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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1869.
UNION REPUBLICAN• TICKET.
STATE•
POE aovErtvon:
JOHN IV. GEARY.
JUDGE OF sr PVIVCE counx:
HENRY W. WILLIAMS.
COUNTY.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE DISTRICT COURT,
JOHN M. KIRKPATRICK.
ASSISTANT LAW =DOE, COMMON PLUMS,
FEED'S. H. COLLIER.
STATE szsegx—THolll3 HOWARD.
ASSRMIILT—MILES S. HITHEHREYS,
ALEXANDER MILLAR,
JOBEPH. WALTON.
JAMEd TA.YLOR,
D. N. WHITE,
JOHN H. HERR. 1 ,,
SHERIFF—HUGH S. FLEMING.
TREAstrwra—JOß. F. DENNISTON.
CLERK OF Comers—JOSEPH BROWNE.
Baccomniu—CßOMAS H. HUNTER.
COMMISSIONER— MAUNCEY B. BOSTWICK
REGISTER—JOSEPH H. GRAY.
CLERK ORPHANS' Comm—ALEX. HILA—NDB
DIRECTOR or POOR—ABDIEL McCLIIRE.
Plano Lama at Antwerp, 541 f.
U. S. Boma at Frankfort, 881
GOLD closed lc, New York yesterday
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at 1831,©1332.
WS PRINT on the inside pagea of
this morning's GsamFric--Second page
PCke;ry, "The Baby'," Drawer," Ephem
eris, Letter from Saratoga, Clippings.
Third and Sixth pagee: Pines:lce and
Trade, lfarkets, Imports and River News.
Seventh ,page: Spectrum, Analysis, 'The
French Emperor's Change ,of Policy,
Poisoned.hy a Fly, Eating Frait, Nasky's
Domestic Sacrifice.
THE public park question will be with
drawn from the voters, it is thought, and
no election held as ordered. The people
may have an opportunity to express their
will in the matter at the October elec
tions.
THE Republicans of Dauphin county
have nominated DAVID MUMMA for the
State Senate, and Messrs. A. C. Smith
and 3. E. Pensotis for the Assembly.
Fourteen hundred majority for that tick
et is talked of.
A DELEGATE ill the Democratic Con
-
\ vention on Tuesday, asserted that a plat
-form other than thit adopted by the State
Convention.should be ad9pted, as it was
asking too much of the Allegheny Demo
cracy to swallow all that it contained.
Whether'the dose is too strong or not for
the opposition, it won't go down with
the majority of the people of the- State.
Tem railway-freight quarrel at New
York Is ended by agreement among the
lines. -Its profit to the general public for
bade the idea of its continuance. Anoth
er quarrel, from which the public derives
no special benefit, is going on more vig
orously than ever. This is for the con
trol of the far Western connections of
the Missouri River, to which end all the
trunk•line corporations are active buyers
of the leading stocks from Toledo west
ward.
Paton to the assembling of the late
Democratic CoUvention it wits thought
that it would adjourn without making
, nominations other than that for the
) Comnaissionership, as it was deemed a
doubtful matter whether enough-men in
the ranks would be found willing to offer
themselves as sacrifices in aspiring to all
the positions open. The RePnblican ma
joritiin the county promises to be nun
- sually large in. October, as the ticket of
the Democracy contains no element of
strength.
adMirers of Humboldt, in Dayton,
Ohio, are the projectors of a novel and
economiql method for celebrating the
centennial Einniversary • of the great
scholar and thiliker. They propose that
bonfires shall be started on all the high•
est hill tops of the land, on the anniver
sary eve, and be kept burning till the
ushering in !- - of the day, and all this
combustion in honor of Humboldt! The
suggestion is singular and novel, to say the
least, bat we fancy that the spirit of the
man honored would frown on the cheap
compliment• paid to his memory. by an
enlightened people.
