The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1869, Page 4

Effect of the Amnesty Pro- clamation. — 4 Cuban View ef the Fall of Bayame—Cespedes wits Delays the Uprising in the West—The Con- Clliatory Meeting—Press Agitation—Markets. a Havana, Jan. 20, 1869, ‘The patriots of this city admit the fall of Bayamo, 3 Dut adect to treat tt a of small importance in its : @ffecs Bpon the insurrection, and, in fact, they make ® very fair case, They say there never was any Feason to suppose that Bayamo could hold out ‘against the superior discipline, arms and artillery of She troops any more than any other city, It ts prac- 5 _ tically as remote from the seaboard as any other point in the island. True, in a direct line from Manzanillo the distance ts short, but the road is impassable. He ‘This ts evident from the fact that Valmaseda ap- proached it from Nuevitas on the north side, though ‘the distance was three or four times as great. As ‘the result tt required a large concentration of troops apd expenditure of money toreach there. The Span- t {sh forces were harassed at every step by the gue- rilla forces of the patriots, and their losses must have been great. All this, say they, is followed by a barren victory. Bayamo 1s of no importance to the Patriot cause in a strategic point of view, asa base ‘Of supplies, or in any.manner whatever, and on the f @pproach of the troops it was abandoned. There had been no concentration of force to defend it, and, {mM reality, little fortification. The stories in refer- enceto the proposed desperate defence to be made F ‘there were only for the purpose of drawing a large t force thither at great loss and expense to the enemy, ‘while, in the meantime, the warm weather would be goming on and the patriots would be in a position to imaugnrate their combined movement westward, ‘which has for some time been determined upon and ‘whion is to be followed by an uprising of the people alialong their line of march. Meanwhile all pos- sible exertions are being made to introduce as many arms as possible “in the localities where the risings ‘are to take place, and it is anticipated that the move- } ment whl be one triumphal march across the island. At is farther stated that Cespedes has expressed the earnest cesire, and, in so far as his authority was ‘i recognized, has commanded that no uprising take iace in the West at present, as the time not yet come, his plan ung to employ all the Spanish troops in the East to harass and wear them out until the yellow fever season arrives, aud tho, as stated, to make a combined movement west. As an evidence of the truth of these statements is pointed out the fact that the in- Surgents of Puerto Principe for the most part did not in re with Vulmaseda’s march, but allowed him to go on while they concentrated a large and Well armed force in the vicinity of the city of that mame, eitier to attack it or otherwise, as circum- stances might dictate; also the fact that Quesada, with his urs and force, permitted Valmaseda to Proceed without any effort to attack or turn him ‘The feltowlug is a transiation of the announce- mons 4s made by the Diario dela Marina of this ‘morning:—*i he Commanding General of the troops in active service, through the military commandant or }0, Mankfests to the Captain General that on the 16:h. at twelve o'clock, he entered tayamo, it having been set on fire by the enemy, as had been done wit the puebio of Datil. The taking of Cauto ‘and the action of Salado, where the imsurgents lost 320. killed and an immense number of wounded, gauged them to disperse and give themselves up to to procure prov.sious preparatory to conceal- selves in the mo.untains.’? odicial journal of last evening contains the game ftacement telegraphed by the Military Com- Mandan? at ‘Inmidad, wio received it from the same oMcial at sianzani!io. : tT peace meeting was held on Monday even- * s at the res.dcoce of Don Miguel Cardenas, where to nevept the report of the committee inted, reducing the various ques- 0 One emgie point, nameiy—‘the right of sell- wnt for the island of Cuba, with all of its 1 f forthe msurance of permanency, to put ‘end tv the evi's which have befallen the country.” _&£ commission was numed, consisung of Seiors Lemus, Bachiller y Moraies, enil- ; aloraies t 'yers ; Count :’0zos Dulers, proprietor, and - 4 Spat Planier, to consult with the Peninsular or party. Move tian sixty persons were pre- from ani the most distin-uished in the ag. The Diario of yesterday states that the first co: pany of conira-guerilia Volunteers which had ar- ved at Moron were Ww leave on the 11th to recon- the eeminnsa am sonoh, " Fis” scdond Company, “consisting “of "08 “Heh, > ia command, recently left here on f the sveamer jelayo. The saine journal states that in tuet ‘of tue jurmsdicuon of Puerto Principe wi borders on woron and Santi Espiritu only ’ D were seen, which may be considered { Fachovas banda of maielactors than insurgents. A ‘Dawber of troops, made up of cavairy, ‘volunteers, there statiot frequensly fhe territory im reconnoitring parties. ‘liberty of the press here continues to manifest Seer very striking pecullarities. La Prensa, wild have existed some 200 ycars ago, fills fee wuich have appeared of late. of yesterday it betrays its animus and that ' tue party which i represents by the