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4 MIDS RESORTS. Long Branch Sweltering by the Sea. How President Grant ‘Stole a March” on New York—The Weather Fervently Discussed by Seashore Loungers—Mrs. Grant's Re- ception—fhe Washington Lobby Cliques— Bogus Correspond- ence—Tho Americus Club. Lone Branca, July 26, 1870. . Prealdent Grant very quietly slipped off to the city this morning, Admiral Porter accompanying him. He left in the teu minutes to eight o'clock A. ‘M. train and roturned on the ten minutes to seven o'clock P.M. train. As his intended departure ‘Was unknown there was only the usual crowd at ‘the depot. When he took his seat, however, in ‘the oars the throng gathered about, gazing in the window, as such throngs always will, and as the train started they cheered him. As might be supposed, there was a good deal of speculation as to the nature of the business taking him to New York. The weather being so vory hot and his having kept himself so closely at home on this account since coming here, opened a wide fold of conjecture to political quidnunca and others, These prolific indulgences in imagination, some asserting that he had gone on business con- nected with the federal offices in Now York, others that he was to meet some of the Cabinet in the city to consult about calling an extra ses- sion of Congress, and still others that his sole pur- pose was to recuperate his energies by a day’s ab- sence from the unrelenting thraidom of enervat- ing heat, were, if wholly unsatisfactory, as wholly harmless. ‘The positive knowledge on the subject has this extent and no more—that he went away and came back again. WIS CARRIAGE WAS WAITING for him on his return, and on his mounting to the Beat and taking the reius. there was a renewal of the morsing cheers, and driving at a@ rattling pace he was speedily home again in his ‘‘cottage by the sea.’’ hleautime the fashionable people here are in a state of lively flutter over Mrs. Grant’s first reception, which is to be given this evening. It is expected that it will equal iu brilliancy, though of course lacking some of the stately formalities of the latter, bor reoeptions at the Whive House. A steam yncht this afternoon—one of the numerous yachts, doubwess, watching and wait- ing the expected arrival of the Dauutless and Cambria—passed up by the President's cottage, FIRING A SALUTE as she passed. On her return she fired another salute. Her name could not be ascertained; but in the wator she was certainly a magnificent appearing yacht and attracted a good deal of at- tention from all the hotels. All the magnificent weaith of our language, su- supremely adequate asit isto describe monster revolutions, overturning thrones and dynasties, fearful earthquakes, engulfing es, Villages and hamlets, and tie superbest scenery of mountain and Jake and river and woodland; however grandly it serves to describe great enterprises, great men, great deeds and the wildest wreck of homan passions; however exquisitely subtle in delineating “‘love’s young dréum;” however potent in portraying the highest “martyrdom of woe;” however pertinent and forcible, in short, in ail other kinds of description, it utterly fails to fur- uish words that can convey any just conception of the BOILING AND BLISTERING HEAT and seething and swelieriug sufferance at present endured here on account of the continuously excited temperature. The worst of it is, there is uo “let up” in The beat continues with unin- termitted force. The sky is a great brazen dome of heat. The oceaa reflects the heat, giving it intensified fierceness. fhe air isa furnace of heat, borne from inland over wide wastes of burning sands. No sirocco could be hotter, no intensity of human woe greater. Of course the heat and its continuance is the absorbing topic of talk. Ineard one gentleman, whose thoughts lifted themselvcs above the current com- monplace observations about the matter, quote the Doge of Venice in “The Two Fos-% cari,” which quotation happily expresses an approximate ides of what the Teat here is:— Methinks we must have sinu’d in some old world, And this is hell; the best is that it is not eternal. “Tt acts aa though it was Boing to be eternal,” n prosaical phrase, responded the gentleman with whom he was talking. “But there was a slight intermission, in the shower last evening,” insisted the first oue. “That thunder shower ?”” “Yos,”? “It did cool the air a Jittle for as hot as blazes again this morning. “That’s so; thermometer ninety-three degrees in the shado.”” “T's fearful.” “The old Doge had the right idea,” continued the quoter from Byron. ‘Tiis isa sinful place, and | mean to get out of it before it is burned up, like ancient Sodom and Gomorrah. Give me my London Terrace and my bow window in New York; it’s cooler there than here.” AS TO THAT TAUNDER STORM, itis worthy a few words of description. It com menced about eleven o’clock. The thermometer stood at cighty-seven degre The air was cbarged with electricity. There had been fitful flashes of sheet lightning all the evening. Little by little, but high up and fleecy and ragged the eads rolled up from the west, and then they. became lower and more dense and blacker, when suddenly, during the overspreading pall, 6ame a most vivid flash of lightning. From midheaven two bolts leaped a parallel zigzag course into the ocean. The intensity of their light was slmost blinding. The din of loud thunder followed, and then moro lightning and more thunder, and then the rain camo down in torrents, the rising winds and the maddened sea uniting their awful voices with the tumult of thunder ond the fell fury of the falling flood. More fearful and majestic beauty rarely shows itself in the midsummer storms of ‘the tro- ics, The thermometer, however, singular to re- late, only fell five degrees, and to-day, as stated above, is travelling again upward, asif to put to the farthest test the powers of human endur- ance. ‘The most extensive preparations are already beginning to be made for THB COMING RACES. ‘The track hag been put {nthe best of order, most of the racing horses are here unflergoing daily exercises to fit them for the coming con- test, and all that is wanted is the advent of the time for the races to begin, and the ‘owds which will throng here to participate in this rare and brilliant season of equine sporting. A marked featnre will be the arrivals, whic! fs announced for the 2d of August, of the Ameri- ous Club, with Win. M. Tweed at the head, and all to be dressed