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New Lines Of southern Railroads.

Our Southern exchanges nearly every day
contain reports OF new line of railroad or
branch railroad to be established in some por-
ton of that section Of the country. Taking
these reports at venture, 1t seems that there
are now agitated in North and Central Missis-
sippi-one of the three States tabooed by the
radicals-no less than six new railroad
routes-namely, the Memphis and Selma, the
Mississippi Valley, the Granada and Yazoo,
Granada and Eastern, Granada and Meri-
dian, and the Kosciusko and Corinth. This
number of proposed new railroad lines in an
ostracized State shows that there must be
wondrous amount of hidden resources within
its limits, and that the proper mode of de-
veloping them is appreciated by Northern
capitalists. A valuable road will be the pro-
posed Gulf line, from New Orleans to Mobile,
thence northeasterly to Chattanooga, the lat
ter place being sort Of common centre for
railroad travel between the North and the
South, as It was the key with which General
Sherman was enabled TO unlock the rocky
gates of the Southern country and spread
before his army an easy pathway to the sea.
The virginia and Tennessee road runs through
a fertile district Of country, and aims at
the possession Of fair share Of traffic and
travel from Memphis, on the Mississippi, to the
Atlantic seaboard, Norfolk being its princi-
pal Atlantic port The Western North Caro-
lima road is Of considerable Importance, as Il
Is romantically asserted that when completed
'the seaboard will kiss the blue capped noun
tains of the grand west-the Switzerland Of
Notwithstanding with her minerals, water
power and agricultural resources" As an evi
dence of the value Of some of those Southern
roads, IL appears that the Georgia Central ha
Just purchased from the city Of Savannah al
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22

CoNeREss-A HOLIDAY REcEss.-The two
houses Of Congress yesterday adjourned over
to the 9TH day Of January, the members
generally having thought it most expedient
and most agreeable to spend the Christmas
and new year holidays among thef consttu-
ents. Thus far the Senate and the House have
appeared to be all in the dark in reference to
the public business before them AMI ignorant
where to begin to legislate or what o do upon
any Of the great questions Of the day. 1t is to
be hoped that after fortnights Intercourse
with the people the Senators and Representa-
tves of the United States will return TO Wash
ington somewhat enlightened in reference to
the public necessities Of the day Especially in
the matter Of the whiskey ring) and ready for
active work of practical character And so
we wish them all "a merry Christmas and q
happy new year
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
Mayor Hoffman Decline. tho Honor.

Mr.. Hoffman has very neatly excused him
self to party Of gentlemen who wanted to
take him to Albany with brass band and blue
ribbons, as the prize cattle sometimes come
to market. He has done well. We applaud
his taste, his sense Of propriety, his notion Of
economy, his modesty, his good manners, and
even his note. Moreover we resolutely refuse
to listen to those censorious and thoroughly ill
natured people who hint that the whole occa-
sion was made in order that the Governor
might spread himself before the people in a
pretty little piece Of popular economy-in
short, that he was invited in order that he
might decline. As some people ''give up
conundrums at once, and on principle, so we
refuse to go into this devious inquiry, and
accept man as meaning plainly
what he says. Governor Hoffman, then,
we hold as declaring himself for economy, the
public interest and due regard to the pro-
prieties Of his position, and we hope he may
stick to this platform. He has chance be-
fore him to do good in the State, and even in
the country, by setting that wholesome ex-
ample on these points that men might naturally
expect from the Executive Of the greatest State
in the Union. He knows the lobbymen and
ringmakers well; the lobby, too, of this great
city, which y, in acuteness, courage and ex-
travagance of thought, several pegs ahead of
those Hobbies OF the rural districts that flourish
in Albany and Washington; and with this
knowledge he may do good in ''big things" as
he has just indicated readiness to do in small
ones He starts with a good promise. We
shall watch for the result.
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the stock of the latter, amounting to one mil
lion and halt, in the Atlantic and Gulf Rail-
road. This gives the Central q monopoly OF
the trade from Macon to Savannah, afording
to that port increased facilities in obtaining
cotton and other freights for its European
shipping.
Thus we find in the most important parts Of
the Southern country the existence of IN en-
terprising spirit of progress in accordance
with the advancement of the age in al that
relates to commercial greatness. What the
South must do is to encourage immigration.
Fill the land with the Industrious populations
of Europe, keep the niggers at work, keep go
ing ahead, and it will be but short tine be-
fore the men of the Southern cline will again
rejoice in bounteous opulence and unrestrained
political freedom
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
Russia and the Eastern Question.

