The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1870, Page 4

EUROPE. Whe War “Scare” in London, and *Change Down with a “Run.” ‘Royal Ceremonial at the Thames Embankment Opening. lGerman Explanation of the Czar’s Visit to Ems. ‘MONASTIC PROPERTY IN RUSSIA. By the European mail of the 16th of July we have the following special correspondence and newspa- per reports, supplying valuable notes of the current history of the hour, ENGLAND. ‘The War Scare—French and German Inter ests in London—Change Damnged Heavily Panic and Down with a “un.” Lonpon, July 16, 1870. London ts at present fall of foreigners, bat with {the exception of a score or two of your countrymen, Ancluding the omnipresent Mr. Motley, very few were present at the ceremony of the Thames embankment opening. The fact 1s that the war has, so to speak, scared all the many French and Germans now among us. Itmay be true, as the correspondents of the mewspapers make out, that in France a war with Prussia would be popular: but with those now in ‘London there can be no doubt that the prospect of a campaign on the Rhine is hateful to the thou- jsands of Napoleon's subjects who live among us, and ’ gain their Lyings more or less by trade or com- merce. Ithas not only overset their calculations for the coming year, but it will wipe out their profits \for the past six months, The London season, which Js now about to close, has certainly been j@ much more profitable one than was ex- ipected. Of these advantages “Moosoo,” as jthe London street Arabs call every Frenchman, jhas reaped a fair share. But if taxes 1 his own jaud are to be increased; if those of his sons and rothers—perhaps even Limself—who deemed them- ives free from future service m the army, have lagain to shoulder the musket, what will be his ? UPON THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE the damage done has been immense. Long before guese ines are printed in the HERALD you will have nown for certain whether there is or there is not to be war on the Continent of Europe. But no matter por events may turn out, there have been large tor- anes 10st a. ly ou the London Stock Exchange. \Jt so happened that when these rumors of war—or ther when the determined warlike words of Mon- leur de Grammont, the French Foreign Minister, urst upon the world, nearly whole f the street jobbers in London — had been speculating for a rise in the funds jand in all sorts,of securities. As a matter of course ®very thing went down with a run. To-day, the Ath, 1s the half-monthy settlement, and many a an Who was & week ago well-to-do and weil hought of will be obliged to declare himself a de- Yaulter, Never, since the memorable “Black Fri- day,’ the 11th of May, 1866, when the failure of ‘Overend & Gurney’s house created such a panic in monetary circles, nave such long faces been een in the London haunts of Mammon’s a pers as was witnessed the three first days of the ast week, and the three last days of this, And the low has been all the more keenly felt inasmuch as Frecalarars was only just commencing to recover ‘om the blows it had received during the past four ears. Englishmen are not “go ahead” enough In heir monetary dealings. A panic upon vur stock exchange lasts not for days or weeks or months, but as many years as it would do hours with you. We are given to speculation, but we are not bold. The Jeast reverse makes us run away. Since the Overend-Gurney business, four years ago, few, if any, persons of meaus really laid themselves but to speculate, save in securities that were as safe as the Bank of England. It was only what you on the other side of the Atlantic call the ‘bogus’ spe- ‘culators —the men whose motto is * heads I win, talls you lose ’—who really went in for large specs. Latterly, however; the markets had begun to recover. ‘To-day was looked forward to as likely to be a very healthy settling on the Stock Exchange, whereas tt is very certain that it will turn out exucily the reverse, The Thames Kmbankment Opening—Queen Victoria Unable to be Present—The Prince of Wales Officiates for His Mother—One of the Princesses Assists—Who Were There— The Ceremonial, Lonpon, July 14, 1870. Never having been in America, I cannot com- pare your public ceremonies with those I have witnessed in Europe. But this much I can say, that in England we do not, and, more particularly when compared with France or Germany or Italy, excel in these matters. Whether it is the climate, or the effect that beer produces on the brain, or a want of taste, or a want of public organization in all that regards the public in general, 1 am un- able to say. But this much is certain—namely, that even in our very best got up public cere- monies there isa taint of tawdryness that per- vades all our ornamentations, and a mixture of sweldom and misery that are brought side by side that help greatly to mar—in fact, they entirely de- stroy—anything like the spirit of rejoicing among the great mass of spectators. Either for my own sins or those of what the Scotch would call my ‘‘fore- bears’ (meaning thereby my forefathers, but a man who does not own houses or lands in England has no right to suppose that he ever had fore- fathers), I have attended public processions or ceremonies or functions for the last score of years ; and Inever came away from one in London without a sorrowful feeling—a sort of feeling which I can imagine a man has when he discovers that a very dear friend is afflicted with an incura- ble malady. The reason, or at least the chief rea- son, is that on all these public occasions in Eng- land misery seems all the more miserable because it is brought into nearer and closer contact with wealth, and, on the other hand, wealth seems all the more wealthy because it is brought into closer contact with misery; for in England our riches are very rich, and our poverty is terribly poor. A GRBAT WORK WELL DONE. Tconfess that, for once, I have to record an exceptional case. The opening of the Thames embankment yesterday proved to be a bright and cheerful gathering of the multitude. If Misery was present he was kept in the background, and Wealth was not so obtrusive as he generally is in this country. Bat before attempting to describe the ceremony let me tell your readers WHAT THE) THAMES EMBANKMENT IS. More than two hundred years ago it was first proposed to build along the banks of the Thames a solid wall or quay orembankment, by which a vast deal of land, utterly useless in its present | condition, might be recovered and used. At the same time the river itself would be