The New York Herald Newspaper, August 28, 1869, Page 11

~ ST. DOMINGO. Across the Islaud—Le Vega Keal—Boautifal Savannas—Arrival at Cotuy=Crossing th Ismbella—Arrival at the Republican tal—Natural Resources of the Island. St. Domrnco, W. 1, July 8, 1369. A journey from Santiago de ios @aballeros ‘to this city, completing the trip across the island of St. Domingo, 1s one of those experiences which might ‘be considered agreeable in retrospect, but would not, under ordinary circumstances, bear repetition with any degree of complacency in the same person. For asingle trip the journey ts unqnesttonably worth all the fatigue, inconvenience, discomfort loneliness From Porto Plata to Santiago, six! leagues, the passing of constant parties of peons and pack animals going to the coast or re- turning affords some recreation or father deviation from the monotony of charming landscape. From Santiago to the national capital on the southern sea- coast, @ distance of fifty leagues or 160 miles by the road, all the trials of the trip are forgotten in the variety of mountain and savanna, beautiful streams, Occasional herds of fine cattle and horses, wild hogs, gutnea fowls ahd birds of every pl mage, A few small towns are met with on the way and an occasional bohio, but these are long distances apart, A ride from Santiago to this place is con- sidered here as @ great undertaking, and very tew there are who have ventured upon it, preferring the tedtous process of almost circumnavigating the island to reach the northern coast, The gratuitous advice of several suggested the dangers of venturing alone into the intertor, where everything was unset- tled, revolutions were going on and the moun- tains were. filed with stragglers, —refu- gees from justice, assassins, thieves, and every other degeription of character. Such horrible pictures were doubtless very frightful to the timid, who consider it an exploit never to be forgotten to venture a dozen miles away from home, As there were no accommodations, and especially the important item of food, to be had with any cer- tainty along the route, tt was necessary to make every provision for eating, drinking and sleeping as independently as if it were a barren desert that Tay bewween the two extremes of the trip, 1t was neces- sary in tne first place to provide tliree horses, one for the supplies and peon, one for sleeping accom- modations and servant and one for myself. With the assistance of the Governor General of Santiago these simple accommodations were secured fora liberal consideration, covering the <f to this city and the time required for the return of the animals. I designed leaving Santiago early on the alternoon of June 28, Instead, however, the ardor of my ser- vant overreached the bounds of discretion in an evidently free flow of aguadiente; it was, there- fore, almost sunset before I found myself Pou out of town. it was necessary to starton the roa in order to Ft out of the reach of temptation, The samen ht I passed at a native hut about gx mites out of the city. The following morning, with an early start, the animals covered the ground at a rapid walk, making a fair journey before the heat ofthe day. Halting for an hour to graze the animals and get breakfast, again taking the road, we reached Le Vega at ten o'clock in the morning. The rvatt to this town runs through a remarkably beautiful country composed of smail hilis and crystal streams. The Verde river, 80 named by Columbus on his visit to the interior of the fsiand, ts a charming stream, with a limpid, ‘ift-rumning . cur- rent and sandy bed. tis evidently quite a formidable river during seasons of heavy rains, At the time of crossing it it was not more than eighteen inches in aan The greatest novelty in the landscape during this part of the ride wasa latge hill covered with de and extensive forests of pitch pine, while the adjoining hills were over- grown with @ tation which seemed almost of another sphere, The road also passed around the charming heights of Santo Cerro—memorable as the scene of an encounter which Columbas on his jour- ney into the interior bad with the natives, After exchanging civilities with the Governor of the pro- vince, General Roman Guyman, and General Garcia, 1 passed on to a small stream to halt and rest while the sun was at its meridian. LE VEGA. Situated on an eminence near the banks of a smali stream of the same name is a town of about 1,000 inhabitants, It is the PEN hae in the province of Le Vega, anda is the residence of the leading officiats, together with a small guard of armed men. ‘Tre town possesses a@ few stores and @ cathedral. ‘The butidings are chiefly the bohio of the country. ‘The town ts situated in the midst of @ beautiful sec- tion, but almost in a state of nature. The popuia- tion of the province is very small. The people raise which they transport on pack ani- alittle Tals to Santiago for sale, After Le Vega the road debouched upov an open country, consisting of broad savannas and charming ves. At a distance on either side rose the dark masses of the mountain rai , With their summits enveloped in clouds. It was this region Of unparalleled beauty upon which Columbus rested his gave after reaching the tops of the higher ranges beyond the present town of Le Vega, and cansed bim to give to the country the name which itnow bears, Le Vega Real, the Royal Meadow. The savannas resemble the most beautiful prairies of out own country, with the difference of a frequency of groves of every variety of tropical trees. Upon these savannas were to be seen herds of the sieekest, fattest and finest cattte to be found anywhere. ese he! aescended from the original stock imported by the Spaniards, thrive remarkably well upon the luxuriant pasturage and pure waters of the country around Le Vega. It is from here much of the island derives its beef, whicn is readily to be had at #ix and eight dohars per head for the finest, and at not more than five cents per pound net in’ the cities. These cattle run wid and increase in numbers without any attention whatever from their owners, or ravher claimants, ‘The sacrifice and waste of an unusual num- ber of cattle at the hands of the revolu- tionary parties which Foqneatiy traverse the country has given rise recently to a proclama- tion which has been issued peebibidns the exportea- tion of cattle, Under ordinary circumstances of consumption aud increase, there 1s an abundance of cattle to auswer all the requisites of the entire poprintton of the isiand for meat food. ‘ne following morning I again got on the way, travelling several _hours by moonlight before dawn, The is from Santiago to Le Vega, though evi- dently irequentiy travelled, were nothing more than bridié paths leading through an endless vista of for- eats between the latter town and Cotuy. They con- sisted of paths through rich and dry savannas 0) boggy meadows or avenues, as usual cut throug! forests or groves. ‘The road bad now reached @ sec- tion evidently having experienced heavy rains. The meadows, wittch | was informed were hard and dry at other seasons, were now at places almost inun- dated and impassable. The rivera were high and difficult and dangerous to pass without any tacillties whatever in the shape of canoes or boats, THE YUNA RIVER, which flows into the bay of Samana, one of the streams on the road, was running fearfully high and fora moment threatened an impassable barrier. Fortunately a native on the otter #ide of the stream ‘was induced for a consideration to wade across to show the depth. The river was at least 100 yards wide and reached breast high. The current was strong and rapid. f managed to make my way across by heading my horse over the direction taken by the native, and by kneeling on the saddle and holding on by the pummel contrived to keep at least four inches between my knees and the @urface of the water. By dint of considerable sti es, headi inst the current, the horse at iy reached the opposite shore. The native folio m several trips carrying cach time a pair of argannas on his head, thus lauding safe and dry the pro- ons, hammock and baggage. A short riae from the Yuna and we arrived at the town of Cotuy about eight o'clock A. M. After hanting up the General commanding the province and procuring his visa, we started again on The