The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-30

of the Albany railway juntA We are also in
formed that democratic Wise Club is in process
Of organization in this city, and with every pros
pect that it will enlist the bulk of our city de-
mocracy under its colors, in good season for our
regular Democratic State Convention Of Septem-
Der next Wise and Wood understand each other
thoroughly. Wood has thus the inside track for
Charleston, and his party Of New York will be
heard in that Convention, If not at Syracuse.
Let Master Dean Richmond, or bis good man
Peter, put this in his pipe and smoke 1t, and this
that Fernando Wood has enlisted for the war
The WAR IN ITALY-THE ARMIES PRESSING
ON TOWARDS THE STRATEGIC SoUARH.-The
details Of the news by the Arabia, though
revealing the fact of no new battle, repre-
sent the Austrians as receiving reinforce
ments from Vienna, the corps d'a'mSe Of the
Archduke Charles and the Archduke Albert
being on the move to Italy. A large corps of
Auatrians is also said to have arrived In the
Valtelline, which Garibaldi had previously revo-
lutionized. There is no further news of the ad-
vance of the Allies; but doubtless they are
pressing on towards the Mincio, behind which
the Austrians intend to make their last grand
stand. Meantime the French, it appears, are
about to attempt flank movement on the
enemy by seq from Venice through the medium
Of their feet In the Adriatic. The design Of the
French Emperor is clearly to assault the Aus
trian fortresses behind the Mincio, and there
doubtless the brunt of the battle will be borne
by both armies.
The mobilization of the Prussian army, an
nounced by the news of the last steamer, indi-
Gated some important movement on the part of
that government, and we learn now that the
rumor was rife in Europe that Prussia intends
to make certain proposals to Louis Napoleon to
bring about peace, which, if rejected, will form
the basis of Prussian Intervention in the war on
the side of Austria. We look upon this state
ment, however, with some distrust. That pro-
poeals for peace will follow the next decisive
battle is quite probable; that they will be sue
cessful is very doubtful.
Meantime no important strategic movement
has occurred since last accounts from the seat Of
war. The strong achievements which the Aus.
TRANS have received, however, may render the
conflict which is about to take place more
bloody and tedious one than was anticipated
The STREET WIDENING JoBs-MrLUENCE OF THE
CENTRAL PARK.-The jobbers and spectators
are still at work endeavoring to make money out
of the widening of Nassau street. Once for all,
we denounce this as the most corrupt and I'M
necessary piece of work ever undertaken. Mas
sau street is wide enough for all present pur-
poses, and more than wide enough for anything
which will be required Of it in the future. Any
one can see that business is difusing itself up
town, between the rivers, and rapidly vacating
such streets as Nassau and others in the lower
part of the city.
The Central Park is destined to effect great
social, commercial and local revolution in New
York. When it is completed the wealth and
fashion of the metropolis will concentrate around
it. Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street, and the
other streets in that vicinity, now occupied by
fine residences, will in few years be filed with
handsome dry goods and other retail stores;
while around the Park itself we shall have seven
miles of magnificent private dwellings, Every
ono who anUrd it will have q home in its
locality, and the streets now occupied by dwell
ing houses will be abandoned to the progress of
business. What necessity is there, then, for ex.
pending millions of dollars in widening the
streets down town, from which the nature of
things has manifestly ordained trade should be
daily withdrawing? We repeat, there is no ne
cessity for it at all, and the idea originates in
corrupt scheme of few spectators to make
money.
Aprepos of the Central Park. From what we
zee Of it now it is evidently going to be the
finest public park in the world. Europe will
have nothing like it, and we opine that its at
fractions will yet draw to this city many people
from Europe, who will be induced to make New
York their home, owing to the existence of the
splendid country which outlies our grand park.
Moreover, it may be said for the park that its
moral influence upon the masses will ere long
be manifested in way that may surprise the
narrow-minded, would-be philanthropists. The
Bowery boys and rowdies generally Of this city,
spending their lives, as they do, in reeking
slums and dens, are perhaps the most savage
and reckless class in the world; but the beauties
of the park will do more to humanize them than
all our courts and juries and police combined.
Place the most outcast vagabond in the midst Of
natures superb Developments, or surround him
with the glories of art, and he becomes awe
struck, subdued, humanized, perchance redeem.
ed. The human heart, in its worst degradation,
is not unacceptable Of these influences There
can hardly be found anywhere a more savage
class than the gamns Of Paris; yet it is notorious
that in the Champs Elysees, the Bots de Bou.
logne and the galleries Of Versailles, which are
thrown open to them, they behave, at least, if
they do not feel, like gentlemen.
So it will be with our park. It's ameliorating
influences will be felt in all classes of society,
and while 1t will enhance the enjoyments of life
for the richer classes, 1t will soften down the
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