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lar wd d6 negroes gathered
and on of eirr number, evidently an
enemy of epherd, made an incen
di apee d urged his listeners to
lyn `it
To. following the speaker's
ad . astily for a rope, and for
a re an ugly aspect.
ring that the negroes
wohl him, rad? to the levee and
th river.
b mob, however, discovered him,
and tMlth i yel that would have done
credit ad of Wild Africans they
Sheph ' g fleet of foot kent
ahead of t the made his tlifb
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twinkling. The
was for Shepherd, for
he on the right bank of
y would not be a sub- I
ing 4Mkeir victim had
disband and went to
homes. The .wounded boy, An
n, was oo -to the resi
is paren r of Harlan
ary st where he was
Dr ¶un 1, who found'w
e~ntered `left side. I.
r sajs that th. wound
oune, and 'i..
whereabouts coula not 11
Eby our reporter, sb the f
wound could not be o
earned.
vie, it I supposed, went right to ?
gen g s plantation, and ow- "
he distanae our reporter could a
him, to ldlrn ifls wound was n
not. *
po on living about
ACam P t say at Caleb ahepherd i
has ore Imoulties since he c
Game to theretban all the men put b
toether° d they dant intend ever to
let him mbze baokhgaln. ,h
DEI4USIOfS AND DECEPTIONS.
Polites Invading the Privaly of Domesti
city-And Something a* t Twins.
A few days ago we related an occur
rence showing how the lessons of car
pet-baggers and negro politicians had
Imessed the ignorant colored people
with the belie that they would agan
be thrown into bondageIn case the Dlt
ocratic party got intp power.
Qsterday we were, formed by alady
pay or two oft;.
the "the St. Louis
Hotel mob, h$ colored servant
. sm.me J ,and considerable emo
tion, t she` had been
told l sn asaured by
sine her acquaint
"`alce white ladies
had to peti
tiso hinta inug an order
was w e h ~ i
ngE 9 al weepanthig 4but
henpun,and that the eoleraor had
not duly thelt V ~tkest. but
hadntuall; 35. sucob t qýder. She
want`t' the truth her em
ployer .ger1that she might dispose of
R43 VNAT TOGIERY,
and " rast-ont fineries which her
mistress had given her. It was with
some dilmou that she was convinced
of the ab tyOt the proposition.
Our lady friend happening to call
unon her marrle0 daughter a short time
afterwards, related the extraordinary
story to her. The daughter replied that
she was not surprised in the least, for
recently one of her colored washer
wonten had appealed to her for the ex
planation of asmething quite as remark
It seems the colored woman had
been ill for some time dand was unable
to pay her rent. One day she went out
on landlord for
arbiiwy
ture w
t of his t
woman's re
at such an illegal
said to have replied
changed now, and that
issued an order au
lords . to take their
ibk eir tenants' furniture
haL y dto pay their rents.
The It. - 8e having been communi
*te t he husband of the lady spoken
Whbi er, by the way), after
q~u g d of the .colored wo
ms, he ediate steps to redress
t h&*roig 'wrong there was. Our
bull had not at last aocoun
eaofteresult.
hof e ease, as we have said sh
how the minds of these poor d
pwi'e habeen worked upon d
#t ~eight years of
RADICAL DOMINATION.
case, which, it is believed,
to be as related by the col
herwoman, shows how some
nrinoipled men will unscrupulously
ue the name of the Governor of the
State to gratify their appetites for a few
dollars. It is pleasant to know, how
ever, as was evidenced in this case, that
there will be found gentlemen ready at
a moment's notice to correct any such
attempts to rob the colored people or to
create a prejudice among them against
the government which they have been
asssured ill protect them in all their
Sl f Gov. Nicholls reminds us
tha 6n? wenty-fifth instant, the day
when tbe vernment of his Excellency
became as' ndisputable fact, there were
born several children, or more, in this
city. Patriotic fathers and mothers, we
are told,
IMPEOVED THE OCCASION
by naming their new-born after the
Governor. As luck would have it, where
the new born Was a girl, they found no
difficulty in this matter as they might,
had the Governor been called by any
other name. With a slight variation the
girls became for life Frances Nicholls
Smith, or Brown, according to circum
stances, and proud of the achievement
the bosom of each father and mother
swelled with joy.
There was one case, however, which
for a moment seemed fraught with in
surmountable obstacles and came near
deranging the minds of two fond pa
rents. It was a case of twins-of the
male sex. After pondering over the
important matter for some time Ad
ministrator Chas. Cavanac was called
in and settled the difficulty by suggest
ing that one should be called Francis
Nicholls and the other L. A. Wiltz.
What would have been the advice of
our friend Cavanac had the
TWINS BEEN GIRLS
we are unable to conjecture.
