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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. ~ DELLY’S DANGER, The Herald Commissioner Still Im- prisoned at Manzanillo, A VOICE FROM THE DUNGEON. He Asks To Be Taken to Ha- vana for Trial. **Tt Will Be Impossible to Defend My- self Properly Here.” His Papers Examined--A Trial Commen¢ded. Whe United States Consul General Inter- eedes—The Request Denied. ee (A TRIAL ORDERED AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA, ‘Unfavorable Impression Created by the Captain General’s Order. - A BATTLE NEAR MANZANILLO. Severe Losses by the Insurgents and Spanish Troops. How Oaptain General Ceballos Permitted Mr. Henderson to Visit the Insurrection. ‘Can He Punish Now for What He Ordered Then? ‘General Morales de los Rios on Pardoning Insurgents. ‘Should a Press Correspondent Be Treated Worse Than a Rebel? “SKETCH OF THE MERALD . COMMISSIONER. Key West, April 10, 1873. Regular and private advices from Cuba srepresent Mr. 0’ Kelly’s danger asextreme. The ‘first despatch personally from him was not permitted to be sent out UNTIL HE HAD BEEN A WFEK IN PRISON vat Manzanillo, in the Oriental Department. ‘This despatch was to Mr. Ramsden, the Brit- dish Vice Consul at Santiago de Cuba. It will ‘be found below in full in the letter addressed “by the Heap correspondent at Havana to the Whited States Consul General Torbert. HIS ISOLATED POSITION. The stress laid upon the impossibility of “qwoperly defending himself at Manzanillo is “very significant. No details of the circum- vstances of the arrest have reached us, The authorities in: Cuba are especially reticent ‘upon the entire subject. Herewith I send ‘the, latest advices from Havana. @ Kelly’s First Despatch from Prison— Impossible to Defend Himself at Man- zapillo+His Papers Examined—A Mili- tary. Inquiry Begun—Asks To Be Ree mowed to Havana—Letter to United States Consul General Torbert—The Lat- ter to See the Captain General. Havana, April 8, 1873. Yourorrespondent here addressed the fol- Yewing communication to the United States Consul €gneral, A. T. & Torbert:— New York Henatp Burrav, Havana, April 8, 1873. “AUnrrep! fares Consut GENERAL: — DeaniSir—The undersigned, representing ithe New! Yorx IIgratp in this city, has the honor toscommunicate to you the following felegram, received yesterday from F. W. ‘Ramsden, Esq., Her Britannic, Majesty's Vice Consul at. Santiago de Cuba: — Mr, O'Kelly telegraphed to me yesterday, April 6,\as follow. TRE IMPRISONED COMMISSIONER'S DESPATCH. “Lom # prisoner here since the last day of ‘March. T.have received no news from Consul General Danlop. Request the English and American Consuls to have me taken to Havana immediately. It will be IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME 30 DEYEND MYSELF PROP- ERLY HERE. My papers were examined, and proceedings before a military court have already been com- menced against me.’’ 00D OFFICESY:SOLICTIED. Although Mr. O’Kelly* is a British subject he represents an American, journal, and, there- fore, in behalf of the interests of the New Youk Herat), I respectfully solicit your good offices to further Mr. O’Kelly’s desire of being brought to this city. Respectfully, your obedient svrvant, L. A. PRICE. PROMISES TO SEE THE CAPTAIN GENERAL General Torbert, in response, has promised to call upon Captain General Ceballos\to-day in regard to this request. The Captain General Refases he American Consul—O’Kelly Ordered to Santiago de Cuba tor Trial. Havana, April 8—Evening. The United States Cunsul General Torbert has just informed me that he sought and ob- fained an interview with the Captain General this afternoon upon the matter of Mr. O’Kel- ly's request. . SANTIAGO, BUT NOT HAVANA. The Captain General refused to accede to having Mr. O’Kelly brought here, but said he would have him sent to Santiago de Cuba for trial. MORALES DE LOS RIOS, commanding General at Santiago de Cuba, and who has been for some time in this city, leaves to-morrow tor Santiago de Cuba. It is probable he will carry with him instructions regarding Mr. O'Kelly. It will be recalled that this is the Spanish officer who had Mr. 0’ Kelly-| arrested at Palma Soriano, and who threatened him with death in case he should leave the Spanish lines, visit the insurrectionary dis- trrict’ and bo afterward apprehended by the Spanish authorities. IN THE HANDS OF HIS FORMER THREATENER. In view of these facts it, in my estimation, augurs unfavorably that the Captain General has refused to bring Mr, 0’ Kelly here and has designated Santiago de Cuba instead as his place of trial. A BATTLE NEAR MANZANILIA. A severe efgagement has taken place near Manzanillo between the Spanish troops and a body of insurgents numbering about two hundred. The latter are surmised to be the party that escorted Mr. O'Kelly back to the Spanish lines, SEVERE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES, The official roport gives the losses as twenty- two insurgents killed and twelve Spanish killed. A CUBAN REPORT CONTRADICTED. Portilla, Commanding General of Cinco Villas, is in this city, The report of his cap- ture by the insurgents was unfounded. THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES ON THE HERALD MISSION, Captain General Ceballos’ Promise Not to Shoot Mr. O’Kelly—His Letter Re- garding Mr. Henderson’s “Salvo Con- ducto.” The interview between Captain General Ceballes and our correspondent at Havana, in which he promised to limit his notice of Mr. O’Kelly’s visit to the insurgents te expelling him from the island, was republished a few days since. Belew 18 given an extract from the Captain General’s letter to Mr, O'Kelly, under date of December 24, 1872. In it he makes reference to the visit of our previous Com- missioner, Mr. Henderson, to the insurgent lines, which he admits was by his direction and per- mission. The question of “pretension,” it may be