The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1869, Page 8

ae 8 EXTENSION OF MANHATTAN ISLAND, ©ontiovation of Avenues Through Westches- cor County—New Hailroads—Port Morris a Grain Depot of the Pacifico Railroad—Pre- posed Closing of Harlem River. 4 When Mr. Chauncey M. Depew’a censns returns ‘were published, showing on their face an actual ae- crease of population in the city of New York, from 2260 to 1865, of several hundred thousand, nobody Believed him. Even his own party friends in this eliy were ashamed at this exhibition of folly, at this Yame attempt to make political capital by underrat- 4ng the growth of New York’s prosperity. Since then 4 similar attempt, if one were to be made, has ‘been rendered utterly abortive. The growth of New ‘York city has been progreasing on such a scale that it needs no mathematical calculation to prove it. Like every other axiomatic fact, it proves itself, ‘The rapid increase in the number of new butld- 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 their 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 thrifiy working classes, are rapidly extending on all our streeta and avenues to the northward. And these new structures are tenanted and swarming with inmates almost the moment they are com- pleted, and in many cases even before the last trowelful of plaster has completely dried on the walls. 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 moro or less general interest in this city, are fully aware that their own prosperity is connected intimately with our own and that their increase is but the outgrowth of New. York, as the branches and leaves of a huge oak draw their life-giving nourithment from the trunk and its roots, Everywhere in our immediace neighborhood the inhabitants are more than ever engaged in dis- cussing and developing plans calculated to invite the location of settlements, for which New York, owing to its narrow limits, may not afford room. In Kings and in Queens counties, across the Hudson in Jersey, this activity is prevalent wherever we may Jook. But nowhere more so than in the county north of us—in Westchester. A visit to Westchester county ia peculiarly at- tractive at this present time, in view of the many plans for improvements already determined on to bring it into still closer communion with this city. Its topographical configuration @dapts it well—at least its southern half— to 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 the banks of the Sound, is slightly undulating, presenting no. high hills or deep valleys or ravines to the extension of Toads and gvenues. The numerous creeks and rivulets afford ample natura! draining, and the whole 1s well adapted for building purposes, and it may, in time to come, be of itself a vast city, counting its population by the million. This, of course, is not mentioned as sure fo be within the lifetime of those, now projecting improvements in this 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 is now accomplished or in the course of co:n- pletion will reap its fall harvest. It ts but lately that the HERALD has referred to the great importance of clearing Hell Gate channel of all obstructions, and how necessary for the gene- ral commerce of the country and its naval defences it 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 much needed improvement it was said that on the Bast river, and along the south shore of Harlem river might be concentrated—and would, by the mataral force of the laws of trade, become located— our whole commerce with Europe. It appears now that these suggestions, so natural from the oro- graphical character of the Sound approaches to the harbor 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 projecta. NEW RAILROADS Between the great bend of the Erie Railroad to the g@outh, in the town of Monroe, in Orange county, and ‘the Hudson river opposite Peekskill, there is only a @istance 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 extend this proposed connection of the Erie Ratiroad through Westchester county. This road will start at Peekskill and run through the Sawmill river valley southward to Harlem river, with # branch to Port Morris, The Harlem river terminus of this road will ‘De, #0 it is said, probably at Central Bridge, known as Macomh’s Dam, and it was given out that arrange- ments had been made with one of our city railroads to extend its track to the Harlem river, and run its ar in connection with trains from Peekskill. It is jeved that this is to be on the Eighth avenue, the cars of which now run up to 124th street, and but a es expendisure of money would carry its track to bridge. It cannot be | apes ty | stated bye this belief fs correct, though of the fact that the road from Peekskill, as