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The French Cable.

The new Atlantic cable, from Brest, in
France, to the Island of st. Pierre, one OF
group of islands belonging to France laying
south of New Foundland, was landed on the
9th inst, and spliced with the shore cable, in
safety, and is reported in admirable working
order. From St. Pierre to Massachusetts,, the
ultimate western end of the cable, however,
is still some 700 miles, which must be laid in
U. s. water, and about which, therefore, there
is some difficulty. Over month ago, At
torney General Hoar decided that the cable
could not be landed in the U. s. without the
permission of Congress, intimating, however,
that, until Congress assembled, no opposition
would be made to landing the cable, but that
it would not be allowed to be worked. Mr..
Hoar has written another letter since the land
ing of the cable at St. Pierre, reiterating the
same view of the matter.
As to the correctness of the position of the
Attorney General, that under the clause of the
constitution which gives Congress power to
regulate commerce with other nations, that
body has power to control the landing of the
cable, there can probably be little doubt; yet
there was no such power invoked to interfere
with the landing or free working of the Eng
lish cable, and the difficulties now thrown in
the way of the French cable look very much
as if inspired by the owners of the other cable,
with whose monopoly of the transatlantic
telegraph business the opening of the French
cable would of course very seriously interfere.
If the refusal of Mr.. Hoar to permit the
cable to be worked arises from such motives,
Of course they are exceedingly contemplate !;
but yet not half as contemplate as if the re-
fusal arises from the fact, as certain radical
papers intimate, that chief stakeholder of
the French cable is the French banker Err
LANCER, who, during the rebellion, showed
strong rebel sympathies: It would be hard to
find an instance of petty spite carried as far
as this save in a party that was capable of
deifying horse thief and murderer, and
hanging an innocent woman.
Since the above was written, we see by the
Washington dispatches, that the State De-
partment has entered into an agreement with
the French cable company, permitting the
French cable to be landed on the shores of
Massachusetts and to be worked under such
restrictions as may be imposed, until the
meeting of Congress.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-07-24

The vote on Tuesday, on the question of
Issuing city bonds to the amount of 5000,
to be given as bonus to Mr. Cushman on con-
dition that he make the proposed water power
improvement at this city, resulted in nearly q
unanimous vote in favor of the loan. There
were about $50 votes polled, of which but IS
were against the proposition. The vote, un-
der the circumstances, was a large one, and
indicates the deep interest taken by our citi-
zens in the enterprise.
Mr.. Cushman is now here, and expresses not
only his readiness, but eagerness to commence
the work. 1t only remains for the City Coun-
Gil to come to some sort of agreement with
Mr.. Cushman, and then issue the bonds, when
the work will be commenced; and should the
old adage, that "a long wet brings . long
dry" prove true, the river may still reach such
stage this season as to admit Of erecting the
dam before cold weather sets in.
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WASHINGTON.
Facts and RumOrs.
THE PRESIDENT

THE PRESIDENT
Is enjoying himself at Long Branch, refusing
to attend to any business except, for an hour or
so each morning, examining and signing papers
sent to him for his signature from Washington.
As to his occupation at Long Branch, the Jenk.
inses duly report by telegraph each day, that
the President and family went in bathing on
the beach this morning." "the President this
morning took stroll on the beach," &C., &C.,
I'D 1lauSeun.
TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, TEXAS.
Leading radicals at Washington are strongly
urging the administration to cast its whole in.
fuence in favor Of the radicals in Tennessee,
Mississippi and Texas, or the party will be as
hopelessly defeated as at the recent election In
Virginia AS the case now stands, they admit
there is no hope for Stokes in Tennessee.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The treasury officials are confident that the
continued comparatively low disbursements,
combined with the large receipts from customs
and internal revenue, will have the effect Of
making another highly favorablee exhibit in
the next public debt statement. Unless the re-
ceipts fall off heavily the reduction it is beloved
will be SS,OoO0OO or 100000. The gold and
currency balances are still very heavy, the for.
mer being over S10,000,O00, and the latter $780,.
100000. Since the first of the month the re.
ceiptA from customs have been $7,0S4,000, and
from internal revenue S12,2S2,0O0.
NIGER LAWYER.
Prof Geo. Ii. Vashon, colored gentleman,
was admitted to the bar of the criminal court in
Washington on Monday. Professor" vashon is
well-known colored man, and has heretofore
practiced law in New York, is a member Of the
bar of the United States Supreme Court, and has
recently been connected with the freedmen's
bureau. He is said to be finished scholar, hay.
ing filled professorship in the Allegheny Pa.)
college.
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The Powell Expedition.

