The New York Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1869, Page 5

THE PETRIFIED GIANT. A STUPENDOUS HOAX. Whe Statue Was Made by a Crazy Canadian. SYRACUSE, Oct. 22, 1869, To Tne Epiror or THE HEeRAaLy:— Our city of saline fame has been, profoundly agitated over the discovery of a statue Sr petrifac- tion at Cardiff, about tnirteen miles from this city. ‘The general impression among experts has been that 1t is the work of either the Jesuits or an extinct people. I will say that the anatomical details are quite perfect, and the general appearance of the statue is well calculated to deceive. Iwill not go into any details regarding the discovery, as your readers are all well acquainted with it, as my object in addressing you is:to make an exposé of the whole transaction, It is a deeply laid scheme to make money and per- petrate an enormous fraud upon the community. Ever since the discovery of the statue I have been profoundly impressed that there was a “nigger in the fence” somewhere. I nave visited the scene of the discovery three times, and each time 1 came away impressed more fully with the conviction that the statue ts not of ancient date and has nog lain in the place of its discovery any length of time. My proofs are few, simple and convincing, And first the locality, ‘The statue was found not more than two anda hall feet below the surface and but a few yards be- hind Mr, Neweli’s barn. Now, this ground had been for a long time used as a garden, spaded and ploughed up fur years, and a ditch, fully as deep as the statue was buried, had been dug ob- liquely across the very spot where the discovery was made, the remaing of wich may still be seen, and still this wonderful object had escaped discovery. The alleged discovery was made while digging a well. No man in his senses would, for a moment, dream of making a well in this spot, but a few yards from his barn, where the entire surface wash and subsurface drainage would run directly into it, In digging the well the first part of the statue struck was the feet. Now, the strange thing occurred of making the next effort to remove the earth directly over the head, and they never missed it, thus knowing where to find the head. The geological features of the soil prove conclusively that the statue was recently placed where it was found. It was found tn an alluvium belonging to the pre- gent geologic period, and is made up of a loose gravelly soll, small pebbles and light drift wood, ‘This is resting upon a clayey subsoil. Lying both above and under the statue were branches of pine and hemlock, the usual growth of timber in this locality, in a good state of preservation. On my examining the earth on both sides of the excavation I observed a branch of hemlock about three inches through the surface decomposed to about the depth of one-fourth of an inch. This branch had been cut.off about two inches from the sides of the pit, and the cut extremities were decomposed to the same Gepth ag the rest of the surface. This branch had not been cut through at the time the would-be pet- rifaction was exhumed, but was cut off to remove it out of the way at the time it was buried in order to place it at asuflicient depth. These facts, militat- ing against the antiquity of the statue, were the results of my own observation, and I will leave it to your intelligent readers if they do not estabilsh my theory without a consideration of the facts I am able to give of its history. It has been the custom for several years for Frenchmen to come from Canada and wo during the season in the quarries of Onondaga, Three years ago a Canadian by the name of Juies Geraud came to Onandaga to seek work. Geraud was a Monomaniac. His one idea was that he was an artist destined to rivalthe fame of Michael Angelo, He was taciturn and of retired habits, He inhabited asecluded shanty, and when not at work in the quarries always retired to it. No person was ever invited into his cabin, and peo- ple passing it on the Sabbath always heara the mallet and chisel at full play. This first excited no wonder, but when the same sounds of labor 1n the shanty were heard month after month until late at night the curiosity of people was awakened, This thing continued for nearly three years, and the most active curiosity seeker never penetrated the mystery of Geraud’s labor. . In the month of October, 1568, Geraud was missed for several days from the work of the quarries. An American by the name of George Hooker, a fellow laborer, actuated by a spirit of philanthropy, visited the shanty of Geraud, and found him suffering from alow form of fever; he brought him food and such medicines as he thought his case required, as Geraud Tefused to see @ physician. About a week from his first: visit Hooker visited Geraud in the night and found him very near his end. Geraud expressed himself grateful for the attentions of Hooker, and told him he would reveal to him a great secret. He requested him to pass behind a screen Wat divided the cabin aud look at his beauti- ful statue—the most beautiful statue in the world, Geraud said, The ruling passion of the poor man ‘Was strong in death. Hooker did as requested, He saw lying before him an object covered with a large and ragged piece of canvas; he raised it, and to his astonishiment uncovered the colossal statue of a man lying upon its back. He returned to Geraud ana asked him who it was. Geraud’s eyes gieamed wildly ag he answered, ‘‘Itis St. Paul.” Geraud re- quesied Hooker in the most impassioned terms to swear notto reveal the secret unul he had been deada week. Hooker, wishing to oblige tue dying man, complied. That night Geraud died. But four persons attended the funeral, Hooker among that nuin- ber, the three others being Canadians, The {ifth might after the burial of Geraud the cabin ‘Was observed to be on fire. No one paid any atten- ‘tion to it; but Hooker, who had not seen the fire dur- ing the night, on passing that way in the morning waw that the cabin was burned. He waiked up to the Bpot, expecting to flud the statue of St. Paul, -but to his utter amazement not a vestige of it was to be be seen; it had vanished as completely as if it had been a soap bubb-e, instead of a ton of carved stone. ‘This mysterious disappearance so impressed Hooker that he wished to keep the fact, of the statue @ se- cret. Beside his superstition, which was actively aroused, ite dreaded the laughter of his compantons if he revealed his discovery. Hooker has been employed as a teamster in this city. A few days before the discovery of the statue Hooker bad an attack of acute pneumonia, On a frame weakeued by exposure and dissipation the disease made rapid progress, The news of the dis- covery flew like wildiire, and was much talked of by those in attendance on the sick man, ie was deeply affected by the discovery, On the @ it was rumored that Professor Hall, the State Geologist, was to visit tie scene of the discovery, tflooker made an urgent re- quest that his physician be sent for. Dr. hastened to his bedside. Hooker asked the doctor if he thought he would recover; the doctor repited that he could not live much longer. Hooker thea told the doctor he would reveal the secret of the Carditl giant. Dr. —— then told Hooker that we should ike a responsible witness present. Dr. — therelore sought me, as he knew I Look a deep interest tu the subject. We both repaired to the house occupied by Hooker, near the west suburos of the city. We found the patient but little excited, and, in the opin- fon of Dr, ——, perfectly sane. Hooker then made the statement wiich | have above detatied. Aiter I had written it, almost in the very Woras of the above, Tread it to Hooker, and he then affixed his mark to the following dying declaration :. 