intimated, is going to be built there can be no doubt. This road will open forset- tlement a large portion of the most attractive part of Westchester county, and bring it almost within hailing distance of the centre of our city. But of etill greater importance is the brancb, already men- tioned, to PORT MORRIS—THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, ‘The connection by rail of this place with one of the great trunk iines to the West would undoubied), Fesult in an immense advantage. Located, as t 18, Just north of Ward's Island and outside of ¢ Hell Gate channel, with dgep water at its shores, i mi with proper faciliiies, become @ great entrphi of trade in — and similar bulky mer- lise, the uct of a et Whenever tho mani ent of the Erie Rai shall have settled down Into like an bonest administration, with a view to promote the public good while in- ite own profite, the community will have rojoice at this extension of its iron links hm ig Westchester county to the shores of the Sound. The denefictal results of this new branch road from Peekskill are so evident that it is alreaay mooted that the Union Pacific Railroad have it in contemplation to estabiish at Port Morris @ depot for thetr tramo, and build commodious warehouses and extensive docks to accommodate all the trade cruss- ing the country from the Pacific and seeking an out- Jet for ite t fer to Euro} EXTENSION OP THE SECOND AVENUB ROAD, ‘There is still another raiiroad project in the course of realization, which will yet imore strongly unite the progress of Westchester with the commer- cial increase of our city. It cat to extend =the Second avenue railroad ross Harlem river, through Westchester county, into Conneetiout atid the preluminary surveys and estimates have already, it is said, been completed. ‘This road will the Hariem river at a point where i: is touched by 129th run along the ‘Store to the east and south of the New Haven Rail- road to Portchester, cross the latter road at that piace, sod, Stretching into Connecticut, it will con- with the whole net of New Engiand ratiroads at Daaburyand Hartford, thus giving New York @ new oatiet, new connections wit iew Y. . ‘al prosperity of ali the suburban communit nd It, ‘OPENING OF NEW AVENUES. But the people of Westchester are aoe npoyed in. other directions pore cu ng ap of thelk county with the irom tracks of an horse to fully, develo; thet ‘ td that height : i e ahem ht from their cor know they havea ri, tit to aspire. Th every man may .\ot hav lor he at my and should have a good toad, ia this endian vi new avenues havo Jv] focus, and, prnnent on ‘aswenn 4 reach alm: the entire country For years inficentiai Cltizefis of Westchester have been at wor and numerous special acts have deen by the ei fmprovementa. But \ttie could have been done been jeft to the oid cumbrous inery of town trustees and town c.wmmissionera, with their local juries of twelve freen.viders to decide upon the ne- ‘yf cota in aid of the Peauity of the pew roads Sellve lig course aud esti. sent a NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. Heer eee emnnennnneneteennstnmneessmnennnnntntinesiitiere eatummeemeeemnenmeen ass 5 chief at Pel mate its expense, ‘The authority of the State was | stood like a statue, pale as and then com- fl who, instructions from his invoked in order to establish a general system of | menced te aon ine or agitation of mind and CHINA. Napa eee ae weice Dew being avenues throughout the country, aid commissioners | body. The excitement of the crowd, which was ‘amount to @ breach of treaty be punished ac- Spcintes the Legisiature were entrusted with ery large by thle time, was intense; wi ony re- | The Yangchow Outrage—How It was Brought cordingly. Where there 18°80 much smoke there e duty of them out and providing for their | turaed ni! the lockup he wept and acknowledged About—Action of the British Consul and Its | must be fire; and the jealous way in which the Chi- construction, All this was not without oP the deed, made a sort of confession and attributed Resulte—Indignities at Chefeo to ‘guard their golden “Tom Tiddier's sition, but time overcame it, and now part of the | itas usual to strong drink, On Saturday morning eset to Worcigners ground? will certamnty lead foreigners to think contemplated improvement is completed, a large | the officers took hin to Carlisle and placed him in| aud Formosa~Proclamation Forbidding the | FOt'. considerable wealth there, and induce them portion under work and in course of construction | jail. The sheriff examined his carpet and found Opening of Mines—Shipping Disasters. to more and more for their le oO} 4 and the laid out, surveyed, the cost esil- | two tabie casters, which be said he bought, but such