The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
Our Albany Corresponde nee.

ALBANY, August ls, 1857.
Grants Of Lard under Wder-A Hint for Clsimdn.s-A
"Liak Eyyor'' IN TIE Eeo York Tan Levy-Folasoai
Aan<rs--TAs Knoso Nothino STAKE Council md Nonino
tons.
Quite number Of applications were made 70 The Com.
mssioners Of the Land Once, twelve months since,
for grants of land under water in the counties Of New
York, Kings Queens and Rchmoud which referred
TO Committee consisting Of the black republican Stae
Engineer sss Ses incur, and the Know Nothing Attorney
General Gushing, with Instructions 70 survey, emihe
tho papers, snd report up,p the claims TO the Board on
course, Of these applications Of considerable i'm
possnce tho parties interested and appears that the
committee, apparently Impressed with that fact
have spent no little tine in New York In in
veSugatng the claims. But some how or other,
they have made but hule progress with their
work and for which does not spoear, the
Comm.s,ooers have been unable 70 obtain from them any
report of he proceedings. rhe papers submitted by the
csiman have al beeu placed In The hands Of the commit
tee az matter Of course, and this has pat II out or the
power OF the Board OF Commissioners to act the
caim and has places applicants emit ely tho mercy
Of the State Engineer and Attorney General
This week Comptroller Burrows having made several
reqrests for reports and papers 70 the committee, which
were not responded TO- got together quorum Of the Com
missioner insisting Of himse the Treasurer, Attorney
town The two lei ter wero ignorant o! The bushes. upou
which they were called together and ~efe somewhat sur
prsed when Gov King who had been invited to attend
ton Of New York for certain hand under water along the
North river and which ola had been considered by the
committee q The most valuable In their hands. The
State engineer nnedistey obeo.sd 70 ne application b
log pas sed upon until "exnmina ion" had made.
This called out ae COMPTROLLER who said plainly ha. he
did not consider The examination" by tho commit 90
worth d-n,p and pretty distinctly intmated that the
desgn or the committee In withbo Ding papers and reports
20 hsse claims rcconcilahlo With the sticsst OF
Zeal integrity. The grant was then made, the S.ate En-
eineer yorg against IL; but upon otaer claims being
ouRh forward Tia officer seized his hat and hurriedly
hft The room, thus deriving the Commissioners Of quo
learn, however, tat 1t ~ the intention of the Comp
uoer 70 g the Comm .ioners toee her again a. soon q
claims, and my object In g'ns this information through
n, HtRID s TO let al The sppicants inow TIA. there
plcsons viii be soted upon without putting them to any
unpeo< esayy expense.
Gu, ous accident occurred hare few days ago, IL
fustratfve Of the loose manner in which money
Of the state tax levy was rendered In he ordinary
Tho tax . mill tar, aad carried out by Mr. Fsgs
81 $3.50 QUO III o was m error Of over el20 000-the
tax being more shsn $500 600 Was discovered ey the
fortunately, IN time 70 rect the hundeY. httls delay
less Gaze In the Comp,ro ers Office here would have
rendered his eposmoua deficiency 10 the TAX levy inevi
table,
Politics are considerably mixed here tus nov. II u
confidently expected that the radical demo rs viii go back
10 the democratic party State Issues, while The
American rebellion in the black republican ranks will be
likely TO leave Weed and Seward high and dry. rhe
erdeavor shape their nominations 10 via the sup.
port Ct the dissatisfied Republicans should Weed DO able
control the republican sste Convention and leave any
great number Of soreheads In their ranks Indeed Il
seems just difficult 10 conceive how the Seward 70
gepcy escape wreck al the present me AMI report
speaks truly they OF that IL and preparing
to give their ene,ies tse~n way Il the Republican Con-
venuor and then Ego I'M or the democrats and beat their
own ticket
mo Ynow Nothing sate Council meets In Brooklyn on
Tuesday, Ang lst 25 THIS meeting nxcs the time FOR hold
ing The STATE Convcnon n, toe having been given At the
last Council OF motion amend tho constitution to
give the Co oil he power 10 alter the day 1xed IN shs,
instrument learn that It ID likely that the Know Nothing
nominating Convention will be held the 18th OF septen
bert days ser the black republican convention Thin
will 10 doGe IN order To give dissatisfied blacks 9
"thsrce in"
The ticket talked Of at prtseut Is John ". Wilder, Tor
~hg) FOR Secretary Of stsle Colonel Berloi (old
Lne democrAi) for Comptroller; General Stuart. OF oalA
rjo hie) ,or State knsineer) Samuel Holly, OF os
!, easuer lo the Soanern Ser and Attorney Gene
raj from Nov Yo-k.