The New York Herald Newspaper, March 23, 1870, Page 6

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CONTENTS OF TO-DIYS HERALD, PAGE. 1—Advertisements, Advertisements. d—War of the Factions : The Great Iie'd Day of the Session im the State Assembly; Defeat of the New Charter and the Police and Supervisora fills; Tammany Triamphant; Exciting Scenes, Incidents, Debates, Recriminations and Wran- 4 gles, 4—The Darten Ship Canal: Signing of the New Treaty Between Colombia and the United States; Full Text of the Treaty; The Nica- ragua Ronte—Old World Iteras—Cuba: The insult to the American Flag in Santiago de tuba—Cuba, Its History and [ts Hopes—South America: Return of the Army fromm Para- enay; The Plague in Rio Janciro—centrat y a: Toe Return of the Nipsic to Aspin- ; Another Attempt to Revolutionize Co- Jombi. ews from Porto Ric Kecepuon on Boara the Colorado—Drowued off a Jersey Ferryboat. SeImpurity of the Ball Fraud Jnvestigatios The Aritimetic of the Wil jand Coutro- versy—Proceedings im tne New York City Courts—The Raider’s Last Ditech: Slow Progress in the Investigauon; Arrest of Deputy Col- lector Coop—The Transtt Problem: New Plan ot City Travei—The Yacht America’s Tri tumph—Meeting on Board an American Ship, G—Editorials:—Leading Articie, A Doletul Day at Albany, Dreadful Slauguter of the Inuvceuts— @museiment Announcements. 7~Telegraplic News from All Parts of the World: con’s Mantlesto on French Constitutional form and Franchises; Prince Pierre Bona- parte’s Trial~Personal Intelligence—New York State Senate—Special Polttical Notes~Amuse- ments—Keligious Cerewoni fairs—Profits of the National the Newark and New York Railroad—The Case of Jonn Beal—Singnlar Case of Chtid Poison- ‘ew York City News—Shooting Affray in ker Street—The Boston, Hartford and Erie Katiroad—Brooklyn City News--Hlomicide in Bergen, N, J.—The Sunday Mercury Libel buit—Fires Last Night—Business Notices. S—Financial and Commercial Reports—Highway Robbery in the Bowery~The Chinese Indem- nity Fund—Reat Estate Matters—Marriages and Deaths—Adyertisements, 9—Adver tisoments. 10—Washingion: Impartial Neutrality in Cunan Affairs; Sumner’s Specie ayments Bill Killed; Adverse Reports on the St. Domingo and Thomas Treaties—Siaug of the Innocents— Shipplog Intelligence—Advertisements, L4—Advertisements, Az—Advertisements, Nor Deap, ber Pa the New York demo loi The Brooklyn Election fajor’s Adventure: E—The Richelieu of “Previous Quvesrios’ —Does Tun the tic Legislature give up trying to » on the original new Charter ? i setae 3 | Tax Ponvosmy Question in the House | looms uj, grand, gloomy and peculiar, It was discussed at great length yesterday, and a re- solution to table the Utah bill was lost by a vote of 40 to 120. The previous question will be moved to-day and a vote will probably be taken, Tor “Cure s” Democracy from the roral districts are ‘‘mity” and have prevailed. They helped press out the rough and ready bills. “Tie New York ReprReSeNTATIVES are take the responsibility of this new sid Speaker Hitchman, There was @ hitch somewhere, however, for they took the respousibility just the other way. Tux Nevrrany Resorvrions —The House | committee has-finally agreed to report in favor of maintaining strict neutrality between Spain and Cubs. This partial rec tardily and late. give Caba some of the advante have all along | oxte nded to Spx via. rnilion comes Its effect will be merely to | How Anovr THar Kyire? ir little Moves, who made war to the knife on Tammany a little while ago, happens to have that knife with him now he may amuse himself cutting ' es which we | { { \ the bulrashes. But he must be careful of his precious little fingers. Wuern isd Dat Baury Now?-—This was the classic inquiry of Hans Breitman, who once “gif a barty,” and subsequently missed it. We may make the same touching inquiry of the celebrated silk stocking Charter pariy and its allies among the boys—Where ish dat barty now? NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, A Dolefal Day at Albany—Dreadful Slaughter of the Innecents. Now tell us all about the war, And what they Killed each other for. Battle of Bienheim, After a long drought “it never rains but it pours.” It was a dismal day among the fuith- ful at Albany yesterday. It belongs to the category of such dreadful things as the Charleston Convention and the first Bull Run, The “hayloft and cheesepress democracy” have astonished the world. The upshot of their strange