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ae MEXICO. Minister Romero aud the History of French Intervention. INTERCEPTED IMPERIAL CORRESPONDENCE Maximilian's Early Disgust with Mejia, Miramon and Marquez. His Anmxiety to Wind Empire. Up the ‘the following batch of letters will be found highly interesting and instructive. Mialetor Rom te the Governers of States in the American Unten. GRCULAR wo, 12, msaiusn LEGATION, UmTep STATES OF AMERICA, Wasuinatox, June 4, 1867. From the time when our war with France began the Congress of the United States has asked the President, ‘at each term of its sessions, for the official correspond- ence and other information relating to our affairs, and almost always in a special manner for that addressed by this legation to the Department of State at Washington. ‘Tho President bas sent in om all these occasions the cor- reapondence which was asked for, which has been printed by order of Congress, In this manner, every year since 1962, there has appeared a volume of more or less bulk of tho official corres- pondence on the affairs of Mexico, composed, for the most part, of the notes and their apnoea, sent by this legation to the Department of Slate, that from the Department to the Legation of the United States in Mexico, tuat of some Consulates of the United States in the republic; that of the Legations of the United States in Europe, in so far as the Secretary of State bas seen fit to give them to light, and that which has been exchanged upon the same business be- tween this government and the French Legation resident in this erty. Whon European intervention in Mexico appeared im- mineat I thought it my duty to transmit to the gove mont of the United States every document of any im- portance that came into my hands having relation to our affairs, Sure that justice was on our side, and that what- ever document should be offered to the examination of ‘this government, and ‘hrough it to the consideration of the people of the United Siates and tue judgment of tho Civitized world, could do no less than render obvious the bad faith and the groundlessness of the prot our invaders, I thought thas by this course gain much without exposing ourseives to any loss. The ‘weight of theso considerations increased very considera- bly when France turew off the mask with which she had commenced the war and openly declared her object was to uproot the national government of Mexico, to substi- tute for it a European monarchy, imposed by force, and ‘with the ulterior view, although mot confessed, that if the plan should have good result it would reduce our country to a French colony. The military saccesses which the invaders gained in the third and fourth years of the war came very eiti- crontly in aid of the efforts of the French government to mislead public opinion respecting the true state of the question, with the object of creating the impression that all was concluded, and that the entire nation had humbly submitted to the adventurergent by Napoleon as his map- ager, Our position abroad became worse as that of the French improved; and then there remained for us no ‘Was actively prosecuted at the vory time when Napoleon on solemn o-casions had declared it bad endea—but aiso ail other data which People; in the ible for us to make all the other incidents threw any lighton the tecling of our reasons fer wuich it was not more vigorous resistance, and of the war, inciuding, as ‘Velarminous intercepted ‘to our affairs led to the extreme of sending to it many of those emanating from our enemies; ail those pub- lished by foreign governments which came into my hands, and besides the discussions had in the legislative body and Senate of France on the same question, The resuit of all this has boen, that im the six volumes which form the collection of these documents, there are most important data, that cannot elsewhere be tound, and the knowledge of which is indispensable to a just apprecia- tion of events, not merely in what rejates to megotia- tions entered upon by foreign nations about our affairs, as for example between the United States and the French government, but even about the events which were hap- pore in the republic during the war. Believing that exaggerate in nothing importance of these documeuts, it has seemed to me that it would be proper at least, in the archives of the government oi each of our States, or im the public library that may be therein, there should exist a collection of the said documenta, as well that the per- sons who in future may devote themselves to writing the history of this epoch of trial may without great difi- culty obtain the data without which their labors would be incomplete, as that the young may profit by the govere lessons which thoy teach us, and may see how far the moral aid of the United States nas contributed to our triumph. Making, therefore, a great effort to acquire a sufficient member of collectious—for there is a great scarcity of the volumes printed in the first three years of the war— I have succeeded in collecting at last what were want- fag, and of which | have the bonor to send you one, in- tended for your State. If there should be a pabtic library in it 1 should think it preferable that you should pieaso to sond it there, because thus it would be in the reach of a greater number of persons and will produce the results the most Gesirable. 1 avail of this occasion to renew to you the assurances of my most distioguished consideration. M. ROMERO, To the Governox or tut Stats or — Maximilian to Minister Lares. Mxxico, Fed. 9, 1867. Mv Dean Meuster Dov Trovoto Langs—The actual situation of Moxico deepyy affects me. Every plan that hasbeen adopted with a to end our civil war, only makes itrage the more; and eyerywhore that an at- tempt is made to consolidate our empire torrents of biged are poured out without obtaining the least advan- tage therefrom. It was hoped that when the empire got rid of the French intervention our course of action wouid be felt in a salutary manner in favor of the peace and well being of the whole people Unforiunately the contrary has taker: place; and the ever lamentabie de- feats of San Jacinto and Monte de las Cruces, instead of serving to undeceive us fix mdelibly two of the bitterest recniiections of the empire. Great advantages were promised to result from the ex- tact, loyaity and prestige of