The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1872, Page 4

i 4 RBCIPROCAL TRADE WITH CANADA Fourth Day's Proceedings of the National Board of Trade. Congress Requested to Rooiprocate with Canada and Acquire the Use of Their Canals for American Vessels—The American Ship- ping Interests—No Prospect of Agree- ing and the Subject Laid Over. ‘The above Board met yesterday morning at half- past ten, President Fraley in the chair. The Com- mittee on Credentials reported in favor of permit- ‘ting the St. Paul and Cleveland Chambers to with- draw-apen payment of dues, which was agreed to, Mr. Murpock, of Mobile, called up the question of TARE ON LOUISIANA SUGAR, Mr, Murpocx stated that the tare at present is not favorable to the buyer. He offered tho follow- ing: — Resolved, That tho National Board of Trade request the New Orloahs Board of Trade to arrange a proper tare for the protection of the planters and dealers. Several delegates considered this a strictly local question, to ba settled by the New Oricans and Mobile authorities, Mr, BunwetL, of New Orleans, stated there was an anxiety tn his chamber to settle the ques- tion of ten or twelve per cont on tare. The reso- lution was adopted. A communication was received from an oMcer of the Union Pacific Railroad, inviting the Board to view the products of the land along thetr line of road op exhibition at tho Fair of the American Institute, ‘Tho invitation was accepted. A num- dor of papors were presented and referred to the Executive Committee. REOIPROOAL TRADE WITH CANADA, This subject being the spectal order for yesterday morning the resolution of the Conference Oom- mittee, as follows, was called up:— Resolved, That the Executive Council be Instractod’ to momoralize Co! to make au appropriation for the Sppajpunent of & commission to act In conjunction with partment in negotiating a treaty with Great ritain for recprocal trade with the Dominion of Can ‘@ broad, comprehensive and liberal basis, which shat tnoluda’ the irgement of the Canadian canals y soreroment Oanada and the right of Amorican ves- eels Eooa ‘ie suld-canals under the same conditions sare wed Upon Canadian vessels, Mr: Tay.or, of Cincinnati, opened the debate by ‘declaring that the Reciprocity treaty was abrogated ‘»y usin a moment of passion; but he thought it ‘Was not a commercial advantage. Formerly, under sthe-treaty, we had no advantages of the Canadian canal system, but now we are assured by the Cana- dian delegation that the Canadians are disposed to give us equal privileges with their vessels by paying the‘nominal toils. The Canadian {ree lst is much larger than ours, although their duties are lower. These delegates think the Canadians will consent to a broad, comprehensive treaty, mutually profit- able, They are prepared to make large concessions, and we think the greater our transactions with them the greater will be our profits. Mr. MoCxga, of Chicago, belleved in reciprocity, and thought it would give us lower rates, The tax on Canadian lumber is an imposition upon the farmers of the West, and he thought the lumber from the Dominion should come in free, The present tariff of $2 per 1,000 feet is re- tarding our Progress in the settlement of the prairies, upon thousands of acres of which not énongh wood can be found to make a whipstock, . WETHBRILL, Of Philadelphia, destred the Convention to look at the matter as business men, We want something of Canada and Canada Fane something of us. We have not time to go into the matter, and we want a commission sharp enough to look out for our interests, ag the Oanadians will, doubtless, look out for theirs. He would havo preferred to have voted on the quaston. of reciprocal trade urely without regard to transportation, as, if the Banadiags can. afiord to expend $50,000,000 to en- large the canals to secure a portion of the grain jo, and are willing to give us this additional boon of canal accommodation, they will soptge the canals asa business matter exclusive, of the question .of reciprocity, He was in favor of the resolution, Mr. Amgs, of Oswego, said that when we see that our government disregards the proposition of a Niagara shtp canal it is time we accept the offer of the Canadians for cheap transportation, which would ive New asland cheap food. So long as we keep & hinese wall between ourselves and Uanada we stimulate the Canadians to construct canals, build railroads, £¢., in competition withus. We will drive them into a rut of commerce from which they will never come back to our market, This question has but one side, and that ison the side of the United States. We must not siut Canada up and make her protect herself by building up an empire in an- tagonism to our manulactures and products, The main cause 0; the abrogation of the treaty, in his opinion, was the necessity for harboring our re- gources, collecting all the revenue in our power and not discriminating in favor of any foreign gov- ernments. The remarks of the gentleman were iy applauded by the reciprocal traders of the T. SERGRANT, of New Haven, offered an amend- ment toinsert after the word “basis” “as nearly as poasivle upon an absolute free trade in the pro- ducts and manuactures of each country, and the use of alkmeans of transportation in either coun- ‘try by cilisens of the other on the same terms a8 oS the subjects 01 the country in which that means transportation ia situated.’ He wished this in- serted in licu of the latter part of the resolution relative to the use of the Canadian canals. Mr. McGivERN, President of the Dominion Board of Trade, said their del'gation did not attend for the purpose of holding, gut Forapling ‘baits for a re- ee ee free a their views reement Was t a Sniee cede PE ww The Great Commercial Dinner at Del- monico’s. Last evening the d to the National Board of Trade, now holding their fifth annual meoting in this city, were complimented by a dinner at Del- monico's, in’ Fifth avenue, the Chamber of Oom- merce and the Importers and Grocers’ Board of ‘Trade being the entertainers. There were present @ number of invited guests, including Mayor Hall, who occupied a seat on the left of William E. Dodge, the chairman; Judge Woodruff, Rev. Mr. Prime, Peter Cooper and Mayor Powell, of Brook- lyn, After two houra’ devotion to Delmontoo’s bill of fare, the chairman opened the intellectual feast by giving “The Prosident of the United States.” George W. Blunt called for cheers for Mr. Grant, which elicited responses from a portion of the party. The toast of “The Queen of Great