The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02

The real estate marke. continues dull and without
much interest. The only important sale ut present
announced will be held tomorrow, OF 1O4 villa
plots a. Orange, NJ j., by A. d. Mellicx Jr Bro II
Will be- In fact two Sales II Is in two localities OF
Orange and Is two descriptions OF property. The
first sale Will take place within five minutes walk
OF Orange Valley and MOntrOse stations, In Orange
The train leaving New York. at halfpast ten
O'Clock A. A., from the foot OF Barclay street. runs
directly, STOPPING at Newark. to this property,
where collation. will be In readiness. There are At
this point seventy-three villa plot, to he sold, most
beautifully situated In the lovely Orange Valley just
at the base or the far famed Orange Mountain and
fronting Scotland and other streets just south Of
fremont avenue. The improvements IN this locality
Of the most elegant description After these lots
are disposed OF the tram VIII run down TO Brick
Church station, where thirty three lots will be Sold
situated four minuteswak from the station. fronting
Oh Prospect, William, Lt0cOn and other Streets
surrounded by the very best improvements IN
Orange These lots are In the very heart OF the CITY,
with houses on every side the morse cars to Newark
running past the corner OF Prospect street. Oniv
three minutes walk away Prospect street is tagged
and beautifully shaded. Brick Church Is but twelve
Morris AMI Essex Railroad twelve trains each way
daily, and by the horse cars to Newark at all hours
OF the day till late in the evening. This Ia the first
large sale OF otted property that has been held in
the city Of Orange, and both aucti0neers and
are maki,,g great exertiOns to make 1t In every
respect satisfactory
Real Estate Notes.
One hundred acres five miles from rredericks-
burg, Va. the property OF John r. Herndon, have
been purchased by Mr.. N. Beardsley, of Albany,
n. Y, for g., 200 cash. Andrew Gilchrst, OF Con-
necticut, has purchased 400 acres fourteen miles
from Fredericksburg for 5000. 5000 cash. The
Ness Neck farm. CONTAINING 6lo acres, twelve miles
below Fredericksburg. has been purchased by Il.
Ferguson, of Pennsylvania, for $40, 800 cash.
late number Of the Houston trexas) Telegraph
says:-An Irish laborer was forced to take piece
Of marshy ground In the city OF Chicago twenty
years ago to pay MN for dtching another portion.
That very piece OF ground is worth to-day $780,
city. Houston il destined Co be at the south
what Chicago Is to the East-the grand centre OF
trade.
Streets Cincinnati nnety-nine feet front Vine
street by l9S feet was sold on the sth OF June 1905
OF the present month the same lot sold for
sl20,500 The increase In its value III the interval
roperty Which 10 traced in dsa bv the Clnso n.
natl Times, is q decidedly interesting one.
The Newark courier says:-rhe people of Mon
mouth ounty are getting anxious for the construc
ton or the New York ana Long Branch Railroad.
The road will run from Long Branch. through
Red Bank and Matteawan, to Perth Amboy,
at the latter place connecting with the Perth
Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad thus forming the
shortest land route 70 New aorS o ~, ran ana making
project Is looked upon with great favor, as bv TINS
route there Will be no long journey across the bay as
through daily Although much of the stock has been
taken, there still remains large amount which
should be subscribed for at once to enable the COM
pany to begin work without loss OF time.
Jay Gould and James Fisk, Jr.: nave effected the
township, on the line OF the Newark and Paterson
Railway. The lands are to he put TO some unknown
purpose for the benefit. 1t Is presumed, of the Erie
The Newark Register Of Saturday gives the follow
ing Information respecting the Improvement Of the
Ilacgensack meadows, wing between Newark and
tempt at cultivation and have stood out in their
naked barrenness, unwelcome to those who were
discouragng to thousands OF travellers who daily y
through New Jersey on their Way to the South and
overlooked with salt water, SO that the land when
it happened TO be uncovered, exhibited nothing but
the farmers from back in the country made, after
their harvesting was DONE an excursion into the
drrng. out hey ond this it yielded nothing 1t now
At the present. time over 1000 acres of land are
thoroughly drained and dry part OF the ground
thus redeemed has been plOughed up ana planted
with vegetables, tobacco and cereals. which have
grown with wonderful rapldity aud produced an ex-
celent crop. Tobacco was planted as an experi-
ment, the yield OF which, 1t u said very fine one.
aT 81 e %e
few days Mr.. Pike has had large numbers OF fine
cattle placed uoOn the lands along the line OF the
New Jersey Railroad, which. he thinks will prove to
be some OF the finest pasture lands IN the United
States 1t ia the purpose Of the proprietor when all
c the greater part Of this land into pasture Tor
tie maintenance OF cattle, which can thus
be delivered in healthy condition to the New
York market. Cattle are now for the most part
brought from distant points In the West TO New
YORK. the journey occupying from eight to ten days.
In close, crowded cars, in halfed. feverish cOnd.
ton, and in thus state slaughtered and offered for
sale.
On Mr. Pixies meadows from 1000 to 5000 cattle
Will be constantly kept. They viii be fed the
finest grasses Tor months, ana killed III plump and
healthy condition.
The work OF filing up and improving these lands
for farm and building purposes has thus far been an
entire success but IL will probably take year
for the completion OF the project. The water on the
land already drained Is over four feet below the level
thai in Jersey City. IL Is estimated that the Staa
OF New Jersey Will be benefited many millions O!
dollars by this enterprise.
M0aM0nlSM.
The Old Faith and the New Brighn mite Tole.