The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 11, 1869, Page 1

—_ ' SN a ini ———_— oS — THE CUBAN ANNIVERSARY. TUE REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLES FROM 1819 TO 1869, Yesterclay was the first anniversary of Cnban Apdependonce. The first revolution in Cubs seainst Bpain, like the first in Mexico, was begun by a priest ‘of tho Roman Catholic Chureh, Padre Felix Varela Yn 1819 to 1829, while © Professor of Philoso- phy in the Havana University, improved ‘wrery opportunity to instil tne love of freedom into Sho minds of his creole pupils, In 1898 the fret con ‘ppiracy wns discovered, but Varela managed to es. Jeape detection. In 1890 he instigated another con. epirecy, and some of the young Cubans who were in [bis clans in 1819-8 were executed. The conspiracy wan frustrated. In 1887, or fourteen years after, Warels began to conspire a third time, and another Unsuccessful effort at revolt was made, Varela bad to feave Cuba, He died in the United States, but nis were the same who conspired im the REVOLUTION oF 1850-51, Joan Hernandes, an eminent lawyer, and fellow conspirator with Varela, died in prison in Havana in 189% Jowé Maria Heredia, another associate with Warcia, and best of all creole Cuban poets, died exile in Mexico, afer rising to eminence there as Magistrate in the Supreme Court of that Republic. Bmuleto Piseido, called Gabriel dela Concepcion Valder, another friend of Varela’s, was shot in Ha- Vana in 1844, for leading a negro insurrection. ¥, In 1860 Narciso Lopes landed an expedition in Cardenas, took that city of 12,000 inhabitants, held Mt M hours, and reGmbarked on account of non- odperation by the Cubgn land forces, Again, in 2960, on the 1ith T August, Lopes, with 414 “Americans, land Posos. Then followed his eampniga of % days, Montes de Oca, the young Ouban who was to have been Lopes's guide, was Betrayed by # countryman, and apprehended by the Byaniards while leaving Havana. Lopex and his fon had severni skirmishes with the Spaniards, but Bading ho nad to succumb, he accepted terms offer- eddy © Spanish commander and surrendered. He ead his men, according to terms of capitulation, ‘were pledge! protection and free exit from Cubs. + The story of the brutal death of Sopes, Critten- dea, Keer, and fifty of their men fs well kn Whe Hungarian Gens. Pragay and Gutay were exe ‘eated, also Oberto, chief of the Cubans. ‘Trinidad pronounced against Spain, and Isidoro (eros, the revolutionary leader there, was cap- with hie command, Himself and 120 of his ‘Wore assassinated in the publi square of Trini Other hundreds of suspected Cubans were pent in exile to Ceuta, Besides, Armenteros, Hernan- Wea, Benovides, and Orcis were shot in Trinidad. Prinoipe also pronounced ; 400 Cubans, men, , and children, were immolated in the plas Where, and fivo leaders, Joaquin “te Aguero, Zayas, Betaocourt, Torres, and Perdoma were most in Sumanly butchered and matilated. THM EXILED CUDAN LHAD ‘Two years after that a young Cuban, Eduardo Meociolo, aged 19, started a liberal journal in Havana. ‘was shot for the offence. Estranpes was execu: Stabout ive same time. In 1855, Ramon Pinto, a lard 62 years old, was hanged by Concha ring egelnet Bpaln. uel Jesus Arango, first President of ‘seoret Cuban Junta which was inaugurated in and father of the great family of revolutionary , died in exile. Gosper neourtty Cii- tie Lugarefio, died in exile In is61. He was second President of the Junta, and leader of the adez, another prowinent Iawyer and actual Of tho revolution of 1851, died very myste- julion of 1850 in the Central Depertment, Man- Rodrigues, a great lawyer and revolutioniat of died in'extlo in the United States, Anacluto ly in prison on the Ist of September, 1851. He isonod, it 1s alleged. Fons de la Lax Cabaite ferela and a oat -learhed man, i Cubans as the most particular of all th ary stars, Le spoke guages fluen taught revolution for twenty years aud nearly Prominent revolutionists of Cuba to-day wei Bader bis training, Miguel Tolon, ‘THE REVOLUTION OF 1868, Cvepedes, Lem peros, the Quesad fermand Sql Rubaleaba, Feawor, Fi and hundreds of other ' wealthy, e ‘and prominent men in Cuba hud been pi ution for years. ‘The teachings of ro extended wi tious time in 1868, when Spai internal commotion at home. Cespedes had al. fee ‘against Spanish authority, They saw the retired from Bayamo and active lile to the #0 jon of his sugar estate, the Demajagua planta, on, neur Manzanillo. On {he 9th day of Octuber, 4968, he was surrounded by Francisco lera, of Birdie; Julio Poralte, of Holguin ; Rubaleabs, ow Inister of Jnatice ; Pedro Figuercdo, of Bayamo ; and 600 armed Cubans, some of whom were his ‘own slaves whom he had liberated that same mora- ‘After portecting « baaty organization, (bey ‘ara, miles distant, arriving there ‘break. ‘They surprised the snail Spanish gar- F: marched to 2 &: Fen or twenty men, entered the plass, ane raised STANDARD OF REVOLT ‘when, augmented to 1,200 men, thoy abandon: amo. going lato the mountain fastnesses between ‘there and Santiago de Cuba. ‘THR SITUATION. From that mere nucleus of an army—a crowd of citizens—tae legions of ow in thé field have grown, The Balfarmed, undisciplined: Oadan frocm 0,200 undiscipsined troops of October, 1468, have {n. Greased tw 31,000 men in October, 1600, (he majority of whom are weil armed, BATTLES rovaur. the battlefields of the year are the promi. es of Yura, Bayamo, Kl Rio Salido, Holzuin, La Cuave, M: bora, Bi Rawon, Canaiito, Guanaja, Cadi Manatl, Sabana Nueva, Puerto Padr ta Croz, Bi Cobre, Yat Jogucx Grande, Trinidad, Arimao, Las Tunas, Paling Boriano, Cunto, Arroyo Blanco, ahd half a buudred @f leaner importance, ROLL OF HONOR, ‘The first prominont martyrs of the revolution were Befiores Francisco Leon and Francisco Medina, who Were garroted in Havana last April, That was the ocasion of the riot there that same day, Cubans in the thousands who assembled to see them exvcuted Fopponded to their dying eries of Viva Cuba Libre / ta Independencta! with like huzzas, The Volunteers @rod promiscuonsly into the erowds, kill Ang and wounding bundreds, id man Quesada, 73 ra of age, was shot in Puerto Priuclpe, solely use he Was an uncle of Manuel