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The New York herald., 1869-04-07

The canals have been in State politics what
the Pacific railways are in national politics
a fruitful source of corruption. They have
generated a class of dishonest men, pilferers
of the public money, whose doings are little
comprehended by the community in general,
because the details of canal management are
a sealed book to nine out of every ten citizens.
Year after year has passed without reforma-
ton of the evils SO long practised. The
Legislature has been frequently appealed to;
but the influence of competing railway lines
has stifled every effort to modify the system.
A movement is now on foot, espOused by
the Corn Exchanges Of this city and Buffalo,
to procure an enlargement of the Erie Canal,
which is the great water highway between the
lakes and the ocean. 1t would be more proper
to say the movement has been revived; for
the project is no new one. Several prominent
citizens have thrown themselves into it, and
among them Mr.. Israel Il. Hatch. The rapidly
increasing traffic between the West and East
necessitates a change which will remove from
this route the impediments to free trans
fer of the produce of the West to the
markets of the metropolis. Measures for the
enlargement of the canal have been de-
feated in the Legislature by the combination
of railway interests opposed to it. The ills
which commerce has to bear, even in the pres
ent condition of the canal, are outrageous.
The tolls, the contracts and the Jobs connected
with it have put tax on the price of every
bushel of grain and barrel of -four consumed
west Of Rochester and south of Albany. Its
management has been prolific of all sorts of
political chicanery and swinding. The move
ment is rather late to be effective with the
present session of the Legislature, but it will
gather strength with the increasing clamor of
those who demand the change. Our city rep
resentatives at Albany have generally suffered
the country members to fight out the canal
quarrel among themselves, the subject being
one which they were too ignorant of or too in-
different about to enter into, contenting them
selves with exchanging votes upon it in return
for like favors as regards their municipal
schemes of street railroads and other fran
chises. Were they awake to the fact that the
commerce of New York would be enriched
millions annually by the canal enlargement
there is doubtless metropolitan pride enough
left among them to secure the adoption of so
desirable measure.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
Tho British Mission.

Our Washington dispatches name General
Banks as prominent for the post of Minister to
London. We believe his appointment would
give us an American policy in that mission.
1t would not exactly agree with Mr.. Summers
slate; and this is important, as Mr.. Sumner
''runs" the Foreign Office altogether just now.
Mr.. Sumner has demanded certain appoint
ments, and in view of the executive power the
Senate possesses by the Tenure of Office law
his demand must be received with certain
respect. Indeed, he must have all respect
and the Cabinet, dwindled into collection of
clerks, must merely act the will of such mag
mates. 1t is important, therefore, as against
Banks, that Motley is Summers man. Motley
is fine scholar. and will represent us very
well if we are sending to the British phioso-
piers. But if our business in England is on
matters of practical life, and with the govern
ment and the people, Banks will be altogether
the better man. He has the vigorous vim Of
the people in him, all the scholarship we
want, and will not be sneered out Of the asser-
ton of our view Of any case by the Cockneys
calling it ''Americanism.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

MORE BOND RoBBERIEs. robberies
seem again to be the order Of the day. The
one hundred thousand dollars worth of booty
secured by burglars in South street, in this
city, some time between six o'clock on Satur-
day evening and eight o'clock on Monday
morning, consisted chiefly of securities and
negotiable funds. The sum stolen at perhaps
the very same hour from the Safety Fund
Society building in Philadelphia was ten
times as large, and. as it belonged to about
three thousand depositors of humble class,
the loss of this millions worth .. ,cn.s .c::s .ad
greenbacks is a peculiarly grievous misfor-
tune. Both these great burglarics must tend
TO impair the trust Of the public in safes and
savings banks, in watchmen and detectives.
More vigilance and energy will be needed te
protect us in person and property against om
dangerous classes" Here in New York the
dismissal Of the late chief of the detective
force appears to have been the signal for a re-
vival Of burglary and bond robbery. Can no
efficient successor to John s. Young be found
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

TIE SPANISH CsowN GoINa BEeoINe. -
This ancient symbol Of royalty, in the defence
of which 80 much blood has been spilled during
many centuries, is literally going begging
for the want Of candidate willing TO wear i,
and able to maintain it on his brow. AS we
anticipated, Dom Fernando has telcgraphed
from Lisbon to Madrid that he positively
refuses to accept the offer Of the Cortes in
viting him TO supreme rule in Spain. Who
comes next, or will the Spaniards organize a
republcp Can the union Of the Iberian penin-
sula be completed2
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

