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4 te son and successor ef Columbus, and transmitted ina dimly outlived to the renears ‘Velasquez de Leon and Hernanao Cor! ae 1519, It was, indeed, more than ow ma tor wt ig patent from a letter by that soldier to the Emperor Charies the Fitth of Spam that it had become in his mind an object of Intense economic and national interest to discover some s.rait or ray by which the valdemeote Le iod. His tured the notion during & Col 4 feacrat tove appears tO have declined, however, tn Consequence of his having concer: soon after. ‘wards tne notion of & WOSt “prolitabie’’ speculation yy means of the formation o! serene road cross- A the istimus of ienuantepes, and which he hoped to utuize for the suppiylug Of Spain with the ‘spices of the Bast Ines us weil as the products of such new ous" as be wen expec to discover on this side. Cortez evea appointed # commission, made up of his pilots and other gelentific persons, the members ef waich by his order surveyed te coast south of Vers Crus as lar as the river Coatza- coalco, Cortez was tuus on the path of develop ment; for Humboldt, speaking of & road, telly us that the river Coatzacouico furnished immense facilities for the transportation over tie tsthmus from ‘Vera Cruz wf materials to 0e used tn the budding of vessels Which he Otted out to Tehuantepec tor ser- Vice in the Paciiic, Viewing Uortez as a great sol- ier, legisiavor aad & provideat “land claluant,” We have additional confirmacon of the tendency of the oslculations wich were passing in Ins mind to a knowledge of she fact thut, even wheu s sort of a of monarch, by force of aris, in Mexico, he sc lected a8 his individual prop Ay extensive tracis of the land lying on the Coutzs cus iver and in the Gisirict of Oaxaca ia tue unmediaie uelgaborvood of Tehuantepec. This esuaie was confirmed to Cortes by the grateful Himperer. The land was cultivated And mines opeued wud worked by Cortez with vast ront at the cine, but to the moment of his deata ihe conqveror never lost sight of the additionai ad- vantages Which were to be had vy tho estadlish- Ment and malatenaace vl (ne transit Of the istiimas by the line of @ Lewuartepec ronte, His gains ‘wre great, his prodits vusi and his progeny favored by fortune; his Wamediate desceudans possessing to-day tracts of laud near to Telmaniopeo whica @re Knows as the esiaies of the Margicsauas, Al- Ter the deaih of Corie, Spain marched eisewhere to fresh conquests. Xo person seemed able to com- rehend his pians of mmprovement, and so thy sub- jects, Lot of (ue new rouie aud ocvanic union, Were aliowed to sia into ¥ stale of obiivion—even More than comparauve—wiich endured for very many years, Dampier made an exploration of the country around the Uvatzuconico towards tie close of the sevonteuntn ceutury. Iu the year 1745 the project Of openiug the ieuuduiepes route was Tovived, when the Viceroy of sesico was streunously urged 0 declare tae Coatsacoaico @ port o: eutry. Lhe Merchants of Veru Cruz sud Acapuico did not support the idea, duh tn fact, ob- tamed a royal order trom Madrid forbidding the canvass of such a propustion. During tie year 1774 Don Antonio M, ucarel, Viceroy of Mexico, ordered Don augusta Lramer, Governor of the sau Juan de Uiloa, ai eaginesr by profession, tv make a survey of the whoie route, He vontirwed @ previous vement Ol the devin of waler on (be bar at the mouth of the river aad acded that the bar is a per- manent one, Dever having Changed 1a depth of water since its discovery. Hi5 survey Was inade for tue pur- ose Of Opening Water CO umuucAuOn between the wo oceans, the eatire pracuoauility of waich he demonstrated, and at a comparatively smail Cost, re- marking on the saciities Whicl exist for a good road to Tehuantepec, Tuese results, as aso those to the game purport tarnisied at a later day Dy the vico- Toys of Mexico, Keviiuigedo and Iturrigaray, the importance of which was urged upon the Spanisa Cortes, fetied to eicis any respuase or Aetion from the governinent of Spa, wiica was loging iis hith- erto weil carnea cuaracter for cucrgy aud eulerprise. However, 1 1814, ihe Spanisa Cortes waked up sul- Heienily to issne a cewree for the copemnug of the canai by way of the {sthuius of Tehuantepec, in pre- ference to that of Nicurayun or Pauaina; Dut the po- litical distractions which siortiy followed, aud the Subsequent wuepenceuve of p, leit the governe meDt WituoUt eilucr Lue means oF the power to pro. mote Such a scheme MOWERN INCEPTIONS. In the year 1820 Wiluam 0. Kobumson, an Amert- can citizen who lad spent considerable time on ths. istimus, takiag up the idea of Diego, Velasquez de Leoa aad Heraaado Cortez, pub- Ushed the resus of os ubservations on the various interoceaule roucs aud drew the ar- tention of comuercial mea to the advantages of Tehuantepec. He suvs, speaxing of the Coatzacoal- cos, that “ik 1s tue only port 1a te Mext where vesseis ol war ur 0 of a large euter, and Is far superior to Peasacola or Santo. When the Mexicans estabh pendence their first nacucal desire was to deveiop the cements Of prosperity which their terr.tory possessed. in 1524 tie State of Vera Oraz and tie feveral goveraient appoluted each a Commission to survey (ne Isthinas, consisting of Don J. de Ortiz und Colonel Juana de Orbegozo; but from the po.tica! contests m the State the govern. ment was for some years prevented from attempt- ing the realization of tiis enterprise, and it was not UBUI 1542 tual, UpoD Cie representation of DON JOSE DE GAR the government of Santa Auna conierred npon him an exclusive grant, WIR livgral provisious, to con- Struct and operate 4 line of railroads m connectma With river nuvigauion, to be operated by steam wn oceaa to ocean Across the Isthmus of % So sinporant wad valuable was this transit consiered vy the government of the United States wm 147, the period wien the treaty of peace With the republic of Mexico engaged the attention of the adraimistration of Air. Polk, that the follow- ag, OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE took place :— ME. BUCHANAN, GEORTTARY OF STATE, TO MR. TRIST, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER TO MEXICO. DepAbEMENT OF STATE, VASHINGTON, Apri 1B, 1847. 15,000,000 a to be puid | by ‘for r our boundary \fornia, you may exceeding "$30,000,00, ¢3,00U,0W per annum, pro- T “transit across th UMMLepEC, Ke to tho United States by the eight) article of tbe zr) rsba.i form a part of the treaty, This was followed by ivstractions of the Mexican ment t@ bheir Comumussioners, dated 29th Au- , Winch save: ge solicited by the government of the to navigate toy river Tehuantepec, or to irafle shat may bo est ‘ished bejween & sxico absolutely denies or rt ‘Tus offer (sufiictent nearly to build two such ral. roads as the company propose tO construct) wa made before the acquisition of Calilorai; aud, although we now have (he Union Pacific Rai\voad, it is thought that history Will Gemonstrate in iweaty- five years that the new tmpetus given to tic settle- ment of the Pacific coast and the trade with tne in- ies will require these and several more railways to supply the commerce of the world. THE TBEUANTEPEC LA SERE GRANT as filed in the city of Mexico, Department of Im- provement, Colonizauon, ladustry and Commerce, b Monday, tue 41h of January, 1409, It reads it The citizen President of the republic has been Pleased to address me the iollowing decree: BENITO Jvanxz, Constitutional President of the Mexican Unitod States, to ali tte tobavitants Be it kuown that the Congress of the Union bas decreed the following. , The Congress uf the Union decrees :— ABTIOLE L Thi ecu 1867, authorizing D: jay that he inay form, to ation across the isihroua of Fohuaatep foliow'n ART caiion achots ditions exproesed in tis deeree. ‘Aur. & The company to de formed by La re may er lish comimtinication by w Coats: r ‘and, wi commen: ed to in the following urticles; should not 5 jo use the river, the roads ad, Which he will keep In a good and With bridges necessary for the 1 vehic.cs cdurying passengers aud merchandise of fight burden . The necessary surveys being made for the ral!