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WASHINGTON. The Haytian Minister on the St. Domingo Enterprise. A POOR SPECULATION AT THE BEST. Reflections on the Annexation Policy of the President. CAMERONIAN TACTICS IN LITTLE THINGS, Yrs. Dahigren’s Claims on the Government on Account of Guns, aT tse Political and Forward Females and Cruel Man. Susan B. and Elisa 0. Butting Against the In- justice and Tyranny of Man—A Terrible Time for the Shrill Sisterhood—Washing- ton Notes and Items of General Interest. ‘WA8sHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1873, The St. Domingo Scheme Consummated— President Grant Pieased—The Enter Prise Has His Appreval. The views of the President about the lease of the Bay of Samana to American citizens were briefly expressed to your correspondent this evening. When he committed the subject of annexation to the people of the United States he determined not to deviate from that policy under any considera- tion, believing that eventually the wisdom of his recommendation in favor of its acquisition would be confirmed by American enterprise. He was ad- vised of the project now consummated, but until be knew the fall particulars of the scheme he would got care to express positive opinion in its favor. From the standing of the gentlemen inaugurating the movement he felt confident nothing would be @one by them derogatory to the dignity of Ameri- can citizens, As an enterprise it had his unquali- fied approval, for it in a measure vindicated the stand taken by him in recommendifig the acquisi- tion of the territory of St. Domiago. He would be better prepared to express his views alter reading the treaty agreed upon between Dominica and the company. Whe Subject ef the St. Domingo Acquisi. tion Discussed im the Capitol—It is Thought Not Practical. The announcement that Samana Bay has been Jeased to a company of New Yorkers revives in Wash- ington the subject of annexation of St. Domingo to the United States. The debate two years ago was 80 thorough in the Senate, the report of the com- missioners sent out to examine the country 80 ex- haustive, the correspendence from the special cor- respondents so ample, that it seems like galvanizing B corpse to agitate a new policy of acquiring Baez and his dominion. Yet to-day, at the Capitol, the friends of the administration ogled each other in mysterious ways, whispering the password of the White House, ‘St. Domingo,” whenever they came in contact. “This is the first step toward annexa- tion,” said a member of the Foreign Relations Com- mittee. “The eyes of the American people are on Cuba,” said another, “and this is the beginning of our territorial acquisitions in thc West Indies.” Among the thoughtful members of both houses the scheme ts not considered practi- cal. The history of every attempt to settle or col- pnize a country through organized companies has proved a feilure. It is also considered a hazard- bus undertaking for Americans to occupy foreign territory, for in the event of trouble between the Dominicans and the company our government vould not be expected to interfere, the relations being those of agreement and not of treaty. It will be remembered that at the last session of Congress Mr. Sumner introduced a resolution, which was adoptea, directing the Committee on Investigation and Retrenchment te inquire whether apy money had been paid by the United States or by private parties on account of the assertod lease of Samana Bay to the United States. The Custom House investigation having @cupied all the time of the committee at the last Session, this subject 18 still before them, with other unfinished business, and it is under- stood that an effort will be made to have the sub- ject investigated. Dpinions of the Haytian Minister on the St. Domingo Scheme—He Thinks the “Company” Will Get Their Fingers Burned. Your correspondent called on Mr. Stephen Pres- ton, the Haytian Minister, last evening to ascertain what were his sentiments, and those of his govern- ment, with regard to the acquisition of Samana Bay by an American company, and its probable annexation to the United States. Mr. Preston is a gentleman of genial presence and affable manners, In form he is tall and robust; he has a handsome, Intelligent face, and enters into conversation with- Dut the customary reserve of diplomatas. Your correspondent began by asking :— “What do you think, Mr. Preston, about the scheme to purchase Sumana Bay by a party of Americans?” . ‘The HayTIAN MINISTER—I believe it will prove a bad speculation to the parties who are about to engage in it, because Samana Bay is of littie value for commercial purpos It is @ peninsula witha few inhabitants, whe are too ignorant and lazy to be of any use, No colored peo- ‘ple from this country could ve induced to emigrate there, The Haytian government tried the experiment some years ago, but it found that 8 soon as slavery was abolished these colored immi- grants returned to this country, with but few excep- tions. I suppose the intention of the American company is to buy Samana Bay, and then seli it with * &@ good profit to the United States government. I think after a few years’ possession the company will find the peninsula to be of little value, and your government will probably hesi- tate to pay a large amount of money for a piece of territory which can serve for no other purpose than that of a naval station. I have ‘Ro doubts that the company will find difficulty in purchasing Samana Bay from Baez. CORRESPONDENT—Will not your government pro- test against its acquisition by Americans? HAYTIAN MINISTER—NO, we have no right to pro- test against its purchase by either an American company or the American government. I have received, as yet, no communication on that subject from my own government. In the last letters I have there was no mention of the Samana Bay scheme, because the Haytian government probably then knew nothing about it, 1 have been rep- resented in some papers as being greatly excited about that project. I can assure you I feel quite indifferent about it. You are the first person to ‘whom I have spoken of the matter. CORRESPONDENT—Has there been no conversation ‘On the subject between you and Mr. Fish? HAYTIAN MINISTER—None at all, sir. I believe Mr. Fish is not an annexationist, I do not think he is in favor of acauiring St. Domingo, CoRnESPONDENT— You say, Mr. Preston, that your government will not protest against the acquisi- tion of Samana Bay. Would it not ratse objections against the annexation of the whole of St. Domingo ? HAYTIAN MINISTER—That i9 @ different