SHANGHAI, Nov. 18, 1868. | Sooner or later tits must be granted; but the day has mamed and perth contracted tor, Was not the case, as a man Whom he boarded with iaHal, Nov. 18, fh Ey + ‘The width of all these avenues, which will pres- | one day made his appearance and claimed the goods, The great event of the past month, noth ina social | CYdently Rot come Yer, sy entivened late: ‘ently be mentioned in detail, is 100 feet, gh twen- | as he had stolen them afew weeks before. Th@ | ana political point of view, has undoubtedly been ay by the | of the Piscataqua, with the flag of five feet on each side for pedestrians, with a car- | murdered man, Henry Stem, was interred in the | t6 British naval expedition up the Y: Rarkirar Rowan and the Ashucict. ‘The former, Hageway Of Alty feet. The suriace of the ground | public graveyard of this, pidee on Sabbath after. na\ up ‘angtse Kiang. | ing to her great length, has been retained at Woo: through which a ghey. have been projected 1s such | noon, at one o'clock. fe was about thirty-five | In a previous letter I dilated somewhat on an occur- Pade ae have taken up all the harbor had that with moderate filing and cutting, an almost | years of age, came to this country from | renee which, in the future annals of foreign inter- | sheatempted (0 swing here. Her fine band, how- level grade ts secured, the rise Nowhere over | Germany about six months ago, and came to this will be al the | ever, poy hhted us occasionally on the Bund, and six feet in 100. ‘The cost of bullding place with Adam Titus froin Carlisie only a few days | Course with China, ways known a8 twice, by fayed at the Lyceum, on assessed ‘for land taken, varies from $5, Previous to his death. From a letter found he has a | “Yangchow” outrage—which consisted of an unpro- | the oceasion of the of Amy Stone and ‘Mr. Beem) pat mile, and ces money is furnished by | on in Germany about sixteen years of age, who | yoxed attack by the rabble of the clty of Yangchow | Marsh, of the theatrical troupe which which the avenues respectively. It is raised by the issue of town ponds, from ten to fifieen years, and it is argued, not ut reasom, that by adopting this plan the towns in reality build these rade free of cost, as the taxable value of property in the towns is increased 80 largely a these improvements that the additional the expense, and the inhabitants have for all tin and in proof of this assertion tioned that along one of the avenues already completed real estate has risen in value from fifty to seventy-tive per cent, DESCRIPTION OF THESE NEW AVENUES, The beginning of this system of an Arent Was made as early as 1365. On tho of April of that year the Legislature passed an act au- thorizing the opening and construction of “Central Park avenue.” This avenue is aiready completed. It begins on the Harlem river, opposite Gentral bridge, or MoComb’s dam, runs through West Farms, Morrisania and part of the town of Yonkers and ends at Woodlawn, and constitutes practically an exten- sion of Eighth ayenue, On the isth of April, 1867, another act of the Leal-s lature authorized the continuation of this avenue from Woodlawn to White Piains, passing through the towns of Yonkers and Greenburg, and crossing the Bronx river at White Plains. ‘Tins avenue, to be known as Central avenue, which virtually connects the Eighth 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 Plains 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. {t begins at the comnbeting oct of Harlem bridge and Third avenue on the Westchester shore, passes through Morrisania and West Farms, crosses the Harlei and Albany railroad over a high bridge and joins the Ones eae Seraph vd seme) Pari by anol act ol 1@ Legislature, passed April 9, 1868, the repair and improvement of the old poston road from Third avenue to Portchester was autior- ‘aed so a8 to make tt conform to the general system of avenues as plauned. ‘The “Southern bie yet under an act of the Legislature passed April 12, 1867, starts ata point where 149th street crosses Third avenue, and runs thence in a northeasterly direction till it 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, 80 as to make At one of the finest roads in the State. Westchester avenue, a new one proposed, will be another continuation of Central avenue, commenc- ing at White Plains and spaping. northwesterly to- wards Tarrytown, near which place it will intersect the All post road, Still another avenue from White Plains 13 to con- nect Central avenue with the Boston road at the vil- lage of Portchester, running through the towns of Harrison and Rye. This road was authorized by the Legislature on June 5, 1862, Mamaroneck avenue, anthorized May 2, 1863, will connect White Piains with tide water the