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The New York herald., 1869-12-17
BOARD OF AsSlS IANT Aide esMsH.

WHO Leases the Piers Of the Citys
The Board met yesterday afternoon. the president,
Mr.. Monahan presiding.
In response to a resolution of inquiry requesting
the Comptroller to report the nature ana terms oil
all leases of wharves and piers made by the Com.
mlssioners OF tile SINKING Fuud dur ng the year
1869 with the names OF the lessces, the following
statement was receved:--
North Rir~. Pr aru,ur.
North half pier 30, leased to the Erie Railway Com
% panMy. ~ ..: - ici
Pier 81 leased to the Old Dominion Steamship Company s5
Pier 3s leased 10 the Empire Transportation Company s0W
Part Of buikhead piers 5 leased to Haf
p,syai vcy II. sad =, ahn q; .ic ny ny
Bulkhead at Barrow street, leased to Harvey r. Far
BaiHEead at Hammond street, lea ,cd to Harvey r Far
Pier :. twenty street. leased to Harvey r Far
PIER 4 Thirty street. leased to Harvey r Far '''
PIER :. Thirty street leased to william Bradley S
Per fortis.h street. leased to William Bradley 1870
North half of pier No. s5 and south half of pior No. 3d.
229 Zee, south eide Of pier at Tweny-h street, leased
Pier at thirty eighth street. leased 10 Michael sW
orn,aton of Juvenile Delinqucnts .............. 500
Tier Is6h street, leased to Patrick Dmi 80
1t IL provided in these leases that the lcssees shat
make all repairs during the continuance OF their re-
spectivc terms at their own expense.
The paper was ordered to be printed.
HARLEM TRAINS TO BE STOPPED AT 10TH STREET.
res oluton was adopted requesting the Harlem
Railroad Company to stop their local or accommo
dalton trains at 109th street. for the purpose OF tax
ing in ana letting out passengers residing in that
section OF tho CITY,
BELGIAN PAVEMENT.
A resolution was adopted directing that Thirty
ninth street. between BrOadwav and Eighth avenue
be paved with Belgian pavement under the direc-
tiOn OF the Cfoon Aqueduct department.
On motion the Board took a recess until half-past
three O'Clock.
At that nour there was not sufficient number
OF members IN attendance TO adopt general orders,
and on motion tho Board adjourned TO meet thus
FRIDAY afternoon, at two O'Clock.
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STILL THRY CoME.-More Jersey suits
three hundred Of them--against Erie. If
Fisk and Gould do not become first rate law
ycrs it will not be for want of practice.
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TnE WINNrPKs REBELLION EXPLAINED 1t
is said to he the beginning of another Fenian
movement against the frightened Canadians.
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A LAMB AMONG THE WoLvEs-General
Rush G. Hawkins among the benevolent finan-
cier5 of New York.
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Dox, of Alabama, has introduced into the
House a bill TO remove the disabilities of The
fourteenth amendment This is in alluson to
the words Of the third section-"No person
shall be Senator or Representative in Con-
dent, or hold any office, civil or military, under
the United States, or under any State" who
had violated former oath of Office by going into
the rebellion. 'But Congress may, by vote
of two-thirds Of each house, remove such dis
ability" Here is the chance for practical
application Of amnesty notions by those who
hold them
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A SORRY SIaHT-The departure allowed to
those. Spanish gunboats What can il mean?

POSITIVELY SHoCKING-The streets Of this
city yesterday, with their coating OF snow,
mud and filth Of all descriptions, reduced to
black pulp by the rain. Is there no remedy
for this abounding nastiness? We edontkno
The officials who are paid to clean the streets,
as it appears, clean them only as it may suit
their convenience tho Citizens Association of
reformers have other fish to fry; and SO,
should the null continue 10 be neglected,
we suppose the only remedy will be mass
meeting of citizens to take the matter in hand.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS tvshlss.

