The New York Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1873, Page 3

OUR WATER SUPPLY. How to Provide Against New York Suffer- + ing the Pate of Chicago or Boston. THE: CROTON AQUEDUCT AND RESERVOIR, The Resources and Requirements of the Fire Department—Present and Prospective fup- ply of Water—How to Mect All Emergencies—Novel Suggestions and Recommendations. During the late excitement in both public and private circles regarding the capacity of the reser- Veirs of the Croton Aqueduct to furnish all the water necessary for use in extinguishing fires, however great their magnitude, and for ail other Purposes tor which New York requires it at all Seasons, It will be remembered there were scores ‘of suggestions embodying all character of practi- cable and impracticable ideas. At that time the late Board of Aldermen passed a resolution and ap- pointed a committee to ascertain the most feasible way to remedy any de‘cct in our water supply, of which Alderman Conover was chairman. In the course of their inquiries the matter was submitted to Mr. Charles H. Haswell, consulting and superin- tending engineer, who, as requested, in due time gave his views thereon, which will be found ap- pended. The Department of Public Works and the marine and fire underwriters of the city have ex- a their satisfactory approval of tie sugges- as contained in the letter :— New Yorx, Dec. Sl, 1872, Sm—Your communication, covering a copy of a resolu- ton of Bia airy of the Board of Aldermen regarding the ‘avility of erecting a reservoir at the upper end ot land, ior the retention ot water drawn trom the North or Undson River, and distributing it in conduits throughout the city tor use in the exiinguishing of fires and ior other purposes, was this day received, and, in esompliance with your request tor my views ihereon, ied with any suggestion or recital of matters con- nected with the practicability of an increased water sup- ply, its requirements and uses, I herewith-submity the points embraced in the subject involve a consider: ation of the toliowing :— ithe capacity of the sources and of the reservctrs ef the Croton Aqueduct tofurnish the necessary supply of water at all seasons and under all probaule contin- gencies for A a aba bis of our citizens and for the ot res? Second—The resources of the Fire Department, and the eapacity of its engines to project water in such a volume nd to such an elevation as the number, extent and beignt of our buildings require, and what is require Phd ird—Are the inter-connecting or service pipes of the Croton Aqueuuct of suflicient capacity to furnish a full supply of water to fire engines in any of the streets not traversed ty, amain? -Fourth—li the cost of an unlimited supply of a great yolume of water at a fire, even after its extension has Deen arrested, would not be ultimately compensated for, im the facility and efficiency by which the further de- struc! of merchandise and ir securities exposed in dred Reiiding arr u e GROTON AQUEDUCT AND RESERVOIR, ‘The water-shed of the Croton, aided by the completion of the storage reservoirs now in progress of construction, is aftirmed by the present head of that department to be adequate to its demands for a long period of time; and his capacity 10 cosas ape this, coupled with the confidence iS ANNE! are, ha) Of 80 Bn order that { hold this point to be salisiactoril a The only points, then, to be considered are, in what manner and to what extent are the instruments of recep- Ho and conduction of this supply likely to be impaired or destroyed ; and, independent of popular violence or the act of a national enemy, they are confi to the washing away or the destruction of tiie dam atthe head ofthe squeduct, a rupture of the aqueduct itell, in its Course to the. distributing reservoir in Central Park, or of the misins at its outlet. An arrest of supply, otther’ in consequence of prolonged cold or dry weather, is met by the number and volume of the storage reservoirs, How tur, then, to what extent these possible con- tingencies of washing away and disruption of the aque- duct and mains are worthy of comsideration and action, isa matter which can be best considered by the heads of the departments under whose direction thelr construc- tions were inade, and who are cognizant of their condition and their risks; and as to the risk of destruction by ular violence, &c., your Commitice is better qualified judge of th: mo. “But Asks ‘Bui inant as ri are possibie, I consider, in view of be jeopardized in the event Proper ii mot Imperativly so. that easly action should be F, if not peratively so. early lon shot Emred upon, having in view the decision of in what jnanner and to what exieni:® full supoly,of water should secured to our citizens in the event of au extended con- Gagration at any time and any conum gency. ‘The supply of water for the extinguishing of fires at this time lekisnort exclusively obsained trom the aisedos ating pipes ot the Croton Reservoir; and, in consequence of the deficiency of capacity of the mains ranning length. ‘wise of the city, the head of the supply is reduced from about one hundred feet at the reservoir In Central Park tofram tity to forty-five tect at the Batiery. It occurs, however, thatthe present Commissioner of Public Works 1s 80 fully aware of the long-existing and in ineeting this loss of head, that he one of southern portion of the city. It appears, theretore, that the full capacity of the Cro- ton Aqueduct will be soon developed within the area of its disirivution, at elevations ranging from 100 ieet above tide level at the reservoir to seventy-tive feet at the Bat- tery, ‘he latter elevation an unavoidabie resalt of the loss of Velocity consequent upon the passage of the water through five miles of pipes, By attachment, however, to these mains one of our first class fire engines can obtain @ supply of water which it can projectin an unbroken streain one and @ half inches in diamejpr (a stream of water that is broken and diffused as spfay is not hero eonsidered) to an elevation of 120 eet, which is the gene- ral linit of their capacity. RESOUROKS, CAPACITY AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRE DE- PARTMENT. : The resources of the Fire Department are restricted to obtaining water trom the norinal head of the Croton Reservoir of trom 100 to 75 feet, aud trom the rivers bor- dering our city; tle cxpacity of It 1s confined to a num- ber of fire engines that are restricted toa projection to an elevation of 120 feet, and the requirements of It are, thatit can not only summariy arreststhe prosrers ofa fire, but the combustion oi merchandise and securities in buildings when fired, and that it can meet occasions alike to those occurring Hére in the years 1836 and 1345, an lately in the ¢ ities or Portland, Chicago and Boston. the projection ot one or more streams of water of from ‘one to one and a hali inches in diameter against the out- eke of a building, when extensively fired within, is a ‘waste of tine and water; and when height ana char- ‘acter ot construction ofa very great number of our build- are considered—some of them extendi S Seo 12 teet trom the street, and some constructed wholly of wood, with a partial facing of sheet-iron or tin—it will De readily recognized that the instruments of our Fire Departnent, either to extinguish such structures, wnen fired from withinor exposed to the flames of other build. ings, are wholly inadequate; added to which the roofs of some of these structures are not only when: fired not be ched by water, but they are rendered