The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1873, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1873.—TRIPLE SHEET, BATTLING CUBA Renewal of Fighting Along the Whole Rebel Line. A TERRIBLE PARADE IN O'KELLY’S HONOR, Bloody and Obstinate Combat Near Limones. A Thousand Spaniards in Pursuit of the Cuban Victors. CUBAN CASUALTIES AT NAJAZA. A Three Hours’ Struggle Re- perted from Bayamo. EXECUTION OF A PATRIOT. Rebel Triumph Near Pu- erto Principe. OKELLY’S PERILOUS JOURNEY. pcb eas OLR His Horse Gives Out in a First Attempt to Reach Rebcldom. ee eee HOSPITALITIES OF THE WYOMING, Enthusiastic Reception on an American Man-of-War. SENTIMENTS OF THE FLEET. Key West, March 13, 1873. My advices from your correspondent at Ha- ‘vana are of yesterday's date, and indicate an Active movement on the part of the insurgents slong their whole line, inspired, itis supposed, y THE PRESENCE OF MR. 0’KELLY among them, to demonstrate to him their mode of fighting. Details are given as fol- lows :—~ A telegram received from General Riquelme feports an engagement on the 7th inst. be- tween a column of one hundred and fifty men of El Rey regiment and the forces of Agra- monte, about a league from Limones, at the $ord of the Maximo River. ‘THE SPANISH ACCOUNTS confess an obstinate resistance on the part of the insurgents ; but, as usual, declare they forced them to retire towards the woods, leav- ing on the field thirty killed, and confess to a loss on their own side of twenty-eight killed and wounded, among the latter the command- ing officer of the column, Major Sanchez del Campo. Twocolumns of five hundred men each, under Brigadier Weyler, have been sent in pursuit of General Agramonte’s forces, on account of the losses suffered by the Spaniards, which clearly indicates a defeat. GASUALTIES IN THE BATTLE AT NAJAZA. According to the report of a prisoner of war, in the action of the 9th of February, which was fought at the Najaza pasture, be- tween Colonel Marin’s forces and the insur- gents, the insurgent Colonel Antonio Rodri- guez, better known as Madrinales, and four- keen others, were wounded. ‘ A THREE HOURS’ FIGHT. Advices from Bayamo report an encounter between the Spanish troops and insurgents, ander Modesto Diaz, on the 5th. The action lasted three hours. The former claim the victory, asserting that the insurgents were @riven from their positions, leaving behind eleven killed. Their own losses are not stated. A STAMPEDING PARTY FOILED. A party of fifty insurgents, commanded by Pedro Castellonas, endeavored to stampede a lot of cattle collected by the troops of the New Trocba from Baga to Zanja, but were foiled by the Spanish contraguerillas. ‘ AN INSURGENT COLONEL KILLED. The Leon battalion reports the death of the insurgent Colonel Yanger and Captain Este- ban Varona and two others, and eightee prisoners and o number of horses and hrms seized. ’ COBAN BORPRIEE AND VICTORY. Private advices from Puerto Principe report that the insurgents surprised Major Mustera’s detachment, stationed close to Puerto Prin- cipe, which, after suffering a loss of ten killed, vetreated to Puerto Principe. The Major is to be court-martialled. : NOTHING FROM O'RETLY hag reached Havana since he left Santiago, but I learn from officers of the Wyoming now here, who met O'Kelly at Santiago de Cuba and entertained him on board, that his crossing the line was accompanied with the extra risk of requiring two attempts, HI8 HORSE GIVING OUT on the first occasion and obliging him to re- tarn to Santiago. The hiding away there, which the Captain General in his interview with your correspondent at Havana complained of, meant simply the hospitality extended to him by the officers of the Wyoming, on board which had been ‘ BECHIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM. Tf the sentiment of the officers of the squadron woy Jn this harbor found exprespion the threat Spe’ Kou. Ni fit ae time is } the of the Unptam General to shoot O’ Kelly would have been long gince answered by the pres- to pervade the Senate chamber during his speech, the burden of which was that Caldwell ought not to be permitted to retain his seat in the Senate. ence of the entire fleet in the harbor of | Then foliowed Senator Alcorn in advocacy of his Havana. CUBAN WANT OF FAITH IN THE SPANISH RE- PUBLIC, The latest advices from Havana to the 12th inst. state thet the feeling among the Cubans is that no amelioration of their condition is to be looked for from the change of govern- ment in Spain. EXECUTION OF A PATRIOT GENERAL. Before the Spanish Republic had reached ita first month Francisco Maria Rubalcaba, the insurgent General, captured by the Span- ish forces, @ Cuban poet and journalist of some repute, well beloved by his countrymen, was executed on the 5th inst. at Puerto Principe to satisfy the clamor of the in- tegritists, A FRENCHMAN MURDERED AT MATANZAS. At Matanzas recently a Frenchman named Breton was beaten to death in a store kept in the outskirts of that city by the owner, Don Leandro Piris, @ captain of volunteers, and avother volunteer. The Frenchman pro- vokingly asserted bimeelt to be @ republican, and half-drunkenly taunted his assailants, who fell upon him and beat him to death, Futile efforts wore «made by the Spanish au- thorities to CONCEAL HI8 BODY; but the French Consul, learning of the trans- action, demanded an investigation, which is now in progress. The Spanish journals are