The New York Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1869, Page 11

REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The subject of the growth of New York and the expansion of the metropolis is one tat bas motuu- irequently been treated of in these columnuss but ag every day develops some new ideas in counection thevewitl, it is alo oue alinost inexhaustible Lp mate ter Jor consideration, We nave ouly to look around us W see ou every side evidences of Lis growha and exteusion, To the igst superficial observer the Up Ward govemont of trade iu tits isivad addresses 1t- sell in proof thereof, while the constant aud steady exodus of our popiilation to surrounding distvieig as a nMecessary COD- Sequence of that moverneul attests tie same Tact, there 18, however, gue sure IndeX Of the increasing greutuess iu population and area of the Metropol tan district presented by the real estate suled of each yeay, Wineh may Bot have been geuerally con- sidered, and which is the more valuable im Unat it exulbils the dlvection and characier of that expan- sium, We have juss roaclied the close of one active seasun Ls the real estate market, wud are (lus wa @ posuion, to read tie jestog I teaches, The spring season Of 156) lias been a remarkable one In many ects, Opeoiug with great aud surprising exoiement, will priced bighiy inildved, and @ speculative fever taat Uveateied a reyctittan of the disaster of 1536, the market suddeay avd in the very heigitt of lus activity wuifeved a severe reac- Uon, and without pantie or any considerabie deciine in vaiue property vecame LaLAnd unsaiabie, Lie dealings Up VO this peyigd bad been tivstly tu city property, much of whieh lad been purcuased oy Specuivlosys Ou GONLUucIs, WILL 4 Vie.y to 1's rapid ap- preciaiion iu the Uien existing excitement; hence this suddeu ture in tue market found many of them du very clnbarrassed circumstances, Bogus aucuon sales were reseried w to Compl purchasers; bub these being Sook exposed Tailed, aud eLorts were dudde by Lhe Weaker Rolders to dispose ol Unelr con- tracts at private sale. AS costldence ta Ue Uitiv luate great appreciaiiod of all of the jaud on Maubattan iaignd 18 am wlinost univer- Bal s@numeny Binoy GUL moneyed meu, this they succeeued iu doing mostly at bul stiygat sacri- fice, Mud as LHe heW purchusers Were 1 4 posiuon to wwaill ATeVIVUl OL M kayillunadte luvescuient Gemand city property lost bat Lue of 16s Aruiess ohrougit Tus FeUCuiQn. AU interval Of Uuiness, AuouAling alos! to Shagualion Juilowed, When, will tie ud- Yent Of suciuer suvurbad properly edie ioto Lie Tiarket. 10 Wus early fouud Gaal (or Gis desoripuivn of property a legtumate deidadd existed tual Wad not eaay vO De seusued. Lnre being taken vo in- duce voutideuce i tue sales by Couliiug tue prac- tice of bidding i fo Ue Der OWeeBL IMCs, persous desirous of sccuriag SUuable Siles lor suburban re- sideheds reudily wVaALed Lugiuses Ved OF Like Op portUiLy Unus atyrded Lien, abd as Most Of Lig skies Were hed ob ie ground Gisposed Of, the property oifered Was @uuery purchased ab hur ald appreciative prices, Very ew of Uiebe Bikies Were fallires, aid most of thein thus resuiuug Were aifecved vy cunses huvihy but litte reluuion WO We Inquiry exisuug 1a the market. Pome few, however, taere were wilicit exhiblied an avsence of the necessary condinous ana did not presene sucht satisiactory couciusious, Iv is roid these sales of suburban property we derive the greatest msiructiou. ‘Tle most successiui of them, i Lue Several respects Of Lue ainuUul Of pro- perly disposed oi, the prices obGuned aud tie cCuar acter of the purchasers, Were ueld Ln New Jersey, along the tires (ines of rutiroud there nat uave Uacu terimin. On the shore Opposite New York, Use buyers beliig wiuiuly persous Covtempliiing Lumediaty un provement aud residence, aiver these, 1 respect wo the Coudilious Lulued, lots On the ine of tae Long Isiend Kauroad ,vid wost satisluctorily, albliougn ab low figures, Whe ib imdst be coniessed tuat al tae sales Of Westchester property, Aitnough tie prices obtained Were ligher than ab eltuer OI tue other locales, tae expectations Of the property owners there were Jar trom belmg reauged. Kecently, at a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET.’ ‘pxecutors of Charles Clark sold to Philip A. Manroe tract of land oy Larch, G3 and Camp Siregss cont 44,531 toet with Duudngs, key for 11,000. reeiove . Baker w Alien Presby her wierest in Nathan Sim- mons! esta on Groudway, Secotey aud Federal streets. (stamp 60 cents), for 310. Heirs of Fenctaave Seaman sold to Jacod Rothemich tok pe Charies- Pouler soid to George LL. Paddock lot on Fre- moat street, 50x100 lect, Lor $850, Sauuel Hed) 80.0 to Thomas Ketd aua wife three lots ou Grand- view street, each 49X90 ieet, for gus2 50, Marcus AL, Wood ife sold to Mary &. Ourr, wife of D. S., lot on’ Friendstip street, 40x95 feet, with buildings, &c. (stamp $5), for $1. Seth +, Sugalis sold to Mur- gavel Dailey lols Nos, 123, jad ond 228 on Benen plot No, 2, Nipth wi for $000, William Goodwin sold to James Gleason iot on Palmer street, 40xv0 feet, tor $536, Joseph B, Mathewson sold to Connor Corrigan and wile jot on Bourne street, containing 6,717 feet, for $3,303 50, Winsor, Jr., sold to John Keel lot oa Potter's avenue, Ninth wara 40x80 feet, wil buiidings, &¢., for $2,700. Willlam E, and Julia B, Clurke sold to Joseph B. Mathewson, loty Nos. 93, 11s, 119, 120, 124 @nd 216, on Governor Fenner pict, Ninth ward, and also lot on Grove street, 40x120 feet (stamp $4.50), f $25, Richard F, Greene and wile suid to James Davis, lot on corner o Bayes aud |Borns.de streets, Ninth ward, tor $110. wabeth Hopkins sold to James B. Herreshoil Lota 23, 24, 25, 26 and avin, H. Thurber piat, Nintu werd coe f $2), for,$1, James H. Kathbone sold to Harriet F. Cooke lot 37 on J. D, Cranston plot, Ninth ward, for $146. Walter s. 3 80ld to James B. Herreshor jthree lot on West Waverley street, Ninth ‘ward, -dach 40x99 feet, for §$1,6b. RKusus Waterman, trastee, gold to David R. Whilte- more, lot on north side of Willow street, 100x150 feet (staurp $2 flan 3 David R. Whittemore sold to Lydia A. aud 4, Harris, lot on north side of 'Wilow sreet, 60x100 Feet (stamp $1 60), for $100; also gold to. J. Davis Hupbard, Jot on gaia Willow street, 44 6-10x100 foet, for $1, 2004 administrator of Charies Potver gold vo donn Carroll lot on south wlde of Muantay street, 60x100 feet, for $505; Cornelia W. Latham soid to Williams Hatey aad wife lot on south sie Of Atwell’s avenue, bear Knight street) 40x60 feet, and also lot adjoining, 40xv0 feet, for $1,d005 Mary T, Carr soid to trustees of Benet street Minis try at Large lot on north side of Olney sireet, containing 24,099 feet, for $6,412 60; trus- jtees Of said Ministry at large sold pai to Mary B, Cluyord and others, containing 6,755 feet, for $1,166 65. D. CO, Moore aud Lyman Arnold to Wiha ©. Taylor lots 74, 15, 76 and 77 on Silas Moore pial Ninth ward, for $2,000, Samuel Hedley gold to Witla: M. Greene lot on Grandview ptreol, con. taining 5,230 feet, for $540. F. W. and K. D. Cheney sold to Wiliard "Haskell lot on Doyle avenue, contain- ing 6,146 feet (stamp $1), for $25. Thomas Rich sold to Ellen Spaiin lot on Wilitam street, 50x100 feet, for $600, Samuel Hedley sold to Matthew Goodwin, lot On Koyal street, containing 4,800 feet, for $400. Wil- lund Haskell soid to Martha ®. Dyer tract of land at coraer of Doyle avenue aad Camp street, contami 18,973, with buildings, &c. (stamp $5), for & James Keenan sold to Edward Keenan lot on east sule of Acorn street, 40x53, for gov. D, Moore and Lyman Arnold sold to Mary A. Waterman lot 43, On Silay Moore plot, Nintn ward, for $600. Charles N. Pond and others sold to ‘Lhomas Robiason lot on west side of ‘Thayer street, 50x50 feet, WIth Apri tenes for $3,200. William D. Pierce sold to Francis Haswiil tot 54 on Thomas B, Cole plot, Ninth ward (staiap 60 ceuts), for gl. Martin Kelly and wile sud to James Blessington, 80x100 feet of lot 110 on plot of Pavilion estate, Nimth ward, with buildings, &o. (stamp $1), for $1. James Keenan sold to Seth Lee lot on