following:— * it of the causes which may have indu- enced the insurgents, causes far froin being so novle as our colleague (La Verdad) sup) the authort- ties offer them amnesty. If they do not accept; if they persist ia their determination to pro seribe the race of their fathers; if they “4 sire to separate Irom Spain, deliver themselves Up to the United States, expel the Spaniards and ive away the property of their compatriots born in Other provinces to loreigners them, we ‘Will find ourseives under tue necessity, without any ‘Douss of pride, to fash with them by force of arms; and if by @ series of extraordinary events we should by foreigu enemies, allies of the inour- we Would, a# we have suid at other umes, set to the domain, which dates from the times of ne kings and which has grown and developed more than other countries close at hand, until is left bus ashes and raios.’’ serdad, tue new liberal paper started here, is with @ success wiuch has no precedent in isiand, The publishers have already issued copies of the iirat number. The second has te being published but once in five 9 at present, but willbe made a dally after the sn eemaie responsive to one gp 3 in — aH at < z*3, the re- of Wuerto Principe, who have the most im to the insurrection, the; disposed to lay down their urms, provid ve guarantees were given them of liberal re- i and Lereundt having omaied these, not being 4 qeonraee m, they again returned to it field.” Referring to @ slatement previrusly made, it ea: to the assertion that the jusur- ia daily becoming more vigorous, we were echo of the pubiic voice, and the simple jact of tinuous sending Of new forces Ww the pots the wsurgents proves that we were Besides tus the government creates alarm the most profound silence, which to valg sep of ramors more or less grave in - @haracter, a deal of which turn oat true. secrecy silence in these cases are ominous. With re- call of races alleged to have been that ia not trae. We have seeu a eo we Ht i £ i. 5 Hy et Sn ang pee of regret that, owing to the law mubited. from mn granting. it. to Convines our colleague at Stmoe the first rumor of pemnatae® velethg of Bececondaprmitin, Wig or arate ve It is now firm at the iatver sugar market shows symptoms of Fi; iit ‘troops, would pat on general impres ston. stesmier, bringing mate ty the robes, the began to took eeriousty Femembere! tuat as far back Gaerrero, had tremendous excitement. The volunteers ip attend. ance, who would seem to have lost thelr wits, fred & ge g i & i zt | 7 lin @ Volley into the audience, which was followed by ® | Guerrero foresaw remaining in the number of random shots, The reports im reference | nanas of Spain would source of denger to the killed and wounded are numerous and to Mexico, and subsequent have shows his exaggerated. The scene that followed beggare de | sagacity, The United wok favoraniy scription, as there were present women and chil- upon the enterprise—the of stavery had dren. The audience began to pour out as rapidly as something Mexico failing possible, during which an occasional shot was heard, which added to the panic. ‘The number of persons killed at the theatre was seven, of whom one isa baby. The wounded and bruised cannot be ascertained; they were many. The fight commenced at half-past nine P. M by shots fired outside by the volunteers, which were answered from inside by the Cubans. It lasted till half-past twothis morning. The report of the Cuban meet- ing in favor of self-government for tnis island was recently submitted to General Dulce, with a request that he would promulgate it. He replied that he had no authority to do so, and could only remit it to Spain. The fact that the insurgents of the Eastern De- ment have determined to move westward seems if gain contirmation. to are reported as appear- ing in ki bumbers in Villa Clara and other points more in this direction than those heretofore occu- pled, and they have entirely Geenomers from the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba and the south- eastern coast. Whiie the main object, doubtless, is to bring active operations nearer to Havana, an- other, equally important, is to keep the troops en- gaged in marching and countermarching until the warm weather, that great ally to the natives, sets in. We have nothing determinate as to Vaimaseda’s Movements since the abandonment of Bayamo by the insurgents on the approach of the troops. The Diario az la Marina saya letters have been received from Manzanillo the 16th, stating that Don Pedro Ramirez has just arrived with despatches from Val- lmaseda, who was occupying el ne where Bayamo once stood, it now being reduced to ashes. Advices received in Batatsano state that the column of General Valmesada was expected in Man- zanillo yesterday. It is reported here that some coasting steamers have been chartered to bring the troops to Havana. Tae United States consular agent at Santa Cruz, under date of the 16th, writes to the acting Consul General in this city as follows:— 0 very beginning of the insurrection I put up the rty, situated nine miles from t's port, exy at the iusurgents would respect it, aud so they’ did until tue 16th instant, when they obliged some fami- les of the vicinity to go on my place and being there the chief of A. Aque came with a small away all the men, obliging them to