The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1872, Page 3

THE BOSS GONSPICUDU —_—_—-——- -- THE STATE CAPITAL ee Opening of the Session of the Legislature. ORGANIZATION OF BOTH HOUSES. Important Special Message on the Financial Condition of the Metropolis. THE FIRST BLOW AT ERIE. Memorial of Comptroller Green Asking for an Immediate Appropri- ation of Money. S BY HIS ABSENCE Appearance of: Contestants from New York— Caucus of the Republican Senators—Pros- pect of a Lively Row—A Plot to Frevent Reform Legislation. ALBANY, Jan. 2, 1872. The lawmakers may be said to have fairly eutered upon the duties of the session, The Custom House money has done its duty, and the ofictals who ghronged the hotely and the hallways and lobbies of the Capitol are departing for their homes. The @emocrats are coming in by degrees, but none of | them showing any overtlow of good spirits. Assem- biyman Healy, of the First district, has arrived in almost as grand style as Jim Fisk, Jr, for he has brought with him his own physician, Dr. Shine. The feeling between the Fentonites and Couklingites has grown decidediy more bitter since last night. The cana) and railroad rings are nursing their wrath, and will undoubtedly make as much troubie for whe victors as they possibly can. ‘hey decived 40-day to accept no leading places on any of the im- portant committees; and it 1s positively agserted that on measures not strictly confided to party they wili vote with the democrats to defeat the Couklingites—or rather they will try to induce the @emocrais to vote with them. From this it may be determined that SOME HEAVY LOBBYING wilibe done in matters of local or minor interest, The canallers are fearfully depressed; they feel ther power and profit slipping away irom them and they ‘{mtend to hold on to it by all means im their power. ‘Phe railroad men are ina similar situation ax tar as Enie 18 concerned, and they are determined to make # blow at the Hudson and Central at the same time that $he reformers are crushing Erie. An attempt will be made to legalize the extra fare paid for drawing rooin and sleeping cars on the Mudson and Central roads, and with the proprietor of these cars in the Senate it will necessitate some heavy “working” to eifect its dejeat, An attempt lw to be made, however—suggested, probabiy, by the Erle people—to vieed the Central road and help the boyn to Day their board bills, Not alone to rau tyad matters aud ‘aumicipal reiorm projects will The ofGiement be confined. ~-yeu acne? Ce SHB NEW YORK CONTESTANTS we BIS Ripphied With any quauryys oF aoe Hf Gheumencs and prepared to make g bitter dyat, Daapny, from the secund district, seemed quite happy uoiil he saw his late opponent, Leask, walking along the ailway in the Delavan, Then Jimmy stroked his Masatve foatee, and sald quietly to Hayes, of the Tard diptrict, “I wonder what that rooster 184 doin’ here, He can’t contest my seat wheu I got 5,000 majority. Ob, I guess be was only up to the vaucus.” Ho contented himseif with that thought aud = smiled = again, == Jeremiah =O Donovan, Rossa appeared on the — scene and 10 ais evident asionisiment very tew seemed to know that he was the nan who had suf fered so mach for Ireland as to mdtice him to run’ against Tweed. He goes about very quietly and Keeps his thoughts to himself, He fitend, hows eve, tomake w& stir, ase waited on Lieutenant Governor Beach and had an interview with Lim. So ‘thera came to tbe Beach a poor exile of Erin, and he notified the aloresaia Beach thay he (0Q’Dono- n) Iutenued to present ¥ memorial agamst the admission of Tweed. Many who migat be sup- posed to know doubt whether stepa will ken to oust Tweed. The memorial ima; be accepted, reierred and allowed vw «die oul, 2 several very honorabie men, it 18 reported, would not dare to make a move against Tweed. How Mals may be ume will tell. THE VENERABLE SAMMY G14 not attenu the democratic caucus last night, ‘This, was regarded a8 peculiar, since he was close ab Hand, and the democrats determined to find how he would stand on the record to-day, They aid not succeed, Lowever, as he shirked wien the vote for dhe Speaker was lakev, as did also Jonn A, Foley, 0) New Youk, while Mr. Osgood, of Saraioga, voter for Smith, Sammy was arovid at the opening o! the Assembiy, and on taking the oath he was obliged to hold the Binie with Tom Fields, ‘The pecuuartty of the position made bowh men, and tn- | deed all Who knew them, smile involuntarily. » The organization of the House being completed ‘witn the elecuon of Speaker and Clerk, as directed by the caucus of last mght, Mr. Smitl—speaker @iect—was escorted to tiie chair by Messrs, Husted and Jacobs, When he was declared elected the wrowus in the galleries cheered and stamped as ‘whey did last night. He ascended the throne anil at once gave the schoolboys who bad chosen him monitor a lesson as to what they should do and how they should do it, tie was for economy and comptete reform. EvrBCY OF THE SPEAKER'S ADDRESS. That seemed to be agreeabie enough, bat when fe made out the list of officers sutborized by the staiuie and stated that be Inteaued to comply strictly with the statute and have no ofti- cers, attendants or atiachés of any kina not so authorized or not absolutely necessary, thea Vhere was consternation among the crowus of loaiers and parasites who bave in years past held all soris of mythical positions and acted as messengers and hangers-on for the ministers, Their hopes of place and proiit are gone, and many of them have been here canvassing {or a week to *win’’ some position. When the Speaker stated that he would have no recess and no adjournment, but keep the work @olug along continuously, there was A MURMURING GROWL from the old members, “Oh! sald one, “He taiks Wat way wise he is Tight here at home and dou t want to get away.” Now 1 he carries out his mtention as to appoint- ments it is evident that he will be in hot water all the session, and if he docs not the idea of reform mu:t be abandoned, flis ad- dreas, taken 8 & wholf, was very strong, bul was given 10 a style (00 much like a sermon or a prayer, afd at several points be put on a scowl such as he can put on with eifect, aud If he would only swing ‘fais head a little more While his lower jaw protruded one might fancy him a handsome old U’hoy, saying, “Pa @ goin’ to do this bere thing, an’ What rye goin’ to do about ity” When the Speaker had concluded, te protests of MeMahon against Blair, Leask against Dunphy and Mian against Frear were presented, the bist by py * inter orners by Colonel Rush C. the Jatter yentieman is evidently tryin to rush himself and become tue recognized lender or spouter for the New York republicans, but as yet odd load the New York boys would call + ery THE CaSk OF TOM NIRLDS, Li Bi Sud Peon: “iy on ihe Salt Sage e wavgie by his speech E = ‘3 per of jast night, t he capped the climax by presenting A memorial. contestin, 2 re Met ig the seat did, Mirabile dictu ! He rose and dg. fields reddenea, bjushed—Fieds that was the purport of the paper, auietly Gear if apawered him sharply by saying, as he had hoc read the De could not say. This tickled wh lery id they applauded, but the Speaker « not attempt. ne applause. He said the g 10 ALOD U . Yeman might haue the paper read, but ‘Thomas di Not ask forthe reading. ‘The titie of the priacipal vortion.of the document was:— IN BUPREME CouRr. The Peopie of the State of New York v4, Thomas . Fields, Ris ani was # copy of tie proceeding op which the ourly Thomas was indicted. No wouder he did not want to have it read. ‘he several papers werc laid aside, to be reserved to the Committee on Privileges and ections wien appointed. Shortly before one o'clock the Governor's Message Was regeived, and as soon as It Was opened the <rowds became frightened at its onik, and the ahamber awd galleries were soon thinned out. Of course pt Would not be quite the tuing if the Aspembly at che startof the session were to outuo the other House in point of piety, and so the pro- ceedings In the Senate were opened with prayer by very jortu- members, made to\ the Deity very — short. was begun all the Senators, wi exception of murphy and Tweed (who haye vot arrived yet), were m ther seats and densely thronged with idle Fpectators and place hunvers, Who are in hourly PEvCCIAHON Ol geting something 10 4g ihat Lhe Jaw over-piqus yesterday, | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 187Z—TRIPLE SHEET. ee Maker no provivion tor, The Lieutenant Governor #wore the Sep‘itors In four at a time, ant Its 4 hap. | ay becavae of the arrangement of the s@eus that he four sew Senators trom New York—tteman, O'Brien, “Weizmann and Benedict—were sworn tos gether. THE BOSS NON EST. When Tweed’s name was called there was @Womentary tut in the nubbub of conversation wat the people in the lobbies were keep- ve op regardless of consequencet, and those who were on the ontskiris of tae erowd ? peshed and elnowed thew way forward ander the impression that the Boss was present and wonld re- = his haume without a second invitahion frou the it is Neediess to state that ie call for Witiam M. Tweed waa not answered, and teat his seat on the front row, With the figure 4 starog the Jaentenant Governor out of countenance, bi same a marke object for the sightseers that tironged about to the right of the chamber, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOWS LITTLE SPEROH was evidently @Q astonisier to the — unso- phisticated, who were unable to “place? him at the last election, He spoke siowly, and seemed to take particuiar pains that every word should be distinculy heard in au parts of the lobby as weil as within the charmed Senatorial circle iselfs He was very emphatic when he de- clared that the siovm which swept out of political existence the men who had been found unfaithial tothe public trust conferred upoa them did nec come too soon. However, while asserting that It was the duty of that “eloquent voice,’ the pewspaper, “not lo relapse into silence’ until the good work already begun should be complete in all is parts, the Lieutenant Governor could not easily let slip the opportunity of reminding nis repubhean triends that a new broon does not sweep clean If it leaves any dirtim its track, So he put it nicely when he wad, “Let us hope no good citizen Salter tor fear that some one In his paciy may be wounded should the Hehs go on.” " Once Mr, Beach had had his litte sag the actnal business of the day begun; and it fell to the lot of Mr, Woodin to open the bali, And, a usual in most legislative bodies nowadays, the irrepreasible negro was the subject, It willbe remembered that in 1870 the Legisiature withdrew the asgent of the State, as given by a previous Legislature, to the fifteenth amendment’s being made a_ part ol the Constitution of the United States, Woodin then inade a vow that he'd see the wrong righted If he ever got the chance, and he took the preliminary steps to-day to fulill the vow by offerin @ series of resoiutions, the legitimate result ol which will be that the assent to the amendment as given by the State before 1870 will staud good, WAR ON ERLE. Everybody has hn idea who has given ear to the general talk here and elsewhere since the last election concerniug the “Erie — Ring”? ‘hat the present managers of the road were determined this) win to go up in a balloon, and it scems quite likely that the inflation of the Dalloon is to begin right away, for Senator O’Brien made krie the object of nis first motion in the Senate, shortly after the formal opening of the Chamber had taken piace. ‘The bill introduced by the Senator slinply repeals chapter 278 of the Laws of 1869, a8 1 Was amended In 1569, Tt 1s needless to remind the readers of the THgkaLp how Good- rich, of Kings, — struggled last year to have a similar bill passed, and how futie were his efforts and those of his colleagues. Yet who wouid have thought Jast year thas it would fail to the lot iis year of a democrat to initiate the fight against Erie this wint OF course the bill has been introduced in good faith by O’Brien, and will pass, even though Senator Madden, a republican, should fight tt touth aud nail. At any rate, if it | should not pass through any iault of the repubii- cans, O’Bricn wil have the satisfaction of having made them tue the mark and show how much re- | Itance ia to ve placed 1a tieir pledges of reform. ‘Ihe Joowing is the bill ay tt was presented:— ORIEN'S BILL. Jan act entitied “An ret to amend chapter ws of 16t8, entitled ‘An act Ju relation to the Erie, entral, Hudson River and Aarlem Railway Com: aased May 2, 18H, Tue people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows :... BEOTION 1. 'The act entitled “An act to amend ehapter 978 | of the Laws of 148} entitled ‘An act In relation to ihe Erle, | New York Central, Hudson River and Harlem Railroad Com: | 1°) passed May %), 1899, In hereby ed, 2.-—This act shall take ef Another move on the old “enemies? works was made by Senator f ewis, who introduced a mill to re- peal the charter of Budalo, passed last winter, The effect of the repeal as the bill reads will simpiy be an inslirect re-enactment of the eharter of 1970- | with which Butvonians who were not rampant demoorate of the “Ring” order always appeared sauisied, Senator Benelict being somewhat out of practice in Albany legisiating ts not expected to Know very ; Much about whatis what la the matter of mtro- ducing bills or wiat ia due to the publié, who are 8 anslous lo know What itgser vaults are Volz Aho odd, . TTY ye ~ AN PNWIEE SENATOR, Lo Imagine & SBhshr peta % fhemorial to the Senate in which the whole city of New York 1s ' fie! a painful degree, and then following 1 the” p wtttoit tui with a side whisper to some of the clerks fo .keep jt away from the reporters, And thi axacd Pebupirolice ia Beneuict did to-day. The faci is wuptroler Green, 1 no hard up Just now that he finds it neces- gary {6 iaké af appeal to the Legisiaiure to come to lus aid even ee the whew charier is made a bing of fact, This appeal, or memorial, gave | Mr. Benedict to present. to the Senate, and, “ad ] | have already said, he did so, The following is the | } memorial: ALBANY, Jan. 2, 1872. TO THE HONORABLE THR LEGIKLATURE OF THE STATE or New Youk: ‘The memorial ot the Comptroller of the city of New York t | Texpectfully showeth Ww fter assuming the duties ‘of the office of such Comptro it ue apparent that the expenditures of the city and county uments, during t bret elght months of the present year jounted to | nearly If not quite as has