The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1867, Page 3

WASHINGTON. asmmnotox, Sept 16, 1867, . 11 o'Clock P.M,” Ne Cabinet Changes. It 's apnounced, somi-oificially to-day, that Vere will be no immediate changes in the Cabinet. ¥,¢, Johnson des not yet see his way clear enough to ver.ture on so im- as ube removal of his official icals Cultivating General Grant. yer, of Nebraska, Colonel John W Forney ‘and other jeading radicals bad aa tnterview of consider- able length with General Grant to-day. This is but ono Of a geries of efforts to draw Grant out, dut it Is under- stood to have been as barren of results as all of {ts prede- cessora, The General is as reticont as ever onal) eub- jects opon which the politicians want bim to bo explicit. Beyond the well known fact that he is now, as heretofore, im favor of epecdy reconstruction, but little can be gathered from the most lengthy interviews and the answers to most cunningly devised questions. In view of anticipated trouble vith the President, there is a manifest disposition upon the part of the radicals to cultivate Grant. What the Clerk of the House Thinks of Im- penchment. Mr, Edward McPherson, Clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives, arrived this morning for the purpose of opening the bids for stationery for the House. With re- gard to the political situation he says it may do very well to tatk about impeachment before the peo; but he does not think it can be accomplished, because there te too much difference of opinion upon the subject among the members of the republican party. Ch in the Method of Granti: Pardons. ‘The President has recently directed a change to be made in the method hitherto prevailing in the Atiorney General’s office in the matter of granting crimiual par- dons, Tho custom bas been, when the President has re- ferred to the Attorney General an application for the pardon of a criminal that the pardon clerk searched the records of the offlce and made areport of tho case to the Attorney General, who endorsed upon it his recommendation that the pardon be grauted, if he decided in favor of the applicant, and it was sent to the Department of State, when s warrant of pardon was filled up, signed by the Secretary of State and forwarded to the President for his signature, which cdmpleted the ducument, By this method the option of granting the pardon was virtually left to the Attorney General and the President saw aoothing of the individual pardoned. By the President’s direction the report of the pardon clerk, after having been endorsed by the Attorney General, is now laid before the President, who ig thus enabled to judgo of the propriety of granting executive clemency. A New Smuggling Dodge on tho Canada Frontier. Inspectors of revonue have reported to the Treasury Department the discovery of another mode of smug- gling dutiable goods from Canada into the United States, which has been practised by baggage mastors. on the railroads, The fraud is perpetrated by placing among the baggage, after {t had been inspected, trunks and va- ses containing smuggled goods, One case has been dis- covered where bagcage masters have been carrying on this species of fraud for over two years. A considerable quantity of goods have been seized and the parties have been arrested. Measures have been adopted to prevent ‘this dishonest practice in the future. The Indian Com: onere—Hostility of the Chiefs Towards General Hancock. Recent intelligence received here from the Indian Peace Commissioners indicates that it will probably be successiul in the object of its mission. Several of the hostile tribes have- signified their willingnoss to send chiefs to meet the members of the Commission, and to accede to the proposition for the re- moval of the Indians to reservations at o @istance from the white settlements, The removal of General Hancock,git is said, has had a good effect ‘upon the Indians, who considered him, for some reason or other, as inimical to their interests. They looked upon him as the leader of the war spirit among the whites, and manifested a decided indisposition to treat with him ‘Upon any questions, General Hancock and His Trip to Wash- Criminal 01 Tt is thought at the War Department that the arrange- ment by which General Hancock was te visit Washing- ton prior to bis assum ns command of the Fifth Military ie Will Bot be carried out now, owing to the pecu- Har state of affairs occasioned by the death of General Grifio, Instead of coming here Hancock may proceed ‘at once to New Orleans and enter upon the discharge of the duties of the department, Temporary Commander of District. Brevet Major General Griffin, who was in command of the Fifth Military district temporarily, naving died with the yellow fever at Galveston, the command of the Fifth district falls upon the next officer in rank, Brevet Major General Joseph A. Mower, who will be in command vatil the arrival of General Hancock. Movements of the Secretary of State. Mr, Seward will sttend the Antietam celebration to- morrow, will then go North. as there seems to be nothing at present, at least in bis opinion, to demand his immediate attention at the capital. The Mexican Minister. Mr. Oiterbourg, whose official positiqy ha wu ir to Mexico was of short duration, ia goon expcoted in ‘Was bington, “ General Great nt the Opera. ‘The theatrical season opened here to-nignt at the National theatre with the Richings English Opera troupe in thé Bohemian Girl. Genera! Grant and Mre Grant and numerous other distinguished persons were present, eo Fifth Military The Obio Campnig: ‘Senator Thayer, of Nebraska, who |s now here, leaves for Cincinnati on Thursday, to take part in the Obio can- ‘vass on the republican side. ‘The Case of Abner Marks, the Alleged Express Robb: Information received this evening from Richmond, Va., states that Abner Marks, who was arrested Where on Saturday, is one of the three men who robbed Adams Express Company of $31,000 io West Virgin more than two years since, He ‘Was arrested twice in Wheeling, convicted, and sen- ten im May to soven years in the Penitentiary, He broke jail after his conviction and has been at large ever cince, $10,000 was recovered from him when he was arrested, He is hold to await (he requisition of the Governor of West Virginia, Land Surveys In Kansas Commissioner Wilson, of the General Land OMe! receipt of additional returns of the survey of thirty-one township@pnd fractional townships situated tn Irving, Seward,yGreenwood and Woodson couaties, Kansas, om. bracing an area of 576,073 acres, These lands comprise & portion of tue lands ceded in trust to the United States by the Great and Litle Osage Indians, under the second article of the treaty concluded September 29, 1565. ‘Tho track is woll watorod by the Vordigris river and its numerous tributaries Tho land along the stroama is generally covered