The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1869, Page 3

THE FRANCO-AMBRICAN CABLE, VERY IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES. GROSS MISREPRESENTATION EXPOSED. An Old Bill Fished Up by th Lobby. The Government Coming to Its Senses. The Landing of the Cable Permitted. ACTION OF THE SPATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, Lightning Strikes the Western Union Monopoly. The Associated Press Hauled Over the Coals. CORDIAL OPINIONS OF THE PRESS, THE FRENCH CABLE IMBROGLIO. , Wasninaton, July 19, 1869. A eompromise has been made with the parties who were: intriguing to throw obstacles in the path of the French cable enterprise, and the company have been permitted to proceed with their business, Nevertheless a brief sketch of the imbrogho cannot fail to be of interest, You will remember that efforts were made early last winter to obtain legislation that would prevent the landing of the French cable on our shores, Some eight or ten bills were intro- duced for the purpose, but their prompt exposure by the H&RALD prevented their passage and nipped ‘the scheme in the bud. Not discouraged by their entire failure in Congress, the lobby transferred their fleld of operations to the State Department, where, fortified with an “opinion” of the Attorney General, they appear to have had everything their own way; and at one time it looked as though they might succeed in preventing the company from landing their cable, or at least force them to suspend operations until December. ‘The extraordinary misstatements of Secretary Fish in relation to this matter must not be permitted to pass without exposure. In his official letter, dated Department of State, July 10, 1869, he states to the diplomatic representatives of France and Great Britain that:— The policy of this government in respect to the aHowance and regulation of foreign telegraphic in- tercourse received very deliberate consideration from Congress during 18 session of the last winter, anda bill covering tue whole subject was sustained and passed in the Senate, but at so late a day of the Seasion a8 to have failed to be reached in the House of Kepregentatives, It is quite probable that this bill - announces the policy and purpose of Congress, and ‘hat the propriety of its provisions can haraly fail to secure assent, 1 therefore beg to call your attention to the en- closed copy of the bi!l as probable evidence of what condition of permission or regulation of foreign tele- graphic intercourse 1s to be insisted upon by the United Stat ves, ‘The bill here mentioned was Mf Sumner’s, It passed the Senate on the 3d of March, and though Congress did not adjourn until the 20th of April it failed to become a law. Mr. Fish says it passed the Senate at so late a day ‘that it failed to reach the House of Representatives, ‘This is deliberate ‘sybterfuge. It never had a ghost of @ chance in the House. There was time enough between March 4 and April 21 to have passed a dozen such bills had Congress been disposed to legisiate against additional ocean cables. “he bill mentioned by Mr. Fish was framed ex- preasly to embarrass the French company by strin- gent rules and regulations that should not apply to the British and Cuban corporations. It was per- mitted to , slip through the Senate on the. 34 of March last; the friends of the French cable, knowing very well that it stood no chance in the House, made no opposition. On the 4th of March it became a dead letter by rea- son of the expiration of the Fortieth Congress. $n the 11th of March, however, it was reintroduced by Mr. Sumner, and on the 1st of April reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, and every pos- sible effort made by the friends of the monopoly to again rush it through the Senate, but without suc- cess. The speech of Senator Stockton killed the job so thoroughly that its friends didn’t dare to show their weakness by bringing it to a vote. In the House of Representatives this and all kin- dred jobs fared still worse. Several efforta were made to get them introduced, without success, The Monopolists coula not even geta hearing, so well ‘was the objects of their bills understood. The whole batch or bills was more than once denounced by Mr. FB. B, Washburhe and others, as efforts were from time to time made to smuggle them through. Mr. Secretary Fish, therefore, makes a gross mis- statement when he says that “it is quite probable hat this bill announces the policy of Congress."? On the contrary, the policy of Congress 1s, so far as ex- pressed in favor of permitting any and all foreign cables,to connect with our internal lines, upon pre- cisely the same terms as are accorded to the British Cavle Company. The course of Mr. Secretary Fish in this business 18 extraordinary, to say the least. ‘The fishing up of an old dead bill of the Fortieth Congress, and sending copies to representatives of France and Great Britain as evidence of ‘the pro- babie policy of Congress,’ when it had falled, after Tepeated efforts, to become a law, Is only worthy of the merest novice in lobbying. Opinions of the Oracles of Public Sentiment. {From the New York Punt of the Times—indepen- dent.) THE GRLAT MONOPOLY. ‘The success of the French cabie is one of the most graying, events of the century, [tis another luk etween the Old World and the New. It binds New York directly to Paris, as well as to London, It gives us a cable on American soil. It is one of those ma- verlal successes in which the French Emperor has shown profound sagacity. And yet we are surprised to find how coldiy the new cable is received. The daily press, always rompt and eager to welcome any new enterprise, as, a8 A gencral thing, irowped upon this French veniure. The Legislature was invoked 1ast winter to erect a barrier to its progress, but Congress did notact. And now Mr. Hoar and Mr. Fish are calied upon to deny ft hospitalny. Some odd non- sense about ‘national domain and the rights of Congress has been ventured by tho Attorney General. The Secretary of State, findtug no jaw (to control the case, writes to the French Minister that a law was almost passed last winter, and recomimends the Minister to govern binself by it, A Secretary of State who executes the law 1a @ treasure; but a Secretary who enforces all the laws that bave not been passed is priceless beyond comparison. If there were any national policy in respect to velegraphing we should insist ‘That all should respect It—atien and citizen. No such pohey exists, and our she 80 far as law and cus- tom 70, are free to any cabie that chooses to come, and the more that come the better, One leading newspaper has espectally opposed its advent, It is not sure about the law, and its owners are ex-rebela, aod we ought not to e @ weW Cable until the pre- kent Owners of the Atiantic cable make money out ot the old one. We are implored to remember how much money was oat before the old cable succeeded. And because the dartag men who were pioneers in nat work lost money We should have no more cables witil they carn money. We might interrapt this argument by askin; low much money have these men made by the success of their cable, and - ally by the wonderful advonce in its stocks which many of them pure for asmallsum?” But if we argument of this critic has any value it should have @ wider application. Because the builders of the Hudson River Railroad lost money there should be no road to Albany by the way of flarlem. Because the owners of stage coaches lost money there should be no locomotives. Because the old-fashioned makers of Anand presses Jost mouey there should be ao steam presses, It is NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET, really an