The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1869, Page 5

CUBA. ‘ Bespotiam of Petty Oficial in the Coustry— Life and Property at Their Mercy~Movee mente ef Valmaseda—Voluntecrs Dissatis- ed—Effects of the War—Great Falling Of of @repe—Prospects for Forthcoming Season, MANZANILLO, Oct, 16, 1862, ‘There is nothing new concerning the insurrection, In place of bombshells and musketry, to which we were for @ long time accustomed, a quietness pesembling that of a churchyard prevaiis. In the @ountry { understand that executions with the machete, and without any trial, are the order of the day. Every Capitan de) Partido acts as a despot, and @isposes of life and property as he considers best for his and his superiors’ interests. As a war of exter- mination against the Cubans enjoys great favor with the majority of the Spanish elements these despots have nothing to fear in their work of destruction and spoil, Valmaseda arrived hero on the 9th from Bayamo and left the following day for Santiago de Cuba, ‘where he goes to assume command of the depart- ment. He was received and entertained, during whe eighteen hours that he remamed here, with great pomp and splendor, though much dissatisfac- tion 1s expressed among the volunteers because, as they say, the highest rank ani honors in their boay Rave been given to those whose merits, aside from their being great cowards, uo one has discovered. Jt is pow known that aimong the views of the Jig- Bani massacre was a@ Spaniard named Manuel Estrada, partner of the house oi Ygnacio Casas & Go., of Bayamo, Whose death 1s Bid to have resulted from his beiug betrotued to a lady who bad attracted the attention of Palacios, ‘The evil effects of this civil war are severely felt bere, and much poverty aud misery 1s visible even fy the city. Money Is very scarce, und@tie aoscenve of our chief articles of export have paralyzed wade and commerce. a great want of conidence is felt And the prospects for the coming year are far from encouraging, as the rebelion is hkely to conunue during the dry season, which Is best adapiad to @xricutural operations here. ‘There is only one Sugar esiace in this district preparing for work, and ‘Ual one will not raise ono-iourth the ordinary erop. Of tobacco, one of the principal producsions of te district, only 1,600 bales have ween brought to Market this year. Last scuson there were over twenty thousand. Some wood spars, palm leat, @ocus wood, uides, wax aud honey are the oniy articles coming in. Life Among the Insurgents—Story of a , Deserter—The ban Government—List of the Prominent Military Leaders—Lasargeut Kucampwents—Soldiers? Katlons—Refugees fe the Mountains—Means of Carrying on Insurrection—The Sheoting of Prisonera— Religion—Civil, Marriages—Sketch of Ques sada, TIAVANA, Oct. 23, 1869, A youth of sixteen years of age, belonging to one ef the families of Puerto Principe, left that city about six months since and joined the insurgents. He deserted on the 18th of September last and suc- ceded in making good his escape to the Spanish Mnes. He was well received and has since prepared @ statement iu reference to the insurrection, which, addressed to the Captain General, has recently appeared in the Qtciai Gozette and in all the papers ef the city, While his story, under the circumstances, must of course be taken with allow- ance, particularly as it refers to the actions and morals of the insurgents, it contains much interest- ing information which 1s 10 doubt correct, and it 18 this which I propose to place before your readers, He entered the insurgent ranks, a8 he says, infu- enced by the vertigo of revolution, by the pompous Promises of bad Spaniards, the requests of the ‘women and the threats which were held out by the @ubans, that all those between the age of fifteen and Aity, who did not join the insurgent ranks would be guot, He had not been with them more than twenty @ays when, seeing bow matters stood, he regretted his action. He was in the camps near Puerto Prin- eipe, and of these he speaks. The following are the officials of the govern- ment:— Carlos Manuel Cespedes, President of the Repub- Francisco Aguilera, Minister of War. Vicente Caballero Agutiera, Secretary of War. Cristobal Mendoza, Minister of Foreign Retations, Francisco Sanchez, Minister of the ‘Treasury. Pedro Aguilar, Minister of the Interior, ‘The old Congress bas been dissolved, An election for a new one was set down for the 25th of Septem- ber. The candidates for Representatives in Cama- guey were José Ramon Boza and Eduardo Agra- monte, and for Governor Dr. Manuel Ramon Silva. ‘The more prominent officers of the army are given as follows:—Manuel Quesada, Generalisimo of the whole island; Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz, Major Ganeral of Camagucy; Bernapee de Vavona, Chief of Ordnance; Manuel Bozs, Cornelio Porvo, N. Be- nitez (@ Peninsular), Brigadiers; Manuel Agramonte Porro, Lope _Kecio_ Borrero, Lino 104 N. Bobadilla, N. Medina, Cheno #oza, Chicho Valdes, Pedro Recia, Pancho Cascio, Jose Ignacio Loynaz, Julio Sangaili and N. Lopez, colonels. Antonio Aguilar, Goyo Benitez, Magui Diaz, Manuel Agra- monte Boza, Jose Recio, Antonio Rertony, Leonte Guerra, Pancho Simoni, Juan Baustita Dumenigo, Antonio Betaucoust, Leocadio Bonachea, Pancho Agredondo, Francisco Cabaliero, Faustino Caballero, Goyo Boza, Fernando Aguero, Kafael de Varona, Pedro Pablo Romero, Ramon Canta, Nicolas Espi- nosa, Fernando de Zayes, Juan Kecio Betancoust, cammandants, Beanvilliers (a Frenchman) ts chief Of artillery. Of the sanitary departments Adoifo Varona is chief. Serapio arteago is principal surgeon, and Jose Ramon Boza, Pancho Argdagoz, Goyo Aguero, Justo del Risco and Eduardo Agramonte are assistants, Certain of the chiefs are very bitter enemies of Quesada and would be greatly pleased to see him de- Posed. Among these are Napoleon Arango, 0. Gabriel Fortun and Manuel Agramonte Porro, In- dced, it is said all the insurrects hate snd fear him, gave certain special favorites, whose names are ven. Napoleon ee who was formerly chief of he Partido of Caunao, had separated himself from the insurrection and bis whereabouts 1s not known m the camps. For convenience in supplying the men, the forces gre subdivided into encampments. The food con- sists, for the most part, of iresh beef, many times without sal In some places, a8 at Siban- icu and Guaimaro, fleld products are pienty. But such localities are few. The rations are cooked up in great vessels, from which the men take them out with their hands. in some camps they have one meal and in some two; with some, warm water and sugar is dealt out once or twice a day, This is called “Cuba libu. The chiefs tive well aud some of them have wine, but the men have neither tobacco, aguadiente, coffee nor pay. Occasion- ally small quantities of clothes and shoes are distrib- ul but the men are, generally speaking, very Booey lis and aome of thein barefooted and hearly naked. People of all , of both sexes, black and white, are constantly = Ing to and coming from the various encampments, bringing smali ariicies and taking away correspondence, for which they are given food, aguadionte and sometimes salt, In all of the mountains messes are established for ‘the ilies which have ran away from the Spanish troops, In aecordance with an order irom Quesada, Girecting that ali who Qo pot leave from within a cir- cle of three leagues of the troops shail be shot. Very few agricultural operations are carried on within the insurgents’ lines, which accounts for the scarcity ‘of vegetables. Within four leagues of Puerto Prin- cipe there are great quantities of fat cattie, and fur- ther off the estates are overrun with cattle and 3. 