doings is utterly incomprehen- sible, except to the sagacious Dutchman who got down from his horse to geton better. The latest new ring is broken, the silk stockings are rampled, the jackknives are demoralized, and the big Indians of the wigwam, like Achilles in his tent, are contemplating the field, and, like the never despairing Micawber, in waiting for “something to turn up,” they have got it at last. In brief, the gladiators from the rural dis- tricts, like Forrest as the mighty Spartacus, have ‘‘made Rome howl.” What paltry child’s play appear the bushwhacking operations of such light weights as Genet and Norton in the Senate compared with the grand charge by the sturdy yeomanry yesterday along the whole line in the Assembly, It reminds us of Sheri- dan at the battle of Cedar Creek, when, get- ting his troops into position, -he said to them, pointing to the ‘Johnny Rebs,” “I tell you, boys, we have got a twist on ’em that will put us in our camps again by sunset,” The day’s proceedings in the Assembly, asan Irish orator has described the First Napoleon, were indced “grand, gloomy and peculiar ;” or, as an en- thusiastic Frenchmen said of Niagara Falls, “he is grand, he is supaarb, he is magnifique; by gar, I tink he is pretty good.” So we may say of yesterday's doings in the Assembly. Behold the record:—Three bills—a city police bill, a supervisor's bill, and a bill for the local government of the city and county of New York, all nicely cut and dried, and sugar-conted, as compromises among our city factions (excepting Murphy, that is, Owen Murphy, called for brevity O'Murphy), all smoothly ordered to a third reading, and then all cruelly knocked in the head, as were the non-combatants found in the Castle of Drogheda by Cromwell, who called this pro- ceeding ‘a crowning mercy.” In that famous irish song, ‘'The Groves of Blarney,” there is a pointed allusion to this affair— Bul. Oliver Cromwell, He—(bad luck to the crop-eared Scouudrel)—he did her pumimet, And made @ preach in ner hattlemeut, As the humane African women in their shanty sang over poor Mungo Park, “let us pity the poor white man,” Kiernan, ‘Phansy his pheelinks” in bis sorrowful exclamation, “Methinks the destroying angel passed over the camp of Israel last night.” Fancy the wrath of the independent O’Murpby in his de- nunciations of the happy family Police bill as a thing for the benefit of ‘political tricksters,” asa thing under which ‘‘neither life nor pro- perty will be safe.” ‘Strike out the enacting clause,” cries the fiery Burns, ‘‘and down goes the head of the billin the basket.” The he- wildeved Jacobs, like Marius among the rnins of Carthage, desires time to collect his scat- tered senses. But the corn-cutters are merci- less, and the other two bills are beheaded, and the scaffold is sprinkled with sawdust, the tumbrels roll away and then the House ad- journs, | The country democracy are guilty of this ter- rible day's slaughter. What do they want? What dothey mean? Do they want the lion’s share of our city spoils? Do they mean to upset the Governor and his posse comitatus? Is Seymour in this thing ? They say thata comprehensive City Charter is what they want, and not this piecemeal jobbery, this tricky patchwork. Very well. There is time yet for the task, bnt no time to waste. Albeit— While the lamp holds out to burn ‘rhe vilest siuner may return. In what Milton says, likewise, of the lost field there is some comfort; for though “the field be lost all is not lost,” The unterrified democracy still live. But they can’t all be captains. They must get over that trouble, or Syracuse salt won't save them, And how foolish of Kiernan to call upon the republicans in his distress! It is their game to keep up this democratic confusion. Fechter’s melan- choly Dane is an Anglicized French Teuton; but this sort of thing will never do for the democracy at Albany, They must come to- gether, old rin; d new rings, ‘“‘jackknives,” “silk stock “pough-and-readies” and “shadhellies,” and go to work, first, for the interest of the people ; secondly, for the har- mony of the party, and lastly, for the division | of the spoils, if they would save the State and | the party. They may save both upon this plan, and so fortify themselves in this metropolis as to secure t inning hand in their next Presi- dential convention. Otherwise this democratic Legislature will be a failure, a Indicrous failure, a thing for mockery and