gangway, near Cedar street, 40x60 leet, for $300, Charnes f. Melv.u and wife sold fo Hing M. Wilis lot on Cole avenue, 40x86 feet, for $240. Curry, Richards & Co, sold to Thowas McMurcy lot $0 ou Nathaniel Burgess’ farm piot, Ninth ward (stamp 60 cents), for $1. Official Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday, ‘TERS IN NEW You! ‘. , 25 few of White st, 26x78, , 50 fu 8 of White st.'25x75. Chureh at, e 8, 100 ft 8 of White st, Sixt Churol at, @ 4, 60 f'n of White Bt,'10.0x50 (ig part) Columbta'st, w #, 20 ft-n of Rivington st, 20xas, elma at w 6 WULS Ce # of Spring nts 144100. Fort Geonse property, plot 17," map #7,” aii. itxiaie wip sale Of Staten Isiaud property a the uelguvornvod Of Brighion, much iMLerest Was eXiioited aud high prices reauzed, We property, nowever, being very expensively iinproved. it will = be reudtily | seen, frow the above, that wie popular need in tus crowding out of our people Irom the city ts YApid 1eaks OL COmuUNnICUtUR. New Jersey, with her periect railroad system, bringing New York Within swift and easy cunnection with her numne- Tous OWS und Villages, aitcacts Cue great crowd of actual settiers OL tie uiddle Class, Coubortable Dut mot Wealthy ciuzens, ‘tie cheaper land on Long Isiand, wit all Cie drawbacks 01 uperfect manage- Weut on ity sugie road, Yet inaswUch 4s Ue Bouve power Waere is swam, puys 4 haadsome profit’ vo its order OWners, WHE Westellester CouNLy, distant tuo Jar in pout of tine for men vf HUsiuess, Tentains & Leld Of speculation, ‘ius probiem Of rapid, sme AoW CU8Y COMMUNICATION WICK tie SUbUCDE Is We great question New York has to consider, aad in Lo direction does Li present 30 Many didicullies of solu. fiun as to the norta, iue purchase of Hempstead Plains by Mr. Stewart [ages to veuedt Loug isiand in thus regard as it stated that this gentleman has pledged munselt ut his parctse be Cousumuared, vo lay a doubie track from tie village of Heupstead to some polut ou we Kast fiver oppostie to New York, A subject of no small public importance in this re- Jution 18 belug deriousiy agitated in tie proposed connecting Staten isiand With the mui iad -by jeans Of & bridge or Wuunel at Elizabeth City, Lbs pont Offers imducements mm ily bemg an Mmporwwnc Tnanwiaciuring cy, aud the ease Bud fyctity With Which rauroad communication with ai piris of tae country could be effected. Lines could iu be ex- tended to the upper and ivwer oay, Wick would be Speeany covered Wilu depots aud Villages. There are mauy redsons tor beveviag that develupmenis Whi tke plave that wil necessitate the carry lag out ot this project, ‘The geograpaical postion of the Isiand is such that tue exigencies of Commerce will, goouer oF lajer, connect If WiUK Che main land, thus opening @ conunuous aad easy CommunicauON With New York city and che tuterior. New xork is situa- ted on & compuradvery narrow island, aud Coe tune caunot be lar distant When the growth of tne siip- ping interests northward must cease on account ot the greater faciiities sor if at the southern puro a the isiand and atong the Shores of 1ts narvors, ine increasing bUk Of Me population of Luts coun- try ues west of the Hudson river, wuere also the Yast bulk of the exports of the country will ve pro- duced aud tie imports consumed, and economy de Inands that they should receive a3 litte haadung 4s possible in thelr transportation, Heuce it would Seem that before many years we shali see muca of the slupplog traasterred to the southern aud westera shores of the harbor, in view of these Tacts the 1n- portance of the project to Staten tiand cannot be over csumated. ‘The situation aud natural relation Of Ube isiaud 13 SUCH that It cannot long reMiain Lo its Dresent comparatively isolated condition. Vast in- terests aud Humense advantages of @ puoiic navure invite prompt and adequace mensures being wake to opel 6 and from the Isiand the wost ampie aud cominodious means oF communication, Iu Westchester county, however, whither our Datural outyrowth should be, we have as yet but Weary miles of street railroad aud put sumnt pros- peet Ol greater tacilities Of communication at an eariy cae. The underground ratiroad and the elevated )# road, 11 not failures, seem to be euch, practicaily, @ wol-success, Sometiing might be gaiued by Lue luuluplicavon of ferries to Harem and a lutte more enterprise on the part of the raiironds ubat run through tue county, Vut aniess Some such unprove- Ment is secured tis beaut! BUbUEb WH remain a distant jund, offering no prospect of comfortable residence to Che great mugs of NeW Yorkeis, the very Class that wost weed relies Real Estate Notes. ‘The people of San Francisco are much sxercised over the nuprovements being made in that city a (a> Haussinann, A late number of the Alta Californian says:—"'We are evolving new rules on the subject of property. The main one is that nobody in this city has property in fee, The absolute possession and enjoyment of the old Jaw find no favor among us. The individual who acquires a plece of land holds at the willof the majority. From this another rule has Leen logically deduced, It is that if any person stands i the Way of any other person he must geo out of that Way, and Ins neighbors ave (0 be forced in some shape to make good Lue losses whic! suiter, We Wink Chacit Us mode of p carried out to its legitimate consequel belure long arrive at Wiat axiom of the French Keve- jution—tiat ail property Is robbery, * * * 1b ail seriousness, We think ibs time to call a halt, ‘The original pian of Ue chy, BO matter how deiee- tive it May be, CUAL Le Glanged Lo auy very mate. ent Without doing vioieace Fo the very cou. rules upon Which civinzed society 14’ based.) ‘The hiah Who OUyS @ (Ol Ou. a [runt street Cog ae: ~ an have a guarantee that the conditions under vo far as he purchased siali remain unimpaired, Huinan control cau aifect them, | Ths <eVolution ol back yards wzainay front streets, OF tugide biagk: against outsides, Wl wave to be brought! to a close. We are things every day with property in sau Francisco Which “Louw Napoleon, powerfdi ag he is, or — rather was, could not carry out in Pars without provohing gatherings On Montmartre and staging of the marseniaise, which Would proye fatal to his dynasty, erivate property caa oniy be taken for pubic use when & Wer @stabiushed public necessity eu be conclusively prover, Privave enterprises, i Which the parces interested meade not with we property of their neighvors, pay their own bilis and do ho Vivience to the generar symmetry of the cy +r age Louully diferent (ings. They ure only ane: ise Of the undoubted rignts of property.” ‘The following are the transactions in real estate in Providence, KL, for tle week ending duly ee 1s09:—Icuius Green, Commissioner, sokk to Tuomas Cosgrove 1ot on ‘Pailinan’s Jane, contuaning 6,670 feet, with bulldiugs, &¢,, for $5,340; Nilegy Be Schu- barth and others sold to Amey A. Mathewson (wif) of George KB.) lot on Bellevue avenne,, 50x101 4 feet, for $1,561; George E. | M. | Mathew: son and wite sold to Robert A. }Robluson lot on Bellevue avenue, 2Ox101', "Lee, v $586 OL, Elugh Falis and wife sold to datan Devin lot on Harris avenue, conlaining 4,610 feet, wien buildings, &¢., for $4,000, George S. Thurston sold to Join Motes lot Ou Mortheast corner of Ives and Power streets for $950, Mary BE. Mitchell ana others fold to Thomas Pierce lot 77 on Josep Burgess plot, Burnside street, Nivch ward, for $1,,00, Neriga of George VY. Tew and wiie seid to fhom as Davis fot on corner of Kady ana Howard streets, Ninth 4 Containing 15,600 ieet, With buildings, &o., 1dr $6, ss fee of ad wear a: iH woof 4 ftw of 000 te ot ft wol 000 fw of av x 71,80 1WOth at, a4, 260 fe of 1uth ay, $.Ax198, 7s1bLaaO LLith 8 & 896 ft w of 8d ay, $x100.11.. 11a st, w 8, 100 ft of Ist av, TéxlO0-iixdix100.0L.-< °°! $98,450 12d st,'9 4,275 ft w of av A, HxIO0.LLxBix100.11 60x lola. 3 Ao vA, ws not at al atavy es, abe tt sof Poth webs OU ay 45.855 ft u of 27th at, 66.10: i" whoten i ‘corner o! ura wt 1oUst0t, ‘uth str ifeex100 Cone-th LEASES RECORDED IN NEW YORK. Broadway, No 814, 2 years and 9 months, $8,500 until ‘May 1, 1870, and forthe last years per annum. Columbla st, No 73! 