8 to the means of carrying on the insurrection they are very limited. The men have all sorts of arms, among them a considerabie number of Rem- Angton and Spencer rises, The cavalry is well Mounted as equ but the balance of the forces is in a very mdition, When the writer left 500 set_horse equipments were expected from Mexico, Hatchets, machetes, crowbars and picks are plenty, and there are some carpeuters’ and biack- smiths’ tools. There are no drugs or medicines, and herbs of medicinal virtue are only used for the cure of the sick. ‘The greater part of the men sleep upon boards laid on the ground, though some have ham- mocks. 4OF the prisoners taken all above the rank of en- ‘sign are shot, Unless tuere is some spectal reason to thecontrary, Those taken at Sabana Nueva were pot in Las Gnasimas three days alter. Sergeants and others of sufficient capacity are compeiied to Gril the insurgent forces, Some of the prisoners ‘are placed in the ranks and others are compeiled to serve In &— men character, Lieutenant Manuel Cnadrado was shot because he resused to drill the insurgents, Eusign Ciicarro, who de- weried to the insurgents from Las Tunas, is still with them, Lut is much disgusted and hopeful of an opportunity to make his escape. He is mentioned as the only Spanish officer who has deserted during the war. Men are imprisoned, t or hung without offence, and no more legal formalities are used than @ mandarin would adopt who wented to kilt a man, For want of placea of confinement prisoners are placed in boxes with thelr arms and legs out. There is no Lng or religions ceremonies in- Guiged in, There have been a good many civil mar- rages performed by prefects and sub-prefects in the gop of witnesses. ‘Ihe papers Uwvano Libre and 1 Mamobt are published in the jurisdiction of Puerto Principe each week to keep up the spirits of the la- borant One hundred copies of the former and Hiity of the latter are sent to tne city. As to the currency, there 18 @ large amount of Paper money in ciscuiation, and people are com- ) geet accept it at par, giving the requisite change a gold or silver, This paper 1s in denominations from one dollar to fifty dollars, One million addi- tions! of Paper money, ranging from five cents to one dollar, is expected from the States. The chiefs geem to have plenty of money, both of the metals and paper. The insurgents are represented as very desirous NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. terminate. They have lost all confidence in obtaining assistance from abroad. The young man herein mentioned eloses his ac- count sim. we Eee Ck fro of the more prominent y en io ‘bo his subjects, Of Quesada le says:— stature, rather stout, of dark com- good appearance, wears a long mus- yh not complimen- stripes, Of the same stuff, ana & White sbirt over a Ted one. He wears valuable finger rings, a pin in Lis cravat and two magoificent watches, with two chains avout his neck, One of which is set wrth emeraids, He carries @ sinall revolver, mounted wiih ivory, and op his saddie, which was made at Puerto Prin- cipe, four valuable s1x-shooters, tie has a badge made of silk and patent leather, the former witb the colors red, yellow, biue aud white, bearing we arms of Mexico. His sword is of great magnificence, the gold mountings sorming the Mexican eagie and coat of arms, His hat, wuich ts also of lead color, bears the Cuban cockade, with the arms of the republic (en clernes) aud the tmitials V.C. L, in letters of gold, He generaily mounts a horse of a goldea color or a black one, and always las as @ reserve & largo muie and an extra horse, At Oretafia, near Najaza, be has fifty horses—his personal property—and he has 200 more at Vjo de Agua, which ho one ever mounts, At San Jose de ‘Tinima, nearly im front of La Setba, not long ago he had twelve horses in a stable. His stait wear a red flannel shirt, white pants, boots of common leather, with tops of the same material, Panama hats or those made of the native palm, with cockade in tront, having # bordered wreath and ihe initials V, ©. L. in silver. ‘the staff 18 composed of thirty-five men, in whom he fas confidence, Its members carry @ revolver, Spencer rifle and a machete or sinail sword, His body guard wear a biue Nannel slirt, black or white pants, palin hats and use swords, All are well mounted with horses shod on the four feet and well equipped. Quesada i8 represented as a despot, proud, san- gulnary and cowardly. He treats all, save the meu vers of iis stat, very roughly, avd will order a inan to be shot tor a mere iifie, His capacity 18 very limited, and bis record of service amoug the insur geuts, a¥ also in Mexico, 18 stained with the most une Of Ohicho Vaides he says: stout, about the same age a8 Quesada and Wears bis Deurd in the same manger, He is dark, and a few gray latrs are making their appearauce on his head, He Wears boots, made of cotton duck, aud a hat neariy lead color (it 18 to be presumed fe has on his person other articles of wearing apparel, but these are not mentioned); he is despotic, ‘san- guinary, & thle! and incendia: It was he who burned Manati and kiled three Catalan coopers there, though Pedro Mercier, a tailor, has been ac- cused of this, He calls tae negroes lus ‘carnal brothers” (4, manos cornales), and his men are con- Unually deserting from him, One moonlight night, ia the ‘month of September, while his men were i quarters, he bad hung fifteen negroes, because they had music and dancing a lite ionger than he per- mililed, and ae daily hangs biacks and whites for a tide. He is short in stature, Spanish Accounts from Various Points of the lnsurreciion=Property of Cubans Embar- woed—Dinposition of Political Prisoners. HAVANA, Oct. 23, 1869, We have information, mostly from Spanish sources, from various points of the insurrection, but it is of little importance. The steamer Nuevo Almendares arrived here from Sagua and Caibarien on the 18th, The insurgents continue Wetr forays in that vicinity, coming and going with great celerity and rendering necessary the extremest vigilance on the part of the authort- tes and chiefs of columus, The rain had ceased and the roads were becoming passable. But recently a party of lasurgents had come upon tnree or four farmera, who were volunteers, in the vicinity of Remedios, and siot them in the field where they were at work. A party of volunteers from that place went out in pursuit, came up with them and dispersed them, killing five. ‘Tbe Commanding General of Cinco Villas, under date of the 18th, telegraphs that Captain Vizcaino had destroyed an evcampment in the mountain Jiqul, causing eight deatis, aud among them the commander, Ignacio Garcia. An encampment i Yaguaramas bad aiso been destroyed. Toe Voluntario of Manzaniilo of the 17th says:— Colonel Vicente Villares att Palito and #1 Cilantro, eapturiny y Causo and Don Joaquin Paiormln Other encounters are ity of arma, and killing fa a, San Juan de loa Re- in that jurisdiction, in Sagi A Es Clara and C egos, but the details are with- 8 with several The Jmporclal, of Trinidad, states that a number of young men who had left that city under a safe conduct from the Governor are now officers