Down WITH YOUR DUsT.-Decause within
the memory Of man there has not been time
when the streets of this city were thoroughly
well cleaned gusty days are terror. The
same substance that we.. ssiushed up with the
fresh spring rain impedes all travel under the
name Of mud has another phase Of existence, in
which II is still less endurable. This is when
dried by two or three days of sunshine II
takes the wings Of morning and makes dead
set at your eyes, stuffs up your nostrils and
rushes with dreadful familiarity into your
larynx-moving you by turns to coughs and
tears and pocket handkcrchiefs. There is, of
course, no remedy. We must merely endure !;
for omnibus wheels will grind down every
sort Of substance to this impalpablc powder
even humanity itself; and thus ground down.
the wind, blowing whittier it listoth, discrimi-
mates not between human eye and knot
hole. The attempt to sprinkle down the dust
is failure. Yesterday the very heavens tried
and gave II up. If the authorities did IL, every
gallon of water would add fifty dollars to the
tax list.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

EXIT THROUGH THE SHEmFFs OrFloE.-
Another convicted criminal on his way TO
prison has gone out Of sight through the Sherir's
Office. We suppose the public cannot be aston
ished at any event of this sort since IL knows
what sort Of men are chosen for the Sheriff 8
assistants. The only question to bc considered
by the friends of any criminal on his way to
prison in charge Of deputy sheriff is how
much the friends can pay. Since public attcn-
tion has becn turned to the subject the friends
must pay enough TO indemnify the deputy for
tho loss Of his place
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
IMPORTANT TO LApIDARIEs-The remark
able Jewell just discovered in Connecticut.

BULLY SwINBURNR AND THE BOARD or
HEALTH.-Swinburne does not mean to
be put down. What is the Board OF
Health, that IL should call him to ac-
count-a mighty fellow that has no peer,
no limit TO his power, and acknowledges
no restraint, not even that of good manners I?
When man makes up his mind that he is so
sure of his place that no misconduct can re-
move him, no violation of law or deccncy is
any dsparagement to him, IL seems to sim
pliry his conduct wonderfully. lie just goes
ahead and docs what he likes If people
criticisc his conduct he informs them that they
lie. IF they denounce this he invites them TO
help themselves. We suppose that Swim
burne's demeanor before the Board of Health
and his insulting defiance Of its authority
means that the Governor has been seen in re-
gard 10 the Health Office and that noses have
been counted in the Senate. Swinburnc evi-
dently feels very safe.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

THE PAoIFIo RAILRoAD WAR-CHANGE OF
SoENE.-The decision of Judge Batchford, de-
lvered in the United States Circuit Court yes
terday morning, in the now celebrated case Of
Fisk, Jr., vs.. The Pacific Railroad Company
and others, will, it may be presumed, put an
end to further proceedings in that 40
ton in the State court before Judge
Barnard. Judge Blatchford decides that
the suit is wholly transferred from the
State court to the Circuit Court Of the
United States as to all of the defendants, and
has been since August last, and that proceed
ngs since that date in the State court are abso-
lutely void. AS the case now stands this de-
cision puts Prince Erie in o rather unpleasant
position, and has thrown bombshell among
the lawyers, as its effect will be to have these
suits tried in a court where procrastination and
all the laws delays that can be interviewed to
enrich the counsel engaged in such legal
Eldorado as this and the Erie suits will not be
permitted. 1t was no wonder, therefore, that
counsel went out from the court room with
longer faces than when they entered it,
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

A SLIGHT OMISSION. N.--Thc Cleveland IIcyald
states that the Oswcgo On. " papers gave
notice that certain gentleman would, on a
night specified, lecture in Oswego. The au-
dicnce gathered, but no lecturer came, and
The discovery was made that Owcso was the
place where the lecture was 10 occur The
mistake did not amount TO much. IL was not
only an IS" but probably an ass out.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
The Junction Of the Central and Union
Pacific Roads.