deepened, because it would be narrowed, and a great deal of the filthy mud, so hideously visible at low or even at half jtide, would be done away with. But it takes a long time'to make Unglishmen believe in anything new. It took some forty years of | writing in the press during the present genera- | tion’s lives to cause any action to be taken in the | matter. Some ten years ago, hovever, Parliament first and then the Board of Public Works took up the subject in earnest. All the ratepayers of London have been taxed for the last eight years | in order to furnish the funds for this undertaking, | and yesterday we had the formal opening of the embankment by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and his sister, the Princess Louise, THE QUEEN VERY UNWBLL. The opening ceremony of the embankment was to have been performed by her Majesty, the Queen, butatalate hour the day before yester- day it was given out that she was too unwell to be present. Iam told by one of the gentlemen NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 31,: 1870.—TRIPLE »SHERT. Yo Wreniact | suels for hi rit residence on the Isle 3 Wight” eee THE PRINCESS OF WALES. ‘This lady is now in Denmark on a visit to her father and mother. She teft England a week ago. And thus the Prince of Wales and his sister, the ang Louise, have to officiate for their royal mother. THE CEREMONY. The portion of the Thames embankment which was opened yesterday extends from the Houses of Parliament at Westminster to Blackfriars, a distance of about two miles. It is, or rather it will be, when the trees grow up, a really hand- some boulevard or quay or level by the side of the river. Those among your readers who have vis- ited Paris must remember the Tepgatdtant quays that extend along both sides of the Seine, from Notre Dame to far down on the river. I not better describe the instalment of the Thames em- bankment that was opened yesterday than a slice of such quays as Paris kas at present and bas indeed had for years. In any other city, either of Europe or America, nothing would be thought of such a snail tribute to public taste as that which I now record. Butin London we are only just com- meucing to understand the meaning of the words “Public Works,” and we thankfully receive even this trifling instalment as an earnest of what is yettocome. The preparations for the ceremonial Were on quite a grand scale. For a week past 2,500 men have been working, by gangs, night as well as day, to have everything ready. The whole way from Blackfriars Bridge to Whitehall wooden seats and sisading places were erected, and—in imitation of the French—a series of flag- staffs, each bearing a pennon or flag, were standing at some twenty feet or less the one from the other. But in one thing—let my national vanity record the fact—we really did better than it would have been possible for the French to-day. All along this new road or boulevard there were placed, and really with cousiderable taste, regular banks of costly flowers and of variegated shrubs, forming i is fearfully hot weather about as pleasant a relief to the eye as it is possi- ble to imagine. THE SCENE AS IT WAS. As early as nine o’clock yesterday morning two battalions of the foot guards, headed by their magniticent bands, marched to the scene of the day’s ceremony. The men were placed two and two, at a distance of ten yards apart, so as to keep the crowds of people from intruding upon the roadway through which the procession hi: ass. The roadway, I must tell you, is some one undred feet. wide, with foot paths of granite on either side, each twelve feet wide. But the foot guards were not the first upon the scene. Pre- Sealing: them came about five Eeatros of the Me- trope! jitan Police, thee ing for the first time ona ablic occasion the hideous new helmet which has just been give them. To say that thousands and tens of thousands, nay, hundreds of thou- sands of persons were present would be much more @ fact than a figure of speech. Misery kept away. The day was bright, cheerful, and the multitude well dressed and anxious for a holiday. Before the business of the day com- menced there was the ordinary amount of ‘‘chaff,”” without which a London assembly would not deem it had enjoyed itself. The police, of course, came in for more than a fair share of this wordy fight. I don’t know what their new helmets were not compared to. But with all there was nothing but good humor displayed. At half-past eleven o’clock, or as near as could be, the Prince of Wales and his sister left Marl- borough House in a state Gouin 6h drawn by four magnilicent horses, and escorted by a squadron of of those mounted “sons of Anak,” the Horse Guards. There were in all five of these anti- quated but still splendid vehicles, each drawn by four horses, each driven by coachmen in the orgeous scarlet and gold laced livery of the Jourt, and each attended by three footmen in the aurreke ‘ Major G Eq in the first carriage were jor Grey, Equerry in Waiting to his Bova Highness the Prince of Wales; Colonel the Hon. Dudley de Ros, who is what is called ‘Silver Stick in Waiting,’’ and Colonel de Hovrey, who was Field Officer in Brigade Waiting. {In the second, the Queen’s Equerry in Waiting, Lord Bridport; the Groom in Waiting, General Seymour, and the Groom of the Bedchamber, the Hon. C. L. Wood. In the third, Lord Strathnairn, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Alfred Harvey, Lord of the Bedchamber, an Lord Suffield, Lord in Waiting. In the fourth, Viscount Sidney, Lord Chambermaid; the Earl of Bessborough, Lord Steward, and the Lady in Waiting upon Princess Louise. In the fifth, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the House; her Royal Highness Princess Louise and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. Preceding this cortege of royal carriages were the somewhat shabby turnout of the different members of the Board of Works. The Secretary ofState for the Home Department met the pro cession at the entrance to the embarkment and proceeded with it from Whitehall all the way to Blackfriars. OPENED. ‘The actual ceremony of opening the causeway or embankment was simply the movement of the procession from one end to the other, then turn- ng round and coming back again. There was none of the mystic ee Masonic tapping of a stone by the chief person present; no prayer or blessing; no speeches or thanking of great men for doing nothing. Still the whole affair was not the less worth witnessing on that account. The sight worth seeing was the many thousand well dressed