Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-24
NEW YORK cORREsPoHDENoE.
NEW YORK, August %, IS

NEW 1ohk, august 70, 1904.
Our Ship Builders-Barnun ON the LvncA-
burg RoU-Ihs U. s. Ship Independence-
BOOK trade Sates-Important Arrest-Ihs
Steamship Arctic, 9e.
Many of our ship builders are grumbling, in
not very low tones, in consequence of the ad-
vance which has taken place in the price of
timber. They say that they have lost from
three to six thousand dollars on contracts which
were made six months ago, when materials
were selling at a comparatively low figure.
The vessels for which the contracts were made
are now in course of construction, and must
be finished at q great sacrifice to the ship
wrights.
Merchants, it is said, will not pay the in.
creased cost Of vessels, and the probability
is that fewer will be built this season than the
last.
In consequence of tho Lynohburg row, and
the probability of similar demonstrations else
where, Barnum has addressed letter to the
editor of the Evening Post, with the expect
alton Of explaining away bad Impressions. He
says:
The articles copied in your paper of to- day
from Virginia papers do ME injustice My
menagerie attracts various small shows, which
run up their tents and exhibit as near to nv
large tent as they can procure ground In
order to caution the public against imposition
from these outside shows, my agent distinctly
announces what Is to be seen in my collection,
and in reply to handbills circulated by these
outside shows, falsely stating that we charge
one price to SEQ General Tom Thumb, another
for the animals and third for the museum
curiosities; my said agent announces mo
extra charge under any pretence whatever, let
the reports be what they may"
This may be an explanation, but it is not q
satisfactory one. The assertion that the out
side shows have no connection with the main
show is simply Judge!
The u S. ship Independence was placed in
the dry dock at the Navy Yard yesterday, for
the purpose Of having her bottom scraped.
The water was let out of the dock at O'Clock
g. m, and at II the vessel, with all her arma-
ment on board, was secured on the keel block
The weight OF the vessel at present is about
5000 tons, the greatest ever placed in any U
S. dock. She is to be taken out this morning,
and will DO ready for sea on the first of Sep.
TENDER
The Book trade sales are not as animated as
usual The attendance from abroad is lin
tied. Several invoices Of stereotype plates
have been withdrawn from sale, in consequence
of the low figure at which they were likely to
be knocked down. The Philadelphia invoices
will be sold this week. The sales conclude
on Friday, August rs.
The ship Delaware, arrived this morning
from Hsvre, lost eighteen of her Storage pas
sengers by cholera on the voyage to this port,
between the 5th and 18th of August
Niblo's Garden is nightly crowded by fash
ionable audiences who find ample Amusement
IN tho wonderful performances of the great
Ravsl Family.
Last night, Captain Leonard and Policeman
brown succeeded in arresing Richard Sachs,
Alias Adolph Hoffman, who Is charged with q
$iz,000 forgery on tho Prussian Government.
Herman Menzell was also arrested on q charge
OF being connected with Sachs, in the opera
lion. The forgery was committed some two or
tnree months since, and the accused parties
arrived here on the 9Th instant in the Atlantic.
MOST OF the money in question has been 70
ooyerud, through the exertions of Capt. Leon
ara, and the prisoners are held for examina-
The U. s. Mail Steamship Arctic, which was
70 nave gone on an excursion to Boston to-day,
nag oeen again detained on account of some
T1a.aluonal Improvement in her machinery.
uae ulP Will probably be deferred until next
wednesday, enc week from to-day.