The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1868, Page 6

nNEXICO Tyranny of Peity Officials Towards Americans at the Capital Newspaper Rav ngs Against Annexation With ‘tho United States, ORTEUAS CLAIMS ON THE PRESIDENCY, Outrage onan American at the Capital=News from the Centzal States—Railwaye in Cone aress—Military Colonies—Extinguishment of the Public Debt, Mexico, April 29, 1803, Beyond the limits of the city as well as within them disquiet aud revolution prevail. April (this mouth) General Cortina addressed a com- munication f:om Cuantitlan to the Secretary of War, On the zsd of | in which he announces the defeat and capture by his | command of a party of public disturbers and the shooting of five of them. I send the oficial letter, 4c, It is impossible to enumerate the crimes and | outrages Which are happening within the city. The | government oilivers can hardly feel themse! safe, | jor they are continually arresting and imprisoning | oMcers of the army. ‘Two nights since a Frenchman | was attacked ia his house near San Cosme and | literally cut to pieces. Motive, hatred towards estranjeros (foreiguers). God ouly knows how inany on wil suffer op the coming » French to 50 Mexicans fortiged in Puebla will be | ement, which will | out half-past one T was standing } nd a boy when a The former, who told me that he | fh a set of ¥ lece of it w © We t cine: bac ¢ him, ail disposed q baat if 1 did not uy e tue Inspector and get me if told tum in return that i had nothing f in the Luspec and that he ait ty three o'clock, went out an so did 1, having some ININENS TO at- tend to in town. Whew I came back t heard from the boy that a policowan bad our clerk, Hlamelias, to the iuspector, once and tei do wit: g0 al once. to du tak 1 ioLowed hin th dium buat Mir, Hameilus had noun, w rand tuat he might ec him | ein Unis wit vi iuspector an jortiy and for that reason he would uty arrest. “You foreigners,” Le “aithough you eat our bread, think that you can MOx. 3 but here all are under the sauce a8,’ &c. He alterwards let we | go—l do not kuow tue reason why—and only took dlamelus w the Depuiuton, The oniy crime that Mr. Hamelius had coumitied was tht he toid the guarda to Wait only ove munute unui one of the other clerks had come, as he could uot leave the store aone, And for this crime of high treason they threw him in a hole, topeticer Witu two hundred to three hua- dred obuers, neariy a’ drunkards, whom they picked upon the streets during tie duy. ‘The portier even, fa putting Him in, (os ou his hat aud put it on Lis own dirty heat I weut to t jeputation to see Governor Ps but he had gone out—nobody coud tell me where to. i then saw the Secretwy, Mr. y who guve me an oder to put Hanclu rie ru In the meantime Jost piece had been found, ihe boy having lost it i the door of our sore, aud only wen | saw that ie thing was not wor went aguin to the Depuiation to speax to ( Baz, but belng invited by to dinuer 1 could not stay unul Hamelius’ turn came, I left Mr. Ugalde, anotver of our clerks, there to defend him and ask oi Goveraor baz the severe pumisiment of the Inspector lor talse arrest. Mr. Ugalde told the | | cans, 98 expressed in several of his th Of | Snell read what sity pture | qnore some of an hallelujah style. | 3 treated a few days | atvment 13 miade by the proprietor of | | Prosper ve that he had | # | many an Ar who remains at his post to contribute to the finishing of the road, ‘The others (Americans) who were 1u- jJured have recovered, No serious efforts have been inade on the part of the authorities to arrest the des- peradoes who committed the assault, murder and in or near the eity of Tiascala, tho authorities of which place relieved, by order, the Americ: only meaus which they possessed to di yer the assassins—viz,, te rifle, sabre and hat left by them in their retreat, A few days since a hacienda wits attacked by a party of about a hundrea robbers, of ‘the line of the Tailroad to Apizaco, The party | within the hacienda walls attempted a de- | fence. Two were kiled, the overseer carricd ‘oi to the mountuins, for whom a reward of $10,000 is demanded, and an Englishman who was upon a visit left for dead, ‘Tiis gentlenan, Mr. Lray, who for some time previous had been employed on the railroad, received a Lali through his lef arm, tearing it severely, and two balls in his face, owe breaking and tearing away @ part of the lower jaw, and the other removing the front of the upper jaw, lip aad a part of the Feigning death he Was not further inolested, and op the retirement of the assassins he was brought to this city, where he now lies under surgical treatment. The folowing day, near Apiza- co, Mr. Kyan, an employé of the road, was attacked by three inounted robbers. He succeeded in retain- | ing possession of his horse, although Knocked froin the saddle, and have disabled, finally, one of his assailants they put spurs to the'r auimais and left him, Such of the Mexican press as have referred to tie assassination of Mr, Branuif, with, perhaps, a sin- le exception, having attempted some silly excuse or pailiat.on of the crime, The Revista, of Vera Cruz, atvacks Mr, Masson, editor of the Trait c’ Union, for his remarks on the murder under an evident or feigued supposition that that gentleman is a french interventionist, ‘The. Revista should inform itself and properly apologize to Mr. Masson, The mad ravings of the Revista of Vera Cruz upon the subject of foreigners and especially in regard to Americans, remind one of idiot ravings to he heard at the re- treat on Blackwell's tsland, This co MI the world “and the rest of mankind,’ op 4 2 editorial: «nabled him to construct some of t nOst delirtois! auathematical seniencas Knawn to the ken of man. Citizeas of the United States will treinbie when they the oracle of Vera Cruz. We table seater it will be is looked for in Me: i a observed thai x dite Wi tn a thin! sti can everything ty at the coi We prefer mise: egret to se+ ation 0 a bower and justi would be too des and misfortune m mation the evangelsin of ee at hore, when she erring’ to the proponed bran i (vom Presivio th exico, adel Norte to M 4 br Eye ow Ohibuaan to the eifie cornet, which project is be and has bee nied here by Mr. Auson Bangs, the i fdy OF p nts upon it as an enterprise which, for the re being nthe = bands of forelyacrs bring evils wit number upon Mexico and perl loss of her tn des “ “we have the vandala of the ant our inde; che eapital wh prefer to dispute. the ambusi and fire apon them. not be deceived by the sheep's clothing. (Severn papers froin April 14 to 23, wbove taken from.) it would perhaps be as well for the writer of the above and his sympathizers, wno are many, wo “have wuaipped tae French, Austrians, Englixl and