The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1873, Page 15

THE COURTS. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. Perils and Tribulations of an Expelled Mem- ber---Application for a Mandamus to Compel His Restoration to Member- ship---The Proposed Third Avenue Rink Purchase and Pen- alty of Opposing It. ‘THE SPRING VALLEY DISTILLERY. ‘Exceptions Filed to the Charge of Judge Blatehford—Reversal of the Late Verdict Sought for by the District Attorney, ‘COUNTERFEIT INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS. — Motion to Dismiss a Complaint—A Nice Legal Question—Decision Reserved, A motion was: made yesterday before United ‘Btates Commissioner Us»orn to dismiss the com- plaintin the case of Daniel D. Wright, charged with | having in his possess o1 counterieit internal rev- | venue stamps, The dismissal was urged on the ground that there could be no crime as counter- feiting non-existing stamps, The Commissioner re- served his decision. An expelled member of the American Institute ig seeking the potential aid of a Supreme Court Mandamus to effect his 1estoration to member- ship. In to-day’s law columns will be found a re- | port of the proceedings incidental to such applica- tion, made yesterday beiore Judge Fancher at | Supreme Court, Chambers. Judge Fancher listened | patiently to the affidavits and argument of oppos- | Ing counsel and then took the papers without giv- Ing any decision in the case, Judge Fancher, at Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday postponed fill the 12th inst. the hearing of the argument upon the motion for an order to show cause why an injuuction should not be granted restraining the Buli’s Head Bank from doing further busivess as a bank, and meantime till then the temporary injunction already granted | is continued, At te saiue time the referet also is | allowed to make his report. In the bankruptcy proceedings in the United States Court, before Judge Blatchford, there was yesterday an adjourn- ment of one week, it being stated that the officers of the bank were endeavoring to arrange affairs with a view to a settlement with the creditors, On taking oMle District Attorney Phelps declared his determination to ciear the criminal calendar. Sustained by the prompt and energetic action of Judges Brady and Sutherland and Recorder Hackett, he has kept his word, Since the 1st of January 372 convictions for crime have been obtained, of which number 207 have been sent to State Prison and the remainder to the Penitentiary, Such a wholesale withdrawal from active pursuits from the ranks of, | the “dangerous classes” in so short @ time gives encouraging prospect ior the future. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. An Expelled Member Invokes a Manda- mus for His Restoration to Member- ship—The Expulsion the Alleged Pen- alty of Opposition to the Proposed Purchase of the Third Avenue Rink, Considerable time was occupied yesterday in Supreme Court, Chambers, before Judge Fancher, in discussion of a motion on behalf of Thomas Godwin for @ mandamus compelling the American Institute to restore him to membership and his privileges in their body. One ailegation is that he was expelled tor words said to have been spoken in debate ata meeting of the Institute October 5, 1871, when a resoluuon irom the managers of the fair to pur- chase the Third Avenue kink, without limit as to price, Was under discussion, Mr. Courtney presenied voluminous affidavits, showing, among other facts, that the charges against the relator, who had been @ member in good standing for twen iX years. Were frivolous and were trumped up at a subsequent meeting to the one at which the misconduct is alleged to have occurred. He urged that members ought to be protected in freedom of debate, and that the members who voted against Mr. Godwin had no ower to expel him in such a manner, his motive fn Opposing the purchase dictated by a desire to the Institute and to pi funds. He stated that there was no record on the minutes of the meeting at which the offensive words were alleged to have been spoken; that Mr. Godwin was even present, and showed by affida- vits that at the time he was expelled Mr. Godwin ‘was not allowed to say a word in his defence, nor were the members iniormed for what oifence he was expelled. He iusisted that the American In- stitute had no authority or power to expel from its membership and to deprive a member of his rights in their corporate property. Mr. E. Dickerson appeared in opposition to the motion. He claimed that the Institute acted pete 0 in coniormity with their bylaws tn the n of Mr. Godwin, and were fully justified | in the expuision, He denied the allegations set forth in the complaint, and urged that the Court had no power to iutericre in the premises, His remarks were f2r from complimentary to the good sense or judgment of Mr. Godwin, Mr. Godwin spoke in arather rambling way in hisown defence, and then Judge Fangher took the papers, reserving his decision. ’ THE SPRING VALLEY DISTILLERY. A Bill of Exceptions Fiied in the Case— Effort to Obtain Keversal of the Kecent Verdict. There was recently tried in the United States District Court a civil suit, inwhich the government sought to confiscate the Spring Valley Distillery, in Rockland county, on the ground that illicit distilla- tion had been carried on therein. The government was defeated, tie verdict bemg for the claimant, Mr. Elijah Brown, who ciaimed the real estate, ma- chinery, apparatus «nd impiements. Judge Blatch- ford, mM his charge to the jury, held that the jury could not bring 1p & verdict Of Ccontiscation anless they wi sutisied, upon the evidence, that the claimant nad a knoWledye of the illicit character of the business conducted in the distillery. The District Attorngy, Mr. Biiss, has just filed a bill of exceptions to Us charge of ihe Judge. My, Bliss is of Opinion that if the jury were satisfied that illicit distillation had been conducted at the estab- Ushment th question, that would have been suill- Ctent, in point of law, for its condemnation. COUNTERFEIT INIERNAL REVE- NUE SLAMPS, A Nice Legal Question Raised—Motion to Dismiss the Complaint—Decision Ke= served. As already stated in the HERALD, Daniel D. ‘Wright has been charged before Commissioner ‘Osborn with having had in his possession counter- feit internal revenue stamps affixed to certificates Of railroad stock with intent to utter the same, » Counsel for defendant, ex-District Attorney Gar. vin, moved yesterday to dismiss the complaint and dischai Wright. He urged that as the use of the stamps in question had been abolished in Octover last, there could be no such crime as the counter- fag ig & non-existing stamp. Mr. Purdy, for the government, contended that, although the use of this stamp was abol- ished in Uctober last, all the stock issued prior to that date must have genuine stamps afixed thereon in order to be negotiable; that the government was bound to redeem all genuine stamps of this character in existence, and that, therefore, it was in fraud of the United States to amx counterfeit stamps to papers on which genuine stamps were required, Commissioner Osborn reserved his decision, BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Bull’s Head Bank. Before Jadge Blatchford. Not long since a petition was filedin the United Btates District Court by two creditors, tor the purpose of throwing the affairs of the Buil’s Head Bak into bankruptcy, The case had been adjourned for a week, to vesterday, and when it was then called beioe Judge Hlatchiord a further adjournment was granted, ithaving been stated to the Court that the bank was engaged in an effort to settle ite allairs and eifect arrangements with its credivors. SLPGEME GLUKT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Fancher. Julia M. Kidd vs. Wiluam A. Kidd.