abandon their famities and follow them to the war. Thoy also carried off some of my horses, Tam now obitged to sustain those poor families there with my cattle, vegetabies, te, Ido not Know the exact condition of my prope-ty, as I'dare not go there, the insurgents havin; y iy through. Kiled several pertons in the vicinity Of late, I caunot expe " Eny protection from. the authorities. here, as they have but | _ The railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico ta strag. ty soldiers, Is there no way of getting protection from the | gling yot for want of funds. This has caused maw pene of the United States ? — Aisabpoiatment ret ¥ heya em Ge eoule pou ‘The Spanish Bank (Banco Espdiiol) has filed a suit | positive at they G00, subaor a at law aguinst La Verdad for libel, that paper hav- Londen: which amount would 5 be forthcoming as ing published a communication declaring that insti- | 800n a8 the news of a favorable deoision by Cougress tution, ike others of the same character, to have | siould reach England; ong = = pews was Te- beeu fraudulent in ics operations, with other charges | ceived in London on the 100 Noveraver last of a severe character, there are reasons to doubt the good faiiu of the ‘The restrictions established by Lersundi not per- | parties making such represeutations. Among mitting any passengers to land for many hours after | whe recent news from the United States the arrival of steamers and until the list is seen by | the ge of the most interest here iy Os it the recently introduced into Congress pote sang ba aire ini ND asking for a subsidy for a line of steamers between The North German Confederation war steamer | New York and Mexico. Probably the fact is not Victoria has sailed for Taguyra, having on board Seneca Toner eases an eee a i I 1 Venez carri tema ETehe Maen, (0 Veneer others than Americans, and this notwithstandin: the close proximity of their country. It is estimate: that there are not now in all this republic 1,00) Americans engaged in business, and owing to the facilities of travel and carrymg afiorded by other nationatities by far the greater part of both the native and foreign trade i done wy England, Spatn, France and Germany, th: it naturally belongs to the United Stats. 1 i owiog for the most part to the short-siguted policy which that republic has always pursued in her citizens no assistance m the esiablisiment of communication between the two countries, through which other lines receiving such assistance from their governments have carried the cusiom of the country to the merchants of Manchester, Frankfort, Lyons and other cities of Europe, rather than to ullose of New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, Al- ready in the establishment of the existing line this trade is beginning to set in its natural channel, but the business at present afforded can hardly enabie it to compete with the magnificent steamers of the French, English and 8; “onlay ve runaing to the nrough con! Anti, ta oonoe, REE, Cdl i sn @pecie from — country would be mi! by the way of New York, rather tian ag @t pre- sent, by which that city would become the great centre for the receipt of Mexican specie, rather as now, deriving no advantage from tt. ‘The cultivation of henequen as @ substitute for por bill for establishing tu work against the bandits, several of the such as Chihuahua, Querétaro and Guana uate, beng almost entirely at their merey. The Presideut also requests Congress grant him eXxtraopdinary power: during their recess to work agaiast wie Mr, La Sere from here with his Tehuantepec The general tm) ion bere is, even among many Who voted for it in that Mr. La Sere and his friends are but the wols the Nicaragaa Company, and have no idea of buiid- ing the road over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, I have heard it asserted by a member of Cougress nothing but fear of complications with the govern- ment of the United States carried the matter | = Withdrawal of the Insurgents from St. Jago— The Slavery Question—Etlect of the Amnesty Prociamation—Reported Removal of Ces- pedes from Command. SANTIAGO DE Cusa, Jan. 15, 1869, Affairs here are somewhat improved at present, Partly owing to the activity of our new Governor, General Simon de la Torre, and partly owing to the course pursued by the rebels, who have withdrawn from this immediate neighborhood, and the govern- meat troops take possession, without opposition, of all the points which they recently occupied, and many of which they had fortifed with much labor. Just previous to their departare Governor Muiioz despatched from here a strong column to operate against the insurgents after a month of inaction. It proceeded to Guantanamo, or Cumberland Harber, by sea, and after stopping there one day mr oe paar Sopraii--w doynimeneevountonasay Wilber cavalry quartered there. Sabaniila is a sugar estate, distant about fifteen leagues from this city, and General Marmol was reported to be en-/| hemp, inthe Stateof Yucatan, now assuming im- fencer eee 2 ee | 8 Teen Gee an ticle of pciey Sepoken ryt pi cin 0 under his command. Arrived there the | tus matter, the interest of both countries call troopa found the place deserted, and at | tor its ready and prompt exportation to the Unil t out States. be sandtcee Phseged Midland he: pac I Nrcrjpremn ig It