The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1870, Page 5

\ | ‘HE NAVAL PRIZE FIGHT OFF HAVANA Yall Particulars by the Herald Correspondent Near the Scene of Action, ‘Zhe Contest Between the French Bouvet and the Prussian Moteor—The Challenge—De- tails of the Fight—Statement of Lossee—The Combat Undecidcd— Prospects of a Renewal. Havana, Nov. 12, 1870. ‘The event of the wesk, and one which has caused the greatest excitement in this locality, has been the contest between the Freneh despatch boat Bouvet, Commander Franguct, and the Prussian gunboat Meteor, Commander Kumor, fought outside the line of neutral waters, off the harbor of Havana. ‘The Prussian vessel arrived here on the morning of the 7th, and soon alter the Frenchman entered. Ramors that a challenge to fight had passed be- tween the two belligerents soon became current. ‘The French merchant steamer Nouveau Monde, from St. Nazaire, bound to Vera Cruz had reached here in transitu the previous day. At about ten A. M. of the 7th she got up steam and moved out of the har- bor im prosecution of her voyage. The Prussian, evidently with the purpose of evading the twenty- four hour law, and of attacking her, going out in advance of her. The steamer soon returned, as did the gunboat in the course of the afternoon. On the imorning of the 8th, the Nouveau Monde again went out and proceeded on her voyage wumolested. Mean- while 1t was officially announced that the challenge had passed and been accepted, and at one o'clock on the 8th the Frenchman went out to await in the offing the lapse of the twenty-four hours which, as international law prescribes, must pass before the Prussian could follow. Meanwhile the excitement among all classes, and especially those of the respec- tive nationalities, became very great, and upon the morning of the 9th had reachea fever heat, The betting was very extensive, odds being generally offered in favor of the Prussian, Efforts were made to charter a merchant steamer to carry pas- sengers outside to see the fight, but these were ren- dered useless by a refusal of the authorities to permit any such arrangement. It was announced that the Spanish man-of-war Hernun Cortes, having on board the Captain General, would go out, ten- dered by one of the Spanish gunboats, ap¥ through the covrtesy of lus Excellency your correspondent ‘Was favored with a place upon the former vessel, Great crowds gathered upon the wharves to witness the egress of the Prussian, which started at pre- cisely seven minutes past ene from its anchorage. At once the crowd disappeared from the vicinity of the harbor and covered the housetops, the nills of the Cabanas, Morro and Princine, and every ele- vated point attainable, provided with glasses of every description, to see the contest, The Bouvet 1s of 120 horse power, carries tive guns—two of small calibre on each side respectively and a twenty-four pounder mounted on a swivel at the bow—and has eighty men. The Meteor ts of eighty horse power, three swivel gans and sixty men. The caliore of the iatter’s guns is said to be superior and thelr construction more moderna. One of them is a Krupp, mounted on a swivel. The Hernan Cortes and the Spanish gunpoat foliowed immediately in the wake of the Prussian. ‘The for- Mer had on board, in addition te the Captain Gen- eral, the General of Marines, the Intendente Gen- eral, their respective statts and a large number of civil and military officers of lesser rank. As we Passed beyond the Morro Castle the French- man was not in sight, but at twenty-five Minutes to two o'clock she was sighted about nine miles off, north-northeast from the entranceto the harbor. The woather was mag- Rificent; scarce a ripple on the bosom of old Ocean, while light, fleecy clouds tempered the fierce Tays of the sun, Upon being sigh ted the Bouvet was moving northeast, but soon changed her course and came down to meet her antogonist, which was moving directiy towards her. The Prussian was to the ward as they approached euch other. Av Gfteen minutes alter two the vessels were two and #@haif miles apart, and at twenty-tive minutes past the Frenchman olanged Lis course to the northwest, the other ily moving ferward. Soon atter, the Frenchman again changed his course, this time moving directiy dowa and threw out his signal flag, indicatmg his readiness for the battle at half-past two. The Cortes was then five miles trom the Morro and the combatants some two niles further out and @ mile and a haif apart. At thirty-three minutes past two the Frenchman fired the first shot, which fell short, followed by another with like result. ‘The Prussian meanwhile continued on way, after the second shot of the other, raising his baitie flags. The Bouvet fired twice again, with no result, when as the ves- els came within half a mile ef each other the Meteor fred two shots in quick succession, passing the Bou- vet by the stern. ‘These also without result. While moving away from each other the exchanges were rapid, When about half a mile apart they changed their courses respectively and again approacued each other, the Bouvet moving down as with the intention of boarding, both firiag meanwhile, the Frenchman muci: tue more rapidly. Indeed, it seemed the object of tie Prussian never to fire out of distance. The vessels continued on their course untu they collided, the fring bemg quick and heavy. Immediately the Prussian’s main and mizzenmasis Were seen to go by the board, and the other lost one of her topmasts. ‘They soon separated, the Frenchman being completely enveloped in smoke andsteam. It soon became evident that the ma- chinery of the latter was disabled, and, as i by magic, his sails spread out, and he started im the direction of the port. ‘The German, which was meantime striving to clear his decks and the wheel of bis screw, which haa be- come entangled with the rigging, fired a few shois after him, but they fell short, ‘The Bouvet kept steadily on her course towerd the entrance of the harbor, and at twenty-eight minutes past three the Cortes fired a gun, indicating that tue fight could not roceed, as the Bouvet had entered neutral waters. e General of Marines on the Cortes then signalled the Spanish gunboat te approach, and on ner arrival directed him to state to the commander of the Bouvet that he was in neutral waters, and would not be allowed to take advantage of it to repair damages and continue the fight, but if he entered pert every facility would be offered him, At the same time medical aid was sent. The Cortes then moved toward the Meteor, and within a short distance @ boat was lewered and medica) aid was sent aboard, the Gen- eral of Marines directing no official congratulations should be offered, The French vessel entered the harbor towed by a tugboat at about five o'clock. Investigation showed that the connecting pipes of the engine had been struck and so prevented its working. The damage she had sustained otherwise was but trivial. Her loss consisted of one wounded and twe scalded, ‘The Prussian started for the harbor at ten minutes after four