Quesadi (3 mandor-in-Cliof of the Cuban army, Gens’ dust Castro were kilicd in goa of Gen, | and wounded om a deserted buttle fleld. Diy "muuiand by Basen bayonets, Ag was shot at Puerto Principe for car: Aruce into that city from Quesada, | Wier Gaui, Was assansinated in Cold blood in Sai ttle. Valentino Gorcouria, 1 horri- Cuba, Wells, anothor American, was murdered at Cienfuegos. ‘Among the 850 wealthy and promi men banished 10 Feruando Po, fifteen were Aun ean citizens, At Jiguaui, ban citizens were assas ; (ast and blackest of all the mentioned and unu tioned Spanixb crimes of tle war, was the burnin alive of 136 Cubans at Las Tunas on the 10th of last August, THE CUBAN FLAG adopted by the Congress of the Republi he game es that unfurled by Narciso Lopez’ at Los Posos. It consists of a red Magonal eld on the left, ‘with & lone stor in the centro, and fye white blue stripes—three blue aud two white, ‘That rain d By Coapedes in Yora wus a square banner equally dlvided into two white, one red, and one biue quar Ger, with # lone star in the upper leit hand’ red aS pe aud re ‘THE CONSTITUTION of Republican Cubs has already eppeared in Tur Bum, ws has the special law for the ubolition of Jalavery, which was passed by the Cuban Congress Basi Fobruary, The 2th articic of the 23 of the Con Hiution, sounds the death-kuell of human bondage America, It reads, “All ihe inhabitenw of Cubs ‘shall be ice.” THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA. ‘The President |s Curios Manuel de Cespedes,of Bay- ‘emo, who has a Cabinet consisiing of Francisco lera, Secretary of War; Ramon Cenj Bec: Miary of piste and of Foreign lication iiete fas: irre, Secretary of the Treasury ; Jaurdo Age te, Secretary of the Interior, and Ravelcase 7 ad of Justice, The Congress consists of Toortees bers, ‘Their Salvador re. thls names are Bale eros Bo: ‘xmuclo Ai jeous donb Lea. ballero, of Don Pe . il of in the College of Salvador, is looked upon fora long time an in the United States, was allowed to return to to visit bis mother in 1856, He died there, Agramonte, Aguilero, the Cis was overturned aire, Cavagan, Las J Agramonte, Sebastian “Aumublie, und Raoncas Gotcouria of expedition fame, wa to Arango Ing & flag of and kuirre, Honorato Castillo, Miguel Gerénimo Gautier fez, Arcadio Garcia, Tranguilino Voldes, An Lorda, and Eduardo Machado Gomez Sefior Salvador Cisneros Betancourt {* Presitent an Conere wd Antonio Zambrana and Ignacio Agramonte are its Secretaries, THR COAT OF Al the Constt tation wi made and approved In the fret session of Congress, held at Ouaeraro, on che ae Tr is to be displayed by the Jun- ta at Coop- er institate mee!ing. Tum Aner Js composed of three ,, commanded respectively by. Mafor-denerale rieo Cavada, Agramonte, and Adolfo Cavada, Gen. Jordan, lately tn com: Second Army Corps, is now Adjatan! ral of the army: Gen. Adolfo Cavade cont manded the Third Div! he Second Corps until Jordan was transferred to the staff of the Com- mander-in-chief, ‘THE YIRST ARMY CORPS is commanded by Major-Gen. Frederico Cavada. Tt Consists of ex brigades of three battalions each, and each battalion of 860 men; alto, two battalions of sap- ers and miners of 400 wen each | segregate number $7 iroope in the corps, 15.200 men ; 10, these are well armed and thoroughiy discipilbed, The brigade con.- anders are Cols. Manuel Hous. Cornelio Porro, Love Recio, Manuel Valdes Urra, Manuel Agramonte, an Gen. Angel Castillo. The two Dattalions of sappers ghd ,riiners are commanded by Cols. Pedro Recto and Leno Coca. THE SECOND ARMY Conrs is commanded by Ma). Geo. Adolfo Cavadi ‘onsivts of four brigades of three battalions each, yach bat tallon pumberg Wo wen. Aggregate nmi men in the brigade, 9.600. Brigade Commanders, Gens. Donato ade, 4. Marmol, Laie Marcano of Santo bomingo, end juiio Peralta. ‘THE THIRD ARMY CORPS 1s commanded by Maj. Gen. Honorato Castillo. Tt com: sists of three bi dee of three battalions of 800 men ‘battalion of special scouts 200 strong. The jade commanders are Gens. balome Hernander, v Coapedes. The First Corps operates in the State of Cama- ey. ‘The Second Corps is called the Army of RAST; and’ “operates cast of Bayamo and Mantanitl Gon. Marmol operates in the district of Santiago de a e ol 1, aba, Lals Marcano in. the Departmen ame snd Juil Peralta in Holguin. rat the Second Corps operates in Sanoto Kapirita dis- trict, and Hernandez in Villa Ciara, ‘The whole number of mi Hed with arms on the 2th of August was oe Fall 60,000 good volunteers are waiting for arms. THE RXPEDITIONS. ‘The first expedition which disembarked on Cubs " wi all schooner from Santo Domi '%6 men, is of arms, and some sup} the 28 inen 14 were Cnbans, two Mexicans, a1 citizens of Santo Domingo,’ The schooner tured by the Spanish navy after she bad landed expedition. She landed her men in October, 1868, The second expedition was commanded by Gen: Mannel Quesada. ‘The schoomer Galvanictoarried it. It consisted of 81 men, two of whom were Americans and two" Mexicans. The third was another sent the same schooner, She had twenty-two men, but twelve were lont overboard and drowned ‘ins ‘storm. Ten men reached the Cuban camps. The fourth was on the Salvador, and nambered 138% men, thfee of whom were Mexicans and seven Americans, The ffl was the Perit, with 150 Cubans, 17 Mexicans and Veno- xuolans, 8 Canary Islanders, and 73 men of other na- tionalities, Americans, mane, and Italians, 49 schooner Grapesho: and four Americans Total number of me , English, Frenchmen, Ger- in led twenty-four Cul not then enlisted. landed by the si: other nationalities. Out of these 113 foreigners, twenty-four of them are of the higher grades, THR LILLIAN. with the Inst expedition left Cedar Keys, Florida, on the night of the Sd inst., with 800 men on board, nearly ail of whom are ex-confederate soldiers, She took 6,000 Enfield muskets, 12 cannon, 600 breach. loading rifles, 4,000 perc amoant of cartridges, and nine tuns of powder, Gen. Goicouria commands the expedition. Gen. Luis K. Cristo is second, third In comm: Cubans, CASUALITIES OF THE WAR. ding to official reports of the Spaniards the lost by the various vicl of army. ¥ “ hey, hev made no definite reports of the losses sustaln