in the insurgent ranks. Cholera, or sofething like it, haa appeared in that jurisdiction. During the week tie papers here have published certain communications purporting to be written by our Pacueco and addressed to Varlos Manuel Ces- pedes, Yhey are dated the frst at Cadiz, the 30th of June; the second same place, 15th of July, and the turd at Cordova, the 2sin of July, aud go to show that the repubiican outbreak in Spain was the work of the Cuban Saborantes. They are written in very bad Spanish, and evidently by @ person assuming to be or mreality ibterate. The papers here have all aiong insisted that this republican movement was in connection with the 1surrection here, anda if gen- bemact — documents go vo prove it. I forward you origina’ he office ef secretary to the Lieutenant Governors throughout the isiand, has been suppressed and the omployes under them dismissed. Garcia, the insurgent of noterions character. ho recentiy applied for pardon, which was granted by De Rodas, came to this city, and after remaining for a time at @ hotel here, leit aud rejoined nis old com- panions in the field, leaving @ note to the hotel pro- | rand oe bis bill would be settied py the Captain General. The property of the following residents of Holguin have been ermbargoed:—Juau Ventura Cardet, Rafael de Leiva, Priscuiiano Cardet, Cidudia Batista, Fede- rico Hidalgo, Carlos Guepard, José Marin Radiilo, Rafael Guepard, José Gonzalez Pupo, Jose Hernan- dez de los Muros, Jose Rodriguez, Aniceto Lopez, Nicomedes Ochoa, José Gorgas, Antonio Franco, Nestor Varela, Jose Aguilera y Pifla, Saivador Gon- zalez, uel Grave de Peralta, Bernardo Espinosa, Juan Bautista Armestoy, Guillermo Cardet, Juan Marrero Ramirez, ‘Tomas de Vega, Juan Carbonero, Jacinto Guereno, José Anvonio Rubio, Jose vable (hyo), Arcadio Aguilera, Santiago Maria Jiminez, duan de Paula Rojas, Jaume Masco y Dellando, Fran- cisco Gonzalez Pupo, José Antonio Paterson, Ama- dor Ochoa, Quintiio Viliareal, Manuel Guerra Ts- mayo, Joaé Joaquin Casveltanos, Carlos Teliez, Pedro Garrido Petia. Also Of the following, now In the United States, the first a lawyer and the other a doctor:—Jose Ignacio Roar oro n made of poltti- ez, Franclaco Kuz. ‘The roliowing disposition has cal prisoners:—To be sent to the Peniusuia gna placed at the disposition of the Suprelhé govern: tment—Don Teoaoro Miro. Ordered to change their domictie iu the isiand—Secundino Caorera, Francisco Arencibla, Gaspar F. Ceballos, Jose Santos, Pablo Varona, Loreazo Sanchez ¥ Perdomo, Joaquin Duarte Alvarez, Juan Rodriguez Leon, Regino Martin, Jose Rodriguez Hernandez, Fabian Perez de Oro izquierdo, isco Perez y Perez, Moreno libre, Quirin Pedros To be placed at iberty—Agustin Albores, Jesus Marla Albores, Antonio Roque de la Cruz, Rafael Castellon, Jose D. Figueroa, Pedro Peral, Gaspar Trueba, Morena, Juliana, crioiia; Moreno, Hermene- ge Sotolongo; Moreno, Severino Salgado; Moreno, ino Salgado. Rumored Co-operation of Spanish and Cuban Republicans, La Prensa, of Havaua, of October 19, pabiishes a voluminous correspondence from Cadiz and Cordova, in Spatn, purporting to be from the republican party im that country, acknowledging receipts of money and arms from the Cuban insurgents, One of the pecial points mentioned Is that the general outbreak is fixed for All Sainte’ Day, November 1, “which wil be the fataiday for the provisional government.” The chief points of simultaneous action mentioned are Xeres, Cadiz, Cordova and Malaga, besides many minor points surrounding Madrid, The movement 18 Stated to be pure republican, free from any taint of Carlism or Isabellism. From said correspondence Mt would appear that many of the plans emanate from a committee aitting in Parts, Projected Liberal Reforms in the Antilios— The Home Government Petitioned. The following telegram was despatched from Havana, on October 22, to the Colonial Minister in Madrid, bearing the signatures of many induential persons:— To His EXcRLLeENcY thr Minisrem or toe COLONTES, he undersigned pray your Excellency to interpose your mediation for the prorogation of the political and social reforms to be extended to the Antilles, until such time as the tranquility of Cuba will allow them to be effected, and that the fundamental reorganization of the two provinces can be discussed atthe same time. The political social reforms being traced for Porto fico must in- Anence Cuda, and May cause serious conflicts in the Most populous and richest possession of Spain, and t important geographical posi- reforms cannot be discussed bearing only on Porto Rico; as a at they vear upon Cuba, which they donbtiess will effect in the most important degree, By waiting nothing 1s lost. Precipitation might compromise all, THE CASE OF THE STEAMER CUBA. Examination of Commodore Higgins and His OMicere—Sixth Day’s ©.) Journal, Oct. the of the &s iy tng) examined by Mr. Da' Ww testified that he was a native of England; lon an had followed the sea 3; never Ww: inthe United States till he arrived in Wilmington; joined the Hornet at Halifax, N. S., and came from St John, N. B., shipwrecked off the he jorn inted with the coast of the United States on Septeruber 7 or 8, and left Halifax on shit day night, three or four days afterwards; Hornet had pesa exainined here, owing found sad. she the Hi not discharged; remember that ecnooner came up at gea and pul men on board, then seven or erght mules from land; remember heavy guns were taken on voara; ship then about same distance from land; were about three or four miles of the coast when taking in coal; nearer four (han three mies. Cross-examined by Mr. Pheips—Were at sea when met tirst vessel had communication with, th sight of land; she was a schooner; didn’t know her name or bow many men taxen on board; I shipped from Halifax for Queenstown or any port on ovher conti- nent; Captain Ksling was in commana when we left Halifax; | was second assistant enginecr; I paid very little ateeniion vo daves aud didn’t know locall- ee along the coast: remember meet! & second vessel, another schooner, in sight of land; saw no one come on board; guns, ammunition, &¢., taken on board; I don’t think Hornet was at anchor any tine previous to this afver jeaving Halifax; anchored first tae when sue took guns ou board; in Bight of land tuen; Jand on the port side; anchored be tween eight and tweive o'clock at night; schooner made fast alongside; guns hoisted by ta son board schooner snd tackles on board ship: guus In very heavy cases; also took in stot, shell and several cases, contents to me unknown; there was @heavy sea; remember seeing siranger on wheel box and was told he was a Card alter guns were shipped Hornet steamed about in same general docaily; remained about there some days; Inet an- otier schooner and @ steam tug, the latter several times; remember making last to Bchoouer with cou! on board; gave her hawser and wwed her sixtecu or eighteen hours; took coal out of her; didn’t see how wiuch coal; it was good Weather first, but blew afterwards, wind — to-~ wards land; remember seing no light; after got ia coal went Wowards Wilmington. so far as I Know; when I joined the ship a flag, which J supposed to be @ United States dag, was fying; te fret fag hoisted afterwards Was & Cuban ensign. a day or two after we took coal; drat heard the vessel was bound for Cuba when we took the guns on board; a little steainer came up to us about this tme and hoisted the Cuban