in their club unif time; but it Is orm. Still lingering here, and evidently the only per- sons who are not most painfully affected by the oppressive heat, are THE WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS. They have gone through so many heated contests in that (Shey hotbed of strife,our national ca- pital, that thoy seem utterly indifferent any atmospheric fluctuations. Not one of them has, however, yet been found go indifferent to the les of propricty as to venture to call on Presi- rant. They are a vai to themselves, and themselves. Even the clabmen, who are ly not ovor fastidious as to whom they vite to their dinners and wines and droppiug money at faro, the usual after course, let them severely alone. Ladies, too, look on them smil- ingly, but it is the smile ef pity and contempt. Mariana’s curse of the Council of Ten applies to them:— ~ ‘The old human fiends, With one foot in the grave, with dim eyes strange To tears «ave drops of dotage, with long white And scanty iai:s and shaking hands and heads AS 1 as thelr hearts are hard, they counsel, EE aL 1 ho (hui an the feel Io the.r uccursed bosoms, ores a Wo will leavo them to their plgttings and - ‘NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, schemes, though idly come they here on their pre- sent mission, It is amusing to notice some of the misstate- ments appearing in PRETENDED CORRESPONDENCE from here. One correspondent kept Licutenant General Sheridan here on unday and had him attend church with the —Presi- dent. As the Lieutenant General left last Saturday, the very evening of the day of his ar- rival, and as the President did not attend church on Suuday, it is very evident that this correspond- ent relies on his imagination for ts. Another has Secretary Robeson dining and driving with the " ?resident; whereas the Secretary has not been here, and, as far known, has no idea of coming. All is might be partially exonsable, as the natural result of a facile power at invention, but to bring General Robert E. Lee here from the Sulphur Springs of Virginia, where deeply shaded woods and overshadowing mountains and leaping cas- cades furnish cool retreats and picraresiue scenery, and compel him to undergo the ains and penaltics of the present hea‘ erm here, is giving inexcusable wing to fan General Lee has not been here, and the rumoring about his meeting President Grant and their inter- views aud reminiscences of that far-famed apple tree scene at Appomattox makes very agreeable reading, only rs lacks that essential element of ebiding interest—truth. WATFRING PLACE NOTES AND ARRIVALS, The fine teams are beginuing to return to New- port, R.1., from the Saratoga races. Mrs, Fisk drives the only four-in-hand yet seen, Atarecent hop given at one of the Saratoga ho- tels the following ladles were noticeable for the richness and tastefulnoss of their totlets:—Mrs. John Ailburne, Mrs. D. G. Croly, Miss Leon and Miss Beil, all of this city. Hon. Leaming M. Rice, senator from Cape May, ta at home. ‘The following Philadelohia editors were at Long Branch on Monday:—William H. Cummington, City Editor of The Day; E. J. O. Fisher, of the Inquirer: Mr. J. Jones, of the Bulletin, and J. 8, Chambers, of The Day. Among the summer residents of Manchester, Mass., this season, are Mr. John Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. F, B. Conway, Mra, Bowers and Boston’s dis- tinguishea publisher Mr. James T. Fields. Porpoises abound this season at Cape May. There is a Marquis at Saratoga now wilo ts said to be on the polut of surrender to one of the prettiest giris there, % Baron Hubner, of Anstria, and Baron Lederer, the Anstrian Minister, arrived in this clty from Niagara Falls Monday. General Pickett is at White Sulphur Springs, Va., with a number of charming ladies from Richmond, Norfolk and Petersburg, Mrs. General Pegram ar- rived last week, About the middle of this week Jetfe:son Davis, General Joseph E. Jounston and Governor Walker are expected. About the 1st of August General Lee will pay his aunual visit. Thero are now 500 or 600 guests there, and they arrive at the rate of fiity or sixty a day, About the lst of August the season will be at its nelght, Jobu Brougham is at Long Branch, where also Mr. Lester Wallack, Mr. J. W. Wallack, Mr. W. R, Floyd, Mr. Edwin Adams, Mr. Theodore Moss, Mrs, Hoey, Miss Maggie Mitchell, Mr. aud Mrs. Edwin Booth, and other members of the aramatic profession, are passing the summer. Mr, William Stuart ls expected at Newport, Mr. and Mrs, Parney Williaius are at Bath, The travel over the West Jersey road to and from Cape May was never larger than at present. The trains last Saturday brought down over 2,000 visitors, Flirting ‘8 kuown as “bluM™ng” at Martha’s Vineyard, the benches which line the bluffs being the rendezvous of young ladies and geatiemen who engage in the amusement. ‘The gues's of the Pequot House, New London, are mostly quiet people from New York, who desire to avoid the more fashionable dissipation of Saratoga and Long Branch. The prices of comfort a! Mount Desert continue reasonable in spite of the increasiug popularity, which seems certain to make the place both uncom- fortable and expensive before many years. The island les 110 miles from Portland and is reached by a steamer, which leaves the latter place at ten o'clock tn the evening, arriving at Bar Harbor at nooa the next day. Bar Harbor is at present the principal resort. Several gentiemen from New York and Massachusetts have erected large private rea- deaces within and near the village, Miss Kate Field is said tobe tie best lady rower at Newport. The rowing clubs, once so popular among the New York belies at Newport, are things of the past. Miss Fleld has a very pretty boat of cedar, painted biue on the outside, witha band of white, and varnished on the inside. It 1s as ele- gantly and smoothly finished as the interior of a lady's writing desk. Her initials in monogram are painted on the stern, Atlantic City is left almost entirely to excursion partics this sammer. The transient summer fashion of Boston and vicinity has eonght Swampscott and othcr beaches this season, while Nahant 1s chiefly occupied by families living principally tn cottages. ‘The price of board at the private boarding houses of Newport ranges from fificen dollars—for a single room—upward. These houses are rated next in fashionable elegance to the cottages, as usual. Tne policy a3 well as the propriety of keeping a watering place free from the taint of liqnor is