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WASHINGTON. Protection for the Shipping Interest. Admiral Farragut’s Views of Naval Reform. Acrimgnious Debate Between Dawes and Butler. SAUL OF TARSUS AND JUDAS ISCARIOT. Discussion of the Legislative Appro- priation Bill. WasHINnaton, Feb. 12, 1870. Personalities in the House—Acrimonious De- bate Between Butler and Dawes. ‘There was another series of tilts in the House to- ay botween Ben Butier and Mr. Dawes while the Legislative Appropriation bill was under considera- tion. Butler seems determined to have a quarrel ‘With Dawes, and he embraces every opportunity to ‘twit him on his celebrated economy speech. Butier has become the the champion, not only of the Presi- ‘dent, but of tne heads of departments generally. He will not allow any of their acts to be ques- tioned. He denies whe right of any person to criticise their expenditures. When somebody Mmifmated to-day that the departments were extravagant in the matter of printing Mr. Ratler was on his feet in an instant. He did not see why the House should undertake to regulate the amount of printing that the head of a department might need: He thought the Committee on Appro- priations had no business to cut down the estimates, and that the heads of departments knew their busi- mess fall well when they made up their estimates. ‘This brought Dawes to his teet. He didn’t want to hear lectures from Butler. If the heads of depart- ments had a duty to perform so had he, and he did mot propose to be driven from it. He aliuded to Batler’s sudden conversion to the republican party. This 18 one of Ben’s tender spots. He came back at Dawes, bat not quite so effectively as be did at Sunset Cox. He was tired of hearlog himself compared to ‘Saul of ‘Tarsus.’? With a meekness quite foreign to him he plead guilty to having voted for Jef Davis; that his ‘conversion to republicantsm was a sudden one, and ‘that he had not beeao so long in the republican party as some other folks. He bad no doubt tnere were many who would stand by Judas only because he was the oldest disciple. By Judas it 1s understood he meant Dawes. The personalities in the House and Senate are becoming so common of late that the habitués of tho capital almost cease to notice them. itis only to @ stranger that they appear odd or of the beaten track. Bacouragement of the Shipbulldiag Interest— Harbor end Pilot Fees to be Abolished. The Select Committee on American Navigation Interests have agreed to report a bill allowing arawbacks on ali shipbuilding matertal, not to ex- ceed eight dollars per ton on wooden sailing vessels, ten dollara per ton on composite sailing vessels with fron frames and wooden planking, ten dollars per ton on wooden steamers, twelve dollars per ton on Composite steamers, twelve dollars per ton on iron sailing vessels, and fifteen dollars per ton on tron steamers. When the materials used are of home Production equivalent amounts are to be allowed. ‘Tho second section allows ship stores and coal to be e@bipped and consumed iree of duty. The third section allows an annual subsidy to American ves- sels engaged in the carryiag trade for over six months in the year between American and foreign Ports, or between several foreign ports, as follows: — With the British American provinces, $1 60 per ton for sailing vessels or steamers; with European poris, four dollars per ton steamers; with all other foreign Ports, three dollars per ton for sieamers. The com- mltiee will also report a bill substituting for al ton- Hage dues thirty cents per ton, and abolishing all harbor dues, pilotage fees or other taxes imposed by State or municipal laws, Quarterly Statement of the Treasury. The Treasury statement, showing the receipts and expenditures by warrants for the quarter ending December 31, 1869, was issued to-day. The follow- ing exbibit was made:— RECBIPTS. Revenues . MisceiJaneo' . 11,020, Loans and Treasury notes 23,975, | Repayments... Total...... div isetexeuses $116,374,201 Balance in Treasury, Sepiember, 1859... 120,014,857 Total...... EXPENDITURES. Civil and misceilancous. $11,445,908 War, Navy, luterior and pensions..........++ +++ 25,280,965 Interest on puoiic debt us 25,485,310 Purchase of United States bonda. 40,271,015 Kedemption of ive public debt... 5,442,712 $107,925,912 December 31, 1869, TOA)... .cscserscsssrceeee seeeeeee Balance in the Treasury, $128,463,237. The above 1s a correct statement of the recoipts and expenditures by warrants for the quarter end- ang Dec. 31, 1869, as appears by the books and ac- counts of the department. The balance in the Trea- sury Sept. 30, 1869, by this statement 1s $4,651,194 in excers of the balance as published in the debt state- ment of Oct. 1, 1869, and the balance in the Treasury Department Deo, 1, 1869, by this statement is $6,529,798 in excess of the balance as published in the debt statement of Jan. 1, 1870. These differences are accounted for by the fact that the expenditures are all Enown and included mm the monthly debt statement, while the receipts being taken from the returns in the office at the close of business on the last day of each month do not include the entire receipts for the quarter. ‘The Colored Senator Lecturing Congressmen en Amenities of Debate. Senator Revels, the new colored Senator from Mis- aissippl, remarked to-day that his State would pro- ‘ably have been admitted by this time but for the bitter personalities which prevail in the House and Senate. Re@els said he deprecates these things. He is sorry to see the Senators and members forgetting the high Gniies of statesmanship and stooping to low personal attacks upon each other, This is not the way, he thinks, to dignify the position to which they bave been elevated by the people. Correspondence Between Secretary Robeson and Admiral Farragut on the Bill for the Reorganization of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy has addressed the following letter to Glenni W. Scofield, chairman of the House Committee on Naval Affairs:— Navy DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 1870. Hon, G. W. SvoriKt Sir—I have the honor to submit herewith, for your consideration and that of the committee, tho Copy of a correspondence between myself aud’ Ad- miral Farragut ia relation to bill 976, entitied “A Bill tor tue Keorgauization of the Navy of the United States.” Very res) so) your obedient servant, GEO, M. ROBESON, Secretary of the Navy. The following 1s Secretary Robeson’s leter to Ad- miral Farragut:— : Navy DEPARTMENT, Feb. 7, 1870, Apurmat—I enclose you a copy of a letter that I Rave written to the yaval committees in relation to there organization of the navy. | aiso enclose a copy of bili which I consider will meet the wants or the service, There are some conflicting slatements in regard to your opinion, and 1 should be gratified to Know whacare really the views of the senior oficer of the navy. Wili you, therefore, be kind enough to examine tue bill aud accompanying letter and give me your views on them and the subjects therein re- ferred to as soon a8 you convenientiy can? Very res Spectiuily, your ovedient servant, % aeokds M. ROBESON, Secretary of the Navy. To Admiral v. G. FARRAGUT, United Staie Navy. Admiral Farragut’a replyis 1s as follows:— New Yor, Feb, 11, 1570. . 