argument against all growth, all progress, all actentific enterprise and aaeavect? ‘The sugges- tion that the men whe own this line are rebels, and, therefore do not deserve success, is i opinion of an editor who has gained renown by show- ‘ng mercy and charity to rebellion, and who uses every effort to coax Jorthern capital into the rebel ‘States, We ire rommacioe Rearing £0 this argument. But it wee ig DO it at all, and thinly masks the ‘true reason oi the an! of the press to the new cable, The success oi the French cable is the first step towards eotrealig the Associated Press mono- ly. The bi such a cable will do every- q essing ing for a free press, and liberal thought and cheap newspapers; for the Associated Press to-day is one of the Worst monopolies on this Continent. It has grown, by some mysterious alliance, with the Western Union ‘elegraph Company. We cannot understand it. Mr. Orton, the President of that company, is ashrewd and able man—a gentleman for whom we have great respect, He is not aman to make any alliance that does not benetit his com- pany. Ina basiness vay nothing could be better; and he certainly has succeeded in ob! an influ- ence, whieh 1s @ good thing to have in the way of business, but the existence of which 1s a humiliation to American journalism. Thus, when the Demo- cratic Convention of California passed a resolution criticising the Westera Union Telegraph enw the Associated Press suppressed it and the oi aper which ited it was the NEw YORK HERALD, jot another jou! 80 far as we could see, men- tuoned it, and yet it was the most important act of & great State Convention, We are quite sure that all our journals would have printed t] of like tenor as @ matter of news, but 1b was nol Beat them to print. Associated Press agent had decreed otherwise, and his decree was a law W the great press of New York, Nor do we think it wise in Mr. Orton to encourage this aliance, He may regard it as 4 good business expedient to own Mr. Simonton, although itis dudl- cuit to imagiue how Mr. Simonton can be an orna- mental or useful investment, ‘The telegraph can only be succeasfally mi when it is as free as the air. Any monopoly is unstable and dangerous. ‘The instinct of mankind revolts against being com- pelied to do anything, and nothing 1s easier wo Mr. Orvon than to Sronse. 8 sentiment whether just or unjust, that will bring evil to his company. His couree to a daily newspaper in California cannot be underst He agreed to furnish the editor of the San Francisco Herald news tor 6.92 cents a word, although he was charg! the other dailies but 2.40 cents a word. ‘The Herad succeeded in surpassing 1 rivals, by better news service. Suddenly Mr. Orton made a new contract, by which he charged the Heraid 15.38 cents a word, and its rival oniy 1.28 centa Word! Of course the eilect oi such @ dis- crimination was to inilict a deadly biow upon the Herald, to destroy it in order to aid its rivals, Such a contract Would never have been wade if Mr. Simonvon Were not the ageut of the Associated Press, and at the same tine an owner of a newspaper in San Frap- cisco. As Mr, Simonton does not conceal the fact that he holds this agency merely to serve his news- peed ja California 1t 1s only due to him to say that he las served it with great zeal and success. Cali- fornia ts excited over this monopoly. The Western press 18 not friendly. But for Mr. Orton the Wesiern press would have withdrawn from the New York as- sociation. The influence of the great company was thrown in favor of the great monopoly. It would be far wiser, we think, for Mr, Orton to serve tree or four newspaper associations than one; but he does not seem Lo think so. ‘The Associated Press is composed of seven news- papers—the HENALD, 7imes, /ribune, World, Sun, Express aud Journal of Commerce. Such @ partner- ship can only benefit three papers—the Sun, Express and Journal of Commerce. ‘the Sun, for tastance, has the aid of the four great dailies to collect tie news, and then 18 allowed to sell that news at one- haif the price. In other words, the great dailies say—“We will collect this news at large cost, and while selling 1% ourselves for four cents will allow you to sell it for two cents and protect you against all competition.” The Journal of Commerce makes a feature of the mar- kets and ship news. it is a,class paper—ol large re- sources, and circulates among the merchants. Yet the four great dauies’virtually surrender to this one newspaper nearly all of the down-town finaucial and commercial trade, and debar themselves from that circulation and business by protecting it against every competition. A merchant in Broad street has but to pay two cents for the Sun and five cents for the Journal af Commerce, and he need only read the [eee dailies for editorials und correspondence, ‘nese two. papers answer his necessities; the other newspapers are mere luxuries, And should any of the great dailies desire to extend their influence and utilize their business* material they are prevented, because they have agreed to protect the Express even against themselves, Thus the editor of the H&RALD, who prints a ent, lively evening paper, the Zelegram, 18 not allowed to give it the Asso- ciated Press news—because the “e88 pays & Com- paratively small sum every week as its bonus. It does not even share the expenses. The generous dailies allow it to have the rey without really paying for it ag much as they do themselves. ‘we have the une, HERALD, Times and World joined ina partnership which injures them- selves, protects competing journais, and prevents their own growth. If the Associated Press ceased to-morrow, these journals would not be injured. ‘They are safe from competition because they them- selves answer all purposes of competition. it would not be so with a cheaper press. There is room for two or three distinctive cbeap newspapers. That demand 1s so great that we see Star strug- giing into success in spite of the Associated Press, And only recently Mr. Pomeroy abandoned his at- tempt to found ois morning paper. In the afternoon press we have the Mail, 7% m, News and Demo- crat, all enterprising, prosperous and growing, in defiance of this restriction, Remove it, and the and Post would be compelled to sell more pots Dana would have an sapere of 3 7 journalistic resources by et some Le id in competition, The Associat Press vi brings journalism to a siand- stul. The animating motive of newspaper owners is to make money, not to make great journals, We miss the old days of swift and earness competition. ‘the Associated Press virtually aS: hibits competition by insisting that all news shall be shared in common. Thus, Mr. Bennett may send a man to Russia at great expense and Mr. Greeley may have his e.nissary in Cuba, and any news they send must be given to the Sun, World and Times for a little more than the share of tolls! All expense of outiit, time, salary are borne by themseives. The advantage is shared all around. Under any circumstances there are grave defects in the Associated Press economy. But when it be- comes virtually a departinent of the Western Union Telegraph Company and the great dailies are mereiy an expression of the wishes and the fears of Mr. Orton and Mr. Simonton it assumes the shape of a national calamity. We think the great dailies make a mistake and do not truly sce where their interest Le The aie Mikro certainly ae to slug- gishness, ine: monotony, want of enterprise, ation. The dominion of the American press with Mr. Orton and Mr. Simonton, and under their domination tt cannot be called free. [From:the Philadelphia Morning Post—administra- hire & 19, The article entitled ‘“fhe Great Monopoly,” which we reprint from the Spirit