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The New York herald., 1872-12-09
TELEGRAPH CABLES EXTENSION.

Project for Electric Comm u nfcation Re-
tween the Cape Of Good Hope and Eng
land.
The Elizabethport tCape Of Good Hope) Herald OF
the 18th OF October publishes the following:
following government notice has been published by
His Excellency the Governor IN the Gdzette:-
COLONIAL OFFICE, CAFE OF GOOD HoPE,(
Oct. Z, 1877.
His Excellency the Governor directs the publica
tion Tor general Information OF the following resO
luton adopted by both Houses OF Parliament during
the past session, wiz
That this House views favoraby tho ultimate extension
of telegraph communication via Mauritius to Alden by
submarine cable and Will consider iavoraby any pro-
posals tor this purpose which may be laid before IT,
And His Excellency hereby invites proposals from
such individuals or companies as may be willing to
undertake to construct, to lay down and to work
cable by means OF which telegraphic communities.
ton VIII be secured between the colony and the
United Kingdom.
Parties making such proposals are requested to
state:-
fi,st-when they win be prepared to commenc the
&eond-wishin what time they undertake to com.
pIcte u. "
Third-What amount OF annual subsidy the colonial
government VIII be expected ~ contribute and what
period.
Further information NAV be obtained on applica.
ton at the Colonial ONCE, or at the office OF the
Crown Agents for the Colonies In England.
by command OF Ills Excelency the Governor
X. SOUTHEY, Colonial Secretary.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
Marine Dfsastera.


