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the NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT.
SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGF1ELD, IT., May IT, 1S71.
The National Lincoln Monument now being
erected at Oak Ridge Cemetery, this city, win
be completed about the LIST OF July. The Monument
Association has decided to celebrate the occasion
with appropriate services. Besides the unwilling
and Inauguration Of the bronze statue OF Mr.. LIN
coin, just cast from the model by Mr.. Meade the
celebrated sculptor, the remains Of the murdered
President will be transferred to the new vault In the
base OF the monument 1t is intended to make the
occasion OF national interest and it probable
that the President and Vice President OF the United
States the heads or departments, the Supreme
Court. Senators and Representatives in Congress
and the Governor and members OF the Illinois Legis-
lature and other distinguished persons Will be In
vted to be present and participate In the ceremo.
Mes The monument is not one OF the largest In the
country, but is magnificent In its proportions and
imposing in appearance. The time for the ceremo-
mes has not yet been definitely fixed, but VIII pe
announced In due time.
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THE NEWARK MEADOWS.

The briggs Drainage Contract Again In
Court-What Judge Depuc Snys on the
Matter.
The very important matter OF the briggs drainage
contract the full substance VI which appeared in
yesterdays HERALD, was again the subject OF con-
slderaton yesterday In the Essex County Supreme
Court Judge David A. Depue presiding. There were
present, besides large array Of counsel, quite a
a number OF leading meadow owners. AS before
intimated, 1t was expected that Judge Depue
would give decision the subject OF the contract
proposed to be MADE with briggs by the Com
missioners, whether the same should or should
not be confirmed.
His Honor, however, was not prepared to give
final decision, the point not being clear In his mind
whether he really mad any legal power In the pre-
misses. After giving the contract and the act such
attention as he could he said
him that all the objections well taken,
p,rhsps as to ha made 20 the amount Of
his as as o SATURDAY ha. Vs
doubtful whether under the act he had in the
offered behalf Of the landhoders the eaer sand
no 10 the he should for . he
had power question &c Of The which he
such case seeing the had power under
panS would be the
se n % % b s
jsstiCp: allowing them and suSggesnE an additional
Be dsped He held that tie company were bound to make
the work in other words that the work be
reasonable take into account fixing the of
pensaton the briggs Company
qua anteeng the work. His Honor thought
the principle of the Underwater the company could
be at liberty receive money for the work beyond the
s' Ss s:
payment Of Sl35 per acre for the whole be
modified IL "A to limit the of to ha
OF actual benefit and this would hold II
f POINT q Ss ssRs On
act. The objection made TO the contract that It
allows variations In the plan the discretion of the
Of the company in Of interference by the creeks
estuares well taken and the reconstruction of the
should be made for the submission of
such proposed alterations tho for their APP
prevail and that should be also extended the in
reference with the plan by public works authorized by
the Legislature be made the meadows since the
of he act
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MIG r ALTON.
Annual Report OF the Corr
missiOners for 1870.
-
a Population Of 200 4sss Added 70 Our Grand
T0sai-failng -(6t As, sse-rhe Effect Of the
an'' srman War Upon immigration

me annual report Of the Commissioners OF Emil
grafton for the year ending 31st December, 1871,
shows that westward the tide OF emigration nows
Saeadily ON, Notwithstanding the war In Europe,
that is still raging in all its mad fury mas reduced
The arrivals the previous year Of aliens 81 55. The
greatest reduction, 1t viii be seen, is OF German
smigrants. The total NUMBER Of passengers landed
at the port of New York during the year 1870 was
subject TO bonds communication, while 212 ITO were
Aliens, for whom Communication was paid or bonds
were executed. The alien emigration OF the
past year, as contrasted with that OF
1869, shows falling or of 45,369. The NUMBER of
German emigrants arrived last year was u, $50,
being by ~ 255 than that OF the year 1862 The
number OF Irish emlgrants arriving In 1870 was
o6, los, showing falling or OF 1885 from the year
1885, During the last year 1913 letters have been re-
eeived for emigrants, containing money, railroad
hcKets or information, and 1924 Geographic mes
sages were sent IRON the office in Castle Garden,
and 1858 messages received. The amount OF money
resolved at Castle Garden for the use
q emigrants, and In anticipation Of
their ARRIVAL, during the last year, was
$35 $780, and the amount OF money received for their
in answer to letters written from Castle Garden
was 1914 In the Labor Bureau employment was
procured for a. 922 emigrants OF whom IL s57 were
males ana 10, 05j females Or the former $3.50 were
mechanics and 14671 agricultural and unskilled
laoorers. or the latter 800 were skilled operatives
and 9, TAO were house servants. In the whole num-
Der were included 353 families OF 99l persons.
The following interesting table shows the number
and tine Comparative mortality and births on the
n.
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DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN BosTosiAH.

