The New York Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1873, Page 10

10 THE GARDEN OF THE GULF. Ee Prince Edward Island and Confederation. capaci The Tempest, Calm and Peaceful Repose—fow Politicians Waxed Wrathful.and Local Addisons Fought Inky Duels, What the People Think of the Change. RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND. A Glorious Holiday Retreat. PASSING GLIMPSES BY THE WAY. The Present and Future Prospects. SUMMERSIDE, Prince Eaward viene} June 3, 1873, The excitement over the confederation scheme, ‘by which this great egg-producing country becomes part of the New Dominion, has at length subsided, and a feeling of lamb-like resignation pervades the island from East Point to Sea Cow Pond. His- tory may furmish thrilling episodes of revolu- tionary wars and vividly portray the wild ana fantastic deeds of an oppressed and passionate people when roused to action, but no pen has yet @escribed the heroism, self-abnegation and disin- terestedness of the good primitive folks of Prince Edward when the question of annexation began to take a practical turn. Perhaps in years to come some ardent patriet, now rending the legislative walls of Charlottetown with truly rural eloquence, will pause, and, thinking of the great and glorious day when Canada and his native land be- came one, will describe, for the benefit of coming generations, the stirring and soul-absorbing events which marked the happy union. Witha loftiness above reproach he will scornfully pass over the hot and pungent compliments exehanged between the local orators when the gauntlet was thrown @own on the mighty topic of confederation. Then, Werlly, did the island Ciceros come boldly to the front, just as will heroic turkeys enraged at crimson cloth, The smaller the pit the flercer fight the rats. No pen can picture the nobility of soul displayed during the trying and momentous period when, it is believed, the very quills of the native porcupine were severely affected, except, per- haps, that of the historian alluded to, whose ‘task must be a pleasure and whose fame must extend even beyond the boundary line within which the bold Yankee fisher- men fear to tread. Agriculturists, the great po- tato-raising portion of the community,’ pricked ‘their ears; farmers of all classes from Cape Bear to Horse Head stood still, doybtless awaiting an ex- traordinary meterological exhibition; the local di- rectors of the country’s fate ran about at white heat, the very walls of the Assembly Chamber are Baid to have perspired with freedom, and itis no figure of speech to say that a great crisis was at hand. These are merely facts for the historian, ‘who must have almost heard the heart throbbings ef his fellow-countrymen when plunged in the deep pea Of political agitation. THE INKY DUELS. Nor can it be forgotten how the Addisons of the Jocai press {ulfilled their noble mission. The blood- curdling threats and prophecies of the Rattlesnake Were answered with defiant grunts by the Weekly Hedgehog, reiterated with treacherous bites by the Independent Lobster and overhauled at length by the Semt- Weekly Cod. While the storm raged Lampoon “cut”? Smith, Jones, of the Flatfish, carried a Greek dictionary for self-pro- tection, and for a time the belligerent quiil-drivers revelled in the thought of lunching of each other at no distant day. It can well be Imagined how the enlightened people of Prince Edward became interested in tne subject of confederation, and how their pastoral and poctic motions became confused and distorted. But I have already, in a previous letter, traced the his- tory of the cause which led to the consummation of the wishes of the Dominion Ministers, who so adroitly engineered the railroad bill which eventually became the stile over which Prince ¥dward stepped into the union. THE LAST RESORT. Embarrassed by debt, the plain truth is, there ‘Was no help for the islanders but to make the best of what they considered a bad job. And to their credit, be it said, the surrender of the government “was not agreed to without as shrewd and plucky a Piece of negociation as ever satisfied greedy and pretentious rustics. It is charged, indeed, that the terms upon which the concession is made are extravagant, and that before long the Dominion government will suffer from its self- impesed burden. be that as it may, the politicians @f the island, representing a simple but subborn people, whose great earthly boon is the abolition Of taxes, have not been hoodwinked in the trans- tion. The debt allowed to the island, at $50 per head, will amount to $4,701,050, less the sum to be expended on railways, estimated at $3,250,000— qifference, say, in round numbers, $150,000—on Which the island is to receive five per cent, or $75,000, ‘Then there is an allowance of $45,000 per apna for public works, less five per cent interest charged upon an allowance of $800,000 for purchase Of public lands—namely $40,000—leaving an annual payment to the island of $5,000; for general pur- poses, $30,000; eighty cents per head on a | population of 94,000, making an annual sub- Bidy of $75,200; Lieutenant Governor, $10,000; judges, $10,000; customs — collection, 0005 | Militia, $6,000; post office and mail servic $23,600; Ijhthouses and quarantine, $3,000; tele- | graphic communication, $2,000, and interest at five | er cent on railways costing $3,250,0 0 will amount $162,500. Such are the terms obtained by the | islanders, an annual charge on the Dominvon | Treasury of $405,400, although 't 1s clained that the yearly payments to the Domimion by Prince Ka- ward Island under coniederation will probably reach if not exceed that amount. In any event tue | isiand gains by the bargain. | WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK OF IT. It was a hard task, first of all, to make the noble sons of Prince Kdwurd understana the meaning of | coniederation, linpressed with the idea that te Dominion eye was covetous, and firmly believing | that the proposed union would invoive them in un- tod predicaments, the sturdy farmers vigorously | rotested against the scheme, aud it Was hot until | ra hey were assured by long and persevering arguienis that their taxes would not be increased by the change that they consented to it, nnowW | @ feeling O1 regret prevails turoughout the isiand, | though it is not indulged by the more intelligent Portion of the community. ‘Should the Dominion government full its contract, which, of course, remains to be seen, © Success Of the scheme 18 beyond question. in my rambles throug the | isiand { have had the pleasure of encountering species known as the fossilated togy, who dovan't | believe in railroads and shrinks with disgust from your new inventions. Tne sight of a sewing ma- chine or a well-reguiated “axe grinder” would btless bring him to an early grave. On the e, however, the people are quickly becoming ed vo their fate or fortune, whichever itis, | hen the machinery of the Dominion | government shall have been put in proper | Motion a wholesome revolution Wili unquesuvr ably result. It is time that the "Gi Guill,” as