The war cloud is becoming less 0minous in
the East. Turkey is cautious, though firm and
unbending. Greece is becoming less bolster
GUS and more disposed to listen to the voice of
reason. The one important fact which to us
is full of suggestion is that the whole of Europe
is agitated on the subject. II was never more
apparent than now that the sore place on the
European body polite is in the East Touch
1t, and Europe trembles. France and England
especially are put to their wits end. Austria
knows not what to do. Prussia always looks
on fearless of consequences. Russia, no mat
ter how much she may be supposed to be en-
crossed with her own affairs or how earnestly
her eyes may be turned towards Asia, imme-
dately looms up as the great bugbear Of the
Western nations.
For few days It did seem as If the Eastern
question were revived in all its fulness. Events
created the prospect of another Crimean war
We all remember out of how little that war
arose. Some trifng questions about the holy
places in Jerusalem; some explanations, in
which Franks and Greeks and Moslems were
equally engaged and equally concerned; grow
ing holiness on the part Of Russia; resist
ance on the part of Turkey and her
friends; the crossing of the Pruth, and
then the Crimean war, which was
in many respects big and barren bungle
Russia was compelled to yield but nothing
was settled, nothing was gained. Turkey was
not made stronger or in any sense more indie
pendent Russia was only temporarily weak
ened. The Christian subjects Of the Porte
were left as dissatisfied as ever. Since the
close Of the Crimean war twelve years have all
but passed away, and to-day Europe finds
herself in circumstances almost identical with
those in which she found herself in 1854. The
holy places do not occupy the same prominent
position; but the holy places in 1854 were
only part Of a larger question, and the larger
question remains Russia, though not yet
rich, and though to large extent dependent
on English gold, has used that gold SO wisely
and so well that by means OF railroads she has
made herself not only dangerous neighbor to
England I'm India, but brought her European
territories within easy and convenient distance
from Moscow city which, though tempo
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22

Intelligence from the seat Of the revolution
It evidently hangs fire among the Cubans Of
the Western department, who seem to remain
perfectly quiet, while their countrymen Of the
eastern portion of the island have driven the
Spanish garrisons to the protection of the guns
of the navy along the coast. This is very
different state of things from what was pro-
missed by the Cuban juntas of the old flibuster
times, when we were always assured that the
whole country would rise as one man on the
first appearance of assistance. It is curious
fact that at the same time when the people Of
Western Cuba show so little interest in the
revolutionary efforts in the island there is
remarkable absence Of any expression Of desire
among Cubans for annexation to the United
States, and very little interest is expressed by
the organs Of public opinion in this country in
the movements in Cuba. The only parties here
who take deep interest in the affair are the
propagandists Of the Wendell Phillips school.
There is logical reason for this fact, and it
is this THE rcvolutionists threaten to liberate
the slaves in the island, If they cannot succeed
in any other way in driving out the Spanish
forces. Such a step would be tantamount to
the destruction of all industry in Cuba; for this
is based on the slave labor, and would be at
tended with the sudden disappearance of pre-
sent wealth. The example Of ruin presented
by our Southern States has taught the Cubans
a deep lesson, and one which they evidently
have no wish to feel practically. In this coun-
try the entire destruction Of the great interests
which were based on slavery leaves the Cubans
no allies here, and hence the absence of all
movement Of filibuster character. We shall
not be surprised to see large Spanish party
spring up among the native Cubans in Havana
when General Dulce arrives there, and an
early termination put to the revolutionary
moyement
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22

