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FOB NEW EOEK D1RECr-rHE FINE

Forming Regular semiwecy Line of Fine Ocean Steam
ships.
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Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship TappahanDock, Huokins, from Vera
sSl Cruz, fpreyiously reported at Quarantine J
to Perkins & Hersey-1st district 10
Steamship G Harris, Scrfngeour, from Indianola
and Galveston, to C Harris-lst district is
Fir ship Empress Carotta, -, from Vera Cruz,
to.master-2d district 26
Bark s. Cloud, Ames, from New York, to Lowell
& Bailey-1st district "a -
Bark Pathfinder, Stahl from Rockland, Me, to
e Ihorndske & Norton-lst district "a
TowBoATs.
Perry, Burdick, from the Passes-Brought up ship
's@F Empress Carlotta, barks StECioud and Path
finder lr-7s. ..e-.4af q 4s f.7l-slI'
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STEAMSHIPS.

, r. AI5SftBPS
BRAzOs SANTIAGO,
FOR BRAzos SANTIAGO DIRECT.
MORGAN LINE U. S. MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
To Sail on WEDNESDAY, Sept. %, atsAM
FOR BBAHOs sANTIAG0-rHE IRON
low-pressure slde.wleel steamship
ST. Mnry,
sP FAREWELL Commander
Will leave above, from foot of ST. Joseph street car
rying the L. S. mails
For freight or passage, having elegant accommodations
apply to l. G. HARRIS, :,
" Corner Camp and Common streets
ENSA
To sail on WEDNESDAY, 10th inst, at4r. N.
FOE WARRINGTON. PENSACOLA AND
MILFoN-The fast sailing steamship
Lizzie,
VIM. WEBER, Commander,
viii sail positively as above from the head of New Basin
For freight or passage apply to
MERRITT, DUNHAM, McKINNELL L CO.,
- AZ Carondelet street.
STEAMBOATS,,
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STEAMSHIPS.
NEW YORK.

FOR NEW WORK DIRECT.
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STEAMBOATS,.
ST. LOUIS.


ATLANTIC AND MISSISSIPPI STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAILS,
FOR VICK&BURG, MEMPHIS, CAIRO AND
ST. LOUIS
one Of the following first class steamers wilt
leave as above and for all landings EVERY
EVENING at o'clock from the Company's wharf, foot Of
Grsver street
Auth' lady Gay,
w. H. Arthur, Olive Branch,
canine CARROLL AIAsslSSippi,
Auantic' MOiIie Able,
Snin' Continental,
A"min"ry' Mary e. FOrsythr
-. u SNv"n' Edward Walsh.
The above boats have recently been thoroughly and
are unequalled for speed and umfort by any aaoat
Plan of the cabin, be seen and h,
Company Office, No. Common street opposte Cty .e
JOSEPH BROWN, President
JNO. f. DOUGLAS Agent M Common ,traot
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VICRSBU

V1ChSBURG
6FlE4SS j. I Ai EA FIdKE AND
FOE L1h1EgH SRASb At LAKE FR1ScE.
veE Wte fNE Sds9 GSS a IRsn9
r. RoSs 9seBa Ms Rs9S @ FGr Adams BoH
surprised T passenger steamer Gen. Jno A 0ui tman.
above . ~ S's'A' VIII leave as
v9 The Gen Qq3mag will take freight passengers for
& eghs or passage having unsurpassed accommoda
GE9 |, ) p T,,I H1TEs Agent, u Gravler street
and rehtted and has complete set Of new tyoue bef
a9 10. yi3ssS sfSy an5 is2 as
Lar fGEs6A4 asp j. M hhM oFF 16kET NE'U
FOE 6isIsi sTSi GgE SFdEs GRAND GULF
Eoa RedP F26i A HndsGn
aad plantation landngsThe magnificent passenger packet
Grey Eagle,
A. MoyAY Master; SAM. AYLES Clerk =.-
WI leave as above The Grey Eagle viii take freight and
the No L. For comfort SPEED and safetg
this boat is unsurpassed, and her table is supplied with tie
For information relative River freights apply on
GEE GE2L9s G1SF Mt Il fS9ysr s5 Fsaa r.
LEAVES EVERY FRIDAY AT P. NJ, COMMENCING
Friday, September II, at P. NJ.
Orleans regular packet AFD SET
ers maste will leave as above for Egg Point Grand Lake
MEsA TBsad ysFs$S5 SssesS n Rq5n e9
Rouge, bonadso willie and Imsaiate landing '"'Ol
Ya1Ho es h9g9P VII " sk "E for
For RSi;tSF Fs AD 81 SSa C Commercial po
Uo S9Se AiTESEy sSSEkRAf T.
chez Waterproof st. Rodney Grand Gulf Warrsnto ton
D. Ppa maser ssn sSaw PnS rs
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BAYOU SARA.