and arrived soon after stx. Aside from the loss of her masts the damage to her too was trivial. Her casualties consisted of three killed and one wounded. ‘he fermer was ihe result of a mus- ketry fire from the Frenchman when the vesseis came together. A grand funeral took place on the 10th, al) of the resident Germans attending, On the morning following their return both ves- sels were towed to the arsenal, where they are un- dergoing repairs, after which it 1s expected the con- test will be renewed. It is stated that the French commander, stang by boastings of the Prussians in this city, proposes to renew the contest at all hazards, waiting outside for the Prussian during the entire season if neces sary. The repairs on beth vessels, ag I learn at the Jatest moment, are rapidly approacning completion. JAMAICA. The Fiuances of the Island—Healthy State of the Treasury. KINGSTON, Oct, 31, 1870. Frem a semi-oMctal source it is ascertained that Mr. Rusworth’s Budget for 1870-71, will declare a surplus revenue of £26,000, The revenue—although the country was, frem the surplus of last year, re- leved of taxation on imports, exports ana direct taxes to the extent ef £30,000—1s only £4,500 lesa than the revenue collections of last year. The country, under this successful management of its finances, naturally expests a still further reduction m taxation, and the question is, what branch of taxation wil this reef be given iv, in 1870-71? The abolition of “Lighthouse dues’? is an issue promised by the Governor, for the rellef of shipping. CAMELS IN NEVADA.—About seventeen miles east of the city 1s to be seen a herd of twenty-six camels, all but two of which were born and raised in this ‘They found no dificulty 1n rearing them, and canshow twenty-four fine, healthy anunals, all of Washoe growth. The camel may Low be sald to be thoreughiy acclimated in this State. Tho ranch eben Which they are kept is andy and sterilein whe bo reme, yet the animals feast and keep fat on such my Shrubs and bitter herbs as uo other animal ine aes When ieft to themselves their delight, fea ing themselves with the coarse herbage of are Used iy 2, fe and roll in the hot sun. ‘ney frou tn ia me, lt to the mills on the river, satan ry Toe ee. ing in the desert, some sixty e eastward ‘They have animals vaat back 1,000 pounds,— rinyinia Cty Enterprise. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET., A STEAMER FROM THE ORIENT. Direct Communication by Steam Between China aud New York—The First Steamer from the Land of Pig-Tuils, with a Carge of Tea for Gotham. A certain number of merchants abroad who hold commercial relations with shippers in this port took it into their heads, on the epentng of the Snes Canal, to try the experiment of having tea brought by steamer from China direct to New Yerk via the canal, and a few months ago Messrs, Turnbull, Sal- vesen & Uo., of Leith, put we idea into force by giving am order for the construc- tion of several vessels fer this especial pur- pose, The first steamship of the lot erdered was the Magdala, and as soon as she «as got in shipshape she left Leith for snanghae to take on board a full cargo of tea, to be delivered at this port. On the 16th of August last she lelt Shanghae, under the command of Captain Davidson, consigned to Messrs, Charies L Wright & Co., of No. 56 South street, this city, the ageuts of the owners oi the vessel, S THE MAGDALA arrived at Hong Kong on the 20th, where she coaled, and left the following day. Singapore Was reached onthe 20th of the saino moath., ‘The next day she put to sea again, arriving at Galle on the Sth of September, which port she left on the 9th, arriving at Aden on the 22d, On the 23d she left Aden. Up to her arrival at the latter port she had a favorable passage, but she encountered very severe weather in the Red Sea, and owing to this clrcumstance, which, of course, could not have been avoided, she did not reach Suez until the sth of Oc tober, Had the weather conunued as favorable after she had jeft Aden as it had prevailed previous to her leaving that port she would have accomplished the distance to Suez tn five ov six days. As it was, she Wok sixteen days. On the i4th of October sne leit Port Saia jor Maita, where she coaied on arriving, She alterwa:ds put into Gibraitar, where she aiso coaled, leaving tat port on tue 2oth, The Magdala is expected vv arrive ai tals pert early this morning, Ivisa weil Known laci that previous to te open- ing of the Suez Canal all tas were brought from China by sailing vessels, and that most of the car- ova, alter Muving reached Sau Francisco, were sent Mast by the overiand route, 1t is clalmed by many experienced tea merchants in Unis city that teas suifer trom being KNOCKED AuouT the way all freight must necessarily be, to a certain extent, On the railread and in the repeated louding and unloading thai tuey nave to undergo irom place to place; that, ip fect, mf they could be brought to this port without being touched from the time the packages were stowed away An the vessels they would be much better and give Greater satisfaction to both deaiers and consumers. it was this ldea of getilug the tea to this pert in better condition, if possivie, that first prempted Messrs, Turnbull, Saivesen & Co. to make tic test they have made with te Magdala, ‘They also bad im Inind, as a matter of course, THE QUESTION OF PKOFIT AND LOSS. By the ordinary route iand Irom San Fran- Cisco, teas from China reach this portin about sixty- live days, weather being favorame throughout the Voyage. ‘The Magdala hud the mistortune to encoun- ter Leavy gales and unfavorable weather tor ten Whole days In the Ked S id Uius lost Cousiderabie valuable leeway, 8 thai alter all the long time she has taken to reach this port cannot be considered 48 acriterion of what the average trips from China wil be by the new route, The owners of the vessel Rave nad (he pluck to imake an experiment which, if successful both in point of profit to them and safety to everybouy coacerned, will be of incal- culable beueiit to the tea tiace between this country and Cina, aad lt Wom be a great pity indeed if they should fuilin then enierprise. Hi it turns ouc that the direct steam communication with Ch.na is @ success @ LEW passenger route may be evened, by which the “leatiien Chinee? may reach New York with his countenance “childlike and bland,” unrul- fled by a Single raurvad journe AN EXPLODED .XPERIMEN?!, Trying to Make an Improved Burning Oil— The Lmproved O11 Burning the Iuventor. A singular explosien, and one which caused con- siderable excitement in the vicinity, occurred shortly befere twelve o’clock yesterday morning in the Brooklyn House, situated at the corner of Mamil- ton avenue and Union street, Brooklyn, the re- sult of which was that two men and a boy were seriously if not fatatly burned. The cry of fire im the house caused the utmost ex- citement among the boarders, especially the ladies, who rushed pellmell down stairs ana into the street. Following close upon their heels were two men and a boy, whom it would be dificult to distinguish from negroes, thelr faces being so BLACKENED AND BURNED. Alarge volume of smoke was seen issuing from one of the rooms of the hotel, and those who noticed itfrom thé street were of the opinion that the build- ing would in a shert time be laid inashes. Two of tne bartenders, however, rushed up to room No, 36, which is situated on the fMfth floor, and from which the smoke was issuing, and with commendable fortitude proceeded at once to suppress the cause of the aforesaid smoke. The flames were finally checked, and it was found that not more than $150 damage had been done. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE was then @ matter of Interest, and as soon as physicians had arrived, and the sufferers le as comfortable as pessible unier the circumstances, it was explained. Mr. Tairo, who is a dealer in petroleum oi, was an occupant of room No. 26, and for soine time past has been trying experiments in order to make an im- roved buiming oil. Yesterday ie had with him in his room Mr. S. H. Bradford, a chemist of New ‘k, and William Kelley, an errand be tding tn Sackett street, They were working a smal copper sull on the stove, when tie gas ignited ana caused an explosion, PILLING THE ROOM WITH FLAMES, and burning Messrs. Tatro, Bradford and the boy, as before mentionéd. Mr. Bradford was reinovea to hs residence in New York, the boy Kelley was sent to his home and Mr. Tatro remauied at the hotel, MR. TATRO'S STATEMENT. Mr. Tatro made the foliowing statement to the Fire Marshal in regard to the origin of the tir was distilling crude petrolenm and maki experiments with it, We were running ali the oil together and making a fire test of lt. We had a new still made this morning, and the man made it a little too small, the result of which was that the cap came off and the oil was spilled en the stove. The process is just as saie as any other process, ‘This has been my busiuess for years. I understood pee handing of it, but was overruled by Mr. Brads ford’? Reports were circniated that two or three persona killed, but only tose mentioned above were injured, and they were reported to be comfortable Jast evening. Blown Through the Ground~-Opening of the Proeumnatic RKaitrond. Two hundred yards or so of the pneumatic tunnel under Broadway, beginning at Warren street, com- pleted up to the present ume, were thrown open to the public, and the car was kept running at intervals of ten minutes all through the day. Of course the pur- pose of the opening 13 to show conclusively to all who care to visit 1t the SOUNDNESS OF THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM of motive power. After a short time the company will again suspend operations unui they obtain au- thority from the Legislature to carry their track up town. The general working of the road is now im the highest possible state of eMiciency, and the glowing promises of the company are quite equalled by achieved facts, Owing to the shortness of the track, however, the car can only be propelled at a rate of about seven miles an hour. Various improvements in the air compressing machinery have been intre- duced, One great advantage this road will possess ever an underground railroad worked by locomo- tives is the PERFECT PURITY OF THE Alt in the tunnel, The track can also be carried along at gradients, which would be altogether impractica- ble for locomotives. ‘The scheme for which the company propose to get authority Irom the Legislature, contemplates a double line of tubes from South ferry, along Broad. way, fer the whole length of the fsland, with a branch at Union square, under Fourth avenue, to Harlem. The road would, ef course, be very ex- pensive to construct—at least $1,000,000 @ mile for the section below Twenty-third sureet and $2,000,000 ‘bevond. During the day crowds of visitors thronged the establishment and TOOK A RIDE in the handsome car and inspected the massive and somewhat complicated loeking machinery. The opinion geemed to be unanimous that the system introduced in this instance is perfectly feasible, and would, if extended, as the company propose, be a decided improvement in the way of safe aud rapid transit, A Gparnen View or THE WowenN’s Riaurs QUESTION.—The Jalioa-l-Tur (% paper In Hindo- stanee) of the 30th of July thinks that wemen will never be properly educated or them true position understood unless the custom of not allowing them to inherlt dignities in the same manner as male descendants 1g done away with. The writer con- demns severely the custom of adopting a stranger in luce of the females of one’s family to contunue the one of Rajab or Nawab, which is uuivergai in pative bares. * THE ORES OF THE GREAT BASIN. ‘The Treasure Heuse ef the Continent. SAN FRANOISCO, Cal., Nov. 7, 1870, From the breaking out of the “Washoe” excite- ment, in the year 1861, until the close of 1868, at least one thousand mines containing precious metals Were discovered and located in the State of Nevada and Territory of Utah, Chemical assays showed that the ores from these mines were nearly all very rich, ylelaing from $200 to $1,000 per ton. Little or nothing could then be done to develop thelr wealth, however, for the reason that freighta over rough mountain roads cost fifteen to twenty-five cents per pound {rom this city, and labor was worth five dol- lars to six dollars per aay at the mines. But the chief drawback was the generally intractable mature of the ores. The gold, sliver, lead and copper were so firmly locked up in the embrace of base metals that all ordinary mill processes: failed to save more than a very small percentage of the total value, ‘Tantalus was net more tantalized than the owners of these mines. They knew that the wealth was there, but all attempts to unlock it for their personal benefit were generally failures. After months, and in seme cases years, of perse- vering efforts, the working of the majority of these mines of “intractable” ores was abandoned, and little or nothing was done with them until the com- Pletion of the Pacific Railroad. ‘That thoroughfare changed the aspect of affairs completely, however, by opening up a profitable market for the sale of the ores here in their rough or native state, Over 1,000 tons per month are now brought down here by the Central Pacifle Railroad, and about hali as many tous are monthly sent over the Union Pacific aud conneeting lines to the smelt- ing Works at Newark, N.J., which were lately en- larged in consequence of the great increase of ore shipments from Utah and Nevada. The average value of each ton of this ore 1s at least $250, The firm which purchases the largest amount of them here informs me that $600 per ton would be nearer the geucral average, but even at the fermer figure their great value 1s shown. Of the one thousand tons which are now brought to this city monthly, I regret to say that only about two hunired tons are reduced here. ‘fhe remainder are Sent to Swansea, in Wales, All of the minerals Which the ore coutaigs ure saved there. Tue pre- ponderatiog metuls are silver and lead, and our smelting