The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1870, Page 3

. WASHINGTON. The New York Post Office Investigation. Disappointed Lobbyists Engineering the Committee. Appropriation Bills Ready for Reporting. The Cherokee Neutral Land Fraud, NEW PHASE OF THE PARAGUAYAN WAR, Lopez Calling Upon President Grant for an Explanation. ‘Zhe Wew Orleans Custom House Mouddle. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1870, The Lobbyists and the New York and Boston Post Otiiees—Why Investigating Com. mittee Were Set to Work. 1am more convinced than ever that the Commit tee on Post Oftices and Post Roads were started upon their present expensive trip to New York and Bos- ton by a story invented by those notorious Wasbing- ton lobby men, U. H. Painter and one Shaw, a news Jobber. Painver is correspondent here of the Chicago Republican, the New York Sun and the Phiiadelpnia dnquirer, He was made clerk of the Committee on Post OMces aud Post Roads of the House of Repre- sentatives by John B, Alley, ex-Representative from Massachusetts, when the latter was chairman of that committee several years ago. Painter, whose office 18 a sivecure, took advantage of Alley’s ignorance of all legisiation and Knowledge of postal busmens, Shaw was Painter’s runner, doing his smelling and spying about Washington when Painter could not do i himself. While Painter manipulated the com- mitiee Snaw figured among the outside members generally and did Painter’s newspaper work, votn being partners inthe lobby. Shaw, by # certain amount of puffing oi Alley and others, obtained em- ployment as Washington correspondent of tue Boston Transcript, over vhe signature of “Kappa.” Paimter, Uirough the Post Ofice Comumitiee, managed to get Shaw made Postmaster of, Towanda, Pa, ‘rhe secret of this appointment, Shaw having been a secessionist during the war, was & mystery ailke to Mr. Jounron who sent tie nomination to the Senate, Qnd to that boviy wich confirmed it, How iv was ainuggied through is an interesciag story too ioug for derail here, Suftice it to say that Shaw Fan the office through @ subordinate, pock- ecied =the profits and remainea here in Washington, pursting his partnership business as Painter’s spy and news coliector about the depart- micnts, buttonholiag every new comer and attempt ing to get an interest in every measure about to be brougit before Congress. The story goes that Painicr and Shaw wave puifed the Comuuttee on Post Oficos and Post Roads in their several papers to such an extent that the members—especially we Tepublicaus—are almost wholly under their control. Parties having business before the commitree have to consult Painter. if they don’t “come down” iibe- rally they are approached by Shaw wad gently re- minded that wey had better do so, and are informed also that they can “go through easy enougit’ 1 they ‘fix Painter.” The resus generally is that Palurer is Dxed, How far the members of the gommiciee are aware of the extent to which they are thus ma- mipuinted in their public duties | will not pretend to way LOW. Let buat oe a sunject for future treacment also, There is little doubt that these two wortuies (Rainier and Shaw) have been very much ex- ercised during the last year about the two great post ciico buildings flow m PSreactioh 4n iG gies Qf New York and Boston. They took 16 40> yraiiled that it was impossible for any such works to proceed im this county under the govern ment withont haying 4 eQifaption find attached, in Which the “stjikers of the Washington lobby,” as @ matter of course, were to be @ party. The com- mivice of whicu Painter is clerk, for reasows well known to him, endorsed tbe pians of the ive New York architects. Mullett, the government architect, showed that they were deficient, The commission having the flaal settlement of the qnesuon sus- tained Mr. Mullett. This was a blow at the wirikers” aforesaid. They became indignant and swore vengeance against Mullett, Panter had av old grudge against General Hurlbard, * the eficicut superintendent of the works, who as chairman of the House fuvestigating Coiamittee of abe Fortietii Congress, refused to screen Patuter, ‘who was charged with attempting to blackmail the late Ropert J. Walker and bis associate counsel in the Alaska purchase, Mr. F. P. Stanton. Mr. Walker Genounced Painter if unmeasured terms. General Huriburd would not permit himself to be used as an instrament to hide Painter and Shaw's acts. ver since that time they bave abused the General. They Jooked upon him and Mullett as being in their way. ‘They determimed to remove them; so they concocted axcare, They organized arumor. Be it known that & well organized rumor in Washington ts often better than a great fact. ‘he latter explains iselt and Feguires no investigation; the Jormer does. The rumor was that Muilett and Huriburd were corrup- Donists; thas they had been “miluenced" to locate the Post Ollice where itis; that they were using the money already appropriaied ior bad purposes. They got the committee by the , the menivers of which @id not want mach urging t goto New York and Boston and spend the holidays, and be feasted and pested and buttonhoied at the expense of the gov- ernment, No sooner said than done. ‘They uave been to bow cities. and Uriah Heap Painter, of West- chester, Peetusyly: by birth, Washington corres- pondent of several papers by reputation, paid clerk ot the above vamed coummitive by election, avd striker general of the Wasitagton lobby by profession, av- companies them, Saw rematas here to do Paine er's newspaper wor hetore this tre tue commut- tee have urs ‘ed chat they were sent upou a wild goose chase, The 1 hat the new Boston Post Office was located pou Mik, Devonshire and Water etreeta, a consequence of @ large sum of money having been raised by tae veal esiaie Owners In the vicinity of the site, for the benef. of certain ofi- cials, Mullett Included, Who procured that resuit, ‘Will probably be exploded as the New York Vost Of Oce lobby rumor has already been. The conunitte carry with them Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Le Barnes and Mr. Hases,an expert pavonographer, formerly of the HsRaLp and Glove. These officers would be sutticient if the committee really had un- portant business to execute, but you will find that the “striker” had to go along to watch for the lobby, manipalaie the members, look after bis papers, to the excinsion of every other journal ja the country and to have a good time generaily at the expense of the government, getting his mileage. of course. Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway has also gone on to jot the comuiittee. He will get bis mileage extra by eodoimg. This is republican economy. ‘lhe House of Representatives should !ook to it. 4 Great Land Swindle in Kansas—Laud Sharks Dispossessing Settlors—Uongrcs- sional Investigation to be Inatituted. Mr. C. H. Laughlin reached this city to-day, and will urge upon Congress au investigation into the Kansas neutral land question. It appears a party of land monopolists have been making extraordinary efforts to dispossess about 3,000 families of their titles to tiese Janis. The Indian title was extinguished by treaty, fa August, 1866, and ceded to the United States. The vultures, by a roundabout way, got the Janas mto the hands of @ shrewa Michigander. Originally, it is stated, Harlan, as Secretary of the Interior, sold the lands w the American Emigrant Company. Mr. Browning came in and got an opinion against this sale, Under this judicial @uthority the sale was set aside, Browning now turned in and sold to the Michigander. ‘The Ameri- can Emigrant Company and the Michigander after- wards settled matters so a8 to harmo- nize their interests, These parties are now Atriving Ww drive out the settlers or to compel them to pay an exhorbitant price for the lands. It is alleged. that a military force 18 located in the midst of the settlers to oppress and discourage them, ‘To those settlers who are willing to purchase their lands no deeds will be given, but a trust of Seven years is allowed, wuen she deeds are to be given by the Gulf Railroad Company. It is sald that the lands have already been mortgaged to Boston capitalisia, The object of the investigation 1s to Unearth this additional specimen of the fearful awindles perpetrated through the medium of the public lands, ‘The settlers {eel contident if the mat- ter 18 brought before Congress that that body will authorize them t purchase the lands at wovernment rates, according to the treaty between the Indians and the United States. In regard to these lands, in the first instance, the patents were issued to Che Indians with reversion to the United States In event of surrender of the lands. The vettlers claim that the pre-emption laws are not only disregarded, but buat by the treaty of 1866 the jand became public domain, and they had a right to purchase it as such, as they were prior occupants. The land sharks will, of course, tight every effort to Investigate, but it 18 understood Mr. Juhan, Chair- muan of the House Committe on Public Lands, will take the matier up. Mr. Julian is a terror among the swindlers, and if he sets to work the tur may be expected to fy. ‘ The Vacant Judgeship—Attorney General Hoar’s Chavecs Improving. It would seem that the friends of Attorney Gen- eral Hour have come im possession of some new facts which lead them to believe that if a direct vote is reached in the Senate he will be conilrmed as Assoctate Justice of the Supreme Court, Atali events, it is said they will have the nomination taken from the table and pressed to @ vote soon after the recess, Careiul inquiry ainong those Senators now in the city develops the fact that all who were opposed to Hoar, when lis nomination was before the Senate, are still against him and wonld vote for his rejection. They say he would have been rejected at the time had not his few friends begged him off with the promise that his name would be withdrawn, Zach Chandler 1 reported as saying that Hoar couldn’t be confirmed for justice of the peace, and that the Senate would put @ head on Rim, no matter for what place he was nominated, There is some talk of the Prosident withdrawing Hoar and nom nating him as the successor of Stanton, This, it is suid, would do away with what was put forth as one of the chief objections to his confirmation, namely, locality. The Pennsylvanians, how- ever, will steadily oppose any such arrange- ment as this, because they claim that the appoint- ment to fill the vacancy occastoned by the death of Stanton belongs to their State. The truth is, the opposition to Hoar is of @ personal nature, and the chances are the prediction ot Zach Chanaler, rela- Uve to the acon of the Senate in rejecting him for whatever place he may be nominated, 1g probabiy correct, A Sew Chapter iv the Paraguayan Maddle= Lopez Becomes indignant and Demands an Explanation, ‘The end of the Paregmayan muddle is not yet. I learn to-night that a diplomat agent of President Lopez is on Lis way bere, charged with some uppor- tant communications for President Grant. It is said that this agent Is also instructed to inquire of the Prestdeat tue reasons whieh led to the suspen- sion of diplomatic relations with Paraguay at a time when such @ step Could noi fail to have # dainaying effect upon the cause of Lopes. The intrepid leader ot Paraguay, it appears, regards the witharawal of our Minister as a very unfriendly act on the part of the United States government, and one that was cal- culated to operate im favor of the Brazilians and theraliies. The expected agent of Lopes will re- preseat this view of the matter in the most forcible Mianuer and endeavor vo induce the resident either wo send back McMation or appoint anew Minister to represent our government in Paraguay. Appropriation Bilis C¥mpleted. ‘The holiday mectings of the House Committee on Appropriations have resulted so far in the accom. plistineat of considerable work. The Pension and Miiilary Appropriation bilis have been completed aud are ready to be reported, The committee will meet ogain to-morrow and resime the cOiisideration of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial pil, It 1s expected that the appropriation bills ready Will ve reported at once upen the reassembiing of Congress, fie Bedciche? bin fias also beem constacred, but is not yet compieted, The Kemains of George Peabody. The authorities at the Navy pepartment are of opinion taat her Majesty’s emp Monarch, witn the remains of George Peabody, wili not reach Poruiand earlier than the 15th of this month, Aduural Porter calcnlates thatarshe comes by way of the Azores Islands she Will Nave to sail 200 miles a day in order to get here by the middle of the month, that is, allowing her four days stopping at the Azores. If she comes by way 6€the Maderia Islands and St. ‘Thomas she wil! not be here till February, The Radical Fight for the New OUricans Case tom House. Collector Casey, of New Orléans, it appears, pro- Inixed ome time ago to reduce the force under him in the Custom Honse, and in doing so to dismiss the clerks accused of being democrats. ‘To-day he Nanded Secretary Bontwell the revised list of em- ployés for his approval. To the meantime, it is said, certain of wie Louisiana radicals, who have been watching Casey’s movements, had forwarded a state- ment to the secretary, setting forth tat Casey, in reconsiructing the office, had turned out ali the re- publicans and Kept in tie democrats. In view of the conficting statements on this point the Secretary propoves to make au mvestigation veiore approving the diamissalg, Income Heturn Blanks. Commissioner Delano to-day gave an order to the pubiic privter for the first instalment of blanks for income returns, the number of which will be 1,000,000, and the aggregate over seventeen tons. Internat Revenne Receipts. internal revenue receipts to-day were Increased Keceipts of Internal Revenue. of deposit wal ¥ ue The agerezate of certificates r of Intern July 1 to December 31, 180 ‘oa ON articles ROW eXemp from sources now taxable wregate of certificates received at the Internal Revent during the BIX Mouths Of the fiscal Bala ‘The your 1si0, was + 86,554,090 Gain during tat p laonths of fiseul year 196%, (or 22s per cent). +e ++ 15,066,748 Gain trom tie same sources lor the sam time 1s (Or 2434 per cent) 7,054, 452 gregate of certific: DORIS ab (he office during December, 1503 wits. sds 10,201,810 Deduct colieetion urned now exempt frou) (0X...... 100,053 Balance from sources now taxabie...... $10,101,757 Aggregate of certificates of deposit re- eived duriug Deceuiwer, 1869........ 