51n—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, throuzh Commander Shirk, of your communication Of the 7th inst., enclosing a copy Of blil No. 976, en- Bill for the Reorgauization of the Navy of. the United States,” and also a copy of your ietter to the Naval Committee im relation to the same, to yous feguges 1 beve read with greas NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. several sections of this¢pill, and I am feavures are lew excep- wey cordial concurrence. To de- mare clearty the few points have ditfered sligntly with the honor- I beg teave wo submit herewith my etatl. | regret that the honorable Sec. uid bave discarded the original idea or 4 of mt Which, in my opinion, should be designated the rd of Admiralty, and be confined entirely to that grade, with the exception, of course, of tbe Secretary. 1 ao not wish to be understood as objecting to thé name of Survey, but simply thas I consider that of Manisa more appropriate. The Admiral of tue Navy, hoiding by law the same rela- tive position as General ot the Army, should be board, and in the hie ity or absence the Vice Admiral should assume the duties of ident of said board; and in the absence of the retary of the Navy the senior member of tne should acts Secretary of we Navy pio ten. 1 may be accused of self-incerest in suggesting the organization of such @ board; yet fam tine in my conviction thas would tend w the general good of the service, In section tnree i would respectfully suggest the insertion of the words “or as often a8 may be deemed expedient by the Secretury of the Navy.” In reference to the reorganization of tho medical Corps, @8 provided for in section seven, I beg leave to state that I had always fixed ‘a my own mind upon the neceasity of Soper th the assimilated ef 35 raok ot captain, to be placed in oh of hospitals and Ly eer but Thave always stated, I consiger that the simpic ion of number shouk be decided by the governinent, as it is supposed wo know the requirements of the service. The same observations will apply with equal force to the reor- ganization of the Engineer corps, provided for in section nine, wherein | have always considered that there should be twenty engineers of the first class, with the assimilated rank of commander, instead of ten, as specified in the section referred to. 1 am op- posed to section seventeen, from the fact that in my cpanie ho oiticer below the grade of commodore should i) the office of Chier of Bureau of the Navy Depariment. But so long as omMcers below that grade are appointed to such posi- Uons, 1 coincide entirely with the uonorable Secre- tary that the rank, pay and allowances should, for the time, be equal’ to those of a commodore of the line on sea duty. In relerence to section nineteen, #pecifying the position of executive orticers, I be; Jeave to observe to the honorable Secretary that Have never entertamed the least doubt as to their Tight to those precedence over all officers attached to Vessela, yards, stations or establishments while in the discharge of their duty as connected with such vessel yard, station or estabiisnment, This is after ail but temporary authority, as it terminates with his duties, and if any one feels himself wronged he has the same right of appeal to the commandin; oMcer. But a8 executive oiticera are the organs of communication between the commander and their command, and are responsible for the good condi- Uion of their vessels, and, in tact, ior everything, in the absence of their superior officers, the discipline of the service requires that they should have entire control im the mavner specified m the clause re- ferred to, In such positions, as in many others, it is not the simple exercise of authority which ofven creates il feeling, but the abuse of it. With the above jew points of difference I beg leave to repeat that the bill of the honorable Secretary meets with my entire concurrence, and appears to be one which will be acceptable to all who desire the speedy restoration of harmony to tne service, In the beginning of this contest I 1elt desirous to do justice to the merits of such staff officers as had served in my command, and whom i knew had been equally exposed to the dangers incident to the profession, and hence when Surgeon Palmer ap| led to me tw Know if I had any objection to a certain biil which provided for a higher grade for the oider officers, [ readily answered im the negative, saying that 4 thougnt tuat the older Oillcers Of the staff corps Wuo served their coun- wy jaithfuily, sharing all the privations of war equally with the line, had @ natural right to expect promotion to a higher grade in thelr respective corps. At that time I did not deem it possible that the feeling could become 80 violent, and walle my opinion, then circulated, sim- bly advocated # reward ior merit, at the same time placing such officers at shore stations so as to pre- veut contact with officers of the line of the same grade, I ain giad to find that all the boards and toe nonorable Secretary are now as ready to accord to them this preferment as myself. During all this time I have been prepared to express my Opinion without prejudice or paruality, but have studiously avoided doing s0 until such’ time as it was called for by authority. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, G. FARRAGUT, AGniral United States Nany. To Hon. GEORGE M. Robeson, Secretary of Navy. Consular Jurisdiction. France, Prussia and the other States of the North German Union, and Italy, having adopted the pro- vision a8 to consular jurisdiction over crews and vessels, the President bas proclaimed such treaues with the Untted States accordingly. Senator Sherman’s Cuban Resolution—Views ot Secretary Fish aud the Adwinistration. [Washington (Feb. 12) correspondence of the Even- ing The introduc of tue Cuban resolution tn the Senace yeate by Senator and bis re- marks thereon, are @ good deal talked. about in polit- icul a8 Well as diplomatic circles. There are man: confiicung compen ss to the course the Senate will pursue, now that it has become manifest that there 1s @ strong feeling in favor of extending aia’to the struggling Cubans, in qugrters which have hereto- jore exhioited no active interest in the question. alany persons consider this change m sentiment will obtain suficient strength to compel a corresponaing change m the policy at present pursued py the ad: nunistrauon, but this beltef is not shared by those most conversant with the views of the members of President Grant's Cabinet. secretary Fish thinks the passage of Mr. Sher- man’s resolution would simply result in a war with Spain, as the recognition of an actual state of war in Caba by this government permits the Spanish government, under the treaty of 1795, to make a search on the high seas of all American vessels, which right they undoubtedly would exercise, Mr. Fisn does not believe the mere recognition of belligerent rights would resuit in an imme- diate declaration of war by Spain, but shat war will eventually grow out of it, through Spain availing herself of her right to search vessels and in other acts to which American citizens would not submit. It seems probable that the whole influence of the administration will be used to prevent the adoption of Mr. Sherman’s resolution if it be tavorably re- ported upon by the Senate Committee of Foreign Kelations, which, from the best information that cau be obtained, 18 not likely to be-done, FORTY-FIRST CONGRiSS. ¢ Second Session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 1870, TENNESSEE. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., offered a resolution inatructing the Committee on Education to inquire ito une method of investing the {und arising out of Japd scrip for school purposes in Tennessee and whether they are applied in accordance with law, &e, Adopted, BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Conn., introduced a bill to regulate the rank of staff oMcers in the navy. Referred. Mr. JUDD, (rep.) of Ul, Introduced a@ bill to con. strue section four of the act of March 31, 1863, ex- empting certain manufactures from the internal tax, so as not to treat as manufacturers hog packers, lard renderers or persons engaged in curing hams or canning meats or in the provision trade, &c., and to refund such taxes already collected, Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., hoped the bill would be reported and passed without delay, as it affected the whole provision business of the United States, ‘rhe bill was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Dixon, (rep.) of R. I., from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to refund the hospital money collected from the whaling bark Hamilton. Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a bill grant- ing a pension to John Kitts, the old Revolutionary soldier, to whom the privelege ef the floor was given afew days since. Referred. Mr. LaFLIN, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee on Printing, reported @ copy of the contract with the Congressional Globe. Read and ordered printed. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, introauced @ bill directing the Secretary of State to cause the remains of General William Steadman, late United . States Consul av Santiago de Cuba, to be sent to his late home in Portage county, Ohio, Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr, Loan, (rep.) of Iil., introduced a bill for the relief of Norman Wiard. Referred. He also moved to print fifteen hundred extra copies of the bill for the reduction of the army. fe: iJerred te the Printing Committee, RES@LUTIONS. Mr. Brox, (dem.) of Ky., offered @ resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to state the amount of unexpended balances for the various do. partments at the end of the fiscal year. Adopted. Mr. LaFLiy, from the Committee on Printing, re- ported a resolution to print 1,500 extra copies of the Army bill. By Mesars, Schumaker, Strong, Starkweather, pes and Kellogg—For increased duties on im- ported cigars. By Messrs. ScouMAkeR and STARKWEATHER— jaingt the increase of duties on steel, y Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa.—Of the College of Physicians of Philadelpnia for the proper rank, &c., to the medical officers of the army. By Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of Conn.—A like petition from the Medical Institution of Yale Coitege, ‘The House then went inte Committee of the Whole, Mr, Biair tn the chair, on THE LRGISLATIVR APPROPRIATION BILL, The amendment offered by Mr. Davis (rep.) of N, Y.) yesterday, to strike ous the appropriation for reporters tor the Congressional Globe, was discussed for half an hour and rejected, omy three meinbers Voting for it, Mr. FINKELNBORG (rep., Of MO.) moved to reduce she item fur pubic printing from $500,000 Lo $60,000, based on the proposed aboution of the franking priv- lege. ar. Larisy, chairman of the comuytte on printing, | Auegested that it would not be desirable to cut down UNE Hem, a8 6 was NOt Wo much for the absolutely necessary printing, and promised that nis committce Would report a bili on the subject of printing waich Would meet the most economical desire of the House. In reply to Mr. Maynard, who had inquired as to the comparative cost of printing with iormer periods, Mr. Lailin stated that during the Thirty- tuird Congress, when Lynn Boyd (democrat) was Speaker of the. House, there had been paid tor Peimting of Senate and House reports $2,220,715, and durmy the Tnirty-ninth Congress, with Schay- ter Colfax (republican) a8 Speaker, $1,535,715, or @ diminution of $1,689,924, Adding tho extra cost of material, he showed republican eeonomy in the item of printing for one Congress of $350,000, and no allowances for the increase from war, internal rev- enue and population, Mr. Dawss, (rep.) of Mass, enairman of the Com- mittee of Appropriations, complimented the chair. man of the Comunittee on Printing on hia well earned reputation of economy in pubile printing, Toere were four lvems o! printing which had nothing to do with the franking privilege, and which alone amounted to $152,906, These items were for tne Patent Omice, i 960; for the Treasury Department, which used to lone ai the Treasury, $36,200; tor all the departments, $156,746, and for the Post Ofice printing, $102,000, ‘The discussion occupied avout one hour and was further participated in by Messrs. Ela, Sargent, May- nard, Lafiia and Butler (Mags.), the latter suggesung that if the heads of departments or of bureaus were not fit to be trusted with ordering the amount ot printing which they juired they Were Dot fit to be trusted with their positions. He thought that that was a matter which might safely be left to those of- ficers without interference on the part of the House. Mr. Dawes commented upon tne lecture read to the House by “his gentle colleague,” whose coaver- #ion scemed as sadden and remarkable as that or him who travelled to Damascus. He (Mr. Dawes) apprehended it to be his duty whenever such @ ques- tion was betore the House faithtuily, calmly, justly and tmparually, but without iear, 1avor or alfection, to make diligent inquiry where every dollar of the public money had gone or might go; and so long as he bad the conudence of the House and of the coun- try be should coutinue te pursue that course without regard to such lectures, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Masa., disclaimed all inten- tion of lecturing the House, and desired once for all Lo put & bar against the analogy between saul of ‘Targus and himself; he had heard it nineteen tun and a halt in the House, There were three thin which he thought might be Ge hereafter, be- cause the countcy undersi them—first, that he had voted for Jes’ D: d, that he had got a sudden conv at he had not been in the republ party as long as eome other peceie. All that was true. He bad no doubt that in Lhe old times there were men Who st00d by Judas aud aganst Paul because Judas was the old apostle, (Laugnter.) The amendment was rejected. One of the items, for the tue Mbrary of Congress, brought out an attack trom Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., against the Librarian for admitting books of a scurrilous, Difawous and indecent character to its shelves, specitying particularly @ scurrilous and Nbellous assault upon a member of the House, a calumny published auonymously against him during @ heated political canvas. The Librarian was defended by Mr. HALDEMAN, (dem.) of Pa., who said he had never met a librarian more thoroughly acquainted with the books in his chal than that gentleman, by Mr. Palmer, who intimited that the pamphlet complained of was one making grave charges against Mr. Wood while Mayor of New York, by Mr. ks On general aud pergonal grounds, In reference to the item for periodicals and news- papers for the brary Mr. Porrer, (dem.) of N. Y., called attention to the absence of all factlides tor having access to the magazines; and Mr. Dawes thought the suggestion was a oot one and should be Saaen into consideration by the Liprary Com- mittee, Mr. GARFIELD offered an amendment requiring the brary to be kept open in the evening trom seven until ten o'clock, Agreed to. ‘The appropriations for the botanical garden pro- voked the usual criticism, but they passed without amendment. The committee rose, having dispored of ab¥ut one- er (3 the bill, and the House at four o'clock ad- jour ned. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. AVIS; 8 lon, and third, S. The Progress of the War—Romero’s Operations— An Englishman’s Opinion of Lopez’s Posi- tion—Dom Pedro Determined to Anni- hilate Lopez—Count D’Eu on the Same Track~The Minis- ters Want Peace. RIO JANEIRO, Jan, 1, 1870. ‘The latest news from Paraguay 1s contained in the following telegram from Asuncion, sent by Minister Paranhos on the 19th of December:— “His Highness (the Brazilian Generalissimo, the Comte d’Eu) has gone to Curuguaty and Igatemy to take measures which will enable us to know where Lopez has concealed himself or by what course be 1s fleeing. General Camara will set out on tne 24th with the same purpose. The number of persons Presenting themseives at Curuguaty, Igatemy and Concepcion is considerable.” The last operation was that already reported, in which General Camara, hearing that Romero, with 800 Paraguayans, had made a@ descent on the Bra- willan cattle preserves, set out with 3,000 men and dispersed the raiaers, taking a few prisoners and recovering most of the cattle, His horses, however, were so completely used np that he could not cun- tinue after Romero, and he was forced to return to Concepcion to get fresh ones and recruit those not utterly useless. According to the telegram he was to march on the 2sth to try ana penetrate to the northern part of the mountains wherein Lopez is said to be, and the Comte d’Eu’s forces were to ty to follow by the course Lopez had retreated, An Englishman in the Brazillian service, long in that of Lopez, and acquainted with the region Into which Lopez has withdrawn, writes tat 1t will be Impossible for the Comte d’Eu to coutinue opera- tious intended to force the mountain position from the western side of Paraguay, that side of the very strong post being covered with woods and rivers, and so roadiess that 1t would be simply impossibie to maintain tne lorce pecessary to attemip the driving of Lopez from his commanding station. The rear of the fort is sald to be more accessible from the eastern side, and it 1s from that side, 80 {says our inglshinan, the atiacking force must operate, But, although Brazil borders on Paraguay on that side, it 18 not easy to see DOW an attacking force 1s 10 be supplied, the Upper Parana being unnavigable for a jong way below, and the Brazilian territory bemg uninhapited and without 4 miliary road to tis fron- lier. Itistrue it would not be a disicult or costly Work to make a decent road through the province of Parana, but Brazilians would require @ loog time vo make it and the war would continue tts cost. Whether the war ia to be still coutinued, in the hope of extinguisning Lopez entirely, appears to be @ matter much agitated in official circles. The Em- eror still declares he will not consent to allow opez Lo remain in Paraguay, unless to give him six Jeet 10 length of its soil, and he hes over and over again sald that if it be necessary to make a peace with Lopez the treaty will be signed only after his own abdication. ‘Ine Ministry uas long wanted poe on any verms, but, not wishiog to resign, it ‘as Carried On the war reluctantly and with @ very obvious want of zeal, woich has been most injurious to the Generai’s plans. On the other hand, an oifl- cer, who is considered to be inspired directly by the Epes himseif, writes trom headquarters a8 fol- jows;— “The Prince passed the Manduvir4 only to prove shat he was a soldter and was obedient to the orders of the government, but never in the hope that he could succeed in expelling Lopez beyond the great mountains. However, the Prince made @ supreme etfort and obliged the enemy to take refuge beyond the mountains; but with reason he thinks it impos sible to expel him thence, although, in atien- tion to the real advantage to Brazil from the duninution of the forces in Paraguay, and from the which he supj mignt become @ reality within @ short time, he did not hesitate to declare that ne considers the war ended as regards mihtary Operations. But tne true conclusion or the war that whose consequence should be peace with all its blessings Cannot take Dlace while Lopez remains in Paruguay, or even in South America, and, according vo our opinion, only hunger can oblige him to leave Paraguay, and diplomacy should afterwards pre- vent him remaining in the neighboring countries. Let not the allied goveruments deceive themselves im regard to tie characier of # wan who has not feared to exterminate an entire nation in trying to keep himseif iu the government of Paraguay, and let them be assured that tf famine do not come in our ald the war will recommence sooner or laier— that 18, will continue forever, as the official paper of ‘the provisional Paraguayan government says.” ‘Thus the opinion of tue Prince is that forces must be stationed so as to keep Lopez shut up in the wild region in which be ig retuged until he 1s forced by famine to flee or surrender. Wuevher this can be done or not is doubtful, as it 1s said wild cattie and hogs are penuilul, tue latter in the mountains and the former in the prairies behind, Still there seems no ovher resource but to try the plan, with the fur- ther hope that the Paraguayans with him may get rid of him themseives, tor if what tie Brazilian gov- erninent and tue other two allies desire, ali the oops but a sinall force left at Asuncion should be with. drawn, there seems little doubt but that Lopez would soon become tnaster of all Paraguay, except in the imuuediate neighborhood of Asuncion, aud tie war would have been of little avail. ‘The Emperor and tne Comte d’Eu are thus con- cordant with each otner, but discordant with the imperial government and the La Plata allies, and how the matter will be accommodated it 18 not easy Ww say. Undoubtedly the repossession of Paraguay by Lopez would be of little injary to the Argeutine Confederation, and still less to the Oriental Kepup- hie, a8 Paraguay is no longer capable of aggressive warlare on ita southern neighbors; but Brazil de- pends on the free navigation of tue Paraguay for her commercial trade with her province of Matto Wrosso, Waich 1% aiso so deienceless that Lopez is actually sustaining bis troops chiefly on cattle drawn from that province; aud no doupt Lopez would harass Brac at (hove ius most makienmvie poinis, QUARANTINE AFFAIRS. MEETING OF THE NEW COMMISSIONERS, Ship Owners and Othors Stating Their Griev- ances—The Powers and Profits of Quaran- tine Officials—Plan for Preventing a Repetition—Ex Poat Facto Charges. Pursuant to notice given, the Commissioners of Quarantine—Messra, Wilson G. Hunt, Dr. A. N. Bell and Samuel Borton—met yesterday afternoon at the office of the Washington Life Insurance Com- pany, No. 155 Broadway, for the purpose of hearing any statements or complaints that shipowners or others might have to offer. The Health Oficer of the