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2 INTERESTING FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, Correspondence. Waseeroy, Sept. 27, 1859. Preparations for the Congressional Campaign—Arrange- ments for Dividing the Spoils of the Public Peinting— Horney ani (he Black Republicans Ventilation of the New Hull of KepresentativesCaptain Meigs’ Pailares, te, ke. ‘The “knowing nes’ about Washington are preparing for the winter campa gn, for the orgarization of the new Gongress ai d the division of the spoils, Property owners are repainting end refurnishing their well ventilated, well gituated and well used tenements, in the hope that n members ef Congress, with ‘pockets fell of rock: will confer horor | pon them by living ia them, Bustling ‘activity is to be observed in ail our hotels, and itis to be hoped that the enterprising proprietors willlisten to timely edvice ani make some changes im the style of, their ‘sooking. Occasionally, among the hosts of visiters, a Senator er member is feund paying hurried visits to the different de- partments, and his appearance generally excites dolight in the hearts, not only of the business portion of the com munity, but of the persistent office seekers who are wait img for dead men’s shoes, or the backsliding of an unsuspected democrat, enught in the act of afford img aid and comfort to the enemy for a consi @eration. Gamblers end gaimbling houses, notwith standing the war of the States, and the recent develope: ments in the case of the Tennesseean, are looking up. Combinations are bemg formed for the purpose of securing @ “nice slice” of the public printing plunder, and itis even said that canvassers have left this city who will ef <@eotually perform their duty. It is generally said by those who take interest in such things, that the individual who ‘will secure this testimonia West; but then there are @eny the possibility of his movement is on foot beyond the lin @ar Washin, to! of patriotism will hail from the the who do not hesitate to Whilst a combined its of the federal city ees. Ye enterprise of an old hand at securing printing con tracts has quietly ex itself in enlarging his build ing, and getting ready for anything that turn up. layed their zeal in the sam: any result Others again have not dis; way, but they appear to have but little fear of that will mi inst their interests. also attrac are of attention tia mot seem to eartened by the capital letter of that uncorrupted and uncorry politician, Parson Brown Jow. Even the Ch r Forney, of the plucky. and it eved has the “Oecasion ‘ained from or the Ci k _republi for some peculiar style, may be be Assistant Sec white crav nd Jenks hi For the comfortable office peper th of compe : aspirants: times com: cember next. fon of Cong tm which are to make the pearan: That hall has be: great pri and of great ex pense to the national treasury. So well had that indefatigable gentleman succeeded in completing its arrangements for the b t one of i in the their number gratitude Feoviver,” W the 6pinions of competent Defore the close of the members bat little t the bak ressmen, it is stonishment new have t and dark may answer all 3,.W nnd too Wn wieldly for we pring up during the re being rerewed weigh wwenty two era dozen mem wedged in, their sorely tried by the or fan a black imagine Golly like Dlood and hot disce Wp a profuse pers Still Lam well ple i will do away with the wembers ¥ p sittings able, au seripts, and I fi Juted Hy the heels inst e ther will no longer f their pedal extre: Wasmncrox, Sept. 28, 1859 Phe Johnson Mail Contrat—The Republicans and the Frank: ing Privilegr—Sam. Smith and the Land Office— Forney and Judge Black—Forney and the Clerkship—Douglas and the Presidency—His Visit to Ohio—Exzcitement Against Gamblers—The National Hotel, de. During the past two weeks the New York Tribune and ene or two other journal contain gelegraphic despatches from this point conveying the i that the California mails wil] not be carried under the Johnson contract. 1 cannot see why this persistent effort is made to disparage the Jobnéon interest, unless it is the game of interested parties who wish to pablic confidence in Johnson and his backers and thereby secure fa pew contract for ther ives or friends. Tam informed by those who profess to know that the mails will be t from New York on the Sth of October by Mr. John er pereons engaged by him, according to contract 1 almost daily a The securities of Johnson are responsible men (they were so ihe t they ld see eertified by Mr. Fowler, your Postmaster, and on ehrewdest men in New York), and knowing wl t loss, the: been raised by the anti-Johnson naster General te exercise nis siona feontract sed the P usual precaution, and make a prov ho Vanderbilt line, so that if Johnson is not read t earry the mails on the 5th of next mouth they will be car: ried by Vanderbilt The recent decision of the Postmaster General biting documents and other mailable matter fro' *rohi Ysing sarried by mail that bears not the sign manual of those who have the franking privilege, bas had the tendency to make several of the republican members labor as they have never labored before. Not being allowed the privi- lege of hiring clerks to frank for them, Gurley of Ohio, Dean of Connecticut, Kilgore of Indiana, aud Blair of Mis- souri, have been here for weeks with their coats off re Pranking the documents lately rejected by the Postmaster Decause they were endorsed by clerks. The Republic, the republican organ, say’ the documents are all off, and that Messrs. Dean and Gurley came here for the express pur- pose of putting them tn circulation. It is to be hoped that something will be done by the next Congress toward abo. lishing the odious frankinig privileg. It is suid that the Hon. Sam. Smith, of Tennessee, mi be offered the vacant Commissionership of the Land Offic fo, it could not be offered toa better man. Mr. Smith fe highly capable, industrious and attentive to whatever duties may devolve upon him; coring the last Congress he aud effective supporters of Mr. Forney, in hig “occasional” letters and editorials in the Press, is brutally violent against Attonney General Black He essays to make him out insolent, uncouth, inconsistent fncapable and dishonest. All who know Forney know how, for many long years, he looked upon Judge Black a second only to Mr. Buchanan, and was bold and active ‘arging his claims for almost every high and nonorable po ion. What has Judge Black done to lower him so sudden dy in the estimation of the immaculate Forney? He is a Jeading member of Mr. Buchanan's Cabivet, and that is enough to induce the Chevalier to endeavor to damage him. Wf an angel out of heaven happened to be a member of Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet, Forney wonld paint hita lack, and then point at him aud cry out, “There goes the Dev Forney is up for the clerkship of the House, and it i absurd in him to deny it. It is known thn, he hae written ‘to his friends here urging them to do all they can to ad vance his election. It is said that he holds Harkin, Clark, Adrain, Schwartze, Hickman, Wood. and two or three’ others ‘to whose election he contributed, in his Breeches pockets, and can swap them oif with any