The New York Herald Newspaper, November 6, 1869, Page 3

AR RSA Apr ity WASHINGTON. Proposed Renewal of the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty. The Argentine Insult to Gen. McMahon. Neeystary Fish Receives a Diplomatic Explana- tion from the Argentine Minister. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 1869. Whe Recipreeity Treaty with Cannda—A Lobby ia Its Interest. The tariff men are in trouble, A few days aco they heard that Grant was about to make some re- commendation tn his message which they supposed Would be adverse to them. This has scarcely become familiar to thelr ears before they learn that &@ powerful lobby 18 belng organized here, with one Brega at its head, which has for ita object nothing Jess than the revival of the Canadian reciprociy treaty. It will be remembered that at the last ses- gion of Congreas General Schenck intro- duced and bad paseed a resolution authorizing whe President durmg the recess to inquire nto the propriety of reviving the reciprocity tveaty with tho British provinces, This, the tariif men say, Was put through white thev were off guard, It afforded the Canadians something to go on, and ‘% appears that they have not been idle, Those who Profess w know all about the matter say that the object of tne visits of Mr, Rose, the Canadian Fl- nance Minister, last summer, was to urge the ro- wival of the reciprocity treaty. Since then Brega has been hard at work, and if what comes to the ears of the tariff men be correct a treaty has actu- ally been drawn up to be sent to the Senate, Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who may be termed the leader of the tariff men in the House, arrived heve last night to eppose the negotiation of a reciprocity treaty and if posstble to smasn the Incipient lobby ‘Which proposes to run 1t through Congress. He de- voted to-day to hunting up facts and Ogures in the Treasury Department, aud, armed with a formida- ble array of statistics, proceeded to-night to the White House to convince the Presidont that a reci- Procity treaty with the Dominion is an abomination andasnare, Kelley proposes to show the Prosident trom official data that since the expiration of the reciprocity treaty our government has received from the importation of coal from the provinces, in the shape of import duty, over $300,000, from cereals nearly $1,000,000, and from lumber nearly $1,500,000, These are the three principal articles exported by the provincials, He will also show that we have had a heavier export trade with the provincials since the treaty expired than while it was in force. For instance, he says that according to the figures in the Bureau of Btatistios during the last two years of the existence of the treaty we sold the provincials only 164,000 tons of coal, while in the two years that have clapsea sinco the treaty was repealed wo have sold them over 806,000 tons. All other articles are in propor- tion. Kelley’s argument to Grant ts that we bave gained by tho aboiiiion of the treaty, and that to Tevive 1t would be to give the provincials a bonus of some tivo millions a year to stay out of the Union. Tho Argentine Secretary of Legation in Trouble. r Some days ago B. Mitra y Vedla, a relative of the Jate ana present Commander-in-Chief of the Argen- tine army and Secretary of Legation of the Argentine Republic here, saw fit to publish what ho calied a ‘diplomatic card,” wherein he stated ‘that he was authorized by the Minister Plenipoten- Wary and Envoy Extraordinary of the Argentine Re- pubdlic to protest against certain statements which appeared tn the newspapers and which it was sup- posed were based on facts mentioned by General McMahon, late United States Minister to Paraguay, ‘These statements were denounced as “gratuitous calumny,” which were ‘offensive to the honor of the Argentine army.” Probably Mr. Vedia congratu- lated himself on tho publication of this rather uu- diplomatic pronunclamento, and, indeed, it ts Teported that he considered he had got even with General McMahon. This jubilation on nis part ‘Was destined to be of short duration; for it 1s under. @tood that to-day, when the Argentine Minister called at the State Department, Secretary Fish called ‘his attention to the “diplomatic card’? of his Secre- tery of Legation, and in a diplomatic way expressed the opinion that it was, to say the least, discourteous not only to General McMahon but to the government of the United States, and decidedly undiplomatic. He also called his attention to the fact that the mau- ner in which General McMahon had been treated by the Argentines, on his return from Paraguay, was diarespectful to our government, General McMahon had been caricatured and insulted ia the streets of Buenos Ayres, when he had givon no occasion for such treatment, It is said the Minister made some explanation to Mr. Fish, and his secretary 1s in trouble at the dust he has raised, The Travelling Approprintions. The Sub-Committee on Elections, appointed to in- Veatigate certain alleged eiection trauds in South Carolina, had another meeting here to-day, neard a report from the Sergeant-at-Arms concerning his raid upon the money-lenders, aid finally resolved to Postpone therr trip to the Paimetto State until tho meeting of Congress. The committee, it appears, had no funds to defray the expenses of an oficial visit to South Carolina, and had authorized the Sergeant-at-Arms to raise money on his note, The Sergeant-at-Arms, however, was unable to raise as large an amount as would be required, and hence the committee think it better not to Journey southward. The whole contimgent fund has been exhausied by the junketing committees, it seems, aud a large additional expenditure tn all Probability incurred, It is said that the tavestiga- tion of the Sub-Ulection GUommittee on Lonisiana frauds has alone cost the enormous sum of $35,000 ‘The chairman of the Souta Carolina sub-committees, Judge Churchill, of New York, and his colleagues think, therefore, it is better to walt tll Congress re- assembles to find out whether itis considered worth While to incu’ any more expeuse, espectally when ‘therd 18 no appropriation for the purpose. It will be interesting toyigure up, by and by, what the total Costof all thesd junkoting committees bas been. General Butterfield. Noaction wasttaken by tie Cavinet to-day relative to the appointment of a successor to Assistant Treas- wrer Butgeriield. Indian NewerSatanta Still Living. Tho Indian Department ts in receipt of intelligence - that Satanta, head\clier of the Kiowas, who was snnounced acveral days ago as dead, has made his appearance with a Mmali party of warriors. Among the Northern, Arayal Salanta is one of the most wily chiefs of the Piaitts, General Sheridan found him exceedingly troutiesome on acconnt of his treachery and eptertained him for several months Jast winter in the guardhouze. The Kiowas at last accounts were on theff annua! fall bufTao hunt. The ews of Satanta’s death was brought in at Medicine Bluff and communicaved to the oMcers there. The announcement of his death may be intended to de. eive the government as to his whereabouts, Com- a@Miasionor Parker has firected the agents of the de- partments in the North to exercise the utmost yigi- Yance ower the od chief's movements. If the rep sent to the bureau turn out to ve correct what mia'- chief