unap- by man, either from contiguous roots or 1 e street, in Consequence of the risk to life by the fall of numcrous and unnecessary flagstatis. Further, many ot our stores and warehouses are 100 feet in depth, the height between floor and ceiling vary- ing from ten to fiteen feet. Hence, when the rears of such buildings ure not to be reached from their yards, a rN er rojected trom @ tront window must to the rear of that story, or the building at that part or the merchandise conialned therein will be un- approachable, and tor the foflowing cause:—The max: imum veloc! when proje: above ils Window sills, is not sui gravitation due to these heights of ten and fitteen feet, and hence it is not sufficient to attain the horizontal dis: wanes necessary to reach to the extreme end of the iting. . ‘the turther requirements of our Fire Department, then, are engines of @ suficient capacity to project @ solid stream of water to the extreme height of any of our buildings, and also to be able to reach the entire length of our stores, even when restricted by ceilings or depths of stories of bug ten feet or less in height, CROTON SERVICE PIPES, From the reports of the Commissioners of the Fire De- partinent it is authoritatively established that in'some lo- caliues the interconnecting pipes between the mains are of insufficient capacity toiurnish a full supply of water to ail the engine: occasions frequently require. This, although # serious evil, is one that 18 being very effectu: ally remedied by the introduction of the additional mains now in Progress of being laid, whereby not only the required increase in the supply of water will be 1ur- nished, but the opportunity afforded of increasing the number of hydrants of engine attachments ONLIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER, It frequently occurs that, altnough ihe progress of fire that occurred in one or more buildings has been ar- im its course, yet that from the character and volume of the that we merchandise contained within it or them the combustion of it, in consequence of the want of & volume of water that will deluge the burnit once, is contin to @ period that involves an increased and unnecessar; Further, this delay im the total ex- tinguishment of a nre is frequently added to by the insecu- rity of the walls ol a aN in Consequence of its being impracticable to enter within it so as to direct the water trom the suvall streains of our engines where it is most re- qnired, which condition would be effectually met by en- gines of nicreased projection with increased sup) of ‘water, whereby the fires in such buildings coul eluged from a disiance out in the adjoining street, PRESENT AND PROMPROTIVE SUPPLY OF WATER AND REQUIRE. MeNTS. Regarding the sufficiency ot su of the Croton and at ihe elevation of ite attaina i head, we have tig Knowledge of additional reservoirs being constructed Prithin the water-shed sof additioual and necessary mains @ he in progress ot being laid, and the assurance of of the'be ent of Public Works that these works shall be prosecuted to an early completion, Assuming, then, that these works are completed, a full supply of Water is secured to our city, unless th ue. duct or the reservoir at Central Park should be empt by violence ot man or the elements. It turther occurs that having in view the late extensive contiagrations that have visited some of our cities, the biaty that by occurrence or design several fires inay exist at one tung in dideront parts ol our city, where: the resources of the Fire Department would be so divide’ as to be rendered unequal to the requirements of it, or that sek extremely cold weather the water inthe hose ol the fire cnyines might become frozen, as occurred bere in the great fire of 1 that our citizens have be- come aware that they are not free trom the occurrence oi A conflagration which, in the destructiog ot Hi erty, the a and’ in the rest rade and ini acture: logs of Pr iedaen i en | oe ated 2, aed caiam- lation «nd usineen eos cmt Froceeding, then, upon ‘the basis that an auxiliary su Wisi tie cesar cr a, namneteeratns 4 o occurrences reierred to, or of Any po ‘ible cwnse, the question is pre- at manner of detail can it. best be @ various methods that have been oned are :— Cisterns of Croton water ; conduits of the Water from our Fivers, running transversely across the city «a resort to the, stearn pumps of Our terrybonts and river tugs, and & reservoir (01 wor at the upper portion of the sland, with ins nition pISTERNS OF CKOTON WATER. Such @ aystem is wuite practicable; their use. however. pendes WEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT, _ ntre al streete—ior the reason that , in deigult of ment, whereby thé water at ord! high tide e be. patained and that of ccd~ het wel ahd, as & conse boca wate arawa irom them only by an ¢: Ine, aid as th o Peo ihe ons tndbr t en eee eT. eguteraeonan ear a vat iy ha dhey bro at present Rave steams porepa ths coroes Sr ettch ae Dat about two-thirds of the whole; and et ve pumps of such saded Po operation of any utility; iF operi trom their insufficiency o! consequent ingufiicient volume of the stre: Shey coals Project would ‘be restricted to les A reservoir of uficient capacity, located upon. the ir rf western crest of the isiand—eay inthe vicinity of 108th street ang Kighth avem within the area ot tlie Central Park—suppiied with water trom the North River and a number of wells ¢unk in ‘bboring low grounds, distributing its supply, rough waing, running all the avenues but those upon the rivers, a through the principal streets between them, as Broad- way, below For e Bowery, Grand, East Broadway, Chatham, William, Pearl, Broad, Church, Canal, Hudson and Bleecker streets, would be practicabi of construction and of operation, and at # cost of con- struction and maintenance that would be justified by the secnrity that it would afford to protecting our city trom the ravages of @ very extended conflagration. An essential advantage by such a design would be that ot its not ae ea ‘a tull supply of water, but that it would furnish it at a head equal to the projection ot that of our fire engines, and hence their use would not be in- dispensable in localities covered by streams trom the mains of this distribution. Reviewing then, he elements submitted, I am of the opinion :— ‘First—That the sounces and capacities ef the Croton aqueduct, its storage and distributing reservoirs, Ii pre- served intact, are supiclent canacity to meet, all pres. ent, and for a. long time, prospecive demands upon ein, Second—That the hee Depess' 4 Lf the encines of our Fire Departinent to Beciens a suiticient streaiun of water is un- equal to occasi demands, and thai, a9 an indispens- le Cohsequenc: 1c should be forthwith supplied by at least ten engines of a much inc) capacity, farniching streams of fully two inch diameter, with ho-e of corresponding capacity. Third—Vhat the insuMciency of ihe inter connecting service pipes of the Croton aqueduct will be greatly rem- edied by the compiction of the auxiliary mains iow in progress ot being laid, and by the attachiment thereto ot the necessary number of hydrants; and that if it should cecur that this addition fo the supply of water shouid prove to be jusufficient in some localities, that the Depart- ment under which these constructions are cared tor is fully equal to r. soety: the detect and sensibly alive to the importance of its action, ‘ourth—That the advantages to be derived by an unlim- ited supply of either fresh or salt water, in the deiuging of burning merchandise and