The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-12

exceedingly busy personsges 70 be met in every
tloroughfare. They belong TO the numerous class of
traders from the interior Of the country, who have
thus early made their appearance among US for the
purpose of selecting their spring and summer sup-
plies of goods, being now quite that TIER pur
chases can be speedily transported to .heir desti
nation, without fear Of detention by winters icy
grasp. One striking feature observable among these
temporary sojourners is the fact that, instead of
spending many hours in frutes search over half
the city for such articles they may require, they
now turn to those indispensable sources of infor
nation, the daily newspapers, almost momentarily
ascertain where the necessares may be obtained and
thus save time, money, fatigue, and vexaton Of
spirit.
Bank failures are becoming Of rather too frequent
occurrence to be at all pleasant to the middlng and
lower classes Of this city, will be seen on reference
to the money article in another page. People should
be on the look out for the Connecticut and other
species Of shinpasters which at present form the
principal currency of this metropolis. Why do not
authorities enforce the old and almost forgotten
statute against the circulation of the bank notes of
other States of less denomination than five dollars?
Many of the outside banks are in very rickety con-
dition; but if the law properly carried out few
if any OF our citizens would suffer by their downfall
The industrial and commercial classes must be on
their guard against the schemes OF reckless speculat
| ing inanciers
Considerable excitement was occasoned last even
ing, in the Board of Assistant Aldermen by the pre-
sentation of preamble and series of resolutions in
relation to the absorbing topic Of the day-the
alleged corruption Of public officers connected with
the city government. They were presented by
Assistant Alderman Hunt, of the Tenth ward, who
gave as his reason for doing the neglect of the
committee appointed to investigate the subject The
names Of some of our most distinguished citizens it
will be seen, are mentioned in this document, and
they themselves are summoned to appear before the
!" bar of the Board of Assistant Aldermen to answer
such questions as may be proposed to them" What
the nature of their connection with this matter
may be, it would be difficult to determine but we
hope the public will be made thoroughly acquainted
with the whole particulars. The preamble and re-
solutions which, with the debate elected by their pre-
sentation, may be found in another column will
amply repay perusal. The Board of Aldermen tran.
sacted no business of public importance.
Forgery appears to be on the increase. No less
| than three persons have been arrested during this
week on charges of forgery The details of singu-
lar case will be elsewhere, under the Police In
teligence Another desperate stabbing ARRAY took
place among some sailors on Thursday evening One
OF the injured men is not expected to survive the in
jury -Four Of the seamen were arrested, charged
with the preparation of the assault.
The steamship Africa, with three days later news
from Europe, is now in her fifteenth day. She will
probably arrive in the course of the day. Two weeks
later advices from California may also be expected
III the course of day Of two
The American Boundary Commission-Im-
| portanf Document.
| John r. Bartlett. Esq. the Commissioner an
| pointed by our government in conjunction with
the Mexican Commissioner General Conde " to
run and mark the boundary line between the
United States and Mckee, according to the |
of peace, having been engaged in that |
ne"'s tie last two years and half, |
great "oih ioi '~ 10 close las recently
anu oioasn' ~: ~ 49,. a lid bis report be-
fore the Secretary Of the Interior who ha- 49,.
municated it to the Senate. 1t has gone to ~
printer and will not be issued for some time.
1t is very lengthy, elaborate, and able docu-
ment extending to some fifty folio pages, and
requires the assistance of the maps, which have
not yet been engraved to make it thoroughly
understood Meantime, we present the reader
trust will prove interesting to the public.
Mr.. Bartlett. 7ahhS9se Office was Of diplomatic
character, as well as scientific. proceeded on
mission in August, 1850, with corps of eng-
neers and surveyors. numbering in all about
one hundred persons, who were divided into
four parties Having finished his labors. with |
the exception Of a small portion of the line at
|
| the mouth of the Rio Grande, he arrived here
! last month The line. which was commenced
in the middle at the initial point near Paso-
which means the pass-was drawn towards either
ocean. and extends from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Pacific, embracing an extent Of boundary.
including sinuosities measuring from two thou
| sand FIVE hundred to three thousand miles It
is the longest line ever surveyed between any
two countries in the world. Almost the entire
of it is through barren deserts and the work
has, therefore, been attended with obstacles Of q
nature nearly nsurmountable. The greater
portion of this wild region is uninhabited, and
the difficulty Of getting provisions is obvious.
! Vast open plains stretch before the view. dest-
| tute Of trees and grass. There is no water for
| there is no rain. and the heat along the ella
| was, for forty days. in the shade-when any
| shade could be obtained-from l06 to l20
! There was little or no forage for animals and
several times the surveying parties were
on the point Of starvation while for the
greater portion Of the period they were
surrounded by tribes of hostile Indians, which
it required the greatest vigilance. tact
and courage to battle. Notwithstanding
these dangers difficulties, and privations, Only
one Of the commission died a natural death,
and but about twenty that persisted by yio-
lent means There can be no better proof that
the right kind Of men were selected for this