with the different varieties of timber, ‘oak, im, walnut, hackberry, &c. * The valleys are very fertile, and generally adapted to agricultural purpos white the uplands are usually rolling prairie, Jess fertile, but more eultable for grazing, Lime- stone {s found in suf antities for all purpores. A considerad’ portion able for agricultural purposes bas on by @ bardy and intelligent class Of persons, who have mate some very great improve. mewts New Patents. Doring the week ending on Tuesday, two hundred ana forty-five patents will b the Patent Office During the past ok and forty applications and eighty caveats have been fied. hy Swine Con ul for California and the Pacific Con The Prosideat has recognized Francois Boston as Consul of Switzeriand for the States of California, Oregon and Nevade and Wasbiagton territory, to reside (9 San Fianctaco, Denth of an American Lady in Naples. The Department of State bas received tho following communication from our Consul at Napies, dated August 19th :— On Saturday, the 17th, Mra Caroline Gould Eildreth, relict of Richerd Hildreth, late Consul at Trieste, histo- rian, &e,, accompanied by ber son Arthur, aged nineteen 4 in this city from Rome, She was attacked hospitals, ber she was sent by the landlord of the hotel whore they stopped. The son was not allowed to re- ‘main in tho hospital with his mother. I know nothing of their being in the city until seven or eight hours after she died, I immediately it my secretary to see about having her rem: i ioe Interred, which was Aoaily accomplished, ‘wes buried in a separate the 24\b inet, | sued from | bundred | bout noon, and died about one o'clock A. | inst, in one of the Neapolitan - NEW “YORK HERALD. TUESDAY, ‘SEPTEMBER 17, 1867.—TKIPLE SHEET. grave iv, ono cemeteries at baif-past seven o'clock RA Dag ALFRED D. @ ¥ - ited States Vico Consul. Army Orders. _ General Grant bas directed that Brevet Major General 3. J. Reynolds be assigned to the District of Texas, made vacant by the transfer of General Griffin, who was assigned to command the Fifth Military district until the arrival of General Hancock. . Captain W. C, Green, First infantry, bas been relieved from recruiting service and ordered to h's regiment. Brevet Major W. G. Ezerton and Captain R H Gray have been ordered before the Recruiting Board. Brevet Colonel N. C. Macrae, U. 3A. retired, bas Deen relieved from duty a8 Asvisstant Comm'seary of Mast 1. Cincinnati, Ohio, bis services in thal capacity being no longer required. Naval Orders. First Assistant Engineer Edmund Nix Olson has been deiached from the Mobongo aud p.aced on waning orders. Lieutenant Commanders Silas Casey, Sr., and George Dewey nave been ordered to the Naval Academy from aad after October 1. Commender Jobo H. Upshur has been ordered to the command of the Saratoga {rom and after Ociover 1. Lieutenant Commanders Rufus R. Duer and Edwin M. Snephaid, and Pasved Assistant Paymaster James S Giraud have beew ordered to the Saratoga on and after October 1 THE YELLOW FEVER. Succor from the North for Fever Victims in * the South, The death by yellow fover at Galveston of General Griffin, late !n command of the Fifty Military District, will eal) the attention of the public mind strongly to ‘the appeals through the Board of Health of this city, the Howard Association of New Orleans, and other or- ganizations, for systematic effort in sending relief to the sufferers in the South from tho fearful epidemic which is still spreading in the Gulf States, We were the firet, through our correspondent at Gal- veston, to cali attention to the need of assistance to the Howard Association of that city, and the merchants of New Yorke have responded liberally to our suggestions, It ig now our duty to point out the great necessity for something more than spasmodic and individual action ‘Wn thia matter, Ali the accounts from the fever stricken regions attest that the victims are in very large propor- tion, from the Northern States and fromGermany. Men of enterprise but with little means, very many of them veterans from the Federal armics, have spread in largo numbers through those States, and are now ovcriaken by danger in an impoverishod community. The inhabi- tants there have just passed through a desolating war and a still more tmpoverishing famine, and their means to succor the afflicted among them are greatly reduced. In this state of things, and to meet the present and coming emergencies, let the Masonic, Odd Fellows and other friendly societies take immediate steps to learn the condition of their sistor orgvmizations in the afflicted regions and apply a prompt remedy. The Chambers of Commerce in our large cities, tho Union Leagues, so demonstrative of their sympathetic feelings, and the several religious communities everywhere, should also act promptly in this matter. The telegraph is available to them all, both for correspondence and remittance; and much suffering can be prevented and many lives saved by prompt action In this good work. Now is the time to reconstrust through the holy sympathies of charity, The Yellow Fever in Ho » Texas, and the Inland Towns—One Thousand Cases in the Tow to Fifteen Deaths Daily— Death off Por r and Assesno! and Liinese of the Commandant of the Post— A Cry tor Relief. Hovstow, Texas, Sept. 15, 1867. The yollow fever is very prevalent, There have been at least a thousand cases in town up to the present date, and there are tenjto Afteen deatha daily. Mr. Bow- sel, Deputy Portmaster, died yestorday, and Captain Wallace, Assessor and Collector, late of the United States army, died to-day. Rev. Mr. Reeso andg Dr. A. N. Corey have also died. The Firemon’s chantable associations provide the destitute with nurses and phy- siciams at the expense of over $200 daily. The fevor is very fatal in Hempstead, Navosota, Mallican, Bryan, Chapel Hall, Brenham, Lagrange, Huntsville and Alley- ton, and the charitable associations of Houston aro ex- tending all the aid in their power to these towns. They require money, physicians aod nurses. Colonel O'Con- noll, commander of this post, and family are all sick with the epidemic. They are all likely to recover. Over Ono Hundred vogin ° nya. - New Orueaye, Sept. 16, 1867, The deaths from yellow fever on Saturday and Sun- day, officially reported; foos up one bundred and three, ew Orleans In Army Officers Down With tn New Orlen ‘Waamnaton, Sept. 16, 1867, Information has been received at the War Dopariment that Lieutenant Colone! Wood and Licutenant Parker and two surgeons, all on duty in Now Orleans, have been takon with yellow fever and are dangerously ill. Yellow Fever NEWS FROM KEY WEST. SPECIAL’ TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Ker Wes, Sopt, 16, 1867. Cable steamer Narva sailed to-day for New York with mails, Hor chief engineer, Mark Turner, died of yellow fever on idth. Mr. Meddiey, an electrician of the cable, is danger- ously Ml, Tho yellow fever is abating at Tortugas and all the officers are out of danger. - GENERAL CANBY’S DISTRICT. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Modification of Sickles’ Order No. 32—Tax- payers Registered as Voters Declared Qual- ified to Serve on Juries=Governors Author- ized to Order Special Terms of the Courts to Revise the Pay Lists. Cuannxerox, Sept. 16, 1867, 8 o'Clock P. M. The following order has been issued :— GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 89. Heapqvarters Seconp Mnastary District, } Cuartestos, 8. C., Sept, 14, 1847. Paragraph two of General Orders No. 22, dated May 30, 1867, i@ modified 8 follows:—All citizens assessed for taxes, and who shail ‘have paid taxes for the current year, and who are qualified, and have been or may be uly registered as voters, are hereby declared qualified to serve as jurors It shall bo a sufficient ground of challenge to the competency of a person drawn as a Teror that he bas not been duly registered as a voter, Such right of chaliengs may bo exercised in behalf of the people or of the accused ip all crimi- nal proceedings, and dy either party in all civil actions or proceedings. Any requirement of a property quali- fication for jurors in addition to the qualifications herein prescribed ts hereby abrogated, The Governors of North aad South Carolina respec- tively are hereby authorized and empowered to order, if it should be necessary, special terms of courts to be held for the purpose of ‘revising and preparing jury liste and to provide for summoning and drawing jurors {n accordance with tho requirements of this order. By command of Brevet M Lovis ¥, Oagians, Al | jutant General. jor General ED. R &. CANBY. le-Camp, Acting Assistaut Ad- THE PRESS TELEGRAM. CHARLESTON, Sept. 16, 1867. Judge Bryan, of the United States District Court, now tn sogsion at Greenville, has issued orders that the names of nogroos, ag well as the citizens be placed upon the Jury tists, ARMED ASSEMBLAGES IN LOUISIANA, s of Armed Mon Ordered to be tinued and Their Videttes Arrested. ‘ew Onteans, Sept. 16, 1867, The folowing ordor wns issued to-day :— GREBRAL ORDER NO. LL Hinspqvarrens, Dertict oF Lovrtasa, New OnLkaNa, Sept, 16, 1867. } Tk having como to the knowledge of the Brevot Major General commanding that in various parts of the state the assembling of armed men for political of other pur- occurrence, and that well disposed ance from armed poses of freque citisens are often subjected to ann Posted as sentinels or vid found posted as OF pretending to be on ong authority not duly Brevet Major General JOSEPH A, MOWER, Narnaste. Bornawe, Second L " onth Infapiry, A A. A. G. Heutepant Thirty-sev. THE CROPS IN TEXAS, Hovetos, Texas, Sept, 15, 1867. Only one-fourth to one-third of the cotton crop will be Tealized this season from the whole State, and it will not reach above fifty or siaty thousand bales for the Guif shipments, Tho yteld of corm is smole and in some counties enormous, » MEXICO. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Supposed Filibustering for Mvxleo- Havana, Sept. 6—P. M. You will ere this have heard of a project that was supposed to de in contemplation from these shores. It was enveloped in the d-opest mystery and kept pro- foundiy secret, on the grounds that as it constituted an unlawful expedition the Cuban authorities should not get a scent of “it and “nip it at the bud,” to avoid a violation of the neutrality Jawa, &c., &c. About 200 men were engagod, unfortu- nates of all Dationalities, of divers castes, and even of varied colors; ail were boarded fora time at different taverns out ide of the erty walls and situated in distinct localities, ihe parport of the so-called expedition was not stipulated; but it was allowed to be inferred that it could only be for an “On to Mexico’ enterprise. In fact, it was “sceretly”? whispered that the son of General Santa Ana was the head centre of the affair, anxious to sacrifice two hundrod and fifty thou. sand do'fars, in proof of hia flat duty, for the rescue of his aged parent. Whether he ever heard a word about what was going on, or whether be ail the time winked at the whole affair, it is not for meto divine, But th nded agent’ of this proposed project ap- pr to have been a person who arrived from Mexico a month or two azo, styled bimseif as Lehmann, ant claimed to be a c:tizer of Penns a. Ho was attired in (he garb of a Mexi- can, and babled considerably about Maximitian, tho eipfure and Santa Ana—a devico by which he did not fell to gather great popularity amovg # certain class of men that are ever “prospecting” in Havana, and many of whom gain their bread and buiter wih extracrdinary facility, almost approactung to a modus -perandi of leger- demain, Tn the meantimo the ci-devant Lohmann (or the real one, for ougit I know) had his sub-agents, and while he was recruiting men-the othors wer: purchasing goods, such as are cenerally bought for the mysterious purposes of such expeditions, Ex- aptain Madge (who once a blockade runner) uot baving yet found a “Job,” and being eazerly disposed to get out of ins monotony, was engaged to act, as the captain of a steamer named the Constitution, Which was soon to arrive on tho shoves of Cuba, He was to receive $800 in advanco und $800 per month for bis wages, A Mr, Jonson, who was ouce the first engiveer of the steamer Southern Siar, a cattle boat trading between Florida and Cuba, Iam ‘Informed was engaged for the so calied Constitution at the rate of $200 per month and $200 advance, Men who are unaccustomed to “the good unings of this life” aro invariably the first to become sensitive; they always doubt realities, and although from a ke of hardships they are the first to “bite,” they aro theiess the firet to become suspicious, and believe that. they baye been baited and gulled. So it happened with the men quartered outside the walls; and Iam fur- ther told that both Captain Madge and the Mr. Lebmaun had a hard struggle tor superiority in the modern art of “squeezing and twisting” be‘ore the wholo project tell through, as tue Sir. Lehmann (at last overpowered by the natural pressure of his own swindle) took Fren leave, and on board of the steamer Columbia bade adieu to these hospitable shores. O1 couree all the goods bought for ‘‘casb,”’ ‘to be called for when the slip was to arrive,’ remained bebind and were bay stored back again into the dark, dusty corners from whence they were extricated, Captain Madge gloried in his superior experience, and Mr, Jobnson bas learned a lesson that will add to his knowledge of engineering. Mr. Lehmann, 1 need not add, did not come here for nothing, as any idle passer by. He did not prepare all this show for mere amusement nor for pleasing diablerie, He made a business out of it; for, on such occasions there are never people wanting that feel eagerly diposed to risk a few thousand dollars to make an honest hundred per cent in any enterprise that is “novel and unique.’ So it bappened with one of our German community, whore name is expressly suppressed in these lines, because it might lead to certain inquiries which only concern him and a certain association In this city that does honor to its members and extends a beneficent aid to its brethren in atatress, ‘So much fer tne “avenging” projects of filibusterism to Mexico. Should, however, the so-called constitu- tion ever arrive in Cuba, I will be the first to apprige the Herat of it, The Mexican Elections. The primary elections are to take place on Sunday, September 22, The olections for members of Congress, on Sunday, October 6; for President of the Republic and Chief Justice of the Superior Court, Monday, Octo- ber 7; for Justices of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, Uctober 8. . The States of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, Chihuahua and Sonora as well as Lower California aro allowed the privilege of holding their elections on any day, to be Sra oy respective Governors, within the following Ail al . ‘Congress sha‘! assemble November 20, 1867. ‘The Prosident shall be installed December 1, 1867. ‘The Judges of the Supreme Court shall take thoir se Decomber 1, 1867. But tho Chief Jus- eat Jano 1, 1868, or before in case the potent tribunal deciare that the term lof Justice elected im 1862 (Ortega) has ox- The citizens at the spring eloctions shall vote 80 ns to expression to their will as to the following amend- ments of tho constitution, and whether they will auth: ide Congress to make the amendments without having to egmene sp din eqenreneete of srtisle 32 of two comet. tution in 80 ig 2 pre;— First—Logistative power to Be venteh Ta two hotles. ‘Second—Presidential veto to be overridden only by ‘a subsequent two-thirds vote of both houses. Third—Alt communication between the legisintive and executive branches to bo in writing; and it shall be sated wl ther such communication shall be directly with the Execative or his secretaries, Fourth—Providing for the calling of extra sessions, Pifth.—Providing for filling the office of President in case both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should, from any reason whatever, leave the Presidential chair vacant. a. ae The tickets are to havo the article of this decree rel: tog to tho above five amendments printed on thi reverse side, together with the following: — NOTICE, all be written here and in this form:— “T vote for —— as elector; and I vote (for or against) the amendments to the federal constitution as above set jorth.?? When the electoral colleges of ench district meet they shail appoint three of their members to canvass tho re. turns of tho vote on the amondmouts, The report of said commisston of three shail be put to the vote of the electors on the day of the election for members of Congreas and when approved shat bo signed by the president of the college, the commission, all the electors present and the secretary. Two copies of this report and of the vote for members of Congress shall be taken, one for the general Congregs and the other for the State govera- ment, . Congress shall canvass all the returns on the amend. ment question, and shall pass them into law should an ‘absolute majority of the votes cast at the primaries be in favor thereof. The clergy are allowed to voto. Within fifteen days from the receipt of this decree the Govercors of Statos shail call for an election of all State officers that for tslatures of the above am The State Legislatures shall convene Novem! 20, 1867, Uutil then the actual Governors shall have pos- session. ‘A inrgo portion of the law relates to th» now Stato of Coahuila, to tho State of Querétaro and to the military division of the State of Mexico. The following are tho provisions relative to those who had forfeited t civil rights under the intervention: — Shail be allowed to vote, but not be candidates with. out being reinstated in their civil righ ‘First—Those who, having held office or trost under the national government, afterwards remained in piaces that submitted to the , but lent them no ald. Seond—Such as, having aided evemy, returaed to the service of the national goverament previous to June 21, 1307. Third—Those who sigried acts recognizing th without giving them any further aid. Tourth—Such as discharged manicipal functions with- out salary under the empire, without giving apy other omy, aid, Siirh—sach as sorved merely as privates in the ranks of the enemy. The following may be candidates on like terme :— Firs—Suod as, having held wosalaried olfices under the national goverumont, or offices with sflarios not over $4.00 per year, aflerwards rema ned within the enemy's jurisdiction, without giving them aid, Scoond—Such aa, having alded the enemy, returned tothe support of the national cause previvus to June 6. The following classes, however, must be reinstated in their civil rights by the proper tribunal before being allowed to vote the federal ticket, but may vote for Stave officers Ww, First thout;— ‘uch a8 held offices with salaries of over $2,000 under the national goverament aad remainod he encmy'e jurisdiction. 1—Such as rétarned to the service of the nation from May 31, 1806, to June 21, 1807. Trird—Such ag discharged Unsalaried municipal func- tions under the encmy. | neral O' Hornn's Address to the Mexicans, | Tho ing are the important passages of this in- | teresting document :— My fellow-citizens know that in 1896 IT fought io Texas; that in 1838 I fought against tho French in San jaa; in 1847 I opposed the passage of the at Angostara; in 1862, having routed the Free! ries at Atlixeo,! helped to gain the victory of M 1964; im 1803 I rejected the offers mad to serve in tho ranks of tho intervention, They know that I was at the siego of Puebla, and that later I nocom) through with patnfal journeys in the Guanajuato and Jalisco, The republican government was then retreating without and the likewise vanishing. When most of the states were after. wards occupied by French troops and the monarchical eyatem established, T withdrow from the army with the mission of General-in-Chief, Don — heagaray, who been i who fired on him in his own house, and who, from behind the rocks o the Tintpan, assassivated the venora dle patriot, Din Juan Yocom. ' In pursuing tesa men, only horrible molefactors were nt after, net political Partisan’, nor soldiers who invoked any politi-al princi- Ple or supported any cause Bus, im @ country rent by civil war, when one partisan tries and executes a bandit, the latter, 80 as to escape the odjum of such a name, claims tobe of tho adverse party; and the opposition, in order to bo ablo to alloze monstrous cruclties on the Part of {ie adversaries, aceept aa an udherent one who, were he to fail