NiBLo's GARDEN. Broadway.-TuE LIrrLE DErRc
aIyE-AH ORJFcr or INTEREST.
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BoWERY THEATRE. Bowery.-RETRIBUI -DANo'
sa MAsrEG-TuE SoLpIEa'5 RETURN, &c.
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WOODS MUSEUM AND MEyAaERIE, Broadway, cor
eT Ihrtieth s-aatnee daily Performance every evening
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THE rAMMAYY, rour,eenth s,rest-rnF RUsLEsauE
ny RA
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wALLACk's THEATRE, Broadway and l3th street.
fRNEsTISR-rEYISG Ir On.
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NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.-EoUEsrRIAl
AND GYMNAsTIC PERFORMANCES, &C.
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HOOLEYS OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.-HooLRY'
MrNsTRKLs-A SQUIRE FOR A DAY, &c.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

THE LAST MASSACRE IN New ZEALAND.
The English papers give the particulars
of the massacre of eight settlers at Thran-
aki, New Zealand, by the natives. The
account says:
On Friday night, the 18th of February,
or early on Saturday morning, party of
natives must have called at Lieut. Gas
goyne's house and tomaAawkedz FIRST him
and then his wife and three children. All
their bodies we're found together his fully
dressed, the children in their night clothes
and Mrs. Gasgoync's partially SO, as if
she had been disturbed by noise and had
attempted to dress herself in consequence
The bodies of two mon, Edward Rich
ards and John Milne, were also found
similarly tomahawked and close to where
the rcdoubt had stood before the party
burnt it, that of the Rev. John Whitley
was lying. shot with five bullets, beside
his dead horse. He was the oldest Of the
Wesleyan missionaries still in harness,
having arrived in New Zealand in 1888.
During the ferceness of the late wars his
life seemed safe everywhere, and the pres
ent determination of the rebels could not
be more thoroughly exempli6ed than in
numbering and stripping him of his coat
and waistcoat. The generally supposed
leader Of the small party who committed the
murder was native for whom he stood
godfather when lie baptized him. e
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The WHIPPING PosT AND PILLoRY.-
Under the above caption most of the Rad;
ical papers on the peninsula, and some
North of us, are pouring out the walls of
wrath upon the little Democratic State of
Delaware. And the fact, that Delaware,
in dealing out justice, lays the lash on
white and black alike, seems no measure
of relief to the narrowed. feelings of these
disciples of moral suasion. The leading
object of all punishment is to prevent crime
by placing such penalty before the eyes
of the evil disposed as will restrain them
The whipping post and the pillory appear
to have at least equal force with confine
ment in pcnitentiaries, and they are deci
dcdly more economical AS to the hu-
manity' of the punishment, we cannot see
in what respect human cages have the ad-
vantage. We have no desire to see either
the Whipping Post or the Pillory re-es-
tablished in our State, but the crowded
condition Of our penitentiary raises the
inquiry whether this mode Of punishment
has not failed to restrain crime within such
limits as might be attained by some other
and less expensive method. The peniten-
tiary seems to be but slight terror to Il
large class of evil-docrs. At heavy ex-
pensc to the counties the large number of
larcenies are prosecuted to conviction and
then the offender is maintained at a bur-
densomc expense to the State. Would it
not be better if this class of offenders were
punished in some manner that their labor
would help to reimburse the county trea-
sury. Large sums are yearly expended
upon our county roads. Might not the
labor of convicts be made available for
carrying on these improvements. We
believe the daily exposition, of the shame
of the offender, in this manner, would be
more effectual in the prevention of crime
and properly managed the systom would
be certainly self-sustaining .-Chcstertoun
Transcript.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The busy note of preparation for the
coming peach crop is heard on every hand.
Baskets are beginning to be moved into
the country to fill the orders of the or
chardists, and the supply is not equal to
the demand Most of the baskets used
here are manufactured in New Jersey, and
the price has advanced from 80 to 36 cts.
Six cars of Strawberries for New York,
and four for Philadelphia, pass over the
Delaware Railroad five days in the week
Each car will carry 1900 quarts, which
makes an aggregate of 10000 quarts per
day.
Mr.. Wm. Fairbanks of this town, drove
over to Odessa on Monday night last, and
hitched his horse opposite his fathers resi-
dence, when some miscreant cut his har-
ness to pieces.
The authorities of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of this town, have decided
to admit instrumental music in the Church.
The organ is expected to be duly installed
tomorrow. ~ !
Messrs. Polk & Hyatt, of Odessa, Del
will have a fine crop of raspberries, this
season. Their raspberry field is sigh,
Which it does one good to behold.
The Middletown Building Loan fund
ranged between "a aud 80 per cent. pre-.
MUM, at the last monthly meeting, or
Thursday evening.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