silent on this matter. Reinforcements for the Spanish Colonial Army. Maprip, March 13, 1873. The next steamer sailing from Cadiz will take 500 reinforcements for the army In Cuba. Citizen Review of the Treasury Financiering and the Now Loan Plan—Considerable De- bate Without Decided Consequences— The Foreign Capitalists in Council. TULECRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Havana, March 12, 1873. ‘The directors of the political club, the Spanish Casino, invited a number of wealthy citizens and leading financiers to a conference on Monday even- ing, at which the condition of the Treasury was taken under consideration. ‘The directors submitted the proposal, in view of the ill success of the twenty million lean, that the portion which remained untaken be divided among the taxpayers according to the amount of taxes paid by each, ‘The directors stated that the Casino Would also take steps to introduce the plan to the consideration of the proprietors and moneyed men in the interior of the island. There was considerable discussion at the Con- ference, but no reagolution was adopted. The proposition meets with much opposition. The distribution of the yntaken bonds ameng the tax- payers is regarded in the light of a forced loan, all the more objectionable as it falls heavily on the less wealthy classes, ‘The street people denounce it, declaring that coprcion to take the loan is against their interests, as well as contrary te law. FOREIGN MONEYED INTEREST. Informal meetings of foreign and Spanish mer- chants have been privately held, at which it was Fesolved to oppose the plan, and the foreign Con- suls will protest in case it is insisted upon. Promi- nent Spaniards represent that the object is tomake those patriots who boast loudly of their devotion to Spain and are slow in affording real support to her interests take seme share of the burdens imposed by the war for the preservation of their country’s power, Several engagements with the rebels are re- ported in the Central Department, WASHINGTON. SRE SER FEI ‘WASHINGTON, March 13, 1873. The Senate Tired of Patterson and the Credit Mobiller. Poor Patterson plaintively pleaded for a hearing before the Senate, when he and every one else knew that there was no time for any examination of the question. To-morrow a series of resolutions will be presented setting all this forth, and resolv- ing that, owing to the want of time, the Senate neither approves nor disapproves of the report. The real truth is that the Senate is heartily tired of the Crédit Mobilier scandal, and wants Patterson to “stay put down.” The Debate on Caldwell’s Case Continucd in the S jte=No Vote Taken Yet. The discussion on the Caldwell case to-day seemed never-ending and exceedingly wearisome. Logan was at it again. His harangue was, for the greater part, @ repetition of that of yesterday, only trifle more meledramatic. The Senator froma Yilinots is a perfect type of the Bowery trage- dian, and from the manner of his delivery one could imagine him gracing tke boards of “Old Drury” and calling for the thunders of applause from the gods. Caldwell busied himself during his speech by taking voluminous notes, consisting of his autograph many hundred times repeated, and inter- esting little proverbs such as “Honesty is the best pelicy,” “Virtue ls its own reward,” &c. Logan piped about for two hours, but, it being the same tune as that of yesterday, the Senators refused to dance, and sneozed peacefully at their desks, as the melodramatic hero posed and strutted and roared and whispered through the various contortionsjo! feartully and wonderfully made speech. If this Senaté were immortal and had all eternity before it for the discussion of Caldwell’s case such been in order, But as it is, eettig and humaf pa limited. The Senators endured his oratien as a streng man does when visited by some inevitable afiction—they grinned and bore it. Many of them varied the monotony of listening by going in and out, so that towards the close of it t present at theirdesks. There w individ in Me Da wh ave ai tention i} ts at 5 ord and ne was shorthand reporter, Logan has one strong point—namely, his pathos. The peroration of his speech Wags & long, frantic effort to create a tumult of tender emotions in the breasts of the obdurate Senators for his unfortunate client, He pot only attempted to play upon the heart strings of his colleagues, but he soared aloft at times to the ladies’ gallery, and, in many @ beautiful pose and touching phrase, sought to pump tears from the feminine eyes gazing benignly down upon him, Towards the very last his voice sunk toan awful whisper. Silence reigned in the Senate chamber; Logan seemed in his solemnity to stand by Cald- well’s yawning grave. He became painiuily im- pressive aud was deeply moved; his head bowed low; still lower sunk his voice, and then came the touching finale, which seemed to be a quotation from the Book of Job, but was spoken in 80 low a@ tone as to be totallly inaudible, making the effect doubly im- pressive. Then Logan came down, mopped his forehead, and the long agony was over. After him came Senator Buckingham, who delivered what, to the casual listener, sounded like a funeral sermon, but what, in point of fact, was a severe rebuke of the Kansas corruptienist, Mr, Buckingham’s mild, subdued clerical look, together with his tone of voice, reminded one of the occupation he has for- saken for the