The New York Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1876, Page 8

THE COURTS. Continuation of the Judicial Raid on Murderers, —_ +—__- CHEAPNESS OF LIFE IN A GREAT CITY. Unearthing Frauds in Nat- uralization. A Watch of Cerberus and an Avenging Nemesis. About one o'clock on the morning of September 3, as Patrick Hayde, a resident of No, 532 East Thirty-ninth street, and employed as a brakeman by the New York | Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, was Geated upon the steps of a grocery, corner of Laight | A Hudson streets, opposite the railroad depot, a party of young men emerged from a beer saloon in the basement, and one of their number, named Michael r, McGinn, a truck driver, eighteen years old, approached Hayde and attempted to thrust his band into the pocket of the latter, James Bastinello, a former clerk in the employ of the r fered, and told the youth that h turb Hayde, if the Mauter should wake up he “might give bina thump.” | thereupoa, arose from the stoop and thrust Me(inn fe. In a mo- ment the two men were seufling in the Street, and speedily a knife was flashing in the hand of = Me A friend of the latter pa Dorsey then intervened and Jed him. away down Hudson street, followed by the rest of his Hayde and bis tricnds went off in an oppo: uM, but revure in & few minutes, Fifteen s alter the row occurred, MeGinn and his party open kniiein hand, MeGinn said there were a couple 1 men around he wanted to see ‘and you,” he added, ‘are one of them, Pat Hayde.”? So upon the man he addressed who retreated backward with bis eye fixed upon the weapon McGinn was flourishing, As Hayue reached the southeast corner of Hudson and Laight streets, McGinn, who was then within five feet of him, picked up a heavy iron pina foot long and one inch and a half in diameter, used for coupling cara together, and taking deliberase aim buried itat the retreating mab, striking bim in the forehead, crushed im the skull and caused a wound from which he died on the 27th of the same month. Such was the statement made by Assistant District Attorney George W. Lyon toa jaryin the Court of General Sessions, Part 1, before Judge Sutherland, yesterday afternoon, when McGinn was placed on trial ior murder inthe first degree. Mr. Lyon pro- ceeded to substantiate the statement by the testimony of Bastinello, who was standing within a few fect of the deceased when the fatal blow was st roborated it iu every particular. Patrick Darsey, who led the young murderer away from the scene alter the first attack, also testified to having seen the prisoner pick up the pin and strike the fatai blow. John Camp- brakeman on the railway, and living at No. 443 Twenty sixth street, corroborated the statements of the other witnesses in all that related to the k:iling. Ho testified that when the deceased fell he rushed for- ward to pick him up, and in doing so was stabbed by one of the party in the shoulder, and wounded so that ho had not since been able to do any work, Joln Hayde, brother of the deceased, and also employed by the railway company, testified to having seen the blow struck. After this evidence had been taken the Court adjourned until Monday morning, when the trial will be resumed. The price of the Hurat.v to-day and henceforth will be three cents. NATURALIZATION FRAUDS. A well organized scheme of naturalization frauds was discovered not long since by District Attorney Bliss, and he immediately set to work to break up the combination that 'e supposed existed. He was suc cosstul in his calculations, and the leaders of the move- ment have been arrested and are now in the custody of the United States Marshal. month John MeSorley, a democratic supervisor of election, appeared at the Court of Common Pleas, and Tepresenting himself to be one Michael Murphy, ob- tained papers of naturalization. ‘Throughout the whole proceeding he was closely observed by Deputy Marshal Crowley, who heard him announce himselt as Murphy, and who saw him receive the papers. He 6 Dot ut that time arrested, but was allowed to go until Jast night, when he was taken in custody atthe corner of Fourth avenue aud Twenty-sixth street, the headquarters of Alderman Sacer, of whom sicSoriey jean adherent. A man named Heury Schrooder ahas Henry stubring, who appeared as McSorley’s wit- ness at the Court of Commun Pleas, was also arresiod, He gave his residence as No. 180 Grand street, but in- quiry developed the fact that he did not live at that dress. James McManus, the Vice President of a Tilden and Hendricks compaign club at No, 617 East Bixth street, and said to be a deserter trom the United States Marine corps, was arrested on the charge of a pearing as a witness in the case of a man Who was not entitled to a certificate of naturalization and of swear- fog that this man had resided the proper length of time in this country. The principal in this case has not yet been arrested. Bernard McDonald, who was arrested afew days ago on the same charge, is tho Bergeant- rins ofthe cind of which McManus is Vice President, and isSecretary of another and simi- lar organization. He appearea as witness for one Pat- rick Reilly, who lives in New Jersey, and who at tempted to be naturalized as a ent of this State. District Attorney Bliss says that large number of arrests of this character will be made, and that he has tell knowledge of everything of the kind that is at- bempted. The price of the Henat.v to-day and henceforth will be Taree cents, SUMMARY OF LAW CASES. Henry Jurgens, who was tried before Judge Bene- ict, in the United States Circuit Court, on Thursday, ‘was discharged yesterday on his own recognizance, tho jury in his case having failed to agree. William Reade was yesterday, by consent, allowed by Chief Justice Curtis to be substituted as plaintiff for Lewis M. Brown in the latter's suit against James Fisk, Jr., Jay Gould and others. Antonio Andreas, indicted on a charge of passing a counterfeit note at Burke’s drug store, on East Broad- ‘way, pleaded guilty yesterday, before sudge Benedict, in the United States Circuit Court, and was remandea for sentence. £. Emmanuel Bloomingdale obtained yesterday, ! trial botore Judge Lawrence, a verdict for $4,393 29 against Henry siezel. The defendant is a broker and the suit grew out of stock transactions. Josopt A. Cristadory has brought suit against Theo- dore Stuart to recover $260 hrlance, claimed to be due for constructing dumb wuiters. The