The story of the horse thief Risdon, about
the disaster to the Powell exploring expedi-
ton is now fully exploded by the receipt of
letter from Maj. Powell himself by Presi-
dent Edwards, of the Normal University, of a
date nearly month later than that given as
the time of the disaster. Maj. p. writes from
camp at mouth of the Niutah," under date
Of June goth; says the expedition had safely
run through four canons without further acct
dent than the loss of one of the boats and half
of the provisions. All were in excellent health
and full of confidence in the success of the
enterprise.
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The South.

The South t0s never felt so cheerful and
Astounding in hlgh hopes of the future rs since
the announceme, of the result of the Vir.
tginia election. 1t is hailed everywhere as the
triumph Of common sense, enlightenment and
moderation. So powerful is the desire for
| tranquility and order, and so firm is their be-
lief in the possibility of living decently under
circumstances, permanent and with the sane
| ton of the law, that the southern people
everywhere, as in Virginia, are prepared to
submit even to negro suffrage for the sake of
becoming restored to their old allegiance to
the Union, and being once more masters in
their own states.
Yet there is dark cloud in the horizon.
The south, by the acceptance of the result in
Virginia as final, show their willingness to
submit to all the conditions imposed by the
federal government and the reconstruction
laws. But, as in every former case, it is man.
ifest that the radicals again propose to break
faith, and impose rev conditions. The
Washington Chronicle Forney) sounds the
keynote of this new perfdy. Says that paper,
| commenting on the result of the Virginia
election:
But all is not lost in Virginia. Congress holds
| the key of the citadel The rebel Democrats
| may boast that they have elected their candi.
dates, but there is an ultimate remedyl Col.
Walker and his friends, who declare they are
still Republicans, have assumed the responsible.
ty. 1t is for them to show that they do not in.
tend to destroy the new constitution after the
manner of Georgia and Maryland. It is for
them to show that they do not ask Virginias re-
admission into the Union, only to restore her to
| the men who have no higher mission than to
prosecute every citizen, white and black, who
supports the Republican party.
Late dispatches from Washington show
that the perfdy thus suggested by the infa-
nous Forney is finding favor among the radi-
| cal leaders, and will probably be acted upon
on the meeting Of Congress. Virginia, though
accepting every condition of reconstruction
| thus far named, still comes short of the essen
| tial radical requirement. That requirement,
| it is true, is so shameful that the party have
! not had the hardihood to name it in any of
their dozen or more of amendatory reconstruc
ton bills; yet they have no thought of re-
ceding from it, and it is, that Virginia, and
every other southern state, shall cote the radi-
cal ticket. 1t is not peace, the restoration
of order, of good government and material
prosperity at the south that is wanted 1t is
a population that will vote the radical ticket
every time, and keep the present corrupt job
bling, treasury plundering radical party in
power. No southern state that hesitates to
enter into that filthy mire can hope to be &C.
copied by the present Congress
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The Crops,

