The New York Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1867, Page 4

4 i Tea in the balance agalost the free exercise of goveramental OUR INDIAN TROUBLES. authority. £-pecialiy ig thig trae when peace is al. ~ taivable only by tue expenditure of both, One success:ul ay woyld agitie fie ditieay evers! Harney, to 18 65, in a single battle, so campictely whtpped these sha tat no dictated @ peavo which lasted thea travel thraugh the 0 THE HERALS. ing at Medicine Lodge SPECIAL TELEGRA' same Indians taut bo The Iadians Asse ten years, A maa cou Creek, on the Arkausas, to feet Com | ouniry aldo tenis from dancer. Agsin bave they be- mission. come insubordinate and murderous, and again most Port Hincee, Kansas, Oct, 8, 1867. 4 Punished again son bd <= a toh from 3 “ . edic! re peace, and terms cau be dictated w A dispatch from Supe dent Marphy at Medicine | bore pen ole By De a oe erty, Dot Will enbanee Lodge Creek, « Arkansas, received this moraing, N dalone tm advocating this 5 sndrod and fitty-two loages of Chey- Wo 80 od such Was the opinion of owas, Arapakoes and Apaches, comprsing oe ~ March 25, 1867, the a abling at that | Commission use a There appears no al- be prospect of | corpacive put coat these Indians must be severely pune ished or tue country, or that section of the nerouication with Montana be ca- Aud again, im @ letter dated Fort , tha Cousmission say :—" larder section of ihe coun'ry on tho purt requen', and we again respectfully of immodiate action op the part of jeiters, with telegrams to two go supply AUgur 1s expec. f ini of Ind an goods au d Wo overtake the Comn si the u toe military the sa Report of loa of the entire Commission, Why some members What Mast i changed their minds 80 soon -afier the Cow Hostile Or mission divided am at a toss to know, Mast Be S . t | Ina word, what course is left but to subdue these r pe * yar autaud rebeiiious Indians? They are mendations ° ot our people, and propose to cease hostiliies only Mr. J.P. Kine iain conditions, Wh.ch the government cannot gent For justice accept, ‘Those who went to Laram'e me questionadly went for the purpose of truce, and not of mer pe Tooy deceived the Commission by Stating that be ; thotr bands bad veased hos 1@3. raed from couneli but to carry on tue war more aly, Those of the “ame nation who met Geoerais Sully and Parker Were weolent, and proposed terms which leave no other alternative Luan uu active war against theca, or stolid tu diterence to their uad blood. The u08- te parties aboot Phil Kearny refused to meet me in pega eet the c duty honor aud justice demands, fhe reserv Ihsede of the Commission | (7c) ‘pulicy presente the ouly fixed solution to the und ase NO WRF D See greet Indian question, Whenever it bas been tried tt ¥ . epecial agent, 2 found to work wet, These children of nature r eile, A vate the foil, and soon lose their no 's believed that the Umo is vot tar tant whea the remuaut of @ once poweriul race will ome peaceful aud orderly citizens, The scuttered J udiaus, now roaming over the Western piains, will led to ab) the cuasa, The mereasing on- sents of tue white man, our railroads and bigh- Ways across the continent will drive away the buffalo, and subiuisston oF starvation musi follow, ‘The govera- men} should got permit ine Indian further to waste, away by attrition, nor ailow im further to annoy our frontier setters. ‘It should compel all peaceably dis- posed, and not already provided for, to go upon a reser: At once strike a decisive biow against ‘at war with ay, let vation at one those who ur aud subdued, tue condition t When these are bumbied the terms of peace be based upoa they go upon a reservation, wh re, anil thoy become seil-sustaiaing, s lineral support should be provided. Iu aia'tion it should furnish them with teachers, farmers and mechanics, whose duty it hould be to instruct ‘bem ja Christianity, husbandry 1 trade. When # ntly eviiized, confer upon im ait (he priviie-es of citizenship. Ail lnifans, Who are not ou reservations and are on- willing to be placed on them, trauster at opce to the War Depariinen!, with iraw trom them all thetr ag aad cease to give them iurtier preseats or s»pport. Let the Indian and ad be can escape the rigor of military jurisdieuon by going upon tue revorvation that has besa ‘provided for hun, aud tua: he cam exchanso alite which affords bat an uncertain subaisteuce tor one woere he wili be iurnisied with plenty to eat aud wear, In the meantime tho government sould select a reser- vation aud commence improvements, ‘Mang friendiv 1 ns have sign fed a desire to adopt the advice whica bas becn repeatedly given to cultivate bandon th com. Gaiavt be dispense | to Montana, viz, aina twie> 10 reacn- s complained of by a road fity miles Platte, aud then » Rocky and Big Horn y, Heltua and otver tu at D at nis foar hundred mies, te is preferaiy, id more. abun e City, The govern- aval over tha road, ‘Larain e P:eaty,”’ p onde 0 on Lae Powder river, one miles from Laranue; Pail Kear conduence of | tue sot This class wii form a nuclens and gaibering the Bug Le ys. ‘our iniies further on, | point where, i the government deals liberally, many aod C.F. Smit ie uilg Horn River, uinety-tive mies | ocbers will agsembie. Tho advanta es of this life over that of the chase will soou become apparent, and it wil SLill beyon ablisned and gorri- eoned for the ug the tives | bo universally adopted. I suggest that tho reservation and properiy to and trom | be not too large, and that it be laid off with a view .to the govern. | farming purposes alone. Let cach bead of a fainily have 3 qoariorg | @ Section of land, divide the Indians into bands, say of 3 expende one hundred, coinposel of such persons as they may se- ‘on of quartermaster and | lect, wich latmer for each band, — Provide yes (or two seasons tha nutans | Work cattle, wricultural implements and ‘ood Lregret to say, a most | for each farmer, aad until the soil produces nd ovhors traveling | sufficient to support them furn'sh them with beef cattle, mntich cows, flour, mce, beans and some sucar and coliee, Teach them by a bountiful yenerosity tha: their Great Fatuer feels as kindly towards all bis red children who are peaceable and well daposed as towards bis white children, and that while tneir bad cooduct will provoke punisament their good conduct will secure rewa Tue o1, ng wt bo9 posts. 