1, George Hooker, knowing myself to be near my death, hare heard read to me the a on i uhe description of the Cak- e same statue found lying Oda ZA, VEORGE HOOKER, dit giant, aud the catia df Jules Ger Witness—THomas B. Evia, This finishes all positive information regarding ‘this wonderful hoax. 1 now come to wat part of ‘the history which is a “mystery.” Une year ago, about the time of the burning of Jules Geraud’s chbin, a stranger came to the hover in Tally for a guide to the house of Newell, at Lafay- etle. A wagon and guide were there furnished 5 After traveling to within sight of Newell's house he paid and aisimissed his guide and proceeded on foot. ‘this was the last seen Of our mysterious stranger, A few days alter—some of my informants Bay tWo and others three days—a wagon containing @ large box eleven feet long was observed to be making its way towards Newell's house, Several veracious witnesses are willing to swear it Was New- oli’s team. ‘There the substantial part of my narrative ends. Tam confident the publication of this statement will bring out further facts, Several parties were mixed up together in perpetrating tuis fraud, and fear, a powerful emotion in human nature, will compel some of the parties to furnish the missing links in tne chain of facts | have detailed above, The most sur- rising thing about this ts the magnitude of the oux. All other attempts at hunibugging sink into insignificance by the side of the “Carduf Giant.” Kicvard Adams Locke’s moon hoax and Poe's story, “tians Phaall,” are simply moonshine when coi- aved with the cool efroutery of this Cardi hoax, Pi yeiclans, geologists, lecturers and savans have visited the statue of poor, haif crazy Gerand, and re- turned dumbfound i will close thit narrative by saying tliat Newol and his abevtors have persiavently relused to allow any person, compercne to decide bbe question of tin Dog & DeLEWINCHOR OF Work OF NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 Cee ann imeemneeneesmnemenmeeeees = eee ues ‘art, to inspect it. Professor Hall, who was allowed afew momenis of examination, was pledged to re- serve his opinion unti] permission was given hin wo make it known, The Discovery and Description of the Giant, SYRACUSE, Oct. 23, 1869, To Tue Eprror or Ta® HERALD:— On last Sabbath the quietude of our city was dis- turbed by the circulation of arumor to the effect that the remains of some colossal human being had been discovered under peculiar circumstances some twelve miles south of Syracuse, ata place called Carattf, in the township of Lafayette. From the many reports in circulation I gathered the facts that the remajns found were those of a human person in a petrified stare. As soon as the rumor gained cre- dence thousands of persons flocked to the locality, your reporter among the number. Upon arriving at the spot I saw the form of a man lying on his back, head and shoulders naturally flat; at hip a trifle over on right side, the right hand spread on the lower part of the abdomen, with fingers apart, and the left arm half behtnd and its hand against the back opposite the other, the left leg and foot thrown over the right, the feet and toes projecting at a natural angle. The figure was of ap- parent limestone, a mixture of gray and blue, com- mon in most parts of the county, and seemed per- fect in every particular. The muscles are , well developed. The ribs may be counted, The nostrils are perforated so as to admit a large sized finger up some two inches, The lines of toe and finger nails are plainly marked. The left ear is partially gone, but the right ear is perfect and in accordance with the other parts. The nose finely shaped, the fore- head high, and the “Adam’s apple” at the throat projecting in the most natural manner, The ap- pearance of the “countenance” marks the giant of the Caucasian race, and not the Indian. If the work of art, the artist bas failed in any effort at hair on the head, The measurements we obtained of thus wondertul petrified specimen of the past race are as follows:—From top of head to instep sole, or natural standing height, ten feet two and one-half inches; from point of chin to top of head, twenty-one inches; nose, from brow to tip, six inches; across base of nostrils, three aud @ quarter inches; mouth, four inches; from extremes of shoulders three feet; hand, across palm, seven inches: through wrist, five Inches; second finger, from Knuckle jolut, eight inches; leg, from hip joint to kneejoint, three feet; through thigh One foot; through call, nine and one-half inches; foot, nineteen and a half inches long. ny weil propor- tioned man will take measurement of himself he will seo a striking ratio. Though the figure has ail the appearance of stone, yet the surface can be shaved off with a knife without dulling the blade. ‘This was tried, put of course not alloWed to proceed to dis- figure the statute (if such it be); a scale fell from the bottom of one of the feet and in appearance resem- bles gold quartz, but is soft and crumbles at the touch with a sort of soft sand stone result, It rests on a halt sandy and ciay bottom, the earth being ofa lighter character. ‘The manner of the discovery is a8 follows:— On last Saturday forenoon a Mr. Newell set two men to dig for a well some twenty teet back of a barn, in a ravine, at the foot of what ts called Bear Mountain, In the lowest place on the border of a mole formed by the waters of the Onondaga creek, waich runs through it and in some seasons overflows 1t—a locality which would be convenient for water- ing his stock. The intention was to dig the well about five feet deep; a stone layer was present to complete it as soon as the excavation was made, and tue stone haq been drawn for that purpose. The excavation Had progressed about two feet nine inchey when the shovel of one of the diggers struck a hard substance. He at first attempted to pry it out, but failed; but in so doing exposed the whole foot to view. ‘Tne men became alarmed, and Mr. Newell, who was pres- ent, ordered the men to cover it up aud say noting about the matter, and selected a new site for his well; but the discovery excited the interest of some of the persons present, and oue of them, seeing the direction in which the body lay, immediately seized a@ shovel and began digging, until he soon exposed the whole body to view. ‘Ihe water continued to ther in the excavation, and had to be bailed out, While the exhumation was progressing Mr. Newell, his household and near neighbors were in a great state of excitement. As the intelligence of the won- derful discovery spread through the surrounding country hundreds of people hurried to verity the stories they had heard. Men left their work; Women caught up their babies and children in numbers; all hurried to the scene of interest. Men offered Mr. Newell their farms for his sione treasure, but he, seeing mouey i it, considered it was as good to him as to them, und so wisely held on to his treasure hike @ miser to hig stores. One offer of $10,000 was made by an ex-showman, and alike refused, Up to Sunday evening the hunareas of peopie had been allowed to inspect the wonder without price; but the owner then began to look at the matter in @ cooler light, and the resuit way on Monday morning @ canvas tent was erected over the place of dis- covery, the trench enlarged and made regular, a pump sunk tor pumping out the water, guards posced over tie Valuable relic, money takers placed atthe door of the tent and the moderate sum of filty cents demanded from each visitor. ‘ine crowds who visited the exhibition on Monday and Tuesday ‘were Immense and have continued without cessation till the present time, and it is estimated that not Jess than 10,000 persons of all sexes have visited the “big man” in the last week, and still they come. Every train arriving mm Syracuse brings Visitors from almost every secon Of the country, among whom are many prominent gentiemen of scientitic celebrity, and uwny are thé Opinions expressed regarding this great curiosity. The conclusions of Dr. J. F. Boyn- ton, the well-known lecturer on geology, are given in favor of 18 being a work of art; while other geu- tlemen of excellent sctentiile aitauments maintain that it is the remains of a petrified human boiy. It is understood that invitations have been extended to Professor Agassiz, State Geologist Hall aua Dr. S. B. Woolworth, Secretary of the Board of Regents, to come and seitie the disputed point. On consulting Clark’s History of Onondaga we lind that a locality in the town of Pompey called indian Millis noted for its antiquarian relics. In a grave on Une late Dr. Western’s iarm was found a skull much larger than ordinary; the under jaw would fit completely over & common man’s head, LATER (OCTOBER 22), State Geologist Hall arrived irom Atbany to-day, and With @ simail and select party of friends visited the petrified body. All visitors were exciuded from the tent while Professor Hall and party were making their examination. For several minutes not a worc was spoken, When the Professor broke the silence by remarking, ‘This is most certamiy the greatest curt- osity ever exhumed on the American Continent, and be it a petriiied humap body or scuipture it exceeds allworks of art or nature I ever beheld.” As the Pro- lessor’s time was limited he was obliged to leave without giving an opinion as to what it was, but he carried away @ portion of the body and some of the earth upon which it rests, and also took the sur roundiugs of the country. Professor Hali’s opinion will be looked for with much interest. He returned to Albany last evening. 