il is nov inappropriate be developed, and no surer method ¢ been adopted for that purpese than that of co. federation, Distracted by innumerable petty trou- | bles and jealousies ior years past, waich a few wise | heads could have readily removed, Prince Ldward Island might have continued for centuries to creep | on at its present suatl-like pace without hope of | redemption, @ barhacie on the British government snd the home of isolation and discontent. Bul a a light has shone upon a land singularly blessed by nature and possessed of ali the elements consti tuted to make a people bappy. RESOURCES OF THE ISLAND. Formerly known as the “Granary of Canada, anda very good granary it is, riuce Kdward, within a few years, hae done wonders in the agr cultural line. There are iarme in Queen's county without equals in the Whole Dominion, and further dows, lor tue matter of that, The exports of wwe | | ot | jected to our criticism, NEW YORK ony for the last twenty years show a steady Po more especially in the way of oats, pota- wes, barley, turnips, pork and eggs. Itis a rd place for eggs, while some quarters, the death chorus of the pigs, though not refreshing, ts fre- nent, forcible and very aistinct. As a class the farmers are of the drudging order, and drowsy, though upright, plain, and jealous of their rights, Here an there. a batch of enterprising and pro- ssive agriculturists have made their mark, but fon the generous pature of the soil and the gen- eral surroundings there is yet plenty of room for the exercise of more industry, ingenuity and more ractical application than the islanders have fleretofore exhibited, Much cannot be said for the Intelligence of the people in the far out rural dis- tricts, but it must be borne in mind that their isolated position and nota little deggedness, to say nothing of their supreme indifferénce to every- thing net immediately concerning them, preclude all possibility of their eniten tenmaens in any degree beyond a correct knowledge ef arithmetic in mak- ing up their yearly accounts. There is reason to hope, however, that they will be stimulated to exertion under the new order ef things, and that henceforth they wilt have no decided objections to modern improvements, and consequently to crisp and handsome greenbacks, Of the 1g One aye on the island fhore than three-fourths tr for cultivation, When the railroad 1s completed the means Of transportion will of course be greatly in- creased, and it is expected that much more getivity will prevail in the rural districts. When I come to speak of the fishing in this vicinity it is hecessary te pause for breath. The adjacent waters literally swarm with salmon, mackerel, trout and halibut, and whether pursued for business or pleas- ure, the sport cannot be excelled elsewhere. More expert men Would be difficult to ind, THE SUMMER RESORTS, The delightful atmosphere of the island during the present and succeeding three months, the charming panorama visible in all directions, the boating and fishing, so accessible to all, and not least, the cool and refreshing evening bre2ze, con- tribute to render this comparatively unknown spot ® Summer resideuce unequalled by more preten- tious and familiar localities. If 1 mistake not, this very Summerside, from which 1 now pen these lines, will one bag pat @ popniar watering place. It is, in fact, the Long branch of the island, with about ten times as many legitimate attractions, The railroad trom Charlottetown to Summerside will shortly be completed, but at present there is connection between the two piaces twice a week by steamer. It contains a popula- tion 01 about three thousand persons, and is distant trom Charlottetown some forty-eight miles, There is an island outside the harbor, upon which has been erected a fine building for a hotel, and it is pro- posed to surround it with beautiful drives through the circular park which is now being laid out, Next comes Georgetown, Louris, Alberton and other places of interest, all presenting some features Wortiy ol attention. Within the past three or four years numbers of visitors from the States have Spent the Summer on the island, and the prospects this season are said to be very good. There 1s a pretty place called Rustico Bay about three hours’ drive irom Charlottetown, where there is excellent suri bathing, and where another fine hotel is in course of construction. Altogether, Prince Edward Island has sterling claims which quietly disposed persons of an even temperament, bent on rural pleasure, should by no means overiook. THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS of this great island, though all that fancy painted them, are few in number and simple in design, Architecture is rather at a difcount, but a very creditable feature presents itself im the fact that the smallest and emptiest public building in the principal town 1s the jail. The most imposing structure is the Colonial Building, commenced in 1843, It is in this edifice that the members of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly congre- gate to discuss the affairs of the country, The for- mer distinguished body cqpsists of thirteen old gentlemen of a Pickwicklan turn, having more the Appearance of grave and ancient geoiogical stu- dents than that of ready debaters, ‘iheir speaker, a hale, hearty and handsome gentleman as ever stepped in creaky voots, is one of the most popular legislators on the island. A few steps along the corridor and the visitor finds himself in the august presence of the House of Assembly, The Representatives here are the men upon whose elo- quence the electors hang with admiration, What- ever may be said of the quality, 1t would be rare injustice to deny that so far as quantity is con- cerned the people get the worth of their money. Nor would it be quite fair to overlook the fact that, blessed with oratorical powers of a high degree, a commendable amount of ambition is displayed by all to introduce measures which, for length and breadth, must take the scriveners by storm. No- liceable amoug the members is a@ tall, lanky man, like a note of interrogation, who disinterestedly engages attention, and occasionally shows very combative qualities. It isto be regretted, more- over, that the members, though possessing ability and shrewdness, are oftentimes wanting in discretion wien debates wax warm. The chamber is very neat, and the arrangements ail that could be desired. There are other bulidings worthy of note, including the new Post Office and Law Courts, the Government House, St. Dunstan’s Col- lege, the Wesleyan Academy, the Prince of Wales College and two convents, One of Which has few equals in the Dominion in_ point of situation and surroundings. The Right Rev. Bishop Mcintyre 1s one of the leading minds of the island, and has done much to advance its interests. But it would hever do to pass the market house of Charlotte- town. Here tie rudy damsels from all paris con- regate With the choicest products of the dairy ana aru yards, While their elder brothers might be seen On any Friday oifering for sale the fruits of the