The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1869, Page 8

8 a eee ERIE GO BRAGH. Ramsey Run Off the Track—The Star of Fisk in the Ascendant—Judge Baleom to the Rescue—His Decision in the Erie Case at the Ferm of he Supreme Court for Broome County. Jnis is the action la which Mr. Rameey, claiming To be the owner of debt of tue Erie Ratlway Com- pany, brought suyjt to oust Messrs, Fisk, Gould, Lano and five other directors from the control of the Erte Toad, and m which ex parte orders of suspension and injunction were mai Judge Murr rhe defendants applied at once order to show Cause at the next Special ferm to be held in the county of Delaware why the orders should not be vacated, ‘This order w: aated by Judge Baleom and Judge Parker was expected to hold we term, but the latter being sick Judge Balcom beld the court and has rendered adecision, of which the following are the main points:— After saying that he discovered his famous order ‘oJudge Murray did not permit the service of the injunction and orders accompanying {t on defend ants, who had not been served with the same, he moditled itgo as to allow of the service peing made, he proceeded to say that for anght the complatet shows the plaintit was a mere volunteer in bring!ng the action and purchased ins alieged claim and bonds and stock, or pretended right to the same, tmmediately before commeneiug it, and he has not alleged that he demandea payment of any “past due” claim that he had against’ the Erie Rail- road Company, or that payment was refused, Com- mon sense as well as law would indicate that the plainuit should have stated in ms com- plaint the nature aud aimount of any claim past due he ‘had against the company, by note, bill, account or bond or on coupons, 80 that the qairectors could pay the same and reieve them- selves from suspension, oF at least so that the direc- tors who were not enjoined could pay it. The plainiit has iaied to show that he hus any standing in court as @ bondhoider, or creditor or siockholder of the Brie Kavroad Company, 1t would have been Wise for ius Wo ta eu UMS before vriugiug the acilou. The fatal defect in the plamtit’s case ts the Want of legai proot to sustain bis complaint, Abuse eat directors Of ther tr their part or or gross xereise of e suspend mMusconduct oF their offices canuot be pres without proper proois. Fev, if auy, of Wie material allegations of te compiaiat oF misconduct on the part ot te sus- pended directors are positively Sworn to by the plain or sustamed by We aNluavits of his three with 8 adge then proceeds as fotlo Dh —I will here say chat in order Lo prevent coufiicts in decisions made difterent judges. and to protect corporations and 1008 aud IMjunct nister purposes, ed, our Legisiatur and r , in my it, suould adop! a law of the Cniked St Which cannot be su: jueg (So lar as corporations and ten’ directors cerned) wuich provides that “no lajuneuon shal granted in way case Wituout reasonable previous y lo the wdveise p! or lis attorney oi the @ Tor the Q mus to 3 t “common Jt litiganis. it! have been abie ) undersiand t Whole 340 folios In the PuLptd’S Complaiwe it ¢ TALUS HO Lun POrTaLil ¢ reper acts a any defendant im Lhe ¢ the stockuoWer the Eme Railway Coapany elected the defend directors in October last past, except (hose tucmiug the ols convertit bonds of he company wo det Ing & narrow gauge rack ¢ NATOW cars cab be MW {Yr I snoula say uf that } uou Were tainly honestly. carried = into t it would @ beuefit mstead of a joss to the stoc! holders aud creditors cf tne compan and that there could be No reasonable objection ade to it, unless by competing ratiroad couipauies suspended dir plaiut, were neve Ocrover last. But tho-e four have been suspeuded a t tau’s jears, aud of acls aleg previous (0 tat mouth by Other direct whom is a brother of the president of te company, and related by aitiniy wo anoluer suspended Wor. | think nowuug need be said to show te im- propriety (lo use NO OLkEr Word) vi Lely BUspENsion, Without previous Lotice Of the motiua for thai pur pose. To susiaiu the order suspendiag them the heripture rule, that Visits Cie Sins of Jathers upon weir children unto the Uurd and fourth yeuerauon, must be extended laterally. ‘The plainud vowuere claims im his complaint that he Was ignoraut of alleged misconduct of the eight suspended directors prior to tiwir election in October jasi, or that ue or any stockholder, creditor or boudhoider of the company, trom whow he de- Tiveu ule, ever remonstrated wguilst such alieged MIsconduct or Los any Measure prevent it. Nor does it appear (wat etther of the nine directors who are not suspended have sed reasouable eiforts to have more irequentor reguiar Mee Ubes OF Lhe Koard of Directors than lave veeu ii Nor have any considerable poruon of the siochholuers made any esfort in that direction, Stockuulders Who Wii not Jook alver thelr ilerests Out Of court snould not come into court Jor favors or orders, resting oa Ube discretion of the Court. Until J saw tue charges of Immoraiity in the com- plaint against som. of the suspended directors I had Bupposed, Ma majority Of tue stockholders of the Ene Kaiiway Company prefer to baye immoral men or speculators for { fear many rau- road coimpa 3 ter), they ha tue we legal rigat to elect thei di and that tuey could wake Briguas tor, or even & livelier, 5 guage of a former Chiet Justice of Peunsyivaaia) ig more dark gud base (au Liat of an assassin, or Man his WHO COMMITS & Midoigit arson.” Alter pi ynpuineat to Judge Murray, Ju Baicom procee © Say:—Persuns: apply to Judges Npen siariiug complaints and one- sided wildavils, pleading tuat taey will be raed character aud made Lopeless baukrapls uuless (hey @re temporarily reveved by an injuaction or some otuer ordel Mg meu. syispaciize them, bei o3 ad Nh or or asced injuncuion for ¢£ of course errors are committed takes made 1 suca cases, 1 to speak of the sinai.ness planus d interest In ts coutroversy (eae auiouas of which i Imier, from wut took place un ‘tae argument, 1s less Gina 210,00) ia value, and p baps not over hail of vat sum) wii vihnyarcd with the great mterest8 and rights 1 jeopardy oa tue part ot tt endants. Goue #0 for the rea Bou that Were & Lerolling questions tn the case. My decision Witt not prevent cae plait Bioving, Upon due nuticy, for ae injunction io re- strain any oi te Geiendants irom dump wrongial or Miegai acis as directors of tue Erie waiway Cow- pany dariag t of the action, For the foreco sous La ot the opinton that the tujuncction and orders in question suvuld ve Vie cated wiu anualied, with anu i 80 decide, costs, BROOKLYN DOsRD OF ALDERMEN. Registered Bonde—Discussion Thereen—| sonaliticsHighway Kobberics—A Reward o . ‘The regular