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The New York herald., 1869-01-16

WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID Or PIT is said that
the committee who called the republican eau
Gus for the nomination Of United States Sena-
tor have decided to exclude the representa-
tives Of the press from the Assembly chamber
during the caucus tonight. This is an un-
usual proceeding. The caucus for Speaker
was held with open doors, and there appears
to be no fair and honest reason why that
course should be deviated from In this case.
No event ofgreater interest to the people ofthis
State has occurred for some time than the nomi-
nation for United States Senator. The nomina-
ton is made equal to an election by the consttu-
ton ofthe two houses, ajoint republican majori-
ty existing. Can II be possible that the corrup-
ton with which the republicans are openly
charged in this matter Of Senator is
to be 80 Hagrantly practised on the floor
that they are afraid to allow the reporters
to see what members put their hands behind
their backs?
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Old and New Methods of CenfraIizing
Trade-Railroad vs.. Cart Road.

AHouc-AAhhHOuu We SuHt AAOaus
There are certain laws working in our
trade development which, despite any opposi-
ton to them, gain the mastery and shape our
future. 1t is well that these governing trade
principles should be well understood, as by
proper knowledge Of their workings legislation
may give them greater value and direct them
in such a manner that we may make still
greater progress under them.
When the discovery was made that rail-
road could transport ton of goods for one
and half cents per mile, while the cost by
q common cart road was and is about
fifteen cents per ton per mile, IT was fact
ths. turned Old idsas upside down and set the
world In motion. It started looms into new
action; II enhanced the value Of land through
out the country; II set the farmer to produc-
ing; 1t created supplies which demanded ex-
changes; 1t made people acquainted with each
other and broke down old notions and jeal-
ousies. Distance ceased TO have effect upon
commercial honesty, and exchanges became
rapid and certain. Just in proportion to
the cost Of railway transportation 10
that upon common road was our
cost is concerned; but in breaking down dis
tances the saving has been far greater. A ton
Of freight goes rapidly upon a cart road II 1t
averages twenty miles per day. Upon rail-
road it may easily average four hundred miles
per day-that Is to say, twenty times the speed
of the olden time.
II, now, we apply these facts we find that in
time and for freighting purposes our Continent
is about eight days wide. Eight days Of good
cart road in old times was one hundred and
sixty miles. Under the best circumstances the
distance could not be greater. Here, there
fore, we demonstrate that our territory Is much
smaller in all the great and governing features
Of political stability and Capitalization than
that Of any first class Power which existed in
Europe thirty years since. If to this we add
the centralizing force Of the telegraph we shall
still more compact the mass and place our
greatest territorial extreme within very easy
reach. Taking the average width Of our terri
tory now at eight days travel and the average
length at three days, and comparing this with
the year 1880, with twenty miles per day
on common road, we find that,
so far as distance affects internal commerce,
we have in the United States to-day but nine
thousand six hundred square miles Of territory
about one-half the territorial area Of Denmark
and but two thirds that Of the Swiss Confede
ration. In the transportation Of man-tha
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

THE ALABAMA TREATY SrGNED-We learn
by cable despatch from London, dated yes
terday, that the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain relative to the
Alabama claims has been signed by the
American Minister and the British Foreign
Secretary, on the basis Of the original proto-
col. This, we presume, refers to the appoint
ment Of commission on the part of both
governments, whose duty it shall be to con-
slider the merits of the different claims and
adjudge accordingly. 1t does not appear that
there are substantial grounds for the report
that the claims are to be Offset by those Of
British subjects against the United States,
although it is not unlikely that that point may
be pressed at some period during the progress
of the deliberations of the commission.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

OPENING FOR A SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE. Detroit Free Press remarks
that ''had Charles M. Rogers been murdered
in the streets of a Southern city, in broad day
light, as he was in the city Of New York, Con-
gress would have appointed committee to
investigate the matter" We have no objec-
ton to Congressional committee investigat-
ing the mystery attending this murder. But
the trouble is that such a committee, following
precedents, would only make the mystery
more mysterious, the muddle muddler. Con-
gressional investigating committees have
damaged the interests Of the government and
the revenue in their Investigations Of the
whiskey rings, the fraud rings and various
other rings they have had in charge. 1t would
be difficult to predict what they would realize
from murder ring.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

THE FALL OF PARAGUAY.-It will be seen
by our telegraphc dispatches by cable that
Lopez has been driven from his second strong
hold at villeta, and is reported to have escaped
to the mountains with only few hundred
followers, while the Brazilian iron-clads have
gone to Asuncion. This may end the war, but
we doubt it. Lopez has shown so much pluck
in the contest that we incline to believe he
will carry out his threat Of making guerilla
war against the allies.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