An interesting young girl named Nancy
King, oged fourteen years, was suffocated
to death at the,Syfacuse House, in SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. on Monday night, upon re-
tiring. She turned off the. gas and extin-
guished the light. but through ignorance
turned the gas ON again and went to bed.
In themorning the door of her room was
forced open, and the girl was found dead
The new Spanish Constitution was final
ly'sdopted by the Cortcs Tuesday night,
,shereupon it was announced that the Re-
spublicans, though opposed to the monarch
ial clauses, would support and follow the
majority. General O'Donnell, while ad-
dressing the Spanish Cortes Wednesday,
fell dead in fit of apoplexy.
The decrease of the public debt, accord
ing to the official statement, turns out
greater than was expected. Since March
1st the decrease has amounted to more
than twenty millions; and during the
month of May it footed up $13, 384, II.
Ocean penny postage was. advocated by
Mr.. Secly in the English House of Com
mons, Tuesday night. The Marquis oil
Hastings doubted the success of negotia-
tions having that object IN view.
There haye been 1, 500 accessions to the
Orthodox Friends Society, in this country
during the past year. The total member.
ship including branches in Canada and
Great Britain, is $4,000.
The New York State Temperance Con
vention has resolved that the sale of Ii
quors is crime and requests both. politi.
cal parties to nominate prohibitionists fol
Office. An effort to organize a temperance
party failed.
In the month of May the Secretary of th,
Treasury sold five millions of gold, receiv
ing therefor seven millions in currency
He also bought $3, ,070, 900 worth of bond
at premium Of about $1,000 in cur
rency.
The first divorce ever granted in tn
State of South Carolina was. decreed a
Greenville on the 21st, wife obtaining
decree on the ground of ill-treatment an,
abandonment.
A camp meeting will be held at or nea
GoldsboroHgh Station, Caroline county
Md. commencing July 30th. Also on
at Chilton's woods, commencing Angus
9th. -
4 The customs officers at New York Wed
nesday seized $40, 900 worth of jewelr
found on the persons Of two passengers o
the steamer Jaya. -
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