11,737,325 ain in December, 1869, froin same sources per cont).. . 167 1,6: BoyLaron Bank Rowseky.—Many inquiries pnstuntiy being made whether the Tobbers of iston Dank safe have been arrested or the stulen bowls recovered, Dub there seels to be no satisfactory auswer given. From ail we have been able to learn, it seems that robbers are in the hands of the New York desectives, who bave been trying Wo newottaie a Jemeut between them and the lovers of the bonds, ‘Lue josers originally offered twenty per cent on the amount recovered, but if seems tbat the amount 1s too small, and they have been advised by some of our officers to offer fifty cents on the dotiar, and tue vonda will be likely to be forthcoming. The way ‘he robbers were first traced to where it 1s quite sure they now are was from an anonymous letter written in hferoglyphics and recetved by the Chef some weeks since. Negotiations are still pending with the New York detectives, Jordan, Kelsor, John Young and others, with a tair prospect of a success- fui termination if the losers will only give up half. This 19 rather hard to have your property stolen and then have t give up half to recover the other balt, and ail through the action of officers of justice who. are paid to arrest robbers and recover stolen pro- perty. As Was trathtully remarked a short time since by the Boston ost, “The detective business has been reduced to stich a science as to be of no practical use."’—d0sion Sulurday Evening Express, THE NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUA ROADWAY CAVING IN. The Great Bore Under the Great Thoroughfare. Deep and Dark Operations by the Pnen- matic Transit Company—The Mayor of the City Refused Information—*‘He Has No Business to Interfere”— Must Apply to Subordinate but Independent Official for Light — What Does it Mean t ‘Me malMtudes which daily and hourly travel up and down Broadway in the vicinity of the City Hall Park must have noticed that the pavement between War- ren and Murray street had sunk or settled tothe depth of from aix to nine inches, It was not difficult to find many who were ready to hurl anathemas upon the contractor having charge of the pavement on Broaaway, and to allege that he had not given a proper solid foundation to his otherwise substantial looking pavement, and that the settling of the road- way in that much travelled Yocality was owing to, some defect in the bed of the pavement or derelic- on on the part of the superintendent and con- structor, Mr. Charles Guidet, the contractor for the paving of roadway and the patentee of the granite pavement lately laid, observed the depressions on the surface of the street, and, after a cursory examination, reported to Mayor Hall yesterday that he had reason to suppose the excavations being made by tne Pneu- matic Transit Company had much to do with the tu- terference of the surface of the street, and suggested that it might be well to have an exammation made of the manner and progress of the work, in ordet to determine whether or not where were any reasons for such snrmises, Mayor Hall said he had noucea thatthe street haa become somewhat depressed, and was ata loss to account for it, He thought, therefore, that as chief execntive of the city, and being supposed to have authority to care for the welfare and safety of the lives and property of the citizens aud others using the strects, ne could request, if mot order, an examfna- ton to be made i accordance with Mr. Guide's suggestion. He consulted the Jaw creating the company having charge of the excava- tion, and came to the eonclusion that inasmuch asit was @ public company making of the public streets and thorougbfares Lheré would be no hesita- tion in giving any information which might, could, would or should be of interest to the public and necessary to allay any fear that might be engen- dered Of serious results from the undermining of a thoroughfare on which s0 much and such weighty and valuable traMc was incessantly carried on during business hours, He consulted with the appropriate committees of the Common Council, avd by and with their advice and sanction appointed Mr, Guidet as agent to examine and report on the nature and condition of THE WORK GOING ON UNDER BROADWAY, and report whether, uncer the circumstances, it might not be found expedient to ciose Broadway in that portion under which the excavations were being made. Mr. Guidet, armed with duly prepared doc ments of authority aud accompanied by a HERALD reporter, repaired to the entrance of the cave, which 18 located under Deviin’s building, on the soutuerly corner of Broadway ané Warren street, Carefully picking his steps through the piles of jumber, ion and debris which encumber Warren street, near Broadway, he was descending the ladder leaatn; the work when the burly laborer, who stood as Cer- berus at the mouth of the cave, took hoid of the ladder aod 10 @ most excited manner cried out, “Gup, giup oato’ that. Ye can’t coom down here. Wup, I say, out 0’ that.” As Mr. Guidet did not show any yinteation to “gap”? the mau below commenced to shake the ladder und caught hokt of one of Mr. Guidet’s feet as if he were determined to send hin down, but not as the vislior wished to go. So fleree was the Cerberus that a bystander calied out, “Lec the ian down, wll be speaks to you. Do you want to kn him ow and xu him? Mr. Cerberu: lowed = Mr, Guidet to deacend, and, on pelow asked where the superintendent was, pointed to a chin-feced man who stood near tne excavation on the other side. The thin-taced mau had a sharp, hooked nose and a very short and bristly-looking crop of hair on his upper lip, He told the visitors to come around w the Broadway entrance. Tue visitors then ascended the Ia Again, and going around to the front of Devlin’ “lscerned the basement steps. Hore the popehttendent, ee the Yykn-tooed gn called himself, was foand, in compSo® with a Petes ton in gray, and surrounded by a coupie of diiiy- looking