Spanish,” te be as lonient and kind ag possible to “the vandals of the north ia sueep’s clothing,” and also for the aforesaid vandals toe bear in mind tiat ican hus already been assassinated elm) ly for lis clot: 3 value, ‘A Fopos, on the 27th Conzress passed # law estab lishing military colonies on the northern troutier of for a force of 2, men, é ry and 1,751’ cavalry, 8.502 horses on i 49 pieces of canon, at a cost to the government, including ratious, of $727,572, [Esti- inated. Biltor, vide slip H.) ‘The discussion in Congress as to granting its ap- proval of the decree of President Juarez, widely known as the: law of January 25, 1862, was concluded Jast evening, having been warmly devated, Tue vote willbe taken upon it after it shall be revurned to Congress by the President, to whom it is referred for comments, Lt is deciarea by its opponents that the attempt at robbery, although some or all of them are | ns of tie | oficial correspondence of Mr. Plumb, so that that body may know what has been jing between the representative of the Uuiied States here and tus government? | Juarez and family are living at Chapultepec. Iastvieas Prisoners of the Repubiice—The Guerrero Troubies--What is Thought of the Sinaion Rebellion la the Capital—Tubasco and Yucatan, MEXIco, April 29—Noon. Mexico continues to farnish a splendid theatre for the student who may wish to examine the question as to the limit at which republicanism 1s consistent with the right of revolt, although there is not a little torecord at the present writing in regard to the efforts which have been put forth by the government to suppress rebellion in various parts of the country, the results of which have not been insignifican!. The | the Mexican press frequently calls the attent!on of Mexicans, is a morsel roiled under the tongue of the idiocy perhaps peculiar to these whom the gous in- tend to destroy. And yet ther are many sad hearts among these people to-day—among such as have bled and suffered for a free government and against an empire, aS well a8 among those who, before the coming of Maximilian, were of the opinion that “cronic revolution’ needed a more powerful remedy than existed within ita own circass. Parties are not organized in Mexico from ditferene of opinion upon questions of industry, finance or in- ternal improvement, although as a race the Mexicans are exceedingly fond of tedious il not hatulent dis cussions of al s'ract theories and ethereal nonentities. Might is too oitea right. “Natural power os WAS picaded not long sinee by an individual her ofice, is i wronged are t quently referred, bition, love of power and love of mone: uscore of bad elements of the human ¢ control out of the church extnguis admix sceus to be to tive for the preseat aud en hs i, by Whatever method obtained. exist in Mfexico as the World over, Ho fy ty appose one man powe ere Nott ig SOSWELL, SO delluatitti as * condition of tt © heart is not pecu pul the number of litle “eu Ar LO ibie hat in no ico SO Much as veated for so man. you may pass ou a prosperity? The 10 to be amply supplied wich Tanks, sverai colonels and tes Vaiantiy for republican Mexi and tus capital, as we: i re wearlag away the Weary mouths ing on that Soon they maby be stot, Ov att that they the charves and evid : AL does NOL Wise to € 4 Ochoa pruvie of dispute, tlow 1 be writien ou tis sudject 1 Mterest the American pabite as Uh Mr sa ee Ochoa and who did re Quer! kueo ‘Lacarec i | ot so muct donsed uubstieli Guth i i San 6 winphiet Which will make Known to Lae wor ducis in regard to laws in tue United State iis imprisonment has induced him to no Lou, unwritten, ‘Lae private citizens and oMcers who were charged With having the inteution Of assassin, dent Juarez are in the same itis Tuinored that none of the charg ned agaigst them, and aiso that a Virtual adinission to tial eifect was made by the goverment on lie recent occasion of the preseusalion by Mr. Plumb of the vongravulations of the United Siates govern- ment to President Juarez for lis escape. How cor- rect these rumors may be remaias to be seen. Accord. jog to the latest and most re} would seem 0 be as foilows Barranda recently annou although an amicable <ett boiweeu Gen ral 41¢), 0/8 1e wove: Minent troops, and Suaenez, and notwilasianding 1 bad been oulcaliy announced that tue loc.l revolution was over in (hat Stale, yet there was reason to fear and bel'eve that the governfhent was being deceived. it has trans- pied that already, since the ‘so-called’ peucs, General Voizon attacked and captured Colonel Juan Jose Cano, and subsequenly shot Lim in violation of the agreewent entered into by Alvarez, the superior necessity does not now exist for tie law, which is C ‘ ? absoiuie aud tay be abused; that it 13 simply wa mn ’ Fat ttle, Inspector had ap: | troduction into the country of Judge Lyuch; that it ey MeAtTinl.. Weiben OCON Tec Cate: \ is more republican to try @ man belore he order to arrest Mr. Homeilus had sent him to the devn, whic can prove. But Mr. Baz beveved this statement, and Mr. pelius, fter having been six hours in the dirty prison, had to pay a muita of $3 and 35 for the extra apartinent. subsequently learned that one of the guar proached the writer of the above, Who 18 un A. can, and oifered, {gr a contideraiion, to appear fore Governor Bad and swear that the inspec who issued the orders (or the above arrest ana un- prsonment was drunk, Geue:at V lez inforius the government, under da’e of April 24, tuat Geueral Negrew underiouk to uc- cupy on that morning @linemgo, and Uiat be so manceuvred his counmand as to produce the belier on the part of tne reyovutionary forces that le had in but that the latter | is not true, as we evacuated the place, He anuounces that his edurts | were #ucC-s8:ui, and that the foree which proposed | wo enter tie place was badly whipped, &e., and | promises to send the list of kill and | : Vhis is in the Siate of Mexico and not ies from the ¢ Tmay add that it is in certain ¢ e ‘ovlte | money, 18 } to bear uj think this re wil, suceeed with him. 8 bua. This State, the mothe: of revolutions, is far from | beng quie. In ly last L sent an uccount of tie horrid attempt at Siooting some of the revolution- ists at Verote, With 1 aiew hours a request has ar- to the general goverument from the Go ernor of Puebia asking that troops be sent to him. to assist him in Keeping the peace of the state. What can be doae for the Governor reimuins to be sees Tue demands ‘or troops to Sipala, Guerrero and Yu eatau, have be at that doubtful how miany can be spared from tie capital, which now is | perhaps insuflicienuy garrisoned, = VRKA CRUA The Boletin of this moruing annonnces the follow. ing, April 29. — ‘dne arrest oi several persons lias just been edecied