laughter, a “shoo, fly,” and the party will pass from it to he routed, “horse, foot and dragoons,” in our next November election. Ovr News From Sourn America by steamer is dated from Rio Janeiro, Febroary The Jong promised return of the my sent into Paraguay, or at least all that is left of it, has at length taken place. The dreadful sufferings of the Brazilians may be judged from the fact that out of five thousand men who left Brazil for Paraguay only one thousand four bundred and fifly-nine have returned. It is estimated that fully three-fourths of the Brazilian army have perished in Paraguay. And yet the war gainst Lopez isnot ended. How much longer will this fruitless war continue ? “Py STATESMANSHUY, —This is the term applied by some of our Southern contem- poraries to the movement of Senator Abbott, ‘ of North Carolina, towards protecting peanuis hy a provision in the tariff. The value of the product of this nut in North Carolina amounts to some three millions of dollars per annum. The strongest opposition to protecting them may be anticipated by those spirited youths, the peanut democracy of the Bowery theatre. Tin Reconsrrvctios Commrrree are still “harping on my daughter,” Tennessee, She has been reconstructed once, and as Andy Jolinson, Brownlow, Roderick Butler and the present state of affairs are the results, we think the Reconstruction (ommittee ought to fecl satisfied that they aro not competent to act in the mattos The Trial ef Prince Pierre Bonaparte. The public excitement occasioned by the shooting of Victor Noir by Prince Pierre Bo- naparte, the cousin of the present Emperor of the French, temporarily suspended, haa again burst forth, and to-day it is greater than ever, As we stated two days ago, the trial of the Prince is the sensation of the hour, Now that the trial has actually commenced we see that France all over has fixed its eyes on the town of Tours; that men’s minds are agitated, and that even the Emperor him- self is deeply solicitons as to the general effect. A cable despatch which we publish this morn- ing shows that Napoleon has not forgotten his ancient cunning, for he has skilfully chosen the present moment of excitement to give addi- tional emphasis to his reform movement and additional proof of his honesty of purpose in the premises. The news of yesterday enabled us to enter fully into the spirit and to witness the scenes ofthe opening day. Tor some days Tours had been receiving large additions to its inhabi- tants from all the large centres of population. The court room was crowded. Conspicu- ous among the crowd were the mother and brother of the murdered man. The swear- ing in of the jurors, the reading of the act of accusation, the address of the President of the Court to the jury seem to have been gone through with in circumstances of more than usual solemnity. Very considerable excite- ment seems to have prevailed during the ex- amination of the witnesses. M. Ulric de Fon- vielle, who, it will be remembered, was with Victor Noir when he was shot, and who had himself to flee from the presence of the wrath- ful Prince, narrowly escaping with his own life, was the third witness. As there is every reason to believe he was the only one who saw the deed committed it was most natural that his testimony should be regarded by the Court as all-important. M. Paschal Grousset was the next witness examined. It will be remem- bered by our readers that Grousset was the man who accepted the responsibility of the Marseillaise, and who sent De Fonvielle and Victor Noir to see and arrange with the Prince in his name. Grousset’s conduct seems to have been outrageous—so outrageous, indeed, that he had to be removed from the court and sent to prison for contempt, The public interest in the progress of the proceedings remained unabated yesterday. Some slight changes were made in the arrange- ment of the courtroom. The accommodation for the public was very limited, however. M. Milliere was examined for the prosecution. He was intemperate in his expression and was reprimanded by the Judge. ‘The Prince prisoner became excited also, and as- serted, with some vehemence, that Milliere and Grousset had sworn to shoot him. This was positively denied by the wit- ness. The audience here inclined against the prisoner, and symptoms of a “‘hiss” were evident for moment. The defence was opened. The Prince's lawyers tendered the evidence of some of his servants and personal friends, but