The New York Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1874, Page 4

4 “ME NICARAGUA CANAL. | The Merits of the Two Interoceanic Rouies To Be Finally Settled. OF THE ENGINEERS. ARRIVAL ‘Prospects of an Early Solution of | the Great Problem. The possibility of a new tssue of tnconvertidle \paper I regard with amazement and anxiety, and, hin my fudgment, such an issue would be a detri- lanent and a shame.—CHARLES SUMNER. Greyrown, Nicaragua, March 14, 1874. So much has been said and written upon the sub- lect of an interoceanic canal between the Attantic | jand Pacific for the last 300 years that it would be tively absurd at this late day to direct public ttention to the importance of an undertaking hich hag so Jong exercised some of the greatest minds the world has ever seen. Well and truly as it been described as the most momentous ‘event probably in favor of the peaceful intercourse jor nations which the physical circumstances of the lobe present to the enterprise of man. And while tthe necessity for such a highway between the two oceans has been admitted for centuries, is seems | ‘Btrange, indeed, that so few successful efforts hould have been made to solve the problem, It | tmay be that the feasipility of the routes hitherto | ‘explored and surveyed has never been satisfactorily | Scores of unscrupaions adventurers | Ihave with graceiul aud ready pen de- | ecribed the simplicity and cheapness of | pet though impracticable schemes; have pictured in glowing and gassy terms their wonder- | ul expioits and discoveries, and time and time ‘again nave raised the hopes of the community that the day was close at band when the great project fhouid be undertaken. Careful and accurate ex- | ‘aminations, attended oftentimes witn hardship, peril and death, have, however, demonstrated the Jallacy, and, in some instances, even crime, of these pretentious bumbugs, who, never having even visited the regions they ven- mured to depict, cared not for the re- pults of their highly flavored concoctions so jong as they enjoyed a temporary fame and brought wrist to thejr dishonest mills, I speak not, of wourse, 0! the nobie, self-sacrificing expiorers who wor years have persistently expended their time pand money in endeavoring to benefit the world at jarge, and the records of whose researches are | ll of interest and instruction; but of the literary | arpies who, trom time immemorial, have in- fested every land and have handed down their epreseptations withoutaquaim. Dazzied with | he glittering prospect of in some way associating | heir names with the discovery of @ canal route, ¥these people have not hesitated to prociaim state- iments of the most encouraging nature, but which yupon investigation were found to be utterly des- cae of truth, and no fleld has proved more fruit- jul for imaginative speculators than the compara- bre unknown land from Nicaragua to Darien. proved, jut of late years the tide has turned. We are now 2 possession of a pretty lair estumate of the value rwhich attaches to the several rout»s hitherto ex- yamined and surveyed. Happily, their number is \decreasing, so far as their practicability is con- | cerned, and before long there will be few from rwhich the enterprising genius of the world can jselect, 80 that, brought wituim the narrowest pos- sible limits, the question of an INTEROCEANIC CANAL aust be confined simply to the expenditure of the | mecessary funds. While the canal problem may be | eapge! regarded as one of ages it can no jonger be doubted that the real issues have already been determined. At this stage details only are fleit for consideration. Whether it is reserved for fhe nineteenth century to witness tue re- moval of the barrier dividing the East Grom the West remains to be seen. San- @ume hopes are entertained that ir will, and no quore promising evidence of this could be advanced Aban the present arrangement for sending the civil and military engineers to examine and report @nally on the Airato and Nicaraguan routes. Of all the schemes hitherto presented aa water com- munication between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but three remain which merit any atten- | ‘tion—namely, the Nicaraguan, the Atrato and | that adjacent to the line of the Panama Railroad. For some reason, however, the last mentioned route does not come within the scope of he present investigation, though there are many who insist that it has strong claims on public at- | feution, Howbeit the experts will confine their examination to the Atrato and Nicaraguan routes, and whatever may be the result of their labors there is n0 doubt that their decision, whether in Javor of one or the other, will be awaited with universal interest. Their report will unquestion- ubly be conclusive, and will generally ve regarded y Scientifle men as the nal settlement of a ques- tion which has provoked so much discussiou and ‘wuich has 80 jong remained unsolved. SURVEYS. Those interested in the subject of interoceanic communication wiil, doubtless, remember that aiter Several important and exhaustive surveys bad been completed under the auspices of the United States government it was determined to bring the matter to a satisfactory solution, und for that purpose President Grant appointed ‘turee Commissioners, consisting of Commodore Ammen, United States Navy; General Humphries, Listed States Engineer Corps, aud Professor Pierce, tO @Xamine and report Various routes of interoceanic communication which bad been surveyed. In order the more thoroughly to carry out the object in view a jersonal Imspection of some o! the lines was deemed requisite, and atter some consultation it Was resvived to invite several eminent engineers, Who would themselves examine the features of one or more oO] the routes which of late had been fpromipentiy brought before the public and spoken Of as ihe woss ieasible Jor a canal Irom the AUiantic upon the to the Paciic. The gentlemen selected were General Jacob Ammen, Major McFarland, Captain tHuer, Engineer Corps United Staves Army; Civil }Engineers Waito ‘wil, of New York. ‘Mitchell, of the Ui jdue consideration it of New Orleans, Bryant God- Menocal and Protessor s Coast Survey. After was agreed that the inspec- tion and examination should be confine to the —_—Nicaragu: id Atrato route: ‘that Commander Lol, with Lieu. | tenant Miller, = Ww ud Burveyed the dormer last year, shouid accompany the party over | ‘the entire line {0m Greytown vo Lrito, the: west. | ern terininus on the Paciiic side, and’ that Com- ymander T. U, Selfridge, with Lieutenant J, 1. Salle ‘van, should subsequently conduct Uiem over the \Atrato route in order that tne werits or eacn | might be finally determined, 1 me ob these pres Diminary matters in order that the object of the commission may be the better understood, and it il readily be observed that tue utelligence, ability and experience of which it is composed are a sufficient guarantee for the impartiality and ysound discrimination which will, doubtie mark ‘the decision to be arrived at. 1he main