1 has vot been alto iy garnizoned, and no miitiary plaedin the hed eituer to to manifest the power of te summer of 1866 wnd the letter I recommend that a Territorial gov- started upon this nm the next place road jeviicg entireiy secure, ere aro sed from this | €rnmeat be at once organized tor that part of Dakota fatal delusica only ‘by we war whoop of the sary lying west of Nevruska aud south of Dakota proper A rapidly increasing papuiation is springing up along the line of tho Union Pacilc Railroad, so remote from tho seat of goverument and th adininisiration of law as They found, bat too Inve, that the cted security were a inyth upon che proeciion of and asoure, Ciuzen rn the foris have enered’ into contracts to furush | (demand the immediate interposition of Congress to hay and fuel, vpom evudition hat suiticieat | ford remedies inc vil cases and to mete out panish- escort. be pio bave lost a single | ment for crime, A Lerritorial governmont, with limes as hour, by. sue © and ragacity of tno | inuicated, would embrace many friendiy Indians who Tudiag, © tho r property, | are, now imposed upou by the whlves, Courts ouco The Indian tit xtrguished ia Dakora | OfdMned, men could be punished for trading with them Territory, n portion, By tue | Without proper authority, and also for selhng them organi 0 nraeni eivit jurisdic. | 8P:TiuoUS Liquors. Chis has been @ fruitful source of tion was © the couptrmembraced | ur disturbances upon ‘he irontier, within boundaries on thereof guaranteed, Tudians upon re-ervations could in this way be That part of Dakota known ou seme oF the maps as Wy- | Brought under the protection of our courts, their griev- owing, est alter the territorial | &&Ces heard aad their rights secured. { Nebeuska, wa in other wolurged #0 ws t aized. Luis was With a government in force a tertile andin many respects a desiraye country could be brought under inteiligent and profitavle cultivation, The mines would be more speedily developed aud ths Indian would be org one Without extin- ae B o.6% ; , f 4 : 5.3 2 2 3 -%e 33 °% es 3 ze F 2s is Ae ; a a ie eA eee ee guishing tao title, By this ect o: the | obliged to forsako his wanderimg habits and tal back government an wn owas given to the | Upon the reservation as the ouly means of support, To people to, 01-0 id. this country, over. which | Svime Persous it way seem cruel to make him leave his of the goverpm-nt was now ox. | huntivg grounds; but I propose to do bet y the 2 to iife, jibe aud property is | Savage than tt who are striving to leave bim there, 18 ciizea’ especially whe fo ths oud, in placo of throwing obstacles in the way 14s iis civil power, Wade, ta aud | Of settioment, L would extond every facility to setiie- in ths new ter tory, ihe citizen | Ment ‘witb brs Carmuy and property, In place of allowing our inevitable growth upon the re essit,ani, | frontier turther to decimate the Tadian, and tinally to posts wore eatabs | Did: Lim out of existenca, T propose to take those that ore secntre, romain, a whatever necessary expense to the govern. born, speaking of thig | Meat, and, asan wct of justice aud humanity, mouid road, be eins that the question of abandon. | them lato civilized mea, ther deserves the 3 considera I now recommend that the governmont take one more step in advance of what it bas hitherto done, with a view of accomplishing Liat which experience bas proved to be for the Indian's best good. A reservation 1+ his ouly ark of eafety As long as be receives your presents > | aud bouncy ouiside of reserva ioas he will not adopt nt tue road noceesa the (roope from fora Ren: If tha road is g veo dian “ this om wal of the troops | iadustrial habits, Withdraw their agents and support iam te that in treating | $fomall Who so remaly aud trausier U to the mili with b should be permitied to | MY department; subdue the hve or siz thousand woo are now fighting a, and, as here proposed, make tie condition of pea'e a pro:pt resort to reservation, When Unis is done they should pass under the charge of the Indian Bureau aod the miiitary Dave no moze control over them, diy next recommendation fs that fre Indian districts be created, ombracing all the indians in the Cnined States, and that three sub-commissioners be appointed for each district, whose daty it «ball be to r side ther 8 Es 5 25 & 4 g Io » ceeopy the p krmish aud fi, jon of victor, la it them—ihey a creat to taer demands now would po deal upon as. only to enc them to make still (urtier and more | £ iemmeasuravis demande upon us bereafter. So far tho | Couler upon them judicial power to bear an government bascarriea on no war against them, They | §!! complaints between tno Jadians and their have expected and been threatoned wih war for two | dents and agents, with fall authority to oxamiue their Accounts and to reject or approve ag they may think bse an appeal to the Commissioner of Indian Ha'ra, iso recommend an entire separation of the Indian. the Tuterior Departiaent, Our Indian of suflicieat tmportance to demand the Great Father is ans have been per 2 kill with im- mnt geasons, ant have conc Wed t mitted opea ponity our effort ou t any aefli an from irs have } tue ofan a of @ separate department for tucir proper aud Melon’ aduimstration n with fue horses aud rendered @ compara. | With these Guggestious I close this branch of my tively henry ai a roost form dabie f ‘ : re a $ . ‘ a pi A General Sanborn proposet a reservation. am in : favor of the Teservatwn system, ‘These Indians, bow. | ,,/®,feferenco to the Moantaln Crows and other nations ever, will nev seut to goupon a reservation unut, | MF Kivney, after, narra) jens the ‘messures anstead of sliowing then you, the govern- 14 lowal vas ‘a, reports es follo' _ ment places : hon wie Tecommend that a treaty be made at once with the has begun. They have fumed 1 prof ‘1 wus wisi | 12dians; thet this country be purchased, and a reserva continuc unless they aro made to fee ; tion be provided, whore, I have to doubt, most of them the superior power of the governm 1 toa could be located with bat litte diffcuity. rttime, but it will break out again fhe courtry assigned them by tho troaty of 185% the ! no permanent peace until they are government shoud #til) regard as theirs, notwithstand- Tae vad to peace will not be found far from , ‘9% the incursions and partial success of the Sioux in she road to wa . disposses.ing them. In my coucc!l with this tribe urgel upon them that they ought to L object to abandoning the road, in the second piace, eeause it i? confidently believed that the country it traverses is rich im minerals. If so, it ts th locate temporarily between Phil Kearny ana C, F, smith, My object was for them to be 60 placed, geogre iy, thet iu case of @ mili! expe. ition the officer in O@mmpand would know loca. tion aod would not take for hostile Indians, Dy by going further up country they would be ble to be attacked by the Montana militia, which ft hon understood were on their way down to the 0 ght the hostile tribes, At their re- oing regiens ta and overcome alt of obliged t» tnil Rack in ev enterpri face any dang Jes, and that the [udians are ¥ direction before the surging Yeliow Stone je ot a mining population, Ihe road would still p oiled and wien the ludvans, with tuich reason, would | (zest appolated two white men—Rapheel Gallegos had vincated tts trealy, and | ®84 John Kichards, Jr, who spcke their tongus:—to + . “4 livo with them, and, in caso soldiers or partios trav- war would be ‘he ceriai@ sesult. nido Bot propase to discuss the cluses ve led to our unbappy Indien affairs, That t.