While there is no doubt that, through a
belt say $50 miles wide, the center of which
would be nearly the meridian of the Rock Is
land Railroad, and extending from Ohio to
| the western borders of Iowa, the excessive
rains have seriously damaged the wheat and
oat crop, and ruined many thousand acres of
| corn; yet taking the whole country into &C
count, the crop prospect in unusually cheerful.
In California, although some damage has been
done to wheat by rust, the yield will be heav-
Ter than in any previous year. Throughout
the south, the growing corn is better than it
has been for ten years past. In New Eng
land, where the principle crop is hay, the
yield will be very large. Through western
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, wheat is
being gathered or about to be gathered, and
promises more than an average yield. In south
ern Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and northern Mis-
souri, the wheat crop has been safely harvested,
and the yield has been above an average. It
is only when we get to the belt we have
indicated above, that the accounts become
gloomy. Across this belt, good deal Of
wheat and oats has been drowned out, good
deal more injured by scab or rust, and the
bulk of wheat standing, anG now about
ready for the harvester, is lodged and tan
gled and the ground on which it stands so wet
and soggy, that it will be next to impossible
to harvest it, should the weather from this
time out even prove favorable, of which the
| indications are not over-prOmising while Of
corn, about one-tourth Of the ground planted
has been drowned out another fourth aban-
| doned to the weeds, and the remaining half
so put back and belated, that nothing but an
exceptionally favorable fall can bring it up to
! anything like fair crop.
With these remarks by way of general
preliminary, we proceed to give some extacts
from the crop notes of the press from differ
ent quarters, taking none over ten days old,
and culling only such as seem to be borne out
by the general tone from the same particular
locality.
liz Sale County.-Wheat, with occasional ap-
pearances of rust, looks we'll, and would yield
crop if it could be harvested, but the ground il
so wet and soggy as to render operations with
reaper almost impossible. Oats promise an aver-
age yield. Corn looks fair ON high and rolling
ground, but in low, flat ground is either drown.
ed out or abandoned to the weeds.
DO Dayiess Co--Wheat has q fine growth, too
large in many cases, and somewhat scabby.-
Oats and barley are splendid in appearance, sown
on rich ground Corn that is clean looks fine,
but is very late. Hay is prodigious crop, but
no sunshine to cure it. It rained every day last
week, and we will get shower to night--July
| 18th.
Grundy.--The ground is so wet that farmers
cannot get their harvesting machines ON the
ground and are obliged to cut what is worth
cutting by hand.--17th. ~-'--
| Bureau-The heavy rains have nearly ruined
the small grain in this vicinity, and under the
most favorable circumstances the propect is that
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The corn crop throughout this portion Of the
county is looking remarkably we'll, and promises
. large yield. Although the cold weather pre-
vented early planting, the season since has been
favorable, and the crops have advanced rapidly,
until now il is better than is commonly seen at
this time in the summer.-LOnton Enterwise,
Julv Is.
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HENRY DAH-The Illineis River Improve
ment Commissioners mot at Springfield ON
Thursday and opened the bids for the con-
struction of the dam for the improvement of
the navigation of the Illinois river, to be
erected at Henry. Bids from number of
parties were presented, ranging from $5l1 900
down to $363,O00. The latter bid was that
Of Willard Johnson, of Fulton, N. Y, to
whom the contract was accordingly awarded.
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HARpER's MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Atlantic
Monthly, Lippencotts Magazine, Putnam's
Monthly, Our Young Folks, the Galaxy, Phre-
biological Journal, Onward, Frank Leslie's La
dies Book, Catholic world, Packard's Monthly,
tho Nursery and Little Corporal for August, at
Osman g. Hapemau's. ,..,.
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Cuba.

Havana dispatches Of the 10th, report fighting
as going on in various parts Of the island. The
rebels had burned IS plantations, and in the
woods around Puerto Principe thousands Of
rebels were encamped, awaiting the arrival Of
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Ireland.

James Gordon Bennett, jr., with his yacht,
had an enthusiastic reception at Queenstown BY
the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland.
Mr.. Washburton, high sheriff of Queens ooun.
ty, while on his way to attend the assizes on the
10th, was fired at from the roadside and severely
wounded Two persons have been arrested In
connection with the affair.
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France.

The French press is chiefly occupied with
speoulations as the probable composition Of the
new cabinet, and with discussions in reference
to the late abrupt propagation of the corps legis
latf before the verfcation of the election returns
was completed, the opposition papers intimating
that the design was to stfle discussion.
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The Toledo Commercial says: "a trip over
the Lake Shore road from Toledo 10 Norwalk,
gives one q much more favorable impression of
the condition of crops than would be obtained
from current reports. The wheat is excellent in
quality and quantity, and not as much "lodged"
as apprehended while the other crops, the corn
particularly, is better than supposed.
The Cincinnati Gazette says: "Itis remark
able fact that from all this section of country
to crops, while almost universally the most ia.
vorable reach US. We suppose it is safe to say
that the largest and best crop Of wheat that was
ever grown in this section is now being secured,
and that on the first of September there will be
greater number of bushels ON hand in Ohio,
Kentucky, and Indiana, than at any other former
period.
missouri.
Nept0n County-There will be no crying for
bread in Southwest Missouri for the coming
year. We are in the full tide of harvesting. The
yield is much more than an average The berry
Is plump and clean. Mr.. Sweets field, harvested
last week, will yield thirty bushels to the acre.
Unless this present wet weather interiors; ma.
terislly with the harvest, Southwest Missouri
will gather crop of wheat, in quantity. here
tofore unknown in her experience.-G CRANKY In
dependent.
Jefferson Csunty.-The weather during the
past two weeks up to last Monday has been very
wet, and it was feared there would be trouble in
saving the wheat, which had been but partially
harvested when the rain set in. The sky cleared,
however, on last Sunday after very heavy rain,
and the weather has since been as fine as could
be desired. The wheat crops are unprecedent-
eddy large, and few days more of rainy wealth.
er would have caused considerable LOST. -lrOnto,,
Register, July 10.
New-York tribune., 1869-06-17
6urporation NOiius.