securities, and in the rele to our firemen, would go to compensate the cost of in- troduction ot such supply. That inasmuch as ft fs possible that acontingency might occur whereby the Croton water would be ar- resved in its usual flow, or delivered at so low a head as to impair ite delivery at a fire, thatit is quite practicable tor your body to consider in what manner the result of such @ contingency could be best met and the qnences averted. Sixth—That an effective manner or nectay ‘the require. ments for a supply of water, in the event of an arrest of the dow of the Croton in our streets, both for the purpose of extinguishing fires and supplying our citizens, while the necessary supply is being restored, is to erect a num- ber of elevated cisterns or reservoirs, capable of main- taining a head equal to that of the distributing reservoir at Central Park, selecting, so {ar as practicable, the high- est locations of the city, and that they be supplied by periodical excesses oi flow of the Croton and by steam engines drawing water from a well, with galleries for supply radiating therefrom, under the structures sup- porting the reservoirs. The .result of such ‘would noi only provide a full supply of water ine for fires, buteach of these irs, having a diameter of say sixty-five fect and a depth of forty leet, would con- tain 99%, alions, which, added to that drawn from the wells, would afford @ very material supply upon any dis- arrangement of the flow of the Croton, under the restric- thons of consumption imperative of enforcement upon such a contingency, and the structures necessary to support these reservoirs could be occupied below as en- gine, hose and ladder houses, Sevewth—That the necessary :supply of water to deluge fired merchandise would be very materially, if not fully, furnished by the construction and Ls ipl ‘of two light- draught propeller steamers, cach with a capacity te sup- ply. a siream of water six inches in dimineter, wulch oow ¢ projected through hose a distance of at least two thou- sand feet, whereby seven of our fire engines, of the pres- ent capacity, could be supplied by each of these vessels ; they to be stationed, one in each river, ready at all times to operate, elther in the city oF upon shipping, either at a a ‘conse method fire in this or at a neighboring city or at anchor in the stream ; added to which, their en could be applied to the pumping out of sinking vessels, Finally, that the jerry Sompanies running ferryboats from this city to Brooklyn, Jersey City gna ‘Hoboken should be required, under proper. provisions as to the cost of construction and maintenance, to provide a cer- tain number of their boats with pumps of such en sions as would require the full capacity of their steam palere to operate them, and to have attheir ferry houses ose of corresponding capacity and length, whereby Rot only an unraliing souree of supply would be attaly- ope. but it would be promptly furnished af all hours and all seasons. The average capacity of the boilers of these ferry- boats is equal to the operation of a pump elghteen inches in diameter, thirty-inch stroke and a discharge of 2,000 fallone of water per minate at an elevation, or its equiva- lentin pressure, of 200 feet, furnishing @ supply for six streams of two inches in’ diameter, the cost of all of which would be very inconsiderable compared with the benefits and the security to be derived therefrom, Lam, respecttully, yours, &c.. CHARLES H, HASWELL. D. D. Conover, Esq.. Chairman of Committee of Board ot Aldermen. GONE TO HER GRAVE. Loss of the Henrietta—Cast Away Near Honduras—History of the Famous Yacht. Privave advices from the Governor of the Bay of Islands mention the loss of the famous schooner Henrietta on the 16th December. She was bound from Ruatan, which island lies to the northwest- ward of Cape Honduras, and is in latitude 16 deg. 25 min. N, ‘longitude 9 deg, 40 min. W (Washing- ton). During a very heavy gale, which was encountered soon alter leaving port, she was driven asliore and totally wrecked, All her crew were saved. At tho time of the disaster the Henrietta was engaged in the fruit trade, but she won the laurel garland of victory by defeating the cele- brated yachts Vesta and Fleetwing in the great Ocean yacht race from New York to Cowes in 1866, She was built by Henry Steers, of Greenpoint, L. 1, in 1862, from @ model by Mr. William Tooker, and was 205 tons, 108 ieet in length by 28 feet beam. and 10 eet de,th of hold. She was fore and schooner —_ rigged, and had a very deep keel. The lines of this beautiful vessel were extremely fine, and have been very much copied in yachts of more modern construction. The cabin accommodations were spactous and handsome and her general appoint- ments could not be surpassed. During her stay at Cowes, at the termination of the ocean yacht race, the Henrietta was visited by neni th yacht- ing celebrities and severai me: "8 Of the royal family, ail of whom expressed ir admiration of her elegant build. This first of the trans- atlantic yacht races was a very close one, as the champion craft only beat the Fleetwing by eignt houre and fiiteen minutes, and the Vesta by nine hours forty-five minutes. Yachting men in all parts of the world will doubtless deplore the Joss of the stanch crait which Reve such a stimu- lant and impetus to their favorite sport by bearing the flag of the New York club in triumph across the boisterous waters of the Atlantic, A FIRST WABD DESPERADO CAGED, Matthew O'Toole, a well known desperado of the First ward, was arraigned before Judge Hogan yes- terday on a charge of assault and battery on Den- nis J. Driscoll, of 102 Cedar street, Late Saturday night Mr. Driscoll was going through the lower part of Greenwich street and got in-a crowd where O'Toole was standing. He soon after missed his Pocketbook, and, suspecting O'Toole, called on OMcer Pierce to arrest him. The. officer took O'toole in charge, and Mr. Driscull walked with him to the station house, On the wi there O'Toole suddenly turned on Mr. Driscoll and with one blow cuf open Mr. Driscoll’s nose. The charge of larceny against the prisoner failed for want of sufficient proof yesterday, but Judge Hogan held him to answer under $1,000 bail on the charge of assault, It is stated that O'Toole is one of the worst rufflans in the lower part of the city, and'is at present under $5,000 bail lor two different charges of felonious assault. His career for years has been such that he has become a terror to the neighborhood in which he lives, and he generally escapes punishment on account of the icar that his victims have of him, ana therefore their un- Willingness to prosecute. A GOOD SUGGESTION—WILL SOMEBODY TRY IT? “New York, Jan. 4, 1873, To THe Epiror oF THE HERALD:— Ihave read with interest the discussion in your columns on superheated steam. ‘This looks like another grand victory for the HeRaLp, in enlight- ening engineers on this most important subject, for Ido believe that 999 engineers out of every 1,000 read the HERALD, and will, I am certain, highly appreciate this discussion, although the subject has already been mixed up considerably by Measrs. Van De Weyde, Plimpton, Wiard, Mo- Spedon and others. So humble engineers like iew must be content with the ola proverb, “When doctors Cee &o, The suggestion of Mr. McSpedon in procur! tI & hail fora iecture and discussion for rng ya who are most in- terested is a very good one, but I fear a long off. In the mean time I would Sugweat a Drectioul experiment, to wit where those heaters are employed, bank the rem, pat everything in con- dition, aa things were the night of the fire in Barnum’s, theu insert a thermometer in the pipes and ascertain what temperature is contained therein. I samy expect 400 degrees, which is equal to 240 pounds pressure, especially when there is pipe ten to 200 feet away irom bolier, Coucdensa- Uon imust fake piace, YOUNG ENGINEER. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Fancy Prices and Intrinsic Values—Divided Opinions—The Largest Sates of the Week—City Soil at Enormous Prices—Appreciation of Values of Riverside Park Lots—The Taxation of Mortgages—Prospects of a Reform—The Plaints of Op- pressed Capital—The Ann Street Widening—Sales to Come Of This Week. Another week has passed and the expected general activity in real estate circles has not ar- rived. We allude to a combined movement in sajes at auction as well as on private terms, Our quotations during the week demonstrated a lively state of the market, eompared with previous weeks, but the transactions were spus- modic and fitful. Still there existe no cause to complain’ among brokers and dealers as to business, and while property on the market is very scarve, the prices realized there- for are correspondingly large. The real estate transactions of the city must by no means be Judged by the daily reports of sales published as accru:ng on the Real Estate Exchange or those few made public by a few brokers. The only way to ascertain the immensity of thistrafic is by inquiry and inspection at the Register’s office, where every negotiation has to be duly recorded, A few important sales took place last week, but derived only an importance from the bigh prices obtained. in one instance projected improvenients near by were discounted and the selling price put up to more than, it would seem, such property can possibly be worth. The sale of two houses and lots om-the southwest corner of Sixth avenue and Thirty-third street, noticed in this column a few days ago, which was reported at $165,000, has caused the liveliest excitement in real estate oir- cles. Opinions on the intrinsic valine of this property are divided, and, as no two individuals agree on the subject, we have no desire to advance auy jurtner comments upon tue transaction, aud oor hope that tue purchaser has obtaiued a bar- & ‘rhe last mentioned was the largest sale effected during the week, ‘The next one in importance was one only effected late on Saturday aiternoon, of west side property in the vicinity of the Riverside | Park, Messis. V. K, Stevenson & Son, 11 Pine street, gold to Mr. Philip G. Weaver, one of our heaviest operators in real estate, a plot of ground, comprising fourteen lots, tor $117,000, to wit:— One lot on the northwest cérner of Seventy-second street and West End (or Eleventh) avenue, 2) 2-10x lov feet; six lots adjoining on tie avenue, each 25x100 feet; one lot on the southwest corner of West'End avenue aud Seventy-third street, 27 2-10x 100 feet; ana three lots, each on Seventy-third and Seventy-second streets, 265x102 2-1u feet, making altogether fourteen lots, 204 4-10 feet front on West End avenue, by 175 feet on each of the side streets, ‘The location of this land is tne finest above Thirty- fourth street, Situated, as 18 part of it, on what is to be the finest avenue on the west side, for which active preparations are making to complete the projected improvements, such. as planting trees, &c., and tne other an a l0v foot Btreet, which at the west end is to form the lower’ entrance of the Riverside Park, and at the east enda@ popular outlet irom the Central Park, its rospective value is readily seen. Besides all his the Dock Commissioners have decided to construct @ pier at the foot of. Seventy-second street to accommodate a line of steamers to ply on the Hudson river next Summer ior the accom- modation of residents uptown. According to the prices paid for surrounding iP roke a Mr, Weaver's purchase may be considered very reasonable. One of the most interesting as well as exciting. topics at present agitating the real estate interes! is the recommendation oi Governor Dix to repeal the law taxing mortgages, or, in other words, exempt mortgages irom tuxation. During the past week petitions praying the Legislature to enact such a law were signed by upwarus of five thousand Citizens, among them some ol our wealthiest in- habitants. it is no more than Just that such a hindrance to one of our most important branches of com- merce should be removed as soon as possibie. Among the opinions advanced by those interested, and among the most cogent, are as follows, An eminent gentleman, & life-long operator in real cs- tate, says:—‘The tax diives capital irom the; city, as the interest realized is less than the tax; thus.a mortgage yielding seven per cent gross, it taxed three per cent, only yieids four per cent net. It therefore drives investments into United States and state stocks, which by law are exempt trom taxation, notwithstanding mortgages on reai es- tate are considered by investors as the preferable security. it operates injuriously on moneys in trust for widows and bed ler Whose funds gener- ally have to be thus invested. Alter paying the taxa very low rate of interest remains. Parties holding ‘mortgages are taxed on the full amouné thereof, while the real estate is seldom assessed or taxed more than one third or one-half its value. ‘thus A and B own two houses adjoining, in all respects alike and of equal value, say $10,000, A’s house is mortgaged for $5,000, B’s is iree and unencumbered, Kach house is valued on the assessor's Looks at $5,000; each pays two anda half per cent on that valua- tion, or $125; but the party who holds A’s mort- gage has to pay $125 aiso. Hence A’s house actuaily pays $250, while B is only assessed $125. lt A’s mortgage Was given as part of the purchase con- siderution, the holder desires to sell it, in order to escape taxation. Capitalists and institutions who have money to invest preier to buy sucu mortgages than to invest directly, as they always can buy them at less than the probable amount of tue tax. Mortgages having from three to five years to run cannot be sold tor more than ten per cent to fifteen per cent discount on their face. Parties residing out 0: the county escape taxation oD mortgages ; therefore, persons residing in adjoin- ing counties had the advantage 0/ resident capi- talists; but, as the latter possessed more money for investinents, taxation drove it into other channels, or out of the city altogether, and but a snail proportion thereo! was replaced by the in- flux of means seeking such securities from parties living outside of New York. Formerly New Jer- |, sey's moneyed men purchased mores’ largely in this city, because such were taxed by their State; but their Legislature repealed the law tor ail counties adjoining New York State; consequently no New Jersey capital is seeking employment here, especially in mortgages. Newark and otuer places in exempted counties now abgorb what jormerly this city derived a benefit from—cir- cwation. ‘To this cause may be ascribed the great Prosperity aud rapid advance of suburban real. estate. ‘The best effect the repeal of this noxious statute would have is the retention of our own capital as it is earned -in business operations, Immense amounis would be invested in mortgages which are now iorced into other channels. Uommercial risks amounting to fearful usury are preierred, even at a prospect of losing both principal and interest, accepting a mortgage at seven per cent, from whicit nearly one-half is