into theig own hands, would be executed for bis deeds against society. Whon I returned to Tlalpan it contained but twenty-six families; in one year after it enjoyed peace and contained one thousand’ cight nundred inbabitants, Political hate now makes peoplo assert that thos: were liberals, Let tuose who exist no more rest ip peace, However, nono of them were recognized by any republican authority, When I shall have disappeared, whon cool reflection ‘shall return, when my blood shall huve satisfied demands that I fo from my heart, I am sure that justice will be done to my memory, and that when my venerable and aged motnor and my poor orphan children shail be looked upon, they will be re- garded with the eyos of compassion and tenderness. Later, when from the force of circumstances I gave up the office of Prefect of Lalpan, I served as a soldier ayalast th forces that sustained’ the constitutional govern- ment, I served agovernment, illegitimate if one will, still a goverument that at the time sustained Mexico. I placing myself undor its orders, and giving 1t my sup- port, I committed, perhaps, an error—perhaps a political ¢rime—but never, in the remotest sense, that of treason, sivce Ihave never served under foreign officers, nor men against tne independence and integrity of my country, Hence, as my crime was only political, TI should not be condemned to death, a3 tho fundamental law of the repubiic prohibits the death penalty in tho most solemn and categorical manner for such offences, The document ends with a most affecting address to his family, requiring them to forgive his ex: Joners and to never forge: those who tried to save his life, The Reputation of the Onicers on Maximilian’s Court Martial. Tho Moxican officers who composed the court martial that tried Maximilian, Miramon and Mejia, were Lieute- nant Colonel Platon Sanchez, President; Captains José, Vicente Ramirez, Emile Lajoro, Ignacio Jurado, Juan Rueda y Auza, José Verastegui, and Lucas Villagran. ASpanish paper publishes a letter from Queré‘aro con- taining the following remarks about these men Several generals gid superior officers, who, on ac- count of their posltid. and education, had been selected be members of the court martial, have refused to serve, because they do not wish to incur the enmity of Escobedo; determined to preserve their own liberty of action and ir freedom, and to be true to their own consciences, After this a colonel was chosen president of the court, a lHeutenant colonel a8 judge advocate and eight captains as members, The majority of these men had a bad repu- tation, and one of them had been indicted for an at- tempt at rape. Another had robbed the chapel of a nonnery and sold a pyx taken therefrom -in Mexico city. They were all bought, the Colonel for $5,000; the Lieutenant Colonel for $4,000, and the Captains for $3,000 each, With the $3,000 received oy — he pad me a debt ho owed me for the furniture | sold him when he was married soven years ago. ! had given up the affair ag a dead loss, CUBA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Austrian Corvette Novara to Carry Maxi- milian’s Rema Europe—The Imperial y the Siglo Lont an Editor— Affaire in the Luteri f the Island=The Proposed Bonded Trade in Cott Havana, Sept, 8, 1867, The Austrian screw frigate-of-war Novara, of five hun- dyed horse power, from Trieste, Gibraltar, Santa Cruz de Teneriffe and lastly Port Royal on the 27th ult., arrived ‘at this port on Saturday evening, She is called a cor- vette, mounts fifty guns, has five hundred and twenty- eight men and is commanded by M. Rodolph Dafur de Kudolt, who {s to await the orders of Admiral Teget- hoff, although it Is not improbable that after taking in coal and provisions sbe may proceed to Vera Cruz to re- ceive tho corpse of the late Archduke Maximilian, This is the same vessel that conveyed Maximilian and Carlota to the shores of Mexico, Her arrival here created considerable interest the wharves being crowded with epectators of all classes. Soon after she anchored the usual salutes were fired and answered by tho fort- ress aa well as the Tetuan flagship. Yesterday the Spanish Admiral of the station went on board to pay his respects and was received under the customary ealutes. She Novara, having come expressly for the solemn octasion of conveying the mortal remains of a brother of the Emperor of Austria, bas been prepared ina becoming mannor for the imposing occasion in order that the correspondig honors may be contributed. Two employés of the imperial house have arrived from Trieste, as likewise have two tapestry keepers of the por legethes with a magnificent sacrophagua, compris- oy) Removes 4 ere fae i 1@ corpEe, of wood an outer oI w splendidly worked with ornamental arlitoe ‘he three regs ght hundred pounds, The Novara will be con- iz 1@ a kind of funeral chapel, and the mortal rematos of Maximilian will be thus conveyed to Trieste ee o custody and safekeeping of Vice Admiral off, corvette Novara in 1858-9, made a scientific voy- agenround the world; she was abroad about twenty- seven months. In 1966, a fro broke out aboard of the Norvara while she was at the Navy Yard near Pala, near Trieste; but although the damage done was quite con- siderable, she was speedily repaired, and in twenty- vhree Gays she was ready for service aad took an active part in the naval combat of Lissa, on July 20, 1966. Her oapiain, Erik Klint, was killed 10 that action while on deck, by the first shot from the enemy. Today's Offcixl Gazele publishes the list of the muni- cipal electors of Havana, the largest taxpayers and the most important of the professional cl: fosé do Hemas y Cespedes, who, during the ab- sence of Count Pozos Duices, had the management of El Siglo, bas published a card to-day announcing his separation from saidestablishment. He bas at the same time publishod in the Diario de la Marina a letter which he addressed to the director of El Sigio, from which it ap] that tho principles which ho has always de- fended were not accommodative to the pressure experi- enced, and, consequently, he could neither agree with the editors nor brook their conduct, Senor Armas has the reputation of being one of the Cubans most advanced in ideas and consisient with the principles he professes, The has sustained a sensible loss by his separation trom establisbme Thad almost forgotten the splendid banquet given by the Marquis of Almendares to General Manzano on Fri- day Jast, at his beautiful vilia in Mariaua. There ia a good deal to admire tn that edifice; but the interior has been richly and tastefally embellished with a choicg collection of paint ‘and many artistic curiosities, col. lected during the owner's excursion abroad. General Manzano was well entertained up \ advanced hour of the night, quite charmed with the reception. A bold attempt at burglary was made last night at the town