Generals Mejia, and Marquez. The first has left the service ¢ pretext that his bealth is bad; tbe second has, wasted, almost without fehting, all 4 placed at bis command ; and the last, after having committed extoriions, accompanied by the most vVioleat measares upon ali the industrions and peaceable classes of the people, got up an expedition that was {il planned and the bloody results of which will never be sufficiently weil weighed, Moanwhile, a8 the treasury is empty, it becomes neces- sary to raise forced loans so as to carry on certain Dranc es of the public adminigtravion. These forced loans become impracticable, even when appealing to Vexatious processes and to decrees levying extraordinary taxes, These latter becot more odovs than produc. tive. Oa the other hand, the republican forces, which were wrongly represented as disorganized, demoralized and kept up solely by the hop» of pillage, convince people by their conduct that they form @ homogeneous army, ‘whose stimulus is the courage and perseverance of one chief, who are animated witu the grand idea that they ending their maional independence, which they to be placed im jeopardy by tue establishment of our empire. In so critical a situation of affairs the Tecourse to popuiar suffrage can no longer avail, because it would result in nothing but a vote trom the few in- babitants in places occupied by the imperial arms. The opportanity fo ‘han appeai has passed, and we must now givo it up altogether, T have contracted a solemn en ement with Mexico to the effect that I shall never be the occasion of spilling any moro blood. The honor of my name and the in monse respousibility that weighs upon my conscience, both in the presence of God and of history, have fixed my resolution not to detay bringing evils so great to @ atonce, Heace, then, I ith the anxiety called for in this case, your advice as to the measures that you may deem opportune so as to settle the exist- ing erisis in harmony with the ideas which I set forth in this letter; and you must look solely to the welfare and prosperity of the Mexican people, leaving oftirely out of the question al) Lnterest both of a po! ttical and _ sonal nature, I remain yours. MAXIMILIAN, Reply of Mi ter Lares. Mexico, Feb. 10, 1867. ‘Sias—Your Majesty's letter of yosterday startled me greatly, and as was my duty 1 at once called together the ministers over whom I have the bonor to preside. Afver having conscientiously examined the ideas set forth im said letter our Grst impulse was to resign the truste which your Majesty bas confided to us, as we foit persuaded that the present minuwtry is mot equal to the task of carrying out the dificult policy which your Majesty purposes to adopt. ‘The ministry believes that in the extremities to which NEW -YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1867.—TRIPLE, SHEET. the disloyalty of the French government has brought us nothing snort of She fotal extermination of one of the contestants cam geoure the trumph of the other and ultimately bring peace, However, one considera- tion led us to refrain from resigning, It was the courage and diginterestedness with which your be gad had accepted the decision of ir ou! ors and resolved to stay at the head of the nation, without fear of the difficulties and dangers that surround you, It becomes our duty to e@tand by the throne, and with your Majesty all the bitterness of tho present, as weilas the uncertainties of the future. Having thus resolved, we your Majesty to take into account our adbesjon to your person, 0 weigh tho sacri! which we offer to make of our opypions in favor of bri ing the war to an end by measeres arainst which have so much antipathy. Im view of these antecedents and of the late resotve of your Majesty, I shall oxpiain ae 1 Caria ea onl pat eed means of hale 9 era welch ag beon passing these Jest four months to an end. Above all, the calamities of a siege and the horrors of ‘an assault must be avoided at the capital. Hence the solution must be wodertaken at some other point—at Querstaro, for ti where numbers of sympathizers sib ts empire atill came By sonaseleecns 3 that point the Besieet umn regular troops, under command of the most Bivens ral od as to present @ reapeciable army, it wou! advisable that your Majesty should take the command-in chief, ‘This is necessary to stifle aM rivalries and preferences, which are jseyitable among us when two or more officers of equal are side Oy aide. While presenting a reaily formidable front to make the republicans under- stand that they Lave yot to overcome Soo any resistance, conierences with Don Benito Juarez should be opened. It ia probable that be will reject them, and nere is the Teal ty. But in order to succeed whould be made in behalf of the nation, which must necessanly crush the men who keep adding to its fatigue with the war, In no case should an appoal to the je be proposed tohim. Juarez is a fanatic on theau! voat seth legality of hus title, and he believes an good faith that he repre- sents the people, He will never consont ¢o place either proposition in doubt. Hence the business should bo confined to the special object of having the first Con- gress introduce the fodowing constitutional retorms:— First—Election of the Chamber of Senators, Second—The Judyes of the Supreme Court to hold office for life, excepting the Chief Justice, who shall be chosen every eight years by Congress. Third—Election by the people of President and Repre- sentatives, ae Reatore representation and suffrage to the clergy. Fifth—Leave corporations free to acquire property, and regulate the manner in which the real estate they ™may acquire may periodically change hands. There should aia be a stipulation that the republican govera- ment shalt give a full amnesty to those it may deem not liabie to be tried by the ordinary tribunals, and also ail the security guarantecd by tue laws in force up to De- cember 31, 1861; aH others eince made on the subject to be considered of no cifect. It would also be well to try and have the republic recognize the internal debt made by the empire, and admit as valid the iodusirial privileges and concessions granted by your Majesty. In this manner all the political hopes of the conservative party will be choked, and the interests of the clergy will be satisfied, Under the amuesty and the protection of the courts those who were personally