demanded in taxes by tue State. Numerous other arguments might be brought to bear on this subject; but the above will suitice, if only for the groundwork upon which to buse the reason for the repeal of this unjust and highly in- Jurious law. It is confidently expected that the Legislature Will take heed of the prayer offered to them by our capitalists aud accede to their request, tuen we may confidently look forward to one of tne most brilliant seasons ever experienced in this city, Anosher important subject agitated is the widen- ing of Ann street, on the plan proposed in the Common Council some fe ago and vetoed by ex- Mayor C. Godirey Guother. It is currently reported that an ordinance looking to such an event will soon be introduced by both branches of the city government. ‘Ihe recent blockades and compicte stoppage of railroad travel turough tius thorough- fare are the best commentary to make on this much-needed and highly important improvement. ‘The sales at the Real Estate Exchange on Satur- day were not very important, and consisted of the following :— BY BLERCKER, SON AND CO. 1 lot n, &, 80th st., 125 It w. 3d av., 11,10x100.8x135x, 159.2, and 1 gore lots. s. 90th st., JOU it. w. dd ay, 83.Sx107x73. Thomas A. Ledwith... BY it. N. CAMP, house (anfinished) and lot, n. @. Madison ay., lot 16.8x100.5, 18,200 17,500 17,500 6.8 a Thompson. 4. 0.8. house "(unfinished wap 10 tt. adison a Thompson.......... sobs 17,000 Bh des acatrsae legal sales are advertised for this MONDAY, JANUARY 20, L ). 18th st., 6. 8., 158 tt, w. tro cat oaoanr MSE BY © ot 25083, 38th sty & 6 140 £8. 0. irom corner Fark avy lot 20x08.9, DNESDAY, JANUARY corner lst ay., 18.9%98.9, Sst stay 6. 8p 218.9 tt. 101 2 lots, oxic, Nos. 56 and 64, estate of Thomas U. Pear- ‘BY JAMES M, MILI sall, decease LER, under the direction of Richard C. Beamish, retereo, 4 lots of land, #x102.2, & 8, 75th st., 201% we THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, At AY, San 11 ot, 211005, 1 ot BOth #, house and lot, 2/x100.5, n. & of both et. ‘ Madinway.; Thomas H. Landon, rejerens”? ee & Of 3s. house and lot, 20x100.5, n. & of Sth’ st, 260 ft. @. of ai ay. ; H, L. Livingston, referee. house and jot, n. & St, 240 ft. of Madison AY, x100.5 ft. ; George L. Ingraham, reveree, 5 house and lot, n. , of 50th st. 30Uft @, of Madison @Y., 0xi0v,5 ft ; Jacob F. Miller, referee, 38 house and lot, n. «, of Sith st., 123.4 ft. 6 of Madison BY., 20x10V.5 tt, ; G. Irvine Whitehead, relereo, FRIDAY, JANUARY #., 0.5 ft, 0. of 117th »6., lot 5,5%98, , Corner doth st, lot irregular, th'6., 9.5 It @. of Broadway, lot 25x84,8, 25.1 282.5, Leatugton av., w. &, 49 ft n, of 50th st., lot 20x80, Lexington ay., w. 8, 69 ft n, oF 0th st, lot 2x80, Lexington av.. w. ®. 8916 n. of 6th st, lot 2x80 NEW NOVELS. “Kentucky’s Love, or Roughing it Around Paris,” isa new book by Edward King, just published by Lee and Shepard, In substance it is the story of the adventures of some American artists in the Prussian lines during the siege of Paria, The tale 1s long drawn out, bus there are some exquisite passages in the little book which make it a very good vorume fora dull afternoon or an hour in a rafiway caf. “The Sacred Gospels of Arabula,” by Andrew Jackson Davis, the New Jersey seer, and publisied by William White & Co., Boston, is a new collection of “wise words’? from the ‘ingpirations of original saints,” Arabula is a name for the Christ adopted by the unorthodox who believe in God, and the “original “saints” of the New Jersey prophet in- clude many modern thinkers, a8 well as the writers of the Vedas, the Zend-Aveaca, and the writings of Menu, Contucius and.Syrus the Syrian, Mr. Davis’ “St. Johu” ts Whittier, the “oeloved poet-prophet” of New England; his ‘St, Theodore” is Theodore Parker; his “St. Octavius” the Rev. 0. B. Frothingham, of this city; his “St. Emma,” asa matter of course, is Emma Hardinge; his “St. Ralph” is Mr. Emerson, “one of the inspired Spiritualists of this century ;” hia’ “St. Locta’? ts not, we presume, the pretty little actreas; and besides these he has other saints who have attracted at- tention by their utterances, The book is a collec- tion of platitudes, big with sound and without meaning, and consequently it was hardly fair that Seer Dayis should subject his inspire” Spiritualists to 80 severe a test. Even Mr, Emerson seems very small in intellectual gijts when judged from the platitudes of his saintship. © There are some things which are exceedingly funny, and “Treason at Home,” a novel, by Mrs, Greenough, is among them. We are told on the title page that the “authoress” is a fashionable as well as a literary lady,;moving in the most aristo: cratic circies, We are further told that the prin- cipal character in the story is Lady Tremyss, the whole action of the tale tending to raise the veil from her former life and to discover tie motives which actuated her, and at tho same time, with a Spirit of contradiction which is delicious, these dark secrets of her character and career remain concealed to the close, Aiter this it- is only neces- sary toadd that the publishers assure us itisa capital story, admirably written, and that the “quthoress” tells us of @ combat where all the forces were superior on the side of the weaker party. “Little Hodge,’ by the author of “Ginx’s Baby,” published by Dodd & Mead, is like Mr. Jenkins’ first work, a satire on the English method of caring for the poor. The administration of the Poor Laws is the subject whick in this volume most engages his satiric pen, Though falling below the previous work in both power and interest, it is exceedingly suggestive of the rock upon which English society Will split, aud may be read with pleasure and profit by all who take an interest in the labor question.. Scribner, Armstrong & Co, have just published “The Lost Found,’ by the Rev. Wiliiam M. Taylor, D.D., of the Tabernacle* church, at Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, The volume contains four discourses or essays on the Prodigal Son, and’one each on the Scriptural .illustrations of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Dr, Taylor writes a singu- larly pure style of English, and his book will make excellent Sunday reading. “The Treasure of the Seas,” published by Lee & Shepard, is a new book for boys by Professor De Mille. The tale is the story of the adventures of some boys who cruised among the islands of Ma- hone Bay in search of the treasure which Captain Kidd was supposed to have brought from the Spanish Main and buried-tn Nova Scotia. The ob- Jection to books of this 'kigd is that they conceal, rather than tejl the storiea they are intended to Telate, and, while this one does not differ from the rest, young readers generaty will find it inter- esting. “Man is Love” is the awkward title of an Ameri- can story publisned for the author by J. B. Lippin- eott & Co. It is written ina heavy and forbidding style, and it is full of truisms and platitudes. which the author regards as a substitute for “leanness and emptiness.» Who the author is we are not told. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. COLERIDGE was & man of infinite title pages. He projected a hundred works, without ever compiet- ing one. History, philosophy, poetry, criticism, biography—his fertile brain was. forever teeming with new volumes, which never got beyond the announcement. The titles of the works he med- itated, ‘but never executed, would fill a large volume, WHEN NECKER, in 1781, published his celebrated ““Compte Rendu,” a report on French finances, the eagerness to obtain it was unparalleled. six thousand copies were sold the first day, and two presses were kept at work to supply the demand, Madame De Staél (Necker’s daughter) says that 80,000 copies Were sold, ‘Think of one of Mr. Bout- well’s finance reposts being in such ravenous demand! In THE LIBRARY which Napoleon I. carried with him there was a perpetual presence of “Ossian,” “Werther,” the “New Heloise’ and the Old Testa- ment, which Chateaubriand regards as indicative of the chaos in the Emperor's brain, where matter-of- fact ideas mingled with romantic sentiments, serious studies with the caprices of fancy. Henry ©. Lm, of Philadelphia, has published m one handsome volume Rodwell’s “Dictionary of Science,” in which the last word on all leading scientific topics is to be found in condensed form, Professor Rodwell had the aid as contributors to his dictionary of Professor Crpokes, Mr. R. A. Proc- tor, Charles Tomiinson, Professor Guthrie and others. GeoRGE SAND’s translation of the Psalms is pro- nounced by the critics, to whom she has read spec- imens of it, the novlest work she has ever written. | THE Rev. Dr. SILVAN Evans, Rector of Lian ym Mawddwy, is preparing a dictionary of the Welsh language, from original sources, BALZAC was the despair of compositors. He was never known to keep any engagement with a printer, and his MS., when obtamed, was never printed without undergoing infinite alteration. Curmer, the French publisher of one of his works, could get nothing from him. At last, on tho eve of publication, the printer’s messenger was sent to Balzac’s lodgings, with strict injunctions not to come back empty-handed, The envoy returned with three or four slips of paper, on which a few lines had been hastily scribbled, Curmer, however, knew his man. The manuscript was speedily in type and @ proof was despatcned to the author. Balzac returned {t double its former size, with erasures, corrections and additions, crossing each other between the lines in inextricable confusion. Eight times was this process repeated, and at last the memorable Monograph entitied ‘Nos kipiciers” was the result. “The corrections of that proof,” Curmer used to say, “cost me one thousand francs, but I sold twenty thousand copies of the first num- ber.” WASHINGTON IRVING never had a more flattering, though silent, tribute than was paid to nis “Knickerbocker’s New York’? by Coleridge, who got hold of the book late at night and finished it at a sting about dawn, Dr. Jounson toid Beattle that he never read Milton through till he was obliged to do it in order to gather words for his dictionary. A MANUSCRIPY OF THE “DIVINE fomepy” was the constant companion of Michael Angelo, who was the first Ilustrator of Dante, It lay on his easel by day and was thrust under his bolster by night. Tue PRINCIPAL NEW Books of Belgium during the year 1872 have been on popular education and na- tional defence, subjects which have been largely enhanced in present interest by the Franco-Ger- man war. Tug New “LIFE AND TIMES OF ALGERNON Syp- nay,” by A. ©. Ewald, is complained of by the Atheneum as inexact and wanting accuracy in de- tails, besides that the book contributes very little aot already known to the history of the man, Rotston’s new “Tales from the Russian” will be published next Spring. Dr. Feuchtwanger’s ‘Treatise on Gems,” a re- vised edition of which has just been published by the author, seems to be a useful book for persons Who would inform themselves on tha aaniect of precious stones. The part of the book treating of mineralogy is not of much importance in itself, but the useial information the volume contains on the special topic of gems commends it to the class to whom it appeals, y “SOPHIB SPARKLE” (Mra, Jennie E, Hicks), whose Saratoga letters and sketches have been very read- able and piquant, is at present engaged in writing @ book entitled “Saratoga Sketches,” ART MATTERS. MR, R. BE. MOOKB, Several new paintings of interest, as well as a large number of old ones, adorn the art rooms of Mr. R. E. Moore, 31 Uniomsquare. Mr. Moore has a Yeputation asan expert, and belongs among the very (ew professional workers in art in this city Who confine the power to execate in more than One department of art with Catholic sympathies and a compretensive taste, Among his newer ac- quisitions are to be noticed the following :— A “Spring Story,” by William Hart, snowing ap- Ple trees in blossom and abounding in delicious greens, An ‘Autumn Scene,” by the same artist, full of tenderness and sombreness, and deserving, per- haps, to be regarded as among the higher ex- Ponents of Mr, Hart's expressional power. Two water colors by Bellows, Oueof them rep- resents “Bogharsh church, Kent.” The glimpses of the old church between the foliage reveal much delicate color, and the picture is informed with sweet and tender feeling, without being deficient in breadth, C. H, Gilford, the New Bedford artist, is seen in @ composition that represents the sea breaking over a rocky beach. Whe sparkle and buoyant dance of the spray and the motion of the water are grateful evidences of what can be effected by a well endowed artist, unshackled by too strong @ preference for and too long a seclusion im the satelier, Wyant has several pictures. Among the strongest. 18a landscape painted entirely with the palette- Knife and possessed of unusual vitality. The at- mospheric effect is beautifuily soft and tender, and the picture bas the advantage of sustaining the glare of gaslight without any of that glaze which frequently hurts admirable efforts of more ccle- brated artists, ‘There are several of Brevoort’s rich and sober compositions, A sale of some of this artist’s pictures is to be held at 31 Union square in about two weeks, More than one of those there at present contains Pleasant indications of his skill as a draughtsman, Mr. Blackman is @ young artist whose promise is excellent because his performance is already good. His latest work is ‘Eagle Clit, Profile Lake, White Mountains,” Its principal merit is its strong vitality. George Innes has several works, one of which, though evidently a hastily painted sketeh, is lavish in the potentialities of the artist which it makes visible. Trifle though it may be considered by many, it is fullof grasp and power. H. A. Elkins, the Chicago artist, the admirer, one might almost say follower, of Bierstadt, has a painting of “Mount Hood,” stronger and more vital than many of Mr, Elkins’ more ambitious and popular eiforts, “Ohio Beeches,” by ©. Ford, another Chicago artist, though betraying various degrees of crude- ness, 18 too evidently an earnest struggle in the Tigut direction to pass without notice, u GOUPIL’S, A plogane entitled “On the Wissahickon,” by W. T. Richards, the Philadelghia artist, ison view at Goupil’s, Fiith avenue and Twenty-second street. The Wissahickon is more known to New Yorkers through the erotic novels oj the late George Lip- pard, than through the inspirations which find speech upon the canvas. Mr. Richards has repro- duced one of this locality’s most picturesque aspects without aay of the factitious romance Manufactured by Lippard and the dime novet school in general, Tue beautitul creek, insinuat- ing itseli through the bush and aMluent foliage, is. represented amid the sluinberous silyer of a Sum- mer day. There is much elaborate painting in the trees; and the tender haze of the atmosphere, lendmg to the perspective a fairy softness and re- Moteness, is, nely imitated, The carpeting of bruised and faded leaves, yielding and sodden, on the right hand side of