vil- Yage of Mamaroneck, Tunning through the town of Harrison and crossing the oston rox 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 1s expected that before many years pass away many, if not all, the avenues named, and others hereafier to be con- structed, will be travelled over by cars as regularly as any of the city avenues at present, furnishing in- creased inducements for business and residences by sone increased facilities of easy and rapid trans- jon, From the enumeration of these new and splendid avenues it will be seen that by the contuuation and extension of the avenues below the Harlem river all, or nearly all, are corfVerging towards White Piains. This vi seems destined to bea sort of distributing central point from which the rolling surge of population will radiate in all directions. CLOSING OF HARLEM RIVER AND SPUYTEN DUYVIL. In the minds of the projectors of these vast and systematic impmnrennents there is one thing more to be done order to realize from them {or both this city and Westchester all the benefits ex- pected to result from them, The completion of these avenues will and must, they say, eventually lead to _ opening of others, until every avenue in the city its continuation in Westchester county. This will necessitate the bridging of Har- jem river and es oy Duyvil creek at nu- merous ints. If the river be retained as a road for commerce the bridges must all be pro- vided with draws, which, opened for the pas- sage of every coal barge or Jumber scow, would impede travel to such an extent as to render the whole extension of the avenues into the county partiaily m But trade has changed and is continually chan; its channel from the old track to new ones. Heretofore Harlem river was believed to be neces- sary to relleve the North river and give an outlet to the in boats coming down the Hudson. The grain trade is a the railroads from the canals, and with the completion of proposed con- nections and improvements in railways to the West and the Pacific the pe ge the Western States will either cross the Hudson at Peekskill or at Al- and be landed either direct at New York or at Morris for shipment to Ew When this point is reached the Harlem river, it is claimed, will rather be @ hin to _commerce than a beneft, ‘Why then keep it 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 scope for expansion, as ite growth may demand it, factiitat! rapid and continuous intercourse by steam of the most southern with the extreme north- ern portions of the metropolis, By filling up the bed of the river the flats and marshy bottoms along part of ite shores could be made available and the cost of the work would almost be trebly ined by the land won from bank to bank. With thls proposition in view, it is intended to make an application to Congress, not for any appropriation or subsidy, but . fora permissory statute that theriver, being under the constitution a national highway as naviga- bie water, may be cl This is certainty @ grand proposition. At first sight it looks plausible and inviting. Whether, after @ closer investigation, obstacles and objections may not arise against it, so much s0 as to destroy its pre- ce - mgeog cannot eb} Bi good 1e plan, at any rate, 1s one fully en to careful consideration, Jn view of the rapid rise of the met: as the prol merce of the worldeverything calculated to increase the area of its usefulness should be welcome, and if up the Harlem river and making West- junty & by connection of soii at,ieust, of New York this can be accomplished, then let it be done, THE SHIPPENSBURG (PA.) MURDER. from the place they were into the mountain to cut some fire wooa, on Wi afternoon jast, According to Titus’ confession he cut one small tree, a oF Ae : aEy PHI Hi i ; # a FE i if Bo i ete = HE oH i 53 £ a 7 Pelt 3 : z 5 5 i ai a E i i i sid i ‘ [ 2 i Hi i F H i és : F i #2: i see 3 H 35 i co i i : 5 S 3 : 5 35 i i i ! l i , i Ee i 4 FS é : 5g E H - z i E - i a = fF g : i yh the eau is death by wounds in- ted with an axe In the hands of Titus’ The body wae then brought to this place and placed in t,vé Coun- oli Huse. The prisoner Was taken from the loc %up to confroNt athe body te murdered man, 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- Pplexion; is rather intelligent, and can converse and write in his mother tongue fuently. He left 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 neighborhood by the threats he made jt 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- gerons ie though his appearance would indicate otherwise, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Strapping Arrray.—George Krestel, a resident of Throop avenue, B. -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 answer. The cause of the deadly assault did not transpire. “Paros AND Huwor or HUMAN Lirg."’