—Report con- firmed and judginent oi divorce grauted. The Turnverem etal. va. Join Webor et al. Defendant, John Weber, is entitled to costs against the plaintiff, and the plaintii is entitied to custs against the otuer deienaants. Albert Merrit vs, Tho New York Chemical Com- pany.—Motion te strike out the answer is denied, with $10 costs tu abide the event, Sage et al. vs. Volking.—Order settled, Elsworth vs. Muldoon.—Findings settled. Kussell et al. vs. Baker et a.—Report confirmed and order granted. Kennedy et al.—Allowance, Whitehead = vs, granted. Drummond vs. Ronalds.—Order grantea cancel- ling the judgmen t. SUPLRIOR COURI— ENERAL TERM. Decisions. By Judges Monel, Sedgwick and Van Vorst. The.New York and Harlem Railroad Company vs. George Haws and Peter Mulady.-Judgment re- versed so far as it restrains detendant Hiws from prosecuting his action against the plaintitt, and judgment absolute for him, dissolving the injunc- tion and dismissing the complaint as to him, with the COs 8 O1 the tiial Oo: this action at the Special Term, but without costs upon this appeal. Opinion by Judge Monell, By Judges Monell, Curtis and Sedgwick. Harvey Weed vs. ine Mutual Beneltt Life Insu- tance Company.—Judgmeut reversed and new trial granted, with costs to the appeliant, to abide the event. Opinion by Judge Sedgwick, By Judges Monell, Freedman and Curtis, Adam Ritter, executor, &c., vs, Samuel Phillips, et al.—Motion jor. rearguiuent denied, with $10 costs, Opinion by Judge Monell, Elizabeth Myers vs. Isaac Dixon.—Judgment and order affirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Freeuman, lenry Stubben vs. Valentine Roos’ Executor, &c.—Same. Opinion by Judge Curtis. Charies 5. peer vs, ‘The Lorillard Fire Insurance Se igment affirmed, Upinion by Judge one! George Bendel vs, Mathew Hettrick.—Exceptions sustaimed, disinissal of complaint set aside and new trial ordered, with costs to the plamuifl, to abide the event, O: inion by Judge Curtis. Vernon K, stevenson vs, James K. Spratt.— Judgment modified by restricting the specific lien upon the surplus moneys to the advances made upon the contract only. As modified judgment aftirmed, without costs, Opinion by Judge Monell, James Coddington et, al vs. John’B, Dunham et. al.—Judgment ailirmed, with costs, with leave to defendants to file and serve amended answer on jayment of all costs in the action, Opinion by udge Freedman. Frederick 5. Winston vs, Stephen English,—Case afiirmed, with costs, Opinious byJuuges Curtis and Monell. Edward Miller, administrator, vs. Mrs, P. Early.— Judgment reversed and new trial granted, with costs to the appellant, to abide the eveut, Opinion by Judge Monell, Charles Si vs. Wright Gillies et al.—udg- ment and order afirmed, Opinion by Judge Freed- man. \loyd Canaday vs. John 8, Stiger.—Judgmeat to be amended by adding the sum ot $1,400, with in- terest from January 1, 1872, together with the costs o! the appeal, Opinion by Judge Monell. The Gorham Manuiacturing Company vs. William Fargo, President, &¢.—Exceptions overruled, and judgment ordered for the plaiutif on the verdict, Opinion by Judze Freedman. By Judge@ Barbour, Curtis and Monell. Frank Johuson ct al vs, Charles J. Oppen- heimer.—Judgment and order appealed from af- firmed, with costs. Opinion by Judge Curtis. Gerhard Renscher vs. Frederick Klein.—Jadg- ment affirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Cur- tis, and dissenting opinion by Judge Sedgewick. . Frederick Badenhok vs, Thomas J. McCahill | et al.—Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered, | Wien costs to abide the event. Opinion py Judge Curtis, Alvah Beeb et al. vs. Solomon Ranger.—Same, Opinion by Judge Curtis. Daniel 8. Durell vs, The Evangelical Church of St. James, of the City of New York.—Verdict set aside and new trial ordered, with costs to defendants to abide event. Oninion'by Judge Barbour. ‘Tne Gaylord Manutacturing Company vs. Jostah A. Allen.—Judgment aftirmed, with costs, Opinion by Judge Barbour, Anthony S. Hopel vs. Peter Balm et al.—Orders appealed from aiirmed, with costs. Opinion by Judge Barbour. Albert Gilbert vs. Edward B, Wesley.—Judgment aftirmed, with costs. Opinion by Judge Barbour, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Van Vorst. Little et al. vs ardper et al.—Order for judg- ment for defend: Gardner, | such points as shall Law et al. vs. beamon.—Order of reference to Freeman H. Baidwin Beswick vs. Dale,—Order of reference, Lightstone vs. Weber.—Order dismissing appeal, wit costs of the appeal and $10 costs of motion, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions, By Judge J. F. Daly. Seagrove vs. Howard.—Allowance of $200 granted. Butterman vs. Scholle.—Decree signed, Donovan vs. Catherwood.—Onjection denied, Reed vs. Don.—Motion Granted, Rosenberg vs. Lightstorm.—Motion granted on judgment 61 trial, fee and disbursements; case to be tried next term. TOMBS POLICE COURT. Almost a Murder—An Angered Brother Nearly Shoots His Sister’s Seducer. There was a scene at the Tombs Police Court yes- terday which came very near being a tragedy. But for the interference of Jugtice Dowling a young man would have committed murder. The facts of the case are these:— Five years ago Join Lennox paid court to one Mary Mackey. Mary was 4 charming blonde, aged about seventeen years, and Lennox was a dashing young man of reputable connections. The idea of jary was to wear orange blossoms in her hair, but, alas! the cypress leaves were used instead. Lennox, the lover, itis alleged, became Lennox, the betrayer, and Miss Mackey found her- selfat once ruived and deserted, Shortly after a | child was born, which only added to the misery of the ying woman, Mary had a brother named James, He is a chivalric youth, and, since that time. has roamed | the United States in quest of the betrayer of his sister, He went so tar as to trace him to Rio Janeiro, South America, There the trail was lost. Two nights ago the young woman went with a friend to see “David Garrick” at Wallack’s, There she saw her betrayer, and he prevailed upon