Senate. He appeared as if talking fromm the PwLIt, aNd a ppirit Of reverence pegmed levee is | | States Navy; | in and out of harbors are prov! in yyatn PYOper resolution to expel Caldwell. He made a strong GUILELESS HOAX. Oe argument in faver et his proposition, but the | The Home of the Ameses Alive with the Senate was wearied with the subject and did not pay Much attention, He concluded at four o’clock, when an executive session was ordered om the last nominations sent in, Assistant Sceretary Richardson’s Position on the Question of Currency Expane sion. The statement made in these despatches that Assistant Secretary Richardson is notin favor of expansion was verified to-day by the recall of $50,000 of legal tenders, reducing the outstanding cireulation to $357,009,450, und the announcement also that the minimum fixed by law would be ob- served; and the opinion of the Senate Finance Committee that the Treasury Department has no authority to issue any portion of the $44,090,000, excepting so far as whe business of the ‘Treas- ury, Department wail permit. Now it sometimes happens—in fact has been @ common occurrence for years past—that the outstanding legal tenders have been in excess of what Senator Sherman and his iollowers say the law authorizes, Because the currency balance is large does not imply that it consists of greenbacks, And it is a matter of rec- ord that when this balance at one time amounted to over five millions it was necessary, for tne re- | dempticn of a large lot of fractional currency, to draw on the reserve, The law provides that this curreucy shail be redeemed in legal tenders, but the increase was only temporary, fer the foliowing day @ like amount of new fractional currency was issued to the Treasurer and the greenbacks re- called, This is what is called at the Department “for business purposes only, and not for the relief of the money market.” It is this that has increased the outstanding circulation, Specu- lators bave taken advantage of the fact that the daily reports show an increase, without regard to its real use. Mr. Richardson recognizes the impor- tance of giving the public all information concern- ing financial matters, so that in future the legal tender circulation will be reported the same as the currency balance, It will be a very extraordinary emergency that will induce the Acting Secretary to expand for the relief of the market. He believes, with the President, that the only way to make bad legislation disagreeable is by enforcing it. The Senate Finance Committee made issue with the Treasury Department for increasing the er back circulation last Fall, and it any hardship should follow from a strict observance of the views expressed in the resolution of the Senate it will not be the fautt of the Treasury Department. How the money is to be husbanded and the policy of the Department kept secret remains to be sven, Office-Seckers Mourning the Absence of the President. A mourpfal crowd of office-seekers haunted the rooms of the White House to-day, and woutd not be comforted, because the President had gone to Phila- delphia. The messengers elevated their ¢oles (boot soles, of course) on high, read the adminis- tration papers, and, in reply to numerous inquiries Friends of Qur Shovel-Off. TALES OF EARLY DAYS. How the Briber Regards the Bribed and What He Thinks and Knows. SMILER SCHUYLER SCORCHED. North Eastoners Taking the Shine Out of the South Benders. —_- HOAX FETED AND PRAISED. Mighty Massachusetts Honoring Her Most Honored Son. THE CORRUPT CONGRESS DENOUNCED, Exciting Speeches by Puritan Patriots— Music and Mirth. Nortn Easvon, Mass., March 13, 1873, To THE EprroR ov THE HERALD:— Oakes Ames, wholesale dealer in shovels and Congressional memorandum books and all arrived to-day. The trip hammers’ office and shovel factories made such @ clatter that the villagers could not hear the train, and Oakes slid almost unobserved through the slush and mud to his hum- ble but virtuous dwelling, to await the evening's honors. If the villagers heard the train they were too busy fixing the pies, music, ower pots and rhetoric ior the good man’s reception this evening to meet him at the depot. North Easton is not a city with churches and billiard saloons and print- ing offices and aldermen, like South Bend, It is a little hamlet, stuck down in the mud, without sidewalks, hotels or restaurants, and the houses only lay around loose, in handy proximity to the shovel shops, The residences of the Ameges are palatial. Oliver, the old President ef the Union Pacific Railroad, lives in a beautiful house near the works, while his son Frederick lives in a lovely stone villa on the side of the hill, It has a@ French roof, serpentine walks, stable of horses and a conservatory of why the Executive had gone to the City of Broth- erly Love, said they didn’t know. It was easy for one intimate with the coming in and going out of the President to answer the question, The incense from the kitchen of the Union League alone could not allure such a distinguished party. There were some who thought he had gone to avoid importunate beggars for the oMce of ‘Assistant Secretary. He will return to-morrow morning, plead business engagements until noon, spend a couple of hours with his constitutional advisers, drive out in the afternoon, while the same hungry horde yawn on the green reps in the antechamber, wondering why the President is inaccessible, The Height