desks, boxes contaming tron nuts, a0¢ toals, anda Small sate and comparative darkness, ‘The only bght admitted to the piace came through the hote in the Wall, by way of which the material for the work was conveyed to the mine, In the exca- vation under Deviin’s building 1s an immense, inde- weribanlc and beavy-looking conglomeration of iron Machinery, and at the bottom & concave suect of cast Iron some twenty-five or thirty feet im diameter. Mr. Guidet presented bis credentials, and after they had been scruunized and stowed away in an inner pocket by the ‘s#uperintengent,” tue lutier cooly said, “1 think THR MAYOR HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE in this business, We are going on with the work according to Jaw,” A conversation mainly as tol jows tien spraiig up:— Mr. GuIpET—1 observe that the street above your excavation 18 depressed some nine incnes, and I would like to ¢xaimine jor the purpose of satisfying Inysel! im regard to the cause, UPERINTENDENT—Well, you can’t examine now, as the tunnel is not quite cleaned out yet. Mr. GuipeT—How long before | can make the examination? SUPERINTENDENT—I don’t know. A few days, perhaps. 1’ll send you word to your oftice. Air. Guipet—I| am going away down East in a few days apd Would like to make the examination before Igo away. SUPERINTENDENT—Well, you can’t go down now Mr. GuipET—Weil, may 1 ask how deep 13 your tunnel? SUPERINTENDENT—Tho bottom of the tunnel is twenty ieet below the gurluce of the street. Mr. Guiper—What are the dimensions of your tube? SUPERINTENDENT—Well, I think you had better see Generai Greene, of the Croton Board about that. He can give you all information in regard to the matter, We don’t care avout letting the public know too much about our business just yet. You will make your report to the Mayor a8 @ public oficial, and the report would be published in iuil in all the papers. ir. GUIDET—Are those tubes HOW on the street the tubes for the tunnel? SUPERINTENDENT—NO; tliat 18 the machinery for blowing. Mr. GuibET—Do you not intend to have tubes ln the tunnel? SUveRINTENDENT—Oh ! they are all tn a6 far as the work has gone, They were put dowu @ loag ime ago. Mr. GUIDET—Well, you won’t allow us to see the t RINTENDENT—NO, #it; hot to-day. You had better see General Greene about the matter if you want avy mforimation, he visitors, aiter some further unimportant con- Versation, reured, aad, returning to the Mayor’s Uiiice, veporied to Mayor Hall tne result of their “interview.’? Mayor Hall immediaiely wrote a note w General Greene, iuforming him of the report which had been made to him aad requesting the Crovon Boara w wake a full exapunation and report on wae safety of the work, General Greene sent to vie biayor, m reply, a communication staung that he bad made almost datiy examinations of the excavations and was satisiied that whe work was persectly safe. Mr. Guidet, in delivering the letter of Mayor Hall to General Greene, informed him that he had ooserved TYAB PAVEMENT CAVING IN, and felt satisiied that it was because of the work of the Pheumatic Tube Company. General satd, “Ob, no; you know the Gas Company laid pr some tune ayo, and they never properiy repal street after them.’? Mr. Guidet informed nim that the depression after the laying of the pipe was only a few feet wide and had been repaired ail along, but that the depression of which be spoke was only over the excavations made by tue company and extended across tue street, and that Mayor Hall was contem- plating as to whetuer he should cut off the travel and trafiic in order to prevent any possibie danger or Joss of life, General Greene stated he wouid call on Whe Mayor himself in regard to the matter, but instead of calling he sent the Cominunication above referred to. In the meantime THE SUPERINTENDENT SERS TIE MAYO! and bas ataik with him, He informed the Mayor quite pointedly that he (she Mayor) had no business to make avy investigation, aud that the company refused posttively to permit any examimation bon | made by Mr. Guidet, who, he eaid, was an interest party 11 regard to the depression. Mayor {ALL Informed Mr. Beach (for such proved to be the name of the auperintendent) that he shoud, on beuaif of the “Mayor, Aldermen and Common- aity of the city of New York,” take immediate steps in the matter, and endeavor to have the necessary legisiation introduced so that THR LAW SUALL BE REPEALED, and the fact determined whether the Mayor of the city of New York can be told with impunity that ne has no business to mterfere in a matter which affects the property of the city, and which may probably affect the lives and proverty of the e:tizeps, and be @irected to apply to a subordinate department, or a department wich should be subordinate, for au- Leryn 4 In the premises, and by that departinent be told that the uiatter 18 all safe, they have examned Mt, he needn't bower about it, and 80 on, He called the attenuon of Mr, Beach—who, by the way, was somewhat taken avack—-to the provision of the law under which nis company claimed to act (chap, 842, laws of 1868), which stales:—"Provided, —fur- \uer, that 6 persons hereinbefore named ‘m this section, or their assignees, shall rst Jay down and construct one line of sald pneumatic Lubes from the Post Oitice, Nassau b! between Cedar and Liberty aureets, in the city of New York, ‘ardly, uot extending above Fourteenth street, shall be putin successiul working operation Oud continue so for the period of three months, and & Certificate to thateffect to Le made by the Post- master for the time being of tie city of New York, and the Mayor and Comptroier o: said city, or & Majority of them, shall be filed in the oltice of the Secretary of State betore proceeding ww lay down aud construct auy other ines of pnucmatic tubes as herembeiore authorized.” Mr. Beacd retorted by calling the attention of the Mayor toan amendment wich had beeo Fanos. by the last Legislature (chapter 512, laws of 1369), 1D which it i provided that “in case the said post- waster shall negiect or refuse to yive his consent to connect the same with said post oifice the suid persons, or their assignees, instead of perform the foregoing conditions, and im lieu thereof, sh first lay down and coustruct one line of pneu- natlo tubes from Warren street, at its connection with Broadway, southeriy uuder Broadway to the point of intersection of Cedar street therewith, or to some point within 2u0 feet thereof.” * In answer to @ query from Mayor Hall it was learned that Mr. James Kelly, the then Postmaster, had refused to give the necessary permi-sion, and that therefore the convenient “ameudment’’ was sinuggicd tarough the Legisiature at its iast session, : MAYOR MALL SAYS the work may be ail mit; it may just bo What it purporis w be, to provide for the Wwansmission of letvers, packages and merchandise in the cities of