at Urizava, accused of conspiring to | upset the established government.” MT JHOACAN, o open demonstrauon has yet been made tn this State, although Gere have beeu an abundance of newspaper ruimors a8 to the probable inten ions of | | | | roa wor | furnish ties meas of e wy and cucap access to tts ) Graude is hanged ana not bang or shoot hun and try him anverwards, (Editor, vide siips 1 and J. ‘The proposition of — General Barra ant Mr. Pritchard is before Congress, but it is doubtiui U any bills will be passed or concessions granted, especiaily if there be foreigners interested in them, For wiat purpose, think your read-rs, God gave io Mexico such # glorious climate, and why, think you, He buried so near the surface such v mineral wealth? The first to be inexperience 1 by such as becomiag invalids from the rigors of the cold or maiaria of the hot latitudes die im early or mudie lie, or the latter to le hidden and unex- joved, while hundreds of thousands of human sings, Whoin God gave the rigut to live, live uaem- yed¢ is the Divine intention to be thwarted, that Toliow ing Ascovery of thls continent, liberty should here taxe her seat and therefrom shed the sight of progress and civilization over all lands and ati peoples?” Verily, the duty and the destiny of the izresisiabve Anglo-American is to pusi forward tie e to tucit exireiue southwestern border, uttermost soucuwestern Minits, carry tie p.ow aud looin ato every corner, fill che’ very’ aly up to the ito Wil tise’ aspirations of industrial and manufacturtag communities whose moto Is “exceisior,” aid maylap, if no more, some kindly breeze, friendly to México, May watt’ across the rer genial imduences which may be taken up by tle people if not by the govern- poh and such only seema to be the hope for Mexico. but if ultinately the opinion and views of the Kevista becom» those of the governiment it may 1 commercial interest of the world wiil “ vas Lae Kio Grande (he iron horse with some otier fag than the red, white and gieen at the te ‘Vue recent attacks of the Monitor upon the Bank of London aid South America, in whica an atten was made to Cast discredit upon 14 paper issue, 18 oMcer of the former, and General Arce, the superior oilicer of the latter, Gaivez is of course abroad in this State. ‘the advices which reached the capital on the 22 of tis moati trom Sinaloa care by a courier to the government, and were communicated to Congress while in session by Mr. Ler io de Tejada, and were. tu substance, as fo.juws:—ihe suppressivn of the revo- lution there; the rout and ape of Martinez, Granados, ‘oledo and Palacios, who left Mazatlan for San Blas, and the vecupation of the former place by verninent forces. Further particulars reached me from the HERALD correspondent at Maxatian on the 26th, which i shall iorward to be telegraphed to you frow Havana. It appears therefrom that Corona ‘Was too slow to join in the bate which took piace, and can therefore not shure in the glory, as he was mies distunt. The displaced Governor Kabi appears to be entitled to ail the renown. There is saul to have been some purchasing of mea and oiicers and consequent treachery to Martinez—the old storv— which will account for the resu't in spite of apparent disparity of numbers, Martinez, wounded, fea the mountains, where, it is aready ored, ® portion of his command as ed him preparatory to renewed revo utionary demonstrations. is possible success ts heighteved by the tact that the shootin ail hs captured oi cers readered imperious the necessiiy of continuing in revolt, as to surrender or be caught is bo die. Self-preservation is the Urst law of navare. The day of the victory at Presidio ten officers of Martinez were shot by Rubi. The Union Liveral of April 1s, five days after the defeat of Martines, say* ion ral Martinez, with 600 men, has gone to Cullacan, but it is probable that the lace aTuir will not re-establish yeace in Mexico, according to various letters trom Man iat , unless a new election ta held of local oil- cera, unniluenced by bayonets and absolutely un- trammetied.” The Union Liberal says that the government forces numbered 3,600, and that Corona was in command, and that Martinez's forces nmnbered 1,800, the sixth battation of wheh were bought over and turned at a ert cai moment, On the 2ist of this month the go G@imost aniversa ly naced as @ most dastardly ont vulanous procedure, Phe declaradaon Was made tac it d during the empire uuder exirardiary ANd suspicwus circumstances, and that tae public had no security that the bank could meet thetr paper issue, &¢, itis likely that the Monior may be calied upon for damages, as there ts not a word of | trati iu the vile statements of fis columns. it iy re | Genera: Llue.a, WHO has goue taither where he re | ported ou ihe street that the editor desires and i. | sides. JALISCO, titwional of this morning, April a ews from this State is alarining. ed by the election frauds ti ae last news in regard to the r fhe Con Tue dj reenter’ venue laws. A train of merenandise comiug from Guada Was robbed at the town of Sania Marta, Tue withdsawal of troops frou tie southerm line has caused ali roads to be overran by robbers. | The final discussion of the amendimenta, {f any, Which are to be made by Congress, in the concession | granted to the Buglisa, Mexico and Vera Cruz Rali- | Toad Coipany, has as yet not been inaugurated, | Much of the opposition Which has been evinced toward this company is known to originate in seif- | isiness and venaity, Wile not a litue of personal Enslish ant Americans among the resi, con even if no raliouds are the sequel. The Leg! he made against the Vera Croz Kaiiroad in the recent It must be recorded to the credit of the governs net:—Mr. Lerdo Oe esate, Seria. of State and feeling against Mr, Bac jon, and net of recent | 43 Well as the fixed hatred to all foreigners, tribute to the motives whicu ace fuduencing this blind body of le.is\ators, - Passion must be tnd alges recently sent its congratulatory acona for the able speech which congressional discussion. Mr. Z. is the editor of one of the most induential papers of the cor that earnest speeciies were made in favor of the enterprise by the foilowing members of the Cat Minister of Foreign Relations; Mr. anterior and internal impr: of Fomento | were compelied to ; | Hon in tinpiori Touds to ruiract, or that the article crept ino his | paper surpeptitiously. ihe fe wing extinguishment or amort the pablic deb. took piace on tie ist of A ization of ’ Wy bar hase of Bonds. — Cash Paid. Boyas bor ya pail 36 cont convention + «+ 615,000 Mr. Go) tia paid Ia per cent for Spamat (debty bonds... 25,000 —« Total.. $40,000 N. B.