compromised with the empire will return to peace; and ghould the recogmition of the debt and of the privileges be secured. nothing will remain to wish for on the part of those in. terested in either, I consider it of vital importance that the most pro- found secrecy be observed in the execution of this affair; for it is evident that if some of the generals or officers of the army should notice the plan before its consum- mation, the praiseworthy views of your Majesty would be frustrated, ag they would see their interests in danger by the negotiation of a peace and the consequent advent of order. I do not flatter myself that your Majesty will see your gTand ideas crowned with success; but be this as it may, I sball aiways be satisfied with the recollection that I failed at uo time to testify the sincere adhesion to your person witn which { still remain ri Majesty’s obedient servant, T, LARES, President of the Council of Ministers. ALVAREZ. Copy—Corrxavaca, March 2, 1867, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. Arrival in Huvana of Santa Awna’s ftafl— Avother Succinct Account of the Gieneral’s Movemente—Hle Puts his Old Gerk Leg in the Mese—Great Excitement id Dieap- peintmeat ra Craz. Havana, June 15—P, M. The steamer Virginia, Captain Deaken, from Vera Crazom the Sth and sisal on the 12th inst, arrived a fow hours ago. Among the passengers I noticed Baron ‘Von’ Nostitz, Baron Von Lutewits and Eduardo Von Gottlieb, all belonging to the staff of Genoral Santa Anna, who remained a prisoner in the hands of the liberals at Sisal. The above pamed persons were not allowed to land there, so they return ia the Virginia to New York. From the information kindly given me by Mr. Austin, the popular purser of the Virginia, together with a fo items obtained im other quartews, I am enabled to give your readers the following particulars:— ‘The Virginia arrived from New York at Vera Cruz on the 84 inst., with Goneral Santa Anna and suite on board. On the following day the General, having been invited by Perez Gomez to come and visit him at the Castie of San Juan a’Ulloa, the General did so. On the 5th the General returned on board the Virginia, because, with the foreknowledge that some few of the ultra libe- rals were inimical to him, he wished to qyoid any ag- gravation. 1a the meantime the interval was-well em- Ployed ia communications with and visite trom General ‘aboada and others, till the 7th, when the ‘-acta’’ be- tween the General, the Senor Bureau and ied_ by few all the while dosh the flags. Captain Roe asked im the most peremptory tone 4f General Santa Anna was on board, and, being answered 10 the affirmative, he demanded to speak with him. Captain Roe then demanded that General Santa Anna should step in tne boat to go on board the Tacony. The General objected at first, and in fact protested again: the proceedings of Captain Roe. Commander Aynsly kept all this time apart, but at last Captain Roe ‘to make short work of it.” ‘The boat was manned with a suffictent number of men to use coercion, and Captain Deaken’s protestations niso being un- hoeded, the General, together with his aid, Von Nostitz, ranking as commandant, and Colonel Vidal Rivas, his secretary, and also bis valet, gave way, and was con- veyed on board of the Tacony. Captain Roe afterwards told Captain Deaken that he was to convey General Santa Anna and site to Ravana or any place out of Mexico, as soon as the Virginia, could weigh anchor. These orders were intended to be carried out Dy Captain Deaken, and the Virginia went to Sacrificios expressly dor the General, and took him and suite on Doard. When the pilot left the Virginia he was closely searched for letters or documents by the Tacony’s boat crow, but nothing suspicious being found about his per- Bon he was let go, Nevertheless, the pilot was the bearer Of oertaln letters or papers entrusted to him by the Gen- eral. The whole plan of Santa Anna was muddied. It was agreed with Tuboada that a launch, with twenty men, was to be at midnigtt two miles from the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa—bat this and other signs preconcerted were not attended to, it was presumed that the commixeary was playing a double game, as else ali turned out a blunder. ‘The people at large in Vora Craz were all decidedly in favor of Santa Anna. One day, it being reported that the General was expected that day, the wharf was so densely crowded with people to receive him that they had prepared great demonstrations and ovations: be did notarrive that day and the mass 4 Tt was agreed between Bureau, the United States, the English Consul and General Deuavides, that Vera Craz was to capitulate, On the arrival of the Virginia at Sisal the liberal Colone! Hilario Mendez, a native of Yucatan, Who, after being feur months kept a prisoner in the Vera Cruz hospital, obtained @ passage on board, was entrosied by santa Anna with despatches and papers to take ashore. The Virginia was soon after surrounded by three gunboats of the liberals, with a military officer and a dle of soldiers, to make Santa Anna and his suite Prisoners. Notwithstanding the formal projest of Cap- tain Deaken for the outrage thus committed on board an American ship, the General was conveyed away and se- cured a8 a prisoner. When tho Virginia left Sisal the town of Merida was Still im the power of the imperralists The United States Consal at Vera Oruz had reliable in- formation to the ettect that a council of war was to be held with respect 'o Maximilian aud the other prisoners On the 2d or 3d inet. The forces of Escobedo had all marched for the Mexi+ can capital, The Capture of Santa mn by the Liberals Confirmed. Puitanecema, June 22, 1967. The steamer Hendrik Hudson, araived from Havana, brings the following information, obtained from Mr. B. Gottlieb, aid-de-camp and interpreter to General Santa by the Virginia from Vora Cruz to The Virginia left Vera Cruz on the Sth and sical on the 12th, When the Virginia touched at Sisal the steamer Was soon after surrounded by liberal boats demanding the surrender of Generat Santa Anna, Captain Deakin tefased, aud was threatened with violence, when, bring Unprotected, 8 there was no American man-of-war, he protested, and only gave him ap when about cot. ting ready to fire into the Virginia, So ends bis event. fal trip, which will be the means of an intoroational claim on the part of the Uniced States. THE MERCHANTS’ UNION EXPRESS COMPANY. Avevasy, N. ¥., June 22, 1867. A suit bas been commenced here to-day for an injunction against the Merchants’ Uaion Express Com- pany, and for a receiver of ite property. The exit is Drought om the grounds of tne reckless squandering of the mtoney of the company, i's present insolvency, and the attempt on the part of a portion of the officers of | J. the company to effect, for their own benett, a secret; Thos ¢ and clandestine arrangement for windine uo tue com pauy RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Services To-day. At the Fourth Presbyterian church, Thirty-fourth Street, the Rev, John Thompson, D. D., pastor, services ‘will be beid im the lecture room, at balf-past tou A. M. sod four P, M, At St, Ann's free church, Fightoenth street, aear Fifth avenue, the Rey. Dr, Gallaudet will preach at balf-past seven and half-past ten A. M. and half-past three P. M.