The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1867, Page 4

" i MEXICO. The State or Affairs in the Capital. Marquez Confines Two Americans in A Dungeon. The Diplomatic Corps Suspend Relations with the Empire. ae. ae. ae, By the arrival of the steamer Morro Castle, Captain Adams, from Havana, we have dates from Vera Cruz to the 15th inst, and from the capital of Mexico to the 6th. It would seem that the general press accounts for- warded from imperial and liberal sources vie with one auother in their efforts to confuse and muddle the nows, Our special correspondence from the capital will be read. with interest, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF 1HE HERALD. Juarez the Ca of Diuz’s Delay—Mexican solidity-Marquez and the Diplomatic Corps—Tho American Consul the Sole Dis penser of Protection te Foreigners. Crex or Mexico, May 5, 1867. For nineteen days General Porfirio Disz has had his army around this city, gradualiy tigutening the girdle, until the Compression begins to produce suffocation, On Wednesday last he reviewed eighteen tnousand infantry aud near six thousand cavalry, omployed on tho outer circumference of hiz camp. With this force Moxico could ba taken in an hour; but in obedience to President Juarez’s instructions, he (Diaz) doos not operate to take the city so much as the people in it, and eliminate by the capture of certain individuals the loaders of future revolution, Tho design 13 worthy of all praise, though the process is frightfully telling upon the insiders. Cessation of ail outside, communication, contributions and forced Jeans almost hourly falling upon the popula- tion, and far more destructive thaa the balls or bombs of the enemy, are expressions. that only raise the cur tain upon the sad pieture of the city of Mexico, ‘The imperial authorities spare no resort, respect neither age nor sox in their desperate measures to sustain them- selves; the bonds that koep meu together in society are rudely broken, and every principle of right and jus- ce violated, by taose who prociaina that they defend the cause of order and property against the God!oxs party of demagogues. Having exlausted the anti- quated system of taxation, contributions amd forced loans, the novolty of a cixeniar notifying every man ac- cording to his fancied ability to pay was addressed to Capitalists and merchants, A gentle admonition con cluded this document to the efect that milftary presetire would be brought to bear’on ‘those who were backward in paying at the treasury the daily quotas assigned them. General Vidaurri, Minister of Finance, proved ‘imexorable to all remonstrance, and representations af the craeity of this last device, which at a blow shat ‘up nearly every establishment, wholesale and retatl, in Mex- | ico, Exasperated at this defiance of authority and spirit of conspiracy—as they were pleased to cull ati act of eeif-preservation—the ministry gave orders to the Mayor | to inquire into the motive of closed doors and barred ‘windows throughout the metropolis. During this inveg- tigation “his Excelleacy of the Pininces dectined any fonger to keep a portfolio whose decroed exposed him to the odium and execration of both parties; and, to be just, Genera! Vidaurri has ouly yielded tothe sapérior authort ty of tho Lieutenant General, Marquez, when he gave‘or- dors to put into execution this last annihilating measure, For days the highest functionaries,of the empire were at almost open war, Marquez himself assumed tho mau- agement of the ways and means, while Vidaurri kapt hie quarters’ hermetically ‘sealed against ali visitors. The coilection prescribed by the circutar continued, recucants ‘were imprisoned or suddenly disappeared on {imety notice of & call from the imihtary, the strests were, aol. tary and an indication of some fearful disaster ap- peared bf (be faces of those who durst be caught abroad. ‘During these outrages on the moneyed classes pree+ gangs plied their work ‘of seizing the poorer people aad burrying them off to the barracks to be put through the military machine for soldier making; in less than a month upwards of 16,000 bipeds have been levied after this fasbion. The most indixpensabie articles of daily ished