party who may be willing to advance his interests. If he can mot get the clerkship be is willing to be chosen public ‘Printer, The “Little Giant’’ is here with his coat tail nearer the @round than ever is seen oecasionally about the ho ‘tels,and even artiticial spirits will not aid him in throwing of the death dutmp that the “black pamphlet” appears to dave thrown aroand tim. Many of his best friends think ‘hat the Judge's scribbling propensities hoe € yet be the adlewth of him, yoiitically; and it would have been far bet- ter Gor his chances for ihe Pregidency had there been uo Such things as a copyrigit law und Harper's Magazine. Obio democrats éell me they believe their party will Parry Ohio at the coming election; but it is their sincere ‘Delief that Douglas’ view has cost them thoutands of votes. Instead of Sghting republicauism, as he wa desired and te do, he appeared to think the olgect of his m to the Buckeye State was to claborate his Harger | During the past few days there has boon much foo! hha “e against the gambling fraternity, occasioned rating dies ‘Very of & man named Wallace having been swindled out of 40 $1,000 draft on New York by some of the “decid fall” gentry who infest the Aventis on the look Sut for victims." This is but one case of many, and the thay more Mas not been suid on the subject ere this paged that the victin%’ have preferred pock NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, ton. I know ofa member vf Congress who wi the last session, while on @ spree, “roped it and fleeced in notes and money to the tune yf There is but little gambling done bere NOW td what there is during the time Congress is in session, Then we have some twenty or more Of these ante-che'imbers to perdition in Pull blast, and thelr. oot gpiomars are Senators and gresamen, some of wl Occupy Promigent positions: vefore the country. ‘The most aristocratic of these ‘hells’? is Kore ‘dy Jo, Hall of your city, in a house near Willard’s Hotel, which was fitted up for the purpose by the late Ned Pendleton in the most fashionable style, The hostility to these horrible places is 80 great that it is thought some- thing will soon be done to suppress them, As an act of justice, T feel it my duty to say a word about Messrs Tenay than at a the National Hotel, which is now kept by: & Jones. This house was ne better managed this time; never before was so large a business done in the summer season as during the past summer. The pro prietors made money, a thing unknown before in a Wash. ington hotel during the recess of Congress. This unusual success is no doubt owing to the cleanliness of the house, fine table, attentive servants, and polite proprietors, the latter endeavoring at all times to make their guests feel at home. Not a vestige remains of the fatal hotel sick ness,’’ which was some time ago such a terror to those who visit Washington. WAsnINGTON, Sept. 28, 1859. Hoslility of the Republican Organs to Postmaster General Holt—Its Motives—Franking by Prozy—The Question of the Abolition of the Franking Privilege to be Brought Up inthe Next Congress—The Fernandina Mai! Contract— Another Mare’s Exposed—The Bureau of Agricul ture, Be., &e. Postmaster eral Holt has lately been the chief ob ject of attack among the officials at Washington by the republican press. It appears he has mortally offended certain men of the republican party by having taken steps to relieve the Department of the frauds which have se long been perpetrated through an improper or illegal use of the franking privi It is very difficult to detect such frauds, and it is a delicate matter for any Postmaster to take the responsibility of interrupting the transmission Jed matter, or of uot sending letters or documents, gh they may come in bags full, with the name iber of Congress written ou them. A case here, however, in which Dr. Jones, the city Pos took the responsibili acting under ord ter mailed with the t on it for afrank, A. republie the name of Covode authoi ton to write his name for him. The city Postina ing an immense amount of mat- ter brought to the office with the name of Covede written thereon, and knowing that Mr. Covode had but just come to the city, nd that it was impossible he could have sign ed so many documents, refused to send this matter, and informed Mr. Covode of his m. Mr, Covode ac- knowledged he had not written his name on the docu- ments, but stated that he had authorized others to frank for him, ela he privilege to do so, and his right of having matter so franked transmitted by mail. Postmaster thought differently, and refused to send these locuments, ¥ upon Mr. Covede appealed to the Post master General. Mr, Holt sustained the Postmaster; and hence all this hue and ¢ of republis indignation against the Postmaster General and the administration, The republican press charges the Postmaster General with partiality, and states that he refused two nd this matter because it was of a republican, anti-administration character. Now, it so happens that this was not the first time matter frank- ed in this way had been stopped at the Post Office. I know of one which matter with the name of a distin cratic Senator, A. G. Brown, Written on, Was stopped at the Post Office for the sai reason. So that Mr. Holt, in the performance did not first attack this abuse of the tranking pr among political enemies, but he began with deinocrats and friends. Where, then, is the partiality for whic he Looking at the magnitude of this abuse e by republican members of Con had a better opportunity and red tmaster, —whether by his own volition or Tam not informed—ot stopping mat me of a member of Congress written vt ember of Congress by ed persons in Washing s equally rh men, 3 those bs a burden upon the geil to the democr ow popular sovereign It there has the case, tt m more than e urged for department be: non and long followed not a fifth of the mails and ave s office de- s guilty i eanse the practice had bi utithad come to be right, but this is no on whiy the Postusas al shonld not do bis duty and why nould be abuse doing it. . T tind th a crowing disposition among members of Congress to abolish the franking privilege. Among Senator Green of Missouri, Who has just left here, polishing it, and will probably make a motion to Fie holds the opinion that it 3 to frank any document yo mowayaper ar bool ng to matte If printed, or ts legitimate purpose there penditare of t Post Otliee annually. This would materia making it a self-sustaining rincnt. But ds it is almost impossible to. prevent ,itisto be hoped the law may be repealed next ving, probably, rtment of © on Postma: General pos to the attacks ma duty in th r doing hi wk of the silly a he bad or is about to fav b 4 largely inter Mr. Holt has held been made f a route, or any other tnade than what existed before he was F et General. On the contrary ,he has, under anthorit ‘st Route act of June 14, 1868, advertised for propo- through mails between Port- Orleans, “that will insure the most s ineluding in the route for any of the seaboard commer- consistent with the great s will not be decided upon until the Whoever or whatever company vice hest for the public interest will So much for this untounded charge of in that route. 