the whole sum m aushorized to be expended for the whole year; and that en- gagements bad been entered iuto by the various departments Oi these governments bat will require large sums for their Many of the devariments are largely 6 for their currevt expenses for salaries maintenance of all of an urgent el creditors of city are preasing for There are no means tn ihe teasury to meet their di and no lawful authority exists to provide the them. A statement of ihe affairs of the Finance Depart- ment on the 1éth day of December, 1871, 8 hereto appended, ded and floating debt ut that date to be 494,633, A comparison with previous yeu | shows that the interest-bearing debt of the city and counts was Increased during the year 18) in the sum. of BIN EO4,621 42; during the your 1870, $25,449,929; during the year 1471, $17,588,162. ‘The reveaue bonda and ‘the In- { terest thereou amount tothe sum of $6,617,816 80, mature on | the 15th, i i day of the present month, to’ provide for the pay- t of which immediate legislation large amount of interest n ment of a covsiderable se Phevalready' ly be jaime for ‘8 classes, by the carrying on of numerous works al- ready authorized by the Legisiatdre and now in progress. The undereignet further respectfully represents - that there ap; 0 be no legislailve authority to make necessary appropriations of — money for the four months of the present year, and that any delay in making euch provision w ll reauit in very grave em- barrassinents, Several contractors with the efty, having large numbers of men in thelr employ, are embarrassed in the progress of thelr work by reason, ‘among other things, | Of the omission on the part’ ol city ollicers to take the ne- }cessary steps to make the contracts strictly and F technically conform to the terms of the law. In these cases, where the contracts are made in good faith and tree trom spicion of fraud, the undersigned wor recommend anol legislation as w jh {heir work and to pri have been generonal and surance companies of the city to pay the wages of laboring en and the employees of the Fire Department, and for | dther necessary purposes, and the undersigned would re- { it thi rovision be made for the legislation, departments’ may be largely redn without efther diminishing the public comfort or convenience, and that the resources | of the city of New York are fully adequate to meet all ite of — the penses very Ngagements and to carry on the important public works now in proj The un ed respectfully represente to ‘avy hone body nt necessity of immediate | legisiative provision for the support of the | city, for the rednetion of the expenses of wp. the preservation of its cred Wf your honorable body appre ich an wil! meet existing important and pressin gencies, until your honocable body shall have matni | more cowprebensive and permanent measures that « | sential for the (uture welfare or the elty. | ANDREW Il. GREEN, Comptrotier, New York, Jan. 1, 1872, Appended to the memortal ts the statement of the | fvancial condition of the cily and county on the | inn oe December, which has already been pub- shed. Comptroller Green, Depntv- Comptroller Storrs {and Mr. Strahap ave here to engireer the bill in Speelal committee of the whole, Two New York | Senators wall present it, overnment of the te adininistration ‘These provisions may no ext ite he The Question of the Standing Committees— Krie Affairs Likely to Canse a in the Republican Ranks. ALBANY, Jan. 2—11 P.M, The republican members of the Senate held a caucus 10-night op the question of the selection of their standing committees, which they have deters mined not to leave to Lieutenant Governor Beach, Senator Woodin declared his determination not vo serve as chairman of any committee, whereupon It Was resolved to leave the selection of all the com- } mittees to (nat Senator, to report at an adjourned caucus, to be held to-morrow evening, It will then be delermined whether tne republican Senators will request the presiding officer to nominate the committees as agreed upon by them, or whether they will B Senator Woodtn tewpo- rarily in the chatr and eave to him, by resolution, the a) digest one committees, § Already evident that a serious division will ace 18 the republican Senatorial ranks over Hiroud question, The Senators who are interested in the present Erie ring aiready endea- vor to make # point on the fact that the crusade against Ene has been iasiat . pa aiiated by a democrat, Sen. War on the »; 6 Deferted Fenton. ites Sorehewied—A Plot to Obsiruct Reo form Legistation, ALBANY, Jan..2—Midmgnt, The republican faction feud has aire: ly «level- oped itself, and 18 certain to create muich excite- ment and confusion on the floor of both Houses, When fhe committee was appointed to-day’ to con- duct the Speoker elect to the chair, the Clerk of the Jast Assembiy, who had the selew tion of the committee, named Husted, of Wost- chester, and Jacobs, of Kings. This created great surprise on the floor, a8 the invariable custom made the selection of the rival candidate (Mr. Alvord) aa obe ~~ ihe commrattee # MArter OF Course. I'he iAte clerk, Cornelins W. Armstrong, who ia a capable and experienced omcer, was supposed to have com- mitted @ parliamentary biunder, Upon ioquiry, however, Mr, Alvord deciares that he went to the Cierk’s desk and made the personal request of him not to name him either upon the comuittee to conduct Speaker Smith to the chalr, or on the commitice to walt upon the hat body having interiered in the organiza- ton o! the House, adding that if named upon either committee he would take the floor and publicly re~ Juse to serve, Out of personal regard to Mr. Alvord the Clerk acceded to his request, It ts ramored now that Husted, Bemis and Alvord design making a bitter fight against the Speaker on every possible occasion ov the floor, aud it is said that this feud is specially designed the interest of the lovby and the rings, in order that tm the miust of its excitement, and under its cloak, the reiorm measnres of tae season, both in regard to the ca- nals, the railroads and the mante:pal . May Sule fer defeat, The piot 1s well devised to obstruct all aclorm legislation this session, FINANCIAL CONDITION OF NEW YORK CITY Special Message from the Governor — Re port of David A. Wells on the Resources, Debts and Assets of the Metropolis. Exwourive CHAMBER, ‘ ALBANY, Jab, 2, 1872. To THB LEGISLATURR:— The financial condition of New York city 1s a mat ter of great interest to the people of the State at large, and in some degree to the commercial world, its stocks and bonds being held for investment at home and abroad. In view of recent events I deemed it my duty to procure for you full informa- tion as to its Hapilities and resources, and addressed @ letter to the chairman of the State Board of Com- misstoners for revision of the tax laws, the Hon, David A. Wells, who seemed to me specially fitted for the work, requesting him to investigate and report to me, In consequence of delay in his obtain- ing some of the facts, his report did not reach me until my annual message was m print, My ieiter to him and his repiy are as follows:— STATE OF New Youk, ExreuTive CuaAMEP ‘ALBANY, Nov. 25, My DRAN Sin—The financial condition credit” of New York city are of interest