The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1869, Page 4

ai 3 4 UBA. Whe'OMicin! Policy—Temper of the Voluutecra— News from Cienfuegos, Trinidad aud Villa Clara—The Pross iu Havana—Issue of Paper Money. Havana, Feb, 22, 1969. ‘The Oficial Gazette in Its issue of Saturday pub- Mshes the following under the head of ‘Superior Political Government of the ever Faithfai Island of Cuba” and without signature:—“There has expired already the term prescribed in the decree of January 12 for those that were with arms in hand. None can now aspire to the provisions of the amnesty, but the benefits of pardon always reach every one who aban- dons the banners of insurrection and presents him- self to the legitimate authorities with or without arms. Reason and justice always except in such cases the chiefs, assassins, incendiaries and rob- bers.” This document occupies the position in the Gazette usually devoted to official decrees, and has all the formalities of one, excepting the signature. It, as will be seen, 13 of that non-committal character wich pervades most of the oMcial documents of this sov- ernment, and may be regarded as the simpie siate- ment of a general proposition or an annouacenent of the policy to be pursued towards the insurgents NEW YORK the stores, continues the acooant, are abandoned. The enemy is making havoo in the jurisdiction, of the shopkeepers, are made rigoners. The countiy jporeae, for want of ara, is flying to the town. The same paper has accounts from Las ‘The rebels have p.enty of horses, the Spaniards none. ‘The rebels nuw! 1,500 occupied the place for turee dart, shonkine. oa in- denendencia, &c. They vurut the archives of the country justice and police aud the uniforms of the Guardia Civil. Tuey tore the Spanish flag to tatters and then tied it to the tail of a horse. They selzed at the arms and horses found, and destroyed the tele- groph and railroad bridge, In Matanzas a telegram was received on Sunday from the village of Pedroso, sent by the commander of the forces in operation there, stuting that several officers had presented themselves tor pardon, ‘The steainer Nuevo Almendares from Bemedios, Lugua, £¢., brought here seventy-five prisoners, Letters from Nuevitas, of the ith, say:—We know nothing of iate of military operations in the interior, Whie writing, the government is embarking all the artillery, mountain howitzers, cavalry api statomn. cers, on board of lighters and steamers. It 13 sup- posed they are goiug to Granaja, about twenty-tive miles west of this piace. The balance of the troops are to start inland for some point. Granaja is about tulrty-aix miles from Puerto Principe, over a road mostly open, and the supposition is that an attempt 18 to be made to raise the siege of the latter place from that point. The Gettysburg is still here; officers and crew well. The Voz de Cuba is having a hard time with the censor, most of its leaders being et Last even- ing it had an interview with the authorities on the subject and it did not appear up to ninego’clock. Ita tone is materially changed from w! been heretofore. hereafter. By some it is considered as intended for the Spaniards, who are thirsting for the blood of the poiitical prisoners, reminding them of the customs and policy of civilized people in extending pardon ‘to the repentant guilty of political offences. As has been before stated in the HERALD, there have been entertained for some time past grave fears of an outbreak in the city by the volunteers after the expiration of the amnesty term, and yesterday morn- ing there seemed a likelihood of their realization. As has been before stated, these volunteers comprise seven battalions, commanded as follows:—First, José M. Morales, a Venezuelan by birth, a prominent merchant of forty years’ standing; second, Julian Zulueta, a Biscayan, a weaithy planter, formerly a great slave trader; third, Miguel Antonio Herrera, merchant, born in Florida; fourth, Dr. Valdivieso, a Spaniard; fifth, Ramon Herrera, owner of the An- tilles tine of steamers, formerly a shopkeeper, a bigoted Spaniard irom Asturias; sixth, Baron de Keasel, a Cuban planter, long in sympathy with Spaniards and Spanish rule; seventh, Sefior Jimenez, liven drap:r, Spaniard, The last three are of more recent organization and of the most turbulent ma- tenal. The Fourth were on duty in town on Saturday and the Fifth io the Cabafias fortress; the Sixth relieved the Fourth on Sunday and the Seventh the Fifth. On Monday the Sixth and Seventh were relieved by the First and Second. The Cabaflas is across the bay opposite the city. Early on the morning of Sun- day, the 21st, before daylight, the Fifti were very noisy and uproarious in their demonstrations over the arrival of the Santander from Spain with a thou- sand chasseurs, and the fact that the amnesty had ex- pired. Maaoy and flerce were the threats against the ‘traitors and also against the authorities they did | not act inthe most summary and severe manner, | When it was relieved and bad arrived at the wharf of | the city its commander, Ramon Herrera, shouted, | “Viva Espafia!” ‘Death to traitors!” to which the men loudly responded. After dismissal many of the men of theFifth returned vo pay a visit to the Seventh. About the same time an order came from Dulce for the release of certain political prisoners, to which the volunteers resused to accede, and a recular mn- ny flowed, to the great alarm of the colamander, ‘Who sepe word to Dulce, stating the fact and repre- senting that he could not respond for the conse- quences: that they demanded exemplary justice be done to the traitors and that a certain pumber of the more promiment insurgent prisoners be delivered to them, and if refused this they threatened to point the guns at the Palace, with other menaces, Dulce’s ‘inst idea was to relieve the battalion, but the danger of $0 doing in its present excited state being repre- ented to him, he refrained. The commander suose- quently had an audience with him, the resuit of which is unknown. It seems, however, to have been satusfactory, as the former returned speedily to the forwzeas @ud succeded in quieting the men for the After being dismissed on Monday morning a con- siderable number of the Sixth retused to go w thetr homes, but remained in the Plaza making noisy and threatening demonstrations. Some of them pro- ceeded to the wharf to meet the Seventh returning from the Cabafias. These were on the terryboat, Dut not rmitted to land