the impression made was not favorable, as it appears to us, to an acquittal. M. Paul de Cassagnac insulted the prosecut- ing counsel. M. Larocca was too warm in his friendly delivery. He was called to “question” by the Judge. Witnesses for the defence’ swore that they saw 4 coutasion’ on the check of the Pritite after the blow. They were laymen. The doctor who was called in immediately after the delivery of the buffet ‘saw no signs of a contusion.” The prosecution and defence got slightly muddled, ‘There was assertion, contradiction and general excitement, The defence adhered to the theory of a pre-existent plot against the life of the Prince. M. Rochefort will, it is thought, be placed on the stand and testify to-day. Jt is not unnatural that this trial should command so much interest. It is but rare that princes are put on their trial for such offences. It is not the first time that princes have taken away life in circumstances much more cold-blooded and brutal than those in which Prince Pierre made use of his revolver. But in times gone by princes were above law. They were a law unto themselves; and whatever law there was, beyond their own individual wills, existed chiefly for their especial benefit. The execution of the English Charles and of the French Louis, terrific as was the effect and awful as was the warning, did not rob princes of all their immunities, But we have been marching on apace. The | new agents of civilization have done more in the last thirty years to destroy the last vestige of divine right than did the Roundheads of England and the Jacobins of France. There isno longer any mystery attached to courts and cabinets. The throne is no longer the cenire of a sacred circle within which the vul- | garity of law may not show its face. Public opinion, created and sustained by the press, has made the highest and the lowest amenable tolaw. This trial is an illustration of nine- teenth century progress, As to the result of the trial we have no ; doubt. Jt will be impossible to convict the Prince, ‘The trial will, however, be fair and, to all outward seeming at least, rigidly impar- tial, The ‘“rreconcileables” of course will gramble, but France will be satisfied. It will he a nine days’ wonder, and then, like so many wonders that have gone hefore, it will he for- gotten. Jt will be well if it makes French journalists more wise and Bonaparte princes more cautious. Tur Destroying ANGEL.—Kiernan was evi- | dently right in his supposilion that the “de- stroying angel” had been on hand up at Albany and gone through the house of Israel, Nothing is left of Israel, and also but little of the Assyrians, who ‘came down like on the fold.” Truly, The widows of Astur are ond Jn their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal. wolves CxentraL AMERICA.—The news from this part of the Continent is cheering. returned to the South American trade Jean ii a all goes we! woe en “UP or THK CoNGLom- ErAtE Democracy.—The news from Albany is gorgeous. ‘The demmcracy of the State has, for the present, gone up like a magnificent balloon, carrying scarified corpses, and in- flated with gas enough to supply balloons car- trying democratic skeletons from the fleshpots to the regions of space for campaigns to come, Oh, temperance! oh, Moses! oh, the Excise taw! oh. the Ten Commandments ! Peace has republics, A Graxp § The Yacht America’s Trophy, We give to-day, in another part of the paper, a document of some interest in yachting an- nals—namely, the speech of Commodore Ste- vens, made upon his return home after the trip to Europe with the America. How vividly this speech recalls the spirit of the time when it was spoken our readers can judge for them- selves. It is scarcely possible to go over the Commodore’s words and not be awakened to the most active interest in the great event he describes, and to fee) the liveliest sympathy with our countrymen in their struggle and the deepest pride in their triumph. In the fow graphic sentences in which he touches the pre- liminary brush with the Laverock, upon the America’s first arrival near Cowes, as well as in his happy description of the great day of contest, when a hundred yachts were under weigh in and about the barbor, he is every- where the true gentleman, yachtman and patriot that all remember him, Since thore is just now some discussion of a race for the cup the America won we have thought it might be timely to refer the public mind