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The New York herald., 1869-02-28

Enermous Increase Of Renl Estate Taxes.
Ten years ago we bought piece OF pro-
perty ut Fort Washington for which we paid
ninety thousand dollars. We are now told
that it is worth from eight hundred thousand
to million dollars. We do not believe 1t is.
Although we hear of great many other
pieces Of property that are said to have in
creased in nearly the same degree we do not
believe that the real value of property on the
island is greater than 1t was ten years ago In
anything like this proportion. These excessive
prices are simply bubbles blown by the specu-
lators, who are as active just now in real
estate as they have been at other times in the
mining line and in oil companies. Real estate
transactions are managed somewhat as gold
transactions are in Wall street, where men
Operate millions of dollars without touching
a cent. Some spcculator ''buys" piece OF
property with small sum down, leaving the
bulk of the price in mortgages. He then puts
it in the market, publishes his maps, an
nounces improvements and so on, and if the
thing takes and he can run the property up he
bcllS Oub duu pOChctS tuo hOAS"oO' ~ s'Ao
property goes through two or three hands,
every new owner pocketing his ten, fifteen or
fifty thousand dollars, and at last the land
really falls back to the hands of the original
owner-the holder of the mortgages
by legitimate increase, rather more than it was
in the first place, but nothing like the figures
it has been sold at. People may suppose that
the owner of the land is none the worse for
all this, and that it is no harm to any one that
his property should be declared worth mil
lion, though it be worth in fact less than
half that. This is a mistake. These
fictitious values are real injury; for while
they exist only in the brains of the spectators
they affect the assessment of property for
taxation, and thus impose upon it burdens
greater than it ought to bear. Commonly it
is supposed that the assessment is about half
the value Of the property, but property is run
up in these fancy prices to three and four
times its real value, and assessments made at
half these prices are necessarily very burden
some. Taxes are sufficiently large by legiti-
mate increase without such addition, and this
evil should induce some common action in re-
gard to it on the part Of real estate owners.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
A Tying Case i'm the wost.

A case somewhat resembling that with which
the name Of Stephen H. Tying will be lastingly
associated has occurred in the West. It ap-
pears that certain religious societies of Chicago
invited Assistant Bishop Cnmmins, of Ken
lucky, to visit Chicago and address them.
Bishop Cummins having signifed his willing
ness to comply with the request, Bishop White
house, of Illinois, thereupon wrote him, dis
suading him from making the intended visit and
addresses, and characterizing the societies ON
whose behalf he was to appear as schismatical
and so on. Cummins replied that as he had
accepted the invitation he could not abide by
any dictation of Whitehouse. Whitehouse then
entered his protest, giving notice thereof to
Bishop Smith, the colleague Of Cummins.
Cummins would submit to no dctation, and
accordingly last Sunday he appeared in Chi
cago and preached morning and evening. The
lished, but there, for the present, the matter
rests. What will Whitehouse dop Consider
ing the recent Tying case, the present lively
struggle in the Catholic Church at Auburn and
this little matter among the Episcopalians in
Chicago, it really appears very doubtful whe-
tner Episcopal jurisdiction is lasting possi-
bility on American soil. The love Of liberty ia
too strong among this people, and 1t is too
highIS h nrized, to be given up in exchange for
ANYTHING wb.:Nh the Church can Offer When
h;sbon. cannot aores among themselves how
can the people respect the. ses., ~ .,.s
old commandment was, go ye ivy ~ I,
world and preach the Gospel to every cc:"sa-
ture." The new commandment is, "Keep out
Of my preserves. This mean, contemplate
spirit Of jealousy is disgrace to the Christian
religion.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
Independence Of Cuba-Movements in C0a-
gress.

gress.
Mr.. Sherman submitted a resolution in the
Senate yesterday to authorize the recognition
Of the independence of Cuba, by giving autho-
rity to the President whenever, in his opinion,
Cuba shall have established an independent
government de facto, according to the laws Of
nations, to recognize her independence The
resolution was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. A movement tending to
the same object was made in the House
of Representatives the day before and referred.
This all shows that Congress is watching with
interest the revolution in Cuba, and believes
there is prospect of the Cubans acquiring
their independence. We hope these move
ments viii be followed up, so that the revolu-
tionists may be encouraged by the moral sup
port of our government, and that the bloody
horrors now threatened by the Spaniards may
be averted. In geographical, commercial
and political point of view Cuba belongs to oar
American system. Her people and their trade
and interests are more identified with the
United States than with Spain. The time is
coming when all America must be detached
from the European governments, and no fair
opportunity should be lost to forward that des-
tiny. Upon every principle Of sound policy
and humanity the people of this country must
feel deeply interested in the Cuban revolution
and fate of Cuba.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
Appreciation Of the National Credit.