All this is very pleasant. But every
bright occurrence has a dark side, and if
we are correctly informed one of these
interesting events came very near sever
ing the tender bonds of matrimony of
one of the most loving young couples in
our city.
We are not informed of the length of
duration of the discussion, but it was
hot, and at times ferocious. It a boy,
maintained the mother, he must be
named after her father; if a girl, after
the mother. The father argued strenu
ously in favor of his side of the family.
It was a boy. It took a xamily meeting
to solve the difficulty
By a mere coinciemee the father of
the family claimed that he was as much
the head of the family as Governor
Nichols was, on that very day, the head
of the ' litical body known as the com
monw of Louisiana. His mother
in-law, osed to compromise on the
name of ranis Nicholls for the baby,
which *a accepied, and a scandalous
divorce o was Averted.
DOLCE FAR NIENTE.
Near every city, near every centre
where struggling humanity is gathered
in breakers of labor-tossed crowds, there
always to be found, by some inter
ition of nature as she seeks an equi
librium, quiet retreats where one can,
for a time at Ihast, forget the hum-drum
of every-day work on the treadmill of
existence, and for the nonce drop off
into a half idealic lotus-laden dream of
something we only can "wot of but can
not tell." These quiet retreats are all
the more appreciated for their prox
imity to the great pulsating heart of a
city, and the wearied mind and tired
body there drink in refreshing draughts,
the sweeter by contrast. New Orleans
has its shadowy byways, its mazes of
emerald, leafy groves, and lonesome
walks through wild lily and fune
real cypress, but there is no one
spot near this Crescent City, where a
picturesque landscape, whispering oaks,
a long low level stretch of misty swamp
scenery are so blended with associations
of the past of our metropolis as at the
old Spanish Fort at the mouth of Bayou
St. John. Its brick time-worn front,
laved by the waters of the bayou, tell of
sae, and the large live oaks growing
ithIn its ramparts show how many
have passed since Spanish caza
4'apresented arms with his burnished
escopeta to some sun-burned capitano
making the grand rounds of the guard.
This 'venerable iaoe is a sort of oft
neotin lnk between the Spanish and
Amerig dominations, and while the
fitful breezes of Lake Pontchartrain
play truant among the festoons of
moss, «aveling them out until they
becomE ong fluttering pennants, the
solid walls firm set and gray stand
silent, the reminiscence of the gºneer
days in Louisiana.
Looking from the Fort westwardly
the marshy shores of the lake reach out
into the horizon, its fringe of rushes
and rank grasses softening the perspec
tive and making the line of definition
barely discernible. Now and then a
solitary grosbeck or vagrant pelican
flaps lazily across the sepia-tinted
swamp, their solemn flight making the
picture all the more quaint and primi
tive; then the resonant deep "Oonk !
oonk!" of the bullfrog comes upon the
ear a mere pebble of sound from the
distance, and soon the twilight ripens
into evening, and the plash of the waves
essays to drown the sharp rustle of or
ange trees, nodding and blinking to
this rather unseasonable north wind.
In front Lake Pontehartrain stares you
in the face. The saip 941a where,
over a hundred rars 49, gallant
Spanish captain turned the qnt of Chef
Menteur with his launches ed him,
and rowing along the shore In searbh of
or
bird
gdown
t was deter
faoQrable for a
t ikh~post,and shortly
&ftfikrards the preseu$ fort was com
Looking to the tward the drowsy
little town of Mtii with its long
wharf, itsd of And wealth of
trees and li lainis -sen,
a sort of after. painterL this
old master's s the fort itself.
It asooiation ould give to the dab
bler in those tricky thinas called
rhymes the afflatus for a Louisiana
poem, this lonely spot would be the
ground for it. It beautiful sunsets,
weird, peculiar scenery could touch the
inner chord of that mystical instrument,
the mind, and awaken an lEolian noc
rme of past deeds and past traditions,
en would the old Spanish Fort be the
t where such agencies would surely
o rate.
1:We scene is like one of Claque's can
ms. There hangs about it a dreamy
atmosphere that seems to call for rest.
As night comes on the swamps draw
about them a hazy veil of mist, the lake
becomes a dark broad patch upon the
earth, whilst over head
"The floor of heaven
So thick inlaid with patinea of bright gold."
THE COUNCIL CAUCUK.
The Chief of Police, Captains and ner
geants Det-rinined Upon.
Yesterday the Mayor and City Admin
istratora met in caucus at the City Hall,
and considered the matter of appoint.
ments of Chief of Police, captains and
sergeants. The meeting was very har
monious, and resulted in the selection
of Col. Thos. N. Boylan as Chief of Po
lice.