observed, is entirely effaced in view of the fact that the instructions were alike in both cases, and that the Captain General ordered in the first case what he hesitated to grant in the second, THE LETTER, * * * * The pretensions of Mr. Henderson were less ab- solute, and, therefore, I granted him the permis- sion to accompany our columns and even to visit some of the rebel bands, as he did in one of the two departments not yet pacified. But for motives which Mr. Muaderson undoubtedly understands, notwithstand’ny the attentions he was the object of as a guest cfid bubject of a iriendly government, he thought himself in danger when he enjoyed the most .perfect security under the banner of Spain, and this belief appears to be sufficient cause to ex- cite against the authorities and respectable cor- porations public opinion, attributing to them the intention to exercise over the opinions and con- duct of Mr. Henderson a reprehensible pres- sure, What would it have been if he had fallen a victim to the undisciplined hordes to which to-day the insurrection is reduced, or if, in some encounter, a Spanish soldier had not recognized him as a specific and neutral person? Fortunately, Mr. Henderson finds himself in his country, and he can say what he ought to, or wishes, but a second rehearsal cannot be permit- ted, nor your unusual pretensions, nor (admitting your good faith) the species of violence which ap- parently you intend to exercise in some of the paragraphs of your letter, as in Spain whatever has the air of intimidation is without precedent. As I have already had the pleasure to tell you verbally, you will be furnished with the competent passport to travel throughout the island, as could be done by any Spanish subject or stranger; and be assured that you will not be molested nor will your trip be fruftiess, as in our towns you can acquire news relating to the reetion by consulting the thousands of the surren- dered who fight in our ranks or live quietly in their homes, pardoned by the Spanish government. Any other course you adopt must be understood to be at your own risk. Ihave had the satisfaction to answer your letter, but this condescension I could not repeat, because you already must under- stand that it is not customary that authorities explain to private individuals, respectable as they may be, the motives of their conduct or the founda- tion of their opinions. Iam, your attentive servitor, FRANCISCO DE CEBALLOS. General Morales on the “Pardon.” z The following is the interview which took place at Santiago de Cuba between General Morales de los Rios and Mr. O’Kelly after the latter's arrest at Palma Soriano, Its importance will be seen at the present juncture :— . SANTIAGO DE CunBA, Feb. 11, 1873, * * * * * * General Morales sent for me to go to his house immediately. When I arrived I found him at din- ner with his aide-de-camp and the Attorney General. The General requested me to be seated, and, having ordered some sherry, said:—*You desire to telegraph that you were arrested in Ramon and Palma, You were net arrested, but detained, as a natural precaution, by the authori. ties, who, seeing & man going about alone and armed, desired to know something about nim.” “till 1 was arrested and prevented from con- tinuing my journey. When I am stepped I am arrested, You find fault with the word ‘arrested ;* but in my country, when the authorities deprive a man of the right to move about freely, we say he is ‘arrested.’ ” “The physical explanation you give of this word is correct, but in Spain we only arrest where there isacrime, In your case there was none, and YOU WERE ONLY DETAINED in order that yonr identity could be ascertatned.” “1 was held a prisoner for eight hours, and part of the time I spept in the tower. Itis true I was treated with attention and civility, bnt still I was @ prisoner.” “1 did net knew. wis; but still you must see that the authorities only exercised neeessary vigilance end caution in detaining you until they consulted me. As soon as I received the telegram erdered yaur release and that yeu should be permitted to go where you pleased.”” “pormit me to thank yoy for yeur Kindness and to assure you that I should regret very much ifone of these days you should beebliged to sheot me/”’ General Morales TURNED TO THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK (the Attorney-General) with a half amused, halfin quiring iook on his face. After a moment's pause, he said, “{ would regret it very mucn aiso, but if you are found in the insurgent lines, or coming from them you will be treated as a spy or as one of them.” “Then all the prisoners who are taken are shot!” » “That depends; those takgn JQ armg are hapded || Right of insur." over te the tribunals; others who have surren- dered themselves are allowed to live in pertect freedom if they have been guilty of nocrime, You can see plenty of them in the towns. Indeed, there are plenty of them even holding high posi- tions among us who ought to have been executed.”” “Well, you are not even willing to treat me as Well as you do the insurgents, for you allow them tg surrender, and you even refuse me that privi- lege, vecause you threaten to shoot me 48 a spy, even if I come back.” “NO; IF YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AND ASK PARDON you will be treated with the same generosity as the other insurgents, but if you leave the Spanish lines you will expose yourself to the danger of bejng treated as an enemy if the Spanish troops should fallin with you.” 4 “Well, it is to prevent this that Ihave requested ‘the authorities to give me a military pass.”” “The Captain General alone can give you sucha pass. Why do you not endeavor to obtain one?” “In the interview which I had with General Ceballos he expressed a desire to aid me, but owing to the clamor which had been raised by certain factionists he was unwilling to commit himself