Britain’ was enthuaiustically received, “The National Board of Trade" was reaponded to by President Fraley in a happy speech, eulogistic Of the Itberality and hospitality of our merchants. “The Dominion Board of ‘Trade" called to his feet Mr. McGeverin, of Hamilton, Oanada, who made a brief and happy speech. Mayor Hall responded to the ‘City of New York,” Alter a few salutatory apologies and playful aliu- sions the Mayor referred to the growing influence of private associations upon polity. Abroad they almost seemed to become in every branch of life parts of government, In the city of London the aid rendered to the authorities by private associa- tions was especially conspicuous, In this city what commercial bodies, exchange boards, &c., had already done in the same direction is Temarkable, The recent successes of luinane Society and that for the suppression of foul literature also notable, and the time ought to be now when tho authorities in every branch should find forced upon them exertions of a hundred private societies whose contributions and moral, and, to some ex- tent, political power, would do as much for the ad- vancement of government as some had for that of science and letters and benevolence. The speaker remembered that years ago, when he was a reporter, one of ‘his cluiefs said, “Pitoh into the Chamber of Commerce; they are a lot of verbal meddlers.” It had, however, become @ power courted by the public and with full justice done toit by the press, Who does not remember the dignified and important proceedings of the twenty-seventh Chamber of Commerce, which met in Westminster Hall just before the close of our civil war? Who docs not comprehend the important part which the New York Chamver plapea at the opening of that war? Is it not history that the financial puller, of its members suggested to the government what really formed the national policy during the administrations of Chase and Fessenden? The great trinity which managed that war is broken by death and discase. Without Stanton, Seward and Chase the braver; and blood of thousands would have gone to a debit account of the great (kuepiee War and diplomacy were great combinations, but finance gave muscles to the one and nerves to the other. And I repeat. It is history that the New York Chamber of Commerce designed and fostered the financial policy of the Lincolm administration. Commerce and traderule the world. It is not the throne, but the Bank of England that is feared; not the balls of the Kaiser so much as his gold bills; not the tears of battle so. much as the Thiers of peace; not the Lord Chancellor, but the Chancellor of the Bx- chequer; not 80 much the village Hampden as the village storekeeper, who in fair fight has honorably fought his way into the eat of federal finance, All this power has been the growth con- sequent upon the union of telegraphs and rail- ways—of magnetism and.steam—the growth, in- deed, of a few years, A gentleman near me in- formed me the first Board of Trade was devised by the Protector Cromwell, who, in 1655, directed his son Richard to convene thirty or forty merchants from various cities to meet some of the former gentry and devise ways to promote the trade and navigation of the—so runs the phrase—English Ke- public. But no doubt there were Boards of Trade in Phoenicia, Tyre, Zidon, Alexandria— commercial cities that entered the great cemetery of nations, because then poiiticsl economy, like government, was only for the favored few, and were monopolies, unlike those which Boards of Trade and Legislatures made for the masses now. The first Board of Trade may have been in the ships of the Argonauts—those eminently *naughty’-cal men. The ca me of Jason is almost the only commercial one mythology. What was his voy- age for the golden flece but the modern search for wealth—modern wealth that is guarded by the dragon of circumstance, whose teeth sown beget fortuitous events? His sorceress wife Media, who taught him how to conquer the dragon, was political economy, which, alas! some- times destroys its own twin children, the girl pro- tection, and the boy free trade, by not always con- forming tem to surroundings. Ah, you say, this is poetry, but it has its inner p Hiosophiy. Yet Y add a practical suggestion. You are urging Congress about canals, railways redress, of panics and the like, Doone thing more. Let eyery local Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade force its Congressman to vote fora new Department of Ministry to creato asSecretary of Trade and Navigation, to be known by that name and to have exclusive and jealous care by governmental administration of all those great [Interests so loyally guarded by the Chamber procity tr ‘hey always desired the continu. | f Commerce and the Nat,onal Board of Trade. erent tate aty, and suitl desire it, and he ws Mayor, POWELL res} nded jor the city of Brook- gatiadicd the Canadians would enlarge a treaty be- | 170. “The Sonth” calied ont the humorist of the tween the two countries that would satisfy them. | Board, Mr. Brauch, of Richmond, who spoke in o He thought when the subject was brought before Ne Dow American aiiercuans the Dominion Board the ‘would not find them lacking in Nae Hon. Jonn Youno, of Canada, said he th the resolution as reported b; ie committee that is required, power to pee an do is Tecommend a certain course. As long as are oC aan OAT, same language we must con- ani neighbors, and now, Gidefences between the United States and England have been settied by the Geneva Board, he thought we to see what can be done toward binding closer relations between Canada and this gov- ernment. Mr. Young sufd the reports made by Mesers. Jarvis and Mis, American engineers em- plored ap. the Canadian Ca ioe show th. ‘he of transportation from the W f could be 195 cents less by the Well Oanal and the by the St. Lawrence than Erie Canal, while the time between the Upper Lakes and seaboard is several days shorter. Another ‘advantage of the Welland Canal route is that ts open there ten or fifteen days earlier than Erie Vanal. According tothe Washing- Treaty the United States cannot use the Lake iain Canal without tbe roatssion of the ‘Cani ForSAA REE H a is associates were he believed Mae hits mt aboy bes inoreated oF @ treaty, he did Hot think the ress of a ould be greatly jeopardized he failure. He iked the idea of cominissions ing Beut to our separate governments to arrange @ treaty, and he SoW MO necessity for the amendment, In- dead «it would defeat the object, ag the Proposition; t© admit