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THE PROPOSED WIDENING AND EXTENSION OF nuRERs
STREET.

To THE EDITOR TIE HEaAD:-
This project will be real and suostantmi osnens "a
the city and we hope that it will be adopted There k
no city in the world that requires direct and conveniens
avenues or transit as much as New YORK. hemmed ~
on one side by Hudson and the other o the sss
river II has compelled TO stretch itself out 20 r.
monstrous length compared with us preaotn, sne
this peculiarly OF its shape 10 increasing every year
There but two main longitudinal avenaes which Son
the upper and lower parts OF tue csty-broanwAy
and the Bowery That they are utterly lnadequate "
carry off the enormous and durnal eb5 aud now Oh ouS
population is notorious TO require comment. 49,.
The proposed Improvement will furn5h sne eiV wnA
third SURPRISING In direclnes eeaer hroau"v
the Bowery and will contribute 10 reseye the over
crowding OF those thoroughiares. 1t IS moreover,
needed by tho prospective business Of Laureha
street Tho neglect and want OF foresight oil the pIeao
OF the present city authorities some heen OF
twenty since TO widen Church street were most us
fortunate That street is utterly Insufficient 10 suppy
the demands upon for purposes Of acc9s 20 aud ogresi
from the magnificent merchant palaces inss have psen
constructed along its line to mentioa the state "
perpetual blockade arising Of sc aftspts Of
the cars TO force periodical passage.
Lauens street to-day BIO widened without destroy
ing single first class building aud We nope the oppor-
tunity afforded to mako the improvement wui nos
be allowed to pass
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tanned Second noor Manhattan Job printing oce OF
f. O. Dunbar Loss ABOUT 81 SGD; insured. Third
floor, 'front.' Whittemors 3 ABBOT, spice grinders.
Loss IS 600; insured for s. COO Third floor,
rear part Wisdom 4 Paradei dealers In curled
hair Loss 81, 600 Fourth door, O. johnson, printer.
Ioss So 600: insured. Fifth noor II. q. Dunn & Co
puhshers OF the Commercial Record Loss about 81 900;
Insured Tho frsL foor and basement occused by
George Sanders0E, dealer in steel. Loss S25 600; in
sured in Yonkers and New York, 50, 600; Bowery,
S. 600; Commonwealth, 81, 500; Park, 81 500 and Va
surance COMPANY OF North America, Phiiadeppia ia,
81, 30Q-ToIal, $15,300. Tho building Ia owned BY
Edward Dunn Loss about $40 600; Insured No. 10.
occupied by J. j. Adams, brush maker. Damage by
water about $780, insured for 100000 The building
he owned by Arson Livingston, and 10 damsged about
$500 NO. 70, first, fourth aud hfth Aoors aud
basement occupied by Van Nest Hayden,
water about $4,000; insured for $40, 900
5000 and Commerce. OF Albany, s. 900. The build
ing is owned by Peter Hayden. It is damaged about
$4,000 and 10 insured for $4,000 in the cily, North
American and another assurance company. No. %
damage about $500 insared for 500 the Phenix,
Resolute and Atna OF Hartford Insurance companies.
The FIRST floor coupled by J. G. Conroy Co. dealers
in fishing tackle. Damage by water about $1,000; in
sured for $50 900 in city insurance companies. William
J. Howell, the lessee, has 81 700 insurance steam
boiler engine, &c, Ia the North American Insurance
Company OF Philadelphia; loss about $4,000 He also
has 81 500 insurance his lease the Empire City
Insurance Company, which will be total loss. The
Of the fire is upder investigation by Fire Marshal
Raka
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SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS.