1am just informed by reliable authority tuat tie body hus been disposed of by Mr, Neweli for the sum of $50,000, the purchasers being Dr. Amos Wescott, of this cliy; Allred Huggins, Mr. A, willett, and Dr. Haannum, of Homer, N.Y. Mr. Newell retains one- fourth interest. 1t is understood that the body will remain where it was found for some timé yet, and Wiil then be removed to New York city and placed on exhibition in Wood's Museum. Many points about the body convince me that It is beyond a doubt a petrified human body. For in- stance, from the eyes, ears, nose and mouth some substance has run down upon the neck and crystal- lized, giving the neck a rough appearance. If the work of an aruist, he certainly would,have finished it like the rest of the body, with @ smooth surface. Again, why sould the left hand be placed behind ium, immediately opposite the right hand in front, if it was not that he ac one ume was a human being and has been pierced by an arrow or javelin, and in his death agony has clasped his hands over the wounded part aud died? Again, the feet being crossed in such a manner that the statue cannot be raised to a standing posture, and many other points which might be raised, which show conclusively it could not be the work of art. Upon sounding on the head 1 18 hollow, as well as the body itself, showing con- clusively it could never have been carved hollow. Be it what it may, time will soon disclose all, and it is certainly producing great excitement, not only un ‘this section, but througout the country, T. C. V, 5 Interesting Criticism froma Reverend Gene tloman—An Indian Belief, LETTER FROM THE REV. DR. CALTHROP. To Tne Eprrok OF THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL:— DEAR SIR—A8 every One 18 deeply tnierested in the Onondaga giant, perhaps it may ‘be ag well for each of us vo add his mite towards guessing at the solution of the problem he has silently set us ail. It 18 no wonder that so many are Of opinion that he is a gigantic petrilaction, is proportions are so perfect aud hia appearance 80 Mfelike, 1 will add that every one wants to think 80, If he proved to be @ petrifaction, what a realin of awe and mystert- ous conjecture would be open to us! But Lior one feel convinced that he will prove to be @ statue, and for these reasons:— First, I think there are evident marks of stratifica- tion in the stone, ‘The left eyebrow and the top of tue hose are the parts most elevated. These correspond exactly, both being composed of @ white layer. On the chest ts a squarish layer of a dark tinge; around and slightly below Uns 18 another layer corresponding exactly with the ins and outs of the first. Beyond and pelow this, another, and then another, all alike, seeming to be simply lines of stratidcation, ‘The level seems exactly Kept, Follow with your eye any two adjacent lines, and you will see that where they are close to each other the surface nas an abrupt change of level; where they are further apart the surface is nearly horizontal. Where the surface approaches the perpendicular, a¢ on the sides, the dark ime showing the separation of tne strata is thin, because it has been cut through nearly at right angles. Where the surface ts more horizontal the dark line is broader, because it has been cut through obliquely, the breadeh varying steadily with the angle of inciination. The same can ye plataly seen along the pight ieg. Another strong reason for its being a statue lies im the fact that not a single limb is detached, The righ arm is not merely glued to the body throu out, as Well as tie hand, but it has the apperrar Of vuly Leing cul iuvo Lae sigue vo @ depth auligigut to give due relief, This is equally true of the left arm and of the two legs, whi are joined to each other throughout, The sculptor has not wasted a stroke of the chisel. 1 would add here that becween the third and fourth fingers of the right hand the slit 1s carried too far towards the wrist, seemingly by a slip of the chisel. Who dia it? A trained sculptor; one who had seen, studied and probably reproduced many @ work of art; one who was thoroughly acquainted with human anatomy; one, too, who had noble original powers, for none but such could have formed and wrought out the conception of that stately head, with its calm, grand smile, so full of mingled sweet- ness and strength, He appears, however, to have worked under cer- tain disadvantages. He had not such command of materials as a civilized eee could have aiforded him. He had to put up with the best stone he couid find. 1 Unk that the peculiar posture of the statue can be fairly explained by supposing that the ori- ginal block tapered away toward the Ieet, and was only just about the breadth of the statue as we now see 1t. ‘This seems fairly to explain the curious osition of the Jeft arm. The artist had to put it in there because there was not breadth enough to put it in any other position. So of the position of the feet—one over the other. The stone may not have been wide enough to have admitted of any can position. Who was he? Let us analyze a ie. In the ancient world only the Greek school of art Was capable of suci a perfect reproduction of the human form. I have seen no Egyptian or Assyrian sculpture which approached this in anatomical accuracy. Throughout the middie ages till the great art re- vival noone in Europe had skill enough for the purpose. It appears, therefore, that unless we adopt the somewhat strained hypothesis that a highly civilized society, now utterly extinct, once existed on this conunent, we are forced to search for our sculptor among the European adventurers who have sought homes in North America during the last three centuries, a8 no one, I presume, 18 pre- pared to matatain that the statue has @ Greek or Roman origin, unless, indeed, it was broughtover as an antique by some forgotten amateur of art. Was it nol, then, as Dr, Boynton suggests, some one from that Freach colony which occupied Salma and Pompey Hill and Latayette—some one wita an artist’s soul, sighing over the lost civilization of Europe, weary of swamp and forests and fort, Minding this block by the side of the stream, solaced the weary days of exile with pouring out his thought upon the stoue? The only other hypothesis remain- ing 1s that of agross fraud, One need only say with regard to this that sucn a fraud would require the geulus of a sculptor jomed to the skal and audacity of a Jack Sheppard. But iastiy, what did he intend it to represent? Had he known of the discovery of America by the Nor:hmen he might have had tn his thoughts some gigantic Brown, or Erio, or Harold, ‘The old North- man is shot through with an Indian’s poisoned arrow; his body 18 aying, as the tight-pressed jimbs express; but the strong soul still rules the face, which smiles grandly in death. If you nad objected that there was too much mind shining through the features, the sculptor might have answered that the closed eyes saw in prophetic vision