the shrewd old savage may be planning wilt be a matter of rigid surveiliance. Kicking Bird, sec- ond chef of the Kiowas, and 2 savage of remarkable addreas, eloquence and iniueuce, is now at the head of the main band, Matrimony in High Life. There,acems to be prevailing hereabouts p perfect Yush for the matrimonial state just now. Un ao average Oye or three marriages of parties in good social starkding occur daily, Yesaterdey no less than two fashiodable weddings occurred here in the after- woon, Miss\Helen M. Brown, daughter of a well- Known gentiian of this city, was unitea to Mr. Efias Thomas, \0f Maino, and the nuptisla were honored by the presence of many of our distin- guished cttizens. \Jn the evening another wedding ‘Spousred, the bappy Couple being Ms, Henry J, Mos, ‘erick J, Naile hag been ordered to tay gan, of New York, and Miss Harriet Bogan, daughter of Judge Hogan, formerly member of Congress from the St. Lawrence district of your State. The cere mony was performed at St. John’s chapel in presence of a large and fashionable assemblage. Reduction in Ocean Postage. From intelligence received through Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, {t appears her Majesty’s gov- ernment 18 prepared to reduco the single rate of Postage for prepaid letters between the United States and the United Kingdom to three pence. It will be remembered Postmaster General Creswell submitted @ proposition to tne British Post OMice Department on the sth ult. to reduce the letter rate of postage from twelve to six cents, to take effect on and after tho 1st of January, 1870, of which two cents would be sea postage and two cents inland postageot each country, There 1s little doubt there- fore of the early adoption of this measure of postal system, 80 earnestly desired by the people of the two countries, Virits to the President, A dolegation of ratircad men from Tennessee Called upon the President this afternoon merely to pay their respects, Appointments, Joseph H. Freeman has been appointea Post. Master at Lexington, Va., vice Kovert Campbell, suspended, B, Platt Carpenter hag been appointed Assessor of Internal Kevenue tor the Tweilth district of New York, Revenne from Public Lands. During the last fiscal year about 7,000,000 acres of public Jands were entered under the Homestead and other laws, ylolding the government between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000, he Late Arrests ot Counterfeltors. It 1s staved the recent visit or Solicitor Banileld to New York was, among other things, for the purpose of assisting in preparations for the arrest of the par- ties Just arrested on the charge of being concerned in the counterfeiting and uttering of United States Internal Revenue stamps and government securi- ties Customs Receipts. The fullowing & Sustoms receipts from Octo- ber 26 to 80, inclusive:--New York, $2,198,868; Bos. ton, $813,216; Philadelphia,- $153,436; Baltimore, $204,883; New Orieaus, October 11 to 16, $83,997; San Francisco, Ovtoner 13 to 23, $189,711. Total, $2,184,103, Post Office Accemmedations In Nashvile. The Post Uice building at Nashvillo being unfit for use the Postmaster General has instructed an agent of the service in that division to procure a suitabie building in some other portion of the city. Consclence Money. Treasurer Spinner received a letter to-day from 0 anonymous source, accompanied by two'packuges: of forty books of gold leat. The writer says:— The gold that you find within belongs to the goy- ernment, to whom I think 1smy duty to return it. Recelve aud use it for the government and you will oblige, ‘A LOVER OF JESUS. A dollar was also received from fall River, Mass., with the sentenceo—“This dollar belongs to the goy- ernment,” Pergonal. Congressmen 8. S. Cox and H. ©. Calkin, of New York city, have arrived in town to look after the interests of thelr constituents, UMTED STATES SUPREME COURT, The Lane Cotton Contracts—The Tudemuity Bounds. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 1869, Staniey Matvhews, of Ohio, and B.C, Camp, of Tennessee, were adinitied to the bar to-day. Nos, 189 and 195, Uniled States vs. Speed et al., and Same vs, Floyd.—Argument concluded, No. 196, The United States vs. George W. Lane, Appeal Jrom the Court of Claims.—Lane entered into two contracts with the Treasury agent at Nor- folk, N. C., one for the delivery of 1,000 bales of cot- ton and one for 100 bales, which cotton was on the Chowan river, 1a North Carolina, and within the lines held by the msurrectionary forevs. ‘The com- mander of tue military district gave him safe con- duct for himself, his vessel and crew to. bring Texans out the cotton, and the Norfolk agent ap- pointed a eubagent, who went out as a@ quasi supercargo to take charge of the outward or cotton cargo, which consisted of 267 bales of cotton, delivered to the sub-agent on board the vessel by Lane, On the return voyage the vessel and cargo were seized by order of tne naval commander on duty 1 fhe inland waters cf North Carolina, detained sevral days and then released, to be again seized before arriving at Nor- folk, by order of Adiniral Porter, After devention from the 9tn of January until the beginning of March, 1865, they were turned over to the Treasury agent at Nowbera as captured or abandoned pro- perty. The matter being reported to the Secretary of the Treasury, the cotton was sent to New York and the vessel to Washington. The latter was libelied iu the Supreme Court of the District, where a decree passed ta favor of Lane. Subsequently the cottun Was restored to wane at New York by order of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Court of Claims held the capture and detention to have been unauthorized by the goverument and rendered judgwent in favor of Lane for Joss sustained by tue fall in -the price of cotion before the restoration to nim for $31,626 40. The government appeals, claiming that the voyage upon which the capture Was made was 1n violation of law, and the contracts alleged and the contracts found by the Court of Claims to have been made were illegal, and that no seizure by the Naval ollicers was proper, aud there 18 uo legal Cause of complaint. 1418 urged that as the United States never contracted with the claimant that Its naval vessels would not seize and detain his vessel and cotton he has no cause of action which the Court.of Cisims has jurisdiction to enforce. The safe conduct aileged was not a contract of the United States. The goverumeat does not contract that it will not ex- ercise its general powers through its officers, legisla- live, judicial and executive, by means of a contract made by one of its agents, even though such agent had authority to make it. No implicit contract arises from such a state of facts. But the agent, whose authoriiy is relied on in the case, hud no authority to find the government in the manner claimed, Every contract, to be valid, made by the United States, must be made by some agent clothed with special authority to make it, The claimant msists that the acts und contracts of the agent were the acts and contracts of the United States, and that tho judgment for the ciatmants of the Prize Court of the District of Columbia ou the subject of the vessel bearing tie cotton 1s conclusive apon all the world, aud estops the United States from caling in ques- tion the legality and regularity of the voyage. It was @ judgment of a court of competent and exciu- sive Jurisaiction and Cannot be questioned. F. s. Dick, Assistant Attorney General, for the United States; T. J. D. Fuller for the claimant. ‘rhe case of the schooner Lucy agaiust the United States was argued on a motion o1 the government to dismiss the ie for waut of jurisdiction, No. 6, Origmal. The State of Texas vs. White, Chiles et ai.