the volunteers THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY of Cuban independence was yesterday, but occur ring on Sunday it is to be celebrated in New Philadelphia, und New of Mexico and ot Vera Cr: the councils, Yeste perished in the war was 10g y ya Te Powm for thos St. Jam both Cuban and Americar indies, Cuban families Kept open house, and many had thelr flags out, "foday, Mesars.. Lora Metropolitan Hotels, and other two, rr of Republican Cal a Jone r Lemas, Presiden Vico-Prosides Mostre and clo T. Alfaro, War Agents;’ Dr. J. F, Basora, tary, and Joseph Tanco, Busin J, white Manager, requested and obtained permission of the city Council to fire a salute of ON@ HUNDRED GUNB, which, om account of the funeral of on one of the flag staffs on the City Hull, PROCERDINGS TO-NIGHT. ‘The celebration of the frst anniversary day of Guban independence will close by s grand display at portrait Sooper Institute this evening. A of eveh of the Cubss leaders and of Prominent loaders who have (allen in buttle, or assussinated by the Spaniards, will be nung on the walls there to-day, National fings of Cuba, United States, Mexico, Chill, Peru, aud Vencauela, ‘with evergroens aad flowers, have'been hung In profusion Cooper Institue, ‘The Cubans extend vitation to ail sympath ning America night, Addresses by promia ricans and Cubans, are expocted, <<a New ¥. Custom House Cha: Wasmixoron, Oct. 10.—C. H. Houghton was on Saturday approved as cierk ln the first division of the New York Custom House, at a sulary of $2,000, H, C, Manning was Houghton, promoted ; ¢ Isaac D. Bulch, promoted ; pointed day inspector, Charles Johnson was appointed clerk ‘in the drat division at $1,100, vice Manning, promoted ; E. B, Cochrane was approved as deputy surveyor and in- spector of customs in Albany, N.Y. er High Church it Low Church, The Rey. Dr. Alexander H, Vinton, the distin. guished rector of St. Mark's Church, bas, tt is said, resigned and accepted a call from the Church of the The doctor 1s a brother of of Trinity Church; but they lism, Some of the to attribute urch of the tod oprle of Long Island, |, im Boston, specting rit High Churehmen are #0 uncharitable his acceptance of the call from the C Immanuel to the fact th 8 disapp candidate for the new Bi which 1s filled by the Rt, Rey, Dr, Littlejohn - —— The Jerome Park Race The races at Jerome Park on Saturday were well attended, ‘The most of the prominent poifticians Were present, Of all the turn-outs, the magnificent four-in hand of Mr. Jerome B. Fellows was the most noticeable. The mile and three-quarters hur dle race Was one of the finest ever witnessed. . Tt was woo by Harry Booth in 3:30, ‘The mile and « quarter handicap sweepstakes was won by Gen Duke in 2:14}, ‘The Champion stakes for three carolds was Won by Mr, Belmont's Glenelg, Mr Cameron's Loverness taking the first heat, ‘Time 14h, 148A, and 149, ‘The Nursery sthkes for two year-olds, ohe mile, Was won by Morris's Kemorse lose; time, LAT, —-—— Sporting Noten. ‘The Athletics defeated the Koystones tn Philadel phia, on Saturday, by #7 to 12, in veven innings. ‘The Ontarios, of Oswego, defeated the Central City, of Byracuss, on Saturday, by 2 lo 7, ‘To-day the Athletics of Philndelphin will meet the Atlantios at the the Ors of @ reg in 60: The contest for the amateur championship on Sut | the Stars and Champions, terminated ture of the Brooklya club, wil The ult of the championship game on Saturday, between the Eckfords and Atiantics, was quite a rise. ‘The inttor had the oall in betting ut the rate of 4 ¥ 4, Dut were inglorousiy beaten by score of 23 _-—— ‘The Sun Relief Vund, The sixth was by the expedi- tions—419 Cubans, 87 Spanish Americans, and 76 caps, & proportionate id Gen. Williams, of Alabama, Before this #he has landed her men in Cuba, ‘The 518 men taken to Fernandina by the Alabama are still in Florida, They were mostly he war 21,000 er and cholera ed by ork, In the City 4 Merida in Yucatan, bans temporarily residing there were granted the freedom of those ties by the respeetive city 0 have lor, the Grand and Riedell hundred and odd Francisco Fesser, Treasurer; Sefior President Pierce, will be fired at 4:30 this afternoon in the neighborhood of the City Hall, also to hotst a flag over the great hall of cardial tn- to attend to- ent speakers, both Ame- uban houses throagh the city are to be open to guests during the ay, THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGES, —_—— SIDE OF THE GREAT DIVORCE CASE, THE WIF. NICHO. Friday last, commenting upon the misfortunes Which for the past year and over have befallen me, and especially referring to the unbappy culmination through which Iam made the victim of whut appears to have been an illegal divorce, Thad noticed the advertisements of @ Mr, Housein the lending papers supposing himato be competent anda proper person to advise with, He was com sulted for the purpose of Gnding ont « desirable Western State for me to procure @ residence ue paratory to an application for divoree, THe inquired particularly respecting the namen of parties inter: ested, residence, &e., and stated he would give me an opinion inaday or two, At the expiration of two or three days, he stated that upon making in quiry he bad discovered facts which would warrant the commencement of proceedings in this State, and stated the faets with anticient precision to justi. fy me in the belief that they were substantial, T never hod the remotest doubt but that everything was conducted properly and in accordance with the established forms of law, bnt to make assurance doubly sure, 1 had the bapers submitted to, my regular counsel inthe city of New York, and them was advised that everythin After this I was married, and lived with Mr, Geb- hard as his wife, as I constier myself, a position I have never heretofore ocenpied, Permit me to correct some misstat published In your journal, thing of m view of the other side spit: Twas married to A. R. T. Nichols 8th May, t Newtown, Conn. I was advised by friends and relatives to be married in New York State, but by reason of the opposition of Mr. Nichole and tum Jy. the iy has teat was, that the husban tieut, has more control of bam Hi, Richols, where T was saked to sign a. will” giving tite estate to my busband. For peace sake Signed. ‘In justice to my former husband, T. will tate that he at the same time executed fo me « “ will’ of bis estate, which I subsequently discover. 