Port, Dr. Carnochan; the counsel to the Com- missioners, Mr. H. W. Johnson, and a large number of shipowners and representatives of eading mérebants were present, and much _ inter- terest was manifested the statements made. Mr. James Van Buren, from the Vessel Owners and Captains’ Co-operative Associa- tion of New York, presented a petition from those engaged more particularly in coastwise trade showing that vesseis coming from Virginia and Maryland with cargoes of coal, pine wood, &c., were obliged to atop at Quarantine each trip, and if, arriving there after sundown, were compelled to walt till next morning, losing thus at times entire days, which, in the course of the year, makes an jtem of sowie “importance, and acts as a drawback upon commerce, already much depressed. The petition showed, further, that, asa sort of retali- tory measure, the authorities of Maryland had adopted the same quarantine regulations in regard to vessels arriving at Baltimore from Northern aod Easvern ports. The discussion then took the form of @ somewhat desuitory conversation, and resulted in showing that Many abases had been perpetrated by some partes at Quarantine for their own profit, Mr. Buck stated that he had known of instances where passengers wishing to come to the city from vessels in Quarantine in the Lower Bay were charged four dollars each. He stated that the vessel owners wishing to have their cargoes discharged were opliged to engage the lighters recommended by the Quarantine oMcials, and had to pay exactly twice as Much as they would have had to pay to any ouher lighters. He thought that inasmuch as tne Quaran- tine was intended to benefit the peosle, the State shouli be at the expense of paying the fees, and that the vessels should not be taxed at all. Mr. BRerr, irom the Ship Owner's Association, said that as Congress alone was authorized by the constitution to regulate commerce, the state had not any right to levy a tax tor hospital fees. He thought the #ix anda half dollars charged for Quarantine fees Was a direct tax upoa commerce, and that the association which he represeated had determined to test the matter and have it decldea waetuer the State had the right to impose the tax, Dr. BELL, in answer to, tus sald that he thought the Quarantine laws were in accoréance wiih the de- cisions of the United States courts, and that the 1n- troduction of an infectious disease for the want of necessary regulations would be found to be in the end, a much greater tax commerce, In answer to Mr. Buck Dr. Beil stated that it would be Unjust to Impose upon tne Stave the necessity of pay- ing tne Quarautive fees, That if such an arrange- ment were wade It Would scem to invite carelessness aud @ want of cleantiness, wich would resuit in breeding disease. The vessels, he thought, were realiy more benefitted by properly adimmmuistered uarantine than the State, and the duty of paying the expenses of quarantine should certainly be in- posed on those Who rendered We restrictions neces- sary, ide of the merchants present then addressed the Commissioners, and stated that the people in tue sugar trade had macn cause to complain, not of the rjuarantine laws, but of tue way in which the laws “iad been administered. When he had vessels arriv- ing with cargoes of sagarhe was obliged w employ the quaraatine lighters to unload the vessels in order to have them discuargea trom quarantine, and that four times out of five the vessels would ve up and moored alongside ther dock at pier No.4 before the lighters would get up with the cargoes. Atsone time he had some vessels which were detained in quarantine some twenty-eight days, and when he wished to nave the shipsrun up to @ comparatively isolated point at Willlamsburg he would not be permitted and could not get his vessels out unless he landed the cargo at Finte’e stores, adjoining Fulton ferry, and in which he belreved some of the quarantine officials had an interest. Three vessels this operation had cow oS some $1,90), althoughjthey had clean bills of U Mr. BUCK again addressed the Commissioners and sald that tue matter had become bad that if an owner offers to charter @ captain at Cuba or any of the South Alnerican ports to take a cargo of sugar to any of our Uuited States ports they almost uni- versally say, “exclude New York and 1’li take 1t.’’ Mr. WAYDELL thea iniorined the Commissioners that in engaging 4 captain to take @ cargo of sugar irom the South American ports they would charge fifty cents on the hogshead i they were to come to New York. He sinted that shipowners and captains would frequently send their vessels to New Haven or other ports to avoid paying the extraordl- nary and exorbitant charges imposed by the quaran- tine oMcials at this port. The question of cooper- age Was also amaticr of moment, He related the case of the brig Resolute. The brig came up to qua- Tantine and was there detained. The capiain had died at Guantonomo, and tne vessel was delayed some twenty days, ‘bere were some eigut nogs- heads and some eight or ten barrels whicn needed reheading, and the bill for covperage on these amounted to $108. He had paid all the demands against the vossei when the cargo Was discharged, but when about to leave was informed of this in bull and told that the vessel should not and would not be peimitted to leave unul ail the bills were paid. He kpew the charge was outrageous, and he consulted counsel on the matter aud was told to take the vessel out of quarantine and let them sue for the bill. He took the vessel out and brought her up to her dock when sne bad jain in quarantine Loree or four days after the cargo had been discbarged. About eight or ten hours aiter the vessel had been at the dock the Health OMcer seut a steamboat and took the veasel back. Ashe bad previously chartered the vessei for another voyage and aa the charter amounted to about thirty dollars per day ke paid the vill caarged for cooperage. Mr. PENDiROAST stated that a couple of years ago his firm had two vessels coming trom Cuba, When the first one arrived they, belug new in the bast- ness, did not know how to proceed and they paid ail the bilis without demurring; but the quarantine folks would not trust them to pay the villé in town; they were ee to pay them at quarantine, Woen the —— one arrived they Were allowed to bring 1t up to Uhe city without first paying the bilis, as they had been so prompt in their tirat payment. When the bills were sent in his folks thougnt they were somewhat nigh, and they advised with others of more experience in the matter, and were advised of what was right, ‘They had the vessels and the cargo 80 they paid only what was correct. A year after- wards the same vessels were sent to Brazil for coffee, On arriving at Quarantine, although the bills of health were clean, they were told that the be detained thirty days. He (Mr. it) went down to Quarantine to see if he could have the vessel which arrived first released. He saw @ gentleman who kept a lager beer saloon hear the grounds, aud was informed that tnat gen- tieman was the power behind the throne, and was perhaps greater than the throne itself. ‘I'nis indt- vidual went on at a great rate about rotton coffee and the danger of allowing it to go up to tne city. Finally some $200 was paid to somebody, after the vessel had been there a week or #0, and the coffee became pure immediately, and the owners were per- mitted