features vol each route are to be thoroughly examined, an @s the commanding officers to whom were allutte tue duty of surveying THE TWO DIFFERENT ROUTES ‘will undertake the task of giving all necessary tn. Jormation to the party, it is reasonable wo assume tuat no element will be omitted that might ussist the Commission in coming to a just conclusion, PROGRESS. On the 27th alt. the commissioners left Pensa- cola in the United states steamer Gettysvurg, Lieutenant D, J. wcRitchie commanding, aud alter touching at Key West arrived at this historic spot at sunset, ou the evening of the 7th inst. 7 splendid harbor which some years existed here Jias of late been shut in by assndbar, so that all Vessels are for the present compelied to anchor outside. [n fact, crossing the bar in small boats is not unattended with risk, and in this connection we canoot help recalling the sad tate of Com- mander Crossman apd others, who, two years since, while attempting to get over the bar, lost their lives in the suri, Whatever arguments may be advanced against the Nicaragua route, itis at least some satisiaction to KDOW tha: you see its Worst (eature at the start, The barbor, which hot very many years agos sheltered many a noble ship trom the storms without, is now completely viockaded. In “Transit’’ times G eytown piayed an important part. Thousanas of Duasengers landed on its cheerful shore aud as- cended the San Juan Raver en route to the Pacific, tence to be conveyed co Calitornia, It was then that Greytown made its harvest, Year after yeas however, the dimensions o/ the bar have increased, and Greytown, irom being once among the lov jiest ports on the Isthmus, bas gradually gone to | pieep und remained for some time past in @ chronic | vue. But there are those who entertain the most | Bauguine hopes that it will yet resume its former ' | | } activity, and that, the engineering dimonities bav- ing been removed, it Will become the eastern ter- minus of the great interoceanic carnal. And here | may briefly present the main points of THE NICARAGUA ROUTE, as surveyed by Commander Lull, and whose recent report to the Navy Department clearly set forth the resuls of his own efforts and of those under nis command, As the commissioners have yet to examine the Atraio route surveyed by Commander | Seliridge, it would be tuvidious at this time to an- Ucipacé their conciusions. The work of surveying the Nicaragua route was divided into three Paris — VESTER, middie or jake, and eastern—the rst extending from Lake Nicaragua to the Pacific, the second comprising the lake navigation and the third that portion east of the lake. THB PROPOSED CANAL KOUTE. Asis generally known, Lake Nicaragua lies in the southwest part of the State, is about 100 miles long 4nd from thirty-tve to forty-five miles wide. Cemerges its waters through the river San Juan, which, leaving the lake at its southeast extremity, flows in an east and southeast course into the Car- ribean, The CordJera 1s divided in the northern part of the State. One branch, extending to the eastward, senda its numerous spure to the coast and to the banks of the San Juan; while the other, pesetng te the westward of the sinks In some Lees ito a mere range of bills, It may be noted ‘hat the balk of the population and wealth of the cuepeey tt im the department bordering upon the THE SAN JUAN RIVER is about 190 miles in lengtn, the greater portion of which 18 navigable only by canoes in the dary season to which | 8) have occasion to refer. During the survey last year Commander Luil’s party examined @ pass, leading from the mouth of the Rio jas, at the lake, to the harbor of Brito, This line had been surveyed by Colonel Childs over thirty years ago, and the results obtained a ware almost the same as those estabisbed by the expedition and were con- sidered very favorable. A reconnoimsance was Sub- sequently made irom the mouth of a small stream, RIO DEL MEDIO, THE emptying into the lake three miles north of the | conuecting witi the ltne previously sur- veyed at the place where the piape of the surface of high iake, if continued, would intersect the Pacitic slope. The total distance irom the suore of the lake to.@he end of the tide lock at the entrance of the narbor of Brito, on the Pacific, is a traction over sixteen miles, Its highest point is 134 leet above mean high lake. states that the great facilities existing along the Ine for depositing the materials result- ing from the excavations, the slmuplicity of construction, the easy curves which the topography of the country allows along its entire | length, inclined the expedition to favor this route, ‘Ten locks of @ fraction over ten feet lift, 400 leet long and 70 ieet wide each are proposed to over- come the difference of level—about 103 teet—be- tween une water at Brito and mean high lake and @ tide lock of nine feet lift at tue entrance ol the harbor, The middle division, as already men- toned, Consists of the navigution across the lace, @ distance of about 56 mules from tue mouths of the rivers Lagas and Del Medio, to Sau Carlos at the origin of the San Juan Kiver, the great outlet of the lake. The eastern division, which extends from San Carlos to the harbor of Grey- wows, isabout 108 miles in length, of wich, itis ciaimed, 63 mileS are in siack water bavigation, and 453g miles Of inland canal. {it is proposed to make the Sao Juan navigabie vy four dams, located at Castillo, Bales, the third at ‘the foot of Muctuca, jiapids aad the fourth about a mile below the confluence Of the river San Carlos, and short canais round these dams, with a lock of ten feet lut ineach. Thus it is proposed by an artificial cliannel to divert the river St. Carios, which, like Lie Serapiqui, another tributary of the San Juan, ‘brings trom the lighiands across the lake ao im- mense amount Of silt, which 18 constantly Miling tue San Juan. Below the San Carlos River, the San Juan widens considerably as it approaches the Colorado, and its channel is constanuy changing On account of freshets from is tibu- taries. As the conirol of its regimen by means of dams is involved in some doubt, it 18 proposed to take THE CANAL from the river about 1,500 leet above the fourth dum, and located with an extension of fourteen miles to Greytown, Thirty-six miles are to be im | excavations and embankmenis, and the re- mainug six miles across low hills and short spurs Of moderate elevation, project- ing to the river, going a general me: depth of cutting of 1 79-100 leet above tne suriace oi the water ia the canal, lor the total distance of Jour aod a half miles of inland canal in this division, including the short canals around dams. Ten jocks of the Same dimensions a8 those pro- posed in the western division are here designed to overcome the difference of level between the jake and the mean high ude of Greytown. It is estimated that the supply of water irom the lake will be fourteen times the amount necessary for the use of the proposed canal. It Is thought that au artificial harbor cap be made at Brito by meaus Ol @ breakwater and dredging. As to the harbor of Greytown, it is proposed to restore it to its Jormer condition, either by bringing the San Juan River back into the harbor or by turning it off altogether by the Colorado River, building a breakwater and dredging the present harbor. By The Kio del Medio line, 151 miles in lengti, THE ENTIRE COST OF CONSTRUCTION, including twenty-five per cent for contingencies, is estimated at $61,403,431. 