3 nt office ne the mails by the Fernandi Noveinber next perform the s get the contract. favoritism. ‘There are tion in the publi government 48 y ways of making a considerable redue Jiture in other departments of the the Post Office Department, and ell as ip the next ought to direct its attention to this mat ter. Bareau of Agriculture, under the Commissioner of ents, costs between two and three thousand dollars a y It is ab- solute and serves no purpose but to give awa drones and political and seien- tifle old fogies. well up the corrupt public printing bu ‘The Agricultural Bureau is behind the times. It gives no information that we do not get first from the Ituraland scientific publications, or from agricultu- 2 and gatherings; and as to the collection éry one knows he can get more convenient inanner, from any lc 4 and distribution of geeda, & Detter seeds, and in ¢ of the respectable Commissioner of Patents Jook into this useless expenditure of a quarter of a million t r, and stop such an enormous waste of money y not asking for au appropriation, er by a. proper representation to Congress of the matter Wasmmxoton, Oct. 1, 1859. Telegraphic Reports of the Comurressional Debates—Emportant Invention for Facilitating Them—The Nicaragua Transit Route—New Project for Opening The Treaty with Mexi- co—Prewent State of the Question—Mineral Resources of Lower Catifornia, dc. , de The Hekatp’s arti ic reports of the Congressional debates has had the effect of bringing out an invention which will be of great value in producing the results d cause an entire change in the present arrangements for re- porting and copying press ne ‘The inventor of the ‘Combination Printing Telegraph In. strament” has explained to your correspondent an inge nious arrangement by which, in couneetion with his com bination instrument, any nuraber of copies of a news or other despatch may be printed simultaneously with its reeeipt, so that the now old fogy system of manifold manu script will be useless, and the time heretofore required for that prrpose aaved—printed copy being supplied by this etrument up to the last moment before going to press, The inventor assures me that the enterprige of the Hx- arp called his attention to this subject, tus partially proving the marked change which that enterprize is des. tined to eflee nt for this new invention will be issued from t Oflice in the course of a few Now that the treaty between the United States and Nicaragua bas been ratified by the lutter government, and the long pending difficulties and differences heretofore existing are in a fair way of an early settlement, the question naturally arises as to how and in what manner the Nicaragua Transit route may be permanently and satisfactorily settled. One of the most receut plana to open the route above alluded to, and whieh is looked upon by the Nicaragua government with favor, is the fol. lowing:—Nicaragua is to open this route herself and exer- cise a complete control over it, tn the same manner that our State goveguments control the public works built at the expense of the State, and to keep it constantly in perfect order. To enable her to do this she would requite €. sum of $250,000 or $300,000. This amount, it is believed, she could readily prooare from capitalists of the United ‘States if she could furnish them with ample security. This ca’ be done by a special treaty between the governments of )Micaragua and the United States, by which the former woul,’ Obligate herself to convey the mails of the latter betwee? the ports of San Juan del Norte and San Juan deb ing their | Suratan @nsual compengation of $60,000, one-haif of the ‘Dosa to exposing them StlVes 10 4 diegraysiy) comngy- | agount nov’ pad Lo thy Pana mpuopoly, oF sevh eum The city | of his duty, | | with the ex- | | | | in regard to its vast scheme for | a might be consdered an equivalent for the service pore formed. A euiticemt of thes eum could be to the payment of the \oterest op the $260,000 or $40.000 jo yas t- hy Qh! for the redemption of the N would earag iin alee bund te Lranapart our troop, and the stores required for ase, at a Stipulated mon | derate compensation AB Arrangetaent woul! plas ino nore elevated Position than she has ever | Ni cceurred du ing her gow her respectable aud respected. exutence to make Kh would eve tuate in making her and wealthy. The proceeds from tee trantit alone would, i all pro betsy, pay tee expenses of oon route put in order & fair estimate the number a gore which w: cross it auoually would reach 26,000, which, at $20 per passenger—Ove doilaré less than by the Panama transit— would amount $640,000 ‘The tray of freight may be ‘estimated wt... United States mails at : Th.000 80. nee of the trangit per year, inchuding the of running steamers, tr ing ihe parsongors, freight ae. overiand from Virgin to Sam Juan del Norte, and the salaries of agents, will, on a thir estimate, not . bore 18,000 wmking fund wo pay off ext on debt , . Amount set aside fOr ae debt in ten yeare imaiter ia before the Nic 10 adopt this policy it will be ory to the United States, The plaw 3s the estimates are within proper bounds, there a no wonder there i such a test going on between rival Commodores and Wail street speculators anplete control of the re Notwithstanding, whatever ruinors may provail to ! , Thave reason to befleve that no proposition has | been made by the Mexican Minister here to our govern Rint, either with regard to the routes across Mexico or Mexico, The question of clan to exceed two millions), amd money (four miltions) sideration of obtaining the ‘oss Mexican territory for railroads, transportatioa ht of way « troops, &e., for ‘other privileges, were defla agreed upon at Vera Crug between Mr. McLane and the Juarez government, The only question remaining aneet od which has prevented up 1 of the treaty, is that ofp ited States Minister insisted ington, insist upon a ¢ | right (o protect the route sists that the United Stat tion only w! ple to do 80, and ogly w protection of the United States. This, in fuet, would be grant | ing nothing at all in the way of protection, Iu this diffloulty | the Mexican Minister, Mr. Mata, is end wring tw fran Proposition that may be accepuable to both governments | He bas not yet submitted one, and will not do eo until be has had a full conversation with Mr. Buchanan or G : yre he solicits this conve y, as it stands, Heri of the y to pass United tes forces and munitions of war over the route would be a suflicient protection, bat he is willing to go further nd to provide for some’ properly constituted a ent on or convenient to the routes, whose duty ‘t call upon Mexican forces for pre not afforded within a agreed upon,) then | ‘The proposition is pot n | Minister converses with the President or t | | 8 which will be the basis of State, but these are the y conversation, ‘This is precisely the present state of the question. I will inform you if any progress be made in the negotia retand that Mr. Mata for tion to his government from thing has been done in the mat In regard to the mine warded some time ago a "8 interested. N ined is an extract from from Paris about California, It is written scientific. Mexican, formerly dircetor of the College of Mines in the city’ of Mexico, who