ner two accompany him to Jersey City, Ouce there he drew a revolver, and would have shot the girl he had ruined but lor the timely interference of the police. Yesterday the case was brought up to the Tombs, Justice Dowling, aware of the fact tnat he had no jurisdiction in the matter, wished the young man’ and woman to settle the dif ity in an amicable manner. During the conference which they had the brother paced up and down the room in an agitated manner. The Jndge asked himif he had a pistol, and he stated that he had. It was taken away from him, as Is purpose evidently was to shoot the seducer of his sister, Nothing came of the conference between the two, and the case was dismissed, THE NEW IRON STEAMER RICHMOND. thai aiatnatinn Another Fine Craft for the Old Dominion Steamship Company—Her Dimensions, Accommodations and Officers, On Monday afternoon last the new steamer Rich mond, the latest addition to the Old Dominion Steamship Company, hence to Norfolk, City Point and Richmond, arrived at this port from Wilming- ton, Del. This vessel, no doubt, will prove a lavor- ite with the coastwise travelling i lic, as ia very commodious, well constructed and pleasantly appointed, The Richmond ts 206 feet on deck, 33 feet beam, 21 feet hold, 12 ieet draught of water, has two decks and is 1,438 tons burden, The plates of this vessel are of the usual thickness and single and double riveted, while beam ties are bast such numbers as to insure great strength o 5 . The motive power of the Richmond is of improved description, tae engine being of the direct-acting riace-condensing principle, with cylinder 60 inches in diameter and a stroke of piston of 5 leet. Steam is supplied by two return tubular bollers, having three furnaces each, and in this department there is an auxiliary boiler on the cargo deck and the necessary independent steam, fire and bilge pumps are in place, ‘The accommodations of the Richmond are of a Very pleasant nature, The saloon is elegantly fit- ted and finished in white oak, walnut and maple. The staterooms, equal to an occupany of jorty first Class passengers, open from the saloon, and, while they are roomy, have all the possible conveniences required. Ait the saloon and opening therein is the ladies’ boudoir, which is finished in good taste, and must Prove an agreeable lounging place for the fair sex at all times. The accommodations for other than saloon pi gers are also very ‘pleas ant, good ventilation always being secured. The Richmond was built, both in hyll and machinery, by the Harlan & Hollingsworth company, Wilming: ton, Del. The following, so far a8 reported, are her officers :— Captain—Samuel Lawrence, First Mate—RKeuben Swiit, Second Mate—J, A, Smith. Chief Engineer—M. Ww. Boulett. , Asgistanis—Wiluam Campbell nd John Farrell, “RE a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1873.—QUINTUPLE SHEET. 15 CUR FUELIC DRIVES, The Present and Prospective Condition of the Great Boulevard and Other Drives in the Upper End of the Island. A TRIP OVER THE BOULEVARD. | Tt may require years to develop the magnifi- cence and beauty of the great public boulevards of New York and to gather around them the royal ele- gance of shrubbery and shade trees, but it is cer- tain that the young metropolis is making rapid ad- vancement in these evidences of wealth and age. Central Park offered fora time asuMciont number of miles of smooth roadway to satisfy a desire for an occasional carriage ride; but in the course of time it became too simall for the young horsemen of the metrepolis, and they pushed iurther- out into the country to find roads beyond affording opportunt- ties for pleasant little trots which the Park did not present, The grand Boulevard ts the outgrowth of a desire to provide New York with atleast one great avenue | which shall traverse a large portion of the city and afford the river the greatest diversity of landscape. Its present condition is one of progress, rather than of completion, Its circles are unsodded, its shade trees unplanted, and the adjacent property Jor the most part is unimproved, From its begin- ning at tne southwestern corner of the great Cen- trai Park until its ‘urthest northerly limit the Boule- vard 18 a thing of incompleteness and of prospective | magnificence. Taken asa whole, nature contrib- uted more than art toward beautifying the Central Park; on the contrary, howev- er, all that is to be made of the great Boulevard has been and must be the work of the architects, The hills which it traversed did not de- "velop into lines of beauty’ and its gentle curves and gracejul windings are the result of the sur- veyor. It 18 desirable that a public drive shall be enjoyable, because ofits contrast to the avenues in the more densely populated portions of the city, occasionally departing from the straight line at best develop attractive scenery or commanding prospects. The old Roman roads were built with the object of connecting two localities by the straightest possible line, Not so, however, with the carriage drives of the | present day. While the surveyor who directs the laying out of a commercial city should be “an angular man,” it is no less essen- tial that the engineer under whose charge a great public drive is planned and completed should be aman ofcarves, The surveyors of the Union Pa- cifle Railroad doubtless ran their line as crooked as possible, tn order that it might become a thing of beauty for Congressmen and directors, A reporter of the HERALD recently made a trip | over the drives in the upper portion of the city and | gives below the results of his observations, THE BOULEVARD, Just in proportion as Central Park excels all | parks in this city is the grand Boulevard intended | to eclipse all public drives, Beginning at “The | Circie” on the southwestern corner of the Park, it will stretch away to the northward, nearly seven. miles along the bluff which rises frem the Hudson, til it reaches Inwood. Deviating in several places | from a straight line, it alternately crosses valleys or climbs by gradual ascents the hills which lie in its path. Possessing #0 many, and varied advan- tages, this Boulevard is to be the future site of | Handsome residences, and many of its desolate Lill sides will be converted into terraced lawns. When itshali have gathered around. it the wealth and quiet luxury Which distance from the centres of | lade and proximity to so delightiul a thorough- fare are sure to bring the Boulevard may become the Filth avenue or the future, Its building sites above 100th street, almost without exception, com- mand an extensive view of the Hudson River, af- foraing great diversity ot landscap PLAN OF IMPROVEMENT. As our carriage turns from the cobble-stone pavements into the little plaza known as “The | Circle” we straighten up out of a corner into which we have gradually settled and already breathe the reireshing air from the river, Before us is a grand drive 102 feet in width, It follows