jarm, Overhead is the market hall, where, occa- sionally, migut be heard at night the suriek of some faded ballad songster or the deep, guttural tones oi the melodramatic stroller, I should say without hesitation that Charlotcetown is not yet prepared for Itadan opera, The station house of this sweet littie town is a study for architects; but as its cheeriul apartments are seldom occupied by the ordeily, Well disposed and hospitable imhabit- ants, it might as well be twenty miles off, A dap- er little Marsial commands’ the police, and a righter, more inteliigeut or more obliging Super- intendeni never buttoned a coat, He is the terror 01 rowdies and every decent body’s iriend. As for sport, there is no lack of it, At the raciag park here there willbe matches within a month, and roinineut among the eontests wall be that between dr. Strickland’s Atuerican trotter Don Juan and a native horse, cailed King Bird. The race is jooked forward to with great interest. There is altogether much to be said in favor ot the princi- pal city of the island, and of its inhabitants, whose refinement and generous bearing never fail to make @ pleasing impression, ‘The erection of a good hotel in Charlottetown is absolutely necessary. It is the great centre of travel, and such an estab- lishment must soon make its appearance, not to be superintended by a down-east pork and beans vender, but by a purveyor whose experience in large cities will enable him to appreciate the situa- THE EFFECTS OF CONFEDERATION. There can be but one opinion as to the effect of the union of Prince Edward Island with the New Dominion, All classes and denominations seem to regard it, first, as inevitable, and secondly, as an aveuue to the world of enterprise and industry, The broad and beautiiul plains of the island, teem. ing withthe richest produce without the aid of moderna arts, have yet to show the bountiiul fruits of well directed application on the part of the hus- banman. ihe country rich and ripe for action, and when the proper inducements are held out to immigrants—tor the isiand has nota fourth of a fair popuiauion—a change must come that will «i pel the heavy clouds which have hitherto spread over the Garden of the Gulf, THE JERSEY BOULEVARD. Meeting of the Real Estate Association— Arguments in Favor of the New Av- enue, A meeting of the Real Estate Association of Hudson county, New Jersey, was heid last week at Busch’s Hotel, Hovoken, when the following paper was read by Dr. Laidlaw :— At the requ Association, we beg sideration to-day Some Of Iny Views in regard to the recent location of the new Hudson county avenue, These views are oilered to you as those par hot in any Way directly benelited by the proposed location. ‘This avenue or boulevard question is one which jor the first ume can properly be introduced to our attention as an asso clauon. ‘ihe in are su Various aud the views ente so lixediy diverse as to the best ined by tuem pute to be Lol. lowed Unat the introduction of the subject at any previous inceting would ave led only to fruitless discussion aud possibie disruptive dissension; but sine the Commissioners have indicated @ route Witch im their judgment ts the best, it is hoped that the remaining questions can be calmly sub- At the outset it will be that in my jucgment the whole work of the Commissioners up to the present time is woithy of the unqualiied support aud praise of this association, No uoubt the majority of us could have proposed a route which would have suited ourselves better, but he would be a very bold man iudeed who would ciaim that be could have better subserved the various int of the whole poptiation of the couuty by any other best to stute | of route, So much is ail that need ve said in regard to individual interests. Let us attend now to the general results oj such @ boulevard aad its eflects upon the real estate oi our vicinity. "The total cost of the boulevard is made up of the costol construction, added to the cost of locaung Phe Cosi of entire construction is opening. logisiative enactment to $1 ),000 per uned to the length of the avenu to $2,400, nd will be paid by tl sonal estate'o, the county, the asse: wi last year was $100,000,000, ‘The cost of constraction, then, Would be 24 per centof that sum. ‘There are in the square acre 100 st Wil real aud county 50 square miles, or » Which contain 394,000 lots ch. Tue cost of construction ea would average only $6 for cach lot ii paid for in thal way, so that the sum, couspared to our ca- pacity, 18 moderat Gut what will tue county get in return for this outlay ¢ We will limit attention to the mereased valua- tion oO! the land resulting from the construction of this avenue, or to a tract covering tweuty-one lots deep on cach side of it throughout the county. The avenue, Leing constructed sixteen miles in Jength, Will have 2,000 lots fronting it upon each side, or 5,200 lots in all, These lots within three years wil Lave increased iu value, at & low esti- st Of & number of members of this | ave LO present for your con- | StS oi the individual memuers | mate, on an average of $1,000 each; which would ada $5,200,000 to tue wealth of the county, ‘The ten lots ineach biock immediately contiguous to those facing the Boulevard, and situated on the Streets crossing it, would increase on an average $500 each within three years. That 1s, on 7,200 lots the increased valuation would be $3,600,000, The next filteen lots, commencing 225 leet distant from the Boulevard, situated in the cross streets and extending to about one thousand feet distant from it, would in the same period increase on an average about two hundred dollars per lot. In the county there would be 39,000 such lots, which, at $200 per lot, would make an increased valuation of $7,800,000. All of the above increased valnation is limited to the land situated 1,000 feet eastward and westward hho PAUeveRG, Yielding the following items of Increased value of lots fronting. $5,200,000 Increased value of 7,200 contigs 3,600,000 Increased value of 39,000 more distant | 900,000 Total increase of county real estate value; ....