had explored Lower Calitornia, and whose information is reliab alifurniais very rich in gold plas is the source of its gigautic prosperity. The annual ex is over fifty millions of dollars. There aro the working of which will and this discovery whieh, being mo: this reason in az also gle company, has ar mining Werks. Califor borax, which th: | that country will us Besides thi of wi lands whic! ¢ attracting an immense population, w ly. But California has no salt te or has it plaster for its buildings, nor good coal for its nor iad, iron and copper for its machinery aad 1s of war; nor, last of all, silver, with which it | would complete ils mineral and industrial wealth. “Let ns now look to Lower California. Its salt mines are inexhaustible, and those of the Island del Carmen are the richest known in the world. There is an island contig ous to the former which is all a othe nds lying south of that ar ns of min 20 of copper and silver. The of mountains south of La Pagare rich in silver minerals, which have | not been worked up to this time, either through ignorance or prohibitery laws. The export of silver minerals bas 4 within the last year. are in many places cers Which are not worked for want of water, and ing veins, of auriferous quartz not worked for want of population and other resource ns of lead and iron ores are pund in the vieinit volcanoes of sulphur and caves » the mineral wealth of Jawer ( The Affatrs of the Erie Raflrond. TO THE EDITOR OF TH HERALD. New York, Sop’. 19, 1869, A great many propositious have been made to effect auch anarrangement of the affairs of the Erie Rallroaa as | will be just and fair to ail the parties in interest, aad at | the game time reduce the liabilities of tre road to guco | figure ag will admit of its being worked profitabiy. None of tbe propositions that I have yet seen respond to these conditions. Nether does the report of the Committee on Reorganization, which was adopted by the Board on Sat. urday, August 27, and published in the fullowing day's Hanatp. Thatreport, while unjust snd oppressive to the stockholders who paid a full or a fair price for their atock, leaves the liabilities of the road stili too large. It only reduces them from thirty-seven millions to twenty-eight millions; and the businees of the road is not, and will not be for years to come, sufficient to pay interest and divi- dends on tbat amount. Jt bas occured to me that the fairest, simplest and most equitable pian for reorganization of the com puny would be to capitalize the liabilities of tho road in proportion, not to the nominal vaiue of the bonds and stock, but to the price whica its holders paid for it. Thus, euch of the holders of the mortgage bonds, whether first, second, third, fourth or drth, as paid one hundred percent for them, or over ninety, skould bave new bonds issued to them for the full amoant. Sucb as paid from sixty to eighty per cent, should have new bonds issued to them for amounts ranging from forty to twenty per cent betow the nominal value of the bonds they hold. Those who paid from torty to sixty should bave bonds issued in propor. tion, So also with the stock. There are some holders, Pda in Europe, who paid fuil or nearly full value for their stock, and it would be manifestly unfair to re- duce them to the same level with those who paid oniy five per cent for 1—the rate at which it bas been ranging for menths Now, 1 undertake to say that the adoption of sucha plan as I indicate would reduce the liabilities of tho company below fiftcea millions, The average of the firat bonds would be about ninety per cent. That wou'd reduce the three millions { one-tenth, or to $2,700,000. Tne average of the second mortgage bonds would be 75. That would reduce the four milion’ one fourth, or to three miliions. The average of the third mortgage bouds would be about 60. ‘That would reduce the 4.x muiions of that weue tw fifths, or to $3,600,006. The averaze of the fourth mortgage would be about 40. That would retace the $3,700,000 of that issue three fifths, or to $1,500,000 The aver of the fifth mortgare would be about 20. That would reduce the $1,260,000 of that issue four-fifths, ‘or to $250,400, Tne aversge for the convertibie bonds would be ago about 20; ana that would reduce the eight mil- Hors, bonds and interest, to $1,600,080. The average poid for the stock by tte present noiders would not exceed id that would reduce the eleven millions to ‘uliforn| $2,700,000 3,000,000 3,650,000 500,000 Fifth 250,000 Convertible 1,600,090 Stock..... 1,160,070 Total....... Pet See 813,750,600 Ada 10 per cent for errors in estimate. » 1,875,000 ‘Total Nabibilities uncer this plan,,.........$16,125,000 Now I should like to know what objection there can porsibly be to the adoption of this pian, By it no holder of bond or stock can postibly suffur. There would be no difficulty ip carrying ‘tout. “The transfer books show the dave of the sale of #tock, and the stock list of ths corres- ponding date shows the marke! rate. The sale and price ef the bonds can be verified in the same way. A accountant could arrange the whole within 4 month. bondholder or etockhoider will say ‘no’ to such an equitable proposition? FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD FINANCIERING—THE FLOOD AND EBB OF iT4 TIDE OF DEBT. [From tee U. 5. Ratiruad aod Mining Register.] ‘The New York and Erie Ratitoad was opened from Pier- mont, on the Hudson Fiver, twonty.fonr miles above the city of New York, to Dunkirk, en Lake Erie, ia May, 1851, by an inaugural celebration, in which President Fillmore bis Cabinet and many other official and unofficial persons | of distinction participated, making the affair the most im- portng of ite kind that ever took piace in the United ‘The ineugurating party left New York city on tae 14th of May, coon of the 1 and arrived at Dunkirk early on the after. 5th, having passed the intervening night at Elmira. The newspaper press everywhere thi it the United Stater published glowing Usvorlptious of thee event, and vever before, vor since, Was a {ine of reilroad opened with anch (clat, and £0 many auspic'ous manifestations. Interert at the rate of #ix per cent per annum was paid onvhe capital etock to July, i851, agreeably with tae po- | Mey evtdislisbed in 1845, when the Siate celinqulshed oer | cisim on $5,00,000 invested by ber in the work, and the ‘shen existing prtyato slockholsers relingaishya Mity per ) It would contribute more than anything that | the company’s indebted. year to year since 3sptember 39, tent to the Halted Commissioners and State Engineer of New York, they will sppresite our trounie tm potting the information amd our care Ww give it cor- b Toe rarninge the seven years vudiog September ob, 1858, compriming ail the futi yeara tues the been W» operation to Dookirk, were as foliogs, as. the last aopual re- Expenses ‘Karpenss. om 1,874,167 10 baet 649 2o 8TH. OB Ba 3 3.0°T,096 D4 56.6 2.860876 21 62.1 3,201,995 42 49.6 4,054,691 35 m8 3974 008 69 mt 9,050,410 99 590 ready stated. loterest wes ped on capital stock paid \o tu) July, +801, tociusive; pate during the vear eaving sepue paymen y ned July), was $345,860 04 Dui my Whe Lee \Oree Vemre thes tov roel waa operated K dividends were declared und paid ia these +. $416,334 00 acs oun For year «nding Sep‘ember 30, 185; For year ending Septoaber 30, 186.2 . 