ae well to the people of the State at as to its own It is important that it metropoiis im reference to its and its resources should be made known with nd T desire to communicate the facts to the Ley- islature and the peopie of State in my next messaye, Wil you undertake to inv te the matter in my behalf ? Very truly yours, OHN T, HOFFMAN, Mon. Davin A. WEL1A, Chairman, dc. New York, Dee, 98, 1871. Sin-—In response to your note of November 2), requesting me to is ate aud 1 to you on tne relation whieh ex: fats between the indeitedness of the city and county of New York and the resources available for the payment of sueb ine debtedness, or the extent of the resources or property which may be fully regarded as constituting an adequate and ina I. enable security for the ullimate payment in principal and {nterest of such indebtedness, T have the honor to submit te following exinbit :— FUNDED DEBT, By report furmshed on request by Hon. A. H. Green, Comptrotier, it appeara that the funded debt—bearing lve, #ix and Feven per cent Intereat f the city and connty of New York, was on the Ith day of December, 171, ‘ ; and the asnets of the Sinking Fund of tie city inty. onaist ng of stocks and cash—avi vle for the redemption of debt, were on the same day %20,137,0935 thus making the preset net funded debt of the elty wand county of New York $67,204,715. FLOATING OF TEMPORARY DRBT. ‘The temporary or floating debt of the efty and connt New Y Ing of bonds issued in anticipation of ecipté from as ments, arrears of interest, Sta! pald warrants and the itke —was, on the 16th day ber, 18:4, 28,000,071; or deduoumy cash, on hand in ti 299,102, mptrolier also reports claims already presented on unsettled accounts to an esti. mated ay ate of about $5,000,000; woreh last included: would make the tot«l ascertained debt and ‘ela! rented” of the city and county of New York, on the December, 1871, 194,528,867, r 9 iA SPECTIVE INDENT RDNEER, Present aspect of the indebtedness of the New York. In respect to the future it ta it much of the existing temporary and fi nd county of New York as above ned : ile from the sof taxes, and that a ver considerahle amount of these assesuments aud wrear i certain to be coliected, And, Seconl—That thecity holds bonds and mortgages on ade gount of sales of real estate tothe amount of 1,132,8%, né proceeds of which when collected are applicably for an increasé of the sinking fund heid for the redemption of the Supded debte ot PEAS DDN ts, nthe other hand, tt isknown that claima to a very con siderable amount for services rendered and materials fur- shed to the several departmenty of the city and county ut Giwsag Me year 1871 and previously ave yet fo be and that the carrying ont of such public works 48 gress, or are certain to be authorized, will additional expenditures, ing the amount of these prospective require- menis for expenditure it should not be overlooked that the smount of claim against the clty wh 18 HOS likely to. be, ta exe nd igxe® yer io OO Golledied: ald, further, that the raatia) expended Php terteed public im- nol, with any Tecan oF economy and mode- ve disproportionate to the concurrent increas provement ration, ever p in the material resources ot the city, arising from {is certal and rapid increase in wealth, busiuess and population, So that making every allowance for contingencies, or any immediate advances on account of public improvements, th total present Habilitles of New York cily ant county may bi sarely entimated as not in excess of one hundred millions of dollars; and further that the ratio which the liabiifiles of the eity and connty at present sustain to their assets and resources are not likely to be changed for the worse in the future; certainly not if the safeguards against corruption and extravagant expenditure suyyested Dy recent experi- e ENTS IN AUGMENTING v SOURCES OF MUNIGIPAL REVENUR, As bearing tipon the question of future municipal Mabili- tex, on account of expenditures for public improvements, it interesting to note the result which has followed one of the raent single items of expenditure authorized by the city for such purpose, and which at the time of its inception was de- nounced by many as @ measure of indefensible extrava- ‘ance. We refer to the expenditures incurred by reason of the construction of the Centra! Park, the cost of which up to 1869 fs returned at $10,463,965, Now an examination of all the facts pentsining to thin ex- penditure will show that, far from its baving been a bur- dep upon the city treasu a direct aud important source of reven' Thas, Park was commenced, the total valuation of wal estate for taxation mm the three wards around the Park, the Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second, wan $26,429,006; but in 1 when the Park had beea practically completed, the valu tion of the same at 80,070,415, an. increase $53,640,560. And further, the revenue received by taxation on this increased valuation was sufficient In 1870 to not only pay the interest on all the bonds of the city inaned for the ‘ark vurchase aod construction, but actually afforded a sur- plus of over three millions of coliara, or a sum sufficient, if used 48 a sinking fund, to pay the entire principal ava inter est of the cost of the Park, in less time than the Park was in the course of conatructivn. ABBEIS AND RESOURCKS. The maximum of the liabilities of the city and county account of indebtedness, having been thus esti ed, come next to the no Jess important consideration of the as- ts and resources avaliable for the payment of such indebt- Nees; or the real tangivie property which may be properly regaruedin the nature of security or guarantee for the pay- ment of such obligations of indebte aa the city and county of New York may have lawiully issued. , Any valuation of public property of the city must from necessity be very indefinite, inasmuch as many of the items which would be included in an por the streets, sewers, lamps, public monuments aud the lke—are not sus: ceptible of a money valuation; and If attached, would be practically of no benefit in the han’s of a city creditor; but apart from these, it cannot be doubted thit the value of the Jands and buildings, wharfs, water, ferry and market rights n of the city and county, and wh rtible in open market into a’ money equivalent, present municipal or county indebted- je valuation of the public property of the city of New given by the Mayor in an. oficial communication ard of Supervisors Ausuat 16, 1471, was 499, In this vi weed the followin, Marketa, ndrv lots of jand Wharis and piers, Public parks and : . +3126,725,874 -called public of the ity and county, ty most readily available tor atta vtand levy 1 the defauit in the payn cipal or in- Lot the pr the city’s indebtedoess, is the real estate of the city and county, the revenue derived from the asgesement and taxation of waich itutes also the main elemeut and atrength of its municipal credit, The age of property for the year 1871, as onera.of Taxer and contirmed’ by pervisors, was $769,30',410, But it ought to be clearly understood that thi for tax purp does not represent any fair valuation of the properly sessed, or even an approximation thereto, an lin great pai for the following reasons; — The taxation