The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1868, Page 4

CUBA. ‘The Origin, Intent and Progress ef the rection. Havana, Dec. 0, 1868. While the HERALD has furnished its readers with much valuable information concerning the ingurrec- tion now going on in this island, wishing them to form an idea approximating correctness of ita im- portance, ithas been for reasons not necessary to explain an extremely diMicylt matter to prepare any succinct account of its oragin, intent and progress. It is the purpose of this communication to do this, ‘The information, though from sources which cannot be mentioned, is of a most reliable character, and, though on account of the great secrecy thrown around all government movements, not es complete as a reader of history might desire, is as near so as the present stage of the revolution will permit of. In the Island of Cuba the agitation and movements in favor of liberal ideas did not commence st the same time as in the other Spanish colonies, But in 1823, when its population was comparatively insignificant, ‘the Cubans formed extensive con- spiracies, which were discovered by the supreme government. The one styled Zos Soles de Bolivar, another the sguila Negra and many others will always be remembered in the ‘Ever Faithful Isle.” Some of the conspirators were executed and others were sent to prison, with the loss of their for- tunes. General Vives, who was Captain General of Cuba, found it in a state of revolution and succeeded in the work of pactfying the country. He was @ man of great intelligence, and knowing the Cuban charac- ter at that time he favored all public games, the establishment of gambling houses, the dance, musi- cal societies and general immorality of habits, By this policy he amused the people, caused them to forget their liberal ideas, and without an army (hay- ing but 2,000 regular soldiers in the island) reduced them to quiet submission. When General Tacon took command of the country Cuba was, in its social organization, completely demoralized. He instituted vigorous measures against thieves and assassins and established order; but he favored the Spaniards email it the Cubans, and from this time there turned along the coast to Vertientes, These troo; pode pg bi were embarked on the steamers Villa Clara and small one and the other by ly had with him 600 men. been an intense enmity existing between them. In the Panama Congress the Spanish American re- publics proposed to liberate Guba and Porto Rico, Dut the policy of the United States prevented it. In 1825 Mr. Clay, then Secretary of State, wrote to Mr. Everett, American Minister at Madrid, the following remarkable words:—“It is not for the new republics (referring to the Spanish American republics) that the President wishes to urge upon Spain the expe- diency of concluding the war. If it should continue and those islands—Cuba and Porto Rico—should be- come the object and theatre of it their fortunes have such a connection with the people of the United States that they could not be indifferent spectators, and the possible contingency of a protracted war might bring upon the government of the United States duties and obligations the performance of which, however painful it would be, they might not be at liberty to decline.” Similar declarations have been made by American diplomatists since that time. Mr, Van Buren, in the name of General Jack- son, wrote to the American Minister in Madrid in 1836 as follows:—‘‘Considerations connected with 8 certain class of our population make it the interest of the Southern section of the Union that no attempt should be made in that island (Cuba) to throw of the yoxe of Spanish dependence, the first effect of which would be the sudden emancipation of a nu- merous slave population, the result of which could not but be very sengibly felt upon the adjacent shores of the United States.” This idea of opposition from the United States destroyed all the hopes of the Cuban republicans, and they did not dare take up arma for their independence. In 1848 the slaveholders in Cuba were numerous and influential, and an arrangement was entered into by them with the democratic party having in view the annexation of Cuba to the United States. The Ostend conference, the revolutionary movement of Aguiero at Puerto Principe, the filtbustering ex- pedition and sad fate of Lopez are in the memory of ail. Still the desire for independence was not dead in the Cuban heart, and it ultimately found vent in a singular manner. In 1959 Mr. Andres Carrard, a member of the Masonic fraternity, was authorized by the Supreme Council of Charleston to establish the order in Ouba, and he sent a friend to accom- lish thiswork. Mr. Vicente de Castro came in 1861, y order of the same Supreme Council, to make re- port on Masonry in Cuba. On his return he reported that Mr. Carrard had mo authority to depute a friend to establish the Masonic Brotherhood in Cuba. He himself founded an independent ‘‘Su- preme Council of Cuba and ail the West Indies.” An antagonism has since existed between the bodies thus established on the island; but Masonry, either Fegular or irregular, Da extended all over the years since Don Carlos Manuel Céspedes, @ lawyer and a man of intelligence and wealth, took advantage of the Masonic and began to prepare a 8) to withdraw Cuba from Aguilera and Don Pedro pie te nee of wealth, he succeeded in organizing an ext ive a He came several times to Havana to look for re- sources, money, arms, &c., but the liberal junta of romunent C in this city did not assist him. hey were reforms and Cés- ies resolved to work alone returned to ‘ano. m the 19th of September last Isabella wad driven from the Spanish throne. The news anaes here a few days later, and the people awaited in ex- pectation that the same ts granted to Spain would be accorded to them. The oftentimes ised telegram never arrived. until uded it was time to Fon nag es Neer @nd then ‘strike. He immediatel; pated bis two hundred slaves, but iniormed colavorers that he had no tatention whatever of tntert with their property rights; they would do as they chose. On the day mentioned at Yara, in the j of @t the head of 5600 men, he declared for independence, and sent out his prociamation yo a various rT Two days alter Lis forces increased to 2,000, and he Wok possession of Bayamo. On the 12th he took Jiguuni, with ity governor.. Between the 12th and 20th Loso, with certain forces from Ha- Vana and otuers which had been stationed in the east, reached Las Tuilas from Manit, and then & series of encounters, a description of which, taken from official sources, has apy ‘& these Cucouniers the troops suffered fearfully b; the persisient and annoying attacks of the AS gents, Who, though constantly fying before them, by their knowledge of (be country wad the celerity of their movemeuts, were enabled to do them great damage. On tue 20h Lodo returned to Tufas from his pursuit of the rebels. Soon after commenced preparations for leaving, and on the 2d of November started for Manati, Meanwhile a column of 1,500 men under Colonel Quiros, consisung of old and disciplined troops, Went out irom Santiago de Cuba, and on the 20th of Octover had @ severe fight in Bayre, resuit- ing in gatuing considerable edvant and tal vssessiog of the town which the jurgenis eid. He was afterwards repeatedly attackeg with great bravery by the Cubans, who were but armed and mostly with machetes, aud was tnally obliged to retreat to santiago with the loss of haif his force. Immediately after his return, there ce nothing to oppose them, tue