road. coruy is @ provincial town of little importance, though surrounded by a beauuful county. with apts tion and enterprise, with more convement means of acoess from one part of the country to the other, Ootuy onpntats Ae gerd be ve Ue centro of a large trad present not more than 700 souls. ype A short distance beyond Cotuy the savanna coun- try to disappear, By two o'clock Sevico, a bamiet, was . This was the jasc habitats until crossing the southern mountain range, Asthe sun was still high 1 proposed making an effort to get across before (lark. te attempt was, however, fruitioss. After crossing four ranges two more, higher than the rest, a yond, ie sun had set. The ore heights, dificult as- cents and descents rendered it impossible to move with safety except by daylight, I a lave instructions to picket tne ant mals, @ fire, swing my hammock and prepare supper, My attendants, evidently not relishing the idea of camping out, were sulien and disposed to be indifferent. Paying no attention to their compiainia, except to put @ stop to thelr annoyance, havin, given them notice to be ready before di hight, oar to sleep in my hammock and rested Next morning at the time designated everythin; was in readiness, and the first streak of ‘dawn wit neseed our little party moving slowly ahead awalt. ing a Bore, certain light in order to push forward Fi ks Ryd nie We had reached the sur morning the ueoeren In the fresh air of the aweeping Of to the het i and last unt af tt 3 towerltg ae for some distance the crest of the frand and extensive beyond all Ceouription. Front here the country swept off ina series of broad sa- vannas and groves terminating in te sea, On the right lay the high peaks of Marianna Chica, Seven points, and St. Martins, defining the valley of the Rio Jalna, On the left the mountains diminis! low hilla. eet from the mountain, on Wi going, through Ei Passo de is Vinda, or the Widow's Pass, so called in consequence of @ tural acoldent to a lady of wealth, whose horse fell Tro! one of the precipitous helghis along’ the rood, reauiting tm instant death to both may and Norse th® road strikes the open county. Wii reaching point where height followed an which the traveller must eniaure. | NEW: YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. the Ozama there extended four savannas, oach mm three to five mties in width and divided by e ‘pmall river, ape eer on each was Bane and the surlace was dry, notwithstanding the ins. Mi ry Pedro by noon it was neces sary to move over the. open country somewhat rapid- ly in order toreach the Isabella river before dark. Owing to the floods by @ side road we struck off for the Ozama, snare, than the useal crossing, ana el a ‘tts rapid current without acct- dent. ‘Isa Was unusually high. In order to reach the main river It was necessary to ford.a wide canebreak bottom, knee deep with back water. On the main stream we luckily found a ferryman, the of a canoe, The sun had not yet set. Hast- ‘ehing tne ferryman, the baggage and supplies were ut Into the Canoe, and conducting two of the horses into the stream they swatu Lo the opposite side, -abont 100 yards, Recar1 to the opposite shore the other Animat was brought over, and having Tré- packed without delay We againsturted, After eight o'clock we reached BAN CARLOS, ontside the Condé entrance to St. Domingo city. With some delay at the wails, the gates being shut, 1 managed to secure admittance, and siept at the ho*el in St. Pomings, the fourth night out from San- Uago. My return to the city was soon known to the heads of the government, and it was with some sur- prise that they learned of my arrival. It 13 necessary to make @ Journey such as just nar- rated inorder to form even @ partial idea of the remarkable physical beauties of ST, DOMINGO. Ashore the route described does not lie through entirely the finest sections of the island, the country 13 certainty not to be excelled anywhere. The island of St. Domingo, lying between the elghteenth and twentieth paraiels north latitude, and from three to nine degrees east of Washington, ig divided into two independent political divisions— “the Dominican and Haytien republics. The former, lying on the east, occupies about two-thirds of the entire island, and has an area of about 17,000 square miles. The suriace of this portion 3889808 a diversity of elevation, from rolling savannas to lofty mountains. The mountain system consists of two principal ranges, the northern following the trend and close to the northern coast, the southern ranging in general direction from east to west and about ten leagues inland from the southern coast, ‘These ranges are classified into ten principal groups of mountains:—First, the mountains of Samané, X- tending from the east to the west of the peninsula of the same name, with the peaks of Diablo and Pilon de Azucar; second, the mountains of Macorio, ex- tending seventy-five mile3 from east to peewee: with the distinctive peakS of Quita, HEspuela an Cucurucho; third, the mountains of Monte Christi, ranging from east to northwest 120 miles from the top of Sella de Cabalio (horses’ saddle), with the ae peaks of Nord Pico (3,000 t), Dtero, jampo, near Santiago de los Cabellaros (3,600 feet), Sant Anna (3,000 leet) and Muraco (3,000 feet); fourth, Sierra del Clbao, on the north side, extending seventy. @ight miies irom east to west; fifth, mountains of Constanza, extending from east to west 120 mil with the high peaks of Entre 103 Rios (6,700 feet) anc group; Pico de Yackl, 6,000 feet; north of these ex- tend several beautiful small spurs; sixth, moun- ins of San Ratael unite on the west with Monte jegros and the Lomas de Cabos, 168 miles in length; seventh, Sierras de la-Hilera, central, stretching 300 Iniles @ast and west from Sierra Gorda to the river Neiba. (The hills of Seibo belong to this The highest peak of the range, Loma Zina, 1s 9,300 feet ugh.) hth, the group of Serramas de Jaina, 1 and Agua, seventy-five miles; ninth, sierras of Netba, seventy-seven miles in length, with its highest peak, Lomade Panza, 5,500 feet; Las Sierras de Manuel and Babaraco, extending sev- enty-eight miles from east to west, Between these mountain groups themselves, cov- ered with profase vegetation to their very summits, Ne valleys of unexampled fertility, as follows:— The valley of the Neiba, the westernmost, hes along the southern slope, and contains about 700 square miles, The Neiba river anda range of moun- tains separate it on the east from the plains of Azua and Bani, and to the west it 1s bounded by the river of Dames and the Lake of Henriquilla. Te valley of Azua, covering an area of 1,300 square miles, pos- Sesses a soll of extraordinary richnoas, West of the Capital, St. Domingo ne jm the rich valley of Baal, extending from the Ni river to Ocoa. This section 19 admirably adapted to pasturage, as are also the flne@rable lands near the of Palanque sod the Savannah Grande, at outlet of the ‘asao. To the east of the capital are the immense mead- ows Called Los Lianos, or the Plains, extending from the Ozama river to the easternmost point of the island. ‘In early times the Spantards possessed ex- tensive sugar plantations here; to-day only a few Cattle are to be seen. ‘The great valley surpassing all others in fertility 13 Le VEGA REAL, or Royal Meadow. It Iles in the centre of the island, between the two c of mountains, and is Watered by numerous sireams, which form the Yague ana Yuna—the one emptying {aio the bay of Manzanilla in :he northwest, and the otuer into the bay of Saman& on the east. This stretch of opea country is 240 miles in length, and from thirty to forty miles In width, Tois vailey 1s the garden spot of the tsi and possesses a climate extraordi- aud delightfal. narily heaithy In this diversity of surtace and fertile soil almost every variety of productions thrive. immense forests of mah are found im all parts of the island, that of the south side, however, being con- sidered tne best. The and ping of this valuable wood employs about one-fitth of the le of the country. ‘the supply would seem inexhaustt- ble, there being numerous forests that have never been tavened feats oak of the United States, The espaniila, or jatinwood-ts found on the south side of the island, Dut more rare than other cabinet woods. The St. Domingo _lignumvite: is famous everywhere. Among the dyewoods are principally fustic and Campeachy or logwood. The latter abounds most on the south side. The other trees.consist of a spe- ¢ies of oak, locust, yellow and black cedar, cerba, brazilletta, cablima, pitch pine, marny, aimendra, tamariud, mango, palms and orange of several vari- eties, ‘The palm tree 1s especialy useful to the na- tives. Oil from the nuts constitutes a principal article of domestic use, while they also form food for the which are the principal wealth of the rs. Hate, baskets, saddies, ters aud eae are matte of certain portions of the leaves, is valandle tree also rurnisnes the weather board- ing for the native houses, and near the top the ex- ternal covering, cailed yoguas, is employed in thatching the houses and tor other purposes. Tae cocoanut furnishes the natives with onl, milk and golid food, and the ¢calabash an inexhaustible and @conomical supply of plates and vowis, The agricultural producuons adapted to the soil nd climate are tobacco, sugar, coffee, cocoa and cotton and an almost endless variety of iruits. The tobacco found in the country by Columbus was of a ve 7 superior guality, and the cultivated plant of to- ny 1s justly celebrated, The best quality is r on the great plain of Cotuy and Le Vega, and taken to Santiago for sale and thence across the mountains of Crvao for shipment at Porto Plata. The cultivation of anges almost disap, ared after tho departure of the Fae Ch e few proprie- tors in the vicinity of San Cnristobal, Palenque, Azua and Maniel, who ship their crops to St. Doe mingo City, rated in the year 1862 3,000 ceroons, at a cost of two cents per pound, on the estates, ‘The growth of this staple has much increased within the _ few years; but is almost entirely consume In ne Country in the manufacture of rum and molasses or eaten in the cane. The growth of coffee is insufficient to meot the Wants of the population, but tn connection with pon m9 ifeat very rohit Pet! country I observe numerous cof apparent! Seales? wild, but in reality some hardier Mans hat had witastuod the opposition of the rank vege- pace which now covers the old Spanish planta- jons. Cotton grows spontaneously on @ small tree, 'The trees average from 150 to 200 bolls and grow on the poorest soil aud im the crevices of the rocks, 1 have seen it tativing in the rabbish of ruined cities, In the time of Columbus cotton yarn was manufac tured in great abundance, and the natives (Indlans) Would exchange large balls of twenty-five ds Weight for pieces of broken Yo lumbus, by way of a tax, compelled each individual to furnisn Bn atroba of twenty-five pounds every three months, The gum of the ignumvite, known as the gum @ulac, 1s also an important item of industry. ‘The raising of bec’ and the production of honey and beeswax occupies much attention and meets with pro success, ‘The other agricultural and natural roductions such as fruits and vegetables tt would impossible to enumerate, The variety seems to be endless and the quality unusually fine. ‘The an- ato plant, whick products a fine dyestuff called y the French rocon, grows finely. Indigo, formerly cultivated in a) quuntities and exported to Spain, R now only known as & Weed troubling the plautera. it is most remarkablo of St. Domingo that no Wild animals of a fleree nature or venomous reptiles are to be found, THE CLIMATE Of the island ts better tan any of the others of the Antilles, The country being high no miasmatic va- j= spread over the iand to generate epidemics, A ver Known as the calentura, readily.curable with pare treatment, which takes a variety of torms, form slow intermittent or ordinaty fever and ague to & complicated. stage of typhoid, exists in certain dis- tricts, but never to such a degree as to be called an epidemic, Tne cholera been Known but twice, and then im time of war, was imported. St, Domingo Istand, as we have seen, isa miniature Continent. It has its mountain system; it has its incermediaté valleys and extensive plains; it has a diversity of vegetation, forests of valuable woods and, &n endless variety o1 fruits of the troptos, ‘The soil possesses a great diversity of composition and uni- versal fertility, capable of producing all the valuable articles of commerce and vegetables of the torrid and the temperate zones, The air is salubrious and | edged healny ‘The river system is remarkable, Large streams flow through the greater valeys, while innumerable tributary rivuiots, creeksana riy- ers cover the country everywhere, The water in Most of these 1s a8 clear as érystal, cool, refreshing ~~ healthy, Springs areto be found everywhere. here are but few swamps, the country being generally high and weil drained. ‘The seasons are two, the or. and rainy, The names, however, do not Indicate the character of either, ‘he hot season is not one Of intense atid fata heat, the sea and the land exchanging datly atm Ree urrents, which. ventilate the whole islat either 19 the raihy season one of constant rains and humid, sultry aus The clouds give down thetr Weight of moisture in showers, the hi if moun. tng crests the Inger shave he aieco or tHe ad ‘ au ror the islan ts OF Oe perennial green. Of the MINERAL, WEALTIC + Qothing dedaite can be said, Thete are certaluly. fine indications of gold aad other Waluable metals; is mere mt as yet it speculation to say more than that the prospects are considered favorable. A State geologist acting under a New York company, 1 the lands they lay out, subject to their own selec- n. The lands in the better districts might be x rth ‘eA ee? of sarveymg, were the yuntry up. per algo said to exist, but has not been found in any quantity. One vein, of doubtful yalue, has been worked at different ttmes with various degrees of proficiency and untversal failure. The vein is sata to be elghteen Inches tn width, and as ithas been discovered, atieast according to accounts, for some time, and no copper in any amount has been produced, in the mi of persons familiar with such subjects it is thought that the vein 1s not worth much, There are, however, traces of copper im the district which may some day lead to a large abd proatabie vein. It is known that in the early days the successors of Golumbus obtained amounts of gold stolen from the Inhabitants, an Was exhausted kept up the supply from the moun: tains byimvoluntary labor #rom this source of venue the early Spaniards were enabled to con- dhct thelr distant maritime expeditions, Whether i pregent state of the country, with the neces- sity of importing provisions and conveying them long distances on pack animals, the mines, if dis- covered, would pay, ls @ problem to be solved. The unsettied state of the Sune has almost ruined agriculture, and unt! some disposition of affairs be made to put an end to thesé political disturbances it will be impossible ever for this important Interest to saiice more than a bare maintenance in connec- tion with the spontaneous productions of the island. According to Variogs authortties there 1s no doubt respecting the exist€nce of gold, copper and iron. A vein Of siver, with lead, reported as having n dis@overed about twenty years ago by an Eng- lshman named Henneke.