ease wae tried yesterday beiore Judge Van Brant aud a sealed ver- ict ordered for this morning. Charles Watroua, a lumbe John R. Decker, to recover payment for which he had Yo bring suit, Ona trial of the terday belore Judce Lawrence averdict was given for Watrous for 63,106, dudgo.Larremore, holding Supreme Cov.t, Cirenit, Qook Six inquests yesterday, tried one case and par- Wally tried another, A pretty good day’s work tor one Judge and a degree of judicial celerity which if fol- Towed by other judges would speedi result tu greauy ars. perior Court yesterday, belore Judge San- ford, thore was tried a suit brought by John R. Coie agaiast William Whitman to recover the value of Doopskirts which the defe: t refused to accept. A Verdict was rendered for $936 72 for tho planuf. dealer, sold lumber to In the suit of Jeremiah V. Spader against the New | York Elevated Railroad, being tried betore Chiet Justice Curtis in the Superior Court, Special Lerm, the testi- mony forthe p.ainteT has been ail submitted. The opening argument jor the detondant was made yester- day and several witnesses examined, he testimony be- tn the city to mainly documentary. in the old suit of Jon L. Brown agai Fecuver money on strect contracts, a referee reported In favor of giving $10,000 to the prosecuting counsel, which report is contirmed by Judge Westurook, An appes! was taken from this decision on the ground that it was giving tho lawyers too much money. The case was argued at sength yesterday in the Supreme Court, Genera Term. Pi The Goardian Mutual Life Insurance Company has Drought suit agaist the Atiaotic N Bank for $100,090, one Lali of this sun paving, ae claimed, been Joanea to the deiendauis and the bance comprising Untied States bonds. The case is sot down for trial on Monoay next in the Supreme Court. An ailidavit was made yesterday, by Mr. Williain F. Opdyke, that Frank 1. Taintor, the deiaulting cashier, now serving outa gentence in the albany lenitontiary, is required asa ‘witness 1m tho case, In the United Siates Circuit Court yesterday, before Judge Benedici, counsel tor W. 8, Miller & Co,, in- dicted ona charge of complicity in ‘crooked whis- koy,” asked to have his cases restored to the calen- a ey having been siricken of by the District AY torney without notice, Tho Court stated that th ernment could not be forced to prosecute aca. that the defendant's mode of relief was to apply for a discharge on their own recognizance. Finally, the ease was set down for @ further hearing on Monday mext. Jobn Volz, the alleged head of tho Centre street “straw bail’’ evocern, in the United Biates Cirouit Court yerterday on e of perjury, = having, as alloged, offered bi for Thomas P, ie and having falsely sworn that he owned @ertain real estate, Judge Benedict refused to grant a Motion to quash the indictment and the trial pro- @eeded. ‘Tho accused was convicted. Hys counsel will mere on Monday jor an arrest of judgment GENERAL SESSIONS—PART 2. Betore Judgo Gildersleeve. @UIT AGAINST A RAILWAY FREIGHT CLERK. A case whieh has hannted the Court of General See q@ene for comeiiitag like twe years wes at last sot ing he advanced | kK, and cor- | On the 17th of this | down yesterday for trial in this court. The complaii ant is the Erie Railway Company and the accused on Henry P. Antes, who had been a freight clerk in ite employ. The indictment alleged substantially tbat on the 20th of November, 1872, the accused embezzled a check for $266, paid by W. G. Miller & Co. for freight. When the case was called yesterday private counsel of the company appeared to prosecute in the persous of ex-Recorder Smith and Mr. Dudley Field, and Colonel presented himself counsel for the de- ‘The case was little more than opened when the Court adjourned, and, m order to allow opportunity for attending to some routine business on Monday next, the case was adjourned till Tuesday morning at | eleven o’elock, { Iway company, inter- | had better not dis- ; d, be and two of bis friends having each an | ; fendant in error. The price of the Armano to-day and henceforth will be Uiree cents. DECISIONS. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. By Judge Barrett. McAndrew va Hysiop.—Motion granted, but witn- out stay. McDowell vs, Huntington. -—Bailee exonerated, Betts ve, Cobb.--Motion denied, Barney vs. Barney.—Keport confirmea. In the matter of Dupixoac,—Motion granted, By Judgo Van Vorst. O'Neil vs, Ford.—Default opened and defendant | allowed to answer on payment of $10 costs, Harris Woollen Company vs. Hirsch, &c.—Motion granted on payment of costs, See memorandum, By Judge Westbrook. Murphy va, Moses —Order appointing Francis M. Bixby receiver, &c, Ly Judge Donohue. In the matter of Englis.—The petitioner stating her total inability to give the bond required, and diselatm- ing that sno accepted the position of trustee under the order, I think it my duty to vacate the order appoint- ing her trustee, and an order to that effect may be en- tered. By Jndge Lawrence. Richards vs. Richards.—-Memorandum for counsel, COMMON PLYAS—SPECIAL TERM, By Judge Robinson. Busch vs, Abrahams.—Motion denied, $10 costs, Manchester vs. Schappert.—Demurrer sustained and jndgment for defendant Schappart, unless plain- tilt amend on terms, Cooms vs, Cantrell,—Motion denied, $10 costs. See memorandum, SUPERIOR COULT—SPECIAL. TERM. By Chief Justice Curtis. Lord ct al--Judgment secured on Brogue ve. appeal. Stevins, Jr., vs. Armstrong et al. bough. —Reference ordered. Hinkey vs Smith,—Motion granted, with $10 costs to defendant. Brown vs. Fisk, Jr.—Motion granted. Pusey ys, The Orinoco Navigation Company.—Judg- ment and exeeution vacated. Russell ya. Ptaintifs complaint dis- Nuskey vs. Corb- se Burgess. — missed conditionally. Alexander vs. Bennetto; Wadsworth vs. Dancan et al.—Orders granted. By Judge Van Vorat. Carleton vs. Winship.—Order resettled MARINE COURT—CHAMBERS, 7 By Chief Justice Shea. Rathbun vs. Schrof,.—Motion denied. Ranney vs. Samuels; Herzig vs. Friday; Watt v! Pottiz; Harris vs. Bollet; Caldwell vs Stolzenberg; Merwin vs, Casey; Ruige vs, Mittuacht.—Motions granted, : Bromell vs, Cammeyer,—Motion donied, Elder vs, Schwarzschild.—Delendant’s appearance and demurrer are irregular and declured nullities; $10 costs to plamtift. Griswoid vs. Tompkins, —Motion denied, with $2Q to judgment debtor to be deducted from judgment. Marrin vs. Hall.—Motion granted, with $10 costs. Herbst va. Vichot.