into Canada Americar manufactures duty free was a discripiination A the li overnment. The idea of samitting Amecicin manufactures free and taxing English manufac\ "es W2S out of the question so 48 Canada ren'ained & dependency of Great ritain. Mr. Young ,°XPressod the belief that the People of Canada work,’ 8\ve Americans the free ase Of the canais ag one the conditions of the treaty, which, in his opin. ‘9, Would create and foater'a Mord kindly fecim, PetWeen two sister Mr. CaNDLER, of Boston; Mr.,"Ompson, of Bal- timore, and Mr. Hawley, of Detox! SUPPorted the original resolution. oe ee . OPDYKE, of New*York, was in fa, "'a, iberal ing our relations with other countries &9 possible, in the hopy that we woula eveut- ually arrive at free trade and direct taxa tion. He was desirous of entire recipto!'Y with Canada or with any ot\ier neighbor; yet the.” was one feature in the resohution he objected ti He referred to the conditiow that in negotiatl the treaty it shall be incumbent upon our gov: ernment to insist upon Oamada enlarging her canals. Yesterday this Board refused to ask our government to enlarge the Erie Canal; to-day it pro es to ask the government to make a@ treaty at will divert the trade of the great West trough Canadian chonnels. This was a recom- tion we could not make-the draining of trade from our own country and increasing the commerce of a rival. He moved to strike out the sentence that requested the government to insist upon the enlargement of their canals. If the Pian a i w hg advantage he was government would improv ty. prove their ca a . FAIRBANK, Of Chicago, retorted in response - pare, tnat New York, tn refusing to on. large the Erie Canal, was blocking the commerce of the whole country. The State of New York was able to enlarge her canais without national id. The canal had earned more than enough to yo hm} Pitieos = Bore me noo ad she not jateral water lines that are of no The Erie Canal is a block to commerce; so that a few thousand tons surplus of freight at Buffalo will run up grain freights three When New York refuses to give feat sought, asks the federal gov- \d permits them to retain the cus- that we should avveal to 3 nt all The Canadian delegates had no for their government, All they after all, the happy manner of New York and her institutions and Towth of the South, Speeches were also made by 5 ‘ke, of New Lork; Mr. Candler, of Boston; Mr. McCrea, of Chicago; General Fisk, of St. Louis; Mr. Gershorn, of Cincinnati, and Mr.’ Witheritl, of Philadelpula, and one of the most enjoyable ses- sions of the year ciosed about eleven o'clock, LITERARY (HIT-CHAT, t ip OR eet Se eat Mg, WILLIAM BRaprorp's fine book on “The Arctic Regions,” to be lilustrated with photographs taken on the author's art expedition to Greenland, will be brought out immediately by James R, Osgood & Co, THE PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is just about Issuing the “Correspondence between William Penn and James Logan,” vol. 2, running from 1700 to 1750, “THE SOUTHERN APPLE AND Prac Co.tvrist’ is a new work on fruit raising, of over three hun- dred pages, which Mr. James Fritz, of Keswick, Va., hag just brought out in Richmond, MACMILLAN & Co. have issued a beautiful work in physical selence, being (Guillemin’s ‘Forces of Nature, @ Popular Introduction to the Study of Phystcal’_Phenomena,” illustrated by 460 engrav- ings. SaMUEL HazaRD, Whose large work on Cuba was Past and Present, with a Giance at Hayti.” AMONG FORTHCOMING LOCAL HisTorizs is Mr. Silas Wright's “History of Perry County, in Penu- sylvania,”’ from the earliest times. Lupwie Feversacn, the German Znationalist and radical, who diced last month, was a participant im the _ revolutionary republican movements of 1648 in Germany. In 1965 he connected himself with Carl Blind, Dr. Louis Bttchner, Freiligrath, General Hecker, General Sigol, Gustave Strave and other popular ieaders, for the éxigblishment of the Deutsche Bldgenosse (the German Demo gt), which was published in London, during several years, with the well-known motto of Algernon Sidney—Manus hwo, inimica JyTannis, ense petit placidam subpertate quietem,”” ether Feuerbach ever found “quiet, unmoved and placid,” under the form of goverminent that King Walllam and Prince Bismarck had provided for him sincé 1948 fs a question. r THB QUPEN OF SWEDEN is a novelist, Sho writéy for the press over the nom de plume of Annie Arden. THE SALE OF ABOUT TWENTY American journals is prohibited in the States of the German Empire, Among them are abont six New York Papers, The general cause of their prohibition is having spoken disrespectfally of German princes, Pernars Few JOURNALS in large cities pay less | for telegraphic despatches than those of Madrid, The whole telegraphic bill of the £spafa, in Juiy, 1872, was leas than $60, THE Journal de St. Pétersbourg, the oMetal organ of the Russian Chancellor, Prince Gortschakod, has @ circulation of only 860 copies, Tue MADRID Epoca says that Spain does not ex- port a8 many Spanish books to the West Indies and { South America as the United States. ' published last year, has in press “St. Domingo, | | only limited accommodstions. The new homo isa NEW YORK #ERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, O_O EE ee PRORPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. Ben Flagler the Winnor of the Trot Unfinished oa Thursday. The Colt Stakes and the Free-for-All Parse To. Be Trotted on Monday. At high noon yesterday, while the managers of the Prospect Park Fair Grounds were ia conclave at the rooms of the Olu in Brooklyn, with the'rain pattoring ‘against ‘their windows, disotssing the question about a postponement of the tset day's trots—thie drivers of the'hdrées engaged in the an- finished trot of the day before were harnessing their antmats and getting ready to warnr'tip for the aéttloment of thelr race, the track being tn good order and no ram falling. The’ drivers’ brought their horses onthe track, gave them a few turns around the course, then blanketed thetr beauties and began to inquire: where the judges were who were to decide the race. After waiting nearly an hour an agent arrived from Brooklyn stating that the trotting had been postponed until Monday, ‘This intelligence threw greater damper over those interested in the postponed trot than all the rain that had dropped on them during the morning; for be it understood that white the rain fell fast in Brooklyn very little descended in the’ vicinity of Coney Island, and the track was in as good condi- tion