—Tius cause was also again before tho court on @ motion to perfeet the decree made by the Stace, © having been left open im respect to certain poiais involved. The principal question was as to the effect of the payment of thirty-four Texas indem- nity bonds, heid by Hardenburgh, one of the defend- ants, vefore the service of process upon him iu this case, such payment having been pre- ceded by the deposi of a large amount of United States seven-thirty bonds in the hands of R. W. Taylor, 68 mdemnity to Secretary McCulloch against any personal loss, damage or ex- pense tuaytich he might be involved by reason of ihe paymeut. The State seeks to have the decree so Tramed as to defeat Hardenburgh’s claims, Messrs, brent and Merrick for the State and Messrs. Carlisio aad Evarcs for the defendants, A motion 18 also submitied by Judge Hughes ask- ing a reuearing of the case, It being alleged that tle contract between te rebol aurioriues and the de jendwuts, found to have been null and void by tie court, has since been recognized by the loyal States 48 now existing by the release of the securities of White and Chiles in their bond for its execution. Tie December term of 1868 not being yet ended, 16 ig insisied that the motion 1s in order, ‘Che Chief Justice aunounced that the court would rea meet at twelve M, instead of eleven o'clock. ARMY INTELLIGEN Colonel J. T. Sprague, Brevet Major General A. P. Howe, Colonel of the Fourth ertiliery, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel H. A. Dupont, of the Filth artil- lery, have beoh ordered to report to the Commanding General of the Firat Military Diatrict for tena) court martial duty, = MAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Paymaster Wililam N. Watmough fas been ordered te duty as inspector in charge of the provisions and clothing at the Navy Yard at Norfolk, relieving Pay- master Caswell, who continues on duty as Paymaster of the Navy Yard. Licutenant eouaider Fred- Fit a wigoul duty at The ented States steamer Yantio, from Port au Prisioe, Haye, 260 ult, saa Ls nicote Mole 27th ult, arriy 1a port yest » ‘The follow! ia a hat of her oficers:— ah vee Line oficers—Lieutonant Commander, H. O. Tall- Man, commanding; Lieutenants, Edwin White, F. M. Barber, Wallace Graham; Ens! F. H. Deiano, Staff officers—Paymaster, Jonn RK, Carmody; Chief ‘ngineer, George D. Emmons; Surgeon, Jobn D. mith; Agslstant Engineer, Jefferson Brown. Commander Trevett Abbott, commanding the Yantio, and his clerk, John L. Lyons, died of yellow fever on thg 27th ult, On the ist inst, William Meehan, ordbupty seaman, also died of the samo disease, " YORK HERALD, SATURDA TROTTING AT THE FASH.ON COURSE. ‘Three races of an interesting eneracter came off yeaterday afternoon at the Fashion Course, The | -ing Statement Sret was a match between William Lovell’s roaa mare Village Girl and James Murphy’s bay mare Fanny Murphy. It was made for $600, mile heats, best three in five, the former to go to wagon, while the latter was under the saddle. Fanny Murphy won the race in three straignt heats, The second was ® match for $2,000, between Joba Murpby’s bay filly and James MoMann’s bay gelding, each three year old colts, mile heats, best two in three, im harness. The bay fMlly wou the race very easily in two straight heats, The third contest was @ sweepstakes of $300 between Benja- min Daniels’ bay gelding Big Jim, Dr. Ogle’s chest- nut gelding Pet and Jacob Kekerson’s bay gelding Captain Smith, mile heats, best three in five, in har- ness. The race a# it progressed wag of such a na- ture that it confounded, to an extent, all the veteran betters, and although five heats were trotted dark- ness prevented its completion and the judges post- poned 1t until thia afternoon, when it will be de- cided, The day was exceedingly unpleasaut for such trials of speed, and consequently the attendance was not very numerous; yet what was lacked in numbers was amply made up in respectability and interest. ‘The track was in quite good condition for this season of the year. THE riNST RACE, First Heat.—Fanny Murphy was the favorite, selling In the pools at $120 to $41. pole. They obtaimed the word at tho first attempt, but around the tugn Fanny was two lengths in front of Village Girl Tie advantage she maintained to the quarter pole in thirty-nine seconds, On the backstretch the Girl increased her speed and forced Fanny to a break, but her rider caught her quickly, and at the half-mile pole she was neck and shoul ders the best of it, In 1:173g. Going along the Flush- ing end Villiage Girl made another struggie for the supremacy, and i a spirited burst passed her com- petitor, but she could only hold her vantage ground of half length a few seconds, as Fanny overhauled her, and as they swuug into the Lomestretch showed fully a Jength in advance of Village Girl, increasing it toa length and a half as they passed under the string, Time, 2:37. Second Heat.—There was but little betting. Fanuy got the best of the send-off, and at the turn was haif alength ahead. She could only keep it a few yards, as Village Girl laid up to her splendidly, and for several seconds they trotted as if yoked together, but af the dearer pole Fanny again edged 10 front, passing it half @ length the best in forty and a half seconds, Down the backstretch and to the hall- mile pole these positions were unchanged, the strug gle being very animated. Time, 1:19, Entering the Fiusiing end Village Girl made another effort, and again shot half a length ahead; but she was carried off her feet, when Fanny closed again and slipped two lengths in front, which she mainiained along the homestretch and came home an easy winner by three lengths, Time, 2:43, Third Heat.—Village Girl had the best of the start by @ length. Around the turn she dropped back half that distance, but soon recovered it, and passed the quarter pole loading one and a half length in forty seconds, Leaving this point Panny went up, but was quickly caught, which seemed to relieve her, and at once there was @ sensivie reduction in the Girl’s advantage of two lengtis. Approaching tne hall-mile pole Village Gari left her feet, and beiore she regained them Faupy had passed this position neck and shoulders im front. Time, 1:1944. From this point she glided quickly away irom Village Girl, Who seemed greatly fatigued, and passed the string under a strong pull seven lengths ahead, winning the heat anu race. ‘Time, 2:43, The iollow- ng 8a BUMMARY, Fasuion Course, L. L, Noy. 5—Match $500, mile heats, best three ia five, James Murphy entered b, m. Fanny Murphy, to saddle ...... Sesesbaiat atehar yess Wiliam Lovell entered r. m. Village Girl, to WAZOD. s+. eese0e . First heat. SECOND RACE. First Heat.