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CITY PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION.
Pro and Con OF the Underground Railway
Meeting of the 'swcst side A-sociatien.o

Pro aud Con or the Underground Hallway
Meeting Of the 'sWcst side Association
Pursuant 70 call omanating from tho sswcst Side As.
sociaton'an organization or property owners in the
upper part Of the ciiya public meeting was held last
evening at Everett Hail. Of Broadway and Thirty
fourth street, to consider the subject the rapid
portan Of passengers through tho CITY, The principal
subject OF discussion the and means for the
comrlishmcnt Of this end. Tho meeting was very
respectfully attended the majority Of those present being
Interested TO greater less extent In real estate In
the portion Of The city lying north Of sixtynnth street.
Alter formal opening. by reading minutes and re-
port OF the Executive Committee on general business,
q resolution was read aud adopted declaring the
unanimous sense Of the association that in appropriate
ng the evening 20 the discussion Of The question OF the
more rppd transportation q passengers in this city she
association IN no way declare themselves Ia favor OF any
particular plan Of railroad or route, but con-
mo their action 70 an urgent demand upon
the public authorities for immediate pro.
vsen fcr Increased facilities for travelling ON the west
side, and by more rapid conveyance The groundwork
Tor the discussion was IN elaborate address delivered
by The chairman, Mr. William A. Whitbcck, presenting
the aeRcd advantages Of an underground scau rail-.
Toan, underlying Broadway and extending from tho Rat.
tory Y Fiiiy.nnth street Central Park. Ee poke Of
the adaptation % steam 70 transportation as against
horse power, as oArgng q. thu time an un.
natural growth and increase o. every town, city
aud thea proceeded with an nrrumort intended
70 shcw That TIE interruption 70 business along
we lne and tho danag 20 buildings anticipated BY
attendant 90 is construction. Iir gave history Of tho
snbways nicndon and treated Length on Tho subject
ot seNethse After Air Whi.Deck had concluded his re-
marks, gentleman went nio Of ro0gh and tnm
De opposition 70 the tunnel plan proposed oy the irs
sreeker He characterized Utopian aud many
years ln advance of tho age It's suate COR The plan
20 have the west side Of tho city which no
faid was. now lctt nnt IN tho cold. thor
eughy provided h street railroads extending through
out ne entire length ~ the city 10 alluded 70 che fact
fh1i while every the east side wnB tragerseI
Nv falrnaf tho west side was eoIhpasaiiycly alnrst
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NEWS FRuM CINCINNATI.
crxciyNArI. Oct. q. Isee.

CINCINNATI, Oct. Z, 1866
The FIRE al tho Jefforsonvie tInd) Pcnitentary
much heavier than first reported, the loss footing u
S2i5 Tho fire broke out In the tobacco factory aud
gprcad 70 the foundry and machine rooms, al "a which
we're destroyed Only SIS 900 o. tho loss ialls the
state Hall, Moore 4 Miller lose $500 ia the ma
cline shops and Nolk 4 Jams 600 in the tobacco
factory.
Isaac Cronnle of Louisville, died year ago, bequeah-
ing SlC0 600 TO be equally dyded between the Sisters Of
Mercy Of New York and tho Louisville Presbyterian Or
han Asylum He failed in his viii TO aive The legal
appaasion Of either Institution, and tAc heirs have
entered salt FOR tho csiaca Ia addition to THE there ~
schism among tho Louisville Prcsbytcriars and they
arc wrangllng as which faction should receive the
bequcs.
The stockholders Of the Louisville and Nashville Rail.
road have voted 70 extend their Lebanon branch to
Knoxville, Tenn
The wife of detective Charles BILLINGS while lahorng
under temporary insanity, supcrlnductd by puerpchl
fever attempted 20 commit suicide Last evening w
cutting her threat with razor SAc inflicted fngatlul
wound, and cannot possibly recover.
Since the appearance of cholera IN Cncnnat last July
thafc cave been one thousand TOUR hundred and SIX
deaths from the disease 0nly tso or tayoo cases per
day now occurring
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CONVENTION or coloRED MEN.
Our TRuY CORRESPONDENCE.
Troy. Oct. 3. 1860.