252,680 00 For jar ending Sepsemone 30, 1854 i Por the jest named your sao eum o! 0S Wed tor dividends, of woick. however, as ib ap- pears, dot $700,605 50 was paid. Swill st wil be observe? that, althongn the company pais po divi coda sfier tne year 1854, lanli! the treasury coutiaued to aecrne, exce 1866, wren the f Sond th pened 824, 2, compared #ite thet earpiegs for (866, Moamume apow ing aa Incremes OTer 1655 Of $850,900 78. Tasing tbe “construction a “at date Sepvember 30, 1805-—mixveen ap9 @ Delf months mdse went vo whe in Sugorehon of (be road wo Dookiwrk—aot comp account with wWe “canst oe date September 20. 1898, September 30, Sere 8535 ABBY. Gradipg... +... 812 999,609 97 13,649,328 88 Superstructure.. 4,374,186 08 2,670,085 ez Machine and @urk- sbope...... 296, 09 = 02,992 12 Machicery 2 shops « 161,606 78 191.090 37 19,486 69 Freigpt senger depots.. 513,862 87 667,683 OL 54,320 74 Water stations end woodsoeds 254.041 21 278,362 62 623,421 49 Locomotives and tenders..,.... 1,962,971 45 2,062,217 14 609.245 69 Passenger cars. 326,050 62 B48,077 16 2k 417 4 1.406 402 45 1,733 699 63 = 268,188 ts 3,764,216 03 4,061,512 56 297,296 63 Tota! increase on these toc stems in 5 youre $2,331,87 Average increase ob said heme for $487,575 29 a the Ieeme ia the con unt’ ia toe fve years afore « 3,835,708 42 he 567,189 68 neni, was wae Increase in “cous: tmcreaze’ in the septal eedy shown, ‘twill the ima, cigth . sitet weneneee coeeee 1,639,592 48 two duties, to wit, September 30, 1853. act Sept mber 20, 1868, cme “‘charkotereitce’? of tne road tae compare — ‘1852. 1858. Increase, Levgth of road laid, milea..... 446 440, om Levgsb of doubwe truck, wnelod 1g HOIDER, cates, ait 2e2 66 Length of branches 0 compupy, Inia 19 29 sa 13 - 2a) ry cd 3 emg GDI paBesoger « be (ght Woe! & an 6 ‘Noaier oF treigbt an elgbs wheel carn 2,282 2,084 408 Ot the 210 iocomotiven owoed close of the ant oil) as We earn from Were thea Iw “ta0ro. by the comosoy a ine Sapteraner 30, 1898, » des “eweuty mic”? i190," aimety Keved '*:a good Condon”? KDI “eiguty- even recerrigg oF requiring Fe paire” At tbat deve, therefure, more tuan two fitsas of ail the locomotive engines ownea by tuo company were Our Of Bere} e, Raaiting reperrs For repewa! of track the coet “of fron"? ehargel to “expenres,”’ for toe aeven foul ufficia: yours whica have intervened siuce the #how road wasopened vo traills, 1 ¥en, In the reporss, ip these amounts 1862, $66 O80 00 1Hdd . $49 193 08 3863 6826 65 1857 . M4 T2L Do ‘hod Tel oad 22 1858 » 1648 2 1856. 103 189 48 ee senteees ee 08627, 6: The hover of the very “had bavivg been quite # naumoer cf youre im use, the deserio Fation will of course be more rapid tereafver thav hereto- fore, thereby exacting 4 lurger expenditure for iron for re pairs of track; for, 48 years slapee, the percentage of de- Preciavion m the rae ~!!t iocrease. The truth is, po doubt, that tne ‘ tin the sugie your | | piiced ia a woree povlog, then the lesat of the Venezuelane, | [tt the new combination COTOBER 4, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET “AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA. @ur Caracas Correspondence. Caracas, Auguat 9, 1859. Gen. Castro's Mérit—His Treacherous Conduct—Secrels Oozing Out—General -Para’s Letler—Castro’s Hoattlity to Paez—Plots and Counterplots—Why the Port was Clond—The Intended Chase of the Rowena-—Suuth Ame rican Politics, dc. In mine of yesterday I sent you all the important news. Castro Je overthrown, and forever; for it would be im- poasible to find rea) merit in bim, though it were search: ed for with tao lantern of Diogenes. Gon Castro has been rewarded according to his deeds; indeed the population in the present instance bave been aroused by his determina- ton to expose them to massacre, ravage and depredation onthe part of the Jivera! party. But the acts of Castro towards the people are consonant with his traitorous treatment of Gen, Monages, his protector and fatbfnl supporter, when be imposed himself as commander in- cbief vpon the revolutionary party under the threat of denounoing the whole plan unless the lead were placed in bis bands, Now that he ‘sno longer in power documents and let- tere are before the public showing how Castro was es teemed by his reyolationary companions. Among those lett the ‘ollowing, from General Paez, the perusal of which will prove interesting to many of your readers, a8 t lifts the curtain upon some of the secrets of South American revolutionary politics:— New York, September 7, 1857. By DEAR £1R—Your esteemed favor of the 10th wit cams to bana on the 4th inet, and in repiving to the same I must ne- ceasarily wrilo more than usually a: engi ‘1 wo of our compairicta wror me from Uaracas, on the 9th- of May, totorming me of the movement which {t wee im cortem pletion to maze with wen Flores at che ‘from these aad Ciher lettere I al 0 learned thst sume of the Generals of Mena- 3, upe whom iber depended for the resl zation of the yer} ‘excluded me from ail pay icivation in the game. } et ho that) would lend my co operation by suddenly sppearing in the Oriental departments Fine tie inf rms jon was not official, but only officious on the part of thoor gertlemen, I deemed it prudent to rep ai: lores, and await ihe course of events or tbe will of ths people to determime my couren } wasallent, thatit might not ve sald | bad intluenced my friends by my letters eitber in fevor of or sgatost We prujectot Caraces sbat my frinade and the people to gene ral, ignorant of my cplnions, might with enure independance choose the party whicd they juoged covventent; tast L might ay sen 1D rection preserved a strange allenoe, 1d the slub of thet city, who at dmes have directed 1 Yabt communtoetions to me, aad woo apparently entered { Knew not what fxg would | be opfuylea—what principles proclaimed; I only knew post | tome In regard to ry Jy wat my services were evaded that my inervention wae Geemed prejudicial, that 1 was excladed-in & word, bie exclusion, involviag & terrible seotence for me, pri nounced by some of my friends in urion with some of my sdvereariea, would ‘Mone sve sufficed to induce me to oe ei ent While I was /hus mute the whole republic spoke, as did many distinguished exiles, Ihe project of Uaracas was re- jected by all parties. if the correspondence does not mislead we Inregard o the exiles, no ove apiece Mt, either in Uaracta oF Trinidad, avd certainly among of the latter plwce are many rotadie individusle who were never my politics) triepds In pees 2 miuet sstabdlish the truth of the ameriion that ‘it the Varese abould no I must not be blamed for the premature failure of the p-cject,’” because (aided, as oan be easily provet, while t was allent and known, apd what is even more worthy of note, while rumor wee circulated that Geveral Flores aud inyrelf worked in periect sccord Fuchs rumor might have decid wy trends in had they not feit gach great ef Dance 10 Ite adopt trve that revoludon set on foot in nor rs, as he might bare dove, put May Bot in dis la.onic letter, of which for my deenee, against his earnest solicitation, 1 regret that 1 must make ute, Flores aaid