people anxious for an excuse to make an “outing.” To these I may add the banners, the troops in their full uniform, the procession, the cheering, and, though last not least, the bright, happy face of tne Princess Louise. The new boulevard or roadway is to be called the Vic- toria Embankment, and may it prove but the first instalment of the many other improvements in building, in roadmaking, in drainage, in em- bankments, and in every possible way, which are so very urgently needed at present in London. Looking to-day at the scene from Westminster bridge and the houses of Parliament, down away as far as Blackfriars, 1 really felt quite hopeful for this ugly old town, and began to be- lieve, in spite of myself. that a day may come when— perhaps a hundred years hence—london will not be the most hideous city in either the Old World or the New. RUSSIA. The Czar’s Visit to Berlin and Ems, In 2 letter from Berlin to the Hamburgischer Cor- respondent we find the following observations on the recent visit of the Czar to the Prussian capital:— An intelligent observer might have assumed, with- out falling into the vulgar mistake of regarding every meeting of crowued heads as the harbinger of great political combinations, that the flattering reception given to the Emperor by the Prussian court, on his recent visit to Germany, had something more than a purely personal significance. On the warm welcome with which he was greeted on his arrival at the railway terminus on the 13th of May, and all the honors paid him in Borlin, it ts unnecessary to dwell. Soon afterwards (June 2) the Czar was visited by his Prussian Majesty and Count Bismarck in Ems, where the Feileral Chancellor was so cordially received by the Emperor Alexander that the Im- perial court could not but follow the example, and overwhelmed the Prussian Minister with the most obliging attentions, Then succeeded the journey of the Crown Prince to Breslan to salute the Empe- ror When passing that town on his return from ims to bis own States. It is true that neither the Crown Prince nor the Chancellor happened to be in Berlin on the 13th of May, when the Czar arrived, and that both wished to have an opportunity of waiting on him during his stay in Germany, The cordial courtesy shown the Emperor Alexander by the Court of Berlin may, to some extent, be regarded asa return for the honor conferred by him last December on the victor of Sadowa, to whom the Caar sent the Grand Cross of the military order of St. George. Sull, it cannot be denied that the very friendiy relations now existing between the President of the North German Conlederation and the Emperor of Russia must be regarded as an nnmistakable symptom that the two sovereigns are closely allted, in view of all future eventualities. {t 1s nob to be concluded from whet is here stated that the Ozar has, in so many words, declared himself ready Lo ap- prove of the political unification of all Germany, and the restoration of the Imperial throne in favor of the King of Prussia; and this forthe excellent reason that, in the first place, it ts still impossible to conjec- ture the period when the final union of North and South may be expected: and secondly, because the idea of an Emperor of Germany rests ‘as yet on no better foundation than the dreams of certain parlia- mentary circles. An understanding between Russia and Prussia for the attainment of these ends could hardly be arrived at unless certain corresponding concessions were made by the latter to the former power, which would be tantamount toa practical abandonment by Prussia of her freedom of action. Such a renunciation, it is evident, would stand im ect contradiction to the whole internal and ex- ternal policy of Count Bismarck, Monasteries and Monastic Absorption of Wealth in Bessarabia—Turkish Advice to the Czar. [From the Levant Herald (Constantinople), Suly 6.) _Besearabia, which formerly formed part of Mol- davia, but which belongs to Russia since 1812 is suffering from a chronic evil bequeathed to it from former times, and which may be called the disease of the dedicated convents. The same evil long afflicted the Danubian Principalities, but ttached e royal id that the Queen 8 suffere: ede arige fon the terrible eat and that she is now in a staté ot ae 8 xcitement which utterly prevents her tal fay art in active business. Her medical men Prince Couza, with characteristic energy, found means at length of extirpating it by a single bold migasure. It rests with the Russian government her goin to the seaside. and shoal 29 d0.a¥mieh for Bessarabia: for it warla. ha nn. lonable on {ts to see this fine Torin jpoverished to the sole advantage of para- sites who shelter themselves in the shadow of these institations, and who are recruited for the most part in Turkey from the ranks of the laziest, most ignorant and worst famed of the Greek ealoyer monks. The material for the followin, sketches of the twenty-three institutions whic constitute the dedicated convents of Bessarabia are derived from the habitually well informed Odessa journal, the Odessa Westnik:--Bessarabii a fine province covering a surface of 3,600,000 hectares, with @ population of about 1,000,000 of souls—has these twenty-three dedicated convents as a legacy from the time of the old Phanariote government. ‘The greater part of them are not even situated in Bessarabia proper, but in Turkish territory. They possess in Bessarabia forty magnificent edomains, seoups ties srace of 300, hectares of ground, 50,000 of which are covered with forests of full grown trees of the finest kinds. These domains are distributed as follows:—In the district of Soroky, thirty-eight domains, with 90,000 hectares; in that of Jassy, nine domains, with 60,000 hectares; Kischenew, thirty-five domains, with 58,000 hectares; in the district of Orgueew, twenty-one domains, with 35,000 hectares; of Bender, six domains, with ,000 hectares; of Chorin, twelve domains, with 22,000 hectares, and in that of Ackerman, one domain, with 6,000 hectares—in all 142 domains, ossessing 294,000 hectares of the finest fend. hese domains were bequeathed in former times to various monasteries, situated chiefly in Turkey, on _ the condition of their founding and maintaining in Bessarabia schools, hospi and asylums for or- hans and the seer the monasteries themselves eing only permit the enjoyment of such por- tion of the revenue derived from these estates as should remain available after the whole objects c fied by the pious bequeathers had been Bro: vided for. They presumed they were deal rf with