—It was understood that these colts had only been taken from the pasture field on the Bd of last July, and that they bad never beea gent a Tuile In public. Tue tilly comes of good stock, being by old Hambletonian oat of an old Abdailah Ohiet Mare, While the gciding is by Snip out of the oid mnare Stetia. ‘The filly was the favorite before the blart ab $40 to $20, She wou we pole. The fourth atlempt tney obcained the word, the gelding having two lengths the best of it, which he maintatued around the turn and to the quarter pole in fity-one Becouds; but ag it was reached ne made two or turee skips, falling back somewhat, when the fliy Weut up to lis Wheel. Along the backstreten both left their feet badly, bab ag the driver of the filly caught her the soonest, she had settied to square work nearing the half mile pole and passed 1t two lengths in front, in 1:38 34, | From this point the heat was Virtually aecided, a3 McMann could not keep the gelding on his feet, and ine dily opened the gap between them to seven jengths as sue passed the stand. ‘Tue, 8:17. Second Heat.—Odds of five to one were offered on the filly, but not accopted. The gelding had tue best of the start again by half a length, Around the turu and to the quarter pole—passea In forty-elgut and a halt seconds—he increased this to two lengths. Going the backstretch McMann took the of the track, but the filly caugnt him before the half-iniie pole was reached, being half a jength ahead, 1 1:5 Matertug the blushing end the gelding elt his Le gnd was inscanily followed in a suaiar performauce by the filly; but when they had settied and swung into the homestretcn the Mily had the advantage of a length. The gelding broke again Gown the stretci, aud could not be made to resume his work, the tlily coming home the winner of the heat and race by eight lengtus. Time, 3:10. The following is a SUMMARY :— SAME DAY.—Match, $2,000; three year old colis; mile heats, best two in three, in harness: Joun Murphy eutered b. f, James AicMaun entered b. g. TOKE, Quarter. + 61 Has Mile, + A546 THE THIRD RACE. First Heat.—In the pools the coutestants sold— Captain Smith, $45; Big Jim, $25; Pot, $s. ‘The pole was won by Pet, Captain Smith second and Big Jim outside. At the second trial they got away quite evenly and went head and head into the turn, Pet soon got into straight work and \ ent to the front, and in attempting to catch him Big Jim’s driver forced him to a break, when he fell back soveral lengths. Passing the quarter pole, in forty-two and a half seconds, Pet was one length ahead of Captain Smith, who was about the same distanco in front of Jim. Gomg along the backstretch the latter settied to square work again, and passed in advance of his opponenis quile easily, caitymg both of them olf tuew tect. The halr-mile ag was passed by him in ‘1:25, and from this point he swung mio the home- stretch and then to tie stand one length the winner, there being quite a struggie between him and Pet, Captain Smith just saved his distance. Time, 2: Second Heat.—The pools sold—Captain smith, $65; Pet, $20; Big Jim, $16 Pet had the best of the start. On the turn Big Jim went up, but quickly got to business again, and atthe quarter pole he led Pet two lengths in forty-three and a half seconds, Who Was a iike distance in front of Captain Smith. Along the backstretch Big Jim again broke badly and ran some distance, and was on the jump by the ha'f-mile pole, passed in 1:2239, At this polnt Pet also broke and ran badly, as did Captain Suita, bub as they trotied by the tnree-quarier pole big Jim was still leading, Pet reing up and running sec- ond and Smith third, Down tue homestretch Vap- twin Smith exchanged places with Jim, and as the; paased over the score Pet led a neck, Captain Sinith second and Jim in the rear, third, Pet was punisied a Ta and the heat given to Captain Samiti. ine, 2:40, Third Heat.—Captain Smith the favorite four to one against the field, The send-off was quite goou, At the quarter pole Captain Smith led alength im forty-three and a halt seconds, Pet second and Big | dint a bad third, running, passed in 1:24, the positions remained unchanged, and they were virtually the game until the score wag reached, Captain Smith leading half a length and Pet five lengths in advance of Big Jim. ‘Tho Van baghe and ran considerably in this heat. Tune, 2:45 Fours Heat.—A good start, Big Jim broke within ten yards of the stand and tell to the rear, where hie remained throughout the heat, At the quarter pole, in forty-three and a baif seconds, Captain ‘Sinith ied Pet a neck and shoulders, but at the aall-mile pole, in 1:24, these positious had been reversed, Sinith having broken, The heat was won by Pet by half a length, Captain Smith second, Big Jim jast, the lat- ter two ona keen rum, ‘Time, 24545. Fifth Heat.—It was now nearly dark, and as tho heats had been so eplit up considerable excitement Was manifested. ‘The send-olf was a fair one, More than the usual amount of manwuvring was attempted and accomplished by the drivers. Each At the half-mile pote, horse broke and ran repeatedly, but on the whole the squarest trotting was dene by Big Jim, who came in the winner by balf a length, Pet second — Captain Smith third, greatly exhausted, Time, It had grown so dark at this time, and as Big Jim had won two heats, Captain Smith two and Pei one, the race ioe Soa a ly AMS Postponed until ay. The follow ves the points of the five heats trotwed:— SUMMARY. Sawn DaY—Swoepstakes of $200; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, Benjamin Daniels entered b. g. Big Jim... 18.331 Dr. Ogle entered ch. g. Pet terscoere $9919 Jacob Eckerson entered b. g. Captain Smith 3 1123 ‘TIME, Mie. First heat.. 247 Second heat. Third heat.. Fourth hi Filth heat., She wou the | CENTRAL UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. Meeting of the Board of Directore—Interest- Pe Regarding Underground | nothing of it. Railways of London. UV EMBER 6, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. Been conan’ the town’s papers, in Dr. Blsach- ee us ite contents, person front of the window where the burglars entered, who was In aD adjoining apart. only (33 thin brick Wall, says she thought sne voices tn the building, bit tourht switohman on the Old Colony Rail- A road thought he observed some anding in but A meeting of the Board of Directors of the CeD- | gran him he was gone. ‘These tral Underground Ratiway Company was hold at | gre all the particulars hat can be given’ at ‘present. their office in Wall street yesterday, the proceedings ft he builaing bas been crowded all the of which were of an animated and apparently satis- . baieied rokey ond factory nature, partioularly to those most interested | ,c0/0F a8 Sacertained the amennt Of Tater ane in the project, The session lasted about five hours, during which the results of similar enterprises elsewhere were so intelligently dis- cussed and elaborately delineated that at its close the directors were heard to express their readiness to at once undertake the scheme, confident in their ability to prosecute the same toa successful issue. Among the documents submitted for the action of the meeting were the reports of the several engineers, who have spent considerable time im surveying the proposed route. These were referred to the next meeting, at which they will, witnout doubt, receive duo consideration, Tne most interesting matter, however, presented to the board was a report embracing the personal observa- tions of William A. Whitbeck, one of the directors, who has recently returned