matter. If the United States anmex St, Domingo they must take Hayti also, for part of the country of St. Do- mingo is debatable iand. It is claimed by Hayti and partly held by Cabral’s forces, who is sup- ported by my government, There has been some AAghting lately between Baez and Cabral. Their Datules are, 26.2 rule, however, attended with little result and very small loss, There are generally four or five people killed, and both sides claim the victory with a great flourish. If the United \ States government were to annex St. Domingo _ NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET. the present border troubles Would be kept up, and ultimately lead to a war with Hayt!. It ts easily to be foreseen that the most adventurous and un- scrupulous people from this country would go there as settlers, and they would soon be involved in a quarrel with their Haytien neighbors. The conse- quence would be that the United States would have to take the whole island. Of course the Haytiens are too weak to prevent it, bat there would prob- ably be a bloody resistance. I believe, however, that it would be poor poilcy for the United States to annex the island, because it could not be done on any other than the admission ot the inhabitants on equal footing with the people of the different States of the Union. The people of Hayti and St. Domingo are not yet ripe for the enjeyment of your free instatutions, Hayti hasbeen one of the pos- sessions ef France, and the Haytiess are French in their ideas, They could not appreciate constitu- tional liberty, having been educated in the French schoel of military despotism. There are public schools in Hayti which are maintained by the gov- ernment, but out ef 1,000,000 inhabitants only 15,000 frequent them, and the better class of Haytiens prefer to have their children educated in France, where there is no social prejudice against them. As for the peeple of St. Dominge, they are still more ignorant and degraded than the lower orders im Hayti. You can see the evils that have arisen in the Southern States from giving the ballot to igno- rant negroes, The same thing, and worse, would happen in St. Domingo, " CoRRESPONDENT—But the people of St. Do- mingo and Hayti will never be educated up to free institutions unless the United States take chargé of them. HAYTIEN MINISTER—It would be better for the United States to wait until the people of the island are prepared for annexation, They are progress- ing, though slowly, and in about twenty years or 80 they will probably be able to appreciate the ad- vantages of free institutions. Having. obtained the desired information from Mr. Preston your correspondent, after thanking him for his courtesy, retired. Custom House Affairs. The Committee of Ways and Means met this morning and heard Messrs. James and Benedict, of the New York Custom Honse, and some other Customs officers from Philadelphia, Baltimore and St, Louis. The object of the New York officers is to obtain legal sanction and night permits to un- load steamers, and to pay the imspectors for this service. They all desire an increase of salary and Say it is indispensable for their proper mainte- nance, The commiitee considered the bill hereto- fore introduced by Mr. Ellis H. Roberts; a member of the committee, fixing a new scale of fees for registry records, manifests, clearances, &c., but came to no conclusion thereon. The committee on next Tuesday will consider the subject of reiund- ing the cotton tax. Cameron Using His Political Artillery. The sublime spectacle of six Senators and five Representatives, inspired with the dignity of office, forming a syndicate to have removed from a paltry position a worthy printer in the government printing oMice is the latest feature in Washington. It was alluded to weeks ago in this correspondence, but on account of the unexpected attack the as- sault was withheld; but since the Warwick of Pennsylvania has unsheatned his sword and stands upon his native heath—to wit, to succeed himself to the United States Senate—he has grown bold. The spirit of the War Department is upon him and he cannot resist. The offensive printer who sus- pended the Lord’s Prayer beside the pieture of the deceased Greeley must be removed or civil service will prove a failure. The Grand Army of the Re- public have united in remonstrating against this action, and will vindicate the rights of the mem- bers, or make a@ crusade against Camer@n’s re- election. t Mrs. Dahigren’s Claims Championed by Army and Navy Rings—Logan’s Crue sade Against Such Claims. The army and navy social rings here are in tribulation to-night over a debate in the Senate yesterday on a motion ta reconsider a vote passed after ten o'clock at night, at the heel of the last session, to refer to the Court of Claims the indefi- nite claim of Mrs. Dahlgren for the patents taken out by her husband for improvements in great guns while he was at the head of the Ordnance Bureau of the Navy. Never was a bill more adroitly lobbied by “the United Service,” and, although there was much sympathy tor the widow, it was only passed by the small vote of twenty- three yeas to seven nays, when the names of seventy-four Senators were called, the remaining forty-four either having been absent or dodged the vote. Yesterday a motion to reconsider was dis- cussed in the morning hour, and it was demons- trated by Logan that Dahigren perfected his guns while at the head of the Ordnance Bureau, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars for casting, boring and testing, and if his heirs are to be paid for the results thus at- tained so are the heirs of Kodman and of Parrott and of James, besides Dyer and other living officers, who have perfected valuable inventions at govern- ment expense while drawing government pay. If Mrs. Dahigren, whose father was Samuel F. Vin- ton, for a long time a representative from Ohio here, had asked $50,000 for her maintenance, Con- gress would Lave voted it; but this indefinite claim of hers, which is the test claim of a dozen other of the same sort reaching into millions, can hardly be lobbied through, even by the potent army and Davy rings. Our Organized Indian Policy. At the meeting of the Board of Indian Commis- sioners General Hazard commended the labors of the Board of Indian Commissioners, believing that during the past three years there had been estab- lished what never before existed—an organized Indian policy—and that its continuance for four more years would settle finally the Indian question in a manner betitting a great Christian nation, Tnere had been some blunders