@ Indinnz have in many taxces been grov#ly wronged all mustadint ‘Woat « Tos the goveromont most at this time is, how aro these troubies to be aijustec? lo my opinion, with those ‘who are pow at war witn us, pusitiment is the only remedy. The lodan con be governed only throwgzh bis t pow what be was ia the early settlement of The ungettied portion was then so extensive a b 4 till Hod b eliing the road appeared, these men could afford protec- tion by giving notice of their friendly charatter. Mr. Kinnoy closes with an account of the massacre of Colouel Fetterman and bis men, which was published ia full shortly after its occurrence, Wasaixctox, Oct. 8, 1867, M.L, Martin, Indian Agent for the Meuomonies, re ports, under date of tho Sd inst., to the Indian office, that matters aro quiet among those tribes, and they are fol. lowing their useal oceepationa With the exception of a fow deaths among them last month, they bave been health, There mw ni ¢ among them. Those who died during September were gever- ally victiins of consumption, which is commom among the balf civilized Indians and half breeds SUICIDE IN NEWTON, MASS. A Maa Blows His Brains Out In the Presence of His Family. (From the Evening Telegram of yesterday] Bostow, Oct. 8, 1867, Henry P, Churcbill, recently of the firm of Churchill & Benson, reali estate agents in this city, shot himself, at the Montanum House, In Newton, last evening, in Presence of his family. He bad been away for some time to escape arrest on a charge of forging @ check for $900 on the Newton Bank, in the mame of bis brother-ia- law, George W. Bacon, He kissed hie wife and « couple of twin children, laid down on @ sofa, and without ex- citing any suspicion of his intention, shot bimself twice through the heart. It becomes the government, as a great nation, to look @t the question as it is pathy for the Indian eannot check the ony Wwancos, bow ivilization poned. Already they sya sand dissatisied, they wilt penet eecret rec “e* pat, ithparieat @ and’ explore ail its som, lo all casee the government should first treaty with the Indians before the country in his possession is opened for settlement. Reeenily, such las not beon the fact. Galiforma, was admiited asa te, Utab, Colorado, Idabo, Montana and the greater part of Dakota as Territories, ‘without extinguisping that ‘which bas not inapily been called the “‘indiaa title”? To this source may be traced the origia of Indian troubles in these Territories, But the question recurs, what course sbould the Government now pureue, not only im vindication of its houor and authority, but as ihe most speedy so economical wap to oF 1 iret, = bubdne == phe Indians who been so ruccesrfal hitherto; teach them that they can- not with impunity make war against the organizing terriiories, enablisping yey pe opening roada, Teach them thet *hé gov tie premo in its authority, and that all rebellious effort 5 phase Stn Bt EE LEI ELEN L BEL ES tA ET TRE ‘agniort this authority will be prt down They demand COURT OF APPEALS CALENDAR. a4 & condition of peace, that the authority ef tac govern ee mm shall be withdrawn from the country, Asa smi- ai Oct, 8, 1867, was recently anawered by the military po The following ie the day calendar of the Court ‘of ‘of the ‘oment, in like manner teach the Ind A Detobor 0:—-Nos, 279, 280, 261, Pa 4S lesion is the first duty of savages ae it is of further day thie ere, men. Blood end ireegure are mot to De placed Js still om argamens aland received tue sance " pap eh = ‘The kind oitices 0. tine ment have been d we o a ve below the conclusions No recourse 1s left but panishmaat, and toe | a vrived. Alter making a t bas bee strangely slow in preparing for MEXICO, Important Revelatious Concerning Bazai Lutrigues=Serieus Charges Aguiust Frenen, ‘The following letter has been addressed by M. Arnold do Thiers, correspondent of the Independance Belge, to the Iberia of Mexico cit, My Dran Sim:—Tho correspondence from Paris of Sis: Juiy which you received by the last packet speaks of @ negotiation between Bazaime and two A 48, who for toe sum of $51,000 were to obtain the abdica- tion of Maximtiaa, bs departure from Mexico, &e, Having myseif collected during two years ail of U data possible end vecessary for a hiet which I have wr tien, and which is entitied, ‘he Truth Kespectiag the Mexican Question, or iistory of Eight Months, a which work +arious jourrais of Mexico, United Stetes and Earope bave done me tte boner to publish many para- grapns, thereiore, im & position to give you various its Tespectiog this uegotiation of Bazaine— the extract the: republish the valuabie paper, Marshal Bazaine, who, as ts publiciy known, had not for some time ceased to hold relations wrth tie republicans, thought It possible to establish with their consent @ phantom of a government with Which he could make terms, however jiias they miznt be. But they woult have served to cover bis retreat and to make less compiete the downfall which he brought upon the Napoleonic — polic But the hatrea of the republicans to the int tion was tbe first cause of the contempt with which the proposition was viewed, and then tbe fact that in the liberal party itself there are various cliques, to treat with onegi which would be equivalent to exciti ony of a others. 1s was the true obstacle which opposed itseif to the consommation of one of thos» political acts, most sad aud shamefal which it-is possible to And in bstor In presence of this 1mpossi- Dility the Marsial (ound eral Caste! peror, stho was the with which it was possible to treat, who ¢; to Mexico to supersede Marshal Ba: siready in France someti:ing was knows of his had a previous conferencs with the Marsnal, A, parti Cipaling mm fits foras, at once made unacceptadie propos!