is the opinion of all the more progressive and point within a day’s march of St. Jago on tne 4th, without having fired ashot. Here the contingent which had joined at Guantanamo left them, return- Ing to that piace through this city. The remainder of the column proceeded to Palma Soriana, and, leay- ing 8 garrison of 150 men there, came back to Cobre, surprising on the way a body of insurgents posted in the Puerto de Bayamo district, nine miles and in s'gnt from here. The firing lasted about half an hour, and the insurgents were defeated with losa. The loss of the troops, as officially reported, was one officer killed and tnree men wounded. The Cubans, however, insist that their loss was much heavier; instead of but four as stated they came into town at least 160 short. Their loss certainly must have been greater than reported, if not in action, from sick- ness, Cobre was found deserted, and the column arrived here on the sth, carrying with it the dead body of the officer who had been killed the day be- fore. His funeral took place next morning and an immense number accom; the remains to the cemetery, the deceased, a lleutenant, being very "" = ent th the tmsurgents in © ie next day inst were in Col and on the day foliowing again abandoned tt eget — of @ force sent out from bere under the orders of Colonel Camara to garrison that town and boas some other points of strategical The slavery question naturally excites much atten- tion at present, and since the so-called provisional government emancipated ail the ves, in their Movements to the interior the rebels e carried off by force all the ablebodied muaies, having en tirely cleared several estates. Many negroes, a8 well as whites, imagine that the proclamation of Cespedes was an emancipation, which it is not, but rather the establishing of a sort of “freedmen's bureau.” The decree has created much alarm here, It had scarcely been published in Cobre when the enlightened Mexicans that their country will become peaceful and prosper in proportion to the extent and freedom of its tntercourse with the United States, and for this reason much natural interest is felt in the establishment of any means of communication between the two countries, THE LUNAR ECLIPSE, The Phenomenon Only Partially Observable— A Cloudy Night. In the rude barbaric ages any unusual phenome- non showing itself in the movements of the heayenly bodies—an eclipse of the sun or moon, or comet with its brilliant trail of fire shooting athwart the sky—used to frighten people nearly out of their senses and incite to un- wonted genufiections. Astronomical science has shown how simple and in accordance with nataral laws and harmless are these olden mysteries, and the result is there is none of the fright or praying there used to be, Students of the starry world, protrcct- lug their vigils through the night, have deived the ——mighty mysteries Of this most luuridave usiverse; have solved the laws of motion governing the heav- enly bodies, have marked out their orbits, and, as if endowedjwith the power of prophecy, but which is no more than following out the order of nature's laws, have traced their pathway in the future. Hence the precise year and day and hour and min- ute, and even second—so wonderfully pertect is astronomical sclence—of an eciipse can be foretold for centuries to come. And 80, too, the exact courses of comets, seemingiy so erratic in thelr wander: As shown by what we have written above, the impor. Chiefs of the revolution went to the estates and t Cclipse of the moon last night was regular. People away tho best negroes, telling thom they were free pe pre fn hme eg ip gh ‘They carried away over 4,0v0 toward Cauto, The | Phurches and lectures— anywhere tancy took them— Just the same as though there had been no eclipse; Just ag though the earth’s great shadow had not in ho slightest obscured the eifuigent light of the full 00D. jority Of the planters will not be able to grind thelr cane; for even in the event of the negroes not making use Of their trcedom they have already suf- fered irreparable joss by the rebellion, and as the merchants will advance nothing they will be en- tirely without pecaniary resources, The steamer Cienfuegos, which arrived on the evening of the 12th, brought news of the arrival of Dulce and of the amnesty proclamation. The latter i. ‘The nox was lit with lux of luna. ‘was & OX most opportuna for anything el page but to view the eclipse, Those whe, r ALD, OF, in other words, el course, knew there was to be an’ clipes; Dut the eclipse; put the caused considerable excitement here, as the Cata. | sclevlilically curious comprised mainly those lans, who are a very Vindictive people, wili be bard ‘special pains to look at ra (Ovcasional fevera woning fod with iittle short of extermination of the insar- | Ut in the moonlight, as lovers will, in their appeals gents, There was some grouping on tue Pi but | to the moon to witness the fidelit, re ners foud ,3 ‘Apart from | bY chance, delity of their love saw it ik foliowed. the military operations hereinbefore recounted there have been Various small sorties trom the town, but all of little cousequence, In oe of these a major of volunteer cavairy, named Saturuino Fernandez, was guilty of the atrocity of cutting off the dead insur. gents’ ears and bringing them into