The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 8, 1870, Page 1

olon ote ue t of ght uM tic i» : H i i 7 i, va Bai es c TIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR UP THE WAR, King William’s Grip on the Throat of France, -_———— PAR'S MUST SURRENDER. The Smashing of Paladines’s Army. THE TERROR OF THE FRENCH AT TOURS The Meter of Paris Dacrot and Trecka A dup-The Capltatation of the ed withia Three Weeks farther of the Great Sortics. Loxvon, Dee, 610 o'clock A, M.—Traosmis- gion of the President's moseago and Mr. Boutwel's report eastward is Just concluded, and the eatle Hines wi!) now be able to necommodate otver basi- pes. J he telograps lines connecting with Orleat gave ont on Suniay, and the lows commantoatiag witn Tours were cut by the Prussian cavalry on Moviay afernoon, Commnnication with Tonre, partly by carriers, has, however, been reCstablishe., Bue Germans bave boen exaggerated. THR PND AT HAND, + Woe burn's secretary writes from Paris tat * 4 to bis information, the French have teen beaten at all points bat one, and the end is apporensy new at hemd, ‘The capitulation of Paris wit tn thee Weeks 8 locked for, ‘There have been po cosrs of ftarvation reported, alttongh provisions areseate and dear, Prominent members of the Proves us) Government are accused of swindling by menis of fraudulent contrae:s for arms and food DUCKOT DRIVEN BACK. A Aecpatch from Toure states that the Prussians ‘wore at scked at Villiers and Champizny, and after ‘efgit that lasted about six hours the French were compe ied (o tail back without baving accomplished their olvect, Anattack by the Prussians on Fort Rogen! was unsuccessful. prenor AGAIN EMiois AND THE MARNE, Derprx, Dee 5—Evening.—The King of Saxony bas re {4 telegram from Prince George to the Qfeet (uc the enemy retired the day before behind the Morne and that other offensive movements on t of the besieeed were impossible, He gives the (0isl loss of tue Baxons in the late engagements as (cllons: OMcers, 76; rank and file, 2,190, DUCROT REPORTRO KILLED, Brnuix, Dec. 6—A despatch from Versailles, dated Nondey, annotnced that an officer was sent trom the King's headquarters upon Monday, Dec. 5, foto Poris, with w letter to the Government, stating that the ety of Orleans had been captured by the Prossions; tlt the Army of the Loire under Gen. @e Palin tines bad been routed, and had lost thirty uot acd several thousand prisoners, Gen. Ducrot Is supported to have been killed in the retreat across She Marne, upon the southeast of Parts, PUCROT WITHIN TI FORTIFICATIONS. ‘Torns, Der. 6—On the night of the $4 Gi Du. ert Livouseked at Vincennes (within the French fortificaliove). Up to that time he had taken about ©) prisouers, TROCHO’S PROCLAMATION. Frenivg —A balloon from Paris brings copies of a Yolletin by Gen, Troebu, the Commander-in-Chicf ‘aris, issued upon the $4 instant, Gon, Tiochu adverts to bis previous proclamation, Speouuring che sortie by Ducrot and the indecisive ‘Belting of Toceday and Wednesday, Uo then states: “U-on Frijay. December % the Prussians tn qmormous toree attacked the French positions at Champigoy ond Brie-suws-Marne, whieh bad bee Jespiures previously (rom the Prussians, but the Prussians were repulsed. The French then returard the Truseian attack and — car- Fed the Prussian positions. ‘The Prus- Bia08, however. contpued to mai troops ‘An overwhelming numbers trom the northeast, south, and foutieant, encivcliug tue bends of the Marni ‘end closing ‘in upon Docrot. Upon Satnrday Morning, Dec. 3, Geu. Dacrct recrossed the Marne ‘st Point Tremblay, and opposite Champigny, re- moving the brides, ana concentrating his forces in Ane woods of Vinceuues, in order to give effect to Turther operatious." THR SEINE FILLED WITH FLOATING ICR, Another ballvon from Parts as lately landed iu is nelguborhood, 11 brought dates from the be- Aeaguered city to the 4th inet, The news received previously of the favorable state of affairs in Pi confirmed, The carrier pigeons sent from | the messages of the Government were arriving regularly ‘The colic ptinues intense, ‘The river Seine was fall of flost.ng ice. ‘The morale of the troops was tacellent, The Mobiles and National Guards fought rarely tn the sorties on the 99th and 30th of No- Youler, ‘The troope were actively employed in RoaliLful exercias, ee aL RMY OF TTR LOIRE. Paladin The French Oficial Reports-T' sinus Making the Whole Freveh N tica I risoners of War, Dec. 6.—The official reports of the ‘ar Orlcans show that the Prussians attack- » corpe d’armee separately in greater force, Ue leit of the Army of the Loire, and as to render the evacuation of sued a clroular to Prefects, ation of the army is good. Heavy ofartillery are arriving, end the vermont will soon be resumed. 1 re attempting the circulating of fal scoarage and demoralize ; but their be confidently denied, TY MILLIONS OF PRISONERS, er ght wing of the Army of the Loire goments with the Pruysiaue near be Profeets of the departments occa: have issued decrees that all {18 and 40 years will be ners of war, and that they will Yur to escape. In wplte of this © to escape to the (1 by the people, Where they enlist rs 104 ns of the Government leaving © CRT-MARTIALED, verpment isin re- hes from Gen, D, Avrelles uncos that bis retreat was He lost neither munitions s much dissatisfaction with Vocuated Orleans; and in 2 rtuaity to defend himself. fb s charged three commission he matter, s FROM TOURS. zens have left Tours, foar- r russians, Most of the jour removed to places of safety wever, bas thus far evinced no EX opt Ln STORY elim de Paladines retreated ce believed to be two hun He tad Bye hundred cannon, es wished him to remain ‘o tue Prussia attack , but they * opipion that the place was ), the General fought to the ress to effect anything, At ) 0s demanded the evacuation «to bombard it im eas) of re sptured but few prisoners, WEG AT RA, Detence wae uninformed as to A the Loire. ‘Their 18 4 cliarge of incapacity DAL te Paladin ‘os the French spiked their ny of batteries and destroyed all their war material, The Army retired across the Loire, Gon. D'Aureiles de Palladines is bitterly assailed and denounced upon wil sides, Tin LOXpON sToRT. Despateves from Toars, dated 9 Government isin receipt of a atelos from Gen, Pal oes, He ve resroat waa con uetad in goud ther ammunition nor stores, from the city are mumorous, cos, the Government Loxpow, Dee. 6, state that t number of de aunot order; he lost n ‘Though the remo inelnding all the news: #uoWs no intention of Ieaving, Tin OCCUPATION OF ORLWANS. Darepen, Dee. 6.—The city of Orleans was @ ated by the French at five o'clock this morning, Loxpox, Dee, 6—The occupation of Orleans by the Prossians is confirmed, THE ARMY OF THE NoKrH, —— iets of Two Prussinn OMcer Krench T aguin on the Move, Tinie, Dec, 6.