to the circum- stances of the first race for that cup, and to re- fresh the spirit of yachtmen with the Commo- dore’s own graphic view of a noble piece of international sport. Mr, Ashbury, owner of the English yacht Cambria, wrote in a letter, dated November 14, 1869, that he then and thereby gave the required six months’ notice of his intention to race for the America’s cup. He gave that notice in the supposition that he might cross the Atlantic in March, His notice would then have been good for the middle of May this year. As, however, he docs not cross the Atlantic until four months later we suppose his notice for the America’s cup will be under- stood as moved forward an equivalent time, since the contest for that trophy is one incen- tive to his visit. The gentleman having thus given due notice, and having also fowarded to the Secretary of the New York Yacht Club, in a letter dated July 20, 1869, a certificate of the fact that he would come as the representa- tive of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, it only remains that the parties should arrange the terms of the race. In the conditions on which the cup is held it is stipulated that ‘‘the par- ties desiring to sail for the cup may make any match with the yacht club in possession of the same that may be determined upon by mutual consent.” Here it appears that the cup may be made subject to the issue of a “match race,” which in this sense is a race of two yachts, and the only sanction such race needs is ‘mutual consent” to its terms on the part of the holders and the challenger. Mr. Ashbury seems to have fixed his attention rather closely upon this freedom to ‘‘make any match,” and to have neglected the reference to ‘mutual consent.” Perhaps he was even a little precipitate with terms, He said :—‘T propose that your club select its champion schooner, of a tonnage not to exceed ten per cent of the Thames measurement of the Cambria. * * I would then at an early date race the said vessel round Long Island, two races out, of three to decide as to the cham- pionship and the final possession of the America’s cup.” In all his subsequent com- munications he refers to this point as settled, speaking of ‘your selected vessel,” ‘‘your champion schooner,” &c. In thus hastily, assuming this fact he has, however, coupled his proposed match race with conditions that we cannot suppose will be mutually agreeable. He, for instance, pe- remptorily rules out all centre-board boats; he also rules out all boats above a certain size. He, moreover, seems inclined to specify in what waters the race shall take place and what rules it shall be sailed by. He rules out oentre-board boats, fora reason satisfactory to himself, but one that will hardly find favor here, the more especially as these boats have an excellent fame in the New York Yacht Club. His reason is that centre-board boats are not permitted to enter for prizes given by the Royal Yacht Squadron, and as the Awerica’s cup was originally ‘‘won at Cowes under tl» rules of the Royal Yacht Squadron, it thereby follows” that these rules are binding here, and that, therefore, ‘‘no centre-board vessel can compete against the Cambria in this particular race.” We, however, do not see that this follows. But here we find Mr. Ashbury somewhat inconsistent. Does he really mean that the rales under which the cup was won at Cowes must govern in regard to it now? This is what he seems to say in ruling ont centre-board boats as “mere racing machines.” What, then, does he mean by all that he has said in regard to ruling out boats above a certain tonnage, and by all the discus- sion he started in regard to Thames measure- ment and other systems of measurement for ascertaining the size of yachts? Is he igno- rant that size was no element in the race at Cowes—thaf the enp was a prize ‘for yachts of all nations, without regard to differ- | ence of tonnage it needs bui little consideration of the view ger takes of this race to see that his er be fixed by ‘‘mutual consent,” and this fact will perhaps render it impossible to contest the possession of the cnpby a match race. ‘This contingency is distinctly and de- finitely provided for in the conditions of the gift of the cup. ease of disagreement as to terms the race “shall be sailed over the usual course for the annual regatta of the elub in possession, and subject to its rules.” To this complexion it will probably come at lust. Indeed, Mr. Ashbury w in- formed that he had “the right to sail over the annual regatta course of the New dork Yacht Club for tbe Queen's Cup” by the authorized representative of the club, In the regular regatta of the club, in au open race, made free to all comers by the holdors of the trophy cup, Mr. Ashbury woufd have an opportunity to fulfit his wish of trying his boat against ‘‘all America ;” and in such a race we might have a contest worthy the fume of the prize. It is announced that there will be a meeting of the New York Yacht Cinb on Thursday evening next, and it is understood that the subject of the terms of this race will then be discussed, Iv Ovur-Hkxops Hexov.