- tons to Maximili ty order that tue responaivility ine—for ynduct— of the ination should fall upon him rather than on the principal author, who was no other than tho said = Marsh Bazaina, lt was at this time that the Einporor, leok: which he thoaght himself in great par to which bo was aware that bad counsels and {rom bis own iack of energy to con without qnarter or scrapie, as the cor French army bad proposed to him, Max [il lato & state of mental and physical depression from which be feared sivlo to recover. But when he koow that erat Castelnau bad an under- standing with Campbell aud Sherman to create a pro- nal government afier the departure of the French troops, tis Majesty rose with dignity and publisbed the manifesto which Was dated in Urizava and ts known un- dor that name, Tae hovest aud siacere part of vexican socie:y nre familiar with this unworthy aod sad history of the imperial abdication, coatrived, ploued and pushed forward even to insult by Messrs, Bazaine and Dano, Whose personal interests wero compromised in this mauoouyre But it was not known that a Marshal of France, whose goveramert was at war wih Mexico, would veuture not only to treat with Mrs Maio, Montes and Rincon, &c., on the 12th of Sepiew tuo morning, for ike parp: manifestation against tne etapire to dethrone the peror and proclaim himself dictator, or treat wiih the vailont General Portirio Diaz, proposing to hand over wo him Maximilian and various of bis geverals, or treat with tue poet Genorai Riva Palacio respecting the vap- ture of Toluca, when there were not more than three huudred men in that piace, though plenty of aummuani- tion, which General Tabera had to proceed quickly to bring away; nor that, over and above all of these intrigues, at five o'clock in the afternoon of tne 22d of October, 1866, be would hand over to Dr. Horgafeit, Mexican Consal at Vienna, two orders upon the Freach treasury, payablo on the 27th of Decem- ber, to Paris, one of which, for 000, marked | A2 for Hergsfelt, and the otner AS tor the Austrian Colonel Kodolich, as paytmont for the influence and the counsel and the assistance in every possible way of these two persons in obtaining the abdication and departure of Maximilian tor Europe. But the most characteristic stroke on the part of the Marshal in this Jewisn nego- uation is, that for the reasons already given, the nnis- sion of these two Austrians having failed, and not caring that the Freuch treasury should make a present to these two compatriots, frienls and counsellors of the Em- peror of asum of 250,000 franca, be took time to sead & tolegram to Paris, and the two draite diawa upon the secret funds, heid at the disposition of Bazaine and eadorsod in favor of Messrs. Hergsfelt aud Kodolich, were annulled. The French treasury cannot devy the exisieuce of these two drafts and the refusal to pay them oa the 27th of December, 1866, under order from the Marshal, Besides this, if necessary, I am able to cite the names of the parties who witnessed the delivery of tnese drafts, who knew the circumstances and who guve mo this jaformation, On the evening before the indepen- dence festivities (September 16, 1806), the lperialists de- sired to make a demonstration in favor of the Emperor ag compensation for tae liberal demonstrations of which we have before spoken; actuatly they all formed a depu- tation of from eizht nundred to twelve hundred persons, amongst whom there were a great numbor of the ladies ristocracy, and they went to the castle af Cha- puttepec to felicitate the Emperor on the formation of a new Ministry, expressing tho greatest satistaction for the poliricai and administrative tendencies contained in the winisteriat programme, The svcrgary of the Mu- nic!paiity spoke in the name of all, a3’ representing his feliow citizens, and maniiesting at the same time the moxi fervent desires for the welfare of the noble aod mgnanimous Empresa, who was theo abséot, Maxi- mil.au viewed this manifestation with the greatest com- piacency and reptied:— a 1 give you thanks, gentlemen, for the expresstons which youtudirers to tne, aed fOr the good wishes you offer for my- Self aud the Smpress, my very dear and beloved wife, aud 1 have confidence tiat, by the support of faithful and loyal Mexicans, tue future of the country ts secured, But the inhabitants of Mexico were sorrowfully sur- ne. when they knew that the Marshal hed allowed essere, d'Osmond and Friant to accopt the portfolios of War and Finance; tearing, wituout doubt, bis influence, the order was given aot to occupy themselves directly or indirectly with Mexican affairs, ous enmity be- tween the Emperor and Marshal Bazaino commenced with this circamstance, Our readers Know what bas re- sulied therefrom. Such are, sir, the canses and the results of the offers made to Messrs. Hergefelt and Kodolick. Accept the s.curity of wy distinguished ennsidera' ion. P, ARNOLD DE THIERS, Correspondent of Independance Balge, Acorrespendent of the Globo states that Maximilian'’s body was hung up at Querstaro during the process ot embslining, bas only tor the purpose of drying it after having immersed it in achomical bath ot reagents, He adds that (oe giaes eves of astatue of Saint Ursula in the hospital were used to replace the natural ones of the docea-ed prince, Tue correspondent thinks that ¢ body will not be able to reach Europe in a stato of per fect preservation, The Diario Oficial contradicis the report about decomposition hating begun, and States that the remains are in as good a condition as should be expected. ‘dhe sale pened of the Property belonging to Don Alexandro Lecandon was suspended by order of the liberal government, on the ground that said properiy was liable to confiscation on account of the couaeciion which 1s owner had with the iutervention, and his prosent evasion of the laws by his absence in Europe. The eldest son of General Miramon died last mouth at Tacubaya, near the city of Mexico, ‘The Mexican Press and the Presidency. ‘The Monitor Republicano publishes the following list of Mexican journals to show that the people there are a Treading community, and discuss politics with proper courtesy and freedom. Globo, Boletin Republicano, supporting C Porfirio D: Iberia, uciedad Mercantil, Correo de Mexico, Mexico Cieatifico, Monitor Republicano, Siglo XIX., Conciencia Pubdiica, supporting . Benito Juarez; Diario Gobier- no, Constitucional, Revista, Defensor del Pueblo, sap- Fraies ES Pordnio was; Diadlo Amarillo, Orquesta ‘earn, France Libérale, can Standerd. Two Republica, The Mexi- Toinca; La Rostauracion Liberal, Duraogo tu Pablico de Campeche, Yueataa; El Espiritu’ det Siglo, Tuxtla Gutierrez; La ‘dia, Orizaba; Perice vo Oticial, Montoroy; La Estreiia de Oriente, Uros Se dad, Tolnen; La Sombra de Arteaga, iro; El Mexicano, Brownsville, Texas, Thoge periodicals in the States that Juarez for President are Vera Cruz; La Luz del sigto, 3 arg omar ery ace; ut 101 yal Nacional, Pachu