from Europe, embodying @ minute statement regarding the umderground rail- ways tu London, and which is as follows:— The aggregate length of underground railways tn operation in London ts about ten miles, One hun- dred and ten thousand passengers ride daily on these roads. Trains ran every three minutes during the busy hours of tie day, Notwithstanding the trains ra in such quick succession the signal sys- tem 1s so perfect that no accident from collision has yetoceurred. At is not allowed to leave a sta- tion unul itis elgnailod “clear” to the next, The increasing number of trains, however, will soon require an dijust of the signals, so that trains May start on sigudis “clear” to points between tha stations, and thus the wcity of the roads may be neariy doudi ‘The stations are about haif a mile apart, an’ pas- sengers pay tacir fare on entering these a3 We do at | our ferry houses, and desceud by broad and spacious stairways t tie platiorms These are about 250 feet mn length, of ample breadth and on ajevel with | the doors of tue ‘Phe doors are on the sides of the cars, and to step on or Off i8 Hot avtended with | tho least exertion or dimeuity, The cars being weil | lighted With gas, are bright and cheerful. Every passenger has a seat. Jaborers? trains are run during certain hours ee | and evening; the fare on these 1s @ penny for the whole length of the road, The road bed is most periect, and, not being ex- posed to tle action or the elements or other dis- turbing causes, 18 always in the best condition, Te rails aro of steel, and very heavy, ‘fhe brakes and | running gear are more perfect than can be used on suriace roads, The locomotives consume their owa smoke and gas, and, being very powerful, are able | to get in motion quickly and run at any rate of specd required. Jt is wonderful with what rapidity | the trains dash into the station, and now quickly stop and start again, coming to a stand or atiaiming Tuil speed in going a few feet, and all with tae least noise from squeaking, rattling and grind- mg of brakes and wheels. ‘This absence of nose is owing in a great measure to the fact that the rails and wheels are “deadened.” | There ia no perceptible difference between the at- | mosphere of the tunnel and that above it; the ven- tilation is good, ani, considering that the tunnel 1s free from dust, smoke and cinders, to mde ue ts Jess annoying and quite as Realty as travelling on surface railways. ‘Inia quesiion of ventilatton has, however, recently received a practical solution, whicit will remove the doubts and fears of many per- | sons ON that Subject, And, at the same time, sileace the objections of those who have so persistently | urged he adoption of vations impractible schemes | of transportation at the expense of the tunnel plan. ‘The singie track branch road lately opened to St. Joun’s Wood, runs through tunnel about half as | Jarge aa that of the imain line, It has been | found in operating this smail tunnel that the trains act like the pistou and foliower m the cylinder, that | @ great portion of Cie aic iu the tunnel is forced out } Of it ahead Of the cars a4 they move on, aud fresh alr | siowing in behind flils the vacuam or partial vacuum | formed, aud thus by the simple movement of the | trains air may be forced out aad in the tunnel to any exientrequited. This process, of course, goes on to | some extent in running wains through the Jarge | tunnels suitable fortwo tra and It wonid take piace in a atill less degree in the “Arcade” snbway: batin neither of these is this atinosphertc action | complete, and tt may now be cousidered settiod ia the construction of underground railways, where | two or more tracks are required, that each should | Tun ia @ separate tunnel, Anotier important fact | seems also determinod by this—viz., that the tunnel is the only sub that can be properly veu- thiated. Separaic construction requires less doptn | of excavation and 18 not so expeusive generaily as | the main tuntiel plan—twiat is to sty. a compartiient | tunnel with arches resting on dividing wails, suita- bie for two or more tracks, will cost less than a gi¢ tunnel wide enough to accommodate the same Lumber of tracks. | Taig principle of, ventilation is not new. It has been advocated by promoiers of underground 5 ness 18 NOW proved by the operations in London. A | tunuelway muy now be operated with veuuiation | compiete from the Battery to the Harlem river with- | out open cuts, except side ones at the aiations. | Most of the city travel by railin London is on the | underground roads and hot by the elevated ways, | as inany suppose, The latter are for the most part contiauations within the city of the great ued com- tog from the country, They are massive structures of masonry, runuing bigh above the suriace, like the | Harlem Kaliroad, where tt runs along Vourth avenue, say at 110th sireet, and they are cievated, because in London it is not allowed to rau locomotives on a level with the streets. ‘Tho experiment was tried a Jew years ago of buliding an elevated road on a framework or supports of iron; it was a laiiure, however, and-had to be abandoned. No more elevated railways will probably be bulit in | London; at best they are indadeqnate to public wants, and their construction involves s@ much Injury and damage to property adjacent that owners Will no longer submit to it, especially pee the practicability of the wadergrownd road 18 estab- lished. The latter causes no injury to adjoming property, and in reality utilizes what was before unused—viz., the ground and space beneath the sur- face of the streets. In short, public opinion in Lon don has settled aown to the conclusion that an ele- vated road is 2 Duisance, and that an underground | railway 13 the grandest pubiic improvement in that | ty. Dimeuities of construction were, of course, en- countered in the London tunnel. Sewers had to be changed, gas and water pipes protected; deep cuts were made and side banks kept tn | position; but ail the obstacies and mishaps that in- evitably occur in carrying on a Work of tuts Kind in the heart of a great city wore from time to time met and successfully overcome, For ins:ance, the tunnel | from Westminster bridge to Biacxiriars bridge, a distance of avout one jue, is located in ine er. bankment of the Thames, about midway between the old bulkhead line and the new embankinent line, below the Water level. and where until recently boats lay and the tide ebbed and flowed. The work of construction is now actuaily going on and bemg guccesstully completed on this portion of the sine. ‘Tis ond another smailer section remain to be done to complete the ‘“inuer circle,” whea (it is esil- brated) the daily rate of transportation Will go up ut once to 200,000, A large and rapidiv increasing business of the underground railway has enabled the company to pay the interest on @ large bonded indeviedness; also dividends of five and six per cent upon its stock, wiich 18 now selling above par. But few | railroads in Great Britain can show better results than these, ‘fils income will be largely 1 by the sale or rentat of lands and buildin tunnel where the right of way was pur which, until recenuy, produced no revenue, Again, tue road ts projected in a circle, about one quarter of which, the most important section, remains to be | completed and until that is done at