for the moment. Noisy vociferations followed, and the Deputy Captain Gen- eral, who was present, found it necessary to harangue them, reminding them of their dates and stating that all would go right and justice ve ad- ministered to tue enemies of Spain. During his re- marks the men, heretofore so abject before autho- rity, undertook to paricy with him, and made the following demands:— Fird—That summary justice be meted out to the heads of fhe insurgents in custody, ins ional ‘Secont—That no more rts the govern- ment for Cubans leaving the inaud, which roses oer nee ancial steps be immediately taken as Thwd—That such will do away with the prevailing speculation in coin. These demands, savoring so much of vet and the shop, did not ineet with that respect- ful attention their merits would seem to demand. The General showed that the second could not be complied with, as it against the customs and theortes of all civilized na- mn Was marched to the Piaza and dismissed, the straggling imeuabers of the Sixth having been mmeanwulle induced to retire and a guard uaving ‘been stationed to keep the Plaza clear. This was removed, however, in a short ume, The volunteers, as is stated. in these demonstra- tions were much influenced by the decree which ap- — in Saturaay’s issue of the Gazette, hereinbe- fore mentioned, aud which, as they considered, ex- tended the amnesty indefinitely. This was, how- es explained to their apparent satis- In the afternoon Duice had an interview with the commanders, His Excellency empuatically rejected all interference in the course he had determined upon, both military and political. The legality was upon bis side, and in his etforts to suppress the in- surrection in his way he relied upon the sympathy of other nations and aid from madrid. He stated that the courts of justice were the proper authority Tor the investigation of offcnces hereto‘ore commii- ted, and to them they must be left. He was deter- mined in his policy, aud if the emergency arrived he should repel force by force. The balance of the day passed quietiy, though much aiarin Was felt and renewed exertions made in preparations to get away. Our news from the seat of insurrection te much of the same character as heretofore given, tinctured by Spanish sympathies and indicating a iong contn- uance of devastating war. The steamer Kapido, arrived at Batxbano, brings dates to the Zist irom Cienfuegos, It is represented that the volunteers continue 1 persevering pursuit of the patriots, but to litle use, as the latter have the advantage of horses. An encounter recentiy took piace near Carthagena, in which they had eieven killed and a considerable number wounded. ‘They had captured the tugboat Vienfuegos by ob- structing the river channei with logs. She was em- ployed in transporting provisions up the stream, a distance of fifteen miles, to the head of navigation. | News from Caibarien the 20th states that @ party of | robbers, ratuer than rebels, had sacked several stores | n the country, particularly in Mayajigua, When the | small government force there had exhausted their ammunition in an encounter, and nine of the men had gone over to the enemy upon being aseured that their lives and property should be held sacred. But in the evening they Were handculled and tuen @ general Pillage commenced, They burned the books and even the archives of the church and police. The nine Volunteers succesded in making tuerr escape and arrived ina boat at Caibarien, from whence @ force of fifty men was immediately despatched to Mayajigua. They found only an advance guard of five rebels, who fired and wounded a soldier and were all killed by @ return fire. In the town the enemy had disappearen, though numbering some hundreds. Forty prisoners from Remedios bad ar- Tived in the steamer; others excaped. The Diario has daves from Trinidad to the 19th. ‘The rebels were seizing all the horses Yn the jurisdic: tion. The shopkeepers of Guiesca Miranda had been compelled to Abandon their stores, owing to insuffl- cient protection, and were unabie even to save their books and papers from the grasp of the rebels. are wanted jor the volunteers. Governor wes that Liew- , With his column, havin quarters in Gusyabal Bajo under Martinez, after march of three hours arrived at a forest which con one abreast. They came upon ti replied to his fire. They lost (our mer ¢ to @ ranch where were ind # natural parapet. They wok seven insurgents and dispersing the | had one killed and two wouuded, & considerable for pardon. jot as reported, uch reduced and the com- ipiritus, of the Leth, contains been mi : i Es All citizens and able- Ht ‘ : mate, mare Josephine and bay mare Flora. They caa trot is seemingly as good as ever. Janey and Chestnuts. Dame. conscription with ® view to | asthe owner stated, « Senor Udaeta, who, in the early stage of the ‘nsur- rection, was Governor of Bayamo. and is alleged to have gone over to the insurgents, was receatly brought bere with other prisoners :rom tbe country. He has published a card, begsing the puplic to sus- pend its opinion till ms trial comes on, The docu- ments, inaugurating process agaist him in Bayamo by_orcer of Valmaseda, are now in the hunds of the military court, and the judgment will be rendered at an ea:ly date. The murines have ceased to do duty on shore since the arrival of the regulars, they nu rest after their long time of double duty. The final meeting of merchants, proprietors, &c., on Sunday, resulted as expected in the unanimous determination to guarantee the issue of 8,000,000 in notes by the Banco Espafiol. The mass of the peo- ple are urgently cailing for notes of five dollars to facilitate small retail trade and do away with speca- lation mm gold. News from Santiago—Popalar Feeling—Negro Bands—Condition of the Country. Kinaston, Jamaica, Feb. 10, 1869, A casual correspondent, writing from Santiago, says:— Far from things being settled. They are worse than ever, and there will probably be a massacre of the Cubans by the Catalans if affairs are not ar- ranged soon, a8 the ill feeling between the two daily becomes more intense. Yesterday the chiefs of the insurrection went to Puerto Principe to come to an understanding, and are meanwhile sending back many of the negroes they. had taken from the estates, There is at present a band of the worst lot of me in the country comimittng all kinds of depredations. Add to this cholera all over the coun- try and the prospect 1s anytuing but envious, There