—Motion denied as to {rivolous- ness and granted as to claim admitted. Carpentier v8, Prince.—Motion denied; $10 costs to defendant. Baxter vs, Carter.—Motion to open default granted, McLarney va. Devlin, —Motion granted. Levi vs. Sinsheimer.—Demurrer to the first cause of action Is overruled, with costs, Dutlocq vs, Daly:—Motion denied, Westin vs, Shiptnan.—Motion granted. Johnson vs. Conner; Gessner va Child: Neilson vs, Mackenzie; Hawley ve. Knapp; Loughran vs. Mat- thews; New York College of Veterinary Surgeons vs, Dickal; Railway Advertising Company vs. Elastic Truss Company; Fuller vs. Herbert; Lazard vs. Flammand; Kamina vs. Wogrum. The price of the Henaup to-day and henceforth will be three cents. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Wasmxatox, Oct. 20, 1876, In the Supreme Court of tho United Statos, Friday, October 20, 1876, On motion of Mr. W. Penn Clarko, Daniel E. Chase, of Webster City, Iowa, was admitted to practiso as an attorney and counsellor of this court; on motion of Mr. 8.S, Henklo, Mr. John Van Santwood, of New York city, was admitted to practise as an attorney and counsellor of this court; on motion of Mr. T. Lyle Dickey, Mr. George Herbert, of Chicago, IIL, was ad- mitted to practise as an attorney and counsellor of this court, No. 52 The West Wisconsin Railway Company, plaintiff, in crror, va. the Board of Supervisors of the county of Trempealeag.—This cause was argued by P. L. Spooner, and Mr, Mart B. Carpenter, of counsel for piaintiff in orror, and. py, dr. T. U. Pinney for the de- ‘ No. 56-Daniel R. Brandt, appeliant, vs. the Virgin Coal and Irov Company et al.—Tho argument of this cause was commenced by Mr. George W. brandt, of counsel] tor the appellant, and continued by Mr, E. W. Blanchard tor the appellees, Adjourned until Monday. to-day and henceforth will be ‘The price of the HERALD three cents. NEW JERSEY COURTS. Trextox, Oct. 20, 1876. In Mercer county Oyer and Terminer, to-day, Joel R. James was placed on trial charged with forgery. Prisoner was the owner of property on the outskirts of the city, on which was a mortgage for $1,500; hav- ing an offer to sell it he apphed to the County Clerk for asearch; before the search was made James ap- peared with a cancelled mortgage, purporting to be the original one with its seal torn off, and a certificate of registration with the indorsoment of tho County Clerk. Ho presented 18 for cancellation. Mr. Moore, tho Clerk, on seeing it, pronounced bis name a forgery. James subsequently confessed the crime. The jury at once found him guilty, with recommendation to mercy. Sentence will be passed upon him next week. James was formerly clerk to a real estate broker named Elberson in this city, now bankrupt. He is young, and bis previous reputation was good. THE LANE HOMICIDE. Coroner Eliinger yesterday held an inquest in tho case of Jeremiah Lane, of No, 31 Washington street, who was killed ina fight between ‘longshoremen on the 4th inst. at No, 41 Washington atreat, Mrs. Mary Lane said that her husband was occasion- ally intoxicated. On the evening of the 4th inst. he went tothe barroom at No. 41 Washington street and camo home lato at night. Ho Inid down ona sofa where he was found anconscious the next morning, A doctor was called and said that ho had a fracturo of the skull. Edward McGuire, tho barkeeper, was next called. Ho admitted that Lane was at the saioon on the evening in question, but denied that there had beenafight. All the person’ there were intoxicated. Otlicer Golding, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, tes- tified to having beard of a fight between “longshoremen at No, 41 Weshington street, He learned that Dom- inick Banuvon had confessed to deceased's wite that he had strack Lane, but said ho did not intend to injure him. George Crowley, of No, 43 Washington street, swore that Lane was assaulted by Bannon and three others because he would not jotn m the strike, Micnael Kehoe testified that there had been a gen- eral tight. He had seen Lane strike Bannon and McGuire strike Lane. Joba Scanlon deaied that Bannon struck Lane. Sarah Gibson, a little girl exght years old, testified that she saw the fight between Latie aud Bannon, and saw the latter kick Lane tn the bead, Bella Murpby, nine years old, corroborated the last witness’ testimony in every particular. Martin Drisken, the proprietor ot the saloon, sald that ho was notin the place at the time, but dened that there had been any fight at all in lis barroom. Dr. Goldschmiedt’s medical testimony was then read, ana the Coroner ordered an adjournment of the case until Monday morning at eleven o'clock. McGuire and Drisken were committed to the House of Deten- tion in defanit of $2,600 bail, and Bannon to the Tombs without bail The price of the eran to-day and henceforth will be three cents, BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT. Tho Board of Estimate and Apportionment met yes- terday and authorized the purchase of 20,000 feet of hose for the use of the Fire Department; also the issuo of bonds, not exceeding $75,000 in amount, to be known as “Now York bonds for the liquidation of claims and judgments,” to bear interest at the rato of Fevon per cent per aunum, and payable at any time ‘within three years at the option of the Comptroller. The Commissioner of Jurors was directed to jurnish forthwith a roster of the employés in his department, with the amoant of salary received by each, and alsom statement of the fines and fees received since his ac- cession to office. Twenty thousand doliars was trans- ferred from the appropriation for sowers and gas to that for street improvements. It was decided, also, to inclade in the appropriation of $250,000 tor the main- tenance of public parks tu 1877 the provision for the sopport of the Meteorological Obsorvatory in Central Park, Tho Board then adjourned until next, at cloven A. M., when the previsional estimates tor 1877 will be made a special order of business, A PETROLEUM PLOT. SOME STATISTICA OF THE MAGNITUDE OF TRE BUSINESS —WHAT MERCHANTS, SHIPPERS AND SHOPKEEPERS SAY. The excitement caused by the exposure in the Henaup of yesterday of the machinations of the Petro- Jeum Ring to control prices in much the same manner as the coal monopolists designed to control the price of tuel can scarcely be overestimated. On ’Change the remarks were noteworthy. Said one merchant to the writer:—The H»ratp has taken the initiative