—The above Mr. Goytia tka broker connected with the palace. Vile rumor is turowing @ doubt upon the geaw ineness of the It has become known here that the representatives or owners of the specie which Was added at Pucbla tw We conducta which left here off the 2ist of March pay duties twice upon it, it was first collected at Puebla, and: on arsival at Vera Cruz by order of the government it was agai lected at Vera Cruz, the officials there jutor the owners tuat the collection at Puebla was ii and that they must get the money back paid | Subsequenuy I learn that the authorities have or- {| dered the State authorities to refund to owners of the specie, Mr. Romero replies to the accusations | of Generais Ortega and Huerta, who declare that he refused to ald exiles who were in the United States aud that he compromised the dignity of the na- ald of the United states, On the nine o'clock “by . Iglesias, late Secretary of the ry. | of tils month, at a quarter past Thee pentane, it 16 certam from the appeals | P- M., this city was visited ‘an earthquake bem | which they made 'to the silly Congress, fully appre. | Was Teinarkavie for its violence, althou A. e S ciated the great benefit which wid result to thecoun- | BAture of | the | stratum un les =the try from the completion of this road from the coast, | Crust made the waves and | oscil and at the same time feel the danger which might result to the country from any attempt confiscation of tie road, go far as completed, aa the general of the country. eak-minded Congressmen here from a distance, and some whose homer are ‘within a stone’s turow, and who are bursting with a boyist satisfaction of the glory, greatness strenuth of Mexican arms, aurase the quiet , ain with their windy diatribes upon “La Libertad Ley" aud the confiscation of the property of forelgn- ers. It is easure to record that there are very man a ~~ know the vaiue of cA ani vey see in tins road, if completed, giep towards @ prosperous future, Nir. Montes and Mr. Mata, both of whoin are known in Europe aud the United States, have acquitted themselves nobly in favor of the immedite encouragement of the It is with pain that I have to write the death of Mr. Jonn Brana, an American citizen, resident of Stal Istund, Who recentiy reached Mexico trom Oregon. He pur to assist im his copacity as an eng: neer and bridge coutractor in t ple foad, having wlteudy spent many years of hie pros fessional Iie in Califoraia, Oregon aud o.her pars ‘at | Prog | | centre of the street, without waiting 50 uniform and unbroken that no destruction of life or rty followed. It lasted about twenty seconds And occasioned many empty stomachs, Horses and Thules which bap; {0 be in the street were terri- Trl oreada helt fee uch persone as happened ol retain (heir HON to be in the street and who re ite these visita- tions assumed @ fervent reli in the re hint from the priests. No demonstrations were made or have been mnaie aa et by either of the volcanoes in od of us, We rather look for a repetition of the pI nomenon. The oscillations are said to have from the north southward, sc eect ae RE AR 1) e whole nation the conduct of the government yet if, instead of commanding, they #upplicate, it is because are wi with Jong suifering and are cl to sleep by the iris of the tri-colored flag of liberty, But Mexico ia agitated, and ita pro- have aiready taken the pi and if we except the government itne wi under- stand it, Does not the government perveive that the least ofthe liberal party are alre: look. ti ae ry to follow ore hero to foltowt the ed States. Ast informed it acknow! taient of the Ministry does not eee ce anit “Was one of the, ‘wenec. | ceive that war already exists, though the usual for- men attacked at Santa Cruz. bric from the Apizaco. Althou; he received twon y or more blows from the butt end of @ rite over vari ous parts of his body, besides a terrible sabre cut over his face, and noiwithsianding his shud wus fractured over his jet ear he made # tearful strogy for life, expiring on the sixteenth day after (ue in. fories,’ sis faueral was largely attended, on the 251 ‘Of this month, by the Americau, Englisi and German residents of the capital aud Vietnity, Who ByInpY hige deeply wil lus brotuer, dir, Thomas Bra ea | Inalities have not been gone through, The Monitor Wicano, of April 2 ( terday), ita article in reply to the wo Repub- t “Let the journal to which We allude under- and that we metther Wish, or require ati for our g ve nment, and that that officer's ides has not en- tered the mound of the Cabinet at Washington, and were it not so We deem the ald which we should rece.ve from the United States fraught more danger to Mextco than any other calainity, Wii not some member of Congress closing lt for the ernment here issued a decree closing the port of Ma atian to all commerce, an evidence of the serioie Bess of the revolt in Sinaloa. ia recurd to the miiitary situation in Tabasco, FU Constitutional, a paper of this ciiy, says:—"We nave the following late news from ‘ab: —A revolt has occurred at Tacotalpan, headed by Esequiel Jimenez. The ‘Prouuncidos, have taken several persons prisoners connected wit the state govern- luent. were afierwards attacked by the gov- " ces aud driven from their position, aban- it artiilery.”” “oy commeat which it is necessary to make vs In Yueatan ts that the troops have not yet adeawn fn toto. and Uy own the Mintsier of Gober rom the Palace, here in of the Gov min that ton issued a de- exico, endorsing the nor of Yucataa in suspending Ortegn’s Circolar and Claims, Vera Cruz, Aprit 30, 1868, | The leading journals throughout the repubite are publishing a communication from Ortega, dated in his prison at Monierey, March 18 It is addressed to Congress and is in the nature of an appeal to that body aud to the nation against the action of the Juarez government in his arrest and imprisonment, and justifying his course following the intervention. He styles himself Constitutional President of the Supreme Court of Justice ¢ tnterino, It contains little or nothing not embodied in his manifesto pub- lished at the time of his arrival on the Rio Grande in 1866, ‘The reported troubles in Orizaba, of this State, are without foundation. That ancient and conserva- tive locality is quiet as asmal. At an early hour on the morning of the 26th the diligencla was robbed in the suburbs of the city. The Mexico and Vera Croz Ratlroad, contrary to general expectation, has been suspended with a view to the revision of certain articles, This revision ta, I believe, at the suggestion of the company, and wii! ‘tard the resumption of operations but a short time. Crawley, the ehtef contractor, is expected soon after the various questions are settled. GARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS. ‘The asual weekly meeting of the above board was