the ministry articles dangerous to the em, amination came off to-day, the result of which bas been @ more mgorous confinement and eutire in-communi ‘The guns of the liberals are bidding adiou to sunset y the Sth of May, and if the weather be an augury, ir prospects are brilliant, Energy of Mara and Hie Fellewers—His Way ef Kaising Men und Money—He Arresta vT Awericans and Turews Them Into a Dungeon—French Trenchery—Attcmpt to Blow Up the Citadol—Trouble Between Mar- aquez and Vidaurri-The Diplomatic Corps Breuk Of Relations with the Empire—Impe- rial Style of Lying—Liberal» Outdone, &e. Orrr oF Maxwoo, May 6, 1867, When inditing my, last, on the 19th ult,, there were nota dozen persons in all this city who thought it a poesibility taat Marquez and his handful of desperate followers would be able to retain possession of (he capital as tong as May 1. But & 1 a stroggle of life aud death, not only for Marquez, but Vidaurri, O'Horan, Tabera, Quiroga and Portifia are outlaws, and prices heve long been fixed upon (heir head, and they are swinging everything into the balance to prolong the contest, thus prolonging theit lives, They have kept, the presegaogs most energeti- cally at work, seizing not only men, but taking horses from public and private stables, and even entting ani- mats loove from yolroles im the streets; have soarched houses for arms and snbeistonce, in one instance taking from a poor mana few bushels of charcoal, because, to save his family from suffering, he dared sell a Fmall qoantity ata higher rate than tue Prefect had ordered. On the 20:h all vbe water carriers, numbering about one thoueand, together with nearly all the male sor Vants from the eafos and hotels, were pressed into the Service, and compelled to assist in the trenches, A forced loup of one million dollars was also calied for on the 20tn, aud Marques swore it shonld be paid within forty-eight hours, or he wonid force it at the point of the bayonet. Some objections were raised by Vidaurri and others af the Ministerio, when it was agreed that tho plan of roquiring $10,000 dxily would be recerved more favorably, and less trouble found in ite collection. Notices were accordingly served upon the merchants and ‘others of the amount apportioned to them, $800 per day being demanded of the Retstegui family, the same who were forced to pay $156,000 of the great Vera Cruz exchange loan, re¢eiving that amotnt in bills om the ‘Cnstom House ‘at Vora Cruz, of which thoy have not ‘been payd.adoltar; on Barron, Forbes & Co,, $250; N. Davidson, of Rothschild's Sons, $250; Graham, Graves ‘& Co, $160, and every’ coucorn, ‘mo Matter how cmall, from. $6 to "$100 enc, The consequonee was that within an hour after the promulgation of the order there ‘wasmot a business house, or even « barber's shop, open’ in (he'whiole city.'snd al! have cemained closed, up. to’ thotisands of poor living'on one meal a day. The atiects. ate filled with beggars to e gfeater’ extent ¢ban |. particolarly, guitéred from, 9 ..mant. of this clas. name has become famiiar im conuéctiou charitable deeds, yesterday interested pbimpelf in be- half of the..starvang.poor, ,amd-ancceeded in raising & considerable sam towards ameliorating their condition, The enemy do nat prevent supplies from coming ie, bat the imperial officers at the garitas demand duties on all produce, and the rates being 60 exorbitant everything is turned away. No person is allowed to leave the city under any pretence whatever, and every one heard to express seutiuents in derogation of the government i: arrested and thrust into the dungeons of the “iar tinique,”’ a horrid hole and a second edition of that of Calcntta. Among those recently arrested are two Ameri- can geaticmen, one of whom is the editor of the Enelish paper, the Mexican Times. They are both: placed in close confinement, without being altowod communication with even their Ceca whe has interested himself very earnestly In their despatiem interwoven with the Mexicvn character, that On the 24th inst. three French officers to the tant morsel of bread might, under the gue ot qu- s thority, be sna:ched from their starviny fanulies without | Cosme a show of resistance, fli¢ oldest foreign residents, who