- d_ the corresponding maps or plans being made by the coginesrs, these will be enbmit: ted for the approbation of the geoeral governtuent, without witich they si be allowed to be carried Into execution. Aut. 6. Tho La 5 re Company shall nottfy the government the time when the survey of the lands through i u mM represent it n the oper ‘ow, their (ees to be paid by the compan: the demarcation of the un- elaimed Lancs to be ced be compal the goverument may n tM nt paid by the co pany. Ant. 7. Within the term of eighteen months, counting from the date of this grant, the surveys of the ground are to bo made, the plaus.showing the lives of the roads are to be mada yr and eubmitied for the note wiil be joing to be ‘Or counmissioners reverred to in the tira part of the preced ng article may be present to inapect the works that may be executed. ‘Axt, 8 Tho La Sere Company shall commence the con- stoaction of the reilroad line within ax month, couutod ater the year and a bail mentioned tn the preceding artiol the satis teen leagnes, until the completion of the ole line, which must be precisely three years from the day on which the orks were commenced. The fifteen leagues which the com- jon of the government, and my, ia obliged to construct angually may be made by it 1p fections separate from each other, provided that they should not be apart from the gonerai live of road approved by the exocusivo, ‘Ant. #. The company shal) commence the construction of tha carriage road at the anme tima aa that of the railroad, | compiote the former to the salls'action of the gov @roment within «year anda half at the utmost, counting from the date Oxed for its commencen:+ Aur. 10, Of the unclaimed Jan's the gor- ‘ernment yives to the cempa Y t * roquire for the line of the roads, and the b thé un- med lands (whieh may be fu: i ou each side of tho railroad oviy, ¢ IDLO y thant side of the road (or y nes) will be divided nt a op and the other 20 tho « ‘Will be Uumdered gat GACH cio, cowimencit nn oy Now Fottowiag va noe towed the Lon the might be po ‘of private property, (n whic Interrupted, and afiérwa is the prosoribed numer. wing to the end of the road, ‘ta Wotan . ow ar the portions of ~ ML, The nation reserves for itself, in full dominion, portions on tbe western, or right site of the eb Withthe odd numbers 1, 8,5, &¢., ond iu like ee the goverument aot to Keil or alienate them, tn w: part, the malerials necessary for the construction aad repaira Of the roads, telegraphs, wharves, ducks or their appurte- nan or such Paciie part as nay ve that may ment and t. by the former, in {ions not having a treaty regard to porting by Baga, whi senied by the postmastera or the coliectors of the martime esto ry Be narber of the di it wil have the same rights and prerogatives as the othera. Tt will also have t! Isthmus to watch the works and operationa that may be un- deriaken in virtue of this contract, exactly observed from jeayue 10 lea;ue between the portion and that of the company. ‘Aut, 12 The government codes to the company such ground au ft may own, for wharves, docks and other tills: nsable worcs, In the porte of Coutzacoaloos and Veutosa, ‘company engagiux to conatruct said wharves and docks al its o ‘coat, to the satisfaction of te government, ia the two years following the date .in which the tailroad ‘will be constructed, Making af once the necessary Works to facKitute the diacharge of ‘vessels and to avoid damage to mervuan- a Att, 18, The ny may take, gratis, from tho lands which may be of public domain, for the time that they ma, be ao, without im» lying thereby auy obiizalion ou toe part ( eur in ce, ‘ANT. 4 Tho lands and materials of private property, which may be needed by the company, will be taken by ft, Indewnal‘ying the owners im con/oriity with the i ‘Akt. 15. The company will be obliged to coi Keep fn repair lighthouses of first cla ™. Die, at the oxtreme ends of tho rond, which aro to be fulaned within threo years from the termination of the butiding of the railroad; said lighthouses remaining as the eaclusive pro- perty of the government, ‘Aur. 16 sixty days from the date of this law the oom- pay lgize & boa to, ue sum of #10) 00 tisfac ry tothe Mexienu Minlater wt Washi yet may iil his piace, this consittoa, Pelig indie the exisience and waildity of the concessions im ui the grantees forfeiting the sail aum, in ance within the terma of timo marked, with the obiigations to present the pans and to comimonce and tnish tho roae und telegraph Line. With the sald bond the obliga on wil be inaured, which the company contrac's to accre- Git, that fh is alromdy organized apoording to the laws of one Of the states of the American Union. ‘Anw. 12, During the time necessiry for the conasiruetion of the railroad the company shall Lavo the right to tinport 01 the isthmus, free of duties, the materials, machinery, to mineral coal, carriages, and necessary ut struction 0: the road and ite sppurtenans Diration of the (ime ged (or tae construction of the road it will on.y be allowed to introduce, free o: dutyPthe machines, minera:coai,cars ani Talis which ft may require--this ox: emption sssting (or the space of weventy yeare, aad the vou: pauy inwking uso of it, a8 woll 8 of the formor one, accord. Tag to the Fules that may be detated by the Mlaister of Pingus. ‘Ant. 13, The company {s obliged to clear that part of the Coatzacoaioos river which {t may use for gation. Aur. 1. The right is concedag to the company to collect portacesand transit tees, wharfage, siorage and any ovher foes for freight on merchandise, transportation of pasongers und (ransmicaton of colegrarms; but tae tarlif which tue eam pauy inay cstab.ish for the sum total of all {ts feas, whariage Kfoue excepie }, will not exceed fifty cents par league foreach passenger, threo cents por league for eack arrova (twenty-Lve Pounds) Of tuscenanctae, be por cent on tho value of Procious metads aot Jowels, this asatngnmeut belag mndor: stood to be for the whow transit of the route by land and water, and ten cevts for @ach word of tauyrams. ‘Ani. BL The government will not exact daring the seventy sion any tinpoal or contribution, be it on > merchandi#e waich may pass only on transit through tie fathiaum, be it 04 the passengers, be It on tho telegrams, or va tt, {2 fine, on the Oapital expended on the ti tel te for After the ox: of the cone gfaphig line and ia the wholetenterprise. ‘The merchandise ¢1 Waren many bo conatimed in points ob the fsthanusyor expo: tod from, shull not enjoy this exomytion. al. With respect to thy i plished between the parts of atzncoulcos and Veatose, Pactly by water wn partly by Teliroad, tue goverament obfigaics {tall vot to ‘ant to any other company during the said seventy yeara the concessions ied ig this law. It being understood, in regard ie impoats, that no other company willbe exempted from, or have suv reduction mado, in the ted by the (arlife which may b. mm houses. will protect the prosecution, ment eservation/and sacety of the works with