— the latter service for deaf mutes—and Rev. 8. H. Hilliard ‘at a quarter to eight o'clock in the evening, ‘The Moraviaa Protestant Episcopal Congregation, the Rev, A. A Reinke, pastor, will hold divine service at the hall 29 East Twenty-ninth atreot, between Madison and Fourth avenues, at hatf-past ton o'clock this morning. The Christade Uphian Association, or “Brethren of Christ,” meet at half-past ten o'closk thig morning to hear the res expounded as all-eufficient for teach- ing the way to salvation. Odd Fetiows’ Hall, Hoboken, N. J., ie to be occupied at eaid time for the purpose. St, Stephen’s Episcopal ohureh, the Rev. Dr. Price, rector, will hold divine gervice at half-past ten in the morning, and ata quarter to eight in the evening, in the church om Twenty-second street, between Fifth and Bixth avenues, ‘The Rov, Wm, P. Corbit, pastor of the Seventeenth street Methodist Episcopal church, between First aod Second avenues, witl preach morning aad evening. The Rev. John Hat, D. D, of Dubha, one of the dele- gates of the — Presbyterian church to the churches in America, wi Poe this morning at half-past tea o'clock (at Rey. Dr, Adams) Madison square Presbyte- rian church, and in the afteraoon at four o'olook, at (Rev. Dr. Rico's) Fifth avenue Presbyterian church, “Labor and Capital and Their Legitimate Retations” wilt be discussed in Dodworth Hall this morning at halt- ast ten o'clock and at three o'clock In the afternoon. Stuart wilt etucidate Astronomical Religion at haif-past seven, Matthew Hale Smith will speak on “George Maller, the Man of Prayer," and his great work among destitute children im England, at the Park theatre, Brooklyn, this evening. At the French Church [vu St. Esprit, West Twenty- second street, the Rev, Dr. Verren, rector, divine service will bo held in French thie afternoon, at balf-past threo o'clock. At the Forty second street Preabyterian ohurch, be- tween Seventh and Eighth avenues, services by the pas- tor, the Rev. Dr. Scott, at half-past ten A. M. and haif- past seven P. M. Evening subject, last article of the Creed—“The Life Everlasting.” At the Church of the Strangess, chapel of the Univer- sity, Wasbington square, the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Deems, wit preach at haif-past ten A.'M. and half-past seven P. M. At the Central Presbyterian church, Fiftieth street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue, there will be reaching by tho pastor, the Rev. James B, Dunn, Pait-past ten A. M. and half-past a M, Evening subject—The Wonders of the Bible, ‘The Episcopal Choroh of the Resurrection—The Rev. Dr. FE. O. Fiagg will hold services morning and evening, at Rutgor’s Insitute, Fifth avenue, Sermon by tho pastor. Dr. Storer will speak before the Society of Spirituaksts at Masonic Hall, East Thirteenth etreot, at eleven and @ quarter to eigut o'clock, Bishop Snow will preach in the University, Washing- ton square, at three o'clock. At the Cathole Apostolic church, Sixteenth street, preaching this evening, at baif-past seven o’olock, on “Tho Second Coming of our Lord."’ Seats treo, Rev. Dr. Hague, will preach in the Madison avenue Baptist church to-day, at half.past ten A. M and haif- past seven P.M. ‘The New Vork Sabbath Committee. The New York Sabbath Committee, which was organ- ized 1897, by twenty prominent citizens of New York, for the protection of the civid Sabbath on the basia of the Sunday laws of the State, has just published Document No, 84, which contains much information not iy concerning Sabbath observance, but also the state of public morals in this vast metropolis, It @ brief bistery the Committee’s work three hundred and sixty feet keel, three hundred and seventy-three feet length of deck, forty-eight feet beam and eighty-three and a half feet over paddle boxes. The the grand saloon and atate room halls exceed in richness ‘and tacilities for comfort anything ever before known in steamers, The painting is in the most delicate tints, re- lieved with white and gold. The ceiling and its paneling are richly designed and painted in fresco, Rosewood and mahogany form the stairways, which are ornamented with bronze statuary and scupiture; gas illuminates the saloon at night through c! and chandeliers of more than reyal magnificence. The gas 13 carried in reservoire on the hurricane deck. The machi! Of this steamer is not the feast feature i The en; are the largest single marine engines ever built, the steam cylinaer having a diamoter of one hundred and ten inches and a stroke of twelve feet. The combination of boilers and eusbodies the best modern steamship practi: grate surface to burn the coal by natural drat alone, ‘without using blowers, and, by meaos of a large area of piston, efficiency of en, with economy and low and safe of steam, is attained. The maximum pres- sure is twenty-five pounds to the equare inch, and less pressure the service. The engineer has complete and instantaneous control of the steam, and the means of measuring the Power according to the re- quirements by means of an apparatus speci: for these urposes provided. Surface condensers, composed of tabes drawn from solid ingots, having no steam to leak, are provided for the boilers. The boilers are three In number in each vessel in the hold forward of the en- gine, They are thirty-five feet long by twelve feet six inches diamoter, with a double tier of furnaces, one above the other, but are easily fired trom the