘Taere will be no free books distributed this year, as there are no funds applicable for the purpose, ‘The comuittee, after some debate on the question, were discharged from further consideration of the subject, and Teport was adopted. The committee on the question of furnishing additional schoo! ac- commodation for colored children reported that they had en; @ suitable room, at the corner of Ji and High streets, for a age 4 school, which woul accommodate 160 children. e report was received and the Board snortly after adjourned. News IN Brier.—The temperance cause in Brook- lyn has not been 80 strongly advocated this season as was the case during the winter of 1867-3. The Eye and Ear Hospital, corner of Washington and Johnson streets, which was opened last sum- mer, has been productive of the most beneficial re- sults to the and otners of the comm wh Pa have sought relief there. aren ee has pot been removed from off Philip Manley was before ¢ Justice on a charge of ha’ stolen a from the Papen of James le ie accused gave bail mek od examin: on the 8th inst, A verdict of ‘accidental death” was rendered b. m the inquest over the body oi peg tee ‘years of nee, iy ond As Sunday ym being severely burned about the bodys few ip revious to her demise, Davi lutchings, an employé at the Navy Yard, Gropped dead while proceeding to hia work shop, about el ee ore yesterday morning. The coroner ‘was not Thomas Johnson was convicted of poping ‘Thomas Healy of fifty dollara and was remanded by the Judge of the Court of Sessions Thomas Murp3y fell from a ladder while engeced the ‘side of a house yesterday and was . He was taken to his home, No. Louis Keese, charged with att iz to pass a counterfeit ten doliar bill on the National Bank of Albany City, was arraigned before United States Commussioner Jones yesterday and Was remanded to Jail to await examination. ‘The treasurer of the Children’s Ala Soctety, Mr. William Weeks, acknowledges the total rece(pt of subscriptions to that institution inte June, i to have been $2,869. for sentence. “GOING, GOINC—GONE ! quite a lively appearance yesterday evening. Not | only the representatives of Brooklyn society —nay, society itself, waa there in corpore, In fact every- body that is anybody was there. Ze haut monde, la haute finance, le haut commeree, la haute guin- qatlerte—all these different strata of modern society were present in fall force. Todo what? To battle for virtue’s triumph? To wrestle im honorable com- bat as the herotc youth did of old at the Olmypian games? To compete for the general applause of the public voice with works of thetr gentus or in- dustry? No; what they did was merely to attend an auction and outbid each other, if possible, for a—seat. At the opera? or circus? or for another series of Jenny Lind concerts, under the manage ment of a pees ene auction was for seats rch wi was held was Plymouth church, Henry Wart ise ah * 9 of street, near in City of Churches.” rough the of the edifice, consecrated to the service of God and of mammon, lighted up brilliantly, entrance to any show hi the voice of auctioneer within arrested the attention of all by. “Five, five, fi ty, hear, eighty-five, ity— at two hundred » going, go quent appeals of pation Beecher 7 shot bright aa ever under the glaring light of nana of pol there yee ee at ~ 4 ance, silent, as uahiDg nes cueacel, bat: within were my te Ly M to ote down nie name of auccessful’ piaders. and the. a reading desk, plainly carved of wood brought all the from the lount of Olives, where thirty Purchased the treason of Ju- thusiastic @: of the the crafty pa Who cali ati eee Piece not of ae And oni on the main floor of the “haven ad in the gull of a kind to suit the “solemnity” of the occasion. “Put your hands in your pockets, gentiemen, and Jet's have it,’ exclaimed ho at the desk. “What a that you hi got to drink up there?’ asked aloud some on the body of the church. “Onl; Ridgewood. We are temperance poniee repli one of the soribes, and the sally brought down the house. Thus it went on till all the seats were dia- posed of, Mr, Henry C. Bowes paying the premium, 6420, (Going, wolng—-gone | CHINA. The Yangchow Outrage—How It was Brought About—Action of the British Consul and Its SHANGHAT, Nov. 18, 1868, ‘The great event of the past month, noth in a social nd political point of view, has undoubtedly been the British naval expedition up the Yangtse Kiang. Ina previous letter I dilated somewhat on an occur- rence which, in the future annals of foreign inter- course with China, will be always known as the “Yangchow” outrage—which consisted of an unpro- voked attack by the rabble of the city of Yangchow (@ place in the vicinity of the open port of Chin- keang), stirred up and influenced by the class known as the “literati,” and perfectly unrestrained by the mandarins or governing class, on a small body of Protestant missionaries who, with their familles, had made their homes within Yangchow’s inhospita- ble walls. The news of this outrage reaching Shanghai the British Consul here, Mr. Medhurst, under whose jurisdiction Chinkeang also falls, at once availed himself of a man-of-war, the Rinaldo, placed at his disposal, and started off to make in- quiries, Satisfying himself that the missionaries had fair ground for complaint, the Consul pushed on to Nankin, the residence of the Viceroy, the highest magnate of the neighborhood, and to him he pre- ferred his complaint and demands for compensation for property wantonly destroyed and injuries in- Micted by the populace; for the degradation of the oMcials for not suppressing the riot, and the punish- ment of the literati for inciting it; for free permis- sion to the missionaries to return to their residences in the hostile city, in accordance with their treaty rights; and, finally, for a stone tablet detailing the occurrence and its punishment to be erected oppo- site the missionaries’ station there. Mr. Medhurst was courteously received, and the Viceroy heard his complaint and promised him full redress, At this juncture Captain Bush, of the Rinaldo, unfortunately fell ill, and as his disorder was serious and it was necessary he should promptly return to Shanghai, the Consul, thinking his diMcul- ties at an end, dispensed with the Rinaldo and re- mained Tseng Kurn-Fan’s guest in merely his own Chinese travelling boat. Then a change came o’er the spirit of the Viceroy’s dream. A Consul with a sloop- of-war might be listened to, but a Consul in a native boat could be ignored, and sothe provincial magnate snubbed the foreign official—would concede him none of his demands—insolently offered him $1,000 for the missionaries, if the poor people had been much hurt, and finaily, Consul Medhurst had to re- tire discom{ftted, leaving Tseng Kurn-Fan master of the occasion, and the Yangchow rioters, with their aiders and abettors triumphant for the nonce. For but a brief spell, however, ther triumph lasted. The voice of the foreign public was lifted up as that of one man, the press was unanimous in its cry for prompt measures on the insolent man- darinate, and consequently a squadron, consisting of the Reaney, steam frigate; Rinaldo, Icarus and. Zebra, steam sloops-of-war, with gunboats Dove and Slaney, were promptly mustered at Shanghai, and onthe 2d of November the Yangtse expeditionary squadron was organized, and, with Consul Medhurst on board, started once more for the Southern capi- tal, Naukin. Arrived at Chinkeang the business in hand was systematically set about. A foreign com- mission inyuired into the detatls of the ourrage and the medical men of the squadron formally examtned and reported on the injuries the assaulted mission- aries had actually received. Meanwuiie the Vice- roy’s steam yacht Tungche, lately built under Ameri- can superintendence at the Sianghai arsenal, was despatched post haste to Shanghai for the Taontae of that city, who, from iis frequent dealings with foreigners, was supposed to be au jait at business of cajoling them. By the Tungene despatches were aled sent from ine Viceroy to Mr. Seward, the United States Con- sul Gene ‘urging him vo visit Nan«xim, and by his counsels aid an adjustment of the dispute and act as mediator between the part! invitation, com- piimentary as it was nationally and personally to Mr. Seward, that gentleman had too much good sense to accept, well knowing, as he must, that in such @ cause as the squadron were dealmg with England’s success would be identical with that of eve nation having secs Hanoy with China— alike sutferers by native duplicity and chicanery. ‘The Shanghai Taontae, however, obeyed his su- jor’s summons, and the first step of this worthy, conjunction with his brother official at Chinke- ang, was to endeavor to prevent Consul Medhurst from Cog 4 his journey in the beng ye urging that Tungche was very more comfortable. It is needless tor me to add this little to be seen an which for took place, which serves to show to