af the Times, ought to be It treats of a subject which should interest every thoughtful mind—the mon of the Associ- ated Preas and the telegraph—and a) 3 it with moderation. We do not expect trom a New York paper more than a halt reluctant admission that tue Associated Press is a curse to American journalism, and that the Western Union Telegraph Company is a tyranny in league with it. This article is perhaps more valuable because of the evident fact that the Spirit condemns tuese monopolies unwillingly and without any private cause forcomplaint. In i culiar sphere in journalism it 1s altogether uncon- nected with telegraphs or news agencies. Newspapers may be what Dr. Rush called them, “teachers of disjointed thinking,” and may do great harm as well as good, The newspaper is for the day only. Itsprings up like Jonah’s gourd and fades as quickly. Yesterday’s paper is a dead leaf, Thus perpetually dying and arising from its own ashes, che newspaper is yo ean ig ature, imperiect, crude, lis news 1s often gossip, Its deductions un- sound and based on false statements. Nevertheless, it is the tnteliectual power of the country, and the great poiltical, social and religious instructor of the poo nag Tae puoiic schools teach certain established ‘acts; the newspapers discover new facts and give ideas, The pulpit t# conservative; the religious press gives progress to the churches, And politi- cally the newspapers determine what Congress shall do, What laws shail passed and who snall be President or Governor, This tremen- dous power is not ther own; they derive it from our many mindes people, Whose contentions striv- ings, Virtues ani fats are embodied in tie Ameri- can press more than in any other power. Whatever soch scholars and dreamers as Dr. Rasa may toink, the papers of this Gty have Gone @ thousand times more for its education, Intellectual development and prosperiiy ina single year than the Philadelphia Li- brary bas done ta its whole existence, If newspapers, then, have this uamoasurable value to the public, uny sysiem which checks the growth of journalism must be a general evil. The Associated Press, leagned with the Western Union Company, strives to prevent (he establishinent of new journals, ang to keep for the benefit of a certain number the monopoly of the news of the worid. it is a so- ciety for the suppression of newspapers, and ita disgraceful system has grown like @ poisonous vine ail over the Jand, till there 18 Pot a single large city from Calitoruta to Mame in Wich newspaper enter- prise 13 not crippled by Mr. Orion, Horace Greeley, manton Marble, Hrastus Brooks, G, A, Daca and thelr half dozen companions. We except Mr. Simon ton, because he 18 ouly a paid agent, and James Gore don Bennett, because thoagh ibe founder of the sociated Press, he has the public spirit vo desire bk thy "Gamera monopoly. ‘ ‘ortunately all tyranny resuits in revolution, For years the Associated Press has grown weaker, while the newspapers ouside of it have grown stronger. Independent news agencles and special tel a have superseded its routine revorts, Take the Buile- tin and Telegraph of this city for instance; they buy the Associated Press news, yet aithough that compa- ny bas agents 1n Washington, New York, &c., these papers almost enctcely depend upon ‘their own special correspondents for important news, st last winter, by the employment of a speciai re- re and an arrangement with the Bankers and rokers’ Tengrage Ine, obtained a better report of Congress dally than that furnished by the Assovi- ated Press, Our report Was not as long, but it was more readable and more accurate, tly Mr, Stout’s news agency in New York has supplied ua and many other papers with news from Soak city a thi 8 in the United States, and this news 1s so even the ated Press aeoide wi mit the number of Every imdependent hence the universal satisfaction of journalists out- side of New York with the successful laying of the French cable—an enterprise which the New York monopoly dreads, and calls upon Congress and the President to defeat it if possible. But ail business men, ail intelligent classes have reason to rejoice in a new telegraph line to Europe, which must make communication cheaper and put an end to the sys- tem of *‘stufling” European despatches, of which the A Press is suspected, Tie Spirit of the Times is in error when it says, ‘The success of the French cable 13 the first step towards destroying the Associated Press monopoly.” ‘whe first step was taken long ago, but the new cable is another stride towards cheap papers ana independence. {From the Philadelpu Press—administration— ly 20. It would appear that the Secretary of State has been misinformed, or only partially informed, about the French Atlantic cable. In his recently pub- lished letter he mentions it as the property of British capitalists, The fact is, rather more than one-half the whole stock is owned in England, whereas seven- eighths of the Atlantic cable property, Valentia to Newfoundland, is in the hands of English owners. The remaining one-eighth 18 held in the United States, cuiely in New York. When the French com- pany. was organized the whole capital was sub- scribed in Paris and London in one week—London, as we have mentioned, takin; rather more than half the shares. It does not seem exactly in accordance with fair play, even to va td to throw cold water upon such a great undertaking a3 a new Atlantic cable, which wili extend and greatly cheapea our telegraphic communication with the Old World. At this moment the existing cable—so exclusively British that one end is tn Ire- jand and the other in Newfoundland—iiterally holds ‘US at its mercy and Cre ag Wiest it pleases. When that cable was connected, in its present roundabout manner, with the United Si neither the secre- tary of State nor Attorney General thought it his duty to put @ veto on the communication; nor, before that, was such a thing even dreamed of when the New York and Newfoundland telegraph was es- tablished, Why, then, should such action, decidedly in favor of the Briush and against the French cable, be now si ted ? ‘The French cable will duly have a terminus in the United States, most probably without further hostile demonstration on the part of any public func- tionary at Washington, it being undersiood, of course, that its operatton, in the transmission of in- telligence, shall be under such regulations as Con- gress muy determine to lay down—such regulations in fact as the British Atlantic cable 1s now governed by. ltis wholly out of the question that more lavor shall be extended, im this respect or in any other, to one te egraplitc company than to another, As yet there 1s no general enactment among the statutes of the United States for regulating the terms upon waten a ‘oreign cable may have its terminus upon our soi!, Considering that the competition which will speedily commence between the British and the Freacit Atlantic cabies must greatly reduce the pres- ent high tari? every new sub-Atlantic telegraph should rather be encouraged than discouraged here. A cabie Monopoly must not be petted and favored, {Washington (July 19) correspondence of the Boston Advertiser. | ‘The formal consent of our government to the land- ing and working of the Freach cabie has not yet been given, some of the papers 1rom the agent of the cable company not having reached the State Depart- ment to-day, but there is no doubt that negotiations have been satisiactorily conciuded, so that the new line can at once be put at work. The first despatches over it wiil, 1¢ is understood, be one from the Em- peror tothe President and the Presidens’s reply, both of which will probably be made public. The opening of the cable will undoubtediy be an occasion of some sort of celebration 10 France. It is presumed that the House of Representatives will, early in the coming session, act upon the Senate biil in a friendly spirit. [From the Syracuse Daily Journa!