1 have omitted many Of the details of this route, but tue loregoing will give some idea of the work entrusted to the Com- missioners. They willexamine the more minute points of the survey and decide as to the engi- beering points touching the great issues involved. Whatever may be the result of their labors, whetuer their report will serve to settle the ques- tion jnvolved or of inducing Congress to take some action in the matter, there is every reason to believe that the work eutrusted to ine Com- Pee a Wil be fearlessly and impartiaily per- formed. LOCATION. At this writing they are at Colorado, witn Commanaer Lull, having left Greytown two days ago. IJ will probably overtake tuem by to-morrow, when, if the opportunity offers, | will endeavor to iniorm you more tuily of the proceedings now tak- ing piace, survey having been examined, the Commissionvers Will eXamine the Atrato rouce. The possibility af a new iweue of tnconve: idle paper Iregard with amazement and anxiety, and in my fudgment, such an issue would be a detri- Tent and @ shasne.—CHARLES SUMNER, THE WESTCHESTER ELECTIONS, es It is now apparent that the elections throughout. Westchester county on Tuesday were stubbornly contested, In some of the towns party lines were completely ignored and fusion tickets heartily Supported for the purpose of killing off obnoxious candidates. This Was specially noticeable in the towns of White Plains and Westchester. In the jormer place a republican supervisor was elected, with the aid of democratic votes, while in the Jast named locality the republicans united with their political opponents in the choice of a democrat, in order lo break up @ miniature William M. ‘Tweed autocracy in that ancient town. The fol- lowing is a list of the supervisors elected and the towns which they represent; — M. W, Fish, Bediord, rep. ; Coffin 8, Brown, Court- land, dem.; William H. Pemberton, East Cheater, dem; A. O. Wilson, Greenburg, dem.; Edward Willetts, Harrison, dem.; John 0. Holmes, Lewis- boro, rep. H. Binney, Mamaroneck, rep.; Amos i, Clark, Mount Pleasant, dem.; Francis Car- enter, New Castle, lib.; George W. Davias, New ochelle, dem. ; James Hopkins, North Castle, rep. ; Odie Ciose, North salem, rep.; John Hoag, Ossin- ing, deu.; James Hyatt, Pelham, dem.; Miles Adams, Poundridge, dem.; Samuel W. Johnson, Rye, dem. ; Francis Secor, Scarsdaie, dem.; Jesse K, Carpenter, Somers, rep.; F. ©. Havemeyer, Westchester, dem.; kiisha Horton, Jr., White Plains, rep. ; John fl, Williams, Yonkers, rep. ; John B. Tompkins, Yorktown, ub, From this it wiil be seen that the new Board of Supervisura will be composed of twelve democrats, eight republicans and two liberal republicans. Last year’s organiza- tion contained filteen democrats, eigbt republicans and two liberals, the three towns how annexed to one York having been also represented in that Ye THE GERMAN SOCIETY, German Immigration—Its Decrease, The Directors of the German Society heid a meeting at their office, No. 13 Broadway, yester- day, when Sigismund Kaufmann presided. Ke. ports were supmitted showing that during the past month %353 German immigrants were landed den, @ decrease of 4,115 compared with ¢ rresponding month of last year, when 6,473 Germans arrived, The German tmmigration at tus port stmce the 1st of January mounted to 6,107 persons, which is 6,669 Quring the first three montns wien the German immigration 11,775 persons, The Reef Comimit- : og the past month, expended $2,040 60 for the of the destitute by cash do- Hattons and $655 or Dread and meat distributed among the poor, & thousand two hundred loaves oF bread anc pounds of meat were distributed. The sum of $1,500 Was appropriated from the funds of tie society jor tne use of the Relief Comumittee in ain o1 the jestitute during the present mont . Te we REDEMPTION THE ONLY MEASURE OF OONFIDENCE. {From the Washington Nationa) Repubiiean.] Redemption 1 the only measure that can pro duce confidence. Confidence is aii that \s neces: sary to an active circulation, and with an untm- peded ebb and flow of the circulating medium we shall see the products of labor {reeiy exchange between the Various sections of the country. Rea urchasing power of our currency Will be increased ally ten per cent, and consequently the wages of the laborer abd mechanic will be Of that mach more value to thém, The credit of the country at Rome aud acroad will ve uumeagurably benedtea and strengthened. The engineer's report | Commander Seliridge is expected at | Aspiowali on the 25th inst., when, the Nicaraguan | | MASSACHUSETTS’ STRIKERS. | The possi bility of a new tssue of inconvertible paper L regard with amazement and anciety, and, in my judgment, such an issue would be a dei | ment and a shame,—CHARLES SUMNER, | ——e The Waltham Weavers in a Bad “Fix”— Railroad Laborers Taken with the Striking Mania—Fall River Operatives Agitating for Less Hours. Bosron, April 1, 1874 ‘The atrike of the operatives of tue Boston Manu- facturing Company at Waltham has ended dis- astrously for the strikers. The lower mills have ; been shut down, the strikers turned out and new hands wiil be pat in their place as rapidly as pos- | sible. ‘The company are full of orders tor hosiery and knit goods at this mill—a fact which the | strikers well knew, and considered is a good | reason why they snould be paid the old prices for | their work, They say thatthe former prices are | | none too much for the support of their families, | and that the demand for their work | | justifies them in demanding a rise im | their pay. On the other hand tt is claimed that proper notice oftheir intentions to strike was | | not given and that the course they have taken in | | leaving their work was uncalled for, The wisdom — | or folly of the strikers 1s tne topic of discussion in | all quarters, There is a large crowd im the vicin- ity O1 the mills, but the gates are closed. There | has been but little disturbance among them, and it would be folly for them to attempt to muke trouble even if they had tne desire. It is said the | majority of them will not countenance any violent | demonstrations, while others fear that if the strike | continues there “will be trouble in the camp.’’ | | They claim that thetr piaces cannot be easily flied | on account of the kind of work that they per- ' formed, and that the owners wit be compelled to succumb to their terms, it seems to be the gen- eral opinion that the company Will not accede to the demauds, but will ore new hands. Many of the strikers have families, but the greater part of | Cash. RELIEF. St. John’s Guild and the Downtown Poor. The following additional contributions were re- cetved yesterday by Rev. Alvah Wiswall for the poor of the Fifth and Eighth wards, and handed to the Almoner of the Guild, Mr. Henry ©, De Witt:— [Those desiring to visit the oMce of the Gulla will remember that it is in the school buildings at- tached to St. John’s chapel, Varick street, between Laight and Beach streets.) From the recent United Dramatic Enter- CAIDMEDL.....00s0 000 . $5, THROUGH MRS. Cash. Cash . J, A. Nichols SENT TO GUILD OFFICE, From a frtend...........0.++ +e Haster offertag of children, No, 33 West righteeath street, throagh Mrs. E. Hud- 4 ie fe cae ws aiukeen: Sacteeeenien ss exes $ 8S 8 S8esEess SEsssssssses s son Ogden, 4 From three Point, L, L. 5 Collection irom TIN ccaengem neat 50 From a friend to the poor. 1 P. U, A Bivrsehieck sige For tue poor, from Charity. 10 Total... fosee te $6,179 85 Previously acknowledged. ... 14,084 35 Grand total, «+. $19,204 20 Coutributior nt to the mi Bi HeERaLp office, to Mayor Haveme er, City Hail; them are women und girls, | |. At the upper mills, wnere there are about 800 hands employed, watiers are about the same as | usual, and the works ave im Julioperation. It is | reported that the company said that they should | have preierred W have had the strike occurred at the upper mills, as they are alead of orders in the | Kind of goods that are manuiactured there, She | report that a portion of the hands employed in | these milis had jomed in the stnke is incorrect, aud nolearsaré entertained that such will be the case. Ihere were a lew “knock downs” among tue strikers aud those who came to take their places tis alternoon, but the participants were quickly separated by the authorities and the | aggressors locked up. Finding themselves Worsted | and out of work tue men deciare vengeance upon | ail new comers, but the authorities and cit- Izens deciare their ability to perserve the | peace. Besides being out of work, the | strikers aiso tind themselves without homes or shelter, tue owners of the tenements having this | evening hotiied them to vacate forthwith, Be- | tween sixty and seventy truckimen aud jaborers on the Boston and Worcester division of the Bos- tou and Albany Kallroad struck ior an increase of Wages this moruing. The strikers are those em- ployed in track repairs and in connection with the ravel trails, and their pay since Jast autumn bas een $1 60 per duy. Prior to that date they were receiving $1 75 per day, and they now demand a return to the Old Wages. A part oi the number hotified the foremaa a few days ago that they | should discontinue work alter April 1 unless | the twenty-five cents per day additional was al- lowed aller tuat date, and a8 the company was not inclined to comply with the demand all the track nands aud lavorers, with very lew exceptions, kept their word and quit work Jor good iast night. As @ natural cousequence the gravel trains and — steam suovels at Needbam were compelled to sus- | peud this morning. The foreman of the different | sectious conunued in their places, but Bave only two or three men each beneath them. Thus the Matter stauds, neitber side being disposed to yield, The Compauy will not pay the extra tweuty-five cents, but will pay the laborers their dues and let them go, liring others in their places, unless the strikers ‘conclude to return to their pate at the oid figures. Everything is quiet on the line. ‘The laborers on the Nashua and Rochester Rail- Toad, between 200 and 400 men, s'ruck last night | for higher wages. They have been receiving $1 60 per day and demand §1 75, It is reported that tne contractors, Messrs, Hutchings & Lynch, ot Port- | jand, refuse to accede to their demands, The road | is pearly completed and there are yet several Mmontus before the expiration of the contracts, | | Seventy more of the rag reom hands employed at the Whiting Paper Mus, in Holyoke, struck yes- terday aiternoon; but they, with those who pre- | viously Struck, reported later in the day and asked to be taken back. The mill superintendent | refused to receive them and uas filled their places | With other bands. Down in Fall River, the greatest manulacturiog city in New England, the Javor question is being vigorously agitated; but the clamor 1s ior ten hours for a day’s wo:k rathor than for an increase of pay. To-morrow evening tuere is to be a grand torchlight procession, with bands of music aud speeches, and it is expected that 10,000 operatives Of botu sexes will unite in | the demonstration. CITY OF FITCHBURG. 30. Ve B. Ostrander, President oi the Merchants’ Fire In- suranee Company, No, 149 Broadway; Andrew W. Leggat, Collector of Assessments, New Court House; George Wilkes, M. D., No. 16 North Wash- ington square; G. K. Lansing, Earle’s Hotel; G. J. N. Zabriskie, Cashier of People’s Bank, corner of Canal and Thompson streets; J. L. Davis, Sheldon Jo., NO. 677 Broadway, and Rev. S, H. Weston, D. D., No. 3 Hast Forty-ffvu street, or to the Rev. Alvah Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, St. Johu’s chapel, Varick street. Packages of clothing, groceries, &c., should be sent to St. John’s chapel, Varick street, between Laight and Beach streets, or if an order’ be sent & mianee nae will call tor any packages. Mrs. Judge Brady, No, 19 West Thirty-third este has Kindly consented to receive subscrip- vious. Twenty-ninth Precinct. To THE EpITOR OF THE HERALD: I have just received $50 from M. Strasburger, Treasurer of the Hebrew congregation in Thirty- fourth street, between Sixth and Seventh ave- nues, to be used for the benefit of ute o1 this precinct. JOHN H. McCULLAGH, Captain Twenty-vinth Precinct. Brooklyn Soup Kitchens. Soup was distributed yesterday among 3,600 per- sons, at the Fourth precinct relie! kitchen, Van- derbilt avenue. The Tenth precinct soup house fed 1,207 persons, The kitchens named will close about the loth inst, Contributions are falling of, The possibility of a new issue of inconvertidble paper I regard with amazement and ancziety, and, tn my judgment, such an tssue would be a detri- ment and a shame.—CHARLES SUMNER. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. Speech of Napoleon’s Heir to the French Deputation at Chiselhurst. By the English mail of the 20th of March we have @ verbatim report of the speech which the Prince Imperial of France delivered in reply to the ad- dress which was presented to him at Chiselhurst on the occasion of his attaining his majority. THE PRINCE’S SPEECH. The French address to the Prince, which was read by the Duke de Padoue, concluded rather ap- ruptly and strikingly with an appeal to the Prince and the Empress:—‘‘Soyez pretz aux desseins dela Providence.” The Duke then bowed, and the Prince, turning to him, began with thanking him briefly in the name | of the deputation, He then turned to the audience and said:— | _ Im coming here to-day you have acted in obe- | dience to a eae of fidelity to the Emperor's | memory, and it is for this that I must thank you, The public conscience has vindicated that great memory irow calumny and sees the Emperor as he really was. You, who have come from various parts of the country, can bear witness to this. His reign Was distinguished throaghout by solicitude tor the | Successful Launch of Another Steamer for Service on Long Island Sound—Her Dimensions, Accommodations and Ma- chinery. The City of Fitchburg, the second of the new Sound steamers designed ior service on the route between New York, Boston and the East, was successfully launched trom the shipyard of Mr. | Joseph B, Van Deusen, foot of North Seventh street, Williamsburg, yesterday morning, ata quar- | ter to nine o’ciock. There were several of the di- rectors of the New York and New Bedford Steam- ship Company (her owners) on board, and when the vessel plunged into ber nawral element Miss Fannie Delamater christened her in the most graceful manner. The City of Fitcuburg is @ sister ship of the City of New Bedford, launched trom the Same yard on the 17th ult., and it will be remembered that it 1s designed by the owners of tuese Vessels to carry passengers and ireight heuce to the Eust in the same time as the fastest 01 the present lines, bul without the customary transier trom the steaimers to the rail- | road trains, } The City of Fitchburg is 180 feet on the water | line, 193 leet over ail, 33 ieet beam, 23 leet Geptn of | hold; has two decks, the iower hold being 15 teet deep, with 10 feet tween decks, and ts about 1,000 tons burden, old measurement. The accommoda- | | Uons lor passengers will be of asuperior character, | ‘There will be spacious rooms, elegantly appointe for over 100 first class travellers, and, wheu sired, they are so arranged that families can be kept together and eujoy a parlor, as it were, to themselves, Besides the main saloon, there will be a saloon for the exciusive use o1 1a | The City of Fitchburg Was constructed for speed, | while, af the same time, strength has not been sacrificed. The keel 18 of white oak, 14 by 14 | inches; frame o1 white oak; siding, 16 inches moulding, 14 inches at Keel, 6}¢ inches at deck, and 26 inches apart at centres. The bottom of the vessel is filled in sold irom stem to stern, and aiso to the height of the water line at both ends. ‘The | whole work bas been fastened 1m the most substan- | tual manner. | The machinery of the City of Fitchburg 18 being constructed at the Delamater Iron Works, in (his city, The cylinder is 36 inches in diameter, 3 leet stroke of piston. Steam will be jJurnished by two horizontal return tubular boilers, eacu 12 ‘by 12 feet, and will carry & maximum pressure o/ 60 pounds. The propeller is 12 teet 6 inches tn diame. | ler and of 20 feet pitch, Like ber sister crait, the City of Fitchburg will be amply provided with focal vo mee! the Necessities of the most urgent | case, The possiinlity 0) a new wsue af inconvertidic paper I regard with amazement and anciety, and, tm my judgment, such an issue would ve a detri- ment and a shane,—CHARLES SUMNER, THE WIDOW OF PRESIDENT CESPEDES. | Among the passengers who arrived yesterday hight by the Pacific Ma{l steamer Acapuico, from Kingston, Jamaica, was Mrs. Ceapedes, the wife of the lately assassinated ex-President of the Cuban Republic. Mrs, Cespedes was dressed In heavy mourning and was accompanied by her two children and Mr. Cariog Castillo, iate confidential agent of the Cuban Republic 1n.this city, Mrs, Cespedes re- fuses to beileye that her husband is dead and has returned to this city to see if it be possivie ty gather further hews respecting his aileved assas- ination. She leit this city to join the ex-Presi- dent on the 6th of March, at Kingston, and ouiy heard Of his death when she arrived there, Ag 00 as the vexse) Was moored she entered a car- riage and proceeded to the residence of her mother, Mrs. Quesada, at No. 115 West Forty. ond street. Among the other Cuban passenge was Mr. Uisneros, brother of Hilario Cisneros, ‘this city, and Mr. Arango, who report that no late news trom the patriot forces oi Cuba has been received at Kingston. OLEBICAL PAUL PRYS, | To THE Epitor oF THE HeRaLp:— | It gives me pleasure to cougratulate you in the happy manner of your rebuke to those Brooklyn | Christiana (?) fn your editorial of Sunday, the @otn, called “Clerical Paul Prys.” I hope it will be the means of vurning their minds to better and more Christian work, and teach them to “rst cast ont the beam in their ig Tide betore Cn fed | find the move in thelr broth | spectluly, ARC welfare Of ali—nis last day on the sull of France | Was i day pf abnegation and heroism. Your pres- ence and thé Dune ous addresses which reach me attest the anxiety | destiny. Order is protected by the sword of the Duke of Magenta, my father’s comrade In giory and misfortune. His loyalty isasure guarantee | lor you toat he will guard the trust he has received against surprise from ail parties. But material order 18 not secured, The tuture is unknown. Pub- | lic interests are alarmed, and party passion may tke undue advantage of this state of things. Heuce arises the ieeling the echo of which you bear to me-the Jeeling which draws puvlic opinion with | irresistioie force towards a direct appeal to the nation to lay the loundation of a definite govern- ment. The pléviscive is salvation; it 13 Jaw; it is | strength restored to authority and along era oj secu- rity reopened for the country, 1t1s a great national | Party, without conquerors, or, conquered, rising above ail parties to reconcile them. France freel, cousulted looks towards the son of Napoleon Ti, This thought renders me rather dtstrustiul of my strength than proud, The Emperor taught me the weight of autnority, even for virile shoulders, and bow necessiry for the accomplishment oi 80 lofiy a mission are faith in one’s sell and the feeling of duty, It is this faith which gives what my I Frangg respecting her future | | | | | youth jacks. Bound to my mother py the ten- | derest and most grateful affections, I shall work uuremittingly to anticipate the march of years, aud when the hour may come, if auother govern- Ment shouid receive the suiirages o! the majority, I shall bow with respect to tue decision of tue country. Ifthe name of Napoleon comes out for the eignth time trom the voting urns [ shali be ready to accept the responsibility imposed upon me by the national vote, Such are my ideas, and i thank you for having made a long journey to hear the expression of them. Remember me to theabsent. Bear to France the wishes of one of her children, her. May God watch over her, aud restore her grandeur and prosperity, The Prince Imperial, who read his reply in a | Clear, musical voice, emphasized its various points With distinctness and earnestness, CORONERS? CASES. Death from Injuries. Some two or three weeks ago Jobn Armstrong, & niddle-aged man, slipped and fell on the side- walk, fracturing one of his legs. He was removed to Bellevue Hospital, where death ensued, result ing from the esfects of the injuries. By permission of Mr. John T. Toul, Secrevary to the Board of Coroners, the remains of deceased were removed to his iate residence, No. 