men of genuine religion. By these pious an humane acts they hoped to obtain pardon for their sins here below, and to pave the way to a happy faturity. They may have met their reward in’ the other world, but most assuredly the monasteries which they endowed paid but little heed to the testamentary conditions which put them in pt session of some of the finest domains in - arabia. They built neither school nor college, neither ere nor church in the country. They confined themselves to extracting from the do- mains large revenues, which they transported to the right bank’of the Danube, in order to satisfy the covetousness of their protectors, and pander to their own gratification. They have sys- tematically violated the conditions under which alone they hold these properties, and have, in this manner, forfeited all right to possess them. this state of things it behooves the Russian He se ment to take steps to restrain the unblushing pil lage of which these monasteries are guilty. Bess- arabia hes lost enormously through the revenues of these domains peleg diverter from the coun- try. Itis computed that during the past sixty years fully £4,000,000 pening ane by such means crossed the Danube into Turkey, and the Odessa journal brings to light a most destructive course resorted ‘to by these monasteries in order to encash as large a sum as possible at one stroke. Bessarabia is known to be a country of steppes— that is to say, for the most part denuded of forests, and by a fortunate concurrence of cir- cumstances the monasteries have become masters of a full fifth of all the forpats in the province. They possess upwards of 50,000 hectares of superb forest land, which, at the high price that wood commands in those regions, are of the value of not less than £4,000,000 sterling in all. Foreseeing that the day would come when the Russian government would open its eyes to so abnormal a state of things as that invoived in the dedicated convents acting as mere force pumps to draw away from Russia the greatest possible amount of money, the authorities of the convents have ordered the agents of their domains in Bessarabia to lay hands at once upon all the forests and convert them into cash. It therefore behooves the Russian government to take prompt measures to redress the vandalism perpetrated in Bessarabia, bi here) Privileged convents, and to sop i de- struction of the forests which they contemplate; otherwise this fine province, already so little wooded, will be deprived of wood altogether and rendered still more exposed than at present to scarcity of water. Energetic means must be had recourse to to check existing abuses. Had the government made the heads of these convents pay the penalty they have incurred in disregarding every condition on which their right to hold their roperty is based, and declared these properties forfeited to the State, it would have saved Bess- arabia the £4,000,000 sterling of which it has already been plundered, and by doing so even at this stage it would obviate the further plunder of £4,000,000 more. THE FATAL FIRE IV DiVIS.ON STREET. Investigation by Coroner Rollins Into the Cire cumstances of the Death of Dora Marcas. Coroner Rollins yesterday commenced an investt- gation into the circumstances attending the death of Miss Dora Marcus, who Was suffocated or burned to death during the fire at 105 Division street on Friday evening. The fire was caused by the ex- plosion of a kerosene oil lamp in the cigar store of H. L. Kaufman, on the first floor. The lamp was being filled at the time of the explosion. Nathan Frank, brother-in-law ef deceased, who livea with her on the sécond Noor of the house, de- posea that at the thne of the fire he was in the rear yard; so rapidly did the flames spread that he was ‘unable to come up stairs to ald his family to escape; the fire being extinguished, deceased was found dead on the floor near the door leading to the hall- way. Mrs. Lottie E. King, occupying the rear basement room, testified that after the tire broke out deceased escaped into the yard, and would have been per- fectly safe had she not returned up stairs to her room for the purpose of saving some of her things; she could not descend the stairs in consequence of the flames rashing up the starway and cutting of her retreat; deceased was found sitting in one corner of the room, her face was covered with her hands, and her head in an empty wash basin; in the opinion of the witness deceased might have still been alive had she not gone up stairs alter the tire broke out. Owing to the absence of witnesses to show the origin of the fire, Coroner Rollins postponed the fur- ‘ther investigation of the case tll Wednesday next, Kaufman who kept the cigar store had only been there about a week, and according to statements made by some of the tenants, himself and friends drank, caroused and played cards in the store very late, almost ¢ night. Immediately after the alarm was given the family living in the front base- ment Hew into the street, after which that door was secured, thus compelling the family in the rear base- ment to go up stairs and dash through the flames in jront in order to escape into the street. High fences and brick walls in the rear utterly precluded the possioility of escape in that direction. Considering the very natrow stairs and hallways and miserable con tion of the rooms tn the house, it is almost miraculous that more lives were not sacrificed at the time of the fire. Lieutenants David C. Woodrow and P. F. Harring- ton; Midshipmen G. D. Ketter, George A. Calhoun, W. P. Ray, Baile ©. Nye, W. FP. Wright, Edward M. Bughes, Charles E. Freeland, William P, Conway, George W. Holman, and Thomas C, Spencer; and Assistant Surgeon H. L. Law have been ordered to the Cailfornia. Master HH. schooner America. Captain Thomas G. Corbin has been detached from ordnance dusy at Philadelphia and ordered to the command of the California. Lieutenant Commanders Charles 8, E. Colton, Lieutenants Charles H. Black and J. K. P. Ragsdale have been detached from the Naval Academy and ordered to the California. Surgeon Edwin 8. Matthews has been detached from the naval rendezvous at Boston and ordered to the Shenandoah, 0. Colby has been ordered to the ca. The Miantonomob Out of Commission—Move- ments of Naval Officers. Boston, July 28, 1870. The Miantonomoh was put out of commission to- day and ail of her officers detached, ‘The following have been ordered to other duty:— Commander W. D. Whiting to the Department of Yards and Docks, New York Navy Yard; Lieutenant Commander