to trot on as it was the day before, as the time made by tho hordes when they did trot will fully prove. Announcements wero sent to all the principal Places in New York and Brookiyn of the postpone- ment, and then a few of the executive committee of the association repaired to the track, where, to their astonishment, they found the drivers and owners of the horses of the postponed race clam- orous for a start, The committee at once agreed to let the race go on, and appointed new judges, those who served the day before not coming to the grounds, Messrs. Morton, Conley and Van Brunt wero appointed to judge the afair, and a more satisfactory trio never appeared inastand, It ‘would be well, indeed, for the interests of the trotting turf if these gentlemen could be induced to serve in this capacity more frequently, The attendants at the Fair Grounds wore made up priticipally of persons who had money in the pool-box from the day before, and were anxious to know whether they would be winners or losers on the result. The sky was overcast, but the rain kept off until the trot began. All the horses ap- peared in good condition, and their drivers seemed to be satisfied with them while scoring. The backers of Ben Flagler were very confident of him, and laid their money out freely at odds, while the Philadelphians were very willing to back Nettie at the odds given. The str in the first heat trotted yesterday between these two was the most exciting and close that was ever seen. The horses were yoked nearly alithe way. The second heat was not so good, ag Nettle broke soon after leav- ing the score, and had a@greater gap to make up than was possible for her. Flagler won the race. The following are the details of ‘THR TROT. Fourth Heat.—Lady Ross was first away, Daunt- leas second, Nettle tiira, Ben Flagler fourth, Graco Botram fifth, Dauntless and Lady Ross both broke up on the upper turn, and at the quarter pole Ben Flagler led a head in thirty-seven and a half seconds, Nettle second, four lengths in advance of Urace Bertram, the latter being five lengths ahead of Dauntless, who was two lengths in mit of Lady Ross, The latter broke again badly and fell far in the rear, At the half-mile pole, w! ‘was passed in 1:1334, Ben Flagler still showed bis head in ad- vance of Nettle, the two having taken step for step alt a the backstretch. Grace Bertram was six lengths behind, three lengths in tront of Dauntless, who was ten lengths ahead of Lady Ross. Goin, along the lower stretch Nettie worked to the fron! and at the three-quarter pole was three-quarters of a length in advance of Ben Flagler, the latter being six lengths im advance of Grace Bor- tram, who was a head in front of Dauntless, the latter being twelve lengths ahead of Lady Rosa. Ben Flagler having the inside became on even terms with Nettie when they got into straight work, and altera most exciting Mele! le Ben ler won the heat by a short length, ettie second, ten lengths In advance of Dauntless, who was half a length ahead of Grace Bertram, the latter ten lengths in iront of Lady Ross, Time of the heat, 2:26 49. Fin ‘Heat,—The betting was over, no one then wishing to lay a dollar against Flagler. Dauntless had a triffe the best of the send-off, Lady Ross sec- ond, Nettie third, but she immediately broke up; Grace Bertram fourth and Ben Flagler fifth. e latter trotted very fast after leaving the score, and would not allow Dauntless to take the pole from him. Atthe quarter pole Dauntless led a head, Ben Flagler second, haif a length in front of Lad: who was half @ length in vance of Grace Bertram, the latter being four lengths ahead of Nettle. The time to this nt was thirty-eight seconds. Dauntless trot- ‘ed very steadily along the backstretch, and at the halite pole was a neck ig advance of Ben wis the latter being one engtty in front of Grace Ber- tram, who was half a Se ae ahead of Lady Ross, the latter a neck in frontof Nettie. Time, 1:14}. Dauntless trotted finely along the lower stretch, and Flagler was unable to pass him. At the three- uarter pole Dauntless was half a length in front, Flagler second, half a length ahead of Nettie, who had been ane some remarkably fast sensing Smet leaving the half-mile pole. The latter was a ih and a half ahead of Grace Bertram, who. was ir lengths in front of Lady Ross. The horses entered the homestretch in the order given, and when they got into straight work the very tine coftest was continued until the horses passed under the string, Ben on ee winning the race by three-quarters 0! a length, Dauntiess second, four lengths in front of Nettie, who was a neck in advance of Grace Ber- tram, the latter being six lengths ahead of Lady Ross. The time of the heat was eS the affair:— -The following is @ full summary of Prosrror Part FAIR Grounns, Oct. 17 and 18.— SUMMARY. Purse yoo for horses that have never beaten 0 d horse; + De . J. Bowen's g. g. Ben ler tii Frank Ellts’ aed Nettle. 6122 3 S. Park's b. 8, Dauntless. ; i 8 F a . 5 J. W. Brigg’s b. m. Lady Ros: 45465 L. 0. Chase's g. g. Dovbiy dr. * quarter aa First heat.. FY] 2:23 Second heat. 2:27 Third heat 3 23266 Fourth heat. BT35 232045 Fifth. heat, 2:2734 GOLDSMITH MAID VERSUS OOOIDENT, Great Disappointment Over Occident’s Defeat and Loss of Money to Specula- tors. SAN FRANCiscO, Oct. 17, 1872. There is great disappointment at the result of the race yesterday. Current reports led many persons, to believe that Occident could trot in 2:16, and a large amount of money changed hands on the re- sult, Lucy and Occident will trot at Alameda Park on the 234 inst., unless the programme be changed, EPIDEMIO AMONG HORSES, A Terrible Disense in Canada—H Cars Stopped in Montreal and Busin Seriously Interfered With, ‘ORONTO, Canada, Oot. 18, 1872. | The epidemic among horses has now extended | throughout the Domin! 