mansion of Count Fernandina, close to the palace, The roboers forced ‘open an ironjgate with a pasre partow, and then commen: 7" hole in the solid stone walls of the building. lowever, before they had accom- plished the job, were, by a mere chance, inter- rupted In effecting their purpose, although they escapod. th ‘counts from the interior show that the condition there bas not had any change for the better; on the contrary, the prospect is becoruing darker every day, In the sogar districts the coming crop will no doubt produce some improvement, but itis not so in the Bastorn districts, ese are far from tho centre of communication and trafic with the capital, hence they are left to their own resources, which are limited, You will recollect what I wrote some months ago about a movement among some of the principal firms in this city to obtain a concession from the home govern- bonded trade in cotton, Several ential merchants in Barcelona bave sent in a rep- jo the supreme government in support of the measure, Praying it to abolish the existing reg- ulations relative to the importation in bond of cotton and the tonnage dues paid by vessels that bring it hore or carry it to Spain .rom the Havana bouded stores. By the actual system tho samo duty is levied on cotton in Spain conveyed in national bottoms as when taken di- rect there by foreign flag. Nothing can bo more absurd, and what tho merchants say is true, If Spain makes the necessary modification in the tonnage dues of vessels bringing the cotton here, and reduces the bond duty on import and export of said article, Havana can become an extensive entropot, to the great benefit of tho Spanish trade and tho increage of its revenues, Afterwards tho government may be induced to extend the concession ta ‘all other productions of the Gulf of Mexico, as weil as other countries. Tho last steamer to Spain took away $125 000 in gold, bot there is po cosestion t he export unregieterc’; and this continual drain of money being unarrosted, thore is no knowing whut disasters are still in store, Aa is usual at the commencement of tho week, the sugar Market 18 again in a full, Exchange shows uo variation since Saturday. Chartered—Amoricaa bark L. T. Stocker, Siorra Morena for New Yori, at $5 por 110 gallons molasses. Havana, Sept. 4, 1967. The recent regulation resoried to in the appoint ment of electors Proved to bo injurious in its appli- cation to the views of those classes not included with the taxpayers of magnitude; they at least consider it an In- ‘vasion of their rights aud deem it uolfair, The profes sional class, of the three designated as baving not only a claim but « right to municipal euffrage, is limited to law- yers, physicians, apothecaries and engineers. In those towns that have more thaa ten thousand inhabitants tho number of electora is two hundred and ten, one-fifth of which, forty-two in number, have to be chosen from among the professional class; but by a decision of the Di- rector General do Administration, when the number re- quired to make up the whole cannot te effected it may be done from among other classes, The question follow! ‘Would it not be moro fair and just to voto for other pro- fessions than lawyers and others, and who contribute as large @ share of the municipal cwotas as the latter pay ? Have not the public notaries, surveyors, overseers of plantations and others, besides the many members of Other professions, as great right as the lawyers, &o.? Tt is to be hoped that the supremo government will lose no . Pe RRR a SU Ne REA ESS S S cnc -- SORReane paren ranean ur namenanpmnniemmmmnmnnie: i Mili eae 02> i. titre eas are time to adopt some modification in a question so !mpor- tant and of such transcendency as the above, Ih is again ramored that @ committee of slorckeepers bave made a representation to the Gobernador Politico complaining of the excessive rates of the taxes to which they ayected by the new contributary system. The above mi ju ity is said to have given for verbal reply (hat there are bayonets enough in Havana to make the system effective, and advising all that considered tt. taxation too heavy to “shut up shop” and take then selves to some other avoca'ion, Your readers must cept these rumors for what they may be worth. Though in duty bound to give them, Ican- neither give them credence nor disbelieve them. By command of the Gobernador Superior Civil, the order of December 29, 1866, whereby one-third the Amount which persons had to pay to the Custom Houses and public Treasury should te receivabie in treasury bonde or bank notes, in payment of debts due to the State, bas been prorogued till December 31, 1867; but all payments for the purchase of State property must be made in gold, The supremo government hag resolved on adopting the modern system in all works of new fortifications that may have to be contemplated in the “ plaza’? of Has Vana; consequently, we are not to be cooped in any more between stone walls, ditches, drawbridges, &c., aa formerly, and it will afford'a greater choice of land lows which heretofore were completely unoccupied, ant con- stituted a vast quantity of waste land, to the detriment of the city’s development. HAYTI. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Late Insurrection at Jeremic—Atrocions Depredations—Arrests—Violations of the New Constitution—Cause of Soulouque’s Death, Havana, Sept. 3, 1867. By the Austrian screw frigate Novara, from Jamaica on the 27th ult., and which arrived here Jate on Satur- day, we have recent intelligence from Hayti, partly from Port au Prince and partly received from private sources per royal mail steamship Tamar from Jacmol. Jerome Montas and Mongau have been arrested at Chabos, aud Francis Montas at Jacmel. They were lodged in prison, The latter was taken to Port au Prince for safe keoping, ‘These men have been fomenting mis- chief, and the government is anxious to, preserve order without bloodshed, . Generals Chonte, Cayeau Menton and Titus Laraque have, with Jules Legros, been severally set at liberty. They were arrested early in August, on information sup- pled to the government of their being some way impli- cated in a conspiracy against the Executiv Andry, who was barbariously assassinated by a band of bandits under the designation of Cacos, commanded by Genoral Cayomitte, at Jeremie, has been interred again by the authorities, who were commissioned by the President to pay military honors to his remains, Dalmare was pillaged and laid waste on the 17th July. The same took place on same day, 1948. Six of these murderous (acos who wero imprisoned at Cape Hayti have effected their escape, and have not yot been traced, despite the vigilance of the authoritios, The brother of General Andrieux is among them, Or- der has been restored at Jeremie. Disturbances have broken out in the vicinity of Monte Cristo. Itis diffloult to get