W. C. Wise to the sloop Brooklyn; also Ohief Engineer J. Q. A. Zieg! Paymaster W. W. Woodhwl, Sargeon N. L. Bates, Lieutenants S. J, nd C, H. Judd, Second Assistant Engi- irst Assistant H. Webster to the Shenandoah; aneers G. J, Burnap and Josepir 'B. Upham, See- Assistant I J.D. Ford, C. W. Breaker and W. A. Minider and Assistant Surgeon H, Aulick are placed on waiting orders. Mates Henderson and Anderson are discharged. | Extensive repairs ave to be commenced imme- | dfately on the Miantonomol. ‘The Shenandoah is | ready for sea Mid Wi! bé t6nitnissioned by the 10th of August. The W: er and Ticonderoga are fast approaching completion, six weeks being the time assigned for them. The Wabash and Niagara are at the yard, but no work Is betug done on either. THE COMMUNIPAW STOCK YARDS. During the past week 189 cars arrtved at the Com- munipaw stock yards, containing 1,456 cattle, 7,500 \Nt and 6,868 sheep. re were slaughtered dur- Sage pyse WEEK 375 CALC, T7419 MUBy ANd GOAT MACE ir. rhe NEW YORK AND BOSTON RAILROAD. Another Great Outlet from the Metropolis— Opening Up Communication with the Inte- rior of Westchester and Putnam Coun- ties—What the New Road is In- tended to Accomplish—Progress and Location of the Work. In view of the fact that New York, in its rapid ex- tension, must inevitably absorb the Harlem river and Spuyten Duyvil creek, the importance of pro- portionate communication between what is now Westchester county and the business centres of the metropolis has been justly regarded as a subject of more than ordinary interest. The railroad facilities at present existing in tho section named are, to a great extent, inadequate to meet the fast iucreasing demand for frequent and expeditious travelling, while the health-promoting and attractive sites for amillion suburban homes in the interior of West- chester and Putnam counties are, from their inac- cessibility, beyond the reach of any save the wealthy class. New Jersey, with her NETWORK OF RAILROADS, most of them converging towards New York, has hitherto successfully invited and retained a large majority of desirable settlers, who have formed part of the overflow of population which must constantly be seeking an outlet from the crowded city. That the prosperity of New Jersey, and the amazing in- crease of her population during the past decade, is mainly owing to the ratlroad enterprises of her citi- zens, does not, it must be conceded, require the slightest demonstration, As in mercantile affairs competition is regarded as “the life of trade,’’ so also among rival railroad companies communities are almost invariably benefited, while a wholesome check restrains monopolists; and, to the absence of this competition, may be attrinuted the comparative sparseness of population in the sections already in- dicated. But ANOTHER GREAT ARTERY of commerce is about being opened at the northern extremity of Manhattan Island, which must vary the current of moving humanity and airect those who long for the invigorating atmosphere of suburban life to the elevated plateaus and inviting glades for which the counties named are conspicuous, It 1s known to but few living in or near the city that the New York ana Boston Railroad (at one time regard- ed as a visionary project) is rapidly approaching completion, with every prospect of belng equippéd and in ranning order by May 1, 1871. The division between Brewster's Junction, Putnam coun- ty, and the Harlem river (a distance of fifty miles), required to complete the road, is owned entirely by a distinct corporation, and connects at the former place with the Boston, Hartford and Erie line, with which latter corporation an arrange- jnent will probably be made, either by lease or other- wise, by which the coptrol of the entire road will fall into the hands of the New York and Boston Rail- road Company. It is estimated that the cost of building and equi ping this division will exceed $3,600,000, Of th ‘amount sufficient has already been subscribed by the stockholders on the line, the directors and for- eign capitalists to construct and equip the road, Its caren officers are H. H. Vi aha President; . Q Hoyt, Vice President; Andrew McKinney, Treasurer, and W. J. Ogden, Secretary. PRELIMINARY WORK was commenced on the road about two years a: immediately after the route had been determin upon, Surveys were in progress throughout the last iene @nd active grading commenced at Brewster's junction in February of the present year. Under the supervision of Mr. J. Q. Hoyt, acting superin- tendent, THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION has since then been briskly carried on, upwards of five hundred men being at present employea in that section, together with a.giant steam shovel, capable of accomplishing the work of one hundred more. Between Brewster's Junction and Lake Mahopac— a distance of ten miles—in one of the most moun- tainous and dificult sections imaginable, three- fourths of the distance is already Boot ‘and ready for the ties. These latter, amount tn number to 130,000 for the entire line, are | y pl and are now being delivered at Port, Morris, Westchester county. The fencing for the whole line of road is also ready for erection. Arrangements have been completed for sleeping, drawing room and RESTAURANT CARS, @ suite of which will be attached to all trains runnit from New York to Boston. By this means a travel- ler can step on board @ train say, at three o’clock P. M. in the former city, and by the time he has leisurely en of an excellent dinner in the com- fortabiy fitted restaurant car, he finds himself, per- haps, in Hartford, Conn., rested and refreshed aster the ride, It is understood that the directors are de- ‘ermined to excel in EQUIPMENTS AND COMFORT any railroad accommodations now at:ainable out of New York; and that extraordinary inducements will be offered to actual settlers on the line of road in Westchester and Putnam counties, were property suticient for the requirements of 200,000 families has already been secured, At Croton Lake, over which the road will party of capitalists have P moo chased some eight hundred acres of land overlooking the lake, aud on which ey propose to expend from $200,000 to $500,000, for the purpose of converting it into a fashionable summer resort. As the new road must be regarded in the light of A PUBLIC BENEFIT, @ cursory delineation of its route from Brewster's Junction to New York may prove somewhat inter- esting. Commencing at the former place the road rans in a westerly direciion, and within a short distance of