that men of his race would one day rule where he had lain aown to die, But this 18 rather too high flown, so I had better conclude, Yours, S. RK. CALTHROP, THE BELIEF OF THE ONONDAGA INDIANS—THE BODY OF AN INDIAN PROPHET. To THE EDITOR OF THE SYRACUSE JOURNAL:— , {n your columns devoted to “Letters from the People” I thought you would at this time publisn the following, \t being interesting as one of the cur- rent opinions of the Indians of ‘the castle’ ard- ing the wonderful “human petrified statue’’ which, in its colossal proportions and the sphinx-like silence of its history 1s, 80 electrifying and exciting the people. By one of the old squaws I am told that @ large number of the Onondagas believe that the statue 1s the petrified body of a gigantic Indian pee who flourished many centuries ago, and who foretold the coming of the pale faces, though long be- fore the foot of our forefathers had touched the Western continent. He warned his people with pro- | phetic fervor of the coming encroachments of the white man and the necessity of their abstinence from @ poison drink he would bring to craze and destroy them. He told them that he should die and be buried out of their sight, but that their descendants would see him again. iP. FR, MILITARY NOTES. It would seem that the suggestion made by the HERALD several weeks ago, that the five brigades which now compose the First division should be con- solldated into three (cavalry included if the horse- men are to be retained at all), will be adopted by the Albany authorities, This would be the very best way of getting over the consolidation question, for itis almost certain tnat at least five regiments to the division will be consolidated into two full regiments when the Inspector General will bave had his,report passed upon by the Commander-in-Chief. Attention is being very generally called to the evening inspections held by several of the regiments in the First division, The public always look upon this way of inspecting as @ sort of ruse by which the commanders endeavor to keep up a show of having fullranks, whereas an inspection in daytima in a publicpark would reveal any weak point the commands might have, The precedent established this seasonis a bad one and should not be followed hereafter. . The following 1s the result of the inspection last week :—Twelfth reziment—Present, 346; absent, 138— total, 477. In 1868 there were present, 386; absent, 158—toral, 542, Loss, 65. Fighty-fourth regiment— Present, 355; absent, 197—total, 652. In 1868 there were present, 331; absent, 228—total, 659. Loss, 7. Sixth regiment—Present, 347; absent, 63— total, 400. In 1868 there were present, 373; absent, 147—total, 520, Loss, 120, Second reg!- ment—Iresent, 173; absent, 208—total, 381. In 1963 there wire present, 198; absent, 172—total, 370. Gain ll. Fibt regiment artillery—Present, 458; absent, 165, Nath regiment—Present, officers, 20; non-com:- missionti, 43; privates, 213—total, 276, Largest aggre- gate, onne ny D, 37; largest aggregate, Company 23. In there were present—OmMeers, 26, not commisgoned, 91; privates, 225—rotal 392. ‘Loss, 116. Eigath mgiment —Present, 344; absent, 223—total, 56’ In 186 re were present 430; absent, 113—toval, 543. Gain, 4 Largest number of men present, Company B, : Kwest number, Company I, 29 Without specifylie which regiments committed the most errors 1® the inspection, it may be mentioned that they wde as a whole defective in these par: Uculars:+First, the men, instead of keeping their heads to hie front at review, followed the movements of the infecting officer, general unsteadiness in the ranks an( inattention to the commands of officers. The reviey waa done miserably by the Second, and the inspegor, contrary to the regulations, inspected the Eight}iourtn before he had mustered it. In the ispectiog of the Sixth infantry the imspector, during (hemuster, ordered the men to adyauce one pace as Ultr names were called, The regulations only requib a man to answer to his name, come to @ “carry”? nd then “order’’ arms, The Innovation may be @ god one to prevent one man from answer- Ing for abs@icees, but a regulation is a regulation, you know! The Ninth regiment should practice the “stack "alittle, If they do they may be able to do tp thing better than they did at their in- spection on Friday night. Lieutenant Colonel Scott has been elected colonel of the Eighth regiment and Major Appleton hew tenant colonel, Who will be the major now? That is the question, It is Said that Najor General Shaler will next week igsue an order for an election to fill the vacancy made by the resiguation of General Aspinwall in we Fourth brigade, When General Aspinwall’s resig- nation was tirst made known there was a host of they have been gradily growing beautiluily less, until now there oly two who have any chance whatever for tle potion, Colonel Lux, of the Eleventh regiment, wht has done as mach during his thirty odd years of¥ervice in the mmilitia as any man in it, appears to béthe most formidable caadi- date, and his irienas CcO\tend that he will be elected by a handsome majority, the officers of the brigade jook simply to the candlates’ qualifications, The Colonel's popularity is NOwonfined by any means to his own regiment, and Ws quite probable that by the time the day for the elgtion comes about he will find no opposition of anyaccount to his walking over the course, A great dai of care should always be taken by brigade oulces to elegt the right man ag brigadier, and candida jililary experience, and reward should prevail Yainst every otuer con- sideration. Company ©, Fifty-sixth reyment, is in rebellion. It must obey the colonel. Th€nembers contend that one of their heutenants was Mired from duty by the colonel because the subordiyte had opposed the commandant’s election, 80 ttt company retuses to obey orders. Now who's blame? In the first place, if the allegtions against the colonel are true, & court of inquiry ought to have been called for, it would have settled that part of the dimicult}at the start. Sec- ondly, the company, even if theitieutenant had been badly dealt wit, placed itself Yong on the record by ils disobedience, and put iif in the power of the colonel to make it suffer for b insubordination. It is to be hoped that General Yodward, with his ‘usual tact and discrimination, Wi take this com- pany’s case in hand, and punish gery person in the affair who has acted as no good pidier should act. Make an example to deter others hm following the acundal, Itis a grzat pity that ®dgood a regiment as the Fifty-sixta and so good @pmpany as com- pany © should have given occasionyor the intérfer- ence of the Major General. \ The Bleventu regiment will be tnsppted this morn- ing and the Seventh this alternod at Tompkins square, There will no doubt be @jrge number of the friends of the two commands f tne square on the occasion, M Company D, Ninth regiment, wl elect some- body captain this evening, a A Mmetng to be held atthe armory. Who will be ihe iuch j.anis just now’ a question which the membd are already trying to decide among themselves, itis given out from semi-oilicial 8drces that alt the regiments in the First division With fail to havi resent 300 men at inspection Will beonsolidated. on’t there be a terrible time when \at comes to pase’ What on earth will the membetof the regi- Inents concerued do with tuely new f@ dress uni- forms? Will the gray or the blue pre\ii, or will there be a grand death scene and @ futral oration and the usual accessories? = But Wi General MoQuade dare face the music Of al ands that Will Receasartly bo dis baud eds MEXICO. The Expected Visit of Mr. Seward—Preparas tions to Receive Him—Seizure and Confise cation of a Vessel. City OF MExico, Oct. 9, 1869. We are in the midst of not a litte excitement over the expected visit to this capital of Mr. William H. Seward. The most extended preparations have been made for his safe conduct from Manzanilla vo Mexico, men, horses and arms having been placed abundantly at his disposition, The opposition has not lost, nor will it lose, the least opportunity of attacking the