Teast o ird | of the line, airendy finished and tn oper not pay, and is, tn reality, an encunvr: | wages. | New York. | sidered a mere “tub thrown to the whale” the | public good. The writer of the lettur gien referre ways in New York (or severul years past; its correct- | to the fact of the existence of the tabba lars is as follows:—$1,200 in money belopgin bu town of Dorchester, which was put in gmt to ateight o'clock last night. (Mr. Temple had out alter six o'clock ri night to laborers $4,590, Suashing Ms work st eight o'clock.) There were also $1, 1m bonds on deposit bel to sundry individuals and $20,000 in certificates Fogtetere’ bonds and bank stock; also $1,000 in railroad certifi. cates, $1,300 in money belonging to the county of Norfolk, amount received for dog licenses and some $400 in private funds belong Mr. Temple, the town treasurer, and also sundry notes secured by moreeee otuer valuable re and two gold watches, 3 pene * ‘Two robberies had been committed in the netgh- borhood this week previvus to the one descrived. THE WORKINGMEN’s UNION. Bight Hour System and City Post Ofice—Mr. Nelson W. Young on His Defeut. Tho regular meeting of the Workingmen’s Union ‘was held jast night at the rooms of the Union, 267 Bowery. ‘The attendance of delegates was not very large, and the enthusiasm and tall talk prominent at the meetings previous to the election had waned considerably under the influence of the defeat of their candidate in the recent poilticai contest, This defeat was attributed to fraud in the casting of votes for ana against Mr, Nelson W. Young and to the trattorous conduct of a newspaper hitherto supposed to be the organ of the Unton, ‘The chair was taken by the President, Mr. Nelson W. Young, and after the calling of the roll and other formal business reporta were received from the different trades, The delegate from the paper atainers said that this trade was still on strike; the “bosses” were’ combining against the men, and it had become a test question whether labor should be eqral to capital, The. meetings of the men were held dally, and he was happy to say that every man was at his post. Mr. James Fitzgerald, who it was reported had absconded, had returned, and had already paid the trade $200 towards the amount owmg from him, and he had promised to pay the balance very shortly, The delegate from the gilders said that the trade for some time had been in a depressed condition, but since they had an organiza- tion 1t had improved. Tuey intended tais (Satur- day) night to make a demand foran advance of The present rate was thirty cents per hour; they would a8k for five cents additional, and if not granted the strike would commence on Monday, The Secretary read a copy of a letter addressed to the Secretary of the United States Treasary, iu reference to the infringement of the national Eight Hours biilin the building of the new Post Office at No reply had been received. It was resolved that the Secretary should write to President Grant on the question, A letter on this subject was read from Mr. A, M. Winn, President of Mechanics’ State Counct!, of Cali- | fornia, ia reference to the violation of the national Hight Hour law ia the building of the Post Ouice at New York. Said he understood thatit was done under the plea tllat whea the work is let out to con- tractors it ceases to be work coming within the pro- visions of the law, If that was the construction o the law the million of working men In the United States had doue a great deal of work for notulag. ‘Thousands of dollars and thoussnds of day: been spent by the mechanics to secure the p: of the Eight Uour law, and if it were now to bi ing men bad been badly fooled. But they were not inclined to submit to euch evasion Of the law without @ strnggle to maintain thew rights. The government were now building a mint in San Francisco, and tf the primciple were admitted in New York the contractors on that building were entilied to the same privilege. The law read ‘that eight hours shou'd Constirute @ day’s Work for all | jJavorers, Workmen ind meehautes then empioyed, ! or who may hereafter be employed on behalf of the goverument of the United States, and thar all acts and parts of acts Inconsistent with the ect to be aud the same were repeaied,’? "Yhe contractor was employed by the government, and the men at work for him were employed on behalf of the government, and it would be a great stretch of imagination to say that the govern acnt do not employ ail the men. The contractor knew 07 this law when he took the contract and thereiore it would be no hardsitp to iusist upoa te contractor observing the Eight law. ~ | Phe satese plan, however, would be toask Congres: to pass a bill Which could not be lixely to lead vo any misapprehension, ‘The object of the Right liourlaw Was Lo establish a mora! principle necessary for th a day to the wisdom of Solomon 1m building the temp! dividing the time of the butiders into three sections, eight hours of which were devo'ed to labor, Jie aiso reierred co the hardship of the necessity of geiung a recogmition of the Eignt Hour law by @ bill through Congress whhie the clerks in Washington employed by the government worked only six hours per day, aid thirty days 1 the year for play during tue year, at the mere will of the beads of the departments. However, ne said there was no good tn arguing the point. I taey wanted legal justice they must send proper men to the City Councils, State Legisiatures and to Congress, ‘The mistake was in looking upou men holding tuese oflices a8 the masters of working- men, instead of considering them as their servants. A report Was aiso read from the committee ap- pointed to act with the Arbeiter Union in reference to the mass meeting, aud the late agitation In the politi- cal campaign, and the concluding paragraph of this report Was as follows:— It gives your committee much pleasure to be able to eay that as soon as it became known that they had made the ination of Mr. Young it was instantly received by all our citizens with heart ri immediately endorsed the work{ngien’s nomination. The Featlt In this contest le now so far kuown that every unprejae diced person yields the victory to our candidate, and the fact that party rings have for the moment apparcniiy deprived him of his rights fs an admonition to the workingmen that their organizations applause, and all ot be too perfect to compete w: treachery of poiilical partisans. The future netio committee cannot be developed until further consu ‘with thetr associates from the Arbeiter Union A letter was also read from Governor Hoffman in reply toa requisition of the Union asking lim to appoint three membera of the Union as Comuis- stoners for the House of Refuge, or Asylum ior Delinquents, at Kandall’s Isiand. Governor Hott. man replied that he was not aware that he had the power of appointment, but that if the Union woula point out that be had, aud | bed naines, it should receive that consideration it was so emtmently entitled io. ‘Three members of the Knights of St. Crispin were appointed to inquire mto the question of prison labor in the State aud to report at a future meeting. Mr. WriLS, Second Grand Lodge of Knights of St. Crispm, said that the question of prison labor was now belong worked up by the Knights of st. Crispin, and they inteaded to organize aud hold Mass