insurgents extend their lines to within close proximity of that city, = as elsewhere coustantiy lacreasing in num- 8. On the 224 of October Colonel Campilio, who was in command at Manzanillo, started out to attack Bayamo. He had but an Ul appreciation of the strength of the insurgents, thinaing tuem in but smali force, and 80 took with him but 60v men. The direct road from Manzantilo to Bayamo runs through aconsiderabie extent of low marsiy ground, Whicd in the month of October, during the heavy rains, ts im- Ppassavie for troups, and it 18 necessary, therefore, at such times to take a course nearly due north, crossing the Cauto river and thence soutneriy to Bayamo, or move south to Yara and tuence northerly to @ point of destination, in either case making the distance four times as far as by the direct route. Oawmpilio was advised of this by two persons acquainted with the country, whom he con- builed, but nevertheless determined to take tae direct road under their guidance. When he came to the bad portions of the road he found the insurgents in Jorce, concealed in the thickets, who poured # deadly tre upon him, and he was obliged to return after considerable joss of men and arws, including two Pieces of artillery, He arrested the guides, charging tue with leading him into ambuscade, aud they Were sent to Havana, but the truth comlog to the ears of the authorities here they have not been in- jured, though detained. One of them was a Dom oy and tue other @ Cuban and @ justice of the dis- ‘ the government seemed still to entertain its con- ap oe opinion of the insurrection, and believing ed Campilio lacked energy and uerve sent out Colonel Ampudia, with @ considerable number of a to replace him. Ampudia was @ brave and lashing ofiiver, and three tumes he started towards Bayamoe and as many times returned; for his troo, Were few, tie insurgents numerous and constanly increasing, and the ru condom. wis io an ail but impassable On the 4th of November the first vemer made in Puerio Frincive by su well wemed men hor ing out from the city on uorseback by yurious rou nd concentrating at a y later their numbers, owing to y ments, had increased to 2,.00, Dot well armed and were with discipline. On the sth tie s siartod from Havana, having ou rd G00 rides. She arrived at Nuevitas on the 6. thorities there, at the time having no ay elation of the magnitude of the Insurrectivu, Bent tie rides and ‘VWo pieces of Light artillery ou the trata tor Pugrio n or enue ADO he NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,’ 1868,—-TRIPLE, SHEET, for @ considerable time reer ian tae wae over p . of the cipher usel ad had ‘attached to the wires between Puerto Principe Avila. It was for this reason thes he bels dctpate darrival ot the arms mentioned and mad parperetions accordingly. ‘The possession of them (I ing captured, as has been stated tn the HERALD) made the force much more efficient. This success was followed by very considerable im- rations Nassau. ot oie ta 1m command of the Eastern De- artment, suffered in the estimation of his superiors by the reverses ugder Quiros, Castillo and Ampudia, Another t! also brought him under the displea- gure of the Captain General. He seems from the start to have had a better appreciation than others ‘of the magnitude and importance of the rebellio1 and in the moment of success, when Quiros ha gained considerable advan' , he @ procia- mation, which was published in the official gazette of Santiago, calling on the inst mts to down Snares et mataer tae Sateen all the an of ‘pro- vinces, ‘this the Captain General neither believed in nor Spproves of, and as the result, Ravenet was removed and Muioz sent to replace him. At the same time the goverament in to attach more importance to the insurrection and determined to send out Balmaseda, the si cabo or second nee Pe ee ialand. zu marien Rad cop mani various places Bast, and, w the great Tans of analy officials, was very popu- lar wherever he been. This was owing to his it gentailty, the entire absence of hauteur and e free and manner in which he mingled with Prien ie Ti went hundred cocks of bis own, and in the in- jasement he was often brought in with the people in such manner as to enhance his po) pacity, He 1s also a man of physical st and at ee srr ¥ times not averse to layin, re mite tore the exercise of leasing @ class who ad- powers, as they are tnable to appreciate He started from Havana onthe ¢th of November, and proceeded direcc to Manzanillo, taking with him no troops, but, only a few pieces of artillery, Meanwhile volunteers were being organized in thi and elsewhere and ‘were sent off as fast as practicable to the seat of war. Balmeseda’s intention, doubtless, was to re- new the or toreach Bayamo, but learning of the infeasibility of this he embarked his troops at Man- ganillo, with others which had Havana, and, leaving a a, ra- Damoajo, the Sp 4 a no means large. He pro He arrived at Vertientes on the Prinel] robably at Santa Oruz, a tters Of his were forw: prominent Cubans in 48th and at Puerto not far distant, a8 led from that point to ance with his muy sim sary to gl people in that vicinity. people of the sixteenth century. The men are mostly aud powerful, with very extravs own prowess, and chivairous Wonderful that ties 1¢ 19 not they received rofessing the sentiments he did, with the ex- itted him to pass unmo- ity when he arrived as stated. ere that the people of Bayamo—a ch now spelled toa small \c- ture, takes in all the island—are of a diferent char- far more correct estimate othe To “strike heavily say they, you Sets sree aos “Give hima no advantage, which he wi vat words, bat at- trement courtesy, and lested to their capital I may remark name which, thor tien under the eastern of acter, and that they havea of the Spaniards than the others. and constantly” 1g their motto; for, ‘will confuse @ 8] and sen by go doing. seek tl diplomacy and honey: tack at once.” With these ideas it will be readi Le akenead that they Asoc never have permit eoun: jalmasoda to croas tl unmolested, as did the chivalrie fone a for War oF peace, ents for war 0: rebel headquarters without force, trustun knowledge of their character. the Marquis of nomen ry from Santi Espiritu and a small force marched by a circuitous route from Nuevitas, syeld- ing the inst ia, and, with the 1,500 men wi a, had before his arrival, it is cal- culated that effective force when he started out on the 27th was not far from 3,000 mon of all arms. During the time he was in Puerto Principe he re- Peaceful solutia, apd pot vo el blood, ‘ite, how solu ‘ahed blo le, how- ever, sent orders fo Dono to join him at a certain Sera! marching out from Meniti for that purpose. ‘hat ofMcer started in obedience to the command, but met the insurgents in such force that he was ree to return, and will probably go to Nuevi- een, ‘The insurrection, from its small commencement, hundred Jeaues of Havena. The tusur, Santi Espritu and San Juan de Rem ments have reached here that they have aj fight near Maron, as insurgents in possession. |. ae HAYTI. of the Revolution in the South. Havana, Dec. 7, 1868. but always returned to the conflict. The numbet. killed and wounded were very great on both ides, but the result had not been determined. The following proclamation was issued by General Tanis Aine, the chief of the revolutionary committee of Jaomel, to the people and the army:— CITIZENS AND SOLDIERS—They have dared, yes, pon fie) Neg ata ome ey at four o'clock 01 . From lack House to the port; of Bainet they came on with fury and threw ou selves like @ torrent on