held yesterday at Firemen’s Hail, President Alex- ander Shaler called the meeting to order, Messrs. Myers, Wilson and Gaiway were present. ‘The report of the Chief Engineer for the month of April was received, It announced that during the month the total number of firce was fifty-five; tele- —_ alarms, fifty, eleven of which were faire, and wixt stiN alarms. The fires in the last named ‘were all extinguished by individual companies, A communication wae received from Mr. Henry President of the Society for the Prevention of ity Fe Ane, calling eaien to nett quate means of escape of persons in a burnin, ee was made vy Mr, Bet for @ ‘The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen transmitted @ communication to the Commissioners one of ite appreciation of the labore and ex- 8 of the fire companies in saving the valaabie Vbrary of the association, and enciosed a check for the stim of $250 for the charitable fund of the Metro- politan Fire ment. ‘The Finance Committee reported favorably on the Bete of bills amounting in the aggregate to 1, ‘A large number of applications for promotions and other papers were received and referred to the ap- propriate commitions, It Was tnanimons!y resolved that the annnal mect | ing, at which an elect f officers will take pl for the ensatng yeu", held on the 27th L Tne political disturbances in the United States, to which | defenders of the present state of Mexico with a mad | | deny the equality of races before the 1a ‘The South and the Democratic National Con- vention, ‘The editor of the Mobile Advertiser, writing from Washington, refers to the misrepresentations which | the radicals in power have impressed upon the Northern inind in relation to the condition of aflairs in the South, and adds:— Large massea of Northern people, on their farms and in their workshops, to-day believe that rebellion 1s a8 active in Southern hearts now as it was white the war was flagrant, and that only the sword stifles itg outbreak; that we only await the restoration of le power to re-establish slavery; that we do not pt uny Of the legitimate results of the war, Would revive the validity of the corfederate public debt, and in respect to protection of person and property; that Union amen are not safe among us; and that to murder ne- groes in cold biood 18 a pastiine among us, only lim- ited by dread of tie federal soldiery. It 3 important that the South should once more, and in some authoritative form to reach the Northern popular mund, declare what its. true position 1s in relereace to these gnestions., I know of no becter method of doing it tian in_ the State Conventions to nominate delepates to the National Democratic Con- vention at New York; and 1 would earnestly advise ‘all those bodies, either by resolutions or by an ad- » people of the United States, to declare oplance of the practi al resul.s of the war, Political Misceilany. The Boston Post states that Generals Steedman, Gotdon Granger, Kirby Smitn, Eagan and other dis- tinguished oilers lately visited that city at the invi- tation of the Massachusetts Conservative Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association, for the purpose of confer- euce and phe formation of plans for couceried action in the general election ‘next fall. Colonel Eli . Kinsley is President of the Massachusetts Associa- tion, who, with other .o'tlcers, cordiatly received thelr guests, and handsoincly entertained them at the Tremont House, General Steedman and his asso- ciates are now in Matue, and will return via New Hampshire, A Wisevnsin co) Chicago Times spondent of th would like to have some republican paper ex- in to the county why it is that all of weral Grant's political opinioas either com through Washburne or some one stopping at Washbnrne’s house, The people and beginnl to be of the oplu.oa that xburne has Gr reiled up, and only permits him to expr through the bunghole, he (W. urne) s\ aad hobling the p! ‘The following “oflicial” notic Colonel Forney as Sveretary of th the Putiadelphia Press of the 1th instant:—"Mr, J. W. Forney, in a letter addressed to Hon, Benjam: F. Wade, President of u ate, dated yesterday resigned his olllee as se the moment his suc he resi ary of that body, to take vis elected, His con- nection with the Senate (picasant In many respects: personally) having therefore ceased, he is no longer restrained by aay oficial embarrassmy menting upon tie course of those who in hour have joined hands with Andrew Johnson his rebel associates and sympatuizers,”” Prominent among those likely to suceced Colonel Forney is General De Witt ©. Clarke, who has been been the Executive Gierk of the Senate for many years. There is considerable patronage attached to the office, and there will, no doubt, be a lively con- test for it among the favorites of the Senatorial ma- jority. The Washington correspondent of the Phila- delphia Ledger (conservative) has “the follow- dog bit of gossip, under date May —“A, T. Stewart, of New York, report has it, was in consultation with Genoral Grant reiative to the nomi- nation at Chicago, and both Grant and Stewart de- cided that Grant must decline to permit his name to be submitted to the conveation for nomiaation.” ‘The same correspoadent contradicts a rumor sald to have been sent from Washington to the effect that Senators Fessonden, Grimes, Trumbull and Hender- son had an interview with the. President, at which it was agreed that General Schofield should be nomi- | and he wae beyond human aid. jalis, standing erect in hit poat, and the skiff | nated for Secretary of War. There Is said to be not one word of truth tn this rumor, The Batesville (Ark.) Republican rejoiees over the fact—stated to be such—that every member of the recently elected Legislature of that State can write his own name, ‘Thad Stevens, in a recent speech, remarked as follows:—“Andrew Johnson's treason to the party that elected him 1s baser than the betrayal by Judas Iscariot, who betrayed only a single individual.” James M. Logan, democratic Alderman from the First ward of the city of Springfield, has resigned his place. He is prompted to do so, he says, by “finding there is a disposition already manifested to make ex- travagant appropriations without a dollar to com- mence the work. The disposition to legistate in such a manner must resalt in financia) ruin to the city.” ‘The taxpayers of New York city would give a good doal to have an opportunity to “mourn for” such a “Logan”? General John M. Palmer accepts the republican nomination for Governor of litnois without saying a | word about the platform, politics, the negro, General Grant or any other current.topic. He was very popa- Jar among the volunsecrs during the early part of the war as commander of one of the Illinois