No MORE WONDERFUL proof could be
desired of the actual fulfilment of Noah's
prophecy that the descendents of Ja•
phet should dwell within the tents of
Bhem; than the fact that a message was
recently received - in, New York which
was panned in Bombay, India, only
eight minutes before. The meinbers of
the Shemitio races are notanventive; . nor
do they trouble themselves ',Hit tele.
graphs or.,,thingE; Of that;nature: . - Ilis
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Japhet's children who have made possi
ble tbjs marvelous celerity of lute rcom
munication, and it is the same people
who.avail themselves of that possibility.
THE Post promises on behalf of the
Democracy of Allegheny county, that
they will "hold their own" in the present
political canvass. This reminds us of a
little story. A wealthy parent had an
only heir to his vast possessions f on whom
he c6uld build little hope, as thi youth
was intiztive, slothful and intemperate.
One da4 a change came
. over the boy, and
he pat. dup his duds and started out in
the broad world to seek his fortune. Two
etifiixiilled away and the son returned to
gladden the heart of his father. After
narrating a world of wonders he
_had
seen in his travels, and exciting the old
gentleman's faith in believing that he had
amassed riches, the promising youth ex
claimed, "Well, Dad, you know when 1
started out I wasn't worth a cent; I had
no good habits or principles; I was wild
and profligate and a burden to myself and
friends 1" "Yes, yes," responded the
delighted parent, "I remember all, my
boy." "Well," continued the hopeful,
"after all my experience, all my extensive
travels, I assure you that I have admira
bly succeeded in holding my own ! "
A wEER from next Friday the long
talked of boat race between the Harvard
and Oxford crews shall, it is expected,
take place. To a certain extent, it may
be looked upon as an international affair.
Oxford may probably justly be taken as,
as fair an assembly of the representative
young England as can be made, and from
this assembly the crew is chosen. Har
vard, on the other band, represents New
England, a fact which the Newi England
students were so conscious of, that they
objected to having one of their best oars
men on the crew because, he was from
Chicago, so thnt, although the Chicago
man went, the race - is still a contest be
tween the representative yOuth of Old and
New England. Coming, as it does, im
mediately after the Alabama excitement,
there is naturally a deep popult& interest
felt in the result, but the English seem to
be very certain that their men shall win,
while we Americans do not seem so san
guine, a fact which must be rather dc-
pressing to the Harvard boys. It is not a
muscular contest between the students of
two colleges, which thus interests almost
everybody, it is a friendly repetition of
our various naval battles—the Constitu
tion and Guerriere, the Chesapeake and
Shannon, or more correctly, perhaps, it is
a battle between the May Flower and
the Alabama, a battle in which, as mere
Americans, we must' take an interest, and
even those who may be violently oppo
sed to plymouth-rock-ism, must hope that
the May Flower may win, while they fear
that the result may be different.
WE DO NOT suprosk.that anyhady
would deny that a man, when he under•
takes to do a thing, ought to examine it
as thoroughly and do it as well as he is
able. The Secretary of the Navy
has undertaken to manage the naval
business of this country, and in- or
der to understand it more thoroughly he
bas, in company with several experienced
officers, gone to examine parts of our
coast and the naval property in the dock : l
yards. Ssyeral of the Congressional
Committees have matters to report on,
which deniand personal knowledge of
their circumstances. These gentlemen
are paid for this business just as any pri
vate citizens would expect to be paid for
any private business which they might
undertake, and they have chosen the
pleasantest portion of the .time which
they have, at their disposal, to make these
necessary journeys, just as any sensi
ble private gentlemen would choose
pleasant weather in which to make
a business journey, if they were
so situated as to be able to choose
between that and what the French
would call a temps de chien. If- these
public servants did not attend to the du
ties which they have assumed, there
would Very justly be a general outcry
made, and in all probability they would
be called upon to resign the positions
which they neglected to fill properly.