weekly cession 0 amen was held yesterday afternoon, Alderman Bergen in the chair. The Comptrolier sent in a communication in answer vw a resolution passed at the Jast meeting of the Boara requiring him to state the number of bonds required exchanged from coupon to registered toads. He states that this matter cannot weil be asceriaiues, as it depends the Board of Alder- upon how many bonds are requi Aiderman Waiting said it was nota ponse Lo the resolution; What was asked for was the number of tscues of bonds desired. He moved its rv back, or tts adoption.. Alderman Clancy said that the discus. ‘sion of this matter grew out of a personal feeling existing on the part of Alderman Whiting against the Comptrolier. The Alder- man of the Twentieth ward disclaimed being actuated by any such principies as those attributed to hitm, and remarked that the only ditferen: tween the Comptroller vad hirsell had been discussed belore the Hoar to it. The communication was referred buck fer further information. Tne Committes on Finance ‘ported in favor of awarding the contract for fur- ashing registeved bonds i J. F. Diliovt. The Alder and was known man of the TwenUeth opposed the adopuon of ine measure until such Lime as the Comptrolier gave the iwformation as to the number of issues of bonds required, They were sent w the Board not tor the purpese of eeeing that all the money in the treasury Appice die to a certain purpose sliquid be expo rded— though that might be a surprise Wo some—Dbut as the joes yA of the public money. Fire thousana dol- jars has.Heen ratsed tu the Gudget for isiv winch iy Applicabie for tie ciangiug of these coupons to Fegistered bonds, ani Wf they adopt tie recom. mendation to award (ne couiract they in {he treasery whic ar toa pont oi order, hoid- ing that in accordance with th ity chariee (section No. 5°) the Alde Twentieth was lueligi- dle w hold oles as @ member of the Common Coun. cil, inasmuch a6 he held a. conuract wiih the city, iD Violation oF tne charter, Alderman Wiirinc asked whether it is most In the Interest of the city thal a menoer Of the Board of Aldermen noid @ coutract, received in Jar and open NEW YORK HERALD, “TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 186' ition, oF whether it s most appropriate to vote | y from the treasary in excess of the proper price With a view to bis shaving in the margin. Alderman Figen sald that toe Comptroiier bad asked tor $15,000 before the Joint Board Vormmitice for the changmg of these bonds, This sum was deemed too large and was reduced to $5,000. Itnow ars that $1,000 wil cover the expense of tae Work desired, Thus tt appears tbat the officer ta question had so lie Knowledge of the matter for which he asked an appropriavion that le asked for Ailteen times av much money as was needed, One doliar & bond had been paid upon one vecasion, while they could be had for ten and twelve cents | apiece. After some furtuer debate the contract Was | awarded to Dillont. Alderman Wiring offered the following: — Whereas on the evening of the @ist instant Dantel M. S of this city, living at Nu. 20 Novins sires, knoeked down and seriously injured and robbed of a latge amount of money, therefore be i Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be and be is hereby pihorized’ and requested to olfer a reward of $600 for the Y conviction of the person or persons guilty The gentieman from the First ward spoke in ad- vocacy Of the resolution, aud stated that citizens were in dagger of their lives in passin, streets, and highway robberies were 0. APE frequency in our city, 1t was, therefore, high ume that something should be done, and be hoped that the rules would be suspended in this matter, and Wat id take eifect 1mmediacely, The resoiution Was adopted unanimonsly, Alderman FISHER presented a resolution, which was carried unautmousiy, returning the thanks of the members Oo: the Board to te chairman, Jacod I. Bergen, tor the dignity and aoility wie bad clare acterized his admiuistration during the past year. Alderman GEREN, in returning his thanks for the coupiiigent, stated that the fact wat the Board of Aldermen uad only disposed of $120,000 of the pubic tuods daring tbe year was suiticleat to put a stop to ail outside cavilling about its extravagance. ‘Luis Closed che tinal seene of the jasi act of the Brookiyh Counaon Council for the year 1809. ANERIOAY DIPORTS AND EXPORTS, The Trade of the United States with Foreign Countries for the Nine Months Endi Uetos ber 1, 1869. WASTINGTON, Dec. 27, 1869. Monthly Report, No. 3, series 1869-70, of the Bureau of Statistics, now i press, exhibits the trade of the United States with foreign counrries during the mouth of September, 1369, and the nine months ended the same, comparea with the corresponding periods of 1868, The following is a brief synopsis of the matter of the . September, 1 § months ¢ 9 montus end Proportion transported m American and foreign is and vehicles in September, 186):— Proportion transported la American and foreign vessels and vehicles during the nine moutns ended September and re months e1 Xports for September and for the nine ling September 30, 1869:— Dutiable.. warehouse Not from warehouse. Total: The f $1,000,000 in the imports for September:— Free of duty— nid cot Silver coin, Datiavie Wool, steep’ ractares 0 The principal commodities e: month of September were as follows: gous’ and camels’ hair and inanu- 4,147,968 yorted durtag the Live anim Fi Oil cal so $250,805 Corn meat s2.479 Refined jrsirolenua, . 800.277 Bacon and ham: 8.4 110,167 (653 55,50) nui*a. 2,148,859 411,875 BORO 410,763 7AM Gold voin. Sliver buuli 23801 Hop: awuaé Iron and man Mauf. tobacco, other Stel ant man 1 thao cigars <csnui® 150.132 Rosin and turpentine 9,984 Wood and manuf's., ¥21,.02 The warehouse tr: actions for Sepvember are shown by customs districts and commodities respec- Uvely. The value of commodives remaiming in Wareiouse Seppember 30, 1850, was $56,260,601 against $43,2.9.689 September 30. 