The New York Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1868, Page 6

6 Afverad Legisiation to Attract CapitalIte Cause—The Treaties Before Congrese=The Vrese—The Railway Schemer—Shecks of Earthquake November 6. MEXICO CrTy, Nov, 9, 1868. It may possibly be in view of the political crisis supposed to nave been pending in the United States, and which we heard yesterday had resulted in the election of General Grant to the Presidency, and it may be from @ conviction that in some way Mexico has indirectly had interests at stake in the late pollt). cal campaign in the States, bat itis certain that of | jate Congress and the administration have been hard at work to initiate ana carry to completion 9nd final enactment some, measures which shali disabuse the public mind abroad of an opinion, which it ‘appears had Become some- what fixed, that this nation wished the world to un- derstand that it had deliberately committed itself in opposition to ah those means and enactments geu- erally believed and understood by civihzed natious as nevessary and fit for the evelopment, prosperity and happiness of a people and country. It remains ‘to'he seen Whether such @ motive has been and & ‘tmfucncing the late legislation, or whether the states- men or pudiic men Of Mexico have the idea that a passing shadow will "we accepted by the world as ‘presupposing @ permanent or abiding subxance, or, again, whether the recent discussion in the edito- rial columns of the New York [eKatp, whose drift and sentiment have not only veen echoed by many of the American press, but siso by the London Times, have had any influencein awakening an apatheticand self-suMicient race. 1 refer to the passage yesterday afternoon of a bill which proposes to permit and en- courage the introduction of foreign capital by @!- Jowing the free exportation qf ores. The bill, a origimally introduced by the committee, proposed a tax of fiveand one-half per cent upon the metal contained in the ores (silver), which amount it pro- posed to determine py making assays thereof. The Congress insisted upon being more lUberal than+he country, or rather the majority of Its members ap- Fy ared to have adopted thegelief that more bene- icial results would arise to ‘the country and to the ‘freasury from the increased amount of capital which might be attracted to. the country by more legislation than from the five and one-half per cent obtatnable under such a law from snch few mimes as ignorant or misinformed capitalisis might happen to make investments in. It was stated in the hali of Co; last evening that it would further be proj ere long to pass a law doing away with all e: duty money, the government or nation still realiziny largely from the coinage of silver. Thta bili will meet With large opposition and may fall to pass as submitted ; and although itshould wholly fail it evinces a disposition lately discovered to. listen to the advice of foreign 9s wel! as native capitalists and miners, and to break the selfish shell with which to many of those who hold or have held power have been disposed to isolate them- selves, The bili referred toas having passed Con- s passed fo the President for his action, and is ar. anxious to know whether it will meet prova!, or wether it may be necessary to attempt ts independent passage. There how- out very little doubt that President Juarez will he action of Couzre: yer evidence of tie “waking up” ia the cir- cumstance that the government has finally become of the opinion that patience is a virtue which be- longs to the debtor rather than the creditor, and that the Congress of the United States having acted al- most lmucdiately upon the Seward-Romero treaties. confirming them, and the election of General Grant haying been heard here as most likely to take place, as well as sulictent respect having been patd to the eter for its element of procr®stination, Were at last introduced into Congress on the 7th of this month and by that body reférred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, ‘The pigeon hole supply of that conunittee can be judged of very soon. There is every probability of a violeat opposition to the Consular treaty, as the Mexican press have ve- hemently deciared that its terms are unjust and dis- honorable to Mexico. Tue treaty in regard to claims fs not wholly popular among Mextcan creditors against the United States, as they seem to expect no results from commission on actual cash payments NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1868, ne concession granted to the Mexico 8&4 Vers Crus Railroad Company on the 27th of * 186%, by President Juarez, which have the Mexic” Congress und have been referr og zo tne Presidgnt for action:— ARTICLE 1.—' deere, 1.—The ‘of the 27th of November \ shall borate, tm force, th tke following Pirst—Mho vecord prticic shall remain as follows: — ARTIOUS %.—Thweompany the construction of (cena any shelt compietestaed tne clip et ment blading tout at tomubvention during alates ‘commencing oy in thi Second—The periods referred to in article four are extended one year in the following Ant, 4.—By the 3lst day of December, read Puebla must public neve tion whieh yet Arabi with Meries, shallbe Anished dad tm yasning Jottar by the Lilet of December, 187%, Third—Article five, which gave preference to the pan oy Bid the construction of @ branch road, struck ou! Fourth—Article fourteen shall be as follows:— iF rent to ae rar ant dota ola i310 fn i@ direction the redi be twenty per cent, "4 Pifth—The folle’ shalt be an a wing substituted for ar- Ax. 15.—Two years yapeochend running the ee ee arin company, may modi! ere] wengets, ‘that the atockholders real after the road shall have been eom- consulted with Sirth—Article nineteen shall read thus :— Aur, 19.-In order to assist the works to which the decree refers, the agree to give to the company $560,000 annially ace of twenty-live without interest. Within'eight months the company sail deliver to the gepera) treasury the. bonds and int Seventh—Article twenty shall remain in this form:— Aut. 20.—The supreme government solemnly promise that the payment of the 854,000 shal be mato fatthfully and com: Pletaly without subjecting sald amount to any suspension, redaction or other amenstment decreed or agreed upon with reference to the uational debt, e Eighth—The following shall be substituted for Article twenty-one:— Anz. 21.—The government shall issue special paper entitled “Bonds of the Mexico and Vera Crvz Railroad,” which shall Feprenent $560,000 for each one of the four years allowed for construction. 