And yet the opposition press and a por
tion of the so-called Republican press
have joined in ridiculing these gentle-
men, loudly accusing them of extrava
gance and misuse of the public money
and conveyances. We are really sorry
to see any respectable journals join in
this work, for we can scarcely conceive
of anything, at the same time, more
absurd and moreimjust."
TEE USURY PROSECUTIONS.
Application has been made in New
York for the remittance of the imprison
ment part of the sentence pronounced on
two of We Wall Street bankers who
pleaded guilty to the, charge of ustiry.
The Court has power to remit or suspend
both fine and imprisonineat, and it is
the very general opinion of the mercan
tile community that leniency should be
exercised in the premises. Ordinarily,
the laws making usury a punishable
offense are more or less unjust and op
pressive. Money is like a stock in trade
and should never fall below Its true value
when loaned, and laws and restrictions
by statutes can never conveniently set
aside the higher rulings of Supply and
Demand. It is only when a ' combi
nation of capitalists go together to make
up a ring for the purpose of creatingby
artificial means a stringency in the money
market, — and theieby force exorbitant
rates from thostreompelled to go into the
PITTSBURGH • GAZETTE : TOURBDAY, AUGUST 19, 1869,
markets for loans or accommodations,
that we see the wisdom of some provis
ion of protection to exist on the
statute books, Usury is not so grave a
sin as the act l pf combining to profit out
of the necessities purposely created for
others. It is well enough that the offend
ers of Wall street should be let go free,
but let them be admonished that the law
remains and will be rigidly enforced,
when efforts are made to put up money
to a point it should ' not occupy from its
own natural value.
SOUTHERN POLITICS.
The President frankly admits that ho
has,been deceived as to the true charac
ter of the Conseriative movement in Vir
ginia. He has always declared to' his
friends that, had he been a citizen of that
State,/kis vote would have been given to
WELLS, He avows his faith in the sin
cerity of Governor Wsvaxa's Republi
can declarations, but regards the tactics
and principle of that gentleman's lead
ing supporteM with the most decided
aversion. e Hit confidence" in Virginia
Conservatism was never very profound
or-remonstrative ; slace that - sort of poli-
M has developed/ its true character
let more clearly in Tennessee,
he ) thinks its further course might be
cheelcith advantage to the country.
The radical Republicans of Texas and
Mississippi will have no reason to corn
plain of an
•ir opponents, to betray and
beral-policy of an universally
d suffrage. In those States at
ing with th i l
defeat the h
enfranchis•
blicanism will be an efficient
coming elections. The oppo
be driven to show their true
they haje already done in
where DENT has been thrown
and a straight Dexnocratic
least, Rep
unit at the
sition will
colors, as
2dissiEisipp"
overboard
and out and out rebel ticket will be nom
inated.
We look for - an early i solution of the
Virginian problem. New elections
should be ordered in districts where the
present members-elect cannot qualify. It
is conceded on all hans that the test
oath: will be insisted on. It was known,
for weeks before the elction, that the
oath would be required. Gen. CANBY
now delays his promulgation of the re
sult, only to ascertain what members are,
and what are not, qualified, As to the
latter, he- will order new elections.
If the' disqualified member-elect follow
the latest Democratic adirice, and decline
to respond to his enquiries : , he must con
vince the Legislature, and if it is organ
ized without regard to the' oath, Congress
may be depended upon to deal firmly
with the situation. The assemblage
of the Legislature ought not to be
deferred one . day longer than necessary
If it be illegally organized, it will be
the worse for Virginia. Conservatism
will make a huge political blunder, if its
policy there and in Tennessee shall result
in an issue which shall consolidate and
nerve Republican Counsels not only in
those States but allover the country.