are also cases in town. Yesterday six died and on the previous day nine, but the doctors will not adunit that it is cholera. The country around Santiago is comparatively clear of insurgents, but planters gre kept from working by fears of renewed incursions from them, alihougu 1 think their fears in good part ground?ess, as there are now parties of paid volunteers kept by the p!an- ters in the different districts for the protection of the estates, who, whenever they can get a chance, whip the rebels, Another correspondent, a miner, writing from Cobre, under date of the 6th of February, says:— Santiago ts pretiy, quiet to all appearance, but it ts “war to the knife” round about it, for all that, and the interior 1s all in revoiutioa. In an encounter between the Spaniards and the insurgents a tew days ago, near Caney, the Spaniards were sadly beaten and repulsed with great loas by the in- surgents, who were commanded by General Marcano. Colonel Macanas, who commanded the Catalonian troops, alarmed at the destruction of his forces, retreated to Caney somewhat crest- fallen, and would not return to Santiago lest the smaliness of bis army might call forth unpleasant remarka. (Do you remember my last letter to you about the brave coward, Colonel ——? He did not like that, I believe.) However, he took a secret 0) portunity of sending forty wounded men into the cicy under cover of night, that their arrival might not be observed. They were men from this colouel’s column who, from bad food, insufficient clothing and Want of proper care, have suconmbed to Asiatic cholera and brought upon us a calamity which, I fear, must now spread. Palma has been taken by the in: ts, and the whoie garrison made prisouera. our hua ired Peabody guns which were discovered there were car- ried off in great triumph by the Cubans, HORSE NOLES. The average value of all grades of horses has in- creased nearly 100 per cent during the past year. The demand has been greater than the supply since the beginning of the war. The desire to have speed also has its influence on the market, and almost fabulous prices are paiffor it. One great cause for the advanced price of horses of all-work is the duty now charged on importations from Canada. ‘The owners of fast horses could not let the last snow storm slip without giving them achance to show their galt, aud accordingly they were out as Ls in full featuer. Among those we recognized ere: — Dick Carhart, the property of Mr. L. Phillips, who showed a deal of speed on the lane. His owner has been onered $6,000 for hima. It is said that he can get well into the twenties. Mr. Cook was driving a very promising five year id. ag man Simmons was behind a bay trotter gong Mr. Ryerson was showing off a fine stepping am. Mr. Rogers had out a very fast gray mare. Mr. Bonner was out with Dexcer, going last with a slack rem. H. H. Bliss had 9 cross team, @ gray and bay. Jacob Vorhees was handling @ bay Star mare. Frank Work had a sorrel and brown team. T. 8. Morton had a pair of blacks, looking fine. Captain Bon, with his sorrel horse, was flying. Wm. N, Beach had ont a nice brown team. Harry Hamilton was driving Lady Winfield and They yo at a terrific rate when called on. Mr. Briggs had out a new cross tean, the biack ether very close to 2:40. ir, Jarvis was driving nis old trotter Willard, who John Harbeck was driving his fast bay mares, Mr. Mathison was behind his whi‘e mare. Del Leadbewer was driving the last mare Miller's HERALD, + MEXICO, The Pucbla Pronuuciamente—Sketch ef Ne- @rete—Condition of the Country—What of General Grant t—Apathy ef the Mexicans— Roads anu Robbers. MaExico, Feb, 10, 1869. Affairs bave been for the past week in avery serious state; whether the danger is yet past it is impossible to say, On the 4th iat, it was reported that Paebla bad pronounced against the government, and that the conducta which left that city on the morning of the 3d, with nearly $3,000,000, had been taken by the pronunciados, The Diario Qftcial Published in an extra the two last telegrams belore the wires were cut, as follows:— L.—TELEGRAM FROM PUEBLA, RECEIVED IN MEXICO, FEB, 31:55 P.M. CIT!zEN PRESIDENT—Just now the State forces have pronounced for General Diaz (Porfirio), so far as 1 know. 1 am still in the palace, but the first bat- talion of the National Guard has its artillery aimed on this point, FRANCISCO IBARRA. H.—TELEGRAM FROM PURELA, RECRIVED YES. 3 215 P. ale CrrizeN PresipentT—At this moment the military forces which are in this city have pronounced against tne State government, It appears that they are headed by Negreie, who, it is said, has eee arrived. MIGUEL SERRANO, Chief Clerk of the Department of Justice. The loss of the condcuta, it was declared on all sides, would be the fall of this government, by gtv- Mr. Koe had ont a bay. Mr. Miner drove his gray team of mares, Mr. Barry drove his beautisul fast mare Jnno, P Parker was out with Pulaski, fast and stout as Mr. Blanchard was handling h‘s fast sorrel colt. Mr. Ridabock was out with his good trotter, Quaker. Jolin Ackerson drove his bay mare. Mr. Wilkins was ariving his black mare. Mr. Loved drove a fine looking bay mare. WORSE TAMING, Exhibition by Professor Hamilton. At the New York Circus, on Fourteenth street, a novel and entertaining exhibition was given yeoter- day afternoon by Professor Hamilton, who claims to have invented a systein of horse taming superior to that practised by the iate J. 8. Rarey. Before giving any specimens of his ability as @ tamer and trainer Mr. Hamilton introduced @ trained horse, a trick pony and @ trained blind horse and with them per- formed a variety of tricks. With the trained horse he showed the way in which horses are spoiled; the usual mode of telling a horse to do two or three things at the same time instead of telling him to do but one and see that he does that before he is asked to do something else. He exemplified the manner in which @ horve is captured im pastnre, coaxing him with jsiful of salt and then grabbing hoid of the mane as son as he comes near enough; he expiained also the awkward way tu which cavalry militiamen, butchers or lawyers, or whatever they be, who think that their handsome looks are et to make & horse obedient, spoil a horse m their miserable way of training, riding, flashing their swords around, &c. This pert of the entertainment was exceedingly amusing, as itis something citizens of the metro- lis may see at almost every parade if the; ve lence to stand