all tho force that it may deom desirable for a great work of uotorious public ity. ART, 28. The govarnment will Keep opon ne ports of entry during the s aly yeare ‘of the grant the port of Coatzacoal- com, oa tho Gulf of Mexico, and of Ventosa, on the I’ or any other port that may b® deemed prefe:able. Bi. %4, ‘The privilege granted to the company for the transportation of mercian lise will be regulated by the Minia- ter o” Finance, trying to prevent abuses, and to facilitate ite Quick transmi or by auld privtiege is It to bo construed that the compnoy bas the right to open tho sale of meroban- dige on any point of the Isthmus, Ant, 2 ‘he coucess: made to the company will con- tinue for goventy years, counting (com the lime whea the raliroad and telegraph are placed in tie pubic service, and during all that timo the government wili raceive eignt per cbut of the net profits of the enterprise, \runa bo declared for the stockholders, ava that ag soon aa there may be p Teast, will ve declared. The g ive! montbly seitlement parment, tweive ceats for each pas- he general road. iracion of the term ot this grant the ali bavo the right to acquire the pro- Of the railroad, -with ftw stations, tel 3 oke, taois and appurtenances, tor the by two experts, one Named by the govern by the company or by a third, appointed 86 of disagreement. Should tue govern- ment not use the rig! t by the previous ciause the any wii Feoatsias enjoying the sproprietoralt of the row; with wil is works and raaterial; pilon granted by this law willcease, and it will : i the elzht per cedt of the per pasicnger, according to 2 preceding mrtic will be obliged to carry to any whole liue of the road, free-of charges, the cor see and printed matter seat by it frum tho respec: post olices, and the company wil receive and detiver ‘same with the dae formalities, Tue company wi ‘also lf tariff rates, all the freight and property of he . Also, the company will give free transp: oflicers, oops, employes, ax ernment, or of the Sti purposes of pnoile service, It will transmit, surge, by its telegraphic line, all tue messages sent aries or employes of the Mexican yepaulle, or te Ferme pone? public matters, The metals, ric’ trial protucts of the republic will bs niction of thirty par cent less than the o the regulations that may be dictated by the inance. The tranait by this route of communication will the inhabitanta of the globa, but bbe tae y-five por cent on the morchandise of the na- of neutrality with Blexico with ve tral of the Isthmus. ‘nr. 29. The company wil bave the priviloge of trana- Aisis route foreign correspondence, in closed mail must not be opened; and said mail bags will be e gover Sr. The government will name one-fonrih of the freciora of the company, and those named by rightto appoint commission on the "ART. a1. The steamers and vessels of the company sball have the right to navigate the Coatzacosleos river during the seventy years of tha ‘concession, doing It uecessarity wader the Mexican flag, and be! to obliged Ve the muster of oifi- nd crew that the Inw requires for national vossela, .q tt with Mexicans by birth or by naturalization. 1 Yircawe letters of naturalization will be given whe ever the company tnay demand, ‘Agr. 82. The privilege granted In the preceding article fs not to contiict with the navigation of the Coatzacoaicos river by other steamers and vegsels for purpvses of trade or other- wiee, which vessels in thelr navigation are to observe tho ex- isting Inws of the Mexican repubile. "r, 3 Tho company’s yessels carrying exclusively pas. pondence and morobandiso for the traualt of the who '¢ shall bo exempt (rom tonnage duty. Should they, besides, merchandise for any pe on the Isth- mu’ they wil pay tonnage duty ouly on that portion appro- priated ror said mercbandise, and no more. Aur. &4. The company will undertake to pay whatever may be legally and dee ‘due oa the loan that Mr. Francis P. Faiconot made to tho Stoo enterprise, the government to continue free from all responatbliity in future with reapect to anid without diminishing for that ressoa the part of the profi that may belong to i out of the proceeds of the Toad, Abr. 35. Tho enterprise to whi will ever be exclusively Mexican, aud the La S te Company for tho transit of Tehuanteped, though it may be formed abroad, will be considered, notwitbatanding, as now eonst\- tuted within the Mexican repubile, a8 much ¥o ay ff it had deen formed and organized within It agcordiag to the Mexican Jawa ; but if be should deem it opportune to organize dilferent nies with the titles or names that be may elect, for the parrore of carrying out one o more of the objects compre. ended in the operations that he her yan rinkes, he can companies, forming and organtzing them, be senger ich thia law refara te, and constitute it in this repubife or'be ft in the Untied States, in conformity d taws of the place where he constl- with the ge tn ich May aucoved It, héir aucoessors who may take ver aa stookholders, employes, will be togarded as not them, fn anything concerning the ente # of the republic grant to Mosicana, and make good their said rights before the Mext- rise, that ney shall c an tribun 87. lotions contained {1 euween £0 se they may be ex ti ons did not exit sare not to affect ta ty the provisions: owards te Le Sere Company, whlch pfor all the effecia of said decree aud Aut. 8, The company to be formed by La Sore shall not el}, alienate or hypoinecate the concen: 8 of this railroad nor the telegraph, nor the docks and wharves, Without the previous consent of the me ment, and matanos will {t be soll of bypotheeate the conc oT docks and wharves to any Lurelin jo : alienation oF brrothecation would of itself be. milllty and o value. Neither wall the company admit, (n any efent, as ate, @ foreign government or Stato} any stipulation ht be made in this sonve would be equally nul and but the jos of the company may be armed for thetr Decne kth to foreign armed foros witaoul an orpross wu from Who general yor- ernment. Fiyth—It qhail not give passage to any national Ud force, nor to carry Cufies! ‘ammuattion ur artionee of war, i proas nushoriza‘ion ‘rom the general government ie other competent antthority, ‘Siath—t shall tminediately discharge from its service any Of ts subordinates Who smuggle oF protect emuggitag, or commit any crime, shall co-operate with the government in the prosccution'of the same, ‘Neornth--It shail execute ali the mencurce that the general goverament nay destgnaso, (o order that all passengers may Observe the reveuite laws of the repuite, ‘AST, 43. The privileges granted vy this decree wid be for- ‘ive —For to wi ol inf ro fhe date o! this foo, he cecurlly for B¥w0,U0l, ae meaiionod low eiatee & ‘or ling to comply with the obligations of this deoree relative t» tue preseatation of the plans, and to the constritction of the sectivas of the road, aad of the whole youd, within the terina of time as fixed by this law. "Th d—For constructiugiany fort oa the Isthuinas of Tehu- autepec, Fou A—For organizing acter may be; bni th Sompanyy who may raonal deface, lina or civing pasange to nay (orsign. armel Cor0e with- out expross authorization from the general govermiaent, @x- cept to the case of overpowertng force, fully justiied, aa “i carrying, prithoal Ox] Poh moe Lim i) oral verument, @. i igerent Power 0! thosgdrolared by the lava of the Mexican repwulic contra: ‘eo-nh--For giving, passaie to say nattonal armed force, or carrying natfoual ammuuition or aritoles of war, without ih expreus utuoriatiia Crom she Gouseal qorerdmeat oF Other competent authority, uniess dons wader the oompuision perlog force, tuily justiaed, oy raed § pending duriag one consecutive the works on the road; or for two years, when §! 