—administratiou— Jur Ly 19. Secretary Fish has recently given an opinion re- garding the landing of the French cabie on the American store, and in that opinion he inclines to the belief that the French government has no right waatever to bring their telegraphic communication to Duxbury, Mass. He goes on to state, in his letter to the French and the British Ministry, that the policy of thia government in regard to the al- lowance and regulation of foreign teiegraphic inter- course received consideration trom Congress at its last session, and that a bill covering the whole sub- ject was passed by the Senate, but at so late a day in the session that the House of Representatives failed to reach 1t, More shan this, he goes on to Say that it is quite probable that this bill announced the policy and purpose of Congress, and that the propriety of its provisions can hardiy fail to assure assent. The bill, therelore, to which attention ts called by the Si 'y of State is supposed to be evidence of what the conditions of permission and of reguiation of the werk telegraphic incercourse are that are to be insisted upon by the United States. Now, we are inclined to believe that Secretary Fish assumes too much in basing his letter upon the bill which did not pass Congress, and thereby holding that 11 18 the express announcement of tne\ policy and pur’ of that boay, when it has had no chance to determine whether it shall endorse or reject the policy there expressed. Thus, until there has been something emphatically to the contrary enacted, we must conclude that this government 1s not hostile to the landing of telegraphic cables upon its shores, no matter from what country they maycome, Surely, were we to take the sentiment of the people, the unanimous voice would be, ‘Let the cabie'come. We need just such agents radiating from us in all directions. We want them for news, for communication, for commerce, for friendly intercourse.” The people are in favor of it; but at present, through Secretary Fish, the American people are made to occupy a churiish and unreason- able ground, and thus imitate the example which has aiways been set by China and Japan. ‘hose na- tions wave been celebrated ior their exelusive- ness and for their strenuous opposition—often amounting to hostility—against the introduction of those elements which should place them in the line | of advanced civiiization and give them direct and frequent intercourse with jthose whom they had learned to term “outside bat ans.” To this the American nation would seem drifting when it has its vision 80 limited tat it cannot see beyond its nose, and would even spite—or attempt to do so— that member by cutting it off; a proceeding, by the way, which is pretty generally supposed by rational men to net very small profits to the perpetrator, ‘The piain question is, will nota telegraphic com- munication between this country and Europe prove advantageous tous? Certainly it will. And in this light what is the use of diplomacy and the millions of yards of red tape which promise to characterize this venture? The new cable has a monopoly of the French coast for twenty years, interferes in a mea- sure with the existing foreign line—for which latter reason, perhaps, Mr. Secretary Fish can find more substantial cause for ‘eae forth his objections than for any other—and it has given no pledge of neutrality. Now, what of all this? Suppose tie new cable has the monopoly of the French coast for twenty years, does that necessarily give tnem the monopoly of our coast for half that number of jminutes By no means. And Just here there is no more dauger to our coast from a French line than from a British line. Suppose the ime is landed at Duxbury. ‘This places the western end at our mercy; and if trouble arises the Frenchman at Brest can have the supreme felicity of sending his despatches at that point with the calm assurance that they will come out at Miquelon. So whatever trouble France may have it willdo no harm to our people for having | ans an extinguisher on the Duxbury operator. urely there have been international telegraph lines iaid before, but they have given rise to no particular effervescence of national indignation that they were completed, or that they found their way into our territory. Now thg French cable ts to be, or rather has been, laid, and because it 1s coming to the American coast, and for the possibility of there some time—bat the Lord oniy kuows when—arising difficulties betwoen this country and France it 18 objected to, The small-minded policy which objec! wo the onan g of the cable at Daxbir out to — bégl finding fault with — the existing cable, which places us in connection with England, no matter if the western end does not rest on our soil, Cannot the Secretary of State be in- duced to write a letter on the transgressions of ca- bies and the dangers attending them? We want more cables, There bave been several laid in various portions of the world, and they pay very weil and are proven inestimable agents In the transmission of news, What 1s needed now 18 opposition, that present monopolies may be broken down and thus cheap rates secured; for whenever a single line, either of railroad or telegraph, unites distant sec- tions it 18 sure to prove 4 monopoly, Its great need is felt and acknowledged by the support 1% receives, while its tariffs are ruinous. Thus m time new lines me inaugurated, which tend to destroy the monopoly, but are always strenuously opposed by those who are in the interests of the first organiza- tion. So the French cable may do much |, While it surely can do no harm, Let it come, then, (From the New York Evening Post—administration.] One would think that an intelligent people much given to commerce and knowing the value of in- tercourse with foreign nations would be but too iad vo have foreign capitalists take the risk and ex- pense of # telegraph cable on themselves. and would weicome them to our shores, and give tiem oflice room and * thank you” too, But it seems we must have conditions precedent; two governinents must negotiate; dipiomatists must set to work; despatches must be writien, and solemn agreements made— what tor? Whatis the importance of agreements when, in case of war, We can at any time cuy olf the Ainevican end of the cable, if the operators fan to observe neutraiily? Is it mot of more ad- vai to us to have one end of a transatiantic cable laid here than to have both laid in foreign countries? Could we not, in fact, afford to pay something for tus advantage? But what is the use of our refusal? Will if prevent the French company from completing their line? ‘They have reached St. Pierre, on the British Ameri- can Coust, Great Britain and Canada are not so silly as fo refuse them permission co land on the main Jand, It will cost the company more to run a line vo St. John or Montreal than to Duxbury; but when ey have done 80, is not their connection with the United Siatee complete? Ordoes our government mean to cut our people off from telegraphic commu- nication with Canada also? If we are to excinae telegraph we had better begin tn earnest and build a wall around our boundaries, blow up the few ships and steamers we have left, and pass a stringent non- intercourse act. {From the New York wore of Commerce—mercan- tt ie. Secretary Fish has been guilty of what must be called, tn plain English, a piece of impertinence, in ‘writing his letter to the French and British Ministers and the