of Robeson’s Ambition. ‘The Secretary of the Navy was interviewed to-day by asquad of personal friends for position under ium at Berlin, Mr. Robeson said that the only foreign country he had any ambition to visit now was New Jersey, and he was confident he would, before long, enjoy that privilege. A Hint for Virtuous Congressmen. The First Comptroller of the Treasury Depart- ment, who is authority on all matters per- taming to Uncle Sam's money box, says that if members of Congress who do not wish to receive their increased pay will buy bonds and present them to the government they will contribute that much toward the reduction of the public debt, Otherwise the refusal to receive the money will not benefit anybody, as it will remain in the Trea- sury among other funds not specifically appro- priated, A Serious Affray in Florida. The Attorney General received the following telegram trom H. 0. Whitley, Chief of the United States Secret Service, trom Jacksonviile, Fla., to- day :—*‘A serious affray at Lake City, Fld. Post- master and county officers driven from town, Am making all investigations in connection with Dis- trict Attorney, United States Marshal and Com- missioner, Ringleaders arrested, Will report in few days.” Parson Newman to Look up Signs of the Coming Millennium. The appointment of Reverend J. P. Newman as Inspector of Consulates was a surprise to the pious people of Washington. It is reported to-day, how- ever, that the Senate chaplain inspired the miller- nium passages in the President's late Inaugural, and will journey round the world to see if any pro- gress can be made during the next four years towards Americanizing the Asiatic and European nations, improving Atrfca and converting South America. A Sweet Boon for Boutwell. Mr. Boutwell was to-day the recipient of a mag- nificent basket of flowers, sent to him by the mem- bers of the Texas delegation in Congress and other Téxans now in tnis city. Cadet Midshipmen at Large. The President has designated for appointment as Cadet Midshipmen at Large Marion A. Vinton, of Connecticut, son of the late Colonel D, H. Vinton, United States Army; Frank Crocker, of Iowa, son of the late Brigadier General of Volunteers; M. M. Crocker, formerly of Des Moines, lowa; Philip V. Lansdale, son of Medical Inspector R. Lansdale, United States Navy; Horace P. Griffith, District of Columbia, stepson of Franklin A, Stratton, for- meriy Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers; Alexander Wadsworth, of Massachusetts, grandson of tne late Commodore A. T. Wadsworth, United Lawrence F, Braine, son of Com- mander D. L. Braine, United States Navy; William Canfleld, District of Columbia, and Cornelius C, Fouke, Celifornia, Important to Owners of Steam Tugs. It has been decided by the Treasury Department that unless steam tugs employed in towing vessels g ments, issued by thé general government, they ieee eailect YO NéAvy penalties in the way of | extra towage duties, fees, &¢, - Confirmations Sethe Senate The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed | the following appointments: | Receivers af Public Moneys—P. A, Chalfont, at In- dependence, Cal.; Amos Steck, at Denver, Col. egnsters of Land Offices—Morgan Bates, at erse City, Mich.; Lewis Dugal, at Denver, Col. Covectors of Customs—jonn C. Shoever, for the District of Minnesota; J. 8. Hanover, at Fairfield, Conn. ; Calbert Caldwell, at Paso Det Norte, Texas; | Thomas A, Cummings, for Montana and Idaho, United States Attorneys—Biutord Wilson, for the Southern district of Iinois; Joseph 0, Glover, for | the Northern district of Lilinois, United States Marshals—Charies 8, Hamilton, for the Eastern district ef Wisconsin; Robert M. Douglas, for the Eastern district of North Carolina; Stephen B. Packard, for Leuisiana. Uaneous—William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, to be Minister Resident to the United States of Colombia; 8. N. Denny, to be United States Const! at Amoy, and Daniel ©, Rodman, te be Pension Agent at Hartford, Conn, Treasury Balances. The balances in the Treasury at the close of busi- ness to-day were as follows :— Currency... tesseessee seeceseseees Special deposit of legal tenders for the redemption of certificates of deposit.. 28,589,000 Coin (including $24,756,500 coin certifi- CATES) wer eee vee 66,192,470 $2,028,640 eee WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, March 13, 1873, ‘The Massachusetts House of Representatives has | verity against any member, Seren the woman suffrage resolve by a vote of flowers, with blossoming peach trees, OLIVER AND OAKES 100k alike, but they are different; Oliver and his son Frederick are “grederates” of Harvard, while Oakes and his sons—Oliver Second and Oakes 8.