works can save unese alone. All of the fol, copper, sulphur and iron is lest with us, and [ au assured tiat the sinelting works at New: Tis yea hi ark lavor under the sane disability, of the United States lately stated, and truthfully, that the country west of te Rocky Mountains con- tained the treasure box ef tho world. Despite the THE CROTON. New York City Secured Against a Water Famine. Description of the Great Reserve Crot:n Dam in Putnam County—A Reservoir of Four Hundred and Fifty Acres Area. Canman, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1870, Distance may lend enchantment to the view, er the fancies of a young boy gazing upon a firat bril- Mant display may paint it in brighter colors than ‘Would the man of after years, accustomed to gorgeous acenes; but to my recollection the Croton water celebration at New York im 1843 surpassed anything ofthe sort I have since beheld. And yet I did not realize the impertance ef the great work just com- pleted, and I believe a large portion of the enthust- astic people who participated in that celebration were, to some extent, ike myself—they failed vo form a tithe of the estumate of the benefits the metro- polis would derive from the Croten Water Works. And I believe there were very many who bad no idea of tho magnitude of the great work, They knew they had water conveniences never dreamed of before; they knew there was a huge granite water receiver on Murray Hill, and that an immense num- ber of tron pipes connected the city with a sparkling stream, known as the Croton river; and this was avout all the majority did know, or even carea, 80 long as their water supply was bountiful and their Water tax light, Well, twenty-eight years have passed away, and the growth of the metropolis, even beyond the most sanguine anticipations of the boldest prophet of future greatness, has increased the water demand in proportion. The projectors of the original enter- prise and the €roton Board began to see the fact clearly that at an earlier day than had been anticl- pated by them the volume of water at the fountain head must be increased or the interests of the city suffer, And this would be especially the case in time of drought. In case of extreme drought not only would manufacturers, but individuals, suffer from the limited supply. And the fact came home to almost every family residing in elevated portions possession of this great mineral wealth, however, there is not a perfect ore smelting establishment in the United States. About 1,600 tous of ore per Meath, worth $509,000 to $750,000, are now skipped over the two branches of the Paciiic Railroad; but this 18 only the faintest beginning of a business that will soon be almost without limit, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Mentana are vast beds uf mineral Wealth, Without indulging in hyperbole, ¢1 might alinost say of the two trst nated that a blow froai a hammer will send back @ Metallic ring for nearly every acre of the ‘Territory. In tive years hence the ore ped to San Francisco, over the Central a Paciile and Caiiior+ mia and Oregon raiircads, amount to, at least, $20,000,000 to $80,000,000 annually, ‘This great bu of ore shipments over the Pa- cific Railroad ls revolationizing inning in the State and Territories wamed. Even wf the ores could be reduced by ordinary mut proc the ex pense of shipping supplies and of purchasing and keeping a good mill in order, the cost of fagi tn @ Weeless country and o: mainialning a superlaten- deiit and a corps of assistants at hoavy salaries is 80 great that ii is found to be eb the ore oui and send it by rail to mintinum of cost. Bat wh: actabie” kind, as they nearly ail are, the ad- x them from the mine is increased reduces the bulk of our ores now, dimmense profit Goghsh capitatisis, but wis 1 not always be the case diuudreds of persons in the Atlantic States are in- teresied iu mines on Paciic slope, which they elther acquired by purcuase or discovery. In many cases they abandoned Uiese mining properties under the impression tit their mineral Wealth could never be made available. Such persons are not generally aware of the revolution {in mining tn the ‘territories by the Pacific Railroad, ‘They and the people of the Bast should know that we are new be- ginning to make excensive and proiitable inroads on the mineral wealth which mother earitt has so long Kept undisturbed 1a her prolidic bosom im the great interior basin of the continent. Since the last rail was laid at Promentory at least of vhe city- for after the down towm machinery had been set tn motion for the day it was dimcult for such families to procure water iu their upper rooms, and impessibie without pumping or carrying 1t by pails- ful up the various flights 6f stairs. Hence the pro- Jection of the great reserve Croton dam in Putnam county. Bat before I proceed to describe this Immense structure and its surroundings permit me briefly to show how accurate were the estumates of the pro- jectors of the dam with’ regard to the necessities of New York in the water line. In the summer of 1869 the effect of the drought tn the city was more severely felt than at any previous time, The past summer promised even @inore severe drought, and the Croton Board became alarmed for the interests of the ppolis. Feeling that an ebliga- tion by no means to be avoided was devolving upon them, and without the slightest disposition to shirk their duties, they began immediate and earnest action. F. H. Tracy, Engineer-in-Chief of the de- partinent, was immediately sent to Putnam county in order to ascertain how the water deficiency in New York could be best supplied and at the short- est notice. The result was that the water rights of the following lakes were secured:— Lakes Gleneida, Gilead, Mahopac, Barrett, China and Kirk, Lake Gilead is located one mile from the village of Carmel! and 13 a lovely body of spring water of about two miles i length by one-quarter the distance in width, It has been drawn off about ten feet below the usual water mark and the water thrown into the Croton river, Gleaeiaa has peen drawn down two aew mines per day Rave been discovered in tie State of Nevada alone. Discovery was a barren trt- uimph jormerly, but how a mine iS among the most valuable of properties. The trad:tional honest miner aced no longer go a begging for the aid of capital to sink o sbaft and erect @ mill With the ald of we machinery which was patented atthe creation—his two hands—he can dig out his ore, and bis mule or team can carry itdown to the railroad tine. The yailroad company Willi haul ito tidewater, even if the miner cannot pay the ireight in advance, and When bJs ore reaches (uis ctly there are plenty of cash buyers for it at $250 to $250 per ton, The miner is, therefore, becoming a very independent aud Important personage. ‘The Pacific Raliroad has, in fact, knighted him, and he can soon crack his fingers ab capliial and defy it. Asarule he no longer wanders over the country, houseless and often with an empty stomach, having the waditioual 4 sack—on which ure the