flag; the first time my atteution Was called to distances was when | heard the testi- mony of first witness (Gordon), and I thought he was lelung & Ost awiui Adlschood; We Were very near out of coal when we made the firat schoouer, only eight or ten tous in forward bunkers and very little in aft; steamer used from nine w eleven tons per Gay on an average; Ble was upwards of seven miles from land when we took in coal Ke-examined by Mr. Davis—We were flying Cuban Nag when we came mto the Cape Fear, and kept it Hying since Ubi taken down by government oficers; the tonuage of tue Hornet is about 750 tons; she drew about twelve feet when we telt Halifax. Captain J, N. Maint introduced—exammaton con- ducted by Mr. Davis—Testified that ne had followed the sea thirty-two years; Was formerly in the United ‘States Navy one year and fourteen years on coast survey; had made pretey much all of the chart ex- hibited in court himself; was engaged in coast sur- vey about Noman’s Land; don’t think there 16 auy reasonably safe anchorage for aship of 760 tons mn short distance; couid anchor in eleven or twelve fathoms water three and a half miles off Noman’s Land; no anchorage oif Montauk Point when wind ig from east; could anchor auywhere with wind trom northwest; would hesitate long time before he would lay at anchor there in September; if a ves- sel broke her anchor at Montauk Point and went asvore the wind wiust be from the east; no risk to sip in moderate weather inside of soint; could jay In one and @ half miles; the distance from Noman’s Land to Gay Head light 1s six and a haif miles; between them there is ho good anchorage; there is great dimMcuity in telling distances on the water; depends greatly upon the state of atino- sphere, knowledge of land and experience in judg- ing by the naked eye; found distances at sea very deceptive; witness had compared facts with judg- ment of the eye for fourteen years, aud stated as earereoce ‘that 1t is almost impossible to judge by he eye. ne cross-examination developed about the same 8. Mr. Davis offered in evidence a “Naval Last’ show- ing that in January, 186¥, the Flornet was a gunboat in the United States Navy, $20 tons burden and carry, ing eight guns. Mr. Phelps objected, on the ground that it was immaterial and irrelevant. Mr. Davis wanted to show by this that the Hornet was hot prepared as a vessel of war by the Cubans, ‘The evidence Was aumitted by the Court, Captain C. P. Boiles, examined by Mr. Davis, tes- tifled that he had been in tne service of the Coast Survey sixteen years; belonged to Coast Survey pro- per; Captain Maiiit bad been detached tron navy and had served together. Witness corroborated Captain MaiMt’s testimony as to difliculty of judging distances by naked eye, Jon Christian examined by Mr. Davie—Witness testified that he had been engaged to join the Hor- net in New York and joied her wt sea—not then in sighe of land; when the snip was at schooner taking in coal I steered the boat that went ashore; the dis- tance hi about seven miles, a8 near as I coula judge; when I joined the Horuet 1 went aboard from the Martha Washingt from a sailboat; Mr. charge; 1 shipped at the Hornet, on board; sig articles there; agreed on shore with Mr, Greenwood to go; had seen him before, but wes not acquainted vil him; Lave peen a seaman eleven years; since L ne to this port have been on bourd of Cuba and walking about town. Cross-examined by Mr, Phelps—in reply to ques- Uon witness stated that he had offered to no one to atl against the ship, but had been ofered by a man twenty dollars to dv 60. On being asked who Was that man, wituess pointed to Shields and said, “That's the man; [ told hima i would let him know, but have not done #0, thougn I have seen him every day since; | went in with Shields and Dempsey into 4 bar room and took aurmk when tus offer was made,’ Court then adjourned to Thursday morning at ten o'clock. The Division of the SpoilsWho Cabat ral Wensan Wamingion (N, C:) Bar Oct 2) the division of the spoils im case the #loop-of- Cuba is condemned seems, to our mind, at variance with good judgment. That impression is to the effect that the Collector of Customs of tis port 1a the party who is entitled to half the vaine of the Cuba in the event of ber condemnation. To our mina the conviction is clear that the officers and men of the Unitea States gunboat Frolic are the only parties who have even a shadow of claim to any portion oi the value of the Cuba, There has never been any capture ot the Cuba except by officers of the United States Navy, nor auy surrep- “der by Commodore Higgina, except to Lieutenant Commander Pearson, of the gunboat Frolic. If we are correctiy informed there was no legal seizure of the Cuba made by the United States Marshal while she lay at anchor near Smithville. Commodore flig- gins brought his ship to the city, in compliance wit! @ request of Deputy Marshal Nef, who expressed @ desire that the Commodore take this step, pending au investigation of the character of the Cuba, We do not profess to understand the law in this case, but we take a practioal view of the question, and so viewing it we @re led to the conclusion thatif there has been any aaa. of the Cubs it bas been effected by the Untied States gunboat Frolic. I & matter of no interest to us who “gobbles up” the spolis; but we do not think we err in our Judgment as to who the “‘gobbiers’”? will be. The cash value of the Cuba is probably $50,000; s0 $25,000 may be considered prize to which some- body wili be entitlea, provided the case is decided adversely to the defendants. Of course the Cuba coat more than $50,000, but who will pay more than that mount for her? “Who struck Billy Patterson?’ once agitated the country to an alarming extent; but that was a red the trifing affair compured to the tmportant interroga- tory ‘Who captured the Cuba!’ PORTO RICO. Discontent Among the Merchants—Custom House Accounts—The Promised Roforms— Fecling of the Spaniarde=The Filibustering xpeditions. in ‘i Porto Rico, Oct. 13, 1869, ‘There is great discontent among the merchants of the island owing to the fact that the Captain General has directed that the Custom House accounts be audited monthly. This will have the effect of pacting an end to the frauds on the revenue which are being constantly perpetrated. The Depu sent from here to the National Cortes complain, and with reason, that none of the promised reforms have been granted to the isiand. The Spaniards are very much incensed against the Deputies, and 4 state of feeling exists not favorable to the continuance of peace, it is supposed that the two fillonstering expedi- Uons which appeared off che Coast have proceeded to Cuba, a8 nothing has been seen of them of jate. IRONY, Discovery of Valuable Ore on Long Island, The people of Quogue bave recently become some- what excited by the discovery on the beach at that place of a fine black sand, which ts found in large quantities and is supposed to be iodide of tron. Specimens of this ore have been recently exhibited, and it is pronounced & fine quality, capable of pro- duding an excellent quality of steel. Attention was first called to the existence of this ore by a chemist in the employ of the owners of a factory built near that place @ year or two since for some tnanufactur- ing purpose, but the business not proving lucrative the work was subsequently abandoned. This kK mineral deposit is found along nearly the entire