0 Of the business of the country, The street cars in Montreal have stopped run- ning. In their stables mo pom roto re than three hundred f The farmers in the country are unable to brin ‘ain to market. The disease ts fae recovery ts slow, Mtl Cana pt 8T, LUKE’S HOME, * 2 ra Inaugtration of the New Bullding on Madison Avenue and Eighty- Street. . mae The new St, Luke's Home for Indigent Christian Females, situated on the corner of Madison avenue 2nd Eighty-nintli street, Was publicly inaugurated yoswgrday, For the past twenty ye: the Home has heé#l jocated in iudson street, ina house with handsome ‘and commod{sne red brick building, which has been erected at a cost of abi There is accommodation sor ef 7 reales and it has at present about jony immates. Yesterday at noon the building wag thrown open for the inspection of the patrons, life members an the public. The ropms were t; stefully decorate with flowei id the guests, after visiting the different apartments tn the building, sat down. to luncheon, art, Potter, the President of the inatitution, and the Kev. Isaac H. Tuttle, Vice Fresident, did the honoré, At three P.M, the menc S delivered by several wellskno a caphstient te lott, Seriousiy Interrupting | OUR NAVY YARDS. A Glance Over Brooklyn, Boston and Portsmouth Navy Yards—The Improvements and Pro- posed Changes—Maval Orders and Vessels Awaiting Commission. After a long absence, your reporter visita the Brooklyn Navy Yard with mach personal tn- terest, akin to pleasure, for he has always been treated with courtesy and politeness from those fm authority, from the Commodore to the youngest master's mate; and te see once more familiar faces and renew friendly greetings are more than worth the trip Ovor tho East River, to say nothing of Jotting down naval items of those (and the duties they are at) he has known for years, ‘The entrance of the yard has little changed. Old Captain Waugh still stands at his post, a weather- beaten yetoran of honor and honesty and fatthfut servicts, The big tank house is on the right, but behind it may be noticed an engino-nowse, with all the latest styles of steam fire engines. Horses ready harnessed, and water warm, five minutes would find these powerful appliances at any part of the Navy Yard ready to put out fire with seventy- five pounds pressure of steam; and, wonderful for the time of ola Ohauncey, could he come back, the telegraph wire has been placed, with fire alarma, ata half dozen stations, ao that directions where to go aro given when’ the fire ts frst discoverod. Around the mustering house you observe that the unsightly cobble stones have been removed; a bright green grass and beda of flowers greet the eye—a most pleasant change, and the oficer who did it aeservea many thanks. The mustering house, ‘or civil engineers’ offices, has gained a story, and savors now of the Shanghac style, though, doubtiess, it ts fat with internal busi- neas, The heretofure unsightly anchor park, with anchors lying flat on the ground, has been ar- ranged with a tier of fine anchor racks, upon which the anchors, large and small, from 10,000 pounds to 100 pounda, have been closely hung, Occupying much less space and far more available when required to be removed, ‘This was one o{ the improvements of the yard done under Rear Admiral M, Smitw’s command, and at the suggestion of the former equipment officer. The large receiving store is now principally occu- the ipment Department. The Oon- struction Department has one lower wing. The Engineer De*artment occupies @ smail portion, but the latter will soon remove to their commo- dious new machine shop, over avenue and opposite the foundry. ra CONCENTRATION is the order of the day with the various depart: ments. The Paymaster’s, or Provisionand Clothing Departments are already concentrated. The En- geet Department will soon follow. Next the iquipment Department will occupy t! ntire new store known as the receiving store, d the Con- struction Pepertmen will in due time move to their own building. The Yard and Dock Departments have been very busy and recovered some twenty-fivo acres from the water towards the Naval Hospital. A substan- tial fence has fieen. built alon, oe hew avenue, which crosses @ portion of the Navy Yard and gives a@ highway to Williamsburg or East Brooklyn, Across this newly-made ground at the dock lies the stcam frigate Guerrlere, one of the unlortunate vessels of the navy, twice ashore in one cruise, and after the second one large sums were spent upon her to get her to the United States, Hero she is now, rigged, itis sald, awaiting to be sold to the highest bidder. At the Cob Dock, nearly opposite where the Guerriere lies, may be seen the formerly MUOH-TALKED-OF WAMPANOAG. now called the Florida, She was built very long— 400 feet—and narrow, for great speed. Mr, Isher- wood placed in her geared engines of immense power, and she is said to have steamed from a position off New York to Charleston, S. 0., in twen- ty-four hours, at a rate exceeding twenty knots an hour, She is now housed in and awaiting orders. Alongside of her lies the Tennessee, of the same class, former machinery by Mr. Ericsson, now pro- nounced a failure, and ‘a dercick is removing her machinery and boilers. They are to be replaced by compound engines, The Tennessee is certainly a fine looking specimen of naval architecture; but when you look across to the stanch and good as new steam Saget Minnesota, lying at the dock, with calkers. busy upon _ her sides, one naturally thinks she would have the preference, as a command, for sailing and sea qualities. Opposite the Minnesota lies the three-turreted ivon-clad Roanoke, now receiving a fresh coat of paint. One can hardly think (and yet it is 80) this iron-clad was formerly the sister Blup to the Minnesota, and bore herself. well for a cruise or two. Now, with her impregnabie sides and ponderous guns, and eleven-iuci thick turret, sae would destroy her sister ship in as many Minutes as she has gans—three of fifteen-iach, three 260-pounder rides, THE PORTSMOUTH. In the Dry Dock lies the once beautiful sloop-of- war Porismouth, now fitting for a surveying ex- pedition in the Pacific Ocean. She will go adnura- bly equipped, and with steam cutters to seek those isiands and shoal, whioh theship cannot get near. Commodore Skerrett is to command the expedition and the broad Pacific Ocean 1s before him for new discoveries—a three years’ cruise of excite- ment and chance’ to place his name be- side those of Gook and Wilkes in the charmed roll of honor, Where is the navi- gator who does not envy him? The Portsmouth will be readydn about a month. Among other ap- pliances she has a Normandy condenser, placed on board by the government under the supervision of Mr. Albert Gray, which at any time will suppl; the crew in distant seas with 2,000 gallons of Post mars ie twenty-four hours, Her crew will be 125 all tol THE WHARVES AND DOCKS of this navy yard are unusually clear, and but little work appears in progress. The frame is nearly up of a new steam sloop-ol-war, to be named the Swatara, and the workmen appear to be busy on her. The Java, weather-worn, is housed over, and the New York still lies in the shiphouse. ely they might put her in the water and let the Empire