The sudden and rapid Improvement in the
price of United States securities in the foreign
market is one of the noteworthy events of ths
hour. The rise in their price has been az
much as seven per cent within few weeks,
and the margin between their value and par,
when the difference in exchange is taken into
consideration, ranges from twelve to fifteen
per cent. This advance has been succeeded
by q rapid advance in the home market, tho
curious feature Of the matter being the
promptitude Of the foreign price to ascend
while the horne price has merely followed
The question arises, have we been all this time
ignorant or difident Of our own capacity and
abilities2 Are we really more solvent than
some Of our politicians would have us be-
lieve? Certainly the answer which comes to
us from the long headed capitalists Of Europe
is very reassuring on these points. These mon
are not likely to make mistakes They have
calculated deliberately and calmly upon all
the chances before investing their millions.
That the rise abroad Is no temporary specula-
tive movement is evidenced in the fact that the
price has continued to 60 up In the face OF
enormous shipments. When the demand Is
thus met II is generally the rule that prices
yield. But nearly forty millions of dollars worth
of bonds have gone to Europe during the pre-
sent month, and the price yesterday, the last
day of the month, was the highest it has ever
been.
Doubtless, while we have been wrangling
and quarrclIing over reconstruction and like
political questions since the end of the war,
Europe has been quietly taking notes OK
us. Outsiders oftentimes see more Of tho
game than the players, and so European
moneyed men have made up their minds
that despite our large taxes and our heavy
debt, we are both able and willing to settle all
back scores. Hence the demand for our bonds,
which pay rate of interest largely greater
than that which capital Is able to earn In the
Old World To confirm the belief that their
investment Ia a prudent one comes the admin
istration OF General Grant, with its platform os
retrenchmsnt, economy and reform The
country is evidently on the eve Of period or
unparalleled prosperity, and nobody knows u
better than the foreign capitalist. We shan
not say nay to their purchase OF our debts. TO
many 0nauoiers II seems bad policy TO pay such
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

!. CRACK ENGLISH YAcHrs.--In an other
column We give letter from Cowes that vi
have some interest In the yachting world 10
view Of recent challenges and discussions.
Our correspondent describes the two boats
Alne and Cambria--''the finest specimens Of
naval architecture among the English
yachts"-in a way to satisfy the curiosity
naturally felt TO know all about the latter
especially. It Is noteworthy that this boat is
being reitted to carry more canvas than
hitherto.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
Grand Opera and Opera BoufFe in Now
York.

Grand Opera and Opera BouHc in Now
Successful enterprise in New York is sure to
provoke excessive competition. Thus legion
of competitors soon followed In the wake OF the
newly launched New YORK HERALD, but only
to slnR, Qne after another, into the deep waters
of failure and oblivion. Thus, also, what is
called .sshakspearlan revival" is no sooner an
nounced, with fair prospect Of success, at one
theatre, than the managers Of almost all the
other theatres hasten to rival or to burlesque
it. The introduction Of French operG 6ou6e
into this country by Bateman, under the most
favorable auspices, tempted Grau and Pike
and Fisk, Jr., into the same field Of golden
promise. All the minor theatres, and even
every negro minstrel hall, speedily echoed the
music Of Offenbach. Then English burlesquc
companies, each with its bevy Of blonde beau
ties. invaded the New York stage, until there
in scarcely a theatre in town where the can
can. that dubious accompaniment Of the optro
bou6s. is not nightly exhibited. The whole
thing was so much overdone that reaction
was inevitable. Bateman shrewdly retired.
pike transferred his Opera House to Fisk, Jr.,
and Fisk, Jr., absolutely shut up shop
a week or two ago. Grau has at length
been left in undisturbed possession Of opfro
5ou6e proper Determined as he is to fight
Il out on that line" he has rescued opera
bou6e from the languishing state into
which IL was beginning to fall, even
!. at the French Theatre in Fourteenth street,
reproducing "Genevieve de Brabant and
=. uaking preparations to bring out two new
- ,plendid novelties, "Chilperic' aud La
w.. W. D.. ssienne' By skilfully alternating the
-. 'tions of the well-selected pieces In
-. % ss, ..n.r,o, Grau will doubtless succeed in
n".u.snsa.,. =. p ,tablishing OPERA 1outs, saving
!. 80" a.. 80. 10 which II has Been exposed
bv oysr.comue.in. ~, .eo IN. He will moreover, in
!" "soa,,.nsS v p;,s Nis original programme,
favor tho public with several choice epe'a'
comiques. :.
The latest attempt e, re, 'ive grand opera IN
New York has thus ia, pr, 'yed 70 be more
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