Governor of Massachusetts, setting forth what he calis the bythe the United States govern. ment “in respect to the allowance and regulmion of foreign telegraphic intercourse,” If there were any law forbidding the landing of the French cable on American soil without the consent ef our govern- ment, then Secretary Fish would only be doing nis Gul i warning “it of, But {here is no a law. The government is without an authorized policy upop pe subject * * * But Mr. Fish is not working under pay in the interest of a grasping monopoly. Yet it does not seem Impossibie that his mind has been swayed, unconsciously to himself, by the represen- tations and counsels of those wno have been lobby- ing against the French line. He has been led to be- lieve that the next session will pass the pill which failed at the last; and on that belief he has issued his extraordinary manifesto against the rival cable. But the purity of Mr. Fish’s motives 19 no excuse for the Imypertinence of the letter under notice. * * If Governor Clafitn. of Massachusetts, is the man we ke him to be he will not nulli'y the Jaw of that bate under Which the french cable is authorized to pone its connection with this country; and, if he deft at letter writing, it is within his power to send back asharp rebuke for the Secretary's wan- ton overstepping of official propriety and meddle- some interference in matters with which he has not @ shadow of concern. {From the Shenae Commer ctat (republican)— july 19. The American people will, we take it, be very glad to see the new Atlantic Schearap) cable successfully laid to our shores and engaged in the transmission of messages; and we presume they care very little who owns It or where the other end of it may be, or What formalities are or are not complied with. What ig wanted 1s competition. Give us a competing line across the Atiautic, and we will risk the ownership of the line. Attorney General Hoar has been deeply concerned about the intended landing of the ci without asking the solemn permission of the govern- ment of the United States, We presume he 1s not afraid that it will hurt anybody in time of peace; aud if we engaged in war with France, and the French were using the cable vo destroy our liberties, we suppose it might be severed & few miles from the snore and the integrity of the continent preserved. ‘Ihe learned Attorney General says ic ts not doubted the government of the United States has control of the whole subject. Certainly not, He adds that the projectors of the enterprise have not received or awaited the permission of this government. Certainly not: They are men of bust- ness and are aware that the way W getalong is to do what 1s required as soon as practicable and get the permission of the government afterward. As tothe policy of the government, the learned Attorney Gen- eral 18 obliged to refer to @ iaw that has not been passed, though he says it “received very deliberate consideration trom Congress.” Well, a8 Congress does not as a general thing give very deliberate con- sideration to laws whici it does pass we feel at lib- erty to question the assertion that a pili that did not pass was considered very deliberately {From the St, Louts Dispatch, July 17.) Anotiucr cable now stretches along the bottom of the Atlanuc from Brest, in trance, to the little island of St. Pierre, off the coast of lewfounwiand, It 18 in ali respects superior Oo the #nglind one, and will yiela much larger results, Its destined terminus on this side of the ocean, is Duxbury, Mass. Authority to land the cable at Daxbury has been given by the State of Massaciusetts, but au obstacle has suddenly sprung up in the persons of Secretary Fish and Attorney Geueral Hoar. The interference of these gentiemen in tne matter is the most unmitigated case of red tapeism that has fallen within our recoliection, It appears that the land- ing of the cable without special license from Congress would, according to the two Cabinet oilicers mentioned, infringe in some manner upon the right of that body to regulate com- merce with foreign nations. How, we ask, could the landing of the cable have such an effect? Will it not be competent for Congress at any time to make such regulations in regard to the matter as it may deem aav sable, provided they do not conflict with the re- served rights of the States? If a question should arise between Massachusetts and the Jederal govern- ment as to their respective jurisdictions the Su- preme Court, itis to be presumed, wil! decide it in due ume. At all events it would be a question with which France or any otuer foreign country or corpo- ration would have nothing to do. No fear need be en- tertamed that the federal governmsnt will be hence- forth defrauded out of any of the power that right- fully belongs to it; but even if the contrary were true that 18 no reason for throwing impedi- ments in the way ot the completion o1 a great enter- prise. ‘Ihe policy of Fish and Hoar bears a strong resemblance to the policy of the Suitan in regard to the canal across the Isthmus of Suez. The Turkish monarch, instigated by the English Minister, who ‘was actuated by jealousy of France, did all he could. im an indirect way, to embarrass De Lesse] prevent the completion of tte canal. There is little doubt that the morbid sensitiveness of Fish and Hoar about the sovereign power of the federal government in regard the regulation of commerce owes its origin to the cupidity of the pro prietors of the old cable, who are naturally desir- ous of retaining the monopoly of the transatlantic telegraph business. ‘The affair places the ted- eral authorities in an ugly light, It is certain that Congress can do next winter whatever it might properly have done last winter; that nothing can be lost to the Congress or the government by the land- ing of the cable. Again, the company, in making the 1anding, propose to conform to tne provisions of acertain bill which passed the Senate at it last session. This bill relates to the new cable, and ge- cures thorough reciprocity between France and the United States. It was not reached in the House; but it will come up early in the next session and cer- tainly become a law. The conductors of the enter- prise have done everything that waa proper to be done in order to bring that enterprise to a successful termination, But they have found the jungle of rea tape in Wasi @ more formidabie impediment = the roaring swells and submarme Alps of the aucic, ‘There will be one great advantage in having ond cable which has not been much noticed. Politi- cagevents on the Continent are always incorrectly reported by the English cable, It is the vice or vir- tue of the English mind to color and refract what- ever passes through it. The French mind is @ much more transparent medium, Though England and France are great friends, they are exactly such frienas as Rocaefouvaid speaks of, and take the keenest delight in one another’s misfortunes. Hence the desirableness of having the news that comes by either cable supp.emented and illustrated by the messages of the other. Tuis would be invaluable in the event of a great war. especially if we should be involved in it ourselves. Our plain policy Is to have as many separate lines of commu- nication with Europe as possible. They can do us no possible harm, since their western termini will be all within our own jurisdiction. We ought to have a German cable, and a Kussian cable (overland or submarine), as well as an English cable and a French one. Tae great saving in the cost of mes- sages would be a benefit to the civilized worid at large. We would repeat, in cgnclusion, that the company who own the French cable can escape no responsi- bility by being