supposed them. elves thorongtily acquamted with Mexi+ can naiure, but had never seen 1) ex; to 60 severe a test as the present, resign their opinions in despair at the marvellous talent tor suiferance and resignation de- voloped by recent Inctsthronghout this exceptional rece. Seen endurance astonizhes the more that it ix well koown the soldiers and officers of less rank are but in- sufficiently paid, though $10,000 are levied every day— Uhat'somothing more thay $300,000 bave been shown for over & million coilected in te period of six weeks, To all this come inquisitive mind of # Mexican energeti. cally inquires what has beea done with si What sre e ever 200,000 »ouls, crusued desert... Still, « popul under the weight of unjust aud unusial tmports, bevet by bunger, fdie, yer withoat a Lope fer to-morrow, neither know how to turn upon the'r oppressors, nor have vitality,.sufticient. to look for a remedy | against the evids of which they mut pensh—«o deeply are the habite and ideas of th@old Spanish in the affair, bat one escaped by turning ‘States evi- dence ” against the others, A daring attempt was made to blow up the citadel on the nicht of the 23d, but it was also discovered, and one of the party canght—an Italian, whose name could not be asrertuined—and instantly exeouted. General Vidaarri, io consequence of some miswnder- standing betveen Tabera and Marquez, tondered his re sicnation at Minister of THaciends and President of the Miowtry, on the 26eh, ‘The story goes that Vidaurri snddenly remembered a command given him by Siaxi- we nen hel ‘Here the public spirit working in him with a ¥ ot having perforne aay the reflection | milian to take ‘the Intler $100, bat as it wns of which, who | known that General Vidaurri lind Tor wome- 5 inke the bevefit, aw cheaging a namber of Texan rangers to Here and there has bem evinced some show of | oseort him to the Hic Grande, Marquez re- husman, Jation of the galling tyraony which for. | fused to permit thé departare of the Minister, and gave gets the priv: apd mor| sufferings of a large cy | him the slteroauve of being sont within closely - A lady drew and barged @ re. | or to resime bis dattes, vy vs the ‘and js volver af. (he adldiers;who by force attempted to open | Now at his pat. Marquez has ‘agreat deat of trouble the seat, of. ber K4 e\wact pas day annie iy a fit ore mpbaer ep taet tn rewrn Hore ra " posed on for the support of a cavse it. pmarol to as have open! omer terly hates, Property f Re serve ender his command. They eee dis- wealthy und pretty, the herome guard, was conducted to a under and there | carded their uniforms bat preserve thoir organization, expecis Of baviug & aivonger enose Of pet | awaiting @ reply to their despatch to the Emperor. sonal tight than, ber countrymen atlarge. Donnicanor The diplomatic corps lave suspended all reln- ‘of bis Exceitency thn Minivier from France «w confined iw the prison of Santiago; Joan of $100,000 was. Of him as ove of ihe obip! tious with the existing government, having given pee | on tha’ ba) on the 26th ultimo. or ew suitait, they to see their ‘mt uoke ad exaciedt prictors of rich thine: of Real del Monte, » | Compeiled to pay the forced loans, contribu 1's eon thas bebn of vo aval, fort [ph estamos, white att Americans were exomptod. The tunity to wound and affront the represeutativ | courtesy shown all persons receitiag protection from France is too precious to Leidiy thrown away. 1 the government of the United States by the fin] pthe, oaly tov ites furiker outrar outhorities, has been in a large mexsare owin the fe Theres a imprisonment, and hops that Por ekiifit manner with which Consul Otterdourg con- firto Peake the erty and pot him at liberty. | ducted the affairs of his charge, ae well as to the whole- In thispower of ‘endurance dwells (he strength | some fear which Marques éntertaige for our govern. oO the i Fit tis they drove the #reneu | went to would have driven their the siege thas far bas progressed but slowly, the Mber- ‘Witte tina the United States als throwing at jong intervaty # round shot or shéll | within the lines of the imperialints, generally aiming, y | however, forthe Convent Santiago, in which Marquez ry ct vere—s | hag