lica, Jalapa; El Huatuaco; EL Matamoros; [mpreso suel. to, Tam La Puebla, Morelos; Et Potosi; El Re- a, Comercio, to, Tampico; La Eneoiin do! ; El Arce. Ir's, Pinos; La Repablica, Zacatecas; El Cornetin, Vora sai te Cantyitas, Leon, is for Porfirio Diaz as Prost ont. The Priesthood and Independence. Below we give the translation of the letter of a priest rep, 1s the request to deliver the usual oresion oa in dey ce dey :— 1 have the note which the comm: oi ‘have addresse! that have ba Mclected 10 dein ‘magy yeare! Oth ON AC! TO AGUILLAR, a ie Hew the Grensors Strip Travellers. about hal x. cutee eae place called of Portequsle, They caught snd’ disarmed vy; they offered no personal injury to any one; assengers were wade to cet oil the coaches and sith thet faces op the ground while the diigences were secked. The two diligeuors tuat left Mexico city for Tomea meta similar fale some eight miles distant from Uitime Puente, Opposition of Guanajuato Governor. Don Leon Gozman, Governor of Guanajuato, has ed- dressed # note to the Mexican Minister of State to notify the liberal President that he will pot carry out in his Slate the provisions of the convecateria relating to the proposed constitutional amendments, Austrian Nobility Conferred Upon Madume Miramen. ‘The Jberia states the Emperor of Austria has con- ferred upon Senora Dota Concepcion Lombardo de Miramon, widow of the lato General Miramon, the title of Princess of the Austrian Empire, the tile to bo hereditary. THE NEW CUNARO STEAMSHIP SIBERIA, ‘This steamer, the Iatest addition to the Conard line, arrived at this port yesterday morning and anchored ia the stream in North river, as the company’s wharves were occupied by other sicamers, She left Liverpool at 5:15 P. M. om the 24th Sept., and Queenstown at 5:40 on the 25th, arriving at the quaraptine etation at P. M. on the 6th Oct,, thus making the ran from point to point in en days. She was not built with an eye to speed, but for the accommodation of a large number of passengers and & heavy amount of freight. Tnis is ber first trip wherevy her seagoing qualities cuuld be fully ‘od, and so far she has proved a complete siccess, ne following are her oflicors:—Capiain, J. A. Martyn; “ Mate, W, Drinkwater; Second Mate, E. Jones; Th rd Mae, 0, Perry, Cuiet Engineer, — Dixon; Doo- tor, J. Johason; Purser, —— Pymm, ‘Tne Siveria is a ecrow steamer, 320 feet in length, 39 feet breadth of beam, with a depth of bold trom her (ush deck of 27 feet, Her registered tonnage ts 1,608 ity equal to 2,500 tons of 00 feet, In tair weather nour, and durtug bor trip ghasSl7 miles in twenty-four hours, the orwern route andl encountering heary iy winds, with uortawesierly gaiss, age, og: four hundred aad forty steerage and thirty- tworabio passenger’, aod bas ac o:nmodations for seven hundred steerage and eigoty cabia passenzers. The engine and equipments of Lue steamer are very complete, w! dations are not to be ex- celled by any vessel leaving oar port, The dining saloon ied ep in tasteful but costly style, the wed work Uroughout being of maple, with a neat cornice of biue aad gold, capped with gilt trusses, Aa oruamental steam stove occupies the forward part of the covered with marbte slab, and just above it a masai Freneh plate mirror of ptic form, in which a Freoch clock tes the hour and regulates the stewards ot meal unites Kows of crimson pivsh solas eurround the ing table, which extend the whole length of the salooa. Above the tabie are tho usual Qstares for ghasware, wheca, in tue roughest eather, is rendered stationary by niches made to re- ceive it. Plush arm chairs in various parts of the sa- looa, and sido sofas of the same, look invitingly com- fortable, In fact, everything here is provided in oxcel~ lent taste and with an eye to the comfort and con- venience of pass neers. Toe staterooms are roomy, well ventilated and lighted and carpeted with velvet tapestry. Tuey are arranged with an upper aad lower ber.h, with a sofa which can iso be used as a bed; @ double mar- ble top wasbstand, two French plate {ooking glasses, and double sete of toilet ware, with full compitment of miner articies which #e upa fashionable sleeping apartment. Life preservers for cach passenger are also placed in these apartments, Close's occapy either end of the upper and lover cabins; hose are.in readiness in ail parts of the ship in case ol 2s which, worked with steam, must prove immediately efllctent, ron lanka, contataing nine thousand gallons of water, are placed amidships, and aa spparatas for flitering—a new process—aad capable of turning out one hundred galious per hour, is conveniently piaced in the neighbor- hood of the tanks, Herengineis the improved direct action engine, nominally 200 horse power, but capable of being worked up to 1,300, and when the ship is ape te capable of making fifty-five revolutions per minute, Her steering gear is an improvement upon any now in use, bolag arranged with two tiller wheels. and an inde- pendent steering apparatus, which, In case of accident, ean be disconnected and worked’ separately with the same power aad leverage as the two; it can also be worked independent of the chain, and attacbed to the screw; tbe iron shaft, connecting with the screw and the main shalt, being in sections, which in a very suort time can be separated or put togetner. This is an improve- ment upow the ordinary steering gear of screw propel- lers, which, in case of accidents, in most cases are com- pletely disabled. It ia said that the compauy intend to introduce this improvement on all their sieamers, On ine Siberia’a supper deck there are five compasses as follows: forward, near her ompass; them coming aft idsbips @ magnetic binnacie pod compass, elevated about eight feet from the deck, with face reversed (the object of this {sto remove it from ull outside magnetic attrac- tion), and an ait saloon compass, These compasses are hi and compactly built, with outside casing of brass. The Siberia carries seven boats, four of which are the patent lifeboat, with patent lowering tus, Patent ventilators, with chimney and air truoka, are distributed ou the sbip’s deck, communicating with ber cabins, and in stormy weatner, whon tho porihotes are obliged to bo closed, fliling « with pure air, The ship's anchor is weighed and hoisied by @ steam apparatus of very sim- ple construction, which verves also tor taking in aud dis- charging her cargo. Sho has two signal guns, one at the larboard and one at the starboard side, on the improved carriage, and can be shifted without any trouble. THE YELLOW FEVER. Fifty Interments la New Orleans on M: New Ortxaxs, Oct. 6, 1867. The yellow fever intorments for the twenty-four hours ending at six o'clock thie morning were Ofty. Je Ald for the Yellow Fever Sufferers. TO THE EDITOR OF THe WEKALD. New York, Oct, 8, 1867. ‘Woe have to acknowledge the receipt of the following for tho benefit of the suiferers by the epidemic at New Orleans:—O, A. Archet §. H., $2; Cash, $1; Cash, M., $25; Georgo R. Jockson, Buraett & Co., $25; Adeivhl Lodge, No. 23, New York city, $25; Prof. N. Martin, $25; Prof D. S. Martin, $25; South Congre- gational church of Brooklyo, $89; Barrett, Stevens & Co, $25; Rehoboth Lodge, No, 33, 1. 