6 years, per annum.. TRANSEERS IN KINGS COUNTY. Regent st, & #, 166 ft @ of 6th av, 8Ux100, Cheever pinoe, w 8,248.9 fin of Degra X15,639 X88.6 4514.8. 000005000 Degraw st, na, 164 fi 6 of Van Bruni st, 2038004 ¢ Prospéot st and Johnson av, TBx1U,s.020. ckord wt, Ww, 275 ft # of Monerole av, Ixi60, Front at, n'a, 100 ft w of Kingsland av, BOx1U0. For: Green place ¢ 4, 2087 {14 of Dekalb a Nutria alloy, 48 ft w of Pearl at,-18.2x14. 25x54.8... oe Pacific at, ns, 3 Prospect st,,n o, 80 ft @ of Bri 85.2 fn of Fulton ay, Zoxi00, Part of block 45 on Jarvis! maj B87 xIBUx 12. 7sMln 120, 7290. uincy sh ns, 100 tt w of To encer st, em, 325 St sof Tilary at, Second dacsnariebattest C thi, WERIBOEY, Joho, kind na, 1eB4 the of Cour Lodrews te Todmas Lowner.cse 77. Dinca thy Southeast corner Lorimer st and Johnson at, a &, 83.4 ft, €. of Lorimer, 834x328, Helnrich to'O. Scene! Southeast corner of Brooklyn, dai Ralitoad and New York ay, 160274.6, W. H. Davis to Sophie L. Croon.. * 6th at, e 8, 150 Tew of Collyer, 2x126.ixkbxi08, Patrick Flinn t0 Margaret Thompson Sith wt, ae, 64.2 fee bth ay, 253 Jobanna Handy, 40th st, os, 195 ft 6 of Bd rich to John Moore et al vergreen av, @ 4, 20 ft n of Cedar at $8.0375, John Fa rell to Jacob Phillips... V, # #270 ft ¢ of Clawson, 1Bxi00. WALL ttn of Preside: 19046 ft n of Pars av, £5x100, ev, #8 210.8 ft w of North ifenry %. gag x 1 Schenectady ay, w a, 49,8 ft # of Pacific s 1,500 Lot #4 on Seidebs map Haat New York, 26x¥7s20x04..... "395 Lot 496 on Fort Hamilton map. ae Lot 567 on James Scholer’s maj ‘TRANSFERS LN QUEE: COUN Bell av, w 8, 186 ft 8 of Brodish ay, 100x200. FLUGIENG, Farrington at, e 8, 125 ft n of ..rondway, 502125, 09 CLARFNORVILLE, Lots 620, 621, map Clareuceville, 50x100... ASTORE Lots 806 to 812, inclusive, Cameit ‘WxlW. LONG iWEAND CIi¥. East av, wa, 60 ft of Kast 7th st, 25x100. 800 Loouar Gove, Prospect at, # 4, 160 ft w of Walnut et, 60x112.6,., 20 HEMPSTRAl Road from Colyor's to #8, ndjoining Jnck- won, BANG RETCH.. vosceees | AD OYSTER BAY. Road from Mannitto hill to Round swamp, @ 9, adjoin- 10g Farmingdale road, 90 « 8, Road from Mannitto T Powell's, 62 acres 7,000 Main Rockaway road, n 8, adjoining De Mott, 6 acres, Hewlet' stove wevecees Mi ’ WOODHAVEN. Univecnity piace, «a, 150 ft w of 8d at, lota Nos 1 and 2, Woodhaven map, seveeee, 505 TikLD. Lots 80 and BI, blook M, Madison ar, cath 256x190. 100 ‘TRANSEERG IN HUDSON UNTY, Ny J, 0 RBH Ys Grove at @ #, 91 ftn of North sth at, ISxi 00. 6,00 Ratiroad ay, 176 ft e of Colgate wt, 25x80. 000 TUDSON CITY. Monmouth st, n 6 E Harshew’s lot, 20x10... Palisade ay and Warren st, n 6 cofner, 76a100. BERG Lexington av, lot Bb, ON bueh’s property, 25x10, Whitan wt, #04, 275 Ct ne of Mapie st. 12,0x100.. Clendeany and Pine ata, nw corner, 100x100, Lot 10, block No. 7, map of Lafayette. cee Whe i Hackensack plank road, lot 20 0x10. « Mada ine sans TR, TN pases bONY SRW a Rergen et, W a, 890 (¢ from Cabinet at, 28x10), Platie st, (ndennite, 98x76, ‘ ..Joseph Dennis lands nw Jackson st, w 8, $82.ftm of Ferry #1, 2bstU- Halsey at, ¢ m ludeiinite, 238x100. v4 Halsey at, © §, wear Morria Cxpedy 30 ft front. Schalk at, w a, 84 (tn o¢ Fe it tromt » Washington at, sn, 19K126. “TE LAND SWINDLES WW OWA. Fertker Developments of Frand=Sixty Thoue shud Bogus Acres Parckased=A Bunker Ine vests ‘fon Thousand Dollars in Wild Cat Lunde=Exgitement In the Country at Large. From the Chicago Tribune, July 28.) The Frivtene’s late article upon the Lowa land tion the caused a pet Hutter in reas estate Uitcied, DO’ only in this cil ; bub elsewhere, than (ey Have experienced for a long time, Large num- bers Of people have got to comparing notes, and the Consequence is that the developments of tne land swindling operations ta nartuwestern Lowa have be- gun to assume Oy hatha. proportions. One old gentieman, residing in the soutnern part of th! city, in Feadtug ovec the abstract af ‘title publics with the former article in this p: Was foraibly struck with tue similarity of the numbers of some Of the sections mentioned there with others of those in the saute locality which for a tong time he had imagined to be tis’ own posseastons, An investigation followed, which ended fh hts being shown that the larger part of 60,600 acres of jand, witch he and his son had lately purchased from agents, af Hates Varying [com seventy-five cents to three dollars an acre, Was & bogus purchase, trom which they would not reailae one-Mitieth part of the money inv ester, In anotner instance, on Wednesday of fast & banker on Dearborn street was instructed to make certain purchases of Iowa lands, “The banker wag shown one of the abstracts of title, Which are tly @xhiorted on these occasions, and, withor esLAnOY, paid over lis counter in the heigtborhood of $10,000 for certain tracts which were therein de. Bcribed, and only liad bis attention called to hig Worthiess bargain by the publication of the swindie In last week's Tribune, ‘There are scores of other just such cases in this hy 0 h day adds to the list of people who ba MI theutaeitex victimized in the moxt com- Dlete manner, Ag the case at vresent stands even week, | those who have unquestioned tities: ao seem to feel tigied unti made ga douuly sure and Rod rotors me lauds legally investigated. rs ‘These swindiing operations have not been confined to Obicago. ‘There is every reason to believe that duplicates Of Luese abstracts have not only nae used in the principal Western cities, but ay far aa New Yi ‘There is no estimating the number of times that these Northwestern Iowa jands may have beem eld and resuld or the number of peo- pie eas have been swindled out of their money by trausiers, Already parues ia Detroit, Northern pees 4 Milwaukee are writtug on here to ind out what further developments have been made. No arrests have as yet been attempthd, because of the exceeding difficuity there would be in previae & case of fraud. As a matter of law, no party can. cuarged crimmally in these trapsacuons where it ay re nohane color of tite to warrant. The abstracts whic! hare used here by the pretended agents of the grerened owners of the lands are pertes legitimate on thetr faces, and whatever criminality there is in the pusiness can easily be slilted upon the county oMicers of locaiines in lowa, Where these lands are bald to be situated, Jt behooves the proper Jowa authorities to look after this matter. If, as it is charged, all the county officers in the northwestern counties of that State are elected in the interests of speculators und to dJurther just such swiudles ag this, the sooner they are removed or indicted the better it will ne for the hitherto fair reputaton of that young and growing State, Aw the cade now stands the market, 1a vhis city at east, for lands in Northwestern iowa 16 eX- ceedingly dull and Hat. ‘There are no transiers being made Whatever. THE SPQIWGAELD (OW) TAAGEDY. The Marder of o Steupmother+Cluc te the Murderer. {From the Cincinnati Commercial, Jniy 28.) The Search for the murderer of Mrs, Ortuaby, the Widow who was shot dead while standing at her chamber window at Springfeld, Ohio, on the 14th of July, is not ean. prosecuted with much vigor. Wheh the community was startied with the nows of the atrocious murder, ‘the wild exclamations of horror and vehement expressions of iudigauation that issued trom that section of the State led us all to ogtieve that the perpetrator of that @ark deed was to be hunted down aud brought to justice cost What it might, Butina few days the excitement over the event died away, and people did not mani- fest & desire to make many sacrifices for the appre- hension of the crimiaal. There gre some persons in Springfeld, however, who are not willing that the matter should drop Where it rests now. They have been making quiet inquiries into the mysteries of the case ever since tne deed was done, fo satisfy themseives as to the identity of the wretch who red the tata} shot, and they have reached the conclusion that the murder Was dope by Frank Ormsby, the stepson of the widow, @ young man about twenty-two