- This person, it 18 re- ported, Made numerous imporrant discoveries in re- gard to the mineral wealtir of St. Domingo and em- bodied this Information i eld notes, wien ne kept. A few years since he died in this city, and his papers were ted in the British Consulate, where they remain to this day awatting a proper claimant. From contemporary authority we learn that Paniago: de los Cabatteros and Concepcion de 1a Vega were early days the seats of great wealth derived from the rich auriferous regions of the Cibao, Santiago 1s spoken of asa city of goldsmiche, and gold pieces ‘still exist in the isiand coined at Le Vega. ‘The distributton of valuable metais and precious stones in the island, according ‘to the traces which have been found, may be set down as more tate larly belonging to the followiug localities:—Gold in the ranges of the Cibao, the Verdé and Yaqua rivers ahd tributaries. Phe riches of this sectton, history tells us, led to the foundation of Cotuy, Le Vega, Santiago, Guaba and other points, ver in Jara- bacoa; copper in San Ouristobal and the vicinity of Santiago and Cotuy; iron. in the mountains of Prieta, north of Sw inge, Cotuy and other points; cinnabar -m the provinces of Santiago and Christobal; “tin in the province of Seibo and district of Highey; sulphur at varions ints, but partécularly in the mountains of Biajama; amestone, marble, alabaster and jasper of all colors; porphyry ‘aud talc in the communes of Bani, Aqua, ‘ibo and Santiago; emeretds in the mountains near Cotuy; rock salt in gréat abundance in the province of Neiba; rock crystal aud coal on the peninsula of There 18 no doubt that the geologist and mine- ralogist would find in St. Domingo a fine tield of study and exploration; but they should be men of means or represent some jegitimaté society of apt without returns, The company secure one-fifth u Science interested in developing the re- sources. of @ country. for the benefit it may .be to mankin and the promotion of science, not companies formed for speculation and continually grambling, white their employés on various pretences are clipped of their hard earned pittance. Rut, whatever may be said of her undeveloped mineral fesoufces, itis certaim the greatest and surest wealth of St. Domingo is in her fertile soil, her valuable forests, her beautiful rivers, ‘The various uctions find upon her mountain sides and rolling savannas a@ congenial soil, pro- perly cultivated and with population to increase the 1, al Grea subject to the industry of man, would prove | with Barrahona ts ly Restege’, off, ore valuable than all the mines of the Jaina and e Cibao, What St. Dominge needs isa ernment, emigration and the Implements of agricul- ture, and the time will be short when her fertile val- Ieys and luxuriant mountains will teem with @ nu- juiet gov- merous ple enjoying all the comforts, luxuries Cay works of public enterprise Which afifmence can LOW. The Political SituntionCabral’s Movements The Wisdom and Energy of President Baez— Return of General Hougria—The Pirate Telegrafo Committing Depredations on the Coast—A Walf at Sea Found=Charter for a National Bank. Sr. Domingo Crry, W. f., July 12, 1869, Amfairs on the island remain quiet. President Baez is using every effort to put down the revolu- tion led by Cabral and keeps his troops moving about quite actively, The revolutionists are direct- ing their operations upon the seaport town of Azua, which is defended by @ strong force. This Position 1 of great importance, and its downfall “would entirely uncover the national capital. Presi- dent Baez ts well supported by the country, and un- leas the people take one of those sudden whims of admiration fer the other side the revolutionists will be compelted to take refugé in the mountains along the Haytien boundary. Presideat Baez is @ man of undoubted wisdom in the administration of the atfairs of the government. Hits policy 1s patriotic and progressive, and were the country to have some repose it wouid proflt by Mis rule, The crops for the past year—that Is, thoso that could be planted—are unusually large. The People, however, are much impoverished by con- stant wars, and the industries of the country, small as they are, are paralyzed, A strong government and a Bclentific thrashing of the insurgents would 4@o much to raise St. Domingo from her present un- fortunate condition. General José M. Hougria, Minister of War and Ma- Hine, has returned to this city from Saman(, after an absence of several weeks. ‘The pirate Telegrafo, After being ariven off by the Dominican war schooners on June 24, Teft the bay of Samana in pursuit of the New York steamer Tyee, and was seen in the vicinity Of Porto Plata two daysafter. The pirate has been flying the American, Venezticlan and Dominican flags tosuit her convenience. Ste has already cap- tured several small sailing Vessels, and at last ac- counts was seen off the southern coast in the vicin- fty of the island of Saona, The pirate has been ¢ruising on wood fuel. Itisexpectea she will run foto St. Mark’s, Hayu, for coal. St. Mark’s 18 the headquarters of the Haytien revolutionary party un- der Sajet against Sainave. Salnave is friendly to President Baez, and were it in his power would General José Hougria, during his presence mana organizing the people against Luperon and lacing the town of Santa Barbara in a more «le- ensiple condition, issued the following CIRCULAR for the information of foreign governmen DOMINICAN RFPUBTIO, SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFTOR, IN THR ADMINISTRATION OF WAR AND MARINE, NAVAL RXPRDITION AT GAMANA: . notice that onrd ta do not poh Tignes it nas Rng “i marauders, whom he au ‘on bf tue Telegrato, suocesded in’ surprising sls population at &n unexpected moment and now, by casualty, fou 4 ‘Tt sted it id 4 ity, te Lied with force aud warlike stores ; f the natives that in three or four, true herotc valor, and wi ty they abandoning their ior fer hs tnd wounded, “they iheu embarked anew ta theft stoner caine o anchor ata key about three leagues! distance ‘um this place. On this becoming known nl "n~ iment steps were {mmoediat taken — withot 58 of. th and the war schooners Capotiilo Ite Gi were iched in Durant, ‘well armed, also well fons ‘ith hands, as other elements, and steered thelr course for that fo ‘the result of which ‘waa shat on their arrival the said Telegra(o, at sight of our schooners maxing towards her, oe fire on them, and on being answered by or Is Gxovere combat ensued with non and muskets, resulting in the steamer orasing to fi ‘at twelve o'clock at night she put to se in a dama; 6, an wore informed, without ite being dato where she has gon ‘This man, who in St, Thomas, {tis said, has so much fofu- Wwhereret, he, Mae im. English aloop Syiph, Was despatched by him, fs In wer, and yroceed edingu are being ineivuied against the fn, anipereargo and owner, ‘on Pou for giving publicity to these advicns to the end that they may come to the notice of the enemies of the ountey and that they may relieve themselves of iilustons. The coun wite wade 1s other fently tranquil, 1 sir, Jour most obedient servant, y MeanaalioudRias At the earliest moment after the Telegrafo had made her appearance in active hostility against the government, and particularily: under the flags of Peacefal nations, President Baez, through his Sec- retary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. M. M. Gautier, ad- dréssed the pen & COMMUNICATION TO THR VENRAUPLAN AUTHORITIES. DOMINTCAN REPUNLIO, SRCRETARY'S OFFIOR,) ARTHENT OF FORRION RELATION! ir. DONTNGO, June Il, 5 FtcerreNoY—A number of refugees, harbored In different Seuntsloa of America, have concelved the anti-patriotie dex at thero Js Hot w moment of tranquility ever to be enjoyed in aie own, thereby causing it to waste Its immense resourees, Goteadiog sei epee enerey ane MS 43 ‘any principle neyo ayate hut ita very’ extetenco, already jeopardized by the. moat ir? irlevable anion! Fol ble a one OF thoaa poial oxen ie General Gregorio Luperon, Whe haa by misleading credatons sof Bt Tho muocesded in — a steamer named the Telegrato, as also & quantity, Of War stores wherewith to attack with the assist: nee of hie polittoal come: the legitimately conatituted ernment of Bt, Don an. rh governmoe taken officially by mr Consul at St. Thom counteracted the eifectea of ¢ afore: yedttton. nu A wider In Marthering th of a veasel tet anwul of the United States of how: 10 CATOOr ver of an if ey ‘whieh had been prohibited to leave the and whe in make short work of Luperon and his piratical craft. | iat design in more than can be divined, aatd her. ort, mn goa Muytien colok ee ft St, Thomas andor the American = ae ne were of the neutrality awe, The Tele- fing due ports, nnd, bah to her arent anced, thwarting onr deavore to. captute Rocently ahe made her appear: tempting t ter the i ro dr a vie canta & boat sevdre ‘with pilot Patdined In tis servos General Baiperon, pelted th his asi to edintasion and a 4 alms on the vown, uettrp- ry (he forewoing faate anpertinons 01 as Ki Goiloncy, Coron singly remark that aay rosea! win care ounty, hoinied alternately the ‘Spaniah tn fay ‘Fin orniaing about this coast, threat. eed vit atm, at- u ad tohts ‘fri ing tie parignas ‘ensign of ‘fe Menexcvien repunite. In itthér comments as to flea adaly not its own commits Au (nsult (0 the nation whose ites of her when this |v iuet Ot i | itthus dis; h