New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-14

eviiiy OF mledemeanor. Ids Dfh ."to a. :, -
cIude all the Union Ferries, and ONE 70 .ne Pom
without crcumlocution. 1t ought :. become Law
and probably will.
CITY RAnRoADs. 49,,
The bill introduced By Dir. Hammond Of eSo rn u
authorize the construction OF Railfoao III 90 49,
avenue and other streets m New-fork, pT 'ue
charter to Robert Barley, wiiiism NJ Pulls, kenr5
b. Hewett George G. Peters and their SUCCESSORS avg
sssisnees. A double OF single track is authorized
through the following streets: Commencing a the
southern extremity Of the Central Park, thence south.
srly with double track to Greenwich avenue, with
single or double track through Hammond, Forth,
ArDity Laurens, and Canal streets; thence across
Canal and through West Broadway, College place,
Vesey street. Greenwich street. Battery place. State
street 10 South Ferry; thence along same track 10
STATE street, up Whitehall street and Broadway to
Beaver street through Beaver and William streets TO
Fulton street. TO connect with another portion Oh the
road authorized TO be constructed; which FAD aid
ro,t;on stall commence when the track now
ts;d down In West Broadway crosses s'saas
street thence with single or double tracR tnIoeSa
Reade street CersSeYstrtet, City Hall square, h
street Maiden Lane, Pearl street, wal street, oyesa
street Fulton street, William stree,, ann r",cS
Broadway 10 Barclay street, through Barclay Cuu1es,
Canal, Mercer, and Eighth ssyeets, diagonaiy acly
SIKH avenue 10 Greenwich avenue, there coh-eeang
with the track where it orosses sara avenue az ~
specified. The bill exempts the company IRON. .ne
operations of the act of 1854, relative to the controc
ton Of railroads in cities, ard Of tie General karcsa
Incorporation act Of 1850. u.
This bl it will be ieen, ia more extensTys u ils
routes than ally heretofore proposed IL woe;a nav
payed some time end writing if i rad simply proposeo
10 grant TO the gentlemen named as CerpcratoFs the
privilege OF ing railroad tracks 10 all the sreee OF
the cs not already occupied with the priviiege ol
running cara on such tracks alrtafy III 3Perauon 40
ator Hammond wished 10 distinctly underwood thas nc
introduced the bal By r cyy:es
COMPETITIONS or THE CANALS.
Mr.. Prossers bill TO provide means for the compile
ton OF the Canals imposes tax OF OF one null eacn
year, in 1860 and IS6the proceeds to be applied in
amounts proportions to be hereafter filled in, to the
following objects: To the enlargement and compile.
sion of the Erie Canal and to furnish additional
and simple supply of water on the Rome level prior to
the lst Of July next and to maintain at all times there
after fully seven feet OF water to the enlargement
and completion of the OswegO Canal and the Cayuga
and Seneca Canal; TO the completion of the Genesee
Valley and Black River Canals and to rebuilding the
locks on the Champlain Canal. The enlargement OF
the Erie, the Oswego, and tho Cayuga, and Seneca
Canals to be 80 far completed before the opening next
Spring as to give full width Of 20 feet and fall depth
81 feet channel to all portions, and fully feet Of
water to be maintained during the navigable season.
The said Carals, and the Black River and Genesee
Valley Canals to be completed and the accounts cos ID
by the lei January. 1861 when the Engineer Coros
shall be reduced to three Divisions, or three Resident
Engineers. The levels are to be cut out IRON the Dol,
tim of the locks on the Erie, Oswego aud Cayuga ana
Seneca Canals where necessary 80 as to give uniform
and all bridges to be raised II feet from the eur lace OF
full water. The expense TO be paid out OF the pre-
ceeds of the said tax The bill makes 1t an offence,
punishable by not less than one years imprsonmeInt
and not less than Fl 600 ne to draw water from the
canals feeders reservoirs during season OF navga
ton. -,
Both branches of the Legislature adjourned over till
Monday evening" but there was considerable opposl-
ton manifested to such o course in The Assembly.
UNIon-sASISG.
The meeting held in tho Rotunda OF the Capitol last
evening TO save the ULon was toeraoy wei altended,
if YOU count in those who were present from CURIOSITY
but the whole affair was quite tame, Messrs. Kay
mond and Ex.Gov. Seymour were the chief speakers.
Mr.. Raymond pitched into John Brown very severely
but found some fault with both North and South, ana
seemed to think that the safety Of the Union re lured
that both sides ehould call of their dogs Gov. oey-
n.nr devoted himself mainly to natIucne she clergy
of the country their duties heao9'cal and pot
eel. Altogether it was not much OF shower
While the GoyeInct was speaking an lmpromp'u
meeting was held III the cloak room OF the Assembly,
81 which the following resolutions were oierea ana
unanimously adopted: -
contemplate with emotions ofdzna,ion and shame the men
are 90 often repeated in both Houses Congress by the Leaders
patty IN the neIt presidential elSeon by the election Of Re
publican President Ss VIII % sIg civil a S .h't
deRounes and a6hOJ all sTsh T to i ps
RSd That pledge our Isss our snS oos
Of The Constitution from whatever quarter they may be at
the corner
tie tho duty obey and Saoeing the will of the majority
as Legally exprUs sej through the ballot-bor
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments were made today;
superintendent Of The CdpidLGeorse jenkins, reap
snperinendens ef tle State HaH-wis II. Mink, reOp
pointed - ~ ,,,-.L III,
Saperinndeaf Of ihs Geoiogedf Roo"-Meancn0n ade'
cook.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Mr. Parks the we-known auctioneer OF this city,
dronped de ad last evening after his return from
cert. He had been in good health up to the time OF
his death.
ILLNESS OF JAMES COOK.
/ hear that James Cook, of Havana, Schuyler
County is so dangerously i'll that his death il antlci-
pat ed daily.