in an, | ether good work; simultaneous with the reduction ot the price of the paper to three cents !t commences war on a dangerous combination which not only seeks to raise the price of petroleum, which gives the blessing of cheap lightto the poor, but the success of which wonld threaten the stability of a commerce that bas assumed a wonderful importance throughout all Ku- rope, In order to show you the magnitude of this trade it will only be necessary to give you a few figures compiled by the statistician of the Produce Exchange and his assistants. It will only be nec- essary to take the statements for two weeks in order to show the gravo interests involved in the new combination of speculators headed by the capitalists connected with tho Standard Ot! Company. The exports from New York forthe week ending October 7, 1876, wero 3,505,153 gallops, and from the principal exporting ports of the United States, 5,399,841 gallons, and from January 1 to Oc- tober 7, from the same ports:— 1873, 1874. From Gallons, Galions. New York 112,854,832 Boston 1,936,533 Philadelphia 64,080,050 Baltimore. + 2565.355 1874. Gallons. 114,969,957 1.904 Gallons, lle, 63 Philadeiph Baltimore Totals... 5st 7,66. Total galions corresponding time 197: Total gallons corresponding time 1871 Totai gallons corresponding timo 1870. Total gallons correspondius time 1869. Total gallons corresponding time 186%, 80,900, Receipts of crude petroletim and shipments ot re- fined oil cast from Pittsburg by the several rail routes from January 1 to October 7 for five years:— 1873, 1872. Shipped by Barrels, Barrels. Pennsyivania Railroad 63,3 Al. V. Kailroad..... Totals. Receipts. Shopped Pennsylvania Railroad... 111,339 1254 P. and C. Railroa — 27,099 . Railroad. 720,113 678,229 452 Totals 7 Receipts 23,605 862,075 1,375,006 By Onio River boats to Richmond to October 7, 1576, 123, 000 bbls, ‘The sales and resales of crude at the sources of sup- ply were tor the week ending October 7, 527,50 bbls. 000 bbis. the previous week. Pbiladelphia. . Baltimore Riehmond, Va. Total Oct. 7, 176. 54 Total Sept. 30,'76 63 16,600 23,700 Total Oct, 9, 75. 47 12,400 —with about 3,000 obis. of residuum. The next week, that 18 ending Uctober 14, 1876, the exports were 2,817,563 galions, aud from the principal exporting ports of tne United States 4,333,289 gailone, and from January 1 to October 14 {rom the same ports : 1873. Gallons, Galtons. 116,845,711 127,074,733 + 1,976,930 3 032, 505 pI 66, 668,420 62,488,818 Baltimore, + 2,667,510 4,461,538 TotalS....00ceeeeereees 188,158,571 197,057,594 1875, 1876. From Gallons, Gallons, New York sees 117,866,914 113,074,726 Be + 1,925,219 2,303,312 «+ 191,541,688 Total gailons corresponding time 1872. Total gallons corresponding time 1871, « 124,943,833. ‘Total gallons corresponding time 1870, Total gallons corresponding time 1869. Total gallons corresponding time 1868, . Receipts of crude petroleum and si fined oii east trom Pittsburg by the sever: from January 1 to October 14, tor fi oa - 872. Sh ... Barrels, Poumed ania Rattro 1onoad 04332 AL V. Railroad...... 491,507 629,120 5 693,462 + 961,734 1,438,993 1874. 1875, 1876. Shipped by Barrels, Barrels, Barrels. Pennsylvama Ratlroad.. 111,339 1,254 P. & C. Railroad a — 27,600 al. V, Railroad, + 728,960 634,436 840, 719,340 pt 328, 1,381, 793 By Ohio River boats to Richmond to October’ 14, 1876, 123,000 barrels, at the sources of sup- ply were for tho week ending October 14, 405,000 bbla., against 527,500 bbls. the previous weck. There wore loading and to lond at the undermen- tioned placos October 14, 1876:— Ves- Re- Naph- Re- sen, Crude, fined “tha. fined, At . 4 New York. 10,000 Vbiladeiphia. -l =- 42,000 — 22,000 7 3,500 _ 2 - 5,300 _ - Total Oct. 12, 76. 45 20,200 106,900 15,400 32,000 Total Oct. 5, *76. 54 16,600 149,100 18,000 47,600 Total Oct 14, '75. 48 16,400 159,900 25,600 28,000 The production and consumption of petroleum in and exports of same trom Canada has been, accoruing to official rowurns :— Mann. Consump. tion. Exported. Galions. G@alions 09 5,231,781 8,076,885 ful examinacion of these figures will show that the petroleum trade is scarcely second in importance to any in the country, and tho idea that it can be tam. pered with inthe interests of a few specvlators 18 monstrous, No. sir,” continued the merchant, “I am not short of oil, and I only deal in it on orders, but | look upon the whole question in a large way, and I think that anything tending to disturb trade by combinations or unnatural ‘corners’ is burtiul generally and brings discredit on our while mercantile system.” Messrs, Sohieffelin & Co., the drug and on dealers at the corner of William and Beckman strecis, stated to the writer that they had formerly been interested largely in oil and oil refineries, but they were now out of the business and only viewed the present com- plication witha curicsity totally romeved trom in- terest, An officer of the Maritime Exchange eid that he perceived no particular movement in oil [reighis, and there seemed to be no extra inquiry in connection with the anticipated war in Europe. As lar as he had heard shippers converse on the situation there seemed to be considerable uneasiness among them as to the determined attitude of the combination, At twonty- six cents per gailon lor refined ol—ihe price at whieh iis held vy the Staudard Ou Company—tnere is too great @ diiference® between itand crude oil, which 1s selling for about tweive and a half cents the wells, and exporters will not pay the price until they ure obliged to, It was on account of its ebeapness and fine illuminating properties that petroleum was intro- duced so generally throughout Kuropo and the Ortent, and if the price 1s to bo raised by such apparently art!: helal means it will do much to banish it from general use. A visit was paid to shopkeepers on various strecta who had placed petroleum in their stores com> ti since on account of the high price of gas, and the gen. eral opinion seemed to be that if she price of petroleum, was to be advanced by a comb: use would hi to bo abandoned, and tho poople be thrown again on THR MERCY OF THE GAS COMPANIER. In that case it would be plain (hat the result would be a repotition of the extortions that caused potroleum to be very iargely substituted for gas in Brooklyn and New York. twill be seen that tho questions opened up present some novel and interostiug téatures, and if the power of