southern shore of the isiand. Severai parties from New Yorh have recently been on a tour of inspection from Fire Island to Montauk Point, with the view of Dnding sultable locations for factors “THE BOGUS COLLECTOR. — Edwin Dusenbury, the young man who bas been a0 busily engaged imposing upon several large firms in the city and the charitably disponed generaliy, by obtaining from them subscriptions for the ‘National lome jows and hans, lome for the fa a rin pi brought before Judge Dowling, at the Tombs, sen afternoon, charged with obtain! ing from ‘Dennis B, Smith, No. 14 Kast Seventeenth street, the sam of twenty-five dollars on the faise pretence of it being for this charity. ‘There were several other be rl ‘against him which were not gone into, In default of $2,000 bail the risoner was committed to answer at the General Beastons, Dusendury said he was twenty-six years of that he was born in Jersey City, resided at 123 Weat Thirty-third street and tags he was & com- mission merchant, NEW YORK CITY. iE counTs. : UNITED STATES COMMONERS COUAT. Counterfeiting Case. Before Commissioner Shields, The United Staies vs. Prederick Whiiten.—The ae- feudant was arrested on the aifidavit of Mr. J. C. Nettleship, charging him with having a fifty dollar counterfeit bili, with intent to pass the same. He was held in $2,000 bai) to appear for examination op Mondays. Another Counterfeiting Case. Before Commtestoner Snicids, The United States vs, J, C, Netieship.—The aetend- aut was charged with attempting to pass @ counter- felt Treasury note of tre denomination of fifty dol- Jars, with invent to defraud, Heid under $2,000 bali to await examination. SUPREME COUAT—GiRCUTT—PART 2 Is “Dross Drons Before Judge graham. Wood vs, Leper(s.— The defendant agreed with the Pplaimtiff to debiver to him all his dross" taken from his baths as unfit for galvanizing, during the year 1864, for two and a half cents a pound. He delivered, under this agreement, during January, February and March. in Aprii he delivered none until alter the complaint made by plaintiy, when he delivered 3,000 pounds, for which plaintiff’ paid. On examin- ing the “dross” the paint found it vo be inferior, and on remonstrating with defendant he discovered that it ad been purified by him betore delivery. After this defendant did not deliver any at ail. Piaintit now claims that he is entitled to what be would have made had the “dross” been delivered to him daring the eight months, estimating (hat 153,000 pounas would, in the ordinary course of business, have been delivered to him during that period. The jain question in the case was, whether “drosa” meant “dross” absolutely worthless or whether it meant that it was ordinarily mixed with metal under a process tn use by the deiendant at the time the contract was made. The Court ruled that it was the latter, and the jury found for plant $6,019 99. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Moody vs. Fink, Jr. Before Judge Cardozo. Moody vs, Jas. Fisk, Jr., et al.—This was a motion to open a defanit, in order to allow the defendants to come into court and have a trial. The plaintitt, Moody, deposited with Fisk & Belden $5,000, about ayear and a half ago. for the purpose of buying shares in the Erie for him, Defendants held this money 48 aumrgin, and a couple of days back (as reported in the HERALD at the ume) plaintiff took an inquest by default, on which his counsel imme- Gately thereafter issued execution against the de- fendants, The reason Mr. Fisk assigned for bis non- appearance on the day the Inquest was taken was Uhat he Was obhged to attend before the Grand Jury. Judge Cardozo decided to let Mr. Fisk come into court and have @ triai by paying the costs of the de- fault and the costs of the motion. The Baldwin Will Case Again—Curious Appli- cation of Mr. Root. Before Judge Cardozo, In re Henry Root.—The case of Sampson and others against Mrs, Cecilia F, Wood, who claims to be the widow of Mr. Baldwin, the testator, has already been fully reported in the HERALD. The case of Mrs. Wood, it will be recollected, rested solely on the point that her signature to certain documents was obtained by Root fraudulently. Yesterday Mr. Root presented a petition to the Court to the effect that the charges aguinst him were such that, if true, he would be thrown over the bar, and if un- true were yet unrefuted charges, which would seri- ously injure bim. He asked that if the Judge gave any credence to these charges he would direct an inves- ligation, and that be be allowed to show cause at the next Generai Term why he should not be stricken from thé roiis. Judge Cardozo said that he was not aware that any proceedings haa been instituted against Mr. Root, and that bis case could not be prejudged on a proceeding of this kind. The Express Litigution Again. Blatchford vs. Ross and Others,—Some months ago ® motion for an injunction and recelver was argued tn this case, the plaintiff contesting the union of the Merchants’ and American Express Companies. A few weeks since Mr. Justice Cardozo rendered a decision in this and other similar cases, but the order has not been settled, Meanwhile several of the suits have been settled, A motion is now made by the deendants to stay the making of the order in. this suit and virtually to dismiss it, on the ground that plaatiff has parted with bis stock in the com- pany. rhe plantiff’s counse) not being ready, the motion was put over to November 20, Mr, Story aud Mr. Burrell for plaintiff; Mr. Sewell and Mr. Comstock for defendants. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Cardozo. Joseph M. Houghton vs. Benjamin J. Brady.— Motion for receiver denied. Moody vs, Fisk et al.—Motion granted and cause Testored to eaotl on payment of costs in inquest; five dolars costs Of mar; sxe i Carddie ts. CHPACNE SRD rat ea Towers vs. Heath.—This order should not be made without notice to the defendant. SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART |. The False Imprisonment Case. Before Chief Justice Barbour and a jury. Ann Moran vs, Lent,—In this case, the particulars of which appeared in yesterday’s HeRavp, the jury found a verdict for plaintiff, assessing the damages at $400. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Monell. August Rolker et al, vs. Great Western Insurance Company.—Amendments Nos, 24 and 32, inclusive, 36, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 to 51, inclusive, dismissed. All others allowed and papers fileo. By Judge Jones. Benjainin F, Stevens vs, Manly Horne et al.— Extra allowance of $1,500 granted. J.D. Burnett,— Kliza A. Titus et al, 03, Ani Motion wed. Daniel 8, Riddle vs. Frances Schnetder.—Motion granted and T. Easton Bennett appointed receiver. Wittam Herman vs, John Koch.—Motion granted on payment of thirty doilars costs, within ten days; otherwise denied, with ten dollars costs. Wiliam & Pike vs. The Sun Mutual Insurance Company.—Motion granted and commission issued. Seymour N. Marsh vs, Wiliam Shummnin,— Motion granted and receiver appointed. Thomas Fitegerala vs, William Zingor et al.— Motion granted without costs, Wiliam R. Romaine vs. John Prentise et al.— Motion granted. Patrick Carrot vs. Wiliam M, Hastings et al.— Motion granted and default opened on payment of forty dollars costs within ten days; otherwise de- nied, with ten dollars costs, Sydney H. Carr vs. Simon Lightbone.—Motion granted without costs. Philip F. Pertor, Sr., @¢., ts. Thomas Jeremiah et al.