takea up hisquarters, On the 26th there wasa ‘ROT thé euriy, silep. ob. | very sharpactillery duel between the batteries of the our-Africam { citigens of the south—isa | contending parties on the whole wertern side of the ami of the Indien, | city, Since that time there hae hardly a sound dis- has its. uses, and inerix | trtbed the qaict of the which has been almost physlologict. ail ah se Chat of aus Ro land \ illage. ine Mt sreigners have been the.mark-againet which all thie avery he Emperor's haud plays for » coup) cor of bowrs in the Piva, drawing thither large crowds, Deen aimed ; the bit- Taos dibar kavw'le vhaktingtta the Mexican heart toward all strangers, and F. fro beca’ os ay hie 4 'rmmed: : ul has adroitly used this | ‘Many of whom are eecreted during the day. Very fre- quently, while the turd is playing “Ta Paloma” or some ‘Other favorite Mexicag air, the roer of a gan Will com- mingle with the mnsic, or the bursting of a stiet! startle rod the briltantiy ighied. grocds, Calving o¢ ther meetin ent here ag exempiion ie briliaptly lighted grownds, talkin t ma Pret te pecete ion icon vinnarns eceies ple bout of HBETY, vet loo cowardly ane cri ig to go ‘mote fo ott ey of cook bone oreo b~ J eg nr giaw the bas al Let ~ 4 = throughout joubting their bravery or pairioticm, or hint their coe \declaaguios ter the unfitness for salf-govermmcat, and the one who so dare oe ery born innate honor, might receive a blow from a macheta, or a thrast f tiletto, if he were to be unsuspecting and bap walk but at it nione. Wherals, the ny Nog the cathedral reports, are ing the imperial lines, “bringing helt works sloar in. iigras . without jesention from the batteries of the former ny Be They hove the riiroad in complete running order © prince who, though be bas been deceived into the | to Apizaco, thirty miles from Puebla. The tele- commission 0} mal crlune, ph Unes also aro al! repaired, and Diaz is Rablost virtes 0 iain Pocweater the | flnctant commaniention with Rsvobtdo at Querétaro, aod Juarez at San Luis Potost. They were recently re- inforced by a large detachment son! down from Quere- taro, Oh the Mth, the troops at Guadalnpe bung out a huge sign, whict: stated that was captured on the Zia, This,.bas since proven to have been a berego, as advices have boen rece!ved from there up to the 27th, ‘by reliable parties, who state that affairs remain un- u\'s Succese Rromsed Hplomatic corps: notes and protests flew about vests, collective and singic, to the Foreign Uliee; dark por's, A joint nove wag at last binte of demanding put in poy Lew wAivirawal of the noisy ciroular, apd their ive masters. he note advisi 1B- | changed. ister OF Affairs of tte atay enaerehees: ii. tos Kmperor bas desired to surrender, bat Mejia and Marques directed that fonetionary to re- | Miramon will not permit bitn to have hia way, and vir- ply Sarena of the empire received as infor. in their hands. The lives ue feation that the friendiy European na- tions all reiations with it umtii ciroum- wiances a futare decision. The iy ind! Terence with ‘Unis tiger, prey makes bim worthy of « beart ‘ree The citizens of the free towns, it appears, have a right to call upom the ‘Of the United States in Mexico protection. Consul General, Augustus Charies yon & courte of mental peculiar to hit if, has been wrought up ‘of , evaded every to defend them against and liberty at their re. | ea Be it may—whetber because our stout The city 1s in a tetrible condition, Alt tho aqueduots’ a scanly supply of water from the antesiau | ‘with trievabio ruin. 1 am informed, by gonilemon who have resided here for twenty-five years, that never before in their experience has Mexico suffered as during the last eix months, Canards from All Quarters—Tho Liberal and imperial Accounts of the Situation, &c. Havama, May 18, 1667. Tne Fronch steamer Panama, from Vera Cruz on the 13th, arrived at this port Yesterday, To judge from the accounts now received, it would appear that the impe- rialist party have beon excelling the liberals of late in the manufacture of canarda, It is dificult to say which of the two parties Love bad the advantage; but one thing ts certnin—neither Moxice, Querétaro nor Vera Croz bas yet fallen, If we