The death Of Edward Riddle, one OF the best
known citizens OF Boston in his business as auc-
tioneer. from his intimacy with leading politicians.
from his natural oonhomnaie, and nationally from
his being United States Commissioner at the Worlds
FAIR at the Crystal Palace, IN London. In 1851 is
announced in the Boston papers The funeral SER
vices took place from mis- late residence Charles
town, Mass, on the 18th inst Among the pail
bearers Charles G. Greene editor OF the Boston
Post i; Samuel Hatch, Frank Thompson, Edwin
Thompson, Dr. william Mason, Or. Henry Lyon and
other prominent citizens. The remains were
known throughout the country aad universally
esteemed an honorable intelligent, genial and kind
hearted gentleman. The beautiful bosom OK Mount
Auburn has seldom been pressed upon SO worthy
"A spiIIt
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C0WAaDLy BUaGl AIRS.

a Trio of House PIunderers in Grand street
Frightened by crap, from n Policcman's
Clue.
The tailoring establishment OF Joseph Levy, No.
100 Grand street, was broken into on Sunday night
by three men-Chares Roberts ct deu1 inconnus-
and jewelry and clothing OF the value OF $l4O
stolen. While the vagabonds were busily engaged
riding the premises an ofilcer trapped" near the
place, which so terrified them that they made rush
IRON the house, Roberts running nicely into the
arms OF an officer OF the Fourteenth precinct While
he was struggling TO get away his two comrades
escaped When searched the property which was
subsequently identified by Levy was found on him.
lie was held In So, 900 TO answer by Judge Hogan.
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TINE DAaEA CANaL--Tie PRACTICAL ROUTE FIRST DIS
COVERED BY AN IRSnMAN
70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-

40 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
No. 4S KINGsLAND PARK, Dublin, Ireland
May 2 1871 !
SIR-In reference to a letter signed oscar B.
ireland" may beg you will DO me the very great
favor, and my brother, the late Dr.. Edward Cullen,
the justice to insert few lines OF explanation IN
your Invaluable journal. The route described by
that gentlemen is precisely "The Cullen Route"
discovered by DR.. Edward Cullen or Dublin, ire
land IN 1s49 upon his return from California, and
which he so accurately ana well describes in all
his many writings and maps, and also In splendid
work which he has left In manuscript now
In possession OF his family. The late
DR.. Cullen crossed the Atlantic seven times
from ireland TO America, three times
al Bogota spent twenty years Of his life. fortune.
gave up his profession AZ IN endeavorlng to further
this great work. But owing to the miserable
jealousy OF petty officials he could not succeed In
1882 an expedition OF American, French British aud
Russian ships-of-war were sent out TO Darien.
Messrs. Cullen, Fox, Henderson ana Brassey mad
formed company, but owing to the mismanage
ment of the cngneer-in.c chief. who thought to have
taken the credit OF everything to himself, 1t failed,
and iurtherance or his own plans he mad DR.. Cul
len mcanly kept prisoner on board the British ship
Espicgle, Captain Handbook. l remain, Mr.. Editor,
respectfully yours, FRANCIS CULLEN.
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MELANCHOLY SUICIDE IN NEW JERSEY.

One OF the strangest cases OF suicide ever known
occurred in Hunterdon county, N, j., on Saturday.
Daniel Bird, wealthy farmer and descendant Of
the old Jersey stock, recently fell into gloomy
state OF mind over incident which to most men
would be mere tribe. HIS wife administered "a
gentle admontion" one day on the improperly OF
his paying for q plate OF icecream for another
lady, This disturbed the relations between Bird
and his wife TO such degree that he
manifested positive symptoms of mental alteration
and his wife took the precautlon TO place razors,
pistols and other DANGEROUS weapons out OF his
reach. He managed to get hold OF a penkniie, how
ever and, watching an opportunity, plunged the
blade INTO the left side OF his NECK. His wife ana
German domestic rushed upon him ana tried to get
possession or the weapon, but, with q fierce deter
mlnation he passed the knife from the right hand
to the left aud inflicted another deep cash in the
right side OF his neck He sank into their arms and
In few minutes was corpse.
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HORSE NOTES.