CORPORATION NOTICE.-Public notice is
all Lots nproyc auds aiecic thereby that
following hrru completed aBi odg u the
Of of Assessors r examination BY all Interested
Por baug 69 and 18th aud between
~ au1 fth Aysuura
2Fr building sewers 10 Edss street Deancer ani Rv.
rgton streets; Cuou between Bome aud peaucey n
Columbia street Draucey aud RyuNon; Hruu be-
Graud Monroe tetu Jaksou and
n Cherry street between tofiear and Ens street
Jl-F0r blu 9th and 1th between Jl aud d
streets Hi Loo between 2ll and 2ith
Of Gound L ami parcels Of Land t
ualedon
.Both sides "a agh 95h both sides
avenue sde OF ih from 0J 20 9Jl streets
M north side Of Hlh street aud both sides Of sh street from ~ TO
both sides o 9t fro "a 10 J also both
and y from ~ TO Nh ao the south side
II 0uh street from 81 10 tth
2-Boh u Edndge between Dency and Rynton
both sides ~ Cnton street between Buome aud Delaney
of Columbia between Delaney aud v
gon both sdes u eury street between GouVeeur an
streets the soubery eide Of Bs Broadway between Goay
Grand also tho nortbey side u Madison between
also the soubery side Of Grand street
Henry also the westerly ds Of Jackson
Masou 10 ileby es also both sides Of Monroe street
from jackson Corsa street. also both sides Of Cherry street. hom
COTleafs street 90 Eas street
9Boh sides aud both sides Of 6i from 1
81 both sides u b from 2 2tth streets
Al persons whose Interests affected BY the above named Ae"
mrni, opposed to tho uheT Of them
qcfed present their objections 10 Wrng 20 Isaac o. uut Chair
Of the Board of Assessors a thsr once No % ChamesI. street
basement New Court House wiha thirty days nom the date Of TINS
Bsues. ISAAC O HUM d., ,
GUERNSEY SACkEFrD
Once Board Of Assessors. New Court lloue jane H. 1903
New-York tribune., 1869-06-17
CORPORATION NOTICE..

" PUBLIC NOTICE hereby given the owners oeu'
put occupants aud Lots improved uumproVed Lands
Affected thereby that following have been oompstsd
Board Of Assessors for examination u
all persouI Interested viLi
t-Por laying SeOon pavement Great JOnessL, from Broad
va the BoWen.
aPor laying Seoon pavement HApac from Sixth to SeV
snhI-
For building One Hundred and fourteenth st. from
limits embraced by such Assessment
e all the Houses Lo Of ground vacant Lots pieces aud
parcels Of land. situated on
lBoih sides Of Great Jon,t from Broadway 10 the BoWery to
the sIsnt Of bali the block the in.ersecDg streets.
ABoh ide Of HApAee from Sixth 70 5sTenthtt 10 the extent
ofhAlf he block on the insrseeting streets
3Both sides one fourteenth st. from Avenne 10
Rta1e also the 0ae Hundred and four
tsenh point distant ISL norherlJ there All persons
whose interests Affected by the above named Amsn and who
opposed TO the either Of them requested 20 present
their objections writing to ISAAC HUNT Chairman Of the Board
Assessors at their once No. - Chambers Basement VI New Court
House within 20 days from the date OF this notice.
ISAAC o. HUNT.
r. HARRISON REED, Board Of AGsesa0rA
GUERNSEY sACKKTTb
OTFCA BOARD New House jane l3 1902
New-York tribune., 1869-06-17
Proposals.
lSAIS fnr Ana SALE of PROPERTY