—Yestorday, two Prussian offi- anpeared before the town of Peronne, in the Deportincnt of Somme, and demanded {18 surrender They alleged that @ Prossian army corps was en- cumped in the of the town, They were prompt'y arrested ond locked up. The railway to Albert will be restored at ones, A great movoment of troops Ie tn progress at Lille. Deo. 7 ‘The PARIS AND ITS POSTAL SERVICE. parser Sint Letters Reduced by Microscopic Phi graphy, and Sent by Carrier Pigcon The Karthworks Greatly 10 terial Going on Brinkly. We have received the Paris Letrte Journal of the 16th and 19th of November. synopsis of some of its content ‘The Parisians ha rendering more effict paetocraphic « four tions are alls ed in a letter fiom Paris, ‘ihese questions must de answered by the receiver, * Yes," of © No." These questions are numbered ih theit proper order, and the answers must be sent in precisely the same order, Jo prevent coufusion in this matter, the Post Office Department has prepared li:tle prinied cards eariled dépdche reponse to ve Inclosed in the letters, and uoon Which corresponden's abroad can piace thelr avawers tu the proper columns. The postace of tie dépéche reponse ts fixed at one franc. The in habitants of tne departments are also permiitea to send to Faris by this same process desoaiches of not tore than Ofty words at the rate of @ ceutimes (about ton cents) a word, and they ean also send money orders for sams not exceeding 9X) francs by paying 3 fraves in addition to the original charge ‘These despatcnes and orders inust be brought by the sender to the nearest post office where the agent charge sends thew to tho agent of the Parts Chi Postmaster at Clermont-Ferrand where they un dergo THE PROCESS OF WICNOSCOPIC PNOTOORAPRY, and are sent by carricr pigeons or by butloon to Parts. Of course it i# Lapossible to guarantee regalariy of (ransinission of the watis by Wiis curious process ; Vat the authorises aro doing their best to wecure for the people of Pari the benefits expected to be realized oy the experiment. ‘The simple anewers "or No," will doubtiess prove a great sa faction to poor ‘people in the provinces who canuot afford to pay tor despateh lecters to their friend: Paris; bus this cnesp metaod will bardiy be resort- eit to by persons able to pay for despaten letters, on account of the errors which must frequently occur in the numbering of the questio: Answers On the 12h of Novemoer ch ocenpied Creteil, which they placed ia of defens On the 13h, Capt. Neveriée, sn officer under Gen. Ducrot, captured with all boty of men a Ger: man potgol. ‘The German suidiers resisted dosper- ately, aud Ove or siz of them WERE KILLED WITH BATON Tae following is a new metliod of ce by the this method, depart ment of the eine, ‘The earthworks of ihe Germens have been greatly injured, aod many of them totally destroyed by the beavy rains, Some of the wives and families of soldiers beloneing to the landwelir are said Wo unve eutered the German camps before Pa ‘The work of making cannon and mitrailleurs coos on with extraordina.y seuvity, Private eun (acto ries are exciusively engaged in aiding the Govern- went arsenals in the manaineture of ordaance. One house lone, that of Cail, has never lees on bundy at a time than Aity or sixty’ e-nnon and seventy int fratileurs, and of this mamber it thenagos to turn out from eigiit.o ten ennnons day, Six thousand Ja dies are constantly engsged im making cartridces, They complete elebt hundred thousand of thee. daily, The torts keep op au incessaat fire upon te enemy, Sorties on a sniall scale are of almost daily occurrence, and are said to be geverally attended with success Measures have been taken by the Government for the revictusiling of the city. Am agent has been sent into the provinces to purchase large qu thos of eupolies, which are to be sent into Paris at the earliest opportauity, The supplies still remaining are plentiful, ‘The articles in the Lettre Journal upon th situation of affaire ure (uil of confidence THE KASTERN QUESTION. present ference, Loxnon, Dec. 6.—The feeling of insecurity caused by'the demand of Ransia relative to the Pa- ris treaty hus almost entirely vanished KHEDIVE ARMING, It is reported by telegrams from Alexandria that the Kocdive of ypt will be withia a few days to arm one lundred wen With breeci-loaders, A RUSSIAN FLEET FOR TH Sr. Petexesune, Dec 6—!nmeniately arer the publication of Frince Gort-laxof’s note to Earl Granville, private suvscrip'ions were opened here for the purpowe of buililing a fleet 0 operate on the Black Sea, The Legierungelote (°° Government Messenger,” official wewetaper) publishes an edi o- rial sa) tnz'the scheme Was mot neccesary, ns the defences were rocnre, and thie was a time of pet It is understood the subscriptions bave been prohibited by the Government. TURKEY AND THR CONFARENCR G6—A despatch from Cou patthe Sablime Porte has to accept a conference for the of the questions rived by Russia relat Bac Sea, provided the discussion is co} clusively {ot BLACK « to the nod ex The Ailnbama Hoek. Ex-Gov, Smith of Alabama, who still holds the executive chamber, was summoned to appear before Jge Smith, of the Circuit Court, yesterday, to show cause for withholding the books and papers d other State documents from Gov. Lindsay, At o'clock yesterday a ternoon Smith appeared In court, Pending the argument, the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning, the Judge ordering the Siieriff to take possession of wll the state prop eriy mentioned in the warrant of arrest until the Court meets, Ma ————— bal Sharpe's Spe 1 Depatics as frat- clase Burglar Henry Leo's store at 433 Canal street was robbed of over $1,000 worth of furs some nigits ago, Capt, Charles McDonnell yesteriay captured Myer Stolf, James Reed, and Richard Jones, They ail acknowleiged their guilt, Reed raid he wor a clerk, Jones claimed to be @ cartman, and Stolf cwith a wink at the oMficer) said he wus a house agent. Papers fonud on Reed and Jones slowed that they were deputies of Marshal Sharpe on ciection day, ————— The Newost Fraud. icholas Conlan has been. semi-officially con t tion Attorney's office for two years, as Lad no appointcaent Tis principal eecupstion has been the levying of Diackmail on bis own account, He exiled merchants, exhibited & deputy marshal's badge, nud extorted movey for per cits to block up the side. alk with goods, Messrs. venth av pian. entered’ com sont to State Prison for tires years, Lion came ol an exposure Which was made by oue of ‘Tus SUN's reporter’ i ‘The New Seuntor from Alabama, Moxtaomery, Dec, 7.—In the joint convention today Golathwaite, Democrat, received 65 votes ; Warner, Republican, 60; wud Haralsur, Republican, 14 Goluthwaite war declared elected. One Deus erat Was absent on account of sickness, and Iwo Republicans did not vote, Goldibwaite has beon Jodze of the Cireult wad Supreme Courts, and ts an ible lawyer, He haa been acitizes of Montgouery over rty yeas, ‘The disabilities of Goldthwatte, heuutor elect, Were removed by act of Congress, —_~ Fun tn the General Sew District Attorney Feliows (questioning a wit. aces iv the General Sessions) —W aut is your name? Witness—Heury Weston, Fu lows—Are you the great pe ton? Witness (excitedly)—No, sir; T never made a fail: ure in ali my life, brian, Mr. Wes — The Kailroad Highwaymen, Peck aud Wiilam H. Ballard, who bad 4 charge of robbing emigranta on Railroud eure esterday by Dock was one John been arrenle ® policeman, THE GREAT COAL STRIKE, —aepeeee THIRTY THOUSAYS, meN TIROWN OUD BY THE MONOPOLISTS. Suepension throughout the Anthracite Cool Region—Enormonus Stock of Cont on the Market The Copitaliats’ Conspiracy to Kaine the Price of Cont in the City. Wiixrsnanne, Pa, Dec, 7.