According to the new apportionment
only three captains are allowed. Major
W. H. Manning as captain of tne
First District, Capt. Kelly of the
Second District, and Capt. O'Neill of
the Third District, were retained.
Sergeant Sydney Gill, of the late
Third Precinct, was retained as Ser
geant of the Jackson Square Station,
and Capt. Zach. Bachemin becomes
Sergeant of the Treme Station.
Among the other sergeants known to
have been selected positively are Messrs.
Ed. Ryan, Thos. Reynolds, Ned Hamil
ton and Ralph Morgan.
Messrs. Moody Tennyson Wm. Blake
and Richard are reported as among
those who have been possibly selected.
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
The American Dlstrlct Telegraph Com
pany and Underwriters' Salvage
Corps.
It is a well known fact that the most
destructive fires might in their begin
ning have been easily extinguished if
assistance could have been promptly
obtained.
As a usual thing it is not fair to expect
the best regulated fire department to
get to work upon the fismes within
twenty minutes of the time of discover
ing the fire.
In that time the raging element has
a chance of making such headway that
it is almost impossible to arrest it.
With the district telegraph fire alarm,
however, there is no time lost.
By moving the little crank all the
way round to the word fire, and letting
it go, the existence of the fire and the
number of the house are indicated at
district headquarters, and thence the
alarm is transmitted by telegraph to
the residences of the Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, and captain and
firemen of the insurance salvage corps,
which will arrive in from three to seven
minutes with. fire extinguishers; and if,
by reason of unusually inflammable
material, the fire be especially danger
ous, the fire department being notified,
there will be no lack of assistance.
In m Lny cases incipient fires have
been extinguished almost without the
knowledge of the neighborhood, so
quick and quiet is the alarm and sal
vage corps. " The first five minutes at
a fire are worth the next five hours."
Kissing on Wheels,
Canal street was enlivened yesterday
by a little incident not often seen on
that generally gay boulevard. About
half past five o'clock In the afternoon,
an open carriage, containing two occu
pants, drove leisurely out past Caronde
let street, the driver of which was ap
parently utterly oblivious of the affec
tionate scene going on in his vehicle.
The two occupants were a man and a
woman, or wisey-werser. The lady, for
some cause or other, forgot for the time
being the fact that they were on one
of our central streets, and in the
shadow of the buildings imagined
they were passing down some
forest road. We say she forgot,
and it is put thus out of charity,
for when the carriage reached a point
opposite the Orleans Club the rather
good looking damsel threw her arms
around her impassive companion's neck
and gave him four or five passionate
smacks. The sound startled the police
man on the beat, who thought somebody
was snapping caps, and somebody else
and the bystanders looked admiringly
on, wondering why this sudden demon
stration. The pea-nut boy cheered, and
the young gent who dispenses taffy
candy to sweet-toothed urchins, dropped
a stick of his ware on the sidewalk at
the remarkable exhibition.
Politics and the Weather.
Yesterday the sun rose bright and
early (when we say early, we mean a
little earlier than he has been doing
during the winter months), and the
wind blew directly from the north. The
azure of the sky was unstained by a
single cloud* and the morning would
have been considered lovely had it been
a winter morning. As it was, however,
the weather was a little too chilly for
spring outpourings of the heart and the
healthy growth of stubble. But stubble
is an item peculiarly belonging to
the country, and arouses no feel
ing in the breasts of our local
news readers. As for outpourings of the
heart they bay to a certain extent have
been interferred with by the north
wind, but we hab=po doubt that the
proceedings as ou3 picnics,
where oneh# We oung and the
other half beaut llulcounterbalanced
in a great degree tie vici')us freaks of
Eolus. All things considered we can
safely put yesterday down as a fine
bright day, and he must be a crusty old
husb and who
~ . :k churches were
town, which is a
, admired and not
a an indication of the
unlyorgal us feeling that makes
ouroomu uul of the most moral in
the unive fired on soosunt of the
delicate t bich characterizes the
dresses of oebr 6huroh-going ladies, and
not to be commented on because it
would be useless, would lead us too far
and might bring us int mischief.
Outside of church oceedings the
eity was remarkably ull, and save a
few choice spirits, who seemed disposed
to celebrate indefinitely the redemption
of Louisiana and the final establish
ment of the Nicholls government by
making ineffectual attempts at walking
a chalk line, there was nothing to dis
turb the monotony of the day. The only
unusual feature of the day was the no
ticeable absence on our thoroughfares
of the familiar faces of General Jack
Wharton and his dog Scrip, the faithful
Albert Leonard and Education Pinch,
who have gone to Washington, as we are
informed, on a fishing excursion.
To the Gulf and Return.