4 to be nothing. ‘Thus my honeymoon commenced. ‘The next fall we removed to Brookiyn, at the boarding howe kept by Mra. Stiles, corner Clioton and Montague streets, Duriag our residenoe there ‘was most brutal. 1 particniarly remember the night of the Ist of January, 1587, locked me out of my rooms and I was compelled to Spend ihe night in the parlor down stairs, Several ofthe boarders who had overheard his abuse (and whose names I can mention if necessary) advised me to leave him. Constant demands were made my estate, and upon my alixhtest hesitation In a Hotel was ils ‘choi stated in your Journal) of my expen the utmost di ever an amount was to be obliged to pay {t out, his bills wer ers progressed had been swallowed that he only married covering a fraud In w: assign to me about § I from hil arrangem led for Bremen on the 234 of Ma Passage was long aud tedious, I was voruge. I was known ow thi and never nssumed nor thougnt of out $100,000 of my estate tow of Mr, Gebhard. Upon our arrival at the English Ehanver, tho Copiain of the stcamer requested e ifany ol DASKENKEr® wished to land availed myself of the opportunity and went up to London where 1 was gonfined to my bod with sick- ness about # wi Ostend, to Bru and employed Nichols, My , ahd from there went direct, Al Brussels 1 took apartin servant and wus known as Dre artments were 47 Kue du Trone. 4, 1 will mention, m i committed a ceria 6th day of April, 1800. city of Cincinnati on that day ft former hnsband swears (hi offence at Schoharie on th I was in pe followed me with they only are capable, Not con mt wit, detains my churacter, te remnant af property I have they are striving to reach. Rr tek Arite t meet it without fear By giving this place in your journal, you will vant, KRLOTTE B. GEBHARD. ——— © OUT"! ON THE THIRD BASE, oblige, your obedient On the 22d of March, 1855, William, H. Lock- A. Johnson, at the residence of her parents in Lawrence street of that d the young couplo at once started in housekeeping, and lived without any break to the current of their wood of Brooklyn, married Ju city. Mr. Lockwood had a good business happiness until 1961. During this period thr children were born to them, and the family was as happy as any family mit wish to be. In 1961 Charles J, Smith, the wi he and Mr, Lockwood were on the most intimate terms of Iriendslip, travelling out evenings together, olug to places of ainusement In company, and act fra th gvery way like the tnatost friends,” All thls tune, aa tppears by the sequel, Smith, while ccting ¢ as the (rend of husband,’ was steretly under- mining the affections of the wife." ‘This state of affulrd lasted till 1865, when through some friends Mr. Lockwoud made the dixcovery that Swith habitually visited t during his i nd this fact hat ome Ho by torlous that his neighbors all epoke ot it, ortly after tiJs, in the course of his business, Mr. Loe! wood bad occasion to go down the bay with an out going vewse!, and on leaving told his wife he would not be home that night, He got home, however, about 11 o'clock, but his wife was absent. Ho didn't know what to’ make of it until nearly midnight, when she und the fortive Smith came in in the Best posstble humor with themselves and all the world, first time Lockwood begun to think thei something d ordered Sinith never to set foot tn his house again, ‘This liad the effect opposite to that in. fended, for the wife and hor paramour used to meet in all sorts of plices outside, He still believed in his wile, and thought no harm unit! out evening in the year 1807, durlog the ab- sence of hl ho was looking in her trunk for ter, with a photograph enclosed tn is, caught his eve and commanded lis attention, The photograph was that of Smith, and the letter, peclmens of love 1s as follows which is one of the most unig lotters ever seen by the pubile ey: New ¥¢ they robbed iit hoseibie ) at be min’ ag of old? Janie, you have bo idea how hard it te (o part with you; but if it Isso deereed, why, I must bear eekly, and try and. for Ould cominit e olater tot ery #0 do. T enunmnit_you to him, h i that he will treat the gift as the deser And apprecintively | and if von see your Diness * run Rive one thou why just onary Of poor me, who as long ver love agaln. i for you to think of me now as of old, why {t will not be long before we may have the pleasure of ming!ing In cach other's society and plone: res of this {ife an we for. 1 know I ain doing wrong Ino and right 1a he othe spring up ln ny eer ve eiaced, and as for nipoweible CHAS, J. SMITH On her return, Mr, Lockwood showed the lett to his wiie, and she admitte tik was fi Dmith, She auld whe just kept to show Charlie ran as much after her ay ehe did after him The result of this was of course separation, and Mr, Lockwoor, almost frenaiea by the wrong done to him, went to California, During bis absence, the false wife and hor paramour instivuted a suit for di- yoree against hum Hy the ground of adult through oue of those Now York lawyers who maki © specialty of getting * divorces without pubiicity.’ ho cade Was seit 10 9 referee ‘bamod Bearmes, and the principal witness was @ man gi is name as John J. Clark, and his os Third eee nes ol Messrs, Veeder and Wood, and set to work to fad how the thing had been done, idence aa above, and found that no auch man te Clark had ever lived in, the lo , is residence, that there was no house of prostita Which it had been worn to have 4 otter Meets, which, been committed, sented to Judge Cardozo In t caused an order of the Court annulli ‘kwood has wow Inst! divoree against his wife, hor of the above letter, with Mrs. Lock Filled with Wreek ened to be Li if Senports Severely Damaged Estimated at Eastport tsa nea ir, Smith has written knowledeing himself th wood, and escorts that be oniy visited her novse ai the repeated request of ———_. MR. BALDWIN’S $. cory, turiving town on the ex- treme southeastern const of Maine, trading largely with tho adjoining British provinces, and engaging extenslyely in the lumber