allowed to land it at once on the Massachusetts coast; that Congress will be able at any time to adopt such regulations as may be needed, and consequently that Messrs. Fish and Hoar have no justification for the course they are pursuing in the premises. a sec- KELL GATE. A New Drilling Apparatus—Prospect of the Hell Gate Being Removed. So much has been said concerning tne obstruc- tions at Hell Gate, or, rather, the barriers to the ex- tension of our commerce, and so very little has been done towards remedying the crying evil, except the reckless squandering of vast sums of money, that people have almost ceased to hope for any sincere movement in the way of clearing the passage, To be sure the job has hitherto been charac- terized by sowe rare tinkering, but the time for that has passed away, and some- thing must be done at once to free the channel. Among the instruments invented for effecting that desirable object a model of one by Mr. Samuel Lewis was exhibited last evening at 153 Fourth street, Williamsburg, in presence of an assemblage of well known engineers, for the purpose of being inspected and criticised. The machinery patented by Mr. Lewis 1s for the clearing of obstructed water channels, such a8 Heli Gate, and for subaqueous and upland drilling and blasting generaily, as well as for dred ying, grappling, lilting and other cleating opera- tions. The mstrament 18 apparentiy complete, and consists of & steamboat, with a screw propeller, having amidships a gavg of sixty-turee vertical drills worked by steam power, with crane for raising weights and pieces of broken rock, and a device whereoy the vessel, when the drills are at work, may be raised enurely above the waves, at waien time ite weight is supported by six adjustable pillars, It also éOmprises an apparatus whereby, when the vessel is moving from point to point, the whole gang of drilis may be raised simultaneous, above the bottom of the’ vessel, and the frameworl a’ the lower extremities let into a recess In the bot- tom of the boat, 80 as to be entirely outof the way in going over shallows and saadbara. It includes, also, a device whereby any one of the drills may be with- drawn and entirely taken out, while the others arein accive operation, thus avoiding loss of time by stop- pages. Sixty-three holes are drilied simultaneously, an (the cartridges for blasting purposes are let down through tubes, provision being made against the h filling up with sand. The model was thor oughly inspected, after some explanatory remarks by Mr. John P. Kenyon, and provonuved perfect. Na- merous advantages were claimed for it, among others its independence of tidal action, capability of driijing one or more holes at once, power of tnsert- ing « bar into each hole after whe drill has been with- drawn and 108 @aay discovery by the diver, together with many others. It is also claimed that every emergency Of submarine driliing and blasting has been provided for, When the machine has been fully completed a trial at Hell-Gate will doubtless test its merits sausfactority, AQUATIC. Arvival of the Harvard Crow at Queenstown. Boston, July 20, 186% Aspecial despatch from Queenstown on the 19t! announces the arrival there of the Harvard crew at noon that day, The men were in excellent physical condition, having been affected unpleasantly only in a slight degree by the voyage, and are consequently. already prepared to settie dun to “steady work. The is are In fine order and the crew only re- quire the short practice neceasury to get accustomed to the new Course Where the race will take place. THE NATIONAL GAME. Gotham vs. Orion. Orion was a mighty giant. His fame comes through mythological lure as a great hunter and a favorite of Aurora. Despite his prowess aud skill he was naughty, ana for his naughtiness he received due punishment. In the city of New York there is an Orion; but unlike the Orion of mythology it may be calied good, and is not known so far as being very mighty in centests. The Orion of New York 1s a base bail club, and yesterday the representatives ofthe club went w Hoboken to contend with the Gotham Ciub. As may be seen from the score given below the Gothams whipped the Orions badly, They were too much for them and placed themselves well ahead at the very start. The Orions, however, played pretty well ana made a good fight ot it, The Goth- ams were too much with the stick for their youo; oppovents, and the game ended with the score stand- ing as follows:— GOTHAM. ORION. 0. R. O. R. 49 tate | in by MA 5 +110 8 2 6 6 3 +5 8 43 3.8 238 1 8 22 46 8 2 a7 5 oO 27 71 +27 18 81 ah mu. ob’ 6—71 0.98 ws 3 0 Murray, 2; Vincent, 1; Stewart, 1. Fly catches—Markay 11; Goodepeed, 3; E, Hendie, 1; Reed, l—wtal, 18. Geary, 8; Ntus, 2; Melntire, 1; Brewer, 1; Jen: ning, 1—total, 8 ‘oul bound ¢atches--Marka, 6; Beaslie, 1; Geary, 4. Scorers—Messra, Whiteside and Dy Umpire—Mr, Smith, of the Oriental Cinb. Tirae of game—Two hours and thirty minutes. * Base Ball Notes. Tho fact that the Niagaras, of Buffalo, have been keepiag so quiet during the present season has cre- ated some surprise and queries on the subject. It now appears, from a Buffalo journal, that the “Ni- agaras do not propose to enter the base bali arena this year.” The Louisiana State Base Ball Association met on the evening of the 13th inst. in its rooms, in the Morning Star building, Gravier street, with their President, F. H. Green, o1 the Southern Base Kall Club, in the chair.. Two new clubs joined the asso- clation, which now consists of ten clubs. A com- munication was received from the South- ern Base’ Ball Club, requesting permission to make a tour to Memphis, St. Louis and Cincinnati; also for permission to give a grand picnic at the fair grounds on or about August 1, to raise funds toward detraying the expenses of their pro- jected tour, at which they propose to give prizes to the nine best players who may play in the game between their first nine and @ picked nine; also a prize for a second nine match and a juvenile match. They ask, further, that a committee of one from each club be appointed to act in connection with thelr committee, consisting of Messrs, R. E. War- ren, J. J. Wall, T. C. Sims, M, McNamara, J. W. Jones, G. T. Crawford; which was granted, and the following committee appointed:—James Wara, from the Atlantic; M. A. Alieyn, Crusader; C. A, Benedict, Comet; J.J. Segrane, Fearless; W. F. Tracy, Lone Star; T. D. Mehan, Pellcan; G. W. Young, R. E. Lee; E. C. Chassaignac, Washington; F. Dadenhefer, Surprise, and James Shisa, Hope Base Ball Club, who are to select the players for the picked nine. Permission was also granted for the Lone Star and Southern Clubs to play a match at the forthcoming picnic of the Jackson Railroad Bene- ficlary Association, to be held at Ponchatoula on the 26th inst. Considerable debate was held over a posed amendment of the rules of the game, wiuch was tnaliy referred to a committee. A tournament will be heid at Oswego, commenc- Ing on the 7thof August. The ballists are practis- ing most perseveringly throughout the Northern auc Western part of the State, and there can be no doubt that the tournament will be well attended. he Butlalo xpress says, ought we not have another base ball tournament to stir up the dormant energies of the Black Rock base ballists this season? ‘The “Frontiers”? are keeping altogether too guiet, ‘The game between the Shermans, of Utica, ana the Central City club, at Syracuse, resulted ina tie game, A Syracuse journal commenting on the game says:— The Central Citys, as 18 too frequently the case, played justenough to keep the score of the Sher- mans “within reach,’ and the result was ties at the close of