—Following the conrse of the great coal strike, after a hurriod visit to Hyde Park and Pittston, I arrived hero this after: noon, and found the Executive Committes of the Luzerne county minors in secret feasion, The de- bates Lave not been made known ; bot sufficient han been gleaned to verify my despatch of yosterday, notwithatauding the declaration of the agent of the Associated Trees at Serantov, The news of the vetion of the Grind Connell who wore in #ession at Hyde Park yestorday bas hal the effect predicted by Ta Bex. Fourteen hundred wen stopped work at Pittston tiuis morning on learning the facts, The largoxt cout company in this part of the State is the Delaware and Hutson Canal Coat Company, while owns aod works elghtoen mines in Luzerne connty, Fivo of these mines aro within a radius of one mile from the Court House of Wilkesbarre. They em- ployod over RIGHT THOUSAND MEY, notone of whom is at work, This Company ro. duced the wages forty-five cents per car ior mining coal, and forty cents a day for Inborers. Hence the sospension of work all over the anthracite region, af fast as the other companies announeed similar re cnetions, This suspension was exactly what the Company war they knew that the men would strike, and relieve the employers of the responsi bility of dischoreing workmen at this season, From the best attsinable sources I find that the Delaware ond Hudson Coal Company bas on hand between Philadelphia and New York the enormous amoant 0! nearly $50,000 tons of coul, So long as the coal market re caine glutted, there can be no resamption Of Work in the minos, because the companies will not pay good wees while their black diamonds rel! &: ruinous prices. The Wilkesbarre Coal and Iron Company owns eight mines, and works TURER THOUSAND M9 all of whom have struck, ‘The Avon miles dista, t from this place, ts idle. Eight han dred men inforaed tho Superintendent of the Det ware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company that they affiiated with their brethren, oa lkew 4 two Landred employed in RB. 8. Dillmaa's mine, two hundred and forty in the Bowkley mine, and about two hundred in the Mineral Spring min. The Dhickshiany mine was abaadoned to-day, and VIOLENT THGRATS that unless the men employed in the three mines owned by J. H. Swoyer join the strikers violencs may rosult, Thus will anothe thousand men be added to the aggrozate of strikers, which now numbers over thirty thousand Sone iea of the amount of coal shipped may be imagined from the fact that dering the week ending November 23, 232.976 tons of coal w shipped by rail and canal from the carboniferons regions of Ponusylvania, It is but Mfty years since the frst shipment of coal in the United States, Then 365 tons supplied the city of Phitadelphia; and tn 1898 6,000 tons supplied the whole seaboard of the United States, Now the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com- pany slone, when working their full force, tura out for suipment TEN THOUSAND TONS OF COAL a doy. No doubt is expressed that the strike will become general, and that there will be no resump- tion of work before next spring, The miners are comparatively well off. As a rule they can subsivt « whole winter without work, and the laborers who are members of tbe Benevolent Union will not suf. for. as they will draw a weekly allowance from thyt institution, A well informed miner, member of the Kxecutive Committee. iniormad to-day that there was over aqv of a million doliars in the troarury, and that rather than go. to work at the rates ore. thoy will encrifiee. treir lastdotiar aud Gie of wuarvation. ‘Their determination ean better be imained than described, Tuelr conduct #0 far is Wnexception nouzh this town fe tull of stranzern tre bboriag mines, the same spirit pervades all RUT VIOLENCE WILL RESULT if apy mivers or laborers when oMtcially informed f the strike continue to work, ‘The citizeue here do not ant cipace us mach boss ae they do at Scran ton ; bus it must be remembered that all the towns in this region derive their whole support from the wines and minors, As long as the strike continnes the beaviiful Lehigh, Lackawanna, Wyoming, and Susqashanna valleys will be surrounded by shape: Jess ills of untold wealth, valuelons to the country and of no interest to the tourist except as relics of the time when they were futhomed to tncredibie depths by workmen who liv their lives in tie vowels of the earth, 6 of aflvirs slone been brought about by the WEALTHY MONOPOLISTS, who would not be better pleased than to see coal ing at a fubulous price in New York and Phila. regardiess of the suifering which must jale mine, four have been ma: 7 ensue. Other counties take action to-morrow, and the tep teken by the Grand Council at Hyde Park will d, nnd the whole coal region of the State mercy of t forty thousand miners and Inborers who have been forced to suspend work at the opening of winter, because their employers valne their labor in proportion to the price of conl, 10:45 P. M.—The Executive Couneil ts still in session; nothing definite of their action can be learned. Crowds of mirers are walking about the streets, bat all is quiet, Important developments may be excected to norrow, Midnight.—The Pittstom and ElmiragCoal Co, at Pittston bave acceded to the demands of the men, ond 600 retarn to work to-morrow morning on tue Twin Ravine, Seveca, and Rougo wand Ready shafts The Pennsylvania Ce "o., also of Pittston, work. ing 1 mines, and employing over 5,000 linda, say they wil not submit, They were the Grst to re dure the Wages in tat section, Andrew Quigley and Jar, O'Halloran, president and secretary of the Luzerne county re’ Axso. Cl tion,/esire tie report that the miners bave struck or bieher wages to be contraticted. The mei simply object to a reduction, and are willing to re sume Work apy day at former rates, piled ‘The Capitaliate’ Side of the Story. From the New York Bvening Poa In regard to the stoppage uf operations in th sylvania coal mines, the oflicers of the compa ncerhed say that coal has been steadily de ing in price for several months, and chat {t is impossible Lo cover cost at the present rates of labor, Tho production, too, it is elaimed, has much tu: creased during the past year, without @ correspond: ing improvement of consumption The companies did not consider It expedient to decrease waves during the busy eummer and fail season, but have now concluded to take the risk of doing so. They have each « large quantity of un- shipped coal on band. In order to pay @ fair profit at present Fates of waves, coml, according to their statement, should bring 85 a toh instead of $4, as at resent, Pip respect to ®statement that ® miner Is reduced to #1.10 8 day, afier paying his Inborers, the com panics assert that their redaction of thirty per cent, upon the $4.5 mday lately obtained by him would he but 8127, leaving a balance of about §3 for a day's profits The a stopp orders of thetr promulgated un rosont sirike may more properly be termed ge, inasinieh my the strikers will awalt the Grand Council, which will uot be ‘Saturday next, — A Burglar Captured by a Policeman! Yesterday morning ut 6:80 Officer Bowers saw a horse and wagoe in front of Thomas B, Wiley & Co.'s clothing store, ut 516 Hudson street, Looking into the Wagon he found @ small stock of cloth ‘Then he wentto the back door and found three men, each with their arms full of goods, On b approach, the thieves