—Motion granted without costs. Michael H, Mucher vs, Philip Levy.—Motion granted and stay vacated. Ediwin Boliths va, Sarah Lewi: Halsey Pitch et al. 8 B. granted withont co: The Nassau Bank vs, William Young, Wood et al.—Motion granted. John H, Roverts James M. Waiker.—Warrant of arrest set asile and vacated, with ten dolla costa to defendant. CITY INTELLIGENCE. THe Wearier YSSTERDAY.—The following record will show the changes in the temperatare for the Past twenty-four hours in comparison witn the cor- responding day of Jast year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, Hewaip Build- ing, corner of Ann street: — Motion granted. » Ballard,—Motion 1868. 1869. 1868, 1869. 44 48 OP. M. . 64 bh 43 40 OP. M . 54 $1 ~ 40 OP. M.. 48 4s wee 48 61 12 “4 45 Average temperature yesterday ees 48% Average temperature for corresponding date MUSIC AT THE PaRk.—Should the weather be favorable there will be music on the Mall at the Park to-day, commencing at three o'clock. AVONDALE FUND,—Among the numerous dona- tions sent to the HERALD Office for the benefit of the Avondale sufferers was one of ten doliaré from the Jewish congregation at Long Branch. THE New Two DoLLAR Norss have been received here to the amount of only $6,000 in all, The orders of the Treasurer forbid the exchange of these notes. ‘They can only be used for payments over the counter at sub-treasuries and depositaries. Tam Pouce Steamsoat Margorourtan, which was sank on the rocks off Blackwell's Island, was Bae Saethsaee e Rye cid SOs Tallways at Hunter's Point, oT, REDEMPTION OF THR Five CRNT NIOKRLS.—In a0- cordance with instructions from the Treasury De- ment the Assistant Treasurer will redeem the ve cent nickel coins when presented at the Sub- ‘7 in sums of not leas than $100, ‘Tam GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF FRACTIONAL OUR- RBNCY has been resumed to a limited extent at the Sub-Treaaury, and will continue po long ae the amount eupplicd from the Treasury at Washington de suMerent lo meet Lhe demand, FaTaLLY Seauped.—Coronor Keenan yesterday held an inquest at No. 303 Kast Twenty-ninth street on the body of Laura Nutt, @ child, whose death »resulted from scaids received a day or two ago by _— accidental upsetting upon her of @ pot of boiling a EX-POLICE CoMMISSION@R ACTON arrived in the city yesterday morning from Connecticut, and spent several hours in the Central Office, where he was warmly greeted by the attachés. Mr. Acton has very much improved in heaith since his retirement from the Board of Police Commissioners. THE SISTERS oF CHaniTy retern thanks on be- halfof thetr sisterhood im charge of St. Francis’ Or- phan Asylum at Providence, The asylum, which for ® longgime suffered much from the lack of accommo- Gations for furnishing water, is now amply eupplied, owing to the exertions of the sisters in charge and the unbesitating ilberality of the residents of New York aud Provideace Lo Whom the sisters applied for aid. TRCHNICAL EpUCATION FoR WorKINGMEN,—The trustees oi Cooper Union have completed the pian for technical education as contemplated in the trust deed given by Mr. Cooper. They have established a permanent conrse on machinery and mecuanical sain ‘The naugnral address, on “The Claus of Mechanical Science,” was delivered last evening, and the regular lectures will ve given on ‘Tuesday and Thursday evenings of each week in the “Me- chanicat Lecture Rooy:.” SALE oF ARCTIC TROPAIUS.—A number of animal sking, walrus wsks, &¢., belonging to Captain Hall, the Arctic explorer, were put up at auction yesterday, but were not aii sold, as Uhose articles which were disposed of realized but poor returns. Musk ox skins sold at from tive dollars to seven dollars; but two large ones. measuring about eight feet by five, brought fourteen dollars each. skins soid at from three dollars to seven dollars. A very large polar bear skin, measuring some nine fect in jength, sold for twenty-one dollar THR PARAGUAYAN INVESTIGATION.—The Congres- sional Committee having charge of the Investigacion im relation to the alleged Paraguayan outrages beid thelr final session in this city yesterday, but weard no further evidence. Their next session will be at Washington, on next Thursday, when they Will have before them several very important witnesses. ‘Ine nawes of J, W. Webb, ex-Minisier MeMahon and Mr. M. Worthington, late Minister to tae Argentine republic, have been mentioned as ainong those who will be called on to testify, The statements taken ko lar have peen very contradic fat the com- mittee expect to geta@ clear story belore they are done with the investigation. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—About seven weeks ago Mrs. Sarah Davison, then living at No. 420 West Eighteenth street, was confined, since which time ashe has not been weil. Puerperal fever subsequently set in, and Mrs. Davison wasa terrible sufferer. She became very much emaciated—so much so, In fact, that her mind seemed to be seriousiy disturbed. She became impressed with the belier that her re- covery was very improbable, and consequently sank into ® melancholy state of mind. On Wednesday Jast Mrs. Davison, while alone in the room, procured her husband's razor, and with it indicted a terrible gash ip her throat. The wound was bound up, and every possibie effort made to save her life, but in Vain, as death ensued on Thursday. Deceased was thirty-two years of age and a native of Ireland, Sue has left a husband and ix children. CUBAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.—Mr. ©. H. Bithom, Consular Agent at Manzanilla, Cuba, nas received a letter trom Collector Grinnel! saying that the contin- ued indisposition of Spanish Custom House oMcers to fine masters of vessels for merely formal omis- sions or errors in their manifest on arrival at that island has induced him to improve the first oppor- tunity to enclose a form of manifest containing the usual requisitions, whether the vessel brings any cargo or only ballast. Although it should be the duty of the Spauisi Consul to certify to such manifest, which he consid- ers in conformity with the regulations of the anthorities, the latter are not disposed to acknowledge the fact, and when tne five is once collected it 18 a difficult task to obtain restitution, even by appeal to higher authority. 