The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1870, Page 4

4 CONGRESS. Mr, MeCreery’s Proposition to Remove the Graves, of the Union Dead at Arlington. HIS EULOGY ON GENERAL LEE. The Charactor of the Rebol Leaders Severely Haudled on All Sides. The Democratic Members Discounfenance the Proposition of MeCreery. Passage of the Franking Privi- lege Bill in the House. General Butler’s Opening Gun Against Canada. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Third Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1870. Mr. Sawyer, (rep.) of S. C., presented the cre- dentials of his colleague, Thomas J, Robertson, re- elected for the term commencing March, 1871. Read and laid on the table, THE GEORGIA SENATORS. On motion of Mr, Srewarr the credentials of Messrs. Farrow and Whitely, Senators elect trom the State of Georgia, were taken from the tapie and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Bills were introduced as foliows: MOKE EATLROADING. By Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis,—Granting lands to the State of Wiscousin to ald in the construction of a railroad from Milwaukee to Lake Superior, via Green Bay, Wisconsin, Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La.—To aid in the con- struction of a railroad and telegraph line from Ver- milionville, La., to Marshall, in the State of Texas, there to connect with the Texas Pacifle Raliraad. By Mr. SYRNOER, (rep.) of Ala.—Reviving and confirming a land grant in aid of the Seima, Rome aad Dalton Railroad if the States of Georgia and Jabama, All of the foregoing bills were referred to the Com- on Public Lands. rodnced a bill ame ndatory the act to contirin cs rivate laud claims tn the Territory of New Me mittee on Private Land THE ARLINGT = . McCRER ed leave to in hich he gave yes: 1 investigation, with @ view to slorulion of the Arlingwon estate to the widow iemecal Kovert E. Lee, the removal of grave on the premises aud gemeral restitution for ncumbrance placed there in the interest of the nnens, EDAUNDS, ( of Vt., hoped that leave The proposition to dig up pa Of our d soldiers ta order that cer.aio rty might be given back io its rebel owners is wind, perfecuy monstrous, Whie enter- ning the tighési respect for kis friend Mr. Me- Ureery, he hoped the Senate would never eniertain the propostiiva, yrowld not be «ran the bo cupled twenty minntes npon red to the clroumstances at- se of (Wwe Of tie Loremost yeuerals OD eitaer side in the late war—Lee and of the friendly intimacy existe nerels up to the conmence whea Themas followed the Union, and Lee resdived to ft that had given him birth; and srrow and respect which manifested her section succeediug the mourn- ligeuce of ecease. He proceedeu to ze the inflex: ‘irtue, the military genius and vaio: of Generar remarktug thas Ue American Wed ne sLinguish Ue property w Ld 1k Uh Qu laine of ine great Vi He then r lo the principal histor 8 of Lee’s campaigns to suow that with we at Ris command pyssiviy no Olher man could arry emblem aod or la t h. ve accomplished results so He was. devoid | of ostentation, and, irom the testimony of his most intimate acq.u any cs, Re WAS singularly exempt a the fau ts & ies i other men. His ufe Cristian and a gentleman. Senate who could de- \spersion upon General aeciiops of the country 8 merits thelr just de- 5 bosola Btill ved, and 0's character, b uid eventuaily ace t 8. The loved partner of Justice Was now impiored. .’ She foud ef — bestowing | ould not force her te ve now remove the bar- 2 Arlington? Durwg ats | vewed In detail the salient s vil and military services, ularly bis recent effores in connection with | rson Ci ns revolutionary ancesiry and to duty, Reterring to the sword to decide & cause | Mat rc ys com- respect which woutd have rge a jur J enrolled tho nan part sine us the least cape upon its merits, me judgment oi roanued that unly been expected tion; and that & git. da \at instead of being wedde to the institutions and ma, General | Lee Was the Ware Oi the that the nation had ed uni e hat be lived at the and wien ied upon hum to de- tag under t been born, pro- y barged his back le the Capitol he (Sdinunds) sing ite carer, he Ave, WAS her a 14 youth er aide had not ¢ aw, Wile ¢ ueasure for his | ted men tad not died eit Lovie Wer i, or event rthan he did by the han alty Would have atenecd in erbiame ria 1 to . Crome insult Jangne ston for the bel poss ile the resetut nt to the Seuate ol thi ronal & wsulling to Gould state a propos to the han oi) dead of the Un. pose of return N trom 4 a to its witheut donde 1 It Was nob tu EDMUNDS stauces—one in the cas’ of ‘Lexa Fugitive in Dilis were rei merated Live add Mr. MORTON, (rep.) ¢ consideration of the ret he never expected tobe acter of Geneial Lee } States, and that 100 10 Si mn al Of the 3 10 to brig Vice Pyesiueat euu- ances, 2 protested against the Me ntd heard what | & enlos 20n the char- | the Senate of the L Of the graves Oi t 1 | disoyalty on the part of aaid Sp | oth | toa, to report tu the Senate its «: sands ef acres of property in the South, had been forteited, solu at public sale tor non-payment of taxes, and bought by the Un ted States, in the ao- sence of any memorial irom Mrs, Lee, He regarded tie contemplated injwiy a8 utterly Worthies, as the facts he had stated were well Known and needed no vert cation, Mossrs. HARLAN, (rep.) of Towa, and PATTERSON, (rep.) of N. EL, also opposed the resolution, the jormer deprecating the day, shoula it ever come, when equal golicitude shall be shown by Congress for Lue Welfare of rebels and Unionists alike; the latter denouncing the — offer boves of our vallant dead in order to prepare a hele for one who fled irom it, even before her hasband, a4 an insulp to the country. He said General Lee had sit upon the nation’s flag, und huried deflance in the face of the nation, and the request bow made in behalf of his memory would, ifuranted, be an outrage upon decency, Mr. SAULSBURY (dem), Of Del, disapproved of that part of the resolution looking to the removal of graves frem Arlington, He could not see thatthe merits of the cause in which General Lee was engaged were at all in controversy. He regaruved the question as one simply of the ability of a Senster to exercie his right to introduce business. Mr. THAYER, (rep.) of Neb,, reminded the Senate that he bad predicted that if the Congressional olicy was not rigidly carried out in the thera States the day would come wien the leaders of the rebellion would be honored in the United States Senate, In one sense the day had come sooner than he had expected, Too senator from Kentucky had seen ft to pronounce a glewin, ——— upon the leaders of the rebeilion, but had net given utverance to ene word in conde! ion of Lee's treason, The qnestion now was whether the graves of fifty thou- sand loyal dead men, who haa died that the nation migit live, we:e to be opened to make way for the widow of a traitor, whose hands were red with loyal ploed. This woud be sacrilege; and, as an ameri- gan citizen and @ soldier tn the war for the Union, ne entered his solemn protest against it. Mr. Nw, (rep.) of Nev., said the unscemly haste in certain quarters to restore trattors te power would result 12.49 ge The verdict of to<lay and of posterity. wil ae (ye General Lee was % traitor,” The Senator (Mr. orsery) Bad aeclared dim a hero, So was Benedict arddld, Bot wit would have been thought of the man whe