government, attributing all sorts of unpatriotic motives as being at the foundation of the hospitalities which are about to be extended to the distinguished statesman, Atten- tion 1s called to the impoverished treasury of the nation, declaring that its condition does not permit the government to commit the extravagance which 18 proposed, nor, consPlering the condition, ought Mr. Seward to accept these hospitalities, The oppo- sition exhibits a marked weakness in reverting to such arguments and such occasions to fortify itself and depreciate its successful opponent. Seve- ral of the city papers have indulged in indecent personalities, especially directed towards Mr. Romero, whose friendship for Mr. Seward is supposed to be the cause of the latter being receivea and announced as the guest of the nation, The roads through which the latter must pass in reaching this city from Manzaniila, though considerably infested with bands of outlaws of the worst grade, will be made safe by the large and efMicient body of troops which have already been distributed along the route, the result of which will probably be that Mr. Seward will hardly experience in his own person the “peculiar institutions’ of Mexico, One paper says:—‘The government 1s preparing to give Mr. Seward, ex-Minister of State of the great republic, asumptuous reception, and when miiery is wasting the nation its governors are lavishly expending the few dollars on hand in order to give, at a cost—not their own—a great im- portance to their hospitalities. It is not strange, then, that the employes are made to disgorge their salaries in order to pay the expenses of a demon- stration in whith ministerial vanity shall be boast- ingly exhibited.” Another issue, referring to the subject, says: Banquets, grand balls and soirecs are to come off in spite of the most heartrending misery of employes who do not pertain to the Treasury Department and in the face of the unfortunate widows and other pensionera who have the mis- fortune to depend solely upon the ‘nment, It is very well that such illustrious hospitaliti nuld: be received by aman of so high a position as that enjoyed by Mr. Seward mm his own country and whose sympathy for our country fas sometimes been” manifested, but inthis caso. the difference is" very. great, when’ out of respect to Mr. Seward it becomes necessary to sacrifice more than the ability of the people permits of. This fs only vain ministerial ostentation. It is to be ‘supposed that Mr. Romero, who has mantfosted ao great a passion for the great ontng Ne. custome of our republic of ‘the North, even neighbors and rejecting those of poor Mexico—it is to be sup- posed, we say, that he does no! pay respect to Mr. Seward, not even expending upon him the last doliar of the nation. ‘The public funds are this time in great danger. What good might follow If before Mr. Seward reaches Mexico Mr. Romero were out of his house in San Juan de Letran street ? The above are specimens of the attacks on Mr. Romero and the administration, and must entertain your readers. If Seward only Knew that wis enter- tainment with which he is threatened may ban! rupt the nation, he might probably stay away. Bu no, he is coming, for on the morning of the day before yesterday, at three o’clock, ne landed safely at Manzanilla, 80 says the telegraph wire, and he is now Piaseenny wending his way towards this capital, Rot @ little excitement has been created in official circles by the news which has reached here of the appearance in the harbor of Acapulco of tne W. L. Richardson, one of the vessels which it was sup- posed had been employed in some way by or under the orders of Placido Vega. The latter ex-general has been yopoceet to have been attempting anotner revolution in Sinaloa, and ip has been rumored that the Richardson and two other vessels, the Harriman and the Palmer were bringing and seeking to land men, provisions and money for his expedition. On the appearance of the Ricnardson in the haroor the Custom House oficers boarded and took pos- session of her. She was then confiscated, dis- mantied and her cargo and rigging sold av auction, Her crew, and passengers were turned over to Mr, Sutter, United States commercial agent at that port. A question has arisen between the Custom House authorities and Mr. Sutter which will require intervention from the authorities here before it will be settled. A board of medical men pronounced the captain, Mr. Harloe, to be Insane, and consequently not responsibie fer his acts. Two old rusty guns, customarily used on sailing vessels for signaling at sea, andadozen anda half of pistols—the former without any ammunition—were the formidable weapons with which the Custom House officers pro- fess to believe Vega was to have disturbed the Om ce of the nation. The sacks of flour found on board were not considered as revolutionary in their ten- dency, and were sold at public auction on the public plaza of Acapulco. General Cauto has arrived here under guard, and the press says he wili be tried here soon. ‘The op- position — profess to disbelieve that anything will result from such a trial as he may have other than acquittal, The publie generally is puzzled in regard to Cauto and his assassination of Patont and the delay of the authorities in trying him, On the 5th or this month a proposition to exempt the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, from the payment of certain duties was voted down, Several bills proposing the protection of certain patents were also acted upon adversely, Pardon of Two Revolutionists—Another Move- ment Against Juarez—Tone of the Press on the Condition of MexicoExport of Treas sure—Serious Disturbance. Ciry OF MEXICO, Oct. 8, 1869, President Juarez has granted a commutation of sentence in the case of Desiderto Diaz, the leader of the late revolution in favor of Porfirio Diaz, in Tla- cotalpam, who was condemned to death. The favor was granted by the President in consideration of various circumstances, and particularly the fact that the accused was severely wounded tn the successful attack made upon hin and his followers. Mr. José Maria del Rio has proposed George Pea- body as a correponding member of the Lancasterian Society of Mexico city. A bill has been introduced in Congress propos- ing @ further prorogation of the time during or within which creditors must present their claims against thastreasury, The time mentioned in this bill is th months, Mr. Sanchez Azcona, who offered the bill, thoughtjproper, among other things, tosay tne following:—“I do not believe that any debtor has the rignt to ix a limit of this Kind upon his creditors, but the good administration of the public treasury and other reasons of general con- ventence justify the measure adopted by the govern- ment, which, in itself, if a bad one, we should not make still worse?” ‘The papers of Guadalajara pu lish a revolutionary plan and proclamation of one Pantaleon Moret, who styles himself General-in-Chief of the Army of the Centre. Lis plan nas a character radically subver- ja the first two articles of which are the follow- ng— nate government of the country, i 1867 {8 nob recognized, under » rule the destinies of the republic, It is rumored that Negrete lately made hig appear- ance in Morelia. Colonel Granadas, who will be remembered as having been ass ed with Placido Vega in the Sinalva revolution o1 a year since, 19 now enjoying full liberty inthis capital. He was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and, haying served one year of that period, was exiled to Monterey a few months since, but is now enjoying entre freedom. Sanchez Ochoa is at liverty and speaks of going to the United States oon on a visit, A most lamentable affair occurred recently in this clty—viz,, the accidental shooting and killing of Mr. Charles Carmona, the proprietor of the San Carlos Hotel tn this city, Mr, Carlona was @ Mexican and, following the American war of 1847, went to the United States with some officers of the army, where he lived for several years, and was favorably known In Washington and at West Point. His untimely death is regretted by a host of friends, The party who occasioned his death is in prison awaiting trial. A recent issue of one of the city press makes the following comments ugon the last news summary of the oMicfal paper of the goverament, which was sent abroad in giish and Spanish by the last English steamer:— Whoever may desire to be convinced that this most happy republic 18 enjoying everything let bim read the semi- monthly review published by the Diario of the government on the 29th of last monti; no public disturbances ;no misery ; ontent; no seandalous-vioiation of the federal com: 10 awttil offences t the freedom of elections; no A most suspicious defalcations on the public Tevenues; po horrible as political crimes; ho cries like this:—“Death to Juarez, and long live Porfirio Diaz! nothing of ail this; there is only great commercial and industrial activity, gigantic railroad aud tel mpanies, fabulous “bonanzas” in the ribest mine gold, gold, it says, everywhere. What say the people of fuchl Foviews? ‘Why does i drop a great tear and move i's head as if in painful doubt? Asif nothing of all this bril- liant perspective were (rue?