so. as to give cause for further agitation on this sub- ject. He told me, however, that I was at liberty to proceed at my own risk without interference to any part of the island I pleased. Not wishing to embarrass the Captain General I have preferred to run the additional risk rather than expose him to any trouble or censure for his kindness to me.” At this point the new Archbishop, who has been appointed by Amadeus, a la Harry the Eighth, en- tered the audience chamber, and General Morales left me with the gentieman in black. The Attorney General assured me that there “woulda be A CERTAIN REGRET FELT IF I SHOULD BE K1LLED— not @ very deep sorrow. for, after all, I was of no particular account or interest to the inhabitants of Cuba,” Still my death seemed in some mysterious way to foreshadow trouble. “If, in an engagement with the troops, a bullet should kill you by acct- dent, or even by design—for I do not conceal from myself thatif the Spanish soldiers should see you among the insurgents they would say, ‘There is that American, let us bring him down,’ and they would shoot at you rather than at the Mambest; if you should happen to be killed in one of these en- counters the insurgents would carry off your body and accuse the Spaniards of having assassinated you, and the Amerisan press would make AN OUTCRY AGAINST OUR BRUTALITY.” “No; it is well understeoa that a war corre- spondent is exposed to all these dangers, There were many correspondents killed during the Franco-Prussian war.” “Here it is, however, different.” “lam aware of this; but there are positions in which we must only think of our duty without taking into account the danger. Like sokliers, we journalists must execute our orders at what- ever cost.’? “If you were to go as CORRESPONDENT TO ST. DOMINGO, for instance, with the army of Baez, and one of the opposing generals should capture you, do you think that your character as newspaper corre- sporident would protect you 1? “Possibly not; but I suppose Spain does not wish to be regarded as occupying the same place in the pale of civilization as St. Domingo.” The Attorney General perceived he had made a mistake in what he had intended to be a crushing illustration ef the right of the authorities to shoot me. He turned the conversation at once intoa complimentary vein, and, as I was myself tha ob- Ject, I had to admit myseif routed after the first discharge. Seeing there was nothing to be gained by remaining, I saluted the man in black and made my bow to General Morales, The General was deeply engaged with the Archbishop, but he rose politely and advanced to dismiss me with the dtiendly courtesy that he has manifested on all oc- casions, Tasked him it my telegram could go by ALTERING THE WORD “ARREST TO “DETAINED.” He replied that it could, and drawing the paper from his pocket handed it to me, assuring me at the same time that I might always count upon his friendship, which struck me as very polite from @ gentleman who had just informed me that he would be obliged to shoot me under circumstances very likely to occur. THE CHEVALIERS OF JOURNALISM. +. Sketch of Jumes J. O’Kelly, the New York Herald Cuban Commissioner, {From the Daily Graphic, April 10.) Whatever criticism may be urged against the methods by which the New York HERatp 1s con- ducted, there can be no question that in one fleld at least it distances all journalistic rivals—and that isin expeditions and explorations, which appeal vividly to the imagination of the country at large, Its Lowery Gang sensation, the discovery of Livingstone, the Modoc War Commission, and finally these several expeditions to Cuba, are all of acharacter to impress the public with the great resources, the boldness and the enterprise of this remarkable paper, When the era of illustrated journalism is fairly under way, no doubt, still more surprising journal- istic feats will be accomplished; but, certainly, in the present condition of journalism and in this pe- culiar field of enterprise the HERALD is without a peer on thisside of the Atlantic. Of course, a sub- sidiary interest attaches to the heroes of these ex- peditions. The public likes to know the form and features of men who have risked their lives and encountered unknown perils in order that the breaklast tables of America might be supplied with new sensations every morning. No small interest, for instance, attaches to Mr. James J. O'Kelly, the HERALD correspondent, who is now in the hands of the Spanish authorities (1f he has not been shot by them) in Cuba, We accordingly give a picture of this gentlemnan in to-day's Datly Graphic and append a few particulars of his life. James J. O’Kelly was born in Galway, Ireland, in the year 1840. He received the usual educa- tion; and, being of a roving disposition, he went to France and enlisted in the Legion Etrangére, with which corps he was sent to Algeria, where he served for several years. When the unjortunate Mexican Expedition was determined upon the Legion Etrangere was sent with the expedi- tionary corps; and here O'Kelly took part in the iew slight engagements which preceded the occupation of the City of Mexico, and the in- staliation of Maximilian in the palace of the Montezumas. In a few months, however, came the crash. Maximilian lost his life. O’Kelly, who had remained in Mexico aiter the French left, Ned to Texas, and stopped a few months on American soil, At length, however, he returned to France, and, getting reappointed in the French army, he took part in the Franco-German war. As the French army began to exhibit its fatal weaknesses and detects a delicate undertaking devolved upon O'Kelly, He was requested by the French authorities to go over to Ireland and try what success could be had in raising an Irish brig- ade for service in Fraffe, This business he wiil- ingly underteok; but shortly after he reached his native country, and while he was yet