our brave soldiers who covered our lines. Tho insensates! They thought or Sore us. They forget that we are under arms at all hours of the day ana of the night, with to dofend our city from pillage, mi and fire, with which they threaten us itwas at ‘the Portal of Bainet that the fanatical Picos presented themselves in force and where the attack was most vigorous. it was thea that the enemy suifered a considerable loss. We have not yet been able to ascertain the number of their killed; but the river on the other side has been changed into river of blood. On our part we have not to deplore @ single not even a wounded man. zens and soldiers who cover our ramparts, you have all bighegs your duty, Society, which ou defend, will know how to appreciate your watch. ineas and sacridces. While we were repulsing the Picos with so much advantage the news arrived that the intrepid General H. Rabel, who lef this city with a handful of soldiers for Saitron, to consoli- dace the authority of the revolution there, was fiercely attacked by @ strong column of the Picos, hav ing at their head the monster called Geronimo, the follower of Thomas Christ. The infamous Ge- ronimo and a goodly number of his men remain on the asd [Anglice, are killed. —CorwESPONDBNT.I Inhabitants of Jacmel, women, children, and the aged, who cannot partake of our danger, be quit, The enemy will never be able to surprise us. in our midst there is a combatant who has never yot abandoned us and whose presence renders harmless the balla of the enemy. ‘that combatant is the Al- mighty, the God of Battles, wno covers us with his rotection, Give thanks, therefore, to the God of justice, Who has taken up the defence of our cauze, When you hear the report of the canuon and the whizzing of balls, with prayers on your lips and in your hearts implore for us the protection of the God of Mercy, and we on the ramparts will fight in your defence, and with the cry of ‘‘Vown, Salnave! Death to the Picos! Long itve liberty! Long live Presi- deut Domini Led L. TANIS ALN Chief of the Revolutionary Forces at Jac FBAvQUARTERS, JACMEL, NOV. 19, 1568, 65tu inde- Pendence. Salnave bad been to Cape Haytien, where he arrested the wife of General Alexia, one of the revolutionary commanders, and had her placed on board the Galatea asa prisoner of war. He stood upon the wharf to see her embark, and proceeded with her to Port au Prince, where she wil remain. General Alexis was some years since a brother-in-arms with Baluave at the Cape against Gerard, and in conse- quence of this popular feeling has been strongly manifested against the action of the Prosident, the more particularly: as such proceedings have been unknown tg Hayti sluce the reign of the Emperor Sualonque, From the south we learn that the revolutionists were making headway, and were expecting to be joined by many who have hitherto been on tie gov- ernment side. Several of the smaller towns of the south have declared for General Domingue, who is #aid to be very popular, The Daulsh gunboat Diana arrtyed at Port Royal on the 22d, two days from Port au Prince, with hes from the Briush Consul to the Comnro- dore on that station. Everyciing was quiet there, Business was stil dail, and the people were anx- iously awaiting the yesultof tue unseitled state of things. President Sa'nave had ieft in the Galatea for St Mare and revurued to Port au Prince. was reporvod that he was very saccessiul in his operations, but without details, it is said that He had captured a British schooner trying to run tae blockade, 4 a Consultation followe and the British Consul, with results not made pu aud that the schooner aul Kes in the hurbor tere, Several dyits bad tasen piace various points. followed him from behin< on the 19th. During these six days he was Puerto Principe stating that he was coming to visit his beloved city, that Le would not shed blood,and other expressions quite in accord- ipatico nature. In order to understand what followed it 18 neces- lance for & moment at the character of the The Camagueyafios, as the Puerto Principe delight to be called (from an old Indian name), are not unlike the Spaniards of ant notions of their mntimes to the sac- rifice of their common sense. With these peculiarl- try te Puerto Principe 08} an to make his ar le twice visited the in. 1s in- Lucia and other, leanwhile 200 cavalry,’ ed across the now covers more than half the island and within a nts are 10 10s. State- near Caibarien. The revolutionists met r the published tn the offictal ac- counts, The troops returned to that city to find the The Picos Defeated Before Jacmel with large co Great Slavghter—Preclamation of the Chief ‘under the Spanish yoke. resided at Bayamo, and, allied ‘wit Don Pedro Piguerdo, ‘Don Fratcisce | @f the Revolutionary Committee—Progress By the way of Jamaica wé have Haytien advices to the 19th uit. The town of Jecmel had been as- sailed by the savage peasantry of th.*{gtertor, known 8s the Picos, on that day, ands blood,” eosagoment Wap going on When the mail steamer left, The Plcos had been Tepulsed several times in front of he“ 40", Her Majesty's steamship Dart and several French and Spanish vessels of war were at Port eu Prince.§ The Commodore at Jamaica denies St°Jonm, the british Charge d'adtatres n tts demand % it man for the immediate release of the schooner. In order that this demand may be more emphati made, despatched the Commodore on the 22d her Majesty’s steamship Niobe to Port au Prince to enforce the demands of the Consul if neceasar; Yo A letter from Kingston, November 28, says:—‘‘From Jacmel we earn that the Picos have been defeated with immense slaughter, upwards of 500 Beving been killed by the revolutionists in the neighborh: of Saltron. ‘The commander of the town, Colonel ras, was taken prisoner, and a 1 number of the Picos surrendered to General Rabel, who held of Saltron. An attempt was made by mone testi ludaa hs ger os repu! with oss, including the ral of Heo 5 Benen, rho fell in the action by the hand ene’ 5 From Aux Cayes also we learn that the Picos had met with serious loss at Bainet, where they had as- sembled to the number of 600; that their communi- cations were cut off aud that of the villages must take place soon, they having neither provisions nor ammunition. A letter from St. Thomas the Ist December says: oe is little SRE, 7 apd Mid seine beste; jacmel, an mm repuls: je eral times eit jury has been sustained is rom Jacmel a firm anything here, as there is no produce. Gold is still very high.’ THE WHOLESALE LYNCHING IN INDIANA, Statement of au Eye Witness—Particulars of the Tragedy, LOUISVILLE, Dee. 18, 1963. Henry Olark, a prisoner tn the jail for killing George Telle, at Salem, Ind., was an eye witness of the lynching, and makes the following statement: ‘The first persons Isaw in jail were two men who tad on masks of red Mannel, or something of the perhaps red leet a a Lod talking to Matthews, the guard, apparen' jeavor- in, tovforas him to point out the cells, Matthews ased to tell them anything. Then a voice said something about putting 4 rope round his neck, and the order was given to him up. Then heard Nos. 24, 11 and 7 distinctly uttered, and they seemed to bave released Matthews. No, 24 was Frank Reno’s cell; No 11 was Charles Anderson’s, and Simeon and William Keno were in No. 7. Then heard some one say. “B) @ rope,” and they went to Frank Keno’s cell at first, Frank said nothing, and heard the words, “Frank Reno, No. 24,” and then, “Pull him out.” He resisted some and cried, ‘For God'a sake, gentlemen, what are you Se todo?” They told him to dry up and a ae cncoat pushing fim aloug. “Aa Choy wot him by the throat, pus! q to the cop of the stairs he clutched at the banisters, but made no noise. He died very hard. After hanging .Frank they went to No. 7, where Simeon and William Reno were. As they opened the door some one spoke up and said, “What do you want here?’ Then I hi jvintoneap fall, and after- wards heard that one of them had been knocked down by Simeon, who had seized the sink lid to de- fend himself. 1 then beard the fall of another body as they rushed ito the cell. Simeon had been knockéd down. Heard him groan. They then took him ont, carried him around and hung him, 1 heard him make no noise, ‘Then they brought out William, ‘and I saw them put a rope round hig neck, An order was given for Nos. 3 and 5 Kvery man seemed to be called by a number instead of by name, to go up and catch the never done robbing. 1, PTO! up. William end maga mae, men pulled suru very hard. When "Anderson was taken out of his cell he asked for time.to , but Was told to shut his mouth and that ‘aa not want anything out of him. They 'm up, but Ge rope broke, 1t was tied again and he was again pulled up, The lyochers arrived by the Jeffersonville Rait- Toad and departed the same way. They are | are supposed to be the. Jackson county Vigi- fance Committee. It is understood that Reno and Andergon intended to apply betore Sudge Bicknell for writs of habeas corpus, ering that they could show that they were not concerne inthe Marshfield robbery. ‘The so-called vigilants rae 443 wind of this, and hence the terribie tra~ a ese four make ten men who have becn’ mobed in Indiana for the robbery of the Adams Bx- les Roseberry and reas Company—Vol Elilott, O Phitp cuit near Seymour on Frank lip Clifton having been hanged "ast, and ashort time iD ih of Ji Bev Ph 4 and Henry Jerrell were captured aud hanged near the same place. Additional Particulars—Statement of the Sheriff. Prom the New Albany Commarctal, Dec. 12.) alotner terrible tragedy was enacted in this city between three and four o’clock this morning, resulting in the breaking open of the county Jail and the shooting of Sherit ‘love. At twenty minutes past three o’clock this morning the famous Vigilance Committee put in an pearance. arrived here on the train ry » They vi fram defersonville, getting ef the care at Pearl street. There were from seventy to seventy-Gvo men, all well dressed, wearing red flannel masks that completely concealed their features. Sach man was armed with one or more revolvers, & heavy club about thirty inches long, and » slui [por getting of the traim they pu along the street from the railroad the jail, and a strong rept placed around the J placing thi + Before Beaten unicast daira }, OF y employed to keep ‘aaick ae Sa yara’ the im hand and foot and ¢arried him into the Bherif’s office and pisces him in a chatr. The commit. tee then secured the other persons [a Shane's office and immediately went to the room ia c Sheri Fullerlove and his wife were sleeping. Sherif Fulleriove had been awakened the nowe and stepped to the door jnst as the committee were Bani te) ter he ‘The committee demanded of the Sheritt the ja and told if he made any noise wouldshoot him, at the same fime potating thelr revolvers at him, The Sherid told “pon and gev' th, elbow, Be bi erat, Gon the forehead with the butt of @ pistol, rg Ky Chimdewn. ome one of the mob then Hock. “yon mot to hurt ihe Shoriff, but to carry fold thew “"ghe house, which was done. Om th him into | Ne house Mrs. Fullerlove, aceing bi reaching 4, \sband’s clothing, commenced erying, eee tee ai. Wd by the mob to stop and keep Bet foot <n 3 “ge would be killed. The Suertit had No clothing ones SOPs Ms drawers and shirts. The ne a ig on Me y4he house unul they found the mob thon searches «| ‘ut up the Sherif and guards ok ‘he doors of the jail. When raed. dow, °F the coli of the room they encountered Mr. Matin. *¥®, ‘he patrol in the ceil room. He drow his vevoiv. shoot any maa that would atte. door, ‘fhe mob showed him a rope he tired even one shot they would . sted down god hang him, He then surrena. ** under a promise from them that his life HE spared, ‘The mob, however, were wm. ue unlock the door, and they compellea ‘ged. Matthews to unlock it for them, They then s¢. and tied him, and piaced him in the room with dh captured guards. 1 had the keys of the celk’s and before removing Matthews frou the cellgrooth’ they had forced him to show them the cella in which Frank Keno, Charles Anderson, Simeon Reno and William Keno .were confined. They now had full een of the jail, and kuew where to find their intended victins, and the work of dcath was com- menced and 8; ily accomplished, leaving a terri- bie aud sickening memento of its completeness in the dangung, Liteless bodies of its victims, The frst man hang was Simeon Keno. The cell house is divided into two tiers, upper and lower, and around the upper tier Of ceils is 4a iron corridor supported by strong tron pillars, From the south- West corner of this corridor Simeon Keno was hung. His ari: id, feet were pintoned, aud he was in his bare feet, “He had received a viow upon the head, and a thin streak of bivod Stained nis face, He had on 0 closing except his shirt and pants, The next vicwm was Charles Anderson. He was hung from the northwest corner of the corridor, and bis Jeavures gave evidence of @ terrible suuggle With hug relentless executioners. On the south ead of the corridor Frank Reno was hang. Upon his head, just above the right car, Wasa deep wound, apparently made witi a siungshot, and the right side of hw face was Lesmeared with blood. ‘he face and neck were remarkably white, Jinmediately in front of Frank, aud vouctuag hin. William Reno was hung. His face was much dis: torted and the flesh was greatly swollen, burying tue rope from sight. The sight was one we pray God We way never aga.n be calied upon to witness, The mob having completed ita work lefi the Jail, locking the door leading invo the cellroom aud care Fying otf the mite in the best order the Vigilance Committee left the premises for the raitroad, Where ‘cain Wop in waiting for them, aud left the city, tho work for which they came being accomplisied. When Sheruf Vulleriove was shot Mr. Perroty bogged the rivilege of going for @ physician tor him, vut the igiance Committee would ‘nov permit, te to wait @ slort time. When they left tuey took Mr. Werruit with them to the train to prevent nis giving the alarm, teiling him to hasten for a surgeon jor the’ Sherif the moment the train started, ‘The mob brougut with them ropes with which to do their Work, ‘iney were of manilia rope, dve-ei of au ineh-in size and about ten fect 2 ae Kach rope had @ regular hangman's knot upon it, Lhe mob brougat five ropes in all, one of which they sud they brought with which to hang the guard if he resisved, it i believed, however, inat it was the imtention of the mob to hang Clark, who is tn our jail, ona cuange of venue from Waahiagton county, as his fame was Mentioned severa) tines by the mob, Fear Of an diarm, doubtiess, saved Clark's Lite. The ined Were in the jati, Sheri F. states, not to oxceed five minutes. He tuinks not over (ures min- utes Were occupied in the terrible work of sending tue four ue of thelt fury into eternity, ‘the par tes Were sua tu the Floyd county jail io® sateiy. MEXICO. Rejoicings Over the Settlement of the Rail- way Troublo—Steam Navigation of the Rio Mescala—Payment of the Troops—Pardon of Bandits Demanded in Congress—Scene in the HouseAbout the Earthquakes—News from the States, Mexico, Nov. 16, 1868, Perhaps