1865, The uumber and tonnage of vessels entered and clearea in the foreign trade durwg the month of September, 109, and the nine months ending the sane, Compared with the corresponding periods, of 1588, were a3 foilows:— MONTH ENDRD SEPTEMDER 30, 189, Vewele, gm,f02) a fawn0id 904, | 2en,807 BVT, v15. Numer. = Si) 2.633, 409 44971,.007 7,305,106 Dy, Ba. Total... NINE MONTHS, ENDED SRPTRMGER 30, I aon} 6937 In addition to the foregoing the report contains the usual summaries of trade, and one tartits of seia, Denwark, Sweren and italy, besides a coa e body of consular reports and commercial jany. “A CLEAN BIEAST OF IT.” To THe Eprvor or THE HeRALD:— Under the above heading you publish a card in tue HBkALD of lust Sunday, sigaed by Cnaries A, stadier, tate poll clerk, Twenty-nintb Election dis- tr venteenth ward, in which one of the can- vascers 18 accused of perjury. In answer allow me tortate that this card of a poll clerk is only one link tn o long chain of treacherous acts set in movon in order to fotst candidates into omicial posi- tions who were Obnoxious to the people. Kuowing that they would not be elected by the legai voters of the district, the signaturas to resignations of can- Crs I geventeen aisiricts of the Seventeentn ward were forged on the afternoon of election day, | ouedt cituzens who bad been designate ss were put out by force were put into their p count Hartinan & Co, in it reby detrauded of several pun. | nd Lxiould not be surprised if the | ise return to the station house was by Ibstrietiow. The base conspiracy against me has Javed, The conspirators mtended that I should be counted out, out they have not succeeded, because they male a iniscaiculation as to the num ber of voles T has vo be deprived ef in order to de- | feat the will Of the people, J, WILLIAM GUNTZER, Alderman elect, Teuth Aldermanic district, Seventecuth ward, AM ITAUAN VENDETTA. Serious Stabbing Atray in the erecta. he Sixth precinet police report that abeut seven o'clock laat evening Joseph Bainabo, an Stelian, of No, 14 Roosevelt street, after causing the arrest of an Italian who, he was told, intended to kill istws, left the station house in Franklin street for hia home. As he crossed the corner of Leonard and Baxtergirecis 4 countryman, named Faaki, intercepted him and Stabbed bim in the cheek, the knife passing into the mouth, inilicling a severe, but not dangerous, wound. The Les rig assassin made his escape; bat Captain Joqraan, Who rarely fails to secure ao Criminal, Wilh Lis OiMocrs, Blarvea gut to secure him, PASTAL TELEGRAPH. GENERAL WASHBURN'S NEW BILL. The folowing is the new Postal Telegraph bill which General © Washbarn proposes to intro- duce on te reassembiing of Congress after tue holiday AN ACT TO ESTABLL TELEGRAPHS iN THE UNITED STATES. Be it enactea by tue senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United states of America in Cole gress assembied:— SECIION 1. That from and after the 24th day of July, L974, if Bail be UuiAWiul for any person, oLher tual such as are hereiualler authorized, to tans/utt by electric telegraph, or by any device equvsient Liereco, aay Message, InforMaALN Or Mteluzence Widlever description, lor hive, or to receive aby duoueys or )eward Of any Kind for such transits And be it further enacved, ‘toat the Por seneral of the United Suaces 18 herevy autho- riged, pursuant bo act Of Congress of July 24, Lotti, elt Uued “Aa act to ald i che Construction of Lelesrapit lines, and £0 Secure to the yoverument the use of the@ume for postal, military aud ocier purposes,’? Lo apvulnl LWO appraisers, WhO, 1 COLjUunEEOn Wil tWo oiuer appraisers to be appointed by each tue telegrapi companies Wich Mave Or shall Lave tied Weir uccepiance of the provisions of sald act Wilh the Postuaster General, and @ tith co be selected by the 1uur so previously appointed sual betweeu July L aud vecember 1, 1570, proceed bo separately examuue and appraise at uieir cash value Lue lines and Oller teiegrapa property peloagias Lo each of said Compauied; and Luereupon the 1ost- 44 LO Contract Jor the pul- ry lor tue purposes Of this act, such pureli ice efeot #m the 24th day o1 July, Jovi; aud Woe property so contracted Lor shall, as soon as tlle purciase is consummated, Ve Vested Ingud Wel by Lue Postmaster General und Ins successors for the us? and penelLv@L bie people of the United sities; provided aiways, tat no such purcaase slia!i be mide and no agreement for suci purchase be bid- lug UU the satd agreement shali be approved by the Presivent and sual receive tae sancuon vi COu~ gress, Aud auy OL Le Companies alosesali, Wiia te anthortiy of the vores of twoethirds of its state~ lolders preseut tn person or by proxy at a geueral mMecliug Of Ce COMpany spectay Coavened lor Wal purpose, may Contract for Wie sale Ol all or any per Liva of its said property to te Postmaster (eueral for such sui of mouey ad Wwe Kame Shall be ap- praised ab; aod We eXeeution by sucl coMpauy Uu- Ger JUS COLON seal 01 a Cunveyance LO Le Pesiuas- ter General, uuly stauped, of said property sai ve SUICIeU LO Vest tie same 1m Lae Vostinasver Geuerisl 2S alOSesaid Lor all the estate, right and iiue of sad compauy therein, With ail incidental rigiits, peiviieges and easements, and the same nay Ve Use, EXEIClsea add enjoyed by the Postuiasier Gen- eral mM the Same Mauue: aud to the same excel us the saiue respecliveiy are, Or, M Uiis act vad Lol bee passed, Migul ve used, exercised and enjoyed vy Ute suid company. Aud the receipt of a majority of the wireciors of any said Company fur the purchase money, chdorsed upon the deed of convey auce, Shuli be a suilicient discharge Of the same io ie Posuilas.er Gouersl, Wik shall DOL De bound to see to tue disivibuuon therect, SE Aud ve 1 (urtuer enacted, That the Post- maser General, by hitasel! aad by such oflicers as are Lereiuaiter provided for, aud his ana uieir respective Servanis aud agents, Small, irom and af tue vAua day of July, isd, iaive the exclusive pri- Vilege of operating the iaues wforesaid by virtue of Une provisions vi tis act, and of transmitting tele grauis cuereupon; and each teiegram so trausuutled (cacepung only such necessary Messages as reabe Wo tue wctual Working aid adiimisivalion 1 sutd lines) sual be paid tor at w rate nob exceeding twenty eens Lor the Lrst thirty Words thereul, tie cildiug dave, address aud signature; but uo mes- Sug ibe cent tor jess Ulan twenty cents. anu Lie Suitis Guitrged for tke Uansiussiom Of inessa suiull be ucla Lo Cover Wie Cost OF their dev Witbin one iuile or the telegiaplile olive ac U Gsluauon, or Wituin Uke Luwn postal delivery at Gide pout; OUL When the uddressee suall reside beyobu said delivery SUC Mmessues sali livered Wiuout extra charge by the first post after their receipt; or Upya pay ment of a proper dint Just sual auy Such Ulessage may be delivered by spdciat Ulesseliyer, such suta Lor special delivery to ve estud- lished vy Lue Postmaster General, or by his suvordi- mates, under lis authority; aad the government of tue Uitited states sual always Dave preceacuce in tie UWausunission Of inessages, aad all oLuer mes- suail be Wansmitied la tie Order ia Which ry are received, ec. 4. Aud be it further enacted, that the pay- (8 jor tlie trausmissioN Of messages sual be Wade Ih all cased by uieans Of stainps, (0 be auixed to cach message by te sender Wuereul, or by Stumped paper: and the fostinasies Geueral silail Cause a proper supply of statps aod stamped paper vo