427 East H:ghteenth street, where Coroner Kessler will hold an inquest: | Another Death from Hydrophobia, Charles W. Emmins, a lad ten years of age, whose parents live at No, 64 Eighth avenue, some ‘weeks ago was bitten by a dog, but the wonnd 8000 heaied, and litue or nothing more was thought 1 the circumstance. Nearly a week ago, however, the boy was seized with unmistakable symptoma of hydrophobia, and, getting worse, died yesterday. Coroner Kessler was notified to hold ab inquest, ud Will dou 80 to-day. Ran Over and Killed, Coroner Croker yesterday held an inquest in the case of Edward Hanlon, the ciild, four and a half tone of age, who was Killed on Monday ast by ing run over in front of his parents’ residence, No. 68 Mulberry street, either by an express wagon or spring cart. ‘The evidence was conficting and failed to show which of the vehicies ran over the child, The jury found that the occurrence was ac- cidental. “OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND,” The customs officers connected with the Ap- praiser’s office made a discovery yesterday after- | noon, which consisted in discovering the name of the unknown corpse which had been deposited in their Keeping on the 3ist of March. The myste- rious stranger arrived in this city as merchandise by the steamer France, irom London, and was ad- dret to W. L., Dixon, j1).. and, aiter remain- ing here for some weeks unclaimed, was sent for valuation to the public store in Greenwich street. Tue following card was found yesterday, telling the stranger’s name :— na | roovnrecevereene ni reee res6ee) CHARLES ALBERT PAGE, born at Palmyra, Lee county, I., H United States of America, 22d May, 1885; died in London, 3 On 2% May, 1873. De ae deca ee teeta My courage and my life belong to | | young man named Lawrence Kissler, of No. 38 COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION. Special Meeting of the Board—The Rail- roads and the Emigrants—Very Little Done for Their Protection—A Burial Ground for Immigran: tas Failing to obtain a quorum on Tuesday last, be- cause of the absence of Commissioners Starr and Stevenson, the Board held a special meeting yes- terday afternoon to pass upon the usual monthly payrolls and direct payment of the accumulated bills for the same period. There were present Commissioners Hurlbut (Prestaent), Forrest, Kauf- man, Maujer, Lynch and Starr. The report of the Finance Committee being called for, the Treasurer submitted the following:—Buls, as per bill book, $6,568 61, were examined, and, being correct, were Passed for payment; payrolls, Ward’s Island, $4,027 43; Castle Garden, $6,663 81; general ex, Penses, $475; State agents, $216 66; Treasurer, for petty cash, $1,000. Total, $18,961 61—all of which were approved of. THE RAILROADS AND THE EM.GRANTS. The PRESIDENT said the next business in order Was the consideration of the question regarding the railway facilities offered to emigrants, where- upon Secretary Webster read the letter, already pubitshed, of W. H. Vanderbilt, Vico President of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, to the Commissioners. Mr. Vanderbilt, in this letter, notifies them of the withdrawal of the company’s emigrant agent from Castle Gar- den, because of the contracts made by the Erie and Pennsy!vanta roads with many of the steam- ship lines beretotore in the habit of sending emi. grant passengers over the Central to carry in the future all such persons, and that, as it would be a waste of money, the New York Central and Hud- son River Railroad Company will not pay their proportion of expenses in the Garden any longer. Mr. Vanderbilt requests that the Commissioners will protect the emigrants arriving at this port destined to all Western points against overcharges, as until further notice the price of emigrants’ tickets on their road and connections will be as follows:—New York to Chicago, $7; to St, Louis, $955; to Cincinnatl, $7; to Omaha, $16; to St. Paul, $16; to Milwaukee, $8; to Detroit, $6; to Cleveland, $6; to Toledo, $6 50; to Quincy, $10 50; to Kansas City, $15, and other places in proportion, Secretary WEBSTER also read the answer of the Commissioners to the above, which Lotified Mr. Vanderbilt that according to the law no railroad company could sell emigrant tickets outside the Garden, uniess they had first provided an office within it, Upon the receipt of this notificaiion the emigrant agent of the New York Central and Hariem River Railroad returned to Oastle Garden and is now selling tickets there, Shortly after the agent’s return the Erie Railroad Company telegraphed to Mr. Webster, asking him if the “Central isto be allowed an agent in the Garden without sharing the usual expenses ;” “and this Is ail that hag come to the notice of the com- missioners of the matter,”’ added the Secretary, Commisstoner LYNCH Said that it could bardly be suppo+ed tnat the Central road will refuse to | pay its share of the expenses of the Garden. The Whole railroad matter In relation to the transport- ation of emigrants 1s In a muddle, aud he hoped it would continue 80, a8 Opposition benefited the | emigrant. Ail that the commissioners can do 1s | to make the various roads live up to the letter of | the law in the matter, and if they do not pay their share Of the expenses the Board would, no doubt, have to dott, Lf there is any law to compel them to make such Peymena it should be rigidly en- forced. All that the commissioners can do was to see that the emigrants are not imposed upon both here and abroad during this ratlroad fight. Commissioner KavrMAN agreed with Mr. Lynch that it was almost fel ap e to protect the emi- grant from the nefarious practices of the agents abroad in the service of the various railroads and | steamship companies. It was equally impracticable | to make the railroad men back overcharges. All the commissioners can do at present, it seemed | to him, was to see that the emigrant was not swin- | died here, and that they, with their baggage, be sent to their destination without delay. Commissioner LyNcg further said that the Board had been organized to protect the emigrants, and | among the first things they did was to break up the system of runners, the business of swindling agents, and many other trauds. They could now protect the emigrants in this rascally ticket Dusi- | ess, and they should do it. Not being able to | cheat the emigrant, the New York rogues had gone to Europe, and were there carrying it on with great success. The only way for the Board w proceed in the matter 1s, upon the arrival of the emigrants having “through tickets,” to examine them; and if a4 have been swindled by over- charging it would be easy to find out who the guilty parties are, and then proceed against them, Cominissioner R (to Lynch)—Are you pared to say that impositions have beeo practifed ? LyNyeu—I am, Starr—By whom? Lyxcu—That 1 am not yet prepared.to answer. | Commissioner STARR Said that the only rvad | that he had heard oi not conducting this business properly was the Ene. He did not tink the Board uld