the most important event which has transpired since my last letter is the absolute and apparently final settlement of the quesijon of the Mexico and Vera Cruz Railroad concession. On the evening of my writing the report of the concession, as acted upon by the Congress, was returned to that body without any amendments for their final action, and on the same day the bill was finally passed and has become a law. There are two paragraphs there- ia which can hardly please the company; but it is presumed that the President and Cabinet desired not to raise any new questions with a fauit-finding Con- gress, and concluded to so far endorse their conduct as to make noexceptions to their present action, but, rather, trust to the good sense of that body tn the future for such amendments as circumstances and the necessities of the company and the welfare of the country may point out. Great rejoicings have occurred along the proposed line of the road upon the renewed prospects of an abundance of work and the circulation of capital. The people of Orizaba and other places sent their congratula- tions to the President ‘by telegraph and made great demonstrations of thankfulness that Mr. Juarez had succeeded in his earnest wish to forward their interest by pressing this railroad business to a suc- cessful end. It is understood that work will begin atonce upon the Puebla branch road, and efforts are also being made fora road from Puebla to Paso del Macho. The main road of the English company, it should be understeod, ts projected to pass from Apizaco directly eastward to Paso del Macho, not passing through Puebla. ‘The public press are mentioning the introduction of a proposition in Congress by H. Figaro) & Co. for permission to build a road from Anton Lizardo to Puerto Angel. No action has been taken as yet upon such petition, The Guaymas and Tehuantepec Rail- road matters will probably come up forfinal discus- sion this week. Mr. Manuel Cortino Barrto, a mer- chant of Ignala, has directed a petition to Congress soliciting authority for establishing a line of steam- boats to run on the river Mescala, between Mescala and the port of Tetatalco, on the Pacific. This isan enterprise to which, during the past tenor fifteen years, representatives of many nations have more or less given their attention, as, if practicable, an out- let would thereby be given to many of the products of the country. The question of its practicability arises from the fact that there are several rapids in the course of the stream, necessitating very consid- erable subaqueous blasting or the construction of canals and‘locks. When those portions of Guerrero and Michoacan through which this river flows be- come more inhabited and wholly secure there will be more reason and profit in the investment cf capi. tal mm the enterprise mentioned. The official paper of last evening has the follow- ing:—“‘We have the satisfaction of announcing to our réaders that yesterday there was pald by the general ‘Treasury of the nation the fifteen days paynient due the First and Second divisions and other forces which guard the capital. This payment of $140,000 made on the 14th, one day before it was actually due, shows that there is no foundation for the rumors in circutation of bad foith and that the government was bankrupt. ‘The rumors refert to have ‘been quite current and lany gave credence to them, not only from the in- ability of many claimants to collect thetr certificates of indebtedness, but from the fact commonly re- ported that the previous fifteen day payment was mmet by ing erers the export duties on the silver to be taken to Vera Cruz and oat of the country on the 25th of this month. By the way, it may be mentioned that the Congress- men who succeeded in getting through the bill alow- tug the exportation of ores free of duty, having be- come elated by their success, introduced a measure permitting the free exportation of coin. ‘They eee manatee leas successful, and tte bill has been foal On the 13th of November tlere was an exciting scene in Congress. The Governor of Jalisco and several ladies of Guadalajara had asked pardon for the robber Belgrado and his accom- lices, who had been captured and sentenced to leath. Messrs. Prieto and Frias y Soto insisted upon their pardon, and demanded that Congress should require of the Secretary of War all of the particulars of the case, evidence, &c, Ministers Mejia and Iglesias, of the Departments of War and Interior government, explained, stating that their guilt was well proves and their reputation as robbers of long standing. The galleries were vociferous for the par- don of the rot U she of the law pon Deing calied for, which requires silence on the part of the galleries, Mr, Frias y Soto declared it ought not to be read, aa the expression of the gall was natural, ii aon, Dan ye fe of a homaen being was ler’ be RS ally closed by a large number of the m¢ their ‘hats aud eerer athe on at residen’s rooms to their pardon. It would appear from the statement of the Secretary ef War that their sentence was just and that the action of the Congressmen in seeking the pardon of the guilty is an evidence of the exist- ence scams sentimentality and an insane idea or ignoranee of what constitutes liberty or the righis of mau. The President, in reply, spoke of the neces- sity of protecting society from robbers and other evil doers, and was relieved from (aking any resolu- tion im tae case by a telegraphic despatch announc- ing that Belgrado and his three comradea had been shot. it Ils rather agreeable to be able to write that Domingo Benitez, who Killed two or three men in his attempts to reo a jewelry store and cocape, has been fuaily sentenced to the death penalty. He had been previously so se! ut had been granted a new trial, and she lovers of good order very much feured he would escape punisiment. ‘There are not @ tow who still believe he willnot beshot. Hanging 19 not the method here by the public authorities, al- though Judge Lynch practices it, Witu reference to earthquakes, the demonstrations of the evening of the 6th have not as yet been re- peated, altiough nearly, if not all of the republic, ‘are still alarmed, looking for some terrible and fatal catastrophe at euy moment. The sleeping volcanoes in this vicinity do not threaten. Popocatapetl and others have been smoking, more or legs, for years, but uave exhibitéd no special symptom oi new outbreak, ey a famiore woul, that tne small voi- cano héa? ity, kAOWA a3 the Peilon, has given forth ominous threateniugs, but your correspondent Cau assert that the hot springs at its foot nave no increased intensity of beat, and there is n0-reason to believe that this volcano will become eruptive more than Po} tepetl or any other. However, the world need vot be surprised if the troubled molten matter whi bgen oan and stretching the earth’s crust 19M St. Thomas to the SafMwich Islands very soon foun: Yent through some of the volcdulc chimneys of Mexicd, i which bi your correspondent expects to give the MBRALD tue jirst notice. ‘Che following statement or MT. Antoi0 B. Barros, of the Hacenda of Corcobads Under da *¢ G1 October 20, 1s an evidence that subter- 2. %uean Mea “eo is very much disturbed and that the. ren pearance o* Volcanoes ts at band. It will be ob- ger that the da‘¢ Of the occurrence to whieh he refers f@ only two da,~8 @uterior to that of earth. quake a6 San Francisco. Yesterday morning (19th of October), at five minutes after five 9 strong earthquake was feit at the Hacienda, accompa- nied by subterranean detonations “imilar to those