the celebrated Tihey Foster iron mine, said to bé capable of furnishing over 60,000 tons of magnetic ore annuatly. Leaving Mount Pisgan on ‘he north, the road passes through Carmel, the county seat of Putnam county and the bome of Daniel Drew, and from thence it pursues a tortuous course, utilizing tie topography of a rugged though picturesque locality anul it reaches LAKE MAHOPAC. Contiguous to* the eastern shore of the latter the road winds through an agreeably diversified land- scape to Croton Lake, the great reservoir on which the interests of New York so much depend, The lake will be spanned by an tron bridge 1,000 feet in length, elevated on stone piers neatly fifty fect above the Jevel of the water. From Croton Lake the road takes a soutuerly direction, and after passing through East Sing Sing bisects THE POCANTICO VALLEY, and having disturbed the historic tranquillity of Sleepy Hollow, it passes at a convenient distance east of the several thriving villages on the Hudson river, until, emerging from thegNepperhan Valley at Yonkers, it adopts a course almost parallel with the Croton Aqueduct to Kingsbridge, where 1t will con- nect with the Spuyten Duyvil and Mott Haven Rail- road, thence to the grand terminus at Forty-second strect. T.E REGN OF THE ROUGHS, Robbery and Attempted Marder in the Eighth Ward—Arrest of tae Would-Bo Assassin. Another of those murderous assaults upon peace- ful citizens which are becoming so lamentably com- mon on the west side of the town occurred on Fri- day night in Spring street. Joseph 0. Macarty, a quiet, respectable man, was at about eleven o'clock on that evening standihg at the door of his own residence, No. 389 Spring street, enjoying the cool night alr, when suddenly, without any warming, he was assailed by 4 notorious Eighth ward tmef and gambler named John Darrington, alias John Anderson. Aftee stab- bing Macarty several times with a knife Anderson ran into the saloon 341 Spring street, and havin; obtained a large glass tumbler returned and renew the attack on Macarty with a degree of brutal fero- city rarely surpassed by the most determined gouger, Driven to desperation Macarty closed with his would-be murderer, when they both rolled to the ground and became engaged in a fearful struggle, the one striving with desperate energy to defend his life, the other in lus mad fury endeavoring to complete che bloody deed which he had 80 recklessly begun. While both lay on the ground, covered with dust and blood, two pais of Anderson appeared on the scene, and, quickly hastening to the aid of their comrade, disen- gaged him from ihe embrace of Macarty. The next proceeding was to go through the pockets of the un- fortunate victim. Having accomplished this and obtained therein six collars, the three raMans fled. When Macarty had ‘overed consciousness he obtained the assistance of officers Von Geruchten and Riker, of the Twenty-eighth precinct, who succeeded in arresting Anderson. ‘The other two have not yet arrested. On being | arraigned at Jefferson Market yesterday morning | Anderson alleged as excuse that he was drunk ail day aud knew nothing about it, The wounds of Mr. Macarty, owing to his gallant resistance, are not dangerous, The prisoner, who was committed by Judge Shandley without bail, resides at 3385 Canal street, where he keeps an exchange office, or, more properly speaking, # policy shop. RE OF A POL CE COMMNSSIOVER EUROPE. D:PAR Police Commissioner B. F. Manierre yesterday satled on the steamship France for Europe, where he will sojourn a few weeks for the benefit of his heaith. The occasion was seized upon by his ad- mirers to give a spontaneous expression of their esteem for lim. The steamer Sylvan Grove was chartered, and at seven o’¢l left pier 47 North river, with Mr. M., about three hundred friends, ncord st, a band of music and an abundance of Waulds agd sglids om board, ‘The sueamer at the agrees cheers, he stepped upon ‘The gentlemen who gave him the happy send-off then returned to the city. Allthe arrangements were of the most comforta! kind, and the committee of ME Soe spared neither money nor courtesy to make the event success, THE NATIONAL GAME. Pastime, of Baltimore, vs. Star, of Brook- lyn—Clever Victory for the Baltimore Ama- teurs. The lesson taught the Baltimore amateurs in their game with the Atlantic Club on Friday was evi- dently not lost upon them, as they came to the ground yesterday provided with one of Messrs. Peck & Snyder's ‘dead rea’ balls, and to this, in a great measure, may their’ victory be attributed. ‘They made their appearance on the ground 4 little before three o'clock and had to wait au hour before the Star team made their appearance. Mr. R. Fer- guson, of the Atlantic Club, haying been chosen as referee, the game commenced at four o'clock in presence of a goodly crowd of spectators, who were pretty generally of the opinion that the Stars had got hold of a nice soft thing; but the truth of tne old adage, “There's many a sli ‘tween the cup and the lip,” was fully exemprincn in the present instance. ‘The game lay Was & much prettier and more exciting one than that with the Atlantics, a8 the opposing teams ‘were more equally matched, the Aeicing. ras, a by re , shar, and there were fewer errors comm the Pastimes than on the previous day. ro 4s no doubt that the mere fact of laying with an amateur club like themselves gat i confidence than when opposing a c! sional nine, The Stars were the first , were disposed of, notwithstanding a fine hit of Dol- lard’s to left field for three bases, without making a run. ‘The’ Pastimes were more fortunate, as they scored one run; but this they did not earn. Jn the. second inning, the Stars were Chica- goed, Cummings being the only luminary who made @ base, while the Pastimes were very neatly di of in one, two, three order. The third inning enabled the Stars to break the ice, Jewell getting home, but the Pastimes retained their lead by scoring two runs, the game being now three to one in their favor. In the fourth inning Beavans and Johnston obtamed runs for the Stars, and the Pastimes were Chicagocd. ‘The fifth inning gave the Stars the lead, as in it they Again scored two runs, while their opponents were disposed of for a duck’s egg. The fieldiug was now extremely close and sharp and the interest increased every minute. When the Stars put on an additional two in the sixth tonne very by hope wus entertained that the Mary landers would In get to the front. but the; made a splendid rally at the bat in this inning, and, being encouraged by a muff of