trade, extensive fishing busines from 200 to 300 fishing smacks may be seen fishing Within ten miles of the town, ‘The town proper i ituated on the southeast rhore of Moose Island, and communicates with the main- land by a covered bridge 1,200 long to Perry, and by ferrion to Lubec and other adjoining villages a spacious harbor, which |s rather dangerous of nay. igation, owing to the large number of rocks, On the 4th inst, the most terrific tornado perienced, even on the ruxged shores of Maine, awept the entire const from Portland to the Bay of Fandy, increasing in violence from Lexington Avent The controversy in relation to the property of Joba H. Baldwin, who died im this city just a year ago, came before Judge Cardono, Supreme Court, Chambers, on Saturday. {$100,000 in real and personal property, the whole of which is claimed by his executors under a will made by him tn 1961, which was After his death, Their right to the property ts con- tented by Mr, Baldwin's alloged wife, Cecilia F. Baldwin, who claims that she was married to him in 1968, and that therefore the will, void, Her pretensions are repudiated by the exe. cators, who claim that she never was Mr, Baldwin's wife, but his mistress, They sued her to recover £5,000, the value of furniture at 90 Lexington ave- where she ved with Mr. Baldwin, and recov- tary offer of her own answer in that suit the validity of the pro- ferward, through her Mr. Baldwin left about At sped to the eant, Full particulars of this direful catastrophe have not as yet reached us, on acco tof the interruption to eis hardly any doubt that the loss of life and destruction of prop- erty are fearful. ACOOUNT BY A GENTLEMAN FROM RASTPORT. A Sun reporter conversed last evening with » gen- tleman who arrived yesterday from Eastport, and who was an eye-witness of the awful spectacle at thas place. He says that the fury of the cleme beggars all description, A atrong west. win de previously, is red judgment counsels 8 Me fy was made to acknowledge ‘she surrendered and wife of Mr. Buidwi will and to set aside she didn't knoeranet aon with’ ‘ollusion with the dynes had been administered to her so 1! not in her sane mind. The executors then sued to Ing further proceedings, ane declared binding and valid. ‘The motion on Saturday was in this latter suit, to injunction granted against ‘The argument is to be continued to-day, THE STRUGGLE FOR Aucthor Chapter in the Dal: ~—Arrest of the Youngs Judgment & ro was doing when s! screaming gusts without intermission, crashing every- Ce a ine 4 climax was attained, Insting over two hours. Imost ao age in Kastport, the unprecedented storm spread destruction In Its The floodgates of heaven were let lore, and, ihe restations tide of the Atiantic came billowing up over the wharves until it seemed that the ocean tteelf was about to undertake the work of restrain her from ring this brief period, and to have her continue « preliminary Rt petal! BASTPORT UNROOTED, ‘The frm-rooted, seemingly immovable oaks were whirled about as #0 many twi, ind in every direction. I Diverce Case im who Stole the I—All the Membors of a Medel New York Law Est: Jalil together, The readers of Tan Sun will remember that Wm. J. Fisher, alawyer, who had an office at 207 Broadway, New York, was arrested in August on the charge of having caused to be stolen from the inty Clerk's office in Brooklyn the judgment roll im the divores case of Dalzell was counsel for Mr. Dalzell, plalatift, to have procured the timony of perjured witnesses. fraud might be discovered, Joo Holt, his clerk, and Francis Archtbald, « and scattered 6 people of the town structed were swept to the grou hundred and Afty chimnios were #0 beams wore splintered, crumpled like rolis of parchment, ‘TUB BRACHING OF TI ‘Our informant, who wan a passenger - slip New York, from St. John, was in Kastport har. ‘clock jn the afternoon, when they were about crossing the bar of . Dalzell. Fisher chore were droppe straws. They bani ‘were on board, and the gale was seamen dare not trust hundred passeng the clerk's offic nthe trial of Personated Dalzell (who was really out of the State, and is now in Californ: one George Leonard’ swore that Mra. Daize! been guilty of adultery in New York city. All those Parties, with the excepth and committed to the Raymond street Jai ark, learned of thoir en lawyer Fisher ha ried away the hurricane deck, n Which ® number of staterooms ‘easel was finally driven fro wave very nearly upon the rocks, awave swept her into the harbor, but not until she had been totally dismantled, HUNDREDS OF FI Not « fishing smack or small boat to be seen. It ed that most of them schooners exist only in f to and fro on the spray, ily being presented, Thus f Holt, were arrested dL was often told by him my money. After dir- my husband attempted to 000 of worthless mortgages, ‘Thin was the Ist of May, matual and perfectly been committed to accompanied by his confiden- id, District Attorney Mors and his aselstant, M ‘as to the best plan to be nd to cat ont active member of heavier tonnage thelr anchors, and smashed the wharues ‘The seamen, to say their Lives, leaped from the unlucky crafts to the piers, where they fell on thelr faces, and held on With their hands, They could not stand against the they carried away. '. f] sell divorce case, Joyod as a detective a young Keen and reticent, on whom he could tm tung man went to work In this after patient Inquiry, that Holt ey. This came ont p w nd others In Brooklyn. wearch revenied that Holt was in the neighborhood He was traced tou honse tn that at night, and not often, le was induced to ro- ada, and while en route to atop at 8 Way station, where No would hear more interested him, and get furthe ‘ot off at the station, int the expected epis- He was immediuiely arrested, and ings county jail Mr, Fisher has now with tim in jull both of his confidential advisers, In tue investigation of the Dalzell agt. Dalzell di. of important informatio: ‘will comy out on Fisher's persons, some of whom are living in this city, wall fearn for the first time that they are according to law, and in rticular that the District Attorney emp! AFTON THE TRMPRST, Tt was jong after midnight when th buildings were With wrecks, The