The Chicago, Rock island and Pacific Rail-
way Case Once More.
Before Judge Barnard.
James Fisk Jr al, Tas Caicr0o, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad Company ct al This case through the
Ingenuity OF counsel and tho prevaricstlou Of the par
nss, is becoming q delightfully."- complicated and laby
rin,han OF ORDERS ORDERS stays injunc-
noes attachments and all tho other prohibtory punt.
both the plaintiffs and dc endants may deem a sale de-
6yeranco a lorluitous escape from almost
endless and costly litigation. Yesterday motion
Was called on the calendar, IN which the plain.
tins, upon supplemental complaint, tAclI
application for the appointment OF q receiver.
Abe continuance OF the injunction aud the motion
for attachment Tor contempt against tho defend
anita the same question being still pending before
JUDGE Cardozo on the original complaint, aud TO 30
argued fully Thursday next BY special assignments
and consent The plaintiffs, through DAVID u Field
Of their numerous counsel moved to have the
motion adjourned until Friday next and the application
srenuously opposed by ex-Judgo Fullerton and
Charles H. Tracy, two Of tue large array of counsel
engaged behalf VI the defendants, who claimed
that the questions involved, being precisely the
same under The supplemental bill as under the
original complaint should be argued before tue
Judge lCardozol who has heard all the motions
made in the case, and thereby avoid tho necessity Of
taking the q branch of IL from hs consideration
and tue recaptuation OF the IRON its
mont through the multarious Implications at which
has arrived.
Mr.. Field eontended that under the supplemental
complaint II was entirely proceeding, aud all
abe points raised by defendants counsel bed OF
entirely contradictory. The defendants counsel insisted
that though supplementary bill had been died, IL was
embraced under The original complaint citing the order
staying proceedings until Thursday In which Judge
Cardozo desgnates It as ''this matter, &c"
Judge Barnard granted the motion 10 postpone unit
Friday, without prejudice TO Its hearing before judge
C&rdoLo On the supplemental bin.
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UNITED STATES COusI-.lN BANKRUPTCY.
Jury Trial Case.


Before Judge Blatchfod.
In the Matter Of Seymour, Fearless d Co.-yhis case
called up for trial, jury having been demanded
James appeared counsel for the petilionng credit
srz and ready TO proceed with the trial. but tho
application OF Messrs. Ward 4 Whitehead, who stated
that negotiations were pending which might supersede
Abe necessity OF bankruptcy, the set down
for Tuesday next
Proceedings Before Registers.
Before Register Ketchurn
The case Of William A. KnoepJei, bankrupt, csrc on
sor hearing before Register Keichum witness named
Alfred Cobb called the part OF creditors and
amined. The following questions put TO him, and
the subjoned proceedings then took place.
q Had you other moneys NJ that time 70 any amount
A. believe had.
O. Where was IL and in what amount2
The Witness acting under advice OF counsel for bank
Tup, declined TO answer the question.
The Regster-The question is proper one and the
witness is bound to answer II.
The witness still acting under advice or counsel for
bankrupt declined to answer.
O. Did you ever keep an individual in bank 2
The witness under The same advice refused to an
swer
The Register decide that the question is proper
and must instruct the witness that be ia bound 70
answer Is.
The witness said that he would not answer rho ques
tion.
The case has been brought to the attention OF Judge
Batchford, who Will MAKO the necessary IN
khe matter.
Petitions In Bankruptcy Filed Yesterday.
Abraham Solomon Now York city referred to Regis
ter Williams.
Joseph Friend, Isldore Grismau and Lewis Silver
Ssen, New York city; referred to Register Fitch
Arnold G. Hanes, New York city; referred 10 Register
Dayton
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

The Estate of the Late Senator Frederick,
Of Caiifornia-C Contracted onstit utiOnality Of
tho Legal Tender Act.
John A. NcG1ynn, Executor Of David c. Frederick,
PidiniG IN Error rs. IT. s. McGrd,c, Adntnistra,or
This Is writ Of error the twenty fifth section OF
the judiciary act, to judgment Of tho Supreme
Court OF the state OF California On the LIST OF July,
1858, David O. BroderIck then Senator from California
at the city Of New York, made his promissory motto,
there Dated for $40 500 payable at the Chemical Bank,
70 tnat cy zen months after date TO the order OF A.
WEIGH. On TINS note q payment OF So 500 was made
before the note maturod appears by endorsement
signed by the payee and afterwards the note was en-
dorsed by the payee TO McCraw. Broderck died some
me prior TO October 90 1860, which day letters es
tanlentary were granted his estate The debt due
McGraw on THIS note was duly proved and allowed by
the proper Probate Court Al San Francisco against the
estate OF Frederick McGraw demanded OF the execu-
Tor In the gold coin Of the United States aud
refused py@en, 10 any other currency And there
petition in the Probate Court 10 compel such pay.
mens 10 United States gold coin. In this petition he
states that there assets sufficient TO pay tho
debts 10 coin On the 9Th Of March following the execu
Tor HE'D his answer which he states, among other
things that he had caused the whole amount OF prnci
pal and interest note 20 be rendered at the
Chemical Bank In the city Of New York, In the year
1864, IN lawful money OF the United States" which
order, but AcGrAw refused the same. The Probate
tour upon these proceedings ordered and decreed that
o ora pay The DEBT IN s;Ss' sOa coin
.ne claim IN so far a. the claim directs the pay ment
thereof 10 be made In United States gold coin the g.
ccuor excepted and thoeupon appealed 10 the Supreme
Court OF the State Of California and such appeal the
judgment Of the Probate Court was affirmed
The case then came here, the plaintiff 10 error con-
tending that IL the legal tender act be constitutional
act Of congress- Judgment which denied the right Of
The plantin In pay this prvas debt otherwise
than In the gold OF the United States against law
and must be reversed, for the Law expressly authorized
the payment and discharge In the legal tender notes.
The language OF statute and m manifest intent and
pocy extends TO oil private debts without exception,
and this private debt Inc Judgments Of the courts
below we're founded on the following California
statute
In an action on contract or obligation IN writing for the
q money Judgment Tor the plaintiff whether
tract or Obligation and be made payable In the knd of
money currency specified thersln and In an action
such person in hduciary capacity 70 the Of another
Judgment for ~ plaintiff whether NE eane - by Default
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NEW YORK CITY.
THE COURTS.
uHI1EO STATES DISTRICT COURT.
The Champagne Case--Importaut internal
Revenue salt.