printed words, “warran wo igh 100 puunds”’—roughly sewed on with bach- clor fingers, to keep thé wind’ aud weavier from its Nobility in the rain; bnt with ‘boiled shi clothes” and weil ) he strats the earth, one of the inost hadependeut lords of creation, and valuable mineral discoveries Wiihin mine mouths, and ng their steps thither in great num- r, as he develops wie wealth of Utan, to Veness 1s Loniously a IS possible to ace . The Pacific Railroad 1 proving * to the uiineral wealin of the great tying between the Rocky and Sierra inter! Nevada i REW MEXICO. SILVER Crry, Grant county, N. M., Oct. 25, 1870. To Tue Epivok OF WHE HERALD: our muriate of silv! now to mmers as horn gil- ver, aud chloride tb hest in the world, giving from sixty to ninety per cent native silver, but ex- periments this week have proved that our quartz lodes are equally as rich in minerals, By means or & rude furnace constructed by a Mexican named N. Ci c@ the sum of $104 Was taken out of 640 pounds of rock, and as Mr, Carrasco affirmed it, not one-fourth of the metal was saved, through the wautof good machinery. Then if such a rude pro- cess wil yield § § will not such waachinery as is used Nast take out! These quartz rocks, at ihe different us: made in your city, St. Louis and San Francisco, have invariably turned ont from $500 to $5,090 tojthe ton, ai? that, ‘too, mostly frem top rock, Many miners, taking the hint, are dy a! Work puting themselves up furnaces, and in ashori time the town will be supplied witn bu- lion, and mimers, noglonger dependent on the East, will be able in this simple way to earn quite a liviag, until some energeuc man will coine and see these mines for himself and thea put up a mill, The country wil then be made, for as sure as one miil makes its way iiere and begins work in earnest, it will be followed;by « rs . However, the old adage 14, “First © a SILVER SPRAY, THE CUE. THE OAR AND English Arrangemevts for a Great Boat Race—The Billiard Championship. LONDON, Nov. 5, 1870. One of the most important sporting events which have been arranged in this country for a long time 1s that which has been fixed to come off on the 16th of January next. It bas been agrced between those celebrated scullers Kenforth and Kelley on the one side and Winship and Taylor on the other, to row a pair-oared race on the Tyne for £200 a side. ‘This resuit has becn brought about by @ split in the Tyne champion four-oared crew, who so recently brought the championship of the world to England after their contest on the St, Lawrence, relative to the merits ef the two boats taken out by them to America. There was before their race a warm quarrel on the pao and when they returned to Newcastle there ‘was evidence of mucti ill feeling, rendered worse by the “chaff” which the iriends of some of the mon indulged in at the expense of Renforth as a single oarsman, Thereupon the champion issued @ chai- leng oifering to name a nan and with him row any two other men in the world, the offer being meant for Taylor and Winship, who forthwith accepted it, and articles were signed. ‘The fourth contest for the billiard championship of England will take place on the 28th of this month between John Roberts, Jr., the present holder, and Joseph Bennett. AN Op Time PARAGRAPH.—Mr. Fulton, an American citizen, now at New York, has invented a Steamboat calculated to ascend our rivers. He has succeeded so well in his plan that he ruis a packet im- pelled by steam up as well as down the Hudson river between New Yors and Albany. This vessel is stated to have left New York with ninety pasgengers and made way at the raje pf six miles an hour against astrong head wind.—+wnreeing (now Wes: Virginia) , July, 1807. What miraculous changes have been wrought in steam navigation since this simple paragraph first announced its success im the waters of New Yors harbor) from five to six feet, Mahopac about four feet, Bar- rett-and China lakes drawn heavily upon and Kirk lake nearly destroyed, some thirteen feet of water having been drawn off. Of course, New York has received from these sources an abundant supply of water; but the people of Putnam county cannot realize the. neeessity on the part of the Croton Board, and they are inclined to grumble at what they consider an infringement upon their mghts, Thelr lovely spring lakes are rendered less attractive, although, further than their beauty is concerned, it does not appear that any particular damage has been done, other than the fact that some of the washerwonien have te go a fow steps further for pails of water. But ve this as it may, all further trouble may be avoided after the great Croton dam shail have been completed, which structure and the surroundings you will now permit me to describe:— In the town of Kent, the most wild in Putnam county, about four milesfrom Carmel, en the road to Farmer's Mills, there Is a deep valley, Nanked by ragged mountains, some eight or nine hundred feet m ight at the southern extremity, declinin; toward the north perhaps twe or three hundre feet for the distance of about three miles, and then arising once more In solid grandeur. Flanking this valley these two rocky rid { at the southern extremity within a distance of nine hundred feet, and here the great dam is located, ‘The structur periaimly & Magnificent ene, Teaching as tt dc om. the mounta 1 ihe west surface. laid it was commenced thirty fe and upon solid rock, to wh stones were riveted and cemented, and then came the other laye step by step, until the foundation had been completed and the towering wall began to show itself ‘the wail at the earth’s base 1s sixty feet in width and ut tue top eleven feet. The granite blocks are handsomely cut; wil average twenty-two inches, and are laid m regular courses, like the bricks of & well buiit nansion. The wail is heavily capped, and the tre, Wlicte the stones do not meet, Is fille 1 with concrete masonry as itm as the granite itself, The dark centre line can be seen whue standing at either end of the work. From this dam the water is not to run constantly, tho first layer of but to be kept in reserve for a »ply in time or scarcity, a8 was the case the past summer. In such | an emergency the gates are io be opened and any amount of Water can be furni located on the inside of tu will permit the water to ri Ings of four feet six inche: Croton river, and @ hundred tributaries, suppy the Satara ba a ee will the ma: Croton be de- privea of the beneditof these streams, ag tie ly of the dam will give the usual Piso Hiss u vernon Volr 1s once full. This overfall instead of being | located in or nearthe centre of the dam, where li might injure the masonry, 1s located at the extreme western gud of the work and over a bed of solid rock, some one hundred feet having been blasted into the mountain side for this purpose. On the Inside of the structure, to prevent too heavy a pres- sure against the gates, another structure or guard will give protection by being placed just in front of the openlag. The stone for butiding the work was rocnred @n the mountains flanking