—The way in which the municipal babies were slaughtered up at Albany yesterday would quite put to blush the poor cruelty of the ancient persecutor. Where is little Moses? It is to be hoped he is safely hidden in the buleushes -under the Manhattan domo, It is therein written that in | MARCH 23, 1870. —TRIPLE SHEET, nace "Manlfoute on Magne Chartn. The Emperor Napoleon has addressed Premier Ollivicr in a royal manifeato—one of those imperial official documents by the periodical issue of which his Majesty has been wont of late years to startle Europe and soothe France at one and the same moment. Napo- leon pronounces for constitutional liberty and franchise reform in the widest and most acceptably conservative sense of these terms. He concedes to his Cabinet as to the wisdom of their complete fruition for the use and future happiness of the millions, He does not direct, but advises, He would adopt ‘‘all reforms” which may tend to restore constitu- tional liberty, and thus cut the ground from under the feet of those who are moved by ‘an immoderate desire for change”—certain spirits who disturb the public mind.” The stability of the present régime is proclaimed by a very nicely adapted inference. Parlia- mentary power is fully acknowledged and elevated by the acknowledgment to the ruling supremacy in France. This Bonaparte mani- festo is thus of the very highest importance. It is Magna Charta and the dynasty—Magna Charta in, the very nick of time, just as the dynasty ‘figures awkwardly in the dock at Tours, His Majesty of 'rance ig as provident and far-seeing as ever, Tuk Destroying ANGEL AMONG THE Rovaw anv Reapizs.—In the Legislature at Albany yesterday, whon the ronghs were being defeated on every hand, and when the ‘hay- loft and cheesepress” democrats were making mincemeat of them, Mr. Kiecnan, a leader of the roughs, called a parley. Looking around him he discovered many empty seats, and he demanded a call of absentees. Mr. Kiernan at the same time impressively, if not propheti- cally, exclaimed, ‘The destroying angel may have passed through the house of Israel last night.” What destroying angel he referred to ; does not appear, and how he associates the house of Israel with the Assembly must be a matter of conjecture; but one thing is certain, that angel or devil—Sammy Tilden or Johnny Morrissey—the rough and ready democracy, Charter, Police bill, Supervisors’ bill and all, are broken, horse, foot and dragoons; and if they don’t leave Albany very soon they won't have a “bill” left to pay their board. Exit rough and readies. Te Darien Sur CanaL Treaty.—We publish in another part of the Herarp this morning the full text of the treaty for the pro- posed ship canal through the Isthmus of Darien. The treaty was signed on the 26th of January, at Bogota, by two commissioners on the part of the Colombia governmerft and by General Hurlburt, resident American Minister, on behalf of the United States: On the 5th ultimo the treaty was bronght up before the Colombia ‘Congress for ratification, and after a long debate it was referred to a committee, with instructions to report on the Ist of the present month. Judging of the treaty as we have it before us, it is certainly most favorable to Colombia. It is to be regretted that a feel- ing is evinced in the Congress of that rernb- lic of dissatisfaction at the treaty not contain- ing still greater concessions for Colombia than those already nominated in the bond. It is to be hoped, however, that wise counsels will prevail and that no itipossible conditions will be interposed to delay a project fraught with so many advantages to tne world in general. Tur Syow or Timery Winters.