the picture, presents one of those dead-ieal pathways wity which all well- threaded woods abound. The picture will rank among the most powertul as well as delicate which have yet leit Kichurd’s brush. Goupil has also some new water colors by the same artist, one of which, @ sea View, is particularly commendabie tor its truth. ‘MRS. DE H. HAZARD. At No. 50 Union place, at tue intersection of Sev- .enteenth street and Fourth avenue, thay be found the rooms occupied by some statuary by Mra, de H. Hazard. The rooms will be thrown open during the present wéek and the public be allowed the opportunity of inspecting the works of a lady who, in addition to her skill in sculpture, 18 notable for her general accomplishments. ‘The works are not very numerous, but all of them are interesting, and one or two exceptionally admirable. There are two companion figures, “summer? and “Autumn,” the chief objection to which is that the other half of the quartet of which they constitute one halt has never yet been begun, but has only iormed matier for anticipation, Mrs, Hazard 1s foreign by birth, and has had all the advantages which study under the best sculptors can conier. The progress she has made is visible in the conspicuous advancement in force and subtiety from tne “Rustic Felicity’ of her earlier ambition to the “I Am Leit Alone” of her maturer chisel. The first mentioned figure, representing a rural maiden, is stiff and constrained, compared with the ease and naturalness, the grace and the ex- ression of the last. ‘The “1. Am Leit Alone” (which rs. Hazard wisely thinks of altering to “Aban- doned”), describes @ mother with her two chil- dren—a Rachel, bereaved of all but her littlé ones, There are many elaborately wrought details in this group, patiently, conscientiously and artistically performed, subservient to the general sentiment and treatment, and never so obtruding as to in- fringe upon essentials. The hard Cristola marble is employed—a marble which, diMcult as if is to has the advantage of being warmer than a less indurated kind. Mrs, Hazard also hag a number of cleverly executed marble medallions, amoung which are two representing the future Qacen of Italy. We shall return to the sculptor aud her work again. CONSTANT MAYER. “The Village Hampden” had scarcely left Mr. Mayer's easel ere another subject occupied it. ‘The pending picture at this artist’s studio, 1,165 Broadway, will probably be named “Homeless,” and we know of no better label to it than Mont- gomery’s line, ‘Alone within the wide and desert world.” The subject is @ young girl, her hands clasped, her figure drooping, her sad eyes fixed, her whole attitude expressive of despondenoy, evidently one of those sorrowful children of mis- fortune whom temptation lies in wait tor and star- vation goads to despair, and of whom a grand religious genius once exclaimed, with charitable passion, that in the midst of their sin and misery he saw “all heaven behind their saddened eyes,” This, if we err not, is the sentiment Mr. Mayer in- tends to work up to; am, tiough we may possibly have mistaken him, and thougit the picture Is in too early a stage for us to speak with positivencss, we thihk the result wiil not dider widely from what is here indicated. MR, GRAY. Mr. Hi. P. Gray, Jr., has lately had on view at his study, 1,155 spOSOwAT) ® copy of Titian's Bella,” painied by him in Florence for Mi. Charles L. ‘Tufany. PATAL RAILROAD CASUALTY. Coroner Herrman was yesterday requested to hold an inquest at the Morgue on the body of John Koenig, a German, twenty-three years of age, who died in Bellevue Hospital from the effects of a com- ound fracture of the leit leg, caused by havin, been ranover in Flity-mnth street, near Secon avenue, on the second uit,, by one of the Beit Rail- road ears, Koenig, it appears, jumped on tue front platiorm of the car, and another man foilow- ing immediately aiter joxtied against and pushed him off, with the result stated. Deceased lived at 423 East Fifty-third street, whither tlie body was removed preparatory to interment, COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY, Supreme CourT—CrmcviT—TRiaL TerM—Part 1— Held by Judge Fancuer.—Nos. 931, 709, 1281, 913, 882, 345, 890, 457, 483, 601, 6214, 669, 753 755, 763, 765, 781, 1061, 831, 833, t 2—-Held by Judge Van Brint.—Nos, 28, 337, 59044, 544, 646, 1776, 1yzz, 168, 89144, 680, 73034, 832, 792, 794, 798, 800, 802, BUG, 810, 12. Supreme Court—CnHampers—Held by Judge Bar- rett.—ihird Monday calendar, SUPKEME COUKT—GENERAL TEnM—Held by Judges Ingraiam, Brady and Learned.—| $2, 83, 84, 85, 144, 166, 170, 171, 172, 175, 178, 180, 192, 1 188, 189, 100, 191. RT~TRIAL TERM—Part 1—Held by Nos. 1885, 1903, 1457, 1816, 1899, 1251, 1865, 1105, 1753, 761, 1077, 1617, 1695, 1877. Part 2-- Held by Judge Freedman, Nos, $34, 234, 1466, 1360, 1168, 1466, 1468, 880, 1286, 112, 2020, 1012, 1604, 540, 1358, 1002, 404, 2626, 1596, 1140, 1606. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TERM—Part 1— Held by Judge Robvinson.—Nos, 1707, 1042, 1695, 1696, 2700, 120, L1uAs, 886, 69, 1365, 68, 1503, "L051," 1156, 874, 2495, 1721, ‘n, 506, 2807, 1247, 1854, 1403, 1686, one, pos A 613, 1618, 1003, 1644, 611, Boas, , ARINE COURT—TRIAL TenM—Part 1—Held by Judge Spauiding.—Nos. 636, 1808, 1247, 960, 753, 1196, 1290, 120), 1266, 1170, 1292, 1294, 1298, L300,’ 1392, Part 2—Held by Judge Gross.—Nos, 1181, 1197, 1261, 1907, 1887, 1421, L687, 1425, 1447, 1429, 1451, 1438, 1436, 1437, 1441, 1795, Part § by Judwé Joachim gen Nos. 1108, 980, 9 iy VIL, 1799, 1740, 1085, 2, 1043, » 1G 049, 1048, 1080, Part by Judge Shea,—Nos, Logs, Lowy, ih: work in, and slow as is the exécution it permits of, : CUBA. Spanish Press Comments on the Merald’s Spee cial Report of the Progress of the War, What Spaniards in New York Write Concerning Gur Commissioner. Proposition for the Provounding of Grave Pers sonal Queries—Martial Law Power Against Foreigners—Suspects and Liberators{from . St, Domingo—Battle Field Telegrams Describing Scenes of Blood—Ameri- can Tourists Seeing the Sights. Havana, Jan. 14, 1873, The Diarto dela Marina has at last finished the task of reviewing Mr. Henderson’s report, published in the HERALD of the 19th ultimo. The Diarto, ina series of eight leading editorials, has publishe® about fourteen columns of argument, and before finishing confessed that the task was becoming irksome, As is natural to suppose, the Diaria pleaded its own cause with all the Jinesse and logial its chief editor is capable of, and which have estabe lished for him a well earned reputation. The last aYticle on the subject refers to Henderson’s gen~ eral conclusions and declares that, notwithstand- ing the narrator’s evident partiality, his sympathy towards the insurgents and his endeaver to show! their brightest side, he has been unable to give any, probability of their final triumph. The Diario puta forward its own version of the situation of affaira, in Cuba, which 1s also the generally received Span- ish opinion, and which it asserts Mr. Hendersom presented in his report. The paper writes as fol- lows :— In tho tstand of Cuba there are about eight hundred ‘thousand white and six hundred thousand black pop' tiom while there ure about three thousand whites nine thousand blacks in armns—taking the figures Cespe gave to Mr. Henderson—and these, availing themsel ‘of thelr mountain fastnesses and dense forests, lle in a bush to attack their opponents, the loval spanish soldiers, aud then flee, nnul another, ‘opportunity occurs for the ex= ercise of telr pecullar tactics, More or less