meetings repecting it. it _was aiso decided to employ a legal gentleman to drait bills to be submitted to the Legislature and Congress in reference to several questions now before the Union. Ona motion having reference to the cause of the recent defeat of the candidate of the Union in the last political contest, Mr, Netson W. YouNG sald that he thought it right to make a statement with regard to the post- tion he had recently eccupted before the people. He referred at some lengih to nis disinclinatton to be nominated, and to lis determination, at iast, to accept no nonuuation but that offered him by the workingmeb. ‘fue jolat committee brad seen iit to nominate him for the office of Coroner, much against his wish, From that moment he had been the object of conaidersvle abuse from one newspaper in the company. If tie company can pay div how mach more may be expected of ft y tire road shail be compicted, the passen, doabied gud all its property and resources mae luliy available Heavy it { 2 R, MASS. | | 5 Tho Safe of the Porchester Insurnres Come pany Brokeu n and Filteen Thousand | Delinve? Worth of Bonds Stolen. | Bostox, Nov. 5, 1800, The safe of the Dorchester Iusurance Company, at Kepovset Village, Dorchester, Was broken open by dritting, boring, &c., during last night, aad some $15,000 stolen, mostiy in registered fve-twenty vonds, belonging to the company. Some portion of the | stolen property belonged to the town of Dorchester, the (own treasurer being connected with the office, and having a small deposit in the sate for sofe keeping. Tho burglars gained entrance to the building tnrough a large window in the back room, which fronts the ratiroad track near the Walnut street crossing. They came fully repared to make a@ clean thing ‘of their job, bringing with them some very Bnely manufactured burglars’ tools, consisting of Jimmies, jackscrews, | bits, chisels, powder, fuse, &c., &c. After entering | they proceeded at once to erect a tripoa frame in front of the safe door, which they used as @ brace or lover for their bit. They then bored @ hole about two and a half inches in diameter through the door near the lock. Through this they inserted @ jack- screw, heading it against the Ini @oor, By nieans of thia powerful purchase they sprung the lock, | fairly twisting off the brass bolt, which faa piece o metal four inches wide and an inch in thickness, | This done they had no further laporious work to perform. They then commenced to ‘go through” the drawers and boxes and turned out more than 2,000 pay in sealed pack- ages, which they broke ) securing such treasures as are enumerated below, This vault has always been considered one of the best in the country, And could not have been forced save 0} professional thieves. ‘heir work done, they evident made @ burried cecape, loaving Mr. Temple's trunk, $3 } manghip, city, although supported by all the other newa- pavers. He WAS at a loss to account for it, Mr. Youug then reterred to the endorsement of lis nomination by the various political organizations, He gave no pledges to any of these organizations; he was the representative of the 75,000 workingmen who voted for him last Tuesday, After he had receivest these nowinations he wis asked to witudraw and | accept an aldermansnip, and he nad reason to know that that oder came from fammany, He declined it, and said in repiy to that oder that he was a workingman’s candidate, and that he should remain so ana stand upon the piatform of ithe Labor Congress, Hed the powerful potttical party of the city done justiy he (Mr. Young) would have been returned, In several wards of the city it was known be had a majority, ana yet it was cast against him. Attwo o’clock on the morning of Wednesday he received news from Mr. Superintendent Kennedy ‘that Mr. Young was certainly lected by at least ten thon- sand majority,” and yet they made the return some- thing itke forty thousand for himself and sixty-eight thousand for Mr. Schirmer, He thought that it was an insult to the workingmen for him to be thus be- tayed. Mr. Young then alluded to lis own character and career as a workligman; he was square, and he defied tiaputation of wrong i to be trathfatty brougne ne against him. He was allied to the workingmen, and with them he should remain until the last breath eft his body. (Applause,) He believed that tle workingmen Were sound upon this question, and In the end prove victorious, In reply to an ‘inquiry Mr. Young said that he had been offered an aicer- Raradita ge Nilay tented a , to & gentieman who ha spenta rood feat of money to secure his election. Other speakers followed in similar strain, all Genduclatory of the organ which hac been’ the representative of workingmen, and formal resola- “ons were passed arene. connection between that orgau and the Workingmen’s Union, The meeting broke up at @ late hour. THE CAMPAIGN IN MISSI3SIPPL MeEMPHis, Nov. 5, 1860, Messrs. Dent and Alcorn closed the canvass in Mis- peg at Holly Springs yesterday, Judge Dentieft Washington on 8 brief visit, WALITARY NOTES. Now that all the regiments composing the Firs) division have been inspected it may not be ont Place to call the attention of General McQuade to the fact that section thirty of the Military Code provides vhat each regiment shall consiat of “not less than eight battalion companies, of forty-five non-commta- Bioned oMicers and privates,” and that “whenever any regiment snail fall below the number of 360 non-commissioned officers and privates such regi- Ment snail thereupon be designated as a battalion,’” &c., unless consolidated or disbanded. In a cirouar Issued by the Inspector General, August 27, it Was announced that at the inspections the numbers pre- sent would be taken as the basis of the strength of regimenta, Regiments were also required to inspect at least 300 present. Applying the law and the rules 80 announced to the First and Second divisions, 16 {@ evident that six regiments in the Firat division and all but two of the Second division must be disposed of. The six regiments of the First division reterred toare tho First, Second, Fourth, Ninth, Fifty-fifth and Seventy-niuth infantry, The Firet infantry had present, 203; absent, 77; total nt and absent, 330; deduct commissioned oill- Beem 38, Which leaves non-commissioned oficers and privates 347; so that, counting all present and ab- Bent, this ment larg ae ad “360 non-com- issioned officers and privat ‘fae second infantry had present, 170; absent, 222; total present aud absent, 342; deduct cominissioned officera, 35; total non-commissioned ojticers anu privates, 25%. By the rule requiring 300 present this regiment lacks 130 men, and fatis, and it nse not #80 Non-commissioned odlvers and privates,’ ‘y had present, 123; absent, 161; . There can be no question ag to this regi- it iails to meet either standard, and is gone maent; te past all hope. ‘The Ninth infentry had present 268 oniy, fm all, and falls; the Pitty-llitu mfantry had present 233 only, in all, and fails; the Seventy-ninth infantry had present 216 only, in ail, and falls, Ail the remaining reguaents of the First division maintained their standing, and are safe under the law and-rules of the inspector Geueral, Now, Gen- eral McQuade, ata banquet the other day, sald that he would try and strain 4 potot to save the Pourth regiment. Does the General not know