00, at least, have Leen expoudod om the railrog and other works. "thor violating any of the clauses of this decree tn which it is provided Quat the La Sere shall not transier, sell, alie. of byhot conosasions of this sane law, nor the railroad, ‘and dooks, without the previous consent ernment, aad that ia ao eveat shall It trans or hypot the concessions, raliroad, tel vecameah oe diate, =e 3 whatever its char- and docks to forelgn evont adinit ius astooiate any Torelen government or State, ABT, 44, Gace the company fail to comply with any of the other obilgations or restrictidus which Ths law Smmposee, Iteball be subject to tbe reparation of the fault to the corresponding inde.nau r Ry ee ee ae th poverny nb To alsboue of theca at yasure hut fhe La Sere Compeny will only retain as its preperty us tho La Sere Company will only retain as 4 bulidings which it arf anhnoted, the'part of hi bay part of tt! Toad aveaty finished, the engines, Tolllag took and other gbdects in lis gezvion; aud the ysverainent O¢ the republic, of tho madividual or compauy to whom it may concede {ts right, wiil have to take it ail, subject to commenredlte reimburse. ment, according to valuation, whioh, for the purpose, will be made'by arbitrators, named on both sides, Anr. 45. The company which Le Sere may form ta obliged to furnish to the general goverument, anaually, the loforma: tlou which may be assed from ik as td tho orgadlzation of tho undertaking, tho condition of the works of the railroad, ths caplial invested in it and everything that the Minister of the Department of Improvement ‘may desire to uscertain con- cerning the route dt interocsanto communtcatton across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ‘Awr. 47. Ail doucts or controversy as to the construction or execution Of this law will be decided by the competent sederal tetonaaia of tho republic of Mexicn and in confurmity with its lawa, SUSE M. MATA, Deputy President, VAN BANOINZ ABOONA, Re ret Deputy Seoretarios, Halt o¥ THs SKSSIONS OF TH CONGRRSS OF THR UNION, MAxt00, Doce:nbdor 20, 1849, Thorgtore Lorder that it be printed, published, circulated and duly obesrved. Given in the National Palace of Mextco, on Jannary 2, 1869. BENITO JUAREA, To the citizen Biag BaLoaucet, Minister of Improve: ment, Colonization, Industry and Commerce. And t communtcate it to your intelitgenc and cor- responding ends. Independence and liberty, BALCARCEL, MexTco, Jan. 3, 1369, CONVEYANCE OF THE AMBNDED GRANT. ‘Tne conveyance ofthe La Sere grant to tie Tenuan- tepeo Rallway Compaay followed soon afterwards. LOUATION OF 2H8 KALLWAY. From the most autuentic sources we are enabled to point out the location aud line of the Teauaniepec datlway, as shown on our map, thus:—Leaving the precise point in the village of Minatitlan opea to fatare negouation with property hoiders, the line, taklog the stope of the riage north of that village, Passes Just south of Cosniiavaque, thence just south of Toesiatepec, following (With but silght varta- tion and for the purpose of correct aligninent) the ime of overiiow, thence curving to the south and east of Lake Otiapa, thence curving soutierly to the eastward of the hacienda of Almagro, thenc: nearly straight to within one imilé wost of Mount Encan- ada, thence curving westwardiy and direct to the selected crossing of the Jaitepoc, about Gve mules west of Suchil, Known a3 ‘‘largougana."” For this division of the road the line Is quite direst, the curves of easy radius and the grades gentle, The o verning in its location betng to preserve grade Irown about three to five fest above the evel of exiveme overdow, and at the foot of the pes of tigh land which constituves the dividing between the waters of the San Juan and Coat- zacoalcos rivers, and fodowiang tis line to preserve the saortest practicable routs to the crossing of the Jaltepec, ‘At Hargousaua the Jaltepeo is crossed au & level of 110 fect above Mgh tide at Ventosa, the line from thenae south, follow- ing @ depression in the ridge, end rising for one and @ ball miles af the rato of sixty feet to the mile, to the summit which @ivides the waters of the Jaltepec from those ol the Jumaupa river, This summit is just south of the Picadura to Suchil, aud ia 290 feet above the tide, The line thence descends for exgut miles, crossiug several brauches of the Ja- muapa, until it reaches the latter at Pago de la Puerta, crossing the river at this place at & height of 155 fect above tide; the line then follows @ branch of the Jumnapa which les in the direction of the route to the summit between the valleys of the Juinuapa and the Sarabia, a distance of six miles, two of which 1s at the rate of sixty eet to the mile, with @ total rise in that distance of 195 fect. From this summit the line coniluues direct to the Sarabia river, @ distance of four miles, over a gently undulating profile, and crossing the latter river at a helght above tide of 305 feet (or a fall of bat forty- seven feet in four miles), curves to the eastward, and following a branch of the Sarabia for two miles, with a rise of twenty feet por mile, reaches the sum- mit between the Sarabia aud Malatengo rivers at a heigit above tide of 340 feet; thence following over agently descending grade a trinutary of the Mala- tengo (Arroyo de los Venados about two miiea south of Foca del Monte}, it crosses the latter river about 280 feet above tide, and near its junction with the Rio Almaioya, and skirtiag the vase of the apland between the two rivers, oe og the valley of the Rio almaloya, which it follows fp the plains of Chivela, adistance of twenty-four uilles, rising ip that dis- tance 410 feet, or a mean rise of seventeen feet per mule, with no grade ot over twonty-Rve feet per mille, sitll following a branch of the Almaioya (the tate), it crosses the Chivela plains, and enters tho pass of Masahus, at a height of 793 fect above tide, or a riso of 103 feet in four and one-alf miles, This 15 the extreme height of the grade at the summit pasa which divides the waters which flow into the Pacitle from those which flow into the Atlantic, At this point, within 100 yarda of the nead-waters of the Almaloya, @ branch Of the Rio Verde (Torrente de Masahua), heads up between Oerro Espinosa and Cerro Masahutta, of ihe Masahua range, and offers a means of gradual descent to the Pacific plaina, Following the circnitous valley of this stream © distance of nine miles and descending at the rate of sixty feet per mils for eiyat miles we roach the foot of the mountain range, aad crossing the Rio Verde at the Rancho de la Martar at a height of 240 feet above tide, find ourselves on the Pacific plains, From this point to whicuever port in the Pacifle is selected the most direct. line Is through Huilotepec, wiere 8 good cross- ing of the ‘lehauntepes river offers, The total custaace from Minatitian to Ventoua by this location is 162 wiles, It might be thought that Tehuantepec, where the crossing of the river ¢ $name offers some advantages, should bo included in the line of the location; out in @ great ink ational road, as this is designed to be, it 19 scarcely proper to add four mules of distance to the matu Line of road for any purpose of local advantage, however desirable it might be, TAR CARRIAGE ROAD. The cartiage road, which it ts in contemplation complete previous to the construction of the mall- r Will Sel'Ve Rot More 23 AN auxiliary to the latter