State have one vessel afloat and in commission named aiter her. Beyond the shiphouse where the New York is may be seeu the BEAUSIFUL FRIGATS HARTEORD, just commissioned. She preseuts a buay scene with the nunierous sailors about ier receivfug on board her stores, rigging being put in place and ropes roved, and what appears confusion will soon result in order and system such as only can be found on we board a vesgel of er, rican knows thi name Cj the Weed, an she a ed with the ‘Admirat Farragut won, vorité silt el be steered to victor: Ny Orleans, Port |" a Mobile. He rho o if ful of if dear to the American ple thd if 1g side by side with the Constitution. jhe ups te He & splendid battery of nine and eleven inch guns and twenty-pounder rifies, Inthe latter part of Octo- Re ag salle for the Kast Indies via the Suez Canal, a will be Admirul Jenkins’ flagship of the Asiatic squadron, a Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. ‘The election excitement for the present is past, anda “what isto be done next month” ts being dis- cussed with a degree of confidence pleasant to observe, The fortdnate or unfortunate position of of this yard makes its patronage desirable for both Maine and New Hampshire. The Malueites call it the Kittery Navy Yard andthe New Hampshireites the Portsmouth (N. H.) Navy Yard. The Navy Yard is in reality an island of the State of Maine, ‘bug gustom, has called it Portsmouth, N. H. A vory general change of the oMgerg of this station has just taken place. Rear Admiral Pennock has been detached from its command afid ordered to proceed to the Pacific and assume the com. mand of the North Pactfic. squadron, hoist. ing his fag aboard the United States btenmer Oullforaté, Commodore Howell, lately in command { League Island, Philadelphia, relieved RK Kamira Pennock.’ Cai Nt Fale formerly ixécative OBlogr’ of this yard, has béen relleved by Captain Engilsh. Qommander De Kraft, jor- erly Equipment Omcéf, hi ‘ommnander Carpenter, and has been ordere been relieved by jommander Eastman ag the latter's assistant. Chief Place she occupies to build an ef Jected in the monid loft and Bale Pent in one 7 the ship houses, we find a third class Steam sloop- rte advanced, Here and upon the repairs of the box, or dry dook, are found most oF tne workmen employed, No extensive work Appears in hand, and though ft may be called busy, It seems quiet In egaperionn to the busy marts of Boston meraid,a sancy propeller ferryboat, | i@ Navy Yard, hs we “Sd own clergymen, and Singing and mosic, furnished by Mra, P, ‘Miss Louise Finch and Mr. George W. ibaa 16 exerclaes concluded shortly after five P.M. In the grand natural formatio and facilities for ex. yeys one to and from fi Impossible not to be struck the yard farewell it ts 11 with the magnificent location for a naval station, | 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, chasor dosetves coumendasion, Boston Navy Yard. At this station Commodore Parrott has latety re- lieved Rear Admiral Steadman ead assumed ¢om- mand of the station. He was ordered from the Mare Istana Navy Yard, ‘The moet important piece of work hero in haud appears to be the tron torpedo vesse? for harbor defence, mow bhilding in a temporary shed near thea. : sk é i iu i : ee? Ht i them to be relied upos. S thy to be in. upon the si from ‘The, were pate of green whit . we seers ‘was the iron-clad. Jaying in the water at one of the wharfs, She was built of wood, wi! tron plates arom x two be repaired, her turret upon the side of the were hot out baa ere Ad ok Her decks were dry dock, yw ar ripped up, when eho was:found to be so thoroughly and completely rotten that she was deemed unfit for repairs, and taken to where she now ites, near the Bavera @ wooden frigate, her consort in “Rotten The lows is also laid up, another ttem of green white oak expendi'are, whieh willgive no return, Assuredly the rebels of the late “onpleasantuess”’ can ire now what the navy is, and what it might have been had thoy not‘had control of the live oak plantations of Fiorida. F The keel of @ sloop-of-war is being laid in one of the ship houses. She will be calied the Vandalia and be of the third class. The old seventy-four Ohio is the receiving ship.at Boston. THE FAIR AFFAIR. ago, e. Laura Gets a Verdict Against Her Mother. Mrs. Lane Gets Up a Bo- gus Suicide. THE AFFAIR ENDED OR OUGHT TO BE {From the Sam Francisco Morning Call, Oct. 11.) Yesterday, in the Fourth District Court, the case of Laura D. Fair against Mary FE. Lane was contin- ued. The court room was densely crowded with spectators, who anxiously awaited the appearance of Mrs. Fair. But they were disappointed. Mrs. Lane was also non est tnventus. After the argu- ments by Judge Tyler for the plaintiff and James A. Johnson for the defendant, the Court charged the jury substantially as folfows:— There is no question of law respecting which there may not bo a difference of pplpion, The Court {s not allowed to express any opinion. It 1s permitted to state the evidence andlaw. A at deal has been said. by counsel which is irreievant. The question is. simply one of alleged debtor and creditor, It is alleged.that on the 20th day of June, 1871, the plaintit had deposited $16,000 in the bank in her own name, That was drawn out by the defendant on the checks J plants, with the understanding that it was to be returned to the plaintiff. That she refused to turn it over, and the sult was brought. ‘The defendant alleges that $8,000 of the $16,000 belonged to her, and in consideration of her making a will, plaintiff agreed that she would have the possession of the entire property. That she did execute a will in compliance with the terms of the agreement. This will was an important mat- ter at the commencement of the trial, but now it is unimportant. It seems that since the commence- ment of this sult $8,000 of the money transferred to the defendant has been returned to the plaintiff. The question is simply, Was this money the in- dividual money of the plalatif, or was it the joint funds of plalntif and the defendant? The pains contends that she made some money Keeping ® house. That she invested in mining stocks, and from the .advance she invested in railroad bonds, and deposited the Bro. ceeds—$40,000—in the Bank of California. The laintif’ swears that the deiendant had no interest in the bonds. It is alleged by defendant that she and the plaintid, from the time they came to Call- fornia, kept a lodging house, That in 1863 the; kept a house in Sacramento Cit The. plainti went, in 1863, to Virginia