SO fat are the spoils found in the manage
ment of The two divisions of the Pacific Rail-
road that the directors of both enterprises arc
now opening legal battle to see where the
junction Of the two roads shall take place Al
the present moment the roads threaten 10
overlap each other. The Central, instead oil
aiming to join the Eastern division, appears
TO be feeling for the Atlantic Ocean, and the
Union Pacific is also feeling for the ocean,
with the apparent determination 10 continue
on until IL finds il, providing our corrupt gov
ernment Is willing TO continue The payment of
the subsidy granted by the acts of 1862 and
1864.
IL was supposed by the country when the
route for the Pacific road was decided upon
that there could not be more than one straight
line drawn between two given points; but il is
evident that our geometry is as much at fault
as our legislative morals. The question of the
junction of the two divisions only shows how
little sense the Lawmakers had when the con-
cessions were granted and how little they were
fitted TO handle the subject. "Too many law
yers." No doubt we shall get our I'll Of their
stupidity and arrogance before we are through
with them. On Monday Mr.. Sherman offered
an amendment TO the resolution upon this
pending question, TO the EFFECT that board Of
eminent citizens should be selected 10 tx the
point OF junction Of the roads, also the amount
Of money required 70 make them first class.
The first part of the amendment Is rccog-
milton of very bad engineering, and indicates
that the chief engineers of both divisions have
been very negligent in their duties In not long
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
The President and tho Press.

Does Grant read the newspapers or does
he neglect this indication Of the national pulse q
johnson read the newspapers-too many Of
them, maybe. He had two or three secreta-
ries who studied all the organs, classified their
structures and laudations of Johnson and gave
him the result. 1t is said that he gave two
hours every evening to this subject and had
the more important articles read to him in
erte'aSo People will wonder how it was that
johnson, if he thus listened to all the guides,
made 80 many mistakes. 1t was because he
listened to all the guides. His grand error
was that he could see nothing in the newspa-
pers but Johnson, while Johnson was in fact
the least thing there. We hope that Grant
reads the newspapers, but not merely to find
out what they say about Grant. Within GER
tain lines the Presidents duty has certainly
little or no relation to popular impulses, wishes
or thoughts, but goes by the law. But in
larger scope the newspapers ought to be as
much his law as the constitution itself-that is,
so far as the newspapers are true to their own
destiny and indicate, not personal spleen or
party spite, but the movement of the national
mind. "The will of the people is the law Of
the land" and the press is the only guide that
can point out to any President the direction
the will of the people takes.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

MORE TERRITORY IN PROSPECT. House
Committee on Foreign Affairs agreed to report
a resolution in favor of the annexation of st.
Domingo to the Union, and recommending that
Congress and the government take measures
to secure such result The Dominicans have
shown themselves to be an exceedingly uneasy
population under every form of home rule
which they have tried, but perhaps they would
become more staid and peaceful if in the
enjoyment of really constitutional govern
ment.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

GLOW THEY NIoK Him. Says the Wheel
ing (West VirginiD Inteiligencer, republ-
can TONE Mr.. Winans, of Clermoni county,
Ohio, who is so fortunate as TO have married a
niece OF The President, has been nominated
for postmaster at Newport, Ky" Can't the
President have relations as well as the chair
man of the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
latiOns?
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

CRUEL.-Says Western paper 1.-THE re-
lgious society known as Quakers will prosper
the present year as never before. Converts
will be very numerous and very earnest
Grant has determined to take his agents wholly
from the Society of Friends" A number Of
his friends say he has deserted them.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

THE GREAT IDEA.-Nations may be judged
by the objects they have in view, the
subjects they discuss, the great points they
try 10 settle. Since the 4th Of March the
whole activity Of intellect in the United States
has been devoted to the framing of a law that
had in IL nothing but-the Office.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

Notice to Carriers and Newsdeaiers.
BROOKLYN CARRIERS AND NEwsMES will in
future receive their papers at the BRANCH OFFICE
OF THE New YORK HERALD. No. las Fulton street,
Brooklyn.
ADVERTISEMENTS and SUBSCRIPTIONS and all
letters for the New YoRx HERALD will be
received as above.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

ATLANTIC CABLEs.-A proposition is before
Congress about the landing of the cable of the
London, Newfoundland and New York Com
pany on American shores. Let it land. The
more the merrier.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

II Is SAID that Train carried Connecticut for
the republicans. II was the New Haven train,
bound from New York, armed with Spenccrs
repcaters.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

ACCUMuLATING. is said the President
is a good deal troubled about the affair Of The
American legation in Spain.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

"WELL DoSB, CoysEorcuT!" excams the
Washington Mtcuigencor. Yea, Connecticut
Is done-for The democracy; for The present
oil leass-
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

SouND.-Despatches state that Secretary
Boutwell, is satisfied with Longstreet's sound
ness. Was he ever leaky?
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