to discharge the cargo on Quarantine lighters ata cost or sixteen cents per bag, when any other lightermen would bave charged but eight cents, When the second vessel arrived the sum of $250 was paid, but before the vessel could ve released the owners were ovliged to pay the balance of the extor- tlonate bill of the year before which the Quarantine folks said they had been cueated out of. Mr. BRETT again addressed the meeting and said that the press, and the merchants, and the ship owners here were continually complaining of the de- Pression of commerce, while the oificiais at this, the pve port of entry of tue United States, haa een acting iu such # manner 48 to force commerce Uo seek other ports. Several other statements were made, mainly to the same effect, in regard to the carelessness of the stevedores employed by the Quarantine oiticiais, as Well as the want of watchtuiness, by which river thieves profited, and the grievances before alluded to by others, ‘the Commissioners took pretty full memoranda of the principal points of the complaints, and suggested that those complaining most heavily would make writien statements of their grievances. The visitors then withdrew, thanking the Commis. | Sioners for the patient hearing they had been granted. The Board then assembled in regular session and | the documents received were handed to tne Sec tary and ordered on file. A communication was re- ceived from Mr. Charles L. Colby, in which, after | stating the chief causes for complaint which have existed, and recommended as “the omly method” by which the abuses can be effectually corrected, the following: Let a stock company be formed for the purpose of doing e Forieral Nighteraye, sievedoring and cooperage business, and lat the stock ot this company be own the merchants Who are most directly interested. Let the quar: be given to this comoany, and jet the rates of cl by the Commiasioners. Lb f re, bel eft to ‘on merchant Commenting on the plan thus proposed Mr. CoLay says ere in any profit in the buriners thore who pay the bilia erp r ‘The owners of the p ean | pockets. | gave the name of John Reed, der (no eharge aud tn the care of their owu em- y Ca orolect H Irom We ravacity of thieves. aud be sure that their vessels are not detained at Quarants Me benellt of any “ring” nor will they, be 9viiged to « to the extortion of any bribes, * * * Having been a ferer with others wader a former administration, I desire, 1 season, to give aay aid ta my power to those whow 1 bell are destrous of protecting the rights and interests of merchants, while they, at the same’ time, are care‘ul for the beaith of the city. The paper, after betng read, was ordered on file, after which the Board, having disposed of some rou- tne business, adjourned Ht fe ry NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. ASSEMBLY, ALBANY, Feb, 12, 1870. KXBOUTIVE PARDONS. The Governor sent in @ report of the pardons grauted during the past year in detail. Mr. SELKKEG stated that unis was the first time Such @ document nad ever reached the Legislature, and he moved to print five thousand eopics. Referrea tothe Priating Committee. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Brown—Increasing the capttal stack of the Plersales Mutual Life Insure nee Society of the United By Mr. CuLLEN—Amending the act making appro- priations to support the Brooklyn dispensaries, By Mr, LaNagan—Chartering the Fifti Avenue Savings Bank of New York, GENERAL ORDERS, The House, in commitiee, disposed of the follow. ing bilis:— Authorizing the sale or lease of lands on Staten Island occupied by the Seaman’s Retreat... Mr. Litie- jona explained that as the Court bad decided that the ev¥ On emigrants which went to support the inati- tution had veen declared unconstitutional it was Now Without support, ence the proposition to sell, ‘The bill was ordered to @ third reading. Amendia, the act relauve to preferred cases in the Court ol Appeals and in the Supreme Court; third readiug, OUTRAGES ON SHIPBOAKD, Mr. M. C. MURPHY introduced a resolution that the Committee on Commerce aad Navigation inquire mito tne aileged outrages by the officers of the ship Neptune and report what legisiation, if any, 18 necessary in the matier. Tabled under the rules. THE NEW YORK COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Mr. M. C. MURPHY moved that tue bill to abolish the New York (ourt of Special Sessions be referred to the first Coramsitee of tie Whoie, whica was car- ried, and after considerable discussion it was ordered to a ihird reading. Section one repeals the act of 1869 and the acts amendatory thereof, except a8 otlerwise provided in this act, and revises and re-enacts the provisions then in torce, except that no extra compensation Shall be pald to any police justice for serving as & member Of the said Court of Special Sessions. Sec- ton two provides tbat ali the powers and duties con- ferred upon the Court of Special Sessions of the Peace by any act in force at the time of tue passage of this act suall remain and be vested in tue said court a8 the same is hereby revised and re-enacted, except that ail appointments authorized by law to be made by the sald court shall be made by the Board of Police Justices. Section turee provides that this act shall take effect 1minsuiately. ‘This bil wil undoubtedly pass, and it will settle the question of Justices Dowling’s and Bixv y's au- thority to act as Judges of Special Sessions. Mr. Kiernan’s Bill in Relation to Can- vansers and Inspectors of Electio: The following bili has beea reported favorably irom the Judiciary Committee of the Assembly, and 1s now before the Committee of the Whole:— AN ACT in relation to elections im the city and county of New York. SEOTION 1. At the next general election for judges to be held in the city and county of New Yors, and at ench general election thereafier, tue electors of each election district in the cliy and county of New York shall be eutiled to vote by ballot on a separate and distinct ballot from ballols for other officers. 4: Voted tor at such ctors of election, who *, shall reside respectively at the time, and be veters there- in each district receiving the greatest nuinber of votes therecor shall be two of the inspectors of election for such district wt all the elections to be held therein he present vear up to January 1, i871, and thereafter for each year commencing on the ist day of January next after thelr election; and the Mayor of the clty of Now York shail, within wen days afier such electic fect and name fromthe two persons from the party 1 eral political opwosition to the party electing the two suc- ceastul candidates for inspectors of election recelv- ing the next highest number of votes in each dis- trict for the ofliee of inspector of election in'such disirict, one io who shall be the other of such inspectors of election for such district, for the same term and time as atoresaid; and the aaid mayor shall duly issue bis certiticate of selection and appointmest to each person so atlecied a: him as auch inspector of election within ten days after such selection and appointment, aud also causa the lot of such selected and appuinted Inspectors of election, igned by bln Ollicially, tobe published fn the papers mn said'city which are Authorized to pubiiau the papers of the corporation thereof for ten days immediately succee: such selection aud ap- polntment; no