wharvos themselves were wrecks, wud sheds along the #! ‘The bay was filled with spars and thin- bers, All was dostruction. Uur informant has ® list of 197 voesels that he knows to have becn lost, It was rumored in Kaat ghias ad also been dewollshed. From the bay of Fundy « no less doplorabie ata he damage in Bastport of Hackensack. locality, where he came on! A decoy letter wus sen! solve to go to C we that 1 never lived with utter disregard for truth in | SMe wich am means to ald his eseape, He and went to the Post OMee to le and money. rt that the port of Ma- of affairs Is report- . fone Is estimated at thas given you ® glance at the “other side" of the picture, ‘The perseentors I fled from in woing to Eu nistancy sen an ‘THB BRITION OFYICI voree case, @ vast variot} lune been developed whic! is t it. Baxby, of the Knglixh navy, reat tidal phenomenon or atinorph He based bis augury upon astronom: cal observations which he had made tained by this disaster cannot fall short of $1,600,000. SCHOONER LOST IN LAKM MICHIGAN, ‘The river schooner Kate Buily, bound to Chicago capsixed during the ‘The first mate, Merritt Bully, Captain, Winslow were all washed from the wreck and lost, ‘THE STORM OFF OUR CoAsT, The ship Grahams Polly returned to this port for Ginsgow ‘and uble nor publicity; but if it must be so I will And his children couscqu Rust axt. Rust and imnilar action on other cases are pen laws of this State obtained without pubilelty, and wi wyers, can own assertion to'tnat ‘effect is moditate exercising The order of referonse jently made to suffer, je on the 4th off Point aa Sable, men, claiming contrary, their facie evittence ib some degroe. be made in 0; ing sailed on the terrific harricane o1 ‘a tremendous sea she lost alm: doce not require the publication o| carried away balwaaks fore broke stanncheous and main rail ¢ in forward hor split covering pl Washed everything Sut of the galley and fvrecastle, and long boat, qua fad everything moveabl filled the cabin. man Were also! washed overboard. a orn Kad te seus p was a wreck about deck, and leak- ing badly, with four feet of water iu the well. ‘THB STONM IN NEW BRONSWICK, Sr. Joun, N. B., Oct, 10.—The late storm was vory destructive between Fredericton aud At, John. More than fifty houses and barns wore unrooted or wholly destroyed, und $500,000. The rumor of the of one hundred and fity bodies at Grand Menan, is believed to be untrue, WESTCHESTER, Only the more ‘They want to bave some faith, ‘Thove not timid carry tho straight through with @ rush by of the summons o1 int om the ansembling of the bu: month, the Divirict Att ymey of move to have the names of ull the known member ofthe Atlantic nine, entered this happy domestic circle as boarder, continuing that relation nine months, when be ‘changed his habitation, though still continuing to visit the family as @ frievd, * and partner of the louse of nected with the Daisell case,are the proper prosecuting authorit: ——— DRAMATIC NOTES. orchards were There are several changes in the bills for the resent week, that will be of interest to play-xoers Prominent among thene are ut Wallack's, of Tom Tayio pince of * Progress, ‘iestre under the memagemont ot ¥. 8, Chanfrau in his well-known specislty Mr, Chanfrau bas wand times and apward, but in all these represents tions, probubly nevdr $0 better advanta that Which Mr. ‘Viyieuro hax Qulyo has pre the substitution to migiit e ¥ the daytine Joequal Mateh, ‘Tue foremah of Hook and Ladder ¢ 2, of Morrieania, charges t whee of Monitor Bugino C L INTELLIGENCK, better support, thai provided for ‘the pre pared the scenery, and Herwig the music, includes some of our best actors F. C. Bangs, Mr. ©. 'T, Vareloe, J Mise Irving, Miso Blanche Grey, and others of ¢ Toffereon Davis is in Baltimore, Vice-President Colfax ts tu Cheyenne, Secretary Boutwell ts in Philadelphia, Ex-Prostdsat Villmore is 1a Louisville, Gen, Fits-Henry Wirsen |e at the Astor, Gen, Hiram Walbridge has goi ‘0 Llinols, Charles Knapp, of New York, ts in Callfofa!* Admiral Farragut, who is in Chicago, is better. Mr, Jerome B. Fellows has refuscd $9,000 for his unequalled four-i wrote his letter of acceptance yester- OOH DY Kaslight, d Bustoed the "' sage of Jamaica, in tows last Saturday. Prince Arthur arrived in Montreal on Friday from Kingrton, He will vielt the United ptates in May tireatened with the Panussio Water, owing to ber refusal to consolidate with Jersey City Ex-Senstor Doolittle had an interview on Sat- Grant who favored. Bt rather than Bt, Thomas as a now xequisition, Senator Howard, of Michigan, is indulcing tn the of a law pull, to recover 84. intralor Of thé estate Of one Antotie Beaubien. Hon. Sam Wilkeson has ist home at Bridgehan Ka, fr inc Kallroad reconnolsauce, after & Jo Emily Jordan, who tw the Chioago Opera Tan New York Grecvs,—The retur Lent's admirable equestrian eompuny to its winter reet, jw an event that will thousands for whom horseman: ship and athletic sports lave @ fascination beyond from dramatic performs Mo amusement ly no one so stolid as rena, and no company has ever isfled the taste for this # Lo anch good purpose us quarters in Fourteenth kive pleasure to th excitement of thi stimulated and To-night Tammany will gives double entertain. a od English champion J: the wildest enthusiasm, tend the Tammany. ‘The Kizureli thelr frat ap Brothers will m iF famous challenge act os i wonderful mid-air “Melt. “the cxtravaganan of Tot has proved @ great aliruction, ud the Laurt family are immense im it. advise all who love variety amusement to attend the ‘Tammany to-night, Iv Paeranation.