New York and Brooklyn und across the Norti end Rast rivers by means of pacumatic tubes, to be con- structed beneath the surlace of tue streets and pab- Itc places in said cities aud under the Waters of aid riveécs; bat if iat were all, why need there be 80 much secrecy? Why should thik company and the Croton HKourd be so careful and so apparenuy anxious (0 avoid an Investigation Which pulent facts showed to be most proper? Tuat the roadway bes depressed several luches along over Lhe excavation there is uo denying, and not many days or hours, perhaps, will Clapse ere the city will be startled py some disaster at the “tuunel” should the precau- ons, witich uow appear to Le absolutely necessary, hot be adopter. Mayor Hal 18 thoroughly aronsed on the subject. In his inessage yesterday be calied attention to the ibcongruities existing mM the government, and this evideuce of Mapudeace wud ludependence from the agent of & private corporation now interiering Wich the public properiy, aud froma department of the city Roverunicus, has increased, if possible, bis de- termination to have tue rights of the municipality jully restored, and to show, a8 he says in his mes- sage, that “Whenever central responsibility shalt have been aefined our citizens Will find, at ail events, Lit there will be direct: accountability from the hew! as well a# the snoordinates, and the people Wil have iu their hands tue Hnal correcuon,” CUSTOM HOU REGULATIONS, The Cartage wad Draying—Impertant to Mere chants and Others, The following orders nave been promulgated by the Cusiom House authorides for the goverument of the cartage oifice:— New York, Dec, $1, 1869. Class No, 1 comprises the cartage and drayage of all dubable goods aud inerelandise In charge of tae custouis from Where landed to public or appraiser's store, 119 Greenwich street, from bonded warehouse to said stores and from one vonded Warehouse to another, Class No.2 comprises the cartage and drayage of ail dutiabie goods and merchandise in charge ol the custo} irom wher anded to ine bonded warehouses, and under General Orders @ load will be 1,200 pounds, Jn butky goods what can be ressonably transported upon a one horse cart or dray, aud hot exceed im weigit 1,200 pounds, shall consutute a joad. Packuges taken for didercat von- signees or places of delivery ab the same time will be subject to separate charges a3 a load, When not Jucompalibie with toe interests of the government each cart or dray will be required to take goods of OUe COUsIZUeE OLY, Drovided Such goods coustitute @ sutl loud, as above. An extra charge of ten cents for each 100 pounds will be allowed on ali singie packages or articles that caceed in weight 1,200 pounds. Prices o! © Will be goverued’ by disuinces as foliows:—Ail cartage within the distance of one-hali mule wil ve chargeable @s one cartage orload. When the distance is over one-half mie and within one mile an additional charge of one-tatrd of the price of one load or cart- age wii be aiiuwed, For every additioual hal’ mile a like one thind charge will be allowed as m tie former section, Whétn any disagreeneht arises ag two the weigiit of a‘stngie” package or articie it shall be the Guly of ine customer to produce @ certie ficate from a city weigher as Lo te weight. At! eta. r to appomitiment and apnrovat Wy the Collecter, and the right to remove appotasees and apr ‘for Guuse is Vested in him, moss pertaining to une cartage dev chch Gay Lollowing te performance of anda, ‘ ancl days excepted, ‘This the @ aud direction of a divisions, Who snail be Collector oniy, and he shall be allowed vo employ snoh gig a8 nay Le necessary in the periormauce of hia duuies, ‘The duties of the general agent shail be the over- Sight and direction of all matters pertaiplug to cartage. fle sh ws ty the book: Tecerpts, &c., periaintug to the bnainess of each dt Vint, sual furnisi wil necessary printed docn- wents, forms und recei; hs Bday collect all Moneys and | disburse une =f tbe aivision Conaat 4s tectived, less the amount allowed for services and expensa. fe shall direct how each cart or dray shail be desiguated. aud shail furnish such badge or otner evidence of license for each employs as he may deem advisable. All matters In disonte pertaining to cartage or connected therewith shall first be reierred to said general ageat for adjustment; afier which appeal May be had to the Coliecior. ‘All appointees will be required to give large bonds for the fa:thil performance of their service. A\OTHER TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE. Important Meeting of Gperators Last } ‘Tue Operators of San Fr: tained—Resolations Adepted. ‘The salaries of the telegraph operators in the em- ploy of the Western Unton Telegraph Company at San Francisco, Cal., having been reduced they have in consequence thereof suspended work, and have called upon their brethren througbout the country two aid them in resisting this reduction. The employés of this company at Albany, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Washington, Gieveiand, Chicago, Cinciunatl, Nasn- vilie, Louisville, New Orleans, Omaha, Corinne, Cheyenne, Salt Lake, Sacramento and other pours have expressed their determination to sustain we action of the San Francisco operators. Ata meeting of telegraphers heid im this city last evening the following resolutions were uuanimousiy adopted:— Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to wait upon the Executive Committee of the Western Union Tele- graph Company, inforsiing them that they wre members of a protective aswoclation of telegrapbers extending as far weat ‘as Sua Francisco, and that members of our association there {nform us that the company have reduced thelr ealaries mt that point, and that jembers everywhere to ald them: in preventin, if % Kewolved, That this committee ‘be tatrneted to request that the salaries of members at that point be not redue and that those operators who have been discharged for fusing to submit to tia reduction be reinstated. That in case the Western Union Executive Committee retura an unta- vorable answer to our committee the grand chief operator of the Teiegraphers’ Association will ordor all members to alt our brethren in San Francisco in the only way possible—that {s, by immediately suspeuding work. ‘Rerolved, ‘That this committee be instracted to report to the grand chiev operntor the result of wuch toterview by or before turee P. M., January 4, 1870, While the meeting was in session nuimerous de- spacches irom the above named points wore read,cop- tauning the Most cordial assurances of suppolt for the strikers. Incase this reduction at San Fran- cisco 18 insisted upon ihe operators will probably stop work all over the country. ight isco to be Suse The Strike of the Western Union Telegraph Operators in Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Jan. 3, 1871 The