floor. There aro twelve furnaces, giving five hundred 4 ten square feet grate surface. The flucs of the two connecting furnaces empty into one connection; thence the flames and gases pass apes po large flues intoa com- bustion chamber at the back end of the boilers, and con, tinue into the steam chimneys through tubes five inch: ia diameter, The total amount of fire surface ing up through the decks and state rooin hails and making a thoroagh protection to the passengers against accident to the flues or tubes of the boilors. The wheels of wrought iron, thirty-eight feet eikht inches f twelve fect, and three feet depth The rims are formed to diminish the of the water as much as possible. The arrangements for extinguishing fire are 80 complete and elaborate that a serious Gre on board this boat is next to an impossibility. This boat was originally built for the Merchant Steamship Company, and is constructed as much with a view to being a good sea boat as to speed, and she combines both qualities in a high degres, Harrison 0. Briggs isthe General Manager of this new line, and the boats are commanded by Captains Brayton and Simmons, formerly of the Fall River line, DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS. The departures of ocean steamers, both European and coastwive, yesterday, were numerous:— The Cimbria left for Hamburg at noon, carrying eighty-four cabin passengers, among whom was Mrs. Aloxander W. Randall, wife of the United States Post- mastor General, and a large number in the steerage, She took out also $74,600 in specie. The Louisiana, of the New York Steam Navigation Company's line, for Liverpool, bad one hundred and foventeen passengers in all; @ full cargo of cotton, tobacco, grain and provisions. The America sailed at twelve M. for Bremen, via Southampton, baviog on board fifty-eight cabin’ and thirty-one steerage passengers. and $5,! in epecie. The Medway, of the New York and Antwerp line, for Antworp, had about two hundred and fifty passengers and a tull freight cargo, e steamer City of Antwerp sailed for Liverpool, at with one hundred and eight cabin§ passengers, eight in the steerage, and $115,000 in specie. Mi ppl, of the New York and Havre Com- pany’s line, left for Havre, and had forty-eight cabio passengers, assorted freight and $212,000 in specie, At noon the Columbia sailed for Liverpool and Glas. gow, with sixty-five cabin passengers and ninety-four in the stoerege, Among the first mentioned were Messrs. Mark Smith, Lewis Baker, Alfred Young and George Colby, well known actors, ail of whom are going to Glasgo ‘The Havana left at three o'clock P. M. for St. Thomas and , Brazil, carrying twenty-five cabin passengers, eighly- five in the steerage and $10,000 in specie. ue following coastwine steamcrs left at three. o'clock P. M.:—The Raleigh, for New Orieans, with thirty-six passengers and an assorted cargo of frewht, The George Cromwell, for New Orleans, ea) od at noon, with tweive passengers and @ good cargo of freight. The Porrit, for Galveston, carried six pat fencers and a heavy freight. The Mari for New Orleans, had twelve passengers and assorted freight. steamer Manhattan, which left for Charleston at three o'clock P. M., had fifty-four cabin passengers, among whom was a comm'tice of the New York Fire: men's Association, bound for Columbia, 8. C., where ey will be received br tho Fire Department of that They take with them o now hose carriage, valued 000, as a present to Independent Engine Company of Volambia, im place of the one that was loat on mer Andalusia, which was burned at sea on the bth of March inst, as fully detailed in the Hweaty time, The Governor and a special committes of U Siate Legisiature of South Carolina will act as the recep- tion committee om the occasion, The gentlemen com- posing deputation from the New York Asrociation Are:—Heary Wilson, @x-President of the late Board of Fire Commissioners; Counciiman Lamb, Messrs. Lewis Parker, Jobin Underhill, Frederick A, Rideboe! the new hom earrings Wan puviabed ia he Lnaaso of eo new hose wag publist Thursday fast. ¥ THE BROADWAY PAVEMENT. ‘The aubject of the repat been a subject of discussion by those interested in tho good keeping of the groat thoroughfare of the metropo- lis, and asa natural consequence various theories have been propounded as to the best system of pavement to pave this and other streets of the city. The Russ and Beigian pavements have beon tried and to somo extent found deficieat. The cobble stone system hes no frienda, The newest system which’ has come, or rather been forced into public notice, ia the Nicholson wooden pave- ment, Tho Russ pavement as tried in Broadway for the last Gitteon years ts not fully understood by many, and ‘as this thoroughfare is to be repaved with it on an im- proved principle, a short aketch of the two plans will be read with interest, The old pavemont was first stripped, the soil covered with gravel and then graded with a crowa of seven imobes, Granite chips were then spread over this and rammed flash with the earth. A conorete foundation six Inches deop was then laid in sections, and om It Paving blooks of lionitic granite eight inches deep, ten to eighteen long and from five to twelve wide, were placed at an angie of forty-Ave degrees with the axis of the street, The work was commencod in 1849 and termi- nated in 1854, the contract price $5 50 per yard. ‘This pavement has been sovi tested. and has proved ¢) be both durable and jcal; but, owing to the substation of trap rock for granite, the of the stones and the closeness the jolots ply became polished, affording no foothold wi im) for dei irregularities im ite surface, movais water pipes, pat and copsequentiy the Legislature, im 1865, appeiated a commission for ae consisting of the Croton Board and Messrs. Guy R. Petton and Wm. T. Black. Tro of the Commissionors, Messrs. Craven and Black, aro engineers, the former baving been the able Chicf Engineer of Croton Board for the last teen years, under all administrations, and the latter beiug a City Surveyor of long experience. Mosara, Stephens and Darragh, from their long connection with the Croton Board, charged with this duty in all the other streets of the city, have become thoroughly conversant with the requisite of a good city pavement, Mr. Peiton brings to his position ae President of the Commission, energy and a determinaton to have the work