—There is in ‘Theatre “As You im an extravagan sa entitied * Flick: dancer appears as ac- 1000 for his servic ust returned to his layed 9 part in * Formoaa'* jomae last week fork the part of Major Jorui, eloped in Glackmeyer, of London, Canad, nee Arthur stayed two rhoulto ral Ansoc ri tion at the Fifth Aven ren which San trove and vocalist. ee “80 on POLITICAL BLUB-BLUB. The Hon, Wm. R. 81 visor, town for boarding and Messrs. Rheriden, Sefer, dafes O'Bries, John Ris TA a C. Hectiag, were at Jerome eon admitted to wart Is a candidate for Super- Mr. Algonon 6. Sullivan iy not a candidate for any oftlee. ie ri joseph J. Marrin, a wae pea 4 HIDEOUS SUICIDE. The Rich Proprictor ofan Eighth Ward Por- re Tho Eighth Ward was excited yesterday by the rumor that Wiillam [, Mitchell, better; known a8 Billy" Mitchell, a noted keeper of a liquor sa- Joon for «porting men, bad died suddenly. It was currently said that he had died of heart disease, Mitchell owned the saloon at 179 Prince street, cor- ner of Wooster, and was senior partner of the firm of Mitchell & O'Neill, liquor saloon, 78 Broadway. It had always been his custom to relieve his bar- Keeper “Dave” in the Prince street saloon every evening at 9 o'clock, and Saturday evening was no exception to the rule. ‘The saloon has entrances on both Prince and Wooster streets, and is elaborately farnis bar, behind which are ranged a number of filled with faney bottles, runs the entire length of the store, fronting toward Prince street, one end of the counter joining the Wooster street wall. Among tho remarkable;ornaments of this palatial beer room {ean enormous china punch-bowl, whose size has made {ta fine advertisement for the house. On Saturday evening Mitchell, as usual, relieved his barkeeper the routine way. mor, and conversed with his customers in a glee of P bees," be epeared tai yy areal roapects of the Rothschilds buying ap the United teu debt with the Intention of taking the whole Jot at four per cent, He conducted the bar in hi btivday Boe er wnt Fase art 1 Mage | ld . jo front doors om ini: Ean th clots the accounts of the day. He'then ex- Unguished the gas. iret Mitchell, who resides at 179 Thompson street, missed her husband early yesterday morniag, and su Dostne that he might have fallen asleep im his place of sent to the barkeeper, and asked him, he key, to go down to the saloon and ancer- In the facts, This wns according! done | aad on tho store by the private Paap et eB ¢ of or ensks tha rear of the room, He hed been dead several hours, as the body was cold. Mitchell strangled himself to de 1 for fencet from the floor would not afford fall. ‘The fect touc! the floor which swarm the place, rua fe! 4 ib BEE i f i i William, Mitchell, who formerly kept Florence's saloon Broadway and Houston street, now kept by Caleb Georce Mitchell, brothers of the dead man. le was the eldest son, and had always personal! prea go0d sepals for Kept a house for ee therein. fore the Bxet acted, he transacted a very large plght, business, and @ fearful inroad was upon his profits when the Excive Iaw was put in force. He is sald to have been worth between $200,000 ‘of stock LOSSES BY FIRE. > The Kochest eC The large frame buildings in the rear of the University of Rochester were burned on Saturday might, 1y contained the laboratory, workshops, and the private minerological, sodlogioal. aad other cabinets of Prof. Henry Ward, and his plaster caste mouldsand models, Most, if not all of the sodlugi cabinet was saved. ‘Tho 'minerological cabinet was burned. Loss, $80,000; insurance, $35,000. sil nda Other Losses by Fire. Schauss's bakery, 304 Grove street, Jersey City, was slightly damaged lust ni The lows by Francireo, on Friday Mr. Bernard Hydion's stables, in Greoopoint, were burned on Baturaay might: loss, $4,000. ‘The, Star match, factory at Hark Cove, Me, was durnod yosterday, Loss, 613,000; insured for 10,00), Wm, 8. Battle's Qour, grist, and saw xin, near Rocky Mount, N. + Woes, 925,000), imaurance, Yonkerm, OBITUARY, once President of the Hudson k, was buried lu Sul J. Gouniy « Sarurday, ren, of the Roman Catholte Cluareh in Was found dead in hile bed, Ils hoad piclon was Rroused. ‘The body of James Dow! Frew: hed. Just’ Feturued frou ‘Galtforaia, which he sad tresly culibited while ons tpeee. Ex-Presidout Pierce is to be buried in Concord, NL, wnday.. The Washington publie wor clos iational fag ing with & salnte'et irtoen guns Aispinyed at haltnn stounrhe, heltcnowel ‘are to be tatit ro nanan wathonal lute ts to be fred. eatsacesa lab doc BROOKLYN, A Brooklyn Police Justice bas recently been in- aicted by the Urand Jury for alleged maladniaiewe. ty Joseph Wright was seot before the Grand Jury by Justice Kames, o@ Batarday, to answer a charge of perjury. ~— Officer Burke shot and seriously woundea Joho jem pting to esoape oo Saturday Dougherty, who Mr. Henry Riker, lately of Williama- argh, fatally sbot himself’ on Fish aul to Middle Village, while gunning. ther Mathew T. A. B. Society cel- reary of the birthday of Father Ma. ww Catholic io Gowanus, which was to taken piace Wes poned o8 account of the from Bishop Loughlin was read in all the io Churches of Brooklyn yesterday, proclaliin t Jubilee throuyhout the elty of Brooxiy: om este terday until the close of the umet Council, Between 18and 1 o'clock yesterday morning OF. bbing arrpeted Michael Murphy ov « obary Rat teaser sr odaetetiaa coe vWSMy. elracke hit on the head with stone, in’ jaring him severely. Johu Heanossy, of Degraw streot, near Col it stra, Cathrine Af Graham ovt of his hioune oe ‘was In arrears to the amount of $20, althou, him the money ‘before leaving She wus barged that her death was hasteued by © TOWN, ‘Ten prisoners were in the House of Detention day, € 1 ‘The Father Mathow Societies will celebrate the birthday of their patron Balnt to-day, ‘The body of Adam Leonard, U. 8. A., was found yesterday th the rt off Banton street. ‘Two of the pationts in Bellevue last week em- braced Christiaalty before leaving it, alive, For the first time a three yoars, on last Bat night uot e case wae brought inte Balt Hospual m robbed Mr. Chauncey 8! aiGrday Of & $300 gold watch and $480 In movey. Idaho brought (46 passengers, the Deutebiand ritania 434, an whe France 100, yesterd Powers street, Brooklyn, was red of & boy In the Grand street ferry houes You: terday afternoon, ‘The Execlsior Codperative Colony of Kansas opened thelr new headquarters, Cobperative Hall, 214 Bowery, on Saturday evening. The bodies of Patrick Cullen, of 64 Kant Nin treet, at De y, owl on Frida: ty MISC Yenth street, were louna yerterday. Sets Of 0 hundred students are at Bel oumber than has ever before attended ream inary torm. [tle believed 500 studeats will attend at the ext regular terns. ‘The ladies' fair of the Dominican charch at Le: ington nvenne aud Sixty-aixih