re ments, and 1s the strongest man the radicals couid have nominated, ‘The Hartford Times (democratic) believes that a postponement of the verdict ia the tinpeachment case is decided upon in order to save the Chicago Convention from an tcy shower bath. If bribery or intimidation fail to cure the “defeotion” (!) of the jury by Saturday another postponement will be or- dered, But what is all this but a confession of fail- ure—a wet blanket for Grant & Co.? peachers will now offer a milion of dollars for a vote to save them. Who is the man to be sick or absent? ‘There seems to have been @ regular smash up in | Wade's Cabinet, and the workmen are all on a strike. “Haul in your topsails 1 is now the command ef Captain Thad Stevens to his stceraman, Ben Bolt Butler, as the rotten old hulk “Impeachment” ts floundering among the breakers, Topsail is the Eng- lish for Alta Vela. The election of Congressional delegates from Ari- zona ts to take place June 3. Jolun A. Rash is the democratic candidate and Governor MeCoriatck the independent and republican candidate, ation of | Senate appears in | The im- | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET In regard to the recent election in Georgia the | Macon Journal, May 8, calis General Meade’s atten- tion to the fact thatno election was held in Irwin and | ‘Telfair counties, as the registrars failed to open ti polis, It claims that it was no fauit of the people they did not vote, and that they have still a right to do so, ‘The same paper does not yet give up the election of the conservative candidate, General Gordon, as Gov- ernor, alleging that it can be shown that sufficient fraudulent votes were thrown to defeat the radical | candidate. ‘The radicals of the First district of Virginia have nominated Daniel M. Norton (colored) for Congress, The colored men of the district are ina large ma- jority, and it ts thought he will be elected over R. 8. ‘Ayer (white), Who had been previously nominated by a portion of the radical party. DECISION IN THE SHEPHERD WILL CASE IN NEW ORLEANS. and ft ts are te fall discre- the point wheter ‘such it whether such Thomas decided oe ae Se cage concealtnent aa beppresice rm ofthe auld Heller the Judge been in the possession Judah Touro, and had been shown Jamer H. Shepherd, who freely contenta, Oven THR GREAT FALLS oF Mrssount.—The Helena 20, has a thrilling accoun man by the name ol arried over the Great e 18th. terson had he could cross the river nearer to the other man.” He got into a skit and commence: pulling in circles, each one being nearer the fatal spot, till he got too close, when one of his oars broko, id) good (ll Ht reached tie ¢ verted over (he awful pr at Fabs, when it was vnd was dashed into Hie was carried over | CITY. BROOKLYN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Alleged Whiskey Frauds—The Eurigut and Allen Case. The United States vs, 2. C. Enrisht and W. J. Allen,—This case was resumed yesterday at noon. ‘The first witness called was William P, Deveaw, who testified 23 to his testi- mony before the Grand Jury, in which he said he did notalter the date in the bond known as the Hand bond from May 24 to 16; now states that he made the alteration; his previons testimony was given under a mistake; afterwards discoveret the error; ad- itied it and spoke of It to several persons. James Packer testified that he was a counsellor at law, and knew W. L, Varianne; had secn him write for the period of six months nearly every diy; thongit the signatures shown on bouds were in lus handwriting. Cros3-exainination—He acted as notary public; could not say what his business was; he was gene- rally at the ofice about four hours a day; could not say where he was now; believe he went tu China; never knew him to do any broker's business. D. L, Northrop testified that he had known Mr. Allen for the past five years; he was clerk in the Water Commissioner's ofice; he was always con- sidered a stralght‘orward, honest man. Rev. David Morris testified that he had been a winister of the gospel for furty-elgit years; kaew his character to be es Dr. William Wright testified that he had known Mr, Allen for five or s1x years and had aiways heard him well spoken of and believed niin to be a man of excellent charecter. Mr. John Thompson testified tiat he had known . Allen for a number of years and never heard bis aracter questioned, A namber of other witnesses were called and testi- fe to the good churacter of Mr, Alle TESTIMONY AS TO 316 KGS TO THE BONDS. Andrew Biake teatified | ignatures of Wil- Tam Brown and James Jackson on the bond of Hopke could not sin; ‘the signa were not inthe handwerit.ng of Barigh we say in whose handwriting bv tures on the bond of Farrel w Ob im Lnrigtitts hindwriting, Wiiness examined the signatures on ad (ue bonds and forms aud tesuiled that wone were in Buright’s haaiwr On the cross-e beloved tn puitles. On witness testided that he were writen by diifcrent animal ‘, Adams testified th treque ait hiia ty be & han oO good penman, Jotun Bars te right for the lu the bone Bn. ult on notin Pavigh 1 skilful penmaa, Closed the evidence for th s Allen was con- 10 cuse Ww go erson replied that so far rhed counsel Was willis to allow ivhous Summing Ww for Burgh m the part of Mr 8, with the sux 5 unsel proceeded fauningy up ¢ olioat. BROOKLYN ANNIVERSARIES.—The auniversary meeting of the American Congregational Union will be held tits evening at the Academy of Music, The first auntyer- sary of the Women’s Temperance Association will be heid in tie chaper of the Packer institute at Uaree o'clock P, M, to-day. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—The annual report of the treasurer of the Young Men's Christian Association shows the receipis during the past year to have been $11,635. After the payment of all outstanding bulls they had a baiauce in the treasury of $492. The total meiaversiup ut present is four thousand, Tue County Court House EXTENSION AWARDS.— ‘The pwards recently made by the coumissioners ap- pointed to estimate and set tle valuation on land taken for the new county Court House extension have just completed their labors, The awards made wore duly filed in the Supreme Court yesterday, The ground taxen exteads from the Reformed Dutch couren on ove side to Boerum street on the other, and runs from Joralemon street to,Livingsion, The awards stand as subjoimed:— INTELLIGENOE. Name, Size. Amount, E. W. Fiske... 104x490 $86,420 Deranciue estate. 40,500 Schenck estate.. 214,000 34,750 Mrs. Jarvis... Mr. Giidersleeve. 18,500 Mr. Burnham receives an award of $4,000 for his lease on gymnasium and $3,759 for his fixtures, and Daniei Hughes $2,400 for lis lease, The t awards aunount in the aggregate to $597,887 55. ‘The legai expenses added to this will swell the cost to about New Station Hovsek oF THE FoRTY THIRD PRE- CINCT, BROOKLYN.