and waite the awkward squads, 6 Manwuvres of # farmer Who brings his horae to be shod aad who knows ‘‘all about horses; was brought up nt among ‘em,” ‘Were also graphically portrayed. Professor then took & horse who was vouched to belong to a gentie- man in the audience, and who, according testimony of the latter, would not aliow himself to be hitched in single harness; then @ horse who was, ‘purchased as a balky horse and proved to be ail he was bargained for,” then a horse who was atraid of top buggy, and then one Who would not go at all when harnessed. All these the Professor cured so much aa to make them do, for him, that which it was | Said they would not do, His mechod is to bend the right fore foot and then fasten means of strap from the fetiock to the thig! & belly-band with a back strap fastened on the T. In this belly-band are two rings on each je makes a noose of @ slender rope, over the horse’s head; then he bri round tue lower part of the face eh noose, which rests back of the it through one of the rings in the of this rope he can throw the horse down, #0 fails quite easily. This thro & HE of fifty men each, who are to select their Eeaer, and their sudalterns. y Will be mostly in Jocal service. ‘Those who are known to ‘otherwise towards pubic order will ve Gates to the 21st inst. wage he Cate eee Pa mira, which all the tiendas, The war is heaped of all others ‘There is but one columo— of ty jurisdiction (it has maskets, act- two divisions now. surgents at the baths i H EY 2 i : i EReg ' tinues until the horse finds mastered and may as well (lo as hibition was really very fine, and _recer e quent and very Terven Diaudite fro: tan audere, Which Gilead the cirous in every past. ing its enemies the money to operate, and by the disgrace it would bring on the present rulers. This State of affairs gave occasion for free expression of opinion on the state of the country which possesses laterest and is worth recording. Troops were sent the same night py the Apizaco Railroad, and on the next day, but as yet they had not been reported as having arrived in Puebla, where Negrete was making a forced ioan of $200,000 and imprisoning all who did not pay. Negrete’s procla- mations also have arrived, aud according to them he has taken this course because Juarez has violated the constitution and the individual guarantees tt gives. Negrete is a liberal—that 1s, he fought against the French and the Church party, and also, as he mentions in this proclamation, against the American invaders in 1847. He says, also, that the Juarez party “would have delivered us as slaves to the neighboring nation” (the United States), which he Says, need not be feared, “as th's is a civilized na- tion, Which respects other people, and those who de- fend their rights.’* The last news states that Negrete has left to fight the government forces, as he says, an it he was seen in Cnoluia, And the Governor of the State of Puebia, General Garcia, telegraphs from Puebla on the morning of the 8th “that he arrived there the eveuing before with 100 iatantry and 200 cavalry, passing near Negrete, who was going to- wards Atiixco, when it was believed he was going to the Sierra.” That he “found the merchaats ‘uarding the city; that Negrete had committed in Uuolula tle same excesses asin Puebla.” (it had been stated that de carried oif for ransom persons Wao did not pay his demands.) Meanwhile the con- dicta has arrived safely in Perote and is considered out of danger from this tnsurrection. OF A MAN IS NEGRETE? If you talk witi people who may be considered @3 unprejudiced and as belonging neither to the-| party of Juarez nor to that of this chief, you will be oid that Negrete is a good fellow, very popular with his soldiers; treats them weil, lets them go where they please on Sundays and gives them an extra treat on these occasions; that he is a brave and able soldier; isof moderate education; has been slighted, as he considers, by the liberal party now in power; , ig an anti-church man aud wants the Church put down more than Juarez is doing it. So for most of the time since the sali of the Interventor he has been an outlaw, with more or less partisans of such ciar- acter a8 Would join him ; if among these have been @ number of highway robbers and kidnappers for Taasom it will not cause you surprise, There is also reported a rising of the Indians of the Sierra by Apam aad in that vicinity, to the number of 3,000 to 6,000, who demand the abolition of in- ternal custom houses and the division of the great hetnenies, whose immense tracts of land are not Saltiys and would be if apportioned among these people, Some consideration must be had for these armel protests aguinst injustice of greater or less impor- taace. In the United States the people have their pubuc halls, where they can advocate or denounce ‘whatever they please, and the public press will wuitously spread the resuit belore the whole nation. There 18 no such way possible here. There is no Pubuce hall for the People’s use in the whole’ republic, so far as known. ‘there 1s no place for the peop! to meet except churches, where they are only al- towed to hear inass3 and make the crossings, «c., of the specilled ordinance, and theatres, where they are to see und hear the play, concerning the selection of which they have nothing to say; aid there is no people in Mexico. The only notabie society—the Freemasons—which 1s said to be numerous in this city, can hardly be called a public organization, as its meetings are secret. Yet it isasserted that popu- lar refor.os and improvements are promoted by tuis society and that it will prepare the way tor open aud Public movemenis in time. Almost the oniy opportunities afforded for public meetings—an essential condition of @ republican state of society—are the national festivals and tue anniversaries of some philanthropic or benevoleut institution. These show that Mexico has orators of high talent and that the people apprectate the really excellent sentiments they hear on these rare occa- sions. But even these anniversaries are celebraied i a different way than they are in the North, and do not aiford that fecdom of expression. For exam- ple, the 5th of February, being the twelfth anniver- sary since Comonfort took tue oath and ratified the constitution, was celebrated here. The orators were chosen beforehand by the ‘Junta Patriotica,” of which nt Juarez is the head. The orators were good ones and spoke well; but as nobo else could