very heavy SHOWS IN those regions Enc tri'hs arc
blocked on most OF the railroads Moatrea Is htcr-
ally buried in snow.
There are at present 3si male and i3s female con-
vcts Ia Sing Sing Prison.
| Mrs Stanton Mrs. Livermore and Miss Anthony
are addressing legislators and citizens OF Wis
consin at Madison the subject OF female Suffrage.
The City.
There were 454 deaths, 1914 marriages and 21S
births IN this city last week.
The Atlantic aud Great Western and Erie Railway
litigation came up again yesterday before Judge
Cardozo and was postponed until March 10.
The stock market yesterday was hrm ana buoyant.
Governments were again excited over . further ad-
vance in London. Gold dropped to 1904. rose to
1915 and closed at 1917.
The aggregate amount OF business contaminated
in commercial circles yesterday diminutive and
values were generally lower. Cotton was only mod
eraely sought after, but &C higher, closing at 2sc.
for middling upland. Coffee was steady and firm.
Sugar was slow OF sale and q shade lower, while
molasses was in fair request and held with firm
ness. On 'Change -four was dull and nominal.
Wheat was almost inactive and loyer. while corn
was In fair demand, and being In light
supply was fully 1c. higher. Oats were
steady with a moderate inquiry. Pork was o
shade irmer while beef was steady, and lard
dull and shade lower. Naval stores were quiet.
but steady. Petroleum-Refned was 1rmer, closing
at 34,1c. a 35c., while crude was lower. closing at
% &C. for bbs., and 19c bid ana 19l5c. 20c asked
for bulk. Freights extremely quiet and heavy.
Prominent Arrivals In the City
General Barnum, OF syracuse; Senator J. +. NIX,
OF Elmira; A. d. Barber, OF Albany, and Congress-
man oakes Ames Of Massachusetts,. are at the Astor
House.
General fitzpatrick, OF the United States Army;
Lieutenant G. 0'Grady Of the Seventy-elghth High
landers, British Army; George Higgins. OF Montana,
and John A. Sekreg, OF Ithaca, are at the Metropol
tan Hotel.
General B. G. Terry, Of the United States Army;
Jose Anillo, OF Cuba, and Major G. @. Wheeler, of
Chicago, are at the St. Charles Hotel.
Colonel S. B. Grigsby, of New York; A. M. O'Neal,
OF Alabama; James G. Barclay, OF Kentucky, and
NJ. L. Alexander OF Tennessee are at the Maltby
house.
Ex-Governor A. II. Bullock, OF Massachusetts,, is at
the Brevoort House.
Congressman F. Z. woodbridge. Of Vermont Gen.
eral Z. M. Lee, Ex-Governor Buckingham, OF Con-
necticut; Colonel H. Canfeld, Of Vermont; Colonel
]. M. Richmond, OF Buffalo; s. Westoo, OF Edin-
burg Scotland, and DR.. Horace Richardson, OF Bos-
ton are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
DR.. W. Thayer OF Annapolis; Professor Benton, Of
Salem Mass; Colonel Stewart, OF the United States
Army, and Walter E. Paine OF Buffalo, at the ST.
Julien Hotel.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
TRIPLE S HE E L
New York, Sunday, February %, 1869.
Notice to Herald Carriers and News Dealers.