public opinion does not step in to prevent a combination hartial to the interests of tne poorer classes, the results may bo as damaging as those that followed the coal monopoly with its long train of die astors and ruin to corporations and families. The price of the Wanawn today and henceforth will be three cents, POLICE PROMOTIONS, The following patrolmen were appointed roundsmen yesterday by the Board of Police:—Joseph Hail, Fitth, transferred to Thirty-first precinct; John Dunn, Ninth, to the Twenty-second precinct; Thomas W. Mulvy, ith precinct; Wiiliam Ryan, Ninoteontn to Twenty- Steamboat squad, to Twenty- A BIG COAL SALE. PITTSTON COAL ADVANCED—THE QUANTITIES ROUGHT AND THE BUYERS. John H. Draper sold yesterday, at the salesrooms in the Trinity Building, 96,340 tons of Pittston coal, amounting to over 300,000 for the gross sale. The coal sale was attended by about 200 persons, and the buyers made their purchases chiefly to deliver aloug the lives ofthe Hudson River, Erie and Champlain canals and their branches by railroad, The demand from these sections caused a siight advatee in the prices of coal Thore bas been a great deal of doubt cast for some time | past since the combination that many ot these sales were of a bogus nature, and that the “buyers” did not always “buy,’? as was supposed, To prevent any doubt in the matter a HERALD reporter got the names of the aifferont buyers and the quantities purchased, ax wellas the qualities of the coal. These names and figures are guaranteed by Messrs, Draper & Co:— GRATE. i | | | i 1,000 tons to Albay at .. 150 tons to Van Buren at 1,000 tons to Caldwell at | 5,000 tons to Seward at, 100 tons to Gingam at. 200 tons to Aick at. 200 tons to French at, 100 tons to 1, M, at, 100 tous to E. F. at 1,000 tous to Casting, 1.000 tons to Ferris at 0) tons to Hulse 1,200 tons to Holt 100 tons to Harris at 100 tons to Foster at 200 tons to Van Sic 1,000 tons to Cook at. 150 tons to Judson at, 4,000 tous 10 Cadwell at | 8 1,000 tons to Metropolitan at 1,100 tons to Heixembottle 1,000 tous to Old Dominion 8, 5,000 tons to rabam at 000 tons to Braham at 500 tons to Markert at, « 4,000 tons to Hudson at | 1,000 tons to Caprel at 200 tons to Chapel at. 150 tons to Judeap at. sees 5,000 tons to Burger, Humpolt & Co. at. 1,100 tons to Cou at... 400 tons to Connecticut 25 tons to Philips at, 1,000 tons to Waite at. 1,000 tons to Lenards at Coai Company at. | 100 tous to L. M. at 310 | 100 tons to Evans at....... B 92% | 600 tons to Casting 8. M. at. B92 | 200 tons to Ferri “392% 150 tons tv Gaffacy 392K | 150 tons to Holt at 3 92ig 8CO tons to Blood at 44 B 92%, 125 tons to Worthington at 3 9215 800 tons to Heisembottle at. 3 9235 209 tons to Jobnston at. 392 500 tons to Heisembottie 8 921g 2,000 tons to Caldwell at. 3 92% 200 tuns to Tupper at, 3 9215 1,000 tons to Casting 8. M 3 923¢ 21000 tons to Van Sico ai Bat | “"30u tons to Hetsemboitle at 3 923, STOVE. 1,000 tons to Casting 8, M. 3 9234 | 51000 tons to Seward al 392i 200 tons to Connec' 3 92K 1,000 tons to E. F. al 3028 300 tons to Collings woo 3 92K 500 to 3 921, 300 tons to E. Chaprel at. 8 9245 500 tons to F. W. Chapeil at.. +. 8 9242 200 tons to Cook at... pest 4,000 tons to Casting 8. M. at, 392s, 500 tons to I’hillips at, BoLy 500 tong to Connecticut Coal Company ai 3 921g 500 tons to L. M, at me 392K 1,000 tons to Heisembot B90 500 tons to Henley at 390 500 tons to Van Buren a 390 300 tons to Hedges at 390 100 tons to Burleigh 3 90 300 tons to Miller at 390 200 tons to Foster at.. 390 800 tons to Conley at. . 390 500 tons to Van Buren at, 3 90 390 3 90 3 90 260 tons to Tapper at. 390 300 tons to Foster at. 390 300 tons to Holt at. 388 100 tons to Blood at. 3 85 100 tons to Cook at, . B86 500 tons to Whito at, 3 90 500 tons to Chapel at. 390 200 tons to Mason Dwig! 390 200 tons to Burleigh at. 385 100 tons to Cott at. 3 85 150 tons to Elwood at. 385 500 tons to Heisembottle al 3 80 400 tons to Gafiney al 3 80 3 80 3 80 3 80 380 3 80 3 80 3 80 3 80 asa 380 380 3 80 150 tons to Gates at, 380 100 tons to Blood at. 3 80 500 to! 0 Benedict 3.80 5,000 tons to Sewards at 3 80 ‘400 tons to Judson at 3 80 200 tons to Evans at 3 80 200 tons to Knolister at, 3.80 100 tons to Bull at... 380 150 tons to Elwood ai 3 80 500 tons to Burleigh at. 3 40 1,600 tons to Calawell at. 380 100 tons to Hulse at, 3 823g 5,000 tons to Moore at. 375 100 tons to G. M. at. 3 873, 385 3 80 160 tons to Switt at. 3 80 300 tons to Foster at. 3 80 The price of the Henaup to-day and henceforth rill be three cents. ADVANCED FREIGHT RATES, CONFERENCE OF THE XASTERN AND WESTERN ¥YAST FREIGHT LINES—A CONSOLIDATION AND AN ADVANCE OF THE THROUGH RATEB— IMPORTANT CHANGES, Drrno:t, Mich., Oct. 20, 1876. Ropresentatives of the Eastern and Western fast froigint lines have been in session here sinee Thursday morning, and will probably adjourn to-morrow. Among those present were J. Hickson, General Mana- ger; P. 8. Stephenson, General Froight Agent, and L. 4. Sargeant, Manager of Traffic of tho Grand Trunk Railway; Frederick Bonghton, General Manager, and J, Crampton, General Freight Agent of the Great Western Railway; G. R. Blanchard and R. C. Vilas, of the Erie fatlwa Scott, President of the Cansda Southera Ratlway; Henry C. Wentworth ana I. B, Ledyard, of the Michigan Southern Ratiway; J. Q A. Boum, of the Hoosse Tunnel; Lansing Willis, of tho Vermont Central; John Merri tfle Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ratiway; J,’ D. Cox and J. Usborbe, of the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway, Ono resuit of the conference has been the consolulstion of the tollowing fast Ireight | hnes:—The Commercial Express, ruaning over the Michigan Central, Grand Trunk ‘and Erie roads; the Miamond, run ¢ over tho Michigan Central, | Canada Soutnern and Erie; the Erie and Milwankee, running over the Detron’ and Muwaukee; Great Western and Erie and the Ere and North Shore, running over the Michigan Contral, Great Western and Erie. The consolidated ne will be known as the Erie and North Shore line and will be ander the gen- eral management of J. W. Smith, Tho principal of- fice, 1t is provable, will be established here, The traf- lic will be divided equitably among the above named railroads, 1t is woderstood that rates have been made anilorm and considerably advanced, The Consondated have carried the greater part of the through freight for several years p. nd the annnal basiness