a8 a Means Of developlug Lhe resources of the isthmus, and will, (o aVALl gs MUCH os pusst¥le OF LUO large expenditure already madg to vuis end, ve located as follows:—From Minatitian to Vosuliacaqne, thence to Jaltipan, thence to Acayacam, thence to Sayuls, thence passing one and one-half miles west of the Hacienda of Alinegro, thence to Pavons Monterea, theace to Hargousana (Jaltepec river), thence to Tortugas, thence to Sarabia, thence to Antigua Ha- cients, thence to Almaloya and Otate, thence to Ohivela, thence to the Kio Verde, thence to San Geronimo, tence to Tchauntepec, thence to Ven- towa—a distance of 203 miles, Tue roadbed to bo cleared and ditched where necessary, culverts to be built at the stream crossings, and the Jaltepeo, Tor- tugas, Puerto, Sarabia, Malatengo, Arroyo de of no value. The company is, however, authorized, without the approbation of the government, to lasue and sll bonds and obigations, whem, in amounta’ and for the price it may dest ailvirabie, and to neoure payments by bypothecating only the railroad, telegraphic line, statione, wharves, docks en k other works; provided that the hypotheostlon should not extend to th d that it ehould be made to individuals or priva ART power to establish tp place o United States, the board of directors of the company, contracting the obligation to ap- point a representative in Mexico, fal and sitiolentiy eck: owered and furnished with the ‘necessary instrnctions to t with the general government and other authorities of the republic on wil matters which may refer to the obligalons at the enterprise, Any. 40. P 1s given to the company to be formed by La Bre to establieh, at » In. the port of Huatuloo, dapot for mineral coal and immediate viyllance of ere which may be engage: ere and mnerchandies to wnd from the Isthmi went Ie it to be understood that the proprietot grounds sed for auch establiahments ta conceded. ART. 41. The obligations contracted by Le Bre with re- spoct to the torms of time fixed by this law will be suspended fn any fortus vent, dir caae, or of “force majeur,” which may pro- absolitely, compliance with said obligation vediment, and forthe sole fact of not prosenting such notioes and proofs within tho time specitied 8.re will not be able any longer to allege, at any time, the circumsiauce of «fortuitous case or case Of “force ma- Jeure.” La § ro shak also present to the general govern- ineat the notices and proofs that the works were rowumed lunmediately on the cessation of the impediments, or at jenst within two taonths from the time of such cessation, and no- tics of wuch fact will have to be made within two months from the termination of the two just mentioned. All that jowed to Don Emilio La Bere will be the tme of the duration of the impediment, or at the utmost two mont more, Ant, 42. The following restrictions are tmposed on the La Sere Company Pird=Tt shall not construct any fort on the Tathmus, Secons—It shall not organize au armed force of auy kind, Xooniapa, Aimaloya, Torente de Gulchiiona, Rio ae joa Perros and Tehauntepeo rivers to be bridge with substantial timber truss bridges on pile bent abutments aud piers, THE TRLEGRAPH LINK. This vital adjunot of the great work will com. Menceé in line atthe mouth of the Goatzacoaicos ‘iver, and following the sand his, cross the Rio jerra Nueva noar the Hanoho Caicados, and taking the highland above the overflow, reach Minatislan; thence iy Will follow tho carriage road until after the gompletion of the raflronl, when it will be trans- ferred permanently to the latter ine, A branch will extend from Hargousana to Suchill. ESTIMATRD COST OF THE WORK, On the 22d of February, 189, Mr. Adams, the eng!- Neer of the company, presented to that body an eatl- mate of the cost of constructing the Tehuantepec railway, adopting the four feet bry inches gauge for the road in his calculations, The paper contams the following items, based on United Staves cure renoy:— Wagon road from Minatitlan, via Jaltepes, crousing at Hargousana to Veatosa, com plete, 208 miles . sisyessseeeess $160,000 Passenger and freight house at Hargousana or Jaitepec crossing, inciuding machine shop, fixtures and machinery for the whole road . ws sey ses 120,000 ee pair shops al Ventosa and Minatitian.,. 120,000 Wood aud Aoi et pO seeeeeees 18,000 Clearing, grading, bridging and prepara tion of roudbed" complete, from 'Migatite lan to Ventosa, 162 miies.. 6,948,000 For one mile of superstracture J estimate follows (iron imported free of duty)... 8,500 172 mules Of track, including 10 miles of turnouts complete.......... see 1,402,000 Equipment, 8 freight engines, 30 tons, each #14,000,.., $112,000 6 passenger englaes, 26 tons, each $12,000. 72,000 14 pasuonger cars, cach $4,000... 56,600 Ocean. Seeing wegen read, Minatitisn to Veu- xtures Minatitian and tine of radin, ne, and preparation to Ventosa, 162 miles. Superatructure, 122 milea. Kuginecring aud superinte: Total tetteeeees | enapsicianes| 83] 13/90 for1% mile 10/66 for 2 miles. ' 8/390 for — 23 0 1 Gulf of ka HARBOR OF SALINA CRUZ, ON THB PACIFIC OCEAN, T0 THE GULF OF MEXICO, aT THE MOUTH OF THE COATZACOALCOS RIVER. APPROXIMATES RSTIMATE OF GRADING AND MASONEY ON THE TEHUANTRPEC RAILWaY. FROM THB! ‘Sarabia river..—.. Jaitepec river...... PROFITS. Tho same professional authority pithily observes in these two very materi pags from Minatitien by train eine Pies 4 9 progressive or Finercused It ts not tkely that lai points:—Tne Ventosa may matter to estimate ies for its accoimodation. ihe travel the Orst year would form any staudard of comparison for what would inevitably follow. reat improvements, even when projected on estab- ished lines of travel, show this, speed of the steamers on the Panaua route, allow- ing for one day to cross the Isthmus at eitner point, the saving of time from New York to San Francisco, by taxing the Tehuantepec route rather than the Panama, is six days, From New Orleans to San Francisco, by the Tehuantepeo* route, there ts a saving of nine days, DISTANCES RY LOG RECKONINGS, Tf the advantages of trade and commerce between the continents are in favor of the 1’ just now what mast be the advantages a tue route by way of the Isthinus of T which ies some 1,200 miles (archer nortuweator! than that of Panama, and to the world at large, by the workiug of bogh roads, ‘The foltowing distances, onings of steamships, are taken from T. J, Cram’s Topographical Magineers tinited Scates Army Report on Oceau Koutes, pudlished ta At the preseab being the log re: From New York to Aspinwall From New York to Mini a From Panama to San Francixeo... From Teluantevec to San Francise From New York to San francisco via From New York to San Frauclsco via ste teeseeesereee seeeeeeerse . 4,741 ‘@ from New York in favor of the Tehuan- pec route, 1,477. This aifference appears still greater for the com- Merce of the Southera ports of the United States, say New Orleaus:— Mi New Orleans to San Francisco via Pan- Difference from New Orleans in favor of the Tehuantepec route. 