entrusted to his control executed in the most tho- rough manner. In Septembor last tho Board organized immediately dotiberated upon the oberacter of the pavo- ment Suitable for thé great thoroughfare for which it was intended. Strong advocates for the Nicholson pave ment urging its adoption, the Board directed General Gree: graduate of West Point and a highly distia- uished ongineer, to visit the cities of Obicago and St. uis, where that pavement was extensive use, to examine it thoroughly and to re; the result of his observations im writing. After the submussion of Gene- ral Green’s report, and the fullest interchange of opinion, the Board concluded to adopt a stone pavement +0 be formed of granite blocks from eight to twelve inches in length, three and a half inches wide and nit inches deep, to be placed at oe angies with the axis of the street, The foundation of the Russ pave- down water and gas pipes. The curve only of the street was ordered to be changed to four inches in order to avoid the unpleasant inclination occasioned to vehicles driving on the sides of the present pavement, and the serious loss of power produced by the friction of the ie wheels nearest the curb Granite was ia obedi opinion of eminent engineors, who believed that they would afford the surest foothold for horses, and would obviate the defects of sie sessth Deven ant. The pre- liminary curveys on which to base the estimates were made by General Charies K. Graham, late constructing engineer of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in December last, and the engineering work is being directed by that by Mr. J. T. Kane, a graduate end a city eurveyor. On Kingsley and Kinney, : ‘Three Mon Saffecated in a Well—Narrow Fourth Escape ot e One of those casualties, the repetition of which seems to give the lie to the old adage that experience teaches, occurred yesterday forenoon ta Brooklyn, E. D., at Lieb. mann’s browery, in Bushwick. A number work- men have been engaged here recently in dij a well on the premises of Mr. Liebmaan desigued for reception of waste water, the same having ordered by the Board of Health. According the contract with Mr. Simon, who had the work in charge, it was to have been completed yesterday, and was aocordiagly almost finished. It was, agreeably to specification, fifty feet in depth and three ahalf in diameter. About eleven o’olock one of the men engaged EES there overcame him, and he fell out of the bucket in which he bad made the descent. The workmen above were made aware of this circumstance by the sudden strain upon the rope, observing which Simon Groesbeck, another of their number, immediately descended to his assistance. That he had met with a like fate was s00n —_ — (Pow | above in ol fig whereu; just Hitchreich, am employé of Mr. Lieb- Fasiened to the of mann, reacae the other two. The same denoted the fatal consequence of a visit to this subterrancan region, when Aigidi Reiben, also one of the Renae ployed in the brewery, vol em; in rery, volunteered to attem: the succor of bis companions, Cautioned to some oxlent by the fate that bad befallen those who preceded bit Reiben took the precaution to secure the rope to the bucket, first to his feet and afterwards around bis body, under the armpits, It appears he reached the bottom of the dangétrous sbyss in safety, and bad re- leased the rope from his body and made an attempt to secure it toone of the men below, when he too suc- cambed to the gaseous The anxious and excited crowd above, warned the great danger the descent, growing impatient on receiving no from, him, drew up the rope—none too soon—the of Reiben being brought up by the feet,.bis head dangiing underneath, in a comatose state, Medical attandance was at once sumtnoned and resto- ratives applied, fortunately with a beneficial result. In the meantime notice had been sent to the siation house for assistance, in answer to which pe Mullins, of the Forty-eixth precinct, and a squad of his men arrived. Grappling irons, however, not could be done for some time, it being al: strated that any attempt at a descent was cortain death. These, however, baing procured, the bodies of the un- fortunate victims were drawn out. Life was totally extinct when they were brought to the surface, but the absence of discoloration in their faces and the composed expression of their countenances show that they had died easily, the only appearance of a Deing the pres- ence of a few rope ek blood trickling their mouths, that in the effort of ing for breath they had broken some of the smatier blood vessels of the lungs, removed to an outhouse Who resided in Meserole street, near Union avenue, leaves, besides bis wife, a ‘about thirteen years of ace. He was himseif about forty-two years of age. Hitchreich, aged about thirty-one years, caves a wife and infant child, He resided in Adams street, pear Washis The other deceased was single, as well as Reiben, the man who so uarrowly escaped. The former, Beck, was qply twenty-four years of age, and resided in Montrose avenue, neat Union. The otuer, who is also a young man, is an inmate of Mr. Liebmann’s family. e bodies of the mea who were drawn out of the well were dripping wet, sbowing the presence of wacer in the well, although No use had yet been made of it. The last man who made the descent, Keiben, is now in & fair way of recovery. Coroner Smith last evening empanelied a jury, and will hoid an inquest to-morrow morning. THE SOUTHERN ORPHANS’ GIFT SCHEME. Quarrel Aw its Managers—Palmer & Ce. rT ed. Banrone, June 22, 1867. The so-vamed Southern Orphans’ Gift Enterprise Re- lief Assocution, advortised asa grand scheme for the benefit of Southern orphans, and by which scheme large amounts of money were raised, suddenly came to grief last night at Concordia Hal!, in a manner entirely Unsatisfactory to the sbarehoders, and in @ way Anything but beneficial to souchern orphan childrem, A quarrel arose ay anager over the funds that had been collecte (he testimony of Mrs. Jobn I, Hammond, ti +) of the association the Grand Jury yesterday found pi<sovments agains the firm of Palmer & Co, for violating the laws of th State of Maryland prolubiting lotteries. It is stated tha only thirty thousand out of the five hundred thousand tickets bi been soid, and that the most valuable prizes sunounced had b red from the scheme, STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Annest or Motixnsens.