'Thia paper will be received in payment of twelve per cent of the Import dusles at the eustom houses of Vera Cruz, Tampico, Matamoros, Manzanillo and Mazatlan, or tho equivalent of tweive cent in case that « Jes quota mufiices to cover the $560,000 annually, If by means of the liquidation of the amount which the company shall recetve during the firat year itsball appear that tweive cent of the import duties of the above mentioned cus- m houses is not auilicient to meet the annual umount of ,000, the government will increase the quota unth ft be sufficient to cover the sum, what may be wanted in cagh at the city of Mexico. Ninth—Article twenty-two shall read:— Anz, 22.The bonds will be issued hy the Minister of In- dustry, and no importer can satisfy the twelve per cent of his duties henceforward in hard cash, or any other method than the paper indicated, under the penaity of being aub- Jected to a second payment, This shall be double the amount of the import duty, one-half being in paper, to be used in en- forcing compliance with the law in all eases, and the other bait 1m money appifcab!e to informers, according to the rules of the law of coniiscatton of problbited goods. Tenth—The following shall also be substituted for article twenty-three:— ART, 28.—The Miniater of Industry shall deliver annually to the company $560,000 fn ‘railroad bonds, which compan} shall be oblied to maintain in the city of México and in exc one of the five ports mentioned a deposttory of this paper, in order that the merchants may be able to obtain it when ne- cersary, In no case can the company sell it at a greater price thau ihe vaine it represents, vnder’ the penalty of the pur- chasers paying the excesa and triple that amount into treasury asx fine, Upon the completion of the road the gov- in cash in the city of gyament veill pay $600,000 annually Mexico, payable quarterly, without withholding it for any reason,’ Tals credit shall never be subject to suspension, nor converted {nto a debt or any other form of amortization, but shall be paid in cash. Eleventh—Article twenty-nine shall be as follows:— ‘| and earicawre, has moros to Vere leave this capital for Vera Craz on the 25th of the moni ed. A rt has London -ecOMle wh, pI Sesasecbory ve been made as to the conalt of the Bank ot and South America, situated at the capital, mending it to the confidence of the eopi, Sinco Mr. Escalente’s accident the Orquesta has not appeared, although it ts announced that s new corps of editors have taken it in hand and that it will soon reappear. Za Tarantula, @ new paper of wil ‘The procecds of the post offices for e first six months of this -year were, $421,163 99 at Mexico, route to Vera’ Craz, south and interior, Tuxpan, Co- nas proposed to balld & elegrap ne trom Neviee as Pro} to build a ph line trom Mex to Eg beh with the aid of his troops. ‘The Mints ter of Industry was compelied to decline, rough bY Mr, Rouero from the terial on hand, bi G ir, Romero from United States recently, was to be used on the line General Escobedo fs reported to be storing the State of Tamaulipas to peace. The indi- viduals who robbed the Custom House of $8,400 have not been apprehended as yet. The troops have not been paid the advance for the first fifteen days of this month, only np, to 31. The earthquake felt here on the 6th was likewise severe at Puebla, No dai done, The contest between Mr. Zambrano and Ministet Romero continues, and the latter has actually com> menced 8 suit against the former for slander. CUBA. An Awerican’s Estimate of the Situation In the Enst=The Seare at Paerto Principe Oncrous Taxation the Cause of the Revolt Details of the Seizure of Arms Off the Brig Jenny Clark. HAVANA, Nov. 17, 1868. ‘Your correspondent, writing from Nuevitas under date of the 12th, says:—There 1s very great alarm and excitement here and it 1s dificult to get at the true condition of affairs. The Cubans talk of patriot- ism, free Cuba, honor, thirty-three millions of taxes and imposts annually, of despotic officials and drones, sent here from Spain to eat up the substance of the people, while the Spaniards are equally earn- est in their talk-of anarchy, thieves, plunderers, rob- bers, adventurers in debt and assassins, After a careful study of the situation I conclude the follow- ing to be, ag near as possible, correct:— ‘The rebels or insurgents number about 10,000 men. The trouble commenced in the Bayamo district about taxes. The leaders are men of property and risk their all. They hold all of the eastern end of the Ant, 29.—The government shall profit by a reduction of |*1s!and from Puerto Principe to Santiago de Cuba, seventy-five per cent npon the prices paid by the public for fralght for the carrying Of fe oqulpeeo,, counitions, train provislous, horses. mules and troops, moving from one point snother'on the line: but: in order to avold abuses which in, every case of the oi of drains oF munitions, their transportation shail be given to the di- ander three or four years, only the maintenance of a number of plethoric and indolent commisaoners, clerks, &c, Still another evidence of the “wakiag ap” is the recent introduction of a new project of law by the entire committee to which was referred the action of Congress upon the concession grantedf by President Juarez to the Mexico and Vera Cruz kKailroad Company. That portion of the committee which, with the most virulent opposition, had suc- ceeded in defeating the confirmation of the act of the Executive, it would a) . had become alarmed at the ible results to the pore | of their rabid action, and acco! ingly joined some- what readily in a semi-compromise with the compa- ny, the government and the remainder of the com- mittee, the result of which is the passage of the law, rd of which | translate and forward. It will be seen by referring thereto that the privileges and as- sistance given to the company are uot inconstidera- bie; and it is to be expected that if the Presi- dent makes no suggestions calculated to arouse a new opposition, with the work already done, 2 portion of the material on hand together with the amount of time and funds con- ceded, the entire line may be soon opened to travel. It is rumored on the street and among “wise men” that the President will return the bill, asking, rst, that Congress reconsider the articie which 1 the interest to be paid on the bonds to eight per cent, as the ee poy Grey find it advisable to bave the right to Increase that percentage; asking, second, that Con- gress shall reconsider the justice of any interference ofthe government tn the inistration and manage- ment of the road beyond the representation of its stock tu the board of directors, Should the Executive make nO suggestions the bill as found below will become the law, which, it will be observed, includes the ap- propriation of $660,000 per annum for twenty-lve years. It is pleasant to be assured that Mr. Le Sere will very soon f°, away from Mexico, having secured ail he desired in the way of modifications to the con- cession already granted forthe Tehuantepec road, although it 1s amusing to