MORE TICKET SPECULATION
church keeps itself before the speculative pub
lie. ''Sittings in the evening at Plymouth
church are advertised at sixteen dollars each
the year. This, we suppose, is the market
report Of the retail trade in piety. The heavy
dealers, the moneyed men, went to the auction
the other day and bought the pews by the year,
as the grocers 60 to the coalyard and buy coal
by the ton; and now they advertise the sale of
single seats for a single service" to realize, +"
just as the same grocers distribute their ton of
coal by the peck and the pailful.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

A SAFE THING-The monstrous safe, six
feet by six, which was rolled into the Delavan
House, at Albany, just preceding the arrival
of Marshall o. Roberts. The crowd of politi-
clans obsequiously bowed the monster through
their lines in the hall and no doubt measured
at glance its exact capacity. The significance
Of its arrival just in advance of the great
''third man" was noted by many a nod and
wink and nudge of the elbow. 1t looked like
huainess
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

CoxNG TROUBLE m MExICo.-Our tele-
graphic advices from Mazatlan indicate the
approach Of new revolution IN Mexico, with
a design Of establishing an Independent re-
public in the northwestern portion Of that
country, to extend from Topic to the United
States line. All our advices from Mexico for
some time past have indicated q growing
weakness in the federal government, and we
shall not be surprised to see President Juarez
soon surrounded with great complications.
The increase Of our Pacific empire is exercis-
ing an adverse influence on the power of Mex
leo in its western States, and the debility of
the national government at this time is too
great to resist it.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

CURIOUS CoINcrDENoE.-The Grand Army
Of the Republic claims not to be political but
purely benevolent and patriotic body, yet
by singular coincidence II holds its conven-
ton in Albany just at the time when the strife
for the United States Senatorship is at Its
height 1t is said, too, that many Of its men,
bers give more attention to the rooms OF the
politicians than to the conventional hall Of the
Order. Why not call themselves the ''Grand
Army Of the Republicans" at once?
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

RIGHT AT LAsT.-Recenty it was ordered
that the cavalry of the First division should be
dismounted-no one knew why. 1t now turns
out that the horses are given the go-by as obso-
lete animals, and this order was only prelimi-
nary to mounting the whole First division-on
velocipedes. Velocipede drills by company
and regiment are to begin at once, and the
first velocipede parade down Broadway will
take place on Washington's birthday. Tune
1.-THE American Boy"
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

) Josiah Quincy q tho Prios ef Prsvi.i..s.
The -sport which we published ON Friday of
Mr.. Josiah Quincy's powerful speech on Thurs
day evening at the annual meeting Of the Bos-
ton Social Science Association shows that our
New England reformers have at length reached
the discussion Of very important practical
questions. Mr.. Quincy exposed the causes
which are at work to raise the price of food
question of social science in which every
body is interested. Among these causes he
placed the exorbitant freight tariffs which,
unless the people shall take some action
against them, will increase to such rate as
to create famine in New England. ''To-
day, he said, "a few men like Fisk, Wander
bilt and Drew hold the keys to the great West
ern granary, and we can get supplies only at
their bidding" He showed how forty-four
millions In Western railroad stock had been
issued by the railroad corporation, and that the
consumers at the East were obliged to pay the
additional tariff necessary to meet the dividend
declared on the fictitious stock. He cited the
action of the Massachusetts Legislature for
bidding the issue by the Boston and Albany
Railroad Of additional stock unless the cash
therefor was actually paid in, and stated that
like action by the Legislature Of New York
and few other States would materially
cheaper the necessaries of life. We agree
with Mr.. Quincy in denouncing railway mono
poles, telegraph monopolies and all other
monopolies prejudicial to the individual and
social rights Of the people.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

| is, an offensive or defensive war unit-we are
still smaller
But how does all this affect internal ira de as
regards great centresa 1t is evident that as
the country becomes compact in its communi- :
cations there will be . resultant Capitalization
towards certain points which must control COM
merce. These points in the days Of cart roads
were necessarily very numerous and in size
proportioned to trade facilities. Now the
great centres are few in number, but stride
onward to immense proportions, making them
selves the great foci of exchanges and the clear
ing houses for . vast territory around them.
AS tho small towns and cities require central
points Of exchange, where they meet to regulate
commerce, so do great cities require some i'm
mense commercial emporium, which they elect
as great central point for general interchange
Of commercial ideas and the more perfect gov
erning Of trade. This point thus elected is New
York; but Of the commercial centres which
are rising to be only second to our great city in
exterior and interior trade, we have Portland,
Philadelphia, Charleston and New Orleans ON
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and San Francisco
on the Pacific. Portland Is the natural outlet
Of nearly all Canada apd competes favorably
with any seaport for our own Northwest trade.
while it is much nearer Europe than any prip-
cipal port we possess. AZ regards Charleston,
when she learns that she Is as near, If not
nearer, the great West than New York, she will
commence rapid march to commercial great
ness. OF the interior small and great cities
we need not speak. The same laws govern
them. They pay tribute to the secondary cen
tres, and these to New York, which appears to
be elected now, not only by the United States,
but by Europe as the worlds commercial focus.
Herein is great lesson for consideration.
The recognition of all this is an acknowledge
ment that legislation should be fitted to it and
should be governed by it. Let not legislation
suppose that laws should be shaped to govern
these principles, but rather seek for the laws
that exist in them and then adapt our own gov
ernment to them. This will show true states
and this is what we now most need,
else the laws will clash with material facts,
and the latter, always the victor, will upset
the government that interferes with them.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY.