produced by abatiery of large calibre dischar,'ed at once. There were two principal shakings, consisting o1 @ tremulous motion, followed immediately by a movement os'eilating from east io west, with a litti inclination to the sou 0 OF south seventy. five’ w eighty degrees east ubterraneous Tumbling was very distinet, becomin gradually ews until peared, It thay bo extimated that this phenomena lasicy ten seconds, Several cavecui observers and othe shia viownity ara certain that they felt two othe warly in the morning, thy first at one aod the other at ta jock, The existeuce of the old craters Known as “Grent and Svaall Joy- wtas,"” which are two leagues distant, nearly fn the direction d to-day by the aubverraneaa detonations, and vite {re- shakiags which every litte while have been repeated neighborhood, with more of less intensity, soe:n to in- dicate toat cho day has about arrived whea these volcanoes, the vest epoch Of whose exisience 1s uakaowa, shall reuew Wueir aciiviny. ‘The earthquake of the 6th was felt from San Luis Povosi to Vera Cruz, being perhaps most + severe aud btureatcning on a line from tue formec piace to this city. ‘vhe press of Vera Crus, Urizava and Puebla spéak of it, wuile near San Lais, io @ neigiborhood known as Pichacos, tt was terrible. The tremblings were re- peated every two minutes very strongly, large rocks roiling dowa from the mountains inv the centre of the village, Houses were abandoned and the people Scattered in all directions. In this latter place it oc. curred on the 4th, and continued till the morning of the 6th, being repeated every ton minutes, and Was again repeated on the 6th. In San Luis Potosi, the old Convent of San Francisco has been placed at tue disposition of those who have been driven by these horrible threatenings from Pichacos, the Vicinity of Peotilles, Cocovada, Pozo, &c., and many hundreds of doliars have been subscribed tor the purchase of food for these unfortunates, A concession has been given for a new telegraph line from Mexico to lampico, lo Messrs, labio, Leautaud & Co, It is proposed to pass through Zempoala, Pacnuca, Mineral del Moute, Omitlan, Huasca, Tulancingo, Ataimilco el Grande and bi Chico, Zacuaitipan, Huejutte and Tantoyuca, Up to the latest dates the electoral vote for Gov- ernor in etecas 18 as foilows:—v1s for Mr. Trinl- dad Garcia de la Cadena, 141 for Jesus Gonzales Orvega, eight for Beverio Cosio, six for Edward P. Pankuurst, five blank, Other revurns yet to be beard from, although the élection of the former ts quite Villalobos certain, La Tarasituda staves that Mr. proposes to call a meeting, in order that tions May be thereby expressed aud dir eral Grant upon his elevation to the Presiaency. It is said # Dill will be soon introduced th Conmress four arriving at Vera Cruz. Committee on Public Credit introduced @ bill 9 oe ae Motus ets nee a presentation of ¢) ct by the law of No- le wy 17, 1867, which passed. petra said a general amunest yw will also shortly be introduced. + ‘The erection of the State of Hidalgo was lost by two votes. Charges are to be preferred the Governor of the State of Mexico by individuals of Toluca, for infraction of the laws. Mr. Davilla and others have presented an initiative to Congress for the extension of its seasion thirty days in order to conclude the business pending, jommunication between Tam} and the capital is lumited if nos entirely cut off, in consequence of tne revolutionists having lon from the centre of the State to Altamira, Our latest news is that 200 1ofantry of the garrison of Tampico had left that place, under the command of Colcnel Theodore Corella, to ursue the revolutionists, who were pillaging near he town of The rebels did not wait for the government troops, but went to Tancasrique. Presas was afterwards occupied by Bujanos, who imposed Itiwsaaia ‘hat 'Broullo, Vargs iad He ‘o t ul ‘argas gone rot, where he had some in the haciendas o! Pretil and Panocha. Mr, Romualdo dela Cuadra, su- rintendent of the rancho of San Vicente, had been \dnapped, his captors pipe mt $250 ransom, General Escobedo arrived at Tampico on the 18th of cerca, and was preparing to march for Victoria the Monitor of yesterday morning says Mr. Sew- ard denies that the annexation of Mexico to the United States ever, at any time, entered into his licy. Pour Cabral has been made Secretary of the Gover- nor of Vera Cruz in place of Colonel G: nD. Mr. Varona, editor of the Corréo, of Vera Cruz, has been sentenced to fifteen days’ imprisonment for the publication of a defamatory article. Onerouws and Discriminating Taxes and Exactions—Petroleum Deposite—The Tamau- lipas Campaign—Horrible Outrages by Braulle Vargas and His Gangs. MEXICO, Nov. 27, 1868, In Colima on October 29 @ decree was published imposing @ monthly tax on importers amounting to from $200 to $250, besides the twenty-five per cent war tax imposed during the intervention campaign. The effect has been to compel the merehants to move to Zapotan el Grande, in Jalisco. A California company is about to work the petro- leum deposits at Puerto Angel, in Oasaca. The oil is said to be of the best quality, and eight of the wells yield from 160 to 300 barrels per day. The Indians of Yucatan are again on the warpath, and the Governor has arrived here to solicit 2,000 men and $800,000 to carry on the campaign against the savages. Much complaint is made in Sotavento on account of discriminating duties imposed at Vera Cruz on hides and timber from Sotavento. The advantage in the case of timber is in favor of foreign importa- tions over the home article. sf A band of twenty-five robbers recently attacked the house of a Sefior Carrillo at Orizaba andin the struggle that ensued killed the porter. The police made no atir to give aid nor to capture the robbers, Com aint has been mace to She Spremnmedt on ‘ac: count of the frequency of such outrages e Vel heart of Orizaba. aff An insurrection has broken out in Chiapas. A scoundrel named Angel Alvino Corzo led the revolt which broke out November 1. He attacked the ha- clenda of Santa Rosa and coi ted all sorts of excesses. Lan to the Tamaulipas rebellion we have the fol- wing:— General Escobedo will not make his headquarters in Matamoros. General Cortina has been made General-in-Chief of the National Guard of the State of Tamaulipas. He has marched from Victoria at the head of 700 men. The can in Tamaulipas is to be made by six columns, commanded by General Cortina, Gen. Martinez, Colonels Montesin: and Cor- 108, Lopez, Co! Tella, The Observador says they are all well known, and have skill, activity and valor. General Escobedo ig at Villagran, A understanding is said to exist between General Cortina and Governor Garza, The early ication of the State is predicted. If Braulio Vargas has any knowledge of military matters, if he has 1,000 men under his command, he might’ Nave. taken Vietorisjand te could, too, nave t have taken e ve crushed Colonel Cabaiias at cen teroandon but he did neither, He seems to be more intent upon robbing and murdering the unoffending citizens than in fight battles. He may bea man of seme acquirements in mili affairs; but, judging from his actio ‘ighwayman and a skulking thief. He yet to do something to show he isa nian and to earn a reputation as a commander. The Cr of the State of Tamaulipas has im- pe one-half cent as an extraordinary tax to used in pact the State. It is levied for only per cent, and this now comes an additional levy w! the industry of by faction, and when the io G le valley have lost their forced loan upon was not true. A party of men under Manuel