BARK MCPHERSON Brl. Doody. from Philadelphia for
Blboa put into Halifax 9th inst replace sails lost
ing gale.
BAsx ALsAconr (Br), Smith, from New York for Kings
tom "a eiorc reported by cablc), totally wrecked
OF Little rnagua ats AM Nov The captain and
were saved.
Bsio MINNIE Assy Harlng, at Boston 7th from Malaga
Western Islands. - ~
BRIG PnssrIssrxo fom Ragged Island before reported
arrived at Baltimore 7th. '"'so'
BRro 0rrAwA QBr), from Mramichi for Halifax. went
ashore on the 9TH about six miles Island
light ~
scHaJ FARLAxp from Charleston for Boston with 2,s
bales cotton and $50 tons phosphate rock Is reported
scER MINERVA, Brightman, which went ashore on the
peach near shinnecock Ledge last week has been gotten
on and found TO have received but little damage.
soHR BoAz OF and Belfast for Rondout at Vine.
yard Haven 9TH inst WAS into while lying OF the har
bor latter port night OF the 4h by the schr Ida Ella
OF Pembroke and had bboom broken, ainsail torn 10
scHn ZrcAvo, Mann, from Bangor for Danvers before
reported in collision on Portland Head light has
peed repairs and her anchors and chains been
covered -. ~
The six bales Of cotton, marked NAvM, picked up of
hateras by schr Index, at Charleston 9Th, compared
lost of Hatteras.
BARROW IN FuRNRss, Nov z-rhe Perseverance Morice
arrived mere from Quebec, reports having Oct 80 in
new. "
Miscellamsous.
Purser LII Young Of the steamship Gen Barnes from
Savannah. has our thanks for favors
SAAk QA4 late n GAntRGkak ~ toms hAa been sold NJ
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. 8, 1872.
ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsTONE TELEGRArH LINE.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsToNE TELEGRAPH LINE.
sa SsSannaA Dec
;,S ;s,Sea%sp South Garona Dec
Steamship wyanoke, Couch. Rcnmona City Point and
Norfolk with ndse and passengers to the OLD Dominion
XssIn Xsiss%InsGP ISsgar. Read Richmond city Point and
Norolk with mdse and passengers TO the Old Dominion
the Norfolk with md'e
Ssp wss swsS IS Ss Soa ~
Steamship Fanita Doane Philadelphia with mdse to
s;Sssm:Sp Leopard Hughes PhiIsaslpha for Boston
sss xss sss;sr
S Tps,
ssss {? 4; :, ;Psss sss;i Ss
sss esSe aods BARK for ss psG & Ss s%
sRsS sS 1 ship SssssIs s 6, from sps.ssr.
Glen ssnnox dsn: rom Saisats icf Liverpool Nov Nov
Calcutta fr11dad Days @ out s'Hf s.h si SR
S Sssss sI .% Ss.a
R Masgs 6
and had moderate 70 lat Of Bermuda; thence fs
ssIs SsPiun Aa: SainOy,eh, smyrna. September 10
Co. 'G .
and moderate weather UP to Bermuda, from thence II
days. with heavy westerly gales
Bark Waldo Pressy. Seville, 10 days with cork lead,
&c, 10 John Osborn, Son Co; vessel to Barston
Son. Took the middle passage, and had moderate
ther to Dec l; since heavy westerly gales
70 Sssssy ses.
ION XS, passed schr Nellie Shaw, from Trinidad for
Bark Iona lof Pictou, Nsl, Newborn, Pctou II days
with coal TO Bird, Perkins lob vessel 10 g II Brewer
S ss ssi'r to A'n"uA Point thence day,
Brig Lady Mary (ot Quebec) DeRoy, Naguabo PR, 16
days with TO Rivera Co. Fromat Of Bermuda to
Hatteras had heavy NV gales; remainder Of passage
Brig sosric Cof Pc Isiand Mcleod Matanzss 10 days.
with sugar TO order; vcsse 70 Curre Co. Had dne
weather; besnt days north Of Hatteras
Brig Mary Rowland; Rowland, New Orleans % days
gales for q DAYS; Nov ~ and sOth on Haeras
usually violent gale, accompanied with furious
squalls and intensely cold weather The X s bound
to Providence, and proceeded.
Brig Ellen Maria tof Bangor), Hoxc, Darien, Ga, g
days with yellow pine, TO kenncy Rross, vessel
s. 9; Loud 4 Co. had fine weather, been three days
schr Hiawatha tof NewburyporD Dixon, st. Martins,
Is days. with salt to II vaiabe Son, vessel to h j
Wenberg; had heavy winds up to Hatteras, from
thence nve days with moderate winds.
schr Ida Jayne, Jayne, Baltimore for Bridgeport
Vessels anchored at Quarantine outward bound-Barks
Freundschait, for Hamburg; John Boulton for Laguay
ra and Porto Cabeo Londeld, for Cork for orders DE
Capo do do L1nyidla for Gibraltar and Genoa; br1s
NJ Roberts, for clenfuesosi arret fQx eAlp,pags
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY DECEMBER ls72wlrH SUPPLEMENT-

The levelling and grading and the making a
pleasure ground or what was nothing before but
conglOmeration OF stagnant ponds and waste
lands is gong on bravely and demands much
time. Here the foundations are already being laid
for
THB MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY,
which IL Is intended shall be beautiful building OF
granite and iron, and the total cost OF which will
be 100000. BY next Spring great deal will have
already been done towards this building, H. indeed,
the authorities at Albany do not interfere The
Museum OF Art In the Central Park, at Eighty
seventh street and Fifth avenue, Is being pushed:
The digging and blasting for the foundations wnl
take the entire Winter, as 1t is a stone bottom
which will be very good when the foundations are
being laid, but which ia very troublesome at pres
sent. The cost OF this IS $5o0,oo0 and u VIII De
made OF the same materials as the other museum.
THE PELYEpEEE. E.--.-.s-.--. - ---.ssy
buildings the highest p6lh Iii TIE Park and, we be-.
heve, on Manhattan Island, are approaching COM
pletion. The lower and main buildings are made
use Of already, but will not be altogether finished
before next Pan. The total cost OF these WIN be
about $160, 00O They have been in course OF con-
struction for the past four years.
The only remaining Improvement In prospect
the Merchants' Gate, which is to be on the Eighth
avenue entrance OF the Park-it Is almost too early
TO speak OF at present. The Board holds meet
ing next week In relation to It.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
THE ANDERSON POISONING CASE.