FnshiOn COurse-H0rses in Training.
The Fashion Course Is almost thing Of the past.
1t will probably be cut up into building lots later In
the season. The hotel Is closed, and there will be
no meetings there this year. Some OF the best horses
In the country however, are training there, their
managers preferrng to use this now very quiet spot
of its retirement get their horses into
condition for the coming campaign.
BEN DANIELS STABLE.
Bay mare American Girl, with record Of 2:19;
brown mare TOpscy, with record Of 2:31 gray mare
Snowflake, no record.
BUDD DOBLES STABLE.
Bay mare Goldsmith Maid with record OF 2:19h;
bay gelding Horspur with record OF 2:24; bay geld
Ing Colonel Russell, with record Of 2241a; chestnut
mare Idol, with record OF 2:27; gray gelding Tam
many. with record OF 2:27; bay mare La Blonde, bay
geldlng Drilt, bay mare Greenwich Maid; gray geld
ing Gray Prince with record OF 2.33; bay mare IRON
Georgetown, KY, with record OF 1885, bay gelding
George W. Jarvis, no record.
Bay mare Western Girl, with record Of =; sorre
stallion Elmo, with record Of =; g. 4. Medoc, with
record OF 2:29; roam mare Edna, with record OF
2:23; gray geiding Mercer, with record Of -; bay
mare Fanny Lee, with record Of 2:29; bay geldlng
Dunderberg, no record.
JOHN DoTYs STABLE.
Bay mare Lady Augusta, with record Of 2:30; hay
gelding q. ". Patterson, win record Of 2:33; bay
stallion EDWIN Boosh, no record; black s gedln.'
owned by Richard Malone, and some promising
young ones.
De
Black gedlng Revenue; Commodore Vanderbilt s
bay gelding Mountain Boy, with record OF 2:2o2,
and s0rrel mare, four years Old, from Kentucky
On Friday next Topsey, Greenwich Maid and Elmo
trot race for sweepstakes OF $500 over the Fas h.
ion Course.
Harry Hamilton, OF Thirty first street. has solo, to
Mr.. Brush, OF Broome street. mis- magnificent span or
black carriage horses. They are line blooded ami
mas. Price $1,000.
10 Laws team are perfection for style and the
belongings are perfect, the wagon and harness being
very attractive and handsome.
Harlem lane Is closed, vehicles reaching Eighth
avenue by way OF Sixth avenue and 124th street.
Master Dave Phillips roam pony commodore
NutJ' is q perfect specimen OF u little horse, and
troted at the Fashion Course last year In 1929 He
ID only 10 hands high.
Horses and wagons have to suffer when they come
in contact with the long wires taken from bale hay
and so tnoughtlcssy thrown into the streets. Tnty
are sharp enough to cut or horses legs and wind
up wagon wheel To standstlll. There ought TO
be special law TO prevent their being cast into the
street. s.; s stA a. e. = ..
J. Turner's five year-old bay mare Is improving,
and steps well on the Bergen plank.
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BY Assistant Alderman OBREN-That crosswalh be laid
BY Assistant Alderman Bsss"Tsa Centre stree. from
Grand street to Brooms street. except the spaces between
pavement
from Marion street To the Bowey except the between
the railroad tracks, be paved with Belgian trapbock
BY Assistant Alaerma HyALEY-Ihat Ridge street, from
Houston TO Division str eet be paved with Belgian or trap
BY Assistant Alderman HAMrsEs-rhat street lamp be
placed and lighted he northwest of Broadway aud
by Asss slant Alderman RonrSsoN-That street, from
west street to Greenwich street, be paved with Belgian or
rI r. I.ys% Sis,m., r,rvs,,
from Broadway to the North river be paved with Bel
Asslsian, Alderman LTrrLEyrELD-ThatT Thirty
stree from Seventh avenue to Eleventh avenue be paved
til. sidewalk in
BY The same-rhat crosswak laid Spring street,
By Assistant Alderman BAnKrR Tha, permission be given
70 Ha'sony syon an street lamp in front
the Dc done b. ana h. se
be OF size and design approved By the Commissioner
BY the same1hat permission be given to Richard Quick
% s sn os
and Sixteenth street, provided the SAME be done at his
BY Assistant Alderman MoCAnrnY--That permission be
ON he kehG ro no and asp M
corner OF First avenue and Hath street, provided the
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
by Assistant Alderman LirrErIELD That permission be
ne 4sSs e h.
the same be done at his expense.
COMMUNICATIONS PLACED ON FILE.
From the Commissioner OF Public Works. transmitting
apoonments of assessments in the matter of pub
lie improvements.
PAPERS FROM THE BOARD ALDERMEN OVER
RESOLUTIONS.
To regulate, &C., Sxy-thrd street, from First to Third
avenue also Eighty Fourth Firth
nue also Seventieth street. from Fifth point 100
feet east thereof also Sxtyseventh street, Third 10
rim avenue; to fence lot the
OF Park avenue and Thiry-fourth street.
To lay mains, &C., Sixty from First
Third avenue also in Sixty ninth street. from Third to
Fourth avenue.
To Tag north side Of Eighty street, First to
Second avenue.
To donate 1854 SO to St. AIMS church pay tagging
sidewalk ks, &c.
To curb, gutter aud Tag Ninety street. between
Eighth and Ninth avenues also In Third avenue, from
Seventyeishh to Eightysxth street, also side of
Eighth avenue between Fort and Forty ninth
To permit Thomas Hayes to keep watering trough in
Thlrly-seventh street. near seventh avenue.
To permit the erection OF watering trough the
side OF the boulevard l0 eet north of Eghyourh street.
To place and light lamp the east side OF Fourth
~ feet north OF sxynfh street. also opposite No.
Eleventh street, also opposite No First also
two lamps opposite No. la East Sixty street.
two opposite tho entrance TO the half Orphan Asylum in
West Tenth street.
PAYERS FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ADOPTED.
Resolution TO permit Michael Cleary place
mental lamp lamppost the northwest Broad
and Forty fourth street.
On motion the Board ndjourned.
WILLIAM II. MALONEY, Clerk.
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TOTAL IMMIGRATION IN TWENTY YEARS
Exhibited in the aggregate the flow Of population
towards the United States Tor the last TWO decades Is
Total in twenty years.