town, showing them triumphantly to those who cared for such a Aisgustin; spectacle, ts ne! uice’s amn ation #0 far, been a success in at eaten manos already some 400 le have taken ad of it to present ‘themselves here and at Cobre. them and ia command of @ greater part and even these had to | Pi It was, in fact, @ very poor night rp corvh te A ind ei I evening; fMittta may fag and the earth's satellite, pe ying d vail of mist, past ¢ beginning of Qnd the earth’s creeping shadow were proud ht, hid her silvery sheen behind an At thirty-two minutes, the ecilpse, the moon visi- to the actual ge under his command and Who surrendered wit ) he had @ large number of slaves in bia custody, who will be restored to their f oTeisstated that in Palma 122 insurgents hef availed When Doth the Gute gts attant ey a . or 9 Of the ad hemsclves of the ainesty—of which number tuere | SUadow and the dark apots onthe moon's sue face wore plainiy visible. Accordin, nomieal ig to the astro- me the eclipse began at | a the shadow tipily er in “NEW JERSEY. i i i Hf gee , H i 4cain took him up and con- Derseaes set a 5 i 2 trated on them by employée of the Morris and Essex i z i i 5 an dill: } FE § | i: i i there Loa 4 H i F i | 3 Merces OounTY OCovrt.—The jury in the cane of Towola v8. Forpaugh, for wages due piaiond for services as Keeper of Wild beasts in defendant's cir. cua, revarmed @ Virdiot of 9:6) for Coupalaot at five o'clock yeoterday @teracon, afer vemg ous tweni)-ivur hours, Normal Scvovr Exescuns.—VYesterday an tn- Vitation was addressed to both Houses of the Legis: latare to be preseut at two o’oloek tuts afternoon on vited to attend on Thursday and COLLISION ON THE NalLnoap.— Yesterday morn- ing 8 coal traim and the way trata from Bordemtowa collided pear the depot. Some of the cam were thrown from the track. The seven A. AM. mall train from New York Was delayed turee hours, Thee were So peemen & See eee the ae- clsent. No one Was injured; but Gue of tke leoouu- tives and two cars were suasied Bad toe tule torn up for several yards, TEMPBHANCK MBETLNG.—The Grand Devis.on of the Sons of Temperance of New Jereey held ther an nual meoting in this cliy yesterday, About two hundred represe"tatives were present, The reports Of the Variu is oflcors represeus the Cause a8 saliy factorily prozressing. Some taterestiag matters are to be discussed during the session, which exclu. e, ‘Tue folioWing Oileors were Ceoled yoswr- —iraad Worthy | auraroh, Kev, A. a. uer, ortny Associate, Jovepa i. Mina; Grund peribe, Henry B. owed; Graod Treasurer, F. vevoreux, sash pe» sagpese sieemncirgpese es A general 8 te mpereaes Scavenste i ony eld La this city to-morrow. * THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, Openiag Cxhorciaes iB Lue m hos» evening, will be Jobn P. Stockton Declared Duly Elected by dior Houses United states Senator. Both houses of the New Jersey Legisiature met yesterday morning. La the Senate @ petition was pre- sented, sigue! by almost-oue bundred steam buster owners, praying for the repeal of the law appointung Inspeciors of sicam bollers, The reper of the com. mniasioners Appuln eu lass Winter lo e kame lute the system existing tn Lhe State Prison and slunt.ar teat tutions ia otber Staics, and to report a new pias for the government aud discipline of the New Jersey Mate Prison, was referred to & join) committee, The report of tho comailssionurs suggests the construction of @ new prisou at Snake Hudson county. A resormetory for girls is awe gested, and it is baat in hue Cuvumey jake her should be Cuutined In @ distines apartinedt. he bill suppiemestary to the estavinimcns of « uniiorm siaudard of weights ueasures Was re. ferred. It provides that the vierks 0 the several Counties appoint some ouipetent persou by aot ux depu'y seater of weigity and measures fur svcu county, Who shall @t i@ast onve @ year require ever, sou W preseut his weights aud measures for 6 lng. ‘The said oillcer to Ue GmpoWeret ws bo Viet ali places of business aad lost Lie.r scales, weigica, £0. Among bills lutruduced was vue WW uous: yd the Newark Co-operative Bulluing .ssce.auon, ‘No Senate then Weni ity EXCCULIVE Heaswoa Ly COW sider nouinstions subuiied vy tae Ge tue fovowlog Feported without duendineal:—iv eboivie Husvaud nd wile to ve Mutual Wiinesses in cases Buvcting ‘their inieress; to incorporate tie ‘iucKerion and Atiantic KaLroad com 3 © Mourpormme the Elizabeth and Staten isiaud Ferry Cumpaay. A Tesviution Was adupted autuorizing the prutiag of the reports Of the Various otate iustiiudeus aud Oflicers, except the Adjutant General # record of uw vojunteer soldiers ta the i te tua press and seal Of tuls Legisiaiare uarevised, it Was, however, siated that tie discrepauces referred iw ‘wele not atiributavie to tums vilicer. o folluwing Utils Were luiwvuuced:—To enable the Water Couinissioners 01 Hovuren to tutroduce Water ito that city; to Ket Of & poruon Oi Kas Orange, Newark, to Le called tue Fourwenta ward, to incorporate (he Champiun Base vali Gia of wey City; to caavie ine Morchauts’ Muwwai Fire wad Marine lusurauce Company Ww iusure sieam vutiers, Making tue charter perpetual, 10 Mcrease Lue s.0uK Of the Columbia Dew ware Bridge Ouunpauy 80 as wot to @xceou $40,000. ills passed 10 sbourporace tue Sisters of the roor of Dt. Fraucw Of Newark, thew object being the grathitous