engaged in the preliminaries connected with the raising of troops and providing secret and expeditious means of transporting them to France, the dread- ful collapse at Sedan occurred, and O'Kelly’s oc- cupation was gone. As Ireland offered no field for his restless, ambitious spirit, he determined to come to America, and arrived in this country in the latter part of 1871. He obtained an engage- ment on the HERALD a8 & reporter; subse- quently his knowledge of matters connected with art being discovered, he was employed as art critic, Here he exhibited so much talent and judgment that he was speedily promoted to the editorial rank and beeame one of the members of the council. He continued in the performance of these duties until the beginning of the present year, when, after the return of Mr, Henderson from Cuba, and his comparative want of success in that dangerons enterprise, Mr. O’Kelis was re- quested to proceed to the “Ever Faithful Isle’ and ¢ry his hand at bearding Spanish hidaigos and braving the bullets of Spanish pickets. He will- ingly accepted this perilous task, Upon his arrival in Caba he was seized by the Spanish authorities, and rather alarming threats were made in regard to him, It, however, being made ciear that he had Bo political pesigns. he wag let gg, and very soon | thereafter made his way across the lines and got into the insurgent camp, He was with the insurgents about six weeks, and made himself fully acquainted with their plans, hopes and aims—or at least such of these as the patriot chiefs deemed it prudent to impart, Hav- ing got all the items of news he could pick up, Mr. O'Kelly, with the true instinct of a journalist, hast- ened back to the regions of civilization, in order that he might send on matter to his paper. He had scarcely crossed the lines, however, when he Was again seized by the Spanish authorities, cast into a dungeon and his life threatened. Ofcourse, e American Consul in Havana has been untiring his exertions for the protection of Mr, O’Kelly, and about a week ago it was rumored that he was lo be set at liberty. Letters, however, by the re- cent mails show that affairs have taken a very un- Pleasant turn, and the most serious apprehensions are felt in regard to the brave correspondent's safety. We hope, however, that the Daily Graphic will speedily have to chronicle Mr, O’Kelly’s release and return to New York. Mr. O'Kelly, as we have intimated above, is a little over thirty years of age. He 18 remarkably good-looking, with a fresh color upon his cheeks, and an unmistakable Celtic twinkle in his eye. His figure is well-proportioned, inclining perhaps a little to stoutness, He is an agreeable companion, witty and cultured, and a young man of great personal bravery, Mr. O'Kelly, in addition to his other acquirements, is a very fair artist, and, in- deed, comes of an artistic family. His uncle, Mr. Lawlor, 18 one of the sculptors who contributed designs for the memorial of Prince Albert, set up in Hyde Park at tle instance of Queen Victoria, His brother, Charles O’Kelly, has modelled a fine bust of O'Connell, This work is now on exhibition at Haverty's, in Barclay street, A number of gen- tlemen have subscribed to have it copied in bronze, and set it up in the Central Park. THE LOST ATLANTIC. A Fearful Gale Blowing and No Com- munication with the Wreck. pen i STS Eighty Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Property Recovered—The Body of Mr. John Brinley Found Forty Miles atSea—The Atlantic Expected to Go to Pieces in the Storm. Hauirax, N. S., April 10, 1873, There 1s but little to report to-might concerning the wreck oj the ill-fated Atlantic. A fearful gale has prevailed all day long, and the indications to- night are that it will increase rather than abate during the ensuing twenty-four hours, Several divers of the New York Wrecking Company, who arrived this morning, together with representa- tives of the White Star line and the HERALD re- porter, started for the scene of the wreck ona special tug this morning, but soon after leaving the wharf it was deemed unsafe to proceed, and the tug put back to Halifax. A heavy rain fol- lowed soon aiter, rendering the rarely-travelled highway so impassable that not a stable keeper in Halifax would let a team at any price to undertake the hazardous journey. There is no telegraph line to Prospecf, and hence the latest intelligence trom the scene of the wreck is only up to this forenoon, when some sailing vessels, with a portion of the cargo, left for this port, arriving late in the after- noon. A message Irom the HERALD correspondent by the latest of these vessela states that the wind was blowing strong, and that it would be tinpossi- ble fer the divers to do anything during the day. No bodies, in addition to those already mentioned, had been taken out. THE CARGO RECOVERED ‘ and brought to Halifax consists of general mer- chandise, and is valued at about eighty thousand dollars, and will be forwarded to New York as soon as vessels can be procured to take it around. Mr. Merriam, the chiet diver of the New York Wrecking Company, although he has been unable as yet to Tehwh tne wreck on account of the weather, Is of the opinion, from what he has learned of the peril- ous position ef the steamer, that if the threatening storm continues she will go to pieces nefore to- morrow might. If she helds together, however, and, there comes but a brief interval of fatr weather te enavie him to reach Prospect and get his apparatus. at work, he 1s confident that he can find his way into the saloons and staterooms and getout what must now be but fragments of the piers of the unfortunate victims of the dreadful isaster, ° NO TIDINGS FROM THE WRECK are expected to-night, for a journey up by land is simply impossible, and to venture up in one of the small tngs would be fooihardiness. A_ telegram has been received from Lunenburg, N. 