—Profeasor 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 his hearers in a happy mood by the reiation of quaint anecdotes, from the com- mencement to the close of his lecture, Cuurcu Ronpery.—Grace Church, situated in Conzelyea street, near Lorimer, E. D., was broken nto on Monday night, and robbed of forty yards of carpeting. Yesterday the police of the Forty-sixth recinct arrested @ person named William P. Hoyt, on 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 tts communion service. KICKED 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- injuries. The unfortunate man was re- moved to the City Hospital by the police, when it was found that his let piaces below the kuee Were badly bruised, FAataL ACCIDENT TO A SEAMAN.—About half-past one o’clock yesterday afternoon William Lawson, a Seaman, was instantly killed by a bundle of barrel heads, which he was in the act of hoisting at the time, failing upon him and breaking his skull, The accident occurred on board the Spanish bark Yumadi, lying at the foot of Washington street. Cor- over Jones was notitied, and will Loidgan inquest over the body to-day. ~ Boary OF Epucation,—The Board of Education met last evenlog at their hail, Red Hook lane, Dr. J. 8. Thorn in the chair, The special committee to whom was referred the quostion 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 the mode of distribution pur- sued by those to whom the tree books were entrusted highly mjudicious, owing probably to lack of experience. As an instance is cited the fact that $8,c00 worth of Readers were given out, being one to each scholar, whereas in other cities but one Reader 1s given for every two pupils. Taere will be no free books distributed this year, as there are no funds applicable for the purpose. The committee, after soine debate on the question, were disch: from further consideration of the subject, and the report was adopted. The committee on the question of furn! additional school ac- ation for colored children reported that had engaged @ suitable room, at the corner of J and High streets, for a pi school, which woul! accommodate 150 children, The report was received and the Board snortly after adjourned. News iN Brrer.—The temperance cause in Brook- lyn has not been so 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- the Coroner's tm the inquest over the body oi Sarah Tobin, years of age, who died on Sunday last from being severely burned about the body a few one revious to her demise, Davi ong anemployé at the Mery, Yard, dropped dead while proceeding to hia work shop, about ses o’clock yesterday morning. The coroner ‘was notified. Thomas Johnson was convicted of robbing Thonms lealy of fifty doilara and was remand by the Judge of the Court of Sessions for sentence. Thomas Murpyy fell from a ladder while in ti the ‘side of a house yesterday and was petouniy fijured: He was taken to his bome, No. 186 Jay street. Li Reese, charged with re od to a counterfeit ten dollar bill on the Nationat ik of Albany City, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Jones yesterday and was remanded to Jail to await examination. The treasurer of the Children’s Ald Soctety, Mr. William Weeks, acknowledges the total receipt of subscriptions to that institution sinée June, 1868, to have been $2,869. “GOING, GOING—GONE !°° Orang, near Hicks street, in Brooklyn, presented . quite a lively appearance yesterday, evening. Not only the ‘representatives of Brooklyn society —nay, for virtue’s triumph? To wrestle im honorable com- bat as the heroic youth did of old at the Olmypian games? To compete for the general applause of the public voice with works of their gentus or in- dustry? No; what they did was merely to attend an auction and outbid each other, if possible, for @—seat. At the opera? or circus? or for another series of Jenny Lind concerts, under the m: ment of @ Barnum? No; the auction was for seats in a church, the church where it was held was Li yo church, aan ais ot worship on near of Churches.”? the edifice, consecrated to the servi of mammon, lighted up brilliant eit] 2 to any show house, the voice of ‘busy within arrested the attention of all passers by. “Five, five, five—ecighty, do I hear, eighty-five, ninety—| at two hundred > Bolng, go ing—ametys Ive do I hear—gone I"? ere Was ve hurch. old, Baip rd 80 \o- quent appeals of “Father Beec! as bright aa ever under the glaring light of hundreds of Jeta; there was tl 1d te ia 3 silent, as if husi tones in er ab th eneath it; was the chancel, but within were only Le to note down tL and = ee oe ee ee tall the the Mount ives, thirty of silver chased Ge een! of Ju. it wae ” not by the en- expounder of the bat the between auctioneer and @ kind to suit the “solemnity” of ur hands in your pocket tiemen, and Jet's have it," claimed ho at the desk. “What is hi got to drink up there?’ asked aloud some one in the body of the church, ben | Ridgewood. We are temperance to-night,’ repli one of the scribes, and tina saily broug! house. Thus ae oe all the og hye dia- posed of, Mr, Benry wem pay! bighest premium, $420, (Going, golng—-gone |" rs F (8 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 @ small body of Protestant missionaries who, with thelr 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- flicted 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, fora 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 dificul- ties at an end, dispensed with the Rinaldo and re- mained Tseng Kurn-Fan’s guest in merely his own Ohinese 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 discomfitted, 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, their 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, Nankin. Arrived at Chinkeang the business in hand was systematically set about. A foreign com- miasion inquired into the details of the outrage and the medical men of the squadron formally examtued and reported on the injuries the assaulted mission- aries had actually received. Meanwuile the Vice- roy’s steam yacht Tungche, lately built under Ameri- can superintendence at the Shanghai arsenal, was despatched post haste to Shanghai for the Taontae of that city, who, from his frequent dealings with foreigners, was supposed be au sait at the business of joling Tangene despatches were the Viceroy to Mr. Seward, the United States Con- sul hewmen urging him wo visit Nanxin, and by his an adjustment of the dispute and act as mi between the pees a8 invitation, com- pimentary as it was both nationally and personal! to Mr. Seward, that gentleman had too much sense to accept, well knowing, as he must, that in such a cauée as the squadron were dealmg with England's success would be identical with that of e nation having parte aes: with China— ail “Being alike suiferers by native duplicity and icanery. ‘The ‘Shanghat beg ag 9 however, ed his su- gan summons, and the first bend of this worthy, conjunction with his brother cial at Chinke- ang, was toendeavor to prevent Consul Medhurat from continuing his journey pee ange igh urging that Tungche was very more comfortable. It gg mont er | bon transparent ni Chinkeang inter- well vouched & & 3 : E z iy quiries at r, the squadron moved on to Nankin, where it at once took ip & position before the wi m which must have remndea officials of first Bridsh expedit saw there in 1841, when the of Nani was and foreigners for first time adi to a cel social standing in this itique old empire. The with the two Taontaes, anchored close to the -war haif an hour later her captain received notice that he was not to move without permission of the guns, was tits opened successful e Viceroy’s fine new steam yacht heid asa material vee Tor the success of the negotiations, ihe & E i Fee EH i i | é : 3 E Ha A i i E He the ganbosts and ascended to Med- disposal by the and 8 mixed commis- flon’to taquire fato the late and effectually the rioters was to be ‘opened yester- . The result is awaited here some auziety; is reported that the rowdy portion Fay oar a Saat, with such. @ body ‘and with the two gunboats, the party would 1 ave entered somewhat fully into the detatis of this affair, because it doubtless will serve as a land- mark in future history and because it was getting high time for some steps to be taken tewards check- ‘ug the overweening {nsolence of the Ohinese which ft was ‘nother tie taimeulty has eopees see S in tts , Where goods belonging have been stopped and un- natives in charge of it beaten & Consul’s era bearer of Soy will be taken now an two One stone, and the biue jackets and bot Ty oo x " From Ohefoo, in the north, and Formosa, in the advices reach here of outrages on foreigners, missionaries. pt ie Le to the arrival of the gunboat James and the presence of the United States steamer Aroos- took, the British Consul was abie to scttie the matter and cbtsin repagstion foe Gamage dens. The United States General Le Gender, who visited the to the American interests during the ‘was consulted by the Chinese authorities interest in the satisfac Z news I have not much to Imes are and promise ya —, waht tor with tele- a it, ad’ i 4 z Eg H mai n of the crew, were and pionee, up by a junk, which landed them ord in Chefoo; but another boat with the captain and, unfortunately, an American lady passenger, Mrs, Charles E. Hilland two children, hus not yet pees heard of, and as It was blowing hard the Oe of th Lrg t ite, with & o wreck grave- fears are entertained for