II
convention Of the coored citizens Of this State
DO held at Albany the 10th Of the present month"; to
deliberate upon the new condition of things and urge
their rights upon those who the call states shave the
mower to perfect and confer them the form Of perma-
nent blessings"
The call that has been issued for this convention
duly authenticated by all the forms that mark similar
documents from the chairen OF the sevcra partisan
state committees when about TO convene their representa-.
tive adherents in state or natQpal convention.
MIR. william Rich OF this city, chairman Of
tho State Committee authorizes the assembling Of the
Convention in the following call which, after setting
forth the reasons for calling tho negroes together
cludes thus
We therefore, by authority vested in US by William
Rich ESQ., chairman of the State Central Comrnittee.
hereby recommend the people to assemble by delegates
in state convention In Albany az twelve O'Clock noon,
on Tuesday, the 10th day OF October, 1866.
VIM Howard Day, James W. Dunn, Charles b Ray,
Edward " Clark, George Smith, james J, spelnan
and John J. zuilie, Committee Of mass meeting, New
York city; William Rich, Troy; William johnson,
Albany; John Peterson, William Speman. William n.
Decker Jacob Day, ST., J u; Townsend, William !;
Morris Williams, Brooklyn, f. d.
Mr. Rich, who will probably be the permanent Pres
dent Of the Con venon by virtue Of bis great influence
whore he born the 1905. Colonel Rich was
taken into the family Of the late Levi Lincoln then and
he removed TO this city in 1885, the IN which ca
cpaticn took place in this State Colonel Rich, by his
honest industrious and praseworhy career here, has
built up really onviae character for probtv and good
dceds He IL the founder OF the African Presbyterian
church Troy and tho William Rich public school In
this city was harmed In his honor de Is quite wealthy,
returning an income upwards OF $50, 600. Among
his people he is In every morally
and socaly-a foremost man.
The Convention will appoint new State Central Com
mIitec be composed OF representative men lcoorcd
who shall act for the people during tho ensuing year,
year likely to be a important In the history OF
tho colorcd people in this State
In reference the pending canvass II Is proposed
10 ask politicians OF all parties their votes al all
worthy consideration " will also be held that coored
must sit on jures, and have equal rights In the
public schools
II ia proposed TO hold short and sharp business
venon Of two days. the call stating that the "ncgro
conventions generally are too discussive.n
rREpEpCK n0rGfAS
has promised 10 be present and after participating In
the proceedings will address the Convention the
political issues OF the day.
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ARMY BULLETIN.