As to Tennessee, the embarrassments
are wholly local, as the Republicans of
that State, fatally divided among them
selves; haye sown, they must expect to
reap. Those who have voted for Senter,
but who have been voted out of the-Leg
islature by their treacherous Conservative
allies, are in a tight place, and they begin
to realize it. The Administration can do
nothing for them or against them. They
must do the best they can ( wjth
their rebel majorities, with the repudia
tion of the State debt, with the
ambitions schemes of A. J., and with the
damaging animosities of Parson Brown
low. The administration, the Republi
can party and the country will look on
with a feeling of comfortable indifference,
'since with time the local mischiefs Rill
work their own cure.
A DOUBTFUL EXPEDIENT
We hear from Washington that the
Commissioner of Revenue 'finds it to be
conducive to the public advantage to give
to his Supervisors roving eommissions,
detaching them from their heretofore per
manent lindtation tospecific districts, and
interchanging them all into new fields.
Very possibly this is a step in the right
iirection; nevertheless it is a very pecu
liar one. Why should an officer prove
more' efficient in a district with which he
has had no previous acquaintance 1 Why
should not an officer, who tails to secure
satisfactory results in his proper district,
be removed at once from office, Instead
of being sent to "fresh' fields and
pastures new ?" These queries are
not altogether impertinent, since the
only reason which has yet been
semiofficially given for the adoption of
this new policy by the Commisioner,
does expressly specify that the public in
terests will bepromoted by a less intimate
acquaintance between the revenue '
cers, and such contributors to the excise
as the whisky and tobacco trade: We
confess there is something novel, not
to say inscrutable in this action of
the Bureau. Instead of a :dransfer
of Supervisors, an enquires,
with a rude but , sensible bhintness,
whother it might not be better to
releive some of them from the cares
and temptations of office altogether.
The suggestion has its weight. We are
disposed to think well of the plan
for giving these roving com
missions to the supervising offi
cers, constituting them into a force of
vigilant cruisers for the protection of the
treasury in all sections of the country,
but the Commissioner may well consider
the propriety of entrusting the service to
quiten3ther hands than those of men who
Federal Influence co-operat
have already shown themselves 'unable
to cope with either the shrewd rascality,
or to resist the peculiar temptations with .
which they are habitually assailed by cer
tain unprincipled dealers in taxable arti
cles. For exapmple, here comes the an
nouncement that an extensive distillery
has just been seized at Philadelpia, for a
systematic fraud upon the laws, and
that the seizure is the first fruit of the
Commissioner's new policy. Very
well for the new Supervisor, who
seems to have made a fortunate
strike. But how is it for the old Super
visor of that district, whom the distiller
has so long contrived to deceive ? How
much will his sagacity profit the Treasu
ry in any other field ? How adroit must
have been that system of fraud which
blinded him so long at • Philadelphia, but
which his successor drags into daylight
within a week 1
We repeat: 'the new plan is very well
in itself, but the retention of the old and
manifestly incapable or unworthy offi
cials renders it simply a humbug, or some
thing worse.
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The Treasury, and prominently its
'lnternal Revenue Bureau, is charged
with by far the most important of public
trusts in the Government. Secretary
DOETWELL deservedly enjoys the gen
eral confidence, and we believe that Com
missioner DELANO equally . aims to merit
the approbation of the country. We are
the more disposed, therefore, to regret
the adoption of any policy which is so
justly amenable to criticism as that of
which we now speak. We make no im
putations against the Supervisors, but
we don't like the facts.
THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION
A Washington letter to the New York
Times makes statements of great interest,
and which we regard as wholly reliable
It is said
The semi-official statement of the Presl,
dent's position in regard to the political
situation in Mississippi, is not new to
those who have conversed with him on the
subject, nor was it necessary to assure the
country that his sympathies and influence
are decidely with that party in each of
the Southern States which - embodies the
largest number of loyal men, the greatest
share of loyal sentiment, and guarantees
most thoroughly the security of the future,
It only disappoints those who, in the
absence of , official expression, have as
sumed that he would accept as loyal and
as Republican whatever was called by
that name, without - reference to what
might ba disguised by it. Of this class
are the handful of sci•called- "Conserva
tives," who, for the last thirty days, have
been here manceuvering to get the Presi
dent committed to an endorsement of
what is really nothing but the "white
man's party" movement in Mississippi
and Texas.