8,, this afternoon, announcing that the body of John Brinley, Market place, Bursiem, England, had been picked up forty miles at seat with one of the Atian- tic's life-preservers attached. Mr. J. Willet, of the firm of E. & J. Willet, of New York, who is here to look after Mr. Brinley’s remains, will go after them to-morrow and have them forwarded to England by the first steamer. Mr. Brinley was about sixty ears of age and a well known crockery merchant in England. He was coming to this country on business. Mr. Mackwald, of New York, who was so useful in looking out for the rescued and the re- mains of the dead, will leave for home to-morrow. THE DEAD OF THE ATLANTIC. Arrival at Last of Several of the Bodies of the Victims of the Wreck Who Were Residents of New York—The Delays of Their Sad Journey and Anxicty of the Friends of the Deceased—How the Com- pany Have Acted When Applied To for Help by Sugvivors. The dead bodies of several of the cabin passen- gers of the steamship Atlantic arrived in this city yesterday. The fact that they did not reach here before has been a general surprise to everybody, and to hone more so than to the sorrowing rela- tives of those umfortunate people. It seemed to them quite sad enough that they should have lost their best loved in this terrible manner without the additional blow of receiving their remains in a putrid condition. This, however, has unfortu- nately been the case, and of the several corpses brought to this city yesterday, probably but one coflin will be opened to allow the relatives to take a last view of that which was inex- pressibly dear in life. The correspondence of the HERALD from Halifax has already given full accounts of how the divers around the sunken leviathan have sought more for cargo than for hodies, and the relatives of the dead complain bitterly, not against the divers, poor people, but against the cupidity of those who pay them for their work. The bodies of the dead, it is held, ought to have arrived several days ago, and the delay has taken away one of the poor consolations of the living—that of taking a last view of the re- mains of the dead. THE MERRITTS. The remains of Mr. W. H. Merritt, one of the cabin passengers on the Atlantic, and of Miss Mary R. Merritt, arri yesterday, Mr. there he found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Meriitt on the deselate beach at Prospect, They were forwarded te Hulitax, and Mr, Serym- ser had metallic coflins prepared Jor their recep- tion, They were then sent on to New York by Eastern express—that 1s, by boat from Haliiax to Portiand aud by rail thé remainder of the way— Mr. Scrymser remaining in Halifax to look after the recovery of his two sisters, Mrs. Merritt and Miss Scrymser, who had not then and have not et been found, The remains of Mr. and Miss lerritt, after an unaccountable delay in tue first art ol the journey, came from Boston to New Pork by Adams Express, arriving here yesterday at six o’clock. They were packed in ‘h pine boxes outside the coins, and were treated as ordinary freight. The arrival was a great relief to the relatives. Mr. Merritt, a brother, and Mr, Keys, a brother-in-law of the dead, have been constantly at the express office for twodays vainly Waiting for the remains. The arrival yesterday Was @ cause of much relief, as they had begun to fear that same mishap had taken place, The remains Of the two persons were taken shortly after their arrival to the Grand Central depot by Mr. Merritt, and two passenger tickets taken out for them on the half-past ten train to Poughkeep- sie, Mr. Merritt accompanying them. There they were received by the aged father, who is broken with grief. The funeral will take tad im Pough- keepsie (in which city Mr. Merritt had been a mer- chant for many years) to-day, and will be attended by all the notabilities of the place. The coffins, it is believed, will not be opened. Mr. Serymser will remain in Halifax until the bodies of hia sisters are found, They will probably be taken charge of by the Serymeer family and buried in Greenwood, and thus will end the last episode of this saddest of wedding trips. MR. JOIN H, PRICE. When it was ascertained that Mr. Price was cer- tainly a victim of the disaster Mr. John P. Dicke: sen, of the firm of McDowell & Dickenson, am inti- spate irieod of Mr, Price, wonton tugmediately to morning, ordinary r rymser, the brothe . Merritt, went to Halifax about a week since to take charge of the remains of his relatives, and aday atter he got | Halifax to 100K after tne remains of nis aeaa mena. On Tuesday the remains were sent on from Hali- fax, being one ot tue first to be found on the beach, Mr. Dickenson, with true { has re- mained behind to look after the remains of the two dead girls, Miss Brodie and Miss Agnes Barker, who were placed under Mr. Price’s safe conduct on the voyage across. If found (which seems to be doubtful at present) they will be sent immediately to Chicago, Yesterday Mr. Dickenson sent a de- spatcheto Mr, Price’s relatives in Mount Vernon, ‘Lay _ Hauirax Hore, April 9, 1873. ona. proceed with John's funeral ai apacdlly Sf Dee body, Dey # dangerous on sees P. DECKENSON. Singular to say, in spite ef the sending of the body and the supposition of the sender that tt had #iTived, no news of it had come up to last evening. t wiil no doubt arrive to-day and will probably be interred on Sunday, trom the Episcopal church of Mount Vernon, where Mr. Price lived, and where his mother and sister are now living. In this case also it is not the intention to open the coffin, MR, HEWITT. The remains of Mr, Hewitt, one of the members of the firm ef Best & Co, were forwarded from Halitax by Mr, Marckwald, — Mr. Best had started to bring them on, but met them in Boston yester- day morning, He telegraphed to the widow of Mr, Hewitt that he hadopened the case and had seen the body, and thut it was in a good state of