CHANGES IN THE ouARrERxasrER eEsRnsL's psAgrsr~s
The following changes have been made IN The Vaaref
master Generals Department up 70 the ist IN ianf,
Breyet Major General D. IL Kuctcr, cef Qsars asaf
depot OF Washington, has been appointed l1sislani
Quartermaster General to date from October + Aas'
Alexander Montgomery, crdered 70 he Dspsr mcns u
Arkansas; Brevet Lieutenant coionei J. g. g. f~a
dered 70 tho Department " tho Gulf Captain samuel
Baird, c. D. Barrett, George r. browning, Col0ss q z.
Crane Inspector Quartermesfcr Department; Drevfi
Colonel n irwin, Brcve, Major y Z. nann, nreyel
Brigadier General VI l. Robinson Colonel y X. emiih.
Jr, and Captain William IL GIL Military stogckaeper
arc directed 70 avail, orders captain NJ = IArnssofsh
at Fort Union, New Mexico; Co.0nel * IA NannDx, "a
Galveston, feyas: COLONEL VI T Sohio. al Ltir Hork
Ark Captain j. futile. nj Fort Yana Coi, aud cspsan
Woodall, a, Fort eraie, \. n. have been vfdcFsa
home.
s RESEvEp.
Surgeon Q. C. Byrne mas hcan relieved from duty In
the Department OF the Gulf aud ordered 70 report Ia
person without delay 10 Tho Com alaEglng Genera and
the Medical Director OF the Department, q Arkansas
assignment 10 duty
APP0NrNHNT.
Breyet Colonel Robert Macfeely has been appointed
Chief Commssary Of Subsistence the s,ar ~ Na3F
General Hooker, commanding the Department ~ us
Lakes.
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without them He succeeded ia calling forth from the
meeting expression of their desire TO hear no more
from him and no subsidized Others took conservative
view OF the matter, favorng the motor but pre-
ferng TO have the vehicles above ground Several
other speakers presented their views varying but little
tion hold regular meetings . month, and are
pledged by their individual interests that the
best plan eventually adopted and carried into
ton as speedily as practicable
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Richard " Smith, editor or the Farmers Pearl, Is
supposed 10 have committed suicide
man and a dog In Wisconsin had severe fight with
deer recently The man held the deer by the horns
until the dog worried him out
brutal husband, named Julien Dupont murdered
his wife, to whom he had been married two months In
Avoyelles parish, La, last month.
Mr. Wilcox Of Hartford, can't fnd 900 that he
says he left with bank for safe keeping before going
TO Europe. The bank can't and tho property either.
One OF the bonds missing has been traced 70 tho house
OF Jay Cooke Co., Philadelphia, where received
in exchange for nve-twenty bonds.
The crop in Michigan Is promising, notwithssand-
ing the bad weather.
Thomas Reed aged forty committed suicide IN Phila
delpha October lie left letter saying that he desired
depart previous 70 his mother, who is now danger
ousiy III.
u. and all tho prisoners escaped Two Of them were
charged with murder
family burned out Of Portland, Me-, went over TO
tho Cape 70 board The room they wore shown TO was
furnished with material stolen from their own honsc.
The wife OF Lemuci Pcnfeld, OF Now Britain Conn,
drowned herself In the reservoir on the cath ult
Charles Wright, recently appointed Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue FOR the Tenth Massachusetts, district In In
the insane asyum nj Northampton.
The catalogue Of students Of Yale College shows $50
members Of the college, and the number win b. some
what increased There ore 81 Theological students, ~
100 Sorhnnores and lao Freshmen. TIE Linonian SO.
ciety las 2ss members and tho Brothers Ia Unity 2i3
notorious courtcsan in Cincinnati named Mira
tire fortune $4,000 70 charitable Institutions.
In Carroll county Tcnn Il has been decided rna,
end man NJ 4 crib with hs hand fast IN steel
trap catch rugne and two empty meal bags Of his
foot was no proof that the had over stolen corn
Putting ones hand into steel trap y innocent anuso
mont
Tho following statistics relative 20 the nativity or 10
citizens Of san Francisco viii b. found an interesting
Item of information according 70 tho Great Registry az
The city and coGnty Of san Francisco there are H. sl5
v0ters ~ these The natives OF The iled States are
folows:--siane, ESQ; New Hampshire, ss3, Vermont
10, Rhode Island lis, Connecticut. 2S3. Massachu
setts 1873, Now York, 2,4l2 Pennsylvania Gss (,
Michigan, AZ; Wsconsin, IA; Indiana, 90; Illinois 50
Iowa, 81: Ohm, 5lS New Jersey, 80 Delaware, 80.
Mary Wand 245 District ef Columbia al Virginia, los
Kfaiucky 1i5 Tennessee. 40; Mssoari, 67 Kansas
North Carolina 20 south Carolina. 40; Georgia, -
Florida, a. Aaharna, 81 louisiana So; Mississippi 10,
Arkansas, 8; texas, u California, 8; born At SEQ.
Total natives. 8,5lT. Foreign born England So0iland
aud Wales, 6sf; Ireland 5ill France. ~; Gcrmaay,
1885, Scandinavia and Denmark, 1911; Holland. 10. Bel.
gam, II. SPAN. L Pertika 10 Italy, TO- Rrssa and
Poland 1885 Hungary, J, Greece. !; British cnlun.cs.
iSe spanish America, II. West ladies' 81 Australia z
Ea2s indies, Q; cAlna, sandwich lsiand- soiI
FOREIGN born G.aVL
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9 U 8 al.
tn. New carioms Dc.rcc-r.aree Fire In
IlnNMnn- ComIncrer. &c. &c.

III. New Cartoms pc.rcc-Larpe Fire In
Havana Commerce. &C., &c.
HAVANA, sept 20, 1896
m royal order q ne so'h e August BY which export
duties arc suspended ~ Cuba Tor The period Of six
months counting from the publication X fbs orfor IN
Havana, Published for no Or, limo on ~. asln
int rbo ords Niil tend e suppose terminate the
tnde Of tirs hind
lar'e dro occurred herr on Thuvsiar night Tro,chas
provision store sustained loss o. 800 900 In vie ar
hc fact u there being considerable petroleum depo.e8
IN the store aho Governor has oraered suf allowed ono
month for bNcrder 70 ~ carried into oioot that an pe
rosuf1 s, n future be storod Cuside Or The city In
ONE solaica n0use.
Among tho pnsseuvnrs of she clrda' c,nsaI. from
ges crz, reported an ex.confederaso coneraI his
andy ami two girls
sss Governor GoneraI Il 10 ioso INTO town from hiA
Douiry zeal on NcnieT and PREPARATIONS arc bcior
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DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALu.