Leaves every WEDNESDAY at 10 A. H. and every sATUK.
DAY at 5 P.
FOR BAY0U SARA, BATON ROUGE, PLA-
qaemine DOnaldsOnviile, and all intermediate landnEc
The new and superb sidewee steamer st. NIchOlas,s
Heno master e. Lbano clerk, will leaSe above Re-
turning, she will leave Bayou Sara every SUNDAY and
THURSDAY. For freight or passage appEY'to
LEONGE BAYHk I6 Bienyillesk
Shippers are responsible tor payment of freight
VIRGINIHS @. DERrEEL. Advertising AGENT.
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Aarllle SMtelIlaente.

CRESCENT OFFICE, No "a CAMP STREET
Saturday, Sept. 10 1876.
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FOR NEW YORK.
BLACK STAR LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.
To sail on SATURDAY, Sept, 10 at A NJ.
FOE NEW HoKK-THE FAST AND REGULAR
steamship Fung 5huey,
B. HILDRETH, Commander
VIII leave the wharf opposite Jackson Square Second Dis
trct, above.
First Cabin Passage
For freight passage apply to
..... DAVID MECCA l62 Common street
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CAMDEN, TRENTON, Er0

REGULAR WEEKLY oUACHITA PACKET
1866 ......FALI ARRANGEMENT. .Jsea
Leaves EVERY SATURDAY at 5 o. clock p NJ
EOk TRENTON, MONROE, COLUMBIA HAIR
risonburg and all landings on Black and O1aahts Rivers
The magnificent fast running steamer
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FOR NEW YORK,
cRoMwELLs N. Y. AND N. o. STEAMSHIP LINE
To sail on SUNDAY, Sept %, atsAx
FOR NEW YoRK-THE FAST AND REGU.
lar steamship eco. washington,
Er eager, Commander,
Will leave her wharf foot Of Toulouse street. Second District
above
First CABIN Passage.
For freight or passage apply to
ALFRED MOULTON,
Il Caroadelet street
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JUDGE FlETCHER FOR TRENTON AND MoNRoE.-
The large, elegant passenger packet Judge
Fletcher, Capt, John w. Tobin, commander,
and Mr.. G. Pres. Work in the office, leaves
at o'clock this evening, for all landings up
modatiens of the Fletcher are equal to any and
surpassed by none in the trade, and her nrbane
and efficient officers spare no pains or expense in
administering to the welfare and comfort of their
quests.
, 1866-08-07
Markets by Telegraph.
Especial Despatch 10 the Western Associated Pres5
NEE YQRE. August 6.