the line ofthe old and much travelled Bioomingdale road from this point to Biguty-eighth street, and aiter making several curves ‘to the westward finally merges into Kleventh avenue, which line is nm tained until 165th street is reached. Beyond this point the Boulevareris unopened. The plan adopted for the improvement of this thoroughiare comprises @ sidewaik on each side of the road twenty-iour jeet in width, two car- riage Ways of lorty feet each, with a strip of sod twenty-two feet in the centre. this gives four lines ofcurb witha row Of trees along each, to- gether With a sewer, Croton water and gas pipes dd under each sidewalk. At present occupied only by tall velegraph poles and by a double row of lampposts, each of these centre pieces 1s to be- come, in the course of time, a grass plot, with flowering shrubs, while a double rew of stately American elms, planted in alternate corners, will unite their branches with the line of shade trees slong the sidewaik. HOW THE ROADWAY IS BUILT. The carriage rolis along over a roadbed which is perfectiy solid, yet has a spring to it which renders the motion of the vehicle pleasant, ‘This is the new pavement now empioyed on the greater ma- | jority of the public drives, and as itis to be found in the process o!construction upon several of the avenues it may be very properly described in this place. The roadbed is trimmed so as to give a de- scent of eight inches from the line of the curb along the centre strip to the outer curb, and the round is made firm by a six and a@ hall ton rolier, ‘pon the prepared roadbed a pavement of quarry stones is set by hand, The stones are 8 inches in depth, 6 tnches in width, apd not exceeding 14 inches in length, with paraliel sides and of a8 nearly @ uniform size as possible. The stones are laid lengthwise across the road, and are closely wedged together by smaller pieces. All projecting points are broken of, and the pavement is reduced to an even surface of eight inches. Broken particles of gneis are then spread evenly over the suriace in such depth as will make six inches a‘ter roiling. A layer of trap-rock, breken in pieces the size ol & Walnut, 18 then laid on until tie proper grade is reached. Alter being made thoroughly compact by the heaviest steam-rollers, screened gravel to the | depth of about two inches ts spread on top and thoroughly rolled. This gives @ total thickuess of about eighteen inches, RELICS OF OLD NEW YORK. Long rows ef wooden and brick buildings variously placarded, equally shabby aud dilapi- | dated, but exceedingly valuable because of the ground they occupy, line either side of the Boule- vard for several biocks above Fiity-ninth street. ‘Iunerant venders i old rabbish or merchants in ordinary tradge along the great highway behind small carts drawn ty mongrel teams of dogs and goais. From neighvoring saloons, as well as rem uirty entry Ways, @ shabby troop of men and cuil- dren issue HOW TO DISPERSE A CONGREGATION, To the right, on the top of a rocky ledge, was to be scen a vast heap of hewn stone and mortar, Vat is that!” asked the HERALD reporter of Mr. Kellogg, Chief Engineer of the public drives, in Whose coupany the trip was made, “That is the remains of the only serious accident which we have yet met with, A stone church stoed on that hill, AS the line of the sidewalk ran close to the building, @ blast had to be made near the foundation wall, Although the charges were put in with great care, the whole fromt anc part of the southern side was blown up. This, too, when not & window on the other side of the street was broken.’ AN UNINVITING NEIGHBORHOOD. W The rock cropping out in great ledges, which rise to a height of forty feet, the property on the eastern siie assumes an aspect common to much of the city’s suburbs, Gathered together on the rocks, and maintaining their lodgement eqnally well at all possible angles or on the edges of per- pendicular clits, the familiar shanties of the poorer class of labore Tagpick- ers and street vagabonds are to seem, Near the edge of a muddy pool, in an ad- Joining let, ragged urchims and hali-starved dogs and goats are seen roiling together. These “aquat- ters,” not unlike many other soctal parasites, cling like barnacies to their rookeries, equally obliv- jous to the increase in value, popula tion «@r respectability of the neighbor- hood. Thus it is that the pleasure seeker is treated to a view of squalor and wretchedners which shames Donovan's lane or the palmiest dar” of Paradise square. As it takes all sorts o| People to make a world, #0 it doubtless requires all kinds of habitations to add diversity te tke Boulevard, This may be true, but we believe that even the most curious visitor woula gladly dispense with these flithy rookeries, . A “PARK.” . At the point of intersection with Ninth avenue & small park, like that at the junction of Thirty- third stre ind Broadway, is being enclosed. ‘Ihe Commissioners evidently take Touchstone’s moral, that while it may be “a poor thing’ the property shall be all their own. A heavy iron fence is to surround it, Sr an active horse coukt readily clear the park ataleap. A mass of rock Ri standing several feet in the air is being rapidly Piasted away to the street levei, so that the sod can aid. Beyond this point the houses are more scattered, and for many biocks we look in vain for the dences of improvement which are seen in property along the other avenues of the city, | A HISTORY OF THE BOULEVARD, “Bow loug has this Boulevard been iu eurse of | ggpounas, its inmates doubtiess bound on a visit to | through Hariem construction *” asked the H#2aLp man, as the car- ; rolled along the swooth surfaced roadway. Work was bogua in September, 186s," replied the Cniel Engiveer, “by the Park Com issioners, aud remained in their Charge until June Li, 1512, when it was turned over to the Department of Public Works.” “ilas the work been pushed toward completion, and what is its preseat condiuon?’