0. B. B., $60; Lawrence Bros, & Co., $50; South Pr Norristown, J., torough Alfred C. Post, $80; Beek- man Bros, & Rollins, $10. Previously acknowledged, $8,879. Total, $9,316, Also the following for the Galveston sufferers:—Geo. R. Jackson, Burnett & Co., $25; Went terian church, $50; W. R. Gardner, $10; J. W. Kill $10; Adelphi Lodge, No. Now 20, Previously acknowledged, $5,735 16, Total, $5,955 16. POFFORD, TILESTON & 10, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HhRALD. Collections for the yellow fever sufferers by R. B. Cromwell & Co,, for New Orleans.—Barney Williams, $50; R. H. ig = Einchemion iyt om Previ- asiy remit Tota', .! ). ee ae H. B.' CROMWELL & CO. AID FOR MRS. LINCOLN, 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New York, Oct. 1, 1867. Will you please add the enclosed five dollars to the fond proposed to be raised for tho relief of the widow of e@x-Prosident Lincoln? My heart bleeds for the widow of Mr. Limcoln, when I keow she used over twenty thousand doliars of Mr. Lincoln's salary for wounded and Co ly Bg rm ig distribution of oranges, ‘ours "a B CENTER TO THE EDITOR OF THB HERAT.D. Naw Yors, Oct 7, 1867, In your valuable paper of the Sth inst. appeared a letter from “Cito,” who was charitable enough to for- ward you $1 for Mre, Lincoln, with the hope that others “may do likewise,” While felly concurring with “Cito” that Mra, Lincoln Ke od be provided for, I would suggest a eubseription of five cents instead of a dol. contemptible manner in which prominent office seek have acted ought ag Aree rebuked—they who went im| ‘see! She got them positions, and ow hey wen protect her from the stormy be ad we YO THE EDITOR OF THR UERALD. — Enclosed please find one dollar, to be added to the WEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Forrnsas Moxros, Oct, 6, 1967. ‘At @ radical republican ‘convention held in Prove dence church, Norfolk county, on the 1s inst., were present full delegations from each magisterial dis- triet, and also « full delegation from tne city of Porte mouth. Delegates chosen to represent the io ihe Virgins tate Convention , (hae io Richinend, follows:—Luther ne v Geo, ‘Teamangicolored). ny ations aa not on 080 1 and some of the members of ag wpe pete to-day, to make other no: ‘the United Order i NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. POLITICAL INTELLIGENC, ‘Views of the German City Press. The Demokrat (republican) comments on Wesen- donk’s passed by the German Republican Central Committes, whick, as aiready reported, is to the effect that the republican canditates shall be ealled upon to declare whether they consider themselves bound by the autlexcise amd Sunday law resolution passed by the Republican State Convention, The Demokrat argues:— Where in ail the world is it customary that a conven- Hon adds to its piatiorm conditions which throw mis- trust on it? Hage State convention to deal with indi- videat candidates only? Nu, It has to point out aad declare the poliey of the party, and each candidate proposed by euch convention is n0in- inated =~ on the ~—s platform = without = any Special declaration on his part. Should he pronounce against any of its provisions, he ceases to be ihe tegiti- mate caudidate of the party, and tue adherents of the same Lave the right, and it is their duty, to vote againat bim, Mistrust im tue Republican Stare Convention oF Party OD account of the absouce of such a provision caa- hot be justifled; but if sue German Republican Central Comspittes jusists upon it that 1s will question the cau- didates:—*De you promise to iutroduce or to support B law to amend the so-called Excise law im conformity to a resolution passed by the [epublica Siate Convention on the 25th of September ?’—it is certaim that al) German radicals wno were active In securing ee passing of the Syracuse resolution will agree to thia i deiesate whose special to introduce that resolution, The portion of the repu party is giucere, and it upon the liberal Germans to look upon this as 4a opporualty bo gain with the eral Americans a-vic- tory over the orthodox and teuperaace faction under Greeley. The Abend Zeitung (republican) says :— With the exception of certain invisible editors all pra- dent men know that the fall etections have for their issue only questions of State policy and the removal of the tyrannical Excise law, Waite a victory cf tho ro- Publican party in Ohio and Iowa may bo desired, we might a3 well help to defeat the same in this Siate, This will be the poiioy of the best and oldest Germay ree publicans The republican party im this Siate must be purided by the Germans. An external cure is frequenly betier tuaa remedies applied iuteruaiy, New York—Firet Response from a Democratic Nominec—Speech of Solomon Schou. A large number of the friends of Solomon Schen, democratic candidate for State Prison Inspector of this State, serevaded that gentleman in Buffalo a few oven- ings since, in response to some complimentary remarks Mr. Scheu said:— Sin—Permit me, through you, to return my heartfelt thanks for this congratulatory visit ond the flattering terms in which you Lave been pleased to allude to me personally. It ils not my purpose to make a lengthy address, such pot being my forte, I have always been @ working man ia the party, looking more to deeds and results than to eiforis at epeeca making, and even if | were so gifted, the late hour at which you have called, the sudden surprise at this display of music, friends and speeches, would prevent me from ladulgtug. I bave worked fatinfully for thetrue democratic party ane Peincipies, and it is @ source of overwhelm- ing pride that at this pariicular time when the ciouds which have overhung the party for the last few years are oeiny cleared away, and its principles can again be allowed to advance the interests of the entire peopie, that 1 ehould be honored by my friends with a position on the State ticket. Should I bo elected, of which 1 think there ig no doubt, win the entire ticket, it shall be my endeavor to so discharge my duties that my friends and party will have mo cause to regret the cond- dence