of the four lines will agers Je upward of $5,000,000, the Ere and North Shore iine alone having carned as high as $2,500,000 ina single year. The branch offices of tho four lines, whieh ure located in all the principal cities from New York tw the Missouri River, will be abolished. It is highly probable that other lines running over the Now York Central road will also be consolidated with the new company at an early day. The price of the Hunaun to-day and henceforth will be three cents, THE WATER QUESTION. Nuw Yor, Oct. 17, 1876. To tae Evtronr ov tne Herat You doubtless have not forgot that I wanted to get permission from the city authorities to supply tho city with salt water for nuieroas usos required, whereby twenty-fivo per cent of our fresh water would be saved for domestic purposes and save our city from a water famine, This 1 foreshadowed at the various meetings of tho Board of Aldermon; but those gentlemen were over-porsuaded by Commissioner Campbell, who used many erroneous statements, and also presented quite plausibly written papers, which filled your valuablo columns with his now exploded thoory and has now brought us to a water famine. Ile asked sie city au- thorities for $20,000,000 to give an abundance of what hi 1 only asked tho city to give an the pipes throughout tbe city ig foot _ eon el NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21. 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT. | | would help to pny off the immense city debt thi bas been created by such near-sighted men as Cor missioner Campbeil. Had we allowed to pat out plan in operat ere this the city wouia have had the great ausiliary of the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and no water famine at this moment. I must tell the | Ee they will nave to come to the use of salt water fore long, and the sooner the better, us the popula- Von of this great metropolis is increasing toa rapid dogree, while the fresh water ts decreastag. Will it not be weil for the Board ot Aldermen to reconsider their actton in relation to the outlay of $20,000,000 for what they cannot get and pass an ordinance to intro- | ducesait water throngh a private company of our citizens that have the welfare of our city at heart, or PAL It to tho yore of our citizens at our next election— Salt water to be introduced as an auxiliary to fresh water? Yourstruly, Na, 105 East yw York. JP. Fortieth street, N The price of the Wexauv to-day and henceforth will be three cents. REAL ESTATE. The following business was traneacted at the Real Estate Exchange yesterday :— James M. Miller sold by ordor of the Supreme Court in foreclosure, Anderson Price, roferee, a butiding with lot, 23x74.7, on Front street, north side, thirty- four feet west of Roosevelt street, to Cresing Merk for $12,000. Also by order of the Supreme Court in foreclosnre, George A. Halsey, referee, the house, with lease of lot 25x100, No. 38 Vesey street, north side, between Church and Greenwich streets, leased May 1, 1874, term twenty-one years; ground rent $1,400 per an- num, for $15,000 to Solomon Lobe. A. HL. Muller & Son sold by order of the Supreme | Court in jorecloaure, F, H. Weeks, referee, three lots, cach 26x100.5, on West Seventietb street, north sider 250 feet east of Ninth avenue, to plaintiff for $7.716, Richard V. ‘nett sold by order of the Court of Comn:on Pie: foreclosure, F, W. Loew, referee, one jot on Kast Eightieth strect, north side, between Sec- ond and Third avenues, known as lot No. 19 on map # Harlem Commovs, to Joseph Levy, plaintiff, for 1.009, J. Fullerton sold, by order of the Supreme Court In foreclosure, F. E, Waters, referee, a house with lot, 17.10x100. 5x10.10x94.4, No. 15 Sixth avenue, west sido, 164.3 eet norti: of Carmine strect, te plaintiff, A. 3. Mari aiso the house with lot, 17.10x No. 17 Sixt! nue, adjoining above, intl, A. Murray, for $11,600. Bernard’ Xmythe sold, by order of the Saprome rt, in foreclosure, F. W. Loew, referee, one lot, 99.11, on West 134th strect, north side, 360 fect cust of Sixth avenue, to Richard 8, Barcalow, plaznotify, tor $1,500. . . A. Lawrence & Co. sold, by order of the Supreme Court in foreclosure, B. C. Chotwood, referce, one lot, 25x99.11, on East 134th street, south side, 340 feet west of Fourth avenue, to George Tf. man, piainwfl, for $3,000. Blackwell, Riker & Wilkins sold, by order of the Supreme Court, in foreclosure, 8,’ Marsb, reteree, building with lot, 244x744 on Front street, north side, fifty-seven feet west of Roosevelt strect, to Jacob Cromwell, for $12,250. TRANSFERS. 20x98.9; C, M. Noo n bert Suydam (executor) to Ist ay. e. 8, 75 It. n. of Bath Ww J. Fu 6th w of Greenwi a (Nos. 117 and 99) ; also 86th st % 2, between 4th and Sth avs. (lots 162 and 163); also 9th av, ¢. 5., 50.5 ft. 8. of 70th st., 50x100; Lam- bert Suydam (executor) to Join Braden. 126th st., n, 125 ft. e. of Sth av., 20x99,1 ton to A. E. Wilson %. ot 67th st. 25x10; George toh (referee) to M. Howland. ue #., 50.5 ft. n, of 67th st,, 25x100; same to to san Mott st.,¢. 5., 75.8 tt, 5, of B Ba av. TERT ‘Levy (referee) to J. 100 ft. n, of Cedar m1 ‘Oth ay r ree) |. D. Wilking. .. . 8. &, 188.2 ft. w. of 2d av., 22.1x97; Francis Pouel 6th at. Schell (celeree) to Joseph Schmarzschild, 65th 100 ft. @. of 2d av,, 25x1 wore, ¢: 25x100; x140x » Bth st.. n. re between 4th 2. Ce topher + Dickson.....0... &., 179 It. @. of 10th av.,25x100.5; F. Cook to W. Armand. 2d wt and wile ‘7%h Toth st.. s 4, 10 ft. w. of 2d Dillon and others to F. P. Brobm, B00 ft, @. of 4th av., 1 Frankenthate: nek, 10) ft. w. of Oth av., LOO5z1 Gordon and wife to J. Braden. 65, Cortinnd av., w. corner Benson st., 25x10) (23d ward) ; B. Joost and wife to J. H. Bobling. a Tot av., w. 8, 7311 ft. 8 of B1et 10575; H. J. Jones and husband to M. Ke 48th st. a. s., 225 ft. we of A. Joli Willott si Krause and wife to M. Ruabe 1. w. corner of L2th st, Nos. . Nos. 17, 19; 36 and 38; also Exchange piace, Nos. 53 Iso Brondway, Nos. 78,80, and New st., 110 Broadway, Nos. 68, 71, 73, 57, 1444,452 10, 12,14, 16 and 18; N Church st., No. 115: Howard st., Now. 34 and 20% Edwara Matthews and wife to J.B, Matthews... + 50,000 MORTGAGKS. en J. M. and point tod. RL Lewis, and others to 1. Yankaur, w. ‘of av. B, between Sth and Gth ste; 2 years....... 