years of age. This opinion they have formed after a full Javestigation and the considerauon of the follow: ing tacis:—it is well known in .Springtield that Frank Ormsby and his stepmother had a fierce wrangle over the division of the property of Mr, Ormsby, Sr., after his death, which occurred abont eighteen months ago. By some means, fair or otherwise, Which we Know not, Mrs, Ormsby gained some slight advantage over her stepson, aud he leit home, sweari! tuab he would avenge the wrongs which he suilered at her hands. He was not seen in that part of the State again until the day of the murder. On that morning an old acquaintance came apon him sitting on a log at the side of the road, about three miles from Springfield. ‘The person who saw him siccing thus asked him Where he was from, whither he invended to go and what he was dotag there. To all of these questions Ormsby made evasive replies, aud got up and walked away. When e gentie- inan who saw hum there heard that Mrs. Ormsby had been murdered, the sudden re- appearance and pecwiar behavior of Frank, which he had remarked as very strauge, assumed a much higher degree of sigmficance, He mformed some Of his iriends that he had seen Frank Ormsby that morning, The tntormation led to a great deal of speculation. The persons who were upon the scene of the murder that day examined the pre- inixes thoroughly, and measurea tue footprints.of ao man i the povato patch, Irom which she was shot, ‘These footprints Were then compared wich fooumarks made by Frank Ormsby at the spot where he was last seen, when it was found that they had all been made by the same person. Ormsby has not been seen at Springfield since the day of the murder, but it is believed Unat he is stil in the vicinity and shel- tered by some of lus relations, Who are wea:thy and very iniuential people in that region, MUADER IN CINCINNATL Fatal Results of a Nights FrolieA Man Stabbed to the Heart in the Street. (From the Cincinnati Gazette, July 26.) About hult-past twelve yesterday morning eight or ten young men who had been carousing since dark the eveniug before met im front of Charley Woeifer’s beer quelle, which most of them had but just left, Maudun with free potations of beer, they were very sensitive to insult; nothing was easier than to get into a quarrel. G @ quarrel a fight was the most natural sequence. The way made easy, they went to quarreling; from quarreling they slid into a fight. Two men were heed each other to the extent of their strength. When the matter waa about reaching @ crisis a friend stepped up to heip his chun, who was one of the combatants, and was getting the worst of it. Matthew Collins, a bystander, called for fair play. The man who was about to in- terfere made some reply, whereupon Collins knocked him down, He had no sooner doue this than some one struck him in the breast. He cried out, “I am cut’? His brother, William Collins, supported hun aud led Lim across Fifth street, near Myron Walker's drug store, The fighting stopped, officers approacied and most of the crowd fed. Oollins was carried into the drug store and Dr. Freeman was called. He came, but could do nothing. A knife had been driven into young Collins’ leit breast aud had pene- trated his heart. in twenty minates after receiving the wound he was a corpse. Buck Robinson was arrested, and upon his information Martin Maley, Son of policeman Maley, was arrested ou suspicio’ Thomas Kinney, one of the company, had left the city, diiciindeagiecatinniinpeaie A MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY. : Double Murder in Chickasaw County, ("rom the Okolona (Miss.) News, July 22.) From the particulars that we have been aole to gather relative to this terribie affair, 1t seems that a wiite man by the name of Cummings and a negro had a misunderstanding about sowe matters, aud that the negro bad threatened the life of Cummings, On last Friday evening, as Mr. Cummings was re- vurning hone with a wagon load of corn, the uegro had concealed himself in the bushes alongside tie road, waiting the approach of Mr. Cummings, aud a8 he approached the spot the negro fired at iim, buc missed his mark, the barrei of the gun being go near Mr. Cummings’ face that the tire of the gun burned his whiskers, The next day Mr. Cummings borrowed a shotgun for the purpose of wreakiug vengeance upon tne assasain, Went tothe house where the negro lived and fired a load of squirrel shot into his breast, but the shot being two small it failed to accomplish its object, and the negro pulléd out a pistol and dred at Mr. Cummings, the ball penetrating the sculi and killing him inscantly, AS soon as it was ascertained that the negro had killed Mr. Cummings, he was arrested and tried be- fore & justice of the peace and committed to jail On Sunday morning the guard started with ‘the negro to Houston to lodge him in jail, ana had pro- ceeded with him as far as Shiloh Church, when, a party of men approached and commenced friay, the guard runuing away and leaving to hegro at the the Apyroseuty Party. On the retarn of viey lound the negro dead and with his rout cut iroin ear to ear. ‘Tue party Was unknown to any of the guard. ANOTHER MURDER WW ST, LOUIS, A German Killa a Former Friend. (From tue St, Louis Republican, July 26.) Following c88 upon the execution of William Edwards |e the murder of Louis Wilson, who nad insula fis wife, we have to record another murder, ‘wil Was committed late last night ou the corner of Twellth and Carr styeets, Ernst Niemier beng sltot and killed by Wiliam Ploeger. ‘The parties, as their names indicate, were Ger- mans. Ploeger kept a barroom on sixteenth aud Carr streets, and Niemier lived on Third and Carr streets, For some time, as ta alleged by Ploeger, an improper intimacy had existed between his wife aud Nieiiter, and tus led to the affalr which terminated so shockingiy. ‘Tue two men met about eleven o’ciock last nigut om Tweltth and Carr streets, aud Ploeger com- menced to remonstrate With Memier, Who demeaued tuiself In a braggadocty style. It was no trivial qatter with Ploeger, however, for he was awluliy ig eurnest, and without more ado he drew a six- inch revolver and fired at Niemier, He fired four shots a6 him in pil poe mortally wounded him, for he fell down and died almost instantiy. ‘the tragedy created a good dea) of excitement in the neigiborhood, Ploeger, a4 soou as he liad shot Niemiler, came down w the Central Police statiou and gave himself up. He was very much agitated, and stated a8 coherently as he could the facts of We occurrence and what ied to it, fe was then locked in the tneantime tre rice of the Third district were busily searching for lilm, they having become mizaut of tue murder immediately alter its com- ital, They sent a description ot Ploeger to the Jeniral station, and then found that he had gives iaimself uj Up to within a short time of this tragedy the two men were dria friends, aud, in fact, had been so for many years, Pioeger 14 Uurty-two years of age, and duribg the war served in the Third Missouri in- Tautry, while Niewier served in the Fourth Missouri cavalry. An inanest was held on the body of Niemier this morning. DIsasTROUS Fat.uKes AT PRNN YAN, N. Y.—It ig tated that Rapiee, an individual banker at Penn Yi tated (or nearly $200,000, ‘The citi- zens Of Venn Yan lose about $120,000, One deposit. or, James: ‘barns, the county treasurer, loses $12,000, Fark jolmes, the collector of internal revenue, lose: ween $2,000 and 000, Uthers lose suns -¥ Joss rie (inl severity upon the farming gud mercantile interests of Yates county. ‘The Dank had been doing a lively business and was thought to be perfectly reliabie. ‘The Cascade Paver Company, Which suffered a lew montis since by a terribie has taken the neces- sary steps to into bankruptcy. ‘The habilities of the Ronen Hh be $160,000 in Xcess Of Ita assets,.