by the army and much confusion resulted from the ‘relations exist- ing between the civil and military arms; but, néVertheiess, the army was to-day, almost without exception, in favor of peace. Mr. Brunot, Chairman of the Board, said that in his travels of over forty thousand miles in the Indian country during the past three years on the service connected with the Board he had always met the greatest kindness and courtesy {rom army oficers of every grade, and he fea never met with an ef- cer of rank in the army who, understanding the views of the Board and the policy of the President, did not heartily sympathize with it and express a desire to co-operate with it in its high aims and object. The meeting to-day was principally occu- pied in interchanging views on the desirability of concerted action on the part of ail the religious bodies in support of measures for the general welfare of the Indians, and passed @ resolution unanimously en- dorsing the sentiments of President Grant as expressed in a letter to Mr. Joe H. Stuart, ot Philadelphia, dated October 26, 1872, and a commit. tee of five was appointed to lay it before him, which was accordingly done by Dr. Whipple, Mr, Tatham, Mr. King, Dr. Dashiell and Dr. Lowrie. Messrs, Brunot, chairman; Campbell, Bishop, Tobey and Long, the Board of Indian Commis- sioners, accompanied by T. K, Cree, Esq., Secretary of the Board, paid am official visit to President Grant. The National Woman Suffrage Asso- ciation commenced its session to-day at Lincoln Halli. Miss Anthony presided, The audience was com- posed largely of ladies. The seats in the rear part Of the stage were filled by prominent advocates of the cause. Among them were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Lillie *Devereux Blake, of New York; Larina C. Dundote, of Balti- more; Elien C. Sargent, Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Anna 8. Avery, of Iowa; Miss C. J. Bailey and‘ Ed- win M. Davis, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Lockwood, of Washington, and many ethers who were here a year ago, Miss Anthony, in her speech, said she stood here to-day by the kindness of the Marshal of ‘the Auburn Prison, to vindicate the rights of women. Mrs, Cady Stanton made a long speech, dwelling on the rights and wrongs of the female sex, and alluding to what she cousidered the outrage per- petrated on Miss Anthony by imprisoning her, thus depriving the friends of women’s rights of the ser- vices of a powerful advocate. Alluding to the Great succese of the republican party she said that only by the aid of women conid that party continue its renown, She thought Genera: Grant looked with favor on the cause, and they felt great en- couragement when such men as Senator Wilson espoused their cause. A series of resolutions were presented by this lady, declaring, among other things, that so long a8 women were denied the right of suffrage they were politically, civilly, socially enslaved, and that it is the duty of Congress, by appropriate legislation, to protect women in the exercise of the right of suffrage under the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, These resolu- tions will be discussed during the session of vhe Convention. Letters were read from well known female ad- vocates of the cause. Mrs. Lillie Devereaux Blake made @ speech, in which she said women were made te cxercise political as well as other rights, and will insist on having them. After recess was taken Dr, Mary Walker was conspicuous in distributing printed copies of the memorial presented to-day to the Senate by Sena- tor Caldwell. Nominations by the President. The President to-day sent to the Senate the fol- lowing nominations :— Thomas ‘3. Smyth, J. W. Cengdon, Thomas Mason and George Williams, to be first lientenants tn the Revenue Marine service; Francis Tuttle, Thomas D. Walker, George H. Gooding, Samuel E. Maguire and David A. Hall, to be second lieutenants in the Revenue Marine service, Iron-clad Claimants. The Committee of Claims of the House at its session to-day agreed to several bills allowing cer- tain iron-clad contractors to institute suit against government for-additional compensation fer extra work on certain iron-clads constructed in 1862 and 1863, Six of these bills will be reported to the House under the call of the committee to-morrow— viz., those in 1avor of N. McKay, of New York; Donald McKay, of Boston; Larrabee & Allen, George W. Lawrence and the Portland Company, of Maine, and S. Snowden & Son, of Pennsylvania. Bugle Calis. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Duncan, of the Filth cavalry, having been found by a board of examin. ation incapacitated for active service, by reason of injuries ‘received during the engagement at Albu- querque, New Mexico, on April 8, 1862, the Presi- dent direets that his name be placed en the list of retired ofeers ef that class in which disability re- sults from long and faithful service. Major Oscar Mack, of the First infantry, is ordered, in addition to his present duties, to inspect the various cemeteries containing the Union dead, and he will report their condition and requirements in accordance with the act of February 22, 1867. Captain R. H. Pond, of the Twelfth infantry, has been accepted as Superintendent General of the recruiting service, and ordered to send thirty-one recruits to Fort Hamilton, New York Harbor, for Light Battery C, Third artillery. They will be selected from men willing to serve with a mounted battery. A Hospital tor the Marines. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent to the House of Representatives the draft of a bill which he recommends to be passed into a law authorizing | him to purchase a site for a marine hespital at a point convenient to the port of New York, and erect thereon a pavilion hospital of two hundred bed capacity, with all necessary structures, &c., the cost of the site and building not to exceed $250,000. The Shipping Commissioners. The President to-day signed the act to amend section 12 of an act entitled ‘‘An act to authorize the appointment of shipping commissioners, &c.,” approved June 7, 1872. The Inauguration Hullabaloo. Work has been commeneed on the Inauguration Bali building in Judiciary square. Treasury Balances. The balances in the Treasury at the close of busi- ness to-day were— CUFTENCY....... seseeceeseceeceeecceee sees + $2;008,374 Special deposit of legal tenders tor the Tedemption Of certificates of deposit. . ..