$16,600,000 If we allow the building of 300 dwellings fueing the avenue or contiguous to it within three years, at an average cost of $11,000 each, there will be added {9 phe realeh of this county from all these sdfirces the large Sum of $20,000,000, This would add $10,000,000 to the assessed valuation of real estate in Hudson soupy. since the assessed value SpOus 50 per cent of the real value. ‘The valua- “ton of 1873 went become oe or 10 per cent ter, The media Pha inefeisé would be a diminished ral An: fon throughout the county, not only for county taxes, but for city, township or State taxes. The average rate of the county, instead of being about $2 20 0n the $100, would be reduced to less than 2 per cent. Furthermore, it would immediately transfer a large share of the county tax from old Jersey City and Hoboken to the propefty contiguous to the avenue. As much asa quarter of a miliion dollars yearly, now paid by those cities for State, and city taxes, would be transferred to in the vicinity of the Koulevard and paid by it Thus those cities, though distant from the in prorenan’, would be immediately and immensely neflted by it. In opening or locating the Boulevard about two thousand six hundred lots will have to be pur- chased and some hundreds of buildings will be bought and removed or sold at a loss, — Including all expenses the cost per lot will approximate $1,500, which would make $3,900,000 the total of opening and locating the avenue. Now, since the entire cost of locating the avenue fs to be paid by the lots within 2,000 feet on each side of the Boulevard, the average as- sessment for each lot to be assessed ts easily determined, There will be about 52,000 lots to pay $00,900,000; that is, the average assess- ment on each jot will be $75, ‘The salaries of the Commissioners and of their assistants, also in- terests, costs of surveys, &c., will make the amount approximate $80 per jot. The lots facing the Boulevard will, no aoubt, be by far the most heavily assessed, and the most distant will be but lightly taxed, The above estimates of cost are believed to be the highest possible; and those of benefits the lowest possible. The per centage of increase in New York tor the same time during the progress of a similar improvement was 300 per cent. We have calculated upon an average in- crease of less than 75 per cent, which will un- doubtedly be more than realized, It is only one- fourth tue increase experienced in New York. If our position in regard to costs and benefits be conceded to be corr it will show that within three years, for an penditure of $6,300,000, or less, the county wul be benefited $20,000,000 ox more. ‘There is@ very large margin of profit, and expenses could be doubled or benefits much dimin- ished, and still snow that the immediate prosecu- tion of the opening and construction of the Hud- gon county avenue is of the highest import: nce to our progress, pleasure and interest; and in order to exhibit to the Avenue Commissioners our appre- ciation of these facts, and also our estimate of their rvices so far rendered, we move the passage of the following resolution :— Resolved, That the completion of the proposed avenue will do more than anything at present attainable to real- ize the objects of this Association In promoting the ad- yancement of Hudson county real estate, and in deyelop- ing and serving our highest local interests . HELL GATE, The Progress and Probable Completion of the Work at Hell Gate—What Is Being Donc—When the Grand Explo- sion Will Take Place—What Will Be Accomplished on the East Side by the Improvements—A Safe Channel for Eu- ropean Steamers. As the river and Sound steamers pierce their way | eastward along the Kast River the passengers thereon, when they come to what the Dutch skip- per, Adrian Blok, named “Hellegat Riviere,’ in- quire, invariably, when will the great blasting of Hell Gate come off? This interrogatory 1s not con- fined to passengers on the steamboats; it is put with equal pertinacity by pedestrians on land and by the travellers on the Harlem cars, The answer given to this question by the Hell Gate engineers is, that at the celebration of the centenary of Ameri- can independence this blast will be heard, and sach a blast it is expected to be that was never heard on this Continent before, Then that which has been historical rock long before the New England coast was explored will be rock no more, as far as the eye can see, and if the explosion ts successful the wondrous current that has been de- scribed by Irving and Cooper will ha changed its character entirely, Irving’s description is worth reproducing :— Being at the best of times and impetuous current, it takes these impedi- ments in mighty dudgeon; boiling in_ whirl- pools, brawling and iretting in ripples, raging and | roaring in rapids and breakers, and, in short, in- duiging in all kinds of wroug-headed paroxysms. At such times woe to any unlucky vessel that ven- tures within its clutcies. This termagant humor, however, prevails only at certain times of tide, At low water, for stance, it is as pacitic a stream as you would wish to see; but, as the tide rises, it’ begins to fret, a very violent AT HALF TIDE it roars with might and main, like a bull bellowing for more drink: bat when the tide is tull it re- lapses into quiet, and for a time sleeps as soundly as an alderman after dinner. In fact, it may be compared to a quarrelsome toper, who is @ peace- able tellow enough wiheu he has no liquor at all, or when he has @ skinfull, but who, when hali-seas over, plays the very devil. This was, of course, before any improvement was made in the channel; now it ts a rare thing for any serious damage to be done to @ vessel in making this perilous passage, be- cause to be forewarned is to be forearmed. The prudent navigator avoids the channel as much as possible, and thus does not put so desperate a risk as this between the rock and his precious cargo. Recent local agitation of the public mind in tie | direction of the improvements of the east | side of the island, rapid transit, a new East River bridge in the vicnity of Heli Gace has caused attention concentrated on the works at that point, essiully accom- plished it i oute to Europe will be shortened by fifty miles. There will he no longer any delay at Sandy Hook waiting tor a fa- vorable tide; and il the European steamers adopt this mode of entering the bay ir docks will } soon be transferred from the North to the | River. This is a consummation that HARLEM are devoutly wishing. | them to know that the work is pusted on day with an unceasing energy, and that ti tation 0! the supert!.tendent of the work, \ itheimer—namely, to have a to bition on the Fourth — of Heil Gate—will be fulfilled, 109, when Congress made an appropt | or 0, the work has been pushed vigorously. | What tuat work is may be stated summurily ina | few words. 1 18 the formation of a dam and series | of catacombs, the latter to be charge under cer- tain conditions, with nitro-ciycerit nd on the | date mentioned above the great explosion {8 to take place which scatters this pr yecung rock into millions of pieces and buries them beneath the waves forever, What the ¥ ali we will endeavor in some measur Landing by one of the many river steamers that stay at Hell Gate tue visitor finds himself on apiece of land | jutting into the river at one angle. Following the pathway that is made by the side of some tem- from twelve to twenty drills are required per foot, and in the hardest from twenty to twenty-six. It is manifest, therefore, that the repair an ‘king of these drilis is an important requirement, and to meet it a fitting and repairing sh inthe shaft, The effect of cavating is to prepare for expiosions the rock can be blasted, and been done intentionally on a system 80 as to leave each heading intercepted by galleries of rock, with here and there a transverse gallery. Of course ex- plosions are going on, more or less, every day, with the usual precautions taken preliminary to blasting. The charges ure two ounces of nitro- glycerine, and their discharge