the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. At the close of the ninth inning the Sher- mans let their opponents four runs, ‘Ihe Central Citys went to the bat, and during this inning ex- hibited some of their old-time proficiency in ball playing, and before the side was “sent to grass’’ succeeded in scoring four runs, thus making the score a tle at the close of the game. Un- der rule five of the regulations if a club re- fuses to continue the game on a te at the close of the ninth inning the game goes to the opposing club, and tne Shermans refusing, under plea of “giving out of their pitcher,” to con- tinue the game, the umpire decided the game won ie the Ceutral Citys. In our opinion the refusal of the Shermans to continue the game was not owing to the physical condition of thet pitcher, but rather to the bit of ‘‘oall play” exhibited by the Central Mi fot the last innings, and, ‘discre- tion being the better part of valor,” they concinded to let the game go by default, rather than be beaten by a larger score. In response to this the Utica Herald remarks :— Said Johnny to Jimmy, “Ican lift that barn it I want to.” Suid Jimmy, ‘Let's see you do it.” Said Johnny, “Oh, you see I don’t want to now.” it seems very strange to us that the Central City Club should be.content to win a game by the wording of a rule when it lay in their power to gain it by their prowess. Even one more run on the score’ would have made the game one in which they could take more pride than they can in the present re- sult, e think the writer places the Syracuse base bali players im a false position, and one that does them injustice. The Shermans went to Syracuse to win if they could. The Central Citys met them in the same spirit. Both clubs played well and learned to respect each otier. ‘Me ruling of the umpire gave the game to the Central City Club. We presume no fault was found wita this, but the reporter, who tells what the Central Cys mignt have done had they been so inclined, will only make himself the subject of a smile, witnout Lehto | the opinion of aay one as to the respective merits 0 the two ciubs. “Way down to Maine” they do not divide their club into “nines,” but into “aivisions.” On Wedues- day last there was quite a large crowd asseinbied at Harding's Stauon Wo witness a couple of games. In the forenoon the “second division’’ of the “Phi Rhos” played the Fleetwings, and the latcer few away from the former with @ score of iorty-three to twenty-seven. In the afternoon the “tivst division’? of the “Phi Rhos’? met the Actives and played four innings. The score stood four for the “Pai Rhos’ to thirteen for their opponents, when the former left the ground and the umpire gave the game to the Actives. Why the former left does not appear. Harross, formerly pitcher for the Olympics and Keystones of Philadeiphia, has joined the Athletics. It is reported that McBride will s00n be weil enough to take his place again in the nine. The Athletics Wijl then have pitchers enough, if they keep them, to bother any club—McBride, Fulmer, Byerie, Bros- sey and Harross, ‘The U ufton and Erie clubs, of Busfalo, last year formed a consolidutien and adopted the nume Mutual. Some heavy work was expected from them, but as yet they have done nothing. At Wheeling, Va., on Saturday last, the Baltic Club defeated the United Club witi a score of 38 to 33, aud on the same day tie second nine of the Crescent defeated the second nine of the Arctic with a score of 52 to 22. ‘The game set down to come off to-day between the Atiantic “muffins” and the Base Bail/Reporters will not come off. Dere’s droobil in de gamp von de ingzliaprers, rhe Kokfords will have a game to-day with the Athletics, of Brookivn, on the Union grounds. The Atlantic and Olympic game did not come off yesterday afternoon, as tne ground was slightly moist. The Olympics left last evening for Boston, where they will play the Lowell Club this afternoon. The Eagles appeared at the Blysian Fields yes- terday minus some of their strongest feathers, to keep their engagement with the Bergen Club. The jatter came down and a game was played, the re- sult of Nhich, was tue success of the Bagles with a score or 29 to 24, 7 ‘Tae Hoboken Policemen’s Niue deseated the itud- son City Police Nine yesterday at Hoboken with a score of 61 to 11, The Hobokenites belonging so mach nearer to New York than their opponents caa use the clab more effectively. The Hubert Club, composed of youngsters be- longing in and near Hubert street, defeated the Harrisons, neighbors of their's, on Monday last, with a score of 43 to 35, The Dexter Club, of this city, went to Nyack on Monday last and played the ‘Liliside Club, of that place. The game was Very close up to the fifth inu- ing, When the Dexters commenced to trot, and came home victors to the tune of 49 to.titilside’s 29. rhe Arctics, of Brooklyn, will vists Newark on Fri- day next, wo play the Amateurs, the crack junior organization of New Jersey. Look out Arctics, have a “Beam” forstiort stop. » Maryland Club, of Baltimore, Md., contem- plate starting upon @ trip eastward on fie goth fnst., stopping first In Philadelpiia, where they play the Atnieties on the same day, the Keystones on the 2ziun and the Olympicson the wth. ‘They next visit New York, playing the Kekfords ou the 2vtH, the At- Janucs on the Sot and the Mutuals on the sist. Upon returning to Baltiinore they wil go tuto sharp practice for their Western tp, upon which they start between the 10th and 16th of August, and dur- ing the tour will play two gaines with the noted Rea Stockings. Reconstruction seems to be the rage now among the leading professional elups. The Mutuals have started it. Jhe Atlantics and Athletics both sert- ously contemplate making some changes, and it 18 provable that ere the ead Of tue season, When these they re 3 big guns are heavily charged, there will be somé sharp work. His affirmed that the reports concerning Flanly having left the Mutuals are erroneous, will remain with the Mutuals, and the probabil ‘that he will in be seen with the nine, | them, as he s mee Saveretly, did, to victory. To victory, yes, by Geo! ‘Announcement is made of the following Matches to Come Of. July 21.—Eckford vs, Athletic, of New York, a@ Union ground. July 21.—Star vs. Powhatan, at Union ground. July 22.—Atlande vs. Uulon, of Morrisania, at Capitoline ground. Taly ae Atlante ys. Oriental, at Capitoline ground. July 24.—Star vs. Alpha, Capitoline ground, July 24.—Eagle, of Flatbush, vs. Harmonic. July 26.—Kmpire first nine vs, second nine, at Ho» boken. July 27.—Active vs, Excelsior, at the Capitoliae ground, a YALE COLLEGE COMMENCEME\T. New Haven, Conn., July 20, 1869. This week 1s commencement week at Yale, To the town-born its advent is discovered, if not other- wise, by the gathering of the silver haired portion of the alumni, who, after many years absence from alma mater, doing manful battle in the busy world, come back in many cases laden with nard earned honors ana live over again in memory with thetr survivmg classmates their college days. ‘The first exercise of the week occurred on Sunday afternoon at the College chapel. It consisted of the delivery of the last sermon to the grade uating class, known a3 the Baccalaureate, sermon, by Rev. Dr. Daggett, the pastor of # chapel. There was a large congregation present, ant much Interest mantfested in the occasion. Dr. Dage gett preached from I. Corinthians, xvi., 13—“Quit yourselves like men.” His subject was ‘True Man~¢ liness.”