ety, parasee Whenever it Aghte under such a tt engages in piruey and trenc - ing to Sntorm your Kxoellenoy of the jeardof, there is over, ‘no name for k oecurren eetimah! ernment, more so , and surveys are being nade, a5 | any other, has the right aad fe levetrievably, botmd to pi 8 wroag of such maguttude, 1 ghenie ble pervent, oy ee |. a. GAL TTR Relations. Minin fo hie Reoelionoy tie Miniter ay Porelge Haiatlons of the republie of Venoausin, ‘The Venezuelan government unmediately sent the following REPLY. UNiTED BraTES OF VENRZUELA,| CARBAC As, June 1d, 1869, STRR OF FOREIGN RELATIONS: — Ost BXOPULENT SIRI have brought to the knowledge of the national Executive the communication in which your informs me that on the 11th ult. there arrived at ‘late and demanded a pilot a steamér flying the Vene- zuelan flag, under which she opened fre on the town for hav- prfuns ‘Pale scandalous act hus produced great ndigantion, n. or ing been commaitted under thé. einblem which represents of Venezuela, which represents the bravery and tous wich, from triumph to triumph guided ym the margins of the Orinoco to the nation of the Incas, and which has also merited respect and considera tign both at home and abroad. To appropriate falsely the flag which constitutes the principal character of our public sufpg, and, above all, fring tinder 1, ia 0 grave action against internattonal rights, because, int jad and pertidy in tions between cunniries At peace, tt endan) rather wate. f the government of St. Domingo bad not been aware wi respect {0 the steamer Téleyrafo she could have well im- agined that Venezuela, with whom this republic preserves Ponce, and (amity, had ao far Corgotten her duty as to commit aaulity without notice, without announcement and without th ig Ril pacific meaxures tn order to nvotd the tremend- ou consequences of war; and, in conclusion, without prac- tiding any of those acts which ‘distingalsh a loyal and frank ceeding from, pro those of a clandestine and fraudulent char- acter. The government will take convenient measures to comstise this audacious and false enemy, this insult to the national flag, this act of piracy; and no doubt in im {ng her such éubjecting her to Whe opprobrium of wit olvilized ple, and authorizing them to vindicate by « just retribution thy insults o} to the amity of nations wivo desire to pr e- ‘ve. inviolate the symbols by whieh are known one and an- other ip and in war, and the practices which insure tne rebtitude end the responsibility of her aotee take this opportunity to offer you my frlendly sentiments and the highest consideration which this government offers to her sister republic of St. Domingo. Union, and HAG J.P. ROJAS PAUL, To his Excellency the Minister of Foreiga Kelations, lig of Bt. Domingo. ‘As yet Mo information has reached here as to the action which our own government has taken in the matter, it any. The Telegrafo set out under the American flag, and as a decoy several vessels have been taken under it and destroyed. If this keeps on we Jook for a bill of damages against our own nation—the Alabama question on @ small scale. The pirate has almost suxpended commeree. An Amerioan Vessel anxious ‘to call at Barrahona tor ci was deterred irom earrying out the. stipula- tions of her voyage by this iliegal and infamous craft. The Dominican war schooners Capotillo and Alta Gracia returned here from Samand. In the brisk little engagement they had with the Telegrafo seve- ral mon were killed. ‘The satis were riddled, but the halls were untouched. The arrival of the schooners was the for @ grand festivity, in which the heroes were honored with a baud of music on the Denon of the city walls overlooking the schooners, en Ire in the Ozama. "The rainy season keeps up, and the rivers are exceedingly high. The rains havé come later than ugual and seem to be making up for lost time, In tie interior they have been remarkably severe. A charter has just been granted by the government here to some, New York parties for a national bank. ‘The security 1s on part of the proceeds of the mines on the signd. As these are undeveloped and there- fore of doubtful or rather speculative value, it would probably be better and safer, for tne sake of certainty, to look for som more tangible. 1 understand that one feature of scheme 18 to con- trol the business of the island, and particularly the tobacco trade. The enterprise, as far as ny convers sationd With business men here extend, does not mera tery encouraging reception. An institution of this Kind in proper hauds, would be a great benelit to the island, but to succeed It would have to receive a hearty support liere. LATER. Jnst as the Mall steamer arrives news comes tn that Azua is closely beste; id_ communication The depredations of the Telegrato under the American and other flags has had everything to do with this state of affairs. ‘The coast citles have nitherto been conveniently sup- plied with provisions by sea. These vessels, how- ever, have since been taken or destroyed by the pirate, and the garrisons which have depended upon the capital for thelr supplies nave saddenly found themselves short. With this co-operation on the rt of Luperen, though not so intended, Cabral has Hen able to descend frem his mountain retreats, whither he had been driven but a short time since, and renew operations in the open country, while the oast cities have been compelled to keepupa ate garrison to defend them from attack from the sea. ‘The most singular feature in this new phase of the revo- ludionary movement ts that Luperon and Cabral are bitter personal enemies and their cause is far irom harmonious. Still, by a sort of simultaneous carry ing out of their schemes they have tended much to embarrass the legitimate government. Several hundred geno were sent out to-day to relnforce Azua and drive back the revolutionisis. sree Cabral succeed in taking Azua the way .o he capital will be opened. The revotntionists would move upon Bani and San Christobal, thence to San Carlos, immediately under the wail of the city. President Baez feels very confident of maintaining himself in position. Certainly for the interest of the United States tt ts well that he should. repub- SAN FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE. Growth of the City=Grent Increase in the Price of Land—Value of the Prominent Streete—Parchases by Capitaliste—Effect of the Earthqunke—Sales Daring the Past Year. SAN FRANCISCO, August 9, 1869. The HERap keeps Its readers posted on real estate matters in New York, the first city of the United States, and probably will not object to making room for a brief letter about the real estate of this city, which is destuned to be the second city of the conti- nent. San Francisco has a population of 165,000 persons, he area of the city and county ts forty-three square tiles, The assessed value of the land lying within this circle, November last, was $58,188,413, The assessed value is not, however, more than one-third the market or selling value, which is at least $150,000,000, The average value of each sale in 1865 Was 62,660; in 1866 it was $2,888; in 1867, $3,218, and in 1868, $4.250. There has been iiltie or no improve- ment in the price of land in the northern portior of the city for seven years, It is all hilly, and the oorer claases reside there. The magnificent bay of jan Francisco bounds the city on the east, so tliat Wwe have really no cast side of the town. ‘The west- ern portion of this place has improved very much within two years, and is destined to be to San Fran- cisco what the west side of New York ts to your city nd the West End of London is to the English capi- tal—that is, the place of fashionable residences, Where the “upper tea” will be hoased. The south side of the city is the direction in which the com- mMeree, the shipping, the population, the munufacto- ries and the improvements @re all tending. Sun Fran- cisco 1g located at the front of a pentusula, and to t off it necessitates going soath. Land in the Bouthern portion of this city has in general advanced toe Rhont 200 ToT Ceue Wain LwO years, San ncisco is yet in its infancy, and, therefore, in this southward march the city clings closely to the wa- ters of the bay. As we grow older, however, we shall frre out more, though southward will always be the course of our local empire, Montgomery street is the Broadway of San Fran- cisco. For travelling purposes it has a length of Only nine blocks, Of 275 feet each. It runs north and jouth, The two southerly blocks from Bush to Mar- et gireet are the most valuable. Inside lots on these locks, with an average depth of sixty-five feet, are Worth $3,000 per front foot, while corners are worth 3,500 to $3,750 per front foot. Montgomery street jas been moving south for ent years. 