The Champngne Case-Importnns Internal
Revenue Salt.
Before Judge Batchford.
Tae Gaze OF the Unied States rs One Thosscrnd Cases
Of CAampasns-Boach Els Claimants. -This case which
was three months up before Judge Baichford
on argument and which a. that time peremporily
cot down for trial the FIRST day OF the present Febru
airy term accordingly called up yesterday morning
In Its principal aspect Is similar that OF the great
champagne case winch occupied the District Court
twelve thirteen actual days OF sessions last summer
that is the goods seized and mold on charge
OF undersalua,on OF invoice. From what TRANSFERRED IN
the discussion Of the case yesterday on motion OF
postponemeni 1t will probably bear further resem.
eance to that other the time may occupy the
attention OF the Court
On the case being called Mr. Samuel @ Courtney,
United States District Attorney addressing the Court
said that The part Of the government he was ready TO
40 on with the
After some explanatory remarks from counsel for the
eIaan Judge Batcnford fixed the trial OF the for
Monday next
COMBINATIONS of Whiskey.
The following DEGREES OF condemnation in the United
States cause yesterday taken in default
before Judge Biatchiord party appearing 10 de-
ycnd Twelve barrels OF distilled spirits found at prem
lses OF Englehart IL Co.. i've barrels came found at
New street, barrels found at l4l Front street. abou
found between Sixty fourth and sixty nth streets
Tenth and Eleventh avenues quantity OF same al 925
West Sixteenth street, the proceeds OF thirteen barrels
same found the hands OF George ID. Crary Il Co., 2l0
Pearl street. stI found at LAT East Twenty second
street and three quarters boxes plug tobacco,
found a 299 Broadway twenty-eight caddies same,
found 81 West street, ak barrels Of tobacco found
81 81 Broad street.
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or after verdict may be made payable In the sams An3 "
money CURRENCY received By such person. IA
IL 10 then sad-The language OF the ACT ~ pIoso 10y
comprehensive II makes these notes "lawiul money
and legal tender in payment Of all debts pubic snes
private, within the United States except duties on Y
ports and interest the public debt" IT. theIeio,c
the act DO constitutional as 10 here assumedl and ny
demand for which the Judgment below was rendered =
debt within the meaning OF the act mot being ios
duties on imports or interest the public debit io.
lows thai no statute OF California could except such deo
from the operation OF the statute authorize the judge
ment here in question The defendant in error cone
tends that 1t Is entirely question Of local law, with
which this court has nothing 70 do The Probate coue
comp lied the executor what currency held
the funds OF The Supreme Court OF Califor
MIA has held that the power rightfuiy exercised,
ana this court must that judgment correct
M Carlisle for the plaintiff In error j. A Mills for
defendant.
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along consisna Of John Harbsck and pair Harry Dsfss
with Daniel Boone, Shook and Rogers WIN sn. ,
PAGERS; haley with Ned Forrest Harry fs,s' ,hair
Hambletonian; Nike and Dan eastman VIM ,no S
trottng beauties; Voornes With General Grant; Jonn
r. Son with Flirt Chamberlain with pair OF sories'
and Colonel Harper with his fast par Dei i
OF blacks; Gordler with Pioneer; Fleming Win
sorrel; Lewis with Brown Dick; Ives with
brown with his gray Humphrey with sorrei,
Van Colt with pair, Fisk with sorre Bellinger Win
chestnut Lew Phillips with his beautiful team, harry
Genet with Suffolk, Revere with Hambietonian, DUBOIS
with colt Rarrows with gray and sore, Meserole with
Little Fred and Tom Hammond. Marshall with shark
wilson with grays, and d. D. Allen with his oeautnui
team
Other fast and ratng trotters the road, but
night fell and darkness bid them from view.
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COURT cALeAoAa-TR!S DAY.