numerots: bands of them range the country and watch the tavorabla, moment to attack defenceless towns and sack and buri their houses and stores. To all this are applied che terms of “Liberating Army,” “Republic of Cuba” and “indepen~ dent government,” although common sense denies auy of these titles, The Diario adopts the number of 12,000 rebels from Cespedes’ report, but asserts that even thig number is entirely imaginary. “There is no liber« ating army,’it declares, ‘‘no independent govern< ment, no republic,” and a meritorious work would: berthe disappearance of these 12,000, 8,000, 6,000 or 8,000 rebels who are damaging the interests of 1,400,000 loyal inhabitants, b O'KELLY’S SPECIAL COMMISSION COMMENTED UPON. The New York correspondents of the Havana journals are in a terrible state of wrath about the HERALD having dared to send a second commission to this island. The correspondent of the Diario, Voz du Cuba and Juan Paloma, who writes under three noms de plume, has, as he supposes, gathered correct injormation regarding Mr. O’Kelly and his mission, calls him a number of “pet names, ta which; n0 doubt, the HikaLD commissioner at some future day Will allude without the use of Billingsgate. The correspondent of the Constancia,, who ts systematically opposed to anything’ he hag 80 far seen. in the United States, and aikar mang years’ residence in that country has not as ted found a single thing ab etals of his praise or toler- ance, has had his cup of bitterness ran over with the audacity of Mr. O’Keily in daring to write a letter to His Excellency the Captain Genefal, MARTIAL LAW CATECHISM, The Diario and Voz de Cuba as yet have not edi- torially mentioned Mr. O'Kelly, but La Constancia takes him up—and, as it says, “leaving to one sido all other Cuban gonsiderations as to Cespedes? life or death, the Dumber of Cuban insurgents, &c.,’? pronente the following queries to apply to the BHALD'S second Commissioner :— When, in any country, there are parties engaged in war, cannot a foreigner be shot by one of the belligerents? Do not officers of these parties very frequently, shoot unknown persous found near them who ap- pear at all suspicious? 1s.not suspicion of being a spy of the enemy suf- ficient cause to be shot; and would not a stranger found with the enemy's pass or saic-condact be considered a spy and shot accordingly? What is there to prevent the insurgents or Seouees from arresting and shooung Mre Kel Couid not Mr. O’Kelly, although in the character ofan envoy from the HERALD, be au agent of tle Cuban laborantes? , Would not the Spanish party, on meeting him, consider him one of the few foreigners, survivors from the piratical expeditions? And could not the dnsurgents, after an interview with him, bring him into the vicinity of the Spanish forts and there ive him ‘jour bullets” in the head in order that lis death might be attributed to the Spanish sol- diers or volunteers? But what sliould occur if any of these supposi- tions should take place? “Nothing,” adds the Constancia, ‘Affairs would take their usual course, and peace between Spain and the United States still be preserved.” RUMORED LANDING OF LIBERATORS, Rumors have been rije the pas: week regardin; the reported lanuing of an expedition of arms ani ammunition in the Eastern Department, in tha neighborhood of Guantanamo, on the Caney River. It was reported that the expedition was sent frour the island of St. Domingo in @ large schooner acmed with two guns. The has authorita- tively denied the truth of the rumors, deciaring that the most careful examination proves tue falsity of the report. The contradiction, however, has no weiglit in public opinion, as jormer expe- rience in such cases shows that where there is much smoke there is also some fire. BULLETINS FROM THK FIELDS OF BATTLE, The litest telegrams from the insurrectionary districts giving the latest reports of operations state that on the 27th ult, part of the Cadiz regiment, in the jurisdiction of Santi Espiritu, tel iu wb the. insurgent band of Jesus Diaz, which it dispersed aiter killing twomen. Following them up, at Pare- dones another meeting occurred, with tue logs ot another inaurgent au risoner, WhO. dectaped that three of his party had been wounded in the previous engagement. A telegram irom Puerto Principe announces sev- eral meetings with insurgent bodies had takem plage, near Manzanillo, with the result of severak illed and wounded, & number of surrendered and the taking of rebel firearms, A telegram from Santa Clara reports the capture be Bae insurgent Chieitain, Chico Gomez, and the surrender oi eight persous. Such ts the tenor of the news published in the journals oi this city, @ song sung with the same melody for the past lew years, Without variations—killing Lusurgents, cap- turing insurgents, dispersing insurgents, surren- dering insurgents, &c., “anu still they come.”” ‘Thfappeintmenat of brigadier Acosta, oi Alvear, as Commanding General of the Puerto Principe dis- trict seems to give satisiaction, General Fujardo, late Commanding G ral, wili remain In Puerto Prmcipe under treatment of his eyesignt, which is much aifected, 4 COOLIES AND COMMERCE, The Spanish steamer Amboto urrived from Macao on the luth with 701 eoolies, So great is the Want of hands and labor aud demand tor this class of “slaves” that their contracts are selling at $000 per head, cash, A meeting of merchants was held on Sunday. at the Casino Kspaiol with the otject of establishing a Chamber of Commerce, which stiould be made competent to decide upon cases arising in business and commercial circles, The resuit of the mecting Was the electing of @ temporary committee, charged with the duty of drawing up the pian and bylaws of the projected board. THE SUGAR CROP, The recent constantiy recurring rains have tn- terfered greatly with the advance of the present. sugar season, and the expectations of early receipts from this quarter must be abandoned. Aithougit afew cargues of centrifugal have gone forward thereis scarcely any stock on the seaboard at any pint, owing tu the bad condition of the roada@ in the: Reports from digerent points Pe ye ‘ate @ late crop. From Sagna, they state, the quantity of sugars so fac mace is small, and on ac- count of the roads buc a smal! portion has reached the Warehuuses. At Kemedios the stock is smati, @hd but One Vessel is loading, Several estates in this district, after commencing operations, have been obliged to atop, Which Will make @ consider. able drawback, as planters are generally short of hands, and will be unable to grind ull their cane beiore the regular rainy season seta in., A num- ber. of estates on the north side have also been obliged to suspenit Hrinving, the Fains aiso ex. tenttig there, For these reasons the result of tue crow res not be 80 favorabie as was formerly an- ticipated, AMERICANS TOURING THE “SIGHTS.” Secretary of the Interior Delano, with his family, and ex-Governor Brown, of Georgia, aud lauly, returned from a visit to Matanzas, where they Visited te Caves, Vauey of Yumuri and the usual fights, on Wednesday, and, aiter visiting the Morro and Cabalias fortitications on Thursday took pas- \ sage for New Orleans on Saturd: y the steamer Yazor, ~ wih. . AD ACOIDENTS, A Young German Kun Over and Killed: Patenson, N. J., Jan, 19, 1873. A young German, known as Henry, whiie lying on the track of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ratiroad early yesterday, was caught & the coweatcher o( a passing train and d ed the depot in this city, Waere What remained of the body fell to the track,