? queried the writer, “avery effort has been made under both Boards to caretuily aud expeditiously finish this great public drive, You wil', aiter voing entirely over the boule- Vard, be able to iorm an approximate idea of the nu- merous opsiacies Which We have had to eacouuter, The roadway ior one-hali its widch, or jorty tect, Was completed anu Opened from >ixtieth stiees to lo2d street in January, 1872, since which time the remaining half has been brougat to tie degree of completion in Which you whl 8ee it, as well as ex tended three biocks to the nortaward, The small porous of the western side remaining to be tin- ished need onl, gravel, The curbstones along both sides aud around the centre-pieces have been laid. The flagging down on both sidewalks froui Sixtieth street to highty-second street, Upon one side it is lad through to 152d street. ‘Lhe stoue tor the 21,00 lina! leet is ready, aud will be put down as soon as the gas pipes are laid,’ “When i8 it expected to complete the work?’ asked the reporter, “Should uothing unforseen occur, the Boulevard will be entirely opeued to tiimity Cemetery vy Jury. The planting of the trees aud tue soddiug oO: tle centre pieces cannot be attempted vutil tue water and gas pipes and sewers have bevu lad.” ANOTHER “PARK, The Boulevard creases tenih avenue, giving an op- portunity tor another smal: grass plot. Alinost level wt this point, the drive jor 1,600 ieet, begiuming at Eighty-secoud street, tas been raised wore than twenty feet, 151,000 Cubic yards of earth having been required. A iew cuttages stan as built years since upon the stro.t at che old grade are so far down in the houow that the road is barely visi- bie from the second story windowg, Yet the value of the property 1s unquestioned; one only has to ask the price to find out that, APPEARANCES ARB SOMETIMES VERY DECEPTIVE. Uccasionaly Lew streets, partially coimpleted, | are to be seen penctrating suort distances lito the rocks ordown steep dechivities, They remind one of the roads at Mugby Juuction, which started eif 4s il they Intended to lead to some place, but gave upin despair, becuuse there was no place to be reached, Near Ninely-sixth street anotker filing of some magnitude is found, “it is 1,400 leet in length and consumed 55,600 cuble yards ‘of earth," remarked the Chiel Engineer. PASTORAL LUPE IN THR CITY, Many of tie dwellers aiong the Boulevard retain | their rustic meth and maintain a sembiance of | country life. A journey down town is to event Of rare occurrence and they know less about the present condition of the city proper than many people residing 1,000 miles away. An old man apd two boys, engaged in plouguing a ticld on ern side, Stopped their work and gazed long and intently at a steam-rolier which trundied slowly along the therougiuare. Even a passing team Wus Sullicient to distract their attention trom their work. As80n 0. th istic race, Scarce out of pina- 8, meandered down ¢he boulevard leading a w to pasture. Happy, thougitless people, such as these, live on the Grand Boulevard! A THING OF BEAUTY NOT A JOY. | We were soon aiter approached by a cordon of sprinkling Wagons, moving four abreast upon our iront, and we escaped to the ovher side ot the | drive. The beauty of the centrepieces was ad- murably illustrated. So shortare the corn 80 harrow are tue prospective cross sti not until the horse liad been careiully ch and turned around did our driver make the beld effort of getting across into the oth Still, wooth and solid road bed, no one but 's could complain at the narrowness of strects connecting the two sectious of the Boulevard, The drive at 105th street turns into Eleventh tue stately brown stone buildings of | Bloomingdale Asylum, Seen tor some disiance back, come into the foreground. ‘The sombre appear: ance of such institutions in generalis mucu dts- pelled in this instance by the handsome grounds, filled with shade trees and sirubbery, A close carriage was seen driving slowly up through the | cked up unhappy friend, dragging out @ iife which is more dreadiul than death, A GRAND VIEW, Our carriage halted on the brow of a long de- scent ieading to Manhattan strect, and below was seen at ouce the quaint old village of the past and to the right evidences of the typical suburban town of the future, This hillis about one-quarter of a mile in length, aud in the time of rain storms great torrents of water rush down, threatening to destroy the even surface of the roadway. ‘lo pro- vide against this the Yelford pat t was laid With unusual ¢: and a large sew with fr quent open the gutters, was built, This | hil and the wiuch rises beyoud, Will | for several years require considerable watching | to prevent “the rains from destroying it. At | present the Boulevard at this point is in the very est condition, ‘the firm, smooth road affords the best of footing jor horses, ana, although the grade is steep, loaded teams ascend without much dim. | culty. it does not atford any impediment to care riage travel. MANHATTANVILLE. Manhattan street, in the valicy which Hes at the foot of this long hill, rans from Eighth avenue to tne Hudson River, and will, undoubtedly, be the thouroughiare for all traffic irom river to river and Manhattanville. it hast widened to 100 ieet, and the carriage drive 1s ¢ tended down to the Hudson on one side and through doth street to the Harlem on the other, The Grand Boulevard asceuds from Manhattan street until TRINITY CEMETERY is reached, passing along the route numerous villas and cousiderable improved property, From street to Inwood the Boulevard 1s unopeng: ommissioners appointed to open t Jare and assess awards jor damage their report, and there only remains some le formaliues to be gone through bef work | will be begun, ‘The Boulevard'is onnected with Teath avenue and avenue St, Nicholas by 165tn street, ie excavation, how in progress, 18 through rock, and the street ‘will hardly be open before the end oj the season. From Ninth avenue | | to the Boulevard the grades on this street are | \ | quite easy, but beyond this point down to the Hud- son River the grave is about one foot im eleven feet. The incline trom Ninth avenue McComb’s Dam will be equatly steep, TENTH AVENUE is opened, although not entirely completed, to | 155tn street. Above this point it is a chaos of | broken stone, mounds of earth, surveyors’ stakes aud carts, with their accompanying gangs of laborers. The heaviest excavation and filling is at Fort George, near which point the avenue ins to curve toward Eleventh avenue. For 700 feet the cutting is tully thirty feet in depth, the avenue skirting the nearly precipitous sides of the Heights, which renders necessary the construction of a heavy retaining wall the eastern side. The wail is fully forty feet in height for a consideraple distance, Souch of the High Bridge reservoir an« other heavy fill and retaining wall has been built, AVENUE ST. NICHOLAS. Turning from 155th street into St. Nicholas ave- | nue we found ourselves on the top of a lofty till | overlooking the Harlem River and a portion of Westchester county. Before us, down to 1i0th street, stretched # smooth drive 100 teet in width, It is intended to serve as one of the main outicts to the Central Park; following the line of Harlem lane to Eighth avenue, thence along the base of a high rocky ridge wmul it intersects Ninth, avenue, which line it retains until it merges into the old Kingsbridge road ab the point where we are now standing. This work was begun by the Park Commissioners in December, 1869, and was, like the other public drives in the upper end of the city, turned over to the Department of Public Works im June, 1872. Our carriage now began a descent of 235 feet in each 100, or 132 jeet to the mile, until we reached 139th street. This grade is on a new read, which, by several heavy cuts in the hillside, ary ing from twenty-five to thirty-eight feet, aveids the old and circuitous reute v “Break- neck