could have propesed to restore to Benedict Arnold his property im Connecticut? The Senator had said that General Lee was a Christian. fle (Mr, Nye) regretted that he aid not know se well as he ought what constitutes u Chris- tian; but if Lee was a Christian he did not want to be one, Gould the Senate recognize as a Christian auct a patriet the inan whe had drenched this land im bleoi? Possibly tke aroma from the patrotic graves Would be oppressive te the nostrils of the rebel owners of ATlugton, Be that as it may, he looked upon the resolution a3 an insult to his per- son, and indicative of a disposition which, If not rebuked, would soon be preminm upor treason. Mr. FLANAGAN, (rep.) of Texas, in some general Temarks spoke of ucneral Lee us tne great traitor of the age, whose influence had carried tnie the ro- heliion the flower of the Southern youth, Davis, tie other great traiior, still lived, and in the light of recent events it was nou unreasonable to expect an cariy move to make him President. Mr. SUMNER desired that parliamentary law should be administered upon the present occasion with the utmost rigor, with a view to tle mest summary disposition of the resolution. He had nothing to say of General Lee except that his name stood bigh upon the cata ie of these whe had imbued their han im their — country’s wlood, He was coatent to hand him over to the avenging pen of history. He regarded the resolution a3 Indleative of thé sentiments of the political associates of ihe Senator from Kentucky, and as prefguring the po.icy—they would establish. should they obtam the pewer, a policy which was id revellion by the hana to install it in e of pow Ceuld he make hits voice a usetts to Lovis ana it would be to warn his fellow countrymen, especially ef the Souta, against that combination which now showed its haud in the proposition of the Senater irom Ken- tacky, He said he was present when Secretary Stan ton gave the order for the interment of the bedics of Union soldiers at Arlington, and that Secretary Stanton stated at the thue his purpuse im selecumg the place, which was to forever prohibit tne reio- statement of the Lee lamily there, and that if they did come they might encounter the ghosts of thelr victuns. Th: epitaph above the grave of Shaks- peare, which had for twe centuries anda half soarded the remains of England's greatest poet, he would Write above the grave of every owe of our patriot dead— Good triend tor Jeans’ sake forbear ‘To dig the dust enclosed here, Biest be the man that spares these stones, And wurst be he taat mores my voncs, ‘Slight applause in the galleries). ir, MCURZERY replied, that he had introduced the reseitiiion without consultation wilh his coleagu and for every word of it, and ior his own expressed sentiments, he Was responsible to fis oonstitucnts and to bis God. At the instance of his colleagues he now asked io withdraw tae resoiution. Mr. EpM 3 raised the pomnt that ti nays having been ali ordo had becewe the property of the Senate and could not be withdrawn, The Vick PRESIDENT stated Upen tle motion of Mr. McCre duce the resovution. Mr. Davis, (dem) of Ky., MoCreery’s niotion on the table. Mr. RaYAnn, (dem.) Of Dei., stated that about the first thing he i rived in Washington recent.y was to visit the N.tional Ceuetery at Ar- Jington, and he did not hesitate to say that In look+ ing over the almost numberless graves his sight grew dim and his eyes wer: moistened. Tiere slept in peace together those who were cal inion soldiers aud those who were called rebels. He (Bayard) feit satisied that no one oi his constita- ents Would for & moment coun nee the removal of those dead, He would never consent t> such a preposinon, In regard to the resolution he could not yore for 1t, because it was not within the scope of Congressional jurisdictton, but belonged to the Judiciary. He regarded the at- | pt of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Sunm- ner) to connect the democracy with the resoiution 23 most distugenuons. That Senator, in lis destre to perpetuate a party founded upon sectional hatred, was Willing to avail himself of any meaus to injure the only pattonal party of the country—the aemo- cratic party, Mr. Davis’ motion was then rejected—ayes 9, nays 49. Mc, McCreery's request for leave to bring m the resolution was then leused—Yeas 4, Nays 54. The yeas were Messrs. Fowler, Hauilton of Mary- land, MeCreery an@ Viekers, Mr. TRUMBULL déehned voung, believing the right belonged to every Senator. ihe House resolutions of reepect for the memory of Hon. hobert Ridgway, late Repres: ive irom Virginia, were recer and read. After enlogisuc remarks by Messrs, Lewis aad Johuson, Senators from Virginia, the resolnttons were adopted, LITLE RAODY ALL RIGHT. Mr. SPRAGUE, (rep.) of R. I., offered the following resolutions, which were agreed t t the Secretary of War furaiah the Senate original papers reiatlog, to the arrest, of ono Hoyt, ny the war of tue revellton, for trading with the rebels in Texas, or otherwise, and to furnish ali the original papers relating to. the arre: re of Byron Sprague and William H. Keynol complicity therewith, as well aa any reports or papers directly or indirectly haying reference to Willlam Sprague, a Senator of tke Unrred Staton from Khode Island, 4 & party thereto, or as to any alleged gue ta gaid saalier or any to take th question to be y for leave to intro. moved to Jay Mr. Resolved further, That the same be referred to tho Commit tee on Ketrenchment to investigate the earne, with power to call for peraons @ad papers, sald committee, in ite discre- usious and recommenda tions, At hali- ast three o'clock the Senate adjoursed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 1970. PRIVATE PETITIONS. Mr. JULIAN, {tep.) of Ind., presented a petition of settlers on the public lands in Colusa county, Cal., protesting against their lands being taken from them by capitalists as swamp and overfowed lands. Mr. LAWKENCR, (rep.) of Chio, presented four petl- tions of settlers on the Cherokee neutral lands in Kansas, asking for a recognition of their rights under the Humestead and Pre-emption laws, Mr. Cox, (dem,) of N. Y., offered a resolution calling for information relau to the retention of the Scotland lightship in ber old position; and what legislation is required to enable the Lighthouse Board to replace her. Adopted. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE AGAIN. ‘The House then resumed the consideration of the tims Of hisrebeluon. HMATapden and Sid not fev human siavery, but Uber General Lee, was, of all others in t anity of his erlme could not be concealed by decorating his grave with flowers of rhetoric. In & word, It was now preposed tliat the Senate aiould gravely consider a propositiva to degrade the memortes of the patriouc dead of Arlingtom by removing thelr bones less hallowed ground in tender consideration of the rights of the widow of the arob-reoel of the most wicked rebellion im lus wry. ie Scorr irep.), ef Pa., said the coupling to- gether of the pumes of Thomas and Lee recalled the utterance of Stephen A. Douglas, nade at the time those two generals resolved to tread in opposite paths, that, at that time, there were bui two classed tn the nalion—patriets and traiiors, The patience with which the Se oof the United States lad to- day listened to an eulogy upon the chief conspirator in an attempt to bear down the government was but anotner filngtratiun of that Unparalelled magoa- oimity and mercy which had characterized te treatment by the government of those engaged in tho rebellion, Mad the subject of that eulogy succeeded in his effort where weuld the American Bewate now be sitting? By his triampn mlavery would have cast 1s dark suadow ali over this land of freedom, from the st. Lawrence te the Gulf of Mex- ico. To-day the doctrine of secession 1s buried be- neath the bones of tho thousands who felt tnat their blood might seal the covenant of the nation; yet tow day we bekold the spectacle of @ reaurrectienist mnnes; he had sivned against gh ) ledge. His revolutionary ancestr | fealty as au officer Of the United states, ais finished edu nm and nigh abiitties, | forbade him thus to sin, snd the enor. | | | coming here to drag the dead doctrine out trom be- acaih the benes of the nat "5 iuartyrs, Mr. WILLBY, (Kep.) of West Va., characterized the resolution a8 most insulting ead shecking to the sense of the Senate and of the country, a3 abhorrent tobumanity, sud, aithough persenaily tenacious of the rights of individual members, be could not vote we receive It. Mr, SAWYER sald the Arlington catate, lke thou bill to consolidate the postal laws, the pending ques- tion being the amendment offered by Mr, Hull, (rep.) of N. 1.,,repealing from the Ist of July, 1871, alllaws allowing the franking privilege, and the amendment thereto offered by Mr. Welker, (rep.) of Ohio, allowing newspapers and magazines, period cals reciprocally to be interchanged between publish- ers, and a cory of weekly newspapers to be sent free of charge to uctual subseribers wiinin the county where they are publi ‘At ibe suggestion ol Mr. Frrny, (rep.) of Mich., Mr, Werxee modified his amenament by including sewi-weekly and menti.y newspapers. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of ‘Tenn., wished also to have excepted. correspondence between the depart- ments and individuals. flo argued gonorally against the iailacy of abolishing the franking privi- lege. ‘Mr. Welker’s amendment was adopted—73 to 50, Mr. MAYNARD moved to except al! official comma- nications between the several executive depart. ments and from and to the same. cted. Mr. Hill’s amendment, as amendéd, was then agreed to—yeas 103, nays 65, as tollows:— ‘Y¥vAs—Messra, Allison, Archer, Asper, Atwood, Axtell, Banks, Barn Bennet,’ Benton, Bingham, Bird, Biuir, Booke: ry jey, Builinton, Burchard, Burdety, But! vulkin, Clarke of Kansas, Cobb of W Cobb of N. C. ook, Conger, Cullom, Dickinson, Donley, Ferry, th Dox, Duke,” Duval, Dyer, 'Parnsworthy, | Ferritay Finteinburg, Fisher, Get, Giltllau, Mamui, Hawkins, Hawiey, Hay, Hill,’ Johnson, Jones of N. O.. Julian, haw, ‘Knott, Lawrenca, Mayham, J mK Mecry Henge, He * Mercur, Moore of Ohio, Moore o ied Meurew, MoN re of Hil, phis, Nidlack, Orth, Packard, Pac 4 Moore Cainer, Peck. Phelps, Pomeroy, Lotter,’ Sargent, Scofield, Shanks, Sheldon of N, Y..Siocum, 8 of Vaio, Smith of Uregon Starkweather, Stevens, Stevenson, Stiles, Stone, Stoughton, Strader, Strickland, Strong, Swann, Tay: lor, Tillman, Tritabie, Twichell. er, Upson, Van Horn, Van “mp, Washburn of Wis. Welker, Wilkinson, Wii- Hatis, Wilson of Ohio, Winans and Woil- Wig. Naxs—Mesnrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Arnel!, Ayer, Bailey, Beaman, Benjamin, Briggs, Brooks! Mass., Back, Bure, Clark of Texas, Clevelans wien, Darrell, Degenety JMckey, Dixon ofS, Oy Gideon, Griawo.d. Hauilton a: Sis, Harris, | Hoar, Hog, Jenckes, ning,” Marsha | Muy j Minos, Morzan, Morrell of Fa, Myora, Nealoy, Perce,’ Peters, ‘Piatt, Poland, ‘Porter,’ Prosser, wwyer, Shel ith Of Sanlord. f Meo: Smith of Vt, Stol On motion of Mr, JonNsoN, enn i pores by Mr, Sargent, rep.) of Val y Mossrs, Farnsworth, (rep) of Mb, (rep.) of Ohio, @ provision was inserted for postal service over new jou'es, Which are to cease unless conirmed with the subsequent session of Congress, Mr. Mungey, (dem.) of Ohto, offered an amend- pooper reducing letter postage to two cents, Ke- ted. Mr. MAYNARD offered an amendment providing that the trankin, Fives should not be taken from in it has een heretofore vrauted, uaine by spectal act of Congress. Adopted. ‘arious amendments as to the details of the dill were offered and disposed of, and the bill was then passed without division, THR LAKB SUPERIOR RAILROAD Jon, The next business before the House was the bill extending te ti 0 construct the railroad from St. Croix river or lake to the west end of Lake Superior and to Bayfteld, the question boing on the recousid- eration of the vo'e whereby the bill was rejected. Mr. SHELDON, (rep.) of Louisiana, moved a post- posemeat ef the question until the second Tuesday in January. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Wis,, opposed the mo- tion nh postpone, but it was agreed to—yeus $9, nays POLITICAL DISABILITIES BY PIRCEMRAT,. Mr. Porter, (rep.) ef Va., from the Recorstrne- tidn Committee, reported the bill removing political disanitities from Wiliam J. Magruder, of jenrico county, Va. Mr. BRECK, (dem.) ef Ky., desired to effer an amendment to remove all political disabilities, but Mr. Porter insisted on the previous question. The previous question was seconded aad the bi!l passed. Mr. PorTER alse reported: a like bill removin: olitical disabilities from William Cardwell au frei J. Goulding, ef Charlotte county, Va. assed, te we te ae Mr. Stocem, (dem.) of N. Y., offered a raselotion cating on the Secretary of the Treasury for tuior- mation 28 te the expenses, dutios, &¢,, connected he office of Frank E. Howe, Special Agent of the ‘Treasury Department at New York. Adopted. TUR SEORESARY COX DXBROGTIO. Mr. Van Trumy, (dem) of Obie, asked leave to offer a resolution for a select conmaimittee of inquiry ses leading te the resignation of Secre- ; but ebjection was made, WALKER introduced @ bill to amend the twonty-fi/th section of the act of the 2hin of July, 1siv, providing homesteads for oMcers, soldiers and mariners Who served during the rebellion. Passed. THE CHINESE QUESTION. Mr. JOHNSON asked leave to offer « resolution de- claring that the best interests of the United States demand the immediate abrogation of tho treaty with China, except the portion relating to cernmer- clat intercourse between the two countries, Objec- tion was made, Mr. CALKIN introduced a bill to ata the Mediter- ranean and Orients! Steam Navigation Company of New York to estabiish as American line of iron steamsiiips. Referred tothe Committee on Com- merce. Scorrenp, from the Committee on Naval reported back tue Senate joint resolution to Tze the restoration of Benjamin Richards to the active list of the navy. ao THE TOBACCO TAX. Mr. Mrers, (dem.) of Pa., olfered a resolution de- claring that experience bus shown that taxes os far as possible should be uniform, aud that « un'torm and reasonable tax on all Kinds Of cigars las net only proved satisfactory to those interested, bu: Vuntageeus to bath the government and the peo, by checking fraud and addi nue, and instruct Means to tnqui tax of sixteen cents & pound op tobacco ef every description. Adopted. THR FISHERY QUESTION, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) oF Mass. esented 4 petition of two thousand cith loncester, Mass., com- plaining of the uufriendiy acts of the authoriites of the Dominiom of Canada towards American tisher- men, and praying that retaliatory measures be enacted