DR.. Lucius b. Irish will be placed on trial In the
Kings County Court OF Oyer and Terminer to-day
on the charge OF having, with Mrs. Sarah Ander
son, poisoned to death Edward 0. Anderson the
husband of Sarah. The Indictment is for murder in
the first degree Mrs. Anderson has also been indict
ed and is now in the Raymond Street Jail, but she
will have separate trial after DR.. Irish's shall
have been disposed Of This case has been before
the Courts frequently, but for various reasons the
trial has been postponed until now. The accused
occupied quite a prominent position In social
circles In Brooklyn, and his case is exciting more
than usual attention. He will be defended by ex-
Judge Morris, General Tracy twh0 will argue some
very fine points OF law to be raised during the tria
and Thomas G. Pearsall. District Attorney Win
chester BrittOn and his assistant, Edgar M Cullen,
will conduct the case for the people. The presid-
ing Judge Is Calvin Il. Pratt.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
ANOTHER MANSLAUGHTER.

The Death Trap OF tho Harlem Railroad
ON Fourth Avenue Still Doing Its Fa-
tai Work-Inquest ON tho Body OF AM
other Victim.
Coroner keenan, was yesterday called to the
Morgne to hold an inquest on the body OF Lawrence
Kelly, man ifty-four years Of age, and born in
Ireland, who died In Bellevue Hospital the previous
afternoon. On Saturday morning deceased, stone
cutter by occupation, while crossing Fourth
avenue, near Fifty street, was knocked down
by an outward bound train OF cars belonging to
the New Haven Railroad Company and had both
his legs fearfuly crushed death being the result.
condition from the effects OF cancer with which
she has long suffered.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA, Dec. T. 1872.
sugar-Prvatc advces more unfavorable than public; ;
merchants refuse TO purchase owing to the high
Of hodcrs stock scarce quotations nomins contract
business very small. Sugar at Havana and Matanzas-
Stock in warehouse, 4s0U boxes and 25 hds receipts
Of the week l5 boxes and LOO hhds exported during
week, 9700 boxes and 325 hhds.. inc cludinQ 900
boxes boxes and all the hogshssds e the uuited states
fair demand; superior American, $26a ST. doshen S2S
a Sd per quinta Flour quiet and steady. wax, yellow
POTATOES auIet Tallog buoyan az sis % s aun
nominal at 81 75a$4 Lumber In fair demand. Shocks
box, bnoyant Hoops hrmcr; long shaved, S75 $50;
mai -
The New York herald., 1872-12-09

On Saturday the members OF the Board Of Super.
visors we're individually served with an order to
show cause why the three and half mills de-
county. The case will be argued before Judge Tap
pan to-day.
Francis II. JONES' OF 45s Degraw street, was
robbed OF a gold hunting case watch, worth $I25
while quenching his thirst with glass OF lager
beer In the oyster saloon OF Jacob Endris oa Court
street, on saturday night The time piece was
numbered 22, 2l5, J. Johnson, maker, Liverpool.
The residents OF Bedford avenue between Full.
ton street and st. Marks avenue, have become
alarmed at the assessments for repaving the
streets, and have petitioned to the Authorities to
be allowed to pave their own street at their own
expense. The matter will be brought up in the
Board OF Aldermen to-day.
Dewitt McBrid, was arrested for stealing a
feather bed valued at s35 from in front of the
furniture store OF p. Cormerd, 261 Columbia street
on Saturday night. The property was recovered
at the residence OF the prisoner, 81 Summit street.
He was locked up to await examination before
Justice Delmar.
A lot OF zinc, amounting to the value OF $50, was
stolen from the tin factory, OF Roebuck Bro.,
AZ Tiffany place, on Saturday last. John McKenna
and Charles RELY, two boys, were arrested for the
robbery. A junk dealer, Harman Hesser, keeping
shop az ~ irving street purchased the zine from
arrested and is held for Court
The wills OF the following named persons were
proved during the past week Jacob Doter, or the
town of Flatbush; Edward Quigley, Cor nelius Ho-
gan, Penninah Auld, Paul Miller, Alvah Guion,
Edward Hunt William P. Grimm, Anna B. Loring.
Thomas Valentine and Mary V. Secor, all OF Brook.
lyn. Letters OF administration were granted in
the estates Of william 4. P. Baylis, Maria swift,
Robinson, John Hamilton, Maria Aud, George
Schneider, Charles p. Hunt, Eliza Tumey, John J.
McGrath and Eliza O'Donnell all OF Brooklyn.
Letters Of guardianship Of the estate OF Kate J.
Baylis were granted to Robert Il. Rhodes, Of Brook
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
ANOTHER MIssINa-MAN MYSTERY.