Especial Despatch 10 the Western Associated Prcss.1
NEW YoRE, A1gnst6.
AATTEEs At TIE NATIONAL rEEasuEr
The HtFntd calls attention 10 the delegation OF New
York bankers and brokers Which has visited Washing
ton for the purpose Of urging ceftan REFORMS In the
financial policy OF tic Government, and views sharply
the conduct Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
tribune In auding to the public debt statement, has
the eH',"vns ra"'"fks. ''n vuc io'ut Secretary Nc
Cul!och will not permit us to understand lin. Why
he should persist In keeping SO large an amount as
4t 81 In tho TTrasufy while he Is paying tntcse.;
on 10 Of temporary loan Is our stanlng PEI.
p!exly, and nov when his heavy Income tar IL nbot
to come In. Ills doing 1t seems to us Erare mlsde
nuanor. Hc ought 10 hare paid OF at least 800 Oa
more thnn he did up to the first Instant, thereby dr.
crcasins by rome Is tho annual interest OF til,
debt and bringing lis principal below s. 20 oooo
EXCHANGE.
The foreign exchange market more active to-day
and considerable amount ofprtuc bankers hills wcrt
sold at 1s for sixty days sterling, and te fus 1hr
tnys' sight ....
MISCELLANEOUS.
The stock maEke. ut the second regular board was
little oil.
The gold market Is 4ntet but steady At p. m. the
price was 1is'k bid and l,'x asked.
GOVERNMENTS.
Government bonds very stroug and there Is active
dcsnAnG. At the evening boar the market was r.ner
on powncsll1c and New York gold, but otherwise ,ul
and unchanged.
pETEnLErM AND AlS1Sn suAnFs.
Petroleum stocks: 1eO Central 10. Mining stocks
100 New York Gold, 1s9; 100 Cons. Gregory, 19sl: t0
kspp d Buell., l55.
Drr GOODS EXCHANGE.
Trade Is slrginninE 10 start little Some auction
GERS announce sales. The largest house In pllsdel
pha, j. D. Myers Co.. have tcir rst sale OF the Ica
son on Thursday. Goods ofdcstrable styles andhrnds
arc not very plenty.
Brown shecftnge-Amoskcag A, &c; do D, &c :Ap-
rleton a, 81 inches vide &c do C. 50 inches wtdc1sc
do D. IS inches wide, 2c; 10 E, q Inches wide 1lc
shcesnc md Shifting. Bleachct-1}ay Mills. a7neh
sc; Blackstone. Selnch. aXc; Canoe. e7tnch, aHc;
Columbia, S-inch. l9c; Dwight, x-inch, &c; 10 IS
Inch, 31c; Greene Manufacturing Company, alnch,
pc: Hills Sfmpcr 1dem 3sinch. 52Ac; do snc.
lflnt@-Ainoskeag 1sc; Arpotds. lie; Cocheo, &c !;
Ghrncr & Co.. eoKc; London Mourning. Ike McsTl.
mac D, c0c: 10 ". ale; Pacific, l9c.
, 1866-08-07

Mr.. Alexander Melville Bells "Visible
Speech" is attracting considerable attention
from English scholars. By this name the au-
thor styles new alphabet which he consid-
ers capable Of representing nil varieties Of
human speech with wonderful accuracy. II
consists Of thirt -four symbols only, hut sey-
erol Of these symbols are often combined TO
represent q single sound. Some Of the char.
acters are devoted to the Towel and conso-
nantRl sounds, and others to the loudness or
sottness, the accent and tone. "Thcy de-
pies," as Mr.. Bell says, "by suggestive anal
ogy Of form, the organic dttAudes which pro-
duee Or modify the respective sounds, and SO
inform the reader how to place his organs to
ny has been borne to the value Of this alpha
bet by many scholars, and among others
By Mr. Alexander j. Ellis, himself the In
yentor Of the most complete universal alnha.
bet that had as Jet been proposed, aud the
author Of several works on phonetics. Mr.
Ellis gave the system a thorough cxanainn.
tion, uud was entirely convinced of ita great
utility. Words and phrases in all lap~uages
and dialects wore taken down from his
mouth by Dir. Bell, and were read with case
By his two young sons, who reproduced ac-
cent, tone, drawl, brevity and indistinctness
with surprising accuracy, SO that Mr.. Ellis
seemed to bear the echo of his own voice.
Mr. James SPEEDING dcvotcs an article to
the subject In the last number Of Macmillan
Haga:ine, and strong effort Is being made
mission TO examine the system. Such d mode
Of recording speech as this would be very
useful, even though only auxiliary to an al
phabet and us d method Of transcribinC
Eastern languages. Il Of course would re-
Quirc oral teaching
, 1866-08-07
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

Proceedings In tho Courts Yesterday
Session OF The Superior Court1-Confes.
syot. of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS E.I.o I'm
Observation-Disclosures a,.1.. <~.'s A''1
@soes 9uAtHs
srpr,uor cor1rr NJ cmc.cn.Ho, r " n7,.
a., rnS 49, =. su.1o" 1ss., -
eo"' = ". u1U 1'ghs. =. e. toFy 0ha =. a. ldMe-
son, Ass0cIdfe Jnsftees.-ucnty Mckenzie vs.
David Ballou. Appeal by defendant from de-
cts1on of JustIce Brown m a dem,nd far eoa m
,yh.r. ;naocmant 1r.s ,,,,o,, ~. ,,,,tnt,fr ~
Siaas ,ma NV 1nsa IVES given aof p'asntn LOT
rnii,f"ns Ius rie.,.; re. Ioes.
u;1aan T5mins e. rs; Ho5eft wilson and yoan j.
,ns ~ xisa ~. aus 1re upon
iIr ~ Cb,rs"o "a W .re,erat uuI Henn 1o1o
, 1866-08-07
AMCSEmENTS.