makes a succession p/ sounds that fall with a tremendous thud upon the ear, and scatters BOULDERS OF ROCK along the floor of the headings. When the great dis- charge is made on the Fourth of July, 1876, it will be accomplished by an electric exploder, and will be simultaneous in its action, The cartridges are made and filled in the laboratory adjoiming the works, and every precaution is taken to avoid accidents, ef which there have been very few dur- ing the entire progress of the works, When the work is fully completed it is expected that vessels of the deepest draught will have an easy entrance of 1,200 feet. THE COURTS. Yesterday Adam Danner was charged before Commissioner Shields, on the complaint of Colone) Spurling, special agent of the Pension Office, with inducing a boy named James Lynch, residing at the Newsboys’ Home, to personate Karl Danner, for whom the defendant had been appointed guardian, and in that capacity draw tor Karl and other minor children of one Louis Danner twenty-six dollars every three months. The defendant had promised three dollars to Lynch to personate the boy Karl Danner, so that he might be enabled to obtain the pension. The Commissioner held vhe accused in $1,000 bail for examination. Mr. Willtam Blaikie, counsellor-at-law, 151 Broad- way, hag been appointed for two years as @ Com- missioner in this State for taking testimony in the Court of Claims in reference to claims against the United States. Complaints have been made against certain lawyers or pension agents in this city for cheating soldiers, and the widows and orphans of soldiers, in the collection of pensions and claims for back pay. One lawyer is under inaictment for this offence in Brooklyn, and the evidence against him is stated to be of so strong and clear a nature that the probability is that he will be convicted if tried, and in the United States Court of this city the Com- missioners have frequently had such charges under their consideration. Some of these persons who have committed this mean kind of swindling have been obliged to refund amounts of money which they had unjustly kept from their poor and needy clients. Commissioner Kenneth G. White and Commis- sioner John A. Shields have been summoned to attend as witnesses in Providence, R.L, in the case of Joseph Perry, who is under arrest there on a charge of having committed perjury while testify- ing as a witness for the plaintiff in the celebrated Jumel suit of George Washington Bowen vs. Nelson , Chase. and ex- BUSINESS IN BANKRUPTCY. Adjudications in Involuntary Bankruptcy.— Perry Vosburgh, E, B. Koenig, tlerman Danziger, Wilam W. Hulst, Gabriel Stauss, John Johuson an | porary bulidings he suddenly stanus surprised at the foot Ol a narrow stairway owe a shaft that is immetately opposite Fort Stevens, Having overcome his first surprise he ventures down the | staircase, and there sees on each side of him and in front of him SUBTERRANEAN CAVERNS radiating seaward. h cavern is the name | of some distinguisi rant,” “Me- ck )?Parragat’ and It the vis- itor fatends to explore. any of © caverns it 18 Well il he has brought with him au winbreila; uf not, by the invesiment of “a quarter,” le can procure na specuiator On the ground, and thus save hinge: the adrenching from 1 the rock giance be tu excavation, The mind ends idea of the height of the dam, 4 | rectiy, It 18 thirty-two feet; nerally sup- | posed lo be cons, plauorms at the ear is the “whizz” of the Burleigh drill, whieh is set in motion by the applicati 4 drilling work al The wen employed ta | CORNISH MID About two hundred n are employed in what is called “three shifts; that is, bh shift | Works eight hours, thus conuinuing the work | throughout the twenty-four hours of each day. | Certain regulations are enierced to insure a pre: scrived quantity of work. For example :—Miners and tools—helding the drill-vbar in one striking with the ovler—are expected to furnish five feet gauging at a snift in average rock. The drilis are Of course au ,mportant task, and jrom eight to twelve of them are biuuted im sink- ing a one and @ half ‘h hole one foot in the sotter micuceous rock; iu gliviss of medium hardness } th ise the hej it really Alty | feet. The first noise heard in tt vern is the | dropping of water, and wien the | custowmed to that (ae next sound that vibrates on | | Philetus R. Carioll. Discharge.—William T. Henderson, SUPREME CCURT—CHAMBERS. Decisions. By Judge Ingraham. In the Matter oi the Peekskill Cement Com- pany.—Motion granted, Ray vs. Livingston et al.—Report confirmed. Hancock vs. Hancock.—Report confirmed and divorce granted. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Judge Monell. Eisner vs. Newborn.—Motion granted. ferred, Seaman vs. Bolken.—The same. ; Schanck vs. Bartels.—Order granted. Jounsom vs. The New Haven Steamboat Com- pany.—The same. Von der Menden vs, Elsas.—Order that Sheriff's jury assess damages. Leavitt vs. Mallory.—Costs readjusted, Peck vs. Cohen.—Motion granted, Koehler vs. McArdie.—O:der opening judgmeht, Eliis vs, Mead.—Motion denied without costs, By Chiet Justice Barbour. Kelly vs. West.—Case settled, By Judge Van Vorst. Van_ Poltenburgh vs. bates.—Complaint dis- missed. By Judge Curtis. In tbe matter of Mary King.—See memorandum. COURT OF common PLEAS—SPECIAL TcRM. Decisions, By Judge Robinson, Lattimer vs. Livermore.—Judgment for plaintiff, with costs, Case re- By Judge Larremore. Lichtenstein vs. Li —Divorce granted. Ostrender vs. O: Doyie vs, Doyle.—Same. Sheny vs. Solms.—Leave to serve. Suppemental answer granted on payment ot costs of motion. Sweet vs. Swect.—Relerence ordered, BROOKLYN COURTS. CITY COURT—TRIAL TERM. A Contractor's Suit. . Before Judge McCue. Bernard E. Gray brought sult against George B. Elkins to recover $2,000 for work done on the Sack- ett street Boulevard, Elkins was contractor for grading and paving a part of the boulevard and employed Gray to do work tor him, The jury ren- dered @ verdict in favor of the plaimtia’ foF the full amount claimed, SURAQGATE’S COURT. Last Week’s Record. Before Surrogate Veeder, Wills proved:—Charlotte A, Atkinson, of Paw- tucket, R. 1; James Montgomery, Michael Philbin, John W. Einhaus, Eliza K. Eastman, Samuel Smith, Conrad Hérnes, Samuel Baldwin, Dietrich Harth, Eleanor V. M. Croes, Sarah Coyle, Buckley T. Ben. ton, James M. McCurtin and John A, Fowler, all of | Brooklyn. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of Sarah Coyle, Henry Coyle, Joshua At- king, Nicholas J. McConnon, Julia Ann Huributt, Marie Hoizhanser, tlizabeth Ann Conley and Meta Schroeder, all of Bro y Letters of guardi. tate of Ells Budum, her mothe W. Talmage and t Image to Isabella W. Talmage, their mother; of Samuel Wardell, Mise souri Voss, Athalinde Wardell, Joseph tH. Wardell and John Wardell to Margaret Wardell, all of the city of Brooklyn. ‘of the persons and es- ® granted fo Elizabeth ties H. Talmage, Mary COMMISSION OF APPEALS CALENDAR, ALDANY, N.Y The following is the of Appeals for Monday, June 16 June 14, 1873, the Commission Nos. 134, 138, 141, 148, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157, 104, 151, 162, | 6 The Court adjourned ull Monday, at ten lock A. M. “A STILL SEIZURE, Ilicit Whiskey Manafacture in Brooke lyn. The never-to-be-forgotten era of whiskey raiding in the Fifth ward, Irishtown, Brooklyn, was re- | vived yesterday by a descent of three deputy col- | lectors and two policemen upon an thicit distillery situated in the rear of No, 7 Little street. The piace, Which was well secreted, being inthe back | yard of a dilapidated three story brick building, has also been used as a stable and carriage house, About one o'clock in the ufternoon “deputies” Pnil- | lips, Gillen and Gi ied an entrance to the still, Where they ound fou pper stilis aud right small worm tubs, also ¢ tub, a heater ta doubler, About'2,000 gallons of mish were aiso found on the premises. Twenty molasses | hogsheads, four of which were filled with that ma- terial, Were also seized, As the workmen were preparing to remove the property levied on a mob of inen, Women and children congregated about, | them and began to pelt them with stones and | bricks, Finally the police, under Captain MeCon- nell, arrived on the scene and put the turbule: spirits to flight—not, however, until they ha driven of large still and other paraphernal the illicit establishment. A FRESH AIR FUND IN BROOKLYN, The philanthropically disposed of Brooklyn have contributed towards a fund for the purpose of af- fording recreation to the children of the poor—the inmates of the charitable institutions and others, Last year several thousand youngsters were taken by the well disposed and considerate pe®ple, who instituted what is termed the “Fresh Air Fund,’ to Rockaway Beach, Canarsie, Coney Isiandj and other favorite resortsj(or a day's joliification. About four hundred and fifty doliars bas been subscribed twards the fund thus Jar, and pleasant hours are in prospect for tue little ones, HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET. THE ZINGARI by whieh The Doings of a Wandering Tribe of Gypsies in Lehigh Valley, Pa, Kidnapping Children and Stealing Horses. A Herald Correspondent Passes a Night in Their Camp. Perhaps there is no more beautiful scenery in the world than that which fs to be found in the Lehigh Valley, in Pennsylvania. A journey from Allentown to Wilkesbarre is the most delightful one imaginable, presenting as it does so many features of enjoyment which in other parts of the country are wholly unknown, The scenery is at once wild and beauti(ul, rugged and sublime. On either side mountains lift their everlasting tops to heaven, while in the valley beneath the Lehigh flows in uninterrupted beauty, its sides dotted with fertile flelds, smiling orchards and happy farm houses. The Valley of Wyoming, im- mortalized by Campbell, the noblest of lyrics, in his celebrated poem, spreads its wide expanse of pasture land before the eyes of the traveller in its evernal freshness, the frowning mountains loom- ing grandly down upon the peaceiul scene. No wonder that the Valley of the Lehigh has been made famous in verse and story, It stands unri- valled in its peculiar attractions and has well been called the Garden of the East. . In this charming abode of nature a " NOMADIC TRIBE OF GYPSIES have for the past few weeks had their habitation. This strange and wandering race, of whose ori; nothing authentic is Known, of whose customs much has been written, are true lovers of the pic- turesque, and with the instinct of painters or poets they are always to be found where the grass is greenest, the water purest and the air most fresh. The gypsies have furnished many a fertile theme for the novelist, the stories of their lawlessness, their thefts, their romantic qualities and their gen- erosity being innumerable. Who they are and what they are have never been ascertained ; but one thing is certain—for generations they have lived as a@ separate and distinct race in every land where they happened to be located, their hand against evefty man and every man’s hand against them. One of the amiable traits of character for which they have long been noted is the strange atfection which they have invariably displayed tor children not their own, whe annals of many a noble family in England and Fraace tell of heirs who spent their infancy and childhood in gypsy camps, only coming into their rightiul patrimony through accident or the revelations of some out- cast member of the tribe to which they had been attached, These legends are generally looked upon as possible stories of the past—possible 200 years ago, but utterly impossible now. People who hold this opinion would be greatly astonished if they were told that in the present year of grace, and within half a day’s journey from New York, the KIDNAPPING OF CHILDREN has been frequently practised by a band of gypsies, who, with their headquarters in the Lehigh valley have been scouring the surrounding country, pick- ing up stray children or stray horses as oppor- tunity offere Such, however, is the fact, only within the past month a case having occurred near Easton. ‘The child stolen was of very tender years, and, in company with ‘its nurse, had been out among the hills with which Easton is sur- rounded, hile here a swarthy gypsy woman with @ rather attractive countenance Len oe the nurse and asked permission to tell the latter her fortune. Her nurse, with the natural credulity and superstition which is common to persons of her class, consented, and giving the woman some money, asked her to proceed, laying the child upon the grass. The gypsy poured out a string of mean ingless nonsense, mingled with the usual allusions tp dark men and light men, MARRIAGE AND DEATH, The servant girl listened entranced while the woman was speaking, and when she had con- cluded, turning round to look for the child, she was horrified to find it gon® Sne had seen no one approach while the gypsy Was talking, but as the road snddenly turned near where her fortane was told, it would have been easy for one to have crept cautiously along without having been perceived, She returned to Easton sorrowtul and sad, and her tale plunged the household to which she belonged into deepest distress, Re- wards were offered, the police were set to work, the gypsy camps were searched, but tor some days without avail, as no trace of the little one could praca The child was eventually recovered, jut not until a large sum of money had been ex- Rt nded and hope almost lost. The affair has been epy very secret, the local papers only dimly aliud- ing to it. Four correspondent, hearing of the circum- stance, on last Thursday determined to visit the gypsy camp and find out tor his own information and that of the public how far the apnearance and names of the gypsies correspouded with the stories told of them. A tragedy which, it was ra- mored, had occurred in tue camp hastened my movements, and I took the first train to Allen- town, arriving there as NIGHT WAS BEGINNING TO FALL. Tinquired of various peopie whom 1 met about the gypsies, but could obtain no authentic infor- mation about them further than that they were quartered in