— have been brought up without education and work in the shovel shops. Both are men of tremendous constitutions, and thirty years ago they were the king wrestlers on training day for forty miles around Plymouth Rock. Old settlers here say that neither of the brothers was ever thrown. It seems plain now how in the late Congressional wrestie Oakes has been able to throw the whole Forty-second Congress. Once Oakes and Oliver went off alone ¥o the woods near the town to settle the wrestling championship betwegn themselves; but when they came back they never divulged. the result, so each still wears the champion’s belt, They certainly wrestie well, whether they are ‘wrestling with railroads or Congress. Oakes lives like Cincinnatus, in simplicity, im his father’s, old house near the shop. HOW OAKES GAMBOLED. Here in rustic innocence he used to gambol on the green, fitting himself for the time when he should gamble on Congressional credulity and virtue. Here he raked innocently in his father’s garden. preparatory to raking in the Christian legislators; and here he shovelled the mealy ground and spread the warm fertilizers, as in after years he shovelled his Crédit Mobilier into Congressional pockets and spread it about among Christian statesmen ‘‘where it would do the most good,” HOW HE LOOKS. In appearance the Puritan martyr is tall and sturdy, six feet in his number twelve shoes; his Roman nose hangs down like a parrot’s hooked bill, while his mouth backs away to let the chin, from which radiates straggly gray whiskers, come up it. His eyez are small and blue, nis hair silver gray, and his tall body bends beneath the load of sixty-eight years, His conversation is quiet, re- served and logical, and his general appearance is that of a good old Hardshell Baptist minister. In habit, like all the Ameses, he is strictly tem- perate, and at his reception supper to-night cham- pagne is superseded by cold water and New Eng- jand pies, HE MAKETI A SACRIFICE. Over thirty years Oakes used tobacco and snuff, Finding it expensive and objectionable to his fam- ily, he made a bargain with Mr. Andrews, one of his father’s head men, that neither should chew tobac- coagain, It was agreed that the one who took a chew of plug or cavendish first should forfeit to the other $5. Weeks went on, and Oakes, though famishing for his “navy plug,” Kept the bar- gain. He used to carry a half plug round in his vest pocket, and when he came near William Andrews he would take out the delicious morsel, hold it up to William’s nose and say, “Ah! William, how do you like that? Isn’t it beautiful 7 But William stood firm to the bar- gain, determined that if either of them should break it and forfeit the $5 it should be Oakes, HE SETTLES A DIFFICULTY. One day Oakes came up to William and said, “Bill, 1 can’t stand it no longer. Now Pve cut this piece of plug into two pieces. You take one, and I will take the other at the same time; then neither will first break the agreement.” So they both saved their $5, and each placed the tobacco where it would do the most good. When Oakes gave the Crédit Mobilier stock to. Colfax he played the same trick. They both breke the law, for they were tue briber and the bribed and they were both liable to the same penalty Oakes then referred to this in his Washington Speech In his simple, blacksmith way he said:— Wbeg, enticmen, to note the entire section carc~ fully and critically and verity thé aggertion } now make, that every penalty denounced upon him who shall promise, offer, give or offer to procure to be promised, offered or given any valuable thing to any member of Congress with intent to influence his vote on any matter pending or to be bron, v9 before him 1s alike punishable with tmpaftla se- officer or per- son who shall in aby wise accept or receive the same, Mark the Janguage—and the member, officer or person who shall in anywise ac- ceipt or receive the same or any part thereot shall be liable to an indictment as for @ high crime and misdemeanor, and shall, upen conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding ten times the amount 80 offered, promised or given, and imprisoned in @ venitentiary not exceeding ten years.” NO MORE CHEWING AND SNUFFING. Oakes once made a pledge that he would really give up tobacco if Harrison should be elected President, and a few years after he pledged him- self to giving up snuff if General Taylor should be elected, So Harrison's and Taylor's elections broke up Oakes’ chewing and snuffing, and taking hig old snuff-vox and pieces of plug tobacco, he “placed them where they would do the most good” —down the drai I found Oakes Ames, the martyred Puritan states- man, this afternoon, quietly resting in the parlor Of his littie wooden cottage. Ifit had heen later in the Spring 1 suppose Ho-Axe would have been rak- ing in his garden with atl the simplicity of the Sage of Chappaqua, He don’t like chopping wood, and 4 his experience with axes—cspecially the “Coll ax”—has been so uncertain that ge cannot pe In- duced to look at one. He looked THB PICTURE OF TEMPERANCE AND SOBRIETY. Indeed, they say in Washington that when Con- gressmen took his Crédit Mobilier and said “Mum’s the word,” he turned pale, for fear they meant Mumm’s champagne. After passing the compliment of the day I asked Mr, Ames how he looked upon the coming recep- tion by his fellow townsmen. “Oh, it 19 only a little home affair,” he rephed. “1 suppose my friends give it to me to show me that they believe I have been truthiul and honest throughout this whole thing. I have been, too. Every man bad a right to buy this stock ; but it was brought against them as an electioneering dodge, and, not having time to explain matters, 80 close was the election, that they foolishly denied it. Then, when the cry was started for an investiga- Von they all came te me begging to shield them.” WHY HE SHOWED FiGuiT. “Why didn’t you do it)? “Because McComb wanted this stock for his own friends, and accused me, in his Crédit Mobilier suit, of using his stock to bribe Congressmen. I had to protect myself, At first, as I said, I thought I would shield them when