There is now no impropriety in adding
some further facts bearing upon the
President's attitude toward parties both
in and out of the reconstrudted States.
Recognizing fully that he is the Presi
dent of the whole country, he also recog
nizes quite as fully his duty to the party
and to the sentiment that placed him in
his present position, and, under his lead,
subdued the rebellion Discarding all
animosity or idea of revenge fob, the past,
yet he cannot politically discard those
who may only differ with him in the de
gree of punishment which they desire to
see inflicted for the crime • of rebellion.
Any one who assumes that he does not
think the hundred thousand Republicans
who voted for Wells in Virginia as faith
ful supporters of his administration
as the hundred and twenty thou
sand who voted for Walker, makes a se
rious error, and aa evidence of this I may
say that just prior to the-Virginia elec
tion, when Hon. J. F. Lewis, the , Lieu
tenant Governor•elect, visited this city for
the purpose:, of seeking words of encour
agemPnt for the Walker movement from
the President, General Grant talked free
ly Upon the situation, and frankly told
Mr. Lewis that If he had a vote inoVir.
ginia he would cast it for the Wells' tick
et and the expurgated Constitution. The
President sincerely regretted that there
should be any division among the earnest
Republicans of Virginia, or any other
State, and he hoped to see that wisdom
manifested which would achieve for the
Republidan party the credit of carrying
throng') within its own lines measures for
the abrogation of all disfranchisements
and obnoxious test oaths, Instead of be
ing compelled by their opponents to yield
these concessions.
"As to "Interference"in State elections
lam convinced the President means to
do so, as far as he legitimately may, call
it by what name yon will. To say that
he must not or ought not to interfere in
the approaching elections in New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, is to assume that
he will be entirely neutral as between
Republicans and Democrats, and that he
recognizes no party obligations whatev
er. Thoroughly as Gen. Grant lea Pres
ident of the people, he is nevertheless as
thorougly alive to his political duty to
the political party that elected him, and
in the coming elections the country may
expect to see him use his influence and
exert his power for the success of the
Republican candidates whenever and
wherever he properly and consistently
Can.
HENRY VINCENT writes that his forth
coming visit to this country must be his
last. "Indeed," he says, "I should have
decided not to come again, did I not feel
the strongest desire to take a personal
farewell of the many, generous friends
who have so warmly greeted me on
former occasion's. I hope to lecture in
the East, New York State, and Pennsyl
vania, up to the end of December."
• ABA PACKER is said to be the "Work•
inginan's candidate." Who chucked him
inwthe Lehigh river? His own workmen!
Wthit" for? Attempting to 'compel them
to work at starvation wages. Will the
wofkingmen be stupid enough to support
a ;man who respects their rights only
when he is compelled to do Boat the risk
of-his own life? We think not.
"FrasT-cress tickets from New York
"to San Francisco, $160; second class,
"$7O. A palace car will leave to-night.to
"go to Sacramento without change. Ex
"in charge for double berth and double
"seat, $22. This standing announce
ment is now plaiiirded in front of the
Broadway ticket °fades.
THE CITY PARK. Liberty and parts contiguous to the
Mitssns. EDITORS: —Will you permit a I grounds on which the proposed park is to
be located.