3,500 Gord: chmidt, . & 27th st, e. of heh Gordon, : to A. Suydam, ‘ns of Hoth st., w. of Gth av. ; 10 years, ncaa a AO nd wife, to MO O'Hara, n. w. corner of ington and Wate ata. te to ‘Armstrong, 11, wtand, Richard; .. to Mutaal Lite ny, Of LIAth at, w. OF Md AY. | ome yemr.. 8,000 Smith, Thoma and wits, to Convell, e. x of Pike at. Hof Water st.: threo years... bet 8,000 Series, T., to Manhattan Lite Insneance Gompany, © 8. of Gt Avy one YeNr,...... digtigta cy) NOOO Taylor, A. lake, pe of 104K bt, We of Lexinaton ne Fear. ++ 6044 The price of the Herman to-day and henceforth will be three cents. THE CAB QUESTION. New Yor, Oct. 18, 1876. To tum Eprtor cr the Herany:— I sincerely hope that the cab question, which is interesting not « few of your readers, will be finally settled, and that, too, forthe beneiit of tne corpora- tion and the pablic, and I would ask that thoir tariff be twenty-five cents the trip or fifty cents for the round trip. At this rate all could have the benefit of com- fortable transit, and I know of no place where we need it go badly as in this city and Brooklyn. Many of ua who are not wealthy may then use thom; but should the corporation Charge fifty cents, making $1 per day for round trip to or trom business, we will still nave to hang on to the railings of cars or have our feet | pressed emallor inside, We eincerely hope, Mr. Editor, you will sanction anid assist in establist tariff. TWE im the cheap Sta TY-FIVE, The price of the Hunarn to-day and henceforth will be ree cents. HOYT, SPRAGUE & CO, William P. Dixon, referee, appointed by the Court in tho suit of the Berkshire Woollen Company against Augustus Juillard, receiver of Hoyt, Sprague & Co., yesterday fied another report in tho County Clerk's oMee. He reports that since the filing of the third re- port additional claims, amounting to $170,666 45, have been duly proved anu allowed, and upon whieh the creditors named are entitied to be paid the dividend ot ten per cent. Among those allowed are a claim for $54,207 80 in favor of the Merrimack River Savings Bank; Ogden Brothers, $9,498 20; National Farmers and Planters’ Bank of Baiumore, $11,479 86; Mo- chanics’ Bank of Brooklyn, $5,759 64, and Isaac Bull, $26,975 94, The price of the Henan to-day and henceforth will be three cents. COLLECT ‘The hooks containing the transcripts of tho tax rolis were opened yesterday in the office of Mr, Martin T, MoMahon, Receiver of Taxes, in th own stone build- ing in the City Hall Park. Th ION OF TAXES, Re annom will be mad vund i bills paid before December 1, 1876, rate of seven per cent PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING. Plymouth lecture room was as crowded as usual Jam evening and an unusual sprinkling of Western strangers was observable. Rev. Fred Bell came in and took» back seat to listen to the utterances ot the brother he proteases to love so well. After the pre! | cises Mr. Beecher said:—0: and cast understandable portions of Scripture is that contained im the eighth chapter of Romans, and it te evidently #0 in the mind of the Apostlo Paul, and yet the contents of that chapter wrought far more than he ever expected and has come nearer taking bold of the great speculations of our day than almost any portion of Scripture, Why we were put into the world, what the world is and what are the divine methods and economy, how God is working out tn men the great final result, and what isthe whole moral system in which we are living—in which the mind of man 18a part, and God and the angols are a part, and great tendencies and influences are a part, | paul says, “The creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath sub- jected tbe same with hope.” Men people the earth by reason of God—‘Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption unto glory like unto the children of God.” God put mer into the world, seemingly in bondage to matter, oppressedand abused; yet under ail this seeming there was coming a ransom and release, there was to be a higher development than appeared in our | mortal life, so he said, God had a glorious future for mankind beyond what we think ot. “All creation groancth,” and if we should listen to tt in this stage we should have little hope, but all tt d sorrow in this life is but the travail pain, on is groaning for the new mankind that ie to be born into existence. ‘‘Buttney who have the first fruits of the spi ourselves ing’’—what for?-—*for the redemption of our bouics,’? We are in the seething turmoil, a we have a presage of something better. ‘And the time shall come when tho — bod: shall come out of subjection to physical law.’ We ourselves groan within eurselves—that 18, we sigh and think deeply, waiting for the redemption of our Dodies, “for We are saved by hope, likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities, We know not what we shall know, bat the spirit itself! maketh intercession for wi that cannot be uttered.” A mi ing to and don’t know what to expect. He has a vague longing to be free trom and restriction, bat he would not know what to pray for exactly if he should set abouttt, We know not what to pray for; we are being built up, but we don’t know into what shape, The future is filled witn power ana glory; we sec it coming in the heavens, bat pre- cisely how to make 1t out, where to find the exag- gerations and deficiencies, we cannot find out, and we don’t know what to pray for; but the spirit does, and therefore it sighs through ‘us, and these unworded prayers, these longings that cast discontent on ous ‘Dest things, they are all of Goa, for the spirit knows what we want, and while the spi jakes intercession through us, God knows what is best and right. Now, out of this there are points of instruction I wish to make. One is, wo are living ina time when wo aré likely to err through MATERIAL REASONING, Men in olden times reasoned by their senses. W¢ are constantly building theories and drawing philoso phy. and using the matorial of an earthly experiene to doit. And man ia likely to think he has got th whole, but there are a it beng | things we don” know even exist We don’t know into what spher: the soul comes after death, and if we imagine we know what is to come we cheat ourselves by limitation. We are coming to a world a great deal better than we dream of. It is very pretty asa picture to think of heaven as paved with gold and baving gates ot pearl, but I want something better than a SOUL'S RABY HOUSE, and would get tired lookin 4 the gates of pearl is three days Woe must have a something better thas that. We make our own heaven, We are