information abont this, but we learn that Cibao was at the head of a revolu party against the President of St, Domingo. Gu Gayacana, Moca, La Vega and"M, Christo are on the side of the revolution. Later intelligence may be looked for here about the — from Jacmel, and on the 8th or 9th from ince. ‘The sound of cannon was heard !n the direction of Monte Cristo with extraordinary rapidity and a tremen- dous not ‘This was a significant prelude of a new re- volution which was ready to break out in that beautiful portion of Hayti. Since then we have learued that the ople were in arms a pst the sever ir mingo. MM. Dagumbeau and Laraute hat ordere to proceed immediately towards Port au Prince, All thie is a mystory to us. Ap rrection broke out at Jeremie, on the south side of the island, headed by the general t! in command of the district, General Cayemitte. The National Guards of the place succeeded in repulaing the rebels from the town and pursued them to Anso d’Hainauit. General Cayemitee took refuge in a house, which was soon rounded by the National Guards, and Onding it impossi- ble to escape, lew out bis brains. Some very atrocious depredajions have been com- mitted on the north side of the |sldnd. The towns of Hooches, St, Michel, Marmelade and others have been sacked, and several murderous and awful acts com- mitted. The chiefs are Andrieux and Blaise, men un- known. ‘The government have taken very active Measures to arrest the progress of this murderous work. The Minist f Wor, M. Clement, bas been despatched with trooj Secretary of State for the In- terior (Mr, Ovie Cameau, who was very recently an exile in jamaica during the govermment of Presi. and we have the pleasing intelli. eral of the chiefs have been shot in nd others arrested, and every step is by §the government to tranquilize thee ent bemg taken Recratting for the army bas commenced in the most Unconstitutional manner—recruiting in the streets, a ctice condemned by every government, but pursued yy all of them. It ie not yet six weeks since the con- tution bi r }, and three times al it has Sawai ee" wk Firsi—Tho arrest and incarceration of several citizens previous to the mobilization of the National ‘Second—Recrultments in the streets, 4 young man returning from school, with his books ander his arm, waa stopped in the streets, and were it not for Mr. Rog semond. Regnier, and some other citizens, the boy would have been rudely maltreated by one of the soldiors. Third—The iesuing of five millions of papor money without any docree of the National Assembly, These are acts of too grave importance to be allowed to pass by in silence, When tho ex-Emperor Solouque arrived from Caragoa he was prevented from landing by the authorities at Petit Guave until they heard the pleasure of President Salnave regarding him. This refusal produced such « sudden reversion of feeling on the part of the ex- Emperor that he burst into a flood of tears, and to violent was the charactor of his grief thi pony al ty ‘a fit of apoplexy, and he died three days afte were he permitted to land, The authorities at I’ not aware that the ex-Emperor returned to Hayti by invitation of Salona’ The army of = is being filled by a species of em- ressment upon the public streets, A boy returning ‘rom echool was bold of by a recruiting officer, but wag rescued by the citizens. Five millions of iF mone: out any decree of thes ational “ssembiy. This act has been loudly protested against by Le Peuple, The Ministers of Finance contemplate an increase of fifty per cent upon the Import duties. ‘PORTO"RICO, A Kingston ndence says;—Numberless per- sons bi been gentoff the island of Porto Rico, by direc. tion of the Governor there, some of the leading planters wero dismissed with only few hours’ notice, A Spaniard turned informer against a Masonic lodge in Porto Rico; the lodge was surrounded by the govern- ment troops during one of its meotings. and the brothers made prisouers. In consequence of the insurrectionary spirit prevat!- ing in Porto Ri versal persons implicated in a cor epiracy against government were summarily gas rotted. The Governor General of Porto Rico prohibits the ublication of any news in the public journals regard- Tag the insurrection In Porto Rico, The sugar and coffee crops promises to be most abund- ant, have been isened, with- THE CHOLERA OM GOVEANOA’S ISLAND. Thirty-five Cases During the Summer—Foure teen of Them Fat ntire Disappe: of the Disense=The in Good Condition, Thore have been many statements regarding the na- ture of the disoase and its ravages among the troops on Governor's Island, A reporter visited tho island yester- day, and ascertained the following facts from the sar- geons on the island:—There have been thirty-five cases of cholera on the island this summer, fourteen of whieh proved fat the disease on the island for ten days; in tact, it hi entirely disappeared, and the garrison is now in as satis® factory a condition, in a sanitary point of view, as can be desired. General Wallen, the post commander, bat spared no pains to arrest the progress of the disease and presorve the heaith of the garrison, and it is doubt- loss owing to the vigilance of himeeif and oificers that the epidemic has cutirely disappeared, The disease on the isiand this summer, a8 was the cave last season, has been entirely confined to the recruits who are seat to the iaiand, THE HON. MAS. YELVERTON. The “Hon.” Mra Yelverton arrived from Europe on Saturday last, After a fow days’ rest she will repeat here the readings from the poets, in which sho has already made so decided and brilliant @ succes in Enge land, Before making any engagements, however, she intends to pay a short visit to Niagara Pall The siatement that Mra, Yelverton would tures in America in reference to her dumestic tunes ts wholly without foundation. Im Europe her rendition of the low pisodes in Hiawatha, d several of the most popular pas- ave Justly secured hor the appro- ‘and imply fotends to give #tinilar epieriainments (u this country. A MILITARY QADER IN TEXAS REVOKED. Hovetox, Texas, Sept. 15, 1867. General Griffin's order, removing Judges of the Sc. reme Court in this State a: | appointing others, has on revoked. FIRE AT SANDUSKY, OW110. Saxpvsny, Ohio, Sept. 16, A fire on Saturday night totally destroyed the pinster mill of Marsh & Co,, with five ish warebouses adjoining. ‘The total loss is $30,000, and the insurance small. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, MILITARY ENCAMPMENT AT SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Sraixarimin, Sept. 16, 1967, The first battalion of Stato infantry, under command of Major J. W. Trafton, wili go into camp at this city vo- ro and be reviewed by Major General Butier on 3 NEWS BY THE CUBA CABLE. ST. THOMAS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. be Steamer Red Gauntlet’s Passengers Trausierved to the Seuth America, St. Tuowas, Sept. 2, Via Havana, Sept. 14, 1867, ‘The Patmos is preparing to sail, The authorities have advised Porto ‘The , vainly seeking bottomry, America, PORTO RICQ. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TG THE HERALD. Arrival of Troops—Detention of War Vessels. Rico, Sept, 8, Via Hava a, 14, 1807, Soven hundred troops have arrived here. Two war vessels ordered for St, Thomas have been detained, HAYTI. Puen Oe OTe nOE TCC ereY SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. The Press and President Salnave, Harr, August 16, 1867, The press protects against President Salmave disbursing $5,000,000 without the approval of Congress, The import duties have been increased fifty per cent, ST. DOMINGO. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD, The Government Credits to be Re-exa a3. The Tobacco Crop. 7 2. Domingo, Sept, 1, 1867. The government credits lacking vouchers are to be re- exanined. (?) [Literal transcript of despateb, } The tobacco crops are as large as in 1866, Prices aro #u stained, VENEZUELA, : SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD, ~ The French Minister and the Steamer Caribee.. Venezvria, August 21, Via Havana, Sept. 14, 1867, } The French Minister has received a satisfactory reply about the steamer Caribeo. CUBA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Financial and Commercial. Havana, Sept. 14, 1867. ‘The sugar market is paralyzed, Exchange remains unvaried, -_ THE PRESS TELEGRAM. Dates from Mexico City to the 9th and Ve Cruz to the 13th—Tegethofl Refused Perm! sion to Receive the Body of Maximiliai Havana, Sept. $, 1867. } » M 8:55 o’Clock. Exchange on London, 193g; Paris, 6 per cent, Sugar duil and nominal, Produce—No sales. Arrived on the 16th, steamer Georgia, from Vera Cruz; op the 16th, steamer Cuba, from Baltimore; brig’ Ant from Portland; French steamer France, from Vera Cruz. Sailed, steamer Goorgia, for New York, } A mulatto siave murdered the sister-in-law of the Cuban Postmaster General, and made @ savage attack upon and wounded the Postmaster General himself, He then ran away, but was @udsequently arrested, He confessed his guilt, but’ said that he was made desperate by the fact that his brother, eighteen years of age, was about to be sold into rery by the Postmaster's family. 1 Advices from Mexico to the 9th and Vera Cruz to the 13th bave been recei| j Admiral Tegethof appeared at the Mexican War Office on the 4th asa verbally authorized deputy from the re- latives of the late Emperor Maximilian to ask in the mBame of humanity the remains of the deceased, President Juarez, having refused tho requests of Baron’ Magnus ard other influential persons,’ could not deliver the body to Admiral Tegethof unless be presented the proper official documents from the relatives, When such documents were shown, he ‘would permit the transportation of the body to Austria, The property of Almonte, Uraga Lars Vamicoze ¥eli- cio and Cadoco Somera bas been confiscated, Genera! Vuze has been condemned, as a dezerter, to smprisoument for four years, Escobedo was well recetved at Saltillo, and he, togesber witb Diaz and Juarez, 1s considered a candidate for the Progidency of the Mexican repablic. THE TURF. Hoboken Races, ‘The Hoboken races will commence to-day. gramme f an altractive one, as will be seen by the ad~ vertisement. A burdle race will open the sport; astal- Hion post stake will follow, and the day’s bag: with a mile heat race, which is always looked to with interest. At Chamberlain's Club House, Broadway, near Twen\y- seventh gireet, Dr. Underwood sold pools last night on the stallion pst race only, as the entries for the hardio race and mile heat race were not ali filled, The com- ny present at the sale comprised many of the leading Bou th the racing world bereabouts; but the biddings sa, Wa3 somewhat tame. Mr, Morris’ entries the favorites, Mr. McDaniecls’ coming next, then Mr. Reed's and Mr. Bueb’s—the average runming at* about $50, $20, $12 and $10. Trotting at Milwaukee. Minwavker, Sept, 16, 1867, Brown George and running mate made their fastest time to-day, and beat Buti best time, 2:20, which was made tp two beats, Racing at Cluck , Cixctxnati, Obio, Sept. 16, 1867. The running races at the Buckeye Club Course com+ mence on Monday next. Tbe meeting promises to bow success. A greater number of first class horses aro en~ tered for the purses than ever contended on any race course before in the country, THE ANTIETAM CEMETERY DEDICATION. The Presiden to Attend the Ceremoules, Wasuixoton, Sopt. 16, 1867, The President will be Accompanied to Antiolam by tho following members of the Diplomatic Corps:— Great Britain—Sir F. W. Brace, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; Francis Clare Ford, Esq., Secretary of Legation. France. J, Bertheny, Enyoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; tho Viscount de St, Ferriot, Secretary of Legation. Russia—ir, Edward de Stoeck!, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ; Mr. Woldemar de Bodiseo, Secretary of Legat on. Spain—Sefior Don Faciendo Goal, bey Be awn nary and Minister Plenipotentiary; Senor Eorique Vailier, Secretary of Loxation, Italy—The Chevalier Cerruti, Envoy Extraordigary and Minister Plenipotentiary; Mr, Romero Cantagulle, Secretary of Legation, Acatria—Baron Frankenstein, Chargé d’ Affaires, Nicaragua and Hondurag—senor Don Lais Malina, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Monipotensiary, Mexico—Sefor Don M. Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Mnister Plenipotentiary: Sefor Don riscal, Seerctary of Legation; Romero, Second Secretary. A private telegram received from Keedyaville to-nigh® says the speakers’ stand is nearly three miles from the telegraph office, and some distance from where the care stop, Tho trahsportation to the Antietam bins | very limited, At loast geven-eigbths of tho visitors w have to walk in decp dust. The accommodations for refreshments ere very limited, Large nambers of pore sone arrived at Keedyevillo to-day, (be town and coun- try being overran with them, nd Governors Fenton and Ward En Roate. Barrons, Sept. 16, 1667. Governor Fenton, of New York, and Governor Ward, of Now Jersey, arrived here this afternoon en rowte to Antiotam, The Design f he Statue and Pedestal. jALTIMORE, Md,, Sept, 16, 1807. The Commissioners of the Antietam Monument to-day aceepted the design of J, G, Batterson, of Hartford, Conn., for «colossal statue and pedestal, The cost wid be about $30,000. Pp M En Route. enney! ‘a haben A cept. 16, 1007, ‘The Philadelphia Nations honored porcine stoest ade: a Veteran ehh tea Phi hee ond gerstown They will camp marob to Antictam early to-morrow morning, ——— DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN OF PORTLAND, Portiaxn, Me, Sept. 16, 1967, ory Debtots, a distinguished la of this ddenly yesterday morning, eeventps *