preservation, The remains arrived, in Mr, Best’s charge, by the half-past se, en train last evening, and were taken to his [ er residence on Broadway. It appears now that Mr. Hewitt was carried off the Atlantic by the first great wave which swept across the deck, and which was the @death-blow to hundreds besides himsell, ‘he remains will be buried on Saturday morning, at half-past ve o’clock, from Dr, Hall’s Presbyterian church, Nin teenth street and Fiithavenue. Mr. Hewitt leaves a. widow, @ son, aged seventeen, and a daugliter, aged fliteen, ‘The family is leit in gvod circum. stances. MR. H, A. KRUGER, the brother of Mr. Kruger, the broker, of Ex- change place, has been in Halifax several days en- deavoring to reclaim the remains of his relative frem the sea. Yesterday Mr. Bechnagel, of Cedar strect, said that no trace of the body could yet be found, but that he would remain to prosecute the search, The news has thrown his family into the deepest gioom, and they begin to believe that the remains will never be recovered, or, if they ure, in such a state as to be unrecognizable. Inthe meun- time the office in Exchange place is closed. MR, ALBERT JUGLA. Last evening one o1 the living cabin passengers, and the last but one away, Mr, Alvert Jugla, ar- rived in this city, He telis a most interesting story of the wreck, which in some particulars 18 novel. His own experiences were most exciting; but the main point with him is that he was saved. Ais story is an olt-told tale, to wnich the HEkaLD has already done ample justice, THE CASE OF JAMES RURNE. Among the passengers on board of the ill-fated Atlantic was Mr. James Burne, who, it will be recollected, drew the only surviving child ef the reck, Johnny Hauly, through the’ porthole, Gorey saving his life. Mr. Burne had taken pas- Sage from Liverpool tor New York, en route tor Philadelphia, Among his other effects on board of the Atlantic was a complete set of upholsterers tools, with which he had intended te earn a living on ar- rival at Philadelphia. These were lost together with all the money in his possession, On Wednesday last Mr. Burne called at the office of the White Star line and requested some assistance from the com- pany’s ofice in order that he might either obtain a new set of tuols or else be enabled to keep himself in tood until he could obtain work. Mr. Burne states he was told by the oflicials that they could do nothing for him, He called again on Thursday, when the same oficial, in a very curt manner, re- plied to his second request, stating that he haa no time to attend to it, and that he could do nothing Whatsoever to assist him. THE BOY WAIF—GENEROSITY OF THE STOCK EX- CHANGE. Yesterday the brokers at the Stock Exchange gave over their busy doings fora few minutes to extend their Armibesyy. to the voy, Johnny Manly, Whose orphanage by the wreck ol the Atlantic and rescue from the fate of 80 many of the passengers of that ill-starred vessel have been already nar- rated among the many incidents of the said affair. He was chaperoned by Mr. Johny M. Amory, whose generous lead in a subscription tor the boy’s ben- elit was followed by similar donations until a purse of $233 Was raised and presented to the hemeless lad, The firm of Glendinning, Davis & Amory, 17 Wall street, announce that they will receive any further assistance the down town public may be disposed to give him. The Remains of the Merritts Arrive at Poughkeepsie. PovGukeErrsiz, April 10, 1873, The bodies of Willlam Henry and Mary Merritt, victims of the Atiantic disaster, reached here to- day by express, and were met at the depot by the mourning friends and relatives, when they were conveyed te Depew’s undertaking establishment. There the metallic cases are to be opened, and if the bodies are not too much disfigured the immediate friends of the family will be allowed to view the remains, The father and mother of the unfortu- nates will view the remains anyhow. After that they will be deposited in the vault in the cemetery and there remain to await the finding of Miss Serymser’s remains and also Mrs. Merritt's, [f th are found they wil! also be sent here, and all four will be buried together, the funeral service to take place in Christ church. A gentieman in con- versation with Mr, Roberts, steward ot the Atian- tic, states:that Mr. Koberts told him he saw Wil- liam and Mary Merritt come wp on deck alter tl ship struck, and in a few minutes after a huge wave passed over the vessel and he saw them no more. Mr. Roberts atso stated that one oi the officers wno viewed Miss Merritt’s corpse remarked that it looked very natural, and she appeared as though she was asleep. Henry Hizer, a Swede, states that he was a cabin passenger, and was slightly acquainted with the Barty: but saw nothing of them after the disaster. Mr. S. W. Vick, of Wil- mington, also a cabin passenger, became ac- quainted with William Merritt, and spoke highly of him as i rahe and of his liberality. He said Mary Merritt was sick all the way over, and was on deck but little. Richard Merritt 1s stlil at the wreck, looking for the baggage ot the lost party. Tt 18 @ singular fact to state that, notwithstand- ing previous reports, the bodies of Mrs. Merritt and Miss Scrymser have not yet been found, INTERNAL REVENUE. Important Circular Concerning Returns of Taxes on Deposits, Capital and Cir- culation of Banks, Wastnaton, April 10, 1 The Commissioner of Internal Kevenue to- issued the following important circular concerning returns of taxes on deposits, capital and circula- tion of banks, &c., as required by amended legisla- tion of the last session of Congress, It is as foi- lows: Section 5 of the act of December 24, 1872, pro- vides that the returns of taxes imposed by section 110 of the act of June 30, i864, as subsequently amenied, shall be made and rendered simi-an- nually, on the Ist day of December and the ist day of June, in duplicate, one copy of which shall be transmitted to the Collector of the proper dis trict, and one copy to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; and section 37 of the act of June 6, 1572, prescribes payment of these taxes on the first days of January and July. It will be seen that the regular returns by banks of deposits, circulation and capital, and the re- turns of savings banks, which, but lor the act of December 2 872, would have been due in Jan- wary, 1878, cannot now be required before June 1, 1573. In ascertaining the t je amount oi de- posits iu savings institutions haviag no capital stock and doing ho other business than receiving deposits to be loaned or invested for the sole ben- efit of the parties making such depesits, witheut profit or compensation to the association or com- | pany, all site exceeding $2,000 in the name of any one person are to be included, excepting that where any period prior to August 1, 1872, is embraced in the return of such savings bank, The exemption of deposits for such period prior to August 1, 1873, extends only to de- posits of less than $500, in the name of any one | person. The amount of deposits invested in United | States securities exempt from assessment. ie term United States securities includes only In- | terest-bearing obligations of the United States, owned and held by the bank as an investment. ‘The average of monthly deposits subject to tax must be made up from the “daily balances’ of de- posits, by adding the daily balances of each busi- ness day inthe month and dividing the aggregate by the number of business days in sald month. The “balance” of deposits of each day, which is thus first to be ascertained, 1s the enttre amount of deposits remaining to the credit of depositors at the close of business forthe uay. But the balance of deposits of e day in the case of the savings banks above de- scribed, subject to tax, is the entire amount of deposits remaining to the credit of depositors at the clese ef business each day, ss, first, the amount of deposits at that time heifl as an Invest- Ment in United States securities; second, amounts of $2,000 or under in the name of any one person, Section 2 of the act of March 26, 1867, provides that “every national banking asso- ciation, State bank or banker, or association Shall pay a tax of ten per cent on the amount of notes of any town, city or municipal corporation, ald out by them after May 1, 1867, to be collected in the mode and manner in which the tax on the notes of State banks is collected.” It is pre- scribed that these returns shall be made on the same forms as returns of tax on deposits, capital and circulation, and at the same times, and that the taxes shall be collected at the same times as those fixed for the collection of taxes ongdeposits, capital and circulation. In view of the provisions of section 1 of the act of December 24, 1872, trans- serring to and imposing on collectors of internal revenue, at the time therein mentioned, te be performed by them or txeir deputies, the duties theretofore imposed on asses- sors and — assistant assessors, collectors will at once order irom this office a sufficient num- ber of the necessary forms—67 and 106—te meet the cases of liability to the above-named taxes in the respective districts, and will take particular care that each of the said taxpayers be supplied with « sufficient numoer of copies thereof ip ample season tu make the returns above mentioned, * a WASHINGTON. General Sherman on the Texan Border Troubles. NO WAR WITH MEXICO INTENDED Great Frauds on the Customs Revenue Discovered in New York. WASHINGTON, April 10, 1873, General Sherman On the Rio Granda Troubles and the Modoc Dimculity, General Sherman was in the happiest humor to« day when your correspondent saluted him wath a “good morning,’’ and was requested to take a seat near the General’s desk. There had been one off those periodical whifs of warlike preparations “away down in Texas,’’ and it was to ascertain the: purpose of concentrating treops in the Lone Star State that had furnished sufficient courage ta tackle the head of the army. “What troops are stationed in Texas at present ?"% asked your correspondent. General Sherman, without reference to records, promptly answered, ‘The Fourth, Ninth and Tentte regiments of cavalry, and the Tenth, Eleventh, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fith regiments of in- fantry.”” “Why, then, there is nearly one-fifth of the army, in Texas alone.” “Yes, sir; fully one-fifth, and not half enough for the duty to be perfurmed, You cannot patrol twa thousand miles of frontier and prevent depreda- tions with a few thousand men. But the Depart+ ment is doing its best with the ferce at its dis- posal.” “Then the presence of seven regiments in that, State is not unusual +”? “Not at all, not at ail,” was the General's prompt reply. “A portion of tie Ninth cavalry, which, 0; the way, is a colored regiment, was stationed ai Fort Clark, and under recent orders the companie? have gene to Fort Concho, the companies of thet Fourth cavalry having been erdered to Fort Clark, This gives Colonel McKenzie (a dashing cavairy’ oficer) an opportunity to mancuvre his regiment to the best advantage on the frontier, The Ninth cavairy is not quite so eflicient for scouting pur- poses as the Fourth, which explains the recent change.”” “Then the War Department is not concentrating | the Army in Texas?” “By no means,” prowaptly replied the General “The report of the Border Commission,” he contin ued, “merely revealed the trie state of affairs along, the Border, though jul! information had long deem in possession of the State Department. Much cor< respondence had preceded the labors of the Com< mission without effect. It was said that immediate protection was abselutely necessary along the Rio Grande, and a recommendation was made that a yolunteer mounted