Jewell’s, in cen’ fiela, decliged to be got rid of untti they had add yo Midre runs to their score, the game then stand: Ing 8 to 7 in their favor. ‘The seventh and eight innings did not alter the score, as both sides were Chicagoed, ana when, forthe third time in sugces- sion, the Stars were disposed of in one, two, Uhree order, without scoring, a shout of delignt was raised by the crowd, partly on account of the brilliant catch by Bailey in the centre fieid, which concluded the inning. and partly with pce sure at the idea that the Stars were at length oblige .osuccumb, upon their merits, too, to another club ofamateurs. But little interest was manifested in the ninth inning of the Pastimes, in which the; scored two runs; but the account of the game woul not be complete without giving great credit to Beavans for the two miagpiesne catches he made in this inumg. The following is the score :— 6TAR. PASTIME. PI Bnek, 2d b.. Chenoweth, r. Bailey, c. f. Williams) Lucas, Ist b. Southard, a... McDonald, p. . Livingston, 1. Totals., NOB. Mh, Sth. BL. th. 2 2 0 Sl emcumowe, eck Sl ercercea, al commerce Sl wccmmmcan SI Totals Clube, Star. ees eacemn aw. Zeal eeomcecos ~ a wom o 0 6 0 Umpire. Fe , of the Atlantic Club, ‘Tune of game—One hour snd bfty minates. Base Ball Notes, The Athletics,of Philadelphia, defeated the Kekion- gas, of Fort Wayne, Ind., yesterday, ian Fort Wayne. city, by a score of 110 to five and six whitewashes on the Kekiongas. ‘The Athletics play the White Stockings in Chicago on Monday. The Empire Club has been resting thus far this season, but will now come out and make a break. On Thursday the club will assemble at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, and h ave an old time practice game and meeting. Jonn Kelly has returned from his summer tour, has had an extra twist put m each particular curl on his particularly curly head, so that it will be found exceedingly dificult to pull the wool over his eyes. ‘The other members who have determined to be true to their will be on hand on Thursday, and thus a good game may be enjoyed. ‘The Eureka Club of Newark, which, Hedenburgh says, has not been beaten in two years, will shortly reorganize for the purpose of having a friendly tilt with their old friends, the Empires. The grand game, New York against Brooklyn, will come off at the Union grounds on Saturday next. The nines will be selected from the stron: players in the Mutual, Union, Empire, Atlantic, Eckford and Star Clubs, and the contest will undoubtedly be one of the best of the season. ’ The Orions defeated the Spartas at Hoboken on Fridav, with a score of 27 to 18 in a full game. A new junior club has been formed in Tottenville, Staten Island, and named the Mineola. The first nine comprises some strong players, and they an- nounce their readiness to receive challenges from any junior club. he Reportortal Nine and the Young Dragon eg wy aye a game at Hudson City on Wednes- jay nex A match game of base ball was plered at Jersey City yesterday by the employés of Lord & Taylor, Broadway, and the employés of James McCreery & Co., which resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 34 to 20, THE COURSE OF EMPIRE. The fo!lowing list shows the totat number of pas. sengers that arrived at this port from foreign ports for the week ending July 30:— Steamshij Rising Scar Morro Custle City of Port a Ships. Pacifle. Jas. Foster, Jr....... ‘American Congress. Barks. Marco Fol Danie ‘Atlantic Montezuma. Schooner: Robert Caldwell... Total... REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. New York City. Ho @2ftn of Leonard st, 19x ad 147th st, ne corne: $9.1 ftw of Lexington ay, , 305 ft w of 2d av, I Sith ot, n s, 214 ft e of Bd av, —x39.11 97th st, n 4, 150 ft w of 91b av, Av A, ©, {02 tt 6 of TBd st, 25x: 4th ny and 127th at, 8 € corner, 74.1300, Guy av and 1th at, n w corner, 333102.6) if pa 7th ay and S6th at, 'n © corner, O6.9x75xI0.6x 5. Kings County. BROOKL Madison st, s #, 186 ft. of Stuyoesant ay, indefinite. River st, n's, 250 ft w of Throop av, 25x100, t, 8's, 120 fhe of Marcy ay, 20x10) 175 ft ww nf Albany av, Bix! at, a 6, 193 ft a nd Madison at, n'corner, 1003200 \d 17th wt, e corner, 125x100K25x75x1 ay, ws, 150 ft 8 of Warren at, 16.8x80.1 4tn av, uw a, 71 ft 8 w of 20th st, 18x60, Westchester County. e Hudson at, # #, 100 ft e of Old post road,'n w 8, 275x450, ss Clinton st, w &, 273 It 8 of Prospect st, 262100) MOUNT PLEASANT. Tarrytown to Bedford road, w 8, J E Mallory property.112,000 Tarrytown to Bedford road, w’ C Leberts pi ‘i 7,000 join #, adjoining J M i 9,000 WEST FARMS. West Farms to Hunter's Point road, w 8, 100x2000..,... 2,000 ‘CORTLANDT. Albany post road, es, Alethea Hill prop. .. ‘Albany post road, ¢ #, adj J McCord’s, 100x1 MAMARONEO! Lot 65, map of Grand Pai Lot 29, map of Grand Park. Lots 83 aud 34, map of Grand Park. MORRISANTA. , lot 197 East Morrisania, 60x10. NEW YORK CITY. Local Metropolitan Items and Brief Notes on Miscellaneous News Topics. Martin Kuck, of 80 North Moore street, had a lew badly burned yesterday in Stewart's sugar refinery, and was sent Lo the hospital. a Noptortan morning Mra, Emma Laughan, residing West Fortieth street, was badly kicked and beaten by her husbana, John, who escaped arrest. Yesterday afternoon a horse attached to a car riage ran away in Pearl street, upsetting the vehicle and severely, though not dan usly, ing man Who was passing. ‘obscure pada eli Seated A foolish colored woman, suicidatly inclined, whose name is Eliza Muderiied, residing at 65 Kast Hous- ton street, yesterday morning swallowed some red precipitate, but it failed to kill her, She was sent to Bellevue Hospital. The Department of Public Parks announce that, af the weather be fine, there will be music by the Central Park Band in Mount Morris square on w- morrow evening from six to eight o'clock. Coroner Rollins was yesterday notified to hold an inquest, at No, 3 Goerck street, on the body of Join Jacob Hopkins, who diced from the effects ef inju- Two or three page eae John was run over by one of the cars of the Belt Raliroad, John H. Everetts was yesterday arraigned before Justice Hogan at the Tombs Police Court on & from. stolen three boxes of ary goods eld to awalt a requisition. from the’ Gor "ue ma ow on from t North Carola, . je Governor In the Tombs Police Courtyesterday, before Justice Hogan, Robert Reilly was held for trial on a charge: of having stolen from an express wagon a trunk, Fondemsiiy foeted worth of weartng apparel, the pro- perty of Liewellyn 5. Woodward. O@icer Doraey, of the