care ui the stca, agod, iu. firm and por; enavie tue Mayor aud’ Common Council of Newark to issue bunts W tie amouUt of ouv for street purpuses; Ww imcorpurate tae Ab- Tanuio City Passenger iturse Kauroad Uowpauy; to incorporate tae idudson Bout Ciuy of Jersey Uity; Incorporate the Geren Give Uiud Biatracut of ow etn joon yoatera accord, noon yt lay, in lance With the act of Congress regulating the time, place and manger vi hoidiug @lecuous for UBiiOd Sla'es Seaawrs, LOL houses wet w it aaseuibiy i tue Anomuy Chamber, The gallery wus crowded witu the beaay, Wealth and fashion Of Whe city, Of Whicn mM. (on is & leading iepreseutauve. ‘tue Fresudeut of As chairman Of the jotut assembly, ‘The Secretary of the seuate and Cierk of tie tivuse officiated as clerks, The rvli of mewbers was calied. peveuty-ciylit memve: nawes. John i, tO" Seuatur Commencing the stu of March ueAL William P, McMiovael, of Burlington county, was next elected State Treasurer fur We piesent your, Samuel Atwater, of Kesex, Was the repuowcan dow, nee, ‘The new militia bil! Introduced this week in tho Senate that the active wilitia shad be hence. forth known as the ‘Siational Guard of the state of New Jersey,” aud shail only vousiss vi #:x coupanies Of infantry, two batteries Uf arullery aud 8.x cayuiry be orgamiged lato three Urigades com. The duties, regulatious wud jor mix ¥ iz i i i if that there shouid be two mains feught, each made ‘under the same conditions and for tle same amounts of money; but the gentlemen from Rishmond reserved the right of binding, by @ deposit, te second main ‘until after the first had been dicided, although they expressed their utmost willingness to proceed in the matter at the time appointed. The readers of the HuraLp are sireadyaware that the first of the contests was fought on the 18th inst, ‘when, after twelve spirited matches, the Virginians were badly whipped. Since that tine, and even be- fore, many of the Richmond birds, which were really ‘@ splendid lot, fine in franio as werd ever handled, feil sick, and the diseases from vhioh they were suffering being infections sad haveo was wrought among them, and this fact discouraged their owners, sadly 0, a8 yesterday, the day sppointed for the fighting of the second main, they did not put in an appearance at the spot designated, disappointing quite ® numerous and Gistinguishsd company ga- thered to witness this closing contest between the North and South, Messrs. Allen and Chandlor may escape blame in the matter of not fighting their birds, considering all the circumstances involved, but they certainly can- not de tree from so:e censure for thelr gross om1s- sion of not notifying the Long Island gentlemen of their purpose to abandon the contest, Politeness gna fair piay demanded this, and had it been ex- tended it would nave been a more pleasant termina- tion of the negouation. Yet with the Long Island fowis on hand, having been at the scune of action over Cwonty-tong, hours, aud @ party enthusiastic birds, they demanded sumethin to repay them for their trouble in attend. tug—at least a few tights between feathered cliampions before they left the place. After mu! pposttions ®ad Various Ways suggested to satust wish, @ comuitiee, selected for the known suav- My Of their manners aud honorable dealings, calied upon @ well kKuowu Jersey breoder in the vicinity, who alter constderabie solicitation agreed to show ten of bis birds avast aa Yad number of Long Islanders, ad Ggbt ai: that fe.l in. This arrangement ve the ULES KBLM AChOD to All concerned, aad fess than ha‘f aa hour a:torward of the birds siown soven Couples ieli im and the fighting commenced The betting was very lively, the odds in favor of Long #land, although every man of reflection might have Kuows thas the prime Oo their birds would Lot be fought, as “i Was not worth 1.” TAR ¥IGUTING. First Fight.—Two biack reds, five pounds, four ounces. Oae hundred to seventy on New York, Tue derseym@an was a sanford cock, bred out of stock teat hated from Virgina se Was the best of tue tw, Sad every buckie gave New York maca annoy- nee. Al last the latter either had not the courage or to stand up, when New Jersey walked over to hun and Hit btm sace # blow .n the head he ded net Koow what hurt hun, avd roliing over he died. Time, five minutes, ten seconds, cont Fight —New Jersey, @ pyle, four pounds four eances; New York, a blue py.e, four pounds Bve ounces that Won a galiant fight in the last main. maty fourteen Was olfered va the Yorker, and ach money Yootured, It was tue same story; tue Long Wand bird ded uot do any execution, altaguga we fomgat wit de deverminatioa, even alter ne jot aa ey, aud he was whipped—and that badly, Wo-4 i twelve minutes and forty seconds, Therd Fgh. —Tow was & game baie. The Jer- se) men ssowe) an thee ol manio:d's—e black red Wile a blac. hack @, four pounds tweive Ounces—and New lork sont i» 4 browa red, white bavkie, four pounds fonreen oauces, There was much excite- mem, the latter tee laverite at long odds; but tor Wea roasoms could bot be haagined, us buta luoked every tock Sguters—aud they were, It was hit for ond Gy jor fy, malaal endurance and ferocity, gos several goud ones toto the ierk, aod again the latter lost. roorth Fgh .