The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-05

A Hole THROUGH TIE BLUE RIDGE.-We are
gIsd 10 ounce rays the Richmond dispatch that the
Blue Ridge tunnel IA carried finally through the noun
tain On Monday morning the argers met and the per
was scheved. They not more hAn bali an
inch apsr The Irish lsbortrs delighted on the oc
nore rrul ueSi year 1851. Inc veteran editor OF
the Charlottesville y.frsonscrour friend Alexander
had been watching 'be work inteptiy for many hours
and ~hsn he dyoerned The faint ray Of light let In 10 the
eide where he stood from the oppoee, bis joy could not
be restrained ard vented nsf in very astonishing
FOR his spirited account II the grand achievement The
work viii be carried with energy, and In very
few months the nsins Win eSch.nse their heor'ous
The stanton sretcor Of Wednesday, has the follow
On Monday nornins last Of N early hour, The work.
ire western end Of Blue Ridge tur mel perforated
hole about tvo inches IN circumference through the
nounts'n and. In the language Of Gen. Gordon, "day-
hsht now shines through the Blue Ridge" THIS event
great JOY the part OF the vorkmen and every
he res, Ct he DAY in iroc 50 secusssy had been ali
The aops made by Col Crozet that the holes
rom each other when they met and the Inference
In The nsth OF the tunrel, ~ computed bv measure nent
TIE outside The sop OF The mountain, and az 60
than rix inches The draft ri the perfora'iou strong
enough TO eStpfuish light on The eastern side.
,o,,.,v,l,. y's,,c.ssn 10 sbom We A.. nsss,ed for
tht 20 facts and several o,hcr gentlemen were In the
ess,ern amer the hole had been Gu, through
drank In vhsrcy end cold water.
ApREsT OF AN ALLEGED FoRGER.-t will he re-
men tereo that the 18th OF October last number Of
rssd obscks purporg 70 bear the signatures Of vari
ous busins OF this city, presented by lad
Al the counters several Of the banks In State street
smors c4bsrs at the Union, state and Webster Banks
end were pao 10 the amount OF abou, - ZOO The ef
tr,s vbkh made 10 unravei The mystery In which
,be crian ~ ihsse spurious cbecls enveloped
for Iopg time unavalps and not uDti yesterday,
that any practical soius,on arrived at, About :
O'Clock ysfterday afternoon Deputy Chief Ham received
IN 70, alton thai John Fares, individual who was SUE
reoec being The guilty party, bad arrived In this city
by the santr Niagara The prompt acton OF the Deputy
Chef Az ed by other officers. resulted In thc arrest OF
F.yre, by NJ Porter OF the Third station hour later,
At The prsvf renee railroad stat he about kav
" r the feeue Of his many brilliant operations for New
YORK II supposed, from the sct lhst london papers
q, Inc 18th and 10th Nh found upon his person,
Mat Fares has been recuperssipg In England on the
svss on he 0,ermept the colt, ~ OF 1ste street.
oesI rss With the eopservstors o the bvr Some str
tesrs $50 he tried IN TIE huncisl Court on charge
on stt mppg 10 deiraud the Boy ston Bank OF large
.mourt of money by means Of forged checks, but the
urv f.Ire 20 sere the Indictment Med, ent has
never vet we believe been further prosecuted He
bo~t held 10 anobtT charge and at She Jan
uerv ,err 1851 convicted OF breaking end cBtsrtDg
,fop on schoo street snd sentence 10 the state prism
or eve vesrs BE servtt out his full sentence leaving
m AZ Institution year this month But little was
hove n hin from that time Until the iorseret we're CON
y tied IN October When he suddenly dssppcaref, and
rtt,esn IN TVS regon until yesS vdsy When he vas
ar lof. r. raves Bs'a fagelie7, Jan ,,