Oity, and the defendant and plainti@’s daughter remained im Sacramento until 1866 They then went, to Virginia City anc kept the Tahoe House, and the defendant that the money made there was invested Im 10) stocks for joint account. If the deieudant, and the plaintilf carried on the busi: wita the under- the mone standing that they would we jgindy responsible for losses, then they were tues. there was an implied = undersia that they carried on the business join‘! a x partners. There is no ditiiculty abeut the law of the case. The only embarrassment s:oge out of the testimony. If the statement of irs, Fair be true, she 1s entitled toa verdict. If you belleve the statements of Colonel Dudley and Mrs, Lane, you must find for defendant. Plgiutif must prove, by @ preponderance of prog that the wo ey was hers, If the testimony fg oad! Hy balance ties we de. fondant must ja¥6 judgment. If you find for the plaintif, it Shall be judgment for $8, the money Agposlted In the Odd: Fellows’ Bank, witn the interest. The Court then read instructions of the counsel for the defence. ets then retired and ina few moments re- turned and announced a verdict for the plaimtiif for $8,600. Mrs, Fair’s Mother Takes a Small Quan- tity of Laudanum for the Purpose of Getting Up an Excitement. "> _y When Mrs. Lane, Laura D. Fair's mother, who bas lived for the Jast two months at the Interna- tional ‘otel, heard of the Vordict in favor of Mrs. Fair, atan early hour yesterday afternoon, she attired herself for the street, quitted the hotel in a rather ostentatious manner—at least 80 says Mr. Travis, Who saw her exit—and upon gaining the street, directed her steps to the drug store on the corner of Kearny street, where she purchased a quantity of laudapum, stating that she required the narcotic to induce sleep, Having completed her round of shopping, Mrs, Lame returned to her hotel, and surmounting the difficulty of the stairs, wrote some letters, put her room in order ad took some laudanum—probably a very little, About halfpast three- ofclock the chambérZald heard a nolse in Mra. Lane's room. She went «9 the room, looked in the door, and seeing Mrs, Lanc &pparently sufer! om great ein, fan down stars, met a Mr. McKil snd told im that Mrs, Loné ned attempted suicide. Mr. | McKibbin went up to the room, saw the condi! lon | of affairs and immediately started for Mrs. Fair's | roout4, on Kearny street. | sent fro"a the hotel for Dr. A messenger had been O'Donnell, who arrived in avery »ort time, applied the usual used the ston,.8c! remedies, Mi Lane was out o -pump, and in a time Mrs, danger. motte five o’clock Mrs. Fair arrived, in cCmpany wit! went to Mrs, Lane's Foom. A somewha ey were ' Judge Tyler, and Swhat stormy Engineer Moore has been detached and orderéd to ensued, Mra. Fa, it 18 understood, ing cain the position of Fleet Engineer of the Asiatic ra ‘at the sensation \*hich the affair wala = squadron, and Chief Engineer Williamson has been | likely to create, but what acsuall Leen dry oy oruered to relieve him. Seaver's Island, adjacent | known, as the reporters who . assem! att to the Navy Yard, purchased about two years ago, | hotel were not allowed to ent the Phy ge 7 is now belng utilized; some of the houses ppon it | were obliged to be content to stax in a lew vem mt a9 on fee , ONeTS used for storeus#¢8, | While theta it is propane oes onienor wo ia ers’ quartel vessel , drew on their a Giteq here was th ei prigeer failed | oe tacts of the scene and conversation in on in, duly, for the Monongahela | room. Mrs. Pair Jeff, tn about an houré slim, nit has rece®tly been the water, | did not come back 3 though way apnea Be gd ow lies as the f réagy to receive | the hotel once during he evening | Tog hl achinery and boilers, sparred and | mother waa, oe opin oe. but merely rope ‘nis vessel when last at was swept by | Lane did not serio intend 4 i ee effort to dal wave up into the town of Sang Cruz, West. | wished to make a last and dospermts oat.) indies, by wave janded ‘on @ shoal, | win back her daughter’s estrang ‘would not have iiatet ee sfnn sxe et | tht cpt a aaah amar \ Nol a Haanched om i poa me eppeane ain ready | tract the attention of the woman ye S aeciaa Aue Or seo glean tgp," °° |. a eg a et tnt ae otten | would submit. with good grace to an intervion ; made ready to ve put in the water. Fort MA ee farther assistance fram: a unate,, \d not require any fur only her frames were up, and itis as well to get the floats “ene altulr created & good deal of excite: idly cooled down. rent at the time, but the fuss THE PATENBURG RIOTS, i] Discharge of Two of ‘the Irishmen. Difficulty im Substantisting the Cases Against Any of the Peisoners—Their Counsel Resery- ing Their Defonoe for the Trial—The Im P Fasuinaron, N. J., Oct. ‘Pho negro riot investigation was rét morning, and a feeling of relief on oll pesodsinabenlst natSSaGlLMGlee tao enue remained to be examined. The tedious inquiry Gag now continued more than three wi oad the history of the transaction which has caused such an uawonted exoitoment in the district, One thing, however, has Been done—the misrepreseata- ul the favorable tura the cage has:taken the oners, On the part of the State the investiga! has also been. ably carried through, and it is through. no fault of Messrs. Allen and Obemberlain. that, iF endeavor to get at the facts, but this can pe ex- plained when dt 1s considered that the counsel.om both aides have had very little experience ia criminal cases. The riot haa been an eventin their, lives, and the remembrance of it will not, easily be effaced from their pein day They. are pre) for: @great legal tou! ent in December, sbi expect to cover themseives with immortal glory, Ww! victorious or uished, Justice Dunlam’ ‘has resided over the jaquiry with great di q not interfered to impede. the course of the vestigation exeept when absolutely neoeasary. His clerk, who happens to be his son, is an ex- tremely smart young man, and in the near future, Mag aa HiRucns Wael py oy e mhouse oO} y the course he has ‘since the not, and the dignified manner in which he, has borne the cal- uunies and landers that have® been hea) d upon him has impressed with his friends an ased good opinion of his GENTLEMANLY AND. COURAGEOUS CONDUCT, If the ringleaders in the bloody Poy, pas ‘justice, itis owing to no fault of his, it is unfair and unmanly to charge him with remissness of conduct, ‘The prisoners have conducted themselves adml- rably since the’ opentng of the inquiry, and have ied the good opinion of alt who have