James Palmer, residing at No. $40 West Twelfth
street. arrested last night by officers Of the Ff
teenth precinct, charged by Messrs. 0'suliivan
Gray, No. III Broadway, with grand larceny and
embezzlement. II appears that the accused, who Ia
n carrnan and In the employ OF the above firm, had
been In the habit as alleged. OF stealing from them
articles OF ladies apparel such as coaks and dresses
for long time past; but they have only
recently been enabled to obtain facts sufficient to
cause his arrest Property TO the value OF 500 was
only recovered from the large quantities stolen.
Palmer Will be arraigned befsre JUSTICE Shandey at
the Jefferson Market Police Court tlM morning To
answer the charge.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
The Work at Hell Gate.

The work at Hell Gate progresses as well
as can reasonably be expected. The con-
tractors are trying the Shelbourne diamond
pointed drill. So far they have met with
great success, having up to yesterday drilled
two holes six feet in depth through very hard
rock. The hole Of yesterday was put down
in an hour and twenty minutes, the drill work.
ing in thirty-hve feet Of water. This marks
quite an era in engineering science. In the
celebrated Mont Gents tunnel, now nearly fin
ished and piercing the Alps, drills worked by
water power have been used with great sue
cess. Generally, however, machine drills,
whether worked by hand or by steam, have
been failure, 1t having been found that the
cost of working them has exceeded that Of the
ordinary hand drill. The machine now in use
at Hell Gate, if it still continues to work well,
will very quickly remove the obstructions
there and prepare new era in our CONNER
cial history as a great metropolis. Instead of
our being jammed up In the lower part of the
island our commercial interests will take
strong foothold on the eastern side, facing
Long Island Sound. Through this sound,
with one hundred and twenty miles Of safe
sailips and = half dsy nearer Fgrope, nearly
IL Q@ HsAAahips win pasS. We are, more
dS}E, dsm6llEatins problem Of worldwide
value In removing these rock distractions, for
II successful It win lead to similar efforts in the
entrances and within the harbors Of different
parts Of the world.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

FLYING FEET AND FANTASTIC TOES. The
beauty of the city is in the air these nights,
whirling on fantastic toes that keep the deli
rious measure Of dance music. There are pub
lie balls in every hall Of every society and
private balls in every other house. So many
exquisitely beautiful feet as are making the
mazes on ballroom floors In Gotham any Of
these nights cannot be seen elsewhere in the
world.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fve cents q
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

CARRLEssSEss. One Of the sources Of the
Brooklyn water was permitted to be drained
the other night, the water running 10 waste by
the malice Of some straggler. There Is some
thing wrong when such an occurrence is pos
sible. Such points as the aoodgate at Jamaica
should be guarded night and day.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

ONE RoBBING JOB SouELcnED. Niagara
Ship Canal bill has been virtually defeated in
the House of Representatives by it's reference to
the Committee of the Whole by vote of eighty
one to sixty. This is good beginning. Now
let Congress 60 to work and smash up other
thieving lobby rings that infest the capital.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

GREEN on vELoorpEDEs.- s.-velocipedcs can
go in the Park, II seems, only they cannot 60
on the drives, because there they would frighten
the horses. They are permitted on the pro-
menades because the worst they can do there
Is to run down women and children. Wouldn't
IL be nearer right the other way? Women and
children are sure to be hurt by the velocipedes
on the promenades, and II is only notion that
they would be hurt by the fright Of the horses.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

MEXICAN TREATIES RETuRSED.-Mr. Plumb,
ex-Secretary Of Legation in Mexico, has
returned from there with the ratified copies Of
two of the Seward Romero treaties. The
treaties ratified are the one referring to claims
against Mexico, and that on the subject
of naturalization, &c. The third treaty
stands no chance of consideration during the
present session of the Mexican Congress.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