—Mr. Snow, member of Assembly, said :—‘‘He had served the democratic party for thirty years. He proposed to serve it to-day. He did not pro- pose to engage in any special legislation for New York. Here we find a committee, report- ing bills piecemeal. He would not support business of that sort. Let them bring ina general bill and he would vote for it.” With these words the stanch old democrat voted against the Charter of the silk stocking coali- tion. Good words these on the part of Snow, and a good indication that the rural democratic head is munch nearer level than some wise men thought. Te Cast oy Ames.—The Senate Judiciary Committee have reported against admitting General Ames to the Senate, on the plea that he was in the army at the time of his election and was not a citizen of the State. There may be many better reasons than that for his re- jection, for instance the fact of a bad precedent, being set for other commanding officers in the future reconstructions of ejected States; but Ames himself is certainly as good a citizen of the State he represents as Whittemore, Rice, Revels and other more decided carpet-baggers are of the Pentel they Tepresenty To Desrroy « Democracy is like consum- ; ing a religion. Who will be the first mar-all | at the stake? Posrat Termarapny IN Grea Brrraiw.— | From a cable despatch which we publish this morning it will be icarned that, although delays and other inconveniences have resulted from the transfer to the government of the entire telegraph system of the three kingdoms, there is every prospect that the Post Office officials will soon be able to boast of complete and triumphant success. The delays had been chiefly in Iveland, where the lines had been cut, All over there was evidence that the | new management will give entire satisfaction. a “Solution of the City Transit Problom. The inadequacy of means of communioation in the metropolis between the homes and business houses of the greater part of the community has been long keenly felt, and various suggestions have been made to supply the want. The Underground Railway, similar to that of London, has received a good deal of attention ; but a single glance at the geological formation of this istand will satisfy any one as to the utter impracticability of such an under- taking. It Is easy to tunnel the vast clay deposit on which London is built, but to operate successfully on the ridge of primitive rock which supports the palatial structures of New York without danger to life and property fs quite another thing. Surface roads have been already tried and found wanting in every respect, as any one can testify who has suffered from the disagreeable and offensive overcrowding of the street cars. There appears to be one feasible and satis- factory solution of the great transit problem— the Girdle Railway, which affords the most rapid means of communication from one ‘end of the city to the other and interferes with neither property nor other means of locomotion, Itis designed to have the track elevated at a proper height above the bulk- head line skirting both rivers, so that it will not interfere with the necessary buildings used for shipping, ferry or commercial pur- poses, The plan also provides for eight tracks, 60 that cars can constantly move in both direc- tions. It is apparently a satisfactory solution of the transit problem, and far more feasible than the absurd project of tunnelling through the solid bed of rock beneath us, to the im- minent danger of life and property. The Arcade Railway, designed to run be- neath Broadway, and which makes such a pretty appearance on paper, is another of these hairbrained schemes. We doubt very much if the property owners on that thorough- fare would feel satisfled at having their places of business undermined by any such arrange- ment. A pneumatic railway has been tried successfully in Europe, and there is little doubt of its entire practicability in this conntry. It might prove a more efficient and feasible sub- stitute for means of communication with Brooklyn than such an uncertain, costly affair aga bridge. The idea is one that other cities should not lose sight of, as it might be put ina more practical shape to their advantage than in our rocky soil, The Girdle Elevated Rail- way Company comprises among its members such men a8 Messrs. Homer A. Nelson, Robert Colgate, Charles Butler and E. L, Viele, and manifests a desire to carry the undertaking through to a successful termination. Whatever the results of the work may be it is certaia that the citizens of the metropolis must fall back upon some other means of solving. the transit problem than undermining our thorough~ fares aud business palaces, Fix! Fine! Firg!