what an ex- tent these astute Chinamen carry their stolidity and nil admirari doctrine. With the tall masts of tie Rodney, Icarus and Rinaldo full in view from the low, before which the conversation took piace, the Chinkeang Taontae, without a ruftie on his asked Medhurst if he had tra- velled by one of the passenger and further added the query, “When are your men-o[-war com- ing up?’ fa just like the Chinese in every emer- gency, mer, Will not see the difficulties which lie be- fore them, just as the Chink« Taontae expeditionary squadron they saw there in 1841, when the of Nani was signed and foreigners for first time ad to a certain soc’ in this antique old empire. The with the two Taontaes, fanned close to the -war and haif an hour low consid in the eyes of his subordinates, who had looked on him hitherto, as Tully @ match for reign diy in- i i Ee 2 Sg 5 a E53 il ! E i i i iH Fe H aaIE a : i f se i : a 3 F E- Fi tunately to the arrival of the gunboat James ay ft a sod bbtsin for damage done. the Ui ited @ Uni States ‘Gonsel for at , General Le Gender, who visited the to the American in during the ‘was consulted by the Chinese authorities tool greet interest in the sal eet aces iMcuity. news I have not much to impart, Times are dull and promise to be duller sfiil; for with tele- ms reaching ua, a8 one did last night, advising & one of four pence per pound on new season's teas in jondon, our merchants are hardly Mark Bae under the circumstances. In 333 a peroy the province has issued a Y ag forbkiding all, both: na tives and foreigners, from gold ageing, or, indeed, open mines of ption, and be bas up by her 'p Consul, SHEET. who, under instructions from his chief at Pektn, ‘warns his nationals from mining, which, not sam authorized by treaty, he maintains woul amount to a breach of treaty and be punished ac- cordingly, Where there is so much smoke there must be fire; and the jealous way in which the Chi- nose try to guard Fie “Tom Tiddier’s ‘will certainly lead foreigners to think there : must be considerable wealth there, and induce them to urge more and more for their legitimate opening. Sooner or later this must be granted; but the day has socially We enlivened late- come ay by We have Geet: conmd Admiral i erably Peperare of the Piocaradan, with fie Sag o° wan, and the Ashuelot. The former, owing to her it has been retained at W: sung, for she would have up all Piscatag Ashuelot is in dock at present, something having gone wrong with her stecring gear. I regret to have some shipping catastrophes to report. The American bark Charley, belonging. to Captain’Thorndike, of this place, was totally lost on the New Chi ‘bar at the end of last month. The inate,’ with a of the crew, were in one boat and pines up by a junk, which ‘anded them earl in Chefoo; but another boat with the captain and, unfortunately, an American lady passenger, Mrs. Charles E. Hill and two children, lins not yet been, heard of, and as tt was blowing hiird the nigat of thd wreck grave- fears are entertained for their safety. ‘The i BS not insured, so her loss will fall heavily on her owner. The Taherah, @ steamer of our local Steamship Navigation Company’s Nankin iine, has come to grief. She broke down on a recent trip up the river and returned to port. While being moved from lier buoy to.a wharf by the steamer Nangchow she unded aft, and in attempting to drag her off the Nangehow’ pultea her sternposi out, when she rapidly and sunk just of the wharf. Every- thing movable has been got out of her and her en- ines, which are valuable, will be saved. | ‘The hull, it ig supposed, will have to be broken up, for it can - not be raised. She was pretty well used up, 60 her loss will not be reat, felt. Another steamer of the same company, the Shause, grounded on the Tient- sin bar and damaged her sternpost and rudder to a considerable extent. She will have to lie. up a month or two until a new rudder 1s forwarded hence, THE TREASURY RING. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1269. The small coterle of stock brokers Known as the Treasury ring, who have, greatly to their own proiit, been alternately builing and bearing the en- tire industrial interests of the nation since 1861 by secretly manipulating the national debt and contents of our national Treasury, evidently begiu to scent the approach of reform and are preparing to pre- vent it, which they may be able to do unless their designs are frustrated between this and the 4th of March, the efforts of the next administration to the contrary notwithstanding. All the ring has to do to aceomplish its object is to prevent the passage of any law prohibiting govern- ment officials of any grade from secretly manipuiat- ing the national debt, as Secretary McCulloch has been doing all along, and to procure the passage of a law authorizing a foreigg loan with a government agency in London or Frankfort. Then start the long talked of new great American banking house in Lon- don, with Secretary McCulloch at its head, and they can laugh at reform for the next four years, taking, meanwhile, $25,000,000 or $30,000,000 more trom a tax-burdened people. Jn regard tothat new American banking house in London, with Mr, McCulloch at its head, “provided certain matters now in adjustmenv’—understood" to be the contemplated foreign loan bili—‘turns out satisfactorily,” Ido not learn that it has beea given up; but, on the contrary, certain very signiucant facts seem to indicate taat it may yet be brought ut. ‘On the 25th of May last, Hon. Morton ©, Hunter of Indiana, otfered the following resolution of inquiry in the House, which was adopted witout opposi- tion:— Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to inform this House what amount of money, tn , ie posited by the Treasury or State Departments with bankers and brokers, giving tue nameof each, in London or elsewaere outside the Doundary of the United Btaies, Stating also we amount of such deposits on the Ist day of Juuuary and July Of each year since 1840; the rate of interest pald thereon, if ‘what rate of comnlasion is charged for keeping the draftsof the United Stntes drawa \d what disposition haa been made of any, au accounts and paying the against auch deposits, an said interest. ‘This resolution, it will be seen, was drawn by Mr. Hunter, who makes thorough work of whatever he undertakes, with extraordinary care; evidently with the design of preventing our artful Secretary of the Treasury from making an evasive reply. ‘Tho country knows by expensive experience that Mr. McCuiloch’s forte is secret manipulations and artful a ing. Take, for example, his reply to the House resolution the amount of United States de- posits in national banks, it consisted of thirty pages your correspondent of figures, and it was not untii pare twenty-five doilars to them footed up ublushed result in the H#RALD of April 25 that wn tod and the people were a whit wiser for mar. Me h’s 80-called reply. In regard to Mr. Hunter's resolut above quoted, I cannot find that the Secretary of the Treasury has made any reply whatever, i have sooked the House over with care. Nor can I fi = one who has heard of ike a reply, ver- or otherwise. The amount the people’s gold on a it, free of interest, with Mr. McCulloch’s pean cities can- not, therefore, be kuown except to the Treasury ring. Some estimate it at $500,000, and others, usually weil informed m such sul put it as high as $3,000,000, Would not 1% mi @ nice nest egg for the new American Segre | house in London? No wonder Mr. McCuiloch is disinclined to let the peo- ple’s representatives know the amount, The reason * the preter that it is necessary to keep this d mee mi de- posit with foreign brokers to pay our foreign Minis- ters is the merest sham. Our foreign missions or should be, positions of honor and trust, not protit. The repubilc of Switzerland sets us an ex- ample in this matter. ‘fhe head of the Swiss lega- tion to the United States, M. Jonn Hitz, a gentieman of wealth and distinction, orings to the service of his country every possible qualification without any pay whatever. A small ailowal smali—is made to pay his attachés, but nothing whatever tor the head of the legation, Now, while it would not, perhaps, be well for our government to copy the Swiss too closely in this re- spect, I am sure that we have plenty of distin- guished and Go weil qualified citizen’ who would ac- ent and all our foreign missicns at present sal- ead im greenback drafts on New York. Why should our Minisier to Prussia or Sweden be paid in drafts on London instead of New York? The rate of taxation and cost of living in foreign cities are leas than in our own; so there 1s no excuse for paying gol green! pay for Ministers why not pay ‘would seem that a form of enough American citizens might answer for our torcign friends. They certain! #0. Galignani, of December 19, het ‘The project*of aoe iamue @ five per cent stock, payable in London