rebuilding ali the time. When we get to heaven we want Seema more than stree:s of gold—when we get to heaven an: are looking for our child who haa gove belore. It is not enough to think of acity. All Urat the Gospel bas iven tends to make us desire more in 8 vision of tho faivene life. If a man asks me what the other life is to be m detail I don’t know. I can see the buds, but I don’t know what the blossoms will be, We get a flash here and a flash there. But we have the consolation that if we lose absola! tements of fact we live by hope. It gives mo thts comfort. There is a largencss to it, God is doing se much more than He seems to do, The kingdom of Goa that is within us means so much more. The Examining Committee met aber pearee mecting for convereation with any who were desirous of jotaing the oharch, The price of the Hxnaup to-day and henceforth wil, ba three cents, CRIMINAL STATISTIOS. The following condensed report of the property stolen from August 15, 1875, to £ eptember 30, 1876, and the amount recovered by the New York police withim theso dates, was yesterday forwarded to the Board by Superintendent Wailing:— August 15, 1875, to January 1, 1876. 251,969 01 $155,545 63 Janoary 219,548 60 139,440 09 ‘April 1 to June 30 2 10909 46 61,190 09 July 1 10 September 2 100,659 95 54,699 24 Totul .$075,177 2 $410,875 08 . By this 1t is eeon that the percentage of stolen prop- erty recovered 18 60.85. The price of the HERALD to-day and henceforth wilt de three cents, TELEGRAPH EXTENSION. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AFRICA TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE WORLD. [From the London Telegraph, Sept, 22.) In connection with the idea of introducing the tele- graph into the African continent from) Egypt overland tothe Cape of Good Hope, Messrs, Kerry Nicholle Edwio Arnold and Colonel J. A. Grant forwarded cer- tain suggestions to the Brussels Geographical Confer. ence to be brought tothe notice of that body by the last named gentleman, which has been collectea in « small pamphiet. Mr, Kerry Nicholls observes:. “Commencing at Alexandria the Egyptian telograph line extends in a southerly direction for a distance of 1,100 miles to Khartoum, and surveys have already been made for its coutinuance to Gondokoro. Consid- ering, therefore, Khartoum as the base of operations for the construction of the line southward, the distance from that place to the Equator, or head of Victoria Niyanza, would be about 1,000 miles, and southward across the lake to Delagoa Bay 1,600 miles, giving @ total distance (calculauog a direct course) of 2,600 miles to complete the connection b the South Air can lines; or, in other words, only 600 miles furtner than the distance covered by the Austrialian overland line.”” ‘To the various overland lines now4in active opera- tion Mr, Nicholls adds one—that traversing the con- tinents ol Furope and Asia, beginuing at 5t. Peters. burg and ending upon the eastern coast of Siberia, oF about 5,000 geographical miles; that of the United States, Irom San Francisco to New York, a length of 3,300 ‘miles; tho tranvandean in South America across the continent, a distance of 1,100 miles, and thi Austrahan line trom Adelaide to Port Darwin, 2,000. UNDER THK VICTORIA LAKE. Mr, Arnold says:—“‘Ol the great 1ink thus proposed ; the ends are already made or making. Tho Egyptian wire brings us daily intelligence trom Khartoum, which is 1,260 miles trom Alexandria; and this 1 being extended to Goudokoro, 700 iniies turther oo. Hence the route almost al! the way to M’tesa’s capital is within practical control, the distance being about 230 miles. King M’tesa’s city makes a safe and central station, and theace the wire sould be taken under the Victorm Lake, whieh gives us 200 miles more of easy waterwork to Muanza, Hence it should xo ovor- land by Speke’s old route to Kaz, which is agout 150 miles oi}, and thence should bifurcate, on fairly secure roads, to Ujiji and Bagamoyo (Zanzivar), Having that picked up two commercial emporiuins it would pase down fanganyika, and go by Bemba and Lobisa over- Jand to Lake Nyassa, where it is to be submarine agai Uilat reaches the new town of Livingstonia, ce would safely proceed ¢own the Shiré and Zambest rivers to the sea, where a short ocean line would connect it with Delagoa say, or, better suil, Port Natal; or it might yet more cheaply pass overland irom Lake Nyassa to the Trange yauliroutier, The distance to be covered between tl Egyptian and colonial ends 1s about 2,700 miles, but out of this at least 1,500 may perhaps be laid in the beds of rivers and lakes. There is, however, no neces- sity for expensive insalated cables; a simple railway wire strewched openly irom iree to tree, or upon pol may be carried trom Khartoum to the Limpopo, am once established will be maintained by small subsiaies to the chicis. Commerce and profit will soon protect what they depend on; stations will arise like beads on a string, and the aforesaid subsidies—with the fear oj ‘fetish’ and travelling inspectore—will keep the line | open as surely as ull oshers have been maintained across barbarous countries. There is nothing insur- mountable in the enterprise, nor would the capitat required be large in cotmparison with the prodigious results to be nel ed and the proiitto be derived, ‘The tine to M’tese’s capital from Gondokoro should be hung by a European stall, The King of Uganda would equip a second party, fixing the wire down the lake and to Kazé, Zauzibar division would Jay the line from Bagamoyo, through Kazo to Ujiji, A tourth de. tachment, Well equipped, would take a section from Ujyi down Tanganyika to Lake Nyassa (overland) and to Livingstonia, A titth expediviou wouid carry it to tne colovy either by #ea or land,’ Cotovet Grant is of opinion that the continent of Alrica, with its Nilo Valley, its inland seas and ite healshy elevated interior, ofers os many facilities te the construction ot a line a8 Australia or America: doed, greater facilities, But the persunal obstach certainly considerable, the greatest belt buat not numerous popatation, It there way but one government all te distance there would be but one man to deal with, batin several instances there are chuers every (en miles; so that the maximam number of chieis to be subsidized would come to 200, but with care the snbssuies to wuom would ni at tio end of the year, [CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE)