The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1868, Page 4

“EUROPE. Particulars of the Loss of the Steam- ship Hibernia. The Assembling of the New British Parliament. An English View of President Jobn- son’s Last Message, The steamship Westphalia, Captain Trautmann, of the Hamburg lne, from Hamburg via Havre and Southampton, arrived at this port yesterday after- noon. She brings details of our cable telegrams up to the 11th inst, The editor of the French paper Phare deta Loire ‘Was fined 800 francs December 10 for “internal ma- nauvres.”” It is said that at the sale of the diamonds of the Duchess de Morny a large proportion of the objects sold belonged to the ex-Queen of Spain. The Countess Wulewski receives from the State an extr@rdinary pension of 20,000f, a year. Count Walewski left but a small fortune, Hence the Em- peror’s decisiou. We are to Lave in Paris this Winter some members of the Neapolitan Bourbon royal family, the King of Hanover and other dethroned pninces, German and Italian. With Queens Christina and Isabella, and Don Carlos, @ very respectable legitimist little Court might be got up. The English papers of the 10th announce that the challenge which has been given by Mr. James Ash- bury, the owner of the English yacht Cambria, has been accepted by the owners of the yachts Phantom and Dauntiess, The obsequies of M. Berryer on the 7th at Anger- ville, drew together a much more considerable crowd than had been expected; in fact, the means of ‘transport were hardiy adequate to the requirement, and upwards of 2,500 persons leit Paris alone by the Lyons Raliway. The subscription to the Roumanian Railway loan ‘Was opened on the 10th and the whole amount re- quired is already subscribed. It is expected that the subscriptions will considerably exceed the sum to be allotted, The Portuguese government, according to accounts from Lisbon, is actually engaged in recruiting the corps of volunteers destined to repair the check sul- fered by the troops at Mozambique as well as to re- inforce the garrisons of Timor and Merco, An internationa: exhibition is to be held in Tarin at the opening of the tunnel through the Alps. The Italian goverament has expressed itself favoraple to the project, and has undertaken to introduce a bill into the Chamber granting a subvention of 3,000,000f, towards the expenses, The tunnel through Mont Cenis will, it is expected, be opened in the early part of 1870, The Cologne Gazette states that by avice of the Western Powers and Austria the Danish Cabinet will abstain from making further proposals until Prassia shall have replied to the despatch of the 9th of March last, which M, de Quaade has been charged to nand to Count Bismarck, in order to place him under the necessity of pronouncing on the oppor- tuneness of setiling the question relative to the retrocession, after consulting the populations inter- ested. IRELAND. Further Particulars of the Loss of the Steamer Hibernia—statement of Three Passengers. On TuesJay, the sth inst., the Star of Hope arrived in Leith |.oads, with fiity-one of the passengers and crew of the Hiberaia ou board. The vessel was uh- able to put into Aberdeen owing to stress of weather, and the masters of the steam tugs there refused, it is said, to land tue parsengers unless they received handsome remuneration. On reaching Leith the eet number of the passengers proceeded to bdiaburg and Glasgow. ‘Tuirteen of the crew were sent to Glasgow at the expense of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ society, The following statement regarding the loss of the Hibernia has been maue by tiiree of the ngers— Mr. Josiaa Cocks, Mrs. Melvin and Miss Kogerson:— We commenced our voyage from New York on doard the Hibernia on tue 14th of November, and, though the weather at lirst was somewhat rough, ‘we nai a pleasaut voyage unt the gale arose on Monday, the 2d, which resulted in the acct- dent to the mactinery on the morning of Tuesday, the 24th, At about two o’clock on tae morning of that day we were awakened by aloud noise like the crash of machinery, aud on going to the cabin we learned that tie noise had been caused by the screw ‘knocking azainst the ‘rn of the vessel. The cap- tain met us and assured us there Was no danger and that all would be put right, and, resting coatidence dn the captaiu, we Went to bed again and hoped that 4m the morning We suould find all right. But next morning tie captain was not at breakfast, and his ‘absence cause@ us to begin to think there was some- ‘hing wiong. Shortly afterwards he came and toid 4us to take care of ourselves and to get ready to go Into the lifebouts, as it was quite possible we shouid juire to leave the ship. tween eight and nine o'clock the buats were got ready and water and pro- visions were put on board of them. The captain, however, kept cucerful and said he had still hopes that they might manage to save tie ship. Meantime tue crew worked the puinps, and at the same time i on board kept ready to leave th should they ordered to do sv. All the while a was blow- ing, but as the afernoon advanced it increased in fury, and it was evident tiat the danger to the ship was becoming greaver. At absut four o'clock on Wednesday morning it was determined that the boats sh uid be iauncned, beg owing to the high sea Which Was ruuning at tue time, this work was accomplished Wita some dificulty, as it was feared ‘that ihe boats might be dashed to pieces against the side of the ship. but, fortunately, we got them ail aafeily dowd, with the exception of captain's Doat No. 1, Which Was slightly injured. At twenty Minutes past tive o'clock the captain came to the cabin and told the lanes to come on deck and to go to the front part of tue ship. The water at this time was ankie deep in the saloon, and was rapidly rising. Ail the cabin lady passengers went to the front of the vessel, and tue cabin gentiemen passen- gers touowed. 1 was no hurrying or crashing; all weut orderly avd quietly, By the assistance ot the captvin aud t.e officers, one by gne went over the sides of Le ship util No, 1 lileboat was filed, and ail the caun iady passengers went off in that boat. When we suoved ou, the cabin gen- tiemen passengers, in tue same orderly way, filed The seccnd bow, afd successive boats were filled in the sai timanuer, each when ready shoving of to the other boat. One old woman, a pyrex, Sturdily refused to teave the sip, hed HOt to qui: company With her lus- ¢ Was put ou board tue ileboat by force. d loud y whhe boiug jet down tato the M the ast passenger had been got of, Cap ain Munro, with Mr. brown, tue ehiet engineer, Who had remaineu cireetiog the transference of the passengers Lv tie siiail boats, came of in the last Dow. Captain Munro immediately jomed No. 1 boat and took clarge oi tue rudder, while Mr. Brown ‘Went to take cuurge oO. No. boat. ‘The ship shortly aferwaris sauk. Alter we started oif in the life oats the bout in charge of the chief mate hoisted a Bail, ald @ rope frow .t Was attached to tue capiain'’s Doat, but the rope soon broke, Some tminutes afver- warus a sudden gust of wind caught the boat which had hoisted the sat, causing it Co Gpset, and allon board of it were jost. None of the other boats could give tae Si ttest assis anc, ali w so heavily Jaden and curried so much Water. e captain, soon after he took charge of the frst boat, wuich Was early fali (wil of water, eAW that it was too Heavily laden, and caled ou the crew of one of the other boats to relieve ulin of some of the passengers or the Dot Would sink, ‘The crew of the other answered the cal of the captain alongside, taxing two of the pas Though thus reileved, the captain sti for the salcty of We pas-engers, on account of tae amount of water Which Was tp the boat, As the Water continued to be bail ul, however, the rud- der began w obey hin, and his hopes of safety re- vived, We sailed about afl day, and during all the Wie scarce y & Word Was spo.¢u, About balf-past seven at uight the quiet was broxea by a great cry of “A sail, @ sail!” and the captain ordered a ligiit to be put up and told ali the passengers to shout for their ‘ives. We ail shouted, and an answer Was im. mediate.y returned frou tue ship, Which torned out to be the Star of Hope, under command of Captain Taivot. All those who Were in Captain Muir's boat were taken on board the Star of Hope and Were treated with every possible kiuduess. We toid ‘him that other boats were lying about, and Captain ‘Talbot said he would look out for them, | He crused About and placed men on the lookout. Between ten and eleven oc.ock we picked up No. 3 boat, but, though the Stas of Hope cruised about all night aud. of tue next day, nothing more was seen of the boats. Daring ail (he w we were on voard Star of Hope we were treated with the utmost Kindness by Captam ‘aibot. He gave up hs own cabin for the accommodation of the Tety passen- ee Sud th his eiforts to maxe those whom he had javed comfortable he was gen rously assisted by tus officers, One of tho Missing Bonts Landed on the vow byasti ava BER ee peer te in dbdsechdad, Pole dowd, eee ROR RO enereg” B64 b4sth aad Of, I803.—TRIPLE SHEE r, attending the foundering of the screw steamer Ifi- bern'a and the subsequent perils and privations of the passengers has be:n intenstfled by the receipt of a M announcing the landing of one of the missimg boats, containing threeof the crew. The telegram, sent frow Londonderry, was as follows:— LONDONDERRY, Dec, 9, 1963, Letter just to hand reports landing on Donegal coast of One boat, containing Davies, second officer, and two others. A number lost through accidents. ‘They lie at Ballyhillin, Malin head, county Donegal, and are unable to leave at present. Mr. Davies, We may here remark, was in charge of No. 3 lifeboat, which contained twenty-eight per- gons, including passengers and crew, ‘This telegram Was supplemented an hour later by a second, intimating that “the names of the three survivors landed from No. 3 lifeboat are William Davies, second officer; Peter Blair, quartermaster, and John Reilly, able seaman, It will be observed that neither of these telegrams states when the boat landed onthe Irish coast, As no direct line of railway, 80 far as we know, exists between Ballyhillin and Londonderry, the letter referred to in the first telegram must hive heen con- veyed feos #0 that the lifeboat probally turnea up on . The receipt of this information is doubtless grati gz, 80 far as it terminates suspense and assures us of the personal safety of three of the crew, but the brief words of the telegram imply a terrivie story of suffering and death. Out of the -eignt persons who entered tl small boat only tl who possessed the strength of nerve and paseicat endurance which befriend the sailor in his lire extremity, have lived through the two long weeks of drit about in the waste of waters. Up tit! last night no further information had been re- ceived in the city with bis te to the condition of the three men thus saved. Ballyhillin—near which we may suppose the boat to have got ashore—is at the extreme north of the Irish coast. Of the five boats which contained the passengers and crew three have now been recovered—namely, the captain’s, the boatswain’s and the secon officer's, leaving the boats in ch of the chief officer and the third officer still missing. In the chief officer’s boat there were thirty-three persons, but it will be remembered that shortly al this craft left the Hibernia she was capsized and on again hting (for she was con- structed on the Iife-boat principal) only some eight or ten persons were seen on . De. tr ved as they probably were by this accident of heir provisions, and perhaps also of any one skilled in the management of boats, it must be confessed that every passing hour lessens our hope of the rescue of this remnant of the first mate’s party. In the third officer's boat there were only twenty-two eryore and 4s she was in first rate sailing con- ition it is to be hoped that she may yet turn up, or that the passengers have been taken on board of some outgoing vessel, and afterwards transferred to one coming home, ‘e may mention that Colin L, Atkins, the third officer, holds a captain's certifi. ate, and is a native of the State of Maine, United States. He is a steady man and a first rate seaman. His wife, we are informed, lives in Glasgow, on the south side of the river. Tu endeavoring to estimate the extent of this sad disaster, so far as this can even approximately be done at present, we note first of all that there were altogether 142 ns on the Hibernia when she left New York. Of these there were saved, in the cap- taln’s and boatswain’s boats, forty-seven; and in No. 8 lifeboat, three; giving a total of fifty persons, and leaving ninety-two still to be accounted for. Of this remaining number, we now know that twenty-five persons, Who were in No. 3 lifeboat, have perished; and if we estimate those who were lost by the cap- sizing of the chief officer’s boat, still missing, at twenty-three or twenty-five, we get a total of torty- eight or fifty persons drowned, which, be! a ducved from ninety-two, leaves forty-four or forty- two still missing. Since writing the above we have received a tele- gram from our correspondent at Londonderry, who Says the lifeboat No. 3 drifted to Fanad Head, Lough Swilly, which is a little to the southwest of Bally- hillin. His telegram ts as follows:—‘Lifeboat No. 3, belonging to the Hibernia, drifted to Fanad Head, Lough Swilly. The boat, which had twenty; eight persons in her, parted with the steamer on the 25th ult., and it has now reached the Don coast with only three survivors—namely, William Davies, second officer; Peter Blair, quartermaster, and John Reilly, A. B. The boat capsized after being some time at sea, and this, with other casualties, reduced the number to the three men named. Mr. Herbert- son, of Messrs. Handyside & Heriderson’s office here, has been despatched to meet them. They are unable to leave at present, but are expected here to-morrow or next day. a gary. ed shave ordered the great- est care to be taken of them aa baa. JENGLAND. The London Times on President Johuson’s Last Message. (From the London Times, Dec. 10.) The abstract of the President's brings us to the end of a great political struggle. This is the last time Mr. Johnson address @ message to Congress. The eas session opened on Monday, and in March next the ident will to make way for a successor who for cige pe = in a tem- perate spirit and perhaps with the reservation of a certain independence, polley of the republicans. ‘These have won the victory and will rule legally and constitutionally where they have for four years past ruled by the vigorous action of Congress. But ,. Jounson will, it seems, meet his political demise without any concession Of.tus owu opinions. He will probably not také a leadi Part in American = after his term of oMice comes to anend. As general rule the ex-Presidents have been strangely pee by thelr countrymen. To have attained the highest post in the republic seeths to exhaust the litical influence of @ man. The message vindicates Mr. Johnson's policy con- cerning reconstruction. The four years he will have spent at the White House have been the most impor- tant in recent American history, with the exception of those of the late war, and we are anxious to see what will be his defence at the close of such a career. How far tne process of reconstruction may be modified in practice de} no doubt, on the personal opinions and the independence of character of General Grant. As far as legislation is concerned the republicans have attained their utmost desires; the South is at their feet, and the legal power exists to reconstruct 1t according to the most extreme the- orles of the ee leaders, The military om- cers, however, have for the most part shown a mod- erate and nap Pg their zeal being far less flery than that of a orators of the North. General Grant is a soldier, and said to be one of the most temperate in his opinions, as tar as can be judged from his cautious action and his sparing 8 The practical application of the the reconstruction acts will, to a great extent, rest ‘with him, and though it is no doubt his duty to exe- cute them honestly and loyally, yet he may do much to reconcile the Southern ple to the Union by the geficral moderation of his conduct and by pre- scribing strictly the limits beyond which the federal m. Our col pond. government will not coerce tl ent in his ietter published yesterday remarks that “theoretical reconstruction will end with the admis- sion of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas; and practi- cal reconstruction will not begin until the new Pre- sident gets into ofice and can put into operation a different and perhaps wiser policy than either of those heretofore urged so vehemently by Congress and President Johnson.” Yet Mr. Jolinson does not shrink, even at this extreme term of his power, from counselling an act of the most decided character, The Message expresses fears of a coming Indian war, but favors redaction in the army by the withdrawal of troops from the South. The repubiicans have always relied on the army for the maintenance of their policy in the South and for the due progress of reconstruc- ton. 40 take the regiments which are keeping order in Louisiana or the Curolimas and send tiem to dght the indians would be, tn the opinion of the Tepublicans, and, indeed, of ali the worid, the aban- donment of all that Congress has been straggling for during the last turee years. Tis paragraph of the Message seews Lo promise anything but @ cessation of the war between the resident and Congress dur- ing the next three months. The Congress is the old Cougress, for the new one does not meet till the 4th of March, ‘Thus, by the singular and, as it seeis to Eogiishmen, the faulty mechanism of American in- stitutions, a superseded President and a superseded Congress will govern and legisiate jor three months, whe their successors louk On powerless to control a singie acon, ‘The v'resident advocates, pot without cause, a re- duction of expendiure, tie early resumption of specie payments and the contraction of the paper cu it is not diticult to divine tnat tinancial qu Zz the most momentous for the United States during the next jew years. The resources of the coun'ry are, indeed, inexhaustible, and there can be bo fear that ad diMeuities will be surmounted in the end, Bat tor a ume there will be a@ certain amount of pressure, for the debt is immense and the financial system is antiquated, clumsy and particularily burdensome to industry. No wonder that the chief of the excoutive has to denounce frauds on the internal revenue, With such splendid temptations to misbehavior, the most honest officiais might be corrupted. ‘The part of the most interesting to Englishmen will, how- tat which deciares that the negotiations y pect to the Alabama are not yet complete, On this subject we have aiready spoken, and the public wil be glad to await further detais, We need only say that our government lias shown every desire to bring these matters to an arrangement, and it is dificult to beileve that either the President's Cabinet or the hostile majority in the Senate will thwart @ settlement which bas been arrived at afver 80 loug aud laborious a negotiation, The Opening of the New British Parliament. {From the London Daily Telegraph, Dec. 11.) Yesterday the Bighth Parliameut of her Majesty Queen Victoria commenced its official career. The occasion, in other lands, would have been deemed worthy of aii the a and display at the disposal of the Siate, Within the walls of St. Stephen's the grandest legisiauive assembly which the world has ever known entered on @ new lease of ex- isience. Even in the most tranquil period, wien one Parliament has succeeded another by the mere lapse tine, a historical interest attaches to tue assembuny of a body wuose Lesoluti are oveyed from the Himalayas to the ‘acifie, from the Arctic to the Antarctic zone—whose deliverat 4 affect, for weal or woe, hundreds of wath’: human beings—whose devisions de- policy of the empire ov which the sun n tue present instance the House of of termine the never seis, Common’, Whose members were (he ceremeniai of the day, hud just been calied into boing aiter an election atvended vy unwonied exelie- sd to witness p erainel . % ment, For the first tin, too, in our annals, Const of Treland=Valy Virco Persons | yo pariainent tins elected had been chosen, Saved. lot by a privileged section, bat by the t Masses {From the Glaszow Herald) Of Wud CO UINUMLY, amd. 09 iT 16 wil hor haters Tee public interest excited Ov ihe circumstances | est io vie event, Uke bluustere \ olvoaed the new assembly had resoyed not to abide the ver- diet of the court to whic] appeal had been made, and had abandoned their ppttlon oa the very eve of a general en ment. t, though the occasion presented all the elemem required to give the scene historic importang the befitting pomp was wholly absent. Wtever of meagre -cere- monial our English cust and fashions might otherwise have permitte) was necessarily dis- carded in consequence of peculiar circumstances under which Parliament ssembled, Since there was not a Queen’s speech p deliver, there could be no question of her jess opening the session in person; while the inevitde absence of the new inisters deprived the fird meeting of the House of not a little outward rr Indeed, the ceremonial, such as it was, bore an resemblance to an off night at the theatre, whejall the stars of the com- pany are absent and the/ places are filled by avy subordinate actors who By have chanced to be within call, Before one o'clock theHouse of Commons was filled with a crowd of leglators—novices, for the moat part, in Parliament, 4d somewhat more talka- tive men who have ten broken to the harness of life within St. Stepheis, To a looker-on, the the single difference in asfet between the oid House and the new seemed to bf that the present Assem- bly isthe more stald andelderly, Probably, how- ever, this appearauce of (mparative sobriety was yesterday mainly owing ¢ the non-arrival of the younger representatives { the landed an‘ aristo- cratic interests, who do #t ordinarily distinguish themselves by y exessive ardor in dis- charging their Parliayntary duties. When the proceedin, of tl day commenced, the Honse cf Lords was well nf deserted, Hai/-a-dozen ladies, seated for the ocgéion in the body of the House, and about a score ¢ Peers made up ‘lie com- py assembied to hear th¢oyal commission recited, Without procession or sigv of any kind the Lord Chancellor elect, accomphied by the Duke of Ar- gyll, Lord de Grey, Lord jimberley and Lord Syd- ney, took their seats uponhe woolsack. Lord Hath- erley, not being yet entitleto assume the vestments ofa r, had nothing buthis judge’s wig and robes to donote his high ran/ and station; the other commissioners wore the faditional cocked hats; fered with the “republic rocedure, The writ wastead; her Majesty’s faith- 1 Commons were reques@i to elect a Speaker; the crowd of members, whdhad collected below the bar, trooped back to the wer House, and then the ceremonial was over. as the show was in the Chamber of the Lot came, if possible, even tamer in the more popularanch of the Legislature, When the Commons revurned to their own chamber, Sir George Grejrose from the ministerial side of the House, and propsed the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison as Speake of the New Parliament. In a few pleasant sentencs, stamped with that pe- cullarly simple grace of ner Which has always rendered the member for Jorpeth popular alike with opponents and colleague Sir George Grey recom- mended the former Sp¢ker as a candidate for the high office which has discharged 90 ably and so long. possible doubt that might have been entetained respecting the unanimous acceptance jof the pro} was removed by Mr. Walle’s rising to second the motion from the opposition benches in tones which the knqvi ge that he was addressing a reformed /Parilament seemed to have rendered even fore lachrymose of old. The posal Yas carried without @ felng ied to tochetr by h) proposer and seconder ing ied to the cl ry Tookhis vest without furthe seremonial, ‘The Lord Advocate of Scotland, who vas the only member of the incoming Ministry thenin the Hol congratu- lated the Speaker on ‘his epction. It was thought that Mr. Disraeli might hav¢ joined in the e: 9810) of og more ‘the Fint Commoner of England, But late Premier, who Yas seated on the first Cis tior bench, with Lord John Manners and Mr. horne Hardy by his sfle, retained the strange look of impassive inditferente 80 familiar to his fea- tures, and made no respong to the murmured call which ran through the bjilding. Then, while the members stood up uncover¢d, the Speaker uttered @ few words of grave and appropriate counsel on his re-election to the Presidency o! Parliament; and the House adjourned. fe FRANCE Transatlantic Cable ited). ‘The first general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held on the 8th inst.,3n London. The sepa was read by the secretary. ¢ chairman, In moving its adeption, congratu- lated the shareholders upon the satsiactory progress which had been le in, the works. Since the re- Apo mor Pry ge A 41 peta ad They ore shares, maki al rea. ‘They had now within two or three of 500miles finished in the sea rth The work and labor ii constructing @ concérh this sort wi something astounding. an evidence of that he ht ment that they bad used 85,000 milés of wire and 170,000 miles of hemp, and that the Great Eastern had been brought from Liver- 1 and fitted neve tanks and every nec for the laying of cable in July next. The visited the works on the previous ¢ay, in Say with the French Ambassador, who had exp! great interest in the work. As to the dividend pros- pecta of the company he thought he need allude to a er erg na of w © elastic - merican ol 4 ip. efron Peis ay ands goon a the free ane r day Feduecion to three pounds they bad atl French Company furthef in- creased their profita, Their maximum tariff would be only two pounds. He thought the companies need feel no jealousy with respect to each other, for there would no doubt be ample trafic for the three cables, In conclusion he drew attention te various miastatée- ments which he said had appeared In the prees, and remarked if the shareholders would place confidence in the directors they would take care that their in- terests should be en Baron Emile d’Erlanger seconded the motion. Mr. Lepape, who attended from France on behalf of the French shareholders, calléd attention to the fact that many persons in Frince had taken up .shares for the purpose of dam dn the com) as much ble. Many of tl shares had not been up, and he hoped the directors would show no leniency to those persons. Baron Emile )’Erlanger said that the matter Would have the consideration of the Board. The motion was unanimously adopted. Several special resolutions were also adopted as additions to the articles of asseciation. AUSTRIA. Adjournment of the Diet=Speech of the King. ‘The Hi Diet was closed on the 10th inst. The speech from the throne enumerates the fortus nate resulta which have attended the labors of the Diet, and which it says are Jue to the sincere union irre between the King and the nation. It adds:— The Diet has put an md to the uncertainty hitherto prevailing. Both halves of the empire are independent of each other as regards th conduct of their own afhirs, and they exerci an equal constitutional irfuence over the affairs which are common to boh. The monarchy has sought and found a rallying point within itself, and now marches onward with renewed strength in a oe which will conduce tothe peace and welfare of ‘he country and to its prewtvation of the position which it 1s called upon to tite up among European nations. The King nourites the conviction that the new constitutional bats, which have already eifected so much good and # greatly atreng.hened the monarchy, will be durstde and beneficial to the Interests of the country, ‘The speech was received with great enthusiasm. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS (TEMS. One of the most proluciw taxes In the city of Berlin is on dogs, amountty ree thalere for every animal. The number has igcreased about 7,000 in four years, and tg at prestn 20,950, of which 2,600 are useful (generally emypioved in drawing truck), ‘This duty produces every yéar for the municipality about 60,000 thalers. Letters from Gibraltar, dived the 224 November, bring the information tha the Austrian feet, de- patched from Trieste 01 a scientific mission to China and Japan, has cat anchor before Tangier, with the object of supportag by its presence the de: mands of satisfaction nab on the Emperor of Mo- rocco for the continaons V’xations to which Austrian subjects ia his territory héve Leon subjected. THE PASSPAT SYSTEM, Letter from the Assistint Secretary of State on the Passjort Question. In answer to a letter miking inquiries on the sub- ject of our citizens obtatting passports when travel- ling abroad, PF. W. Sewitd, Assistant Secretary ot State, writes as follows to a gentieman of this clty:— DrrantMent oF STATE, } WASHINGTON, Dec, 22, 1868, Srn—Your letior of the jth inst., requesting to be Informed if any reliancestn be placed upon recent articles in the New York gepers advising all Ameri- can citizens who desire UW reside for any th of time in any of the ¢ cities to provide them- selves with passports, andplso Wig k public useia al that passports are fesirable for ad Austria and indispensabi for Cuba, has been re- ceived, In reply 1 have} inform you that the ar- ticle referred to can be Plied upon, ‘This depart- Ment would advise all citijens visiting foreign coun- tries to provide themseiv@ With passpor as they aie be liable to serionj inconveniences If unpro- vided with authentic ey fof their national char- acter, F. W. SE D, Assistant Seeretary. ) a A “PROGRESS” IN CHCAGO.—The many friends of » Rovert 1. Lincoln vill be sorry to i that he is likely to be the suferer by some udalent transactions in real ef in Chicago, which bave recently come Co light—soge portion of the property 8o allected a peen pirchased by him in good faith, It se Hat the jrauds in question were perpetrated 7 I estate belonging to the city, by some 7 as yo unknown, who put them on the market through tle medium of false tax titles and forged deeds; nnd it is said that the in- vestigations 80 far made Ibad to the belief that fully $4,000,000 have been reatzed by the scoundrels in = Morr ft M this Way. © tealing rea. eiate is A su uewhat Novel phase vf criuiial eaterprise; bus they are equal to aluivst aay nag ab Chicas — We din ylon sare CUBA. PROGRESS OF THE INSURRECTION The Latest Details of the News. The mail steamshtp Columbia, Captain Van Sice, arrived here yesterday from Havana with dates to the 19th inst, By this arrival we have received our correspondence and full files of our exchanges. The moat interesting items of the news will be found in the letters given below from our special corres- pondent, Rumors of Westward Progress of the Insur- gents—Probable Policy of General Lersundi=— Agitation in Havana—List of Prisoners. Havana, Dec: 19, 1868, General Valmaseda returned to Nuevitas on the 14th, at half-past eight P. M., on the steamer Mocte- zuma, with further reinforcements, munitions and incendiary materials, We have nothing from the north side since his departure. Dates from Santiago de Cuba are to the 11th, but there is nothing to record of the movements of the insurgents. Reinforcements of troops were anxiously looked for. A letter received here yesterday from Remedios states the important fact that in Lomas Azules, be- tween Villa Clara ana Remedios, there were 6,000 in- surgents, and another strong guerilla force between Villa Clara and Santi Espiritu, It 1s now generally understood that it 1s Valma- seda’s purpose to concentrate all his available forces and march on the insurgents’ stronghold at Bayamo, There are those, however, who insist that, under in- structions from Lersundi, he will maintain the de- fensive and await the arrival of Dulce, And this is decidedly the more probable. The country between ‘Nuevitas and Bayamo is overrun by a very large force of the insurgents, and the roads are in a very bad condition; so he can reach the latter point, if at all, only at a great loss and sacrifice, Nor is it by any means certain that he would be able to take the place on his arrival ,as it is well fortified anda the most efficient of the insurgent force will be there to meet him. Meanwhile his Excellency is anxiously awaiting his successor, being destrous of hurrying away to Spain and, as say the Cubans, placing himself at the head of the royalist party and in the interest of Isabella Il. or some member of her family, and this before matters become so fixed in Spain as to render his influence powerless. 3 ‘We have vague statements in regard to an encoun- ter at Holguin, between the tro which had marched tnland from Gibara and the insurgents. Of course, as the papers, the latter were routed. More probably it was a repetition of Valmaseda’s march from Puerto Principe, as the from the is hig! favorable to the style of Wi by the rebels on that occasion, being very hilly and rocky. Puerto Principe remains uncommunicated, and nothing is known of the condition of aftairs there. OMcial reports , and no donbt correctly, that com ene Thera ity prevails in all the ports on the south side. The steamer Pelayo left here yesterday for Nue- vitas, Santiago and other points, carrying 700 of the cry many, of which tly arrived from the ninsu * The steamer Rapido recently left Batahano with 437 troops, doubtless to reinforce the garrison at Santiago. No other movement of troops pz ce the departure of Valm: attalion of volunteers have without pay. Lerzundi replied Ce a riate tering, stating that at present he does ib uire their services outside of Havana. Revolutionary documents continue to be cir- culated in this city, notwithstanding the vigilance retells ae ang we energy. tt oS a8 deno of revolu- tionists and the fact 8 Of Weal sociated with them, as si jocuments can only be printed and ulated ‘here h a large out ¥ money. I have Lin oe ga yor shown one ad- ressed to the inhabitants of the come? and signed “The Western ent.” It upon them to disbelieve the reports of victories published by order of the authorities, and also the various calumnies en ate as the leader of the revolution, punishes all injury to persons and proj perty, robbery, violation and incendiarism with death.’ It con: tinues:—“Do the Cubans not know that the MOK Uoered ‘of ono. exem| vy Lersundi to those of you'who aid the sofanracar mastueh disapproved ‘in Spain? But suppose it were aj Proved, can there be 9 ter oppression than offer this farce to 8 men of brothers and assassins of your liberties? Let us all be soldiers when the patria ig in danger. We will ourselves designate those who deserve pub- lic confidence by their virtue, intelli atriotism. It is thus that free people conduct emselves, and thus they become great. Do you hesitate in affording your ald? Do you prefer base- ess and misery now to 4 brillant future? To arms, valiant dwellers of our fields! Let us fly to the oo bat gt the axe of evolution and fell tae tree of y. ubtiess very good advice, though the valiant dwellers of Havana do not seem oe direction to ahy extent at pre- sent It 18 reported, and on authority, that Cés- disgusted at the supineness of the bans in the Western Department, and he has stated that if ens epg take place soon, he will move west, wit! the slaves, fear of losing which oe 3 hoo action here- tolore by the people in that section. Spaniards say he has threatened to publish a list of those impll- cated In the rebellion and residing in Havana; bat this is bean ome | denied wae Ce pnt Between the 1sthand 1 about thirty Cubans, ly cOntected, have been here 6 like common criminals, most of them | handct on suspicion of betng favorable to the insurrection. Their names are as follows:—Jose Saiadrigas, pro- prietor and justice of the peace; Dr. N. Portela, phy- sician; Miguel Liamis, proprietor; Dr. N. en, roprietor; Don Andres under curate; the three brothers Casanova, sous of the well known Don Inocencio Casanova, and citizens of the United States; two brothers Augarica, planters; Ygnacio San Marrant, Nicolas Segundo Garbayo, Jose Kilas Guerra, proctor; Nicolas Oliva, proprietor; Juan roprictor: Tadeo Gayoro, clerk; Don tier, planter; Joaquin Dori ‘Z, PTO rietor; Jose Elias ae ae Salvador az, Paplo Delgado, Estepan igado, Machinist; Don Manuel Esterioz, N. Carrapatio, Manuel Guerra, & preceptor, sixty years of age; Francisco T. Gon- zalez, planter; Joaquim Piana, physician, and Don Antonio Fernandez de Velasco, secretary of the court, Who was arrested while engaged in his official duties, These parties are from Corral-falso, Car- denas, Bemba and Villa Clara, ‘Three English subjects, miners in Cobre, are said to have been murdered by the Spanish troops re- ws though in no way implicated in the rebvei- lion. : ‘The American Consul General here has published a circular peeps D all American citizens in the island to appear at his office at the Consulate nearest their residences and record their names, profession and residence. Consuls at other points in isvand will take notice of this matter. Among other changes anticipated here at an carly day is the imposition of a large in gary on sugar and other commodities, in order to raise the fifty or sixty millions which government will require in 869. ‘The course of El Pais, the only liberal newspaper at present published here, is watched with much in- terest and amusement, Its leading articles have to undergo @ most rigid consogship, and it is often hard pushed to fli the column. It recently inserted rtions of the catechism for children, which was oes | passed by the censor, who doubtiess considered it an original article, It is probable that the Gettysburg will remain here and afford such assistance as may be required in raising the Cuba cabie. Yesterday died her Excellency Senora Dofia Maria de Jesus Herrera y Herrera, Countess of Cafongo, aged seventy-two years. She was a lady of ‘exalted virtues and great charity, Her funeral was ccle- brated this morning, and there was tu attendance @ large part of the Cuban aristocracy in liavana, ‘ne statement of tue tragic suicide of Dr. Figuer- ero, as contained in the Diario de ia Marina, turus out to be a canard, as that gentieman is still alive and actively with the insurgents, 1 learn from & reitable source that after the authori- ties had exchanged salutes with the Untied States steamer Penobsvot, oy her arrival at Santiago de Cuba, the insurgent® from the distant heights saluted the latter with twenty-one guna. ‘There are rumors of insurrectionary movements !n the western part of the island and 400 troops have been sent to Colom to meet any emergency which may arise. Of the 1,006 men which the mail steamer Espana shipped from Spain 241 were landed at Porto Kico, ‘The Uadiz mail steamer Santander arrived on the 16th, She started with 1,009 men, 268 of whom wore aay Porto Rico and the galance, 742, brought re. ‘The United States steamer Gettysbarg, with Gen- eral Smith, Presideut of the International Ocean ‘Telegraph Company, arrived yesterday. ‘The vessel Which is to attempt the raising of the second cable is momentarily expected irom Key West. Conference of General Valmaseda with the Captain General—The Defensive Policy Advpted=Movements of Troops. HAVANA, Dee, 19, 1868, Yesterday the steamer Pelayo, of the Antities line, arrived here from Nueviias, having on board General Valuiaseda, Sevunco Cxbo and coamander of tie troops now operating against te jusurgents b | east. { course, & Uhousanl rumors wero starved at once; but all that can be positively ascertained is that he has found it necessary after his march from Puerto Principe to San Miguel to come here and con- sult with the Captain General. His coming has caused a feeling of great dissatisfaction among the Spaniards and all fayorable to the government cause, a3 it is considere, a sign of weakness, Natu- rally the Cubans are| correspondingly delighted. It was his intention to return on the same steamer, either last night or this morning; but later in the day arrived the Cadiz mail steamer, bringing one thousand troops, andjup to this hour he still re- mains, The troops wiich have arrived are of the flower of the Spanis) army, a .portion of those through whom was accomplished the tate successful revolution in Spain. They will undoubtedly accom- pany Valmaseda immefiately to the front. I learn that the policy determined upon by the Captain General and is second is a defensive one, and that the seaports and other prominent places occupied by the government will be fortifled and de- velopments awaited. Our accounts from the east show that nothing was done by Valmaseda after his arrival in San Miguel. A passenger who came by the Pelayo states that the fight just previous to the occupancy of San Miguel ‘was a very desperate one; that 1s commenced at sun- rise and ended afier sunset, and that a cannonading with ten pleces was kept up without intermission. When the troops entered the town was found near!; deserted and was immediately sacked by them. It is calculated that what, with killed and wounded, Ahe troops lost 250 men, The insurgents claim to have lost but one killed and five wounded, and one missing, having been captured by the Spaniards. The steamer Moctezuma, now here and ready to sail, will take two battalions of troops to Nuevitas. a A-considerable Seanae has taken place in the tele- graph corps recently, it having been ascertained that number of its members have been acting in the in- terest of the insurrection. ‘Two of those who accom- anied Vall ja from Puerto Principe were shot yy his order, and others, at various places along the line, have been discovered and arrested. A gentleman recently arrived from Colon, a juris- diction not far from Havana, states that insurrec- tionary demonstrations have been made at Calmito, and sunilar intelligence was momentarily expected a aacessneed Guanajay and San Antonio de log Fourteen whites, one mulatto and one black, all handcuffed, have just been marched through the streets by the police. A portion are from Matanzas and others from Cardenas. According to the additional estimates for the present month the war item alone amounts to 524. General Lersundi received on the 9th inst. an offi- clal bd from Mr. Garcia Nufloz, Governor of San- tuago de Cuba, in which he says that he was without any provisions, ammunition and water; that 6,000 men (insurgents) surrounded the city, and that nothing could come into the clty—not even an egg. ‘The insurgents had destroyed the bridge of the Cobre Banos, so that nothing could come that way The Captain General recently sent for the well known citizens Don Juan Poey and D. José R. Betancourt, with a view of sending them to thé Eastern department to hold an interview with Cespedes and Aguilera; but those gentlemen (Poey and Betancourt) answered that they dia not know what propositions they could make to the insurgents likely to be accepted by them, inasmuch as they had refused the thrice-offered pardon tendered by Valma- seda. It is stated that General Lersundi’s view was to send them without specific instructions for the interview, but even then they felt no assurance of success in their mission. News from the Seat of War—Tactics of the Insurgente—Policy of Both Parties with the Slavee—No Trade This Year. Nueviras, Dec. 11, 1863, Since my last, written on the 3d, the troops have remained quietiy at San Miguel, recuperating after the worry and annoyanco of thelr three days’ march from Puerto Principe. I have made great effort to ascertain the losses on both sides, but it is almost impossible, for neither party will tell the truth, From various conversations had with officers and soldiers, I place the loss of the troops at up- wards of 160 killed and wounded. The Spaniards confess to seventeen killed and forty wounded in the encounter on the 28th on the railroad; while the Cubans say they buried forty of the troops, and that there were over fifty woundet!. From what I hear on all aides I infer that the loss of the insurgents was small, and this is probable from the character of the fighting, as they were generally concealed. Persons who have passed through the lines of the rebels say that in the fight of the 28th they had but sixty men engaged and lost but one killed and four wounded. On the afternoon of the 3d the gunboat Venidito brought from Baga, Valmaseda and his staff and about forty wounded, of whom five have since died. Laaq them all and observed that the great majority were struck above the waist. Valmaseda and officers, who have remained here since their arrival, with the exception of two days, in which they took & trip to Givara and returned, look very dejected and careworn. Their future movements cannot be sur- mised, but it ts certain they can do nothing without reinforcements. Ina short conversation with an officer, who was ou the march from Puerto Principe, he informed me that on the Ist inst., from ten A. M. until dark, the attack continued from every side; every fence, cornfield and bush, for over twelve conceated @ foe. At the sugar estate of Santa Isabel, which was destroyed, no nce was made, The destruction was in ice with instruc- tiona from headquarters. This, and other acts of vandalism on the part of the troops, has changed the character of operations entireiy, and the insur- gents are now burning, or otherwise Seatrasing, the Property of the Spaniards in every direction. On the val of the troops at San M worried, crest- Tallen and filled with hate, one of the corporals was ‘whereupon’ they sacked the town, ‘paring oly. & wi ey sacl e Tow houses belonging tothe Spaniards. Most of tue inhabitants had fled, and the soldiers vented their == the destruction of the houses and furni- At Gi , about twenty-five miles to the west of this p! & smal! force of soldiers and sailors have been joned for some time past. On the 7th they were attacked and two men killed, two wounded. and nine made prisoners; the loss on the insurgeat side was about as great. ‘ Aschooner arrived here on the 7th from Manati after water. In conversation with an oificer I learn that they have had a hard time of it there. It has been necessary to convoy provisions to Las Tunas with 700 men. The swarmed witn guerillas, who kept up @ continual firmg on the troops, who have tn this way suffered severely. Yesterday morning forty negroes belonging to an estate tweive miles irom here presented themselves: to the authorities, stating that their master wanted them to fight against the government and that they had left rather than do 80. No one here acquainted with the owner of the estate believes this; but it wil afford the government an excellent pretext for re- taining the negroes and for destroying the property when opportunity atrords, ‘The negroes on the Santa Isabel estate, belonging to the Castilio family, were taken away. after b-ing informed that the Cudans were fighting to hold then in slavery and the Spaniards to (ree them. ‘Two young mea, named Pavdilia and Barrosa, were recently taken prisoners while enteriag Puerto V'rin- cipe, and on being searched @ or safe conduct, signed by one of the chiefs of the insurgents, was found upon tue person of one of them, permipting them to go to town from their encampment and return. They were tried by court martiat aod shot, They were seventeen aud eighteen years of age respectively and great efforts were made to save them, but im vain. uf course the insurgents will retaliate, and it ts 1m possible (0 calculate to what exteut it may lead. Whatever may be the result of this contest, one thing ta certain—this part of the isiand is doomed io destruction. Bands rove around without let or h.n- drance, destroying the Property of Spaniards aad carrying off the stock. No principles are announced; ‘no rights demanded; no hopes or desires expressed; no seatimeat ia felt on the part of the Ouvans but one of burning hate, Their only aim is the exterimi- nation of the Spaniards and an end to their rule. ‘This is the case with at least ninety-five out of a hundred of the people in this section of the isiand, The Spaniards, on the other hand, are equaily bitter and would much prefer the utter desolation of the island to seeing it independent, And tnis feeling is not only on account of their hatred to the natives, but is jostered by ge! of jealousy against the United Staves and a iear thatshe may ultimately become the possessor of the rich prize, ‘The effect of the desolation of this Istand will be imi ately felt by the great republic, as Cuban ex- Borie cause to be paid into her treasury some 26,000,000 each year. And much wonder is ex- pressed throughout this part of the isiand at her sa- ineness in reference to the great eventa going on ere. Kellabie information lias reached here that Spanish guohoats have been en, A in boarding Awerican vessels and searching them to the east ward of this isiand and when beyond sight of land. The ganboat Africa has been employed on this ser- vico for sume time, She arrived here on the sth, Awong others thus searched is mentioned an Ame- rican schooner irom San Tomas, bound to Baracoa, which Was hove to and a voat sent off to her by by W® gunboat, and her papers and cargo over- havled. After being detained for sore time she was perautted t) proceed, Th imformation was ob- tained from persous oa bourd. Sammary of News Supplied by the Revolas tionary Junta of Havana, HAVANA, Doe, 14, 1868, Count Valmaseda, the Spanish Gencral-in-Chief, arrived in this ely yesterday from Nuevitas, He has come in search of reinforcements, The particu. Jars of his defeat are as follows: Finding that bis forces wore inadequate for the Proposed attack on Bayamo, he undertook to march from Puerto Principe to Nuevitas, to eect a jnnetion WI Co.onal Loved force, Ab ® point called Alia gracia he bad @ severe encounter with the patriota under the Marquis of Santa Lucia, in which he met with a severe loss, and had ,to convert his march to Nuevitas into a hasty rejreat, the patriots harass- ing him continually vatil he was within a few miles of Nuevitas, A proclamation has this day been issued by the Provisional republican government of Cuba, calling on the Cubans to unite for a decisive blow to Spanish tyranny. Large remittances were made by Saturday's steamer to pay forarms and amumuusition to be pur- chased by our agents, St. Jago de Cuba ts completely invested by the patriots, and if it has not faiicn It is only because they have not thought proper to take the town. As we have not as yet any nava! force we coul! nob probanly hold apy seaport against the Spanish war es! ‘The patriot General Céspedes reviewed last week at Bayatno, the present seat of government, 15,000 men, weil armed and equipped, Immense enthusiasm W tn among Cubans of all classes. Hundreds of young men are dully leav- ing taetowns to join the patriots in the fled. No one doubts the final issue; tt may be tardy, but it wil! certainly be glorious, for it will be “the inde- pendence of Cubs’ Strict discipline is maintained tn the Pritiot army. All the accounts you may have heard tn rd to acts of vandalism on their part are invented “by our Spanish foes, who, not being able to subdue us with the sword, have recourse to ail kinda of imaginabie falsehoods that may tend to discredit our cause, No movement cau be made in Havana at present, as the city is completely commanded by the Cabana Atares and Castillo del Principe fortifications, mount. ing together some hundreds of guns. Preparations are shortly goimg forward, and we bide our time, By order of tue Revolutionary Junta, in session in the city of Havana, the lith day of December, 1863, The Secretary, ANTONIO SUCRE, ST. DOMINGO. The Revolution Against President Baez—Re- Ported Mission to Sell Samana—Positions of at jase Sr. Domrnao, Dec. 9, 1868. The revolution headed by General Orgando is still On foot and the report that he had been wounded and his troops dispersed has proved to be antrue, On the 25th of November his headquarters were at Las Matas, where he had been joined by General Adon, Colonel Durocher and twenty other persons, who embarked at Jacmel and landed on the southern coast of St. Domingo. His force is said to amount to 1,600 men and he is reported to be preparing to