USirsD STATES IesrRicr CouRr-JuRY THRx-Nos lis,
49, 100, l2l 122, l25. l26 49, l2s, l29 L. o. g. 49,
%, Al, 90, SO, "a, o. ~, Ito, III.
euPRENs CoURr-DKcurr. Part Mos $685. 655, CIT,
N3 III 1888 1871 So s97, $685. $780, 923, 945, o3 500.
e27 255 347 OIL 1881 Part 2Nos e9i 762, 500, 37s.
7<6 494 $50. 67s oA 9s6. 400 320 $50 500, 1872 592
10l4, $50, 55t, 655part 3Nos 2i2 sl3 g17, g03 l79
s7s 1885, 200, III as $50. eel. 7i3, 7e7, 1osH. ia
es2, els, GIG, 623
SUPREME CoURr-CHApnxRs Ga, 1925, 13s. 1872
SUPERIOR CouRr-1aAI lsRM-pan mos 3453,
$685. 3637 347o 1869, al3 1925 2st7 1885, $685. 2s77
Asi 3s31 1895, 3496. Part D. kcs 1856, 1912, $40,
e6ss 1892, 37s4, 2oTs, 2als 345s 2o42, s574. 1904
e7s2, 3Sc0 3sGs
Common PLgAs--TRfAL FERx.-Part 1--Nos. S27. SIG
e07, 909 sl2 sl3 Ola 9ls 0i6 GIT, ei9 go Oh O22
pa Part Moe. 1919 a0S C22, 1906, 763, $685. 40
sos, 1875, 92t. 925. g26 go, $50, p3i.
hARIHE CorRT-TRiAL TxRs.-Nos ~, ~, IS, 80 40,
a. AZ a. a. IS. ~. a., ~, 80 SO.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Eisuior OF PRorSsrAsr BssscoPAI BIsHor Orr
sos To-DAr.-rhe House OF Bishops OF the Episcopal
Church meets In St. Johns chapel to-day "Wednesday
ten O'Clock, for the purpose OF electing Missionary
named pre!ates In attendance Bishop Smith OF
Kentucky prcsdiag Bishop; Bishop Mcllvane OF OHIO,
ware Bishsp Williams OF Connetticut: Bishop East
burn, OF haasachusetts Bishop Cak OF Rhode Island
BISHOP Lee. Of Iowa; B,ehop Poaer, OF New York
OF New Jersey; Bishop Cors. of Western New York
bishop Glarkssn, Of Nebraska Bishop Nicely, Of Maine
bshop Randall. OF Colorado Bishop Rerfoot, OF Pitts
burg; Assistant Bishop Talbot Of Indiana; Assistant
Bishop Bedel ef OHIO: Assistar, Bishop Armitage OF
Wisconsin; Assistant Bishop Commins. Of Kentucky.
The House will st with closed doors No ether business
will probably be transacted than the abos. named
q sion
Jorcrvry "A long lecture occuCying seary hour
ene o hall, and moro Interesting than ioag iec.aros
usually are. delivered last evening on Longevity
~ pr Lambert at Cooper Institute. The large hall
dsnscly crowded, and the audience lisensd with
arnssi snd veil pleased attention. After gvlng vent
10 good deal Of concentrated srudltion and ieuned
hypothess on The subject Of Psychological science IN It's
selauon TO The longevity Of tho early races, The
speaker came down 70 the present nn'ss
most apparent in tho present generation
Living beyond sirty no 80, down as long lived, and
good Ions lived indicator aud pug noses the sure prog
INVESTIGATORS OF abort life The su IN and substance OF
his theory was tina. .ho,s coming Of long lived ancestry
support Of which he gave very numerous national aud
individual instances He spoke IN conclusion, OF the
different professions and avocstions and Their rotations
% longevity and threw out Judcious suggestions tend
Eng 10 combat 10 the varying pursuits Of life the aniag
cnisns 10 longevity.
THs hOrsRr HALL GENERAL CorsirrrK.- new
Mozart Hail General commttee--the members CON-
posins which elected at the primaries held las,
WondaE evening-had q meeting 81 the Mozart head
Nszrss 10 broadway last evening for the purpose Of
van.sson for the ensuing yesr Edward Berriso, OF
~ sfscen,h ward, vas made temporary chairman,
kru Nj
Var War; Of the Fifteenth secretaries On motion a
romm vice OF three consisting OF Mossrs Fernando
Food, holao and John hcCoo appointed BY
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the FIRE IN BtssmAN STREET..