not & word of roject of Carecas nor of his me what he expected irom me ye youreel? trom the following extract: ‘I intend to remain in thw island (-t 2 ) und! the next ercamer Turb:co. if, in mean- nould “e anarchized, as it is ‘eared it may be, attate to siep iorward tw impede the elevation to 10 to wid in the establish: me ——. Crees give Real goarentees and promote of the country. But, if powkin d <ocur, 4 will Fetarn te Lima, where I will abWe by the same ree lusion ” ‘Thos you eee thst she hizle lewer of Flores ig io contradiction of we leters irom Caracas That leaves Venezuels to be anarcbized, sa it ia feared, and then to step forward; whe suppore an orgeoized plan to create @ revouidon, end call lores t (be waa of the sane. af the iater is the truth, as deem it to be, in view of your own vetters, I leave to your Judgment to deside in tothe frantness of him who ti ‘wards me should heve shown so much, if he treated mess friend, aud much more if he hoped’ for co-operation, moral or maierial. fom me. ‘Bus 1 will reet upon this simple point Flores says nothing 8 part | am erpected to take in realizing tbe project of uaraces, vor does he fodicate or even insinuate thst Bie co operation ‘was counted tpon ‘The same stience wae alwase peserved Dy youand your companion I aave tberefore reason to conclude thet, nut having beea invited to excer inte ibe project, my co gperation has been looked for reason Wth-tanding, you say that upon my decision, nerhaps, the welware of the country depends Permit me to reject the tea of my responsibility «#bicb thie phrase iovolves. 1 hava of @ reformatory governm Dot nor. bave I upon whet to decide, because rothing bea been subilited to my conelderation I id not do not nor will I, stand in the way of the | e2ecntion ard succes of the project of Uarsces siece in t'e | | repabuie du: | morals bee qiarty— | orgapizeten J wee only apuken ot that my exclusion migtt be sgreed con. Thare coly to aa that I ocneider ray vel’ exclad ed. if] am 0 a9 little Importance that my co-operation is spanned in orda. io secure tbat of some of the generala of Mo; me 1 a bound 10, auopvee thet their power ia great and for the triumph of the revoluuon. Let i, wiampn ibe oppressor fall st once; i will rejoice with you at bia fal, omgh in jibe hazards of this design our {dese do not cin: cide 1 wisd not only the fall of Yonsgas, but I destre also, for the bovor ano the tutare of Veoezuela that it be the sword of Jumtice which ens bis career of crimes Tha: is to ar that i do not so much wieh for the po- Mtiesi rum of # men we for elevation ple. Venezuels must be radically cured of ber evils Penalty of wfewrtul relapse Hot only the polttioal, buseypec sily the moral Paves of wclety have suffered ia the refer: ralt that ihey should co-operate to effect the raloftbe trraot after repenurg and baving their eyes to we truth but hat ts place of the tahould be id In my opipoion they are wb> suppose that ihe revolution, having Dane ante tv tices wen, they would cede to otbere the bonors and advant: their witmph. ‘rhe bistory of Our portion of amerise, win ut | conga ting teat of the world. teaches the gravity TOF. jw York and Erie | Railroad, in iw trecks, sirucicres, Curniture aud eppurte- | DeCcS, Wabte @ thorouRD overDmauliug aad resore.uD to put the vast macbive in efficieat workwg condition aad even with euco overhaulivg aud renovation it i not easy to predict # future upon @ reorgau:zed oasie; for, jadg- {Dg from ite past operations, its capa: ius own property is #0 undetined, if not unbounded, es to Jeave judgment at feuit and make hope fear and trem ole. That the road never earneo « dividend is clear, and tant ‘When the company cestrd to declare divideuds the ast earnings were still iusufficiens to pay interes: on im tapted- Dees we it wecrued, is dumousiraet by the ever swelling total of the funded and upfun ted aevt. Nor have tho net earings of the road averared forty. one per cent of the gross earnings in offictal seven years that bave gove by since ite inauguration; fur, uader the average of fifty nine per cent charged to operating ex- Penses, the iiabiliti'® weantime accumulated, ull foaly the tide of credit, so k ‘upon ite sweiling food, turned upon its ebb, apd bore the tossing bark {ato a port of iaw, whence it was cons:xned to tae care of & receiver by duo egal process. And now how to remodel the deote of the Corporation is the qnestion?: The New York Erie Ral/rosd is an immense concern; its grades and curves reader impossible an economic work toe Of ite Jong hoe; it 1s of ths wide six feet gauge, which | 1powes Cost UyOD Its Operating department without coun tervailing advanisges of any sort; ite route is through a country which was opened rapialy upon the insuguratioa of the road, but which is not remarkable for ite resources bor for she density, actual or prospective, of its popuia- top. Upon avy rapid incresse of local trafiic, therefore. it is not wire to count; white upon througn business it is ‘Ot very /ikeiy that avy very large additional profit will accrue 10 the company’s treasury. By the pastthen mast we bo guided, rather than by es imates built upoa expec tations of the future and in lieu of ing the cavital ana debt account with coarges which should be defrayed out of the current income, jet the expense account be sont io anes the outlay justly chargeable to ex pepses for ng toe trains and for renewing tho road- vee insure buildin, Tom the ovtgtvings of the Now York It appears that the Commitiee uf Directors appotaicd to dewiee ana Teport to the Board a pian of concession or capitalize. tion, favor a scheme to reduce the grand wtel of $29,079,086 61, which represents the cost of tae road %o the company at this time, to $27,000,000. Tule it {8 proposed to accomplish by lea the mortgage dent uptoucbed; to receem the unsecured bonds at eiabty per cent, with Lew stock; and to cancel the exvsting shares of etock with twenty per cent of now stock. The new stockholaers, meautime, to be assessed @ million and a quarter of doliars to pay off the floating debt, consisting Of bile peyable, secured by & large amount bonds, end elso accounts payable wi before the corporation can be disembarrassed. It seems, then, that the Directors of the New York and Frie road believe that the work can only earn interest om $27,000,000, which, it will be percetved, ber of milions that represented the and uptunded debt of the company ber, 1852, being the end of the first Operations to unkirk. Hence ali the the capital and debt since September 30, supken and lost. Who is r ble for the tweive mil. lions of shares apd bonds thus sacrificed, it would avail but little to iequire, The tact, however, that fream Communication Betweexs New Yorx xp Cnanietox.