force, commanded by regular, officers, be raised for Border duty. The Seeretaty of War thought this would be toe expensive; be- sides it might lead to furtter complications the government would be unwilling to assume, The most that can be done, as I sald betore, ia being done with the available force. Texas, you know, has only recently been added te Sheridan’s division, and this for the purpose of unity of command and movement along the whoie border. His Inspector General was sent out to in- spect the regiments and posts added to his com~ mand, and General Sheridan himself is now follow- ing his report up by a persenal visit to see what better disposition can be made of the troops sta~ tioned m this part of the country, to prevent de- predations by Indians and Mexicans en the Texagd stock raisers. YOu can form some idea of the task when a@ belt of country extending from here to Chicago has to be guarded by a few regiments.” “rhere is no immediate danger, then, ef warlike movements toward Mexicoy” asked your cor- respondent. “No Sir,” sald General Sherman, with sharp emte phasis; “this is an administration of peace, and will continue so as long as President Grant lives in the White House. You correspondents are always on the qué vive for exciting topics, but you can't make war on Mexico with three regi- ments of cavalry and four of infantry.” There was @ frankness in General Sherman’s manner which put to rest any doubt concerning the movement of either General Sheridan or the Secretary of War. It is even intimated that the State Department took grave exceptions to tie supertictal work of the Border Commission, and that its members have recently been instructed to pay More attention to the object tor which it was organized, and less to provoking the ill will of the sexican government, General Shertnan commended the enterprise of the HERALD in send- ing a commissioner among the Modoes, and said the despatches had been true in every particular, In reply to the questien wiat was going to be done, he said :— “General Canby has been gradually drawing a cordon about Captain Jack’s encampment, and the Modocs must be pretty well starved, on their Lenten diet, and may be ready next week to ace cept the proposition of the government to retire, to the reservation selected jor them.’? New York Importers Defrauding the Gove ernment, ‘ The Special Agent of the Treasury Department has discovered an open dcor to traud in New York, and investigation is now going on to ascertain to what extent importers have defrauded the gov- ernment of customs revenue, The recent case, itt is sald, bears no comparison to the practices which: may have gone,on unchecked ‘or some tline amoug> some of the largest mercantile firms tu New York. THE GRAND MASONIC FAIR. On the Eve of Closing—Generosity of Mrse Peter Gilsey—Public Sale and Close Lo= morrow. As the time for closing the Grand Masonic Fair draws near the interest in this grand bazaar 1s on the increase, Those who have heretofore teem unable to attend now avail themselves of the only’ opportunity lett them. Nightly Apollo Hall is crowded to repletion. Young and old, grave anc gay, commingle in a solid phalanx, and every bootir and stand is crowded with visitors, intent on in- specting the rich wares exposed to view and for sale, AS is usual at all fairs, the young and fair damsels are compelled to exercise their biandish- ments on the young and even eld gentiemen to induce them to make purchases, and generally Witly the utmost success, Although the Fair has now been in operation since the 15th ult., and a good business has beem done, vevertheless the stock of goods still on hand presents @ bewildering array, and atthe public Bale to be held on urday evening next, the auc- tioneers Wili have bo sinecures to dispose of the remaining war The pols fer the elegant Knight Tempiar's sword on the “Exeentive Tablo® close at ten o'clock this evening, while the Past Master's jewel, on which votes are taken and be- stowed upon the most popular Past Master, will ba awarded after nine @’clock to-merrow evening, when the polls close, At eleven o’clock to-morrow. evening the Fair will close sine die.. A noble deed by Mrs, Peter Gilsey towards, the Hall and Asyinm Fund is worthy of being noticed. Last Friday, when the late Aiderman Gilsey (Whose residence was alongside of Apoila Hall) was-so tll, his son called apon R. W. Ellwood k, Thorne, Deputy Grand Master and Chairman of the Execative Committee, requesting that the music should not play that evening, owing to the patient's critical condition, and offering to pay any expenses, Mr. Thorne promised te heed the request without any cost. The same course was adopted on Saturday evening. Monday mornin he died. Yesterday Mrs. Gilsey, in appreciation of the marked respect paid to her late husband, sent acheck for $100, to be deveted to the Hall aad Asylum Fund. Among others who have been both active and energetic In seconding the objects of the fair may be mentioned, Colone! Garaner, of Mystic Tie Lodge, well known as the keeper of Ludlow street jail. To-morrow evening @ grand concert will be given by the prince of violinists, Ole Bull, atthe Academy: ones to aid of this charity, under the auspices ot New York Lodge. Mr. Bnil will be assisted by Miss Graziella Ridgway, Sefor Farranti and Joseph Hart Denck. Mr. Buil’s avant courier, Colonel Thomas R. Turnbuil, arrived here a few days ago to make the proper arrangements, The learned “swine,” Ben, has been a source of great profit tothe fair, as also the “automatic mnill,”” & most ingenious piece of mechanism. Both attractions have been secured by New York Lodge. W. B. John Gifin, Dr. Charley Brown, Mortis Sim mons and others have labored like Trojans in tho “good cause,” The donations by leading business houses have been very generous, and it is safe to predict tha & good round sum Will be the ultimate resull,