Hill? The property along the line of wis avenue ts ks yet comparatively unimproved but numerous elegant villa sites abound, and will deubtiess in time find buyers. Not a lew of the large poplars and mapies which have for years shaded portions of the old road are see standing here and there, and they may yet shiela from the | burning sun we grandchildren of the former visit- ors to the Kingsbridge road. ‘The total excavation up the hillside amounted to 102,000 cubLe yards, and the filling to as much more. Avenue St. Nicholas will be entirely finished by September next. SIXTH, AVENUS, from the upper end of Central Park to the Harlem River, is @ most beautiful wide roadway about two and @& quarter miles long, laid with the Telford pavement, and covered to a depth of ten inches with macadamized stene. The curb stones and lampposts have all been set, ang the shade trees, to make the drive Cth in warm weather, are the next necessity, The work an this avenue was completed in December, 1871, and no money hag since been expended upon it except for care and maintenance, down to SEVENTH AVENUB, frem the northern end of Central Park to the Har- lem River 1s entirely open, and, like Sixthavenue, is a delightful and level carnage road, The prop erty along its entire line is destitute of tmprove- ments; and here we have the strange anomaly of & superb ayenue which ts at present enjoyed only by those who reside in distant parts of the city. It is astreet without residents, a thoroughare beast travelled in the morning and evening but deserte at mid-day. Along its entére length 608,000. cubic yards of earth ana stone were exvavated, of which more than one-half was through solid reck, Like Sixth avenue, the next great want is shade, and rows of cimslong their sides, would make these drives Elyaian. MORNINGSIDE AVENUES, The summit of a rocky bluw, which overlooks the Hudson Rives and lies between Eighth and Tenth avenues and 110th and 123d streets, has been set aside for a breathing place, to be called of ey of side Park. At present it is buta huge mass of roc apparently impossible of reduction by any amount ol jandscape gardening. Along the eastern and wrstern sides of this future park two ave- ynes are being constructed, which will furnish aceess from the lower country and Central Park. Work was begua on West Morningside avenue in July, 1872, The regu- lating and grading was of the heaviest kind, the excavation being chiefly of rock and fully 65,000 € » yards of earth being required from outside the lime Of the road, Heavy retuining walls had the final course of trap-rock aud | | closed on 15th of July to the 15th of August. | owned by W. | exeept, perhaps, to the larger consumers. | oftice of the former company the reporter found to be built, 80 as to economize | 4s ‘or the benefit of the Park. a fing. eee bast Morningside avenue clings to the side ef the rocky viulf and attains an e.evation suficient to give a view, oF all the level eduntry extending to the town of Harlem. A hoavy stone wall, torty feet in height at one point, has becn built as @ Premeron fa: Hie ow ine urade, though steep, s evenly divided and everyti mak ted eames erytiing is done to e ‘ork 1s in progress on River ts ance asible tocarrasen. nwe Avenue, batts en as a wiele ths presont condit! public drives and the Boulevard is pair flee? credit upon the Depurtivent of Purlc Works, and the prospects of future grandeur are readily Seen, suould the plans under which their construc. , ton has been pursued be carrtad out, HORSE NOTES. Mr. R. W. Cameron has sold his chestnut filly Inver, by Leamington, dam Adelaide, with her cott foal by Bonnie Dundee, threo years old, to Mr. Joun M, Matthews, of Lowell, Mich, Mr. Cameron also solid to the same gentieman the bay Gilly by im- po: ted Warminster, dam Fioride, two years old, Mr. Samuel Emerson will act as judge tn all the trotting races during the coming season at Mystic Park, Boston, the lessee, Mr. Lon Morris, has en- gaged his services for the year in that capacity, A trotting match has been made between 0, A. Hickok's chestnut stallion Eimo and S, B, Whip- ple’s stallion Ajax for $2,500 aside, mile heats, best | THE LATE CUBAN VICTORY. Capture of the Fortified City and Port of Manzanillo. Immense Boo'y Falling Into the Hands of the Patriots. Sketch of the City—Captain General Coballog Apprehending a Revolution in Ha- vana—His Telegram to Madrid. News has been received in this city from | Havana, through Spanish sources, confirming the | Feport that the foriitied city and prominent seaport. Of Manzanillo, situated in the Gulf ot Guacanayba, {n the Eastern alstrict of Cuba, had recently beem captured by the Cuban patriots. An immense amount of booty tn money, munti- tions of war and provisions had falien into the hands of the patriots, who sacked the town. It appears that information was taken to the three in five, the race to come off over the Oak- | patriot forces by some of the residents in Manzar- land Trotting Park Course, Caliiornia, on the 12th | | tioned there were about leaving tue city to harasa imstant, Mr. Tompkins, of Boston, has sold his black | mare Lady Judith, by Draco, out of Lady Balch, to # genticman of this city, tor $5,000, He has also | sold his black gelding Satan for $4,500, John W. Conley, oi Fiushing, sold his bay gelding Beppo recently to W. H. Crawiord, for a gentle- man residing in Western Pennsylvania, Beppo is a very fast horse, but not very reliable. ‘The Magnolia Club, of Mobile, have postponed thelr race meeting until a‘ter the Louisiana Ulub , races at New Orleans are over, Emeline, by Brown Dick, died at Mobile on the 18th ult, She belonged to Mr. Cottrill, Betting has commenced on the Saratoga Cup be tween Harry Bassett and Monarchist, both tostart, Mr. J. C. Deyo, of Jackson, Mich., has sol@ to Mr. Charles M. Reed, of Erie, Pa., the chestnut trot- ting mare Lady Blake, for $5,000, Lady Blake has | @ record of 2:2934, D, Swigert, of Spring Station, Ky., has sold his chestnut colt Acrobat, by Lexington, dam Saily Lewis, by Glencoe, two years old, to Mr. Charles S. Lloyd, for K. W. Sears, of Boston. Acrobat is engaged in the Saratoga and Kentucky Stakes, at | Saracoga, this year, and in the Belmont, Jersey Derby, Ocean Hotel, Travers and Kenners Stakes, for 1874, £ August Belmont lately purchased in France a mare by Monarque, dam La Toucques, by the Baron, ‘The Saratoga Association have changed the time for the several events which have heretotore The dam of the trotting gelding Jim Irving, | H. Wilson, of Lexington, Ky., dropped a fine filly not long since at Ashland Park. Mr. R. R. Stout, of Midway, Ky., purchased recently William Stout's half interest in the brother of the trotting gelding Jim Irving. The young stallion is four years old, sixteen hands high, and a beauti- ful bay in color. TRE ICE TRADE. se Prospeets for the Coming Scason—A Full Crop, but No Diminuation in Prices— Causes of the High TariffA Scarcity