— Rochester Chronicle. Jutu 2. dex Uarvey, British Navy~Blockade Ran. ning Dowt Pay. Nassau, N, P., July 26, 1890, Nature seems to have locarea Nassau with a spe- ciat view to the emergencies of the people on the hdyacent coasts. During our civil war her harbor was crowded with shipping and her wharves laden with goods destined for illicit intercourse with our blockaded ports. The patriots of Cuba, driven from their homes by the vandals striving to repress the upheaval of the people in pursnit of Mberty, here find a refuge for thelr families and a sort of base of operations for supplies of meu and material for their struggling compatriow, ‘The patriot government has here established an agent, and the free flag of Cuba tnds its place among the emblems of nationality, There. are a large number of Cubans here—probably several hun- dred—who lave been exiled and were fortunate enough to escape the barbarity which usually char- acterizes the acts of the Spantards, A number of young men who were thus banished have returned ‘to their island and taken sides with the patriots and and are Aghting for their liberty. Those stl here exhibit @ great deal of ardor aud are full of bitter- ‘ness agatnat their oppressors, Many wear a linen cap With a single star in front as a symbol of their sympathies. A song which must be familiar to every tan in the United Sta tes ag one of the musical eflusions of the war, “Shouting the sattle Cry of Freedom,” is quile common among the Cubana, ‘They sing it at Gil times aud appear to have adopt ed IL as their own. The government of Spain has sent here a new Consul, ® Mr. Costar, his predecessor having been removed, it would appear, from no other reason than tiat the patriots are making too much head- way. he steamer Salvador, seized here a short time since for @ violauon of the Britisa~ Foreign Eniist- Muent act, meets with considerable comment, and universal sympathy is expressed on the side of the owners. The Salvador is a five little ve-sel, of Scotch build, and calculated to ran up to a high rate of speed, She carries wo tunnels, Kas powertul en- gies, 18 sliarp im construction and sits low In whe water. Jt would require more naval dexterity than the Spanish possess in order to take her. She several times Jett this port, clearing legitunately, and it was alleged that she Nad carried men enlisted in the Cuban cause somewhere on the coast where they could reacu (heir friends. Upon this supposi- tion the authorites here seized her upon her return. from her jast trip, and aiso arrested her crew. The case was tried, and a decision 1s to be given on Friday next, July 30, From the evidence and otter means of arriving at the result xt is under- stood that Che decision will be adverse to the authori- lies who meddied in the aifuir, The owners deciare Utat as g00N as the Case is disposed of a suit Of false iniprisonment of the crew will be commenced. This slate of the game is anything but agreeable to those Who have become involved us the prosecutors, and it is rumored by some knowing Ones that If tle case 1s settled adversely val certain instgators aud princi pals m the matter will take French leave. Notwithstanding the Cuban excitement everything is very Qui here. Busmess is fat and few ships ia the harbor. A large lot of pineapples seut to Lon- don and @ smaller iof to the United States would al- most make up the business for some days One large dealing im sponges was transacted a lew days since for shipment to Kurope, A ‘Tne Leaith of this place, although set down as bad beyond ail precedent, w just tie reverse in tact, The weather has been excessively hot and there have been a tew fevers, but notlivg of a character to be called an epidewic, There Lave been some cases of sickness on board vessels, said to have been yellow fever, but tlis is upon no oiler authority than town talk, ‘The physiciaas say tac no yellow fever has as yet broken out. i Oa tae alternoon of July 19 Commander Harvey, of the British ship-of-war Eclipse, died, after a few Gays’ iliness. ‘There 18 a report on shore that four of the crew have aiso died and fourteen are sick, The steamer put to sea on the 20th inst. Tuis community seems to ve in a state of unusual perplexity on the flnancial question. The iliegal gains acquired during our war gave such an impetus to all sorta Of Wild schemes that the comparatively lusignificant debt of six ear ago has sweiled to the enormous amount of a haifa mulion. This fearful weight of responsibility upon the sboulders ve 45,000 inhabitants, the entire population of the Bahama Islands, fg looked upon With great terror, The trea- sury is empty, and te colonial employés are out- rageously hard-up, and have been hypoti pay Tous for several months past in order to keep whe pot boiling. The royal servants are paid from the royal treasury, and manage to draw their stipend regularly. Through this medium some funds are = wed in ne community suilicient vo keep local e838 golag. 1 learn that some Cubans are about to commence the experiment of raising sugar cane on the Buha- mas on a large scale. The experiments have proved very successful, Although the soil is light, with the proper attention it can be worked up w the proper legree of fertility. The growth of pineapples has mcreased considerably within. the past two years. Formerly the Island of Elenthera was moat cele- brated; now San Salvador seems to be taking the dead, lor as Many as 45,000 dozen Were shipped trom this idland alone last year. Sensibie merchants say that instead of blockade running having Deen a source Of profit it was a great curse; while it benefited one or two the class was no better off in the ent, and the business community was utterly demoralized by it. The mercitants now think legitimate business 1s the best after all, and to its revival they are now directing their efforts, GAOPS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. Disastrous Effects of the Late Heavy Rains. {From the Rochester Evening Union, July 29.] It 33 Wita regret that we express tue" belief that the rains of yesterday and to-day will dp great dam- age to some of the crops in this section Of the State. A vivient thunder storm an about three P, yesterday and continued f a hour or more, de! uging the flelds, Soon after ntghtialla steady rain set in and continued throngh the. night and this Jorenoon, Large quantities of rain nayé fatlen. The farnicrs are actively engaged in the cutting of n: abd,harvesting of Wheat. Much of the wheat a tuily ripe, and some has been cut and 1s stil in the fleld, Lat which is cut is in great danger of bemg wholly lost, and unless the weather speedily changes tor the betier the standing grain will not fare much betver, Iu many flelds thé grouad was so wet betore the rain of yesterday tat reapers couid not be used and the grain Was being cut with cradles. The con- dition, bad before, is wow much Worse. it is lament- able that the prospect of the farmers for large crops of grain 10 {iis region should be su suddeniy biasved. Nothing but the mosc favorable weather that can be hoped jor will enable the sarmers to save halfa crop. We believe it 18 saie to Say that haif hes already been iT ost. ‘The following note from a@ correspondent in Ltv- ingstou county Was written before te storm yester- day ERIE RaILway, July 28, 1869, Epirors—Should the present rainy itinne {fear carmera’? faces will conuinue toleneom FYOM Rochester to Avou and from euere Lo Le Roy Wheat 18 dead ripe; loss will resuit WJ itis not soon cut, Corn looks*very small and yel- Jow, though We passed several flelds near Le Loy which have a dark, flourishing look and promise well. Few have cattmuch hay; almost all tat which has been ent jays out, and from ail appearances it Wil siay out some tle, MUDOLE AMONG THE BOSTON POLICE. The Matter of Vacution and the Chief, (From (he Boston Traveller, July 26.) For some years the members of the Koston Poltce Department have had an annual summer vacation of ten days, going off in sections, those remaining ap their posis doing extra duty, The plan has worked Well aud beeu a great accommodation to members of the force, This vear Mayor siurtiei! was in favor of extending the time, aud the Commiutiee on the Police Department passed an order, of which the Cher of Police was notfed, giving a vacation of fourteen days, the captains of the several stations being made responsible for the efficient