droppe booty and tried to excape, but the officer captured one of them, Janes Thon.pson. They left the horse and wagon, ‘and cloth in the Wagon valued at $2,000. : ——— How Dodge Came to be a Banker, Mr, William B, Dodge told the bank clerks last night how he became « banker, He was once passing through a village in Connecticut when, at the door of a small brick house, he saw aman elt- ting whittling Hie was the idlent fellow he Mr. Dodge learned it village bank, Mr, Dodge thought that if bankers could sit In the all day and whistle shingles, be would like to be banker too, ma Yont's Style of € Theodore Yost, » middle-aged German, of for- bidding sspeot, was put on trial for attempting to kill Loulma Stolts, Louisa, who is @ rosy, bricht young German girl, testified that Yost told her he wanted to tell her something, and thon staboed her fonr timee in the breast and shoulder. She and Yost had came from Germany together, He wanted hor to live with hun, but would not marry her, and ie therefore duciivod, Yost got five years in Sing Bing. THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY. FIRST CONGRESS, eanepeeee ‘The Tar! to be Tinkerod—A a Return to Specie Conceruiva the St. Domingo Job—A, atthe Pranking Abow Wasnixatoy, Dec, 7.—Senator Conntrxa (Rep., N. Y.,) without committing himself to the measure, introduce? a bill t» encourage and promote tele- graphic communication between America, Asia, and Europe ‘The bill gives the American and Bast India Telegraph Company the exclusive right for twenty- ono years to construct and maintain a Hue or lines of telegraph cable on the Pacific erst of tho Unived Btates to connect the American and Asiatic roasts, Provided the Company shall hogin to lay the eabie within one year, and complete it within thres years from the passage of the wet, ENCOURAGEMENT TO AMERICAN COMMERCE, Mr. Witsow (Rep., hase.) tutrodueed a bill to se- cure eligibility to American ships for foreign trade, Aud to encourage ship building in the United Staten, It provides for the appointment, by the Secretary of the Treasury, of a commission to establish « standard for rating and allowing the managing owner of every American built ship, desiring to em- ploy his vessel in foreign trade, to have it rated. When such vessel shall have delivered her cargo of dutiable goods In any port of the United States, the owner of euch goods Is to be entitled tos drawback on duties, The bill aleo atiows to owners of ship- yards a drawback equal to the amoant of duties on Materials used in toe manulucture of machinery de- ricned folely for per “eeting and chenpening ship con struevion, Seana (Rep , Bass Wages to seamen ia every seaman. to his wag wreek, provited be has to the nitmost to eave the shit the master of the vessel to be a competent witnes on thisqnestion, All stirulations by which eeamen shall consent to abandon their wages in cose of * ay 1, or of the tuilare to earn freight ure made void, ther Plan for introduced a bili to ae- f wreek, ontitiin —— Hone of Representatives. Mr. Lrxcm (Rep., Me.) introduced a bill for the gradual resumption of apecio payments, It pro: vides for the destraction of all United States notes as they are received in the regular course of busl- neas into the Treasury, and the tesning of @ like amount, to be paid out as required for disburse. ment, payable in specie after #ix months from date; National Banks to redeem in the now United States Hotes; the new United Stites notes to be reer n \wporta after they have coin, THE BASTERN FISHERY WAR, FINTON (Rep., Blase.) offore ing wre Informal tive to the seizure of the schooner or incetown, Muss. by a British outer dor of Port Hood, N.S., om the pretext th ch board too much provisions for & fishing yovace, Adopted. Mr. MUNuRN (Jein., Ohio) offered a reciting the par grepl' in the President's measege relative to (ie Buropean projoet to make TUK DAY OF SAMANA port, and declaring that Congress should re ny such attenpt as unfriendy to tne United t in contravention to the Monroe policy V requesting the Prestaont to trausmit to Cor Frese aby correspundence iM possesion Of he Ad ra‘lon gong to slow the grount on which uis belief is based, Mr. Cuxns (Dem, Ill), recitiog that the recems elections have developed the fket that a decrease in the tariff duties, especiuliy on the necessaries of life, is demunded by the country, and lustructing the Committee on Ways and Moaus to Teport immediately 2 il! wo amending the tariif laws a ares RELUCE THE DUTIES on tea, coffee, suger, and #ilt to 15 per cent, ad va- lorem, on Besse ner sieci to $0 per cent, om pig iron to £2.50 per ton, avd such general rediiction on all ovker articies ax will In the main correspond with the Gaties imposed by the tari! law of 1845, framing the law for (be purpose of reveue only, and not for Protection Mr. Fanxswontn (Rep., I'L) reported a bill to revise, ¢. nsoliuate, end amend the statutes relating THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, discarsion tovk place on the section that it shall not be lawful to ¢ ¥ mall, oF 1), any letters oF circulars “concerning lo 0 F similar entorr rises nd deoraud the people ior the obtaining money Under false pretences, uny Puch lestere OF elreulars shail be de ained by the postmaster at the office of mailing or delivery. and disvoredt of under the instructions o the Postmaster-General. ‘The section wis amended on motion of Sir. Krooks (Dem. N. Y,) by provid ings pemalty of not less tuan $10, uor more than purpose of and that 00. Kir. Hirt Rep., N. J.) moved to reduce letter pos tage to two conts, Rejected. r, HILL also moved ! at the Postmaster General be authorized to issue one cent correspondence or postage cards as recently introduced in Gerinauy and England, and as reeommendet in toe late re- port of the Postmaster General. Rejected. ‘Mr. FaRNewohTH cffered an amondwent abo! ishing THE PRANKING PRIVILEGE, From and after the 1st of July, 1871, newspapers, pe- ri-dicals, and magazines, reciprocaiiy interci ed between’ pudiishers and’ weokly newspspers, une copy to each sctus! subscriber within the county, to £0 (ree as heretoiore; stamping maciiines to be pro- vided for the President, each kead of a department, And the clerks of the Senate and House of Repro sentaiives, with which to stamo their official cor. rescondence, including speeches of Senators and members, ard which when 80 Stamped are to be carried free through the mails, the postage (hereon to be charzed by the Post Office Departinent we the various departments and Congress, and $100 be allowed to exch m postage on their correspe akin -ENWOOD © pti ae Absurditics in the Laws of low Ce Men may themselves in Ofice, The election of Greenwood Cemetery Trustees resuited in the reGlection of William H, Aspinwall, James W, Beekman, Arthur W. Benson. Bonjamin H. Field, and Alexander M. White, Complaints have been made that the existing mode of election the prosent trustees in office indefinitely A provision in the by laws makes thr of the AMecn trustees, one class to be aterm of six ected by thi TUE EBTERY RING. Association erpetunte continue » (rom among their own hird of the lot owners are not present at lion, either in person or Ly Proxy, then they shali be élected by ® majority o the existing truste ‘About 20,000 perrons own lots in Greenwood, and any one can see that It