—New York, & Uvrass back, four Jersey, ine ounces; New a atest four at at nae” Came om the former, as had “Walked away" when they ‘been wanteu Lo 4 Vbey wae wo well at Grst, bat tue brass ak se 4 is wary Very quickiy, whippi bem oaaly two guhutes. First batue tor bee York. rh Poh.—New York bad & biue red, five New Jersey ® biack red, ive vounds three diverence in weight. Neitner they did Rot strine with enough edtect pauect a hele throurh a sheet 0; Ussue At ‘ast, Gime @uoagh tor his backers to ven- good deal of money, New York received a waren wade him sick, and he declined lounger. Time, six minutes gad foriy tin Pight.—New York had the weight this time, | ou. was wuck. They showed # biue red, tour pouads, dfieen ounces, New Jersey presenwng «4 biack four pounds, twelve ounces. ihe diderence in size Was Inarked. iewman used to The Aight was @ short oue, as at seooud buckle tue big bird gave his litte op; Dent slash on the neck that Cut his throat vadiy, and he died in the pit, It was eil over in thirty neo: ouds, Some said tut Che Jersey bird killed bimnseif, bt the Wouns Wes in ane ne jocahon that that was 1 roma e, was Bow New Jersey's Latules agans ly 4 = wat two, Guxdows serenth ¥ gii.— More ‘op hill” fighting for the J seymen, a4 they had four ounces the worst of ite weights, They showed pris, five pounds York, wn red, five ounce. They hit well at ore, ving and taking adwirabiy, but they soon thumped themsrives oat, Yet New York was the best bird oF Che (Wo, and that ts not saying much t4 his javer, a8 it took him sixteem minutes aud Lalriy-thtee seconds to whip Une py.e. ; New pands sight his evded Lhe spurt, and the company dispersed fully satatied tat if there had not been cinking vacties vetween (ue Nervi and soutag they bad seea {us enougu tor tueir money, ses COMPLAINTS OF WR, PRESIDENT ORTON, Orrics WasTeew Uxion TeLeonarn Co., N Youn, Jan. 26, 1809, To rae Rorron or THe HeRaLD:— Will you do me the justice to permit a correction £0 ve made of » muca of an editorial in the HERALD Of the 25th iastant, bended “Telegraphic Yankeo- ism—a Mean Job," as relates to myself? So far ast 4m concerned, ether personally or in my official relations to the Western Uaion Company, your ref. erences to me are based upon Wholly erroncous axoum ptions, | never had anything to do with procuring the pas sage of @ ill urough the New York Stave Legisiature granting to Wiliam urwa, Caaries 0. Leigh, Charies Harvard and thes associates the sole and exclusive Night aud privilege to land and operate teiegraphic coke upon the waters, lands and shores over which the State of New York has juris dicdon, The meertion of my name to Was Wihout my kovwiedge oF couscnt, and at the Ors meng oi Lhe atantees after the hal be- come @ law | decdbe”d ty lake any part in the organ- aoe of & company to be Termed and operated HUJer U8 Provis Gus, Bid aamgBed, WILhoUt Coumider BLU. Proseul OF pF uve, Whatever Fight, tite OF taterest (Rerein iwon comierced Upul me to the Uther parties aamed Un orein. Joie Pong true, your assertions, iInsipgations ant inferences Connect Mo will wegvUsdons lor ihe Sale of bas Kreat 10 the Praaco-Ameorncaa Telegraph Loulpany oF to aay ower hoous 1 have bad never expect to bave any tuterest, directiy or la divec.ly, lu Une Fesult, pecuniarily oF OLuerwise, Feri: we, 19 td COnuection, to correct another Crroucous miatoument Wikies the HRwADD has several has bad nodung to do, directy bn A wi t halle ana pemeeenes Imcceneee Teese to the the Ualed states of Senate Of Ue United stacea the landing upon the shores a submariue cabies connecting coun rea, ther myseil Hor Buy person In our f has bad yy sonversation or communication any Sena concerning them of the sabjects to which tuey retate, Pp Sg ah ould affected ui iv by the fs 3 i fi HA : a if ‘i ue into fita of uncontrollable laughter by the provoking antics of the seble performers, musical olio was oxgueely rendered by quartet, which is one the | beat Bia Nadie lh os Rants ent Birch and the wi FE mefil banjo, which ti eens a) i some time ago, and as It p! She pune we eee that it will continue to-have a piace their popuias hall, The burot cork opera of “Bone Squash remains upon the bills for another week. Masical and Theatrical Notes. Leffingwell personated the ‘Wonderful Scamp” last evening in Pittsburg. Toe Richings English opera troupe are performing to crowded houses in Buffalo. ‘The Chapman Sisters are delighting our legislators at Washington with “Clnderella.”” The “Swiss Bell Ringers’ are trying to wring some change out of the pockets of the good people ef Louisville. ‘Tue “White Fawn” has been brought out af Atlanta. Sohike and Diant are the principal dancers, , Manager J. B, Booth and his Boston company wift introduce the sERDoRanITS Lass” to the spinsters of Lowell tius evening. Rip-Van-Winkle-Jefferson, “After Dark” and Mile, Tarnour, the female trapezist, are the attractions this week in St. Louis, On dit—that we are soon to be favored with one or more concerts in this city and Brooklyn by tae Mendelasohn Quintette Club of Boston. On Monday evening next Miss Susan Galton and troupe will appear af the Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia, with ba ae opera bouffe. Miss Dora Harris, the sister of the prima hepa will shortly appear im. opera In this city. Sho is to possess a well cultivated soprano voice, forlacchi 1s dancing the cau-can at tho Olympto, Boston, where thia