by Congress in the « ay of non-iatercourse, prohibiting the importation of English or Canadian ish, prohibiting the transportation to Canada of merchandise in bond. and demanding indenmity for losses inflicted on American fisheriuen., Re- ferred to the Commiitee on Foreign Affates. Mr. MORKELE, (rep.) Of Pa., introduced a bill to cure the eligionity to American ships for foreign trade, and to encourage snipbeilding in the United Btales. Keterred to the Committee en Commerce. Mr, PAINs, (rep.) of Wis., introduced a bill grant- ing lands for a ratiroad from Denver, Colorado, to Albuqueraue, New Mexico. iteferred to tae Com- mutiee on Public Lands. On motion of Mr. WAsifeurn (rep.) of Massachu- setts, tne House went to the business on the Speaker's table, and re erred te ue appropriate com- mitices a large number of Senate bills of last #es- All the land grants bills were objected to, and remain on the Spe ‘8 table. ‘The House then, at half-paat three, adjourned, BUTLER, PONTER AND THE FARRAGUT FLAG. To Tux Epiron or THE HERALDS a Beheving that in the controversy now going on in rogard to Admiral Porter the people desire to see justice done, will yeu permit.an explanation of the words used by General Butler in the Hot on Mon- day eral Butler said, hearted sailor who had just died (Admiral Farragut) nad, with his dying lips, said to his attendants, ‘Never raise that flag over ie, nor carry it before my colfin—that fag which has veen imposed upon me by the mau who expects to be my successor. ?? Of tho thousands who read this statement probably not over a score understood its meaning. It is this:s— ‘The commanding oMcer of » squadron carries what is called a broad pennant, or flag especially donoting his ran! his pennaut is carried at the masthead, and when Admiral Farragut was en- gaged at Mobile and below Now Orleans the fag he carried as commander of the feet was one with @ blue feld and four white stars. While at the Istana of Minore, on board of the Franklin, he was shown @ bOeK deseriting the ensign carried by his ancestor, Sir Pearo Farragut, in the Eleventh century, at that time being Governor of Arragon. Strange ve say the flags were sim lar, with the addi- Uon in the Spanish Neg of a herseshoe with one nal init. When Commodere James Alden was placed at the head of the Bureau of Navigatton he changed the pennant of the Admiral to one of similar dimen- sions and being of alternate red aad white stripes. ‘This was done entirely without tie wish of Admiral Porter, who is in no way responsible for the change. Commodore Alden bas at aiifereat times stated that it was made m aecordance with his own wish. Furtber than this, Admiral Farrsgut’s friends nere assert thas while ne regretted the change, and pore would wave taken stepsin regard to it had e lived, he did not attribute that change to Admiral Porter, nor did he ever use the last nine words of the sentence quoted by General Butler. ‘The question of whether Admiral Porter ts or {8 not fitted for the position of admiral it ismot my in- tention todiscuss; but his gallantry and devotion to our country at al) events demand that we do not, without the most incontrevertible evidence, alow & man well known to have been his (Porter's) enemy to place in the mouth of the hosered dead words: which gre calculated to throw discredit op his services. AN EX-OF FIC: OF THE NAVY, ALMOST A DISASTEA. ‘ Acclieut oa Flushing Railroad—An Exyino io a Draw—Steam Brakes Save « Lreia—No One Seriously Injured. Last night, as the train due tu Pushing at half past six P, M, from Hunter's Point approacned the bridge over Fiushing creek, the eugineer discovered the draw open, notwithstanding te signal for no danger, a white light, was shown, When the dis- covery of the open draw was made tne train was notmore than fifty yards from the bridge. The steam brakes were immediately applied by the en- gincer, but not in time to save the locomotive, wiucn was precipitated into the creek. The smok- ing cat was suspended over the creck and the two other passenger cars on the train remained on the track. The engineer and fireman both went down with the locomotive, but escaped with shett brnises. One woman in tie car was slightly cuton the forehead, being thrown forward on tne stove. No other passenger hurt. Great credit is due the engineer for his prompt ap- Pilance of the steam brakes, Wiuch saved the li ‘of the passengers. The etatement of the signal man is that efter the passage Of the six o'clock train he opened the draw ior & vessel, and sapposing that be had plenty of time to close it before the approach of the train did not change the signals. His name! Owen McKenna, aud he has been in the employment of the railroad company fur fourwen years as signal master ot this saine bridge and has heretofore faith- tolly discharged bis duties, The rates of the com pany is:—-A signal of Ganger, a red Nght should be placed im the centre of the track before the bridge 1s opened. SHOCKING ACCIDENT REAR HOBOKEN. An Erie Vrain Runs Into a Carringe Near HMobekeu—The Driver aud the Horse Kaullea. ‘A most melancholy accident occnred about ten o'clock last night on the road leadthg from Union Hili to Hobokew, This road is crossed by the track of the Erie Ratiway leoding from che tannel to whe oll docks at Weellawken. A gentleman driving in his earriage was crossing fron Union Hilt toward fragments, Moth te inan and the horse were killed on thespet. The manled reams ¢f the unfortu- oMce. ‘His name and destination are as set a Guarter ua dud travelled, Ves, Tenn, ; Nace, m oO! Tate, Tow oorhees, Wal Washburn ot’ Mava., Wells, Whittemore, Witcher aud Wood" of'ba., sup: authorizing the Postmaster General to make temporary contrac 4 “The brave, frank, opens | Hoboken, when an oti train rushed ap just as he wagon the track and dashed ihe carriage into nate mg were removed soon aiter to the coroner™s tery. Owing to tie excitement which prevaiied and the lateness of the hourst which the acciders oo- curred it was impossible to ascyreain from what THE FIRE FIEND'S WORK FOR A YEAR Annuel Report of Fire Marshal McSpedon. Tho Yearly Work of the Bureau—Valuable Sta- tisties—Cause of the Decrease the Fire Alarm Telegraph -- Alarming Increase of Kerosene Fires—Over Seventy Per Cent and Seventoon Deaths—Liquid Gas—Its Dangerous Properties, The annual report of Fire Marshal Thomas McSpedon for the year ending October 31, 1870, has Just been presented to the Board of Police Commis- sioners, and is an able and valaable exhibit of the workings of this important bureau of the city gev- ernment and the Fire Department, which, under tho new régime, has commended itself to the public for efficiency, alacrity of movement and general com- Pleteness in all its details. The report is replete with very interesting statistics for ingurance compa- nies and business men generally, and certainly shows that Mr, McSpedon and his assistants have not been idle in the labors of the year just closed. The proposed creation of thts valuablo bureau at one timé met with the Oppesition ef many per- sons, a4 it Was believed that it would interfere with the insurance companies and become an expensive incubus upon the city; but this fallacy was long ago expleded, and it works in unison with all interests, It is not alone in the collection of valuable statis- tics that the Fire Marshal's office has become a ne- cessity. In all large communities like this there