speak On that day to an audience the «dl- ference is clear. So on the other late occasion of tue anulversary of the government benevolent insi- tutions the same selection was made. Indeed, igaacio M, Altamirono made an admirabie discourse beartug on the necessity of popular instruction as essenal to free ag te from despotism, which is sure to press them down, whatever nominally may be their laws in other respects, and referring to the exaimple given by the United States. Altamirono 1s the same eloquent orator of Congress during the dark days of Juarez’s administration in 1861 and sub- sequently, and known in the United States by nis vigorous reply to the impudent letter of Campbell demanding favors for Maximilian. He 1s one of tne Judges of the Supreme Court and in so much con- nected with the [ange goed but he speacs with boldness and tn favor of recorms waich the govern- leut apparently ignores, But it is evident that the pabilc ought to have fhe right and facilities to de- liberate independently of the government. This at present 1s not afforded them; so when they have suilered a$ much as they can bear, or have any strong Views to declare, they do i by an armed pronunciamieno, In the United States this state of things will be de- clared a8 unworthy of a republic, which Mexico pre- tends to be; and it will be said that it indicates barbarism. The fact ts that a large part of the Mexiwans declare the same thing. Patriotic Mext- cans are very tar from defending their present state of affairs and from being satisted to leave them as they now are. In private circles the desire for such better Institutions as are enjoyed in the United States is strongly expressed. in public and ia the newspapers litte is said in this way, As the people are far advanced towards desiring a more just and enlightened rule, so certain government magnates will oppose any such change a8 suicidal to themseives. ‘The people have suffered so much from insecurity in their property and lives,and have become so disgusted With the selfishness of those who ruletnem, that they are .ast coming to be iasensible to the alarming peri of absorption toto the American Union and to have the — justice aad prosperity in common with the rest oi | may ask for this; it is like! me 7 tate pase J bp A general puring week, Ww! was a beuef that there was to be another breaking up of overnment, much has been said upon this subject. ‘he insecurity on the roads has reduced mercantiie business to lowest point, and it 1s growing worse @nc worse. Industry is ina very bad condition, From the abandonment of the abundant and fertile lands their productions are limited in quantity and m price. Robvery and thieving abound as @ consequence of the want of legitimate employment and of no other moral or religious ideas than that & Christian life consists in sinning and to iniater—the in representative here—would leave. And 1 1s circulated, on the best authority as it is conte that a0 other minister will be appointed; and thi had the maki of the laws and Ne ha nothing w do bot obey, it may be wert Lod the Ge reforms— really and indisputad! ve been mae during the it Bot the reiorms have the people themselves doubtless, to such additional reforms as make the present of real value; and are TE png = RR ill Insist on this, ‘that in time hag Med have what hey ‘demand, we iy the high position it must occupy to do justice to the Tuln which hangs over it has occurred an ceampie the boldness of the robbers of this city. On ligence was leavii the city ta of the Nifio Perdido, at hatpast mix quite daylight—and was still near it_was attacked by four or five men. Tiburcio Madrid, being on the box Was killed by a ball in fas forenead. ond lett the body at the garite; the robbers. Gamay, To-day it is reported that one ‘of tum has taken. ‘On roads leading to the city the robbers take even the blancets of the poor Indiaas; they unload the mules wit) lines and take the anunals, throwing off their loads into the road, ‘These suilerers tell me that the escort put there by the government also do robbing on their own account; that ancient guerilla soldiers are put on these escorts and practice their wocient usages withoat distinction of personas. ‘a view of these outrages and the apparent inca- pacity of the goverument to restrain them, Sanec, pie are talking of doing it themselves, and lynch law is declared to be the way to do it, Even when the ity parties are taken--a hard thing to do, as they feared. wnd their conviction 18 doubtful—the in their private rooms have the disposal of cases, aud these judges do not want to expose tnemselves to tbe vengeance of ail the malefactors Who pass under thelr jydgment, A jury would do this ter, ‘The robber and assassin Benitez has just been exe- cuted after a year and five days spent in seemg whether he siouid not be deciared innocent, Ais cries have been clearly proved, and nobody bas had any doubt of his aggravated wickedoess, He was sentenced to be hanged, but no execu- tioner could be % so he was shot One of the orators of the late celebration of the constitution used the case to illustrate the guaran- tees the government gives, “even the museraole Benitez having a year to save his life.” But others say that this year of delay weakened the faith of the community in the laws, and that the appeais only ave opportunity for the trickery of those curses of Ge xico, the petthogging lawyers. Ainoug Mexicans, as well a3 foreigners, there is curiosity to know what General Graut may be able to do in reference to Mexico, and the hope prevails thal some remedy tor the present desperute staie of things may be discovered. ‘With all these Ciscouraging reports it is not neces- sary to conclude tuat Mexico is more degraded than previously: for it 1s probable that there are even more thinkiug and weill-disposed citizeas than in ast mes, ‘The trouble 13 that we do not have the Benoit of ther existence. They have no voice 10 anythinz. Neither ia tas state of things a justitios- tion of any such intervention a3 the froach Emperor put here. Tnis, indeed, gave employment an pay to tne worst Mexicans, aud thus Kept them from pri- vate roboery and murder; but they did both ona large scaie in their oftictal capacity. in the severe ineasures taken against robbers the inaocent were often snot mstead of the guilcy, and any one wrap- ped up in a bianket—as Wus in 80 many words de- Clurea—was liable to be shot as sroober, But the Worat robvers have beea abie