ballot for im e ‘counted which contains more than two uameu for sald office. Sxo. 2, All inspectors of election, at the next general eles. Won, to be held for Judges in the ‘city and county of New York, shall take the ollicial oath befure the Mayor of sald city or the county clerk of said county, within thirty days sueh e-ection and thereaiter the inspectore of election under the operation of this law shall take the oficial oath Detore the Mayor of sald elty or the county clerk of anid county on OF before the Ist day of January next after the election or appoiutinent; and the Mayor of ‘said city and the county clerk of saidcounty are hereby quired, before administering such off ‘and determin in; and the two perso authorized and re- oath, to ascertain does suffctentiy und reading and writin, charge correctly the duties of bis-efica city or the said county 'clePk of the county ascertain and find that such person oaupot read oF © shail refuse ta administer to the offlce to wisieh auch person bas been so elected or ‘appoluted shall thereupon be Vacant. The taspectors of election and canvassers of elec: ton acting at the last election in ead city shal beand ro main such inspectors and canvassers until alter the first election subsequent to the passage of this act, SEO. 3. At the general election held in’ the month of November in every year the proper ollicera. shail Cause a ballot box to be placed at the pulls in every elec- tion district in sald city and county, for the pur ing ballots given for tuspectors of election. box shall bear upon it the designation and ta} Election, number oieven,” and shall be turaished in the sane manner an the ballot boxes for member of Assembly. Sx0.4. The ballot for inspector of election sluil contain the name or names of the person or persons tor whom the voter shall desire ole; such baliot shall be folded when offered ai the election, aud shall bear upon tho outside the words, “Oflicers of Election, numier eleven.” The Inspec. tors of election at such piace sball receive euch bulictand depouit it In the ballot box designated and labelled, “Uilicers of Election, number eleven.” x0, 6. ‘The sald inspectors of election, acting as canvass- ers of the saveral election distrtcts in the city and county of New York, shall count and make recurns of all the. votes duly given'in the respective districts for inspectors of elec: Mion in the aame mnauner that votes or meuabera of Avsets- raed. the office of inspectors of election all be filled by appcinturent o e city of a ny much vacancy on the day of el ppl by appointment, In writing, by the alderman. of the diatr! where such election disrict if situated; and if case acancy may be of an adjoining district; and tn cw the adjoluing district, then by the td district. of election in the board of regi have power to in casmthe said ch district shall be fatry and wiection point two poll clerks for suid’ districts, to perform all duties assigned by law to poll clerks In the several election districts of the possess the pow volving upon can 8x0, 9, The compensation of each inspector of election and of each poll cierk shall be teu dollars per day, and shail be paid by the Comptroller of the city aud county of New York, out of the general fund of aid city. 8x0, 10, This act shail be deemed a part of the electoral law of the State, and any violation of it shall be punished as rovided in the statutes reguiating @lectioi 0. 11. All provisions of law in confict with this act are t aball take effect immediately. BOLD ROBBERY IN BOSTON, A Clerk Throttled and Rebbed of $3,700 in the Entracce of the First National Bank— The Thief Chased, Knocke: rested aud Meld for Trial. Boston, Feb, 12, 1870, A most bola and singular robbery was perpetrated in the entrance of the First National Bank, on State atreet, this forenoon. At about eleven o'clock a young man, namod Walter Southgate, in the employ of Manning, Howland & Co., 114 Federal street, while engaged in transacting business for hin employers, entered the bank above named for the purpose of obtaming the cash on @ $1,700 check. When about half way up the stairs of the bank he was met by @ man, who immediately throttied him, ‘The young man divinea the purpose of the stranger and held firmly to the funds, The man made buta momentary struggie, when he managed to obtain t money and thrust it Into one of his inside coat He then gave young Southgate a severe choking and beat @ hasty retreatdowa the back stairs into Post Ofice avenue, shutting the door be- hind him and ranoing @ billet of wood through the handle, thus preventing the clerk from following him, At about this time the young man had recov- ered from his strangulation and gave au alarm, which ‘was heard by @ man in the avenue, wno also noticed the stranger fastening the door with a billet of wood. This excited bis suspicion, and he gave chase; but the thief kept in advance at @ furious rate through the Post OMce out into Lindall and Kilby strects, where the cries of “step tule!’ prompted @ teamster to knock the hurried pedestrian down, and tho $1,700 drawo at the bank, and other funds, to the total amount of $3,700, was found upen him. ‘The fellow was taken to the station house, wuere he He denied the sheft, Howwithstanding the money was found upon him. He was arraigned in the Municipal Court jater in the day and fu.ly comrnitted for trial. GENERAL BAPTIST REUNION AT APOLLO HaLl. ‘There was @ gathering of 260 people ai apollo Hall last evening in attendance upon the annual re- union of the Baptist Soctal Union of Manhattan Istand. The people began to arrive at half-past six, anda the dinner was served at half-past seven o'clock. At nine o'clock, after dinner, speeches were made, terminating a very pleasant atair. ‘che Reve, Drs. Armitage, Kendrick, Feudicion, Reed, Kinghs, bider and Mr, Lolesta were present, 3 CUBA. THE SHOOTING OF AMERICANS IN HAVANA One Killed and Two Dangerously Wounded for Wearing Blue Cravats—Detalls of the Affair—Action of the American Consul—Efforts of the Govern: ment to Arrest the Assassins. Havana, Ped. 1, 1870, It is with profound regret that 1 report another Wholesaie assassination In this city, in which three young Americans were the victims, a fourth escap- ing without injury. Some three weeks since there came here from New York four young men named respectively Isaac Greenwall, Thomas K. Foster, Hugh Johnson nd Gardner Weils, engaged by a certain drug firm in the manufacture of ap article of perfumery. Following their arrivals they were engaged in thet jabors, and beimg ignorant of the ely aud unacquainted with the language, scarcely left tneir residence save to go to their place of business. Yesterday morning they dress them- selves with more tnan a usual degree of care and started out about eleven o'clock to have thelr pio. tures taken at Frederick's gallery. ‘they had on blue cravais, a2 thing much worn in the States, but regarded here among the more ignorant as indl- catlog syropathy with the insurrection, Of this, however, they were ignorant. Arrived at the head of Obrapia street, where it intercepts the Parque, near the Albisa theatre, they were met by a person in citizen’s dress, but weartog the bat of a volunteer and armed, who cried “Haita!” and approached them, speaking something in Spanish, and grabbed the necktie frst of Greenwall and then of Foster. Taey backea away from him, when he fired at Greenwall, who fell, and immediately a crowd gathered and other shots were fired, Which seriousiy wounded Jobnson and Foster. Tae latter, however, managed to extricate himself from the crowd, and getting into a hack reached home, as did Wells, who was uninjured. Greenwail, who was mortally wounded, was compelled to walk to the €ellador’s, in Barcelona street, which he did with the greatest dificulty, and on entering fell dead on the floor, Johnson was taken to the jail, wnere he ‘Was placed in the hospital, remaining unt! morning, when he was taken by bis friends to his residence. The body of Greenwall was carelessly tarown ona bier and carried oif for burial. 