is a class of business men—vampires upon the public— who make [t @ practice to msure their property above its value, and then wiifully fire tt for the pur- pose of securing the insurance thereon. Here- tofore there has been no authorized offloer to guard insurance compantes agaist such systematic robberies. There is no crime more dificult of detec. tion than incendiarism, and the Fire Marshal, whose duty it is te ferret out such offences, should bea man of sound judgment and energy. He must first dis- cover whether, In the event of @ suspicious fire, tere exist any motives for any one to firo the pre- mises, and, discovering that such 13 the case, must proceed with delicate caution in all his prelimina- ries to arrest, that the rights of Innocent parties be wot encroached upen, and their reputations forever stained by the stigma of an arrest, In Many cases the police make arrests upon no grounds for suspicion, and the Fire Marshal has beca prompt to check their hasty action. He 1s an efficer who stands between the msurer and the insured, and as such My McSpedon bas certainly guarded the interests ef both. | _,Duxaag the year, i will be seen by nis report, there | were forty-four tires of supposed incendiary origin and twenty-eight arrests, some of whom were hon- | Sir Aipanareen, others held for trial and threg convicted, When lv 13 remembered that the cause of every fire, sometimes a3 niany as ten per day, has to be fully investigated and evidence taken; that officials ot the bureand must attend every fire, ascertain all details, subpcona witnesses, &c., 1 is plain that the expense of the oftice, about $13,000 per year, is money weil laid out, and no business man should feel dissatisded with the exdibit made in the report, Space will not permit of an extended analysis of the ort, Indeed Mr, Mespeden and his chief clerk, ueldon, in their compilation of it have been 80 Mt i618 uDnecessary todo so, The remarks ‘shal on the daagevous properties of kero- sene olis and explosive fluids shew a Very starting state Of things, and he very properly calis the atten- tion of the Legisiatare to the necessity of passing a More strimront law for the ———* ef the fends who spread ihe deadly Muids throughout the city. Jt is gratilying te observe tbat there is a visible de- crease in the losses, which, during the past year, were $2,754,803, upon wittch there was $10,625,949 insurance; of which $3,660,829 18 on buildings and ,1200n steck, Tae reportis as follows:— ¢ Board of Police of the Police Department of the city of New York :— most respectfully submit the annual re- actions of this burean for the year ending THOMAS MosPKDON, Fire Maralal. RES IN THE OF YORK FOR THR N YEAR ENDING OOTOBER G1, 1870, WITH STATISTICAL, TAMLES BHOWING LE TRANSACTIONS OF THE BUREAG IN DEAL. & ‘NO. 1 fs an exhibit of the number of fires d during the year, el of tires was 856, bel being sixty-two, with an average loss of $1,235 per Lm No. 2 jaan exbibitof the number of buildin; od by tire, the number injured and of What maicruls buildings were consiructed. ‘The number of buildings totally destroyed was 20. The anmber of buildings badiy damaged a ‘The number of buildings sighily damazed ‘The number of buildings not injured was 18, The number burial Be f e bail per of atone buildings was ba also thirteen vesse's and two raflway cars more ‘ed by fire during the year, o. Is sm exhibit of the purpores for which the where fires orivinated were ovcupied. rour, being 178 ia nutaber. ‘The follow! ones; —Dwicllinza, #42; fancy goods, BL; wrtiticial 3 Tq air workers (jute), 28; stables, ors, 26; groceries, ea; siuare 10; restaurents, 13; Jager beer saloons, 133 printers, 11; founderies, It (goods, 9 fire risks they iuay be classified ay follow Piet Clos—Not hazardous, 979 (of which 242 were dwell- azardous No. t, 13; extra hazardous No. 1, 166. 1 3 No. 2,48; extra Irkzardous No. 2, 143; spec! 10, TaxLe No. 4 $s an exhibit of the causca of Brea, of which the followiny are the priac Carelessness of occupants dles, matches, pipes, elgarr, sve. Children playing with bre au Kerosene, 11d, Liquid gas, gasoline, &e.. 1. Spontaneous combi Incendiary, 44. TanLE No. 5 is an exhibit of the amount of estimated ions and actual insuranc The total losn for 1270 is 82754, ‘The total lows for 1683 was 3.416.402, ‘ho zoual ona for 18-8 wag ehh CTS, Decrease in 1870 from 1868, $1,304,075, Decrease sn 1870 from 1869, S661,5 Loea from May to October, 1669, inc.ustve, ®1,582.736, Loss from, May to Ocvober, 1470, inclusive, 951,488. Decrease for last #lx months ef 1870 trom’ game period of 1889, B4S1,807, being 81.39 per cont. Ninaber of fires, May to October, 1969, Inclusive, 356. fires, May to October, 1870, inclusive, 430. ber OF fires for last sik montas Of 1910 over same period of 1369, 6—bolng 17, per cent ‘Average loss per fre in 10s Babe 98. ‘Average loss per fire in 1803, 3,741 99. Average loos per fire in 1970, $8,218 23. ‘Average losa per lire from November, 1868, to April, 1269, jwoltmive, 834017 65. ‘Ararayie loa per fire from May to October, 1880, Inclusive, 777 98. Si Terace loan per. fire from November, 1869, to April, 1870, inclusive, $4,233 27. “Average lose per dre from May to October, 1870, inclusive, 2,213 6 ‘The teial amount of inanrence is 810,526,949, ‘Whe asscased valuation of property in this city for the pre- sent yoar is §1,047,U83449—the estimated loss by fre, as Claimod by the sutlerers, ‘62,754,803, being equal toa tax upon this suluation of 263-10 on $10) or #2 68 on $1,000. ‘The re- Inarkable decrease in the average !ose per fire during the last ix months of the year—upwards of #2,0.0 per fire below the Average {or the first six months of tha year aud upwards of 1,000 por fre below the eorresponding months of last year, ‘and especially the great decrease fp the number of disastrous fires as shown by table No, 6—may bo fairly attri puted to’ ihe increased efiiciency of ‘the Jira partment under the new régime. By means of . the ew system of signals wnich have been {a successful opern ton below Fourteenth street for the past six months alarms are transinitted with @ rapidity almost increuible, only a Ininule and thirty seconds intervening netweea the “taco Of a fire and the communication of the location to the vari- ous companion and beil towers, while under the old aystem ft least eight minutes was requisite for the same purpose, Tt Ie expected that by the close of the present year these siz- ‘nals wi!] be in successful operation throughout the city, when we may reasonubly look for a still greater decrea number of disastrous fires. MALLE No. 6 18 an exhibit of the losses during the year, classified from 109 upwards; 429, or one-laif of the total umber of fires show # ioss of icss than $100 each, and 740, or 40 per cent, nbow Gloss of less than 39,000 each, These are inthe aurae ratio ae Inst year. Of the more dieastrous fires there were nino, showing a loxm of upwards of 60,000 cach, whlit in 1409 thera were [8 of the same class,, TNORNDIALION. ‘he total number of fres cl ‘aa fneendiary are Doing h.le'per ceok of aggregate snutmber. Tn 1980 there wore 65, oF 6.02 pur ceut, and in 1868 82, oF 10 per cent of aggregate jimber. “The number of arrests for arson during the year wore twenty-elzht, ant the partios were disposed of as follows: eee puis on uvete ows recogalzanen ‘Two were held on their ance, Your were heid to pat] in arms from $1,000 to: ‘810,000, {Borne ied from barna received while iu’ the act of commits ng the crime. Réven were discharged for want of evidence. ‘Three wore tried and acquitved. abe One pleaded gutity, and war accepted aa Stato's evitencs. One is now ayeniting teminaien: and ‘Taree were convicted of araoa, ¥ ‘Allan 4. Taylor was convicted of arson in the third degree, for having, on the Int day of February last, wet fire to pre- rises No. B13 Grand atreet, occupled by hiny tn the basement ou a restacrant, aod by several families on the principal aud Upper floors aiid was sentenced to State Prison for seven bi by Recorder Hac! “ FSiargeret Maguire was convicted of argon in the third de- gree, for haviur, on the 25d of February last, set Ore to the Premises No, 314 East Forty-ihird street, where she wae em- Proved as a servent, and was xentenced ‘to State Prison for dix yenrs and alx months by Judge Bedford. Piirick F. O'Brien was convicted of urson tn the third de- Tor having op the 27th of March, last aot fire to preuiisea Ker ig Catharine aireet (rear), and Waa aeuienced to State Prison tor seven yours by Judge Bedvord, ‘The lors of life and the number of fires caused by the dan- kerous compounds sold and used for Hlusicating purposes, Fiderthe numer of kerosene, liguid gas, gasoline, patent aalety gas, Ac., are increasing At afeariul tate, During the ur there wore Us fixes caused by kerosene and vane hy "liguid png, eadoling, | o. making total of 1L7 rea, being cighleen per cent of the aggrexate hamber and an inereas of seventy per cont from last year. ‘The hurber of lives los by these brew was soventeen, an in- eroase of sevonty per cent from laat year, thus shewing that the loss o/ Ilva lacreases In exuct proport{on to the number of fires. Ta this connection L take the ltderty of referring to do able report on “the qtallty of kerosene oil sold in the Metropotlian Distetot,” made by T'rofessor C. H. Chandier, chemist of tho Metropolitau Board of Heaith, 1 10% The total number of wamplea collected from different dealers {a the city by his ordors and tested by hit wna 636. OF these 21 wore sale oily, and 615, or upwards of uinety-six por gent of the total number, and, un jai, iu oan atucls ou “Dangerous Kerosene" in an the | him away. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET er Kelley, Kelsey, Koapp, Lafin, Man- ard, MoCormick, iohe, Mekeusie, Chemist for October lest Professor “Liquid gag ts tho moat serous oil now Ceandier fay! dang Jn ase: it Js simply pure apphthe or benzine, & few per cent of which left in kerosenco'oll makes it unsnfo.” And yot we find in his report that seven samples of ¢ tented by hima “contained from two to ninety per cent of benzing, gaso- line and naphtha.” What puntshment is sufictently severe for the flenus thus deliberatel: struction throughout, the community, murdering women and children for a difterenog of five venta a the com or dangerous and mafe kerofene? I most earnestly hope that our next Leglalature wit! see the importance o prompt anaefficient legisiation upon this subject and sot upon iat an eurly day. JERSEY JUSTICE. Fifteon Lager Beer Brewers of Newark Ar- raigned—tho Camden Election Riotuw= Twonty-three Indicuments Found—Souders, the Nigger-Whoppiug Constable. Yesterday was an unusually busy day in the United States District Court at Trenton, N. J. A batch of indictments were brought up against lager beer brewers of Newark, who were charged with seliing without stamps and using cancelled Stamps, ‘The following individuals were called on and pleaded not gullty:—Elisha 3B. Butier, Charles H. Erp, George W. Weidmayer, Charlies Reisch, Jacob Lllenberger, August Howe, Goticlb Hill, John Bayer, Jobn Neigert, Joseph Helnsleyer, Carl Fitz Benson, Thomas Erhardt, Heury Blau, August Schmidt and Henry Goelker. hey all gave ball in the sum of $1,000 to appear and answer on the third Tnesday m January. Mr. Joseph O. Jackson and W. B. Guild ap- peared us counsel for tle accused. John Haines was charged with uttering in Jersey City two counterfeit ten dolar bills of the First Na- tonal Bank, of Poaghkeepsie, N. Y. He pleaded net guilty, and his trial was set down for next week. ‘The case of the Camden election rioters was then called up. Twenty-three indictments have been found. The deience will be conducted by Ex-Chin- cellor Willizmson and Abraham Browning. The in- dictments were not read nor were any of the prison- ers called on to plead, when a Jenginy argument took place on the question of post- pebpmeni, the counsel for defence urgiug hat they had not had sufictent time to prepare their case, and #3 they bad not been allowed free aecess to the indictmeuts they could not advise thelr clienis. ‘The following persons have been indicted for pre- venting voter™ properiy qualified, from veting, and Yor interfere with election oMcers while the latter were engaged in the discharge of thelr duties:— Joseph Beyer, two indictments; James B. Ericson and Heary J. Forman, three tndtetments; Samuel Davis, two indictments; Samuel Silas aud James 5. Henry, three indictments; Coeley Smith, John Gallagher, Michael Kelly, Nicholas Brown, Francis Seuders (the nigger-whepping constable), three tn- dictments; Peter Elrenberg, Edward Martin, Michael Keane and Jon Donaidson, The trials will commence next Tuesday. Nicholas Dufty, a young man, pleaded guilty to having voved three times in Newark, and was tiaed $200 and cesis. Brooklyn Stitt Agitated—The Health Oficials Still Active. The Brooklyn Board of Health are still working with commendable energy to eradicate the siall- pox from the city, and ali the county officials are lending their ald to further the work of the physi- clans, THR NEW ALMSHOUSE has been taken possession of for the time being and turned into a smalipox hospital, the regular hospi- tal and deadhouse Haine Deen filled to their utmost capacity with patients. Unless this loathosome DISHASE GETS THE UPPER HAND of the physicians, of which there 1@ not much .fear at present, the accommodations for patients are ant The smallpex ambulance was at work again yes- terday, and fourteen additional patients were re- moved te the new hospitai, it has beea feund that nearly every smalipox patient has never been vac- cinated, and consequently they lave the disease in its worst form ‘Two wore physicians were arreated in tne Sixteenth ward for endeavoring to conceal the existence of cases te which they hud been called professiona!ly. WHISKEY FRAUD. A Liquor Merchant is Arrested on Charge of Embezziing $11,009. Myles O’Donneil, while yet only twenty-six years of age, became @ liquor merchant and ran am estab- lishment at No. #9 Water street,in this city. This was a few weeks smce. Having facilities for storage, he took into his placo fifty barrels of whiskey, the property of Caroline Barremore, of 138 Greene street; then also having factiities for selling he sold it, and, the laay charges, forgot to mention the fact to her, pocketed the money and wended his way to the Massachu- setis Athens. The whiskey 1s vaiueJ at $11,000. The owner, learning the fact of its saie, apphed to Su- perintendent Kelso, at Police Headquarters, for aid in securing the person of the absconaed merchant. The Superintendent promptly tele- graphed Chief Constable Jones, of Boston. who apprehended O'Donnell, but failed to hoid him, as that gentleman sued out @ writ of hadeas corpus and waived an examination, agreeing to come on to New