would be impossible to eet one-third of that number to attend aa cloction, either in person or by proxy. To appear in person Would be impossible, a8 the room ip whlch the an nual mectines are held would aot accommod ONy pereors Another equally just cause of complaint ts the arbitrary disposal of a widow's rights in her deceaned husband's lot, Onder the ralee and regulations of tie Corporation, 1t the owner of 4 lot dies, making 1 Of the Lot by Will, It descends to his wo rights in he can neither are to usvand's desth ; Aispose of it nor order interwents to be made In it ‘To entitle her to any control of @ lot, her name must iol With her husband's in the deed, or he yey to her by deed or devise by will’ aa iu terest in it, Y ken Quarrel. Erie Railroad difficulty in Hoboken is likely to be factorily settled, Tne Land and Improvement Company, it is sald, bad secured the privilege of laying nm track through Seventeenth Btreet, sndject (o removal by the City Council, ‘Tha ompany leased the right of way to the Erie Road, d have heen realizing @ targe *um from the con: act, No further action is to be taken by the Coun cil until Mr. Fisk can be served with «notice, ——— PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, one Mrs. Abbie McFarland read from the pocts chnreh at Woodside, N.J., 08 Monday evenic Marshal Bazalue hay been nervously prostrated since the capitulation of Metz, and ts seriously 11) ‘The junior base dail players eave Mr. W HL. Kel- ly, Jr, & handsome set of resolutions on his retirement Hin the Presidency of the National Assoclation ‘The clerks of the Park National Bank Inst even- ing serenaded Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Worth on the oc sion of the thiteth anniversary of thelr wedding. A large silver dish, suitably Jnseribed, was presented to the couple, ‘The Dry Goods Clerks’ Barly Closing Association Inet night electod Caries Lowrio, President: L Welsh, Vice-President; Win. A: Haughton, Reoordiag Secretary: J. H. Cox, Corresponding Becretarr; Jak K. Cody, # nancial secretary ; Wim, Lewis, Treasurer. Second Licutenant Thomas Barrington. of Compa. py Seventh Kogimeut, was married to Mia Aaale K- Drake yestorday afternoon in Priuity M. &. Chury ‘Went Thirty-fourtn street, The edifles was crowded, fieut Barrington did not varn out with the Bhanaley Oki0D. ‘The Mon. Abe! J. Smith, of North Bergen, N. J., Momber of Assembly from the Fifth District, wae n ried in New Brunswick yesterday to Miss Howell daughter of Marcin A keg. of the latter place. ‘A larae number of distiogulsbod mén of the Biate were RetTaM eas ever H.W la Gl wore vondered the bel a the —— TUR LAWYERS LAPPING UP MR. FOX'S FINE FORTUNE. -—> ‘The Scene in Xurrogate Mutchings's Court erday -@300,000 for the Attorney Old Jake Hardenburgh's Conundrum. For many long months there has been @ hvely contest between the United States on the one band and two private citizons on the other, for the pon- session of a valoable property ioft by an old resident of New York, who died some time during the last year. The property consists of a number of lots on ‘Third avenue and a large accumulation of monoy and bonds, the whole variously estimated at from $200,000 to $500,000, ‘THE DRAW MAN'S SINGULAR WILE. ‘The owner of this nice plum was Charles Pox, 40 old gentleman, who had spent much of his fone Ife, but little of his ach, in the ne- quisition of wealth, Before he passed away from the scene of hia toll he made @ will, tn which be bequeathed the frait of his labor and econ- omy to tho United States as sole locates, the pro- ceeds to be devoted to the payment of the dobt in- curred by the Government "in the war for the sub- Jogetion of the rebellion in the Southern States." Mr, Pox loft neithor wife nor chtid behind him to mourn his loss or to enjoy his enias, But when his will was propounded for probate, and Uncle Bam felt confident that there Was no one to say nay when he should demand the bequest, behold two nephews 01 the testator appeare'!, and filed ® petition to have the willof theie ancle in favor of our Unele act asico, They then commenced an action on this peti. tion, basing their claim on tne etatement that Chas, ‘X was insane when he made his will, TUR REVEL OF THE LAWreRs, Since the commencement of the action In Mareh, thirty fail days have been already consumed in the e on of Witnosses aud the hearing of arga- Rich's in this remarkable exe, The q the testator's insanity has boon very thoroughly studied, and irom the testimony of a cloud of wit- nesses On citer side it would appear that the de- censed Fox was at very eccentric, First, be cause be was both virtuous and pairiot because be had an abiding tering through the bands of (he law and being com- milted 10 the keeping of Government agents, the proces of bis Lequest would ultimately be anplied fo the liquidation of the national debt ACKYR IN SURROGATE HVICHINGS’ Covet. Yesterday another hearing of the case was had before Surrogate Hutevings, several of the Jenll lawyers of the city beg a: ind interested listenora to tie argaments of © . The Govern ment was represented by Jude Pierrepont, and the contestants of tne Wi, by Samuoi Hand, Bsq., of cial reporter for the State Court of Appeus. Seaa tor Harden burgh, also ‘or the contertan's, was pre- sent, bot owing to ili Roalth did not take an active part In the debate, Mr. Hand, io 9 remerkabiy clear and concise argu. mont, held that the United Staiew caunot take real esinte by devise with ui tio consent of the Legistn. tore the itute. ‘The United States ts a corpory Ucn whose charter is the Constitution, in which there 18 not one word authorizing It to hold by de- vise, Ti were an sensible ty adzolt tho right of the repubiic of France to (aus hold real estate in New York #8 to concede the right to the Federal Govern ment, It would bo AGAINST PCBLIC PoLICY, Grant the privilege to bequeath the land within our baiilwick (o foreign powers, and we might soon e in the State held in tee by hequowt of the tesinter in this ith instructions as to bow it sh f oted to the payment of the Now, tuat debt cannot be paid. with {80 We are to inier (bat the property is to be ‘and converted into money. Bab the Unites States bh not the right to bold real estate withia the limits of any Slate ex:@ps for arsenain, forts, or Olver public bullJings ‘The Unived states cannot even hold the proporty in trust, for the reason that no court has the powar to call the trastee to account. In the case of the will of Commodore Levy, who devired bis Monticello fn trast to the United States, for hai-orphians of warrant officers of the United States Army, Jadge Wrigot decided that the United Stales could not be a trustee, Ii the Unitea Staton tako this property they have no rigat to eli it, ‘Theroiore, there can be no pro. ceece with wuled to pay the devt incurred in earry ing om the war. CAN THR UNITED STATRS MOLD ANYTHING? Judge Pierrepont replied for contestants will must be sumiited 4o brobete If any of its pro Visions.aro valll.. [tte only the silecal provistons tow wil that ean be condembed, No-one will dens Wate man has the right to piesent money tov Government” If 1 give to tie Lroasury my Five Twenties, and die an hour afterwsr., ean my heirs recover? Suppose, t ad, Loirect in my will that my heirs shat give the bonds, is there any Jaw, sta, (ule, oF