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seeied.
Rejected communications Will not be rc-
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AMUSEMENTS THIS EYENINa
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner o, Eighth avenus snd
BowERy THEATRE, gowery.-TgE sEvrS DwAars;
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Roorf,s THEATRE ss, At be xcen sh and 9Th ava
wooD's MUSEUM AND THEATRE, rhirtieih stree. and
BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway.-TuE ENrRALp
NfBGO'S GARDEN. BroadwAy.-THR BURLEsoUE Ex-
-------
FRENCH THEATRE. Fourteenth street and Sixth ave.
-
FIFTH iNENUk THEATRE, fNIth avenue and T"env-
sSss1i. %s1LA'S'S THEATRE 'F''a"'' 'a' ''' street
AA' 'o'"' h''"N H""' '
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

TIE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION occurs to- day
go republican. The following is a list of can
didates -
Republican. Democratic.
Governor. .Setn PadcliOrd. Lyman Pierce.
Lieut. Governor. p. W. stevens. William II. Allen.
Secretary of Sdte. John r. Bartlett. illiam j. Miller.
Attorney General willard Sayle3 George N. Bliss.
Treasurer. .......Sam. A. Parker. Philip Rider.
With six thousand and a half republican
majority last November, it may be safely sur
missed that Little Rhody will go the same way
to-day.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

BANIsHED FROM MEXICO. Our Mexican
dispatches inform us that Colonel Edelmiro
Mayer, formerly lieutenant colonel of colorcd
troops in our war; is to be banishcd from
Mexico. Colonel Mayer is Buenos Ayrean,
of a somewhat adventurous disposition and
some little military capacity, which has
enabled him to find employment in the cause
of repubicansm here and in Mexico. A re-
ported attempt to aid bit ofa pronounciamicnto
causes his banish,nent. He may now say with
Catilne, "Whats banished but set free from
daily contact Of things loathe ?" IL there is
thankful for being banisicd IL is from Mexico.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner o, Eighth svsaus sod
Ia sreet.-TaE TEAPksr.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

BOwERy THEATRE, Bowerv.-TuT SHvES DIV Aars
or, HARLEQUIN AND INK n oRLp or WONDERS.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07
QU ADRUP PIE SH E E T
THE HERALD IN BROOKL YIN.

New York, Wednesday, April 2, 1860.
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth stree, a
observation-disclosures and cveaias Performance
The New York herald., 1869-04-07

BOOTHS THEATRE. Esd ST.. be:wcea sA and 9th
RonLo AND JULIET.
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simmer and autumn weather, the storms.
floods and earthquakes that have prevailed
in various places, to the influence Of the
sun, which, they assert, is in hqhHy agi-
tated state, 1t is also ASSERTED by them
that the body of magnetic light shooting
from the sun in every direction will, by the
beginning of next year, have extended far
enough TO exercise material influence upon
the earth, and then it is.. said we may ex-
peet the phenomena will be observed such
as have not yet come under the notice hu-
man race.
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HOTELS. .
,IL ExCHANGE.HOTE

SAMUEL REYNOLDS. Proprietor
The largest and most commodous Hotel in the
oil region Fair on the Bridge reduced to boarders.
This house Is pleasantly situated, rooms cool and
pleasant making it delightful hotel in all respect
Petroleum Centre, April is, 1863.
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1t is stated the subject of the resumption
of special payments is being boldly advanc-
by Genera! Garfield and other western men ~
bers Of the House, and it is considered pro-
bab'e that the discussion will Le opened in
Congress.
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TERMS.

Per year rhyADIesl III HuNaIICej : '"
Fer month";,
PKICE.lIlSE OF ADVEKTISNNG.
(Ten lines of nonpareil make one sqnare)
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DUrrALO AND ERIE RAILROAD.