aischarge of police duty during Lhe period of the Vacations. some days alter this the Oblet of Police notitied the cap. taing that tle men Were to be aliowed ten days vaca- tion each, one-fourta of the force going off ata time, and those remaining on duty to do double service— that ts, doing double service thirty days for the privilege of goig off ten days. The men of the seve- Tal stations were nowtied Of this, aud voted wnanl- mously, we believe, not to take a vacation on such terms, thougii all were willing to do all the extra work necessary. The committee heard of the mat- ter, and inured tne chief that he must allow the men a vacation a3 they lad previously voted. There- upon we veral captains were notified to that effect, the clief, however, adding the provision that men who had not been on the force six months Would not be allowed & Vacation. As some fifty members of the force were appointed in Pepruary ana have been on duty five months, in the hardest art of the year, they regard this provisivn as un ust. What adds interest to Luis matter is that these nen are the friends and appointees of the present committee. ‘The quarrel, a8 the matter now stands, ia a very pretty one, and the public will waica it with interest, and NOt Without satisfaction. Boston BooT AND SHOB MARKETS Very little change las taken place in the boot and slioe warsct since ast rane. More business hag been domg im gents’ fue, Jadies’ and misses’ boots aud shoes, Prices remain firm, although an efort bas been made on the part of purchasers to reduce them. ‘lhe surplus stock 18 nearly exbansted and manifacturers are Hot disposed to extend their pro- ducion beyond what they have orders for; hence the probability that if prices do not advance they will hot, at al events, recede, Ag the large houses from ali sections are HOW represented here and freights are more reasonable it iy iikely that the trade will increase daily and continue to do go until near the close of the full season. The shipments of the past week have been very large, exceeding those of any revious week since August 16, 1867. They 100t up ? ae Cases BYAINSE 20,624 last week, arid against 29,727 cases In the corresponding week of 1S. Since January 1 they athount vw 604,888 cases against 452,040 in the first thitty weeks of last yeat.—Shoe and Leather Renorter. July 2i— A REMARKABLE CLOCK. It {san undeniable fact that when genius and poverty are combined im Burope the latter is too heavy a burden for the former to carry, and genius Binks under it, There are exceptions, but, as usual, these only prove the rule, Menee genius that will not down secks other countries where antiquated prejudices do not obstruct its way. This country has profited much by betng adopted as a home by Many of the most talented men to whom Europe Gave birth, and our list of eminent men in the sci- eneos, the arts, in ail the diversified branches of Mechanical industry contains many who saw the ight of day under a European sun, but who climbed the ladder of distinction under the free sun of America, though poor and unknown at firat they started out. Another somewhat similar illustration of this truth We are enabled to give to-day. There lived at Arles, in France, a poor watchmaker, who was con- bidered one of tne most expert at his trade, but was looked upon by hig fellow wWorkingmen as little bet- ter than a fool, since for years he spent al} his spare tae and ali his surplus earnings, small as they ea iM experimenting upon a project he had tn his mind of constructing an asironomical clock. This man was dlcuestrel, At lasi he succeeaed, and hia Work was finisued. For six years he liad been laboring at ft, and his scant means ena- bled him only to use the cheapest material aud forego ali atiempts af embellishment. But te was poor, and that was his misfortune. He was but & common artisan, with no high-sounding titie, no Dae eoteemen. and for this reason he failed. He Ww to exhibit iis work 1m London at the Inter- national Exhibition of 1462, but from London he was referred to the Imperial Commissioners at Paris, and there he was flatly refused, Failure and disap- pointment surrounding hum everywhere he des- waived; disease came upon him and he died. ‘she rother of his widow then took the matter in hand. He had for more than ten years helped and assist ed, advised and worked With his ther-in-law, and, though not the origiaator, he had a right to claim the Work as partially his own, He aiso failed i he appealed, aud despair came over Lim At last, only a few months ago, he came to this country. Poor, friendless and uomeless as he was, he knew not where to apply, and after a few days ‘Was appomted sweeper at Castle Garden. He then Sent lor his sister and tue clock, who arrived but Jast week, aud took auarters ia’ one of the cheap tenements around the Battery, where "this remark- able clock has been put up. It is indeed a remark- able piece of mectanical work. In size it is not larger than the oid fashioned mantel clocks, and 18 Tua by weights. Tt has a regular dial, showing the hours, minutes aud seconds. Above this, ta a sort of frontispiece, in which revolves the moon, giving with perfect exactness her different. ‘phases and the changes trom day wo day, and the degrees of the infleeuon of its course. The front of the socket is covered with @ number of aiais, giving the Solar Cycie, the Dominicai Letters, the Lunar Cycie, the Easter Cy- cle, the month of the year, the day of the week and the date of the month, the declension of the sun by degrees, the hour, minute and second of sunrise and sunset from day tu day, and the true astronomical time, which latter is given by minutes and seconds punctually at noon each day With the same exact. ess a3 a Well appointed sub dial, The Qiais are ail calculated for the meridian of Aries, wlich is 2 min. 21 sec, east of tae nieridian of London and 43 min. 34sec. of northern jatitude, The 'Oasue Garden Sweeper" proposes, if he can find ume, to adapt tis clock, the work of himself and brother-in-law, and oA La aa dials, to Lue lautude of New ork. THE MOUANFUL ACCIDENT ON LAKE AUBURN, ME. The Drowning of Four Childrea—Particainys of the Sad Occurreuce. The Lewiston (Me.) Journal gives the following particulars of the mournful accident that occurred at Lake Auburn on Saturday:— On the shore of the lake was an old flat-bottomed boat, pertiaps ten feet long by five leet wide, a leaky, treacherous craft, whose sides above water had been shrunk in the sun, 60 that when the boat was loaded it was more leaky even than at other times. Mrs. Isaac Libby had three sons—Eugene, aged eighteen; Julius, aged filteen and Cecil, aged turteen, Mrs. H. G. Turner's daughter Florina was sixteen years Of age, and her son Charles fourteen. The young people had been accustomed to get into the old flat boat and paddle about the pond for fish or for pleasure. On Saturday afternoon six of them made a trip, ht some perch and cooked them on shore, and after picnic dinner the company—consist- ing of six, Eugene, Jultus, Cecil, Charles and Florina, above named, aud John ‘lurner’s daughter, Addie, aged seventeen—got into the boat to return. ne and Julius took the oars and dled the old huik slowly through the water, The fact that the water was ring E A Tuuping im at the cracks im the boat's sides did not seem to attract their notice, or, if it did, not suMciently to alarm them. The boat had slowly moved toward the home- ward landing and they were almost ready to step on the store of the Libby farm, Only about fifty feet intervenéd between them and land, when, without @ moment's Warning, the Doat sank beneath them— [cies down, not one end foremost, but horizontally, ts hapless occupants went down to the Leader . Addie 1 Charies, kugeve and Jui ins could swi: and Cecil sirieked with terror as the boat flied and sunk. Flora was speechiess, They nad not even time to jump from the boat, and, locked in eacl other's arms, went together. The boat slipped from under them and arose at another point and foated ou, its sides just visible on ‘tue surface. As the unfortunate vicuina rose to the surface there was