custom by which they can be preve from carrying out the provisions of oy wilt f The United Stites, in risht of is sovereignty, can not only take. personal property by devine, bu: can bring sult to recover in the courts of the States and of the United States. This ts nothing more than an inherent right. No coustitution or etatute ia needed to enforce the rights of sovereignty. When the son of tue Duke of Northumberiana Dequeathed isis great estaios to the United States, his will aside on the cround ‘gal to alluw the wealtn of AN ANCINNT HOUSE to leave the country, ‘The argument had no welgnt iu English cvaris. How mach less shoud attach to (re arcument of counsel for the contestants, Ac cording to the statute liw of this Stite, every male of 18 and every female of 16 who ts of sound mind may bequeath his or her personal property; and there is Bo restriction as to tue devi “all porsous except id nné mind may ‘The that i wre Li may be made to any person eupablo by law of holding real estate ;" and st Action ts DUL UpeR certain Corporations; * But devise ball be valid excopt such be authorized s charter.” ye cae of giving property to the Republic of France is diferent (rom what of devising property to te United States, One is eiving away the power over our own soil, which cannot be done; for no foreien potentate ean, Ser apy cireumatances, hold real estite in the United States, The other case ts simply pleciog in the oauds of our own Government the means of parcially liquidauing a debt incurred for the bonedt of the country 4 CONUNDROM, Senator Hardenburgh—Can I devise my forty acres of New York land to the State of New deray ? Judge Vierrevont-—Thut is a question to which T ve never puid any attention, £ Lelieve it hus never tetore Leen raised, TO auswer it 1 must have time to study it Here the care rested, It will be called up agsin at 19 o'clock to-day — ain's Work in N It is said shat one of the Jordan for th w York. nen enlisted by Gen. Cuban service gave the infor: whica the Grand Jury to indict the Cuba oral Ruyar, The inormer's name is. witnheld by tne United States District Attorney. Gen Ruyaz ts accused of liting out 4 Cuban expedition, whieh was to have sailed from this port last October. heveral of the agents of the Spanish Consul wero closeted with the District Attorney yesterday. ———— WASHINGION NOTES, os The Senate Commtttoes have all been harmonious ly reconstructed, No change has been made. w Senusz. They are to be reported to-mmoriow here {9 vreater hostillty to the repeal of the act providing for @ session of Con ress on March & than Was suppoved: The senate favors Fepoal, but the weHod Of the House is doubitu ‘Tae Supreme Court yesterday, in tiller’s bond which wae not in the form prever the statute, decited that as the bond was voluntary entered into and contained nothing li Itaeit tilegal, le was valid and binding. [his renders valid a outuber of sitar Donds which have deen 1a suis in different paris (ie country, and which many Circuit Judges have red to be’ void —— 45 RKS FROM THK TELEGRAPH, - ‘The canals clote on the 10th inst Boow fell in Richmond yesterday Senator Robertson ts reclectod from Soath ina, ‘The crew of the steamship Mariposa have Ju picked up of Key West. Mrs, F. W. Lander made her firat apponrance as a Kespearian reader before the Buston Lycoum last Me ation Gen asnit oma dis aro, Within two days the North Carolina House of Representatives will demand of the Seaate the tin: peachinent of Gov. Holden, Four cigar storos wore seized to Poughkeepsie portenday for alioged rovenue frauds, waking lx that ave been aclaed within @ work, ‘The sleeping room of W. G. Bodenhamer, Recely- er of the United States Land (itice ac Springfield, Mo., Was robbed un Tuesday BIEDL Of $5,00.. £ In Augusta, Ga., yosterday the Democrats elected or By about 800 majority, Tron frow Atlanta and stationed uear the pol ‘Tho Ontarto Parliament was opened yesterday by Licutenant-Governor, who con, ted eased prosperity of tue proving posed to be Anthony Brianigan, of 19 Washington stroot, New York, was dro to'Albany last evening by failing overboard from the sieamer Connecticut. ‘The Republican Convention at Philadelphia yea- ferday aominated Joseph R. Lyndall for Stal abe fo nil the vacancy caused by ihe death of Senator Wait, ‘he election takes place on the 20th, Maine's portion of the certificates of indedtegnoss waeued by the Uuited States in payment of the inteceat Of Masrachusotie war claim of 1812 hae been Fath Muropeeu end Nore American Kiallway JOHN SURRATTI’S STORY, a iracy to BK p the Pr Wilkes Booths First fatlure—The Con- federate Government Ex Sa Tanorance of the Deed. John H. Surratt delivered a lecture Inst night in Rockville, Md., in the course of which he said that he was introduced to J, Wilkes Booth in the fall of 1964, ond that after meeting several times, Booth proposed to him a plan to effect an exchang of prisoners, which, he said, the United States Qure ernment had refured to make. The plan was to kidnap President Lincoln, and earry him to Rich- mond, Surratt, after two da: reflection, Informed Booth of his willingness to join in the plot; bat sach a thing ASSASSINATION Waa NEVER SPOKEN OF by any of the party, Months passed before an opportunity wae pre- sented to attempt the selzare; however, all arrange ments were perfected, and boats even were in readi- ness to convey the captive and the captors across the Potomac into Virginia. One day information was recoived that President Lincoln would visit Seventh street hospital, for the purpose of attending an entertainment to be given for the benefit of the wounded soldiers, The report reached them only about three quarters of an hour before the time ap- pointed; but so perfect was their cowmuniecation, that they were instantly tn their saddles and on their way to the hospital, This was between 1 and 9 o'clock in the afternoon, It was their Intention to mize THM CARRIAGR, which was drawn by # splendid pair of horses, and to have one of their men mount the box and drive Cirect for gouthern Maryland, via Benning’s bridge, over the Eastern branch of the Potomsc, They felt confident all the cavalry in Washington could never overtake them, They were mounted on awift horses, besides having s thorough knowledge of the country—it being determined to abandon the car- loge alter pessing the city limits, They dependod for success upon ‘THE SUDDENNRSS OF THE BLOW, and the colerity of their movements. To their creat disappointment, however, the Prosident was not there, but another of the Government officials was— Mr. Chase, be believed, ‘They did not disturb im. ‘This was their Inst attempt, and a separa Analiy took place. ‘This scleme of abduction was concocted without the knowledge of the assisiance of tbe Con’ederale Government, in any shape or form. Burratt lok Washington on the 14th of April for New York, two dura before President Lincoln's douth, veing in Elmira on business for the Confede. rate Government AS A SPY. Tie regitered his name as John Harrison. sequently he learned at t sussination of Presite Seward; but he put eo little faith tn what one of the coosts said that Le remarked it was too early ia the morning to get off such ajoke os that The guest then showed him a newspaper; but os no names Were mentioned it never occurred to him that the assassin could be Booth or any of the party, perhaps for the reason that assassination had wever been spoken of during his intercourse with them, LOCHY OSTROM'S GOLD. —— The Lawyers Gobbling w Lochy’ George Washington, Povonxsersis, Dec. 7.