of Ice in Midwinter. As usual about this time of year a “scare’’ has been created by arumor that the tce companies had jormed @ combination for the purpose of forcing an advance in the cost uf ice and thus cause this commodity, which is now an actual necessity, to become @ luxury. Shouid such @ result come about it would | cause untold suffering in many quarters, ‘The ice trade bas become an extensive branch of industry, and, should prices be run up 80 as to compel the practice of greater economy, and thus interfere with the consumption, it would act against the corporations and those employed by | them in preparing and delivering the biocks of | cooling crystal, For the purpose of learning the | feelings and intentions of the oficiais of the prin- cipal corporations on the subject a HeraLp re- porter yesterday called at the oilices of the Knick erbocker and Washington Ice Cempanies and as- certained that there will be NO MATERIAL INCREASE IN PRICES, In the Mr. Maclay, the Vice President, who informed the reporter that his company, and, indeed, all the companies, had full crops of ice, and generally o1 a much better quality than usual Last year the companies did not make much money, because there Were s0 many small dealers or speca- jators in the business, In 1870, owing to the extreme muiidness of the weather, and the fact that the river remained more or less open the entire Winter, the supply was very searce and the prices were necessarily very high. Many people tlought these were “fancy prices,” and so went into the business, The Hudson did not freeze up much better after that, and in 1871 there came @ revulsion, aud, oj course, Much 108s; in 1572 the prices were better, but not remunerative, and this year, owimg to the increased cost. of harvest- iuig the ice, it will probably be found necessary to | raise the prices, a8 above stated, to the large con- suwmers, such as hotes and packing houses, THE CAUSE OF THE INCKBASEP GOST 1s owing to the great severity of the Winter and the merdinate number and frequency of snow- storins apd the large quantities of snow, necessitat- ing a great amount of extra labor, Beiore the ice had become thick enough jor cutting the heavy snow- storm came, The ice was strong enough to bear up | the weight of the snow, and when the ice had be- come thick enough tt Was necessary to clean the snow off before any ether work could be done. This required two sweepings, and several times during the season it happened that as soon as the ice would be nicely eleared auother snowstorm would come. The snow must then be cleared of again, aud it was found that, the snow thawiug, the water feli through to the ice suriace, ana, becoming congealed, formed what is known as “snow ice.’ ‘this, of course, could not be har- vested, and it was requisite to plaue it of “dt generally required to be twice planed off, so that before the ice was ready to cnt and house it was gone over irom four to six times. The ice itself | Costs the companies nothing, so tat no capital is expended ior stock; but the extra labor required, as above described, increased the cost of collect- ing and housing the ice some forty per cent. Dur- ing the past Winter the consumption increased 80 | much that, strange as it-may appear, there was actually ‘A SCARCITY OF ICE IN MID-WINTER. The severity of the frost kept the river closed longer and lower down than usual, 80 that the companies could not send down an extra supply. The companies stock their barges at the beginning o! the Winter and the ice thus stocked generally | Rivero, Secretar; suitices for the consumption during the Winter. ‘This year, however, the stock ran out and the ouly” ice that could be got to this city was by means of a plan adopted by the Knickerbocker Company cutting a canal from Rockland Lake landing at Piermont landing, @ distance of nine miles, towing the ice down this canal, loading it into the barges at Pler- mont and shipping it thence to New York. Notwithstanding all these drawbacks the Knick- erboeker Company has stored some 600,009 tons in its houses, including 125,000 at Rockland Lake, the remainder being along the Hudson, at Marl- borough, Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Btadtsbur, . Rbinebeck, Esopus, New Hamburg, Athens, Cat- skill, Coxsackie, Schodack Island and New Batti. more, A SIMILAR STATE OF AFFAIRS exists in the ether companies. From Mr. M. Leon- ard, President of the Washington, tf was learned that at least $25,000 extra was paid this year by his company for preparing the ice for harvesting; clearing the snow, planing off the “snow ice” an keeping the “canals? open. This company has stored about two hundr fifty thousand tons of ice in its houses at Rondout, Kingston, Washing- ton, Glasgow, oh Cg, Shen te ond other piaces along the Hudson. . Leonard states: that, although bis company would like to obta! higher price than was exacted last year, they can- not demand it and do not anticipate that any in- crease will be asked. . ‘The Mutual, Consumers’ and National companies, have aiso full houses and there cannot be any fer,y ofascarcity. There are in the neighborhood of 1,000,000 or more tons ready for use, owned by the companies a8 .Blows :— / Should an increase of price be de,manded tt is propable thatice will cost the hotels, and other large consumers from twenty-five cents, to thirty cen! per hundredweight and families, about seventy-five cents per week tor the usual-s'zed lumps, supposed to Welgh about fifteen pounds, These are not much above the ordinary trices, and unless some new combination to “bul the ce market shoud be made the suffering Will not be as bad as seems, ih some quarters, to Mave been anticipated, per illo that a large number of the Spanish troops sta- the enemy, and that the Cuban forces waited till the Spaniards were some distance off and then made # successiul night attack, It was by similar tactics that the city of Holguin, with an immense booty, was captured a few months ago, THE NEWS FORESHADOWED, The Vice lresideut of the Republic of Cuba, Mr. Francisco V. Aguilera, lately received letters irom. Cuba Libra iniorming him that the deseent in ques tion was in contemplation, and that large bodies of patriots were about concentrating around the city. SKETCH OF MANZANILLO. Manzanillo conwins a population variously esti mated at from six to eight thousand souls, It 19 strongly fortified and contains # heavily built fort in the centre of the town, with an observe- above, to which access can ouly be bridge, which leads over & deep city ranks next in the Eastern departinent to Suntiago de Cuba, Its stores are many and handsome; there are aiso large warehouses along the port, where sugar trom the plantatious is received previous to shipment, The principal expertation to this country irom Manzanillo are sugar, molasses, cofee, honey, cedar, lignum vite, istic, &e. The Spanish gua bouts’ patrolling around the isiand Ih quest of Cuban liberating