—We are gratified to learn that active measures are in progress for the addition ef two veesels tothe present force of the Coarlestou and New York steamship line. We saw yesterday a subscription jist bearing the subscriptions of the Soutl Curolian Railrond for a third, of Messrs. Spofford & Tileston, of for a second third, and the names of some of « Charleston friends pledging two-thirds of the remainde As only one-ninth of the required subscription. oy open, it will necessarily be Billed in @ few days. ‘The opt mated cost of two side-whicel steamsbips ix from $250,009 to $200,000. As we now look upon this incroase in. ‘the Ime as a fixed fact, we may regard a tri-weekly Imo nest season as asure thing. Amid the sncers of the jealoas and the fearful forebodings of the tind, the pre wont aa of this line have held their own through good report and evil report, and we are much pleased te learn that the present has been one of te most successful years im ite history —Charlatn Merpury, Spt. 29. -y for aestriction to tb % and bere tt is weil that I potice Jour ieee in revard to the convenience of usion end the incowventeuce of exclustvism. Dever with jmtice can Gre cherge made that I counselled union to the Venezvelans correspondence and m conduct bed bardiy Jett Pan sptonio, theo, whea aay other Venezue. ave given vent to the produ ved by @ oruel persecution, | counselled union in my farewell address from St. Tbumes. When José G. Moneges ancused me before the revolution of om ‘which f forget we paet cen yea oui with. the" good ‘which I forget the past, occu. As toexciusiviem, far trom baviog te ‘any one, exile, pt Ae to po- 7 Drinciple; apd would to Goa that I the eame indulgence by those who asked 1d cows uted to my €xC usIOR As may be true, a8 ou ssy, that a movement made in the fn- ot be wud wo compatrio: fhom me, 1 beg you is to wi you bave ¢: 'd previous oves. 1 trust that al! of receive with kindness (be frankness with which [ na reened my views ‘The foregoing was addressed to the principal movers in the revolution of March, 1867, and plainly shows the opi- nion entertained by Genoral Paez in regard to General Caatro’s intellectual and moral character. It also shows the cause for Castro's hostility to the old ex-President when he returned t: Venezuela. But you, perbaps, are not aware thet Castro attempted to prevent the return of Gen. Paez to the United States» wnorder that he might be exposed to the “out throat’? Knife of the negroes. This secrot has beon divulged by the late partwans of Castro, who, it seems, sought a pre- text for imprisoning the old General; and this pretext was i @ and 9D have Roother jowighe ito the satermananip of tie pOtwON of De Fepebstoad COMUBUbiVes to the god! 700. thera | The Charicston Fire partment sod the @ Northern @rese. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Cuaxuaros, Sept Lo, 1808 Your columns haying tome Ume oubuned anu ticle condemnatory of owr fire periment, and mIsreprr senting facts with regaed to 2 vessel arriving at (hie por ‘on fire, | request of you a8 an act of justioe the meerhem in a conspicuous place, of the enclosed refutation aad « thentic statement, Your ob'd’t very t. 3. Ht NATHAN, Chief of Fire Department of Charleston. [From the Charieewon Mercury.) Several of the New York papers have imsely ‘an articie beaded “ Firemen ve, Wreckers,’ ported to ‘make more widely Known" & ‘at Charleston, by a detailed stavement of & vessel taning i } i g ef i = 5 & & 5. 38 555 provide gency of an outburst of tho flames and ‘to surrounding property; and further, that sho oepartment should be reodered, not at the city, but according to sgreement betwies panies abd representatives of the veseel. Three propositions were submited to the ca; agents, v)z.:—$26 per hour lor each engine; or gross ammount; or 20 per cent of net value of veesel cargo saved, The third was selected. It is, therefore, not true that the alternative presented to the capisin wae ‘to pay @ salvage of 20 per cent, of the value of Lis vessel ‘aud cargo, or to haul her into the stream, aad there it ber burn or scuttle ber.’” To thoee at all acquainted with the circumstances, viz. , that each company ia the purchager and Owaor of ita en- tire apparatus, and is boucd to keep it in @ state of per- fect order and efficiency at 18 own expense; that the iu- jury resulting to both engine and hose from the proioaged ‘use of sult water is very considerabie, and in the soseace Of great care would be almost irreparabie, particuuriy ae regarcs the hose—the firs: of these offers, as less, must appear entirely free from any charge of exwrtive; aud therefore, inasmuch ag it was set agde, aud preference voluntarily given to another, it certainly is not saying too much to pronounce the stetementof ‘tho, most extor- tiomate terms being exacted’’ to be a bage slander. Het the bark and cargo been destroyed the capwaia wuuld bare Deen commended for bis ahrowdness in arranging tna: ine firemen’s uneuccessful labors ahould be uncompeasa‘ed, and they (the firemen) wouja have been jrered at for having been outwitied; but because, by w teiunful and skilful performance of their duty, they earned o far re- ward, securing tv the owners or underwriters four dollare for every ope which accrued to themselves, Or/I0quF 16 aL tempted to be cast upon, snd frise siavements made witb: regard to them. ‘That these arrangements were made beforeband was: dne to the teachings of expericoce; for it has more thar once bappened tuat tervices whict appeured most relu- able and cesirable while danger threatened, have been decried aud underrated atterwaros; and as for verbal agreements, they bave been ignored, and the dremen left. ‘0 obtain redress as best they might. It is ipsipusted that an esprit au corps should heve in- | duced a gratuitous rendering of their services. On what | grounds of fairness and common genge can uch ao iden suggest iteelf? Surely, under such an incentive, their iret auty would be to their own fellow citizens; and yes they nether receive nor expect it, Moreover, why not equally call upon “pilots ana wherf owners, and mechanics aad. laborers,” for the game exuidition of pnilaotnropy io ald cages of veesels coming tne port m divtreau? Was our Fire Department on the sume feoting ae in some other cities, composed of idlers and hangers on, in the copstant ¢mpioyment and pay of the city government, and whose sole or principal means of subeisieuce ts tbat pay, such espretdu corps wouid cost them nothing. Phey could be ordered to goto work. Ours, howaver, ie not 80 constituted. ts members comprise some of our ‘most Tespectanie citizens’’—by no means “mostly merchants and others engaged in commerce’’—but by far, in greater part, mechsuics, men of character and good standing, de- pendent with their families upon their daily labor for support; and such men cannot afford to render weir ser- vices gratuitously and then put their hands in their pockets to pay for their Jost time, and, in addition, for repairs to their apparatue. What they ordimariy re- ceive for their services from the city merely suflizee, in conjunction with their own regular contributions, to Jo- fray expepses—there being » tacit understanding with the city that in case of a seucliy of fires, or other ctr- Cumetances necessitatin; tney will be assiste1—in in- stance of which it may mentioned that they were iast year presented with 500 feet of nose each. As regards ‘‘some few of the companies,”’ to whom jur- tice was desired to be renderea, by stating thet ‘‘tuey, on. reflection, declined to retain the share of olunier which. bad been allotted to them, and have returned it,” it may be remarked that there was oniy one who did return tae amount which they had previously accepted. Tos com~ Dany acted throughout, step by step with the others, as- senting to all their arrangem snts, and the ulsimate returu. of their portion of the eerniogs was for the sake of cons!e- tency—tbeir organization diflering from all the oiners in this reepect—that they never receive pay for thei r ger- ‘vices ip bebalf of their fellow citizens or otherwise In refutation of the charg? vaat too Chiet of os Fire De- partment refused the services of the department uaices tne proffered terms were accepted, thereby leaving the alter- Dative to the captain of sending his veesel, we are aggu- red from the highest au.hority that the ement is en- tively without foundation. The ooly refusal given was in respovse to the "8 desire to acutile tue veasel at whi head of the dock. As the ordinances of the city exprese!: forbid such an act, tne Chief told the captain % would not be permitiea. 