Judge Underwood and n Jail Delivery.
Judge Underwood, one of the federal district
judges, has recently put the United States in
decidedly untenable position before the people
Of the State Of Virginia. He has arrayed the
government against all the interests of society,
against good order, the security of life and OF
property, and has made it the champion of all
the scoundrels in their efforts to get away from
Justice. All this he has done on mere legal
technicality. Naturally there is protest
against this in Congress. There are some
Representatives and Senators who are not SO
insanely lost in one idea that they care to see
proper reconstruction made the cover for mere
naturally rebuke the ignorant fanatic who has
thus outraged the bench and done what is pos
sible to show the country that, with all the
clamor against the judges of this city, there
are worse ones in the nation Al courts. But
the radical papers indicate their readiness to
champion and sustain Under woods decision.
Their argument is that he had no option,
and that the constitution itself required
this villany. This view hardly puts the
constitution in favorable light before
the people, and it will find few supporters be-
yond party lines. Judge should keep in
view the object Of all law. He should never
forget the maxim Gf he happen to know it) that
the welfare Of the people is the supreme law.
and, viewing statutes and enactments from such
standpoint as this would give, interpret in
accordance whatever clause of Law is pleaded
before him. He could then never unhiuge the
whole machinery Of justice on partisan tech
picalty
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
Mr.. Van wyck,. whi,cwa.hins Report.


The Congressional Committee on Retrench-
ment, as it is called, of which Mr.. Yam Wyck
is chairman, has made most extraordinary
report relative to the whiskey frauds In fact,
it is not report at all on these frauds, but a
TRADE of abuse of the President and the other
officers of the government who ndeavored
to probe the rascality of the Internal reve-
nue. thieves II is neither more nsr less than
a lame attempt to whitewash the frauds Of the
internal revenue officials, and to throw dust in
the eyes of the people by abusing the Presi-
dent, Buckley and others. The internal
revenue service in this State is Tiled with q
little army of the Van Wyck family; and this
may account for the character of The report
Nothing more unsatisfactory were about to
say infamous-ever emanated from Congress
sional investigating committee, and it shows
to what pitch of degradation our national
representatives have fallen. II is notorious
that whiskey and other frauds, to the amount
of tens of millions of dollars have been and
are being committed in this city and neighbor-
hood upon the internal revenue, md that by
the connivance of officers in that service yet
this committee failed to discover airy of them
or to find a single delinquent offcia. Further
comment is unnecessary. The report speaks
for ITSELF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22
The Rise in New York Central.

The somnolent equanimity of Wall street
was rather rudely disturbed yesterday by a
sudden advance of thirty per cent in New
York Central Railway shares. Bulls and
bears were going to sleep under the prosy
speeches in Congress and dull debates upon
the financial middle, when the directors of the
Central let off bombshell in their midst by
declaring scrip dividend of eighty per cent
and semi-annual dividend of four per cent
on both scrip and capital stock. This re-
markable action of the directors was not
wholly unexpected but the operators in the
street had been so often deceived that the
story of dividend became, like the cry Of
wolf, UNDECIDED at the proper moment. This
same story was the lever with which New
York Central had been alternately forced
up and down, as it suited the plans of those in
the secret. About month ago, in anticipa-
ton of the annual meeting and further rumors
of a dividend, the stock went up to 1874. The
public were 30 convinced that it was ''ail
right" this time that they invested heavily
more so than the Central clique wished. OF
course it became necessary to make the afore-
said public disgorge again, and the injunction
business was decided upon, whereupon the
affighted outsiders threw their stock upon the
market, and the clique bought in all the way
from 124 to l27, which they did all the more
easily as the annual meeting passed without
amp action on the subject of dividend.
At private meeting on Saturday the
directors decided to declare the regular and
scrip dividends referred to. The price the
same afternoon advanced to 134 under the
effect Of large purchases by. the combination.
Their action was made known by advertisements
sent to the papers on Sunday night Yester-
day morning the stock opened at 163, and, I'M
der its gradual redistribution to the market,
sold down to 100. The issue of the scrip is
virtual watering of the stock, such as recently
took place in Hudson River, and has been
done in nearly every railway stock. When the
present excitement is over Central will settle
back 10 a figure below that from which it
started under the impetus of the dividend. The
new scrip is to share in future dividends
equally with the original stock. Future earn
ings must, therefore, be divided on a capital
represented by the unit $50, instead of the pre-
vious unit Of 100. The generosity of the direc-
tors in thus donating themselves and the stock
holders in general such nice little sum as the
scrip represents should not be forgotten when
the application for the privilege Of increasing
the rate Of fare, which has been denied for
three winters, is renewed at the next session
of the Legislature
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STATE STOCKS AND SECURITIES. is a
curious fact that while the securities of many
of the States, including even those Of the
lately reconstructed Southern States, have
been improving in price in the stock market
recently, government bonds have shown de-
cline and weak tendency. This popular i'm
parchment of the Congressional wiseacres
who are tinkering with the national credit
should teach them lesson. II is sign that
the people have more faith in the wisdom Of
their local Legislatures than in the financial
sagacity Of the national Congress.
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A Bit Of Old Blue Light Paritanisn.