the dam, the farthest distance any one of them was hauled be- ing four miles. The ridges are still white with broken fragments. ‘Tuese gates are an a bankment, and continue the same fence about three feet above the level ef the road for the safety continues for three milea and ehicles. This @ half around the eastern and he inside it will range from 61x to fteen, water line, although at no time will tt rige quite up to the wall. It brings up 4 variety of reflections to gaze down into this valiey. A lovely stream winds through it, In the meadows beside t were numerous cattle quietly feeding. Soon they must find pesmrene elsewhere. A dozen dwellings with thelr outbuild- ings stand in the valley, all brown with age; and these must be removed, As the basin recedes from the dam it widens. At points there are regular hall circles, and at other \uces sharp bays, jutting faruo into the moun- tains side. At the extreme northern’ part there | are two valleys divided by @ ridge, and thus two huge legs ary formed to the main body below, Into the western leg empties a lovely stream, having its fountain head in White Lake, high up on the hills some iniles away. ‘The left leg is fed by the Croton, or west branch of the Croton, while numer- ous strea:ns on every hand, coming from pure meun- tain springs and lakes, add their supplies. Indeed, the basin receives the drainage o1 tweuty square es, b ‘There 13 no@-nger of damage to the dam in time freshet or bivaking up of the ice in spring, as the supply is 60 bie pe divided that no force can be had by its gaming’ headway at any one point. ‘The basin 18 somewhat irreguiar, The boitem ts generally level and meadowy, but the sides are rocky and have been woody, but the timper has been cut ‘away, and men are engaged in digging out stumps and obstructions of every description. The work was commenced in September. 186, and it is expected that the reservoir will be filled im Septem- ber, 1871. The average number of men employed on the work has been 160, apa at times the laborers have been increased to 300, ‘The completion of the dam will obviate the neces- sity of drawing off the water from the numerous lakes in this vicinity, and it is desirable that only the natural flow should be taken, as any one of them, once lewered, 18 not readily filled again, a3 they bave, as a rule, no inlet other than springs at the bottom. And their natural beauty renders this section of the country very attractive, not only to those residing in the country, but to metrupoliians who visit us by thousands during the summer season, And I think one of the grandest bodies of water {n the country will be that of the reservoir, with Its bays and coves, its Wild surroundings and its mas- salve werks of art. The principal officers eonnected with this great werk are as follows:— W. B. Whitman & Co, ef New York, contract- ors; E. H, Tracy, emgineer, and J. I. Dawson, super- Intendent of coastruction. This latter genUeman has proved himself a test eMcient officer mm every respect, faithful to the Interests of the Croton Board, which 18 fatthfulness to the interests of the great city of New York. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Massachusetts Agitators Hopeful to the Last. ‘The Boston Daily News, prohibition organ, pub- lishes the following retrospective bit of political history:— In 1840 James G. Birney, the first liberty party candidate for President, received just 7,000 votes, the number that had not bowed the knee to Baal. In 1844 that vote was considerably Increased for Birney. in 1848 the free soll party was formed, into which the liberty party was merged, and Martin Van Buren neminated for President, still increasing the vote for liberty, In 1852 John ¥. Hale was the nominee of the new party, carrying the cause still farther upward and forward. In 1856 the party of freedom nominated Jonn 0. Fremont, and carried up the vote to about 1,300,000, In 1860 the vote arose Uo about 1,800,000 and elected Abraham Lincoln, Is there anything dark for prohibition in this view, when it carried 9,000 vetes in Massachusetts alone? No! the success of our cause is as sure as that time will go on. Greeley for England. The Springfield Republican asks:—“Why don’t General Grant go back to the old suggestion and take Mr, Greeley for Minister to England’ He would really be a very good one. Better than Motley for the real work there uw te be done—if, indeed, there is any—and infinitely better than any of the hack poll- Uuclans like Morton and Schenck, wno have been talked of. England weuld soon ‘tind him out and take to him immensely, just as the English and Frencn did one hundred years ago to witty and wise eld Ben Franklin, whom Greeley se much resembles. POLITICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS. The democracy of Buffalo county, Wisconsin, think Providence 1s on their side, because the repub- lican candidate for Assembly died the night before the day of election, leaving the democratic nominee without an opponent. ‘The Postmaster General thinks Congressmen have been sending free through the mails their dilapi- dated wardrobes quite long enough, and, therefore, in nis fortheoming report will again recommend the abolition of the franking privilege. John Q. Adams, at the late election, ran for Gov ernor of Massachusetts and also for the Legislature. He was defeated fer Governor, but elected to the Legislature, Nothing ike having two strings to one’s bow. The Springfleld Repudlican advocates Henry L. Dawes for some national position, to which, it says, he is certain, sooner or later, to be called. Wilmington bas one-fourth of the Inhabitants of Legislature of the State. Onc name on the roil of the newly elected Legisia- ture of New Mexico is Alphonso Ferdinand Senay Garcia Francisco Antonio Cortes Maria Gonsalvo Diego Juarez Mestes. ‘There have thus far been elected five colored mem- bers of the next House of Representatives—Delarge, Ramey and Eliott, of South Carolina; Turner, of Alabama, and Dr. Norton, pf V: F. W. Ferry, of Michigan, has the largest ma- jority—11,000—received by any candidate for Repre- sentative in the last elections. Mr. Ferry is a can- didate for the seat of Senator Noward, whose term expires next March. The Philadelphia Press complains that five col- ored men are apparently returned to Congress from Delaware, but only one of the thirty members of the ; EUROPEAN NAVIES. The British Channel Squadron Rendesvous—Wat Vessels Rotting in Port—The Duke of Edin- burg and the Galatea— Monitors and Coast Defence—A French Gunbost and Its Prizes—The French 8q:ad- ron off Heligoland—The Brit- ish East India Fleet. Lonpon, Oct. 6, 1870. At length the rendezvous for the Portsmouth and Plymouth division of the Chaunel Squadron has been assigned, and there can be but little doubt thas the ships of the squadron will go for a short cruise before Christinas. They will probably leave these Shores in about fourteen days, Previous to their departure Mr, Childers, the Firat Lord of the Ad- luiralty, will visit some of the ships. I believe he goes down to