$28,055,000 in. $63,555,429 Coin certificates.... ‘ + $25,670,500 A DARING BANK ROBBERY IN LANCAS- TER, PA. PHILADELPYgA, Jan. 16, 1873, The Mechanics’ Bank of Lancaster, Pa., was robbed yesterday of $46,000 in convertible and registered bonds and securities. The robbery was eflected by the robber entering the rear of the bank while the casnier was engaged by two confederates in front iu buying gold and silver coins, THE FRANCHISE IN ARKANSAS, > LitrLe Rock, Ark., Jan. 16, 1873, A bill prescribing the manner of submitting the pending constitutional amendment restoring the franchise to the disfranchised to a vote of the peo- ple on March 23 passed both houses to-day. Another ballot was had for United States Senator to-day, without any choice. The vote stood as fol- lows:—Dorsey, 42; Bowen, 23; Garland, 35; scat- tering, 5. BOYS PLAYING WITH PISTOLS, Truaca, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1873. At the Unton school at Candor yesterday Charles Eastwood, of Batn, N. Y., aged sixteen, was acci- dentally shot by a boy named Smith, of Wilsey- ville, Smith received the pistol from the hands of another boy and was not aware it was loaded. The ball entered the lower part of Eastwood's stomach and his condition is critical. A DELINQUENT COMMON COUNCILMAN, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 16, 1873, Ata meeting of the Common Council this after- noon @ committee reported charges against Wil- liam Siner, a member of that body, who was ar- restedin agambling house and against whom a bill of indictment was found, charging him with being part owner of the gambling concern, The report was received and a committee appointed to impeach him. Siner cannot be fonnd, TEETOTALISM IN MAINE, AUGUSTA, Jan, 16, 1873. A State Temperance Convention convened here yesterday and continued to-day. Governor Per- ham was chosen President. The subject of tem- perance was fully discussed. A State Committee ‘Was appointed and probibitory resolutions adopted, A resolution to repeal the cider clause was tabled. LONG ISLAND, The expert appointed by the Queens county Board of Supervisors to examine the accounts of the retiring Treasurer, Charlies A. Roe, whose ac- counts were reported in an unsatisfactory condi- tion, has found everything correct, and the balance of $22,702 47 has been paid to the recently-elected Treasurer, Mr. Bergen. It was rumored before the accounts were examined that a large de- ficiency existed, causing much uneasiness among the bondsmen. On Wednesday the bonds men were ormaliy released by the Supervisors, A coutract is being prepared between the Board of Water Commissioners of Long Island City and the Holly Water Works Company of Lockport for the erection of pumps, machinery and the intro- duction of the Holly system of water works into that city, It is proposed 40 have the prefatory ar- Tangements all perfected before Spring, and to commence work a8 soon as the frost 1s out of the ground. The contract calls for a completion of the works and the introduction of water before Autumn, Since the recent conflagrations in Flushing two narrow escapes {rom seri fires have occurred. The dwelling of Mr. John W. Lawrence was saved by the prompt exertions of Mr. Lawrence and the male members of his family, on Tuesday. A gas jet had swung against a curtain while the family were at supper, and when discovered nearly every- thing in the room was destroyed. The Fire Depart- ment were prompuy on hand, but their services were not needed. The mansion owned and occu- pina by the editor of the Kclectic Monthly, EB. Re iton, was also on fire a few days since, having caught from not ashes placed in abox. Mrs, Pelton, with the assistance of the servants, put out the fire. There were no men on the premises at the time. The Flushing Mutual Benevolent Burial Society will give a grand bali on the evening of St. Patrick's Day, in the town hail of that village. Another muddle seems to have occurred in the Board of Trustees of the village of Whitestone, The Board consists of six, and the charter provides that'a majority vote is necessary to legalize all transactions of that body. At the election for | President of the village two of the Board ited themseives and continued to do 80 at all subse- panty meetings, Of the four fees as a three—less than a majority vores jor Colonel D. M. Talmage for President, Whereupon that gentie- man clauns that he is elected, and is execu’ the fanotions of that office against the protest of of the Board. At the recent fre in Springfield the Glen Cove Insurance Company suffered a loss Of $2,500, The building was valued at $4,009. FLIGHT OF JAIL BIRDS. Another Batch of Convicts Escaped from Sing Sing Prison. The Fugitives Take to the Ice on the Hudson River—How the Runaways Evaded a Volley of Musketry—Exciting Chase on the Ice and Capture of One of the Party—Description of the Men Who Are at Large. The present management of Sing Sing Prison, which changed from democratic to republican rule on New year’s Day, has thus far been singularly unfortunate. Last Sunday, as already reported in “the HERALD, three of the jail birds escaped under circumstances which cast doubts on the integrity of their keepers, and yesterday afternoon four other desperadoes, in full view of the armed guards, committed themselves to the ice on the Hudgon River, and were soon lost to view, one of them only having been recaptured up to a late hour last night. The fact that the river is now frozen over, for the first time in twelve years, explains, ina great measure, the daring feat ac- complished yesterday; but, 80 long as the pronun- ciamento “To the victors belong the spoiis” holds good, so long will the worst enemies of the com- munity—men who have forfeited their liberty to outraged law—be afforded ample opportunity of defying prison boltsand bars, In Sing Sing Prison especially a change of administration is always looked forward to with hopeful anxiety by the in- mates, who never Iai] to take advantage of the ' INEXPERIENCE OR INCOMPETENCE,” as the case may be, of their new custodians. Again, the site is altogether unsuitable for prison purposes, a8 aglance at its contiguity to the river will sufiice to convince the most unsophisticated that there is no such feature as security in its aspect. Indeed, as the prison is situated, the wonder is that escapes are not more frequent, especially since it would not be deemed lucrative to appoint a keeper for each one of the 1,200 convicts. Owing to a dense fog which prevailed yesterday, and which almost completely euveloped the ice- covered bdsom of the Hudson, Warden Hubbell took the precaution of keeping ali of the convicts engaged at outdoor work in their cells. The orly men not