2, t is! 5 ding this undertaking in the light of a even humanitarian, work, in the tnterests of the special trade of the United States, and for tae gull more ciosely linking the peoples of Asia, America and Europe into bonds of a universal in- eneral acquainvance, we close our e the Tehauntepec railway in the forcible words of an able writer on the subject, who ‘At tae present day lines of steamships, Ame- nglish and Freacn, in connection with a ralk across the Isthmus of Panama, are maintained made immenaely profitable by the commerce which unites the wealthy and increasing popuiation ast of North and South America 8 aud with Europe. eommorce thus oarried on is forced to make a ctr. joubt. that a line of communication across the Isthmus of Tehuante; assiog through @ region the Pealtiiness of wi as been attested by fepeated surve: mg tne distance about 1,60) mties, and time of tran- sit between New York and San Francisco six or aw 10 itself an Immense tages of @more healthy and sa- lubrious oliinate, @ saving of Over 1,700 miles of sea odious haroors, increased of trausportanion, Ireedom from taxation ant impulse which the development o China trade will give to the shorter routes of travel across the continent by Tehuantepec, fall to give the Toad an mcome equal to that of ti Panama rall- road, the result will falsify ail the predictions which are legitimately deducible from the experienco of existing lines of travel.” To this the HuxaLp appends the encouragement given in its columns to ali such undertakings in the words, “Let the works go bravely on." AN EXCURSION PARTY. terest and more resent review oj of the Paoliic cos with the United Si cuttons journey, and shorton- seven days, MUst-s) voyage, comm Connecting a Steambont Barge Maliclously Severed=Ocusternation en Bourd=Counter Affidavits. That spirit of malicious fendishness that prompts obstructing railway tracks and opening of draw- bridges and the wholesale destruction of human ife displayed itself on Thursday, on the occasion of the exoursion of ment, National Guard. jost, but the pluctng of several hune parily, Wiuich was done, waa a crime of dacing as ‘Well as malicious magaleude, a9 will b folowing recital of the facts of the ¢ ‘The compauy of imiiitia named above, numbering, with thelr friends, between four and five nundre men, Women aed children, went on a picnic exgur- As means Of conveyance to tho scene of festivities were obtained tue steamer Littimer and varge Merchant, both of w. filled with the excursionists and united by # hawser. Tho party enjoyed theinaelves as such excursionis's do, and ivitnal were a very temperate and order: on pleasantly until, steamer and tho Vompany ©, Fortunately no lives wete ‘ol Itves Im jeo- seen from the siva to Alderney Paik, Everything weat re-embarking on they were on When nearly opposite the hawser was suddenly severed, from the steamer, swung ronnd by the violence of the tude, and was in imminent danger of colliding With soirée of the passing vessels, Captain Van Tine, of the barge, kept her under as good control as Captain Stanley, in comm company, also used bis Utmoss influence to quiet the apprehensions of the excursioniaia on th ge, aithough by no Means succeeding in wholly allaying the fears of the women and children. Happ! through prompt efforta t ‘The barge, freed id of the musta ’ he secoud hawser Was ne again united to the inquiry 1% Was ascertained that had been seen, huge kuile in his hands, threatening to cat the Dawger, or rather to get some one to cut it. ‘be ascertained positivel, rope this man Maddon was arres' arrival of the party at we city delivers Neill, of the Tweat detention ail ui John Madden who cut the ed, aad on the ed into the ons seventh pie tody of oificer 0), he in the sia- who caused his d Yesterday morning the accused was takon before deck hand on the Michael Catilt, barge, mado affidavits to the of the militia at tiie Tombs, item Faller, steamer Littimer, Judge Dowling Captain Stanley, ne cursionists, im further amMdavite juatt- ged, The captain says that Madden ith him when the hawser waa cut; that he uttered no yy was that the was talking w he bad no Kuve in his hand; that threats, and that all he Beard excursionisia were dissatisfied with the race of speed Mr. Runchiman teatified that he saw Madden take o knife out of @ man’s hand who attempted to cut tho hawser a second time. statement of facts the judge re- $1,000 bail to appear no diMculty in pro- proouring which he waa released One thing i clear, that the hawser Was peril to the passengers and uence of it, and of the ateamer, wired Madden to ‘or exam inatio curing, and atte Cc rau out consternation amon: chargé, and that the real go unpunished, at Madden 19 guilty man wil doupiess “NEW YORK CITY. THE coRTS, ‘SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. ¥ By Judge Cardoso. Bhoenea etal, vs, Williams et al,—Motion granted untess plainti® amend and pay ten dollars costs within caree days. Hi, i, Oole vs, W. H, Bennett et al,—Motion denied. In the Matter of John A, Bush, an Idtot.—Motion granted. Kivley 08, Harris et at,—Motion granted, The People and Stephen B. Bragne vs, The Standard fe eee Company.—Motion tor mandamus nied. Brush, &0., 0% James Greene, &c.—Judgment granted. Mary Gesell vs, Peter Gesett,—Motion denied, Wwiliam J. Porter vs, John W. Moore et al.— Testimony mast be returned by referee. hela vs, Jacodi.—Motion denied, without costs. (se ve, Bennett,—-Recetver may be appointed ex- cept as to the watch. By Judge Sutherland. Spencer ©. Barham vs, Allen Hay et al,—Case settied; all amendments allowed, Brett vs. Rose et at,—Oobjections of the pur- chasera overruled and dec:ared iavalid. Motion granted aad order made, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Tho Fouian Fands Once More—Injunction Imued by Judge McCunn Tying Up the Hands of ali Parties Concerned, Before Judge McCain. Wittam A, Bailey vs, Jolin O'Mahony. Thomas J. Barr, August Belmont and Brnest B, Lucke,—Judge McCyan issusd the following injanction yesterday in reference to this mattor:— It appearing from the complaint tn this action, daly verified, that the plaintil is eatitied to tue ra- Mot demanded in the complaint herein, and that such relief consists in restraining John O'Mahony from obtatning certain funds la the hands of Thoinas J. Barr, or any pert theregt, una! after the payment of tho bonds or certificares mentioned tm the compiaint 80 far as the samo Will apply; and that tne defend- ant, Thomas J. Barr. should be restrained from paying over to said O'Mahony, or to any other —s person or persons, =aaid = funds, or any part thereof, Now, therefore, in considera- tion. of the prernt: f do hereby command and astrictiy enjoin and restrain the sald Jona O'Mahony, his attorneys and agenta, and a'l other parannd aol ing tn ald or agsiatanoe of iim, and each and every of thom, under the penalties Dy law prascritod, to absolutely Hesist and refrain from obta'ning certain fonds in the hands of Thos, J. Barr, August Bolmont and Ernest B. Lucke, or any part thereof, until after the payment of the bonds or osrtiflcates mentionsd in the complaint, so far as said funds wiil avpis and that the defendant, Thomas J, Rarr, be r strained trom paying over to said O'Mahony, or to ‘ny other persen or persons, said funds, or any part thereof, until tho further order of this court. JOBN BR, McCUNN, Justice. ‘The forogotng Injunction was issued at the tn- Stance of William H. Bauey, who set up in his com- platnt that he is the dona fide holder of certain bonds and certificates of the Irish republic, amounting 10 the aggrozate to the sum of £100, and that said sum Temains unpald thereon; that on or avout the 17th of Marah, 1888, the defendant, John O'Mahony re- ceived trom @ large number of persons large sums of tnoney and gave these bonds in return thereior; that no such nation or government was Known or existed as tho irish republic at the time; that at the time aforesaid tho sald O'Mahony well Knew taat no state of facts existed to cause Lhe Said O'Mahony to pave any probabie reason or belief that the said pro- posed attempt to estaolish 9 republio ih Treiand against the wishes of the English government would be a success; that the said enterprise to establish an Irish republic 10 Ireland. has been entirely aban- doged by said O'Mahony and nis associates, &c., and Seen nom claimed relief in the premises from the sour COPY OF FENIAN BOND. No. 1,665—10.] fo, 836 H—10, It1s hereby certified that the Irish Repubito is in- dented to or bearer in the sum of ten dollars, redeemable six montha after the acknowledgment of the independence of the Irish nation, with interest Jrom the date hereof inclusive, at ax per cent per aunum, payablo on presentation of this bond at the Treasury of the Irish Repudiic, JOHN O'MAHONEY, Agent for the Irish Republic. MARCH 17, 1800,--Oitice of Secretary of the Treasury. Decisions. By Judge McCunn. Dokle vs. Heinmertion,—Motion to assess damages granted, without costs, Brown vs, Miller.