nCbErh.-Thc week opcucd las: evening with q
piece new 10 this city, entitled "The World o.
Fashion," The piece Is Qnite simple In tts plot
with but one prominent Idea, the gloridcation o
honest toll. the subject, however. being yc.J
awkwardsy chosen from class OF toiless whom
many people arc disposed to regard as worse thai
idlsrs-the faehienab!e dlessmakers. The playi IS
cially so a. 1t prescnts Mt. F. z. Aiken IL
q ncw 1o1c-thnt Of tta1nnerer. It is due "a
hin 10 sfs thai be e. shH~; Is heef 4!1 eSas
characters were all we'll allied, though requiring
no special artistic ability, With ihc exception, PER
haps, Of That Of Marie (sire. barey) Her part Il
cabie quad4iIle EYE s. 4 III. TT steSe; v wss
performed " the o1cheet iu ono Of The Intervals.
means Of the irpracsI-cahle order. In the after.
piece-."Lovc and Murder" Dillon eang "The
Land Of s.; Patrick for Ever amid Immense ap.
McvlcKEns.--Tbe "Ice Eiteh'' ssas repeated
last evening. and was succeeded by sThe Shadow
Panloninc," shleh consisted Of a succession Of
foars or Laughter. It Is well named the "comic
idea abounding in such concelts that their very
absaraity ma makes them Intensely laqghable. The
been The guest Of Henry Grccnsbaau., ED, M fos
es TS S5 hfs M 1 Me D9e Den
At Cincinnati before returning home to commence
his Eastern musical ecasOn. In this connection,
every lover Of Becthovcu's music will rejoice TO
know that Mr.. Woltsohn will undoubtedly give u
series Of chamber concerts here next winter, at
which time We may expect 10 hear some OF Bee
tho,el's aonatas. and IN conjunction with other
altislE, come Of the trios.
1I1TLE MARIE ToE hksEEn.-This juvenile u1u-
sicai prodigy is announced to give two concerts In
this city, in The Opera House on Thursday and Fri
day evenings next She has attained an enviablc
reputation as q cantatttce and pianistc. aud, nl
though only about nine years 0fagc, sings and
plays with an accuracy and pathos which + sci.
dom met with III those Of mat1re years. She will
be assisted BY III. FAM Snyder, m excellent
,ioltnist, and Professor Miller.
, 1866-08-07

Nashiueton street, moi including the sidewalks,
r. ctea to operate lsy the Board between thr river
and the west line or Flankltn street. when on the
TIC cast line Of Clinton street, when On the wesl
side ol Tug river as may be necessary 70. tho pur-
poses OF Tue work, provided he docs mol obstruct
the sidewalks on cac. side Of the Streets ard pro.
vldcd That cood and eafe bridge mol less thar,
twenty Ave icct wide Ii ,he clear, and sufficiently
through Ma1kft aud Canal etrccts, ebal] BIT erect.
ed and maintained till the completion VI tho oll;
on each ofthosc streets.
The bridge on Market street must be so con.
nov laid there, and tie tracks lid copliunonsiy I
md carefully across tho bridge. leaving no break
u the road and maintained In this condition Ia
the a. satisfaction Of the Horsc Railroad Company
inc contractor Will be required 10 build scWcss
On eaeh aide Of Tic tunnel, under the street bc-
franklin street and the sisef and between Clinton
etrret and thu fiycr. All watcr and gas pipes
which efots the line OF the tnnne1 from north to
toulh must he carefully ''p1rng," or Otherwise
supported daring the progress Of the work, and
ter the completion Of the enterprise as they are
now.
The gas and water pipes that may rc4uire to be
removed. being the water pipes that run east and
tween Canal and Clinton atseels, and the gas pipes
u any, between the same streets. are to be re-
moved 70 such places As the Board may direct out
SIDE OF tho tunnel aud approaches, the contractor
having Lhe right 10 DO all The work Of removing
nlllng Of the trenches and restoring fhc pavement,
but not The setting Of tho pipes nor the calslng of
The jofnte, which are to be donn By the Board in
The case Of the water pipes, and by The Gas Com.
The aclnal costs without profit to be paid by the
contractor, --. S-
, 1866-08-07
ROGERS SECRETARY.
Who He Is md Thnt He Has Been,
tFron The Detroit rost1