look upon the fate of that unfortunate land without passion and free from ail in- fluence, after so many conflicting accounts received by diferent routes for the past fortnight, we are compelled to confess that wo know very little more than before. The news which bas reaches us vin Fampico and Vera Cruz, besides the official despatches via San Luis and New Orloans to the represeniative of Juarez in Wash- ington, brings the death of Miramon and the fight of Max; but no sooner do tho Paris and Virginia, from Vera Graz, arrive here, than we behold the re- surrection 6f Miramon im Querctaro, Then appears the Raleigh, from New Orleans. on the 10:b instant, and tia complotes the round oc mysteries, Notonly Miramon is brought to life again, but the Indicator shouts forth— “Pinal and decisive triumph of the empire—complete defeat of the liberais at Quer‘taro—enormous loss sus- tained—Mejia ‘threatening San Liis and Matamoros.’ Not content with all this rhodomontade,, the ‘fight of duarez to Santilio’’ must be added, tomake the muddlo look more fikely, without saying anything about the ¢three thousand prisoners aud the capture of Escobodo's artillery by tho imperialists. Itis no more the flight of Max, but of Juares, We knew the fatter was in San Luis; but they make bim out, at one jump, in Saltillo’ Do they for one momcat suppose that we ignore tho country across the Cordilleras, or that: we ate entire strangers to the respective distances between one poin’. _ However, let us new nee what we have by to Pauama. The wows toto the Following effect —It ie not ioe was killed, Lut be was dangerous! wornd. the Hbernts suffered considerable tosses 1a an encounter cee im the eubard: of bev that established by the former: more Socom ay Sauer nee car eae ferees at uated he vera oad ee a feet autres rien pena oleae Sean etree nea rae ‘wes @o soarce t to Solwer Waste that some people resorted J an . This is confirmed to me throuch an Ai ‘Bx-oMCér, whose Wife writes to this offer. Porfirio Diaz. ind sent to Puebla for bis family to come on to the capital. In Puebia the liverals were filling the piece wite alt be kept there until Colonel Olloqui, who wae Prefect of Ormava, has abandoned the cause, and arrived here in the steamer Pana The town-of Queritaro was rounded and its defenders were literally dying inger, General Dinx. ordered the castle of Chapultepec to be attacked by Gen, Guadarrama, who took it in front, aftor @ most obstinate fight, on the 14th wit. The village of _Goadelupe, which was found fortified around the heights, had been takew on the-13th. General Diaz had his parallels alt in front of the of Vatlejo and Peratv! Ne dearth i Hi ! i HH i & rl ae Uiestl 3 garrison, according to Jilio, @ Spanish sabjoct, weilas his family, water had been ref iunperialist the following tenor:— twelve to thirteen out at different times, and have always 7 semis Wren fone out to rat ' cote 3 ip which he succeeded, and the 1i Very Revere lesson. ‘Yhe capital was in precisely the same days previously—the besiegers have not advance on to the pates and the besioged their euthasthem, the garrison having been to twelve thousand men by Lieutenant General H Tis Tu é Hit iz be leslie ih i : ul Vera Cruz hold» out, and the bdesiegers are becoming more demoralized. The forcss augmented, while those of the Juarists were becoming ecarce. As the works of defence advance the enthu- tiasm of the imps increases, The besiegers first before the town with five thousand at last dates scarcely numbered two ‘my . ists scarcely had eight tundred ‘on the 15th of March, and at last dates reckoned sixteen hundred brave feltows. They consider thateif the fate of hex: depends upon the preservation of Vera Cray (ne salva. tion of the empire is certain, TWE BOARD OF EXCISE. The Board of Excise held their regular weekly meet- {ug yesterday afternoon, But two liquor dealers were tred on charges preferred against them by the police. Their licenses were not ti that nine hundred and six applications bad been fa by the oom ane the last of « since the 2%b of it of four tour and ninety amount received so tar ‘snug sun of $925,000. ORUG CLERKS. 