1t has appeared desirable to Mr. Bithom, there to bring these impositions to (ue notice of shippers of the United States. THE BALLOT AND THE BULLET. Between First Ward Poll- tictans. Shortly before two o'clock yesterday afternoon a man in a high state of excitement hurriediy entered the Coroners’ office and inquired for Coroner Fiynn or his deputy, Dr. Shine, but as those gentiemen were absen! ou ofMicial business they conid not then be seen. The man Gnally stated that there had been asnooting affray in the First ward, and expressed the belief that tne services of a coroner would be required to make an ante-mortem deposition. Intent on seeing Coroney Flynn, the applicant went in searcn of him. @n making ingqnirtes | re- specting the occurrence it was learved that Thomas Jackson, an oMcer of the Conrt of (en- eral Sessions, and Archibald Douglass, a noted First warder, at hall-past twelve o'clock in the aftern 00n, met in the porter house of Thomas Brannigan, ‘No. 2 Waehington street, and engaged in a quarrel @bout PUL, Jeoknom Seine an adherent of Tautmany Mut ans o-neince on anti.Tammany man. After exchanging @ few words and @ biow or two Jackson, it 1 alleged, drew a pistol and fired at Douglass, the ball taking effect on the back part of the head and assing into the brain, in all probability inflicting a fatal wound. ‘The alarm of murder was immediate! raised, when officer Thompson, of the Twenty-seven! precinct, bastened to the piace and arrested Jack- son, and, with Douglass (who was able to walk), took him to the police station in Cortiandt street. Police Surgeon Andrews was called and dressed the wound of Douglass, and found (hat the bullet had passed inwards beyond the reach of the probe. In consequence of the occurrence the most intense ex- citement prevadied among the citizens and business wen of the First ward, where both Jackson and Douglass are well known. Immense crowds of per- sons collected in front of the station. nonse, all anxious to jearn everything connected with the matter. After making the necessary entry on the blotter Captain Speight sent the prisoner to the Tombs to be committed. Jackson had long been an officer in tt Court of Sessions, and some twelve or fifteen months ago two con- victed burglars, while being taken by lim from the Court of General Sessions to the Tombs, preliminary Shooting Affray to their admission to Sing Sing Prison. and were not rearrested. Jackson, it 1s also said, once came m collision with an officer of the ity seventh precinct and amused himself by biting off ond of his ears. The prisoner is thirty-fouf years of age. Douglass 1 not @ model citizen, and many unpleasant things are sald of him. He lived at No. 33 Greenwich street. Later in the afternoon Coroner Flynn being found eooeeden fo he Cortlandt strect police station and book the following STATEMENT OF THE WOUNDRD MAN. To-day, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock, i was in the barroom of Thomas Brannigan, corner of Battery place and Washington street. There were several of my friends in the place with me. Some dispute about politics arose. I went out- side and met Thomas Jackson on the corner. I spoke to him and we then went inside to Branni- gan’a together. itiad no dispute with Jackson nor did I hear nim disputing with any person In the bar- room. He (Jackson) followed me in and came close behind me with a pistol and anot me tn the back of the head. J cannot say why le shot me, The Coroner then took the STATEMBNT OF THE PRISONER, as follows:—I met Archibald Douglass. T and he had some dispute about politics, [told kim that he had not better mingle with politics, a& he had - let? outside. at this Thomas Cody and James Leary came up aud took part in the dispute, and called each other liars, dc, Cody and I struck at each otuer. Leary also etruck me. The whole three then tackled me on the sidewalk, and in seii-defence 1 firea my pistol. The case was then submitted to the jury, who rendered the following verdict:—‘That Archibald Douglass received his injuries vy ® pistol shot wound of the head, at the hands of Thomas Jackson, on the 20th day of Octover, 1469, at No. 6 Battery place.”? ‘A commitment was then made out for Jack- son, and Coroner Flynn placed him ta charge of detective Healy, attached to the Coroners’ office, Douglass, who 13 thirty years of age and a native of this country, was sent to Believue Hospital. He has been a bill poster. He seems to believe that he will recover from the Wound, but the physician who attended him thinks nim to be im a very precari- ous condition. LOVE AVD MONEY. Amorous Fools and Panet Thieves Furnishing Work for the Police. A middle aged man named John W. Foster, who said he was a jaw student, and who resides at 6 Guilford, N. H., but who Is staying at No, 6 West Forty-first street, was, on the evening of the 22d of Octoder, in Broadway, when he says he met the prisoner, Mary Foster, 1¢ was about a quarter to nine in the evening, and at her solicitation he accom. panied her to @ house, No, 60 Croaby street, They jJocked the door of the room to whivh they went, ‘and when he undressed he placed his clothes on @ chair behind the bed. In his coat pocket there was & pocketbook contatning $105, Immediately after a the risoner got into bed there i ei knock” at the door, and ir t up and said that her husband was oun mars, hod that he (witnesa) must get away aa quickly as possible. He got up and dressed hpr- riedly and went home, and when thers né discovered that the $106 bad been taken from his pocketbook, Mr. Howe appeared for the defence, and the witness in crogs-examination said he had siudied the law, but not practised it, and that hé wasa married man, He had not seen the prigoner uati) te bight of the 5 224. He had seen her on Thursday night, and caused her arrest, She was partly undressed, and they were only in bed a minate or so when the knock came t the door, Did not take the money out of bis pocket whule In the room, but knew he had it. Went home in @ stage, and was about fifteen minutes in his own house belore he missed the money. He did not wish to be profane, but he would take very aoiemin oaths that the woman was the woman he went to the house with. ‘The prisoner, Mary Foster, who was dressed in fashionable fall costume, and had certainly no at- tractive personal charms, said in her examination that she was twenty years of age; that she was born in Massachusetts, and resided at No. 3 Depau row, and that she was of no occupation, She said that she never saw Foster until he caused her arrest. She was walking down Broadway, when he placed bis hand upon a lady who was walking in front of her: that he let this lady go and then seized hotd of her. On the night of the ropbery she wag not ont of the house, She was innocent.’ She was then com- muted by Judge Dowling to the General Sessions. Foster Was sent Lo the House of Detenuon, One More Unfortunate. Yesterday morning a man named Herman Wil- Hams was brought before Judge Dowling, at the Tombs, charged with robbery under the following circumstances:—Mr, Jou &. Greeman, who bas ® furnished room at No. 133 Crosby street, said that he went into 4 room at a house, No, 23 East Houston street, with a female, and went tw bed with her; that he hung up his vest on a nail, which contained $200, and that he placed his overcoat on the plano, In the pocket of which was sixty-five doliara. Shortiy after he had been in the room the prisoner came ia and roughly demanded payment for some beer he had drank. He saw the prisoner go to his vest and feel in the pockets. On seeing thia Gree- wan got uptrom the bed and discovered that his ey and his overcoat were gone, amounting in 4. He went out and got a policeman and nan sto custody. Tue prisoner said he Was @ Geran, and kept a sulook, He was tuily commiited to answer, (HE ROOSEVELE HOSPITAL. the Corner Stone Yesterdny—Dee scription of the Building. the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the Roosevelt Hospital, in Futy-ninth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, took piace yesterday fore- noon. An awning was raised over the platform which had been erected around the stone, and under t about sixty persons gathered to witness the cere- monies. A procession was lormed in Ninth avenue and entered the hospital grounds in the following order:— Laying of The President of the Hospital. ‘Trustees of the sospital. Building Comuittee. Commitvee of Arrangements. Architect, Master Mei Ciergy of the City of N Fresients of Columbia College. New York Uuiversity and the