required to defroy the expenditures ot the State as a whole is apportioned to the several cofnties of the Btate, according to thelr property valuation, aud hence there has been for years, and is now, a sirife between the diferent boards of county ofticials to ran down the valuation of pro- 'y to the very lowest practical fignre, in orde and as some terior of the Stale have been as to actually twenty and even a smaller in to thirty, #0 siecesstul thetr valuation proportion of the real and true value of the property assess of procedure has been forced upov ja of New York, matter of neces socal protection. And thus it’ b of the returned assessment valuation of 1871-2, representing the true market value of the re a Of the city and county of New York, in private ownersbi itdoes not in all probability represeat more than forty per cent of such alue, an estimate which, instead of recently cailecter sioners for revisit von. ‘The conclusion, therefore, seems warranted that the value of the real estate of the Cy of New York, public aud pri- which may be tairly regarded as an available security ¢ liquidation of city and county debts, cannot be less than two thousand million of dollars, on which the present aebt, an above estimated, namely, %#100,000,000, would be equivalent to @ mortyace of five percent, In this estimate it will be observed that no account has been taken of the valuation of the personal property owned or held by citizens of the city or county of New York, The amount of such property valued and assessed for the year IST1-73 wan 308,047,425, The investigations of the State €or jonera lead, however, to the conclusion that this much as twenty per cent of the serIpLion v. pr perty concentrated in the City of Now York; or, in otoer wordy that the true value of the personal property of New York elty cannot be estimated at lees than fifteen hundred millions, Much of this property, At muat be acknowledged, can never be reached fur assess: ment purposes by any law which the ingenuity of man can devise, or which any civilized people would tolerate in re spect to execution, but whether returned for arnesament or not, it nevertheless exists, and by increasing the abilily to Pay, operates to decreuse the real burden of taxation i Powed on other property of @ more tangible and acceusi also to be noted titat if the new plan of assessing pers Jor the Board of Commis: the State relative to tuxa- an ex the laws of sonal property, recommended by the state Board of Gom- missi era, and which is to be preasenied chia winter to the Leg siature Jn the form ot a detinite code, i adopted wit the direct sagessinent of in- property subatitucing therefor, as eyca 1, the assesment ol 1duals Ob w val of whree Uimes the rent or rental vaise of the premises by theh. occupied amount or equivglent of sueh property Tela sy OF ReKoRAMERL HOG LaMAtion WT be very greatly increased, and the financial resources of the city he thereby correspondingly auzmented. ENOREASE OF NEW YORK IN POPULATION AND WE. In estinating the prospeetive ability ot the city of York to #ustaln and liquidate indebtedness, ihe recent ant prospective increase of the city in population aad wealth conatitutes an element of not a little importance. Thus, from 1830 to the year preceding the outbreak of the civil war, 186, the average rate of inerease for each successive period of five years was twenty-eight per cent--a continuous rate of growth probably without precedent in any country, Durin; ear oF from 18) to 186, the population 0 mee rienced prior to ‘The inerease in and county for from 1860 to 1870 w: The preaent increase inthe value of the real estate of the whole city for assessment purposes is estimated by experte to average about five per cent per annum. RELATION OF TAXATION ‘TO POPULATION PROPERTY, It is also interesting to note the relation which taxation sustains to population and property in New York and some. ‘of the other leading elties of the country. foliowing data are derived from the mor ‘oF NRW York,—Po cf county and eehoo! ,! epecial timated by oficl 01,000; total taxation, 869; taxation per cap, p29 (8, Population 1870, 250,526; aggregate of all taxa- 050,421; taxation per capita, 36, CH1CA60.— Population 18 0, 298,97" otal taxation, gel and special, 1870, 89,256,833 ; taxation per capita, #30. But as iv the opinion of some experts the burdens of taxa tiou in any community are properiy represente by the rela- on which the aggregate of the annual levy of taxes sustains to the vaine of the property assessed, aitention is further anked to the following compar!s: oa Tn boston and Philadelphia real estate ia returned for an- seesment at nearly ite full marketable value, On this basie the relation of taxation to realestate valuation in these two cities ula be as follows ry lon, 1810, 60,1610", aero j ratlo of taxatio: AND agererate ‘al of N—Keal estate val gate taxation (870, #9,05),4 nto veal prop. erty valuation, one to forty. PaitavELrura Real te valuation 1871, s4i1,844,096 5 aggregate taxation 18/1, $9,026,753; ratio of taxation to ‘real property valuation, one to fifty four, CDs SATI--Reai estate valuation, ag made al 1871, $138,427,6-5; aguregate taxation 871, 4,004 ,03; of taxation to real property valuation, one to «Minty. Jn the city of New York, on. the other hand, on valuation OF real estate acknowledged to be only about forty per cent of the real properiy, the ratfo of aggregate taxation to real prop- erty valuation would have been in 1870 as one to twe: seven; but if the val were advanced (n_p1 ment purposes in Boston and Phfladelphia the ratio, inatead of being as one to twenty-reven, would be much more favor- able than in either of the cities above mentioned, or in the approximate ratio of at least one to #1x It im therefore evident that in © ac the elty of New Yor! w he city has wont experiences, & » n be no good reason why t) 14 debt obligations of the elty should not be the most desivabie of ivestwepis. 1 am, yo speetfully, DAVID AL WELDS, Chairmat! Roard of Commissioners for Revision of the Lawa of the State Col'ection o To Hon, Joun New York. Thave also received a letter, dated ber, 1871, from Hon. Andrew) H. Green, Com troller of te city of New Y in which ne says:— ‘Lnnmediate legislation is essentiad tor the main- fenance of the credit of the city by the ug OF the Obligations maturing ewrly in Janus ndtomake provision fer past clans waien due aod which are pressing importance, Equatly inporiant is prompt legisiation to make provision lor the maintenance of the government of 18 “ay the law appears now (Chapter 583, section 3 of 1871), nO aAuNoOrily exists to make appropria- tions with May next, leaving the first tour months ol the year leiz withont any provision by which payments of necessary expenses for these months can be made.” T respectfully ask your immediate attention to those suggestions, aid such y legisiation with refereuce to them as may be necessary and pro} AON hore Ne PROPHET OR MURDERER? New York Relating to the Arses#ment and xe f, HOFFMAN, Governor of the State of 20th Decem. Brigham Young Surrenders to an Indictment for the Killing of Yates in Heho Canon, COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL. He is Allowed to Remain at His House Because They Have No Jail and ‘‘Remembor- ing He is an Old Man.” ‘ Sav Lake Ory, Jan, 2, 1872. Deputy United States Marshat A. 8. Patrick, act- ing for Marshal M. F. Patrick, who Is absent, was informed this morning that Brigham Young was jn town. Together with Deputy Marshal Captain Isaac Evans he proceeded to the Zion House, where he was admitted, He foypt mm a large ante-room | @large number of leading Moruiviis, to Whom he Was mtroduced; among them were the apostles Smith and Wells, @ number of bishops, Jennings, Clawson and other prominent churehmen, together with Thomas Fitch and Major Hempstead, Brig- ham’s counsel, IN A FEW MOMENTS BRIGZAM APPEARED. He was introduced to Veputy Marshal Patrick, Who informed him he bad a warrant for iis arrest, which he proceeded to read. It recites that Brig- ham Young, H. Stout, Daniel FH. Wells, William a, Hickman and J, A. Young had been guilly of the murder of Richard Yates, in Echo Canon, Novem- ber 15, 1867. Mi. Young was informed that he was under arrest and that Captain Evaus, Deputy Mar shal, must hold him in custody until arraigned be- fore the Court, He sald it was ull right, He IMD NOV INTEND TO RUN AWAY, since hé had come 3850 miles,,from St. George, through mud, io give himself up. He proposed to stand trial, and cheerfully acquiesced in the state- ment of Marshal Patrick thai his duty compeiled bim to Keep him in custody, where be now is at his residence, It is understood that Brigham's pre- cipitate fight was made on tie advice of Fitch and agaist the wishes and protests of Hempstead, his counsel, More mature deliberation tiduced Brige ham to return and surrender nimself to the authori- tues, Joseph A. Young, eldest son of Brigham, who 1s conjoinUly indicted with Brigham and others, is saul to have gone South with Brigham, but his whereabouts are not now Known, THE MARSHALS ARE LOOKING APTER HIM, and he will be promptly arresied on his appear- ance, If Brigham i8 bailed Joseph A, will undoubted surrender himself and be bated also. At two o'clock ts afternoon Brigham cniered the Court, in charge of Deputy Marshal Patrick, Chief Jusiice MeKean presided. The court room was densely crowded, iroung Was attired in a long heavy overcoat, covered wiih & green cloth cape, rimmed with furs and with two large wootlen muitiers about his neck, black kid gloves aud black hat, He appeared IN GOOD HRALTH, FRESH AND Rosy, surrounded by the maguates of the Cliurch. Major Hempsicad annouiced the presence of Brigham Young, Sr, iu charge of the Cuited States Marshal, and asked that defendant be admitted to bail nader the statute of 479% Upet the defendant was o one years Of age, and feeble, Imprisc ould jeopardize His health and, peruaps, life ificate of DY Anderson was read, which that defendant was in delicate health, aad woull be dangerous, Motions to A showed continement quash were pending and chances of a long trial were great, United States Attorney Bates acknowledged that under old laws bail was allowed, aad cited the cases of Burr and Jeff Dayis, and as the sole repreeenta- tive of the United States governmenty he would per- init any action tat will bring the defendant to irial. HiS VOLUNTARILY COMING here was 4 coisideration to be weighet. He alluded to the jact that the governinent, with all its richness and power, had no jail or piace of confining prisoners. His age aud health were a thing to be considered, and if bail must be fixed he would sug+ gest that It should be at $500,000. Mr. Fitch urged that the sum was very large, nn- precedented and monstrous, He referred to the bailing 0: Jefferson Davis for $100,000, which was the highest ever usked. He opposed lt and pro- tested against it. DECISION OF THE Count. Alter some deliberation Chief Justice McKean reu- dered his decision as follow: The government of (ue United States has no jail in this city for holding prisouers who are arrested on process issued from the United States Courts, ‘The Marshal 18 therejore required to ex- ercise the discretion Which the law Vesis im him, Sometimes such prisoners are kept at Camp Douglas, but the fulitary commander of that post 48 not Oviiged to receive them, ‘The deiendant now at the bar is reported to be the Owner ot several houses in this city. Tf he shall choose to put under the control of the Marshal some suitable building or some suitable portion of some building in whieh to be detained, it will be for the Marshal to decide whether of volto accept it, tt is at the option of defendant to say whether he will or not make such offer and equally at option of Marshal to say whe he will accept it. (n any event, whenever or however the defendant be detained, the Marshal Will look to it that his every comfort be provided for, Remembering that v DANT 18 AN OLD MAN T decline to admit the d fendaut to bail a likavstéap sald then he had nothing surther to offer, ‘The decision was received in silence and the crow. quietly leit the court room, Brigham Young was then TAREN TO HIS OWN HOWE In his carriage, Where he remains in charge of the United States Marana, An attempt to adit stout, Kimball and others to bail Was delerred, There was not much excitement, ; Pungency of expression than might otherwise have } ermment WASHINGTON. I WAR CLOUD. THE SPAN Departure of the Congress for Port au Prince with Sealed Orders---Span- ish Defiance at Havana. | CIVIL SERVICE REFORM AT WORK, Sambo’s Civil Rights--The Colored Folks and Senator Sumner. Spanish Insult to England Atoned—The Steamboat Law—Life-Saving Sta- tions on the Coast, WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1572, The United States Stenmer Congress Sails for Port au Prince with Sealed Orders—Shoe Is To Bring Buck the Hornet. AS siated In these despatches some days ago, the steam frigate Congress, now under orders to re- Neve the Guerrlere, on the European station, will sail to Port au Prince, and there, by order of the government and at the request of the owners, take possesston of the alleged filibuster Hornet, which has been shut up for several mourhs Im that harbor by Spanish men-of-war, Captain Davenport, the commander of the Congress, who has been here for several days, Jett ror New York last night with sealed orders from the Navy Departmeni, | and it was expected that he would get | to sea to-day, Sirlet secrecy has been preserved respecting the character of his instructions, even Rear Admiral Lee, who exercises chief command in the waters wherein the Con- gress is sailing, being unaware of their import. 