nothing for them to grasp but one another, The boat was out of their reach; one or two old paddies aud bits of boards did not avail to aid them, Addie caught hold of Flora; Charles Tur- her, Who could swim, caught Flora, and finding they were sinking, pushed Addie olf, hoping to save himself and his sister, bat Flora grasped hit around the neck and disabied him from swimnaing, and both sank tnstanily to the bottom. And here, Charley Says, finding that uniess he released himself trom her grasp both must die, he resvived he must leave her to perish and try to save himself, but, he adas, “f bad @ regalar batule with her to escape.” At last he wrenched himseil from her death grasp and arose to the surface, almost exhausted. The distance to shore was but sligit, ana he was just able to swim a Jew feet, lar enough to touch bottom, and was Lelped ashore by a boy who happened to ve near. When Onaries pushed Addie from Flora’s grasp Eugene took her and iried to save her, but she chang to Gil ib such & Way tuat he was unable to swiui with her, and both sunk to the bottom; go to save his own life he was forced to release himseif frou her grasp. As the girls arose the second time Addie and Cecil grasped Juus and bore him down, aud no doubt they perished m each other's embrace. Just as Charies got asuore he turned around to see What could be done, and saw Kugene switiming just belind him, almost exnausted, crying “Help, I'm sinking.” The boy on the ahore—Piiny Caswell— who had now come to the rescue, gota long pole and extended it to Eugene, Who had sirength enough left to grasp tt, and was drawn hall-couscious to ue Shore, Where after a short time he Was restored, so that he was able to Walk. Just as Eugene cried tor help, Charies, who had reached the shore, looked furiher in the reay of Bugeae, saw Flora’s hair foat- ing on the surface and part of her dress, but. he saw them ony tor a mowent, and Uien all was gone. ‘ELECTRICITY ON A FRCLIC, Ie Euters a Telearnph Office and Smnshes Things Generally, [From the Savannah News, July 24.) In the early days of tetegraphy it was a source of wonderment to the people wiy, when a thunder storm passed over the wites, they did not attract the lightning aud carry devastation to all the offices aud operators along their line; but it is now pretty gener- ally Known that the wires are disconnected at all the stations Within reach of a storm as s00n as it makes ity appearance, and whenever an accident occurs it 1s because the disconnection Was not made soon enougli, or because tie reconnection is made be- sore the storm has really passed. An acc: from the lacter cause occurred at the tele, omice at tie Atiandic and Gulf Railroad in this city, on Thursday last, epot, The operator there reconuecied bis wire after all the thun- der and lightning had passed, and tuere was no Sign of the recent stoym except a single white cloud which hung over the road some littie distance trom the city. He nad sent one despatch, and pad just taken fis hands of cle battery, when the wire ‘Was struck down the road. The current of elec. tricity passed along the wires with the sound of burning powder, entered the office aud planged into the jars of acids under the operator's ave, The jars and the box which contained them were shiv- ered to fragments, and, with their contents, seat- tered over tue ovice foor, The stad of a battery whieh stood upon a table, totally disconnected from the wires, was also demotished, Mr, J. 5. Tyson, master of transportation, and the operator, Were 11 the room ab the time, the latter witnin three feet of the wires, bat tuey did not te any shock, though each Was sirUck by & smal sp) ter, Wich, however, ouly scraichea their fa a lite, Parties tn adjoining rooms felt the shock severely, one by a burning sensation upon the head aud otiers by uumbness Iu their feet, such as ts felt When tiey are “asleep.” “Six CHAMBERS ALL FULL." Although the “fush ties’ have passed away on tle Mississippi, they stil have some queer and sometimes rougit cuslomers On the river boats, Oa @ recent trip of tie Mignfyer, crowded with passengers, the clerk had quotted the last stateroom, and was about to close his office, when he was astonished by the ap- parilion of @ tail Missourian who exciaimed, “1 say, stranger, L waut one of them chambers.” “Sorry, str,t seid the official biandiy, ‘out our staterooms are all taken.” “She G—l they are,” re- sponded Missourl; “I've paid my fare, ‘n 1 Want one of thet chambers.” “ “Allow me to see your lcket,’’ said the stil polite clerk. Putting his band to the back of his neck te passenger pulled Oub @ ten-inch bowie knife, aud, driving it quivering lato the counter sad, “1’m from Pike county, yor feller, and thar’s my ticket, T want one of them chambers.’ Betore the steel had ceased to vibrate the prompt clerk quietiy thrust @ loaded and capped six-shooter under Pike's bose, and coolly answered, “* I've only got six 2 ‘nad pe rae they ore Ly fail,” The issqurian edged out of * range, acting u bat pick," ejaculated, ¢% full habu's good, by aud strode off to aeek such quarters as he vould fod. W L~ THE WILKES BOOTH consPiRAC. Letter from Arnold te His Mother. From the Doylestown (Pa.) Democrat, July 27.) ie following letter from one of the com epirators sentenced to imprisonment for life, writted Its 10 his mother the before the execution of Har. rold, Payne, A! t and Mra, Surratt, bas never been pat genuineness cannot be doubted. 1t was handed by Arnold to Colonel Fredericks, on daty at the Arsenal, to be given to his mother afier ig removal to the Dry Tortugas, which was done, at Not until a copy had been’ made. The copy Colonel Fredericks gave to vr. O'Neal, of Gettya- burg, which the latter loaued to the editor of the Democrat, on his late visit to that place, for the pur- pose of publication:— My Dear, DEAR MoTHER—For some time, perhaps for- over, these are the iast lines that ever the hand of your loved aud ever loving aon sliall be transcribed upon to you. Rect ba comforted under ite former innocence, even though % ax acommon felon, ‘That the puiriment natiled qualities obtained from your breast 1 a ust ¥ can proudly boast are ied by moan and Ot ‘unequal blood, but human kindness; and my hoavred name does on Sustains ite former lustre; vor ‘emay yet be uni sh ae T'was the moat miserable being on earth.” Awan mont on * Cankering'sore within iy hears and dally was consuming Very Vituls, lo think ‘that Ty who was always open in my actions, was practising deceit, especially. tavarda those whose whole hearts wo we gratified my every &e., at the oul we? on my brow should give you followed your early tenc! of @roment's pain. Had infaney, the 1noral culture of youth and the example ‘ser be- fore me in manhood, I that never was ordamed by God to fill Hon would, to-day, be at liberty, att an. father in your old days, from the path of virtue And rectitude, and by no act or knowledge dor which I was & party to, vig. abduction way conceived and died unborn) of maine, but by the cowardly act of a dishonored wretch, coward at henrt, who had vo soul, lam doomed to fill’ place ataid @ trong of criminals, Yet 1’ will retxin all my former qualities, shall not be contaminated theceby, That watch all tie cee of the worid and mankind could ‘not make, by one fell stroke an assassin tried to make me; bat his murderous tent was frustrated by my country; yet they live clothed 1 in a felon’s garb, but, thank God, have made me not a felon. Xo matter how situated or placed, 1 will ever be my former telt—a soul the embodiment’ of truth, honor, innocenos, and Burity—and am to-day, within my garrow ‘eel, one of th Dear miolber, God be my witnease T hose nie mother, wit Low nothing the" tact or’ act for which “I mutters tg who ever me 1 feel m affection and love—Mrs. Garner—and present mdafortuns cause the leat to wither, but let ft ever ba ept a green and flourishing plant within ber memory, and he, whom none loved better than I, her son Bob. Ever re- pdmber ie us Twas, have been, and etill am to him. My family and her family, to my affections, are twins, During my imprisonment L euiall evut feel