Coliege of the City of New York. Aiumni of Columbia Catlege. Professors and OMlcers of Medical Colleges, Onicers of the Champer of Commerce. Medical Stad of the several Hospitals and Medical Coleges. ‘Trustees and Members of other Institutions. On the arrival of the procession the Rev, Thomas De Witt opened the ceremonies with prayer, after which several articles, sucli as pamphieta, the New York Directory and the HzBALD were placea m ® copper box and put in the niche of the corner stone. The box was then sealed and tme top portion of the Stone Jowered over it, whereupon Dr. Delafield touched it with a small mallet, and concluded afew remarks by expressing the hope that centuries might pass by ere the contenss of the stone would be again seen by mortal eyes. The Kev. Joseph T. Duryea then made a very elaborate address. during which he spoke of the founder of the instutation as an ex- emplary Chrisuan and aman who always made it is ambition to go about doing goud. THE SITE of the new hospital could not have been better selected, It covers the whole area of ground bounded by Ninth and Tenth avenues and Fifty- eighth and Fifty-ninth streets, and is just Le) ered the splendid buildings which heieng to the Paulist Fathers. it will be remembered that the funds for the establishment of this hospital “for the sick and diseased, without regard to race, color or religion,’ were provided for im the will of Jaxnes H. Roosevelt, who died m 1863. The will when admitted to pro- bate, it may also be semembered, was for along time the subject of much litigation in the courts. THE HOSPITAL BUILDING will be on the pavilion plan, with an administrative building in the centre of she block and two pavil- ions on each side, Inthe rear of the administrative building will be the engine and laundry buliding, haviug an ornamental chimney 125 feet high on one side and a shaft for fresh alr, 60 feet high on the other. There Will also be a mortuary building, coutaming @ pathological museum, post mortem examimation wad coroner’s inquest rooms, &c, ‘Tue principal entrance to the hospital will be in the centre of the block in Fifty-ninth street, through the administrative building, Witch will contain the ollice, apothecary’s room, chemieal faboratory, su- perintenaent’s omces, ec. The engine and laundry Duliding, im the rear, on Fifty-eightn etreet, will con- taln the general kitchen, lauudry, engine room, bakery, &c., with servants’ apartments m the second story. The botlers wil be situated in vaults under ground and detached from tae budiding, eo that the inmates cannot be injured. Each of the four pavilions will be 170 feet long by 30 Jeet wide in the central part forming the warda, and 56 feet wide atthe fronton Filty-ninth street, where will be the plysicians’ and purses’ rooms, Linea end nathy n wards ‘wilt be SO 'Heee Wises BEEPS oA and YE feet high and are arranged for 28 patients, giving to each patient 1,494 cubic feet af space. Venulatuing shafts are to be bulit at each end of the wards, which will operate with other fues in the wards in carrying gf tne foul uir. Three dif- erent modes of ventilatizn will oe used. First, by natural ventilation; Ferenc | drawing the foul air to the large chimney connected with ine boilers, and uurdaly by forcing & continuous supply of fresh air unto every part by means of a fan, which draws it from the air shaft, The lavatories, supplied with Vapor baths, shower batns, basins, &c., are to be situated in the Fifty-eighth street end of the pa- vilions, separated from the wards by wide passages. Numerous baths, &c., will also provided 1 other parts of the building. The main stairway ‘which ts to be bailt of stone aad tron, and entirely reproof), will be at the Fifty-niato street end of the pavilion, The basewent, under the large wards in the first story, will ve divided up into an opthaimic, children’s and accident wards, and smaller rooms, for deliriam tremens’ patients, clothes rooms, &c. The Moors will be connected vy a large elevator and dumb waiters. Dust flues will be provided for con- veying the dust from each feor tothe cellar. The butidings will be heated by steam. and ventilated in the most approved manner. The hospital, when completed, will accommodate from 250 to patients. By vhe tarme Of Mr. Roosevelt's will the manage- ment of the hospital was left to nine trustees, who, according to @ resolution adopted by themselves, serve Without compensation, as will their succes gore in oftice. TEMPERANCE. Meeting of Aquarians—Address by the Rev. Stophen Merritt. A public temperance meeting was held last nignt in the Spring street Presbyterian church under the auspices of the New York Division, No, 1, Sons of Temperance. The exercises opened with a voiun- tary on the organ and prayer. The attendance was rather slim. Rev. Stephen Merritt, Jr., was then introduced, and said that he expected to be the exhorter on this occasion and the war horse of tem- perance would be the preacher. He was there, how- eve:, to speak to them on temperance. As he looked on the congregation around him his soul was cheerea and he was giad that ne was permitted to speak to those present. How to engage all their powers in this work of temperanc:, aud engage ail their Influence in the cause demanded no little wisdom. For eighteen years he had been endeavoring to serve God and his feliow men. When yet @ litile boy he put his name to the pledge under the white tag of temperance. Afterwards, led away by evil compan- fons, ne was led away into evil paths, and yet no drop of liquor had ever entered his lips. Since he joined the soctety he had seen them save thousands and thousands of peoples who belonged to the church from going down to drunkards’ graves, and he determined to do what he coula under God to save them, For the past eighteen months, from the crown of bis nead to the soles of his feet, was fuli of this subject. He found (here was some diftioulty, however, in the way, The people were not awake to the subject. He often thought how strange it was that the lips of the pulpit should be #o silent on this subject of tem- He could point to many of his associates, he church Who to-nighs atood slaves to the irtoxicating Cup, and yetthe preachers said nothing avout it Une brother to whom he had spoken thought it was sacrilege to bring up the subject of tomperance On Sunday. The Churcu had stood aloof because the temperance people had sald, “Wecan fight this pattie o'rselves;’’ conse- quently the temperance cause had not made the progress it should, The Church snd temperance joiks had been divided, and now it was time that they ahould be married. The temperance work had been carried on without prayer, and almost as fast as dronkards were raised fell. But hovhing could stop the lat mperance cause If they were only in earnest aboutit. He expected that the members of the New York Division would be @ beacon light on the ocean of time in this cause. He congratulated them on the glorious womk they ‘were doing in the New York section. The speal conciuded by an earnest appeal to those who were not joined with them to come and hey he them, for there never was such @ work as %. The hymn designated “The Army of Temperance” Was sung at the conclusion of Mr. Merritt’s remark and, afer an apology for the absence of Gener Cary, who had promised to adaress the meeting, the proceedings were brought to @ close after a few re- nae by the Rey. Mr. Kendricks, of the Church of