march on Azua, General Cabrera, on the northern frontier, has de- feated the Baez troops under Genéral Caceres ut Guayubin, a ‘rhere is great excitement thronghoat the republic, and at Port au Platt and Santiago efforts were being made to collect money, men aud war materials 6) resist the advancing forces of Cabrera and Reges, butthe parties were unable todo anything worih mentioning. The exiles who were at Turk Island have landed on the northern coast aud jvoined Cabrera. Itissaid that Mr. Fabens is going back to New York as agent for Baez, to try to raise money by leasing or selling Sainana bay and peniusuia. We do not know whether he gues direct to Mr. Seward or through the Hollister company. Baez's downlall is certain, and no government after lim wili ever ap-~ prove transaction o1 this kind made by him, "It 13 already confessed by Baez’s partisans that Jesurun was unable to raise funds in Europe. ‘The Boletin Oficial, Baez’s organ, gives daily ac counts of successes; but every seusible person can see that they are ouly defeats and failures. THE ARREST OF MR. BOWLES. Summary Incarceration—Courteous Conduct of New York Criminal Ojlicera—Cost of a Night’s Lodging. In the HERALD of yesterday appeared a brief state~ ment of the arrest of Mr, Samuel Bowles, editor-iu- chief ofthe Springfeld (Mass.) Republican, at the suit of James Fisk, Jr., the Wall street stock broker, whose recent operations and pending litigations in Ene railway stock have attracted so much attention. Mr. Fisk claims to have been damaged in his reputa- tion to the tune of $50,000 by the publication in the Journal mentioned of certain statements regarding his remarkable connection with the Erie Railway Company, one of the flattering intimations being that “many even of his friends predict for him the State Prison or the lunatic asylum,” It appears that on Tuesday evening, short'y after eight o’clock, Mr. Bowles was in theveading room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, engaged in conversation with a couple of friends and awaiting the arrival of another gentleman who was momentarily expected to Join them, when a slight built yourif man in light colored clothing stepped up to Mr. Bowles and asked if hia nama was Rawlea Mr, Bowles replied that it was, and the young man thereupon produced a paper, informing him that it was a warrant for his arrest and requesting Mr. Bowles to accompany him, Mr. Bowles looked at the document and at once walked off with the young man, @ third person im citizen's attire iollowing them. Mr. Bowles’ friends at first thought i was @ message from the gentleman they had expected to join them, but, tainking the Re ien mecus singular, they followed and overtook Mr. Bowles on the sidewalk in front of the hotel and asked the two men, “What this thing meant?” The individual light coat said he was an oificer, and tne other re- phed, “I am a deputy sherit.” ‘The official ap- to bein haste, and Mr. Bowles at ono stepped into a and told his friends that It was a libei suit matter. The oifcers then instructed the driver to proceed to Ludiow street jail, and tae was driven off, the officers accompanying ite Mr. sowles’ friends at once sought legal advice in the matter, knowing that one of the principal objects of the arrest was to cause him inconvenience by hav- ing him locked up all night. They were advised to proceed to the jail and endeavor to make some ar- Tangeinent for his release by oifering some respousi- bie party in whose custody Mr. bewles might be placed, as it was believed the jail keeper would aliow him to go out on that coadition. Among Mr. Bowles’ frienda who went to the jail was Mr. Dana, of the Sun newspaper; and a pro- ition was made to r to place ir. Bowles in Mr. Dana’s charge, the lat ter ages being willing to assuine the respoa- sibility of Mr. Bowles’ appearance when wauied. ‘The jailer consented to do so, in obedience w aa order of the Sherif, but declined to do so on hs own responsibility. Sheruf O'Brien was subsequently found a* a party in a private residence on Fifta ave- nue, near Forty fifth street, and upon being inioried of the nature of the visit to him asked for time to consult with sume pariiey on the subject. tis quest was acceded to, and he shortly left the house jnietly, leaving word at the door for Colovel bint at he (the Sheriff) “could not do anytuing for Mr. Bowles.” it was thea too lae to resort to any pro- ceeding summarily before a court, aud Mr. Bowles was obliged to remain in prison all night. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Mr. Dowles Appeared beiore tie Sheriff, at his oillce, and was released upon giving bail in the sam of $.0 00) to await the result of the action. Cyrus W. bield aud A. A. Selover justified as sureties in the sum of $50,000 cach, Fisk was present at tie hovel ween the arrest was made, as was also the Sheruf, and it ‘Was reported that Fisk was also at the party wuere the Sherif was found. When the Sherii’s oMcers took Mr. Bowles to tie jati his wife, who acco upanie! hin to this city and was at the thine ar the Alvemarie Hovel, was ill, and Mr, Bowles asked oue of the officials vo couvey 9 note to her explauing bts absence. Tue ¢ agreed to do so, but slipped off and failed to ret Mr. Bowles tien ea leavored to procure a mes from bue jail for tuat purpose, oifering five doll for the service; bat his requ’ ad oiler were declined, itcost Mr, Bowles nit 9 50 lodging fess at the prison, which sua was received by soue of the officials fur making his room comiortavie, &c. ALLEGED FORGERY OF RAILROAD TICKETS. Selling False and Fraudulent Railway Passes. © Henry W. Grinnoll, passage agent for the Peauayl- vania Cen‘ral Railroad, recently discovered tuat tor several months the conductors on that road had been annoyed by the constant receipt of bogus pas- sage tickets, which purported to have boeu soll in Boston, Consultation was had with Justice Hogan, of the Tombs, when it was ascertained that J. Cooper, of 206 Broadway, had advertised to s tickets for the Far West at the lowest rates, or lower than at any other office, As tuts seermea a suspicions cirenmstance Judge Hogan suggesied —taat some one sent to mal a seconnols- sance, and on this hint Mr. A Ackerman, of 66 Exchange place, Broadway, where he found William G. Weg Charge, and purei Chicago, paying there! instead of the usual price of twenty q vu dollars. Tuesday oMcer Hayes, of the Fwenty seventh pre: cinc!, War sent to the oitice and he arrested Wrlaht on a charge of forgery, at the same time taking bao session of fiity-three tickets stintiar to that purchase: by Ackerman and @ complote assortment of type, cnses, ink rollers, stamps, &c., whieh were yoy in the manufacture of the bogus tickels sod by (he case caine berore Juage Hogan yes- lerday alternvon, when he held the accuse! Lor ¢. Ks amination on Monday next, The precise extent of tals sraudulent scleme coud NOt bE asceratucd, SvGan Raising IN LouisiaNa.—The rolling season is now drawing to a close wiih most satisiactory re- suits to our plaaters, Pie growing season wad ail that could be desived and the grinding season Was hover more favuravie. FNC AVeraze produci of sugar cre in his his Tully two hosweads, wud he aturegate of the crop tu Iberville will provainy reacu over 7,000 hogsievds. We oniy hope (iat tie good fortune of Our planters ine p esent year wil tit inuuce them, In the presont uncertain Comduon Hd Wier plan ine OperanOas oc lod on. thew ab lily ty Com end wilt { auld biey cuuke Uyen (neu iver WUE (Lake) Soe Uo hae