On Tuesday, the Sd instant Mr.. James Hagan
left his residence 33 East Broadway and has not
been seen or heard Of by any Of his family or
friends 1t is feared he has been the victim OF foul
play, as his habits were always regular, and he
Joyed the universal respect and esteem Of all who
knew him. MI. Hagan Is about fOrty-seven years
OF age, five feet seven In height sto1tly built and
his hair and whiskers are grayish. At the time Of
his disappearance he wore blue a-jacket, velvet
vest and KOssuth hat.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
ARREST OF CouHTIRPEITIRs.

Large Amount OF Unfi nished Bonds
and United states Currency Pound
Upon Them.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Dec. 9, 1872
special agent OF the Treasury Department
who for some months past has been on the trail OF
counterfeiters OF railroad bonds, which were sold
in New York over year ago. arrested two leaders
OF the gang last Saturday the 81. Francis River,
near Bolivar, Ark. One OF the men, named John
formerly In the employ OF the Treasury Depart
ment, at Washington. The other man gave the
name OF Edwin Sale, but Is supposed to be the m2h
tyhO com mittad haavv fOr0a~sna In New Orleans a
wysaf5 asS. Isfts AMOUNT 81 aYihnisksS B5hda
and United States currency notes were found In
their possession; also plates, presses, &c. Tne
prisoners arrived here to-day and WILL be take9 TO
washington at once. .,,- "c.s
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
nus III URBE.
What Our Park Commits
sioners Are Doing.

The Two Great Fountains-The One in Central
Park Almost Completed-Miss Stebbins
statuary an Entire success-The City
Hall Fountain-The Union Square I'M
provement for Public Meetings.
Destroying and Planting Trees
The Battery, Manhattan
Square, the Museums Of
Art and Of Natural
History and the
Belvidero
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
SUNDAY FREE READING.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 8, 1872.
The reference library ana reading rooms Of the
Free Public Library we're opened to the public to-
day, In accordance with q vote OF the directors
dred and iny people patr0p,seg the library during
Tue Misyl2yus
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER oRIzABA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 1872.
The steamer Orizaba arrived at Santa Barbara
to-day, with one wheel disabled. The passengers
will be transferred to the Senator for San Diego.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
A TRAIN THROWN FROM THE TRACK
WORCESTER. Mass. Dec a

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec, g. 1872.
The morning passenger train over the Worcester
and Nashua Railroad was thrown from the track
about mile north OF this city Saturday morning.
Three cars were thrown on their sides, but though
there were 26O passengers on the train no one was
seriously Injured.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09

The residence Of John NJ. Buchanan, 2s2 Even
street, was felonlousy entered on Saturday and
robbed Of 500 worth OF property.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09

The residence OF L. o. COnklin, 1872 Wllloughby
street, was visited by sneak thief last evening
and clothing, valued at $110, was stolen.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
NEW YORK CITY.