th Fe! Cree Balad mica insured, so her loss will on oO * Then Taherah, @ steamer of our local Steamship Navigation Com: "§ Napkin line, has come to grief. She broke down on @ recent trip up the river ‘and returned to port. Wiule being moved from her buoy to.a wharf by the steamer Nangchow she unded aft, and in attempting to drag her off the San how pulled her sternposi out, when she rapidly ‘tiled and gunk just of the wharf, Lvery- thing movable has been got out of her and her en- es, which are valuable, will be saved. ‘The hull, it tg supposed, will have to be broken up, for it can - not be raised. She was Loy ¢ well used up, 80 her Joss will not be felt. Another steamer of the same company, the Shause, grounded on the Tient- sin bar and di her sternpost and rucider 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, 1:69. The small coterle of stock brokers Known as the Treasury ring, who have, greatly to thelr own profit, 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. Ail the ring has to do to aceomplish its object is to prevent the passage of any law prohibiting govern- ment officiais of any grade from secretly manipulat- ing the national debt, as Secretary McCulloch has been doing all along, and to procure the passage of a law authorizing a foreign 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 McCulioch at its head, and they can laugh at reform for the next four years, taking, meanwhile, $25,000,000 or $30,000,000 more from a tax-burdened people. Io regard to that new American banking house in London, with Mr. McCulloch at its head, “provided certain matters now in adjustment’—understood to be the contemplated foreign loan bili—“turns out satisfactorily,” 1 do not leura that it has beeu given up; but, on the contrary, certain very signiucant facts seem to indicate taat it may yet be brought about, On the 25th of May last, Hon. Morton C. Hunter of Indiana, orfered the foliowing resolution of inquiry in the House, which was adopted without opposi- tton:— Resolved, That the of the be directed to beferte thar Howes’ whet andoush of mcoey, I. pplay i doe menis with Daniers posited by the Treasury or State brokers, giving the nameof each, in London or elsewuere ‘Outside the boundary of the United States, Stat we ‘amount of such deposits on the lat day of January and July of each year since 1860; the rate of interest paid tercon, if any, aud what rate of comntssion ts charged for keeping the ‘accounts and paying the drafts of the United States drawa against such ‘and what disposition haa been made of ‘nid interest. ‘This resolutio1 Huater, who mi: it will be seen, was drawn by Mr. es thorough work of whatever he care; evidently artful Secretary jury an evasive reply. Tho country knows by expensive experience that Mr. McCulloch's forte is secret manip jon and artful . Take, for example, his reply to the House erates eon the amount of United States de- pas d it was Tot until stelle a an twenty-five dollars to them footed up result in the IRALD Of April 25 that and the people were a whit wiser for mr. McC "s 80-called reply. In regard to Mr. Hunter's above quoted, I cannot find that the Secretary of the Treasury has made any reply whatever, though I have sooked the House over with care. Nor can i find one who has heard of like a , Ver= bal or otherwise. The amount the people's on ai it, free of interest, with Mr. McUulloch’s fav in London and other European cities can- not, therefore, be known except to the Treasi Some estimate it at $500,000, and others, usually well informed upon such su’ put it as high $3,000,000, Would not 1t make a nice nest egg for the new American ban! house in London? No wonder Mr. McCuiloch is ple’s representatives know the amount, obvious, ns that ft 1s necessary i of ul 2 Scaeey ever ‘possible qualification without any pay country ever; us ore Y Small ait smali—is Now, while it would not, perhaps, be well for our ment to copy the Swiss too ol in this re- | oi fhe ae hy I ac. i 2g F # - it i a i | pH : F 4 3 | i to make three times a8 more by sudden fluc- tuations of , and early advantage thereof, is to din day operations. In fact, tt is the ring’s p,oreccaea tot yours Rast, of ‘onan chanel te rae only entire . bate hoe BY the 9) is. ‘The taking $25,000,900 from the in sthage of co ‘on mantpu- &c., certainly bat = hing Oped fry ahesimate. ‘(he HERALD readers khow and this. UNITED STATES, SUPREME COURT. the infringement of his patent for grain drills manufactured and sold ‘The sult was i; it r 3 3 ln 3% fs 2 A Ay Hee 82 5 : ge i ‘ ue na i ti i last lations. The Court below sustained this piea, overruled demurrer to it and gave Cox for the deiendants. From appealed, and the Court how reversed the judgment, holding that the action ‘was correctly brought 10 the name of the piaintifl in error, and that he was entitled to the dam: by 1 fos tho time alleged, pemng af ths: time the sole party in interest for the terri districé and correct theory of the law action must be brought in the name of the party or parties in- interest at the time the dam- se aot a ornen the notion is brougate Mr. Jus. 1e when action ‘ol . JUS: ts Ciitord d vered the opinion of the Court, Jersey City. FInD IN AN Om Facrory.