The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-10

The pressure Of advertisements upon columns still
compels to eondense everything. and therefore
compress formidable batch of letters into the following
epitome
A correspondent calls Newcastle, lawrence county,
Pa, fourshng town. 1t has been brought into notice
by being located the junction of the Erie ex tension
Of the Pennsylvania canal with the Ohio and PennsyA
mia canal large town of thousand nhabitants
has sprung up there as if by magic.
The exports Of the past been so 900 barrels
-four, 100000 bushels wheat ESQ., 600 pounds WOOL be-
sides other products estimated at $50 600 TONS and
valued at 49, 000 There q blast furnaces for
smelling iron ORE within thirty miles % Touring mills,
within fifteen miles and first class rolling miles, within
a short distAnce-two OF which Immediately the
limits of the boroush-gving employment to about 100
hands mammoth blast furnace has also been put IN
operation recently with capacity of 1876 tons per week.
Two extensive foundres, engine and machine sh BPS
"a stores, of various kinds oil MILL paper MILL glass
mandatory, coach shop key manufactures
numerous establishments for the manuasture OF ploughs
axes guns, chains cabinet ware marble mantels and
monuments saddlery and harness of all kinds, &C., b..
The Bank Of Newcastle capital 5000 O0 is also located
here. Two Offices of exchange and deposit good hotels
weekly newspapers, IL churches, large schools ZONE
of which is the large public Union school, with regular
attendance OF from 500 TO 600 scholars) IL minis-
ters Of the Gospel, physicians Is attorneys, Ma
sonic hall, ! hall for Odd Fellows-besides nu
merous respectable establishments and stores for
the sale Of the various manufactures OF the place.
Newcastle Will also have railway outlet, East and West
very soon, and the centre of the coal and iron
region of Pennsylvania II is aourishing town, and
they take the HERALD.
Mr.. James P. Abbott Health Warden Of ths thirteenth
ward, writes to US in to the letter Mr. j. Co.
vert agent for the tenement buildings known a. Msnhat
tha II i've
tee did visit the house about the 10th Of March,
and assailed by horrid ehuvia from this St. Giles
Of Gotham Last summer the place was occupied by
bone collectors and rag pickers and of them live
there now The bone collectors piled their
the stoops and such the STENCIL that the neigh
bors have imploed the Warden to prevent the recur
renee of the offence during the commng summer.
Further, that there many apartments In that build.
ing occupied by two families and by three consisting
OF eleven persons all Mr.. Abbott finally reuuests all
persons interested to call and for themselves
Mr.. Ehu Burritt writes to us from New Britain Con.
necticut in relation to his project FIR line Of electric
telegraph between San Francisco and 81. Petersburg
crossing Behring's Straits 1t is said that Russia has
alreaoy six thousand miles in operation Some OF her
lines doubtless, are reaching eastward towards the
Ursl mountains. AT the conclusion Of the war, she
will be sure to extend them eastward still into her
Asiatc provinces She will have the best skin tat
American genius supply to assist her these enter
prses; and she viii undoubtedly be ready to meet the
United States half the way and perhaps more than hall
he way, in connecting New York and st. Petersburg
Mr.. Maurice O'Donnell writes to say that his drv
goods store, in B. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
treets has been broken into and robbed and that be
does not think the police have displayed any vigilance or
activity in endeavorng TO reclaim bis property or ar
rest the thieves. Mr.. 0'Donne should appeal to the
Mayor, the head Of the force.
". s. points out to merchants me ,hanics and others
the advantsgesresb air. low rents, rural scenery plen-
~ Of water &C., &c-to be gained by taking residence
in harlem or YorkvIlle.
circular signed by the rector and vardeps of Grace
church. Conselyea street, Williamsburg that their new
edihce viii be consecrated this morning at 10 O'Clock
1t is a fee church
We are info rmed in similar mar ner that the pupils
OF St. Matthew's Academy win celebrate their sixth ami
versary at the Broadway Tabernacle this evening. The
receipts will be given to the "New York Aid Society for
Poor German Orphans "a worthy object.
We have an interesting letter from San Francisco, rid
culng the ignorance of portion of the Eastern press In
relation to the real condition Of the great and rapidly
growing State Of California Our correspondent gives
clever picture Of the progress Of the State but II 10 better