that the milt- tary code admits of no “straining,” and that ita terms are as plain as language can make them? If he straius @ point for the Fourth the other five regi- Inents wuo are In the same box have as gooda mgat to clemency agit has. ‘Tuere 1s oue thing certain, if the code ahd the rules lald down by the Inspector General limself are not carried out to the let- ter the anual f oss farce, and the sooner memb ments understand it the betier. Ifa regithent which has lost 1ts esprit dw corps and takes no tnterest whatever in its own wel- fare or tn that of the brigade or division with which it {3 connected 18 be declared in a8 food standing as one that is untiring in ite efforts to keep its ranks full and tts discrpline thorough, the State miliua, as a serviceable military body, Das seen ita best days, and may as well be di- banded at once. In the question of consolidation or disbandment the previous hisvory of a@ regiment is & matter of no tmportance, If iv 18 to be judged by ite present status, that, and that alone, should be the guide for the action ot the Commander-in-Ciief, The future welfare of the whole militia i8 wrapped up in this question of consolidation, and if commands whioh do not work for the geueral good, and do not come up to the requirements of We law, are to be Sermon as separate Commands, through any mere aenumenial feeling, members of hard working Tegiments will Know now to act in the future. The following tavie will show the standing of the varlous regimcnis of the #irat division at the late inspection zs compared with their streugih of last yeart— 118; ely) isi} 6a Bus} 37 578) BiBi| 13 875) i B20 ait ad i 147) 87a{ 147. 2 lis) 42 Lug 12) 658 BY Bighth regiment ine Riuth rest fa Phirty-seventh reg. Fifty-titth regin Sixty-ninth regiment en Colonel Cla Seventh regiment, wil puidoubledty be elected brigadier geueval of the Shird br Should the Fourth brigade not be yaashea mto e cocked hat by consolidation of many of its regiments, Colonel Remmey stands a good chance Of be eneral Aspinwall’s successor. SALE OF AUYOS:! WiOkeS? The Memory of Statesmen, Generals, Authors and Politicians (Financially Measured= Whavs In a Newet The sale of autographs is atways an interesting occasion, not only on account of the inspection of the letters and signatures of the great men of the nation and the world from which an idea may be gieaned how they wielded the pen, whether with the big, firm strokes of a Hancock or tie ben-hke scratch of a Napoleon, but also to learn from the bids how this. or that famed character stands in the estimation, not of the public, but generally only of the bidders. Such an auction, giving such opportuniues, was opened last evening at the rooms oP Messrs. Leavitt, Suebeigh & Oo., ab Clinton Hall, in this city, The catalogue embraced $22 “ots,” ginong which were, as Was supposed, be valued relica of tue peumausiip of George Washington, Joan Adams, Andrew Jackson, Jean Jacjues Rouse seau, Thomas Jetferson, Edward Lytton’ Bulwer, Earl Derby, Charles Dickens, the Duke of Weiling- ton and may others, some more, &giae less prom nent in the hisiory of the world. The attend- ance was not very large, and consisted of but @ shall portion those known as amateur coliectors of autographs, many of those present being ‘prolessiouais,” or ular dealers 1a vnese Literary and historic relics of the past. The bidding was only occasionally spirited, acd most of the aulographs Went of at, one may al- most say, beggatly prices. A reference to what eral of these brought will fally illustrate this:—A letterwritten from Fort Muffin, in 1777, by Baron @Arendt, & Preaea geverat serving 1a the American Kevoluuon, brougiit only 10 cents; another of Moses Ashley, a ievolutionary colouel, and dated ta 17>4, was sold for the same suin. One of Thomas Bee, Member of the Continentat Congress, touching on tae military aifuirs in 178i, went of for 26 cents. One of George Washington Park Custis, stepson of General Washiugton, and dated in 1820 brought 50 cents. A dozument signed by Robert Dinwiddie in 1756, with autographs of Join Blair aud To. Dawson, sold for 75 centa. W. F, Krankiin’s, & grandson of Beujamin Franklin, brought $1. A letver of Patrick Heury, written in 1i74, Was bid in at $1 50, and when alother, dated in 1786, was offered, tue bidding grew more spirited, aad 1¢ went oif for $3 75. Wile one letter of General Henry Kuox, dated m i787, brought 25 cents, another of the year 1756 reached 60 cents; @ letter from his wife, Mrs. Lucy Knox, of 1807, went a3 high ag $1 10, Oue fiom Henry Laurens, the President of the Continental Congress, dated 1779, went w) 4, und one of James Monroe, writ- was bought for 60 cents Ohief Marshal's Ceca J letter of 18%3 brougit aud of Hiram Powers, the sculptor, of 40, Tose In price to $2 60, An official letter, signed by General Washington, at headquarters, Morris- town, in 1780, Was soit for $4, and a leiter of Governor Joseph Trumbull, of Connecticut, daied i778, tor $2 123g. Beverly Tucker's letter boty gh Be Bud one from Henry A. Wise, the grand sum of lu cenis! Two of Jolin Quincy Adams’, both of 1790, soid for $2 and $212k, re- gpectively; Andrew Jackson’s sold for $2; Thomas Jeterson’s, ot 177%, lor $1; James Madison's for $1194; James K. Polk's $i, and Joun Tylor’s 60 cents; the same price was reached by a ietter of George M. Dailas and one of Daniel Webster's, while Anowher one of (be same statesman went olf for $1, aad an autograph ietter of Henry Clay, dated 1,07, was Knocked down at the magnificent price of io cenis. Think oi it! Henry Clay and iienry A. Wise on the sae standard in the memory of auto- Graph hunters! A letver of Alexander Hamilton, containing interesting particulars from Washing. ton’s headquarters, Was in demand at $1 26, and one from Henjauia F. Butier, of i886, enjoyed the same favor at five cents, One of Albert Gallatin, of 1501, went of for 25 cents, and one of John Buchanan floyd, late Confederate General, reached 31 75, and \mos Kendali's autograph letter cume to three ceuts. J. K. Paulding’s sold for 76, Jobn Jay’s for $4 25, aud Justice John McLean's, of the Supreme Court, for three cents each, Two letters of Charles Dickens brought $2 cach; one of Edward Lytton Bulwer, 2 76; Of the Countess of Blessington, $1 80; of Nathantel Hawthorne, $1 3%; of Theodore Hi $1 12; of Leigh Hunt, $1 75; three of Walter Savage Landor’s, $6; two of Washington irr ing’s: $75 one ‘of Longfellow's, 75 cents; two of Mr. @ 6, the British Premior's, 16 cents each; one of the Karl of Derby, while yet Lord Stanley, two centa; Jean Jacytes Rousseau’s, $2 50; yar A. Poe’ $33 Mocrendy’s, $3.33; the Duke of Wellington's, ¢1 422 Joun Wilkes’, $2; Wilberforce, the great o anti-slavery be geet brought 26 cents; Sir Walter Scott's, $5, and Bayard Taytor’s, 10 cents, ‘Theeo prices, taken at random from the list of 349 salés yesterday, should suffice, ‘They show a great divergence in tae opinion of the bidders of the vaiue of the memory of great men. Tile sal tinued this evening. : pila nag A Boy INJURRD.—Last evening Louis Hallenbeck, aged fourteen years, who resides at No, 136 Kssex street, was thrown over the shafts of # wagon ia Houston street, near avenue A, by some unknovs boy, who immediately fled and ‘escaped. ‘The leg o! young Hallenbeck was found to be broken aud he ‘Was taken home by the police _