and ikfort, for Eotion of such slock he edi, willbe ptremuously reslabed, foreign neighbors tricks, and that the proposed be extremely unpopular. ‘This Hghehs | be no in a iing point of view, as it wi enable our general agent (Lo request from the a commisston' tuations of yn hereof, 8 not to aa tt is the rings yoy eee of coi on » but the favor interest of the nation constitutes Sie pees objection to their $25,000,900 from the Drofits on mantpu- lations, &C., certainly bad enough, but it can be cenas euges ias Naaais Maes taew ry beyond all estimate. ihe HsnaLp readers know aud understand this. he entire UNITED STATES, SUPREME COURT. Decision as to the Patent Laws—Damages by Infringement—Who Entitled, and Who Should Sue, Lewles Moore, Plaintiff tn Brror, vs, James Marsh et al.—In error to the Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennayivania. This cause was recenty ‘The facts wore briefly these:—The plain- i inerror brought suit in his own name, without giving any of his assignees, to recover damages for the infringement of his patent for grain drilis by the defendants, who manufactured and sold such drilis In Union county, Pa. The suit was brought in No- vember, 1 to recover for the be- apres fee nee tne cane tween February 3, 1863, and month, &@ period during which he was sole owner of the patent within that county. On the 26th of Fel ee ee ee ae one Jones @ half interest in the patent for this, county, and he was not, therefore, sole owner at the date of com Mt, mencing — sult, On this state of facta the defendants claimed that the suit could not be maintained; that @ suit for in- fringement must be brought in the name of the party or parties owning the it at the time of commencing sult, although the suit was brought to recover dama,¢os accruing daring atime when thost parties had no (nterest in the it; that the dam- agon are incident 10 the patent, going with it and last owner all accumulations. The this plea, overruled demurrer for the defendants, From plaintit appeated, and the Court ‘now reversed the judgment, holding that the action rors that he‘was eutitied fo the damayes by error, and he was entiti © the dam: Yy infringement 5-4 pe ind ailegnts a at that i the sole party in interest for the ic in question, and that the correct theory of the law {3 that the action must be brought in’ the name of the party or parties in. interest at the time the dam- ages accrue and not in the name of the partes own- ing the patent wien the action is brought. Mr. Jus- tice Clifford delivered the opinion of the Court. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. mtnnnnnnnnnnnrnes Jersey City. Finp IN AN Om Facrory.—About seven o'clock last evening a fire, occasioned by the overflow of oll into a fire, broke out at the factory of J. & 0. Moore, in Morris street. Fortunately none of the liquid lying around was inflamed, or the dam: might have been mealculable. Beyond the pulling down of the framework by the firemen no loss was in- curred, Hoboken. Tuy HOBOKEN FLars were so inundated yestcr- day morning, that in many p!aces men had to wade to and from their wretched cribs in the meadows. ‘The plank road leading to the hill, was almost tirely su merged, so that foot passengers were cut off from this route, Coxiovs FREAKS OF 4 Policy OFFICER.—Some time ago certain charges were preferred by Mr. Peter Kerrigan against police officer Richards, and the case being investigated by a committee ol the Common Council, he was found guilty on some of the charges and called on to appear for reprimand at the following meeting of the Common Council. As it was supposed a full suspension would follow, he was agreeably surprised at the lenity shown iii und it had such an eifect upon his mind th: became quite excitable on Monday. About o'clock at night he became boisterous, and a. pistol Lphitnet it twice in rapid suce: apparently enjoying the “sport” as he termed it. The neighbors who heard the reports, rushed to ing house aud quite a sensation was created In the vicin- ity at the announcement tiata policeman had shot himself, But Richards had not the least intention ofsodoing. At the same time this conduct will aggravate his case when the Common Couuct! come to act upon it, : Bergen City. THe Warer Pipx Conrract.