On Sunday last one Of the city preachers
delivered sermon on '.Our National Perils
and Safety" in which he undertook to revive
the old spirit Of blue light Puritanism and intoe-
rance. He administered rebuke to General
Grant for leaving West Point on Sabbath
morning, some time since, and coming to New
York, where he put up at hotel.' This is not
the first time General Grants travelling on
Sunday has been objected to. The Southern
rebels have had many occasions TO regret his
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
PROPR IETOR.
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All business or news letter and telegraphic
dispatches must be addressed New YORK
HERALD.
Rejected communications will not be re-
turned.
Letters and packages should be properly
sealed.
THE DAILY HERALD published every day IN The
year. Four cents per copy. Annual subscription
price S14.
JOB PRINTING or eue,y description, also Stereo-
TIPPING ana Engraving, neatly and promptly ere
catted at the lo,cest rates.
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
T
NIBLos GARDEN. Broadway-ATrER DARK Or, Lon.
DON BY NIGHT
BowERy THEATRE, Bowery.-MIss FANNY HERRING
IN FAST WOMEN MODERN TIMES, &c.
FRENCH THEATRE. Fourteenth street and Sixth ave.
nue.-GENEvIEvR DE BRABANT-BARBE BLKUE
NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadsay.-TnE BuRIrsaur
PIXIES OPERA HOUSE. corner of Eighth avenue and
esd siree.-CnANsoN DE FoRTUNIo-LEs BAvARDs.
OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-HUMprY DUMprY.
BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway.-THE EMERALD
RING.
wALLACK's THEATRE Broadway and 18th street.
Two CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME-FoLLIEs OF 4 NIGHT.
MRS. r. B. coNwAY's PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn
ALADDIN.
WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtie.h street and
Broadway.-Afternoon and evening Performance.
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building 18th
street.-ETM0PIAN MIrsTRELsY, DC.
KELLY 4 Icons MINsTRELs. 7ao Broadway.-Ermo.
rIAN MINsTRELsY, BURLEsoUE.-BARBER BLU.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs, sss Broadw.y-Ermo.
PLAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, &C.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE 2Ol Bowery.-CoxIo
vocALIsM. NEGRO MINsTRELsY. &c.
HIBERNiAN MINsTRELs, Apollo Hall, corner of Broad
way and ssth st.-o'FLAHERTY's DHEAME.
NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.-EoUEsTRIAN
AND GYMNAsTIo ENTERTAINMENT. Matinee % ~
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN-THEo THOMAS GRAND
PROMENADE CONCERT.
COOPER INSTITUTE, Aston place.-JoHN B. GoUGHs
LECTURE, "TKMPKRANCE."
HooLEY's OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn.-HooLEY's
hISsTRELs-"sASTA CLAUS" GIFTS, &C.
HooLEYs (E. d. OPERA HOUSE. williamsburg
HooLEy's MrNsTRELs-"SANTA CLAUS" GIFTS, &C.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, ss Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART
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VERY Coop Some time ago (Wednes
day, December 25th, Christmas day y the
New York Tribune published letter from
Alaska, describing some mighty tai
mountains in that land, and great valley
and lakes in the midst Of them, where
dwell monsters, including "sepents as long
Gas fir tree, ,chich, ,oere they in the open sea
",oould commit mighty damage" SC. Thi.
marvellous narrative was copied by some
Of the press, and got off on the journalistic
circle, in which it lost its credit to the
Tribune, and finally, after near six weeks
cruise, 1t again reaches its starting point,
where 1t Is received with disfayor and sus.
picion! The Tribune knows not its own
offspring Denouuces it as a monster
compares it to MUscHAUsES's stories about
the horn, and tieing his horse to the steenle
and finally dismisses it by climax of de.
rision, ironically declaring that it was in
those very mountains that JOHN CLEyEs
SYNaEs's hole was! dts only old men
like GREELEY and ourselves who remember
that hole-discoyered forty years since y
We have never seen legitimate child
SO badly treated. The poor prodigal, after
wandering over the world, and faring as
wanderers do, off "draff and husks," is
kicked from the door with, !" Out, hunch-
back! outw -s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-06