some woods, about fifteen miles trom Allentown, in a southeasterly direction. The night threatened to be wild and stormy, and the rain was falling in fitful torrents; but I deter- mined, 1 possible, to proceed and reach the camp before midnight, Aiter some trouble a Pennsyl- vania Dutchman was induced to accompany me, and about eigat o’ciock we started for the camp, The roads had been greatly cut up with the rain, the horses sinking almost to theirknees at every step they took. Progress under the circumstances was slow, and it was near twelve o'clock when we sighted the woods. When we came to the out- skirts the Dutchman refused to proceed further, and, having no resource left, I determined to pro- ceed alone. The driver drew his horses up to a sequestered spot in the woods, and, having given me directions as to the way I should take, got under the shelter of the wagon, The rain was still coming down n torrents and the night was pitch dark; only now and then the gloom would be dispersed by occa- sional flashes of lightning. I began to think I was in arather awkward position, but as I had gone so far I thought I might as well proceed as turn back, Knowing thatif I would be jortunate enough to reach the gypsy camp their proverbial hospitality would insure ime shelter for the night. I had not gone far when the barking of half a dozen dogs ap- prised me that I was in the vicinity of the wander- ers. Goingon a@ littie turther I discovered the white tents in the darkness, and at the same time agruff voice demanded who I was and what I wanted, The speaker was A POWERFUL-LOOKING MAN, and, thongh evidently awakened from sleep by the barking of the dogs and my approach, he had all his clothes on. In answer to his inquiry L told him Thad lost my way, $s the night was so stormy 1 wished to have sheiter until the morning. Alter some hesitation he compiled with my request and asked me to share his Wagon with him. | crept in ainong the straw, and as [ was wearied with my tramp I soon {ell asleep, notwithstand- ing my wet cloth Karly next mornt the udise in the camp awoke me, an looking out of th wagon, 1 found thi the gypsies were all astir, The morning was beauti- ful atter the storm of the preceding night, the grass smelied sweetly, the birds were gatiy sin, ing, and Thad abundant opportunity to study camp and the persons it contained. They we thirteen in all—six men, four women and three ciildren. Two of the women were old, toothless and repulsive-looking; the other two were young aud quite good-looking. The men were swarthy, powerful fellows, with bronzed countenances anc bright, cunning eyes. lwas greeted civilly and asked to remain to breakfast, whieh I very readily consented to do, as Thad fasted trom six o’ciock the evening — be e, and felt correspondingly hungry. The fire was made IN THE CENTRE OF THE CAMP, and a meas, something like the Scotch haggis, wag prepared in alarge pot. It was savory and iavit- ing, and very little was leit in the pot woen the meai was coucluded, [ soon satisfied mysell that the stories which | had heard about a tragedy were faise, and that the gypsies, in this partictilar in- stance, had been misrepresented, I learned from a man'who seemed to be a leader among them a great many interesting parsiculars of their mode of life, The band had wintered in Philadelphia, and at the first opening of Summer had started out on their annual tour, They remain away until the severity of the weather drives them ‘to take refuge m cities again, and so their lives are spent from year to year. They are very fond of trading in horses, and when they cannot procure animals in any other way they have no hesitation in stealing them, Some- tunes the jarmers retaliate, and if a gypsy’s hor: strays away from the enclosure it is very rarely allowed to return again, The band were greatly excited over the loss of a pony which had broke loose & night or two before, and of which NO TRACE COULD BE FOUND, While I was in the woods the Chief of Police from Allentown, in company with a gentieman trom Bal- timore, came to the camp. The latter had pre- viously sent on the following telegram :— Are any of the sles in camp in your vicinity? If 80, would you see FP Rhey have & bo: ant eyes, light curly hair, about five feet four? If ne js there His name is Frank Brooks, WILLIAM D. The gypsies disclaimed all knowlege of the boy, detain him, BROOKS. | received no answer. but from their manner 1 was convinced thit knew more than they cared to tell. Mr. Broo! who resides on Lombard street, Baltimore, sorexis fon leit home some weeks and has no! since been heard of. From habite Mr. Brooks supposed that he had gone with @ band of gypsies, as he had @ dilection for their wandering mode of life, information received the afflicted father believed that the young fellow was wittr the identical band ot Bypsles who treated your correspondent 80 hog. itably; but he was disappointed in the hope of nding him, and le(t, very disconsolate, Two of the children who were with the gypsies look very unlike the persons who claimed to be their parents, and in all probability they have been stolen. T left the camp about eleven o'clock in the ; forenoon and returned to Allentewn, convinced ass my night's adventure had not been a iruitiess REAL ESTATE AFFAIRS. Stagnancy in City Property—Transe formation of Bulls to Bears Aptly De lustrated—The Reason for Solid Prices on Mahattan Island—Great Activity in aburban Realty—The Marion (N. J.) Sale To Be Continued on the 18th Inst. Important Auction in Westchester To~ Morrow—The Industrial Exposition an Established Fact—New Directors Ap- pointed—Generalities. But one opinion exists in relation to real estate Operations at present, as far as city property is concerned, and that is to the effect that business is very dull, The sudden change in the weather is about the only cause that can properly be ascribed to this stagnancy, otherwise we might have had an active market until the 1st of July. It is a singular fact how rapidly operators in real estate cal assume chameleon positions. They \ CHANGE FROM BULL TO BEAR according to the matter of trade on hand. If one of these gentlemen has property to sell he transforms himself into the ‘Taurus, and holds his possessions at fabulous rates. This %, of course, natural, as he is playing fora heavy ad- vance, and everything in the shape of lots im the immediate vicinity of his property looks very rosy, and he scouts the idea of any decline. The real estate writer is beseeched with all kinds ef sug- gestions concerning the brilliant future of the much lauded estate, and shown by the rale ef three what immense enhancement in value must naturally follow the fact of his being the fortunate owner of the identical realty. Now reverse the picture. The same gentleman has been lucky enough to “unload” a portion of long held property or the improvement by opening a new boulevard has brought him several theusand dollars award, which he is anxious to reinvest. He finds a plot which he deems suitable and deter- mines to buy. Asif controlled by a magical wand, THE SPIRIT