locked up were those employed in the various workshops connected with the prison, As the fog became more igitense towards the alternoon the warden about two o'clock ordered the princi- al keeper to have ali the convicts who were not locked up, marched immediately to their cells. While this mandate was being complied with, four con- victs, named respectively Daniel Bland, John Marion, Andrew Reilly and Charles Wilson, all em- ployed in the buckle shop, SPRUNG FROM THE RANKS, sng ome from the dock to the ice below, set ont on a lively run toward the opposite shore, a distance of, perkaps, two iniles. Searcely had the fugitives regained their feet before a dozen loaded carbines were levelled and discharged at them, but without effect, however, as they continued their race FOR LIBERTY OR DEATH. One of the guards, Jeremiah Raymond, seeing the turn affairs had taken, threw off his coats, and, scizing his carbine, taking to the ice, singled eut Wilsen for his man, and at once gave clase to that individual. Having pursued him to nearly the middie of the river Raymond fired at the flying conviet, which, instead of bringing the latter to, only served to accelerate his speed. Aftera chase of over two miles on the ice, however, Ray- mond run down his man and escorted him back in triumph to his old quarters. Those who were present when Wilsom was returned say that he presented A TRULY PITIABLE ASPECT. With hardly a breath left in him, through the superior enduramce of his captor, Wil- son wore an appearance of utter hopeless- ness, and thoroughly alarmed for the conse- quences of his rash act, glanced appealingly at those around him, in the hope that he might find some one to befriend him. To Warden Hub- bell he said, im tones which indicated unalloyed despair, “I have been foolish, sir, but it is teo lute now for me to offer any excuse for my conduct.’? He was taken away to receive the punishment due for his offence. It ought here to be stated that in the buckle shop where the four convicts named above worked are manufactured “ICE SPURS” OR “CREEPERS,” which all of tae four, except Wilson, had fastened to their shoes, thus giving them @ decided advan- tage over their pursuers. Wilson When captured was found having the “spurs” in his pocket, the close pursuit preventing him from using them, A large force of guards started atter THE FLEEING CONVICTS, and telegrams were despatched to various points, but owing te the prevalence of the fog and the ap- proach of night the pursuit was not considered likely to prove suecessful in regard to the remain- ing three. Among the additional precautions taken by Warden Hubbell to prevent further escapes on the ice are two extra guard’s posts, which will to- day be stationed on the frozen surface of the river | at some distance from the prison. The guards in these will be armed with muskets containing buck- they will also be provided with carbines and rs, with orders to shoot down the first con- vict who tries vo escape. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUGITIVES. The following is the descriptive list of the con- victs who escaped yesterday, as obtained by a HERALD represemtative at the prison last night:— Daniel Bland, five feet ten inches high; weight, 154 pounds; florid complexion, light brown hair, blue eye: has aslight scar over leit eye; has on inside of right forearm figures 53” and inside of left 12" in India ink; born in New York; aged twenty. and had a father living at 416 West Twen- tieth street, New York; pleaded guilty to burglary in the first degree and sentenced January 12, 1871, 3 fore stated, but his prison attire—vest, shirt, pants and shoes—and had no coat. Daylignt was comin on, the roads were filled with men in search o! them, and he bad had nothing to eat since dinner at the prison on Sunday. This was the situation at daylight Monday morning. All that day he laid in the snow or among clumps of bushes, nearly frozen, aad the pangs of hunger coming on. Night came and he started for Poughkeepsie. He avoided the roadway a3 much as possible, and walked all night, scaling fences and walls and through deep snow across lots, On Tuesday he laid still again all day and Tuesday night started om another tramp, making excellent headway till near day- light of Wednesday, when he neared u barn on the Fishkill road, The gnawing pangs of hunger were eating uway his vitals, aud he was fast becoming too weak to proceed, His eyes fell upon a white cow under a shed lying down. He crept up to the animal, and, seizing one of her teats in his mouth, temporarily relieved the fearful sensation in his stomach and gained strength to move, All day Wednesday he laid still again, this time in the snow alongside of a stone wail, Once more, at hightiail, he started out, and in the roadway his foot accidentally hit an apple and a piece of bread which had apparently Been dropped by some School children, “This,” said Brady, “Was the most joyful sight my eyes ever rested upon, and I could Rurdly wait to bite through them with my teeth. I felt like swallowing all of it whole.” He Teached Sylvester Warren's house, corner of Maple and Mansion strects, in this city, at about one o’clock this morning. At this house his wife for- merly lived, He entered the premises through the cellar and rapped at the room door where Warren sieeps, and, after making himself known, was admitted. He was nearly dead with hunger, both feet were frozen, and he sunk down completely exhausted in a chair. Mrs. Warren lit a lamp and got him something to eat. At this time the front window curtain was but half way down, and while Brady was eating THE SHERBUBN-DREW TRAGEDY, Miss Drew's Betrayer in thé Hands of tha Authorities of New Hampshire—An At- tempt of a Mob to Lynch the Prisoner— Mr. Drew Deals a Few Blows—Ter- rible Effect of the Elopement and Death in the Family. Concorp, N. H,, Jan, 16, 1873, Almost a double tragedy occurred in this city to« day. The rgport that Police Officer Chadwick would arrive here from Jersey City with Georga Sherburn, the betrayer of Josephine Drew, of Fish erville, the particulars of whose death in consed quence of his desertion have been made public inf the HERALD, caused 4 large assemblage at the raild road station. The City Marshal, fearing some riot ous demonstration, had a good police force witht him, and instantly surrounded Chadwick and the prisoner as they stepped from the train, As thé oMcers and the prisoners started for the station im Central block AN IMMENSE CROWD SURROUNDED and followed them, so that it was with aiMmculty that they could make their way. There