I got to Washington. They all recol- leeted things so differently from me that I hardly felt like setting up my recollection against them all. Lwas very lenient, thinking Congressmen would show some gratitude. But when they Wanted to push me against the wall and make a scape goat of me, I backed up. I showed how they came tome and bought this stock, paid for it, grumbled because they couldn’t get enough of it, and then ran away and leit it in my hands, SMILER SCHUYLER’S RAKE, I tell you, sir, that I sold the stock to Colfax as I did to others and as I proved in the investigation. ‘The $1,200 was paid to him by the Sergeant-at-Arms in greenbacks and on the “8. ©.” duck Schuyler Colfax deposited it in his bank, “Are there any new proofs ?”” “Ihave learned from my brother Oliver,’’ con- tinued Mr, Ames, ‘that Mr. C. A. Runkle, attorney for the New York Tribune, told Mr. William T. Hyatt, of New York, that, months ago, Schuyler Colfax told him (Runkle) that he had bought some CréJit Mebilier stock and that he thought it was a good thing. Now, if the HERALD has any way to draw out Mr, Runkle on the subject, I hope it will do it, and if Mr. Runkle is @ candid man, as they gay he is, I hope he will say whether this is so or not.” “But it seems that General Grant has endorsed Schuyler Uolfax,” | suggested. “No, sir,” continued Mr. Ames, “if you read President Grant’s note to Colfax you will see that he congratulates him on the fact that the charges imputed were not sustained, and that bribery and corruption were the charges; and in just as much for me as for him, for if there was no one bribed then there was no briber. If Schuyler was free from bribery then I was, But the President don’t commit bimeelf about Schuyler’s lying.” HE KNOWS HE LIED. This is plain taik, but every member of the com- mittee told me that in their opinien Schuyler had lied, There is net a member of Congress in Wash- ington or ®& newspaper man but what knows Schuyler lied, Yes, and lied like a deg, sir.’? “Hew did Mr. Colfax appear when you met ?”” “Appear? Why he always hung his head and looked guilty. He could not look me in the face, neither could Kelly or Garfield. They would hang their faces and look red, as if my presence troubled them.” “Do yeu get many letters of congratulation ?” “Yes, bundreas of them. I hola in my hand a letter from the Postmaster of Boston, He says he is sorry Schuyler was so foolish as to wreck him- self, and sorry that the President mixed himself up in it at all, Here’s a letter from a governor, and | here’s one from Webster Snyder, the old Superin- tendent of the Union Pacific road, who took Sebuyler and A. D. Richardson over the road when Schuyler owned stock in it, and was, as George Alfred Townsend said, riding on free tickets to ad- vertise it. WHAT SNYDER SAYS. OFFICE OF LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CoMPANY, ©. Charlick, President, Lona ISLAND City, March 10, 1873, Hon. OAKES AMES:— My DEAR Sik—I wish to congratulate vou on having finished the political career of Schuyler Colfax. The work was well done, If Schuyler ever again has the presumption to travel over the Union Pacitic it is hardly probable that he will demand a special train or a cooking car. Without regard to his polities, | pronounced him a fraud in 1868, and you certainly will now concede that, officially, I treated him with more rather than less ihty than he was cnutied to. Very respectfully, WEBSTER SNYDER. “That is the way with all those fellows,” con- | tinued Mr. Ames, laughing; ‘they ride free on your railroads, and then abuse you. Now, there is Sam | Bowles, of the Springfield Republican; he has been abusing me for months; and Herace Clark told ine yesterday in New York that Sam kad the finpu- dence te write and ask for @ Union Pacific pass to California for his wife and family. He wrote to Horace Clark that he knew he had not advocated a monument to me, but he had not abused me as much as some other people.” THAT'S GOOD IN SAM BOWL! “What railroad matter was that you had in New York yesterday?” “Weil, it was the rafiroad from Mobile to Hous- ton, Texas, It’s running now from Mobile to New Orleans and paying $50,000 per month; but the sixty miles from New Orleans to Donaldsville just pays expenses. We want it finished clear through to Houston. We had a lot of inactive directors, such as Messrs. Van Hoffman, Schuchardt, Selig- man, E, D. Morgan, Morten, Steward, Banker and Durkee. We changed them to Messrs. G. Inness, J. J. Howell, Young, Post, C. J. Osborn and Dewey and myself. We are now going on to finish the line, when it will be as good stock as the Union Pa- cific’? HOAX’S TENDER CONSCIENCE. It now became time for Ames to make a few notes | for his evening receptiom. As he sat down to write lasked him if he was going to say anything about Colfax. “No, I gness not. Il let the poor leyow go to the devil as he is going,” he replied. As I said “good night’? Mr. Ames remarked, “One thing more. Teil the Henanp I did not vote for the Congressional increase of salary, as the papers say. I was opposed to it.’ Mr. Ames afterwards explained to his brother Oliver that Ben Butler asked him to vote for this increase; but that he could not do it. GREAT PREPARATIONS were made for Oakes Ames’ reception in the North Easton schoolhouse to-night. The schoolhouse is alarge four story building, costing $48,000, and it was built and presented to the village by the Ames’. Plates were set for 360 seats in the large audience hall of the building. After the collation was partaken of Mr. Ames was received by Dr. G. B, Cogswell, the president of the Reception Com | mittee, Amid the din of the music and deafening applause from the people, Dr. BIVaees and saidj— =" Js ADDRESS. 