AND 6hhE
- On and after Monday, Nov. 23rd 1868,
Passenger Trains will run on this road as follows:
LEAVE ERIE--GoIEG EAST.
1.fAA A. NJ. NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping at
AstV Ripley, Wcstheld. Dnnkrk and Silver
creek arriving Mt Buffalo at 4,45 A. N.
INK A. NJ, NEW YORK EXPRESS, stop
hassbD Ping at westfed, Brocton. Dunkirk Sil-
vercreek, and Angola, arriving in Buffalo
-,ss + NJ, CiNCINNATI EXPRESS, stor
s.bD ping at Northeast, Westiieli BrcctOn,
DunkiriS hnd Silvercreek, and arrives at
Buffalo at 1o.I5 =. NJ.
n.nN A. NJ, MAIL AND ACCOhMQDA' !
ae:OD TION, stopping at all stations, arriving at
Buffalo at 1o,4O A. NJ.
O.NS r. NJ DAY EXPRESS, stopping at
'S2D Northeast, Ripley, Wesrfeld Dunkirk,
Silveroreck and Angola, arriving at But
falo at 100 7. NJ.
LEAVE BUFfALO--GOING WEST.
rO,OS z. NJ, DAY EXPRESS stopping at An
l~ssr.b COLA Silvercreek, Dunkirk, Brocton,
Wesifeld and Northeast, arriving at Erie
s.NNP. H., MIL AND ACCoMMODA
HWY TION, stopping at all stations, arriving
n.OA A. NJ, TCLED0 EXPRESS stopping at
OsDSb all stations, and arriving at Erie N lo,2o
A. NJ. ..,.,,,,,,,s,
O,NA p NJ. STEAMBOAT EXPRESS, stop
UsUU ping at Angola, Silvercreek, Dnnkirk,
Brocton Wesiicld and Northeast, hrriv-
ing at Erie ut go a. NJ.
dam A. NJ. NIGHT EXPRESS, stopping 80
ExU Silvarcreek DunkirI anu cstheld al
riying at Ei:e u, 4,4o A. NJ
p;,roo, t;n,s ia 1o minutes faster thNn Erie tim
-''''' o"N r n. BROWN, Gen'l supt
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A suit for Islander has been commenced in

a snit for slandcr has been commenced in
tie euPrsme Conr! ol 0aaIda eonntyfbS My,
Paul Gerard, OF Washington, Dst. egainst
James Gordan Bennett, Jr., AOagtass A.
Levin and samuel Glenn, of tbef Erening
Telegraph oi This city, laying his tda&sges
al $40, 600. The slander consisted ID ctn-
meeting him in dsputable manner twi;t
an oetoroou named Meuemoiselle Belle, who
, n
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First CIass saloon and Restau'
rant.

WASHINGTON STREET Petroleum Centre
,V,I Il hest Iaaer Bee constantly on dInughf, and
| and all the choicest Vines and Cigars, L,mber-
cnr Cheese Svi. ger Ka-e Sandwiches, Sardints, &e
CORTELIOU \ NOrCllFR, Propri,lo;s
Ort s6 IT, CFred Schlts I'D stand
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GIL REGIONS.

Tho reason why we can and will sell cheaper than
the cheapest; we manufacture i'm cnsc quantities,
on which account are enabled to sell our goods
nj retail cheaper Than they can be manufactured in
small quantities, often make up five thousand suits
of one kind, taking advantage of every inoh of
cloth. The way we conduct our business strictly
on the ONE PRICE $ iSTEM meets with favor every
whore, for it is the only way and gains the con
fdence of the community at large. Each article is
marked with the lowest and only price in plain fig
ures, No bantering, no deviation, all good warrant
ed to be Of the best material and Of superior work
manship, unlike the trash often kept in ready made
clothing stores, all articles purchased at our store
if 10 the entire satisfaction Of the buyer can if
not sol cd, be returned within five days to be ex
changed or the money will be refunded. Look at
| our low prices, good 0vcrcoais $500 entire cas-
smere suits $500. & $500 Beaver suits go &
$1,000, Oycfa'ls 80 cts, Paper collars, cts per
box, and all other articles in our line equally
cheap in proportion. Cali carly at The Buffalo O
Cheap One Price Clothing Store. MAIN Street op
poie McClintocl; House, Near Lover Bridge,
/ Petroleum Centre Pa
ss,sSE NIESENTHAL, FALCK & ISRAEL
! NOV 9 IT, Proprietors.
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1t matters not what man loses, if bt
saves his sonl; but. If he loses bis soul, i
matters not what he saves.
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A lady caught her husband breaking her
hoops. Two hours afterwards, the unior-
tunate man was seen at drug store purch-
asiDg hair restorative.
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Veranda Wair-DreSSing.
BATHING ROOMS.

TTNIlE L subscriber has fitted up his second floor in
| luxurious and comtortrbe style as a first.cass
Barber Shop. Four frst-class wOrkmen will be in
attendance. There are lhree entrances to the Bar.
ber Shop one between the buildings, through
the old rooms on the first floor besides two flights
s.airs from the side walk.
ov1l1w CHARLES j. LEONUEISER