ve prepared ior that purpose aud kept for sale to the PUGUC AC SUCH Places as he iuay desiguate; and a ile oi ihe origiuais of all messages Beut Irom and re- cords Of wii Wessayes received at any telegrapi oflice siail be kept in Said Ofiice for Buca me as LHe Postinaster General may direct, after which wey shall be transmitted to Washington to be preserved jor relercnce; aud the telegrapa vilices suai be kept. in CoMMeCuOR With he United Siates Post Uilices, unless for special reasons 1n aay case the Postmaster General way order otmerwise, Sev. 0, Aud ve 1t fuitaer enacted, that the Post- aster General shail, a3 soun as practicable, estavlish afeiegrapl ville wt every post oilce within the United states, the gross receipts Of which for posi- age are not less Una $100 per annul; provided, tuat tie disiance between sucd Dost office and the nearest udjaccul line of telegraph shail not exceed iwebty tes. And the Posimaster General may Troi ime to ume make reguiatious for determining the pours during Wich the oiices designated by Lua joe tle receipt aud despatca of messages suall be kept open for the (rausaction of business. SEU. 6. And be it further enacted, That, besides es- Vablisiung postal telegraph ouices for the trausmis- siul Of uiessages by WGaus Oo Lhe electric teiegrapi, the, Vosuuduswer Genera may, i ne think fit, esiabusi oulces or pillar letier boxes Lo be piaces of deposit for We-saRes ; ANd We Messages therein deposited shall, provided they ve written on stamped pauper of (ae proper vaiue, or on pauper Laving si@mps OL the proper value aiixed tnereto, be conveyed to tite oliGes Of Wansinission, Without extra charge, at su Ulies as Lhe Urdinary Collections O1 letters are made, or a8 uch Oltener as tue Postmaster General may direct, aud Shall forthwith be despatched by tele- raph to their gestinatio! Sue. 7 Aud be tb farther enacted, That the money order BYstein NOW 1N Operation ta the Post Onice Deparlivent shal, a8 soo after the passage of Ubls act as practicabie, be adapted to the telegraph, and Uiat tue Charge for transimiiting money orders by telegraph witha the United states, wherever money order ollices are now or Way Bereafier ve estabusied, shall be the rates charged upou money orders (ransaiitied by mau, in addimon to tbe rega- jar charge Tor telegrams. And no one order 80 Urausmivved by telegraph shal ve jor au amount ex- cecding $100. mec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Post- master General shall be authorized vo cause messages Ww be sransimttted to tha newspaper press at such rates as he tay determine; ata he may m lis dis- Creuon Assiga OUe or Inore wires to the exclusive use of Lie press, on such Lerms a8 wil best contrib. elNINaLiON OL feueral luvellugence, be it further eaacted, What the Post- Jeueral shall be authorized to coutracé wito auy foveity oF Cooma telegrapa Company, Or Wich any govertinent having control of — telegraph jiwes without the lmuts of sae Uniied States for the AMEE OF Messages OU SUCK terms as may to seem proper; aud he 18 aiso authorized to open negolianons tor the purchase or laying down of one or wore submarme cables, cont ng the United States with other countries, and report to Congress Lae Leriis upon Wiich sdca cable or cables may be dor laid down, Sec, iv, And be iv further enacted, Thatif any telegrapu company, Daving accepted the provisions of te act of July “24, 1866, above mentioned, shall fan or negiect to appoint before the dre: day of January, 1870, the appraisers therein provided for, or ay telegraph company, aiter appraisement made as provided for 1 (his act, shail fail or negiect to convey or to procure ali other necessary and pro- per parlies to Coneur in convesyyng vo the Postinaster General, free from ail mortgages and ot or moutubrances, the property $0 ap be lawiul (or the Vosimusier General to construct other lines In Heu of the lines of said company; and the said Company shall Uereafter have no claim ou the Fostinuster Geueral or the government of the United States to purchase tei sald lines. See, it. Aud be te farther enacted, That any com- Pany, corporation or person Who shall trausinic, or Who sual aid or be conceraed in transmittiag, any telegrain or informauou in cogtr’ jon ol te b or egeamn ur iurmation, shall, upon ary conviction, be Hable to & penalty Hol ex. adung $10 for every such offence; and where any bersou so offending 18 a servant or person hired to do (ie act Compiained ol, tue master or olher employing suca servant shall pe subjec penalty. And any villcer, agent or em government, WHO shail divuige oF g concerming any teegram, excep suc ‘AU, OF Lue person oF pe information lo Lue sender of Tsons to Whom it may be addressed, or lus or thelr duly autuorized agenis, shall, Upon suMtnary Convicuon, be apie LO ®iine of not Jees ian $4,009, OF prisonMent ior mot eas than tn ra, or both. Suc. 12 And be it further enacted, That the bet- ter vo ¢ burea ment, lo be known as the graphs, unuer te control and sup ee. Tor gencral, Who shail be appointed by the Presi ab, by and With (le Advice and consent of tie ate, i shali recer smary of $6,009 per Vhe dues of such oficer shall be to exer- gcnerel supervision over the administration of ive telegraph and to make an annua! report Miercnpon to che Postmaster Geaeral, watch report shalt Show théamount and character of the receipts aha expeudiiures of samt bureau and the au governwent aud other despatcies transmitted jag ie year preceding the date of such report, tne number and Classification of Uke various onicers aud employes of said Uureau, the nunver of mics of Nev ibe constructed, the number and names 01 new oilices opened, togeter with such other information a4 jvay herealver be requived. And guelt director general Shall HAVE iB OFice In the Post UMee be partnent in Washington, and may empioy suci assistants and clerical force aa may be necessary tor the proper discharge of Nis duties, subject io the approvul of the Postmaster General Seo. 13. And be it farther vibe ta BA a the tele. graph nes acquired by virtué of the provisions of tis agt shall be goographicaly apporuoned by the Postmaster General into five grand divisions, each of Luese divisjous to be under the contro) ol agen- eral superintendent, Who shall be appointed by the iiesuient, by aud With the aavice ana Consent of the Senate, and shall receive a salary of $5,000 per an- num, Aud the duties of such officers shall be to control matters of administration within their re- spective divisions, sugject to tne approval of the general, namely:—To order and generally rinvend (he construction of such new ines as tie exigencies of the service may require and the re+ pair aud reconstracuon of lines: already establisned, open