16 18 understood, however, that on reaching Port au Prince ptain Daveuport will communicate with our Minister to Hay, Mr. Bassett, and deliver to him certitin instructions prepared at the State De- | partment, which direct the Minister to acquaint the Hayuen Minister of Foreign Affairs that the goy- ernment of the United States, recognizing the prin facie vight of the Hornet to its protection on the strength of her flag and regular papers, intends to | take possession of the vessel and remove her to | New Yor there, within its own jurisdic. | tion, to thet her before an American ri- | bunal for her asserted violation of American neutrality laws. This intention will also be made | known to the Spanish representative at Port au Prince, and through him the haughty Dons of the blockading feet will learn that any attempt at i | terference with the free passage of the Hornet to | an American port will meet with such resentment as tt was the fashion of our navy to accord before modern diplomacy had well nigh strangled its spirit. After putting an officer and draft of sailors aboard the Hornet, the Congress will escort her be Jond the cruising grounds of the Spanish vessels, nd then proceed to releve the Guerrtere, ‘the | orders to Captain Davenport and Minister | Raxssett are perhaps drawa with a little more | | | been used to meet an expected call from the Senate for copics of the papers. The administration has felt the sting of Mr. Sumner’s reproach that this great government, absorbed in St. Domingo schemes, gave no support to the feeble black repub- lic in defending from Spanish imsult an America vessel sevking the friendly shelter of its ports, Spanish to the British Apology. Several Months ago the English merchant vesset in the parbor pf Port Prin: thé Side oi the Butuieh war steamer Churraca, and her captain subjected to indignities too serious to be forgotten, The English govern- ment at once demanded of Spain ample apology, which, according to oficial reports received lieve to-day, bas been given. The commander of the Churraca has been ordered home, and the Spanisir Consul, under whose «direction the boarmig was dove, has been dismissed, The Maytien govern- ment now also makes a demand upon Spain for reparation of the msult offered the British vessel in her waters, and this too, if is anticipated iu diplo- inatic circles, Will be speedily forthcoming. Our & Flac—Prompt jadron at Havava—Spanish Ceremony and Spanish Arrogance. Private advices have been received here to-day from the United States vessels in the harbor of Havaua by the families of some of the oMcers, which report that all on board are well and as happy as circumstances admit, A greal deal of | ceremonious courtesy has been shown to the oftl- cers of the Kansas, Nipsic and Terror by the officials and leading residents of Havana, but these latter make but littie effort vo conceal the fact that the attentions are ceremonious and nothing more. The writers, indeed, have satisfied themselves that in -the circles which give tone to public opinion there | ig not only actual f1]-will towards the United States, but a belief that the power to give effective expres- slon to the Spanish hatred of Americans is as strong as the sentiment itself, The Habanos do not belleve that the steady policy of the American gov- towards the pan insurrection resuics from its adhesion to modern principles of non-in- tervention and neutrality, but is the offspring of Its fears; that the sympatities of the people of the | United States are larger than the ability of their government to give them a practical direction. From the tone of the correspondence {t is certun that if the questions between Spain und the United States were left to the naval representatives of the two Powers at Havana neither would be long in finding their way to a sharp solution, But the ques- tions are yet controlled by diplomacy, and the «tip- Jom atic relations of the two countries are still excel. lent ja toelr iriendiiness and cordiality, Supplementary Civil Rights-Organization of Colored Citizcus in Washiugtom—Lnterview with Senator Sumnnery ‘The colored meu of Washington are moving ac fively in the interest uf the Supplementary civil Rights bill now pending in the Senate, Meetings areheld nightly, attended by the leading colored men of the District, A committee of fifteen has been appointed, consisting of John F. Cook, District Register; Professor Join M, Langston, Jonn Ty Johnson, Disirtet Treasuver; John A, Gray and James A. Handy, members of the District government; Henry Johnson, President of te Boara of ‘Trustees of colored schools, and Dr. Chas, B. Purvis and otiers, whose duty it i to open correspondence with leading friends through vhe country and keep them in- forme a8 to the political course pursued by those Senators who are largely indebted to the colored vote for the position they now hold, In compliance with a resolution the commitice called thia after- noon upon Senator Sumner to express their ac- i knowledgments to him and through him to j those Senators who have voled supported this Civil Rights pill. ©vok spoke for the committee, and stated that the colored people of Washington were desivs | ous of showing their appreciation of the efforts made in their behaly by the Senator, and availed themselves of an opportunity vo speak throagh their committee, rey enting 30,000 colored people, and, he added, they reflected the sentiment of almost the entire colored people of the country, Mr. Cook closed by thanking the Senator for the interest Manifested by him In seeing thar equality before the | jaw is conferred upon ail men, irrespective of color or race. The Senator replied that the visit was gratifying to him tm more than one respect, especially at tis time, when he stood almost alone, without the hearty co-operation of those with whom ne had acted for years, He was glad also that the colored men themselves are moving in the matter, for it has been asserted that they Were not asking for tha | from them. | @ breach with the men just ye! is sufficient, but no eqnivalent ts a substitute fot eqnaliry. What he would have Is equality before the’ law for all men, native or foreign, black or white. Some maintain that by conferring equality ba fore the law on the black man social equality is a necessity. Nothing, sald the Senator, was farther. from the fact; social equality is a matter that regu lates itself, No law can be made to compel a maw to assoclate with others besides those whom self-in< terest, personal worth, intellectual or other attraction’ would luduce him to form personal relations witha ‘The record made by the republican party for the past fen years Is such that it cannot afford tobe gene erons before itis just. While he was ready to ex- fend the hand of reconcuiation he was not pre- pared to clothe the men who attempted to aestroy the government with fall power to rule and with- hold justice from those who imperilied their lives for its defence, After remarks by Professor Langston anit others, the commitiee withdrew, pressing theuselvet pleased with the interview, Itis very evident that the colored peopte are In earnest In this. With the sktil In handling political machinery which they have acquired 1t 1% provable that Messrs, Alcorn, Hill, Robertson and other Senators from States im which the colored vote is Potential element will have reason to regrer th course they have pursued on the bul Mr. Sumner presents and champions, Miliciexey of the Lifeesaving Servive Along the Now Jersey The eMetency of the life-saving stations on tha coastof New Jersey has been admirably tested dure ing the past month, no less than seventy person# having been rescued by the service men with theh¢ Me-saving apparatus. On the 26th of December tha. Italian bark Villotine, from Genoa, laden with mar~ ble and bound for New York, went ashore at Squan Beach, New Jersey, and during the heaviest surf her, crew, consisting of titteen persons, were rescued and safely landed, The Secretary of the Treasury is espectally grauifle) ab me marked improvemen& manifested in