been ina he habit of attending the court room. aney Rare shown themselves to be orderly and qui cn, and until str evidence is produced by the prose- cution, ft is hard to believe them to be the contrary. The counsel for the prosecution will have an up hill Job to secure the conviction of any of them, and they are evidently of this opinion themselves, Mr. Allen, at the opening of the Court, oor} his intention of calling one witness on behalf the State, and no objection being made, he was called in the person of an old man, John Bryan, Who testified as follows:— I live at Clarksville; Iwas at Patenburg the aay day after the riot; I was in the habit of runni @ bakery wagon there; I knew a man named Davi College; he is one of the prisoners here to-day; ft had known him for some time previously; I had dealings with him and had lent him money to some things with; I saw College the Monday morn- tng after the riot; I had some conversation with him fn his own house; I went into his house and he told me they came after me and compelled me to 0; I said to him [ would not have went; he fic had to go; T asked him why; he said there. was a great big man with a butcher's stcel, who said to him he would ve damned if he would not put it im his heart if he did not go with them; I asked him who they were, and he sald he did not know any of them, 80 he was eompelied to , and started and went along to the place where he riot was; IL asked him how it took place when they got there; he sald he was so far in ‘he rear he could not tell much about it; when they got up to the log houses he sald there was one killed; little distance beyond there was another ‘ond he said he did not know who had done it; then went on to Dilley’s; ho said there colored man shot there under the porch and pulled out; when they came back the ‘who had been shot as they went down liad no some distance, and when they came up to him colored man said, ‘Gentlemen, 1 AM AN INNOCENT MAN;”? they beat him again until he was killed; I said him, “Who done ft 7” he said he was too farin the rear to know anything; that was all I-think was said about it; [said to him, “Where did they getthe ns?’ he said, “I saw the gun the man shot ‘with standing in my house at night, and after the row the gun was brought back by some! gk think that was all that was said; Lemuel peer was there at the time, and he inquired of me Ww! the man was or was he not amy or ee et find out something about ti matter; L thought not. ‘The witness was cross-examined at considerable length, and he reiterated what came out in his direct amination almost verbatim, save in some minor details, in which he ‘slightly contra- dicted hitnself, William Thornton, at the conclusion of the last witness’ testimony, was called for the defence. Treside within half a mile of the brick church, on the road; I keep a boarding shanty; I am also of men; I was in -the 8! on the of September; I ‘heard of the riot on Sunday evening; oe “Cassidy, the prisoner, boarded and worked jh me; ho worked with me all day on Saturday; he was in my house on Saturday and had his su) | irene and hus breakrast next ouming he had-his becakfast between seveti atid olght o'clock; my house is about six miles from the tunnel. ; b was next sworn—I am @ laborer; @ rallro: r more particularly; I lived in Wile Mam Thornton’s shant the time of the riots I know. Hi soner; he worked in the sam he the worked with me Barurday p 3 he was in th je shanit, that evening in fhe wart room with me ; emouwss BEC thenext mothing gher I woke up; he Was. breakiast; we went dut of ys morning; we left about e! ry him go up to the tunnel about eleven o’cl knew nothing of the riot until we reache : he was going aiter his shirts; I saw himon y morning again about nine o'clock, Michael ley sworn—I lived at the tunnel on the 22d of ype last; kept a boarding shanty; Isaw John Coyle that morning at my shanty; he said something about pigs down at the tunnel; don’t know exactl, what time morning he was there, but it was early; I how many boarders I had that night; I'don’t know whether any of my boarders were In the riot or not; some of them went away on Sunday morning; I was up some time before Mr. Coyle came in. Mr. Kuhl made a motion for the discharge of George Milburn, on the ground that no evidence has been produced against The District Attorney did not oppose the motion, and Milburn was accordingly discharged, The Dis- trict Attorney satdyif Hugh Cassidy would give bail for his good behavior he would also be released on 3 t ther ak ae 1 leat Sw 5 we the charge of riot ana murder. Adjourned until Monday. OLIVE LOGAN, e Lecture at Stermway Hall on “Suecessfal’ People.” A very select audience found its way to Steinway Hall last evening, in spite of the rainy weather, to listen to Miss Olive Logan’s lecture on ‘Successful People.” Several fine selections were performed upon the organ, and ata few minutes past eight o'clock the lecturer appeared upon the platform. She was dressed in @ rose-colored satin robe trimmed with black lace and with @n overskirt of , worn entrain, Her action, at first theatrieal, pecans ‘at times strongly dramatic, and her manner constantly changed, without apparent effort, from ety to the grave and pathetic, cesstul pe ehe oon eee eae those re 4 a humorously to those who car sent vy the shape of small bey iccess, she divided into many ranks, and told a story \ al tal of & New York miilionnalre, who died last year, who his whole long life had been en, ad in p> ing dollar upon doilar, and who went to another world at last, poor in mind and heart dnd soul. She did not encourage ideas of love and a I w those who wished to lay up treasures one - SUIOIDE BY SHOOTING. but she told how women in all ages loved @ Fics —= ittea | Men who fought bravely in the battles of Iife, no nay of an unknown man, who comm matter under what ti oy, were Tanged. Above The Nentral Park by shooting himself in the | aij, she showed how little Idle genius could effect ms . ‘3 yesterday sent to the and how much industrous mediocrity could hope te suicide in, ——& pistol, was. Jone win Hold an in- | win. She told old stories witha new spirit, and mouth with 4 Ne 2 ‘about thirfy years of age, infused into them the charm ofa fresh and piquant Morgue, whet, -d eyes, and was dressed in black ay A hundred anecdotes from varted sour quest, Decease v7} ‘and vest. Nothimg of im- | kept the audience merry, while each contain With black hair an ‘no his pockets something heartiul and wholesome @oit and light pa bortance was found 1