Tho NIauch Chunk Gazette thus gives
the effect of the Miners strike on trans
portation at that single point: About
1900 boats on the I4ehigh canal have stop
ped running, by which three thousand
men are thrown out of employment. The
Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad has
now but one coal train running. On
Wednesday twenty nine coal trains were
discontinued, throwing out ia men, or
six to each train. All the regular coal.
trains on.the Lehigh Valley Railroad have
been discontinued"
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The Mddletown Transcript knows about things
1t stated in to-day issue that this day has been
set apart in Pennsylvania for decorating the
graves of the soldiers"
Apart from the contemptuous sneer
couched in the foregoing extract, it de-
mands some notice at our hands. The
Transcript does not pretend to know more
than its contemporaries. Itmay possibly
know as much as some of them. When
the Transcript published the order of
Post 10, G.. A r., located in Pennsyl-
vania, it presumed the Post aforesaid knew
its own location, where its dead were bur-
led. and at what time it proposed to dec
oratc their graves. As that time was de-
clared 10 be the Goth of May, and as Get
tysburg happens to be in that State, and
some thousands of fallen soldiers lie en-
tombed at that place, we don't see the apt
ness of italicising the word Pennsylva-
mia. Perhaps the Wilmington paper does.
The Transcript knew that there were SOL
diers buried in other places, and that other
days had been set apart for decorating
their graves, the 30th, the day set apart
as general memorial day, falling on Sun
day. But it spoke of Post 10, whose jur-
isdiction belongs to Pennsylvania.
In our brief acquaintance with the
Commercial, we have noticed that it il
fond of seizing upon any trifing thing
which it thinks may serve to turn its con
temporaries into ridicule. We crave no
its pardon, therefore, for saying of it, ii
no Pic Wickian sense:
1t is note of upstart littlcness
To observe and watch for those poor trifes
Which nobler minds neglect and scorn.'
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

By the subjoined article which VIC clip
from the Baltimore Gazette, it would ap-
pear that some of the fruit growers in the
southern tier of counties on the Western
Shore of Maryland, purpose to avail them
selves of the Delaware Rail Road to con-
vey their fruit to the Philadelphia and
New York markets. While we resided
in St. Mary's county, vessels from Sails
bury came to the Patuxent river and pur-
chased apples, pears, damsons, ounces
and other fruit, conveyed it to Salisbury
and put it on the cars for Philadelphia
and New York market Col. Plowden
lives on the Potomac, and finds it more
convenient to ship to Crisfeld. But the
distance and the freight are greater than
via Salisbury.
MARYLAND PEAcMEs.-We have receiv-
ed from Col. E. j. Plowden, of Milestown,
St. Mary's county, several specimens ot
well grown peaches. Those known as
llale's Early, measure now about foul
inches in circumference and are expected
to ripen ten days to two weeks earlier thar
similar fruit on the Eastern Shore. Col
Plowden's peach orchard is planted on
hill side, with southern exposure, facing
the Wicomico. His large crop will, il
all probability, go to Philadelphia anG
New York, by tug-boat to Cris6eld, ant
thence direct by rail to market. Unfor
tunately, there is no means of communi
cation sufficiently prompt with Washing
ton or Baltimore for such perishable crop
If Colonel P's enterprise proves success
it will naturally enhance the value of farm
lands in his neighborhood.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The DELAWARE WHIpPING-P Posi- CAST
INTO THE SnADE.-In an article on " Pri-
son Life, " in Pdc1drd's Monthly for June,
l.. Gaylord Clark writes:
l have spoken of punishments in prison.
have seen them all administered, and
take the liberty of asking whether, in
abolishing the cat-o-nine-tails, other pun
ishments have not been substituted which
are really less humane The dark, un-
ventilated dungeon, the occupant subsist-
ing on bread and water; the horrible
yoke, or crucifix; the douche, and espe-
cially the terrible shower bath are not
all these worse than prescribed stripes,
graduated in proportion to the character
of the offence,
went with the late Professor Mapes
once to see prisoner punished with the
douche, the first f' water cure" of pug
nacity, introduced for the first time, be-
lieve, in this country, at the Moyamen-
sing, in Philadelphia. The culprit, as
the little thin stream of water began to
drop on the top of his head, commenced
to laugh but presently his eyes began to
gleam, and appeared to be almost starting
out of his head, and at last he screamed
out in agony, and exclaimed:
"Oh, for Gods sake, stop stop! I'll
never offend again"
Yet what was this in comparison with
the strangling shower baths now in use al
the Auburn and Sing Sing Prisons. They
are torture intensified and the wailing
the bowling which goes up from the strug.
.gling sufferers, not one of your readers
could ever hear but once.
Undoubtedly, prison should be a place
of punishment, from which men should re.
coil with horror, place of real suffering
painful to the memory, terrible to the i'm.
agination, but convicts are sent thither tc
be reformed as web as punished to be
killed outright, as has been the case both
at Auburn and Sing-Sing, within the space
of two or three years-and, at the latter
within two months.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05
Protestant Episcopal Church--Annual Com
ventiOn of the Diocese OF Delaware.

The. Convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, of the Diocese of Delaware,
assembled in Christ Church, Delaware
City, on Wednesday morning hst.q Rt:
Rev. Alfred Lee, d. D. of the Diocese,
called the Convention to order at o'clock,
A. NJ. The Secretary, S. NJ. Curtis, Esq.
called the names of the clergy entitled
to seats, when the following answered to
their names:
Rt Rev. Alfred Lee, D. D.; Drs. Nc
Cabc, Clemson, and Morselle; Rev. Mes
srs. Breck, DuHamel, Ellis, Hall, Littcll,
Latimer, Ncwbold, McKim, Spencer, Mar
shall, Harrison, Redles, Murphy and True.
The usual number of lay delegates were
present from the different churches, The
Convention took recess at a quarter be-
fore ten o'clock, to attend divine service.
The services were conducted by the
Bishop, assisted by Rev. DR.. Clemson.
Rev. Messrs. Marshall, McKim, Brock
and Latimer.
Rev. Dr., McCabe, of Middletown,
preached the Convention sermon, which
was truly scriptural and practical dis
course on justification by faith as the only
way of salvation for lost and perishing sim
ners. After the sermon Rev G.. A. Red
les Bishop Lees assistant) was ordained
Presbyter. -.
The Convention re-assembled at 9
o'clock, to transact the usual business.
In the evening a missionary meeting
was held. Rev. Mr. Harrison of Newark
delivered an excellent address on the sub
ject of Missions. Other addresses were
also made. The Bishop then called the
Convention to order and after transaeting
some further business the Convention ad
journed by singing the Gloria in Excelsis
and benediction by the Bishop. =,
The churches in the Diocese arc in {
prospering condition, as the numbers con
trmed are larger than usual--Commer
:. ciaI
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

s NOVEL SPoRT.-The enterprising citi-
zens of jacksonville, Fla. have been anus
ing themselves with an alligator ace. Five
young animals were entered the purse
was $50, best two in three, Spotted Tail;
frisky youngster, bolted the track, and
'..went for" the spectators. Then Gazelle
and Boston Boy. acted in the same un-
seemly manner, and thereby lost a good
place on the track, and were optstripped
by Nimble Jack and Champion Maid. AT
the second heat, Champion Maid came in
ahead, but at the third Nimbls Jack again
did justice to his name. All the animals
are in training for another race to come of
in few days. e..
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05
Cheapest Carpets in Philadelphia.
WHERE TO nUY THEN.

WHO has not heard Ct EVANS CHEAP
w CARPET STORE? Where you can buy
much lower than at any othor establishment, and
rely upon all goods being just as they are repre-
sented. This season our stock is unusually large,
comprising the latest stylee Of BRUSELLS,
TIIREE-PLY, INGRAM, STAIR CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS; MATTINGS, and WINDOW
SHADES. Elegant Irish Brussels Carpets, yard
wide, from 90 to rs cents equal in appearance to
the finest Brussels.
Iao~ Don't buy without examining our low
prices, as we guarantee you great saving.
JOHN NJ. EVANS,
No 3l7 N. Second st. first Carpet Store above
Vine st. directly opposite Wood st. Philadelphia.
April l7-2mos.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

VorE ON SUNDAY CARS IN NEWARK
The long-vexed question of running street
cars on Sunday in Newark, New Jersey,
came to termination on Tuesday by a
popular vote, as in Baltimore, in favor Of
the liberal travel. The total number of
votes cast in eleven wards of the city was
1925, of which there were ,594 in favor
of Sunday cars, and 1881 against them !;
majority 1900. 1t is calculated that the
other wards to be heard from would double
this majority.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