—All matters pertaining to the final settlement of the estate of Loehy Ostrom, the Povghkeepsie mixer, are being brought to a focus as rapidly as possible. Indeed tt is positively necessary that all the alloged beirs should decide which one of them, if any, ts legally entitled to Lochy's gold, 80 that Lis, ber, or thelr forces can concentrate and give battle to Jobn P. H, Taliman Beq., who stands in the front ranks of tre advance on tho miror's savings, his claim for $12,000 for logal jsorvices rendered Lochy boing backed ap thus fur by high legal evidence. To-day the caro of Mrs. Jomimo McKibbin, an allezod heir, camo before Surrogate Fowler. Sho petitions to have ore of administration ‘The following has Leen received by Daniel Guorn Rrventow, Conn., Oot. 28, 1679. Dean fin; Teaw afew dave ago an Article in a New York paper in reference to the Death of fac Omrom tot Pougbhe t dt the pare father who le now 6 yrars old and he requested hi ing his aon to put fo a clan as the Legal hair h Us Melancton (. On Pleave Inform me wut ts ¢ 8nb. breakfest toble of the Lincolu and Secretary IL the Estate a Letter from name 1° legal Corse to persew. GEORGE M. Of FROM. A LETTER FROM OROROR WasHINGTON, Upon the opening of the proceetings this 1 tng belore the Surrogate, the pr of Lochy's estate, In court with @ mysierions-loc which, it wns afterward ae voncsers, deeds, and other pa; estate, Among the curious bag were tue followin By Hia_ Freetiency G ‘and Commande States of America. These are to certity that the Bearer hereof, Lircter Walker, oliier in the Eleni Massaenusetu Kewiun paring Mithtully served ine United siaces scat reees three month, aud belie unlisted. for the War OBI), i hereby disctiared trom ie American Ar Giveu at Head Quariess ihe seventh mt WAS! ‘The tollowing novel receipt wus foun Dro Tux Received of Jaco Ostrom three anitiines two nent in Mil of all, Demande iron tae Beginniug of the world to Eternity ROBT JOHNSON A LOVE Lerten. corner of the mysterious bag ‘om ! veay's frst love: Ay MORNING, Ane. 17, 1810. He day oo whieh T was tobe Yes. coniurrow, ere the eascerudawn her pale rays. Dave dee) pleased with Ue sound. your sweet yore. Lam duappointed, Leame hithi {a compaay With a youn. gentleman from Norwich We were both to proceed down the river—he to Hnd. son and L woxiousy to Poughheepeie, Unexpected Huniieas ealis me tetanily Mek $ Cheoanga. The fiat relief Loan Bod in eecular Coucemna Wil Ond me MU your feet, ‘The time ie very long to Mey Nut ite ted 6 rn ministrator . appeared Vel beg, contained ging to the lucuments found in the Genevat p4, Waeingtom. Pag. Ge Taited mCMef of the Forces q Away down in was found the follow Fr To B.O.: To-mortow | The stated name of Lochy's lover was Gozely. Tt is Ler mole of lite wae caused by her es tan tirom Lin, Here is another letter from him to bi Crrernnatt To RO. Ang. 15, 1818 n years eince Taw my na which time L have received wine How hapny are we tu fand Soar selves. Lstiali De glad to tone are the thousaud Faribler, th Thousand seenee of Aeligat we have they fled? Are ther fay, * Here w or ja it all Feality Ing »: ‘The case was again adjourned, — FLASHES FROM THE OCEAN CABLES. > Count Valmaseds arrived in Gen. De Roane went on t Phe King of Bavarin iam, ineitiog b Germany The depnt Florence ai of Aosta way evil trout re during onan It Jovlng on own froin you where thousand hours and the bave takcn. To where ® auy traces by which we We sat, here we walked mor is there any from you but noth. G Hivana on May ard the Hip to receive hi Wii peror of Va sent a note to Kin tO assume the title of appolated by the Cortes to visit prevent the Apanish crown to the D the sraw.t eeaid: “tH ehall toviow taral yt tananie ofc Noal traditious. with honeer above the struggies of par ‘ad ee eee CUBLOSITLIES OF CRIME. peony Forty-cight persons have been indicted for partict pation in the Camten election riot ‘Theodore Manners of Montville himecif iu hie bara on Tuesday moeu heven young tieves, who haa f room" at Weat Twelfth and West atrvets, were focked Upat Jederoon Marvet veaerdey. Jeremiah Dunn, the murderer of No.2. whe arraigued for Fonterday, Wut atthe requeat of bie Was postpoued watll Mouday The colored boy Charles IT. Clam, since bis for the murder of Mr. Howard at Wes ‘Jonu bettie, the white led, aud tc al omitted the erune, Joba C, Tompkins was locked up in the Tombs yerterday {or obtainive ndinuer worth #159 at (ouid’s Festaurant, and presenting an order ou tue Herald, ire {ondlag wo'be a Herata reporter Smith & Hall's taruing establishment, 96 Nassan streak. wee entered. by ‘burglars yesterday mornin ‘The private watehwan was glazed and bound to ay ne {inner ‘The’ thievos broke oped ap irun safe, aud got $3 countertett note. ‘Thomas Cochran of Brighton, 8. I., lost $1,000 at faro at the gambling house eat 18) Ann street, allt then $y pained st the Pipe ‘a, ‘The Patios " vin Wiiitam ews, Anson Wood, aia’ Jonn Yendietoa, were held tn $1,000 Dalle Ledbed Cortain persons in Cincinnati, who had mado false income returns, have becu allowed to contess jusement forte amgunt'of which, Ney had dvirauded ihe Guy seaping the publicity Of 6 triat saving (be costs of court. p ’ oe Masters Vanderpool and Qilmor, of Ratgers Col- loge, were held to bail by Justice Nevius, of New Branswick yesterday, on charge of taking from Me. Clifford. of the New Yors nLversity, ® boo! telning the secrets of the Deita Poi (raternity. ‘Vbe jury tm the case of Lioyd Britton, colored, charred with murdering Jacod Ray at Philadelphia, sicrday Fondered e verdict of guilty Of mardor th Ue Fat dugron. Britton stapbed iiey on the 16ib of No: Youbor lust, aud he died about « Wook afterward. ups club James Logan arront Ft. tally exon, (cooos that Le oung ‘com> PRICR TWO CENTS. THE TRUTH ABOUT CUBA. oo AN ADMIRPABLE LerTeR PRESIDENT CESVEDES. rom 9 of the Cubans townrd the —They have Observed the ized Warfare-Tho Struggle End—Cubn Libres REPUBLIC OF CUBA—GOD AND LIBERTY, (No, 991.) Camacuey, August 2, 1970, Teo Gen, M. T. MeMahon, President of tha Cubam League of the United Staves, Sin: Ihave received with the greatest plem sore your letter of the 11th of May of the prosou® yeor, In which yoo are good enongh to inform me of the organization of the Cuban League of the United States, of the objects of the association, and of the sentiments which animate It in favor of the cause whiche we, the free mon of this isgad, are maintaining, It is vory gratifving and elenificant te the people of Cuba to know that the Lengue bas been established, and that you are its worthy prosl- dont; and we hope that it will produce important resnlls for the speedy emancipation of all the siavea, both binek and white, who are here fighting te secure the biessing of modern liberty, following ta this the example of the American States, Bellove ine, General, that the Cubans have never doubted for ® moment that the people of the United States earnest in behalf of the liberty and tm dependence of Cubs, notwithstanding the am foranate attitude assumed by thelr Goverm ment; nor that the day i# near at hand whem public