strike of the operators of tue Western Union Telegraph in this city continues. Ail of the late operators are engaged in the strike except one, At a meeting this morning they endorsed the action of the operators on the Pacific slope in opposing a reduction of salaries there, and expressed a deter. mination to support their brethren with all their strength. A copy of the minutes was sent to Mr. Williams, District Supermtendent, who replied that he had uo control over the matters in San Francisco, and that no reduction had been made in this dis- trict or was contemplated. General Stager has tele- graphed that no change 14 contomplated here, ‘The operators held another meeting at three o'clock this aiternoon, at which Mr. Williams was prevent, ‘The meeting informed the latter that they jad no Jocal grievances. Their action was to protect, thew Wesfern bretaren and save tnemselves from similar treatment. ‘The lollowing resolution was unanimously adopted :— Resolved, That any proposition to resume our work which doer vot antes the remnatatement on the old terms of all jn tho present movement be rejected. Encour telegrams were read from Louisville, Indianapolis, Columbus and Pittsburg. One from New York stated that if the negotiations pending ‘With the officers of the Western Unton were not fa- vorably concluded to-morrow morning the Northeast and Southwest would follow the West, when the strike would embrace forty of the principal cities 1n United The organization extends all over the United States and is said to contain 3,800 members employed by the Western Union Telegraph, The organization appears to e been effected quietiy. The officers of the company, with operators called jrom other stations, have veen doing the work to-day. Thus far they have been able to send all despatches. RY 4, 1870.—TRIPLE BOREAS ON A BENDER. Effect of the Storm in This City and Else- where—The Damage to the Ship- ping—Uellars Overflowed and Henses Blown Down. Efeets of the Storm in This City. ‘The storm of Sunday night was a caucon te people who are foolish enough to believe thet there is no such thing in the world as a wind that blows nobody good, It was all very weil to have New Year's day with @ temperature that would have done credit to Awell regulated greenhouse, and a rain storm that reminded one of the fact that April showers ure blessings in disguise, not exciusively confined to one month of the twelve; but that very large por- Won of the community which had bewildered itself on Saturday by too many “calls,” und went wo bed to spooze ail Sunday ae ali good Christians do, pre- paravory to going to church in the evening asa few Christians occasionally do, were doubtless as thoroughly shaken up by the unexpected turn te weather took on Suaday night as were their quieter neighbors, who never venture out on a New Year's day further than the corner grocery store, where “ales, liqnors and cigars’ are dispensed at retail. Why, even a member of the Fat Men’s Association, good-natured fellow, who rejoices in three hundred solid avoirdupols without bis overcoat, was shaken up by the terrific wind —at least he told his wife so after he had been blown over ap ash barrel add lunded on the broad of ts spacious back in the midst of the mush pavement of the “avendo,” ‘Then, just as everyoody wio went to cau had got’ well indoor and the night grew apace, how it did how! and shriek as it swept down the sireois, catching here and there @ stray pedestrian or two whom tt forced to clutch to railiogs anc Lampposts in mortal Tear of being forced to travel ina way quite unbe- coming people who are not educated in the quadru- ped style of walking. 1 was not aterror to “night owls” alone, for it dashed into alleyways with a sWoop that tore old sheds to pieces; it unhinged shutters, twisted patent awnings into Gordian knots, pulled trees out by the rool, overtoppled crazy chimneys aad shook hall doors in a way that made the cnildren pull the bedclothes over them with ter- ror and the oid folks to wonder whether Dr. Cum- mings’ prediciion that the world would go offin # gust some time or another had pot finally aod awtully come to be fuililied. Tven, when it had scared everybody out of their wits, 1 100k a dash at the shipping, where it found an ample field for its destructive sport, The tide rose to greet it far above where @ high tide that had any respect for itself shouid have risen, and the waves, finding a new channel along the piers, took refuge in cellars ava basements—wo the cousternatiou of janumerabie vats at the Wie. aud the dorcor of the haniwn parties most concerned on the following morning—while the vessels carciessiy moored were dashed against the wharves, and Old Boress whisited scornial tune amid tle rigging, a8 Uuabers felt crash about him whichever way he lookea. Yesterday moraing, when daylight enabled people to see and be si Log havoc of the storm was viel- ble on all sides, ‘The éciTaFs In Uathatine and Water sweets specially were flooden, some of ther to che very level of the street, and “Meadowvil the aristocratic portion of poor, wofortunate Uobokea, was half submerged, 16 foreyga Inbabliants beng compelied, during the day, to lave recourse to smatl boats to Gscape froin their Water- bound dwellings, Among other “avregalarities”? caused by the s.orm the following may be mentioned:— A ship lytag at pier No. 3 North river was dashed agaiust the Whart with such force that several ol ver Umbers Were Sinashed. A vease: lying at the foot of Wall street broke \ her inoorings anc drifted o io une stream, Was caugitt by a lag and takou bac to tie di A bark was iorced agaimeat the pler near Burling slip and had her bowsprit carved away aod her wain- vopsail riguing Lora to pie WO Sailboais Rod three sivali rowboats were car- ried off trom pier ioot of Tiirty-third strect by the wind aud were picked up by the crews of yeesula lying ta tue vici Au unoccupied irame buiiding in Cherry pire thrown dowa wad the remuants seatiored ja yard, The spire of the Presbyteriay eburek in was blown down while the cougeeaitun were at eventig service. Ib fellate the sbrece fortunately. If it had faven ou the roof the ¢ quenees Digit have been disastrous to luany Worsuinpers, ‘The brig Andrew t, broke ioose and one of the «i yasly Injared in trying to make ‘The mate was drowned at tue sulne Lasic. a rossiug ihe river weathered ibe mity. The New Brunswick, of & frenennous crasit, a Lip wae sheds on the south side of the slip ahd chtising tauch damage. in Newark several trees were blown down ond the Lweuty minutes past six trai wes delayed tor two hour by @ prostruce telegraph pole i Bergen Cub aud by other obstructions. with violent wind oa Newark meadows. ‘ue chunney of 5. R. sanders’ residence, No. 12) Market street, was blown Gown and felt through the #k: Lol au adjoining etgar store, danmging te sto A house of the