new offices, make all contracts for necessary material, supplies and transportation, and appoint such assistait superintendents as may be necessary, whose number ald salaries shail be hereafter fixed by Congress, ‘They shall make monthly reports to tie director general upon the condition of the service in their respective divisions. The assistant saperin- tendents sbaileach have charge of a disirict com- prisig Such @ number of ofices as their general superintendent, with the approval of tae director } and the Postmaster General shall assign to t , and thetr duties snail be prescribed by the Postmaster General, Sev. M4. And be tt further enacted, That as soon as the contract entered into by the Postmaster Gen- eral, under the authority of this act, shall receive the sanction of Congress it shall be the duty of the President to appoint the Director General and the tive superintendents herein named; and the Postmaster ueratsball tmmediately thereupon Inake @ classl- fication of ihe LeiegrapA offices on the lines to be acquired by virtue of this act, according to their importance, similar to that now exisung for the post office system, and sail at omce make all neces- sary arrangements lo take possession of and ope- rate said lines at the time specitied in this act; aud to that end he shali employ the necessary operators and assistants, whose salaries shall be fixed by the Postmaster General, subject to future regulation by & law. Sec, 15, And be it further enacted, That persons holding ofiices or employments created by this act shail be removed only for suilicient and salisiactory cau and ail promotions to vacancies ip such ouices oF cinployinents shail be made from the grade Impiediateiy below that in which said vacancies may Occurs INJERNATIONAL CABLES, Proposition from President Grant for an In- ternational Cable Convention—Interesting Letter trom Secretary Fish Setting Forth His Views. ‘The following communication from Secretary Fish, addressed to our Ministers and dipiomatic agents in foreign countries, will be read with interest, as em- bodying tne views of President Grant on the subject of mternational cables. Tue proposition of the President for a convention of all the Powers inter- ested in the subject 1s one that will commend itseif as containing the practical solution of @ question which (threatens a deluge of diplomatic correspon- dence:-— DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1869, , StmR—The President thinks the preseut mement favorable lor tae negotiauion of & joint convention by the maritime Powers of the world for the pro The United States in tection of suomarine cables. @ peculiar imterest 3 construction of these indispensable avenues of inieiligeuce and in protecting them against Wanton injury. Its domains extend from ocean to ocean, aud its commerce plies at regular intervals alike from the ports of the Atlantic and of the Pacilic to the ports of Kurope and of Asia, Its citizens on tne shores of both eveans are in constant co.amunt- cation With each other across the Continent, both by the rail and the teiegraph. Tas cental position in the commerce of the World entitles the United Staves to initiate this movement for tue common benetit of the cominerce and civilization of all, ‘Tae features witch the President desires to incorporate into the proposed convention are:— First—ouiiadie provisions for the protection of sucn cable Jines, In time of peace and ef war, against Wiliul or wanton destruction or mjury. We have seca during tue preseat year the submarine cable connecting Cuba with tue United States severed, aud communication through it is'errupted, ‘The Presi. deat propo: to prevent sitiiar destruction and injury herealier, by a joint declarauon that such acts ‘shail be deemed to be acts of piracy and pun- ished as sucn. Second—Sutable provisions to encourage the fu- ture construction of such iines. Experience has already showa tuat the assumption by one pation to control the connection with the shores of another will lead to complications that may, unless arranged, resutt in preventiug ali durect teiegyaphic communt- cauons between tie two countries. fe rresident deems that this can be best prevented im tuture by providing that hereatter no exclusive Concession shail be made without the joint action of the two governments Whose shores ure to be connected. In Uuls way the capital of boti countries will be en- listed, and at the same time possible causes of aul- lerence wilt beremoved. Third—Provisions against scruitiny of messages by governtent o:ficiais. The President thinks that the right to establish such a scrutiny in favor of Lue Power controling either end of we cable is calcu- lated: Lo lead to trouvie, and had therefore better be Prevenved. A drait of @ convention embodying these ts has been prepared, aud 1s herewith eaclosed. it will be understood, however, that this is submiiued gim- ply a8 a basis for future discussion, should the jead- lug Powers concur witit the United Staies mm consid- ering tie subject one for international consideration and jurisaiciion. The President desires that tne representatives at Washington of Great Britain, France, Portugal, Span, italy, North Germany, Austria, Russia, Belgium, Holland, Sweden and Norway, Denmark, ‘Yurkey, Greece, Venezueia, Braz, the Argentine confederation, Colombia, Bolivia, veru, Ecuador and Chile, may be empow- ered to enter jointiy and simuitaneously into nego- tiations with the United States and with each other, with a view of concluding a joint convention for the purposes hereinvetore reierred to, and in- structions idensical wich these are issued to me Tepresentatives Of the United States at each of those Powers. You will, upon the receipt of this, propose to tue Cabiuet of , tO give Lo ts Minister at Wastungton powers to enter into such negotiauons With the United States and with the representatives ol such other Powers a3 may oe empowered for that purpose aud to conclude with them sucn a joint convention, and you ave at liberty, In your dis- cretion, Lo furnish to the Minister ror Foreign Aflairs a copy Gf Laese instructions and their enclosure. J aia, Bir, Very respectfuily your obedient servant, . HAMLLAON FISH, Secretary of State. fostering the ROBBERIES ON THE HUDSON RiVER BAIL- ROAD. One Hundred Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Property Stoten. For many months the Hudson River Rallway Com- pany officials have been chagrined and astoundea by frequent robberies perpetrated at their expense along the ling of the road between this city and ‘Troy. ‘The rooberies were from locked freight cars ranning vhrough to Bastern and Norchern cities, and the fact that the cars after receiving the goods tn this city were