to dreas much better, The resistance to the Mexicana empire was made meritorious patriots, No bounty money and but luuuie salary and = aubsistence was to be had. It i to be iameated that as an the prosperity waich should repay 1s sacrifice has not appeared, lt probably will in its own time and in its own way. ‘he business of Eenting ‘ageine foreign invaders and domestic buses is easier than tu form entirely new institutions under a reign of ‘Lhe last most difficult task vhe Mexicaus have now to do. Although many want to have it done, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to do it within a reasonable time and Without aasistance. ‘Tne latest reports say that Negrete was yesterday morning in Atitxco, losing us men by desertion, tuey havi been taken by force, and the Governor Says he is in pursuit, <A private letter from Puebla says Negrete leit that city wth 4,v00 men, and left noae behind, so that the merchants had to serve as the guard until the Governor returaed, ‘The news from the State ot Tamaalipas tells a sad story. From Tampico to Matamvros there is great discontent with tue Governor, Juan Joes Garza, and complaint of us cruelties, ‘The people ask the gene- ral government if this oppression ‘cannot be ended; tuat at least some civiized direction may be given to the war. Mauy towus have been burned by the gov- erpinent troops, aad the Villa de Croix, which had More than 2,00) inhabitants, now does not exist, Tue expenses of that state, which in other times have hever been above $62,00, 18 BOW above $300,000 an used a3 above stated. Garza 1s in bad reputa- tiou among the peopie in this capital. SKATING. The Park and the Rink, Probably the only persons in town who feel in any kind of good humor over the aavent of the cold snap which announced its freezing presence on Saturday, aud which still continues its visit with no Prospect of a sudden departure, are the skaters. While everybody olse has taken pains to worry him- self into a huge growl the lovers of the slippery art have been throwing up their caps and bonnetse— figuratively speaking, of course—and doing all that jay in their power to make the growlers feel more than usuaily uncomforiabie. Tueir expectations, however, were not altugether realized, tor the Park iakes have refused to be frozen strong enough to bear up their thousands of winter patrons; and with tae Park lakes not in @ good skating condition, of cuurse fun and sport of the sxaters do not amount to much, The Kmpire tink, in Third ave- nue, near Sixty-third street, however, was wide awake when the frost caine to haad, end everything was put to rights tu receive the welcome but unex- pected guest with all the honors due to his frigidity. ‘The consequeuce was yesterduy a very good sheet of ice, Which attracted @ iarge number of skaters of botn sexes. There was a band of music in attendance, and during the afternoon the sport was in fuil blast. The lifch Aveaue Skating Pood, corner of Fifty ninth street and Fifth avenne, not been forgotien by the suap. Its regular patrons, tue New York Skating Ciub, besides & numerous guthering of their ludy and geutliemen friends, enjoyed themselves during the to their hearts’ content, evidently feeling tuat they ought to, not exucuy make ay while the san suines, but, do as inuch execution with the “iroas’’ as possible while the ice lasts. A band of musicians in attendance at this pond, and did much to enliven the scene and make the skaters feei in the vest of spirits, Shouid the present coid weacher coatanue to prevail, and there seems to be at present no iadication of its sudden taxing oif, the Park — will be 10 @ condition that the skaters who like ¥ apy tice and be oa the lookout when the dali goes up, tor it wul certainly not remain up many days if the month of Marcu of the past tew years can be taken asa criterion of What the present monta of Marca is to be in ouint of weatuer. INTERNAL REVENUE, Collections im the Thirty-second District. ‘The following 1s a statement of the daily returns of collections of Internal Revenue made by Collector Shook for February , in the Thirty-second aistrict:— Amount, Date. Amount, $9,163 3,677 Date, 5. Srevecse ‘Total ‘The collections thus far the present fiscal year in eoch monta are as follows:— Month, Amount, Month. Amount, July, 1968. $701,695 December, 1968. $398,552 August, 1868.....1,106,800 January, 1860.. 454,870 September, 1568. ‘809,555 February, 1869. 582,157 Gevober, 1368, G18, 824 467,751 Total... . . 00 $5,020,207 November, 1865.. The colieetion for the 1st of March was $142,000, General Grant aud Governor Boutwell. [Washington (Feb. 28) panemans of the Boston ont General Grant visited the House yesterday, re- tired to acloak room and called for Mr. Boutwel and directly also sent for Mr. Bingham, bo Kn munes were almost crazed with curiosity to find out ‘Whatit all meant, and various reports are tu circu- lation relative to the purposes of the extraordinary visit, Itturns out that certain Southerners, Geor- status of affairs in Georgia which made it advisable that there should be no legisiation at this time relative to Georgia. TROUBLES AMONG THE RADICALS. Commissioner Wells and His Enemies. Fn the Cislcago Tribune, Feb, i The mpt of Moorhead and Kelley to legislate Mr. David A, Wells, Special Commissioner of the Revenue, out of office by discontinuing the appro- priation for his salary is one of those petty acta of malice resorted to by smail miads as @ convenient substatate for argument. Mr. Wells is a gentleman of it fortune, to whom pt | salary is of no earthly consequence. office Revenue Commissioner sought him; he never sought any oMfice. He entered upon the duties of his Secmiciceces aren ae nerve, the important and &! strict fidelity to trath. His porta eee et as wan s' ane bat In the course of his in’ he found that the tari duties on certain wach as salt, pig iron and the tion for his aZfice, Ld fuisded revenge, but they ean no ‘moo repress the i mi traths that Mr. Wells has presented than the enemies of Galileg ¢ould stop the to- of the earth on tts pera UESDAY, MARCH 2, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. REAL ESTATE MATTERS The market opened yesterday with a renewal of the animation exhibdiced during the busiest portion Of last weex. The offeriags were large, the princi- pal feature being the sale of the Duryea Farm as East New York, comprising 250 lots. Besides this a considerable quantity of improved and unimproved city property was