Paterson plank road, near Hobo ken, owned vy Mr. Thomas Hyatt, was blown down, causing @ loss of go. ‘Lhe irame of & bara in course Ot was dushed to pieces; loss about goo, Ja Hudson Otiy trees were Uprooted, and one Irame buuding, owned vy Mi. Heury heed, was thrown down, in Bergen trees and fences were biown down. A barn was dasned to pieces; anu in West Hoboken several smal) butidings were levelled, Four frame houses on te corner of Wayne and Marceling streets, Jersey City, belonging w James Harper, were also biown down, entatiing a loss af $6,000. A frame buiding, worth about $504, uyon the flats ac Hoboken, and several sinali ousidings in Wesi Hoboken, were wiso levelicd by the gale. ibe roof of a building m Clinton street, 1m Undsou City, waa much datnaged. ‘The Manners of phe New York Centrai aud Hud- son Kver Ratiroads ataied last: evening that teaina On botli roads were ruauing regularly. ‘The Sterm Along the Hudson. POUGHKSRPSTE, dan. J, 1879. Amore disastrous storm than that of Saturday night and Sunday might bas not occurred on ine Hudson river for @ numer of years. For i ten days previous to iL We.bad experienced the mildest winter weather possible. Soon after nfue P. M. of Satarday the wind commenced blowiog freshly irom the southeast, accompanied by & pei ing rain storm, Which contunued tiroughout the night and sund: AS @ consequence the food tide, which was at iis height at two o'clock Monday morning, submerged piers and docks and badly washed tne track of the fiudsoa River Rutlroad for many miles. The first Inconvenfence was felt by the New York express train, which left New York at half-past six o'clock Sunday evening. Upon arriving at Pecks- kill, after having passed r ‘val spot’? at Cra- gers, Information was received that the down track ‘was washed away at Red Hook. The train pro- ceeded north of the up track, moving slowly over the “break,” the waves sending thar spray against the car windows. The spot was ein sulety, however, and the train went on til t reached tie high bridge, near Aibany, where it collided wita a freight car. Some of tue cara of the New York train were thrown from the track, but no one was injured, All the passengers reached Albany at tour o’ciock this morning. When dayligat came the rai- road tvack im many places south of Hudson pre- sented # depiorable appearance, between here and Hyde Park the dirt and gravel were washed from be- neash the tes for several hundred Ject, and such Was the case aino between Staatsvarg aud Barrytown. The “tiling in” on Tivol: bridge was aiso torn out by the igh warer and waves and the west track in some places Was sunk several tect or inclined to au augie of nearly forty-five degrees. from fudson to Coxsackie the track 18 also washed some, but the damage there is not of a very serious nature. Superintendent Toncey started out large of men at a late hour last night am tits mornmg, and all are working uke beavers ww set things right again, ‘The first train from Aloany to this: pli Wo-day was the Pacific express, due bore at twenty-three min- utes pastiour A, M., butitdid not arrive cul three P.M. The New York express, dne here at twenty beret past ten A. N., did not arrive till throe During the gale op Sunday an tce house at Turkey Point wus blown away, @nd varges and canal boats were seen floating in the Hudson, near Germantown, no persons being Vielbie on board. At the lower dock, in tht# city, three canal boats Were sunk, the sloop Margaret her bow stove in and the barge Republic was torn srom her fastaings, burled against tne rocks and partially sank. An- other barge hed her guards torn away. The Storm West. BUFFALQ, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1870. the weather cieared up with o briiliant rainbow, and shortly after dark the wind howica from the northwest and gradually increaged % a terrific gale. construction In Sraauiwil avenue, Bergen, | ‘The miid weather of the past week or so was aud- | denly brought to @ close last evening, An unpre- | eedented fall of the barometer yesterday indicated a change. and at about four o’ciock in the afternoon 3 ‘The storm coutinues with bitading snow. The track of the Niagara Falls branca of the New Yori Central Ratiroad has been torn up and the trestie- Work carried away for alwost the entire Cistance from the Kouad House to the International : aud freight ou the Canada rail) at Black Rock. Dergorr, Jan 1870, A violent snow storm set la iast evening; about ten Inches lias jaien, Lhe wind is irom the north, blow tng very hard. the passengers ave transferred Eifects of the Storm East. BeELYaer, Me., Jun, 3, 187 A severe gale conumnenced yesterday afternoon and continued during the pight, prosivating the tele. kraph wires and doing damage to we abIpping. Schooner Ida |. Small, of Deer lale, from Baltimore, was sunk at lier Wharf. ‘There was no msurance on the veusel. The eurgo was iusured, ‘he brig Ben- Jamin Carver, fvom Savauua, was badly camaged, GARDIN Me,, Jadu. 8, 1870, ‘The river has been rishug atl day and is atth riting fast. Accounts from Kendall's Mills thts forenoon, snys there is 4 rise there of two and a halt feet. ‘The water on the Kennebec is bigher than at any tine since the great freshet of last fail, ‘Tbe ice broke np heve with a loud report as eleven o'ciock to-nighi, and is now goin down in large quantities mixed with logs, &c, This is the tirst time since is03 tue ice has beew Kuuwn to leave the river ar (tus season of the year, LEWISTON, Me., Jan. %. 1870, A furtous rain storm commenced yesterday and continued nll env’. M., causing Couside ie rise in the streams. Calverts’ are washed away on botie railroads, so that uo trains have gone ont morning. siderable damuge bas been dove vs. ‘Lhe guie reached tis heigl 1 has seldoin been equaled in vie display of anvoral light wast orig, “The igi Coxconn, N. U., Jan. 5, 1870. ‘The storm iu New Hampshire commeneed with snow, Of which Huree Inches followed by heavy rain and @ furious yale. A freight trai on the Ver- mont Central Railroad ran into a washout near Slaron to-day, Killmg Engene Havsam, brakeuan, and badly mjuring Sidney Visa, engineer. A gravel train on the Suncook iatroad also ran into a wash- ont, injurmg John Kneeiana. fireman; frederick Coby, eugineer; George McKean. uetor, and Bdward sinneham, brakemaa. Kucelana is sup- posed to be fatally injured. MONTPELIER, Vt, Jan. 3, 1870, ‘The heavy rain storm of yesterday extended to this place, “The temporary railroad bridge erected in October last was carried away. ‘The accumula- tou of ive Above Berlin Mills bs indmense. Provipence, K. L, Jan. 3, 1870. A sudden rise in the Bluexstone and Mul rivers at Woonsucket last ntght has caused a food that ix doing much damage. Tne track of tie Aur Line road is three feet under Water; but the train went out, ‘two small bridges on the Hartiord and Woonsocket Katiroad were