grateful for the kind treat. ment aud many acts of kindness af those who have had me in charge. ‘They shall be closeted wich the many scenes of She happy past’ within my memory, from the highest come hand to the lowert—viz., General J. F. Martranty, Colonel W. H, H. MeCail, Colonel Frederick, Colone) Dodd, and last, though not least, W. R. Kenuy, ‘the sergeant of the eal No token to leave any but good will a Kemember each and honor all for’ thelr kind unfortunate gon. In thas parting and writing to you, it causes my placid, resigned feelings to Durst thelr ceret ments, and the undidden from an overtiowing heart,’ Tam not lost. 1 sitll am human. Farewells whore forever should be sulden, Gyod Lye. God. bless you all guide, {instruct and cave you. Be not heart sick, we wil rect asain, f not on earth, m eternity. | Your deroted and SAMUEL B, ARNOLD. ep my dog till he dies. For my sake let iim be , and when dead bury him. Exect a slab iuserip- ie trienu,” for he would never forsake me even ¢ whole world do so, He loved me, even the ground ed upon, and I loved him. Poor Dash! We have for- ever parted, “Phou without a aoul, yet did you love me, and Liou art not forgotten. ud gratitude, to your A REMINISCENCE OF GENERAL ROSECRANS. A Georgia Prisoner Relates an Interview, jFrom the Atianta (Ga,) Constitution, July 25.) Yesterday morning we mal rr cence of @ gallant iederal officer, General Gordon Granger, whose chivairic conduct won our heartiest grautude and regard, While with General Grauger we met a large number of leading federal among them the democratic nominee for Govern of Ohio, General William 8, Rosecrans, and our very brief experience of him may not be entirely uninteresting. He was the oniy oMcer we met Irom whom we received any discourtesy dt our sojourn with Granger, and, it happen in way. Gne pleasant afternoun, General Granger had laid off a reconnoitering trip to the front with @ bumber of ciner onicers. We were lying down tm his tent reading, when he came in with a stoutly built, soldierly-iooking officer, with an ene, martial aspect and a uiilitary tread, dressed in a light blue army overcoat, Granger in- troduced him as General Rosecrans. He bas a pe- cullariy positive manner, and his whole appearance, from (the sharp gleam of his eye tothe firm set expression of the jaw, indicated a we 4 decided character. We met him only one time, and then but for half an hour, aud of course our remembrance of his physique is very vague. We recoliect very dis- Unetly, however, bis manner and method. he very brusqueiy acknowledged the imtroduction, and tu. mediately turned the conversation to the suiject of the war, and he discussed it with a Ireedom very creditable to his candor, however it might be sup. posed to be ponte to a captive focman. His manner was dogmatic and harsa iu the extreme, and his hatred of secession cropped out in a very ingenious and lively sort of way, not stopping to cuil its vocab ulary, Hor using lis phraseology with any spectad reference ta Chesterfield, General Granger consid. erately interfered, and politely endeavored to turn, the conversation mto anotier chanuel, less full of beliicosity, but im vata. Rosecrans’ blood waa up. We endeavored to hold our own. The skirmisi grew sprightly, Our opponent got slignily out of temper, we of course calm, because we found some advantage in coolness. The topic of secession. crowded into the battie, We dnally asked the General if this government Was based upon the great wea of al) good government being founded upon the con- sent of the governed; and if the South was not will- ine to remain ander federal authority, apon what principle Could We consistently be coerced to stay im au undesired Union’ Tle General had daring tue coniict been paciag heavily up and down te tent, Wh this he stamped out the tent, saying flereely, you have put your foot into it, and we intend to gtve you the devil for it. This was our last interview with Willlam S$. Rosecrans, democratic candidate for Governor of Oluo, A KANSAS RASCAL IN TRE OLE OF TH: SOM OF ANEW Voix BANKER, He Commits Forgeries to the Amount of $10,060—Deceives aud Marries a Respect. able Yeang Lady of Lexington, Mo. Yrom the St. Lonis Dispatch A young man calling himself making Lexington, No., kis neadquarters fime and putting on considera) seuted himself to be a son of er in New York Who Was possessed of untold Wealth. He seemed te have pieniy of mouey, and some peopie believed ti story, Al one time le professed to be @ secret agent of the Treasary Department, at another an tu rance agent, &c, He succeeded in wing the atlections Of one of the most respectable young lauies, says tie Lexington Register, and about three months since married her, He took her olf to New York to Visit his people, and when they arrived he stated that his father aud mother, and indeed ali the ; family, were oif on a tour, and would not return for sometime, She returned without seeing any of them. On Tuesday last a man came up trom Paola, Kansas, on the hunt for Stevens, whose right name is James R. Cram, He Knew Cram in the army, and had introduced him to the bank at Paola, where he cashed @ check for $600. The check purported to have been drawn by @bank in Sf. Louis, aud was Jorged by Cram. Me saw Stevens near tle markets house and recognized him as Cram, and m connection with Colgnel Davis attemptea to arrest him, Colonel Davis came up from behind and seized him by the collar. He turned and seeing the gentleman from Paola and knowing wiat was the matter, adroitiy slipped out of his coat, leaving Colonel Davis to hold it, and ran of A hue and cry was raised, but to no avail. He ran well and nad a pistol, aud up to the ume of going t press hie had not yet been taken, In his coat was $400 in good money and about an equal amoant in counterfeit, also some forged checks similar to the ove he tad drawn at Paola. He hac aiso lettera on his person showimg that be was a counterfeiter. We gnaerstand that he has at different times bought handcuds, for what purpose we cannot say; aiso that he has been trying to buy at the turdwere stores smal iron saws. The gentleman from Kau- Sas, whose name we did not learn, informs us tu forgeries of Cram’s have been discovered to th Amount of over $10,000. We regret that the attemps at arrest was so bungling. He is an accomplished Pogue aud society ought to be protected trow him. His wile has our sympathies. ELOPEMENT CASE IN CONNZOTICUT. Sensation in Middletown—Fast Life at « Watering Place. (From the New Haven Courier July 27.) It WU be recollected that we incidentiy mentioned the other day an elopement in Middietown, the parties being Miss Emma Taylor, of Wiat place, aud & young Man thought to beloug in New Haven. The following may have some bearing upon tie case. [6 is the topic of the hour in Guilford:—Last Saturday &@ Young Man appeared at the Menunkeiuck hotel, ia Guitord, brmgmg with him a young lady, appars ently about fifteen years of age. He regisiered het nave a5 Miss mina Taylor and his name aa PF, Hy Wiicox, of New Haven, and gave out that the young lady was a@ cousin of bis, vhat her futher was soon to come after hen He put his team up at Davis & Lowe's stabvies, In the evening le took the young lady out sailing; but when be returned it appeared that he was nuinas of fands, and, finally, to settle up he gave a silver fruit knifa to the party renting the boat, Yesterday the pro- prietor of the hotel, thinking an investigation of the case a be a thing, telegraphed to the father of tha girl in Middietown ta reference to the affair. Wil- cox is exghieen or nineteen years of age and belongs in tuis city. He was lormerly a drummer boy im General Kuseeli’s school. He was dressed tn & iv suit of Russell's school biue and ted that n@ Was @ captain Of the schooi on vacauon. He wae formerly ta the office of the Fishhook and Needl@ Company, in this city; but, developing uncommo brightness, his services were dispensed with. Muc syupathy is felt for the girl. She is quite prepo: geasing iu appearance and bes | ia mMaguery, The above goasip ig provably, in we main, correc’ tor some ‘tyie.s He repre-