Notice to Herald Carriers and News Dealers.
HERALD carriers and news dealers are in
formed that they can now procure the requisite
number of copies direct from this Office without
delay.
All complaints of ''short counts and spoiled
sheets must be made to the Superintendent in
the counting-room Of the HERALD establish
ment
Newsmen who have received spoiled papers
from the HERALD. Office, are requested to re-
turn the same, with proof that they were
obtained from here direct, and have their
money refunded. Spoiled sheets must not be
sold to readers of the HERALD.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

THE MORALITY OF DEBT PAYING.-A
point Of morals is in question between the
Christian AdUocate and the Observer. II is
MI about the condition of debtor and creditor
ana the morality of taking advantage Of the
bankrupt law. In this matter Of paying debts
would 4 not be more appropriate for our reli-
rious contemporaries to consider the question
Of how to pa the greatest debt Of all-the debt
of naf1lro?
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fve cents
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it IS
furnished in the city.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

THE CHURCH STREET EXTENSION. Every
one has been assessed for the extension OF
Church street, and the money has been paid !;
but what has become Of the extonsiona Have
the city magnates spent the money and for
gotten the street,
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

signal failure than at any previous season
Much silly indignation was excited by our pre-
dictions that neglect to profit by our advice
to secure the very best operatic artists would
infallibly lead to precisely such deplorabls
result. Our advice was not needed and our
predictions have been verified. 1t is now un-
likely that even Miss Kellogg, with all tho
prestige of her triumphs in England, and more
recently in the Great West, can do more than
galvanize to semblance Of life the poor, pale
corpse of Italian opera. Mr.. Max Strakosch
announces, however, that he has made
arrangements for the appearance Of Miss
Kellogg in few farewell operate represen-
tations" at the Academy Of Music. She will
appear tomorrow evening in ''Faust, and
will be heartily welcomed by her numerous
admirers.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

WATER, WATER KvERYw HERE, AND NOT A
DROP TO DRINK" cried the >ncicnt Mariner.
"Purim, Purim everywhere, aud plenty OF
wine TO drink, has been the cry th Q past week.
What bountiful pouring out there has been
Of the pure spirit and the Jews OF the rape!
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

OUR GREAT NUIsANcKs. Washington Mar
ket is the greatest and the worst Fulton
Market is a good second, and all the ferries
come pretty well together.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

THAT CURTAIN RArsNa.-NcClure pre-
tended TO have to his endorsement Of Curtin
for place In the Cabinet the recommendation
Of the Governor Of Pennsylvania, and that
gentleman denies having written on the sub
ject. Mcclure was, then, oven more impudent
than he at FIRST appeared,
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

DuLcR FoRGETs MACMILLAN. Orders have
been issued to the Spanish soldiers In the field
in Cuba to take no prisoners in arms, but to
sshoot ALL"
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

You've ISRAEL is looming up in England
One Of them has ju st won the "senior wran
elership" Of Cambridge LIE Is not q member
OF the r. r.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

IF ''Ma" can accomplish SO much for reli-
gious toleration in China what may not PA
do when he tries his hand?
The New York herald., 1869-02-28
General Grant Defining His Policy.

1t will be seen by our Washington dispatches
that General Grant is beginning to talk out
freely and to define his policy on several
public questions Thus he delighted Senator
Wilson and others by endorsing the constitu-
tional amendment giving the suffrage to all
citizens without regard to color, and expressed
the wish that the States would ratify 1t.
In a conversation with General Butler and
General Sherman on the Indians he agreed
with those gentlemen that there should be re-
trenchment in the management of Indian
affairs, and that the Indians should not be
supported as paupefs. He was anxiously
inquiring, too, how the revenue could be
faithfully collected and where the diISulty Of
so collecting it lay. Upon these and other
subjects, as will be seen by our dispatches,
he talked freely. About the Cabinet, however,
he is still reticent. The General denies hav-
ing spoken to Mr.. Mcclure, as reported, about
not being q party man. His sayings and
doings, and even biz looks, are closely
scanned, and host of ahs> >ious inquirers and
politicians dodge all his rn,vements. The
curtain begins to rise, although the figure Of
Cabinet officer has not yet been see,
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