Cavallero went to his house, tried to force the and failed. The General isin San Nicolas, has his friends around and not in any Colonel Antonio Carvajal control of & party ofmen. Hecharged into San Carlos and ca} Lorengo Lopez and a of his men. He found difficulty se ne men, They were theg by the ment they had received from U of Vargas and wished to avenge it. Colonel Carvajal prevented it and kept good order. Don Zeferino de ia Garza was one of the victims of Vargas. His daughters were made prisoners and outraged. General Carvajal wrote him a letter and protested jt such brutal conduct. Vargas de- clared the unauthorized by him and promised to have the guilty parties punished. Don Pancho de orl ‘was robbed of his clothing before his corpse was cold, Progress of Civilization in the West—The First Steambont on Great Salt Lake— Doscription of the Vessel. Camp DovGias, Utah, Dec, 4, 1868, Yesterday in company with several gentlemen I left the City of Great Salt Lake to visit a steamboat which is in course of construction and intended to ply on the saline waters of Great Salt Lake. Af- ter about two hours’ drive on teams consisting of horses and muley not very speedy we arrived ata point on the Jordan river about ten miles from tne city and about six from the lake. Here we founda very pretty-looking sidewheel steamer in coursé of construction, nearly finished and with every pros- pect of a speedy compiciion. Although the dimen. sions of it are not very large in comparison with those bullt where the facilities are of the very beat, yet it {s no small undertaking here m the midst of the great Rocky Mountain chains, where lumber and material are scarce and many eee are to be overcome. The bull, which is five fect long, ten in breadth and three and o! alf in depth, was built here by Mr. Hayward, a restdent mechanic of the City of Great Salt Lake, and, with its rr (four feet in width) makes & Wo of ef 16 gutegn. feet. It has one flush dec! centre of which a space is left of ten feet by in- tended for the engine and boller to be placed below. Over this space a covering is e about seven feet {y helgut, neatly enclosed on the sides and ends, with ddorg and Windows, which constitutes the en- gine room. ‘The is an ht one, full of sual} flues and similar % fhose used in locomotives, with the furnace in the bottOm of it. The engine is @ horizonial one, P Rr cea eight-horse power, yrhile that of the bolle 18 tyelve. ‘Ihe boller, smoke atvck and other machigery were prought fromt Cail- fornia. The engine was made in Chi and was overfvuled and fitted up in the city note, by Mr. M. J. Silver, » resident mechanié, It is provicted with ne shaft, of Wrought iron, about two and a bxW incl in diameter, running from wheel to wheél, power attached to {tin the centre. The paddie svheels ure to be neatly enclosed, and on the pada, boxes wil be inscribed the name (Kate Connor] of the pioneer steanfboat of Great Salt Lake. It is provided with two water tanks, one placed on each side of the boiler, with @ capacity each of 400 gallons, It has sufficient rake fore and aft, and with & sharp bow and beautifully rounded stern the model i8@ very pretiy one ; will draw wheo light about ten inches, and will carry from fifty to seventy- five tons. It was planned and ¢onstructed under the immediate supervision of its owner, General P. E. Connor, witv is here at the present time superintend- Ing tte Looks ore and who hi large contract with the Central Pacific Railroad Company for furnishing it with ties; aud the steamer is intended, for the pre- sent, to convey them from the south part of the lake, near where timber 1s plenty, to the north side—a dis- tance of about eighty-tive miles, General Connor, it will be remembered, was the District Commander of Utah, who arrived at this point from Caitfornia in the fall of 1s62 with his regiment, ‘Chird California infantry, and the Second California cavalry soon alterwards constructed here winter quarters for his troops, and in the followin, spring laid out, built wisn his troops, and name the presens camp, from where 1 write you. MURDER ON THE Hicu Seas.—In the United States Diserict Court yesterday Join Conroy, the sulior charged with tie murder of Captain Low, ot the ship Polar Star, some months ago, on the high seas, Was put upon trial, [is counsel set up the plea of insanity in bis defence, The case occupied the at- tention of the court the greater part of theday. The seommoony. before thd United states Commissioner showed that without any Known provocation What ever he came up behind Captain Low, while the lat- ter was talking with first oicer Benson, stabbed him fatally in the back and thea ran Out Upon tie bow. sprit of the vessei extending over the sea, and that oificet Benson mate him come back and surrender by drawing @ gun upon him and threatening to shoot him. ‘The case being subimitted about three o'clock, the jury, after bemg out about an hour and a » fefurned with a verdict of gutity, but with a Tecommendauon to the merey of the court.—iVer0 Oricans Kepubican. DEO. I to reduce the Custom House duties on | GON, JOHN WILLIS MENARD, COLORED. The First Colored Congressman—What Ho Leeks Like and How He Lives—His Treat. ment by the Republicans in Congress—Hie Indignation with the Carpet-Baggers from Louisiana—Two Newspaper Reporters His Only Friends at the Capital. WASHINGTON, Dec, 14, 1868, Anxious to agcertain the views heki by the first colored Congressman from the South your corre- spondent started out to-day on a voyage of discovery in quest of Mr. John Willis Menard, the colored Representative from Louisiana. No notice of his re- sidence having been recorded in the papers and none of the local barbers having any knowledge of his whereabouts, it became somewhat difficult to fipd out where this most illustrious darky was abiding. Through the friendly aid of an itinerant vender of oysters we were ultimately successful in our explorations, and under the roof of a venerable shanty fast settling down in the adjacent mud we found the object of our search rising from the dis- cussion of a dish of savory pork. The height of the apartment appeared a little over six feet, with a trifing amount of antique furniture ana two rude lithographs of Ben Butler and Ben Wade. . Me nard seems to be about thirty years of age, with « soft, saddle colored face, Ethiopian lips and nose, the latter resembling an apothecary’s pestle fattened at the heavy end, good natured in his general expres- sion, and rather prepossessing than otherwise. It might be a subject of surprise that one upon whom so distinguished an honor had been conferred found no more respectable abode than a tumble down rookery occupied by a@ superannuated and impécunious barber, but it seemed to be held in excellent estimation by this new candidate to the na- tional councils, He was satisfied, however, that its capacity would be too confined to accommodate the number of his friends who would be sure to cail upon him when Congress decided to take Lim within its fold. There are many wealthy darkies in Wash- ington whose houses, one walgbs suppose, Would be thrown open to a man who won a higher favor than any of his race on tne Continent; but it ap- no disposition of this Kind has been showa— not even @ serenade, with bones, jo aud vocal accompaniments, has been got up; aud if the colored Congressman has reason to complain of the shabby manner in which he has been treated by the white republicans, what must be the state of hits feel- ings in refiecting on the studied indiiference shown him by the people of his own color? Mr. Menard