The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-28

Kansas City, Mo-, has population Of $4,000. 1t
had 5000 i've years ago.
The New York ana Erie Railroad directors, 1t Is
said, are meditattng . tunnel under the Hudson
river, at New York CITY, with its eastern end at
Pixies Opera House. and large depot under ground.
Plans and Specifications OF the tunnel have been In
the ONCE OF the company for several months and the
purchase OF Pixies Opera House and adjacent pro-
perty was made with the possibility Of having that
location for its termination The OF the work is
estimated at $soOOoOO with sufficient width for four
tracks and double row OF arches.
Mir. Carl Edelman has lately sold lot, 5ox1Oo
feet, In Central Mount Vernon, N. Y, to Mr. John
Krempian for $225.
On Sunday morning recently, says an exchange
an immense building in Chicago in process OF erec-
ton according to Chicago ideas OF architecture was
blown by o Lake Michigan zephyr INTO heap OF
ruins many persons being injured, and the fimsy
system OF building in that city was illustrated.
N. j., has been bought by John Nelson for So, $50
Philadelphia was on Wednesday last presented
with eighty acres OF land, within the Enclosure
for Paramount Park by Jesse George and his sister.
The tract Ii on the west bank OF the Schuylkill,
known Georges Hill, and Is valued at $125 900.
i Is the handsomest git made to the city since the
Messrs L. 4 J. A. Mapes have purchased house
and three acres OF land at East Chester N. Y, from
Mary stroens has sold to John Webster lls 54-1oo
acres OF land In Hamlin, N. Y Consideration, 1000.
lage lot In Brockport, n. Y Consideration 81 900.
The farm Of Jacob Dingee, containing ninety acres,
Abraham Yohers at y dollars an acre. y
Recent illegal sales" are reported In Charleston, s.
A lot OF land, with the buildings thereon, in st.
Philip street, measuring thirty-four feet front, by
208 feet Deep for s4575, on terms Of Onethrd cash.
A lot OF land with the dwelling house OF wood
and other buildings thereon situate on the west side
OF ST. Philip street. measuring In front on said street
forty feet by thirty feet in DEPTH for s2s5O the
same terms.
TWO plantations, commonly called Livingston and
In st. Bartholomew parish, CoetOn district con-
tanning $40 acres OF swamp land and AIS acres of
high land for $6o25, on terms OF one-third cash,
The tract OF land known as the Mcdonald tract,
situate on Ashapoo river, containing 800 acres, for
The plantation called Porter Vine, situate in st.
Thomas parish, on the Cainh0y public road, ut the
about twenty-o miles from this city, and contain
Ing 645 acres for $780, on terms OF One-third cash.
the balance In three years.
tanning 100 acres, for 81 900, on the same terms.
Il. G. Harrison has sold the farm OF Mr.. Ships,
late John Pauls containing about forty acres in
Bensalem township, n j.. to Mr.. Moll, OF Phiadel-
N. W. Stone has bought OF WIN. A. Leonard his
farm Of 297 acres, at Hinesburg, Vt, for $14,s50.
Dr. Il. Bucher has sold to C. q. Carey his farm and
stock at same place, for $4,000.
depot Of the Long Island Railroad Company at Hun
ter's Point, have purchased site for depot on the
east side of the Thirtyfourth street ferry and are
about to move their track from Winfield to the Point
so as to run BY the way Of Woodsde, using the old
track as freight track.
A lot Of land between the Don and Danforth roads,
near the Grand Trunk Railway, five miles from the
city OF Toronto, Canada, was sold recently at the
rate OF forty-two dollars per acre, cash.
1t is said the commissioners appointed to improve
the grade OF the White Plains road, between the
old Boston post road and the railroad depot at Mount
Vernon, have decided to apply to the Legislature
for authority to raise more money than at first
deemed necessary. The bill passed last winter gave
the commissioners power to expend $4,000 per
mile upon the work and to raise the sum by taxa
ton; but appears now that 1t will require SIS 900
per mile. Under these circumstances It Is thought
best not to proceed further until power has been
given the commissioners to raise the required
amount