The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-29

employees badly wounded, aud two OF their as
u.ilanis were SHOT Tie railroad finally retreat
ed 20 the cars, where, alter desperate struggle
with their anisgonistl, they rauaged 60 start the
locomotive and thus escaped % the New York STATE
line Filming that the lives of their operatives
likely tc be sacid ed the railroad company NV
fuse TO their trans bsyond our Sta liue Thus
il viii be seen the people oil Erie have st last accom-
phshed their purpose Of compelling the travelling
public TO either pay them trissse, or Csc remain
wiIhout the territorial limits Of ihat Dwn Nov let
Us zee Whst steps the general government viii take
in this matter. An infuriatea mob, couutenanced
and encouraged by the local Authorities OF Erie, have
blocked up pubhc highway, set the DEGREES Of the
courts az defiance, and attempted to murder those
who were engaged il the performance of their duty
upon he road. Meetings ere being held in the di.
ereAt large cities Of the We:t to take into considera
ton the outrageous conGIct 81 the Inhabitants of
Erie; ard unless the government moves speedily
IN the matter the Jaw breakers may be taught
lesson that they viii not fOrges By rival ana
more formidable, but equally Unlawful, mob.
| Four stores on Notre Dame street Montreal CON
| tanning large amount Of very valuable dry goods,
furs &c, were entirely consumed By fire Sunday
n.orpi3s. Three OF the establishments insured
| tor upwards Of sl20, COO.
The bill for the incorporation of the Pacific Rail
road has passed both branches Of the Texas Legis
| lature and become law. Now for the work on the
| proposed line o route and in Congress.
We have received from our Jersey City reporter .
| statement with regard TO very curious breach Of
/ promise and seduction case il which resident of
this city is implicated We have no room for the re
port.
| The New York State Academioal and Collegiate
| Association commenced session in Albany yester-
| day. About forty delegates were present, among
them the professors principals and hers of The
leading institutions Of learning in the State. The
convention viii probably remain in session two or
| three days.
| The Board of Assistant Aldermen met last eve.
| ning The Ninth Avenue Railroad bill came down
| from the other Board, and motion was made to
concur in their action, which override the Mayors
veto. The motion was adopted-ffteen to three
The Board voted to concur with the Aldermen in
the matter OF the extension of the Bowery to Frank
bin square and therefore the resolution in favor of
that improvement has received the sanction Of both
boards. The Board concurred with the Aldermen
IN the increase of the salary Of he copying clerk in
the Street Commissioners Office 81 900 per annum
Assistant Alderman Ring introduced resolution |
to bring the case OF Chief Engineer Carson before
the full Board. motion TO lay upon the table was
carried-l0 TO z. The Board concurred with the
Aldermen ia the matter Of the erection of new
Firemens Hall, at a cost of $2400O ALSO for the
new Catherine Market, at cost Of $36,979 In
addition to great variety OF other business the |
Board OF Aldermen adopted resolution fixing The
salary of the Commissioner Of Streets and Lamps at
twenty-five hundred dollars per year. Both Boards
will meet again this evening.
The convention for the appointment Of Commits
sioner OF Jurors again assembled last evening, and
upon the tenth ballot elected Mr. U. D. French to
fill the Office. The Superior Court was not repre-
sented.
The anniversary s6rnoK CT the Orphans Home of
the Episcopal church Of this city was delivered last
evening, at Calvary Church, by Rev. Dr. Hawkes..
We today publish late and very interesting letters
from Havana, and the decision OF Judge Mitchell
citing ct liberty Alexander Heilbonu, claimed as a
fugitive from justice by Great Britain together WITH
q great variety of other entertaining matter 10
which We have no loom to refer in detail.
Ssrent News from yyaslingt tom. Discovery of
Immense Gold Mines - rhe Diggers and
their Plans.
Our information from Washington for the
last two days is of the most startling and ex-
traordinary description. We have never heard
Of any thing to compare with it. 1t amounts to
nothing more nor less than the development of
the richest gold placers in the world, (the
whole worldly and the disclosure of the va
rious combinations Of dggers, and their plans
for getting out the precious gold. In other
words, the spells and the schemes of the spols-
men at Washington. for this session of Con- 4
gress, exhibit state of things the most extra
nd agto hat ao haap hro,, crht
to light in the history of this country.
We have seen much. we have heard more
and are constantly hearing more, of the won
derful gold diggings of California and Aus |
tralia. They are the living wonders OF the |
age. But the aggregate returns Of California |
and Australia do not probably. exceed hun
dred millions year. Then look at the labor,
the privatiops, and the bardships exact
ed of the diggers. There are not less
than hundred thousand of these workers
in the diggings of California including
the wet, the dry and the quartz diggings
And, subject to all the hazards of the climate,
working in the sun and raj !, sleeping in tents
or in the open air, living upon half rations, cut
off from civilized society. and exposed to the
dangers Of cut-throats, thieves, and Indians,
what are the chances for the poor California
miners More than equal that they will leave
their bones upon the soil, or return home much
the worse for wear and tear
Not SO with the rich placers at Washington
There the gold diggers. beginning with the mem
bers of the Cabinet, the House and the Senate,
and going down to the fifth rate lobby men,
bers live on the fat Of the land. They are
sheltered from the sun and the rains, they ride
10 carriages, they flourish at evening parties
and they get out their gold already coined,
without the pick, or spade, or gold washer. The
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