—Motion to open default granted upon terms; such terms to be sottied by ine. Stuyvesant va, Browntng,—Motion for judgment Ce oe answer granted, Meferenca tn compute ia ores Gilmore vs. et, smgtion for 8 permanent injunction atte Patna ‘Tweed, Je. 18 ap- pomted receiver of the steamship in question. Singer vs, Singer.—Motion to confirm report, and deoree of divorce granted. Ford vs. Ransom. —A motion for @ permanent In- Junction granted. The bill of sale is absolute in tt- self and would entitle the defendant to take posses- sion of the property forthwith, vut for the reaso: that at the time the bill of sale was oxcouted a stipu- iation was entered into in writing between Mr, Ford and Mr. Ransom whereby Mr. Ford was to retain possession of tue property until the lst of Januay Dext. 1 hold, thereforg, that this stipulation quall- fies the bill of gale and readers it only tantamount to a m 0. But a8 thas stipulation docs not allow Mr, Ford to trade with the goods or property m epee w Be A him to retain possession of the same. J therefore direct that William M. Tw appointed receiver of the property of Syston for the purpose of seoing that no waste is mitted, D Matfer Uf Charles Blue.—Writ discharged a Temanded. ,—sMotion granted. . Ga dler,—Motion granted. eg vs, Prilander,—Motion granted, weap phe 0s. Brumaggiore,—Referco’s report oonfirmed and decree of divorce granted, -Huohstetter vs, Iscacs.—Motion dented, with ten doliars costs. Room ws. Ntoholson.—Motion granted, with ten doliars costs, By Judge Monell. Talmadge vs. Nevins.—Vindings settled, and to be ens for signature papers tn olfice. . Clarks.—Motion denied, without costs, Seldis Stern,—Defendant may have leave to file his original answer as of Juiy 17, upon payment of ten doilars costs within thirty days from this date, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEAM. Decisions: By Judge Brady. Hayes v3, Jardine,—Motion granted to this ex- ent:—The order ts modified so that the $78 24 therein mentioned shal! be paid after the final completion of the contract referred to in the annexed notice, this being the alternative relief demanded. Kennedy, Receiver, 03. Feikert—Motion denied, without costs, (See opinion.) Osborne vs, Hamitton.—Motion denied, (See option. GUAT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Howard Pardonod by Governor Hotimans Before Judge Bedford. ‘Tho court was in session for a short time yosterday to finish up the remaining business of the term, The jurors were discharged last week. Governor Hofman transmitted an wnoonditional pardon for John Howard, who, it will be remom- bered, was charged with being implicated in the.rob- bery at “Reddy the Blackemith’s” den, in Chatham sqnare. The document was recetyed yesterday oy she District Attorney, and shortly after Judge Bed- ford took his sei ie the bench he cat the priao- nerto be brought from the City Prigon, when the pees which he waa #0 justly entitled to, was anded to him without any reinark, The accused qnietly left the court, City Ja Bedford deserves great credit for the conrage and legal foresight he manifesied, despite the unwatrantahle atiaeks of ‘one or two obscure olty papers, in the case of How: ard, Pelieving from tha testimony adduced on the trial that Howard was not connected with the whe perpetrated the sore his Honor totlow tie matter up, and supnsequent developments showed t his judgment was correct. The Chief Executive of the State heartily coincided in Judge Bedford's opinion, and granted a pardon to the accused. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tae Wratusr Yrurenpsy.—The following record Will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as Indicated by the thor- mometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HexsLD Building, corner of Ann street:— 1868, 1869, 1868, 1860. tA. 69 62 6A. 68 80 9A, 16 vi] 2M. 79 W 5 Average temporamnre yesterday...... yen hs Average temperature for corresponding date «st MUSIO IN THA Yanx.—The Park Commissionors announce that if the weather be fine there will be music on the Nall to-day, commencing at four P. hi. Suppen Deata.—Joun Gillhooloy died suddenly at No. 625 West Twonty-seventh street eeercey, And Coroner Fiyon was notified to hold an inques on the body, Fine LX CHRISTOPARR STREET.—Adout three o'clock yosterday afternoon @ fire was discovered in the tree’ Spl RA ak YORE. rvesevees A BRave Fautow. ‘Thursday evening a pee Reg gee Bau ata at Se ee n sup) steamer end assistance seoured to get him on ‘TRaps BRYWeEN Naw You np (Sr. Lovis,— About 300 merchants in St, Louis bave organized an gssoclation. trider the title of the Touts chants’ Protectit th soot ve Freight Union, for the rag | the rates of treat between two cites, The secretary and treasurer of the union are now tn this ony looking after the interests of the union, * te Boy Drownep.—Coroner Flynn was yesterday called to No, 26 Lewis street to hold an inquest on the body of Michael Maloney, o boy nearly ten years of age, who was drowned near the foot of Broome street, East river, last Monday evening, It is pesed deceased accidentally fe'l into the water wh at play onthe pier. The body was not recovered till Thursday evening. Powiog TRangrens, The Board of Police met yeater’ay morning. Some routine business was transacted and tne following transfers were made:— Roundsmen Hudson, trom the Twenty-ninth to the ‘Twenty-seventh precinct; Taylor, from the Fourth to the Twenty-ninth; Clarke, from the Twenty-seventh to the Twenty-ninth; Sergeant Combs, from the Sec ond to the Forty-second; patrolman Thomas Bren. nan, from the Ninth precinct to the Second District Court. A number of patrolmen were transferred to various prooincts, TIRED OF LIFR—TAKING PARIS . GnREN.—For nearly four montha past Ellzsbeth Tippes, thirty- eight years of ave and a native of Switzcriand, has becn a domestic tn the emptoy of Henry Beck, itving at 137 Liberty strect. Recegtly, for some cause best known to herself, Elizabeth has been much de. Ppresyed in spirits, which increased upon her to extent that she-tesolved to bring to a speedy termite nation a lite which had ceased to have any oharing for her, Accordingly she procured a quanttty of Paris green, and, going to her room op ‘Thursday nignt, wrote a letter to Miss A Stohi, an absent friend, In which she stated she wus tired of Itre, did not wish to tive any longer tn this world of trouble, and that it was her intention te commit suicide, Yesterday morning Biizabeth not aprearing as usual, Mr. Beok sent to her room and found that she was deal. Coroaer Fivan was notle fled and heid an inquest on the body, when the other facts were developed. A verdict was rendered ao- cordingly. From what cause the excreme dejection roaaioay. in the taking of her own life arose did not transpil POLICE INTELLIGENOE, TH FELONIOUS ASSAULT WITH A WRrandH.