was no in- terference made by the excited spectators, although they muttered threats and derided their would-be victim. Sherburn was terribly two oye peered into the window full upon him. The face was that of Martin Langnetenn, a man who was a witness against Bri when he was convicted of horse theft. Lougherman hastened to Police Headquarters and gave the important news of Brady's arriv: when Omcers Doheny, Ferguson and McCann pro- ceeded to the house in question and surrounded it, Officer Doheny knocked at the door and after explanations was admitted, Search for Brady was at once made, and he was found secreted in a corner of the cellar and had a shovel in his hand, Doheny drew his revolver and called on Brady to drop the shovel. Brady made a quick move to put his hand in his pocket, when Doheny told him to take his hand away immediately or he would shoot. Seeing that resistance would be useless the conviet, at last hunted down, gave up and was taken to jail. In nis pockets two large knives | were found. When arrested he had on citizen's clothes, having changed his convict stripes at Warren’s, 1 visited the latter place this morning. Mrs. War- ren’s statement and of Brady told her difters from his statement to us in some respects. She says he told her that he left De Leon and Wilson at Fishkill yesterday and that Wilson had plenty of money. He told her he had to come to rough- keepsie, that it was life or death with him and that any report that he or his companions haa stolen a horse at Croton Landing was without foundation, The soles of his sloes were worn nearly off, and he showed them to Mrs. Warren as proof, Brady's wife reached Mrs, Warren’s at nine o’clock this morning, aud afterwards proceeded to the jailand had an affecting interview with him, Brady had money when he was arrested. He was taken back lo Sing Sing at one o'clock to-day, se- curely handcuffed and expressing great regrets over his foolish attempt to escape. LIBERAL REPUBLICAN GENERAL OOM- MITTEE. Resolutions Complimentary to Mayor Havemeyer—A Dash at the Federal Office-Holders in the City. The Liberal Republican General Committee met last night, in No. 811 Broadway, Mr. Thomas E, Stewart in the chair, The Secretary, Mr. W. P. RICHARDSON, read the following :— The Committee on Nominations of Officers re- spectfully report as follows:—We recommend for First Vice President Professor Theodore E, Glgu- bensklee; Second Vice i'1csident, General Georges W. Palmer; Secretaries, George F. Coachman and D. A. Anderson; Treasurer, D. T. Hoag. The nominations were approved with applause, A motion to adopt the bylaws of the past year for the present year was carried. A committee Was appointed to revise the constitution and by- laws. Mr. CHARLES T. POLHEMUS offered the following resolutions :— Resolved, That we congratulate the citizens and tax- York on. the election of the tried ied and Havemeyer, to the Mayor- alty chair oi the Empire City of the United States, and that we pledge him our support in his efforts to stay the tide of corruption that has made the local government of the city a byword of reproach throaghout the Union. Resolved, That the interests of reform require that the powers of the Mayoralty which properly belong to it be so lar restored to it as to make the Mayor responsible tor the good government of the city, and to that end that the charter be so amended as to confer upon him the power to remove all heads of departments for cau Mr. PoLnemus—We should not only give Mayor Havemeyer a passive support, but we should SUPPORT HIM HEARTILY AND EARNESTLY, The Mayor should have the appointment of all the heads of departments, Mr. CHRISTOPHER PULLMANN—I have supported Lawrence, and it would be strange to congratulate the citizens oi New York upon the election of aman whom we have publicly opposed, I move to strike out the first reselution. General JonN COCHRANE—Our platform was gen- eral reiorm, We fatied to elect our candidate. Though not representing us in a political point of vicw Mayor Havemeyer undoubtedly means re- form. i have great confidence in him, On this subject of reform he is right, We should dismiss politics and adhere to the right tn regard to the in- terests of the city. Let us also send a committee to Albany and ask the Legisiature to give us@ charter under which honest men could live, Mr, PULLMANN said he thought Mayor Havemeyer was a thoroughly honest, upright, conscientious man, but he had supported a man who was just as good a reformer as Mayor Havemeyer. He moved to amend the first resolution by inserting, “Al- though our candidate for Mayor was not elected.” 18 a8 amended Were carried. DMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER. |LMANN also offered the following, which was adopted :— to nine years’ imprisonment by Judge Bedford, doin Marion, five feet six. and one-half inches high; weight, 143 pounds; complexion florid, brown hair, biue eyes; has on leit forearm indistinct marks in India ink, and a scar from a cut on left side of Jower jaw; born in England ; aged nineteen; at time of arrest lived on Forty-sixth street, near enue A, New York; convicted of burglary Junu- | ary 1, 1870, and sentenced by Recorder Huckett to five years’ imprisonment. Andrew Reilly, five feet seven and three-quarter inches high ; weight, 147 pounds; florid complexion, black hair, bine eyes; has @ scar on right side of face, near nose ; on inside of right forearm a cross and star; convicted of grand larceny, and sen- tenced April 6, 1871, by Recorder Hackett to im- prisonment fer five years, Thrilling Narrative of James Brady’s Escape—Wandering Coatle: in Mid. Winter—Perils From Cold and Starva- tion—His Reeapture. POUGHKEEPSIE, Jan. 16, 1873, The arreet of James Brady, the horse thief, who, with Wilson, the bank robber, and De Leon, escaped from Sing Sing Prison last Sunday night, was, ap already stated, effected at two o'clock this morning. Brady's story of the escape is full of in- terest. He says that he accidentally stumbled into the information that Wilson and De Leon intended to leave the prison. Wilson, seeing that Brady had got into the secret, urged him to keep quiet, saying it would do him no good to “squeal,” and afterwards urged Braay to join them. The latter very foolishly consented— we say foolishly, because he had but about fourteen months to serve, and possibly he might have been free in a week or two, as application for his pardon had been made and the document was only wait- ing the Governor’s signature. This fact, however, Brady was not aware of, or he would not have made his foolish “freak.” However, he was in for it, and, with the other two, crept throagh the broken or sawed prison bars and started to leave. They had not proceeded fifty eet from the prison when they observed two men ahead of them, when they threw @ blanket on the snow near a clump of bushes and all three laid down upon it. Brady had no coat on. They laid there for five hours. Brady says they heard the alarm sounded and heard guards and villagers hurrying along by their hiding place. Two ol the guard stopped within five feet of their Hang f place, One of them said to the other, “There is a footprint,” his mate replying, “on! thi nothing; they've got to.New York by this time.’ While the alarm was being sounded Wilson tulantly accosted De Leon with “I thought I told re to cut the bell rope.” De Leon replied, “Well, I did cut i¢ al but a little strand.” At eleven o’clock P. M. the three left their hiding place and stood upright and were thorough. soaked with the wet snow. Wilson had expect two horses and a sleigh to mect them near the which seemed ri , but they failed To cennedh 4 eatly exasperate him. Lent he told Brady and De Leon that he would go in search of them, and that he would meet them near the ceme- tery gate, at the northeastern end of the village, ata certain time, Then all three separated, un- derstanding that that was to be the rendezvous. Brady saya that he walked leieurety through the upper part of Sing Sing village, with nothing on M4 his prison attire. It was @ moonlight ni ed and 4 man Was standing in front of a hotel which he |, but did not accost him. He met De Leon at the cemetery gate, and the two in stowed themselves away in th son several hours, but he De Leon commenced to grumble, and he an Brady quarrelied and separated for good, each to take el *. Brady's case ‘was a desperate one, He bad nothing op, ae be- Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed by the President for the purpose of urging amendments to the charter before the Legislature at Albany, and to co- | operate with the Mayor in promoting all measures of re- form. FEDERAL OFFICIALS, Mr. CHRISTOPHER PULLMANN offered the follow- ing :— Resolved, That the demand made through the press by certain ‘federal officials for increase of pay are un- necessary and unjust toward the workingmen ot the country, their average pay, now being one-third more than that of men otequal capacity engaged im employ. ments in private life, requiring quite as much skill and with more competition, and we hereby cali upon such officials as are not satistied to resizn—(aughter)—and let their places be filled by the hundreds of tffe unemployed bookkeepers, salesmen and experts of the country. | Laughter.) Kesolved, That what we need in our civil service is not increase of' salaries, but rather that the appointing power be taken away from the corrupt politicians who intest public life; that men who are appolnted to office in the Civil service should be so appointed for a definite term ot years, with no power to remove them except tor miscon- Wuct or neglect of business. Resolved, That the business men of the community are entitled to a larger share of politeness und prompt atten- thon to business than re in the habit of receiving at the hands of office-holders. (Laughter.) The resolutions were adopted, and the meeting adjourned, THE MARKET SAVINGS BANK, To THE EpiTor or THE HERALD:— Sim—As one of the unfortunate depositors of the Market Savings Bank, to an amount of upwards of six hundred dollars, I have received a dividend of thirty per cent. This was patd about seven moaths since, There sre ph ty of funds in hand te make @ further dividend, the amount of $60,000 being acknowledged to be in the custody of the assignees, | who in costly offices, handsomely fitted, and at | high salaries, are deaf to the almost daily en- treaties of the needy deposite I ask why are further dividends withheld Why de net these salaried officers be more faithful to thetr trust’ Satisfactory answers are denied to personal app)i- cants, Werely on the public press, confident that through yeur powerful interveation these func. tlonaries be urged te a Dron SE SOsinona.” their duties. DEPOSITO! THE HOME OF JEFFERSON. Monticello in Litigation—A Complicated Case. [From the Lynchburg Republican, Jan. 12.) ‘The former home of Thomas Jefferson, located on the Monticello mountain, near Charlottesville, Albemarie county, is in litigation at present betere the Supreme Court of Virginia. It is well known that Mr. Jefferson expended a large fortune in a lavish hospitality and died poor. Monticello, bis estate, Was sold, and purchased by Commodore Levy, of the United States Navy. Commodore Levy devised the estate at his death to the United States, as trustee, for the purpose of establishing an agri- cultural farm on which to educate to agricuitural pursuits chiidren of the warrant officers of the navy whose fathers were dead. In aid of this scheme he also devised $400,000 worth of property in New York. In the event of the United States not accepting the trust, he provided that the State of Virginia should act as the trustee for the pur- pose named; and, in the event of the State of Vir- ginia not accepting the trust, he devised the prop- erty to the Portuguese Hebrew congregations of New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore tor the Uenefit of’ the children of those societies whose fathers were dead. His legal heirs brought suit in New York. to set aside these provisions of the will. ‘The Court in New York declared the charity too indefinite, and tuat the United States could not take the property as trustee. Virginia, not being @ party to the suit, instituted a suit for its recovery as secondary trustee. The case is at present being exhaustively argued in the Supreme Court of Vir- ainia, now iD session IQ Rachmond, frightened and begged the police to protect hims Whule he vematined in the station bouse until pre- parations could be made to take him to the jail the crowd remained outside, completely blocking up the entrance to the headquarters, The ofticera saw the temper of the crowd and were in stron; force. As they descended the stairs to convey thi prisoner to a team that was waiting on Warrem street to take him to the jail, and as the force stepped upon the sidewalk, @ heavy, stout built man jumped upon the prisoner with demoniacal rage and dealt heavy blows upon him whenever ha could get a chance. This was the signal for action, and the crowd immediately shouted, . “KILL HIM |? “HANG HIM 1)? and other significant threats, and at the same timal three or four other