bestowed on mo, New York Senatorial RB: nation. Scaxnecrapr, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1867. At the Republican Senatorial Convention for the Fif- teenth district, held in this city to-day, Hon, Adam W. Kline, of Amsterdam, was unanimously renominated for State Senator, The Connecticut Elect! The Hartford Courant of the Sih sums up the town elections in Connecticut as follows:— As compared with last year, the copperheads have gained the towns of Andover, Killingly, Lyme, New Loudon and Seymour. The Uotouists have reduced Englhst’s majoriies in Giastenbury, Middietown and New London, and have increased Hawley’s majorities in Berlin, Derby and New Gritan. iblicnn + Nomi- The Coming Elections in Arkansas. sf {owrictaL cracvLar J s Herapquakters Svs-Disticr oF ARKANSAB, Litmus Rock, Sept. 27, 1867, The following extract from the Geveral Order viding for the election of deiegates tor Convention, pg in Arkansas, has been received irom Headquarters Fourth Miluary Disirict and is for gt infor- mation. i . . . . . . . . The election will be held commencing on the first Toesday in November and continuing util completed, Qs prescribed in the order. ch registrar takes one-third of the number of pre- ciucts in his county, and with @ judge and cierk of elec- tion appointed by himself commences on tho first Tuesday of November and holds election in each of bis preciacis On consecutive days, wben pra ticabie, one day at each precinct. Turee precinets of each county will thus be voted cach day until ail are voted, ‘The apportionment of gates among the counties of Arkansas is as foliows:—Pulaski, Jeilerson and Phi!- lips eacu elects four; Hempstead, three; Washixgton, Latayette, Clark, Columbia, Ouachita, Union, Desba, Asniey, Arkansas, Prairie, White aod Independence, each two; Polk and Pike together, one; Moutgomery apd Verry together, cue; Newton apd Marion together, one; Fulton and Searcy together, one; Cross and Poia- sett together, one; Mississippi and Craighead vogether, one, The remaining counties each hay one. No re- gistrar, judge or clerk of clection cau be @ candidate at the evecticn. By command of Brevet Brigadier General C,H. SMITH. _ Cuarues B. Hart, Secoud Lieutenaot Twent,-eiguth United States Infantry, Acting Adjutant Geoeral ‘The Republican State Central Committee of Arkansas have issued an address. Complaints About the Apportionment ip Vir- ginia. The recent apportionment of representation tn the proposed Conveution in Virginia continues to be much discussed, and in many instances complained of. The Fredericksburg Heraid says, for instance:—“ Why should Orange county and Louisa county, our neighbors, be each entidied to a separate delegate, and Spottayl- vania, which has all the requisites for a delegate, be grouped with two other counties in which the blacks have small majoritios, and this aggregate elect three delegates? Ia it because Spotisylvanin would elect white delegate? Fauquier and Rappahannock, both ‘white, tho one largely, has ali its large excess thrown away. Prince William and Stafford, with their prepon- derating white majority, are grouped, while Fairfax and Alexandria each elect separately. Fauquitr and Fairfax might bave been grouped without violence to gevgraphi- cal position, and 6o might Prince William aud Fairfax, and Stafford aod King George,” Reopening of Registry Liste in Virginia— “The Last Oppert m the Richmond Wuig, Oct. 7.) The lists are about to be reopened, jor tue just time, to allow all who bave wot registered to do so, /here is one cousideration that induces every one who bas hitherto failed to register to go forward, without another mo- ment’s hemmation, we ey nperpei are loubt any one mu Re ney of voting {oF or against a or whatever Semen eters wees 2 ae inverest 1D elects no one can bave any doubt, or be restrained by any die: the New Orieans . 3 ar aToncreata le oe te in parishes, Most of the Southern States are hopelessly in ihe bands of the por and Lhe political bankrupts oie bent teriess adventurers wio coutrol them; but wish us tne whites have only to unite, and our S.ate can be saved from the doom in store for many of ber sisters, Let ug chen determine that the plottiogs of bad men for ow ru. and their owa aggraudizement shail be eated: Jot po unite to save the State from oegro supremacy and white vsssalage, Do not jet indifference upon the quem tion of @ Convention, or opposition u, prevent oug supporting men to seats in that body. Above all, watch closely the fabors of the Convention, and con. demn at the bailot box any aod all ameudments to te constitution going beyond the actual demands of Congress for our readmission to the Union, Let us act, and North Carolina may be eaved from the fate ‘Zonnesseo—*‘a consummation devoutly to be visted.” WHE VINEYARDS OF NORTHERY O110. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Islands on Lake Erle—Their Use for Vineyards—Extensive (irowth of Grape Vines—Tho Different Kiods and their Cale ture—The Roi—figh Price of the Lands= The Vines on the Main Shore—Oble as a Great Grape Growing State. Sannvusky, Odio, Oct. 5, 1867. On the islands in the vicinity of this city, acd along the shoros of Lake Erie contiguous thereto, aro the largest and most productive vineyards in the United States, The formor, especialiy, have become noted for their excelient grapes and Gne vines. The principal of these are Keiloy’s, Pat-in-Bay, North Bass, Middle Bass and Catawba Islands, It ts only some seventeen years swweo vines were planted on Kelley's Island, and so auc cessful was the culiure of the grape t! at the present time, almost the entire land and thaton the adjacent islanda are occupied by vines It is a well Known fact that our best native grape, the Cata\sba, fails to ripen in most localities. But bere ow these grees epots in Lake Erie the ( atawba comos to full fruition, This success is attributed to a variety of causes, First, the difference in climate, It is a fact, that on the opening of spring vegetation is sume tee weeks later than on the main land, and this retarding of the growth of thy vines secures them from frosts. Im tho fall there is frost some four weeks cariier on the shore than on the Islands, and henco the Catawba, which is rently # lato grape, bas an opportunity to ripen welk Freedom from rot is another advantage the tslands posress o' other places, One great enemy, however, to the grape, which is proving very dostructivea, ig the appearance of an lasect similig to the cure culio, and anle-® som) measures are taken to destroy thom, it is feared im the futnre that whole crops may be destroyed, Some of the crape-growers have already taken precantionary