streot, not botwoll aeit shoubdy eouanderiog its’ object’ array of Valuable articles, On Madison avonue sixty lineal, fect have bec graded, from. Forty-fourth to Fortyetfth stree September, “Five able-bodied Inborers w Saturday, assisted by eight carla, Extensive improvements and repairs are in. pro. gross at iiclivuee. The rook house is to be eutirely: re fhodelled, abd the insUtation will be more thoroughly Warmed this winter than It Was inet, ‘The Spanish steamer Kuterpe, with the arma- ments for ihe Spanish gunboats’ cleared. on Saturday and sailed yesterday for Havel Bauder convoy of the Spankh wan-ot-war Heraando Cortes. ton, Baturday Marshal Barlow sent coms to Wilmi ee Coys i trout personal observation hot Foal character, aud demaud Mer further retantiou. {n the Supreme Court, the application by Mrs. freed waa ta tevor ot erenting the dive eevee: oH ‘of erentin voroe 8: (ody of ths ohildren ts Sirs. hip, but wituont aiteoate “ lied te see ws of the PRICE TWO CENTS. THE REVOLUTION IN SPAIN. WHY THE PENINSULA IS NOT LIKELY TO BECOME A REPUBLIC. jeans of Harme ining the Dis- Mannin, Sept. 94.—Hince arriving here T have experienced a0 annoyance from the fact of being am American. There is no doabt t and angry about Cuba, and might be willing to de clare war becanse it would bring the different dis- cords of the country into harmony, and because thay fancy France and Austria would help them, The Spaniards are not more than half civilized, parties- larly in the southern proviness, The medieval aad Inqwtsitorial spirit is still im thom, ‘They are nar- row, bigoted, and cruel; are fully s centary behind rope in progress and he- manity, I can't believe they are at all dtted as yet for a republic, ‘The leading men are almost all political echemera, rking for thelr own ends. Prim is a dashing soldier and an unprincipled adventurer, coquetting With Carlists, Isabellinos, the priests, and the Re je is for Prim and Prim only. ‘The Cortes which assemble next month will ae doubt continwe Serrano ss Regent to welt the development of events, They will also declare, it te determination not to The Spaniards are, £ people are excite@ |, their supposed, Possible Riet—Grana- du tm Open Revolt—Bioodshed in the City ofSaragesen—A Train of Treeps Throwe Off the Andalast: Vass, Oct. 9. Madrid Arming for The insurgents of this neigh- bornood placed obstructions on the track of the Andalusian Railway, and threw off the track » trate filled with troops, Four soldiers were killed ea@ many were wounded, ‘The Republicans on the coast are making very strong resistance, Madrid le tranquil, bat the police suthorities howe advieed the inhabitants of the city to arm themscives and thelr servants in order to defend thelr houses in ease of « riot, i: tg General Baldrick. ‘The Bencra rates Yo ard 1 from Cransda fs that the ‘disarm, fe ihore have rosea ‘A body of voluntcers tn Saragossa fred wpon troops stationed ® shar) mend Meare Mehl sented. OH ac — MARTHQUAKE IN 87. THOMAS. Mr, Seward’s Trevicel Paradise Hhaken ts ite Cestre—The most rifle Convalsies 1867—Labitc Buildings Shatteret and Bustnces Suspended. Wasmimnotom, Oct. 10.—A letter has been re, ceived im this city, stating the particulars of « } earthquake on the 17th of September on the tslam | of Bt. Thomas, The shocks were first felt at te) minutes before 8 o'clock P. M., and shook the élt ) of St. Thomas to its foundation. The shocks wer #0 severe as to weterially injure many of the bail’ ings, shattering the wails of the Spanish and Unie » other large structures, Business wi) entirely suspended. ‘The day had been excessively lot, withoat th» slightest broese, the thermometer indicating 8 @ > Seance a pene ROUSE nine distinct shocks ing like it since aS ee FLASHES FROM THR OCEAN CABLE \eaty meeting yesterday. Father Wfaciathe has suiled for Ameries, ‘The Colorado and Weser have arrived out, of Segua ts Grande bas alrect: Tine stores in that city shalt be chased ee which was attended by not lees than fog" Hinyeccentay, to eavot he enian prisoners. . the Fenian, who died tm and 11 o'clook P. Dublin had an the extension of ainnesty ‘The funeral of Marti the King's College Hi {ook place yesterday ‘The father and mol soarts. ‘and other relatiyi ‘The Emperor Francis Jos to the Bast on t of October, Et mie at Constantinop! ty and the Salten, at iners in the Department of Aveyron, ;, On Friday mori Coupany’s forges. and the mut LONG ISLAND. The Democrats of Jamaica, have sominated Frost, of Miehmonds forthe Beate Seater. Christian Bohok left bie home in Flush ‘Thursday, with s horve and loaded wage, and Willem Jones, red of #100 and a Woia Packs in iyettocd "on Fee miners attacked: £00 upon. pon thea, sepies, tbe borers! ' shops on Sam as Deo Senders”? leviog, 2 to ‘A little son of Mr, Behrens, of Ryk: Killed in David Valentine's ‘The Germans, whe hold the balance of ‘ded to vole for Fong th tn sary tae was declared the ite ’ a whee RSM vod of 008 ad SPARKS YROM THE TELEGRAPH, Mr, William Weiss, Ns, (od lung’ over peste bag nine, Suspben, of BR APAR PU. ru cia meres, Go 2 sixteed rounds, Cuautnguam it} riot at Prescott, Arisona, three soldiers were again at work on the Virgt- 10 Charitable Mechanik Appeal advocates the lection. ‘The Swift River in Oxford county, Me, feet in 12 hours in the recent storm. WY, Me, rose © Important mineral made al vt mu " i taroreries have been s ‘A mass meeting tn Salt Lake manded the admission of Utah as Chinese laborers are nie and Truckee Kallroed, ‘The Fale of th closed Boston The Mi 8 Andrew Joheson Cigy on Saterday de ro, convicted of the 18 Memphis oo Friday, Maj,.Gem: W, B. Haxeu confirms the rej rages by sotilers on therokee noutral gt pt. JH. Gallagher, Mempnie Boat Clud, ‘The nitro-glycerine stored neat mem! ar drowued last evenlnge” Hooste killed throe mea. ‘Two prize Azhts were contested near yesterday ob canal boats stopped. by the reowat ‘The French ship Malubar bas been seized at docino and takea (0 Baa Fraaciscy for violation ~= town, Mass., Navy Yard were paid of om Saturday, wader wie new The Rock River In Judge Sawyer of Ban Brenaiees, L~4 decided that SFeree econ nese Lestimony te the Fourteenth Amendment. Governor Safford of Arizona, has wis la ate Epes aes