DROPOSAI.S for the SALE of PROPERTY
L attic TEEASU " DEPARTMEEr-Ssa,e Proposals vii be
s'r'' q s lsu DEP. g1 ,nsrl end Treas
' @ @ @ ps sas II ba. b. JoIS Savern Worcester.
ss Fournsr machine .cre,a vat necessary fixtures
F;s and second press roll. mad. ofbrns six @ DRYERS
3ceBiar rolls with three C winden With size box attached
libby and al lcs,.sy slanus hangers complete with belt
ing aud gearing attached to same. d, --------e-
lPaper calendar with Ave l rel eeit's and al necessary "
beating engines 4reh knives O washers each and all
peeessay shaius and hel'ing oonple'e. "a ,i,,o a.
5hJd'suc presses Tor pressing paper "'o pump anu PI"B
stlf etest ritb paiey. and .bsang complete.
iarge bleach tabs, and four (i) drainers
2doabie sctiSF. pump, With 30 fee; galvanized pipe
l large rotary bleach Of iron -
a: ,s ss boiler boiler sy ss.S % 6 S'TS sl.: cg.
Bid, vii made separately for paper machines steam engines with
viii b, for ali aoy portion Of the following articles:
connections 1faa s65 pipes attic6ei
eus boiler tSs horse pOWer) connections and pipes
Is hydraulic pumps frames connections supply boxes and pipes at
taPdght Walking beam engines our ~ hydraulic pumps to each
Hoe engine and heller CiO) horse.
hydsnlic ram. valves, aud connections .....
] i,iri boiler Dirty COZ horse
Root engine and boiler lol horse. LI..
sos,a, s,e9ro engine asS 1 ~ sS, and upright boiler
2 steam engines each four az horse .r
muoiiage machine
! numbering machine.
sual hand Wheel
lDsgner press
Giant" engine and boiler, thirty tg) horse
envelope machines ard cutter belonging 20 same
paper mills complete.
BUgaris ink mills
CastiroH plates, large quantity.
6 large Gordon presses
6 small Gordon presseA
caucrtng machine.
&c od hydrostste press tops about 40 pounds each
To- press columns wrought ironl. GO pounds each. .
Qumtty Of old castiron pipes ..
Quantity Of scrap Ton
i casks rosin.
- casks alum
II tieress sud foar barrels glue.
Quantity of soda ash
600 pounds Of bronze
Bs vi also lie received time for waste paper belonging
70 Treasury Department for hom July 1909 together
with a quantity hand
me rsper Will be selected into different kinds white and
mixed together quantity Of died pulp hand for "hch
bid viii and tue contract aNnded TO zoe hgns'I
bidder taken a whole. - A..
The Department reserves the night REJECT all or any porop 0 e
bids received
gro C. RICE General Superintendent Treasury Buildings
June 10. 1850
New-York tribune., 1869-06-17
LITERARY.

WIN writers never cease misquoting the last
So y, "IvcldasfD NiDe times In ten II is gwen 10
morrow TO fresh helds and pastures new nlleOr y,
DOiIo" - ,orrovv IN frsh woods and pastures new"
80, notable error is in charging Shakespeare "lth
ayn 10 this complexion must or shall on wild nc tor
sSe or you or hey como at last Hamlet IN closing DIS
rracetous upon Yorics skull and addressing mat sen'
pc Of mortality says Now get you 10 my t'uy ;
chamber and tell her, let her paint an mon tch " 'i'
r ,st come. make her laugh at that" 1t Is
veil to be exact in such matters
New-York tribune., 1869-06-17
o. ulbunt II mag CuunrH.
FKKK LABOR BuREAU AND IsTELLIaEScH OFFICE
DEPAaTNRxT or PUBLIC CBARuIEs AND CoHRECrioN,

PRKK LARoR BuREAU AND IsTELLIsEScR OFrcE,
DEPARTsRST PUBLIC CBARnIEs AND CokRbcfi9Sso
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that IN pnTF--
IN law tbs department has estabshe LAbOh
and INrELLGHNCR OFFICE which wall be opened Al lPo
Building SnyyeBt bid ave-, oa ICLSpA l. TON
foong ans: me once WI be Sn
daily (exeep, Sunday from o'clock m TO Srloek M o
April AMI from TO RON NoFemnef
10 Ap Bons shall Kept which shall be recorded the names OF
applicants for po their residence the time they pave oTen
the and In city place Of BIRTH married or sg we
number Of dependent upon them and their trace or
he recorded aud residences p per
applying abor knd Of labor required aE be price OF
proposed 10 be paid No fee ron either applicants o hP
meni Tor labor shall pretenee be demanded - r.
JOSHUA PHILLIPS, Secretary.