ex- emplified in the case of Silver Spring, the already Tamous resort, a few miles below Providence, on tne Narraganset. While the rule against its sale on the premises has been strictly eniorced, the proprietor, Mr, Maxfield, has added to the many attractions of the place, not the least of which is the grand khode Island clam and fish dinner, than which no better was ever disenssed by a connossieur, aud now draws patronage from the very best class of pleasure-scek- ers from all sections. Tue following people are at Saratoga:—Mr. and Mrs. J. Upson, Mr. H. M. Leverich and Misses M. M. and J. Leverich, of Brookiyn; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Headley and Miss A. Headley. Messrs. R, Larel and Alexander Stuart, Mr. Daniel Drew and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. Disbrow, Mr. L. M. Livingston and Miss R gestae Thirty-third street; Mr. and Mrs, 0 G. F. Har ew York; Mr. and Mra, BE. @. Ma- turnl, Mr. aod Mrs, Cbaries Bliven, of West Thirty- fourth etreet; Mr. and Mra. J. M. Fiéeman, Mr, and ‘Mis. J. H. Edwards, of New York; 0. D, Van Wage- ner, L. . Webb, B. Avthony, J. E. Morrel, R. B. Paimer, F. W. Worth, B. Krower, J. P. Rust and wife, J. D. Douglass, J. mmerer, G. H, Ellers, J. T. Stevens, 8. |. 8. Homan, C. L. McDowell, J. Stevenson, RK. Sanger, Mrs. P. B. Davis, Mrs, A. L. Da’ Mrs, M. Cronin, H. 8. Back- man, W. Blanchard, 4. E. Darby, D. Gay, 8. 8. Stokes aud wile, ‘Mrs, William 8. Clapp and family and Mrs. i. Earle and family, ‘There is no gayety at Newport, R. I, and there is a general compiaimt of lack of it. Why the Newport hotels do not do as much for thelr guests tu this line as do the hotels at the Other watering places isa mystery to everybody, and to many this seems the recret of tholr unsuccess, There's not a hotel at Saratoga. or Long Branch but has its hops and con- certs regularly, while at Newport thore’s nothing even in. prospect, and last season there was but one hop dufing the summer. jeveral new turnouts from Saratoga arrived at Long Branch on Monday, among which wore three four-in-hands. Preparti tollets for race week 1s now tho most excit! engage- ment of the ladies. One dress is being made to cost $1,000. it is a very rich pink silk skirt, en train, and with an overdress,sacque and tunic oi rich white point lace, all imported for tho Person and the occasion, A lady, a banker’s wife, ‘Whose rich and costly toilets made for Jerome Park wear have been so much admired, Is having @ dress made for which $2,600 will have to be given, fa guests in one of the Cape May hotels number at the present time nearly 900, occupying about 360 rooms, To wait upon them 840 persons, p incipally olars lay to The exclusive of provisious, such 4a rent, tnsui- ance, &c., Will reach abvut $25,000. A large item of expense this season is ice, the house refer red to ae from three to four tons per day to supply thé guests while in their rooms, for water- coolers, Se. Of course, large quantities of this arti- cle are required to supply the refrigerators, as the provisions have to be purchased in large quantities and kept sometimes for several days, One of these re{rigerators will hold seventy tons of ice, Though the expense of keeping a hotel there 1s heavy this senson, Mit should fast three weeks longer it will be B very profitabic one. The receipts at some of the houses for bourd alone will amount to from $4,000 to $6,009 per day, while the sale of liquors at the bar, receipts irom restaurants, attached,,bath rooms, &¢., help to sweil the sum. But the business is a risky one and reqnt.es a large capital, which may be sunk in & short time If the weather proves unfavorable during the séven weeks usually devoted to pleasure at summer resorts, The following visitors aro stopping at Cornwall- on-the-Hucson:—The Misses Contoys, of West Thir- ty-fifth streei;. Migs Fal mara and the Misses Cullens. A pleasant route for tourista desiring genuine country life is that from Saratoga by the new rall- road to Schroon Lake and the Adirondack region. Atwo huurs’ ride along tho Upper jindggn caries tho traveller to what ts called “Tho Glen.” Here a coach connects with Pottersville, at tie root of Schroon Lake, eleven miles distance, over @ roud which offers mauy beautiful views of mountains and lake, A steamer from Pottersville reaches the ho! ‘at the upper end of the lake in one hour. poe diverge in ail directions with dsulug ckte and th outfits, Newport, Vt., 18 (rowing more ular as a Bum mer resort, From the balconies ie Hotel one of the fMnest views of Lake Memphremagog—the beautiful water, as the Indians were wont to call 1t— may be obtajned, Many of the visitors combine business with pleasure by occasionally repairing to Montreal, which is quite near, for the purpose re- lenisuing their steck of kid gloves, 08, &C., at foreign prices and then ¢! the excitement of smuggling them over the border witha charming disr ‘of customs regulations. ng me latest arrivals at Long Branch are Henry Harley, wife and child; John A. Dodge, wife and ; George Parsons, Miss A. Parsons, E, H, 01 ia Ra Wood any and wifo, Mra. Martin, Miss Misa Ewen, Miss Smith, E.T. and A. P. Bacon, Boston; W. G. Annan and wite, &. Duson- bury and wiie, M. Duryer and wife, Mra, Robert Pe Chapman, Ji ani urphy, Mrs. E. Van Zandt, fas Dr, W. H. singeay and wife, New York; Miss M. Brook and A. 8. Parsons, Baldwin and wife and 0. V. Hough aad wile, Chicago; General Horaythy United and &. ship- ise Cal tenant 8, Glassy, New York; W. ter, 8t, Louts; B, Ormaley, ‘Louisville; Professor Wi- nats and Dr. 