The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-19

| SOutu orange, on Tie nOrtn line OF the kdnuOlpu
place, 240 feet from the west line OF Scotland road
lot l30x279, sold for el5,600.
Emily Blackwell to samuel Holmes, Montclair, ten
acres on Mountain avenue, sold for 10000
Thomas +. Murphy, 10 John Murphy, two tracts on
the south line OF Downing street; first seventy feet
from the south corner OF the same and Adams street.
lot 25x6s; second on the east line of Adams street.
lot 25x95, sold together for $l0O25.
The Butler property, through which Newark ave-
nue. Is soon 10 be extended. and which was SOD
few years ago IN Elizabeth Tor between $1,000 and
$1,000. Is now valued at 100000
The proposed sale OF the Hamilton Park property,
Staten Island on Tuesday next has provoked dis
cussion upon the subject OF the heathfuness OF that
Island as q place OF residence. Much has been said
Tor ana against, ana IL has not been the interest OF
the many, heretofore, to correct the various
Measurements that have been made; but
the testimony OF those who have for years
resided there may well be taken guide to others.
II - now asserted and the facts, 1t is stated are de-
ducible that with the exception of some low lands
TO be drained, and resembling In character the
low lands IN other locations, that there Is not any
where, within 100 miles OF New York, place more
exempt IRON malari0ns diseases. This feature has
been freely discussed recently IN the New York
papers, and the opinions OF prominent medical men
IN favor OF that lovely retreat. Surrounded
as 1t Is ON every side by water, hav-
assisted from all ITS nigh grounds; open to the pure
air from all points or the compass, and particularly
to the refreshing ocean breezes which prevail m
summer, 1t cannot, III the nature OF things, IN all
reasonableness and IN the light Of hygienic science
be other than healtbjul Cases Of cnills and lever
have been frequent IN some parts Of the island as
they have in portions OF the city Brooklyn Harlem,
Westminster, New Jersey and elsewhere but can
did confession On tue part OF the SUFFERER would
elicit the fact that the Illness was the result OF
exposure ard not the consequence OF residence on
Staten Island.
To-day, at Donglastown L. l.. A. =. Blocker, Son
& Co. VIII offer for sale i've hundred building lots
IN plots 10 suit the purchasers. Also large mansion
ana nine small cottages. rms property, known as
the ''BenJamin T.. Allen Farmn Is beautifully sua-
ted on high ground, part of which Overooks Little
Neck Bay Long Island Sound, Bav Side, Willetts
Point, Great Neck, Fort Schuyler, Westchester
county and Palisades. upon the Hudson, and offers
many advantages, which makes it a desirable place
for gentlemen doing business IN New York to seek
suburban homes. Ihe location Is heathful select
and reured. The property all lies within seven
minutes walk OF depot, twelve miles from New
which is being made of the best railroads in the
country The company are laying steel rails from
Hunters Point, aud also equlpping the road with
entire new stock, cars and locomotives Any part
OF Brooklyn, Ravenswooo and Astoria can be reached
by city cars running from the depot at Hunters
Point; also any part OF New York 10y TnIrty-fourth
street and James slip ferries II IL but Iiyc minutes
walk 60 the bay, which affords advantages Tor fish,
ing bathing and boating.
Mr. James Al. Miller win offer also to-day on the
premises 227 acres OF land belonging to the estate of
the late William Bush, situated IN the town OF Rye
Westchester county n. y, half mile north OF the
New Haven Railroad depot at POrtchester, and adj
joining the villages of dorchester and Pemberwick.
This property is located on high ground.
A new private PARK has recently been LAID out in
Westchester county on the elevated land adjoining
Jerome Park on the north. The land comprising 1t
has been for go years In the Van COrtland fam
lily and contains the cream OF their vast estate. Old
forest trees abound beautiful winding roads have
been laid out opening the entire tract so that each
plot has u frontage on one or more avenues. The
location close To Central avenue only short dis
lance from Kingsbrldge, Fordham and Williams
bridge, combines the advantages and beauties of an
elegant country home with the convenences OF the
city, peing only half a mile distant from the city
limits. A new railroad connecting New York with
the West by way OF the highland suspension Bridge
is to run close to this property along its entire length
and a station is to be erected close to the park
sale Of 500 plots about 1850 city lots OF TINS park is
TO be held on the I'D inst.