observe the editorial com- ments of late of @ certain paper of this capital, at- tempting to blackmail the enterprise by stating that the entire mo ent was reaily in the interest of the Panawa road, which had gent Mr. Le Sere out here im sheep's cloining to prevent the Tehuantepec road falling into the hands of parties who might organize @ dangerous opposition to the Panama Railroad Comp: r has for some time de- yoted its attention to puertie abuse of the HeRaLp for stating (acts in regard to Mexico, and probabt, desires the unpaid for beneiits of such an honor au notice as might be realized from the least acknow- ledgmeut on the part of the HigraLpof ita puny ex- tsteuce, ‘The action of Congress and its cominittee thus far in regard to the rehabilitation of the American and Mexican Railroad and Telegraph Company must be watisfactory to all parties interested, as the report of the latter is fully equalled by the promptness and unanimity with which the former gave their en- dorsement. The third and final reading and discns- sion of the bill presented, it has been declared by Congress, shall take place at an early day, and American capitalists interested have reason to hope for a favorabie solution, Of the Tuspan allroad ess but litle is heard or known. Mr. Cunha and apparently still inverest- the matter, Several new foot. Purties appear to received some encour ent the State Legisiature of Puebla for the navigat of Mescala river to the Pacific, or the construction road slong its course, It is also proposed to ‘ond from this city to Toluca, Many 4, less or More grand, have been pro- to themselves posed, bat Mexico realizes that capital i reqgired, and the recent inability of the government to \pay the two last semi-mnonthly bills of muebtedness fo the army, the Congress and its em pic , has pot only estabiiahed the inability of the nation to assist these enterprises pecuniarily, but has very rauch alarined persons high in office as to the poeuble end, tn case such 4 condition of tle national fnavces continues. Itis stated that the avove referred fa payments were met by aaticipating the duties re- eeivable from the silver, which it la supposed will wotoy ruz for exportavon by the next coming “eonducta." As “wakings up" have been referred to i may “shakings np.” On the evening of the ul nine o'clock, this city felt avother Commencing with tremulous thr eath Us, which inated only @ few secon ly expemenced a violent jerk from the north to the south, whiet nearly, if not quite, threw many persous trom their feet. This was succeeded by oscillations from east to west, whieh lasted for sev- eral seconds, gradually Vecouing iewt violent. The consternation produced by (his shock was much greater than that effected by any of the four which have previously occurred Were duriog the past year, and Was undoubtedly unm warily heightened by ie acconnts witch have reached us of the destrac- fivoness of those which have recently happened on the coast of South America und at San Franeiaco. 1018 possible that the safety of tia city is due to the S108 upow Wieh the city is built, whieh crust is woo ved to float, a@ it Were, Upon Water or excend- a) thot ued. The telegraph informa u previous to the shock there bh pened wi ses add SHAK 1 the earth near Ville Turbtde, whieh ts in the neighboriiood of sults Volos, that the people had moved away, ‘arog, or haviog become convinced, ta new wout to break forth. Diario of the #hock of the 6th, saye:—"'In & very notable affair occurred, which was that in the midst of the confusion pro- dluced the orebestra struck up the ‘March of Zara- ’ im order w quiet the public, and in the midst of the genera) terror the vast concourse burst out with tremendous applause, and then it was seen svat under the Most aMMictive circumstances there is nothing which rules over the spirit of man so complewly ag the sentiment of patriotism.” trom | rectors of the line by the government only. Emigrants who shall come into the republle with the proper aut on of the government shall realize the advantage to the army. ART. 2.—The following articles shall be added to e decree:— P Forty:ffth—The government shall i the construction gta ng of the road by such Tmoens ae the’ Winioler Of shail fx, Vorgyvadh-Within five months, of = little tater, the statutes of the meee at Lemna S, the govern- ment ion, to @ following presor ve the capital cannot be | é " cant ei, wit vided which eont The government miter prejusieing ie boudholier, or olber meanures it may proper to in direction and adm! ion, th 3 san couth em ‘hall be fn or three-eleventh power aie Ne a ans ree shall 6 same powers and prerogatives AnT, 3, There are included in the a nyctieeet bill the $560,000 for the subvention of the railroad between Mexico and Vera Cruz, and the amount of the import duty of fifteen per cent for the benefit of the railroad, in contormity with the decree of 27th of November, 1867, with the modifications agreed upon Soe company and the execution as m cle 1. ‘Aur, 4. The term granted in the decree of Novem- ber 27, 1967, shall commence at the date of the publi- cation of this law. ZARCO, ZAMACONA, MONTIEL, G. MANCERA, BARRON, CoMMITTER Room OF TRS CosGnEss oF THE UNION, Ook, 30, L868, Imprisonment of an American for Refasiag to Pay n Forged Acceptance—Rumors ef Ro- mero’s Return to the United States—Grant’s Election in Mcxico—Railway from Alvarado via Oaxaca to the Pacific. MRExX100, Nov. 10, 1868. So far as is known here nothing definite has as yet been done with reference to the imprisonment of Mr. Alfred H. Green at Durango. Private letters dave been received here stating that some weeks dince Mr. Green, who is engaged in miaing business im that vicinity, had presented to him a draft for payment which had his acceptance forged. Mr. Green 30 declared it wo be and declined to pay it. Having been brought before the Judge in order to enforce his paying its amount, which was thirty-four dotlara, he persistently refused to do so, declaring that the paper was valueless. No proof was intro- duced to prove his signature; but without form or authority it is represented that the Judge gave an order arresting and imprisoning him until he shonid pay. At the latest dates he remained in prison vnwilling to subject himself to further de- mands by consenting to pay this unjust one. Gov- etnor Paiscio, of Durango, happens to be here at this time and has been applied to, The Judge who is claimed to have committed this outrage, itis said, does not hear a very good character or record, and itis stated tia Governor Palacio has promised to make inquiry into the matter and secure justice to the prisoner. [n one of the letters received from Mr. Green himself that gentleman suggests that aithough We i suffering, yet the government or nation shauid not be considered as actually culpable for the