presented and eagerly taken up. The Ttrendaace at the several sales was and the bidding spirited, Below we give particulars:— NEW YORK PROPERTY—BY JAMES M, MILLER, 3 Bastory brick houses and lot No, 100 Mott at, 174 ft n of janal at, lor 25.6094 tory brick hoi o1 se oe each ti, tt Sac8T 98,900 Saige Aik house and lot adj, known as No. 118, lot 25 Batory brick howse'and jot adj, kaowa as No. 130, tot. x30.11 re Ot ee oe et 9,900 Satory bri Delance; 12,700 Smo s ick house and | IBAIXTG.L.. we eee eran, 11,950 8 story brick house and lot adjoining, known as No best lot 18.10275., see 1,850, 10,700 Aatory brick corner Lith st, lot $6x1 t m 4 mory brick house aud lot adjoining, Known as No 4atory brick hotise and fot adjoining, Known as'No 177 Jor diguii0., 5300 21,450 2 Ee 21 2 lote adjoining, each 25x100.10, bY A. J. BLBEJERR, SON AND OO. Pearl st, housa and lot No 50, 19.3x67.7. Water st, house and lot No 41, 1s. 11x6i mi oe $d ay, leasebol 13,500 sth bt, 6 lots, 9,450 New ar, 4 lots, 2,450 New ay, 4 lots, #¢ cornér 11h st, Yox100.. 10500 125ih sty Slots, a a, 275 ft w of Gib av, 25xi00. 6,600 Fath st, 1 lot, #8. 100 ft w of Bd av, 25x10 4350 a bh 400 i i : i 5 rer a Tobe, 76 ft n of 80d st, 23 8,500 lata sw comme Eh Oe onc 5.200 t, adjoining, 25x100...... 5,100 ‘2.6 corner S5th at, 25.6xi00, 8275 125 ft 9 of 10th av, each 25x100, 11, each. 3,100 joining, 25x100.11.. sone 8,125 joining, each BixivU.1i, each 316) iniog, exch 25410011; euch. 3'300 $176 31460 a0 450 Hots, adjoining ace ta, adjoin! lots, wa, mete BY MULLE House and lease of lot 343 sf BAST NEW YORK PROPERTY—BY JOGN! Jot corner Broadway and Barbey st, 94.3x1U0. 1 lot corner John st and Broadway, 25x1l Ea 1 Tlof on Broadway, adjoining, sam 1 lot on Washington st, near Baltic fb 23.6 inches rear. easeses - ‘adjoining, 25x100, each, t, adjoining, 2x1 jear above, 25xi ioe on dona set saistaaes 25x00, each. lotson John st, opposite, 25x: lots on Join st, 2 lots on Barbey st, adjoining, a lot corner Broadway and Washington st, 25 lot corner John st and Broadway, same siz lot on Eroudway, near Washington st, samo siz lots on Broadway, adjoining, same size, each.. lots on Browdway, adjoining, same siz0, each. lot cor Bay av and Washington st, 25x10. ston st, ni wi t on Washington st, adjoining, 95x. lot on Washington st, adjoining, 2ox1U0, lot on Washington st, adjoining, 25x100 is on Washin Washin, % lots on John st, adjoining, lots on John at, adjotuing, 25x! lot corner Bay av and Washingto: Jot on Bay ay, adjoining, same a ‘on Pet et tS tO tt a BO BB, 1-5 joining, same size, Slots on Bay av, adjoining, same size, each.. 4 lots on Washington st, near Bay av, sume size, each 4 lots, adjolning above, same size, each SEEEZNESESSEERES 300 310 same size, adj," same size, each. ‘200 4 lots, cor Uuion ay and Washington st, sam: 205 4jots, adj, cor Union ay and Barbey sh each. 20 lots, cor Jon st and te, I 4 lots corner Join at and Waion av, oponite exch. 240 L lot on Washington at, near ion av, 2x106., 18 1 lot on Washington st, ad), 252100. M5 Lot on Wastington a 95 4 lots on Washington 170 2 lots on Washington at, adj; 25x1Us, V5 4 lots corner Grand av and Washington st, 20 4 lots on Jobn st, near Union av, each. 170 {lots on John st, adj, each. - He 3g 4 7 ™ nin; house and lot adjoining lot 201100. brick bouses and lots. Ey pe of Wil Official Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday. Alto oa, egret hd bmi ney at, 8 w corner Ririoy Bleecker 18, ib ftw of very, Box Cherry st, doxtds. Ne wt, wa, Nos 213 an: J6xB.2241.4. Hoaston at, 6 % No birty Samos st, © 8, 124.2297 .21123.4296.8, Kingsbri: raed Wt 52Ux201.72455.10x171.t x100. 6 ft Me, 8% No 64, 215.2368.76.6xh. 6x20. 1, 87.8 fhe of Bedford at, 81.3118.3. na, 182.6 ft w of Clinton, $6110. No MA, 25x81 oe, ‘on im wt Suh a, 1500 27th st, a8, : 000 Bah stn essed fhe of 2 av, Sane er a ", Smh at, na'as fee of seh wy, Boxes 34/000 Si at, 8 6, 225 fe of Sth 4,600 Bod at, # 9, 223,'t @ of 10th 8,500 Dith st, #8, 420 £00 of 8th ay, 2x99. peereerss |) 27th wt, Dm, 806 ft @ Bd av, 2).2275.6xHNx06.10KI6 - 18,150 45th at, # 2,160 25x100.5,, 16,000 Ey a a tI i" fh oh a my 23 "8000 h is 38 Bas outs 5 awe Ginat es ia 9,500 Gch wt, w 8, I 500 ae a1 17,500, bat, ee, F “V7.0 ‘72a wt, 8 w cor av Ay 102.22100. {18,000 Tith'ni nb, OO) fee Mt a8 n Bah aw cor dh an, by 000 575 ft w 8th wy 000) 1omh st, 0 a, 395 (0 @ Sth a “16350 Lolat “420 (1 6 6th av, 000 10th at, nw 4th ay, 201. 35,200 LiIth st, n 9, 655.9 £0 w of 850 117th at, nn 250 ft e of Bd 050000 19th at, nn, 48 £8 w of ath 00 livth 100 ft w of 500 138th 260 ft w of 10,00 1 corner 10th av, 13,000 ‘corner 6th av, ever th 0 34,000 ‘860 1 @ of 10th 16,000 Ws, 16.88 2, 60.5 f Ree as hs oe tits ; VD, 0m, 25 fhe Tat ni wis Suit of Jule 000 w Dy ofl a0 be e523 SoagEE aes: Ox134.. Fulton av, 0 6,3! ft w of Sack 9,1UxwdxdL, 117 ome 7 pent + Mo Heataniehaich 25 acres. lw fen, erat, ae Bite) a thio tS wot Co 4th av. n wa, 21.4 ft 8 w of Lith i, 214x610, Hid's, map BellepisherG. Lots 38) 38) & J Stewart mat Bol ep wig Plot at (Gravesend, portion ol D ‘Stryker’ v4 ‘TRANGHBES IN ESSEX COUNTY, N. Jy—-NEWARK, ats, es ‘8,04, between Wastiagion mod Fiane lagton an e 4,508 330 1008 cr indefinite locality, 43250, fim of Cabinet at, Z2ni00, road st, 8 trace ie 500 » of Bude we in ospect at. portions of lois 44, 43, alt of fot ls block & ni oF is Bergen Cliyessssse- : a eS 4,000 Adanas, cor 24st, 601100. 2,000 Clift at, n 8, 200 ft w of Grand av, 101x200 + 5,200 Gritmth and Clerk ata » w cor, Box1U0. 1,700 Hoboken turnpike, F A Bailey's pro 508 Montrose ay and Hench ats, #0.0ur, 1,400 Sun'atah Suteesocienyond bata ait a tote 17, is kaziol. seis re 315 Lots 1 and 3, Cham! 1,008 BAYONNE, Evergreen st, lota 8, 4, section % Graves’ map, 50:10... 