carried away. ‘Che bristol Kailroad Wiis Washed So as to wmierrupl the running Of rains; but Uhe road ie all right now, Hrrrorp, Jan. 3, 1870. A special to the Courant trom Staiford Springs, Conn., says the rain of Sunday caused great foods im the strewius ma that victuity, At Slatfordville the reservoir, the Home milldain and the dain of Con- verse & Sou were carried away, the latter taking with it the drynouse and eniuney stack and about 125 cords of Wood, The damage auouuls to over severity. observed Was vivid Ok, ‘he Storm South, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 3, 1870. ‘The svorm yesierday washed away the track of the Baltimore Railroad on both sides of the large bridge at Bush river, causing delay m the trains both ways. A large force of men have vcen at work all night, } and walus are now rauning regularly, ine storm Was most furious throughont the dar, and te waves washed over the bridges at Bust and Gun- powuer rivers, 3 BALTinone, Nd., | No reports have been received of disascers on the 1 bay, wih lie tion Of the Capsizing of one puogy e Short distaace from the ei, from whieh ine crew were rescuca by @ passing ‘vessel. ‘dna oe@ay of Waius and mals last Light nence wo Phila- deipiia Was caused by high Wind aad water, and tue Washing of ihe banks aleact cud of Long bridge over Gunpowder river. The water was higher there than ever known before. it was unpossiule to ag tain Lhe extent of Gamage done in the might until daylixit, The teins were kept back as a matuer of precaution. To-day the trains are running 48 usual, tie bridge having proved to be unisjured. WASINGION, Jan. 3, 1870. New York and Vhiladelpnia last wight trains arrived ere at fifieeu minutes past nine o'clock | tais morning, or four hours afier schedule time, owlug to the heavy storia, which washed away pare of the raliroad trick over the Gus fiver crossing, between Vhiladelppie and Baltimore, the tram boing necessarily decaiaed at Liat point until the Wace Could de repaired. Considerable dunage was Gone iu Gus etly and neighborhood by the rain aud wind storm of ye ad Jan. 1870, GAKLLY DEVALCATION, He | One of the Kesalis of Ale “frreguinriticn An tnrecect Man Imprisoned on Sanpicien ot Apyroprinting $40,000 of the Fands Made Awny With by the Detanlting Cashier. Now Wat the veil of mystery that bas up to the present the surrounded the defalcation lately dia covered in the Merchants’ Exchange National Bank is beng gradually lifted, many new features of Oakley's rascalittes are comiug to light. It will be remembered that the defauiter managed to hide bis thefia by tampering with the accounts of certam country banks, und succeeded, by transferring bis manipulation frou one account w anower, alter maklag all but the rast one touched correct, in blind. mg the directors as to bis extraordinary personal inverest in the institu tion’s stabliity, Among omer | country banks, the accounts of which Oakley was | able to handle as suited nis whims, Was wat of the id Drovers’ Bank of Somers, Westchester y. This bank, it secins, haa always kepis is deposits in the Merchauts’ Exchange National Bank, upon ich, as a matter Gf course, Mr, till could Mr. fli had been connected with the bank soumber of years and bad always maintained « good reputation. He was honored and trasted by the officers of the institution aud admired by & large circie of friends, {¢ 13 sald, nowever, uc he lately became careless and had allowed iis books “to go ump . begiect of lie duties could not put time back a second, and #0 the end of the month arrived, and with it the statement of the Exchauge Lank from New York. The directors discovered tat $40,000 had been taken trou (nat iusubution In Weir name by some one without their Kuowledge. One of them ininediately came to this city to se¢ about it, and brought suiticient mouev with him to make their seount good, ‘This setiied tne avair between the iwo banks, and a the Anger of suspicion poluted at’ Mr. Hilt the director returned to sicheater county Ww ave him arrested. | i iw y | Me. Hili meanwhile wad come to New York and then Ww | lis Whereavonts. director, with a Warrant, arrived at home; but ihe | bird Was gone. Nothing Was known of tim for some time, Uni an acquaintance, having seco tim in Ballumore, wrote to that efiect to his father at New Haven, Conn. An officer was sent to Baitimore, where he arrested and returned him to Westchester county, and locked him ap in whe jai at White Pians. There be has been for many @ month, | lonaly protesting uis innocence, refusing to give buil. When the detalcations of Oakley came to light the Bank of Somers asked for a settlement. A commit tee examined the books of the detauiter, but they fauied to fina any vouchers for the $40,000 supp to nave been drawn out by Mr. Hill, and ( iv anally confessed that he had charged the money on the account of the country bank merely to cover his own transactions. ‘(hus a0 innocent man has been arrested and leid as a criminal for the action of anotuer, While the real criminal is free. Mr. Hill has since been liberated, nts entre Innocence vemny apparent; but he tireavens legal proceedings te ac- coupt jor the hatitaiion he has suffered, ey has taken so many Ways to conceal his operadoas that this 1# thougit to be but one of many causes. Wii he be arrested ¢ CARD MONTE. TREE a Gambler Three Hundred Dollare and What Came of it. Joseph Brumann, a cigar store keeper at No. 270 Wainut street, Cincinnati, arrived in New York yea- terday morning, wiih ratber more than $500 to bis pocket for the purpose of purchasing cigars. On his way he lost his hat, and when he got into the ctty he thought ne would get a covering for bis head, which, by the way, is a bald Lead, and tp- quired of a youngman whom he met in West street ‘where he could purchase a hat. The young man, with the characteristic kindaess of Americans to strangers, offered to take Brumann to @ hat store, When the bead was fitted to tie hat there was an adjournment for drinks, after which the young man ol to sirow bis newly acquired friend the jeweiry store kept ty bi if, ‘che jeweiry storo was a ceiebrated gamnbiing saloon in West street, bear Cortiandt; aad Mcp ged other things, was ‘the tiger.” At *faro”’ a Iriend of the young ma was playing: and it iooked to the stranger. #0 easy to make @ pile of 73 that he jayed, untli at one grand venvu' $150; and he was go sure that he should be ait ho made the $150 $300. against the stranger, and the cket of Leo; and ne told the aiay that it was hia (Leo's) calied in the poilco and $800 went {nto the peabe! er to tte wipal rumann hatdei'Leo into custody, Leo was brougus yester- day before Judge Dowling and remanded for exaii- nation. He was searched in the court, and there was found upon hin $203, Mr. Howe appeared for spe defen Leo was liberated on $2,000 bot! by it. Jonn Powels. of No. 9 Aloavy sirect,