—Last evening was made the oc- casion for celebrating, or, in other words, inaugurat- ing, an auspicious event amomg the members of the Forty-third preclact—the completion of the new and commodious building erected in Butler strect, near Court, tobe occupied from Monday next as 5 station house. ‘The mewbers of the force attached to that precinct, feeling juatly proud of their new quarters, determined upon giving éclat to the e: pression of their sentiments on tue tmprovemen: ta the condition of aifairs vided for their confori, the old station house on Court sireet being entire! inadequate for their proper accommodation, and ay cordingly they prepared an entertainment Or hou: warming to signaise the event. The inciemeucy of the weather furmed no drawback, the attendance being very numerous, Among those preseat during the eveulng were Police Commisstoners Acton and Brennan, Superintendent Kennedy, Mayor Kalb- Heisch, the heads of tue City Department, members of the Common Councii and other city oftcials, ‘The site on eh the building siands fifiy-dve feet front by one hundred feet in depti. The ground aad butiding cost $35,000; its height 18 three stories, Tuk SHooTina OF Mrs. BRENNAN.—The inquest over t.0 body «f Mos Br nian, who wa: satd to have been aceidentady suot by wer husband, on Sawurday night, was cone uded before Coroner Smith and jury yesterday afternoon, Dr. Regan was called and testified that he went to see Mra. Brennen about seven o'clock P. M., on the 2d inst., and found her husband wa her heal He found & wound about two inches avove left ear, and on probing it found that a piece of the’ outer plate of the skull had been chopped off, Mis. Brennaa refused to goto bed, as she tiougit the wound did not amount to anything; she told wit- nesd tuat the injury was cau a by her husband's carelessieas; he took the pistol out of his pocket and threw iton the counter, when it Went off and shot her 1n the head. ‘ ‘The jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to her death by tie accidental discharge of a pistol, aud Mr. Brennan was thereupon discharged. NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. Svicrpe.—A respectable looking gentleman was observed to walk along the dock at the foot of Morris stroet yesterday afternoon, and after a short time he ‘Three or four persons, actuated by curios.ty, went along the dock and saw him strug- gliing in the water, He was drawn out, but died in a few minutes. No person in the locality knew him, He was about fitty = of age, with Levin EA mus- Inches ia height, and had two goid tache, five feet six Tings on his fingers, In his pockct book was fou. card inserived “Hermann Muhr, M. D., 54 Second av- enue, corner of Third street, New York.” A receipt was also found crediting J. Model (which was pro- bably the name of the man) with the yes of fl. ty cents for the month of April, 1868, to the Aschen- brodel Verein Society, ands by the Secretary, K. Richter. Coroner Warren has charge of the boay, and will hold an inquest. Fatal SHootina ACCIDENT.—Mr. W. Jingle, ot Wayne street, went into @ bathroom on Montgomery street yesterday and had been in the bath tub about fifteen minutes when the report of @ pistol was heard, The door having been forced in he was found yt inst the side of the bath tub, and had been int act of putting on his coat when @ small pistol accidental which was in his a oye went off, The ball lodged = right ear death re. sulted ip a few minutes. He was over Ofty years of age. Coroner Warren will hold an inquest, A Cou.iston occurred morning between the ferryboat Newark and the sloop Edward Crow- lesa, The howsprit of the sl netrated the \- diebox on tne terryboat, ut ne perwon was injured. Heboken. Found DrowweD—PROBABL® =MURDER.—About four o'clock yesterday afternoon the body of aman ‘was found floating in the North river opposite Castle Potnt, It wae im an advanced stage of decom- Position, having been tn the Water probably for three weeks, A of the skall on the back of the head was crushed in and Hoe boar peeeeees other marks of violence, He was about wi Fig J of In connection with this case it may remarked that aman named Nelligan has been missi his residence in Erie street, Jersey City, for three weexa, When he leit the house he had his possession towards tae payuient of a bill. Cor ‘White wil boid an inquest, Newark. ORGANWATION OF THE New Board OF Fren- TOLDERS, ESS#X CoUNTY.—The chosen Freeholders of Essex county met at the Court House tn this city | yesterday and organized as a board by the selection of Mr. James Wheeler, of the Third ward, Newark, a8 Director, and Mr, Obadiah Woodruit as Clerk. Auer the transaction of a lune arouut of routine bust- ness @ resolution was alopted looking to the ap- pointment of a commitice to investiga’e ani report what alterations were devine! uece-siry iB the Court House building. In the course of @ discussion On.the subject one of the memb-rs stated that some portions of it were an abomination and & disgrace $0 the county. ‘The following appoiatinents were made:—County Physiciat Dr. me J. Lei Cow to the Board, John W. Taylor; y Collector, P. 8. Pierson, Charles M. Davis was confirmed a3 Soperiniandent of Public Schyois. The Siute tax was set down at $55,108 49; $250,000 was appropriated for coun'y purposes for tie }6M 1863; Lownship and Ward assessors were ordered to assess the sum of $147,604 for war tax; inaktus: % total of $452,612 49, A poll tax of $% per capita ia a0 to be levied, peice THAD STEVENS IN HIS ELEMENT, He Addresses the Bishops and Deleguies of the African Methedist Charch, {From the Washington Star, May 11 ‘This morning the bishops 201 delegales to the Gen- eral Conference of the African Meshodtst Chureti, which has beea in session in tus city since Monday last, ealled on Thadiens stevens, Rev. John Al. Brown addressed Mr, Stevens, stating that they sp- preciated the interest he had taken for suffrage and tue colored race, The delegates present represent over two hundred thousand persons, many of thea in the Sontiern States, which, through. his effort ‘and those of other loya! frieads, had been opened to them, Mr. Stevens, although very weak, rema nod stamd- ing duri®g tue remarks of Mr. Brown, and reptied to him by saying that he felt rejviced that tre day bad’ at iasi arrived when he could gad them his fellow citizens, fle tet grateful for the faitering remarks which iad been made; and of he did not deserve them for wia' he had done in vb paste he would try to deserve them in tae fe @ had to live, ‘he nalion owed in ia as & race a heavy debt, For many ages they had been aftioted by grievances and inniunerabie wrongs, We (ho walle