outrage committed upon him by @ petty ofictal, and be seems to believe that his wrong will be righted soon, it is possible that the prolonged absence of the Governor of the State at this capital has been his misfortune, and that officer will very soon pee that the real offender be punished, There has been @ rumor quite prevalent, which, in fact, has appeared in the public prints, that Mr. Romero wouid be nent to the United States again a8 Minister, and that Governor Palacio would be invited to the portfolio of the . The statement has been contradicted also by the press, and Mr. Romero bas beem understood to have corrected the rumor in rivate circles, Your ent thinks it hardi possible that such s cl Will be made in the 4 net, althoug! whi will not tain that the question of Mr. Romero's return to the United Staves as Minister not yet been discassed at the Cabinet meetings. can be relied upon. Nevertheless it is of course by possibilities that the intimacy between Grant and Mr. Romero, which is often referred to =e | may induce the government to the opinion that It would be a wise and proper diplomacy, Mee nomerors retupn to Wastinato0 ita 2 The Siglo ATX. Of last Sts ing ‘The telegraph announces morn’ bs oy hes Tei elected La a Seng States. ‘This triumph of the republican party, w! glory of having restored the Union and of abolished slavery, is an eveng upon which Mexico pos Kore — woe is since ren of our independens during Genes onan id shall be certain that ne ‘will ener- Sally Oppose filloustering ex} gountry, and that he wien aden of tae of in- beg oye 2 our internal affairs. the @ OMe er of the rowing ras ad cree Nt We have the ‘action that on the 3d of tote, mont nent patriot, U tie United Sinise. “This atection i Interesting to Capitaliste=The Concession te English Railway Company un Modified. MEXICO, Nov. 10, 1868, The following ave the Modifiestions to the original a nals of with the exception of the ports of Nuevitas, Jiuara and Baracoa; but all communications with the in- terior are cut off from these porta. It is known that between this point and Puerto Principe, forty- five miles, there are nearly 1,000 men, old and young, of the best families of that city. among them are many planters and owners of large estates; no ne- groes or rougn characters of any kind. The govern- ment has Dut few troops and those are held in the towns and cities, there being none to spare to attack the insurgents. ‘On the 6th inst., s rumor was current and gener- ally believed that the city of Puerto 88,000 Inhabitants, wasto be attacked. ernor, Mefia, took churches, broke up tifled himself. The shops and stores were all closed, and in a few moments were presented all the ap ances of a deserted city. No enemy came. ince then many citizens have been arrested, they being taken from their homes and estates in the country. Among them are Manuel Ramon Silva, Dr. Justi del Risco (married to an American lady), taken from his sugar estate, where he was in his ordt- Bary cocapesns. and action on the part of the authorities has had the effect of driving many men to the field. On the 8th @ “‘acare” similar to the one mentioned was gotten up in this city. The town was for- tified. cannon placed in ion and merchants and dealers were kept up nearly all night delivering pro- visions, wine and aguardiente. On the 10th the railroad train left here at two P. M. With freight and about forty passengers, When about’ fifteen miles out the engineer observed obstructions, on the road. He succeeded in hating the train as it arrived where they lay, when the cars were immediately surrounded by about 200 Men, Tue passengers were ordcred out informed in a very polite manner that they need not fear in- Two Spanish oficers, one serveant and four men, @ director of the telegrapa and two Spanish merchants were made prisoners. The balance were told that those who wished to return to Naevitas would find a hand car about a mile back. Such were farnished with passports and arrived here about seven P.M. The others who wished to go to Puerto Principe did so on foot or with such conveyances as they could obtain. The train was left on the road, ® small portion of the track having been torn up to pera ae moving. No outrages were committed of any kind, gentleman from New York who was on the train states that the insurgents were well armed and equipped, and though covered with mud, as the whole country is under water, their appearance and dcpor'ment were those of gentlemen. Their in stopping the train, as they stated, was to obtain hostages for the persons whom tie Governor had despotically aad unjustly imprisoned. There does not appear to be any regulation or organization, although the insurgents claim ihere i#, The re- porta of outrages and brigandaze are false. The negroes are quietly at Work on ‘he various planta- tions and no attempts are made to disturb them. A Spanish oMfcer recently informed me that at the aitack on Las Tunas they carried a white flag with @ blue star in the centre, At another time they hada biue fag, with an im: of the Virgin Mary, A Hleman who arrived here last evening from eipe, coming through the in- surgenta’ Ines, informs me that the Governor has liberated ali the prisoners taken within the past few days, and that the Spauish rerchants who were taken off the train on the 9th have been freed by the rebela. The government here is powerless, the troops are shut up in the towns and dare not go out. In this port there are three gunboats—Africa, Conde Venedeta aud Isabel Frangaise, The marines and sailors, to the number of about eighty men, are dis- embarked every mght sud assist the troops in guarding the town, It has leaked out that the troops have suffered heavy reverses in the interior, and for this reason they have slint themselves up im the towns to await reinforcements before opening any campaign against the tneugente, ‘ian The British brig Jenny Clark arrived here New York on the goth of October, and commenced discharging on the ist. On the sd of November there were unloaded from her what purported to be five tlerces of rice, but on examination they were found to contain twenty rifles and 20,000 balla. The vea- scl was immediately placed under the guns of ove of the national vessels, and fs still kept there, and the captain (Roberis) and the crew not permitted to have ory communication with any person. The British ul immediately attempted to telegraph to the Const! General at Havana, but the Governor at Puerto Principe would not permit the despatch to through, At the latest moment there seems to @ cessation of hostilities, The rebels have got nearly all the rolling stock of the ratiroad in their (Sacer oa There no communication with the luterior save by Lorse and throngh their tines. The Capture of a Train and Government Arms Near Naevitae=Rebel Stories