subscriber to any a few words through The inference to be drawn from these
your valuable paper to the citizens of facts is, that all debts contracted in the
Pittsburgh on the subject of the City purchase and construction of the park
must be paid chiefly by the property hold=
Park? As you have thrown your influ-
era of the old wards and of Lawrence
ence on the side of the Park, it is;
the lnconsequence valuation of property throughout
side also, that they may be able, at the the city, a citizen holding property in any
a J pproaching election, to vote understand-
of the old wards will have to pay in taxes
from five to ten dollars for every one dol
ingly. The friends of the park propose— lar paid by a citizen holding property in
in fact it is their settled purpose—if they anyf
o , the rural wards—presuming the
get tbe power from the citizens, to pur- property in both cases to be equal in
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chase a large plot of ground, say eight value. It can therefore readily be seen
hun4red or one thousand acres, at a din that while the old city foots the bill, the
- new one receives the benefits. From
tance of six or seven miles from the these considerations we think it lain that
Court House, lay part of it out in lots for the true interest of all, the citizeris of the
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public sale. and convert the balance, say old wards and Lawrenceville, is to
oppose the park project as burdensome
four hundred acres, into a city park. It
in its purchase, construction and mainte
is thought a park can thus be obtained n ance, unequal in its benefits, unjust in
free of cost. This looks very well on pa- the apportienment of its expenses and
per, but may not hold out in practice . A withal not demanded by the interests of
risk of loss must be run in this as well the city.
as
closing it may be proper to say
as in any other land purchase, and why that the expenses of the Park project will
subject-the city to this risk? If no risk not come from the propertY holders alone;
whatever is to be run, why do not those the tenant will have to bear his share of
enterprising gentlemen - , who are urging the burden also, not only In the increase
this matter, purchase the ground them- of his personal tax, but also in the in
selves, and after disposing of a portion crease of his rent. The citizens of the
of it give the balance to the city for noth- populous districts are all interested alike.
lug? This would be a good and practical Our city is now loaded with a debt of
way bf testing the sincerity of these gen- over $2,500,000, and this is likely to be
tlemen and saving the city from all risk increased $2,500,000 more by the eaten
•of losses. This, however, they do not mon of our water facilities. This forms
propose to do, and , will not do, an item which it is well for us to consider
for no one knows better the uncertainti • :-• • fore plunging the city any further in
and fluctuations of the market than they.
debt. Let us complete our water improve-
The method of procuring a park as re- ments, finish the City Hall, arrange the
quired by the act of the Legislature, is Fire Department, extend the gas facilities
indeed a serious objection to the whole and open and improve our streets; then it
project. Councils should not have the will be time enough to of city parka.
power, as the act gives them, of using Ten years hence, when the money market
the credit of the city for speculative pur- becomes settled and gold is currency,
poses, rendering the city liabffrfor any land can be bought cheaper than it can be
losses which may occur from wild and purchased fdr to-day. In the matter of a
extravagant purchasers. Speculations in Park there is no need of haste; the world
land should be confined to land dealers was not made in a day. Give it its quie
and real estate agents, and not given to tns at the polls now and time will show
the Councils of an incorporated city, by its necessities in the future.
which the citizens may be deceptively PITTBBURGII&U.
overwhelmed by an oppressive debt. Pittsburgh, Aug. 18th, '869
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Citizens should therefore oppose the
measure, because it gives Councils, com
posed, as they are in part, of interested
and reckless persons, the power to pur
chase and dispose of- property in the
name of the city, subjecting it to all the
risks incident to land speculations. In
stead of getting a park for nothing, we
run the risk of paying two prices for it
and being involved in debt besides.
A word as to the size of the park.
Four or five hundred acres are entirely
too much for.that purpose. Aside from
the fact that we have not the land to
spare, the cost of improving and decorat
ing this amount of ground as it should be
would be far beyond our capacity, in
volved as we now are by a heavy and
increasing debt and burdensome taxes.