The premises at Castle Garden constituting the
landing deDot are we'll adapted IN point OF loca-
zion To the purposes OF landing place for emf
grants. To its wharf they are brought directly,
by barge or tug, from the vessel in which they
arrived, and, after examination by medical officer,
are ushered at once into the rotunda, where the
newlyarrved emgrant finds facilities tor supplying
every immediate want without leaving the depot.
Exchange brokers are at hand to change his gold
and SILVER II he so DESIRES into United States
rency. Agents Of all the great trunk lines radiating
from New York have offices In the depot, where
emlgrants can procure tickets at the lowest rates
to any part OF the United States or Canada In case
they wish TO depart Immediately their baggage,
labelled and checked, and themselves are conveyed
by and without extra charge, to the railroad
or steamboat depot All these departments are con-
Quoted by responsible persons who, though not OFF,
GERS OF the commission, are subject to its control
and required to conform to Its regulations
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TINE t0c T05 SUICIDE.
The Inst Letter from the Unfortunate Man to
His Relatives.

LeILCr IrON TIC CHIOTTUnNtB
His Relatives.
Coroner valhardt held an inquest ut Hoboken yes
terday on the body of the man who shot himself on
Wednesday last board a Hoboken ferry boat
Mr.. Frederick Palmer, Of Philadelphia, identified
the body of deceased as that OF James Hector,
his broner-naw. The unfortunate man had been
out OF empl oyment FOR long time and he left his
mothers residence in Philadelphia on the 30th OF
April to look for Job. Before leaving he disposed
OF his interest In the Fire department for the sum
OF 500. The only tidings of HIM afterwards was
conveyed III the following letter 10 his sister,
DEAR MARY-I will bid you goodby. Kiss mother for
Give my brothers and don't forget sister
and Mary, johns wife, and Maggie Costello, the girl love-
and Sam, and Brute, and Dan Kane. JIM uUClOK.
Mother goodby; dead, will be in few minutes
/ cannot write my love--I am drunk. jim HOCrOR.
The jury rendered a verdict OF death by suicide
while laborng under temporary insanity.
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THE INDIANS.