On the 4th instant Thomas Farley, o man
seventy-fve years OF age, fell from one of the
Third avenue cars. in Chatham street, and was
run over. He was taken to the Centre Street
Saturday the friends OF Mr.. Farley thought best
to remove him to st. Vncent's Hospital, and while
doing SO he died In the ambulance. Coroner Young
was notified. Deceased Is said to have lived lat
III Chatham street.
The case OF John Mcmillan, charged with knock
ing down and r0bbing James Hume, the master
builder, OF Clinton place, near Washington Park
on Thanksgiving evening, came up for examina-
tion before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market yes
terday. Mr.. Hume positively Identified the pris
Oner as the one OF the assailants who struck him
the forehead, rendering him scnseless, while the
other two held him. girl named Louisa Smith
swOre that she saw the whole AFFAIR, and positively
identified Mcmillan as one OF the robbers. He was
committed In default OF IS, 900 bail TO answer.
william Aiken, OF 500 Eleventh avenue was
brought up at Jefferson Market yesterday. charged
with feonlous assault on Richard Markham. The
face OF the complainant was cut and bruised in the
most shocking manner, and astonished those most
accustomed to similar sights. The evidence
showed that Markham was set upon In the saloon
corner o, Forty-nrst street and Ninth avenue by
the prisoner and others, and that he had q very
narrow escape OF his life A small sum Of money
was also taken from him. The prisoner, who was
particularly brutal appearing person, was held
to bail in the sum OF 81, 600 10 answer.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09

There were l76 deaths in Brooklyn last week, an
increase of over the mortuary OF the previous
xvaak
The New York herald., 1872-12-09

Owen Daily, ninety years OF age, dropped dead
on Saturday at his residence, 104 Second street.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
BROOKLYN AFFAIRS.

The police arrested 800 persons during the past
week.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
OCEAN STEAMERS.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER.
The New York herald., 1872-12-09
S HIPPIN G NEW s.
WHITEsT0NE TELEGRAPH. =

The NEW YoRK HERALD has constructed telegraph line
from New York city to Whitcstone IL and the samei;
now open for the transaction of business
This line will be found OF great service to those having
business with vessels passing to and from the Sound and
facility will be given to merchants and others to
communicate promptly
AS there is no other teegraphlc communication with
Whitesone, the Herald Line will open all business
and private messages, and the attended to with all
POSSIBLE despatch.
All messages must be prepaid.
The following rates have been established -
Private messages twenty-five cents for ten words or
less two cents for every additional word
Business messages-For a message of twenty words or
less to be delivered board of whitcstone
dolar i've cents for every additional word.
Advertisements for NEW York HERALD free
Herald Oficc. corner Broadway and Ann street.
Herald Ship News Office pier No East River
Herald Branch Once, No 1265 Broadway
Whitestone Dock, Whestonc. H.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

ANECDoTE OF TON CoRwIN.-The
death Of Tom Corwin, which gives rs
all sorrow, served to revive many good
stories concerning him. When quite
n young man he was elected a mem
Der of the General Assembly of the
State Of Ohio, and early in the session
he brought in a bill for the destruction
of the public whipping-post. lie
made an early speech in favor of the
measure. to which an elderly member
replied as follows: "AIr. Speaker, the
gentleman is not as old as am, and
has not seen as mnch OF the practical
operation of the system of punishment
which he desires to abolish. When |
lived in Connecticut, ifa fellow stole
Il horse, or cut up other antics, we
used to tie him up and give him a real
good thraShing; and lie always clear
ed right out, and we never saw any
thing more of him. It's the best way
OF getting rid Of the rogues that ever
was tried, and without expense to the
State" Mr.. Corwin, who never fail
ed to carry his point by joke, if the
argument was against him, only made
the brief reply: Mr.. Speaker, | have
often been puzzled to account for the
vast emigration from Connecticut to
the West, but the gentleman last up
has explained il to my satisfaction"
It Is almost needless to say that Mr..
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21
The I,urnI,,g Of Moscow.