Re= viewed=The Meteors Seen at Trinidad No- vember 14—The Arrival of Minister Rone- rans. HAVANA, Nov, 21, 1808. From # reliable source | learn that the object of the insurgents In stopping the train ou the 9th inst,, between Nnevitas and Puerto Princtpe, as mentioned in my letter of the 17th, was to capture the arms and munitions brought for the government by the steamer Commbia, which arrived here on the S4 snd were transhipped to the Moctezama and placed on the cars at Nuevitas, bipnyis = ue notice of their com- ing, an@ atadistance of six miles from Nuevitas they took up &@ quantity of rails and placed @ red flag on the track, the usual signal of danger. When the train stepped the few officers and sol ders on board were immediately made prison- ors and their arms taken from them. The inenrgents then took possession of the arms, of whic) thoy were 1m search, and the correspondence and 0 con- y belonging t ‘he goverm ment and designed for the payment of the troops ‘While this statement comes te me from euch soorce poo a oe tc a tect American citizens there, He that a efter rota Trident ae ea aa the it, at enya eveereaae = Cane On the morning o! the 14th we uc display which Jasted until about five o’clocic, A commission arrived here on the the tain General of chiang of there, The closing of those povabltaheds pare the ‘Ospeain Gen ral, “has 5 General, caused great dissatisfaction mong all classe aifected. AS no notice was give veasels about leaving or arriving at a me been gubject to great lows. for Tel certam cases A review of the volunteers of tain General will take place toocobis flagship of Hear 00) ip of this port on the 15th. On lut the harbor with the 17th the city by the Cap- ” fe the Captain General, through the General of Marines, paida et visit to the Contoocook, tte regulations not permitting him to do go in person.. He was received with the appropriate salute. Dur- ing the week a considerable number of officials have visited the Admiral, ail of whom were received with the usuai courtesies, and their visits retarned, Protest of Some Lending Cubans Against AnteRebel Accounts. Havana, Nov, 21, 1863. To rex EpiTor or THR HERAL! e Srr—The undersigned request you to publish the following:— The Diarto dela Marina and the Prensa of this capital have published a false telegram, dated 2vth inst., in which an attempt 18 made to underrate the tnsurrectiou i the eastern and central parts of this faland. As a steamer falls to-day for New York and another for New Oricans these acco'its are sent for ward to have them published in the American papers, so that reinforcements may not leave the States for the insurrection, nor arma or atamunition be sold the revolutionists, and also that oe Western Depart- ment may be kept quiet until the arrival of the Soe Soe which sailed from Cadiz the 13th for 3 port. We, however, know that the Count Balmaseda has not yet Puerto Principe. aor have any of the insurgents preseuted themselves to be pardoned, All the reports published by the aforementioned journais are faise. Thanking youin advance for the publication of this note, we remain your faithful servants. CARLOS DB SEDANO, JOSE MEST: JOSE VALDES FAULI, Count POZOS DULCES, Fay DU-QUESM! THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. The Spanish Government Secking Aid in This City. To THy Epiror OF THE HERALD:— You have always been the stanch friend of Cuba, and as such your attention is respectfully called to the followiag facts and considerations:— There is every reason to believe from the move- menta of Spanish agents in this city and elsewhere that recruiting is going on among our citizens for the government of Spain tn Cuba. Of course such recruits are intended to fight the Cuban patriots under arms for freedom and national independence. Moreover, by every steamer frum here to Havana arms, ammunition and other war materials are ship- ped largely for the same government. The steamer Eagle, to leave pier No. 4 Norih river on the 26th inst., has already on board about 150 cases of war material for that government. Our own govern- ment will not allow any armed expedition to set out from our shores to assist the Cuban patriots in their struggle for Hberty and self-government, because our neutrality laws are against any such military expeditions, But will our federal authorities allow the recruiting above pointed out to go on to crash patriotic men striving to be free? Aside from the claims which the Cuban patriots have to our heart- felt sympathy with them in their efforts to free their beautiful island from the oppression of Spatn, fair dealing requires that what is sauce for the joose should be sauce for the Ouban r. There- ‘ore, if the recruiting alluded to is realiy started in the United States, it should be effectualty checked at once, to say nothing of the war supplies also re- ferred to, which should be likewise stopped. Spantsb government fight its own batiied with its own resources against the Cubans, who, by the way, only want suMcient arms and ammunition to suc- ceed quickly tn their revolutionary movement which they are carrying on and which sooner or later must culminate tn the independence of Cuba, Rumor says that Vilaciara has risen in response to the successful rising of the eastern ent of that island, and all the private letters ‘ived by inst steamer confirm in every respect your commun: cations by the same sieamer, It is also rumored that the government at Havana has aj pointed three commissioners to confer with the patriog leaders marching on Santiago de Cuba, One of the commissioncra is a wealthy Spaniard named Vincent, and residing at the latter piace, This commission, ag weli as the help asked of the peasantry of Cupa on the promise of not taxing taem for one year, shows the weakness of the gov- crament to cope With the patriots, whose nuimbers in the fivid may be now at least 16,000 men, according to all accounts. Of course no reliable news of the movement can be had except by mail, as the gov- ernment at Havana controls the cable to tell its own stories, such as the review of 12,000 men at that city the other day, notwithstanding the fact that hardly one-alf of these men are left there, including rega- lar troops and volunteers. But by way of Key West, through an active agent at Havana or Mal Te. liabie advices may be had here by telegraph. Mean- while, let our goverpment check the unlawful action of the enemies of Cuban freedom in our midst, as It squeiched the like impudent efforts of the British Minister to recruit soidters in the United Htates for the purpose of quelling the robellioa in indiaa few years » Shall the Dons eajoy privileges which wore retuned to John Bull? SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. A Newly Married Couple Suifocated by Gns— The Wife Dead. {Prom the Biggsville (Ill.) Plaindeater, Nov. 