—The destroying angel is said to have swept through the chambers of the Legislature, knocking all city charters, private railroad bills and other private what- nots into a “cocked hat.” Now is the timo for a grand bonfire, in which shall be con- sumed all the city charters and private rail- road bills and private jobs that have during the present session served to retard public busiiess, to demoralize the already profligate democracy of New York, to raise a disturb- ance generally among democrats all oyer the country and to give encouragement to their enemies. Let all these bills and charters be piled together; let the torch be applied by some well known barn-burner or haymow- burner, ‘‘chuck” Jimmy O’Brien on the top of the funeral pyre and blaze away. Tammany's grand sachems and old braves can dance the war dance and make the young warriors un- derstand that the ‘Great Manitou” holds their treachery and desertion in perilous times under grave and solemn consideration, Tax Covrresis or Te Sra.—The pas- sengers by the steamer Samaria report that while she was in distress a Guion steamer, supposed to be the Manhattan, passed near her, but ignored her signals and refused to aid her. If the Samaria had gone down, with all on board, the Manhattan would have been deeply responsible for the disaster, The utter want of courtesy, not to say humanity, exhibit- ed by many of these sea captains is criminal. It may be that some of them have passed the missing City of Boston in the same way, and that a little humanity on their part might have brought the long expected vessel safe to port. Bnt they pass on, chary of one hour's time and a little trouble, emulating Captain Hiyre, of the Bombay, uutil, like him, they find themselves charged with the loss of hundreds of human liver. ALL Ur!—the silk stocking and ruffled shirt democracy of the Manhattan Club, the rough and tumble democracy of the Jefferson Dlub, the cheesepress aud haymow democracy of the interior clubs of the State, the Old Tamminy democracy of Tammany Hall, the huckleberry democracy of Greenwich, and, finally, the peanut democracy of the Bowery. A cast of the horoscope at the present moment discovers the rough and tumbles ahead, with a gaunt figure looming up in the shadows and the mists of the distance, Tax Here or Coor Aupacrry is exempli- fied in the attempt of the circular letter writers who carry on swindling operations through the We never doubted the wisdom of the British government in this matter; and the ex- ample she presents to our government ought to be imitated at once. The ! snecess of the goverument management | is assured in England, as, indeed, in all other countries where it has been tried. it ig only a question of time with us. Sooner or later we must adopt it. The longer the greater the folly of our people and govern- ment, There is no other way of puiting an eud to gigantic and visions monopolies, The telegraph really is and ought to be a part of the postal system. Tus Rove AND Reavy Demooracy halloed before they were out of the woods. They made # great noise, but it was nearly all echo, Ov ov A Crear Sky.—To the city demo- erats everything, apparently, seemed serene on the new laws for plunder, Tho boys and the silk stocking fellows seemed to have whipped in all the doubters, when behold, the countrymen came ont like a clap of thunder. What does it moan? Post Office to have Postmaster Jones removed from his position in the New York Post Office. They accuse him of being upright enongh to stop their swindles, having an idea that honest men are unfit for office, But they have dis- covered that the Post Office Department has not enough houest men to spare Jones, and so they have overreached themselves. “Se Destroying ANGEL may have passed through the house of Israel last night,” said Mr. Kiernan, in the Assembly yesterday. Apparently he did, and with good effect, too, for be killed all the silk eoceue) bills, Tur BrooKuxN Navy Yap. ane now ap- pears that the House committee intend to re- commend the sale of the Brooklyn Navy Yard without making an arrangement for building another one. Is the metropolis of the country, then, to be left without the protection of a navy yard in case of war? TAMMANY stands-alone and unscathed amid the wreck of Mantilini and the crush of Worlds,