'e bave stated no fact in the above, and assumad no position, that ig not in strict accordance with the trotb, and have derived them from gentiemen of pign oficial position in the department. We do uot feel that our de- : ent needs a defence, but It is entitled to as fair earing. 2 ie is ibe oom: apt An Outrage on_an American. Lady in. Canada, . [From the Toronto Leader, Sept. 27.) We publish below Mrs. Davidson's statement of the treatment she bas received at the hands of the police aw ‘horities in this city. ‘That she has been badly used thero is no room for doubt. ‘The rough and even viok ment of which she complains is certainly. very di able to the parties concerned. More than all’ this, state- ments were made that her conduct at the Rossin House was not correct. We have inquired into this matter, and have been convinced that these statements were totaligr unfounded; that her behaviour was entirely unexception able, and that she conducted herself ina ladylike man ner. It was quite natural that a female of nervous tony perament should, under the circumstances in which she placed, exhibit a good deal of excitement. Not the least extraordinary part of the case is the mis- takes into which the brokers, who were exami the case, fell. One hundred dollar note which they swore in the most positive manner was bad, has been’ cashed by the bank by which it was issued. We understand that Mrs. Davidson hag been advised by parties connected with the Pittsburg banks to sue for heavy datnages. It is reported that she will sue oue house in the city for its share in the proceedings against her. claiming $20,000 damages. < _. .» MBS. DAVIDSON'S STATEMENT. T wish to avail myself of your columns to give to the public a brief statement of the shameful treatment wo- which I been subjected since my arrivabin this city :— Larrived here three weeks ago last Thursday, and at first intended to leuve on the following Saturday; Thad spent about $160 in the place (about of it with the Messrs. Hughes) when I had occasion to get some large notes changed; baving accidentally torn a $1,000 bill, E Went into a jeweler’s store, a little west of Hughes, to got the piece parted on; while there, @ person eame in and stared impudently at me, I did not know.vwhat to make of it; the person who pasted the torn note for me remarked that such large bills were not often seen here; Tmade ne- reply except “indeed,” or some other equivalent expres- sion; this was on the Wednesday after my arrival; on tho same day about half-past oue o'clock, Mr. Rielly, the pro~ prictor of the Revere House, come to my.roem and said. there were two pergons below who wished to seo mest bad searecly time to tell him to ask them to send up their cards, when two police officers presented themsel ‘They said they had a warrant for that I hnd’ offered counterfeit notes to a large t different places in the city, and that they had. been refused. 1 replied that I had no counterfeitimoucy ,. no paper mouey for which gold could not be. got at the: bank. They then demanded that I should give ap my money. 1 took out my notes and laid them on the table, saying that they were mine and that they had no right te them. They grabbed at them, and I seized two of them, oue it exch” band. ‘They then wrenched my wrists vio. lently, the effect of which was to cause them to swell and to injure them so that I was not able to comb my hair for some days after. Iwas taken before the Mayor, who. heard the case, stating his belief that the notes were good. and discharged me. My money—$1,160—was still retained by the police. Next day, at’ two o'clock, two policemen me into Mr. O'Dea’s store while I was there and said that ny money Was good and asked me to go to the Mayor's. office and get it. Mr. O'Dea remarked that they ought to: tome. They then said the Mayor wished to see mu snsented to go. Instead of taking me to the Mayor's: ©, how T found they had taken me to the Polic Court. Mr. Gurnett, to my surprise, asked if I knew that‘! Was under rearrest on the charge of having counterfeit mo- ney in my possession. Three stout officers then pushed rae- into a room, as if Thad been adog, and tore off my joweiry ia» « violent miner, any thing instance, while in-the Mayor cftice, Lhad begged of Detective Greaves to. tol the banks by which the bills were iasued and tomy frionds, before he disgraced my fomily in the papers; telling hin that 1 Lad obtained the Dills direct from the banks myself «nd describing the situation of my friends. 1 added that 1 was in business and had had dealings with the banks for the last sevpynteen years. He refused to do. this, and T had no means left—my money being taken fren, me—ol doing !t myself, Talso tried ‘to prevail upon him to get me a lawyer to defend me; and the reply was that | Fhould get one soon enough. ‘For two days I vould get no other reply than this. On the third day, the Proprie or of the Revere House sent Mr. M.€. Cameron. to me, and he spent a couple of hours in conversation with me. Just before the case was coming on, Mr. Aller: ame in and told me that Mr. O'Doa bad ’erpioye, Lim as my attorney. I replied that, from the treatment: Thad received. Thad become afraid of everybody; bub © that if Mr. O'Den had gent him he should conduct my- ease; whereupoo Mr. Cameron said that if Alien: was to- ave anything to do with it he would not though he-should ket thousand dollars. Mr. Allen presented himeolf in court; and I foop discovered that I had the wi sort of an advocate, but I thought that if my case was so Plain ne» other counsel would be necessary. The brokers on ex amuring the monoy, a swore that it was bad, owpecially” the #100 note on the Exchange bank of Pittsburg. This. hot Thave since sent to the bank that issued it by the American Exprees Company, with my name upon it, and they Drought me the gold back, The $1,000 was on the Pittsburg bank, at the counter of which, ag well as the $60, Thad received it. Another $60, which ono of the brokers bad changed for me, wasalgo on this bank, thong! his broker afterwards swore that it was not. On the Jord day's investigation I asked Mr, Allen to tele- soph the banks and to other parties for me for evidence, and to get me two bank note dotes- tors and a bank note engraver, as 1 saw I had m} owB cage to defend, He replied that he would nog -

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