19.) Wednesday morning, November il, Mr, Peter Shea, of Greenville, teft his home with Miss Helen Grimths Boyer, about seventeen years of age, daugh- ter of Mr, T. ©, Boyer, of Greenvile, and proceeded to ——— where they were married the same evening, After they were married tuey went to the American Rouse, and took lodgings for the night, intending to return home Thursday evening. Thure- day evoning they went to the railroad depot, but arrived too to take the train, and retraced their steps to the hotel, where they were assigned to the same room they had previously occupied, No. 20. On revriog for the wight Mr. Shea wrned the gas down Jow, jeav ® smali fame burni About ten ofctock, at the sugyestion of his aH got up and turned it off; but in doing so Mr 8 thinks he must have videntally turned it se In tho morning twey were the breakfast table, and tue chambermaid looked throngh the hole and saw Mr. Shea's 4 — ing over the aide of the bed, and noticed t boul paren were breathing heavily, she reported her observations to the landlady, who, we are informed, took uo notice of ihe matter. Singular as it may seem, DO attempt Was made to investigate the sub- Ject nntil one o'clock, When, they not appear at the dinner table, the door was forced - ‘and the room discovered to be full of gas, and Mr. Shea and his wife in @atate of insensibility. Mr. Shea recov- ered his aoe a goed ee hie wife did not recover saficien' taecee any one and ex} at ten o'clock A. M, Sunday. Mr. aralyzed, but ho has unced by that was to bolp the Lied Mra, Shea was on Monday, at by ng Pr. i the a th HAYTI. Fereien Consuls Netified of the Intended Bom- bardment of Jacmel, Aux Cnyes and St. Marc—Voreign Mon-of-War on the Move to Protect thelr Nationale—Coflee Coming in Freely to Pert an Prince. Porr av PRINce, Nov. 5, 1868, On the 28th ult. the government sent an advice to all the foreign Consuls of their intention to attack the towns of Jacmel, Aux Gayes and St. Maro, re- questing the Consuls to inform their subjects of thelr determination, i order to put their persons and property in safety. This advice was for three days. ‘The British war steamer Dart forthwith proceeded without cell the Gusdiana got under ‘Neva lias arrived fiere that the Cacos attacked the town of Bainet, held by the troops of President Sal- nave, and Aer sees there they were ilerwaras revakou by Daal The English steamer arrived the 30th ult. from Aux ( and the same day, said Mae oS heir Wait active in its ex to pture y withheld from it by rebels, who still defend themselves bravely, but without much hopes of "the only man-of-war in port is the French steamer Surcouf. ‘Tae American war steamer Contoocovk, Adintral Hoff commanding, 1s suid“to be expected here shortly. Since the 7th of Sépteuiber we have had no American man-of-war rts, Coffee is coming in freely under tne government 0) a monopoly ‘and the finances of the country are greatly Excha re! higb, and cana only go down ‘when a ex] nses will cease aud t e govern- ment sells their to the merchants. St. Marc Not Bombarded—The Way Ladies are Treated—Demand on the American Con- sul at Gonaives to Surrender One—Mone- FE: PoRT AU Paince, Nov. 7, 1868. ‘The report of the bombardment of St. Marc was false, although thegovernment's organ, Le Moniteur, published the presence of the President, with his naval force, in the waters of that town and the probanility of a it of bombardment. ‘This, together with a government circular to the foreign ‘Consuls resident here, led us to believe that | the report was true, ‘rhe President arrived here on the Alexandre Pé. tion last evening, and was accompanied by the cor- vette Salnave, front Cape Haytien, where he spent a few days. Twelve young men were arrested in that town and brought lone ‘under an escort and impris- oned, The cause of their tisunknown. So far the President’s tour to Jérémie, Cape Haytlen ana Gonaives was not to continue hostilities, but simply on a visit to the genersis comMand ing the two latter ports. Cape fiaytien is ‘with- out provisions, and the inhabitants are suifering. From Gonaives we fire informed that the Cacos have mace several attacks, merely skirmishes. It seems that General Saget intends storming that city, ashe has concentrated all; hia forces there, which are reported to be numerous, ‘The American ‘Consul of Gonaives ts at present in this city, Mrs. Lorquet, the wife of an exile, was very sick ‘and was residing at his house, General Victorin, who is reputed as a demi sauvage, demanded that this lady sould be au Prince, which he declined dotng. ‘This lady was fortunately sent to St. Mare on the British man-of-war Dart. Similar acts have been done to ladies, The fair sex 18 not even in tts country. Sev-! eral desirous of meet eir husbands who are exiled have been refused their passports and are kept! in security, treated as prisoners of war awaiting an exchange. At Gonaives ions are also scarce and the water cut off, aqueducts are broken. We are expecting the return of the Dart from St. Marc with news from there as to the doings of Nis- sage Saget, who remains mactive. He intends issu- gome millions of Haytien currency. t Jacmel, some time ago, the revolutionists con- fiscated $6,000,000 currency (notes) which were landed there for the Haytien government. This amount of bijis are being signed and put in circulation by General Domingue at Anx Cayes. From Aux Cayes we have news that money is very acarce. The government has the cargo of the brig Seige DMs, St be Sealed the people at moderate Pimmere is In port the French'war steamer Surconf. The of the British schoon waa off Jérémie, has been landed and con- Manette b atortate tote oh ee eenine ship- re eatny otk roe Genooner has gone 60 Petit Goave ‘a cargo of logwi The situation of the cout at present is indeed quite deplorable. The contending parties are at a standstill, an id No one can say when this state of yes ish. Bombardments are useless without a attack, and the soldiers are not willing to storm any piace. As long as the government and revolutionists can get provisions for the support of these men the troops will hold their res) ive positions, ‘The military positions are as follows:-—~ JACKE Besteged by the Piquets nent troops) about half @ mile from town. ‘irmishes now and then. AUX CAYRS. Seat of the Southern government, President Do- Mingue. This city is quiet; no figuting. JERBMIE. Besieged by the Piquets. This city was bombarded; over eignt hundred wn into it; no damage. The land attack which was to be made simulta- neously with the bombardment did not happen. No doubt short of ammunition. . MIRAGOANR. Recelved twenty shells from the A. Pétion: no one hurt; few houses damaged. The bri, few miles from the town is the headquarters of the Southern army. a ae fa) o batae see nae quarters of the government