—aa given by the Diario “olligial.”” Notwithstanding ft says so do you doubt yet? Consider that we live in times when a manifestation of doubt may send ove to the open square of Santiago Tiatilalco—(where the politi- cal criminals were recently slot). One of the city press says, under the head of “Tehuantepec Ratiroad,” before one year the wagon road Will be finished, and before two years, the rail road, according to the Diario Ofeial, “we doubt this very much; Communication by the Isthmus was a dream. k In the year 1837 the first reconnotssance was made, and upon that all subsequent ones have been based. Later, @ foreign company undertook the construc tion of the wagon ‘road and the ravroad. Thea the Panama road made one across ‘Tehuanjepec untmportant. The managers of the business then advised the State gov- ernment that the wagon road Way flaished, repre- senting that the authorives might appoint an engi neer so examine the work, The @ugmeer wag 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. Ramed, he proceeded to the designated, the American dollars were sounded, and at last he com- menced his work. Finally news came from Minatlt- lan that the wagon road was finished and that carriage had crossed the isthmus. This was nota lie, a8 a dismounted, had been carried across on mules. So it will this time, will it not? A conducta arrived at Colima on the 11th of Sep- tember from Guadalajara with $472,000, and started on the following day for Manzanilla for shipment, Says the Glove:—Poor country! in so much misery and with so much money, which it exports to Europe. ‘The most unfortunate part of it 18 that we Mexicans have to tend and guard it up to its shipment.” The same paper has the following:—‘Apprenensiop of José Desposorios,—This notorious crim! who has committed 80 many robberies between Tlaxcala and Puebla, has finally been captured by the Prefect, at whom he fired with an Austrian pistol.’ The Periodica Oficial of the State of Hidalgo pub- lashes the following. In the district of Zacualipan they have changed the public order of the 26th of last month, A band of ten armed men n front of Mra. Solis, Thomas Olivarez, Jesua Solis and others, while passing down the street, were fred upon by them, the former being killed and the Iatter badly wounded. The only official communications which the government have received do not give the details, but confirm the above, Private let- ters confirm the above also, hut make the matter more serl- ous. As soon asthe authorities heard of the aifair they or- nuilicient force to be raised to agaist the not seem to have any political motive, but was probably caused by some personal dispute. ‘rom the Monitor.) FIFTY THOUSAND GAYONETS. The Opinion Nacional contradicts the statement as to the amount of soldiers who upheld the praiseworthy gov of the peaple of Paso del Norte, figure and reality exists the small difference accuses the Monitor of the error, Without ng we can prove to the Opinion by means of the confirmation of Gene hat he did notepenk of astanding army. ‘The latter sta’ at the government is upheld by 60,000 bayonet speaking of permanent corps kept ip the larger clties. ‘If there are not 60,000 bayonets in existence which to-day covld be useful in defence of the honor of Mexico inaulted by a small republic (Guatemala), then the war proposition is extremely grave. There is a@fabalous number of chief# and ollicers, not only #uflicient to organize an army of 60,00, which are said not to exist, but one of even 00,00, We Velieve the government can muster 50,000 armed men, f itdoes not choose to call this accumulation of men’ a ‘standing army" it may call them national guard, safety guard, road guards, &c, THE SUEZ CANAL. The Reported Obstruction by a Vessel. Mr. Lange, the representative of the Suez Canal in England, refers to the report of a Liverpool firm, which stated that an ‘Egyptian corvette had stuck fast in the canal. Mr. Lange explains that the cor- vette was proceeding for experimental purposes as to draught and speed, and the Canal Company have since been at work to remove irregularities. The result is that the navigation will be opened on the 17th November to all vessels, without distinction of nationality, provided that they do not draw more than twenty-four feet seven inctres English. The canal is consequently equal to twenty-six and a quarter English feet depth. Mr. Lange’s Second Letter. Subjoined is the further communication of Mr. Lange regarding the prospect of the Suez Canal being available immediateby after the opening for the general purposes of commerce:— LONDON, Oct. 11, 1869. Srr—Will you permit me briefly to comment upon the following paragraph, which appeared in your (London Times) city article? Letters from Alexandria of the 28h of September seem to indicate a diminution of confidence in the opening of the Suez Canal for immediate traffic. The tnauguration on the Vith of November ia fully looked for, and it is also expected that ships will then pass through from sea to sea, but there are persons, who assert that eighteen months will be required before the work will be in @ condition for the regu- lar operations of commerce. A Liverpool firm are alleged to have sent an agent expressly to survey and report, and according to his account the depth of water throughout the canal is very unequal. ‘An Egyptian corvette recently went up ashort distance and stuck fast, but in anticipation of such a mishap she had been sent stern foremost, and 80 came back without difficulty.” I quite share in the opinion you have expressea with reference to the aboy,—viz., that in estimating the value of these views" the failure of the many previous pl ostications of difficulties must not be forgotten. Egyptian corvette alluded to is none other than the Latif, armed with ten Armstrong guns and of 300 nominal horse power. The object of her presence on the canal was to make certain practical experiments anterior to the opening, and the resuit of which may not be devoid of interest to your readers:— 1. To ascertain the speed required to steer a dimensions of the Latif, so as to keep her cou jet navigating the eanal, The experiments showed that this can be effected at a speed of 8.2 and 8.7 knots an hour. » «ji it was further important to ascertain by practioal trials the rate at which a vessel could proceed through the canal without disturbing the embankments. The result proved that at a speed of 5.4 and 6.4 knots an hour no harm is done tothe banks. 