— Bridget McCahill, who was arrested on Thursday night while beating Anna Boyle, a neighbor, on the head with an fron wrench, was brought before Justice Dodge, at the Jefferson Market Police Cou yesterday, and committed on the complaint omcer Campbell to answer, in default of $1,000 bail, WATCH CLATMED,—Ann Mooney, the woman who was brought before Justice Dodge, at the Jeforson Market Poltco Court, on Thursday, charged by oMmoer Wilson, of the Twentieth precinct, with the tarceny of @ valuable watch, was confronted yesterday by Mr. Peter Huipm. who claimed that the watch was his. His complaint having been re ceived, the prisoner was committed by Justi Dodve in deiaut of $1,500 bail, to answer at the General bessions, ALLEGED THEFT BY A TELEGRAPH CLERK.—Josepe W. Burnham, of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, appeared before Justice Dodge, at the Jeier son Market Police Court, yesterday morning, snd charged Frederick A, Vredenburg, @ clerk in the em- pioy of the company, with the embezzlement of $209 on the 2ist inst. He had been arrested at Fort Hamilton and was held there to await 8 warrant trom Justice Dodge, which was issued on applica- tion, He was committed to answer, BURGLAR CAUGHT.—A young man giving his name as Peter Murphy, feeling an trresistibie impulse to taste the fine liquors and smoke the choice cigara at the Mercantils Wine Rooms, No. 127 Graud street, Kept by Mr. B, D. Drake, worked his way instde and was having a luxurious time wher discovered, two o'clock y. rday morning, by officer Bows of tha Fonrteenin preetict, The prisoner wag taken before Judge Dowling, at the Tombs, and fully com- miited to anawer. Ha claims to hail from Iowa where good liqnors and cigars are scarce. ANOTHER AnLuceD EspaxczLEmEnt.—Leopold Bouvier, a native of San Domingo, a@ clerk im the employ of Harrison Brothers & Co.. doing business atNo.16 Burling slip, was arrested by detective Sanda and arraigned before Justice Dodwe yester- day afternoon upon complatnt ot John Harrison, one ofthe drm, charged with embezzling the snm $350 95 from them on Thareigy. He, Atatedd he has nothing to say in reference to the Charge, and wag committed In default of $1,590 ball to answer. The same firm also charge that on the samo day le | clerk m their employ, George H. Holden, emberz): the sum of $372 18. "He was aizo committed in de- fault of $1,609 to answer the charge. ARREST OF A THIEF AND ALLEGED RECBIVER.— Willtam Franklin Ogden, a lad sixteen years old, was yesterday arrested on a charge of stealing, om the 26th of last June, table cutlery, jewelry and other artictes, of the value of $220, belonging to Mrs, Sa- rah E. Rdwards, of No. 102 West Filtieth street. He confessed the larceny, and siated that he sold the stoien goods for $60 to William Plemer, of No. 12 Eighth avenue, The man Piemer was algo arrested on charge of buying the gooas with a knowled; that the same bad been stolen, On being brot yesterday before Judgo Dowllng, at the Tomi! young Ogden confessed his guiit, nut Plemer plead hot guilty to thooharge, Both gave ballin the sum of $1,000 cach to appear for trial at the coming Gencral Sessions, - JupGe DOWLING AFTER THR SHYSTERS. —The pres sudng magistrate at the Tombs has brought out again his heavy artillery to resist a threatened raid of the shysters, whom he has debarred from pram tising 1m wie Court of Special Sessions, He had yerersay posted Sone RISEOCTy, in the vestinule of he Yombs his old printed notice, first placarded four years ago, cautioning persona having business at tho court “against pal who are commnnely known as ‘Tombs skinucrs,’ who ure in the hel of obtaining money from strangers for servicea which they do not and cannot perform.” The Judi says that during his magisterial career ne has cised twelve of these “‘skinners’’ from the co and that he 1s collecting thelr photographs to a! to the placard, ILS, USED CAR HORSES, Mr. Bergh Still in the Field—Exciting Scones at Yulion Ferry=Cruelty to Animals Not te Bo Permitted. Hot or cold, wetor dry, fine weather or foul, Mn Bergh seems to have made up his mind, ander ang and every circumstance, to continue his crusad@® ogainst those who are guilty of cruelty to animals Yesterday in the very hottest time, namely, shortiy after one o'clock, this gentieman desconded, as sud- denly as docs a summer thunder shower, in the neighborhood of Fulton ferry, with the intention of watching the condition of the oar horses which are daily driven along that crowded portion of Souta street, A:cagugh accoumpanted by a deputy and two wnlformed police officers hs arrival was a'most un- Noticed, but in 9 few minutes he had created a cen. gatiea and gathered a crowd unusual even in thie busy peNion of the city, Mr. Borg’ directed his attention principally to the horses attached to the cara which Tun from South ferry to the Park, via First avenud, and soon discovered a cause for his Interierence. ‘Attacned te A well-loaded car of this line the genuemah's eazie eye soon noticed a horse, which, in his opinton, was unfit for work. In addition to the genoral weak and worn out contour of the poor auld! Mr. Bergh noe ticed that upon its shoulder there was a bad-looking gore, which could not bus cause pain to the horse while engaged in drawing the heavy load behind it, Mr, Ber at once, accompanied by his assistaute, Started fo the middie of the street and called upon the driver to stop, Mr. Driver was in doubt abouts the thing, but seeing thatthe person who male tne demand was accompanied by policomen he an to fancy that the man must have some yort of author! and, therefore, stopped. Mr. Bergh then told him uphitch hie team, and stated to him that as horse with the sore was unfit to work he must another team. “Who the devil is that follow?” asked the driver. “Why that must be that fellow Bergh, who won't let em Jay turtles on their backs,’ answered the conductor, ‘One of the officers verified the suggestion of the conductor, and the ariver at once, after a little loud talk, took off his team. By this time @ large crowd of persons had gathered around, who amused them- selvos by watching the actors in the fun and in som instances by joking Borgh in a loud voice, A line of some twelve or fourteen cars had also collected upon ‘whe trac nd caused quite @ block to the trame along the street. This opportunity of examining the “eattle”? attached to the vehicles was not lost by Mr. Bergh, bat he walked along and took a lock at most of the horses without, however, as said, Coding any reason for interference. He was greeted with @ volley of abuse from some of the cotained trackmen, One man bawied out at the top of his votce “Bergh, old boy, how's your dog?” Alotbor waated to know why he did not organize 9 soolety for the prevention of crueity to “drivera,? while yet another asked bim the best way to drown @ cat wilhout hurting It, At this me the neighborhood of Fulton ferry was quite in a state of excitement. Mr. Rergh was surrounded by @ crowd of persons, \he sidewalks were filled, at loast fourteen care stood in a line upon the track, and the street was full of bawling, wearing truck drivers, Mr, finished his mspection, and the teams having beon Shifted one cars ahead Au the ry. Along. the crowd Glapersed, trame moved and Mr, Bergh tiartoxe ds tognein Gov lott of Fula far io next time he go! vicinity of Fulton ‘Ts and hia roquests will no donbt be promptly obeyed. without @ recurrence of yestorday’ ‘oxcitement.