Principal Tribes Of New Mexico and Colorado
Peacefully DispOsed-No Danger Of an
Outbreak.
WASHINGTON May 49, 1871.
letter from Jonathan Richards, agent OF the In
dams at Wichita Agency, dated April 20. says that
representatives from all the tribes are there and APP
pear friendly, and he Orchards, thinks they are
disposed to form peaceful alliance. The Kiowas
anu Comanches, Cheyenne AMI Arapahoes and Apa.
ches are re resented by some OF their head men,
VINO are Dehaving very well, and there are
hopes that their visit here and the influence OF
friendly Indians will exert marked beleit over
them. The heavy rains have delayed the meeting Of
the council. He has heard a great deal more OF
Indian depredatons and proposed hOsttlities from
tne newspapers and sensationa.ists than from the
Indians ana other reliable sources. and thinks there
Is cause to lear a general outbreak among the
wild tribes II such should occur 1t will be the re-
suit OF improper influence oil designing and bad
men.
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Board Of Apporti0nm cnt.
BOARD OF APPoRTIONMENT J
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.,

BOARD APPoRTIONMENT J
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK;
Monday, Nay Ii, 1871.
meeting OF the Board OF Apportonment, held this day.
the following resolutions were adopted. viz. -
Resolved That the several applications presented to the
Board OF Apporonmenl tor claims alleged have been in
cured prior to January ls denied for the that
the Board has authority to make appropriations except
Tor the current expenses OF the city and county
for the year 1871.
make provision for the local OF the
county OF New York., passed April ~ 1871 provides that
the Board of Apporonnent shall have power to regulate
all salaries OF officers and employees of he city and county
governments - therefore
Resolved That the salaries OF all employees paid
at the rate Of live thousand dorrs greater per
mum be reduced at the rate of twenty cent per
to take ell ect on the first OF June, 1871
Reso ed That the COMPTROLLER be directed notify each
or the several departments whose salaries
warrant OF the Comptroller OF the adoption of this reso
ton.
Resolved That taking into consideration the appropria
tons made by the State the the
hundred and ninety thousand live hundred (Ylg5OO
be and is hereby appropriated under the head Dona
tons for Chart aid of the several institutions hospitals
and dspensar named IN the sixth section the
titled IAN to make provision the
the city and county of New York" passed April 49, 1871,
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TEMPERATURE AT TIE PARK.

Central Park Meteorological Department Abstract
Of report for the week ending May 10, ISL
Barometer-Mcan, 29s67 inches; maximum, at
twelve 7. NJ, May TO- ac.o2o inches; minimum, at
three A. NJ, MAY = 2o.4,o inches; range $3.50 inch.
Tncrmomieter-Mcan, 500 degrees; maximum at
three J.. NJ, May l3, 10 degrees; minimum. ut four
A. NJ, May IL, ~ degrees: range, 30 degrees. Re-
marks-May !, rain from midnight to 1--WE A. M. ;
amount OF water, .2p Inch; Total amount OF water
for week, =: distance travelled Nv tue wind during
the week, 1885 miles.
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MUSIC AT TIE PARKS.

At a meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the
Department OF Pubic Parks held yesterday 1t was
ordered that musical entertainments be given by
the Central Park band under the leadership OF c. S.
Grafulla, commencing at Central Park on Saturday,
the 2oth ,nst and as lol,ows:-Mount Morris Park
Mondays six to eight T.. NJ; Tompkins square,
TUESDAYS, six to eight L. NJ; Madison square,
Thursdays, six to eiaht p. NJ; Battery Park, Fri
DAYS, six to eight +. NJ; Central Park saturdays
hall. pasJ three to six L. M
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the POLICE COM MISSlONERS.
No Change in tho Commission and Nobody
Dead If He Knows II.

A Bohemian, who was hard up for his supper last
Saturday, managed to get published in a weakly
weekly paper OH Sunday last, q report that Judge
Bosworth had given up the ghost as Police Commits
soner, likewise Ben Manierre The two gentlemen
summarily knocked In the head are, officially, as
alive and kicking as ever, and have no idea what
Of getting into their shrouds for many years to
come. Besides, Billy Hickman, who was men,
toned as OF the successors OF the two dead men,
Is too fond OF high Old fine times TO desire to be
pOked away III dirty corner at police headquarters.
supper Is q very fine thing for hungry man,
Billy thinks, but 1t Is an awful tough one for fellow
who gets 1t by burying live men who don't want TO
t,a rIad
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A Contemplate WRETCH.

Michael Duffy, poor laborng man, arrived in
this city on Saturday night last from Sacramento
and put up ut a hotel corner OF Ninth avenue and
Twenty.nint street. Duny had saved from his
earnings $500 and OH his way to see his parents
and friends in Ireland lie paid MY cents FOR his
lodgings and gave his s1eO TO Kinney, Keeper OF the
place, Tor safe Keeping. Yesterday morning when
he called for II Kinney handed HIM sixty dollars and
said 10 was oil the money Dut1y had given him.
Justice Snandley alter hearings Dury's story held
Kinney to bail IN the sum OF $1,000 70 appear for
trial at the General Sessions.