particular daace and dancer are great favorites, Verily the Hub is improving. Mrs. G. 0. Howard will delight the New Haven'tes on Saturday evening with her impersonation of Nancy Sykes, the unfortunate heroine in *‘Ouvor Twist.” Miss Sallie Holman is presenting the ‘quaint and curious” lady known a3 the Grand Duchess for tha eae eon. of the Chicagoans She does 1 um zis Kellogg, Parepa-Rora and Mrs. Scott Siddons are the leading sensations in sensational Chicago. The C.icazoaus were never before pluoged into so muck good luck at one time. New Orleans was exceedingly lively last week. Lotta, Pape, Chanirau, Piau, Bareback-ttobinson and the Bohemian glassblowera were all deligiting the creole; at the same tine. “La Belle Héléne” has almost crazed the craoles of tue Crecent City. Tuey thing it one of tie best operatic performances ever placed upon the stage. a countrymen! They sould witness “Gene. vidve.” Manager Fisk, Jr., or rather his operatic forces, will make a raid on the Newarkers tia evens when said Newarkers are expected to dance at th rate of a dollar a head to the tunes of “Les barvards’® - and “Lieschen and Fritcnen.” . J. F. Cathcart, who will be remembered as the leading support of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Kean while in this country last, salied from Engiand last Wernesday, consigned to Mr. Samuel Colville, of Wood's Museum. A new English burlesque troupe, under the management of Wall & Harris, will open on the 15th of February at the hail formerly occupied by Kelly & Leon’s minstrels. The company includes about a arte ‘on falr- Britons of the Lydia ‘yompson ‘The ncoaie returns of the theatros of thts clty for the past year show that Nivio's Garden stull main. tains its Supremacy as the most successiul dramatio esiublishment in America, perhaps in the world, The government tax of two per cent Las been, by the manager of Nivio’s on $359,579. Kelly & Leon’s minstreis are at present giving burnt cork opera with inuch success in Connecticub. Alter taking leave of their frronds tu the provinces snowing our trahsatianlé cousins someching aston- ishing in tie way ot Ktuloptaa opera bouge. tre Comique will. be opened on Mon rpl nd eurydice e ities eh yd , enti “ + The interior of the theatre has been cunalovset toe fitted and newly painted, and will be, whea fin! one of the neatest of bijou theatres in this city. BROOALYN INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tr INTERNAL REVENUE Retunns forthe Academy of Musie, Park theatre, Hooley’s Opera House and the Athenwum for the it year amount the augregate to the sum of $203,203. sane EMBEZZLEMENT.—George Meyer was arraignod before Justice Lynch yeaterday on a charge of em- bezzloment preferred by Unah Ellis, The am alleged to have been embezzied by the aceneen Wee $38, He gave bati in the sum of $1, Was set down for the 2d of beweee i D&rRCTED BY A PaTROLMAN.—A young man named Thomas Kirwin was arraigned before Juage Corn. weil yesterday for grand larceny, in stealing a piece of muslin from the store of Thomas Earle, No, 171 Fulton street. It ap} that the thief Faiton ferry with the stolen rty was soos to make his way to New York, when he was dotected by Patrolinan Cowan, of the Forty-second precin who arrested him merely on suspicion. The prisone re i wag to three months imprisonment in tie ntiary. Tae sam officer arrested & man named Thomas Grittia on Tuesday nyht a8 he was attempting to crosa the Fulton terry witi a valuable set 0; harness in bis possession. He told s0 many contradictor, Sstorics in regard to the harness that tue officer took him to tue station house and locked him ap, ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.—An attempt was made by burglars at balf-past two o'clock yesterday morn> ing to enter the liquor store of Mr. McNamara, at the corner of Jay and Water streets, They renivved a panel from a door in the rear, but m: oise in thelr operations that they attracted the ee tention of oficer Maitersoa, of, the Forty-second aang When the officer reached the Place the | ad had made their escape over the fences in tha A Watr.—Upon the doorsteps of the residence of Mr. Wm. Biackham, No. 238 Hamilton street, was found, at @ hour on Tuesday night, a male child about two weeks old. ‘Tlie following is a copy of the stogular note which was found pinned to the clothing of the tofant:—“May Heaven hel love this chiid. Accept this Sata as onurely. fromm the —your own. It way born on the 13th of January, 1899, in lawful wediock. It is of American Protestant | ye » bat has never been baptised. P. 8.—The hour the child's birth waa haif-past ourht o'clock.” The wail oy worse. was hauded over to we A NEST OF THIEVES STIRRED UP, Arrest of Two of the Gang for Highway Robbery, The police of the Forty-second procinot have boon looking pretty sharply for \ue past week after a gang of thieves who have been committing @ number of depredations recently in the Pi(tn ward of Brooke lyn. Their most recené crime was that of highway robbery, comiaitted on @ man named Martin Mur. phy, whereby he jost his pocketbook, containing the sam of Afty dodars, They wayisid Mars Phy, at the corner of Nassau sireet and Hudson avenue ashe was on his way home, Two of the alleged principals were kuown to the police andinaday Od te ly them, named Wals'y Was arrested, Oa, was suspect