Who 1Kc Is md What He Has Been,
tFron the Detroit rost.1
1t will be remembered TINT on Saturday
last. when Honorable Andrew J. Rogers, Of
scntatives at Washington, that hc, although
member Of the committee dcputized by the
House to take ind examine into such tcsti-
niony As could he obtained showing the
coinnlicity Of Jefferson Davis In the assas.
sinaiiou Of President Lincoln, was denied
access to the EVIDENCE TO taken, Honorable
George $. Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts,, also
a member Of the came committee, rose
and gave us reason therefor that the docu-
menis were all In his hands. as snb-com-
'nittec, for the purpose Of being arranged
preparatory to use in the report, and that
Mr.. Rogers had cndcavored to obtnin the
papers, anl have copies made Of them by
certain shorthand writer, whom lie had
brought with linn for that purpose, who lla
been during the wnr an editor Of a rchrl pa
rcr,and whose character were very question
nbls.
We believed at the time Of reading Cover
nor Boutwcll's remarks that We could with
uncrrirE certainty place our finger upon III
man 10 whom he referred, and that belief In
proved to have been well founded, for In tn
special dispatches to some Of the New York
Journals We tnl the name Of Il Mr.. Cazuran
| given.
A. Honorable Mr.. Rogers expressed him
self % IS very very dssireus that ''thc country
eAuAtu NhVf h@* tHE IHCLS Ill Lnt case.
feel inclined to state certain facts Of which
| VI arc eoEnizant and Will, most Of which VIC
know Mr. Boutwell, wis acquainted, lest
they should otherwise not reach tic public
| eye.
Augustus r. Cnzuran, CIR. Rogers cm-
ployc) Il a Frcnch,nan l,y birth, about thirty
years Of age, five feet five inchcs In height,
with dArk complexion, black eyes and
lsalr. and tho enlvotlcst tongue ever pos.
scsscd by ono Of that loQuac!ous race. III
nv fx.t4n
ycars ago, and IT once sl9:nalizcd his ar
rival In New York cfty by committing ''f,r-
gery," for which he wns duly tried, convicted
and sentenced to imprisonment In tlle State
out his time Of confinement, cazuran return
fur having "oitaIaed money @ under fsI.s Pre-.
tcnccs," again tried, convicted and trans
| ported to his old quarters on the Hudson,
| son Of the expiration OF Ills sentence. Be-
ing free, but yet possessed Of wholesome
dread of New York, he went South, ramblcd
Il. little, travelled as a theatrical agent
somewhat, and fnnlly at the break
Ing ont Of the war vas heard Of as
think,) which he ran In the Interests of the
Scccsstonlsts, distinguishing himself as the
loudcst-mouthed and must blatant rebel in
Tennessee. Forced finally to join the Con-
federate army; md not relishtns fighting, at
Into tho Union lines, and his record being
unknown to those who examined him, gave
his parole. and wns allowed to 70 10 st.
Louis, which plucc he claimed as his resi-
arrested on the charge Of giving information
to the enemy, was tried BY military COM
mission and sentenced to confinement in the
rcnitcnaiary for long term Of years, bnt
French Minister, who claimed him US SUBJ
| fcct of the EmperOr he Wns shortly released
, 1866-08-07
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
a C"sv Run Over by a Gravel Trnin-
The Conductor Killed, nnd tllc
Cars Demolished,

Afzict1tful accident occurred yesterday morning
On the Michigan Southern liailroad near Thirty
first etlcef, which .esnlted In the death Of the
conductor and the destruction Of eix cara. About
half-past nine o'clock gravel train, under the
charge OF Conductor Edward WashbuEne, was
backing toward the city d. abort The rate Of thirty
miles nu hour. When near Thfry-drst street,
almost opposite TO. the Driving Park, d
COW, which had been grazing near the
line; .s,a wandered der up,o!n ths ,raek inst
was nwarc Of the obstruction, the foremost car
came up. The COW emnshed to pieces mud The
Fragments OF the carcass scattered upon tho rails.
The wheels became c1tnngled. and the tnrce OF
tie collision hurled The car from the track. upset
ling ii In the ditch w1th terrific violence The rest
OF the cars followed the first, and stx nj them
were IT. an instant piled In heap OF ruins by the
side Of the truck The rest Of the trnin was
brought to etand-still and the engine reversed.
i.Ictor. Mr. Washbu1nc, and bis son. boy of fon:.
teen. The former was buried beneath the pile Of
shattered cnrs, md iusiantanc0nsly killed. The
body Waa shockingly mansfet!. one arm being
pa,ts 50 disagurcd that It wa* almost Impossible
TO identity the remains. The boy was compare
lively nnhurt, hartng been thrown npon the side
ts the Track, apart rom tho cars, with only few
scratches. The. first object that met 1fs gaze,
the mangled body Of his ftther. sight which will
probably never leave bis recollection. Mr.. Wash
bntne leaves behind him wife aad family who
reside at White Pigeon. The remains were taken
up and conveyed 10 the city this afternoon. Coso-
neE Wagner will hold an inquest Ibis morning.
The Rock Island PASSENGER traln was detained
yesterday Mt the scene OF the disaster, the track
being So encountered with the rubbish that II was
impossible for tho train to raes. 4 number OF
and lcforc evening the trains were running as
usual.
, 1866-08-07