AS Napoleon Bonaparte was march,
ing his army into Moscow on Septem-
Der Is, 1872, the Russian authorities
determined to burn the city rather
than to allow il to be occupied by him.
they accordingiy distributed eohibus-
tible material throughout the city,
ready to be lighted should his army
enter it. Ills entry and attempted
occupation of Moscow, and the subse-
quent burning of the city by the Rus
slams, are matters of history, from
which we quote the following;
"On Wednesday, September 18th,
1872, Napoleon took up his lleadluar-
ters in the Kremlin, and on the same
day the fire broke out in the Kital
Gorod. The night Of the 10th was il
Illuminated by the fire Ola general con-
ilagration. The explosion of the bal
looms Of flame which were seen falling
from the tops of towers showed the
nleans which Were being taken to
spread the fire. A vast sea of flames
Illuminated the horizon for miles, an
nouncing to the unhappy Muscovites
who still fingered near the town, that
their homes no longer existed. The
different quarters of the town took
fire, burned and disappeared all Mt
once. Heaps OF ullcincd and blacken-
cd stones indicated the spot where
houses had stood. The silence of ter
ror was only interrupted by roaring
like that OF the waves Of stormy sea ;
this was produced by the wind, which,
driving with violence the torrent OF
flame, hurried far and wide the tles-
troying element. From time to time
whole buildings fell with crash.
Wherever the eye turned nothing
could be seen but smoking ruins and
deyouring flames. Ever and anon
was heard the mourniul toll Of II bell,
which sounded like the signal passed
between one and another Of equal des-
truction. In spite Of the vigilance OF
the sentries posted at the houses, the
fire spread as if it had been driven by
an invisible power. Although great
part of the town was built OF wood, 1t
took many days of general eontlaglT-
tion to consume it. At last in most
quarters of the town there were left so
few traces of habitations that the
streets could hardly be recognized.
Human bodies half burned, and the
dead caipasses of horses, cows and
dogs, lay in the midst Of the ruins.
5000 houses. besides great number
of palaces, were reduced to ashes !;
scarcely G,O00 houses were left stand
ing, The private loss by the destrnc-
ton of houses and their contents was
calculated at not less than 80, 600, 600
$3.50, 0O0, 600, J and this was probably
under the mark. The first torch
which set Moscow ablaze was said to
have been applied by Count Kostop-
chone, the Governor Of the CITY,"
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-21

Competent authorities state that
opirm-eating is greatly OIL the in
crease IN this country. DR.. +. 4. Oil
yer, of Massachusetts, in a recent ar
tiele says:
There are probably from eighty to
one hundred thousand opium-eaters in
the United States. From 1910, the
importation of the drug shows an in
crease from $1,000 pounds to l54,S4l
In 1870, and there was a large increase
IN 1871. The habit once acquired, Is
with the greatest difficulty controlled.
II less marked In its immediate effects
than alcohol, it is far more sure of its
victim. \ man of twenty who takes
opium seldom lives beyond the age of
thirty or thirty-six. 1t has been esti-
mated that about one in six of those
addicted to alcohol reforms, while
among opilnn-eaters success in such
ali attempt Is extremely rare. Manly
who have abandoned alcoholic drinks
take to opium, and Boston druggist
states that Il noted temperance lectilr-
er is one of his regular customers for
this drug. In an adjacent town, there
Is a man that takes two ounces of
laudanum daily. 1t is a singular fact
that its use in the country Is greater
than in the large cities. One Boston
druggist states that the sale of opium
preparations to the country is ont Of
all proportions to that of other drugs.
Thousands whoare addicted to this ter
rible habit acquired it by taking med
icines which were largely composed
of opium. Women constitute thu
larger proportion of opium-takers."