1t ended at jarket street until lately, when @ few of our chief capltalists gue went to work and bought up ail the land requisite to extend it southerly trom Mar- ket. They directly secured enough ground to ex- own up to | @nd the water front there. Even if tend the street two blocks further south to Howard treet. General Halleck and a few other ave secured the most of the land requisite to still rther extend Montgomery street to South Beach the extension goes no furtver than Howard, the ownera of tt will Make a very handsome profit, They patd somethin, like $600 per toot for the land, and can already sell before any of the buildings are compteted for an Average of about $1,400, with a pros] ve value in & year or two of $2,000 per foot, The largest and finest building in San Frauciseo is now going up on the corner of Market and Montgomery streets, fonth, The upper portion of it wul contain 400 rooms, and is to be called the Grand Hotel. it has been leased for $4,000 per month. ‘The next best street 1s Market strect: it is 120 fect Wide and rans northeast and soutuwest; it is called the vertebrae of our street aystem. Land on ite best ba ape (from Second to Fourth street) is worth, ith an average depth of ninety feet, irom $1,500 to ge per front foot. carey street (cailed after the late General Phil Kearny) 13 the next best retail business street. Icrans arailel with and is only one block west of Montgom- ry. nd on the most southerly biocks of Kearny ta ‘arth about $1,800 per soot, with an average depti Of only sixty fect. Kearny street was lately widened twenty fect, for a length northerly of nine blocks, Kearny connects, though not directly, with Third street, on the other side of Market. nd, Third 4nd Fourth streets, for two blocks south, are the Next best setail business streets, and Sansome, Bat- tery and Front streets are the three chief wholesale business streets of San Francisco. Land on these six Inst thoroughfares 1s worth, with an average depth ¢ ~ yond feet, from $1,000 to $1,200 por front foo! ‘The best first class private residence property of this cicy lies on the Weat side, from Bash street to Bilis street and from Poweil street to Leavenworth street (twenty-four blocks, each 412% feet by Lots there have a depth of 1374 feet, $200 per fo only being the average price there. orkingmen’s houses of five to eight rooms are Worth $35 to $45 er month here, While first class houses, of eight to welve rooms, With all modern improvements, cov- ering a twenty-five feet lot within the bounds last named, are worth $70 to $100 per month. Nineteen out of every twenty dwelling houses here are frame, And since the earthquake of October last brick residences reat siowly and at very low rates, That earthquake occurred in the midst of a season of aralieied real estate activily, it caused a comp! tagnution lu the warket for ei Weeks, but did not affect prices at all, Tis fact will ghow bow little that vital poimt—our et—fears earthquakes. We are all af of them, and gre aware that they are a great drawback to the city becanse they scare out- side capital away. ‘We ourselves have no fear, bow- ever, that will ever seriously injure the city. Jn an earthquake country our shock of October ast Would have been laughed at, and we know that it Was the most severe ever felt since the Americans oecupted tha State. ‘Toslow the varying state of the market for oue year, I annex the number and value of the real es- State sales from the 1st of August, 1863:— Bilt. Mouth, Value. January, 1869.. Februar: LS OSECeS Pea A. eee Se $33,612,390 rhe of the jast two months 1% accounted for by a scarcity of money, amounting almost to a panic, and to an extraordi- nary summer duiness in all kmds of business. We have nearly recovered from this scarcity of money and dulness of trade, There are nine savings banks in this city, which are mostly patronized by the working classes, ‘These banks have 32,125 depositors, and have charge of deposits amounting to $25,013,007. The average amount owned by each depositor 19 §750. These banks pay annual dividends of ten to twelve per cent in gold. Improved reai estate Investments pay from ten to fifteen per cent per annum here. Land investments pay, from 35 to 125 per cent profit per year. All Investments, south and west, but particularly the Ee pea are certain to pay well for at least five years come, I might expand this letter to a much greater length, but space will not permit. i think I have already given you an abstract of the chief points of interest connected with the real estate of this city and county, LOUISIANA. Discounting a Congressional Report—The Hamors, Horrors and Absurdities of the Louisiana Election Inquiry=Loteresting Digest of the Forthooming Testimony—Probable Deciston of the Committee, NeW ORLEANS, August 15, 1860, Who bears the responsibility? Not your corre- spondent, His hands are clean. But some “agri- ctitural character” of the Jerry Cruncher species saw the testimony taken by the Louisiana Congres- sional Committee being carried to its peaceful grave in the government printing office, and thence has “resurrected” it, At any rate @ copy of the alarm- ingly lengthy testimony taken in New Orleans last May and June hae got into circulation, and some of the cream of the evidence is now laid before the readers of the Heratp, thereby attaining a degree of publicity and attention which it well deserves, but which it might otherwise never have reached. THE MYSTIC “‘K. W. C.” ‘the pitéca de resistance of the committee ts evi- dently the mysterious organization Known as the “K. W. C.,” or Knights of the White Camelia, An imperfect copy of the ritual of the order, which one discontented brother, who believed that the “K. W. C.,"? if not ex] d and broken up, would end in the establishment of an empire, placed at the service of the committee, forms part of the record, and gives some clue to the objects of the organization, which was constructed after the most approved ptan of Lo conspiracies, circle within circle, link within an! Candidates tor admission were required at the very outset to declare:— - It were ever to violate this oath I now consent to become an object of scorn to all men, and I acknowledge to have de- served the just hatred and revenge of all members of this association, By the way, ‘objects of scorn and hatted”’ must be pretty numerous in polite circles in Louisiana, for some fifty members of the organization appear to have told the committee all they knew abont it, which in no cage was very much, Having taken this preliminary breathing candidates were next put through the following refreshing exercise:— Are you free ? Do you belong to the white or Caucasian race Does your wife also, if you are married and if she be now dead, did she belong to the white or Caucasian race ? Do you prom! no woman but one who belongs to the white or Caucasian race ? Do ty believe in the epremneey of your race ? ‘Will you promise never to vote for anv one for any office of honor or profit who does not belong to your race ? ‘Are you opposed to allowing the control of political affairs in this country to go fu whole or in part into the hands of the negro oF African Feo, and You do everything in your power to prevent this Ifthe candidate passed successfully through this ordeal the oath was then admunisted to him, with all due formality :— , —, do solemnly swear, in the presence of Almighty God, never to reveal without authority the existence of this order, or its obj or its acts, or the signs of reeoynition; never to reveal oF publish in any’ manner whatsoever what I shall seo Or hear in this circle; never to divulge the names of the mem- bers of this order, or ‘thelr acts done in connection therewith. Tawear to malatatn the social and political superiority of the ‘white race on this continent; always