A Claim Agent, ofWasiingt0n, Charged With
siwindiing the G0vcrnmeut-The Knights of
Arabia In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 8, 1866
huge swindle of the government, to the amount Of
about half million dollars, has been unearthed by
United States detectives. The party implicated is J.
Iowenthal. Of No POT Pennsylvania avenue Washing
ton, who is claim agent there and who left here yes
terday to avoid arrest warrant out for him.
II IS said that several paymasers VINO Eight the tiger
areparners OF this swndler will send full particulars
TO morrow, as aihdavits have been iled setting forth
the facts.
Colonel McIves whose arrest by the department
mander has already been announced, s high officer Of
the knights OF Arabia, Of which Balm, arrested In New
York, is grand commander. have copy OF their by
laws, from which learn that their object Is an armed
emigration to country not named, whose products are
tobacco, cotton sugar and coffee learn from reliable
sources that the Knights do not propose to violate our
neutrality laws They were to embark this month but
the arrest of Balm and McIves has materially nterfered
with their plans Probably the commander of this de-
partment will throw some light upon the expedition.
Colonel McIvcs is a genuine Scottish gentleman,
British subject and her Majesys Consul Is working TO
obtain his release, he has committed no overt act
against the laws of this government except being Con-
federato officer s.ss{ st+.
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NEWS FROM TINE PACIFIC.

The Rebels In Yang Chow, China, More For.
midable than Supposed, Sc.
San FRAScEco, Oct 8, 1866
Dates from China to July Is say tho rebels In the
was supposed Every leader sent against them except
one had mot with defeat In one battle the younger
brother Of the Vceroy lost two thousand Enfield rifles
and out Of thousand cavalry engaged only hun
dred escaped and the fate OF the infantry supposed 70
have been no better.
Tho steamer Golden City, from Panama arrived to-day
with dates from New York 10 September II.
Tho steamer Orizaba, from Columbia rivor, brings
S207 600 In treasure
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FREIGHT DEPOT At SCHENECTADY SUMMED.

~. ALBANY, Dot 8, 1855.
The freight house OF the New York Central Railroad
nj schenectady totally destroyed by fire this
ing. together with lis contents Tho fire discoov-
cred after eight O'Clock and spead with great rapid
ity. BY ten O'Clock the building aud contents we're
mass OF ruins. There was q very large quantity or
freight In the building The loss Is very heavy, and
estimate DO made at present The origin Of the fro
Is not known. The engine house. and locomotives
around the building were all saved
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made give reception, as he has been in Marianne
ever since his arrival
Tho quarantine regulations are stil in force.
Exchange ON New York Is 1910 discount
The Cuba is expected 10 arrive to-day from New Or
leans Baltimore Sho will touch hero and take pas
sengers for New Orleans via Key West, there 10 20
transferred 10 the Liberty touching on her way TO Bal
tlmore
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Base Ball Tournament ut Auburn.

AUBURN, Oct 3, 1865.
The first game to-day between the Arctics OF Syracuse
and Atlancs, Of Rochester, was won BY tho former.
Score rs TO 10.
The second game, between tho Pacihcs OF Rochester
and Auburns, Of Auburn won by the former Score
% to 80
The third game between the Niagnras, OF Buffalo, and
Excelsors, Of Rochester, called account OF the
darkness ut the close Of the seventh innings whom the
score cven The game will be played again tonor-
row afternoon .
The final match for the gold bah will be played on
Friday The throwing match takes place Friday morning.
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held last night The Sixth District Convention met at
Union Hall, corner OF Clymer street aud Broadway.
Il. D.. and adjourned until this evening The Seventh
District Convention met at No 40 Grand street, and
failing To nominate q candidate the second ballot ad-
iourned until night The Eighth District Convention
No 400 Grand street, but in consequence Of the
absence OF delegate adjournment took place until he
turns I'M
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
(lIsampionsIsi.

Championship Of Connecticut.
The match FOR the championship OF Connecticut was
played on Saturday last Kew Haven between tie
Charter Oak Club Of Hartford and the Chester Club OF
Norwich The game was witnessed by immense con-
course Of spectators assembled from all parts the
State Before the commencement Of the game The
chesters were the favorites by long odds early in
the game the tide Of opinion changed and the friends
the Chestcrs sadly disappointed inasmuch as the
game was won by the Charter Oak Club by score OF
IN
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inc Ssnlshc IN SNstivnm County, n. Y.
Tho WAIKIKI Club OF Middletown and tie Monticello
Club Of Monticello played the return game of tho series
on Monday last the grounds of the former Middle
town. the presence Of large number or the admirers
Of the game. The general play very good but, as
the score shows. the Monticello was too much for tho
Waikiki and won the game by the following score;-
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New ORLEANS, Oct. s-Es cning.