ALLEGED RounEntEs.-Me-A A. Connolly, a trades.
man who resides at No. q Blue Island avenue
1nade complaint nj The Arzuory a,,ont II O'Clock
last night sha: Lekad been robbed Of gold watch
ard $sU in money, between 1nSn1le and Wells
etrcct, while he and his friend Mr.. SweencY were
lying on The sidewalk the rain and other elements
h7rfnE brought them to tha. fallen condition. Con-
viii the l,cft} were locked up for further cIami-
nauo1.
About The same honr of The night George Anstin,
al de Annoy. &c had <1tH In his pockci In al
old wallet at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
He took glass Of lemonade on the North Side,
rcar Clark Etreet bridge, with IN accommodating
Ted be found TINT though hts pocket book was still
tn his panta1oons every greenback WIS gone and
be vas as suddenly dead broke" Geufgc was a
con6ding In strangers.
, 1866-08-07

the offences above enumerated, sentenced to
DC kcpt at hard labor in the trenches In front
ofthe army Of the James, with bali and
chnln, LOT the period Of sixty days, and at
tue end Of that time to be sent across the
lines to his friends, the Confederates-all Of
which vas done. With the rebels, however,
he Jared no better, for, being arrested as q
suspicious character, he was confined by
them in Castle Thunder until the close Of
the var, when, being released, he returned
notorious gambling hen on the avenue, after.
ward used his ahort- hand again for season,
then became for time a Correspondent Of
that rank New England Coppcffcad sheet,
the Boston Post, subsequently rented Gro.
ysr's Theatre, and ran 1t, and now, ever
turns up. as the pet and secretary Of Jack
Rogers, the Democratic leader Of the House,
, 1866-08-07
Street 1mprovcments-Slow Work.
Editors Tribune.

The Board Of Public Works deserve and should
receive credit for planning and ordering go many vi
our important strcels filed and paved, rs has been
done this year. But It does seem as though the
Uoatd, having let a contract for q certain work,
should consider The work as requiring some fur
ther attention. Take West Ran1biph street, and
Wells street south Of VanBuren, as instances ol
street Is now has been, md promises to be, for a
number Of months, in terrible state, ind no one
can sec the end The city Inns the tax payers money
and there is no help IaEe Wells street; this street
Is contracted to the Ramc party ID. L. DeColyer)
who has Randolph, and for months has been In
passablc to teams, and the Inconvenience Suffered,
the 60. absolute ,', damage 70 business men Oh thai
acainst thelrpfonerty for the work, Mr. DeGolSer
acts as thongh property OWNERS and tax payers had
no rights which slow coach Of contractor is
bound 10 respect. The contract time for
finishing, itlling and paving Wells street
from Van Buren, to Taylor, Is set down
ths contractor bus no. paved half block, nor Is
rage, ngniust which there ought to bc GONE rem
Gdy. livery member Of the Beard Of Pnbllc
Works knows that tho contract cannot b. COM
p!etcd in the specified time. though 1t could have
been Il the contractor had been forced to 60 on
with bis work, when he signed the contract. AS It
up, utterly useless for business, through the tal1
and winter, and, Of coutse, through the spring
months The Eoard of Public Works ought, ID
iueQtcc to thu people who pay fos these costly i'm
proseu1euts, 10 Insist that Contractors for such im
portant works begin their work an!Mtdio'fly on
DUE diligence, so a. to complete II In the time
named IN the bond; and ahould itself he the
Judge whether the work was being done fast
eAouE b or not Mac.