70 THR EDITOR OF THR HERALD. ‘There cannot be too much eaid in upbraiding the late carelessness in dispensing a prescription Causing the death of s Iady in Brooklyn. Let not the censure of the public be visited opon the unfortanate clerk, but rather upon such as employ such incompetent clerks, If drug- would faliy clerks: can Sma tens varara meee ae them, and eh earn, i Bl Bie! CUBA. ‘The eteamsbio Morro Castle, Captain Adams, from ‘Havans on the 18th inst., arrived at this port yesterday, ‘The purser will please accept our thanks for prompt Gelivery of our despatches and files, prscuandres SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TWE HERALD. Exodus from Cuba—Heuses to Rent and fer Salo in Abundance—A Uase of Scan. ‘The Number ef Holidays te be Cut Down— Havana, May 18, 1867, ‘Tt was rumored yesterday that the privateer familiarly known by the name of Cuyler has been captured near the dastera extremity of Qube, and that the frigate Navas do Tolees was coming here, bringing the privateer im tow, But none of the snips in harbor have moved from their tranquil moorings, which one or more would have done if the above ramor had any foundation, The frigate F. de Asis, after delivering her treasure to Admi- ral Mendes, returned here on the 10th inst, The Car- men has gone to Carthagena, On the 16th inst, the United States steamer Winooski, Commander Cooper, returned from Key West. There ts no other American war ship in port. General Dulce and family loft for Spain on the 15th, by the steamer Espana, also Genoral Espinar. Goneral Dulce and his lady are said to have taken with them no less than $600,000 im cash and bill, If this is 80, they prove to be excellent @nanoiers, In fact, Teannot imagine how they could masage to collect s0 much money at such a critical moment, Perhaps, however, the lady bad a good foresight, and may have ‘been boarding up for some time past, The happy couple bave no intention to retara to Cuba—at least not for a long time to come, whatever people may gay to the contrary. The government delegate appointed to establish the ‘new contribution system, having found out some ‘errors of print’ im the cwolas nasigaed to apothecaries and druggists, confectioners, lapidarica, silveremiths and Jewellers, hardware dealers, jerked beef venders and shipwrights, the authorities bave modified those cuotas. ‘The aggregate Customs returns from all the ports of ‘the siand of last month, far from giving the customary increase, show an enormons dim inution—say $276,567. or not far from 20 cent deficiency—when compared with the returns of April last year. The loss arising from tho exemption of the export duties alone foots up $403,772. of the times and the crisis which we are now 3, AS & 5ij passing through, there is no lack of sales advertised at public auction of coaches, horses, &c, I shall not be surpriaed to see houses and Other real estate put up at auction ere long, though this has not been the custom herto, excepting wien the sales have been decreed cially. Such property must now come down, like ail er, from the almost fictitious value to which it was driven eiuce the year 1807. There has been such an ex- traordinary oxedus of the richer classes, and so many others that have gone to pass tha sammer in the country, that an unusual notber of buildings are empty. This wilt reduce the exorbitant rates of rent, which, coupled with increased taxes, must induce housoholders to part with property, the rents of which have ore this doubied their original cost (prior to 1857). Ido not sec a glimpse of amelioration in the general situation, Among the provision dealers three were the firms that failed, since the late difficulties commenced, ‘dl & Co, Ponsa y Hermano and Guiiorrez, & Igiesing, For the present it is not apprehended that any . more break. It was innch feared that some of the emall mercantile firms would have suspended ; but only one {1.. T. Stocker & Co,} # Spoken of as having been obliged to do a c. tee ugh [cad the house of Chase & * Porttand, Maine. money market continues aa sirin- gent as cver, and the banks” sre Comparatively doing little. The Baneo Fepefiot has a cash balance ia hand of more tian three millions (including bank notes). and the taja de Ahorros, in hard cash, more than one aud a naif milion , but they are afraid to make use of any ainounts worth mention, The steamer Panama brought $41,000 from Vera Cruz, as returns for American dimes Sent out hence, er ewrne Emaocipad = seggr ties witl to on poate erameat has all at oace bo gar very solici' their moral as as physical welfare. It were Reet it directed ali its attention, tor the present, vo the social | condition of a pumanes of Sen ole enopietion, the rene eats fo meres eae worta of a Eee See Prevailed apt abou the memorable Zoe st hw boon In iping circ! of this city, well kaown in the United States, met with one of those misfortunes which wilt 5 HH i rete tH Atnong Castle 1 — Don Al Col: President the High Court of Justice; Don. Garcia Riso, Brigadier Cortazas, nandant of the Cabsnas forirene; Brigadier Vivense, end o 3 Foveral others, both Atmericane and Spaniards, prefer ing to pass the summer months anywhere but in The Case of the Bark Ocean Home—The Vessel Abandoned by Her Captain—Terrible Tragedy ina Matanzas Court Reom, &c. Havana, May 18, 1867. The bark Ocean Home, referred to in my previous letter, bas been abandoned by her captain, and at twelve o'clock yesterday valuation was set upon her by order of the government, to be followed by the sale of the vessel, in Hiew of $17,000 fine decreed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our Consul, Mr. Savage, acting under orders, has referred the matter to the Secretary of State for“settioment. Tt is to be hoped the latter will bave this case thoroughly examined, so as to place our Citizens’ interests boyond any doudte as to the legality of the charge. An awful tragedy was enacted in one of the Justice Of the Peace offices in Matanzas a few days ago, A suit for alimony bad been commenced by a married lady, who bad for some months been separated from her Nege lord, Santiago Manzanet, of literary reputation. ‘The case wae proceeding quite amoothly to all present, ‘when, quick as lightning, Manzanet drew a revolver and fired at his wife, The bail entered her forehead, causing her to fall ovor into her mother's lap, am aged ledy, who was sitting beside her. The fend then fired his revolver ft the mother, when both foil at bis feet, gasping in the agonies of death, The murderer then Aercely torned NEW YORK HERALD; FRIDAY, ‘MAY 24, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. H A te i i | i a RE i iH i Er i i Brxcuamtos, N. Y., May 21, 1867. The case which occurred om the 7th inst., in reference to the charges of gold fare on the: New York Central pany at Syracuse, and asked for a ticket to Canastota, a station some twenty-two miles off, He offered to pay in the ordinary greenbacks, which the agent at Syracuse refased to take, and demanded payment in gold or its equivalent.: The passenger finally agreed to pay in postal currency of the value at the then premium on gold of the fare, which was forty-four cents, according to the act of the Legislature fixing the charges on this road at two conts per mile. A suit at law, however, grew out of this circumstance, which has already been decided at the Circuit Court and Court of Appeals, on one or two of the points at issue, Atthis May term of the Supreme Court, Sixth Judi- Cial district, hela at Binghamton, Broome county, New ‘York, and whose sessions have just been closed, the case ‘was again argued and sabmitted, but a decision will not be announced until July next. It was argued before presiding Judge Baicom, of this county, and associate Justices Mason, of Madison, and Boardman, of Tompkins county, by Judge Pratt, for the railroad company, and G. B. Sedgwick, of Syracuse, for the plaintiff, Each of the jadges will write a decision independent of any ex- Pression of opinion among themselves, and will agree upon the final judgment in July next. ‘The question at issue in this instance is not in repudia- tton of the act of Congress making greenbacks and postal currency a legal tender, although that question was formally raised. They claimt that the terms of that act, ‘legal tender in the payment of a debt,” does not apply to fares pre-paid, which are not strictly debts. If they are beaten on this view of the case in the Supreme Court end Court of }, the original question will be taren