measures to eradicate thom. Tne principal varieties of grapes growo on the islands are tho Catawba, Isaneila and Dolaware, ‘he former is ine great grape of b.s section, although the Delaware, it is thouent, will oncrival it in time, he lat.er ripena sev- eral weeks earlier, and at this date are over. Several other varieties aro being cuitivated, among which are the Iona, Diana and several white varietios. ihese latuer are only cuitivaied by grape-fanciers. Oue, however, EF was ehown the Ene ty Agricultura! Fair beid bere this week, whick I doubt not will eventually prove a eplendid table grape, [refer to the Loraiae, a white, native grape, somewhat like the Maluza in app-arance and flavor, but more juicy, and quite hardy. It is eakd to be a seedling of the Catawba, but f do The crop of grapes will be large this year, vineyard are swarms of pickers eelecting and packt: away the first choice of grapes, It is customary to over the vires three times, The first culled are Qaest and rivest for packing; the second are fortoe same potpose; while those remaining on the vines are taken for wine. It was formerly the custom for each gTower to make bis own wins, but now the grape jrtce or must, is sold direct trom the wine press to partics whe 0 to the vineyards and contract for its purchase at se much a gaiion early io the season. The price to be pate this season varies from fifty cepts to $1 60a gallon, de- pending upon the quality, the juice from the grapes without pressure, being the best. Dealers in Cinciouat! and Sandusky buy the muat in large quantities, and pre- pare the celebrated native wines and brandie: The grape season is now atits height, Although the froats have touched the vines on the shore, those on the islands are free, and the delicious grape is ripening well, Thousands of boxes are shipped to the Eastern cit! and were not express charges 0 enormous the quanit id be doubled, | e growing laud on tho islands is held ata very high dgure, although tyo grape fever has somewhat abaied, About three years ago vinevards were suid a& almost fabulous sums, One gentleman, who wenton one of the sslaods some eight years ago, bouzht a ow of acres at $75. Diring tho war he was offered $7: an acre, and be accemed it He did wisely, Putin Bay Island, on whic: this vineyard situated, cons tains about sixteep hundred acres of available land, an@ could have been purcha-od ton or twaive years ago from ao for $20,000, Now it is worth almost @ mi Thus much for the vinevarde tn this section, A hasty trip to those on the banks of the Obio prove to us com clusively the many advan’ages thes: tslands on Lake Erie possess over that section, Although tho scason is later, yet the rot sod ibe insects bave almost ruined tue erapo crop in certain localitica. Noverthelosa, a two~ thirds seid will be bad) Around Cincinnati every nook and Hee, every garden and hill sx is tornes te grape growing, and we shal! soon have our poets singing oi the “‘vine-clad bills of Ohio.” The Isabella is the principal grape grown, the Catawba being subject to the rot, Although plder by years and more extensive, the vineyards on the Oho mver aro eacelied by thassom Lake Erle in their productiveneas and in their quality, WES {CHESTER INTELLIGENCE. Increase Trarric Factuitmes Betweas Morrrasts amp We-tcnester.—Amoug the many pubdlic improvements which are pow being made in ths lower section uf this county, there is scarcely any that is of so much tm- portance asa means of facilitating transit between the towns of Morrigania and Westchester. he present mode of conveyance is of @ decidediy antediluvian cbaracter, also tedious as weil as expensive. In- deed, it 18 generally considered to be more of an under waking 60 travel from one of these places to the otuer tuag to go ron New York to the extrem? end of the county, although the distance in the former case is bat lptia suort ef three miles, wheras, fo the latter, instance something over tity miles hus to be run over, The question of providing some cheap as well as speedy communication, has for a lung we been a popular tome of agitation among @ Certain Ciass of persons; but the citizens of We-tcnester, who suffer most, stil! continue in their Isoluted sta of the gu'ckening in: speedy connection with ihe metropolis would neces sarily create, A movement has, however, been in ope ration gicce last spriog, having for its ct the & new road from the village of to a pint on old = West, chester road, a little this side of the Catholic 'e Tue britgo across the Bronx—a neat iron ono, built ow Herthei’s system, ‘ing @ Reventy fot span, and re. ou sbutmnents of solid masonry—tas just been comptete: at acost of $3,500, Tho contractor, Mr. Besbw ck, of Brookivn, stated yesterday tha. the enire work oa the Toad would be fuished in trom three to four weeks at farihest. Should the object ior wi ch the measure was fe eA proposed—a connection with the Fordham a we Morrisania raiiroad, be carried out, the people of. be rren may yet eee their hopes, in this respect, r> Tarart Excursions.—The Jordan L. Mott Musketeers, of Mott Haven, under command of Captain Rover? Crackon, beid tueir annual target excursion and pieate! at Landmapn’s Park, Third avenue, New York, vesters day, and evjoyed themovives in a such usual on these occasions rous valuabie prizes, good music and pienty comfort were the most not! features of the day's pp pee : pepe ig oe also passed a very pleasant day at uiler’s Morrisauta, under command of Captain Lee, 24 BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tim Boarp ov Epvcatiox.—A meeting of the Boar® of Educa:ion took piace yesterday afternoon at thetr rooms in Red Hook Lane, the President, Mr. Q. P.; Sinith, in tee chair. The resolution offered at the pre= tak laid over wat the ue 1 montage over unl ext of some routine busin. #s tbe Board adjourned. ‘Tas Co-orenaTiva Movewaxt im tus Easranw ‘TRICT.—AB association, to be called the Brooklya operative Association of the Eastern District, 1 abeus being organized. The shares will be and the nem. ber of members is lim and fifty. The bylaws wide thas of good repae| can become tui grooe ries, &c, at wholesale, to be retaiied to mewbers ae profit only sufticient to pay the expenses of the siore, Staxer Casvatty.—A child, two years of age, Trotting at the Fashion Course-A Disape; tment. ‘The match for $2,000, three miles and repeat, in ham ness, between Dan Mace’s br. g. Booth and Dao DB. @. Ino, Stewart, dil not take place yesterday as ade wertwed, Dan Pfifer's Jno, Stewart paying forfeit, Thigy fesult was not uoer, ‘ sharon te oaca', Haeh ee J TSisoas ra 4, Fox's b. g. Foun Dan biace’s #. 8, Income was entered, excited