—At the m of the Bergen Common Council on Monday e Pay commuuication was presented from the Water Com- migsioners, enclpsing the proposals for furnishing waier pipe to the city, as follows:—G. W. Downing, iron pipe, $127,420; D, & S. Parish, -iron pipe, $186,800; ‘Keeny & Halliday, iron pipe, $113,040; G. H. Norman, iron pipe, A_ $140,000, B $150,000, cement pipe $89,000; Patent Water and Gus Pipe Company, cement pipe, $90,776; American Water and Gas Pipe Company, cement pipe, $37, he Commissioners recomme! the accept: Keeny & Eailiday’s proposal, and that se fixed at $25,000, but the entire proposals w. mately referred to the Committee on Fire aud W with power to accept the lowest bid. Newark. OPENING o¥ THR Essex CouNTY Cour’ January term of the Essex county Oyer and J suiner commenced yesterday, On the bench were Judge Depue, presiding, and Assoclate Justices, Teese, Ise, Gould and Williams. After the swearing in of the Grand Jury, with Mr. Isaac J. Everett, of Orange, as foreman, Judge Depue proceeded in the delivery of the usual charge, which ran out to an unusual length. The Judge opened by paying considerable attention to the number of arrests last few montis on charges of illegs other violations of the biection laws, aad s¢ bringing to the Court below sustained this judgehent the " at length the State law relative to such in He oma weut S.. be show eed pod remedy lay, 80 taat the pu o e ballot’ might be sustained. Nhe Grand fury d—certainly large powers in the ‘omises, and he desired the body to use the same. ‘Then the Judge pr led to refer serit to the recent criminal acts tuat had been perp inthe wroiegeinee in the course of which ic men- tioned the shooting of the young man on the occa- sion of apolitical parade by one Matthew Mvoncy, the homicide of young Hebring by Thomas Lafon, Jr., and the mysterious death of George Rice, silil more recently, In connection with these cases, all of which will occupy the attention of the Grand. Jury, J Depue deiined the general bearings of the law relating thereto. He closed, instructing the body to indict in all cases uniess there was # cer- tainty that the berean charged had no criminal re- sponsibility, and for the higuest offence unl-ss there appeared no ground for conviction in the graces of crune named. i RETIREMENT OF THE OLD AND ORGANIZATION OV THE New Newark Common Council—Tae Mayor's ANNUAL MgssaGx.—In the neat Council chamber of the City Hall, Newark, last evening, the last meeting of the old Board of Councilmen and the organization. of the new took place, in presence of quite a goodly number of citizens, including a sprinkling of |adies. The meeting was called to order shortly before eight o'clock by the President, Alderman Daniel W. Baker. After the swearing in of the members comprising the new Board and the reading of the minutes of tha last the oid Board adjourned sine die. The members of the new Board having taken the seats vacated by the others, a temporary organization was effected, and then a permanent one by the re-election of ‘Mr. Baker (republican) aa President. Soon after came Mayor Peddie’s annual This document jive lengthy ant $250,000; Public Schoot bonds, $161,000; Vver- celled $50,000, so that the permanent debt has not been increased. the year the commissioner of the sinking fund bonds of the city to the extent of $33, ei ee to the améunt of $782. The total amount bonds purchased by them to date ;_ cancelled, aan which leaves balance of $141,000. For improvements there $363,003 The real estate owned lusive of parks, public os AC, 23 5, fon been phen $600,000, two filter basins, capabl tals 800,000 caloas each. It is expected ee tne wo! After the Se ep gd journment took place, and the members old and n San to Dramatic Hall, and there enjo; Mayor’s Rerort.—Mayor Napton reports the fole lowing arrests as having been made in this city dure vai raretany ate ious ase minors on 3S tory alarm, 6; suspicion, 1; violation Aedresses delivered 4 5 Naar, Mr. Scudder Me earet Mis ont Menors. The pune et out tout eo eS ” STATE MAGNATES IN TowN.—Governor Ward iq in town almost daily, housed in the Executive cham¢ ber, preparing his message to the Legislature, which convenes on Tuesday next, The Governor of the Jury. Jargo hammer which had been hidden by some of the Inmates. vonmot ist after a short deliberation, r= turned a deceased had come to his death by b received trom certain persona, the princt- pal of whom was Gustave Hausmann and the chief was Emil Hausmann, Those two men were, therefore committed, without bail, to the county Jal. an, Breler was committed to prison “% ners, and, Mary Gerold was heid to ia sui of $2,000 ab another witnana,