reach the roads that sold throygh tickets | abroad, nor did he believe thar they could make offending parties refund overcharges. Commissioners KAUFMAN and FoRREsT algo re- ferred to the matter, when the former introdaced the following resolation, which was unauimously adopted :— That the General Superintendent be directed by the Commissioners ot Emigration to see that, upon the ar- rival of emigrants and persons having purchased tickets, they be sent away with ali care as speedily as possible, and tnat their luggage be properly protectea and sent with them. The Board then proceeded to the consideration of routine business, and also decided ty set apart & tld of ground Jor the interment of emigrants on art's island. ANTLINFLATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. The Entire Commonwealth Against the Issue of More Greenbacks. } Dosron, April 1, 1874. The anti-Infation feeling among tne business men in Boston 13 intense and universal, and 1t will find formal and popular expression in a public meeting in Faneuil Hall on Saturday evening. 1 The Journal of this evening, a leading adminis- tration organ, has an unusually powerful editorial on the question. It urges that particularly ought a clear and earnest voice to go from Massachusetts | at this time, In the recent voves upon the infia- tion issue in the United States Senate Massachu- | setts nas been silent. Our only Senator has been too ill to attend and the piace of Sumner is yet- vacant. Let there be no doubt, therefore, about the feeling of the Commonwealth. Let the Presi- | dent teel that if be can make and is considering | Whether he stall make a stand agaimst this infla- tion madness tie sal! be sure of tie hearty and Qnanimous support of Massachbuseits aad of all New England. LOVE'S OLD DREAM IN NEWARK. A Man Attempts to Assassinate His In- | amorata’s Brother, In Newark, one night about a week or so ago, & | Beacon street, appeared at the police station and | made complaint that a man to him unknown had | shot and tried to murder him in Belmont avenue, | Kissler’s wound was not serous, but was enough | to verify the story that he had been shot. The | matter was given to the detectives, who, on Tues. | day night, took into custody oue Herinan bachman, | of No. 157 Broom, who Claims to ee & physic | but also Keeps @ barber shop, It apj‘tars that Ki ler bas asi » WhO 18 passing iair to look upon. Bachman, who is nearly old enough to be the girls jiige ely Is Said to be ee fond of | he brother, being opposed to the od man’s pays ing court to his sister, the old nan songht to put | @ quietus on Kissler and his opposition by shoot- ing him. Bachman was held to bail in $1,000 to ap- ‘ng trial on the charge of assauit with Intent The possibility of a new 1e8ue a tnconvertible paper I regard with amazement and anxtety, and, | tn my opinion, such an issue would be a detrt- ment and a shame.—CHARLES SUMNER, A fire broke out at No. 71 Varick street shortly | alter nine o'clock yesterday morning that caused a damage of about $10,000, The jourth and frth floors Of the building were occupied by Jacob Sand. man, dealer in hair, His loss was estimated at | $2,000; he is insured in the Pacific ana Atlantic insurance companies for $6,000. The second and third floors were occupied by J. Rogerson & sons, dealers in lace goods, This | firm sustained a damage by water of $500; not insured. The first Noor and cellars were used as gtore and ware rooms for Goux's earth closets ‘The damage done on this part of the premises is estimated a6 $6,000; insured in the Mercnantat Willies aay The buildiog belonged to liam 5 was injured to th about $6,000, and was Insured. + coeur At & quarter to tWelve o'ciock yesterday, a fire Occurred in the attic of the two story brick bulidi No. 64 Macdougal street that caused a damage 0} $2,000, George Shear, a furniture ueaier, Who oc- cupied part of the premises, sudfered ‘a 1088 of $800; insured in the Adriatic for $1,000, A ty Who @iso rented a part of the house suffered damage to the amount of $200; he was insured for $000. The building velonged to Mra. Bogart, No. 1 Vandam street; tt waa insured w the extent of $400. The flames extended to the roof of the two | Story frame house No. 62 Macdougal street, owned a real le by Mary Kingsley, which were dam- a” \he amount of $600, Both houses were in- | common school system. | abrogated. MENTS. | Claims paid (No of warrants 50), amounting NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Report on the Eighth Ward Nui: 1c Oi The District Attorney to Prosecute the Offenders—Lively Discussion on the Exclusion of Foreign Languages from the Schools, The Board of Education held a stated meeting peta afternoon, President Neilson in the ebalr, A request was presented from the puplis of Gram- mar School No, 35, in Thirteeusn street, that they be permitted at their own expense to hoid a publi¢ reception ip some one of the public halls of the city. Commissioner Farr opposed the request, be cause there were many other schools in the city the pupils of which could not bear such an ex- pense as this. He thought the principle was in opposition to the spirit of our common schools, as tending to create distinctions between poor and rich, The petition, being unopposed except by Mr. Farr, was granted. ‘The new primary school in St. Mark’s place, Sev- enteenth ward, is to be known a8 No. 28. No ao tion was taken on @ proposition to admit chiidren to this school who woald receive instruction in the lowest grade of grammar school classes, A resolution asking that the Comumictee on Sala ries and Economy be instructed so to modify the course of instruction that elementary education Bball “be contined exclusively to a knowledge of English”’ was laid over. ‘The Lommittee on Course of Study and School Books was authorized to co-operate with te “Joseph Lancaster Memorial Committee” of the Society of Friends in getting up an appropriate testimonial vo tne memory of the late Mr. Lan- caster, whose remains are interred in the Houston Street Cemetery, and who, during his literime, was the founder o! the system Of tostruction whicn rae ag Mr. Lancaster died in October, It was resolved to close the Colored Norma Col- lege on June 1; buta clause in the resolution allow- ing the nine colored students now in the colored coilege to enter tue White Normal College was stricken out, ‘The report of the Committee on Bylaws, Elections and Qualiticationus, to whom had been relérred the complaints ana protests of the Eighth Ward Protective Association, complatning of houses of ill repute in the vicinity of the schools, was read and adopted, The report set forth the efforte made by the committee to get at the facts and rehearsed the testimony as taken before the com- mittee, which has already appeared in the HERALD, Strong stress was laid on the recusancy of Police Captain Williams in refusing to answer fully the questions proposed to him, and especially his absolute refusal to furnish the list of disorderly houses in his precinct, and the names of the owners and the occupants of the same, a copy of which he had already supplied to the District Attorney. The committee admitted the obiiga- tions of the Board to protect tne children from all surrounding induences uf a pernicious character, and said:— Your committee are well aware that the Board of Edu- cation has no power in iwelf to punisi offenders against the law tor keeping disreputable houses or renting their Property for such purposes; nevertheless, they claim Wat tue Board has the right and is churged with an imperauve duty to make all proper inquiry, when citizens complain that their enildren or wards are sub- Jected to improper and immoral influences from houses ‘oO: prostitation, no Jess than trom other nuisances in prox tunity to the sclioois, and that the information de- Sired from the witness Williams was necessary and Proper, and in order thatthe offences, with the hames of the parties thus offending against the morals of chil- dren and youth attending the schools, might be formal brought to the kuowledge of the District Attor Grand Jury with a vlew to the prosecution of the and the suppression of the vile places complained ot. The report concluded with resolutions urging the District Attorney to procure the indictment and punishment of owners and keepers of all dis- orderly houses in dangerous proximity to the pub- lic schoois. ‘The resolution excluding from the elementary education of the public schoois all languages other than English having been brought up again, it was opposed by Commissioner Kiamro.l, who stated that he was foreign born, and believed that the resolution was not in the interests of the Commissioner Farr said that, ay a native American, who had watched with pride the progress of our school system in this City, he hoped the matter woald be ordered to lie on the table, A vote was taken, and Mr. Farr's motion was carried. The resolution, now 80 amended as not to “direct” that the studies be re- stricted in the schools, was next put by the Chair jor reference to a committee, and the amended resolution ws after discussion, reierred to the Committee on Economy, with a view to having the matter fully presented at a future time to tne tax- ayers. The Board then adjourned. The possibility af a new issue af inconvertible paper [regard with amazement and anxiety, and, in my judgment, such an issue would be a detrt ment and a shame,—CHARLES SUMNER. ze te MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. The Commissioners ofthe Sinking Fund met late yesterday afternoon in the Comptrolier’s office, | Tliere were present Mayor Havemeyer, Comp troller Green, Chamberlain Lane, Recorder Hackett aud Alderman Van Schaick—all the mem- bers. A communication was received from William OQ, Traphagen, in which he stated that the contract entered into between him and the Sinking Fund Commissioners, @ few years ago, to recover land held adversely to the city, for which he was to re- ceive one-half of the value of land so recovered, was a legal contract and binding. The law aid not allow a dissatizfed person to dissolve an agree- Ment without the cousent of all parties interested, } contract alluded to was entered into in good jaitli, gud as a party interested he was unwilling | to nave it abrogated, Alter the revding of this protest Comptroller Greea calied up tue resolution jatd over at the last session of the commission, which rescinded and annulled Mr, Traphagen’s contract, and moved that the same be amended by Jeaving out that part of the resolution which related to notifying Mr. ‘Traphagen Of the action of the commission in the matier, He sajd that the object of the amendment Was lor the purpose of not recognizing the con- tractin any shape, form or manner. It was @ most wastelul, moustrous and tliegal contract, and to annul it, he thougat, Was a duty wuica the mem- bers ought to perform. Recorder Hackett replied that the record of the contract in the minutes of the Board showed that it was nova pretended contract, as the Comptroller had stated, It was a legai agreement between the city on one haud and a citizen on the other, and Whetber lt was void or not the courts couid only decide. The Comptroller's opinion was nol @ legal one, bor was he the legal adviser to the commis- siun. The members should not act on the opinion of the Comptroiler. The Counsel to the Corpora- tion Was the legal adviser to the city officials, ‘tuere was no doubt out what a large amount of property is and has been held adversely to the city, | the title to which could and sbould be recovered, The Cowptroller replied to the remarks of the Recorder by saying that if there was any property held by adverse title to the loss of the city, ita recovery should be had through proper city om- cers, and not by 4 private citizen and at a great expense. Alderman Van Schaick moved that the Mayor be empowered to consult with counsel and ascer- tain if the sinking Fund Commission bas power to rescind the contract, which was iost. Chamberlain Lane said in some instances it was admitted that the commission had made grants of land under water, and then bad empowered @ person to recover said grants, paying one-half Of the value of Lhe same to the a sent. The Mayor incidentally remarked that he did not | believe that 1t was im the power of the commission to recover land once granted. Comptrolier Green again spoke of the unjustness: Of the agreement to recover adverse tities heid by private parties to the loss of wecity. He con- tended that the agreement was illegal for more than the reasons he nad already advanced. He simply agted as he did for himself only, and he thought he was doing right, and for the interest of the city, He did not desire nis remarks to be construed inco a legal opinion. pome further discussion, of no importance, how- ever, ensued, alter which @ Vote Was taken on the resolution to annul the contract of Traphagen. The Mayor, Comptroller and Chamberlain voveu tor and the Kecorder and Alderman Van Schaick against re- scinding the agreement, The contract is thereby City and County Treasury. Comptroller Green reports the following dis bursements and receipts of the treasury yester- day i— pentund Payrolis (No. of Warrants 40), smounting to Total No. ot warrants pe! From taxes of 1873 and intere: From arrears of (axes, Assessinents From collection of assessments and 1 Frown market Fents...+.+ water rents. Fro foes Mayor's office. urt of Coinmon Pleas—tees, &c. ; Rs tees and fines—District courts ....... ‘ “ City Hall Notes. The Committee on Armories and Drili Rooms of the Board of Supervisors inspected, yesterday, the farmories of the Tweifth and Seventy-first regi- ments, They expressed astonishment at the fitting up of the company rooms in such am extravagant manner. It is announced that the committee intend to take steps that will prevemt regiments from Cage such large sums of the city's money to make weir drill rooms, &c., almost: like parlors of paiaces. The Chamberiain has collected, for interest om City deposita im banks for the past mi @ little. over S1.000. : eT