York city in the cnstody of detective Liitiefield, of Boston. He failed to come, and last night he wes brought to the Central Office by detectives Kelso and Qunn, by virtue of @ warrant issued by Justice Dowling. SHOCKING POLITICAL AFYRAY. Five Men Killed and Wounded ata Political Meeting in Georgina, [Starkville, Ga, (Dec. KS correspondence of the Ma- con Telegraph.) A most desperate fight occurred here yesterday afternoom between Wiliam Miller and Robart G. ‘Terry on one side, and George Page, Represtatative of Lee county, and Solomon Page, tax collector, alded and abetted by a party of ten or twelve ne- groes, Having witnessed the whole of the affair I shall give you a plain, unbiased statement of what I saw. Immediately after the close of @ circus performance in the afternoon ——. Joiner, the negro representative from Dougherty, meunted upon a box near the canvas, and proceeded to deliver himself of a speech, hop- ing te gather an audience from the crowd leaving the canvas, The speaker seemed to take special leasure in saving hard things of Colovel Nelson ift, the democratic candidate for Cengress irem this district, Some absurd remark udout this Graronent character bemg overheard by Mr. William Miller, who was passing, he gave the speaker the lie. Short words then passed be- tween George Page and Miller, when Robert G. Terry took she latter by the arm and led A crowd of negroes immediatery sur. rounded Page and told him tiist Miller had called hima “gon of a b—h and he must kilt him or make him take it back.” The whole party, headed by the Pages and one or two other whites, then went in pursuit of Milier, brandishiyg pistols and knives. Milier and Terry were walking alone across the square towards the hotel, when, finding the crow’ af. their heels, they turned and ordered them to stand back, One of the Pages then fired upon Miller and he returned the shot. A second shot from the Pages felled Miller to the ground, when he was pounced upon by a negro fiend wi h a knife, who iiteralty cut him to piece’. After Mii- ler fell the assailants concentrated their fire upon ‘Terry, who drew his pistol and defended himself, shooting three of his assailants, and only when his ‘Weapon was empty did he mount his horse and escape—wounded, I am confident. The following are the casualties:—William Miiler, killed; George Page, mortally wounded, shot through the lungs; Solomon Page, shot through both shoulders: J’. M. Cameron, shot through the arm. and Robert G. Terry. 1 understand that others were slightly wounded, but T did not learn their names, THE ERIE TRACK IN HOBOKEN. The Cummon Council Again Stirred Op— When Will the Erio Track be Removed? At the meeting of the Hoboken Common Council jastevening Alderman Curran cailed atiention to the action of the Council at the meeting last week in reference to the removal of the Erie Bailway track from the line of Seventeenth street. He offered & resolution that the track be mot re- moved till the Ist of May next, and said he hoped the Counct] would consider this mat- tor well in view of the tact that a large number of men now employed bythe Erie Railway Company would be thrown ont of empioyment if the tracks were removed now, But Mr, Curran's appeal fell on barren ground, for when the question was put to the voto ony two of the City Fathers voted in favor of the resolution. The gentleman who style¢ himself ‘*the property owners on Seventeenth streel’ was present and smiled approval at thls re- suit, The Street Commissioner has not yet taken action in this case, and it 1s impossible to resist the conviction that the whole aftair is a job to make Fisk “come down.” The latter individual will not come Gown, however, nor will Mayor Kimball sign whe resolution. Hoe has refused tous far to commit Khynself to @ project which would drive a large sec- tion of the laboring class of Hoboken into distita- toa FATAL RESULT OF INTORICATION. Shortly after six o'clock yesterday moruipg a laborer, named Owen Nevarthy, living at Yonkers, ‘Westchester county, was found tn 4 culvert on the Hudson River railroad, near that village, with his skull fractured and in an unconscious state, having apparently been in that condition for many hours, He was conveyed to the Riverside Hospital, where is injuries were at once pronounced fatal. The unfortunate man, tt appears, has been addicted to the abuse of strong drink, and on Monday evening was seen grossly intoxicated near the passenger depot. {tis believed that while wandorlug uncon- sciously he feli Inve the culvert ‘yhere ke wae dui~ covered ; OCEAN CABLES. A New Cable Telegraph Entorprise—Reduoed Rates Promised—An Appeal to the Public. To rum Epiron or THe Heratp:— Tam instructed through your columns to state ta the public tho situation and purposes of «The New " i York and London Direct Telegraph Company, limited,” ot which Iam the counsel in New York. ‘This ts a company organized and rogistered in Lone don, under the acts of Parllament which provide for the incorporation of compantea, The chairman of tho company {4 the Karl of Dadiey. ‘The articles of assoctation provide for board of twelve directors, five of whom are to be American citizens, obatged with the management of the company’s business in New York, The American directors are Mr. Samuel G. Arnold, of Rhode Island; William ‘t. Blodget, Henry 0. Marquand, Eugene Kelly and myself, residents of New York. The franchise of the company consiata of aright to alanding place on the southern coast of Wales and a similar grant of rigut to land on the coast of Rhode Island. By a@ special charter, granted by the Legislature of Rhode Island in June, 1869, Samuel G. Arnold and others, all Amert- can citizens, were mado @ corporation, under the style of “The Narragansett and European Cable Company,” with an exclusive right for @ period of twenty-five years of landing and operating 4 telegraphic cable or cables, to connect with Great Britain, Holland, Beigiuw or Spain, in any of the waters of Khode Island, The Khode Island corporation has been fuily organized under the laws of that State, and it has entered into a contract with the London company te make to the luuier & perpetual lease of its franchise for a modor- ate sum, payablo in the stock of the London com- pany. The London company bas entered Into & contract with an eminent tirm of telegrapn cone structors in Loadon for buildiag and layiug the proposed new cable. The waters of Rhode Island were selected for the landing place on this side, because they afford tue best lending place this side of Cape Cod for a cabie that is to have as direct 4 connection with New York as is now prac- ticabie. Jt was found on tngutry that the waters of tue State ef New York are uot nearly sy suitavic 1or the establishment of 4 direct connoction between Unta city and any part of the coast of uveat Britainas the waters of Knode Isiand, for the re.son tual & cable, When brought to and anywhere Wituia the ver- viterial limits of New York, must be latd more or lees upon ground exposed Lo be used as the anchorage ground of vessels; Whereas this 18 not the case im respect to the Walers of Rhode Islana., A cabie landed m Knode {sland may have tis termini within a few miles ol ine land: lines that now co: nect the citles of Boston and New York; or the com- pany which J represent can construct its own land fine from its mine terminus to New York. Lt us the intention of the Loudon company