? After a few introductory words relative to the characteristics of manliness he spoke at length of the quaiities of manliness, and how they are de- veloped by religion, The qualities which he con sidered made up true manliness were prudence, wisdom, moral courage, fortitude, diligence, self- control, self-respect, self-denial, benevolence and magnanimity. {n conclusion, addressing the class, who rose from their seats, he expressed the hope that his two years of ministration would not be without good effect; that theirs would be the manly course tirough life; and tnen bidding them farewell, | he impressively gave them his parting benediction. On Monday afternoon Professor Dana delivered, at the Philosophical Cuamber, a lecture on the subject of cosmogony. He discussed the Darwinian theory of development, and held that Darwin’s views might be accepted and yet divine Providence be believed in. There were several theories of development, but the one now im vogue was that which divides spe- cles from species. Darwin held that man was de- rived from a monkey. During the course of the present century he thought the trath or falsity of his views Would be shown. The lecturer thought mar was created by somegsudden action. Geology and emphatically declared the Mosaic account of the cre- rO- + ation true. The term “day,” the professor held, did not mean a period of twenty-four hours, but @ cer- tain period, The lecturer spoke of the different periods of the creation, Light came upon a signal trom Goa for the commencement of chemical action. The aurora borealis might be supposed to form & part of the illumination, The earth was in a moltem state, the waters that now lie on its surface hung over it in great clouds; the earth cooled and the waters settled, vegetation appeared and on the fourth day the sun was visible; on the mfth day the lower order of animals were created and on the sixth day occurred, first, the creation of mammais, and, second, of man. The seventh was the day of rest, Which 13 now going on. % On Monday the commencement exercises of the Yale Scientific Schoo! occurred. In the morning the attendance was small, but im the evening the lecture room was filled to overflowing with an ap- reciative audience, among whom were Governor Sewell and other prominent gentlemen, who listened with pleasure and interest to the deiivery of the theses by the graduating class. After the conclusion of tne exercises all present were bountifally served with refreshments from well loaded tables in the north wing, and the entire buliding was thrown open for examination by the throng of visitors pre sent. The following 1s the list of theses delivered and the names of the authors, together with @ list of prizes awarded:— iluam Greene Abbot, Norwich—“On Some New Aspects of the Labor Question.’ Roman Augustus Bissell, Detroit, Mich.—‘Rail- road ,unneling.”” Charles Augustus Brinley, Hartford— ‘On the Re- Jations of Osinose and the Ash Ingredients to the Lile of Plants.” 25 Francis Dudiey Buck, New York city—“On the Metallurgy oi Zinc.” Andrew Dwight Chiford, New Haven—‘0n tho Merits, Defects and Possible lmprovements of the American Prison Systems.” Clarence Marcellus Clarke, New Haven—“On the Water Supply of Cities.’” Frederick Smillie Curtis, Stratford—‘On the Sand- stone Quarries of Portland, Conn.” Joseph Courten Hornblower, Paterson, N. J.—“Om Ventilation.” S Joseph Goodhue Kendall, New York city—‘‘On the Poeumatic Despatch.” js aoe Lowe, Dayton, Ohio—“On England and ireland. Henry Hoyt Perry, Southport—‘On the Salisbury Jron Mines.” Robert Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Bordentown, N. .—"On the Progress of Civil Engineering.’ William Kobert White, Philadelphia, Pa.—‘On the Anthracite and Bituminous Coal oi the United States and the English System of Coal Mining.” Horace Franklin Whitman, Philadelphia, Pa.—“On Light and [ts Peculiarities.’? Willard Wendell Wight, Natick, Mass.—*On Bridge Construction.” Fredertck Everett Willits, Glen Cove, N. Y.—“On Some of the Changes Now Taking Place in the Eng- lish Language.” J, Thesis, “On the Utilization of Power in Ma+ chinery.” By Charles Henrique Pope, Louisville, Ky. (Engineering course.| ) Examination of the Water- works of New Haven.” By Augustus Jay Du Bois, New Haven. (Engineering course.) Prize essay, “Un the Annexation of Alaska,” by Frederick Everett Willits, Gien Cove, N.Y. (Select course). H Thesis, ‘Analysis of a Mineral from West Rock,’® by Charies Alvah Weed, Binghamton, N. Y. (Chemi- cal course). ‘Thesis, ‘On Sewers,” by Charles Byron Koon, Auburn, N. Y. (Engineering course). Prize essay, “Un Civii Service,” by Charles Au- gustus Brinley, Hartford, Cona. (Chemical course). Thesis, “On Strategy, as Illustrated vy the Opeu- ing of the Mississippi ‘River, isd1-4,” by Edward Whiting Johnson, Norwich. (Seiect course). Thesis, “On the Gold Piacers of Cuiifornia,” by Joseph Robinson Folsom, New Haven. (Mining course). ~ Thesis, “On Foundations in Water for Bridges,’ by Aibert Banks Hill, Redding. (Engineering course.) Thesis, ‘On the Geographical Spread of Mahome etism,”’ by William Richardson Belknap, Louisville, Ky. (Select course.) T Jn Ure Silver Region of Colorado,” by Nelson Powell liulst, B. A., Alexandria, Va, (Mining course.) Josep John Skinner, course.) Thesis, ‘A Critical “On Natural Intermittent Springs,” by Wallingford. (bngineering For excellence in the studies of rreshman year First prize, thirty dollars, Joseph Frederick Klein, New Haven; second prize, twenty doliars, Mansileid Merriman, Planisyille, Yor excellence in the mathematical studies of prize of twenty dollars, Arthur . West Meriden, For excellence in the engineering studies of senior year—A prize of twenty dollars, Joseph John Skin- ner, Wallingford, For excellence in the select course of studies of senicr year—A prize of tweny-five dollars, Willian Richardsoa Belknap, Loutsvilie, Ky. For proficiency in mineraiogy—A prize of twenty douars, Joseph Sampson Adam, Canaan. For protic.ency in metaliurgy—A prize of twenty dollars, Nelson Powell Hulst, B. A., Alexandria, Vas For excellence in the modern languages—In French, a prize of ten dollars, Joseph Jolin Skinner, Wallingford; in German, a prize of ten dollars, Joseph John Skinner, Wallingford. Por the best essays in English on assigned themes (first and second prizes divided equally between tha two compoetitors)—A prize of $17 50, Charles Augugs tus Briniey, Hartford; a prize of $17 60, Frederick Everett Willits, Glen Cove, New York. THE ERIE RAILAIAD. Tew York, July 19, 1860, To THE Eprror ov THE HeraLn:— ‘Thre following is of vital importance to the publio at large, and wl well deserve notice m your cole umns:— Being a freque traveller on the Erte Rati from the lacts herela Tam confident that there is organized piracy against that road co break ap trains and create accidents, by men lately m the em- ploy of the road and dismissed by the Jim Fisi party. 1 heard such mtimations by ex-employés of tie road at diferent points on the route, prince at Owego, and i am informed to-day by my fr Dr. R. Tanszky, member of Board of Health, tiat some. months ago ai the time of this Wholesale cleaning out of old hands, he heard them at Gwero and Ithaca y threaten that there would be frequent act on \ne road until they were reinstated. ait ale accidents could have origmated in this Phe No, 8 train a month ago or Little move, OMe b Las a passenger, was stopped some wiree hours at mmdntgat, near Susquehanna, by an im- imense rock being on the track, which required olast= ing m order to be removed, If such is the case measures should be taken to punish such offende: or niaxe railroad officals have more regard for th safety o( the puolic than to remove competent mem and biereby jeopardize ile and property im order to give positions to friends, In the cause of banal, bog things yp be "Yon if true, and if not no harm can be done, Yours, &c. ss E. PARMLY BROWN.