and in all ptaccs to ob- serve warked distinction between the whfte and African races; to vote for none bit white men for any office of honor Or profit; to devote nll my intelligence, energy and influence to fnatittheve pri in the minds and hearts of others, fend persona of the white or Caucasian be encroachments or amon of per races ‘ear, moreover, Lo unite myself, in heart, soul and body, with those who compose this order, to aid protect and defend them in all places, and to obey the orders of who by our statutes will have the right to give those orders, to re- spond Fo sane ot mee ade nate 1-3 or ery coming tosiet hii through life. So help me God») POWSE The committee eltcited with infinite dimicuity from one witness that the founder of this organization ‘was Mr. Alcibiades Leblanc, of Louisiana, but wto the chief commanders were no one could or would tell. ‘That was one of my chtef ovjections’? (said the witness who furnished the ritual to the comunit- tee). “We were sworn to obey orders without knowing what those orders would be or who woald ivethem. If the organization was half so strong in other States as it was represented to be Isaw no- thing to prevent the man at the head of it coustitut- ing himself dictator of the United States.” ther a visionary anticipation, bat still the evi- dence shows that in Louisiana the order, numbertug as it did nearly one-half of the adult white mates among its members, exercised most powerful influence, though its semt-military or- ganization does not seem to have been taken advantage of except in the massacre which followed the Opelousas riot, and once or twice on a smali scale during the troubles in New Orleans. The majority report of the Uongressional Committee will probably contend that the K. W. 0.'s took charge of most of the polls on the day of elec- tion and planned and carried out the system of terror and intimidation which prevented at least 30,000 negroes from voting. On the other hand the minority report will probably hold, with General Seactrenble an the organization was absurd, im- practicable and ii} devised, and that holt of those 1 ee iticd fe ta toromence quitise to Ta dlayist Tne clumsiest part of the whole business was the Way the members had of recogaiz each other, which consisted of watking straight up to a man and putting the first preliminary qnestion of the ritual, “Are you free?’—an inquiry whic! Addressed to @ non-member, was exceedingly wel! adapted to bri apont @ kuockdown difficulty. In truth, the whole of the prellininary catechism, ‘Are you free?” “Was your wife free?” and so on, is suggestive of the celebrated conversation:—‘-Po you like cheese?” “If you had had a brother do you think he would have liked cheese?” &c., ‘and is equally absurd. RLECTIONRERING IN LOUISIANA, No one of the three hundred and odd witnesses examined by the committee charges the organiza- tion coilectively with any overt crime; but there are strong hints that the outrages in the upper part of the State, popuariy ascribed to the Ku Klux, were committed by lawless members of the K. W. 0. Very horrible some of these outrages were. Here &re one or two, as told to the committee by dispas- sionate eye witnesses, or by the actual suiferers themselves :— Richard L. Faulkner, an old negro of Nachitoches Parish, stated that he was the president of a colored ¢inb, and had undertaken to distribute the repub- ican tiexets in his own and the neighboring parish Of De Soto. On the Monday night vetore the election he was roused out or bed by hearing the tramp of horsemen. He sent his little son out to inquire what they wanted, and was told they were hunting mules. A strong auspicton that fifty armed men were a very unlikeiy party to be searching for stray muies at Once crossed his mind, and without more ado he lifted up a loose board and hid himself under the floor of his room. He had scarcely effected that concealment before the house was surrounded, and @ thorough search Was instituted, which finaily re- sulted in his being dragged out from under the boards and biindfolded, “Where are the tickets?’ ‘was one of the firat demands, They were rendered up, and his pocketbook was also taken from him. That pocketbook contained his whole weaith, some sixty dollars in parish money, specie and green- backs. He begged that his six young children might at least be left tne worth of that pocketbook. The prayer was disregarded, and the money was divided by nls captors. “Where are the De Soto tickets?” was the next inquiry. He told them he had sent them on by @ man named Anderson. “Yes, bj G—d,” repited the leader, “we have caprarea your courter.’ They then led him out into the woods, put @ guard around house to prevent an alarm, gave him five min- utes to say his prayers, and drew up a file to shoot him — One of the party interposed and beg; ife, which was reluctantiy uted, ‘They gave whipping and extorted from him the names officers of his club and where Alfred Ny the first vice president, iived, They then rode off in the direction of Alfred Hasson’s house. ‘Cen or fit- teen minutes afterwards the territied negro, from his hiding place in the woods, heard a volley and a scream, and next morning Alfred Hasson's dead body was found in the swamp, ‘There were no re- publican votes Cast in Navhitoches and De soto parishes. Willem H., Honneus, a white republican, livin; formerly in Bienville parish, told the committee ho' one day a@ party Of seven of his nearest neighbo: all of whom he kuew, called aud asked if they coul Se I d® anything for him atthe boat, He gave them jetter “to mall. Late at might they returned an called him to the door. PHO them, with the re« mark, “You are wanted at the landing,” shot him through the head. When he cameto himself he wag lying in the doorway, with fourteen wounds on body. He left that neighborhood. ‘Thomas Hudenall, a white republican, of More- house parishy wae Waited upon at his brother-in-. laav’s house by a ney of forty masked horsemen. ile entrenched himself in his bedroom, in ones with three shot guns, @rifie and arevolver. They attem| to foree the position, his sister threw he) before them and said, “Gentlemen, if . come in to murder my brother you will pass fi my dead body.’ They told her she had saved her brother's life, and adage him five days to leave the country. He did it in less time. Coroner Womack, of De Soto parish, was called by one of the democratic claimants to prove that in that parsh, at all events, everytli was pastor: and pleasant. He moldentally mi ned in tl course of his testimony that he had been called upon ot hoid six inquests over killed during the empalan oy = a — found tn tn Hep an shot throu e oth eyes gouged out, four- teen show trough hig breast and consrterabie indie cations of a bowle knife. “ould you PB ocd 5) whether this was political ?” inquired the chatrman. “Well, this was before the election, and he wag aac to be @ leading boy,” replied the Arcadisu ‘oner, Mr. John R. Williams was, or ought to be, another of Judge Bailey's witnesses, for he told the commit, Yee tn effect that he rather thought tt would be desir: able to reatore 61a it of its beneticial i fluence over the n race, Soonght Mr, B. L. Jewell, editor of the New Orleans Bulletin, who can; didly acknowledged that he wanted his office to bé attacked, because “he knew what the result would be; he kuew it would be the extermination of the re- publican party in New Orleans.” All the weak points, however, were not on on@ side. ‘The republican witnesses presented tn rather? @ birong light some of the BEAUTIES OF COLORED SUFFRAGE. Mr. Mumford McCoy ey recently raised to high Judicial rank by Governor Warmoth, did not know exactly what the United States Senate was, but thought It ran on the same ticket as General Grant. Mr. Michael Sweet (biack) was sure the colored people wanted to vote republican, Had forgorey who the republican candidate for President was, bul was some big man. . ir. Merritt Gardiner (black) wanted to Vote for | Grant, because he had heard of him as “a very brave and solemn maa.’’ Mr. George Washington (black), Justice of the Peace of Sabine parish, ved Ku Kiux to be the ghosts of rebel soldiers; knew a man_ who had been réquested by ohe of them to “hold his head while he fixed his back bone,” and had heard of another of them drinking three buckets of water in succes- ston aud then compiaining of thirat, Mr. Lewla Taylor (black), returning officer Rapides, could neither nor write, but inge- niously ered Seo ea ee his Bo ae arm 1n a sling and getting bystande Sign his papers, mitcer of police, grew Mr. Robert Py & colored 01 eloquent over the tyustice of colored clubs being “ramshacked.” “What do you by “ram- shacked?”’ inquired the committee, ‘1 mean they fled like sheep,” repiled the witness, happily uncon: Be1oUs Of the Lon mor, HUMOROUS INCIDENTS seem frequently to have varied the monotony of the investigation. Sheruf Joseph F. Dick wepuerly known as “Injunction Dick,” through wing imposed upon him the duty of serving all the injunctions and mandamuses issued by Judge Cooley, which have averaged a hundred a week the last three months) pronounced himself to be a “Union man, consistent and unconditional, as all m: thers were, and I had five ali in the same way.” «None of them in the rebelarmy? “Oh, yes, sir; four of them.” There area many “Union men” of, an sete tripe in Louisiana who are not haif 30 can 1. Richard Everett, ademocratic negro, was cro33- examined about the K, W. 0.'8:— . Did you ever hear of any colored democrats joining the Knights of the White Camelta ? A. I never heard anything about that—what did you call ft? ag Knlghia of the White Camelia. “You know what the ¢a= A, No, str, g Did you never ee @ flower called the white enmeita ? . Idon't Know what that kind of a word is, 1 knew @ girl of that maine once; that was 'Metia. Q: But she was a back, wasn’t she? No, sir, pretty near white. VOTES, part of the record is the statement of one of the reg Bdgeword, as to the way votes were made ih the Guif parishes, which are mainly inhabited by Spaniards. ‘tam- many sachems know a thing or two about naturaliza- tion, but even wey Can AS @ lesson from Louisiana. The troublesome formula of requiring the parties to appear in court with witnesses was entireiy done away with by the complacency of Judge Cooley and his clerk, who sent out to each precinct, signed, sealed and attested certificates in blank, leaving the parties to fill up the names to suit themselves, much after the fashion of Lancasfire marriages on Easter Sunday, when the parson marries two or three hun- dred couples ina lump, requesting them to sort themselves when they get outside, GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. : Frourthe tone and tenor of the whole investiga. Uon the probabilities seem Lo be that the committee (which consists of Mr. J. ©, 5! llimois lawyer; Mr, Burdett, a natu man from Missouri, and Mr. Kerr, of Indiana, the able ex-chairman of the Judiciary Commitee) will resent a majority report declaring the election tn uisiana last November null, on the ground of intl tmidaticn and fraud, asserting,that no other electiod can with safety be held under present circum. stances, and seating the radical contestauts, Messrs, Morey, Sypher, Darrell and Newsham. The only one of the elected democratic candidates who seems to have tne faintest chance of taking his seat 1s Judge Ryan, whose alleged theligibtlity rests on evidence wo childishly ridiculous to stand one moneat’s in- vestigation, ANd Whose opponeat ts uot at ail popu- lar even with his own party. WOSE PULLING IN MASSAGHUSE ITS, Two Monthy’ Work in the Common Jail the Penalty. A curious case has recently veon tried tn tho Courts of Boston. On the 25h of iust moath Mr. J, M. Churchiil, a lawyer of Boston, entered a train going from that city to Needuam, and for some time looked in vain for & seat, the cars being crowded. At length he found two seats turned towards each other and occupied by three gentiemen. On atiempt- ing to take the vacant seat he was iuformed that it was reserved, | Mr, Churchill appears to have ex- Pressed sone doubt of the statement in his looks and in his tone, i not m ls ianguage, and, remark- ing that when this expected person came he would give way to him, he sat_ down in the seat. Now Mr. cChurenill, se anpeag by the testimony, 13 rather & large man, and he had with hin a travellag hag aud a toy Wagon. The gentleman opposite lim, Mr. Daulel 8. Curis, who is a lawyer by profession and aiz0 a banker, was doubtless annoyed by what he considered Mr. Churchilti s intrusion and profease to have been incommoded by Mr. Churehils luggage. Mr. Curtis accordingly remarked thas MAKING Not the least curious “he wouldn't have the bag there, at any rate,’? + whereupon Mr. Churchill put it mto the asie, Mr. Curts then sald, referring to the toy wagon, which was under Mr. Churchili s feet, with tae toague up, “if that gets broken it will be your misfortune,” or words to that eifect. Soon after the geatieman for whom the seat was reserved came along, and Mr. Churchill, ia falfilment of bis promise, gave ap his seat; but before he Weat he took occasion "> 40 ie n+ 3 w In a low tone of vo! on "you a6 4 mar. CN gentle™>, | nave never seen one. jon that vtrtis Polo if and wed Mr. Churchill into the aisie and piled his nose, and when he was told in return that “nobody but a blackguard would begin a quarrel in the presence of ladies,” he struck Mr. Cuurentl a Violent biow between the eyes and broke his specta- cles, The other passengers here interiered and the train proceeded. Air. Charchill being @ lawyer naturally bethought himseif of seeking redress in the courts. The case came up in the Muntcipal Court, and, after @ hearing, Mr. Curtis was sen- tonced by Judge Bacon to two months’ imprison- ment. Scudder gave au opinion on Saturday morning, oon- firming the sentence of the court below. Tie ground was taken that Mr. Curtis had not shown himself repentant, and that a simple foe was not catcuiated to prevent the breaking of the law again. The Court remarked :— It has been said that the same punishment aifects different individuals in diferent degrees. . It is true that an imprisonmeut fur a short Ume might be a greater punishment to one individuat than a muen longer term would be for another, Tne degree of punishment would depend upon the position, char- acier and organization of the. individual, ‘Thus is also true When the punishment ts by One. it is the duty of the court, therefore, 80 far as possible, to im such punishment as will ia the ends sougnt by the law—elther the restraint or reforma- Won of the individual or an example to others. Tne punisument should be propostinaed £0 wie offence and should be equal tn ail cases. ‘The court can make no distincuion between diferent ranks in tia community. dir, Cartis testified before the lower court that when he tovk hold of Mr. Churchiil's nose he simply “turned it in a moderate and quiet manner;” but neither of the judges seemed to consider this cir+ br sage as at all extenuating his impetuous coa c Judge Seudder imposcd sentence in the followin: Wordst—{Werefore it 13 considered by said court tha! thé said Curtis, for the offence aforesaid, be impri- in the common jail in said county, to be eme ployed and kept at work therein in the sane manner as other persons comuitted to said jail for the tern Of two mon ‘us, from and alter the soth day of July. ONm OF THE DRAWBACKS OF MORMONISM.—On@ Ot the drawbacks of the Mormon system ts shown tr the case of tire estate of Heber C. Kimbatl, late chief cottnsellor of Brigham Young. Kimball. leit an ea tate whic is vaiued at $59,000 only, aud yet he wae @ ricti man as they estimate riches im Mormondom. But he iett forty-one chiivren, of whom the ter. portion are of au age at which they are incapable of taking care of thenselves, What would Pers he come of these forty-one fatherless children im. bail bad been poor, as many Mormons are? And if he had forty-one children, many wives did he leave to mourn his " ho vides for the great uambec of widows? Ax UI mon Church has not existed long enough natural term of human life to expire in mai questions like these have Dut as the lusty old fellows scores of children to be provided for, some inquiry ag to the disposition creasing number of widows many 01 the leading men are mot only very married, but are very much fathers, and though their widows be absorbed luio the harems of survivors it will hot be so easy to tal of the destituteantidren sta aulifirnia, August My 0 cages, Mr. Curtis’ counsel appealed, and Judge .