have learned further particulars of Lowenthal's
frauds. 1t appears, as claim agent in Washington, he
in the habit Of getting from Q. Dbble, Notary
Public Of this city, blank sworn aidavts setting forth
that certain discharged privates OF regiments
titled TO certain amounts OF back pay and bounty.
Those blank atHdavts were familiar to Lowentha, who
filed them up by forging Of discharged soldiers
and by endorsing them, got checks for the amount from
Paymaster A. D. Robinson and Others OF Washington.
One OF the detectives was present and saw him forge
several Of these documents warrant issued yes
teay by Judge Augustine and placed in the hands Of
United States Marshal Bu but Lowentha had left for
Washington, carrying with him about twenty checks of
from 500 $500 II is asserted that large number Of
Paymasers and citizens partners OF Lowenthal in the
swindlcs, which amount to about 81 200, 000
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MI G x G Q
INTERESTING SPEECH or MAMMALIAN.
4 1rne Hapsburgsr Never AbandOns His People
Under Adverse Circumstances.
THE FRENCH EVACUATION PROGRESSING.
AN AMERICAN PR0TECT0RA7E WANTED.
&c &c. &c.

BY tho arrival al the steamship MORO Castle, Captain
Adams, from Havana on the Goth nlt., have boon
placed in possession of correspondence and iles
from the West Indies and Mexico.
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MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8 1885,
The Fifth dsteict Democratic Convention met again
to-day this city, and after twenty-five ballots
Frederick Stone Of Charles county, received the nom
nation Mr. Harris tho present member, dropped
the twentieth ballot II IL reported that his friends
determined to Mr. Hairs as an independent
candidate.
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QUEENS COUNTY POLITICS.

At meeting Of conservatives and democrats held at
the Court House, Flushing Tuesday, the following
nominations were undergraduates A. Roe, Of Flushing,
for the Office OF County Treasurer for the Assembly
tho Second district VIM B. Wilson, OF Astoria, and in
the Fifth district Francis j. Skillman, OF Roslyn.
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NEWS ITEMS.

At Fan River Mass servant girl discovered burglar
in house. who revenge for her discovery of him.
three gashcs her breast before alarm
could be given.
In settlement of the estate OF tho late gambler Trs-
sell the following OF the earnings Of the trottng
horse, Dexter, was fled
From June Is Is66 10 July 2s the amount received
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TIE nEW ORLEANS RluI.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct 3, 1906.
Judge Abel publishes protest against the assertions
made By General Baird, especially far as u touches
upon the action Of Judge Abell and his court.
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PuILADElpBlA, Oct 3, 1865.
A match was played here this afternoon between
negro clubsthe Batchelo of Albany and Pythsans Of
this city. The former were victorious This game A.
traccd large crowd Of spectators
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Fly cltches-Monticcllo, 10; WAIKIKI T.
Out on fouls.Monticcllo. 8: Waikiki, z.
Time of game-TwO hours and thirty minutes
Umpire-J. b. Gillogly
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Athlete, Jr., vs.. Young America.
These young clubs belonging respectively to Wash
ngton Heights and Fort Washington, played game ON
the grounds at the latter place, which after seven
innings resulted In favor Of tho Athletes tr by
OF 81 10 Il.
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The Atlnntics Of Brooklyn W.. The Cumdens.
PHLADEIpHIA, Oct. 3, 1866
Tho Atlantic played tho Camden club this afternoon.
Sccre-Atantic, 81; Camden, 4.
, 1866-12-21
TRANSLATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE
COLONIAL COUN CHI
FOR ST. CROIX.
TRANSLATION.
[Concluded.l
FOR ST. CROIX.


The Governor observed, that on the receipt
of the petition just read he had referred it to
the Committee on the present matter, in order
that the Committee could have an opportunity
to consider the case previous to its discussion.
He had in vain sought for an analogy in the Lee
gislature for granting the memorial, without
regard to the need of the parties in question.
After the great fire in the town of Christian
sted in 1884 the records go to show, that the
owners of the buildings burnt down had paid
the taxes for 1888 in the month of October
that year with the exception of only one indi-
vidual, who was receiving support from the
Poorfund. Generally speaking the granting of
the memorial would be establishing a critical
precedent for the future. Besides it must be
taken into consideration, that all the sufferers
have not petitioned therefore he had worded
the amendment thus that only those owners
would reap the benefit, who may be considered
in need of the aid in question by a committee
appointed for investigating the matter.