people) had called oursetves Cuctatians, pint yet in our treatment of the colored people we beva hot shown a vestige of Curistian civil bus we had most cruolly atic! r follow men, ina measwe t: gions they bad Call the whites) ! Smien. rould for, he grievo past, 0 act mieiigenti, they had ¢ aud 4 ZO on th on, DUE Must no a i t prepare the be- come Ut to rule the world, to rid will be ge aed by ir ics dad make theuse: n ulrec t repubics bel % obiiged 6 Lake on: ov the ovisr, O: tuose parties in tie past has be dered to freedom, and when the righ! suirage preval's, thea it will be the friend of un freedom everywhere, ‘the ober party has awa a tae frioul of human bondage, &l to-day was just a3 mucu Wedded (oO slave it was ten yours avo. if they were in power they would re-ostabusa she wecursed insiiitioa, oF one Kindred to tt HEAVY FLOODS I TE WEST. Great Destruction of Property. {From the Carthage (1li.) Republican, May 7.) On #riday Mgut of last Week iaucvek County was visited by & cain storm of uapres magaiiuds, The oldest invabitauis civim ooo ty remember way previons storm ike i. i A very dar< cioud arose in tie northwest abont haif-past sis o'clock in tie eveuig ans an hour later bu:st in furious foods, almoct instantiy, as itscew submerziag the earl. ‘lie tala s ened Wo fail ia sheets like & huge cataract. Ali We ravines and gulcers in the cxy were soon swollsa to tue slde- waiks, The small brvok tunn ng ceutrally throusa tho elty was Shortly bunk full, carrytag away two of our best brides aud injuring & Guiber of sidewalks, With tne exceptivus nawed, nO daua,e Of moumeat was done in this city. ‘{his deluge was aot confined to this vicinity, It seems to have extended over termilory mori, east and west of Carthage, nyolying auch destraction of property on tie several streams rnuaing throagi the county. Our two lines ef raiircais sudered greatig in the loss of bridges. So lar as we are able to iearn, however, the damage as been repaired and beta roads are running irains oa card tine. ‘The new biutye spauning Orovked creek, on the public road troia this city to Fountain Green, was carried away. ‘The bridge cost $2,190) two years ago. It was built very substautiaily by competent work- men; but seemed not tu have been placed bigh enough by four or tive ieet to escape thls dood. 1b 8 thou, ht most of the Umbers and ali of the iron caa be saved and used in a new bridge. Otuer ae on the same stream are gone completely. Ali bri on Bear creek are suid to be yous. On we smaller sireams there are few evidences of bridges remaining. ‘This may be said of every creck in the county so far as we have learned, Particulariy on Crooxed creck the destruction of roperty has been very great. ‘i.e inill of Mr. Sam, Brown, nine miles east of Carthage, Was swept away. A number of other milis ure injured badly, Mauy farm fences in the valley are eullrely goue, fiun- dreds of head of stock are drowned. Peopie residing in the Valley were subjected w much damage, fright and imminent danger. Many dwell- ings were submerged to the rafters, and shew occapauts Tescueu einer by themselves or others with dificuity. Two or three sina frame houses were carried Off On the food, thelr vecupauts having previousiy escaped. {Prom tue Paris (iI!.) Times, May. 8.) ‘The recent raius have swolien the streams to a higher polut than has beon reached belove for ten years, Tue foods have done immense damage ‘to bridges, fences, &c. We are told that many of the bridges aony the line of the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad have been so undermined as wo be exceedingly unsa.e, The trestie work near Terre Haute wad also the “dumplug” on this side have teen very much al- fected by the flood in the Wab {From the Wabash Valiey (ili.) Times, May 9.; From ail sections of this couaty we hear of dar- ages sustatued which caauot be easily repaired, Fences have beea swept away, leavin, the ilelds at the mercy of loose stock; briuges lve been wasted down, mak nz travel i ue section (0 another ox- ceedingly didicuit or cu tig it of altogether, We are iniormed by Mr. Supervisor Puipps that it wal require at least $1,009 to repair even we litte bridges aud jooiwalks that cross the rivets and draing in Paris, that ve been injured or aitogether washed away. So much raja las wot faleu, tu the same length of time, for ten years. ‘ A SKGULAT ADVENTUSE iN THE FAR WEST. A Surveying Party Running a Gauntlet of Fire. A Virginia City (Nevada) paper says:—From a& re- port to surveyor General Saliord, trom A. 4. Hatch, how surveying in the Humboudt country, we cull the following exciting account of a torced march on ice, through tues, with @ body of faue marchlug hard upon the party, leaping throagh tue dry tops of we tuie forest. “The communication is dat Love- lock’s Station, Big Meadows, Hamboidt county, March While crossing the tule, on my way to the stan- dard corner to the guide imeridiau, an accident oc- curred which I shali never iorget. At the point where Lerossed the tule is about three mitics wide, and thy jee was about fourteen incties thick, rendering @ sace bridge for me and my party to cross over, [ had entered this tule periaps a mie when two ef my men, who were @ short distance behind, very foolishly set fire to the tale and cane brake, the latter beng some tweive or fifteen feet high. In a few moments # vast sheet of flame was fh im the air, directly in our rear, the wind at the tue being from the west. Thinking fo fend. I directed my driver w go north. We not fone far in that direction when the wind cl from west to ooanwen, 1 ae Lely Med southeasterly. me 1ook serious, ‘tne ‘fre had extended its front com- siderably and seemed to be gaining upon ns rapidiy. ‘The flames eon almost overh d the oaks and sparks fell around and upon us, @ A fire in advance was # wed, for the parpose of obtgining @ burnt district to stop upon; but Ba account of the changvable uature of the wind, I con- = to be injudicious and liable to incur a new 1 considered the flank movement the only one prac- & wer of tire, ticable. 1climved upon the high load of camp fi. tures and bedding, Wien, by staud! ease over the canet e, and kept tue driver on the right course, Ev: now seemed to realize his pertl- weaned im it on most = ne joy, Bri tears tel upon the cheeks of one, a oud n frors one, S hurrah from another, and one sanguine individaal jormed evolutions that would do honor to @ Rha ~paigen As for myself, | was glad we got out of the bu.rushes, 1 crossed the Humboldt range about five miles south of the fifth standard line, aud where no wagon ever crossed Lefore, 1 know | had a very ieege time of it for about ten days. I spent two days in looking for the corner, being about nine milea frou cauip, but fonnd it all right