Portsmouth on the ensuing week and proceeds theace to Portland, Taking a cruise among our vessels, in the Reserva, Up Portsmouth harbor, some few days ago, 1 was astonished to flad splendid vessels rotung—to my certain knowledge some of these vessels have never done & day's service. Iwo er three I recognized from being present at their “christenipg” some eight or nine years ago. ‘These vessels were launched, taken out for the trial of the engines and returned into harbor, from whence wey have not since been permitted to come out. These costly mxuries have, therefore, been 80 niuch dead loss of the country’ money, and, turther, have been an expense to the count fy, as, In conseauenve of thelr being “laid up,’ they have required some one to look after them, and the result is that some old warrant officer has acted as sbipkeeper, being assisted in his duty by about a dozen other hands, Some of these vessels have been surveyed lately, and reported ‘“antiv’ in consequence of the defective stave of their machinery and the deteriorated condition of their hulls. I am told that some of these ships which have been at moorings up the harbor at Portsmouth are now ordered to be thoroughly over- hauled and repaired, at an average ‘cost of £30,000, ‘Tack this sum on to thelr original cost, wih the loss of interest for the article Kly employed, and tne old wooden ships of ten years since willamount te nearly the price of some of the smaller ciags of modera Iron-clads, Then again some of these ves. sels are in such a rotten condition that they will be only fouud useful ta the yard of the “ship-breaker.”” THE ROYAL DUKE, Sydney, is to be the headquarters of Hts Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburg during bis short sojourn in Australia, aud tn the port of Sydney nis fine frigate, tue Galatea, is to be docked previous to her return to this couatry, wh she Is expected In the ensuing spring. He will in all probability de tach from the Australian squadron about Christmad aud will make a cruise round the Horn for the Bra- ails, touching at that very interesting spot the Palk- land Islands en route, MONITORS. A very interesting tria! took place In the early purt of the week of the new monitor and turret ship for the defence of Bombay. She has a remarkably low ireebord, as, in fact, have the other two vessels, one of which 1s for the defence of Melbourne harbor and the other Bombay, fhe one for the lormer colony is now in Plymouth Soand, making up her complement. She has a larger tonnage and more engine power than the Abys»inia, but is in ail other nilar in construction to the Cerberus and so far as regards her turrets, hurricane ; but the peculiarity of her appearance, compared with tae last two vessels, 18 very singular, she not having any rig at all, witle the others have been bark rigged for thelr voyage Out, which I very much question will be of any use to them—in fact, <he reverse; in my idea rigging these ships will im4 pede them. Irrespective of this they are the must formidabie vessels of their class. That the present overnment deem thei so may be judged from the fret that orders have been entrusted to tive of the most eminent private shipbuilding firms to each construct @ vessel similar to these three, of the monitor type, for the defence of our coasts and har- bors at home. What revolutions naval architecture takes front time to thine! Speaking the other day to one of the Most scientific and eminent naval officers in tha British Navy, he remarked that it would not in the least astonish him ff at no distant date naval archi- tects arrived at the conciusion tnat the old woodem vessels were the proper thing for fighting purposes. ‘This I think is rather @ stretch of imaginauen, al- though no surprise would be felt by me, however or in whatever shape or form ships for war purposes Were constructed, alter witnessing the allerationd which have taken place in the last twenty years, THE FRENCH “OFF COAST.” The French gunboat Desaix has just arrived im Cherbourg with the crews of no less than seven ves- sels on board. Some of the vesseis she made piizes; ethers she burned, Although the movements of the French Heligoland squadron appears to mystify some people, yet thera can be no doubt or inystery in the work the Preucn cruisers do, 1am told that the commander-in-chtef of (he French squadron stationed in the Brazils, has detached one large frigate and four gunboats te cruise between Kio Janciro and Montevideo, with orders to capture all Gerwan aud Prussian vessels aucPnot let any be destroyed. If this 1s so It is very evident the gallant oiicer in command of the squad- ron is ooking ufier the “main point.”? ‘The river gunboat which did some little work While up at Rouen has been brought down to Havre, where she ts now in harbor. PRMAN NAVAL PRECAUTIONS. In the narrowest part of the chanael below Cax- haven che North German authorities have laid down , and have detached a small jun vessel for ee of giving CaULION Of the exi: whereabouts of these infernal Insirume: jure, added to which the commander of t puions to Cy 4 and pilot all fry neutral vessels through the iatricate channel. TO ASTA. The augmentation of the British squadron in the East Indies and the alteration in the command of the station from that of a commodore to that of an Admiral, are, [ fear, ominous indications. How- ever, More upon this point another time. ‘There ts also a rumor Unit before the end of the year several ships will be sent to the China station, the South ‘and not a democratic paper raises a par- ticular howl about tt.” Upon this an exchange re- marks:— The fact of the thing Is that wiinessing @ colored man In democi when the neveity of Jongress wore off the that it negroes were r an party white radicals would be, and 4iat there was no choice between the two any way. It is reported that Mr. Gary, who ran as a repub- lican candidate for Congress in the Kifth district of Maryland, will contest his opponent’s (Mr. Merrick’s) right to the seat. Preparations for the spring el jon in New Hamp- shire are already being made. General Naté Head is the most prominent among the candidates named for se republican nomination for Governor. The republicans have ealled their State Convention for January 4, John V. Creeley, the independent republican who defeated Charles O'Neil for Congress in the Penn- sylvania Second district, in a recent speech said that he was a radical republican, always had been, To describe the valley whieh 1s to form the reser- voir Is adiMcult task. Its area 19 346 acres, Let the people of New York city pause and consider for a@ moment, as they are passing threugh the Central Park and see the reservoirs there, that in Putnam county, fifty miles distant, they havea reserve reser- velr neay y ‘as large asthe whole of that splendid park itself, It ls but a few oye sinee I visited the Croton Dam for the purpose of writing this account for the HERALD. I felt that the eountry at large would be interested in the details, and in no other paper would its circulation be #0 wide er approximate to