was dressed in a suit of cheap tweed, ‘a Jim Crow hat and slippers. He looked capable of executing a plantation dance to perfection, from the loose and jaunty cut of his ure, In conversation he has a little of the negro style of pronunciation, but not enough to be comical. EPORTER—Well, Mr. Menard, do you expect to be admitted soon? ‘Mr. MpNakD—Yea, I hope to take my seat before the recess. With his answer he threw a good deal of dignity into his face, and imitated the manner of Charles Sumner when he leans back in his seat after speech in the Senate. Mr. MeNaRp—I am waiting for my certificate from Governor Warmoth, and when that arrives I o down to the Committee on Elections, cali for Mr. awes, say to Mr. Dawes, ‘Here is my certificate in the name of the people and of the State of Louisiana, duly honoring me as their accredited Representative in the Congress of the United States; please admit me to my seat.” Then Mr. Dawes will make answer whether in the legisigtive wisdom of his committee and by reason of their combined ex- amination I am entitled or not. They may say not; but I deny that their conclusion in this respect ie based upon the facts duly recorded and ceritited by the history of the case and of the constitution. 1 have been elected to fill the place of a democratic member named Mann, who died wile his seat was being contested by Jones A a eee rey and node cision was arrived at, y decide now that Mann was duly eiected J step in as his legitimate though humble successor, and if not, then vice versa, REPORTER—How did the republicans on the floor of the House receive you the day you your 8) pearance? “ ENARD—Well, nothing extra. I had to find my way in, and when insidé [found nobody inclined to come near me, I felt bad at this. I didn’t want to sit there and be stared at like a curious kind of an animal, aud if nobody cared to talk to me I wasn’t 2 going to foree my Soro | on them, 1 walked im on that floor feel t 1 nad a right todo so, and @ good deal better right than these carpet-baggers, Nows! and Sypner, Fron Louisiana, elected by Colored Votes places of better men. REPORTER—Did these men see you on the floor? MENARD—Yes, they saw me, but that was ull, They never once came to ask me how | wasor in- juce me to some of the prominent members. 1 felt hig § grostly, incensed and indignant at this, be- cause ow these carpet- go well, and J know how ready they were to shake hands with me and poorer colored men when they were down in Louisiana looking for office, eee ae, among the members showed you 1e83 kine *ienanp—None of them, to speak of. The only kindness I bap green was from two menauepet re pokiers; but If suppose they hada meaning ior it. ne of them belonged to an illustrated paper and ‘wanted to make a sketch of: me; the other wanted te get ashort history of my life; und between tuem I ‘was an object of affectionate attention. They were the only persons I met that brought me round and introduced me to members of Congress. REPORTSR—How did the members receive you? ° MENaRD—Well, I could easily see that they didn’t carper-baguers from Louisiana edged away the moment they saw me in their neigh- hood. Altogether 1 felt disappointed and ua- comfortable, and resolved never to go in upon that floor again until I went to take possession of my seat. ‘ REPORTBR—Did yon see General Butler? i MBNARD—No; there was nobody to introduce me in an offictal capacity; the reporters would have made me known to every one, but I didn’t like to tress) too much on their gon nature. HEPORTER—Want pe acter of the delay in guess Warmioth don’t want to see me admitted, and he hopes by keeping it back that the committee will reject me, He is at the head of the most corrupt ring in the country, composed two- thirds of insincere and unprincipled carpet-baggers. ReporTek—You don’t appear to like the carpe era? 2 eNARD—Indeed, I entertain no great amount < love for them, and the colored Lee of the Soutl a losing confidence and reg: for them very REPORTER—Could the colored people get along qj pe if could now. They are ableto take care of ves and dispense With the carpet- baggera. sage oe hess roel do you think of General Grant's 0. MenaRD—I haven't much confidence in General Grant. The colored people would sooner have scen Chief Justice Chase, Mr. Wade or General Hutler eee ~ othe rtgrmeivtond ne ye mocrac) nowinated him they might = had bind hea ita Re the South, —_ BPORTER—HOW Wi e social right ti Je itself at the South ? ghar: ENARD—Ag It is, the colored people down there enjoy far more social privileges than they do ai the North, Inever hardly noviced in New Orieans any of that préjudice against us that you see up here, If the bull of civil rignts had been passed in Lousiana I don’t belleve the colored {piks would have a bit to avail themselves of any of ita sions. As it is, the red rovle have ail the righis and privileges that be inc! to though, of course, I should like to see them protected by law. I want to see all public conveyances thrown open to people regardless of race, color or previous condition; and this is bound to come when the parties at the South are more broken up than at present. Here we bade 4 good afternoon to the dusky legia- lator from Louisiana, who bowed ua oat with all the grace of a French dancing master. THE DISASTER ON THE OHIO. The Lost on the United States aud Amorica. The following 18 a list of the lost on the Unired States by the late disaster on tho Ohio, whose bodies ad not beea recovered December 1: scseph Green, Tidioute, Pa.; Martin McDermott, Cinciu,catl; Jonh P. Mossett, Clermont county, Ohio; Eliza Hows® Birmingham, Pa.; Alenzo House, Bir- mingham, +2: Mrs. M. C. Hays, Nashviile; Mra. Bealer, unknown, Wnt, Barker, clog dancer; Steele Bright, Madison,’ Int; “ouls H. Vane jadison, Ind.; Wm. Tague, Colaizbu.s> Qhio; Mrs. B. A. Jon’ Waynesville, Ohio; iva Jones, Waynesy! Ono; son of Captain Pear ville; Lewis R. Johnson, Loulsyii'¢, Mr. Speigel- berg’ Louisville; Wm. Garvin, Loulsyélie; Rey, F. 5. Rising, New York city; Rev. R. J. Parvitl, Phitadel- phia; James Fennell, barkeeper; Georgd Liuichiae, Concord, N. H.; Mrs. George Mutehins, Concord, §," H.; either Miss Fabnestock or Mrs. Commodore Thomson; Samuel Smita, Louisville; three of the evlored crew. LOST ON THE AMERICA AND NOT YET RECOVERED. B. F. Morris, Hartford, Conn.: Condy Raguet, Tex: Mary Li. Raguet, Texas; Mr. and Mra, Craw- ford, of Dayton, This makes a total of eighty-five known to have been lost on the two steamers, provided none of the twelve bodies remaining unidentified are those of some Whose names appear in the list, Taking ino coasideration the unknown persons who must nave perished, the deaths by the disaster canaot fail far stort of 100, VOTE oF GkonGiA.—The electors that convened at Atlanta on Wednesday cast the nine votes of Goorgia for Horatio Seymour for President and Wraucis P, Biair foc Vice President, Colonel A+ M. Wallace, of Atanta, Was appointed messenger to take tie vole to Wasiington. Froth the ignorance of Bullock this election is clearly tilegat aad the vote of the State will be thrown out, but ia # practical point of view it amounta to nothing, The whole didiculty in tne case arose from the Governor's ignorance of the law Of the United States Congress fixing a day for cast~ ing the electoral yore, la consequence of waich igno- ranee he cailed the electors together under as a of the code of Georgia Which Was adopted during the existence of the Southern confederacy, and lad ex- ve application to elections held under the Coniederave constibulion.—Savannar Republican, Doe, Lb