006 WoNoRABLE Oakes AMES—Your friends and neigh- bors, feeling that some mnark of respect and estcem | is due you from them, have gotten up this complt- mentary reception in honor of yourself, thereby atfording the gratification of meeting you sociably, and of extending to you the hand of welcome, and of making you feel that “Be it ever so humble there is no place like home.’ (Sensation.) We meet you as friends and neighbors, irrespective of party, that we may show to you that during your long term of Congress from this district we have had the most perfect confidence in your honesty and integrity—(applause)—and that we have always | been proud to claim you as @ friend and fellow townsman, (Cheers) And I feel confident that T was but speaking the sentiment of al) your friends here to-night, that while others have sought to cast a stigma upon your fair name and reputa- tion, we have always looked spon you as “that nobiest work of God, an honest man.” (Applaase.) But I see before me here to-night many of your friends, who are ee ee or lg MY bg raise and worth, soT will clos eotalowing bie Hon, Oakes Ames; | from Omaha te + | said Oakes Ames he has passed the flery er and brighter.’ (Con- GREAT HOAX RESPONDS. In reply Mr. Ames delivered the following speech, which I telegraph the HERALD from the gentieman’s manuscript copy:— My FRienps AND Netonpors—I should be less than human not to be gratified and happy at this reat Cee of my constituents to show their faith and confidence in my honor, truth and integ- rity. (Applause.) I am notin the habit of speer Ingking, a8 you all well know, have. aa vou are svare, been sae rine) IX months, ‘The press of the has been full of what is called Cre ‘ Me scandal. The whole offence, it offence it can be called, is in selling $16,000 of stock to eleven members of Congress at the same price 1 paid for it and at tne same price I sold the same stock to others. And if the parties purchasing the stock had simply told the truth, and said they had a or of tt. subject of aouse for thé to purchase it, that would have been the end But from the fact of their denial tie public gus- pected there must be something criminal in the transaction. To find out what the crime was Con- gress appointed a committee to inquire if Oakea Ames had bribed any member of Congress, The Tesult was the appointment of THE NOTORIOUS POLAND COMMITTEE, That committee wereengaged nearly three months, and the result of aif their labors was to badly damage the characters ef some men high in office for truth and veracity, (Groans fer Colfax.) But the object of the cominittee—to see if Oakes Ames bribed any member—was admitted mot proven. Applause.) ‘That committee made the wonderful iscovery that I was guilty of selling stock for less than it was worth, but the parties taking the stock and keeping it were very innocent, and they also made the discovery that I had the extra- ordinary ability to give men bribes without their Knowing it, and to do as they did net kuow what. After Mr. Ames had finished his speech the band played “HAIL TO THE CHIEF.” Quite a commotion was caused on the rostrumy about this time by the reception of the following mock specch, written by a gentleman from New York, who suggested in a note that Oakes Ames should read it to the audience. The applause was all put i, but the Chairman suppressed it, hand- ing me a copy for the HERALD:— A STILLBORN ORATION., FELLOW Crriz —I am deeply impressed with the honor you heap upon me for my success ip the noble work of bribery and corruption, It is meet that Senator Pattersen, Schuyler Colfax and James Brooks should have their reward for the aid they gave me in the noble cause of corruption. But the briber as well as the bribed is entitied to your con- sideration, (Cheers.) Fellow citizens of North Easton, history hus furnished many beautiful in- stances of legislative corruption; but where, I ask, can you find an instance where one man, single and alone, has succeeded tn bribing am entire legislature? (Cries of “No where!) Tans glad you appreciate your Representative and that you censure the acts of those dishonest membera who refused to be bribed, [am glad you appreci- ate the danger I incurred in nobly breaking tne law. [tis for this that you honor me. Itis for this that you meet me, proud sons of New England, with bands and banners, with nuzzas and national anthems, It is for nobly breaking the acts of Con- gress and for corrupting my fellow legislators that you, proud sons of Pilgrim Fathers, alinost beneath. the shadow of Plymouth Rock, hener me with thanks and speeches and the pomp and procession: of an enthusiastic constituency. (Great applause.) My friends, I have been truthful, as you know. went tnere to bribe a legislature, and E did it. I said I did it. now say FE did it. (A voice—“You’r no prevaricator, like Colfax.) Look at my hands, [am an honest man. Ben Butler, my lawyer, says so. I gave him $3,000 to stimulate lim, I placed tt where it would do the most good. (Cheers for Ben.) I ama simple shovel muker. (Voice—“Has Scliuyler prevari- cated ?”’) No; Schuyler, too, is an honest man. Allare