OF POSSESSING transforms the bull of yesterday into a growl ing bear to-day, and no matter what valuable lots are offered to him at standard and estab- lished prices, he grumbies at the rates, and at the same time forgets that but a few hourg previous, if he had had the same lots, the pro- posal thus made to him would have been spurned with disdain. But speculators in this line are not blessed with good memory; they ‘generally forget what they don’t wish to remember.” There are cases, and, unfortunately, m of them, where holders of real estate on Manhattan Island demand for their property rates largely in excess of the already high proportions, hay be- come inflated with the many SCHEMES IN EMBRYO for city improvements. As a general thing, how- ever, these owners are wealthy and can rd to carry their lots for an indefinite period to come, without becoming embarrassed by the cumulative taxes and interest. For instance, we know of @ block of property, owned by a jeman of large means, running Irom Fifth to ‘Madison avenue and bounded by two streets. The owner will not sell under apy circumstances, yet he wants to lease the property on a basis of six per cent interest, but places the value of the estate at the enormous sum of $1,500,000, Any man who can see hie way clear in any such transaction and live must be @ curiosity deserving of a niche in the Central Park Museum. We endeavor at all imes to quote values of PROPERTY AT ITS ACTUAL WORTH, and only after due consultation with experts in thi line, and miss no opportunity todenounce fictitious transactions which may tend to mislead the public, scribed limits of Manhattan Island have enhanced values to an enormous extent, but it has been @ healthy advance. A wealthy man wants to live in ind style and in a choice CaN we five but one Fifth avenue overlooking Central Park, only one Centrul Park avenue west of out grand “Garden,” and only one front each way on the newly established Riverside, Morningside and Mount Morris parks. Any one owning a city lot 01 either of these parks not only possesses a plot ground 25x100 feet, but Las included therein @ perpetual public garden of many’ aere: which cannot be obstructed from his view an costs him nothing to maintain, The adjoinin; property, as a matter o1 course, partakes of thi value derived fromthe solidity of the park fron’ and naturally becomes enhanced kf being locat in a restricted and fashionable locality. City real estate during the week just closed hag not been remarkably active, altvough some few good sales have been made, among which we may note the new four story high stoop brown stone, No. 331 West Fifty-eighth strect, sold by Mr. V. K. Stevenson, Jr., to Mr. A. Backer, for $32,000, Sev- eral other sales were made by leading brokers, but have not been reported. ‘The great activity in property at present, and a is usual in warm weather, is in the suburbs, Most of these realty are sold at public vendue, and the ast week has witnessed a number of them made 0 ate advantage. On the 13tn inst. we published a full account of the great sale hel prgere. Johnson, Jr., and J. M. Gibson, at Marion, N. J., at which eighty-eight choice lots and several cosey cottages were sold, out of the 927 lots and twenty- six dwellings, besides the fine St. James Hotel, As twilight approached this sale had ta be adjourned, and from our advertising columns we notice tiat on Wednesday, the 18th inst., at noon, the continuation thereof will. take place on the ground, when this property will be closed out it possible. The Marion Land Associa- tion, to whom this real estate belongs, are about dissolving, and the sale is in partition to effect this object. We have fully described the locality before, and can only add that rapid transit briny this place within eight minutes of the Cortlandt street ferry, that it belongs to the Fifth Alder- manic district of Jersey City and is supplied with gas and other modern improvements. ‘To-morrow the most important event in suburban property occurs, being no less than the sule of 800 city lots mm Westchester county. The property selected is a vainable tract on Woodlawn Height handsomely located on the ascending sae ol the highlands, on the west bank of the Bronx River, at the junction of the Harlem and New Haven Railroads, near Central avenue, Jerome Park and the station of the New York, Boston and Montreal Railroad. The distance from Forty-second street depot is but thirty-five min- utes. Additional attractions as a speculative in- vestment or for pretty homes attaches to this pro erty irom the fact that by the Annexation law it is in the Twenty-fourth ward of New York city, and directly on the line of advancing improvements, lots at Kingsbridge, within a mile or so, already commanding from $1,000 to $2,500 per Jot in choice locations. The property is solid by Jere, Johnson, dr., per imperative order of the owners, ex-Mayor George Opdyke and bdward K. Willard, Messrs. Potter Brothers acting as agents. As it is really city property, and wil! seli at country price: it excites the solicitous attention of dealers, ani the results of the sale will determine the tone and character of future operations in the county, FATALITIES IN NEWARK. A Lady Drowned U er Very Extraordi«- nary Circumsiances—Another Victlin to Kerosene and Carelessness. On Friday night Mrs, Atha, wife of a well known japanned leather manufacturer of that name in Newark, at her home on Sussex avenue, that city, listened to her married daughter, Mrs, Smythe, of Belleville, relating some diMiculty about the cistern of her Ifouse. About ten o'clock Mrs, Atha and her husband retired. A few hours afterwards she suddenly arose from her couch, Waking her hus- band by the quickness of her movements, She told him she Was going jor & drink of water, Her remaining much longer than necessary for that pur- pose alarmed him, aud ve calied out to her, but lie then went in search of her, and, alter scouring the house, finally found his wile floating in the cistera. It is believed that her daughter's story about the cistern preyed on her mind, she veing oi @ very nervous tempera- ment, and in @ fit of somnambulism she literally walked into her watery death, The Athas were weil known in Newark business and social circles, 80 that a widespread feeling of deep-rooted sor- row has been occasioned by tie domestic calamity. Very early on Friday iorning Mrs, Maison, resid« ing at the corner of New aid Norfolk streets, cares lessly handled a kerosene lamp, It exploded, an she Was burned so terribly that medical ald was 0! no use, and she died be‘ore the day was out. Her clowning had been burned almost compietely off her person. BELLEVUE HOSPITAL A communication was received by the Commis sioners of Charities and Corrections yesterday from Comptrolier Green, asking if the Bellevue Hoapital site Was owned by the city or not. The Commi sioners resolved that the President of the modi board of Bellevue Hospital be respectfully invites to call @ meeting of his board and re upon tid expediency of removing Bellevue The marked prosperity of our city and the \-