—Hen:y Taylor, Bernard Berm. vend, Frederick Holle and Frederick Meyer, Gerinan soamen, Were arrested yestertay on complaint of Cap- tain Ernst Biackert, and taken to the Fifty -Grst pmoinct station house on Sivten Island. They comp sed the crew of the British bricantine Hermes, bound {yom this port to Laguayra, and were arrested on comp’ aint of the in GO Lue Charge of baving mutinied wile the ves. pel was lying at aochor of Edgewajer, ‘They will be takon before the British Coasul TRIAL OF JOUN H. SURRATT. Evidence of Mr. Frederick Seward, His Brother and Wife FRESH MOTION TO RECALL WITNESSES, The Defence Charges Two Witnesses With Perjury. One Witness Baid to Have Confessed His Corruption. Wasainaton, June 22, 1867. The trial of John H, Surratt was resumed this morn- ing im the Oriminal Court, Judge Fisher presiding, in Presence of an increased number of spectators, no amall Propertion of whom were ladies, occupying seats within the bar. ‘The court was formally opened at ten o'clock, and the defence asked that Benjamin M. Vanderpool be recalled. ‘The witness was not in the court room, and it was un- derstood that the defence should have the privilege ot recaliiog him af some future time. Mre, Martha Murray was sworn, and examined by Me. Garrington—Witness lives at the Herndon House, corner of Ninthand Fatreets; has lived thore for ten years; at the time of the assassination witness’ husband kept the Herndon House; a man namod Lewis Payne or ‘Wood boarded there; he boarded there for two weeks before the assassination; witness docs not remember Baltimore; witness then ordered the dinner ayne earlier than usual, and that was the last wit- ness saw of him; Payne occupied a corner room on Ninth streot, called room No. 6; it was a third story room; Payne called alone when he first applied for board; I did not know Mrs. Surratt; do not know the prisover or any member of the Surratt family, No cross-examination. Wiltiam D. Belt (olored) sworn, and examined by Mr. Pierrepont—I am a servant of Secretary Seward, and was there April 14, 1865; I remember the circumstances that occurred that day; on April 14, 1865, was in Mr. etary Seward’s house; the bell rang at a quarter past ten and 1 went to the door, anda tall, heavy built man came and asked for Mr. Seward; i refused to admit ‘gaid he came from Dr. Veodi, and in- i ie in Bat HE He i+ E i rE i i Ls BE f i i z ; j 5 i z i E a H i i i at it HI a Hf HE PEE 5 3. i 8 E versation, I e 3 Eg il : zi ul i : g i E FE: $ F il 4 il ae 2 E eas 3 & & 2 i a2 Fe lt : i 5 8 4 3 x HE it i 3 5 : z & aH i gE F i i = § E i g Hit ry — S8s, a EEEE Bell thas the man had gone oft. No cross-examipation. James L. Maddox sworm and examined by Mr. Car- rington—I was properiy at Ford's theatre on April 14, 1865; L was om the stage that night between ten and eleven o'clock; remember hearing the report of a pis- tol; was standing on the left band side, near the Presi- dent's box; Has the comedian, was on the stage at the time; did not seo Mr. Wither on the stage; as soon as heard ‘the report of the pistol I saw some one run of the stage at the first entrance, rigot band side, and then I heard some one cail for water; I ran for cher and gave it up in the box, but did not know thea what had med; 1 was s0 excited | do not recotiect what I did; think i heard the report of the pis- tol about two hours after the resident came in; witness described the box and its position, I took two American flags to the box, and I knew it was to be decorated for the President; I knew John W. Booth; I saw him in front of the theatre at four o'clock on the afternoon of April 14, on horseback ; I saw him afterwards ip ‘taiter- ‘sall’s restaurant that day; that was the last time | saw Booth; Booth kept bis horse in the alley back of the theatre; 1 leased the stable to Booth aad coliected the rent for it; Booth engaged the stable the December be- fore the assassination; a man nick-named Peanut John attended Hooth’s horse; I saw Peanut John that night; the stable was in an alley back of the theatre. ‘Cross-exawined by Mr. Merrick—1 was “property man,’’ and it was my business to be on the stage; Spangier ‘was a carpenter, and was that night scene sbiiter; he was on the stage all that piv! L spoke to him taree minutes before the shot was fired; if he had been absent the absence would have been noticed, as there was a deal of scone shifting; it took. half an hour to pay the tDird act, and if in the gourse of tuat half bour Spangler bad left the stage the progress of the play would have been checked; it was between twelve and one o'clock 1 heard the President was coming to the theatre that night; I did not see Spangler in front of the theatre that night, when the shot was tired 1 was at the first entrance, left band side; in the lest part of the seoond act that night I was in frout of the house; did not see Spangier there then; if i had seen Spangler there 1 would bave noticed it; do not Know the prisoner; have no, recollection of seeing a man who jooked like him that night; if 1 had seen Spangler there my knowledge of bis duties would have attracted my attention to bim. George W, Robinson was eailed and sworn. Mr, Bradley asked if his testimony related to Mr. Seward, and Mr, Varrington replied affirmatively. Mr. Merrick objocted to it; for he did not see what tt had to do with the charge iaid in the indwtment The prisoner was charged with murdering avd ewspiring to murder Mr. Lincoin, and sot Mr. Sesrard, and ne could not, therefore, see the relevancy of this testimony. Jndgo Fisher said he supposed it was proposed to Show that this was @ parc: (he same conspiracy that resulted in the killing of Mr. Liucoin, The defence noted an exception to the ruling, and wits nesaj was then examinedjoy Mr. Carrington, and testified that he was a soldier of the Bight Maine Voluntears, and in April, 1865, was detaiied as a nurse for Mr. Seward, who bad been injured by being thrown from & carriage, Witness then testided to the fact that while engaged in his duties that night be heard same ove coming up stairs, and atterwards Mr. Frederic’c Seward came and said he would not have his {ather disturbed. | Witness then detailed the circumstances of the aitack upon Mr. Frederick Seward at the door; tha man struck at Witness a knife, and he then came/n and leaped upon Mr, Seward's bed, When the ‘man came