honest men. His constituents have hon- ored him a$ you have henored me. Weare the briber and the bribed. (Cheers.) Igioryinit, I am glad the proud Commonwealth of Massachu- setts appreciates my glorious work ol corruption, (A voice—“Oh, give usa rest!) Yes, Vil give you the rest soon. The Bible says a liar shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven. I have told you the truth, even ii 1 does bar out Mr, Colfax. Proud of wha Ihave done and thankful to you, sons of the Pil- grim Fathers, tor endorsing my cause, I leave my renommation in your hands, (Sensation.) The following telegram, purporting to come from Benjamin F, Butler, was also suppressed :— THE SPIRIT OF BOLD BEN BUTLER. To Hon. OAKES AMES:-~ ‘The Commonwealth of Massachnsetts honors you, Brooks and Schuyler have lied clear eut. Henesty is worth two in the bush, My fee is $3,000, as we taiked, Be of good chee You placed it where it would do the most good. Yours, BENJAMIN F, BUTLER, CONGRATULATORY AND OTHERWISE. Dr. Coggswell read a letter from the Hon, Oliver Warner, Secretary of State of Massachusetts, in which he spoke of Mr. Ames’ early relations with Emerson and Andrews and of his honorable con- nection with the Union Pactfic Railroad, which he carried on his shoulders in its earliest age. Congratulatory telegrams were bow received and read from Mr, James Brewn, of Taunton; Henry J. Fuller and EF. W. Kinsley, ef Boston. A BENEDICTION. Before the collation the Rev. William L. Chaffin offered up a benediction. Mr. Chafin says now he didn’t say Mr. Ames did exactly right an bribing the Thirty-ninth Congress, but he don’t want to take it back. In tact he don’t want to say anything: about it. He don’t know anytaiag about politics. During the reception wherever Mr. Ames’ name was mentioned tne audience whistled, throwing up their hats and giving three cheers. Once dur- ing the evening the North Easton Glee Clab sung to the tune of “Old Hundred’? the famous ode of Horace, “Integer Vit«w’’—He Who is Upright. The old Greeks sung pwans of praise when they went to battle and pwans of thanksgiving when they were marching home from victory; 80 the North chanted this R VITAE” OF HORACE TRANSLATED. tienry J. Fuller compared the King of Spades to Columbus. Columbus, he suid, went through the boundless ocean, while Qakes Ames built the Union Pacific Railroad, through a trackless wilderness ‘alt Lake and California. He en- dorsed Mr. Ames fully, called his conduct honest, upright and pure, and that ifhe had some ef those Congressmen who censured Oakes Ames here im Bristol county he would have them indicted for perjury. Mr. F. A. Hobert and ex-State Senator Braintree also endorsed the friend of Count Snovelom. He said, “We have not lost one jot or tittle of our re- spect for his integrity. Massachusetts looks upon that vote of Congresstonal censure with contempt. ‘The censure of men so steeped in infamy as te steal $5,000 frem the government just as they were leav- ing to go home 1s but praise.”” HOAX TO GO BACK TO CONGRESS. Mr. Hobert said Oakes Ames? constituents would soon put their votes where they would do the most good, and send back to Congress their dis- tinguished fellow citizen, who builds railroads and don’t lie. Charles W. Slack, editor of the Boston Common | wealth and Collector of Internal Revenue, next de~ fended the character of Mr. Ames. He said he was entitied to sit with the most exalted patriots and Christians in the land, and that he had honored the proud Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was a friend of Governor An- drews, and he who points the finger of contempt towards him also points at the grave of our hon- ored ex-Governor. He said that the benediction of North Easton to AMES, THE PURE STATESMAN, choed by the Commonweaitn of Mas» sachusctts, Massachusetts wouid endorse Bristol county and take to her bosom a man whose pure and spotiess character 18 an ornament to the Rex public and the hope of the world. Then the North Eastonites cheered, again the Glee Club sung about Washington and Oakes Ames, the band played, and the Great Shovelmaker felt himself standing in the filth heaven of immaculate impurity, ELI PERKINS, a VIRGINIA'S FREE RAILROAD BILL, Ricumonp, Va., March 13, 1873. The substitute for the Free Railroad bill, offered yesterday aud accepted by Major Gutherlin, the mover of the original bill, was taken up to-day, and a motion to lay upon the table was voted down, yeas 43, nays 4, This can scarcely be considered ‘a test vote, but the friends of the Free Railroad law consider it quite a triumph. There is no or- ganized lobby on either side, but in all probability greenbacks will be freely circulated, even during the present session of the Legislature. THE ST. CROIX LAND GRANT. Mapison, Wis., March 13, 1873. The Wisconsin Senate to-day, by a vote of 17 to 16, indefinitely postponed the bill giving the St. Croix land grant to the North Wisconsin and Chicago Air Line Company, and will doubtless concur in the bill giving it to the Milwaukee and St. Pant Rail- ro tne charter of which passed the Assembly yesterday by 69 votes to 23, A CHIOAGO MURDERER TO BE HANGED TO DAY. Cncaco, T., March 13, had Governor Beveridge has refused to interfere im the case of George Driver, who is under sentence tobe hanged here to-morrow, and the execation _—— county jail between twelve Will take place, Ti two oclock P.M. Tue doomed man eccepta bis sare very aaletiy.