persons joined the first man int beating the prisoner and in attempting to taka him from the hands of the officers. At one time it seemed as though the rioters might possibly get’ possession of the prisoner, but the officers wera firm, and at last succeeded in getting Sherburn into the team, and he was quickly taken away towards the jail. THE VICTIM’S FATHER HAS A SHORT REVENGE, But the saddest part was learned when it wag ascertained that the powerful man who first sprung upon the prisoner was the unfortunate girl’s father, who is naturally of a mild and most Peaceabie disposition. He was quiet when the prisoner was taken ‘from the depot, but as he descended the stairs with the police, the thought of his sad home and dead child overcame hid reason and he became insane. Among those what attacked the prisoner was ALSO AN UNCLE OF MISS DREW. For some time after Sherburn was taken away the crowd remained around the police station, some of them freely expressing their opinions that Sherburn ought to be hung and the hope that he would be. Mr. Drew was taken to Carrell’s saloon and most kindly cared for. He is temporarily in- sane and in a terrible state of agitation. When, im addition to this, there comes the report that THE MOTHER IS DISTRACTED in ker home at Fisherville it is not to be wondered at that threats of vengeance upon Sherburn are freely uttered. It.is not thought that an attempt will be made to enforce the sanguinary laws of Judge Lynch, although the temper of the com« munity might not warrant such a supposition; but certain it is that great feeling exists among all ba whom the circumstances of the tragedy ara nown. SPANISH SLAVES. An Eloquent Appeal to M. Zorilla by English, French, Dateh and Polish Membets of the Paris Anti-Slavery Confereace—An Absolute and Immediate Emancipation Necessary. {From Le Siéele.) Some members of the International Anti-Slaverp Conference sent to M. Zorilla, President of tha Council of Ministers of Hig Majesty the King of Spain, an address, in the most eloquent and press< ing terms, in favor of an immediate emancipation of the slaves im the islands of Cuba and Porte Rico. The following 18 the text:— MONSIEUR THE PRESIDENT—We, the andersigned, Members of the International Anti-Slavery Cont ence, Witch met in Paris in 1867, who, to-day, wit! other friends of humanity, associated to take part in the work of abolishing slavery, see, with sorrow, that this eriminai institution still exists in the isles of Cuba and Porto Ri When, jn 1868, the provisional government de- clared the right of the Spanish people to political liberty, we had, for the time being, the hope that it would recognize, at the saine time, the still more sacred right of the slaves in the Spanish colonies ta personal liberty, and that, following the nobi example of the provisional government of France in 1848, immediate and absoluta emancipation would be decreed. That hope has not been realized. Against our expectations in this respect, the new constitution adopted by the Cortes in 1869 completely ignored! the existence of slavery, and the government was constantly opposing the efforts of the aholi- tionist party to do justice to the slave population of the Spanish Antilles. In the meanwhile the major part of the Porto Ricans claimed immediate emancipation. ere Was also @ very considerable number in Cuba in favor of the absolute abolition of slavery, witheut ceunting the: insurgents, who had so decreed. The Spanish people have also demanded for five years past, in the most urgent manner, that the government abolish slavery. The government also has recognized the ne mal, of considering this great question, the emancipation of the slaves, notwithstanding this it has again recent), clare that it would not entertain the matter beiore the insurrection in'Cuba was entirely put down. But in admitting that this declaration has for the gov- ernment some little force in regard to Cuba, it can- not be applied to Porto Rico, fer there is no insur- rection in the latter place, the authority of tha Mother Country is recognized and respected, and the colonists have represemtatives in the Assembly, to defend their interests, It is not for us to point ont the probable resulta of a decision as opposed to justice and reason as it is opposed to wise policy. We come, therefore—we, sim) fe friends of humanity—to ask the government to decree immediate emancipation as an act of jus- tice which we owe to the slave population of these two isles, Not only humanity, religion and a wise policy should dictate this act of justice, but stil] more the glory and the honor of the nation which is at stake. Spain is the last Christian nation whose escutcheon is stained by the em- blems of slavery. Is not the effacing of this taint worthy of a great and Ls Seed effort ? The Jiatesman who shall accomplish this will ac- quire for himself an imperishable renown and for his country a glory that shall never be effacea, You, sir, undertake this task and complete it! We have the honor, sir, to respectfully salute Broglie, De J president and A, Cha- on. yGuizot, Martin, Laboulaye, Monod, Presserse, Julius H. Wobbers (Utrecht for Holiand; Joseph Cooper, London, meroozow, Secretary of the Conferen' Paris, Dec. 17, 1873 A VILLAGE IN FLAMES, Gréenville, Pa., Almost Reduced to Ashes. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1873, A despatch from Greenville, Pa., at one o’clocig this morning says:—‘‘An extensive fire is now raging here. It commenced in the St. Char! Hovele in the heart of the village, and several large buildings and milis are already destroyed. At midnight a Cpt ap DNs ng ville sent ove of her train. The fire is increasing. the loss cannot be estimated at this hour.” Later. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1873, A later despatch from Greenville says:—“About thirty buildings have been burmed down and tne flames are still raging. The origin of the fire ia unknown, and it is impossible to get any details of the disaster.” THE WESTERN SNOW STORM. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1873, Private despatches from Cairo, Ill, received to~ day, report that Foley, MeKenny and Bernes, of Covington, Ky., who went.to Osceoia,Ark., hunting, and were supposed to be the three men mn frozen to death in a skilf near Memphis, are alive and well at Osceola. . DEATH OF PROFESSOR OLEVELAND. Irnaca, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1873. + William C. Cleveland, Professor of Civil Enginees~ D 11 University, died to-dap of pneumonia ie eae. His remains will be taken to Cau bridge for interment,