to lay tne pew cable ww August, 1871, Wheo, lad its aifuirs on tlie side will be under the mahagement of the five gentlemen above named, and of such oiticers as they may appoint, it fs a cardinal teature tn Uiiy scheme that the cabie shati be an inde- pendent one, aud be operaied uuder a tart of charges much lower than tue lowest rate that has jiitherto been charged ior tue sume service, “ne capital of the New iork und Loudon Direct Compauy, limited, has been fixed ab £650, v0, or $5,250,000 American guid, Jt has been ascertained in London that for thus sum a Cavle of tie best con- struction, weth all the receut improvements, can ve built, ia! ud equipped tor worcing. The manu- facturers are to insure the successiu laying of te cable, Some of the most eminent wle- graphic enginecrs aud stavisticlans 1a London Rave furnished the company wiih the caica jattions, which have satished it8 manasers tab their cable can be ope aiea at much lower raies than any that have been hitherto charged, and that the income, alter paving Working eXpebses aad soe ting aside a certain reserve for coatingencies, wilh jeld@ lair tuterest on the above Damed capital. She company will expend no money excepting What is absoiuie.y necessary to Jay and Wors the Cuple. No mg ol its capital will be absorbed In boausos to the promofers, and ihe cost o1 119 ivanchises has been reduced to very moderate amounts. Ot ils whole capital of £050,0.0 1L18 Sale to say, op the in- formation furaished to me, that more than £610,400 Will be absouuiely iree to be expended in procuring and laying a cavie of the best constructiou aud in equipping it tn tne besé manner, ‘L understand that tuis company, when tt goes tnto operation, Will revelve tivo classes of messages—- preterred and non-preferred. For a certain numboe of hours each, Gay, suilicreat to despatch the pre- ferred messages Teceived duripg Mose hours, cue cable wil despaten that class ‘Lhe other cluss will be sent 93 soon as the preferred mess.ges are cieated of A small additional charge, theresore, will secure a preterentiai despatch aud deivery of @ inewsage that 18 urgent, While messages iM regard to which a deiay of a ieW voUurs 1s Net Imporiant, will be forwarded and delivered on the same day on which they are deposited with the company, at » smaller cost than will be paid for the preierred class, ‘phe expectations Of this company in regard to the amount of its business are ba-ed tm part upou an element oi calcujation Which L see has aircady been aliuded to in an editorial artiole in tue Worid of tia duie. ‘the maximum working capacity of a deep 8ea cable for each day ia a@ Kuown element, being & certain number of messages of ten words each, Nhut the seme luws of increase tn the amount of business that have operated through # reducudon of the postage on letiers will operate in & siutiar ratte in this business of sending telegraphic communica- tions is. a rauional beiiet, Many more classes 0: persons and many more persons Of the same ciasses Cul and wil use a cable at a cost of $8 75 or ton words than can or wiil use One at a Gest of $7 5) for ten words, Whatever theories may be interposed to tue con- trary, we Know, frou ine expericace in respect letter postage, that a reduction im the cost of all such Meang of conmunication multipties, in afar greater raGe than the ratio of the reituction, the numbers-df persons wio learn to use them and to inake their use a part oi the:r c.mmon aud familiar advantages. I lave noticed @ suggestion made by one of the reporters of the Worki, that there are not such relations betwoen Europe and America as to justify the expectation that if rates were reduced ocean teiegraphing would become & common necessity. ‘his suggestion omits the fact that an opportunity has never yet beem arforae i for allowing any others than a very limited class to demonstrate how far ocezn telegraphiug 8 orcan be made a necessity to them. Jt is now ® necessity oniy to the press and toa itmited number of merchants and bankers. But these comprise but @ Very sinall part of those to Whem it might beoomes & necessity, If it were brought within cieir means. ‘the great bulk of ‘the relauons between Europe and America” is not comprehended in the wants of Gnoss Whose heavy pecuniary transactious will attord to bear @ charge of fifteea doliarsor @ Clargo of $7 59 for ten words, But, without entering at present into any ex- fended argument on tis particuiar point, | aim tn- structed to make known that “ibe New York and London Direct Telegraph Company. limited.” are about to ask tor a reasonableencouragement of their enterprise at the hands of the press and the wer chants and bankera of New York, upon the plain ground that any subscriber to its capital siock has Onered to him an opportunity to secure al efficient cable, indepeadent in its management, under tho control of geptlemen here known to the pubilo, and working With the expressed purpose, auiong ether purposes, of affording the means to every person who Low uses a cable to reduce his annual expenditure for cable messages. On this basis any One can estimate le value of hia investment in the stock of this com- pany, The American directors are instructed to secure a subscription of £50,000 ig New York. This amount being taken here the remainder of tie stock is expected to be taken in London. Lsnall be happy to astord to the press or to indi- viduals avy furtker tnformation concernivg this company, and to exluvit lis articles of association. ‘The same tnformation can also be obtained of Henry G. Marquand, Esq., the banker of the company in New York, whe is now authorized to regelve sub- scriptions to ita capital stock. GEO. TIOKNOR CURTIS, « Counsel for the New York and Londen birect Telo- raph Cempany, limi Ko: 9 NASSAU STREEL, NEW YORK, Doc, i%.1870. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK! Awards of Contracts for Paving Streets and Laying Sewers. Tho following contracts were yesterday awarded by the Department of Public Works:—For stons block pavement, Thirty-lrst street, from Second avenue to Hast river, Wiliam Eyerard, $14,619; Fifty-ninth street, froma Tenth avenue to Hudson river, P, F. Maginn, $16,712; Forty-fifth street, from Fourth to Fifth avenue, J. B. Devlin and W. Baird, $5,178; Vandam street, from Macdougal to Green- wich street, L. W. Johnson, $16,895; Bighty-six:b street, from Third avenue to East river, William Everard, $62,807; Thirty-nioth street, ftom Madis n to Fifth avenue, R. A. Cunningham, $5,805; Twen- ty-fourth street, frem Sixth avenue to Tenth avenue, . W. Johnson, $30,705; Tule fous streot, frous Ninth te Tenth avenue, do., . Nicholson pavement—erty-thira strect, gan ran to Madison avenue, U. G. Waterbury, the prosideat of the company, $7,510; Forty-foutth street, from VEDIC, A0., $7,510. mia ia ec or be on petiween Sixty-nintn and x ig (with branches), Smith d& Soonaa, rie ughth strect, between Sec- ond and Third avenues (with branches), J. D. Moore, $11,700. ; ading, &c.—104thatrect, from. Firth, A fudisou Hyer, Honry Moria, $42,075 ¢ ro street, from first avenue to Nast river, bags rae 6,231 3 Forty-sixth street, from Kloventh Te Gine to-Fndsox river, J. Lenthan, $25,070; Madt- gon avenue, from Ninty-ninsh (0 10sth utreet, T. 0. Morrell, $26,269 ; Eighth avenu: Trem dvth to 122d treet, Slattery & Whe, $250,443 01: Fitty-sixtn atreet, between Seventh avenugand “roadway, Edy | ward Kiernan, $1,190, \ \