1t will, nowever, be exhumed and sent to his friends in the North, He leaves a wife and seven children. During yesterday the house of the firm, by whom these young men were employed, was visited by a number of ofiiciais and the testimony of Wells and Foster taken. Au examiaation of the wounded men this morn- ing shows that foster was cut acrogs the back of the head, scemingly by a bayonet. He Was also shot in the neck, the bail from which was extracted. On bis side Was # bayouet wound, passing into the abdominal cavity, and auother superticul wound in front of the abdomen, He also bas otuer super- ficial Wounds In Various parts uf tus body, Jonason was wounded im the temple, and we symptoms showed that tue ball had traversed tne brain and Was still in there. ‘This 1s not certain, however. Strongest hopes are entertained tat both will recover. Mr. tienry C. Hall immediately took the most active und energetic measures conceraing the un- fortunate afar. Getting the facts of the case from the survivors, he Uunmediacely telegraphed to Wash ington aud wierwards called at the palace, Here he Jearned that the matter was attracting undivided attention, The utmost indignation was expreasea at tue outrage and all of the resources of tne gov- ernment are at work to discover the perpetrator or perpetrators, wao will be shot withim two aours @fter their identification, This afternoon will ap- pear in the papers ap Oller of $1,000 reward for tne arrest of Luc wurderery Among the better class of people the feeling of indignation and regret is unt- versal, a {tis Known Unut suct acts are Likely to in- tonsify the feelings agaiuet Spauieh dominion on this content, Since the foregoing was written I learn that the deceased, isaac Greenwall, was a German, aud came to the island with @ passport-of the North German Gonteaeration, Mr, Will, the German Consul, 1s tn- teresting bimeelf in the affair. He represents the Captain General as flercely determined vo bring the perpetrators to justice, ‘The to.lowing communication in reference to the affair was addressed to your correspendent this Morning by # iong time resident of Havanga:— My Indi mation boils over. Four young American pons Vuluuteera to Kill all they chose to guilty of acrime. ‘they have never been punished. Last ight a se vaut, o voluuteer, informed me tbat he had a right to shoot me if i committed 'an offenci ked hi made bim a jud “You ought,” au Jet them punish.’ h, they would be brived and you would excape.” There 5,000 ignorant fellowa Bere who believe they havet ower and right, The other balf of the volunteers provaby kuow better. If General de Ro tauglta few of the ausassiog that he alone coald pun We Matntained the authority of inw and order which he has now tue power of doing, these Innoceat people would not have been neral ulce could not doit He had no mea gb authority. | Kodae bus, and therefore 1 ecy iuselligent permite Government !8 a farce here ales, General Rodas in the mere ngue of & Capiain General and nota Feality, Some power sbould protect us, Neutras bave rights. ‘There are many rumors afloat concerning the kill- xX Or eight ing of Cubans, aud it 14 claimed tnat have been siauzhicred wituin the past two days, but vhey can be traced to no reilable source, The affair of tne steamtug Colonel Lioyd Aspin- wall, recently from Haytt and ured by the Spanish war steamer Hernan Cories and brought here, has attracted the attention of the American Consul, and she will probably be released. She was duly despatched by the Spanisn Cousal at Port au Prince for Havana, and curried muils tor the United States squadron. Her papers were in every respect regular, and the captain, McCarty, com- fous muca of his detention and treatinent. He as been placed fncornmunicado and not faroisheda with suificient to eat, and otherwise badly treated, The Assnssin of Mr. Greenwalth Arrested— Havana Quict—News from Other Points. Havana, Feb. 12, 1870, The assassin of Isaac Greenwalth was arrested im this city last night, He isa native of the Canary fslands and a sergeant im the Fifth battalion of volunteers. A court martial will be immediately convened for the trial of the murderer, 4 ‘The city is now perfectly quiet. No disturbance has occurrea since Sunday last. Telegraphic communication between Trinidad and Havana has been re estaolisbed aud again open tor business. Despatches from san Miguel have been received. The troops now occupy that city, and many families from the tnsurrectionary district bod arrived ané were settling in that town. THE CASTANON TRAGEDY, Further Particulars ef the Shooting—Action ef the Sheriff—Castanon Sald to Have Worn a Breantplate—Treatment of the Cubans by the Authorities, = Key West, Fla, Fob. 8, 1870, By the steamer Wilmington, which left this port yesterday for New York, I sent particulars about the shooting affray which occurred in this city on tho Sissult. Iuow send you additional ones, Juan Mary Reyes, ex-editor of the Republican, tried to leave yesterday for New York and was ar- rested. This is the old man that was slapped in the face by Castanon on fhe day of hia arrival. Ihave hoara that no Cuban can leava Key West, The Sheriff of thia city is maxing great efforts to find the man that killed Castanon in the contest, The house of @ respectable Cuban family has been searched witbout any ceremony on two occasions, and the family linve been so alarmed that they aban- doned the house avd took retuge with an Americas family. Castunon, itis said, had a breastplate dur- ing, the figit, and had 1t since he landed here, have heard several citizens of tuis city remark wnat anou got what he deserved, Tne Oudans Teel quice alarmed for the rather severe steps taken by the police. Tu teli the truth, the Cubans of Key West are peaccanle and honest poor men, so muck So that the mbavitants of this place are astonishea to sec such a great Dumber of emigrants behave so well and with such sobriety, About twilghs most ali of them are in thelr homes, and they tow heve great fear of vetug anjustly maltreated, rveral groups Of armed citizens are seen patrol ling the streets of the city during ulgnts apd got a few during the day, . | _ I have spoken with several eye witnosses, ant an | agree that Castanon first struck the Cuban who ki him, and while the Cuban gsked nis friend for pistol he bad, Castanon took two steps Deck ‘Q and fred the first abot, which was answeres by the shot which brought him down on tile Knees, &Nd in that position be fred bis secohd slob with- ous any effect whatever, ‘The Cuban vanaved with eoolness and colyage; a | 80 did his unlucky adversary. ‘ 7 ty 18 tranquil. erything ts quied, ani hopes are entertained @ we invocent persel 1M Lhe chiy jal Will #908 be set as liner,