'W. H, Bell, London. The charming “Fernande,” Miss Agnes Ethel, is stopping at Lake Mahopac. HUSICAL AND THUATRICAL ROTES. Master Jackson, who created such a sensation at | Niblo’s and the-Olymplc tast season, on different occasions, by his clever recitations, 1s engaged at Booti’s for the next season. He plays the child in “Rip Van Winkle” during Jeflerson’s engagement. The boy gives promise of @ brilliant career on the stage. Mme. Marie Seebach, the great German tragé- dienne, will probably open at the Théatre Frangais, in September, with “Marguerite,” in which charac- ter she 13 said tohave no equal. Mr. J. Grau nas secured in her one of the most brilliant features of the fall draniatic season. Edwin Forrest, at the age of elxty-four, has just concluded an eight months’ season, in which he has travelled over 6,000 miles, piayed in fifty-two towns and averaged five performances a week. La Stgnora Barattt bas made a furor in Sydney, Australia, tn ‘Les Vepres Siciliennes.” Ford proposes to get up an opera honse to Balti- more to accommodate five thouiand spectators, with room for one thousand on the stage. One of the features of the coming season at the Fifth Avenue Theatre will be Matilda Heron's beau- tful play, “Pear.” It is marked with all that rare appreciation of character, true womanly feeling and intensity of passion so characteristic 01 one of the brightest lights of the American stage, The Grand Imperial Russian Concert Troupe have been last signalled from Illinois, We hope that no extradition treaty can ever get them out of there. Mrs, Scoti-Siddons is yet at the Haymarket, Lon- don, The city government of Atlanta, Ga., have passed another ordinance prohibiting any male or female from wearing the garb of the opposite sex while Performing on the stage. “Little Em'ly,” with Mrs. Gladstane in the cast, has been having @ successful run in Melbourne, and Herr Bandmanno has returneato that city after playing three months in Sidney. A “Wee Dog” dinner was given at Richmond, England, to celebrate the success of this song in the burlesque *‘La Belle Savage.” Among the company were Mr. Barton Hill, who wroie the original words of the song; Mr. Montgomery, Who arranged the music; Mr, Hingston and Mr. Fiske, who composed additional verses, and Mr. A. W. Young, who has sung the song about two handred times, Blondin on the tight rope, and some Englsh girls on velocipedes, are performing in Madrid, Spain. The latest theatrical sensation in London is a play produced at the East London theatre, and running to crowded houses, entitled, “Truth Against the World.” During the deveiopment of the story there is @ murder, a suicide, an attempted poisoaing, two or three terrific combats, abduction, a house on fire, suffocation and @ resurrection, ‘The villain of the piece, alter some years of success, indicated in te prologue, 1s most Wouderfully toiled in the succeeding toree acts. By @ marvellous chai of circumstances everything goes wrong with him just as it is upon the point of going right. His brother, @ rival. is stabbed and thrown into the sea, but is liauled out and saved by the nets of a fisherman, He atiempta to suffocate his enemies by setting fire to their cot- tage, Dut his myrmidons are locked in by a clever stratagem and burned up instead. te has the Duke poieqned, and the Duke, supposed to be poisoned, is even “laid in ‘state ;”? but Just as the villain pppro- priates the coronet “the corpse” leaps from its bier with wonderful animation to rebuke the would-be thief and murderer, Foiled in everything tue vil- lain commits suicide, and there is an end of him and the play, which is sald to have extraordinary suc- cess, noiwithstanding the Munchausen-like marvels in which the author has indulged, freee: theatre, in Boston, will be called “The Globe theatre,” and not “The Pantheon,” as was of lave proposed. The place is to be cleansed and re- decorated. ‘the season of 1870-71, under Mr. Fechter’s management, will begin, we are assured, on the 5th of September, when will be presented “Tie Count of Monte Christo.” Amoug the persons engaged aro Mr, James W. Wallack, Mr. George H. Grimtna, Mr. W. J. Le Moyne, Mr. I, F. Daly, Mr. C. HM. Vandenhomt, Mr. T. Graheme ‘ompter), Miss Carlota Leciercq, Mrs. F. 8, Clanfrau, Mrs. E. L. Baxenporty Mrs. Hunter, Miss Atuena, Miss Mar; Cary ind’Mizs Ida Savory. Mr. Arthur Leclercg will be imported from London to manage the stage. Mr. George Heisterville will furnish the scenery. ‘The prices of admission are to be Lai SiC FOR THE PEOPLE. ‘The Department of Public Parks announce that if the weather be fine there will be music by the Cen- tral Park band in Washington square this evening from six to eight o'clock. The jollowing 1s the pro- gramme:— PART L. March, “Cavalier”. Gvertiire, “Poet uni Romanza, “Joseph in Exy Galop, “Daunter und drueber", PART ii. A, Adam, Farmer. jodfrey. DECIDEDLY FRENCHY. A Sad Story of Gallic Heartlessness— Inveigling a Woman from Her Betrothed, Spending Her Money, aud Then Deserting Her—What a Frenchwowman Stated in the Newark Police Court. Yes erday there appeared before Justice Dean, in the police court at Newark, N. J.,a middle aged Frenchwoman named Marie Uiock, who related a story which, if true, reveals a sad and heaitiess chapter of domestic infelicity. ‘arle was accom- panied by & female friend und Mayor's Marshal Charles H. Becker. She had previously related her story to Mayor Ricord, and was sent by him to the police court. According to her statement It appears that avont four years ago she left Marseities in company with a Parisian gentic- man named Dumack, to whom, soon after their ar- rivalim the United States, she was to have been married. Airived here, the couple went to board in ® house where also dwelt another Frenchman, a man of exquisite address and insinuating manners, named Antoine Delore. It was not long before the latter became very intimate with the now arrivals, particularly with la belle Marle. Matters’ went on 80 that before long it was quiie spparsae that Dumack — stood second best in favor with la belle, She now says that he pourcd love and affection into her ears in an indiess stream, and urged that if sue would leave umack and cleave to bin he would marry her and cherish her as his beloved wife forever after. She swore Antoine was successful. Dumack took the new turn of affairs with a nonchalance poelique that was perfectly at variance with gentlemen of his cloth and nationality under similar clreumstances and Marte went off with Antoine. She bad then about $900, After Ilving several years with her new love at No. 922 Broad street, in the rear, as man and wife, it now transpires, according to Marie herself, that not only has Antoine continuously declined to have the matriage ceremony performed, but he has for alee, Mr. William F. McNa- | some time past beaten and abused her shamefully, used up all her money, and now, to ‘the olima: of his perfidy, has cleared out with an woman, ‘Tho magistrate and City Attorney Kenny listened to Marie’s recital of her misfortunes, and it is likely that something will be done in her case. From this. BROOKLYN CITY. Local Topics, Police News and Notes About Town. The body of an unknown man was found last night at the foot of Partition street, Tne deceased was forty years of age, ‘The boarding house of Mrs. Carman, in Covington street, was entered i sneak thief yesterday and robbed of fAfty-ilve dollars. Thomas Quinn and bis sop, who