OUR FoIRfGN CORRESPONDENTS. - Our
foreign correspondence yesterday was singu-
larly interesting and instructive. Our letter
from Madrid showed that all onr worst fears
may probably bc realized before Spain settles
down into condition Of security and cont ent-
msnt. Our letters from Vienna, Frankfort
- p, - 60. :,
and Paris besides the views they presented
Of the political situation, were Of special value
in 50 far az they showed that confidence in
American securities was Increasing all over
Europe. II Is thus that the IisnALD is daily
map Of this busy life. II Is thus from day 10
day that in it's pages we have resex Of the
times.
The New York herald., 1869-02-28

THE ALASKA PURCHAsE-A GALE ON
BARON SToEcKL.-The Alaska fraud COM
mittee have terminated their labors, or rather
their lack Of labor, on the subject entrusted to
them. They tell US in their report nothing
acknowledge, in fact, that they have not brains
sufficient to fathom the subject. In this stage
Of the case we call upon. Baron Stoeckl to pub
lsh card stating how much IL cost the Rus
sian government to "shove through" the
Alaska job II IL cost nothing, then he can
have no objections to stating the fact and
quiet the public. II II took good percent
age Of the seven million two hundred thousand
dollars, then BY his keeping silent we can be
assured that where there has been so much
smoke there must have been some fire.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-12

HARRIET BUCKLEY,) To the Honorable the
rs. Supreme Court, next to
DENNIS BUCKLEY he holden at Chelsea
within and for the County of Orange, ON the
sixth Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday
of January. A. d. 1870, Comes your petitioner
Harriet Buckley, of Bradford. in the County
OF Orange and State of Vermont md hnmbly
shows that She was duly and legally married
unto Dennis Buckley, (thcn of said Bradford
IN said county of Orange, but now confined in
prison in the province of Lower Canada) on
the eth day of June. A. d, 1856, and that her
maiden name was Harriet sawyer, and that
from the tine of her said marriage until the
LIST day of December, A. ID. 1867, she lived
with her said husband in the strict observance
of her marriage vows and covenants on her
part she further shows :, at the said Dennis
Buckley on his part hat no but on the con
trary hath at divers times and on various oc-
caSiun- during said time, treated her with in
tolo.ahle severity. She also shows that ut
divers times and on various occasions he hath
been guilty OF the crime of adultery wlfuly
committed. and has Neglected to fulfill hi.
marriage covenants with your petitioner. She
also shows that she has resided in this State
for the past fifteen years and that she has re-.
sided i'll this county of Orange during the past
ten wears, She also shows that there is a mi
nor child, the fruits of the aforesaid marriage,
Ada Elizabeth Buckley, who was born on the
18th day of December, A. ID. 1857. She there
fore prays that the bonds of iaatri,nony here
tor0re existing between her and her said hus.
band, may be dissolved, and that she may have
the control and custody of their said minor
child. and such other decree IA to this Hon.
Court shall seem meet aud as in duty bound
will ever pray HARRIET BUCKLEY.
Dated at bradford, this I'D day
of Anfil 4. u. 1868.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-12
OMroMPANooSUC LODGE. No. Al

BALLoU'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
We are in recei ut of this marvel
ously cheap and handsome Maya.
2ieuc for December. It's table of
contents is varied and charming,
embracing the usual finc variety of
serials, sketches, stories, poems and
attractive engravings. The publish.
crs announce i'll the prospectus for
the coming wear, Il serial story Tor
adults, by the popular Magazine
writer, JAMES FRANKLIN FIrTs.and
a juvinile serial by the young pco-
Pies favoritc, lloRArIo ALGER, in.
The price Of this periodical is mar
vel to everybody--a hundred page
first class illustrated Magazine for
fifteen cents. or 81 30 per year, is
indeed wonderfully cheap. Elliott,
Thomas 4 Talbot, Publishers, Bos
ION, Mass.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-12

y Dramatic Entertainment will be
given at the Town Hall in this vii
lAgc, Oh Tuesday exc, Nov. IL, by
members of Ncld Mont Lodge Of
Good Telaplars, of West TopSham,
for the beLrdit of Riverside Lodge.
ot Bradford.
g" Ten Nights in a Bar Room i'll
ho played, and we are assured by
those who have witnessed this PLAY
r. these actors. that their perform
M Is excellent. and cannot fail to
give eutire satisfaction. Whitconh's
String Band will furnish pleasant
entertainment to all lovers of GOOD
music.
The price of admission will be -
cents.