Loss Abou' sevensy-three Thousand Dollars.
Shortly befo.e twc O'Clock on Tuesday morning Gre
broke thu secord noor Of No ~ Beetman street.
10 the printing once 81 Z G Dunbar. The flames
spread rapidly and Ia hos time extended to ths upper
damage BY water done 10 The stocks In Mes 10 and
rs Beekman street The following he the names Of The
occupants and losses land assurances as fer - ascey
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POLITICAL MISCELLANY.

One Of the papers states that Senator Hamilton, or
Maryland married New Hampshire ''Jcwess." THE
is evidently misprint. The name no douoa To-
.Jennessn which is that Of OF the Oldest and moss
respected families in the Granite State. Besides New
Hampshire Jewesses not easily picked up; and,
moreover their religion forbds them toucing anything
connected with Ham.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

Married.
TowSsENp--vAN ANDEN.-On Monday, February 0, nas
the N Reformed church. in TweL ty-tbrd street, ~
the Rev W. W. Holloway of Paterson, y j.. WHLIAx
TOWNSEND to EMILY eldest daughter OF H. a. Van Andens
both of this city. 30 cards
Auburn, N. Y, PAPERS please copy
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The attendance at these sales large and the prices
obtained show an improved valuation OF properly 10
cata ma abnva
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-03

To-day we give some more of the CONVEX.
sations of our correspondents with public
men. During some time past we have made
persistent effort to put the people in direct
relation with the leading political minds of the
country by presenting in familiar and easy
style the opinions, convictions and theories Of
the more prominent public men on various
topics of common interest Our labors in
this field have been satisfactorily successful,
and we like the plan. We are convinced there
is no other way in which people come to
understand public men so WELL There are
several reasons why this should be so. The
other most usual way in which the opinions
of popular leaders are laid before the country
is in their speeches and that has been the
recognized way since the time when men,
Der informed the House Of Representatives
that expressions of disapproval of his views
| had no effect on him, as he was not addressing
| himself to the gentlemen there present, but
gentleman enriched our language with word,
and that word points to the reason why peo-
| pie are 80 little given to reading speeches
| They have lost faith in them as the consci-
entious or honest utterances of mems thoughts.
| People want to know what man thinks. not
what he would like Buncombe county to sup
| pose he thinks. Speeches are also difficult to
the masses by their style. They are heavy, as
a rule, tedious and dull. and il is such labor
to read them that the people will rather take
| opinions at second hand in any other shape
Personal intercourse is certainly the only
way in which We can come to true under
| standing of any man, and as every one cannot
have this in fact the next best thing is to
have il by proxy. In this way and through
the favor Of print our readers have virtually
been present at conversations held with some
Of the best thinkers of the country. They
have heard Senators Sherman, Morton. Came
ron and Sumner, and Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Bingham
and other members caught, perhaps, by our
correspondents at an unprepared moment,
taken in the ease and nnreserve Of home-de-
liver their views freely in that transparent col
loquia style in which the people convey their
own ideas: and il is to the honor of our public
men that their ideas are such as will stand the
test of this style. There is much statesman
ship and much oratory that is mere rhetoric.
Strip it Of its tropes and what is left is ridicu-
lous impertinence and puerility. But the men
whose conversational utterances have been
lately given in the HERALD, stripped of tropes
and all the garnsh and splendor Of ratorical
nonsense, appear still a. men Of ready and keen
perception, acute TO observe events and apply
rules, original, vigorous thinkers; just the
men that our system should naturally produce.
At the same time that every mans thoughts
have not force enough to live through this style,
II is the most agreeable known TO literature.
That most charming piece of antiquity, the
History OF Herodotus," was brought toge-
Their just a. our recent reports were. Heredo-
las travelled, saw everybody and wr,t, down