troops. Both in sight of one another. Skirmishes now and then. ar. Mal Seat of the Northern RCS, government; President, Nis- Saget, All the interior from Ounanunthe bring their coffee and cotton to this port for asie and ex- ey It ts exactly the reverse with the government, hey holding part of the interior in the South and the revolution holding all the seaports, [n the North poe animes the ports and the revolution Chonan NSE Eins; nnera Vint yy the Cacos; Generat Chevailer in command. CAPE MAYTIEN. Closely hesteged by the Cacos; General Cassius Daniei in command, ‘This sketch will give yon @ rood idea of the post- tions. The above ports are the principal commercial ports op the wland undergoing revolutionary infu- ence. BANK SWINDLERS IN NEW NEW ENGLAND, How the Game is Practiced. ENS the Hartford Courant, Nov. 25.] ‘On the 12th of Au lasta geuticmanly appear- ing man arrived in city, accompanied by a per- son whom he called hig wite, and took rooms at the Aliyn House. He brought with him to Mr. Allyn, proprictor of the hotel, a letter of Introduction and recommendation from the Tremont House, Boston. He made friends at the hotel, and before leaving in- formed Mr. Allyn that he was very favot m~ pressed with Hartford, and thongit that he should come here with his wife and her mother and spend the winter, He gave the name of J. Stanley. On Saturday lasi he came here again, alone, and represented that he had come in furtherance of his intention et on his first visit to spend the winter. Certainly there was no occasion to suspect him in the least. His recommendations at the start were ood, and his Fate Sypearanies and conduct seemed to justify them. In the course of conversa- lion he stated tnat he designed to make investments in real estate, and, having considerable ned thonght he had better deposit it where he could draw interest for a short time, and asked Mr, Allyn concerning some of our moneyed institutions. Mr. Hastings, Treasurer of the| Hartford ‘Trust Com. pany: tre boarder at the house, Mr. Allyn first ought of him, and when a favorable opportuaity offered introduced Staniey, stating that he was from Boston, was a gentleman of mei &e, Hore again there was not the remotest pons lliy of suspicion, no more on the part of Mr. Hastings than upon the part of Mr. Allyn when the man first introduced him- gelf by letter, The introductions ali around were in absolute good faith, among men who are not apt to be suspicious, and that they should bein any way imposed upon, as it now appears they were, a no more than would happen under the same circum. stances among honorable, upright men the worid over, on Spey Mig anaes Stanley appeared at the of- fice of the ist Company, having previously had one conversation regarding money, matters with ir. Hastings, Cs & 08) check on the Stuyvesant Bank, of New York, for $6,709, with an- other chock, not certified, for s jess amount, on bank In Philadeiphia, Upon making tae deposit he stated that he should want to use #450910 & trans action he had entesed upon here. and asked that that amount might be aivanced to him on 6 certified check, the balance to remain fect ‘unterstanding abet tne deposi un ut =the ~— deposit; cneck book ite es Yo a the depositor, ani there was no! to betray the least attempt at . ‘The certified check was a fn ‘ite OBO #0 as its isene from the bank was concerned—the mp an endorsement were upon tt—but, as juently appeared, an alicration the had been from sixty-seven doflars to ecven under ordiuary circum. if ]) 3s BAH - AG Hi felt even a stighi icion ar not t, in this case hemes thro ‘ai he his j—the high er ee man, every reason to believe; that he was @ tleman of means, a4 certl- fied by both the } Boston introducing him to Mr, Allyn, and the introdnetion by the latter on the strength of that recominend and a nt scyuriutance falowwg Kai) inepired perfect ae which would have been enter- po oad _ S semenieel _ gmount asked for wus iver im @ gheck ‘the Charter Oak National Which Stanle! by two o’clock got cas.ci, further on acierk at the Aliyn House by securing tothe bank for the Re Yeared, probably, that tation about paying @ stranse: that precaution com- Peon of identification. here t be some hear 40 ‘ange an amount, fortuly bunself agatues to ‘and touk the Trost Company, he threw tie ©!) he had taken at the company’s © \\« behind @ door, Shere tt was found; this book Mr. got sight. of when he went to tea, and ‘en had + Picions aroused thatsometh ny Wits ro! = showed that Stanley had not bee. sen at the since he went to the bank and zot \1'3 money, though Ade wake hi There, ee ‘opportu. uy were abundant 2 nities for him to leave town in the interim; the ae DOFD and siti on the Hart- ford and New Haven road, au’ east and west Hartford and Providence road, had left be- tween two o'clock and six. Word was given to Captain Nott and Lieatenant Packard at police hea’: juariers im! aud : a ns jmamneciadeey ‘Steps taken for securing ‘Yesterday * of Stanley, Pig ote enna haley parte country an legrams sen New York, Bos ton ae other OMecer Sill started ‘on Monday night for in, Ani oiicer Cowles, accom- Lord, elerk of the Aityn House, went Lieutenant Packard last Went to New York, oilicer Cow Haven and taking the Shore 1. to Lyme, where he Strong probabilliy of la cantare. Gilet of Pol strong capture. ol ice Chamberiin whe. had ‘been: ¢ in-New York om professional busmess, returned jist evening and iin- mediately gave his personal aticntion to the opera- tions in prozress. Enough has been ascertatned to establish the fact that Stanley is an expert rogue of years’ siaocing. having im the best baaks and concerns in the country. He operated, in the same Mmaoner that he did here, upon tie Saco Bank, of Portland, Me., and npon a bank in Worcester, Mags. He also swindled Tiftlany & Co., the wel! known jew- ellers of New York, by the same means; bub succeeded in overhauling Min in Boston, and he settled with them withoat a prosecution. His real name is McDonald, and his some Is in where his father, who is re) ‘d to be @ wealtl man, now resides, ‘onal appearance he tall and slim, clean shaved, paic complexion and te about thirty-flve years of ave. Perfectly self-pos sessed, he conducts his operations with ® coolnem. rresistible, counts there was a E 5 z = THE RICHMOND ASSASSINATION, Testimony Before the Coroner's Jury. The following is the testimony elicited by the tn vestigation into the circumstances attending the death of H. Rives Pollard, in Richmond, on the 24th instant:— ‘The first witness called was Wr. J. Marshall Ranna, and being duly sworn, he said:—Mr. Pollard and t left the house on the Groye real about nive o'clock, and got here a little after nine; we got outof the waon, and I stopped to speak to the driver: he pass- ed up the pavement about five feet ahead of me; he had his cane in his