locked aud not opened until they reached their destinatioa caused them wo make sécret and die gent inquiries into the cause. It was found that be- tween Central Park and Sing Stag, Poughkeepsie aud adjacent stations nearly all the robberies occurred, A closer inquiry resulted in discovering that the em- ployes of the road, some of whom were at first sus- pected of complicity in the larcenles—chat, 1t is said, have reached tnlly $50,009 in leas than a year—were Munocent; that the property stolea was valuable goods, enclosed In smali parcels, from the metro- politan wholesale houses, i transttu to country dealers, and that they were abstracted by thieves who were ia the habit of secreting themselves on Uie tops of the freigit cars and, when under full Speed, Smashing a hole throuh them, abstracting the goods and hurling the parcels off to their col federates at convenient and lonely places alung the line of te oad, A few weeks ago the circumstances were reported to Captain Caffrey, of the ‘Twentieth precinct, who detailed detectives sicConnell ana Murphy, of bis Precinci, to discover the authors of tuese sys- temavic robberies, ‘These oiticers have been diit- geatly at work for several days, On Satur- day they discovered in the store of Maxi- mnillan SteiMer, No, 20 Bedford street, about §600 worth of goods so stolen, lhey arrested him and took iim belore Justice Dodge on Sunday, by whom he was remanded, to aliow the oficers to aacer- fain farther evidence. An interview with the ac- cused fated fo Wuravel the mystery, beyond the fact thatthe obtamed the goods on pawa tickets pur. chased from unknown parties, Steer was yester- day aduncted to $1,500 bail to answer, but not until a writ of habeas corpus had been sued out by Lis counsel, Charles Spencer, before Judge Barnard, It 18 nore than probable this system of wholesale rob- veries Will continue to floursh “like a green bay | tree,” Hotwitastanding the company have olered a } lary ward for the detection and convicuon of | Quy person stealing toeir property. While tt 14 ad- | | Pattdas (bat the company’s loss im & year by these ‘ober’ ure Lully $50,000, 16 18 safe tO mullipiy it ALLEGED HEAVY SWINDLE, Claflin & Co, the VictinsA Sixty Thousand Dollar TrausactiouArrest of a Cincinnath Merehant. Armed with a requisition from Governor Hoffman, and enaorsed by Governor Hayes, of Ohio, on Thurs. | day iast Detective Dusenbury arrested a Cincinnati merchant, named David Joseph, on the. eharge of | false prevences, and yesterday returned with his Prisoner to this city, The complainants are H. B, Claflin & Co., who charge that Joseph obtained $6,000 worth of goods from them by representing thal he was worth $75,000 and owed nobody, There ) Webother tndictinent agaist him in the District | Attorney's oulce besides that secured by Clatin & | Co. (tts also charged that he has defrauded Phila | deiphia merehants of various amounts by similar } representations. He was taken vo the District AG winey’s oilice and will be arraigned at the fomba Felice Court this moroing tor examination, whem e Bhocents oe the Es for him to show is ignocence of the charge, ore is Avy evidenge 1 0 Was cliegh 9, : a ES IN THE CITY. A 312,000 Fire iu the Bowery and a $30,060 Fire tn Cherry Street. About three o’clock yesterday morning a fire oc- curred in the two story frame building No, 166 and 16644 Bowery, owned by N. Tobias, which sastained 000 damage. The fire originated in the rear of No, 16634, occupied as a confectionery store by A. Meyer; loss $2,000 on stock aad furniture; insured for $2,100, This building was consumed, together with No, 168 and 1684s, to Which the dames extended, and which wass occupied by &, Bianth as a jewelry store and dwelling, and 5, Herzieg, dealer in furs, ‘The former's loss is $1,800; insured for $8,500; the late ter’s about $2,000: insurance not ascertained, The five also extenden to v4, owned by A, Barth, whose loss on building 18 $2,000; insured for $10,000, Mr, Barth occupies the place as a cigar store and dweiling, upon waick there is $3,000 loss und $15,000 insurance. These estimates are made by Mr, Hawkey, of Fire Marshal Grackeut's ortice, and are doubtless very near the mark, About nine o’clock jast evening @ fire occurred in the iron foundry of Pease & Murphey, Nos, 484 and 486 Cherry street. The structure is four stories High and covers nearly an entire block. ‘he flames burt out on the top floor, wuere $30,000 worth of atterns were stowed, all of which were destroyed. fhe foundry has not been workiug for some time, and, it ig said, 18 advertised for sale, The damage to building 18 about $500, As nope of the owners ‘were present the tasurance could not be ascertained, REPORTED BANK DIFFICULTY. A tumor was in circulation yesterday afternoon that ‘Irregularities have been discovered in the Merchants’ Exchange National Bank, on Broadway, ‘The bank officers neither admitted nor denied the truth of the report, but stated that a committee was in session examining the accounts, and that If ib should be discovered that a deialcation has been committed information of the fact will be given to the pubilc through the press. ‘They positively re- fused to furnish any facts for publication yesterday. THE CHARLTON STREET WYSTERY. The mystery attending the death of Mrs. Maria White, who was found lying dead in the hallway of the tenement house No. 98 Chariton street on Mon- day night of last week, as previously reported, has not yet been cleared up. It was then stated that deceased had fallen down stairs and killed herself, and by most persons conversant with the facts of the case that 1s supposed to be true; but a report has been circulated that an outrage was comuutted upon Mrs. White, who was then huried down stairs and received a fatal frac ture of the skuil, Captain De Camp, of the Twentvy- eighth precinct, has received an anonymous letter, signed “Samuel B.,”? in which the writer implicates @ young Mun ‘hamed Edward Jones as having been concerued in causing the death of Mrs, White, and gave the names of Peter Doyle and one Neeiy Ward as Witnesses, Captain De Camp and his oiticers are in search of Jones; but, in the meantime, Doyle has been secured and sent to the House of Detention as @ witness. Coroner Flynn will make @ further in- vestigation. THE NEWATK MURDER, Leinhardt Schaum, the supposed murderer of Cornelius Stoll, who was killed in .he course of a barroom affray on the might of the 27tb of November, in the saloon of Jacob Hesse, No. 81 Bowery street, Newark, N. J., whose arrest was effected in New Haven on Sanday, was identi- fled yesterday as the right man by detective Fischer, of the Newark force, and broughe to the latter place last night and jodged in the City Prison, He denies all complicity in the muraer. ‘SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York=—Tiais Day. Sun rises. 