168 ts 63, ) Bleeck: erty, Garden st, w slots 63, 64, 65, 68, Bleecker’s pro Pe Humboldt at, # 8, lots 603, 603, 604, 76x10. Fi Real Estate Notes. The following are among the recent moveménts ia real estate on Long Island:— Charles Paulson has sold forty-two and a half acres of the old Vanderbilt, farm, at Clarencevilie, for’$40,000. The property extended from the Plank- road to the raulway. Wm. B, Hunter, of Rrooklyn, the purchaser of the property, 1s going to lay it out. in bnildiug lots immediately. The farm of Ben Albertson, containing 104 acres, situated at Roslyn, has been sold to J. H. Kenyon for $16,500, win Nimmo, of Brooklyn, has bought twenty-five acres of land from J. 5. Lewis, at Six Hulls, for $3,000. ‘Ten acres of woodland on the Sills estate at Norta- port has been sold to a Mr. Daniel faompaon for 355. ¥ George Walton has sold his farm, situated at River- head, to J. S. Marcy for $2,000. Mrs. M, Jonnson’s house and lot, on Fulton street Hempstead, has been sold to I, H. Clews, of that village, for $1,850. A gentleman named Pool has purchased the farm of Mrs. Sellick, at Eaton Neck, oa mare pee Bay, ae fnsvons San one et the finest brickyards in jufolk county on the premises. William dacksun hae bought from Elias Smith, of Huntington, tive acres of what was formerly the old Poorhouse farm, for $1,500, W. T. Benjamin has just purchased the property on which his extensive stores are situated, at Kiver- head, for $36,000, At East Marion real estate is rapidly increasing in ae A fine new Union school house is soon to be lt. David Jagger is putting up a fine brick building on Main street, Miverneud. It 1s to be occupied as a dry goods store. A new Methodist Episcopal church has just beea completed at Riveriiead. - It ia one of the best in Sutolk county. Thomas Chapleau, is erecting a dwelling home at Roslyn, It will be one of the fluest country seata on Long Island. AYLEITE MEDICAL COLLECE. Exercises—Names of the Graduates. The commencement exercises of the Aylette Medi- cal College, which took place last evening in the chapel of the New York University, drew together a very respectable assemblage and were of a highly tteresting character. On the platform were Commencement seated the members of the faculty of the Institution and other gentlemen pro- minent in the medical profession, There was a band present, which varied the exercises with pleasing music. A painful dimness of the gas- Ughts threw a veil of rather displeasing obscarity over the brillant exercises, Dr. Hall opened the exercises with prayer. Dr. Draper foliowed with a brief but bighly appropriate address to the gyre 3 class. He reminded them of the new paths of duty opening before them, and expressed @ confidence that tuey would go forth earnest and success(ul workers in their aew field. After his address he delivered to the grad class their diplomas, ‘The salutatory oration was next delivered, or rather read, by Mr. L. L. Alexander, of North Caro- lina, It was exceedingly well written, though the subjects treated of were ratuer trite and common- place. They were now to shake off tne yoke of subordinates and take their places in the world of men. They were to gird on their armor to Nght the battles of life. Hedwelt upon the new duties de- volving on them in their chosen profession, and hoped they would refect credit on themselves, on the college at which bree 8 had just gradu- ated and on _ the proiession. He urged that they devote their lives and professional labors less to Money making and more to adding to the stock of scientific facts, and as con- nected with their special projession. Mr. R. P, Townsend, of Kentucky, now delivered the valedictory oration. It was deilvered in a feebie and, in fact, scarcely audible voice, but was writien with commendable force. ie foliowed mainly the line of thought of the saiutatory, 3 Mr. F..D. Benedict, on behalf of the graduating class, presented to Dr. Ayletie a gold watch as @ testimonial of their mgh and esteem. Dr. Aylette responded feelingly and appropriately to the presentation, interspersing the saine with some good and salutary advice as to their habits in the future. The following are the naines of the graduating class, from which it will be seen that tire majority are from the Southern States:—L. L. Alexander, North Carolina; F. D, Benedict, New York; H. G. Burton, Ver- mont; J. Baldridge, Maine; B. U. Bishop, New York; A. H. Bird, Alabama; M, T, Brassfied, Alabama; B. F. Coleman, Alabama: J. EB. Cauldwell, North )aro- E. Coronel, South Americ Nathan Case, New Jersey; H. Day, Tennessee; C. 0. D. D. Elis, Texas; M. B. Earle, Virgi irginia; L. Goldschmidt, Hungary; Penusyivania; Thomas C. Giroux, Cana Hardaway, Georgia; M. T. Henley, i. Hamil, Alabama; J. O. Hott, New Jerse; 0. P.. Horn, Virginia; C. J, Holmes,’ New Jersey; J. A. Lewis, New York; N.C, Lewis, Virginia; Wil Ham P, Morriscy, Canada; E. J. Mere, Maryland; G. T. Newhall, Alabama; J. ‘T. G. O'vonnor, jaryland; Wiliam M. P rth Carolina; Edward Pendie- ton, New York; M. J, Remilider, "New York; Hi. P. Reynolda, New Jersey; F. R. Rorking, i L, Staton, North Carolina; John H. York; N. Smith, New York; M. Sumulier, New C, J, Stahl, New York: James H. Tate, Virginia; P. Townsend, Kenu 4 4. Townsend, Kentucky; Charles L. Watts, ru ina. PROTESTANTISM—IS IT A FAILURE? Lecture in Brookiyn by 8. P. Nichols. AS intelligent an audience as one need ask to address was gathered last night at the Brooklym Institute, to hear Mr. 8. P. Nichols discus the question recently raised by Dr. Ewen, “Is Protestantism @ failure?’ The lecturer is @ Quaker, of evident culture and a good under- standing of the subject ue easayed treat; but while commanding the respect of his hearers, by his earnestness and unmistakable ability, he moat depiorably faiied as a lecturer. it would be safe to way that thero was not a person in the audience that understood three consecutive sentences of the whole lecture. If there was such a one there he had much the best of the reporters, of whom there were several present. The only way in which it would be possible to make @ report would be by the reporter first appiying oimselt to the st of comparative spatomy, and then, after manner of the naturalist over his fossila, construct an argument from the few disjointed notes: he was able to ‘The lecturer began with Adam in Paradise, weund up with some observations om meeting houses, miscalied churches, with ta and stained glass windows, In tie interv: he had to do with Luther and Ge Fox and ae, others; but their precise relation it was impossible to ascertain. No one doub' robably, that what the lecturer had to say woul ww boon interesting if it could have been undor~ a Joho Deu THE PRUSS\AN FORGERY CASE, To tHe Eprror or The HERALD:— In your issue of yeatorday, under the head of “A Mysterious Case,” you state that ‘the Consul, after numerous interviews with the detective, sp the ch: ‘a4 no offence had been committed. a ia not the fact, ‘Tho crime of forgery had been com- mitted by Dickel, the Prusstan by pl acoctding te his voluntary confession, but having surrendered the of his crime the sovernmont te vu a of Counsel for tho ago Vonaul General, Naw York, Maro 1, 5