it. [found quite @ village, composed of the rest- dences of workers. Everything seemed orderly. One little dog barked, but, pi bly smelling out the business we were on, began wi bis tall and licking our hand. The children ceased their play and gazed at us, while the women drew back and peered silenuly through their simgle window. Smiths’ sheps were busily engaged; men were at work everywhere, but our first business was to find the Superintendent, Mr. J. F. Dawson. We found him—net in @ palace, nor even reclining in an easy | chair. His office was located in one end of a long, low, wooden building, in outside appearance some- thing like a ropewalk, and there he was at work. A few commen office cl 4 plain tabie, an ordinary | writing desk, an uncarpeted floor, a small box stove, a single clerk, were enough for him; and,there he sat, making out checks by the hundreds (it was pay fay) to remunerate the hardy men around him fer their faithtul and honest toil. Gathering all the information we requirea of the obliging and justly pepular Superintendent, we start- ed to view the basin, omvalley forming the reserveir. Directly in front of the great wall we found a raised road or highway, ever which we passed to the west of the dam and directly along the base of the mountain. Upon our left there was the sharp elevation, and we were walking upon a sheit; fer at our right was a handsemely built wall, beyoud which was the water line. The main road used before the commencement of the work had been entirely cut off, as it ran through the cen- tre of the valley, and it became necessary to build another thotoughfare, This the Croton Board agreed 10 do, and it was accomplished ata cost of $20,000 er iniie, for a distance of three and @ half miles. his may appear like a big figure, but when the facts are taRen into constderation it will not seem #0 tavge. ‘To form @ completo grade it became neces- and always intended to be, The Iilinois Unitea States Senatorship ts attract- ing mnch attention. Senator Yates’ term expires next March, and there 1s no prospect of his re-elec- tion. The democrats had some hope of so evenly dividing the Legislature as to secure the election of Samuel 8. Marshall, who has just been re-elected to Congress in the Eleventh district, but there 1s little prospect of that resuit, The most prominent re- publican candidates are Governor Palmer and Gen- eral John A, Logan, with the chances in favor of Palmer. SUICIDE OF A POET IN PROVIDENCE, R. J. (From the Providence Heraid, Nov. 18.) A melancholy event occurred in this city Thurs- day morning inthe death by suicide of William Jewett Paboute, formerly a practising lawyer. Mr. Pabodie, who resided at 99 High street, arose a8 usual, partook of his breakfast and remarked to his Lege that she need do nothing to his room, | as he wished to do some writing there," He repaired | tohis room immediately after the meal andr mained uninterrupted till about ten o'clock. when Mr. Asa Fairbanks calied to see him and remal a short time. Mr. Fairbanks noticed nothing unusual inbis appearance or remarks, except that he said to his visitor just as he was abeut to depart, “tiood- by; Lexpect to be in my grave before the week is out. Mr. Pabodie remained alone until about eleven o'clock, when he entered the room where Miss Bliss and a visitor, Anna 5. Knowies, W exclaimed, in an excited manner, * have taken pruasic acid, poison ‘ney Immedi- ately sent for physicians, who hastened to the spot, ‘but were too late to render any assistance, he sink- ing rapidly and dying in about twenty minutes. It is stated that Mr. Pabodie has kept the poison by him for a jong time, Lai no one supposed he had intended to use it. He has labored under a slight mental depression for a considerable time, the eifect, it is thought, of a too frequent use of morphing, Mr. Pabodie was an unmarried man, about fifty-seven years of age, and a gentleman of leisure. He had formerly possessed quite a local reputation as a poet, He was @ man of retiring dis- position, though a good talker when his powers sary to cut through rocky ledges, fill deep guilics, build a foundation fence Yor the support of the em. were brought 1000 Use, THE CANE AND COWHIDE. Attempting to Thrash a Jersey Journalist— ‘The Latest Sensation in Trenton—Sena- tor Stockton’s Son Getting “Warmed” by a Freese. ays since Robert F. Stockton, Jr., son of United States Senator Stockton, was in trouble over an assault he committed at Trenton, and the Senti- nel, in giving an account of 11, took occasion to lec+ ture Mr. Stockton, calling him “a bully of the upper tendom.”’ For the manner in which the paper re- ported and antmadverted on the affair Mr. Stockton demanded an apology. An article appeared calling attention to the affair, which Colonel Freese, the proprietor of the Sentinel, considered sufiicient. But it did not satisfy Mr, Stockton. Yesterday morning he went into the office of Colonel Freese, on Weat State street, and told him the apology was not sum. cient. Mr, Stockton immediately pulled out a cow- hide trom under his coat and commenced to whip Colonel Freese, striking him one blow above tne eye, from witeh the blood flowed freely. THE FIGHT BECAME WARM, and Colonel Freese picked up a cane and com- menced to whip his assailant, striking with fuil force until the cane was broken to pieces. A wire of considerable thickness ran through the cane in- side, and that was bent by the force of the blows. The cowskin was knocked out of the hand of Mr. Stockton, who immediately resorted to his fists ant struck Colonel Fregse* a blow under the eye, The parties were closing In on cach other, when Colonel Freese’s son came to the rescue, having a broomstick, which was broken by blows in the fray. For a short time the bauking oitice of Colonel Freese was in great uproar, BROKEN GLASS FLEW ABOUT and it appeared as if there would be something se- vr With great difficulty Mr. stockton was jected from the ofl He was cut about the head and behind one of his ears was a deep wound. He was not, however, so badly wounded as to be unable to beat a retreat. As soon asthe row and fight were over Colonel Freese went to the office of Justice Evans and ap- plied for a warrant tor the arrest of Mr, Stockton, on a charge of assault and battery. The warrant was issred and placed in the hands; of Constable Barclay, who Started of in search of Mr. Stockten. A friend of Mr. Stockton obtained & horse and cen. veyance from a livery stabie, and the man who was wanted was soon on the wing to Pennsylvania. The censtable made a return to the Justice to that and thus the hearing of the case Is for a time postponed. ANTER THR BATTLE & great crowd collected in front of Colonel Freese’s oftice. An investigation ot the spotis of war showed. that the cowhide, stained with blood, had been taken by the Colonel; a buckskin glove had been. dropped, the broken cane lay scattered on the foor, and the broken broomstick told aiso of the dercenestl of the confict. The trophies were placed in the win< pot Of the bank, and fora long time attracted oll.