7 23 | Moonrises,..morn 2 22 Sun sets........ 440 | High water....eve 4 29 PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1869, CLEARED, The Custom House was closed to-day, out of respect to the late E M Stanton, ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Palmyra (Br), Cheanaye, Messina Nov 27, Pa- lermo 28th, and Gibraltar ‘Dec 6, with fruit, to Henderson Bros. Hai fine weather during tho passage, Brig Dundee (Br), Loomer, Kast Harbor, TI, 15, days, with salt, to Calvin E Knox &Co--vearel to D'R De Wolf,’ Had heavy NW and NE gales the entire passage. Has been 7 days norsh of Hatteras, bark Oceana (N. oi go Pande yee ee eS Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND EAST. Schr © P Schultz, Young, Hoboken for New Haven, Sehr Bell, Simpson, Hoboken for Bridgeport Beh Weehawken (or Norwich. ir M Mallock, Bai Scur Emily Dennison, Allen, New York for New Haven. Scix Niagara, Wordon, New York for Bria, rt. Schr M L'Barlleut, Kicker, New York for Gaove Island, Macine Disasters. STRAMER LUCILLR—Wilmington, NC, Dec 27—Most of the cargo of steamer Lucille has been removed, but 1s ureatly damaged. ‘Wreckers consider the vessel comparatively safe. Bank Hazan (Swe), Fernlund, from Philadelphia for Havre, which put back Sth, got on ship John Shoals on the 23d inst, at 735 AM, while going dowa the bay under sail, and Temeined on until about 1 PM 24th, when she came off with the assistance of two steain tugs. It in believed the hull has heen trained, and the metal lias probably suffered more or Jeas, on account of which the crew refused to proceed to sea. BakK HRNRIRTTE (French), from Aquin, Hayti, for France, put into Kingston, Ja, Dee 4, leaking. BARK SYDENHAM (Br), from Sunderland for New York, | lorem per cable, to have put into London on the 24th inet, y- BRIO METEOR, from Port au Prince for Bost Point Jualth, Is full of water. wien a Scur Jos LonG (of Portland), Perry, at Kingston, J New York, after finishing loading sprung aleak. and waa die, charging 4th fust for repairs. Sonn MINNIR Conn, from New York for Rockland, before reported wrecked, struck on Nantucket Shoals 12th inst, and leaked ao badly that the captain had to run her ashore on Nauset Beach. ‘The vessel broke up, and her hull was sold by auction 16th for 843. The sails and rigging were saved, Sowa UNITED STATES, from Mobile for New York, which put into Key West 16th, abandoned the voyage to New York, fand sailed Saturday for Haraua with lier inward caro, Haver, Dec 27—The cargo of the Brunette (?), whieh re- cently went ashore uear Nantes, in reported salvabie. Miscellaneous, Snonr PassaGe--Brig Minnie A Smith, Capt Ray, arrive! at Salermo, Italy, oa 28d inst, from New York, in the short space of 27 days, the phortest passage on record. 2 Spoken, Ship Winged Hunter, from New York for Boston, Dec 25, off Gay Head, oope rae Hall, from Stockton for New York, Dec 25, off Foreian Ports. von Ayues, Nov 11—Arrived, brig Flora, Laprelle, ‘ork. Bailed Oct 30, barks Ieaac Lincoin, ov Merryman, Callao, in ‘American Liovda, Bark, fereign porte, ior kson, Marwick, do; Ith, brigs BC Red. ma, and Helen Q Painney, Boyd, york, is CALLAO, Nov 98--In port ehips Washlagton Libbey, Tap- ley, 1or Ban Franelsco seeking; Aurora, Uarker, for Hlatnpton Roads; bark Lima, for Chaucay to load for San Franci Gr Deo 25—Arrived, steamship Europa, Macdon- GUANAPE I8LANDA, Nov 12—Arrived, bark Mockier, Callao, to load for Hampton Roads; loth, ship? It ‘Tarbox, do, to load for Antwerp; City of Mobile (Br), Bryan, do to load for Great britain, bark Matlevilie, Waite, do, to load for France- Gaiied 12th, bark Elliott Ritchie, Pung, Hampton Roads; 15th, ship Kate Davenport, Otis, Antwerp. Kixaston, Ja, Dec 4 (back date)—In port brig Glance (Bri, Frith, for NYork 8th; schr Jos Long. Verty, for Nvork, bad been loaded, sprung aleak, aud was disgfor repairs; aud others. LIVERPOOL, Dec 20-—-Arrived, bark A B Wyman, Wyman, Charieston. 4 i ts LisnoM, Dee 24—Arrived, brig Alice Lea, Foster, Philadel- ia. MANILA, Noy—Sailed to 9h, ship Messenger, Hill, Roston. MAaTANZAB, Dec 19 Arrived, bark Geo € Hunt, Mit lely ‘ortiand. PS port 17th, brig D C Chapman, Knight, from Baltimore, ing. VLYMOUTH, Deo 25—Arrived, steamship Allemannia, Bar- dua, NYork for Hamburg. Paya, Nov 34—Arrived, schr Enchantress, Conly, NYork via Rio Janciro. QurEverows, Deo 25—Arrived, steamsbin The Queen, Kathleen (Br), Thompson, Nv otk for Liverpool. Arrived at do 2.th, steamship Denmark, Forbes, NYork for Liverpool, SALERMO, Italy, Dec 28—Arrived, brig Minnie A Smith, eam wari ied. previ hips Mik. ANGI ow a previous, shi ikado (Br), nd W E Giadatone (Br), Moo Yorke; b winner, ‘and Wil'y Rickmers (NU SW, Oct “2I—Arrived, orig iy nj 2th, atip Coniidence, Pattern NB, Deo M--Arrived, bark Bessie Simpron, on Brig Dunice, Paitatelphia AF fan: Ralph Souder, Crosoy. Vhiadelphia; Ada, Belyen, + With, wvip fyomm (Br), (ayes, Boston: bark Loward port ships Crescent City, Deluna, from Callan for Antwerp, repg; Winonona, Stanley, for cal. lwo; ef astic (Br), James, from Boston via Valeabua- no, arrived 10 tor Cailao and Chinebas to load for Great Britain; barks Misty Choate, from Lota, arrived Mth; Sarita (Br), Guereilo, for San Francie. Ruled poy Ope Midas. Rogers, Le! Oth. ei to load for Cariaal (from Liverpool), atcheider (irom Oaiiaos thy bark Fortuna (Chil), Gan Ports, jee, Sh, WM Arri } aches Annandale (sr BOSTON, Philadelphia Hattie Coombs town, 0; Artur B Atwood, had Thomas . Jameaon, Kichmond arion, Frohoel erritt, Bouth Amboy vor, Carver; Sarah Wooster, fin, 'Bulzabothport. ‘doth—Arrived, wehrs Altoona, Pitreorald; M A Coombs, Coom's, and Broadtield, Crowe'l, Baitinore; Ano Kiizabetn, Haskell, Blicabethport, BRISTOL, Deo 25—Arrived, sehr J 8 Weldon, Crowell, New jadtord for Philadelphia (after going on marlue railway Lor bi JMARLESTON, Deo i3—Arrived, abip Hope, Ure, NYork : ach WH Steoio, Huck, Baracoa. In’ the ofbng, bark Bkjold (Nor), Albrechtaen, from Liverpool, Cleared Schr Vi Mason, N\ orl BANK Aruiatgr ey Lewin, Laverpo9ls brie Mar Marris, 4 rine, Reid, Mobile; schr W_H Cleare (Br), Albury, mass Trlh—-Arrived, steamnsilp Saragossa, N orks ana DIGHTON, Dec 25-—Arrived, schr Theodore Dean, Bapbitty Baltimore. EASY GREENWICH, Dec 24 - Balled, actir Benj Oliver, Olie ver, Baltimore, BhALL RIVER, Dec 24—Sailed, schr BC Seribaer, Doaney altimore, 25th——Arrived, schrs Carleton Jayne, Brown, Baltimore Kichd Borden, Borden, and Ney, Chaser NYork,” . INDIANOLA, Dec Ib—In port schr Julia R Floyd, Squires, for NVork Idg. LAVACA, Dec 15—Arrived previous, schr Julia L Mertilty Wicks, NYorx; Fontainblean, do" (probably Sabine). 