BUYING VOTES FOR UNITED STATES SENA-
ToR.-A Michigan paper states that buying
members Of the New York Legislature, in con-
nection with the Senatorial contest, is called
mercantile negotiations for votes" In this
view we are not surprised at the number Of
commercial travellers now on their way to
ALBANY
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

TnrcHiNA IN ALBANY.-Thc Boston Post
states that Albany is afflicted with trichina. It
Is . mistake. Albany is only troubled just
now with the tricks Of politicians on the Sena-
tariAl question.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

SMASHING THE WINDOWS. millions Of
property are spread in view up Broadway,
with no other protection than the panes of glass
In front and the fear Of the policeman round the
corner, who, after all, is not always around the
corner. One robbcr smashed the glass the
other day. but was caught. II Ia wonder the
plan is not oftener tried
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

New Arrangements for Furnishing the Herald
The steady increase in the circulation of the
HERALD has forced us to bring into use all our
press facilities, which now enable us to throw off
eighty-fve thousand copies of the HERALD per
hour. Newsmen and carriers who have hereto
fore found delay in receiving their papers will in
future have their orders executed at much
earlier hour
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

Too SHoRr.-The woman's petition to Con-
gress for suffrage In the District Of Columbia
was only four yards long. Dsgraceful
brevityl They should have had Sumner to
write IN
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY. Henri de Bour
bon has come out in favor Of a republican form
Of government in Spain.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

THE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN-The Paymas-
ter's Department.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
IHr WopEINcMEN,s unlnH.

A regular meeting Of the workingmen's Union
was held at their headquarters No. 2o7 Bowcry, last
evening. The President Mr. W. Jessup, occupied
the chair The minutes OF the last meeting wero
read and approved. Some discussion then cnsued a.
TO the necessity Of amending the constitution ~
brought up at previous meeting Nothing dehnitG
was arrived at and the matter was laid over f0ri
consideration. The meeting then adjourned.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

The Initials or the American Social Science Assoc,
ciation are a little unfortunate. They suggest DrE
PanRl0ss for the condensed address most naturae
TO write 10 A. s. y. Assn.-RQsGon ldnrttsH. tan. ~
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

GIFT FROM THE RADICAL NEssus-Carl
Schurz
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

FRENCH THEATRE. Fourteenth street and Sixth ave.
nue-L'0,rL CRHyE Matinee att
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. OF Eighth avenue and
sEd strest-LA PERIoHoLR. Matinee at q
The New York herald., 1869-01-16
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BOWFRY THEATRE, Bowery.-GUNMAKER Mos
ScHooL-FLYIsG DuTcHMAN. Matinee.
The New York herald., 1869-01-16

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway-HuMPTY DuMPrY.
wIrH NEW FEATURES Matinee at u.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-11-05

And will be receiving goods constantly from the Fl 81
Houses in New York. Boston Philadelphia and Bali
more at the lowest cash prices. and will sell equa to
any Southern Market our goods will bepurchased
in person strictly for cash.
Adjoining his Dry Goods Store he has opened a
LARGE
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-11-05

A rRUTH-men make a mistake when
they marry for beauty, wealth, talent or
style. The sweetest wives are those
who are contented.
Ny first is what lies at the door my
second is kind of a grain my third il
what nobody can do without, and my
whole is one of the United States
Mat-ri-mony.
GoD's livery is very plain one but
its wearers have good reason to be con-
tent,
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-02-19
DRY GOODS.

Blankets, Flannels, Balmorals, satinets
CassimaFes, and all other goods at the very
lowest prices, Don't forget the place, at W
II. Hora's, Brick Block, York street, under
the Pilot Office, where 1 will also continue to
sell as heretofore, large stock of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-02-19
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY
BOARD CT SUPERVISORS,
MANITowoc, October 81, 1868.

MASITowoc, October 81, 1868. }
A LII persons interested are hereby notified
a that the following tracts of land and vii
iage lots. lying and being situated In the
County of Manitowoc and State of Wiscon in,
Remaining unredeemed in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Board Of Supervisors of
the County of Manitowoc and State of Wiscon-
sja. for the taxes due and unpaid thereon fer
tae year 1865, for which said taxes the said
9racts ef land and town lots were sold on the
9th day of May, A. D. 1866, Now, therefore,
unless the amount of taxes, interest, fees and
charges set opposite the several tracts of land
and town lots, as herein described, be paid on
or before the 9Th day of May, 1869, the same
will be conveyed to the purchaser or his as
signees in pursuance of the statutes in stich
case made and provided.
WILLIAM BACH,
Clerk Of the County Bo-rd Of Supervisors Of
MaHitowoc county, Wisconsin.