in be pushed Miss Seward aside, and @hen be Upon the Ded Miss Seward ran to whe window and cried . “oourder; witnoas upon the and ins, saree Sturinasate to im ‘the "i doing this witness and the man were clinched; after witness the knife where he could not use it witness grabbed oe the man's throat; while we were scuffiing I was grabbed from bebind, and I su it, wasa confederate, bus afterwards ascertained it was Major Seward; I turned te Major Seward and told him to let me go, and to geab the other man and cut Pei ve thea got to the door, and on 2 four wounds on two om the right shoulder and one under the left shoulder blade; during the scuffle 1 saw a revolver in Payne's ; the knife wass long, bright, sharp one—what ia ‘no Was dressed in a drab over. eoat, dark panis and aalouch bat; I think he wore » pair of heavy ‘but don’t recollect whether he wore spurs or not; after bad gone I saw splinters of the revolver; I saw ithe also. at the assassination conspiracy trial; 1 have the knife, in my posseasion,; was preseoted to me by the Secretary. of far: Witnées here described the wounds on Mr. Frederick Seward's person. Witness then. resui and the floor; Misa was dead, and nee father “I am not dead—send fer house No oross-examination, At half-past twelve the court took a recess for half am rr. U; reassembling Mr. Bradie: Poe Geckied whet asked that the ques. tion be now whether a witness could be recalled. for the purpose of contradicting him. Judge Fisher said be had already decided that point. Mr. Bradiey eaid he desired the Court to hear the question further, as they now had authorities in court upon the subject, ‘Mr. Merrick boped the Court would hear the auther— ties, Ho understood the other day that the prosecuuon had consented that 10 could be got here Bradley said desired to recall John Lee. Judge Fisher asked if they proposed to cross-examine him with « view of discrediting him, Mr. Bradiey said they proposed to lay the foundation, to contradict him elt: Mr. Bradiey proposed to argue Fisher said he had decided the point already, and the common prastice was.not to allow that. i( thak rule were broken through there was no telling how long this trial would be drawn out. were subsequent to a cross-examination that would discredit the witness, it was a duty to recall the im support of this he read from “‘Starkio om Evt- witness, z * Sherwood's edition, page 242 Mr. Merrick thea that it wae wo ct & poiat upon which it was proposed to centra- ici, fusca Row was that he witeas mn rat bo i i i | Ff ii 5 E i BETO H la ad ait if il i i j ie i if gs nf i Fj EH th Fett 3 | il i hi Hs i iit § t corruption ? Jw Fisher said it was probable be had not fully understood the point; he ht the motion was te recall the witnesses to oxamine them as to state- ments made before being. on the witness stand. Mr. Bradley said the principle was the same in Both were based on the rule seeking after Surratt, be (Lee) said he Surratt, and had never seen him, The sul because it could not be known would not be placed on the stand, and did not that he bad made counter statements until after he bad left the stand. it tnsis.e@ that all the authorities allowed the recall of the witness in such a case as bad been stated, This principle extends not oly to the case of John Lee, but also to another witness who had not left Court House when he avowed his corruption to several partics. The defence would also impeach two witnesses who were now under indictment for criminal offences, The argument that it would create inconventence and protract the trial, be argued, was one that should not for meut be enter tained In a court of justice. A man’s life was at stake, aud should it be said taut the government would ‘a few dollars as against that life? Was it to be a ques tian of the pocket against justice?’ For himself and as sociates they would agree that any witness for the de- feuce ayainst whom the prosecution had the least of suspicion should be recalled, The Court reserved a decision upon the motion until Monday morning, a9 it was to take @ recess. The jurors asked if they would be permitted to attend chureti in a body ? Mr. Bradley said—Any church except Catholic, Mr. by i said they agreed that the jury ehould lad to hear that, for the prosecution had refused to aliow the jary. Yhe Court directed, bowever, that the jurors shou! be kept together, and if they went to ehurch they must ge ia a body, Tne court then fook a recess until ten o'clock Monday morning. CHESS. A chess match of considerable Interest is announced to take place noxt week wherein the annibilation of time and space by modern invention will be singularly illus trated. The contest in question is the result of a fnendly défi extended. by the Detroit Amateurs to the New Yori Chess Club, The distance between this city and Detrow is something like one thousand miles, and the idea of @ number of gentlemen separated by 60 great a space sit- tung down to contest, move for move, a series of games in each of which, in all probability, from thirty to forty messages must be interchanged, and caloulating to got through two or three games in as many evenings, par~ takes somewhat of the marvellous. The telegrapa com= pany bave, oa this occasion, p ws gratultous use of the contending parties. This great trial of ed for commencement on Mouday evening next. Pi t this terminus wil! begin at se P, M., at the New York Club, University Building, un the supervision of Dr, Barnett, Captain Mackenzie Mr. their oponents at Dotro!t boing Mess ‘and several other players well known to ‘The match wil consist of two games, and avtained @ prow CALFORNTA.—California expects to com= poe nereantet with the Eastern States in supplying the grain market of Europe, The Alla Califorma says “This year the greatest want bas been sufficient Ll to carryaway the surplus crop to foreign marl Hereatter we sball not be troubled on that account, ag the shippers and grain dealers of tho Eastern States vod Burope now understand that wo have @ large trade upom which they can rely. With a lively competition in stip. ping, S49 Francisco, even by way of Cape Horn, cam always reach the markets of Europe with ber grain @ Jittle cheaper than Chicago, ao that our farmers wilt have tne advantage of those of Ilinois, Michigan, Wise | som and lowa in price, and doubie or treble bs | ade ‘vantage in production to the area planted,’