this branch of the service, and ere long he expects to be able to extend tts nserulness, Bong Cape Cod and aloag the coast of North Caroe lina, . : The Com ive System in Operation. =, One of the best practicai clerks in the Cast Room of the 'freasurer’s office here, and who wi recommended trom the oifice tor promotion, fatle to pass the required competitive examinatior under the new regulations to-day. This 18 look Upon as @ practical proof of the ineMciency of th competitive system to deterinine the value clerks. The question now agitating the Examininy Pourd !s whether he is qvalified to remain as a first, class clerk, A large numbor of clerks were dis nussed from the Pension OMice to-day; amon; them were six ladies, Several were aiso red a to lower class clorkships than those held, Arthus Baker, son of General Baker, Commissioner of Pen- sions, Was promoted from a first class to a second clase clerkship In the same bureau, " bith Auditorship. The Hon J bia, of New Hampshire, lately appomted 1 Auditoy of the freasury D2part-4 ment, abd WhO was expected to assume the duties! of thal ofice to-day, failed to put in an appearance, dur Speculauon ts rife as to the cause of hi nee at his desk. : nae ae the Rw mubassy. Th te Department has information that Gene; eral Gorlom recently in temporary charge of the Russian Legation here, has, vy order of his govern. ment, transferred that trust to Mr, Valerien Shere kof, neevetary of iho Legation, Death of a Prow i Rebel Ottleer, Colonel George W. Dent, a prominent lawyer an® formerly adjutant geuerai of the Confederate army. of ennessee, under Generals Joseph E, Jolnstort and Bragg, Ole i Alexandria, Va, this morning. | Brief Cubinee Meeting. All members of the Cabinet were present at the meeting to-day. ‘The session was brief. Senator Harlau and the Rouuty ‘ime. the Wutertor Department ts authority for the state“ ment that nothing appears on its records connect- ing or impitcating Senator Harlan with any of tid frauds charge | against J, W. Wright inthe payment Qt Jadian pension or bounty claims. ) As it is known that he was at the Department ing the day nou-appe: ‘ s ANOTHER MINE DISASIER. A Slope Viilea by Quick Sané—Narrow Escape of ‘Twelve MinerseA Moment of Peril—itum Heap on Kire—The Question of Wages. WILKESBARRE, Jan, 1, 1872, Insecurity of Jand surface in this section has com@ to be regarded as a fixed institation, and “caves ins” gre of such freanent occurrence that they ceas@ almost to atiract attention, except where damage ta’ the mine is followed by loss of life to the untors tunate miner. The past year has been exceedingly prolific in mining disasters of various kinds, some attended with sacrifice of life and others inficting, more or less, injury upon the mines. The prevaii~” ing casualty has been the falling of roofs, and from their great frequency and extent of would yet that possession of a coal mie it now held by an exceedingly uncertain tenure; — thd top of the mineed territory exhibiting sucte @ disposition to drop down m_ thé most unceremonlons manner, The whole Jength of this canoe-shaped coal fcid has been visited by these accidents, the latest of which occurred a few, days ago at Newport, about eleven miles south of this city; and it may be termed @ miracle ‘hat tha twelve miners at work at the time managed to escape with their lives. Av THE NEWPORT MINE an investigation of the roof was being made with & view of altering the grade of the slope on one pory flop of the excavalion, It was sapposed that the mine was protected by the ordinary roof ot stones but, as the engineer proceeded with his tests, tt box cane more and more apparent that the coal was cropping ou. dangeronsly. Ale at once the hammer of one of tm party crashed through the mere shell of slate, Pe it was made manifest that a large bed of quick< tsand was overiving that partof the mine, Tha reacheronus material began to run through tha breach in rapidly tnereasing quantity, and it wag certain that a serious alsaster could not be averted, ‘The signal of danger was immeitiately given to the miners Jaboring beyond the creek and ¥ hastened to make thelr escape with all pos espeed, The sand rushed down with such velocs, emed impossible that all the men could: uction im season. But one by ong they made tuelr way over the yielding monament of sand, HE LAST MAN barely squeezing himseif through near the top of the slope, i he Was obliged to leave iis effort to free himself aciicd to &@ car was com- etely buried before «iriver could release Alin. ae sand poured dowa until the slope was com- pietely filled both ways, leaving a (nnel-shapet hole to the suriacd, about sixty [eet across and at many deep, ‘the damage to the mine must be very, great, M4 Misfortune did not ‘one to that particntar colliery, Previous a the cave in alladed to the inass of clum or Hine coal, which 1s a refuse producw of the mine, (ook ire [rom spontaneous combustion, and has been burning with Increasing intensity Lor about ten days. ‘There are thousands of tons of clare in the pile, and the prospect 15 that it may bura@ for a year or louger. It has atralued such heade way that it threatens (he breaker, and efforts are uoW making to avert that danger by removing tia cluu as fast as possible from between the building, aud the ignited mass. ‘Taken together, these casualties may be regarde:t ay singular, even for the coal regions. itscems to ve conceded now thas ere will bo oe NO SUSPENSION OF WORK ) boots benin ‘A mule | nor reduction of wages in this section the present’ winter. Something over three mouths ago it Was ntomplated to cul down the men working for the: Wiilkesbarre Coal and Iron Company, Charies Pats, rish's works, and notice was privately issued to the ieading men at tue Empire Mines that wag would) be reduced on the Ist of January. Since then matters may have assumed @ diferent phase, [ hear nothing more about reduc-, hon, and it ts probable that prices will remain ag, they are for the present. ‘the companies in thia’ county are most likely nearly a million tong behind their product up to vils date iast year, i they do not really @ about opening, The miners, too, are not ready fora renewal of hostilities, They. have not quite recovered from the fearful struggle of last winter and spring, and It ts doubtful Wf they would sirtke even tf the corporations crow ied them down to eighty cents a car, The Workingwen'a Union is hardly us sirony as it Was & year ago; it is Jess. arbitrary, perhaps, and the men are cer tainly more ditrustiul of each other thaw for years before, All ‘things point toward | peace in this part or the coat flelds, and Sehayikill county will be powerless to provoke a suspension, which as American citizens they are entitled to, and ihe dect#ion gives general satisfaction amon: the Genules, Bates, Baskin and Maxweil app i for the government; Figo and Mempstead jor the prinones, i Some Senators, he said, are of the opinion that to make provisions for the ovlorea people, in order tay they may be proter ja Smited rights, notwithstanaing her operators and men would like to have one just avout these days, The prospect is that coal will be produced freely for the next six nionths, and after ihatexpect warhke notes ‘apd rumors of Wars” 1d the antaracie region