Some are foolish enough to believe that
one or two hundred thousand dollars
will be a sum sufficient to improve and
embellish a park of this size. Never was
there a greater mistake. The Allegheny
Commons, consisting of about- sixty-five
acres of - beautiful and even ground, will
cost, according to the estimate of the City
Engineer, at least two hundred thousand
dollars for its decoration, and this amount
is probably far beneath the required sum,
for last year, nearly $42,000 were expend
ed instead of. $22,000, the estimated
amount. Philadelphia has already spent
millions on her park and its improvments
are not yet half completed. The New
York Central Park, composed of about
844 acres, cost the city, up to 1866, over
fifteen millions of dollars, and she is still
expending upon it the enormous sum of
about five hundred thousand dollars an
nually. With these facts before us, ,who
can believe that one or two, or even five
hundred thousand dollars will be suffi
cient to lay out, improve and elegantly
decorate a park of 400 or 500 acres. The
sum of $5,000,000 will be nearer the mark.
A small park, easy of access and con
venient to all, would be a very' good
thing whenever our finances will admit
of it, but the purchase of 400 acres seven
Miles from the Court House, which will
cost millions for its purchase, improve
ment and maintenance, especially at this
time, when we are overwhelmed by debt
and taxation, is worse than folly—lt is
madness. And this is just what our
Counciii, it they get the power, intend
to do. Our tax-payers, and especially
our industrial tax-payers, should remem
ber this when they come to vote on the
subject. of a City Park.
The questions naturally present them
selves now, who will derive the benefit
from a Park so located, and who will bear
the expenses? If any benefit whatever
is to be derived the people holding prop
erty in the new wards in the vicinity of
the Park will derive advantage by an in
crease in the value of their ground.
As to property in other parts of the
city, no increase in value can possibly
take place, but a falling off. The increase
of taxation of from five to eight mills
on the dollar, which will be ne
cessary for the maintenance• of this
luxury, on property, from which no
compensating advantage is derived, must
necessarily cause it to depreciate in value.-
So far, therefore, as an increase in the
value of property is concerned, the rural
districts have all the advantage. In the
enjoyments of a park so ' located they
also Have the advantage. Should not,
therefore, those persons who hold drop
erty near the intended park. and who en
joy all the advantages be made to pay for
the same, or at least be required to pay
more for its purchase and maintenance
than those living at a distance and who
derive comparatively no benefit from it
whatever. New York assessed one•fifth
of the entire cost of the Central Park on
property adjacent to and benefitted by it.
Our act does not require this, wherein it
is unjust. Property adjacent to it will
not be taxed for park purposes as high as
property at the Point, and for this reason:
In the assessment of the city taxes, prop
erty in •the new wards is assessed but'
eight mills on the dollar, whereas it is
assessed in the old city twelve. Bat this
is not all, property in the old wards and
to a certain extent in-. Lawrenceville, is
assessed from five to nine times higher
than it is in the new. In the old city,
property is valued, on which the assess
ments aro made, at about one-fourth of
its real value,' whereas in the new wards
generally, excepting Lawrenceville, it is
often assessed at only one-twentieth and
even one-thirtieth Of ibirearvalue. This
is no fancy sketch, it is true to the letter.
The writer can point to property in the
new districts that the owners would not
take in cash twenty times the amount of
the assessed valuation. And this low
valuation on property, sometimes greater
and`sometimes less, is not uncommon;
but exisfii generally throughout the rural
districts, - especially in the vicinity of Bast
lx Is believed that the arrivals of• im
migrants in. the United States this year
will show a large increase over any
former year. The Hamburg-American
steamships to New Orleans will recom
mence their trips in September, and
efforts are being made to establish a line
from Europe direct to Norfolk. Mobile
expects soon to have a direct communica
tion with Europe of its 'own. The Eeo
d' Italia recommends the promotion of
emigration from Italy, and a direct steam
line to aid it between the Mediterranean
and the Southern States, and indicates as
especially suitable for Italians the States
of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and
Tennessee. It estimates the number of
Italians in the country at 200,000, and
speaks of them as owning the best
kitchen gardens at San Francisco, and of
having the fish, trade of New Orleans In
their hands,
IT is rumored among railway men that
the war between trunk lines on freight
transportation, will end this week. Many
canal poats have hauled off, as the rail
ways are carrying grain between Buffalo
and New York cheaper than the canals.
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