opinion, omnipotent in all governments pure ly republican, will compel the adoption of a more natural line of conduct, and one whieh {involves ne departure from the true principles of the great nae tion which your Government directa, For (his rea son the people of Cuba have not permitted the warmth of their sympathies with the peopie of the United Stater to be in any manner abated. Bot that which causos us the greatest satisfaction is the Justice which you and your worthy associates have done uf, in distinguishing the conduct of the belligerent Cubans from that of thelr inhuman op- pressors, including even those born on the soll, whe fight under the banners of tyranny. I swoar to you on my honor that it t# false, the calumny with which it is sought to prejudice us before the Cabinets of Washington, by asserting that we have {mitated in any respect the atrocities of the Spaniards, Noy A thousand times no! In the very first days of the revolution [endeavored to moderate the hardsbire of the war, On @ later occasion I renewed with great carnestness my efforts towarl the same end, Upon the consolidation of our republicsn Goverm- ment, tt appenied again to that of Spain to abandom a practice revolting to modern civilization, rathor than oblige us to resort to measures of reprisal, No result was obtained. Silonce or insult wae the sole rently, It was declired we were rebels with whom they would hold no intercourse, exceps by bullets, It would have been shameful to the Cubans on to chan: ch insolence. Yet, im doing #0, there has evor been obsorved all the mod- eration consistent with tho stern duty imposed om us. If any Cuban officer or soldier, in a fow very rare cases, Las jity of excess in any particu. lar, be bas eu fered immediately the penalty of deaths for our nt has never authorized the execution of pr formal trial by mill 7 8 contrary, mutilate the dead bodies whom they assassinate, and direct their In agsinst pesceful citizens, women, old me children, and hesitate not to dishonor their unhappy vietims by practices most foul. The people of Cada unite with the members of the League in the hope that these horrors will soom ceane, ‘The Spaniard will be driven from our shores, ‘and our beautiiul and beloved islans will take the place among civilized nations to which she has om tablisbed her claim by conrage and long soffering, and by the eaparity for self-government #0 atendily developed during her prolonged and honorab! struggle. Cur people will always hold in grateful remem- brance the encouragement which they derive from tee Coban Leagne of the walt fica Ces from the American nation in, general, to which th ee A Be a taaty Mon'Sr Eratherneod ten Mer are 1 have bad the plessure to transmit to the chamber of Representatives for appropriate action the origi nal ot your courteous communication. Pleate ave the goodness, General, to offer te your worthy asaocistes the assurance of my highest allon, and receive the came for yourself ©. M. pe CESPEDES, — Judge Benedict's Jurindiction, An application is to be made to-day before Judeo Woodruff for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Alexis Nicholas, the Russian counterfeiter, who was convicted a fortuight ago in the United States Cireait before Judge Benedict. Col. Erbardy the counsel of the prisoner, insists that his citent's conviction was Uleeal, as Judge Benedict has ne right to sit in the Sonthern district, having been as- signed to the Kastern District, — HOURS OF LEISURE, — The“ P, Haran Musketeers today, Anna Dickinson lectures in Piymouth Church, Brooklyn, this evening. Jersey City Lodge, No. 15, Knizhts of Pythias, enjoy their recond annus! ball in Cooper's Hal), Jorseg City, on Priday ovening, conside visit Carroll Part. JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN. pablo Scarintina is opidemic in the city The Tombs dungeons are crowiled, A wild steer was shot by the police yesterday af ternoon in Laurens street. ‘Te coat of the public xchools for the three montha ending Nov. 12 was $830,211.00. ‘Tho Central Park Is to baves great clock at the end of the mall m a suitable tower ‘The Park Commissioners have abandoned the Fort Washington Point park project The metical faculty are abouts to erect a bronse statue of Hervey in the Central Park John W. Van Schoick fell from the fourth atory window of 18 Howard street yertord atont to waste a fortane in re er in the ¢ y Hall 1 Madison ave nue, where it had Seen feasting on the sparrows. Cyrille Dion walte and Garnier aonannes a diliinrd exhibition to-mghtin Noll Bryant's billiard Foomn The bark Cyclone, from Hartlenoa!, and the brige Harry. from Maloga, aud Helen G. Bich, from Cadia, arrived Last night Herman Unger recovered $6.1 Isidore Lich tcubelm, for revue eel] eight lots in 1 ot The Brennan Society inst night und f National Guard, Che steamer City of Merida arrived from Vora ian even bnt she dit not race with any ef, Fuuior 40 the contrary notw Mug. ‘The Tammany Democracy tn thy Twent cied President OF the M, f- Breunan Ageuclations W organization The Crisping last night appointed a committee of six to confer with Aa vilar committee annotated. by theenployere wud Ite (HougnE tia MEDICTALION wil tse (vou the confer Jumes Strong recovered ) yesterihay from the Woodward Steam Pump Cou AY? for injurios eum tained by falling into wn excavavion in front of thew Dreniises in Crosby sirect James Moore, aged 9, of 47) Water street, while playing with other bova on the sidewaik infront of & Wor lataly ladiced by the faliing of wi iron belt. wh Which stood against the honse. Al the Colambian and Southern Lond Agency, 88 Park ¢ Aweel potato whieh Is ey techen tw cirenuference. I inches lonz, and. welgting i pounds, Iwas raised iu Suwauuce county, Florids. rs are about secking legislative re sive port charges; also, a repeal of ine 78 yesterday from 6 Lo full a contract ve olved to apply nsiruct « parade cond sbip-own the law elknbuilt slips, They also ema CUstom House and Consular laws. ‘The prizes remaining after the German fvlr were raifed last bightin Liederkrang. Mai raid concert piano, y@ued at $) 400, was won } ward Morgan the’ tinuer Dy E. Mae ton & Hamlin organ by Gs. Roualdy, uid the cam febawl by Edward Sobultze. bal The body of Gon, Hiram Walbridge was tikes from this city Inst evening by the 15 train for Waahe IDgWuB, decompanied by the Wilow, ber ton, Me. Hinke, ad the two Urowhers, Mr. Ht. D, Walliidge. and {te man}. Wa'bridec. The General 1a to be buried a Baturday at Ingleside, near Washington, the General's estate The Fxcelsior Sayings Rank announce an extre Aiyidend to old depositors. This bank has been 40 sue Const tn “iw nese. that the trustees have. pure he northeast corner of Sixth aves The. butlding isto ik Ur poses 10 Lime for occupancy bY the Ist of ooxt May, ‘The Board of Kdvention yesterday confirmed as 1 Tuspectors, -u ob, Rober Third Distis iret, Andiew Milley Fifth ( Sixth District, John Brice (to All vaca Dorothy ; Seventh District, Hi: B, ‘The Custom Hous Gerardy s Farrel " ar of removal 9 a, Collector Marohy will ald them tn ‘ousiuces of exacting’ monthly inatalimeng Of 10 per vent trom the poor (ellows, who having once Places themecives. int one bivowinga Eahoot fecape their grip. Tere telug no Perth pow to hand over salary coooks bo them, the bro Kary must go to headquarters