RE- AMERICAA AGAINST ENGLAND
AMERICAN COMPANY TOILET SOAPS
HONEY, GLYCERINE, BOUQUET, AND
PALM.-These popular soaps are made from
the choicest materials, very richly perfumed,
warranted not only equal but superior to the
English, and fifty per cent. cheaper. They are
superceding all foreign toilet soaps in this
market, as it is well known that since their
introduction the demand for the latter has fall
len OFT fully one-half. Manufactured only by
McKEONE, VAN HAAGEN & CO.,
80 south Front street, Philadelphia 80 Bar
clay street, New York. no 30-eod6m
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A GOOD DRESS FOR ONE DOLLAR AM
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
NOT A CALICO, BUT A PLAID MI
HAIR-GooD ENOUGH FOR a
"sUNDAY- MEETING"

We are now closing out our stock OF DREoS
GOODS, and have fixed the prices at suen
low figures that q person can buy materlai
and make new dress at Il lower price lnan
second hand ones are usually sold at. we
offer
Plaid Mohair Dress Goods at Exc, worth
20c.;
Shepherds Plaid, for dres ies, at l2Hc., worth
Csc:
| DeI ,oines ut 1eH, 90, and 25c.-the best goods
in the city for the price. ;
Rich Plaid Mohairs at 90, IS, and Soc, worth
| 80, 40, and joc.;
| Plain Cashmere at 3Oc., worth 37Hc.;
| Poplin Alpaca ut 3jc., worth Soc;
| Fine English Merino at 4oc., worth 75c.;
The best Colored Alpacas ut 40, 49, ana ooc.-
the latter is richly worth 75c.
| The best so and 60-cent Black Alpaca III thls
city;
Genuine French Merino, handsome coiors'
warranted all wool, at 75c.-brougnt sl IN
gold before the war;
Rich Silk and Wool Poplins ut $780, "oulo
be cheap at 50 per yard ...,
Elegant Poplin Eelours at S2.27 per yaru-
| were considered cheap at 50 per yaro'
| Black Silk at l.5O, worth 81
Wide Black Silk of superior quanty al %
40 IN and upwards-all very cheap;
Read Trimmings ct 10, Is, 90, and Zoe. pei
| yard;
| Gloves at loo. q pair;
Ladies' White Hoods ut 35c., worth 81;
Sontags 1T j0c., worth 81
Mixed, Slate, and White Lambs Wool hose
at 25c a pair, worth &c.;
Jet Nail Heads ut 4oc. per gross;
Steel Nail Heads, all sizes, at 5Oc per gross
Marseiles Toilet Covers at ST. worth So;
| Marseilles Quilts ct 1926, worth $2.50-and
Large stock of Cassimeres 1T 7jc, 81, and
$l.25 per yard;
| Bed Tick at l2Ec.;
Shifting Stripes at l2hc;
Domestic bingham at l2Hc.;
Canton Flannel at 15c.
| Cotton Damask, IL yards wide, suitable 1ol
counterpanes or table cloths, at 3oc. pei
yard, worth jOe.;
Linen Table Cloths, two yards long, ut 81
worth $l.jo;
Dimity Bands at TO- 1911, 90, and 25c.-just hal
the regular price;
Elegant Worked Cambria Bands At 75c., 81
S1.25, $3.50, and 50 for the double band
worth double the money;
| Velvet Ribbons at 49, so, 80, 75c., and "
| apiece-these are much lower than the re-
gular price;
Bonnet Ribbons at Soc. per yard, worth 60c
Red, White, and Yellow Flannel at 30c., war
! ranted all WOOL
Heavy Gray and Red Twilled Flannel 1T Soc
| worth soc. ;
Excellent Bleached and Unbleached Cotton,
full yard wide, at l2Ec.;
Bleached and Unbleached Cottons and Call
Goes at SIC. per yard;
Shawls ut 81 80, worth 81;
Balmoral Skirts for ladies at Sl.25;
Children's Balmoral Skirts at 6Qc., worth
1925;
Gents Cloth Gloves al 4oc., worth 7jc.
All kinds of Gents Furnishing Goods at
low prices. We invite all in want OF Dry
| Goods to call ut the old established store OF
LEVY BROTHERS,
| l547 Main street,
20 nearly opposite the market house.