The New York herald., 1845-07-04

ArrAm OF HosoR Monday last. John Austin,
| ESQ., celebrated member Of the Empire Club and
| an empioyt in the Custom House, attended with a
second, went on to Baltimore and probably to Ba-
densburgh, to settle an affair OF honor he had on
hand with Mr.. Cotton, well known IN the sporting
circles Of this city. II seems the affair Is .
| long standing one. On Sunday last, II Is
| stated, they met the Battery, with
view of taking advantage of the soemnity
and quiet OF the day, to reconcile their differences
In this attempt, Capt Rynders, OF the Empire
Club acted as sort of peace-maker, but according
to the best account of the negotiation, no approach
was made to reconciliation, although Sunday was
selected for that purpose. Accordingly, like other
great men of honor, distinguished individuals, and
persons Of figure, generals in the army members OF
| Congress, &c, Major Austin and Capt Cotton (such
brave men must not 60 without titles) set out on
Monday or Tuesday for the south to have friendly
crack at each others immortal spirit either in Della
ware or Bladensburg, on the line between Maryland
and the District of Columbia. A great excitement
has arisen all round about the Custom House, the
regions of Park Row, the confines of Barclay street
and twenty other places as to the result Of this hos
tile and chivalric encounter. Bets vary according
to personal friendships prspossessons and partial
is represented as a resolue man, accurate shot,
and prominent among the fashionable circles OF
New York. Major Austin, although said to be
slightly nervous, is equally courageous, skillful
hand at the fire-irons and witha of celebrity
as having rendered valuable services during the last
lection, as a prominent member of the immortal
Empires.
If any intelligence Of this affair." or its result, ar
rves this morning by the mall it will be found in
the evening edition of the Herald tomorrow.
WEALTHY MEN OF PHLADELpHfA-Such will be
the title Of forthcoming book from the press Of
Zieber& Il Co., of Philadelph lphla-than whom there are
none more likely to fulfil the task with fidelity, and
we wish thembroper encouragement in their rather
more arduous than useful undertaking.
We regard it as more difficult than useful, because
we have seen an ephemera! attempt made in this
city to give sketch of similar kind, and we
know that it was at best but tissue of sxaggera
tion, ,caricature and Misrepresentation How could it
well be otherwise 1t would require person able to
discover by intuition the wealth of his neghbors, to
write work of any value on the subject-for what
other means are there to come at facts People do
not jabber about their affairs and more than that,
who can tell their true stae who concerned in the
huctuating business OF daily life 1t is perfectly
visionary pretend to give true account Of how the
wealth OF this or any other city diffused in nd-
yldual hands, because the facts are not ascertain
able.
Yet Zieber's pamphlet will deserve patronage, as it
doubtless will be an able attempt at impossibility;
1t will indicate the point these reputed men
Of wealth occupy in the public eye, and their COM
parative Importance according to the popular stand
ard. There will be many truths told, and many APP
proximatons to truth, and hence the pamphlet will
and ought to be bought.
IMPORTATION OF ITALIAN VINES INTO THE UNITED
SrArEs.-We have already alluded to some speci-
mems of Italian vines introduced into the United
States by Mr.. Lester, formerly United States Con-
sui at Genoa. These vines peculiar to the
mountainous part of Northern Italy, and are singu-
larly adapted for the soil and climate Of this latitude
We received from the pollteness of Mr. Lester seve-
raj specimens of the vines, and which we placed in
the hands of Mr.. William Harold, of Glen Cove, l.
l., by whom they will be planted, taken of, and
introduced into that part of the country. The
grapes produced by these vines are of peculiar deli
cacy, and supply the tables of his Majesty the
King Of Sardinia, at Turin. In fact, they are pro-
cured from the Kings vineyards, exclusively, by
Mr. Lester for the purpose of Transportation in the
United States. The wine made from such grapes is
most delicate Champagne. We trust that Mr. Harold
of Glen Cove, who has received the specimens thai
Mr. Lester gave u.s. will take good care of them,
that In .ss than twenty years. at least during the
generation of his children, the "Lester Italian
champagne" may distinguish the northern side OF
Long Island for many years after.
FORGERY IN WALL sTBEEr.-A great deal of noise
has been made about the great discovery of for
gerry in Wall street, and men turn up to Heaven the
whites OF their eyes and the browns of their hands
on all sides. forgery in Wall street, however, is
only one of the natural results of the system of busi-
ness adopted in that emnently respectable neigh
borhood There individuals there of the high
est respectabity and utmost purity and piey Of cha
racter, but the system in which they live and move
and have their being is enough to corrupt city OF
ten times the size of New York. We do not be-
| lleve that the wicked of Sodom and Gomorrah
were half so bad as the brokers and money-changers
of Wall street, who live the green ones of that 10.
caity
TRAVEL TO BosroN.-We understand that an
outside communication with the Long Island Rail-
road is to commence tomorrow. The fine steamer
Worcester, commanded by the popular and gentle
manly Captain Bacon, is to be placed on the route.
She will leave Greenport Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, on the arrival of the train from New York
The Worcester is favorably known as one of the
steamers recently on the line from New York to
Norwich. The fare is TO be one dollar only
BY EMPRESS FROM CoNEY IsLAND-HIGHr.Y In.
roRTANT.-By pigeon express, which started from
Coney Island, performing the distance in twelve
minutes, 27a seconds we in receipt OF highly
important intelligence from that region, and of ex-
ceeding interest at the present time.
1t seems that rumor prevailed over Concy Island
on the day before yesterday, that Gov Dorr, who
has filled so large spacp N the eve of a State