were arrested on ® charge of setting flre to some buildings in Lewis avenue, were discharged from custody yesterday. The Water Commissioners aro preparing to aprin- kle the streots of the most populous portion of the city with chloride of lime 80 a8 to prevent disease, The total number of deathsin Brooklyn last week was 871, an increase of 94 over tne mortuary of the week previous, There were 12 ‘hs from sun- stroke Rnd from ‘smallpox. sen ii Mary Morris, three years of age, fell from the third story window of the house corner of Com- merce and Van Brunt streets yesterday and received injuries of u {Atal character.) ve The body of an unknown woman was found tn the Water at the foot of Atlantic street yesterday. De- coased was fifty-five years of age, wore a purple dress, black lace hat and was neatly dressed. She had # gold watoh, four gold rings, pin, &o. Michael Connolly and Richard Gibbson were ar- rested by Sergeant Dunn, of the Second precinct, yesterday morning on a charge of hway robbery. They are aliezed to have assaulted and rob! James Sherridan and Joun Lynch at the corner of Pe: and Front streets. bi ae The Coroner's attention was called yesterday to another river mystery, Sowe workmen found the body of a man floating in the water near the foot of Partition street. he deceased was respectably clad, and, as he had a decp gash on his head, he is believed to have met with foul play. Mayor Kalbfeisch has prepared a veto to thare- solutions of tie Board of Aidermen authorizing the purchase of land on Long Island for the construc- ton Ol @ storage reservoir, He says the resolution 1s unconstitutional, and that the preseat facilities for supplytug the city with wator are suilicient, At an early hour yesterday morning a fire broke out im tho three-story brick building No, 99 First street, Eastorn District, and caused a damage of about $1,00., The pate occupted by Wilifam Vogel as atin factory; W. Givbs, brass founder, and a eae ‘Their losses were covered by in- Theophilus Pasquet and Joseph Woods, while painting Ce residence No. 223 Ross street, E. D., yesterday, were precipitated to the ground, a dis- tance of thirty fect, by the giving way of a swing ladder on which they were standing, Both of Pas- quet's logs wero fractured and Woods sustained a dislocation of the right hip, They were sent to the City Hospital by the police, Coroner Whitehill hela an inquest yesterday in the case of Froderick Strass, of No. 304 South Fourth street, E. D., who died suddenly the previous day. Death reguited from the exoessive use of ice wator. ‘The same Coroner held an inquest over the remains of Eliza Jane Suttcn, who was found dead in ber bed. Death resulted from heat aud the imprudeut use of stimulants. In the case of John Kearney, charged with {illicit distilling, brief proceedings were had before United States Commissioner Jones yesterday. Assistant Assessor Jerome B. Wass was the only witness sworn in tho matter, and testified to seizing the als- ullery, as already described; to finding a@ sull to sition, and still hot; that he had seen tt in opera- on previously, and that It pald no tax. The case was then adjourned to August 3. Barney Williams, the comedian, who resides at Bath, appeared before Judge Waish yesterday morn- ing and obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man named Joseph Francis, It appears the son of Fran- cis refused to come astore with hts boat so that Mr. Williams mignt atd ty saving (wo men from drown- ing whose boat had capsized, and when he com. plained of the boy to his father the latter assaulted him. ‘The men who had been capsized were picked up by some parties 1 @ small sail beat. REAL SSTALE MATHERS, The following are particulars of yesterday's real estate sales:— T NEW BRIONTON (BTATEN I6LAND) PROPERTY—BY 301 MILLER, 1 lot, No 2 Castieton ay, J lot, No 3 Castleton ay, 25x11! 1 Jot, No 4 Castleton av, 25x11 1 lot, No 5 Castleton ay, 25x1lt lots, Nos 11 ani 12 Shawmut a 2 lots, Nos 18 and 14 Shawmut 170 2 lota, Nos 15 and 16 Shawmu 70 2 lots, Nos U7 and 18 Shawmut io 2 lots, Nos 19 and 20 Shawmut 165 2 lots, Nos 21 and 22 Shawmut a 165 Nos 23 and 24 Shawmut ay, 10 2 lots, Nos 25 and 26 Shawmut av: 26x100, e 170 B lota, Nos 27, 28 and 29 Shawmut av, 26x100 165 Nos d0.and 81 Shawmut av and Kj aa 2 lows, Now 317 and 113 Fairmont av, 6x83, each, joo 2 lots, Nos 115 and 116 Fairmont av, 25x82, enc! 00 9 lots, Nos 113 and 114 Fairmont av, 25x82, enc! 160 2 lots, Nos 11] and 112 Fairmont av, 20x83, each 95 2 lots, Nos 109 and 110 Fairmont av, 25x82, each. 90 2 lots, Nos 107 and 1:8 Fairmont av, 26x22, each. 85 2 lots, Nos 105 and 106 Fafrmont ay, 25x82, each: 5 2 lots, Nos 103 and 104 Fairmont ay, 20x33, each, 90 2 lots, No» JO] and 102 Fairmont ay, 25x82, each. @ 4 lots, Nox 97 to 100 Fairmont av, 23x82, each, 65 29116, 130 Kay 15 Kay it 120 2 lots, Nos 37 and 34 Kay st, 25x10). 120 Blots, Noa 39 and 40 Kay st, 26x100. #0 Re 2 lots, and 47th ai on the av, 62.6 ft in rear, by 100 ‘tt chased by FA Newman Frederick Mead, of Greenwish, of land, on Mill road, tu the William M Tweed. 28d wt, 9m, 113.4 ft w of 6th ay, 21.8x98.9.0..... 83d ott 8 6) contre line, 148 fle of ay B, 15x126.3x70 it iO FC eof Titi av, BOxIOOLIT ooo Huth st, 0 w corner, 20.10 12,000 w Av A and 11%b st, 8 w corner, 5 blockx188 (i parl).. 185d at, s 8, 260 fte of 6th av, eRe CS RAN). LEASES RECORDED, ast (basement), 11 month ‘years, per yoar, Kinas County. Bergen st, n ¢, 80 ft w of Utica av, 45x107. Bokiord ah, w 3 ‘0 of ott av, 20x ri cl Font et, o cs Grand st, * 15,000 Grand Ww of Olive at, 25x10. 2,300 Stakh 350 ttn of Irving ay, duis ‘935 South 9b feo of 7th sty 2x12, + 9,600 Union st, 6 6,200 1 w of Toosis0. 240) York at, a8, 100 ft © of Charies st, 25x10 5,000 Mat st, ns, 100 ft 6 of 6th av, 100z100.2, ‘200 Atlantic and Hamitton avs, $00x115. #0) Flatush av, 9 w a 187 ft 0 w of Bergen at, 5186-6 8,959 Graba 8, 28 ft m of Frost st, SL.6x100. 5 Grabam ay, 68, 75 {t's of Skillman st, 252100, 2,000 Queens County. OLARENORVILL.E. Brooklyn and Jamaea plaok road and Myrtl corner, lols 1 und 9.00... 500 FiveiliNa. va, lots 191, 192, necoi wat BEN? Road from Baldwinville to Thomas’ store, w a, ‘Thomas, 7 acres, Van Santor: YSTER BAY J. oxs: 4 Adjoining E F Jones and 58 KR, 843 acres, Joues. AM AIOA. Lib and Hon 8 @ corner, 25x10. Liverty av ere ita wor Rockaway road, 128.89, Ensex County, NEWARK, Elm at, a, 600 ft. of Jefferson st Mow horter 75 My ‘Tichenor st, 6 4, 215 ft e of Muiber: Indefinite location, adjoining A Price properiy, MONTCLAIR. Sherwood ay, ns, 124® W of Forest at, 602125.8,......., Hudson County, N. J. JERSEY CITY. 8 5 Walnut at, £0 ft 0 of Whiton st, 251109. Lots 16, 17, bik 5, Baldwin & Corner Coldea aud Clarke av: HOBOKEN. Es Clint P Lawless, lot, 26x10 Ws Hudson si, 75 fi sof 4th at, 2lal Westchester County. CORTLANDT. Cort'andt at, lot 80, Cruger farm, 8 86-11 Part lot 82, map of Boscobel, 8 acre Part lot 82, map of Boscobel, 1-3 RAGTONES: ‘Tth av and 7th st, se Me! 103x21 coro 9 4 #4 ot HT a8 [ous 10 sud 111, map GL MeKeurle's properiy. ad MORRISANTA, Cortlandt ay, ws, indefinite, 100.44... .. Post road, ¢ # adjoining Joun Long, 10 acres, ‘T FARM. Prospect #, @@, J W Lewis’ property, 100z100. TUE LATE ANSON BURLINGAME Mark Memory of Mr. Burlingame in China— Lettor of Minister Lew to Prince Kung. ‘ WasHInoton, July 26, 1870. Brief mentton has been made by telegraph of the oMicial correspondence relative to the death of Ansen Burlingame. The following ts the concluding letter of our Minister to China: Fe ED STA’ Lacunon Ee S| ‘To His Impsriat. HiGHNESS PRINCE KUNG, £0.:— cut Hino? Neopatche ot ane Hn font, it Whit Jou inform me that the sum of six thousand taels ave been riated from the funds of the Chinese Embasy in Russia and handed to the Dg set me to defray the expenses goeogaies of his father; and further mention that an decree had been received, tn which his commends the acts of his late Minister, and a epectal marks of bis regard confers upon. him the tle of a Minister of the highest rank*, and ordera Be Se gu ot six thousand tacis be granted to his famuy, &0., The Hon. Mr. Burlingame lived in ‘this city so BOAny Tears, and his apility in the conduct of all affairs that arose between China and his own ooun- ee oak known to yourself and all the mem- f the Feaign Once, pak It abana. Fa 28 tO, be neediess here to do more than refer to it. On the day he died the Amertoan Minister at the Court of &t. Peteraburg telegraphed the event to the Secre- tary of State, who replied the next day, by cable tel bh, a8 follows:— The announcement of tho death of the Hon. Anson Bur, aecalved io agate ‘was yesterday feollngs of a and ai , stricken di vers inetet) Soot ie we mi ne nol se charts. hae potion av ane 9 the fn Le Dy Mor he hae ‘of all who appre: lated bie mission, 1 ben tbat you ml con to Mee Hur Hogame's afiicted family, and to thet Excellencies, lle dis- Ungulabed associates, ‘Ohikang and. Sun Chia-Ka, 4 ‘an expres n of the profound sorrow and sympathy with which thut ne th - on clade pte the governnient and people of ‘Though Mr. Burlingame had not broaght his mission to ite Pp IP pep eee m ol may pow and it s's sattstaction to ktow that a chitzes of thle country hat ct the wel’are of China. Since Zea into treaty stipuiations m it has entertained a lively interest in ite the acceptance by the leadin, eueral principle of amity au as dealings with Chinese; for it is the earnest wish of the United States that that great empire should ad- vance as other natlous are doing, and rise wilh thew, to the Ixhest prosperity an ness. Ln promotin the nante and fame of a eitizen of the United? States will hereafter be associated, and it will be remcmbered to bis honor that ous part in inaugurating aut leading on anew era of harmony and commercial intercourse be- tween China and the Western Powers. Ibave just recetved tho foregoing despatch, and hasten to make it known to your Highness. [ would only add that there was but one expression of For- row and sympathy throughout the whole thirty- seven States of the Union when the peopte heard of the death of Mr. Burlingame, in whose decease they felt that not only had China lost one of her highest statesmen, but that nisown country was calied to mourn over one of her most meritorious men. 1 shall forward a copy of your Highness’ despatch to the government at Washington, in order that ihe mark ol ee regard pele to his memory by the Em- eror may be generally known; and in acknowledg- fog it 1 am at the same time able to communicate to you this expression of the sorrow and sympathy ‘which that government sincerely feels, Ihave the honor to be, sir, your Highness’ obedicnt servant, REDEKICK F. LOW. The nine pin or grades of official rank in China are each subdivided into primary and secoudary, the first of which are superordipates of the latter. When "Mr, Burlingame leit Pekin he was made one of the officers found in the second- ary piece slong wit (ue preeldacts of the boards.” This le; cree raises him to the prima: equal with the Cabine Ministers fo rank, ibis * OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS. New Yor, July 25, 1870. To Tue Eprror or THe Heraup:— Having noticed all the articles, and more espe- cially those in your paper, alluding to the embar- rassment and dilapidation of our mercantile ma- rine, I cannot resist writing this, my first article. upon the subject. It appears about all the arti- cles which have been printed or discussed either by the Board of Trade or Chamber of Commerce have been upon one topic, namely, the building of ships. This, I cannot help thinking, is but ® primary part towards a renewal of our marine. Some six months sincg I advanced the idea of certain drawbacks upon foreign goods im- ported in American bottoms, but was groaned down by the few to whom I advocated the only way of redemption. Subsequently there havo been one or two articles touching this point, and I believe such writers are not. conversant with all parts, either in the construction, sailing or victual- lingships in which the writer of this article has had forty years’ practicalexperience. We will suppose, for instance, that we are allowed to pur- chase ships of foreign construction, or I will even admit you may be presented with one. Can you then compete with foreigners, charging interest as insurance upon a real valuation, and leaving sufficient dividend to guarantee a marine investment? In answer I say it cannot be done. The only way which can have a beneficial infin- ence and a direct cause for a redemotion is for overnment to allow a certain discriminating Aeawnank on all foreign goods imported in Ameri- This will benefit every con- on American soil no matter if he {s in Utah, olorado or on the seaboard; or interested in ships, railroads or canals, he will get his goods by such drawback cheaper, and consequently keep up a competition among importers. I think Iam con- versant enough with ships (not laws) to rebutt many interogatories to my views. You will say such o law would be against the law of nations also; they would retaliate. In answer to the first, did the English think of that during our late war? No; they were the instruments in driving us from the sea and now they wish to put on the climax. In reply to the second interrogatory, it is just what we would desire. We have very little carrying trade and seck for more. We start upon a real basis, a much larger im- port than export, which would be a benefit, where now we are the losers, not only in cost of import, but the cost in gold for transportation here, We have Jost three-fourths of all our carryiog trade, and it is only a question of a few years, I may say three, that we shall not carry a bushel of grain out of California, Each one of our ships for the last year to California has had scarcely three- quarters freigut enough to cover expenses out, and now have to compete with England for home expenses. To say again, we cannot compete, for the reason thet most all for- eign gcvernments allow certain drawbacks on all articles consumed on board of these ves- sels; also in the construction, which latter we will leave out of the question, and keep the ship going after being built. Again, all officers, captains, mates, engineers and seamen are at much re- duced rate of wages, and the good inthe mer- chantman is not of such variety, These are the vital points which have compelled our steamers and marchantmen to be blotted out. Foreigners bring their cargoes here, receive their freight in gold and they, not distributing searcely oue cent over the regular port charges, make @ continual drain of our gold from the country. We protest against all subsides to certain indf- viduals for carrying mails or otherwise that only assist a few to the detriment of the whole public. We also protest against being allowed to purchase sbips of foreign construction. This we know would be perfectly disastrous to our Fovernwent, as also to very important branches of industry— the building, equipping and sailing of a merchant marine. Our piers would be filled more than they are now by vessels of foreign construction, and who wonld be benefited? Would our govern, ment, people, our purses, or our country? Most emphatically No! The English, Nova Scotians and the Canadians, where they employ artisans at sixty cents per day, and they findin, themselves, they are the parties, like the paid English lobbyieis at Washington, who are very desirous of having our marine laws altered to suit their pockets, Would our government, the pub- lic, like to bring the noses a the various artisans and laborers to the ground by adopting this plan? Showld our Representatives allow such a Dill to ass I think they would be devoid of all national ‘eeling. Being acquainted wijh the way in which our vessela were transterred during the war I should also hope the government would not allow them to be returned. It would be too much like letting a conviot loose after having been convicted; but a5 such is the policy nowadays I presume wo will have to succunth. Principle is the only safe- guard to a sure success, and we ask Congress to protect the great whole American pubilo, not only the shipbuilders. THE LATEST TRAGIC MYSTERY. The Alleged Wifo Murder in Thirty-Elgbth Street. Wooster Beacn, M. D., yesterday made a post mor- tem examination on the body of Mrs. Agnes Little, Whose death at 483 West Thirty-cighth stroct, it was suspected, had been caused by _wlolence Tecetvead at the hands ie het, husband, who ts under arrest. Dr. Beach, found & number ot bruise and contused wounds ‘about, her head and face. Sho bad becn suffering from qonvulsions, per- haps superinduced by the heap, ‘fnd it ts possible the tujures she had received mp'y have hastened death, Car Keenan will mak@“au investigation In a day or two, e g 3 can bottoms. sumer standing of High Regard Paid to the) came ‘NEW YORK CITY. Lébal and Police Paragraphs and Miscellaneous Items of Metropolitan News. John Britt, of 21 Hamilton street, yesterday tee into the hold of the ship Great Admiral and was badly injured. Sent to Centre street hospital. The Quarantine Commissioners met yesterday re oka at thetr rooms in Exchange court, but ere being No business of importance to transact adjourned. The hot wea them, but “no Dusinese' a4 the excuse. veins pt ste dustice Shandley” yesterday committed s cook named Charles Gentle, upon compiaint of Hiram P. Horton, of 420 West Thirtieth street, chai ged with stealing money and cl Sune valued af peventy-olgut donaea Om eae 25th Of Detective Reilly, of the Fifteenth Precinct, yester- day morning captured @ negro, namea Johnson, as corner of Mercer and Fourth possession a large roll of Bite oat ch ia woer ls Wanted ol supposed to have been stolen. An o for the property, The American Bank Note Company lost by the fre corner of Rector street and Broadway, on the night of the 24th, only $6,000, nothing like the Agnrea be- fore re! 3 |. ‘The plates and dics which were sup- posed to have been lost are sale tn the main office of this estabitshment, elsewhere. ‘The second annual picnic of the Women’s Type graphica! Union, No. 1, will take piace next Satur- day, afternoon and evening, at Funk's Park, Sixty- third street and East river. The women will make matters spin when the time cones, and the occasion will duubtiess be a most enjoyable one. Janes Naglon, of 154 West Forty-first street, ar- rested by oMcer Warner, of the Twenty-ninth pre- cinct, on Monday night, upon a complaint of grand larceny, preferred by Johu Rennet, of 454 Seventh avenue, was yesterday morning arraigned before Justice Suandiey and discharged, the complainant jailing W appear against him. Margaret Wood, aged twenty-three years, being Weary of life, attempted to drown herself in the North river on Mouday night, but was prevented by oMcer Buras, of tue Twenty-eighth precinct, whe conveyed her to the station house. She was ar- raigned before Justice Shandley, at Jeflerson Markee, yesterday morning aud discharged, A meeting of Excelsior Lodge No. 261, K. 0. 8. C., J Dz vost, S.K., aud Samuel Da:ling. R.3,, was heid last evening, at which the usual routine bust- ness was transacted. In case the above hierogtyph- ics are unintelligible, they wean that the Boot, Shoe and Ga.ter Fitters Society met last evening as Military Hall aud received the dues of members. The Matthew T. Brennan Democratic Benevoieut Association, No, 1 of the Seventh ward, had a picnio at the East River Park, foot of Eighty-fourth strcet, yesterday, There was a large crowd, and everybody eujoyed lim and herseif hugely. The geuial Mat thew T, himscif was on hand also, and entered Into the gplrit of the occasion With bis usual gocd mature aud vim. The counting of the gold tn the vaults of the Sub- Treasury was continued yesterday in the preseuce of special oficers of the Treasury at Washington and of gentlemen acting for the present Sub-Treasurer and for Judge Folger, the late incumbent of tue office. The work of counting the coin is proceeding with all proper despatch, but it 1s not likely that 16 will be completed for another week at least. Ann Olark, resting in West Fortieth strect, be- twsen Ninth and Tenth avenues, was arrested py detective Brice, of the Twentieth precinct, on Mon- day night, charged with striking Peter Haggerty on the creat with @ broomstick, She was arraigned before Justice Shandley, at Jefferson Market, and committed for exauination. Haggerty, who 1s se my, injured, ts at present couuned im Bellevue Hospital. Captain F. B. Northup died in this city yesterday morning, aged sixty-five, of heart disease, Captain Northup has been well known among our commercial men forthe last forty years, as the commandant of several of our merchant vesse)s in foreign trade. He was much respected for his strict integrity, gentie- mianaly deportment und faithfulness in all his pusi- ness transactions. fle was boru in Newport, R. 1, but has beema resident of New York lor over forty years. ‘The fourth annual excursion of the P. J. McLaugh- lin Chowder Club took place on Monday evening and yesterday, at Sulteraville, N.J., and the club returned to this city last night, having enjoyed an “immense blowout.’ The club numbers about seventy members, aod the oMcers of the organiza- tion are as fullows:—President, Henry C, Bertrand; Vice President, Mortimer Meade; Treasurer, Heary Mack; Financiat Secretary, Guibert B, Woud; Ke- cording Secrevary, Jumes iteflly. Joseph Gregory, a cigar dealer, who was arrestea by detective Eustive, of the Central Police Onice, about two weeks ago, charged with negotiating the sate Of 8 $10,000 United States bond, 8 portion of the procceds of @ robbery committed ut the St. George lotet on the 23th of June last, whereby Mr. Carlos del Castilio Loyzaya, treasurer of the Cuban Foreign ‘Mission, was deprived of $85,500 in United States registered bouds, was arraicued before Justice Shandiey, at Jerferson Market, yesterday afieraoon, and fully couuultted. Frederick Dawson, aged twenty-eight, having no home, was yesterday morning committed by Justice Shandley, at Jefferson Market, apon complaint of Tom ©. Shedd, proprietor of a “game” at 703 Broad- way, charged with entering his bedroom at four o'clock on Monday mourning and stealing a silver “faro dealing box” valued at $100, a set of ivory checks valued at $160 and ‘twenty-one dollors in money from his pants pocket, The complainant tes- tiled to finding the prisouer tn his room aud chasing him {nto the street, where he wus capturea by ollicer Bradley, of the Fifteenth precinct. ‘The Methodist Book Concern Building in Broad- Way aud™Eleyenth street cost the Publishing and Missfona*y departments at the time of its purchase $960,000. ‘Lo meet this large draft the agents Issued coupon bonds, payable at the end of fifteen sears, or sooner, at the option of the concern, with interest payable semi-annually. The aveged detalcations and the protracted tivestigations chat followed hin- dered the sale of these bounds. But without adver- tising them or taking any extra means to bring them betore the pubilc the agents have sold $460,000 worth, and two wealthy Methodists ure now neg tiating to buy up the res, OcATH OF AN OPIUM EATER On Monday @ woman named Elizabeth Mayes, sixty-eight years of age, residing on Western ayve- nue, Newburg, was found lying on the floor of her bedroom in a dying condition, She was known to have been for years @ confirmed opium eater and laudannm drinker, and of late had taken enormous doses of morphine. She was accustomed to carry with her to her work (she was employed in a woollen mill) & “plug”? of opium, with which she solaced herself as the terrible appetite came upon her, Shedied a few minutes after the occapants of thethouse discovered her condition. An Inquest was held } Coroncr Birdsall, and in the course of the Investigation it was developed beyond reasonable doubt that the woman had come to her death yaks an overdose of opium. The suey rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts. In the wo- man’s room were found several dozen empty luuda- uum vials, & ees She was of English burth aud ives living in tais country. AN ACCOMPLISHED SNEAK THICF. James Campbell, a notorious and successful young sneak thief, was arraigned before Jastice Shandiey, of Jefferson Market, yesterday morning, by detec- tive Blackwood, of the Ninth precinct, upon com- plaint of George Kissinger, of 351 Bleecker street, charged, in company with two acconipiices, who are stil at large, named Joun Moore and Lewis Whi! with enteriig bis barber shop on the 23d inst. a stealing clothlug vaiued at $50. Jono O. Brown, of 343 West Eleventh strect, charged that on the same day they visited his house and eloped with $124 lo money, a check for $200, clotting and an accordeom belonging to Emeline Sutherland, valued at rae residing in the same house. Campbell admitted thi charges, and was committed wo answer at the General Sessions. A PEST HOLE AT NUNTER’S POLIT. Great indigvation ta expressed by the residents of the lower partot (he First ward, ILanter’s Point, at the action of the contractors employed in filing ia the marsh lands adjoining Newtown creek, owned by Oliver Charlick, Preatdent of the Long Island Ratl-. road Company, afl to be used by tat corporation. The contractors employed on the Work are using all. the reluse latter gatherea from the oppet wards of New York city, among Which is o great quantity of decayed vegetabie and animal matter, (hat uow, under the rays of the burning sun, emits a moss loathsome and sickening stench, so much 80, tn fact, that Dr. Dennler, the Health Ofticer, lias had to give it hiss official notice, The ple Say thut if the nuisance ig not eoon abated they will fake the mat. ter im their own hands and deal with thin a saim- mary manner. Other Intolerable nuisances withia the iimtis of the new city will be austed a4 won ag, the new Health Baaré or pot of opium and o arr i re si ee Be 1870.—TRIPLE SHERT.

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