8. The last question to determine was the loss of speed in- curred by a vessel navigating in the canal compared with the open ses, in smooth water. It was found that the loss of speed owing to the more confined water area of the canal amounted to one-fourth, using of course the same power in th cases. These are the resuits obtained from the excep- tional mission of the Latii, and your correspondent was misinformed when he supposed that it was ever intended to take her through the canal, and the Teason 18 obvious. At the period of these experi- ments, which were made on the 11th of September, the filling of the Bitter Lakes was not sufficiently advanced, and ail the leading journals of this country announced thatthe barriers were only removed on the 28th of September—viz., seventeen days later than the Latif experiments; and M. de Lesseps, tor whom the first passage through the canal was naturally reserved, passed from sea to sea in his steamer on the same day—viz., the 28th of Sep- temper, the earliest period possible. It will be seen irom the above that it could never have been intended for the Latif to perpetrate an impossibility; moreover, the statement tnat she stuck fast is simply devoid of truth, for she-never grounded at all. Before concluding this letter I should wish to ne tice what has been alleged by the agent of the Liver- pool firm sent expressly to survey and report, and whose report is that the water throughout tne canal is very unequal. But the agent\sent expressly to survey and report has not made any discovery here, K is precisely with a view to remove these inequalities and to obtain an equal depth that the Suez Canal Company are still at work, Were tne depth uniform throughout there would be no occ: sion to wait for the opening till the 17th of Novem- ber, but we should declare the canal open now. 1 beg to confirm the official aunouncemenis made, viz., that the navigation of the Suez Canal shall be opened on the 17th of November to ail vessels, with. out distinction of nationality, provided they do not draw more than twenty-four feet seven inches Eag- lish, the canal being then (eigit metres) equal to twenty-six and a haif English feet in depth. I pave the honor to be, sir, your very obedient servant. DANIEL A. LA Director and Representative of the Suez @anai Company, A Matrimonial Union. A Paris letter, in the Indépendance Beige, says: Communications from Egypt confirm the news, at first considered improbable, of M. de Lesseps’ riage. After the inauguration of the canal he w united to a charming young lady from the colonies, twenty-two years of age. He 18 sixty-four; but there is no need to say how well lie carries his age. This lucessant journeys prove suiliciently that he stil possesses the vigor of youth. M. de Lesseps himself announced the approaching union, at an evenmg party, at the house of Voisin Bey. Opens ymour A United States Representative at the ing of the Suez Canal—Governor & Recommended, New York, Oct. 22, 1869, To THe Epiror or THB HeRaLp:— Upon reading the well-timed article in your issue of to-day urging upon the President the selection of @ proper representative of our government at the opening of the Suez Canal my thoughts involuntartly turned towards Governor Seymour as the one pre-eminentiy fitted for this distinguished honor. Let sident Graut by all meaus tender him the appointment. Among all our prominent men there 18 not One more thoroughly qualified to represent us with distinguished dignity aud ability among the greatness that will be there assembied— not one of whose partictpauts will be more thor- oughly or intelligently 1moued with the grand ques- tions of commercial interest then and there cele- brated, on au occasion marking a new era in the commerce of the world. Besides, the magnanimity of the appointment would be so touchingly and gracefully becoming to our great General, the re- ceiver of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Calumnia- tors have said he cannot rise to a magnanimous re- cognition of the just merits of a competitor. We know this is faise, and nothing would so much tend to prove it as the appointment suggested above to the American people and to the world, itis worthy of Graut, Let it be done. COURT CALENOARS—TalS DAY, OYBR AND TERMINER--SuPREME CouRT—CrrcvurT. — Part 1.—Before Judge {ngraham—Court opens, at halt-past ten A. M.—Nos. 1989, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 1091, 1623, 903, 723, 1437, 1805, 1807, 1853, 1379, 1909, 1943, 1951, 1957, 1115. SurkemMe CouRT—CincuIT.—Part 2.—Before Judge Sutherland.—Court opens at half-past ten A, M.— Nos, 802, 340, 1400, 880, 1120, 1434, 1488, 1640, 1316, 1524, 1644, 1486, 484, 1566, 1570, 1572, 1578, 1580, 1198, 498, SUPREME CouRT—SPECIAL TERM.—Hefore Judge Barnard.—Court opens at at haif-past ten A, M.— Nos. 115, 267, 268, 264, 266, 267, 263, 269, 270, 273, . 278, 281, 83, 284, 286, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 107, 129, 248, 201, 202, 293, 294, 295. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBEKS.—Before Judge Car- dozo.—Call of calendar at eleven o'clock A, M.—Nos, 100, 102, 104, 106, 117, 135, 157, 168, 167, 168, 169, 171 174, 180, 195, 209, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 236, 236, 237, 243, 262, 260, 277, 285, 306, 303, Surerton Court—Triat Terv.—Part 1.—Betore Juage Barbour.—Court opens at eleven o'clock A, M.—Nos, 983, 1755, 1067, 231, 1177, 1147, 1199, 931, 1161, 1167, 1115, 1169, 1103, 1189, 1196, Part 2.—Be- fore Judge Freedman,—Court opens at eleven o'clock A. M.—Nos. 1088, 1278, 1246, 1290, 1042, 1510, 300, 1204, 1322, 1324, 1390, 1352, 1334, 1336, 1340, MARINE CouRT—TRIAL ‘TERM.—Part 1,—Before Judge Gross,—Call of calendar at ten o'clock A. M.— Nos. 8659, 8879, 8918, 8991, 4023, 4027, 4020, , 4036, 4039, 4044, 4045, 4046, 4047. Part 2.—Before Judge Ourtis,—Call of calendar at ten o'clock A, M.—Nos. 3909, 4048, 4050, 4053, 4054, 4055, 4066, 4067, 4058, 4004, QU7, 4008, 4000, 4070, 4071, 4072 276, 2 ie. CUBA. Tho Spanish Press on the Foreign Press Core respondentsLa Prensa Calling for the Expulsion of Some of Them—Spanish Ideas as to the Result of a War with the United States—Spain and Secession to Use Up the Great Republic—The Power and Weakness of Spain—Arrival of Troops—The Insurrec- tion in the Peninsula Declared Ended—Pro- Jected Reforms, HAVANA, Oct, 18, 1869, A certain dignified and highly conservative jour- nal, published tn this city—one which believes in the existing order of things and deprecates change— of whose editor, it is sald, “he shed tears when her most Catholic Majesty Isabella Segunda was com- pelled to fee frdm her home and throne of her an- cestors’—La Prensa=has, of late, been much exercised in reference to the correspondents of foreign journals resident in this city. For these un- “fortunates not to tell the truth as it 1s in the land of Don Quixote, not to see an early termination of the insurrection, not to give credit to Spanish justice, magnanimity and mercy while con- templating the manner in which the war is carried on in this isiand, constitute a crime, and La Prensa seems to think it is time notice was taken of it. Naturally the correspondence of the HERALD touch- ing the possibilities of a war between the United States and Spain first attracts its attention, and sec- ond to this 1s a statement, in such correspondence, of the well known fact that the Captain General here is hampered and obstructed in his administration of the government by that same turbulent and unruly spirit which expelled from the island the legitimate representative of Spanish authority in the person of General Dulce. In reference to the war La Prensa states that it would not be popular with the Spanish residents of this island, and it claims at the same time that the Captain General has all necessary power to carry out his bebests, and adds:— The correspondent who denies these truths, and who, Pith the pious object, mo doubt, of exciting against the good Spantards of the Island of Cuba the odium of the least edu- cated of the people of the United States, says to the conti and talks of the reported dangers which citizens of that republic are in here tn Cuba, bas lost the right to remain among us as a friend or asa’ neutral and impartial foreign correspondent. It is not my purpose, for it is not deemed neces- sary, to reiterate the statementathus referred to an@ dented by La Prensa; as they are true or false they will stand or fall, My object is rather to place before the readers of the HERALD certain extracts from the editorial columns of this journal, written