dlon of the real estate market In Chicago reflects
the market In this city. The following, from the
Chicago Post OF Saturday evening last VIII he found
interesting in that connection, and also furnishes
some interesting Items OF the speculative movement
ther9:-
For two or three months past there has been lull
in the real estate market and while prices held their
own there not that general expectation OF q rise
that had prevailed and the family OF croakers began
TO prophecy crash. Tne crash has not come but,
on the other hand within the last Two weeks a very
great Improvement III the demand has begun and
real estate dealers ana owners are Jnoilant The
condition Of things, because 1t is generally few
weeks after sales are made before the papers are
made out and registered, but IL Is certain that the
prospect is now much more cheerful, although at
no time was there any cause for anxiety.
Special inquiry for avenue property on the south
side and for Madison street on the west side u.s. per-
haps, as prominent fact as any.
formed among the workmen or the Rock Island
Railroad car shops, whereby every member or the
organization shall at the end OF two years, perhaps
Land owners are Offering desirable lots at $3.50 each
on thoseterms.
wood as to endow the Female Seminary there with
twelve acres OF valuable land, entirely unencum.
bered and SO fruitful has been the Investment that
the tract has cost the company scarcely cent IN
actual outlay. Talk OF Chicago real estate being
dead
Boston firm has invested $40, 600 the past week,
chie1y in west side property. Boston is sound at
the "huD"
An Englishman is SO delighted with the prospects
that has advised friends the Old
invest 500. 900 in the "wet prairle' Of Chicago.
Prices stili remain firm with slight upward ten
dency. Now and then piece can he found below
the market, but 1t Is quickly caught up by some one
who has been waiting for such chance. Not one
found a chance in which he cleared $4,000 ON an
acre this week. As rule non-residentS ask more
Tor land than those here upon rne ground do 80 that
reting out the owner and making long and fruit
less correspondence.
The Chicago Post of the 18th furnishes the follow
ing particulars OF the great sale OF the seymour and
Price property in that city on that day.
Inc real es,te anu nhane Tn Was WEI
moderately active throughout and &C times IL was
spirited, competition being brisk on choice lots. At
about ten O'Clock the announcements OF terms and
conditions Of sale made briefly, and the bidding
commenced with the OFFER OF $50 per acre for block
OF the west half OF northwest quarter, section
thirtytwo town f0rfyone, n. T. fourteen east, Cook
county sold, after brisk bidding to ]. l.. Estes for
sos. Each block contains five acres and fraction.
This eighty acres Is located on the north line OF Lake
View, near Lake Michigan. Blocks two and fifteen
to J. Frankfurter, at sl67; block three to J. l..
Estes, at slI0 the balance TO ID. j. Lake. at
SI20. The second lot was the same description.
Blocks and three sold TO liver Lawson for s165;
sixteen and fifteen TO Alexander Bingey at sl65; the
balance TO II. Bogue for sl65 The third lot inter-
sected by Grand avenue, and bounded on its west
side by the contemplated Boulevard. on It's north
side by North avenue. and south side by Division
street. The whole taken by +. Tompkins at s6l3
per acre. Eighty acres between Twelfth and Six
teenth streets, quarter OF mile from the Western
boulevard sold as follows:-Eight blocks TO J. Lake
al $3.50 per acre, and the remaining eight TO ;. :.
Hayes. AT $500 per acre. EigAts acres between the
same and half mile west OF the Boulevard, sold to
John Forsythe at s3l7 50 per acre. Eighty acres,
lying between Twenty-sixtn and Thirty-frst Streets
ntersecting the chicago, Burlington and quincy
Railroad and Riverside avenue, one and one-quarter
mile west OF contemplated Western Boue-
ward, sold 10 G. =. Hubbard, Jr and Jackson
at $685. Eighty acres, the line OF the present city
limits, southeast Of the Chicago aud ". Louis Rail-
road and canal, and between Egan avenue and
Fortythrd street, one-quarter mile west OF contem
plated Western boulevard, sold TO J. II. Reese at
1870. Eighty acres, bounded north by Forty-third
street. south by Forty seventh street. about one mile
west OF line OF western boulevard sold TO j. H. Reese
at 1235. Eighty acres. adjoining EngewoOd, at