Sixth precinct, testified to having seen the thelt committed, Thomas Gorman, a single man, twenty-nine years of age, and born in Ireiand, died in Belleyue Hospt- tal. On Wednesday night last the deceased, while asleep on the roof of house No, 100 Mott street, fell tothe pavement antl was fatally Injured. Coroner Keenan will hold an inquest on the body of the ae- ceased, Yesterday afternoon Patrick Morris, while at work on an iceboat, foot of Eighth street, East river, accidentally fell into the dock and was drowned. The body was subsequently recovered and removed to the late residence of deceased, 76 Broome street, where Coroner Rollins will hold inquest to-day. John Collins, a lad nine years of age, died yester- day at Bellevue Hospital from the effects of injuries received on Wednesday last by falling from a cart, corner of Madison avenue: and Twenty-fifth street, One wheel of the vehicle passed over the body of de- ceased, injuring him internally. ‘The body was con- veyed to 428 ond avenue and Coroner Keenan noufied to hold an inquest. The remains of a male child of recent birth; wrapped up in cloths, was found lying in the en- ‘ty of remises 3; 4 Bi adway by Louts Schiele, who, ‘eo A. vite ( called the attention ot Sat Berta, of the Broad- way squad, to the matter. The body was sent to! the Twenty-ninth precinct, and Coroner Rollins no- tifed. By whom the corpse was abandoned could not be learned. : James £E. Price was yesterday arraigned in the Tombs Police Court, before Justice Hogan, charmed! with having burglariously entered the premises No, 105 Barclay street and attempting to steal therefrom) forty-two dollars’ worth of wearing apparel, the Dl of James A. Fraser. Oficer Connaughton, of the Third precinct, discovered the cou-! cexled on the premises, with the clothing packed up inp: bundles ready to be carried away. Held for A meeting of the Alumni Society of Manhattan, College was held on Thursday evening at tne Oollege Hall, After @ protracted and exciting discussion upon amendments to the cons‘itution, the following’ officers for the Cag ES were elected:—Jamew A. Deering, A. M., LL.B, President; Jonn R. Grady,, ; B,, Rev. John J. Kean and Robert O’Glover, Jt-5, Vice ‘Presidents; Dennis McMahon, Jr., D. D., Secre= tary, and Richard J. Morrison, Ph. 8. D., Treasurer.! Some general! business having been disposed of, the! meeting adjourned subject to the call of the Execu- tive Committee. BROOKLYN CITY. Local and Police Items of News and Interesting Paragraphs. There were 439 persons arrest:d in Brooklyn dure ing the it week, an increase Of 85 over the number the week previous, The property clerk of the Brooklyn police has re- turned $14,861 worth of stolen property to the clatm- ants thereof during the past three months, The citizens of Brooklyn are complaining seriously of the inferior quality of gas which is furnished by the gas companies. A sneak thief entered the apartments of Patrick! Mallen, No. 17 Adams street, on Friday night, aud stole thirty-one dollars from a bureau drawer. ‘The assessment on incomes tn the second collec- tien district for the present year as recorded fn the oMce of the Assessors 13 $510,452 95. The assess- Ment on the annual list for 1869 was $440,869 49. William Vickerman, mate of the brig America, ar- rested on Friday last for taking three bags of sugar from his vessel, by Sergeant Buss, was honorably discharged yesterday morning by Justice Delmar. ‘William and Charles Hatch, who are accused of beating James Cassidy until his life was aespatred! of, were taken before Justice Buckley yesterday, when they waived examination to appear before the Grand Jury. Jon Grumley was arrested and taken before Jus- tice Walsh yesterday on a charge of stealing a quan- tity of clothing and about ten dollars in money from: the boarding louse of Mrs, Pecham. His tial was adjourned until next week, Surrogate Veeder, during the past week, admitted! to probate the wills of Thomas Graham, John Cur- sett, Willtam Peters, W. H. Donglass, Eliza Pearce and William J, Underhill. Letters of administration! were granted on the estates of Catherine Riley, Mar- garet Strauss, Henry Auger, Tracy Staly, Susan McGuire, Ellen Keenan, Mary Zatonski and Samuel’ Jackson. ) The body of a man, apparently about forty-five years of age, was found floating in the water yester- day at’ the foot of Hudson avenue. The deceased! had a long gash over the left eye and there is @ sns-! picion that he may have met his death by the hand} ofan assassin. fhe deceased had dark hair andi sandy whiskers and his clothing consisted of dark pants, vest and striped snirt. e Coroner will in- vestigate the case. Edward McLaughlin, a man eighty-four years o age, was arrested and taken before Judge Delmar yesterday on a charge of having attempted to com- mut an outrage on a little girl named Maria Grace, who resides in the same house with him. The com= plaint 1s made by William J. BRACE, @ brother of the girl. alleged that the accused enticed the gith into his room by presents. ie accused was re- manded for further examination. Michael Dailey and his wife Gatharine, who reside atNo. 35 Butler street, were taken before Jusuice Delmar yesterday afternoon and committed to await the action of the Grand Jury for committing & felon-: fous agsault on Richard Hayes. Hayes occupies the second floor of the house, while the Daileys reside onthe third floor. The jatter are of ee habits, and the consequence is an occasions tow. On the 17th Mrs. Datley got into @ quarrel A ne Mrs. Cross, who keeps a small grocery on 1e floor, because she would not give her any liquor, ° hased & and she resolved to be revenged, She pure! p day both she and her dagger ana in the course of he ge one sneene wee very (trunk. Dailey tome money hud she told him he would find it in the pocket of her dress. In the search for stamps Dailey, found the dagger and flourished it in @ threatening manner at some children, one of Hayes’ being in the number. Hayes, believing his child to be in danger, panied Dalley down. Mrs. Dailey picked up tie dagger, which her husband had dropped, and suited Hayes in the neck, inflicting @ serious wound. THE CASE OF JOWN REAL. tt Before the Governor in Favor of Opusieuctian the Sentence—A Decision to Be) Rendered Monday. ' Yesterday Governor Hoffman heard the argument’ of Judge Stuart, counsel for John Real, in vehalf of! @ commutation of the prisoner’s sentence. He also nd all the proofs adduced to support the plea Forpwecutive clemency. The Governor Will make a Anal decision, to-morrew LMonday ae