1m port Lith, eh Julia A iter, Weuler, or NYork. NEW ORLEANS, Dee 21—Arrived, steamship Ariadne, E> dridge, NYork; ships Villa Franca,’ Will ‘Trenton, Dumaresd, Liverpool; do; brige Henry (NG), Brane, Aioia, Cienfuegos: Cleared—Brig J W Hunt, Lunt, Boston; schr JS Bragdong Newcomb, Providence, 22d—Below, coming ‘up, brig Sarah Kennedy, Duncan, New York; schra Societat, Hartzog, Rio Janeiro; Gleaner, Leltehy Below, walling ore nd JG Whipple, Gdodspeed,’ Ruatan dera, a North German ship. leared—Steamabyp Perit, Morrill, Belize, Hon; ships Lord Dathousie (Br), Ronald, and Gardner Coiby, Dunbar, Liver- pools, Relehatig, (NG,” Cahavley, Bremen; barks ‘Harvest ome, German, Liverpoo!; Eva ff Fisk, Emery, Genoa. 26th—Arrived, steamship Mariposa, Kemble, NYork. Sourmwest Pass, Deo 21Sailed, steamship Chrysoliteg PNGREOLIC, Deo Mo Sulled, sehr" Nellle Carr Us 1» Deo va | schr Nellie a Demerara. ean Sb Belial Spee De Geo Appold, Howes, Boston; Saré atoga, Couch, NYork, EW LONDON, Dec %—Arrived, schra Mariette Smmith 5, Daniel Webster, Packer; Native, DeHart, and Cicero, Eliza. bethport; Chief, Smith, and Gen Sheridan, Buell, do for Nore wich; Thos Fitch, Nanticoke, Md, for do; BJ Palmer, Balti more. NEW HAVEN, Dec 26—Arrived, achr M A Hyler, Ethers Mice, and Hatio Butler, Eldridge, ‘Virginia; Henry Parkery. , Baltimore. PHILADELPHIA, Dec A—Cleared, brig Ruby (Br), cenay St John, NB; schrs Hiawatha, Lee, NYork via New Castl Del; Annie Nay, May, Providence; Mary Kila, Tho jew! . buh Ari brigs Fortuna (Ital), Parry, Lisbon; Hermes: Br), Blackert, Bonaire, PROVIDENCE, Dec 5—Arrived, achra Anna Lyons, Kempy New Orleans; Haitle M Howes, Howes, and Senator (irimesy, M Baltimore ; John Cadwalader, Steelman, Phiindel phia; Ametia, Beebe, and C © Sinith, Phillips, Ellzabethpo Sailed—Rchr Ceres, Trefethen, Fllzabethport. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27—Arrived, ships Roval Edward (Br), Shaw, and Remington (Br). Fowler, Newcastle, NSW. Salled—Ship The Bruce (Br), Braes, Li 1. i BAVANNAM, Deo 32-Arrived, ship. Lay Russell (Br); Crawford, Liverpool; bark Neptune (Br), Edwards, Grees nock ; achr Vulture, ‘ana; Clare Smith, ‘Stith Fhiladelphia. “Cleared—Brig Catawba, Havener, NYork. Sailed—Schr Lucy H Gibson, Chase, Montevideo, 27th—Arrived, steamship H Chance (Br), Elms, Liverpool. BALEM, Dee 24—Sailed, schr George A Pierce, Poole, New York. WILMINGTON, NC, Dec 24—-Cleared, schrs Mary E Smithy Smijh, Remedios; Shannon (Br), Low, Nassau, NP. Livingston, New York; barla Married. NIEBTHR—TOUVEY.—On Sunday, December by the Rev. father McAvoy, of St, Mary's church, Misa MARGARET E, TOUEY to HENRY P. NiEBUHR, both of this city. (For other Marriages see Seventh Page.) TTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY—AT GOLD PRICES A ireurrency unt January 1,.18,0.—To anucipate the in avitable result of the contemplated return to specie pay ments [ have decided to throw open to the public, witha reserve, the maguificent stock now on hand of “Spremium Siiverplated Ware. Tea Seta, Urns, Waiters, Liquor Frames, Castors, Toe Wa~ ter Pitchers, Cake Baskets, Butter and Berry Dishes, Napkin: Kings, Pie Knives, Knives, Forks and Spoois, &e. ‘House Furnishing Goods, Including Table Cutlery, Fire Sets and Stands, Tr Warmers, Coal Vases, Broad Platters and Knives, Cases, bicighs and Skates for boys and girls, China and Glassware. Dinner and Tea Sets, Glassware in seta, Cologne Sets, Punch Sets, Vases, Bronzes, Parlan Ware, and a great variety of useful and Ornamentel articies, Suitable for Holiday Presents. . EDWARD D. BASSFORD, Cooper Institute. «; ‘The public are respectfully invited to cali aud aee for them selves. " le eee eee ee cece ee ae nme nicme| BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT: States; logul everywhere; desertion, Sc, aulclent cause ublicity ; no charge in advance; advice peldvend M. HOUSE, Atiorney, 78 Nassau street. Pinto, lacking PSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM THE courts of diferent States; jegal everywhere; desertion ent cause; no charge advance, a to ancl TE CING, Counsellor ot Luv, 333 Broadway. ENLARGED JOINTS AND AL Feet cured by Dr, ZACHARIE, ie LORNS, BUNTONS, Diseases of the Broadway. P<: “a : NAPTAIN CARLETON’S NEW STORY, THE TRAPPER WITH THE BALD HEAD, will be commenced next week in THK FIRESIDE COMPANION. 4 R. £. B. FOOTE, AUTHOR OF “MEDICAL COMMO! jense,”” may be consuited in perenne ay Lone s a office, 1:0 Lexington avenue, corner 0! enty- street. Oflice hours from 10 A. M, till4 P.M, Consuitatio: free. : [,ARO CHECKS, COMPRESSED IVORY, 19 INCH, IN sete of 600; 400 per aot Hala Mae, B85 engraved, sam@, as ivory, 80 per set; 144 inch, 86 per WELtANo, MM. ieee fnanufacturer. L EBIGS EXTRACT OF MEA’ without Baron Liebigs signature on erety iar. Th ac : Fight (hing (01 TLHAO'S SONS, 183 Broadway, New York. ONT pe erea pear sue Steg NEW NEW YEAR" The GREAT Rein 6 T AMERICA! Gk et Ame RAs T MVANY . TEA COMPANY TEA OOMPANY bave solected a cargo of the CHOICES? AND BEST COFFEE, COFFER, COFFFE, cor FREES ith expecta refereace t lying thi imported with especial reference to supplying the vi NEW YEAS TABLE of their eurtomere, and they are puiting It up in neat FIVE POUND PACKAG which they will sever ia any part of ihe city without extra cliarge. Ko HOLIDAY (TABLE | 33 wili be compieie without GREAT” AMERICUN TEA. COMPANY'S - CHOICEST TEAR, TAS, BES A Sh THE WAY TO OBTAIN THE GOODS, Leave your orders at elther of the stores of the cofipanyy which they have established at central points to cont 0 fronds customers in all parts of the city and Brookiyn, as fo! °} tr : HEADQUARTERS, SAND 3% VESEY STREET, BRANCHES. {49 BROADWAY, corner Bleacker stregt 479 EIGHTH AVENUE, north corner Thirty-fourth street $50 EIGHTH AVENUE, northeast corner Fifty-first stree Y, between Spring And Prince streets.” ; VENUE, northwest cornor Forty-fourth at, | 99 SPRING STREET, between Hui 206 FULTON STREET, BRUOKLY 16@ FULTON AVENUR, BROOK) Ni DEKALB AVENU", BROOKLYN 133 GRAND STREET, WILLIAMSBURG, Or sens an order by post to either store, and they will sent to all parts of the city wituout extra charge. THE EVENING TELEGRAM, NeW YEAR TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, DEG. 31, 1869, TWO GREAT CARTOONS, THE COMING NEWSBOY, EXIT 1869, ENTER 1870. COLUMBIA AT HOME, RECEIVING CALLS FROM THE CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE. 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FRANKFIELD & CO., Jewelers, Sixth avenue, cornes Fourieenth street and Eighth avenue, corner Twenty-nixth at, anne = dae Ma nas DAMONDS, DIAMONDS.—GREAT BARGAINS TO BIE had in Diamonds and ell Precious Stones by callin ab, Hore, 723 Broadway, under tan New York Hoy at