to the rt. of the United States. dation of certain railroad tions,’’ passed April 2, 853; that on May 7, 1867, they were common carricrs f e and Canastota; that by Fl i 5 il ut ape if it i af if] J BF i i Fe ile i i i ! if fr 3 ire 2 : iH ; i tl I i } i i i i fi i 34 : z i i 3! h Hl 38h "a A Hi ih iy ii ( i i | F a3 i ii if 2 : E ‘ E i specie or its ivalent. limited; but It was submitted. i i & i i i | i eyes 3 2 | a! 3 j H i THE BOARO OF HEALTH. The Board of Health met yesterday afternoon, Presi- dent Schultz in the chair. The report of the Superintendent for the last week, which was read and ordered on file, states that tlie in- spectors had paid oiticial visite to 223 tenement houses, 123 private dwellings, § manufactories, 19 workshops nd stores, 2 unsafe buildings, 1 lime kiln, 2 fat mositing establishments, 2 breweries, 22 slaughter houses, 13 pri- vate markets, 30 horse stables, 7 cow stabies, 44 sunken 35 conrte and areas, 44 cellars Phan! cesspools, In the course it stated that he had perintewdent, who informed dismissed the service of made false returns, to the effect thi certain places afficted with typhoid and other fevers, whereas, on investi) * ‘was ascertained that he had not done so, The by depied his claims for extra compen- fully paid upto the date bis AFFAIRS AT QUARANTINE During the last twenty-four hours between thirty and forty vessels arrived at this port, and wore allowed to come directly up to the city, as the Quarantine Inspectors wore perfectly satisfied with their sanitary condition. majority of the veaseis came with cargoes, the num- of passengers being oply about twenty-seven hua- i a i f inet rideattile At a | i A Oo Morse, Woe New Hate so Mem Charles P: Valparaiso, EK a, 94, gwen, ad Weitzel, '69, Hartford. ‘ma. Pargons, '68 (bow), Lock Haven, Pa, (iyms20:17- “r Hi pre. Pp Stonington, re, '60, Ne ‘ork city. ‘ate, 70, Castine, Me, ‘fT, McClintock, '70, Pittsbarg, Pa. W. C, Gulliver, 70, Chicago, I J. C. Bna,, 169 (bow), New York city. Ruled out of the race for afoul, Time not given. After the conciusioc of the first race there was one of those Jong intervalsof dreary waiting which seem im- separable from a boatrace. About half-past five, how- ever, the shell crews came out and took their ‘The Undine drew the inside, the Varun: Giyana outside, At the word go, 4 made, and the threecrews drew rapidly away towards Long Wharf side by side; the rowing was excellent, the Varuna stroke being especialiy commended. . Tho orews passed from sight, and after a while returned, the Varuna Jeading, and the. Undine and Glyuna very nearly to- gether, the Glyuna a little in the advance, ‘arune passed the stake boat in eighteen minutes and seven seconds, handsomely winning the race and the champion fing. The Glyuna came in second and Undine last, The whole race was acapital onc, no accident interforing with ‘any of the boats, and each crew showed first rate and wer all through the race, Wegive below the crows and time:— Wr, A, Ferry, "08 (steve), Chifongo, TH. Tm, ro TORE), I. H. Kitehel, '67, Cuicagu, It. E, G, Seiden, '70, Norwich. 8. F. Buckiin, 69, Mariboro', Masa, J. K. H. De Forest, °68, Lyme. E. G, Stedman, '67 (vow), Ha:tfora. We —18 :7.. a GLYUNA, C, W. Bingham, eland, © L. Morgan, °67, New York city. wipe I. K. Village, Mase, B. A Fowler, °63, Stoneham, Dass. G. A. Ades,."67 (bow), Westchester, N. ©. ‘i UNDIxx, A QR -. c ww. a <5 if 4 i 43] ilk, jie versation, as being questionable strong link in the chain case have vo comments to offer just wow. A BREACH OF PROMISE IN ST. LOUIS. One Hw I : Claimed. From the St, Louis Democrat, May 16, sins Eos ceepeees merpence e gat walt in the Circuit Court against one James Ht breach of ‘of marti ‘We know iaoane upeee , neither does the Sheriff, who has been unable to find him to serve the notice w him, The officer doer not know delinquent even by sight, and is bunting fer him with the document in one hand end the defendant ia the fa Mee cot Nant ea eenee bri im a r. ie fomewnat declined imte the vale ot was Now Haven on Friday night for assaulting a woman street, Hy A violate: be Ho was arraigned before the City Conrt on Satarday morning, and required to furnish $500 bonds ‘Appearance. z a ——_