James L. Robins was arrested in Duffa-
10 Tuesday, charged with robbing the dead
body of Frank Walker, civil engineer,
killed at the Angola disaster, ON the Erie
Railroad, eighteen months since, of a gold
watch. The watch was recently brought
to Walkers father, jeweller in that city,
for repairs, who recognized it, and put the
case in the hands of detectives, who traced
it through six holders to Robins, the par
ty now under arrest.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The Philadelphia Age makes the follow
ing facetious reference to recent inter
view between President Grant and Sena-
tor Ross -
We are happy to announce that Grant
and Ross, between whom little g un-
pleasantness" occurred several weeks ago,
had 6 pleasant interview at tho white
House on Monday last. r.. it seems was
only jokingwhen he told G. to e go to- .
and is now glad he didn't do it. II is all
quiet on the Potomac.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

THE SUIT Aok1Nsr HoTEL PRopRIE-
ToR.-The case of John II. Foster vs..
w. II. Clabaugh, proprietor Of the Foua.
tain Hotel, in which an action was brought
to recover 5000 for money and property
claimed to have,becn lost by the plaintiff
by being robbed while stopping at the
Fountain Hotel as guest in September,
1867, terminated on Wednesday by the
Jury rendering verdict for the defendant.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

1t is officially reported in Havana that
another heavy engagement has taken place
between the Spanish troops and the fill
busters, and that the latter were despoiled
of four cannon and "all other munitions" I"
The city is, nevertheless, in great state
of excitement, and riots are feared. Pri-
vate dispatches in cypher, received in Bal
timore, Wednesday, announce that fight
ing was already going on in the streets Of
Havana.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

Gladstone's bill for the disestablishment
of the Irish Church, passed a third read
ing in the House of Commons on Monday
evening last The ministerial majority
was one hundred and fourteen. This is a
gain since Mr.. Gladstone came into power
viii the Honse of Lords defeat the bill
after such demonstration Possibly.
But the tideSo Of liberal progress will only
mount tho higher and rage the fcrcer
when it is Subjected to temporary checks
and DAMS.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05
DIED.

AT Cccilton, Md. on Friday night, 2sth~ult.
Mrs. Anna JONES' consort of Thomas P. Jones.
AT Chesapeake City, Md. on Saturday last, Mr..
George w. Bennett.
Near Glasgow, Del. on the 10th ult. Mr.. Can't
well Clarke.
On the 3lst ult. at his late residence, near
Choochs Bridge, Del William Cooch, in the 73d
year of his age
In Middletown, on the 2sth ult. Frank @. SON
of John NJ. and l.. Ellen Rothwell, aged 2years,
months and II days. -
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

. DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, and CATARRH
treated with the utmost success, by J. IsAAcs,
NJ. D. and Professor of Disease of the Eye and
Ear, in the Medical College of Pennsylvania, IL
years experience, formerly of Lcyden, Holland
No. sO5 Arch. Street, Phila Testimonials eau
be seen at his office. The medical faculty arc In
vited to accompany their patients, as he has no
without pain. No charge for examination.
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05
Cy6AS AErAlRs. Tho Cubans and Gu.

CUBAN AEFAIRs. Tho Cubans and Gu
ba s$ihpathisers here says the National
Intelligeneer, are in high spirits over the
recent news from that island. Du-
Jfing the last month three distinct cargoes
Of arms and ammunition have been safely
landed in Cuba, with the strong pre-
sumption that a fourth has surely reached
It's destination the effect of which, they
say, is already preceptible inreceit fights,
according to Spanish admissions,
Middletown transcript., 1869-06-05

The Easton, Md. Journal says:-The
work Of tracklaying on the Maryland and
Delaware Rail Road is rapidly progress
ing, and the contractors expect to have the
work completed TO Easton in four weeks.