right hand and his gloves in the other; I followed on quickly. within two or three fee, of him, when T heard a discnarce, which by ita vol. ume [knew came fromagun and nota pistol; T laced my hand behind me. where my pistol was, kK aere would be another shot, and looked across street: Mr. Pollard fel! within two feet of me; he still heid Lia c and. gloves in his hands and had fatien on his fs @ nade no exclamation, but groaned and instinctively put his hand behind him where his pistol was; it was a groan such as one would utter when he fell heavily. To a Jnror—I saw no one shoot him. Mr. Hanna remarked that he was arrested by a detective on the supposition that he had shot hun. Yo a Juror—I do not know that Mr. Pollard wae expecting an attack; one cirenmstanced as he wa» might expect an attack at any tine, jetective Craddock was next sworn and sald: About half-past nine I was sitting in my olflee across the street and heard a very loud report of frearms; J ran to the door and saw Mr. Pollard lying on the op- yonts: side of the street, Mr. Hanna sta! a fow feet in tront of him; I ran up and said to Mry iS “Who did tis? what is the matter? why, certainly, Hanna, you couldn't have done i ptain Chaik- ley came up and I remarked to him, a had bet- ter ace whether he has any arms;” Hanna producea his pistol, which was loaded, and handed it to - tain Chuikley; in the meantime we had turned Mr. Pollard over on his back; he was ina dying com dition and breathed ‘but a few times ws Mr. Hanna rem: “He a have shot him- self; his pistol have exploded in his pocket; you had better see;” Mr. Moore too Mr. Pollard’s pis- tols from his body; a Derringer out o! h pataloons packs and a revolver ont of his 3 assisted in, ing Mr. Pollard up stairs; Mr. Voegter and Mr. Moore assisted me; he was dead at that time; afer laying him on a mattress someting was said about his having been shot in the head. but on cxamina- fall; 1 went a3 tion it was found to be @ cut from his down stairs and called Mr. Knox and said to him we mast go and search this house over here; I went up to the door in front of the passage and knocked sev- eral times: I got no answer, and stooped and a the key in the door on the inside; this was tm the third story of the building; I weut round the passage to another door and Knocked, and Mr. Grant re- marked, “Is BS ice it is all right; you'll have to break door oven: it t# locked;” I ran against it with my arm and shoul der and broke the two mnpper Mr. Grant was standing im the janded me a and said, “ Derringer 1, rotected 2” I said, “Oertainiy:” I then went with . Grant to the station house; there was no one the room but Mr. Grant; Twas not aware that rson was lying in wait for Mr. Pollard; I ju im the character of the woun:'s that the shot came. from that house; there was no one else in either of the rooms but Mr. Grant; I cannot say whether Ma’ jor Clinton and Mr, Patrick occupied the room in which I found Mr. Grant as a steeping room, To a Juror—I saw a revolver !ying on a tabie in the Foom and a shotgun in the corner, Wace he was produced, which the witness en- tifled as the one found in the room. ‘The right hand etal hd discharged and tne left hand barrel led. Toa Juror—SaMicient tine had e'ansed fron the time Iheard the discharge for a person to have e+ caped aroand the corner. To Coroner—The win tow in the corner near the gun was partially raised. Mr. Craddock was recalle1. Mr. Knowles asked him if when he went into the room Mr. Grant gai “I did it.” He replied, “ne said nothing of the sort. C. R. Sutherland said:—I know nothing that Mr. Grant came to our store on Broad street om Monday and selected a pair of erringer pistols from the stock and requested me to load them ap for tim, which I did; no conversation passed, and he took his pistols and went oui; the Derringers taken trom Mr. Grant were identified by Sutherland. In answer to a question he said nine persone in ten who bought a pi had it leated. Policeman Moore said:—1 found three pistols ow Mr. Pollard’s body, all loatel: [assisted liv pangs hia up statrs; he died while we were bringing him up; Theard Mr. Grant say he didn’t shoot Pollard and aidn’t know who did; he knew nothing apout it; the window frame and ‘sill of the window In tha third story of the house opposite where he saw Mr. Hol- lard’s body was blackene’ with burnt powder: £ saw that window was raised a3 soon as i hoard the shot fired, At this point the to examine the room Other witnesses were examined » testimony ‘was simply corroborative of the above. ‘The fury re turned a verdict that the deceased came to lis death by @ gunshot wound at the Lands of sowe person ua- nown. Jury was sent acrons the strove froin whi was fired. WATIONAL GUATD CHANGES. The following named oiticers have been commis sioned by the Commander-in-Chief in the National Guard, State of New York, during the week ending November 2t:— Bighth Regiment Infantry—ioseph A. Joel, First Lieutenant, with rank from October 9, vice Sidney Lester, removed from State. y wnt Infantry—Michaei Russell, Seo- , With rank from October 26, vice M. A. Hook, declined. Tiventicth Regiment Captain, with rank from mtry—James H. Everett, jovember 4, 1867, vice Isaaa C. Buswell, removed from district; Christopher Wood, Captain, with rank from November 6, 1807, vice Martin Snyder, promoted; James Fiynn, Captain, with rank from ecember 7, 1867, vice George North, Jr., declined; Edward Jernegan, Captain, with rank September 10, 1868, vice HH. [ afin, promo’ed; Thomas O’Brien, First Lieutenant, with rank November 6, 1867, vice John Duna, declined; Ellis 8. Bishop, First Lieuten- ant, with rank December 27, 1867, James Fiyna, Promote acob L, Burhans, First Lieutenant, rank September 10, 1868, vice William Lackey, re- signed; iiyman F, Styles, First Lieutenant, with rank September 23, 1868, original seaneey) John Mo- Donald, Second Lieutenant, wiih rank November 6 1907, vice C. Wood, promoted; Jeremiah Ki . Second Liontenant, with rank December 97, 180 vice John Barry, declined; Jom F. Capen, Secon Lieutenant, with rank September 10, 1968, vige Ea- ward Jernegan, promoted; Kaward I. Van Nostrand Second Lieutenant, with’ rank September 23, 1868, original vacancy, AY seCONA Regiment Infontry-—R , ef cond Lieutenant, with rank April 17, 1865, Thirty-26 wen Co. Sa ormas Free. a Major, © vies Wm. 0. ed; . with rank October 29, vice George decoased, Charles October 29, vice G. , Bemael Tlopeinn prom at Jone H. Cole, Seoona Samuel Hopkins, promoted Lieutenant, with rank October 29, vice Charies Haw DeNret Brigade of cavatry—Henry T. Allen, Guar. termaster, with rank November 2, 1668, vice F. 8. Heiser, prot William A. Haines, Jr., Alde-de-Cam an wee Novem: a on ber 9, 1868, vi a0, promot Tuneifth Liewtenan. James Burke, November 1% y"! ment—Secoud Lieutenant Pe ee ketomaber an ™