in connec- tion with the aforementioned denials, as showing the prevalent idea of the relative power of the two countries and how possible it 1s that from so much ignorance a war may result. Says this paper:— Suppose, for a moment, that the provocation of sympa- thizers, the false notices of correspondents, weakness or alculations on the part of Cot should cause what, as we stated yeaterday, all Spaniarda desire to avoid. Should it commence, our people will act the same vigor and perseverance with which they have carried on all ware since the time the Spaniards proved their character back to the point which escapes historical chronology. is easy to understand the immediate and remote reaults of the war. Although the great republic should take advants of the opportunity of a foreign war in an inter-troplcal cll- mate to arm and send out of its territory hundreds and thous- sands of freedmen and convert them into soldiers of liberty for Cuba the effort to conquer those who have- sworn to put an end to the enemies of Spain woul not be found so easy asis thought, Before our assistance would commence the arties into which are divided our neighbors wil have hrown into the face of the authorities the costs of the operation and the indispensable losses which the great republic would of necessity experience. In the existing circumstances of the United States it would be more diiticult for that Power to arm 100 ships of war and embark an expedition of 80,000 soldiers, either enlisted or freedmen, than for Spain to arm fifty steamships which belong to individuals, withdraw all her mercantile marine send 50,000)/Spanish ‘soldiers to reinforce the Antilles, anc arm here all those who do not care to change their language, their laws and their faith. ‘We believe that the correspondents of the Anglo-American press know very little of our character and resources, and Consequently cannot comprehend ail of strength and energy which ia bid under this apparent weakness. For this reasom they have laughed at us; for this reason they have fostered, at the cost of Spain,’ American vanity, and suppos ignorant and badly informed when apeaking of the relative power of the two nations. It seems that these correspondents do not consider that if they, Wy misfortune, should begins war between Spain and the United States 1 would not be one of short duration, as in the Crimea or as chose of Italy and Prussia, which we have ween In the past fifteen ye ‘A war between the American republic and Spain would last many years and would not terminate without the interven- tion of other nations, That which would follow in a federal republic, divided into parties and with the interests of the Inhabitants of one section and another autagouistical, God only knows; but jossible to suppose that at the termina tion of a long war there would remain no real republicans nor republican instftutions, This may be said to be disposing of the great Tepublic with celerity and with a vengeance, Touching the hidden strength and energy of Spain, perhaps the correspondents may be excused for not discovering them, as the veil of weakness, as exempli- fled in her treatment of the insurrection, is 60 entirely impenetrable. It will thus be seen that even among the most in- telligent of Spaniards the idea is entertained that Spain, torn by internal convul sions, with the fires of revolution burning all over her land, with Uar- lists, Isabellinos, republicans, the supporters of the regency, all mixed in one undistinguishable mass of war and tumult; with an insurrection in her chief colony and most !mportant province, which after a year of effort she has done absolutely nothing to Suppress—Spain, with her bankrupt treasury, ob- taining loans at such sacrifices as in themselves are ruinous, is capable and ready to enter upon and maintain a war With @ nation admittedly one of the most powerful on earth, resting her hopes, per. chance, on that wild chimera, a revivification of secession, Which, at least, every American knows is as dead as that proverbial ‘herring which is red.’ The concluding remarks of Lu Prensa are 60 characteristic of the Spanish people, they so show with what dignity Spaniards can accept the inevitable, that | can scarcely refrain from quoting them. It says Spain has made enormous sacrifices, lost one continent, but concluded the war with honor, and was content. A war with a great nati wuld cost us Wear, as to-morrow we may gee; but we will leave it erect and with glory, and, if it co us & piece of earth, we are able to select ‘and colonize ai other, while our enemies have to suffer irreparable losses. Quantum suff We have nothing additional from the insarrection. A steamer with 1,000 troops arrived here yesterday, and anotuer with about the same number to-day. A review of the volunteers and the ceremony of blessing the banners of the respective battalions wok place yesterday. The Captain General has received the following telegram, dated Madrid, the 16th, and signed Prim:— At four o'clock to-day Valencia surrendered, The repuplle can insurrection is completely ended in all the peningula. The Intendente, w holds a position similar to the Secretary of the Treasury, has proposed to tne Captain General many retorms and economies whiclx are of great Importance and very necessary. He proposes to reduce the various staits, from bis legal advisers down. At the same time he states that in the Accountant General’s office this cannot be done at present because the accounts are so far behind, He says that with the Bank of Havana there are un- settled accounts since 1864, numbering 2,423, though It is proper to add that this is not the fault of the present Accountant General, The Intendente e: presses himself eonfident that with the assistance of the Captain General he shall be able to accomplish the refoyms proposed, which, without doubt, are much needed. PERSONAL MOVEMENTS. Moses Wingate, of Haverhill, Mass., expects to b@ 100 years pid to-day. Catharine Beecher, the oldest of the race, ts sixtye nine years old, and is single yet. ‘The colored citizens of San Francisco want their pubite schooling to come after dark. The new Secretary of War is expected to take charge of tye War Office November 1, Georgia has a colored magis:rate who recently adjourned his court until September J1. A family of settlers im Texas took along the grandfather, to ‘open the cemetery with him.” A marriage is on the tapis between Mr. Ferdinand de Lesseps, of Suez celebrity, and a beautiful young Creole lady from Maurice. A colored justice of the peace in Jeiferson county, Florida, named Pembroke, grants divorces for tag very reasonavie aum of tive duliars. Mr. Fay, an old settler of La Crosse, Wis,, has se, out for a trip round the world in company with hig) wife, by way of California and Cuina, Providence was enlivened the other evening by. the sight of a young wowan boxing the ears of hey lover on the street because fie had escorted another lady home, Generals Wade, Hampton and D, ff. Hill are nee gotiaung for (he purchase of thé Charlotte (3. C.)) Military Institute, to re-open it a8 @ first clasg Southera institution, The students of the University of Michigan have determined to have female lecturers this season, and. have invited Anna Dickinson, Mrs, Stanton, Mise Field and G, F. Train, ‘ A lady who wanted $400 to complete the payment Tor @ house receutiy purchased by her cailed at the White House on Weduesday and asked the Presi¢ deut to advance the amount. President Grant and General Sherman have ans nounced their intention to be present at tne reaniom’ ofthe Army of Tennessee, which takes place in Louse ville, Ky., om the 17th aud isth of November, itis rumored that Jett, Davis is to become Preste a of a life insurance company of Memphis, and 18 reside at Hernaudo, Miss. felix Labouve, of Senne: has subscribed $1,000 ior aiund to aid in. A majority of the Chinese women who now arrive at San Francisco are the wiges of men already established tn the Stave, and bAng with tuem their ed children and household govds, aud settic down Wil their husbands to an honest ile, 7