expeditions, make Manzanillo one of their principal halting places. The plains of Yara,where the revolution commenced, situated ata very short distance trom this place. A lew months ago lorty Spanish soldiers were executed near Manzanilio on the accusation of being iriendly to the patriot Cubans, THE CAPTAIN GENEKAL FEARING A REVOLUTION IN UAVANA, In addition to the foregoing information news has also been received that Captain General Ce- ballos has telegraphed to Madrid that @ large body of troops are imperatively wanted at Ha: ana, as & revolution 1m that city among tie Spaniards may break out any moment, ‘Phe siaves are aiso re- ported to be meditating a revolt, LOS AMIGOS DE CUBA. A consolidation oi the Cuban societies in this. city is now taking place, and the name of the new Society, Which proposes tie consolidation is “Los Amigos Cuba,” which, translated, meang. “Tne nds of Cuba”? The — well-knowm Cuban societies, “Los Laborantes Cubanos’” and “La Auxiliadora,” have dissolved, and their members have enrolled their names in the hew combination society, The Cuvan Assoctation at New Orleans also jolus the two New York 3e- cieties just mentioned in the union, ‘Lhe ofiicers. of the new association state that they beliove they will be joined by the other societies at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Key West, &c., who will remit thena funds tor sending oat liberating expeditions te Cuba. Downtown offices are to be secured to-day, and no time is co be lost, Among the supporters. OL this Movement Inay be mentioned Messrs. Miguel de Aldama, L. del Monte, Bramosio, Angeriea and other influential men. The followmg are the names of the officers of Los Amigos de Cuba:— General Juan Diaz de Villegas, President; M. F, Arteaga, Treasurer, in addt- jollowing committee oi four has essrs. J. J. Diaz, .N. Mestre, and Vicente Bueno, tion to wuich the been appointe Hilario Uisne GRANT AND CUBA. PRES Ea Letter from I. M. Macias to the Presie dent—A Simple Word of Charity to Cuba Asked. WILLARD'S Horst, Feb..2, 1873. To His Excellency eral U.S. GRANT, President ofthe United States of Ainerica:— Sm—Some hours ago, while visiting the Nation. al Capitol, when my mind was deeply engaged in the consideration of the sad fate of my native country, the isiand of Cuba, I suddenly met you an‘! passed closely by your side, My first impres- sion in sceing so near me the illustrious citizem Whio fills and serves the first office in my adopted country, was toaddress him in my double capacity of an American citizen and @ Cubam by birth, and ask of him in the name of Cuba and humanity to take such action as to deserve, not only the gratitude of Cubans, but also the hearty approval of the Amesican people, and of the whole people of the civilized workd, Respect, however, restrained me, Perhaps neither the place nor the moment afforded the best opportunity of setting forth my feelings and the feeimgs of the Cu- bans. but I made up my mind to write to you this letter, and, true to the inspiration L then felt, 1 ap- peal to you. ldo not ask of yor, sir, either a recognition of the state of belligerency between the Cubans and the Spaniards or anything which could endanger the peaceable relations of this eountry with Spain and other Powers of the earth, Ibis not my inten. tion to discuss intricaie Watters of international law or to suggest any steya.whicnh might be at va- riance with the duties of nentraiities, The cond tion of the Cuban revolntion is such at present to authorize on your part @ certain action which, besides giving Satistactton to the wishes of the American people, as set forth through the publia press and through every possible means of mani- festation, would certalnly place your name in his- tory, not only #3 a great soldier, but as a Christiana stalesinan, true to the» prenciples of his aye and countr 5 Whei Greeks and Turks were engaged in a war. very similar to that which rages in Cuba, rer France and England proposed an armistice ai other measuges, Which were reiased at the hegin- Ding, but successiully enforced afferwards, A novie Christian feeling prompted the acuon ef those Powers, aud the conflict was soon over, The kingdom of Greece sprung from that generous in- tervention. When Cariistas and kaabelinos were waging in Spam the same cruel war now devas- tating the island ef Caba the voice of Knginnd was d, and sMiott Treaty was concluded te J gularize the way and make it more conformabi with the of civilizatien and humanity. you haye said, sir, that the Cuban struggle was xterminating conflict,” You have seen thas, besides the means of agtion contained in sone Spanish proclamations which, your Secretary of Stare oith ly denounced as “iifamous,” slavery, WI\h aidats horrors, stil exists, and that, alter four years vartul hOrroy, there is no indication of the ability of the Spaniards to put down the reva- Tution. A resolution has just been Intreduced in the House of Represengatives recommending you “to open communications with foreign governments, of America and Europe, with a view to consider the most efficient means of protecting non-combatants and enforcing the rules of civilized war, bringing about emancipatian aud secur! more peaceable relations between Cuba and the Spanish govern- ment.” In the same spirit were ether resalutions introduced and even passed @uring the first and second sessions of this Congress. The American people strongly syinpatni with the Cuban patriots. Your Secretary State acknowledged very plain\y in his oficial notes how dificult It ts to restrain this opinion. The Republics of South America come be ged to ask of your government a simple word of charity to Cuba. gland, frou whose ‘soil I have just come, shows her good dis- positian towards Cuba through the public pres® and the eloquent speeches of influential memvers of Parliament. . hy, sir, do you remain silent when the whole Civilized world is looking at you and waiting lor Jamerica’s decision on an American question? ‘Though the action of certaia individuals and retu- gees, owing to their inexperience or to etuer: causes, May not have deserved your approval, can, this be a reason for ignoring the great, noble prin- ciples involved in Cuba's st! ie? Is it not & struggle for independence an self-government? fas Gaba done aught that the American Paty dia not do 100 years ayo—that has not been done by alk other countries of the New World? Is there auy~ thing anomalous in this movement for independ. ence and liberty? Is it not a moveme! 6 which roclaimed the emancipation of the slaves forced reluctant Spain to ponder on it? The justico of the cause of Cuba, irrespective of incidental cumstances, cannot be doubted lor a sonyee Why, then, not advance the action of Congre x 4 accepting the programme which is now under cussion? . you will have acted mig ond metelfauy imperishable laurels justly and mercifully . Respectiuly M, MAUIAS. to the clowa now worb by you: yours, a