—About seven o'clock last evening a fire, occasioned by the overflow of oil 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 ofthe framework by the firemen no loss was in- curred. 4 Hoboken, THE HOBOKEN Fiars were so inundated yester- day morning, that in many p!aces men had to wade to and from their wretched cribs in the meadows. the Bank ross leading so the hil, was almost en- tirely su. merged, so that foot passengers were cut 5s off from this route. CurRIoUS FREAKS OF a POLICE OFFICER.—Some time ago certain charges were preferred by Mr. Peter Kerrigan against police officer Richards, and the case being investigated by a committee of 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 and it had suc! ry eifect upon his mind th: became quite excitable on Monday. About e! o'clock at night he became boisterous, and @, pistol disc! ed it twice in rapid succe apparently enjo; the “sport” as he terme: ne neighbors who heard the reports, rushed to lis house and quite a sensation was created in the vicin- ity at the announcement tlata policeman had shot himself. But Richards had not tho least intention ofgo doing. At the same time this conduct will wate his case when the Common Couucll come to act upon it, : Bergen City. Tae WarTer Pipz Conrkact,—At the mo the Bergen Common Council on Monday ev: communication was presented from the Water Com- mizsioners, enclpsing the proposals for furnishing water pipe to the city, as follows:—G. W. Downing, iron pi $127,420; D. & S. Parish, -iron pipe, , $1g0,900" "Keeny’ & Halliday, iron pipe, $112,040; G- Ae Sorina, iron pipe, A_ $140,000, B $150,000, cement pipe $89,000; Patent Water and Gas Pipe Company, cement pipe, $90,776; American Water and Gas Pipe Company, cement pipe, $37,27 The Commissioners recomme! the accepts of & Halliday’s proposa!, aud that security be y, fixed at $25,000, but tne entire proposais w ltl mately referred to the Committee on Fire aud with power to accept the lowest bid. Newark. Orenino of THE Essex County Courrs.—The January term of the Essex county Oyer and Jeisniner commenced yesterday. On the bench were Judge Depue, presiding, and Associate Justices; Teese, Ise, Gould and Wijliams. 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 made during the ‘ last few montis on charges of illegal, youu, and other violations of the kiechon laws, aad sei forth at length the State law relailve to such inatters. Hie aa weut Sat * show whe: + a remedy lay, 80 e pul ol ballot” might be sustained. ake crane lury had certainly large powers in the i and hedesired the body to use ~ wngren <MI8e8, then the Judge yroventet to refer seriut: the recent acts tuat had been perpetrated in the community, ia the course of which ic men- tioned the shoot of Revvens man on the occa~ sion of a le by one Matthew Mooney, political parad the homicide of young Hebring by Thomas fon, ’ Jr. and the mysterious death of George Iice, sitih more recently. In connection with these cases, all of which cocapy, the attention of the Gran dary, J Depue defined the general bearings of the law relating thereto. He closed, instructing the to indict in all cases unless there was # cer- tainty that the — charged had no criuninal re sponsibility, and for the higuest offence unl-ss tere appeared no ground for conviction in the gruies of crune named. RETIREMENT OF THE OLD AND ORGANIZATION OV THE New Newark Common Councti—Tae Mayor's ANNUAL Mzs8aGE.—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 @ permanent , i a a Dit { ‘ a ot inti ie ; Fy ! i | HE ile : i ‘ i : i , He i i Fd al i ir a t : : 3 a 3% for the on the 19th inst, have not yet been completed. f ‘THE HOBOK.Y MURDER, Conclusion of the Coron.s Inquest—Verdict of the Jury. ‘The inquest on the body of John Paasenel was con- cluded yesterday afternoon. The testimony of twa doctors was taken, which merely went to show that Passehel died from the effects of @ heavy blow on the breast, Officer Kivien was also examined, who ‘stated that he found in the house of Hausmann @ ’ large hammer which had been hidden by some of the Inmates. The after @ short dell Te turned a ' had come to his pac ‘whom was Gustave Hansmann and chief Emil ann. men were committed, without bail, to the county jail. Henry ler was committed to asa ae ae ee held to ia the sum of wit