The members of the Society of Civil
Engineers, who have been in conven.
tion here during the past week, left on
Friday morning on the steamboat La
Belle, to inspect the Jetties at Port
Eads. Several ladies accompanied the
party. Although the weather during
the morning was unfavorable, the
guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
At 2 o'clock Magnolia was sighted, and
in a short time the party had disem
barked, and were scattered about, in
specting the machinery in the sugar
mill, or the orange groves, or partaking
of the bountiful lunch spread within
the old time mansion of Col. Effingham
Lawrence.
After a very considerable stay, during
which the most kindly sentiments were
expressed on the part of host and
guests alike, the La Belle steamed away
down the river. The wind had worked
the stream into such formidable waves
that when night came on it was thought
advisable to tie up, and the excursion
ists were treated to a mosquito sensa
tion, in consequence, which they will
not soon forget. Those who were so
fortunate as to obtain state rooms were
spared the experience, but the ma
jority found ample occupation during
the silent watches of the night in
battling with the insidious and
ubiquitous foe. Engineering ingenuity
was taxed to its utmost in the effort to
escape the little pests, but seldom with
success. Many laughable contrivances
were to be seen about the decks de
signed to secure rest to th'e weary trav
eler. At about 7 o'clock Port Eads was
made, and the morning was spent in
examining the contiguous works. In
the afternoon the party went on board
the revenue cutter Dix and the steam
er- West and were taken out into
the Gulf, returning by the Southwest
Pass late in the day. Numerous cases
of mat de mer occurred, and the fortu
nate ones who escaped were quite proud
of their sea-going qualities. Passengers
were transferred to the La Belle at the
Jump, and with a parting cheer to the
fair ladies and others resident at Port
Eade who had none so much to make
the day a memorable one, the return
trip was begun.
Upon the downward trip a number of
untiring geniuses had inaugurated the
"Original and Unparalleled Mississippi
Concert and Serenade Combination,"
and an initiatory performance was
given, winning unstinted applause. It
was repeated upon the up trip with great
success. The euphonious cognomens
assumed by the several vocalists in per
sonating talent which the bill an
nounced as having been "imported at
enormous expense," were doubtless
quite as genuine as those of more than
one troupe of Italian warblers which we
have seen.
Mr. Arthur Spellman led the combi
nation, and Messrs. Whiteman. Roch,
Kelly, Endicot, Macy, Taylor, Willetts
and Cushing were the performers.
About midnight the plantation of Mr.
Lawrence was passed, and courtesies
befiting the hour and occasion were ex
changed.
The La Belle arrived here at an early
hour yesterday morning.
A series of complimentary resolutions
were passed in favor of the gentlemen
connected with the jetties enterprize
who had been instrumental in the great
success of the excursion.
Many of the engineers and their ladies
leave for the North to-day, but a large
party will go to Galveston to-morrow,
and will probably return home via Lit
tle Rock and Memphis.
Uncle Toby's Rome.
Among the gems in Griswold's show
window we noticed on Saturday a paint
ing by our young friend Marshall J.
Smith, Jr., labeled as above, and which
really is deserving of honorable men
tion. The artist is young, and the
faults of the painting are those of
inexperience, but he is certainly tal
ented, and there are many points in
the picture that older artists might
envy. It represents, as the label indi
cates, a negro cabin taken from a pic
turesque site below Algiers. The rude
and rustic habitation stands near a
bayou or large ditch, over which a
rough bridge is thrown leading to a
road, which, by the by, is admirably
conducted throughout to the end
of the perspective, both in design
and color. On the uight-hand
side of the house, in the distance, is an
oak tree remarkable for the truthful
ness of coloring, and the river view on
the right is really striking as a study of
perspective. As usual with young men
who do not make the art of painting a
special study, the colors are a little
"outre," and the various subjects com
posing the picture lack of the proper
artistic connection and combination.
but taken all in all we find nothing but
what can be commended in the paint
ing, and we donotthink that our young
friend should stop there.
At OakifnnL Park.
Yesterday those who could get out
had a most enjoyable time at Oakland
Park, and those who couldn't had to
suffer from the regrets incident to an
inability to be where an afternoon
slipped away almost before the many
guests appreciated it. The picnic given
for the benefit of the Ladies' Hebrew
Charitabie oelation is the occasion
referred he Park presented a very
gay appea , and every one seemed
to vie with his neighbor in rendering
the day one to be remembered. To the
enchanting music of Wagner and
Strauss the dancers "danced in tune"
up to a late hour, and the ladies under
whrise auspices the pionic was gotten
up bare . t ip them.
selves upon i1_ their efforts.
Th ann I E f ftestiv l of the Chil
dren's Home of the Protestant Episco
pal Church on Jackson street took place
yesterday at that institution at 6 o'clock.
There was a very large attendance of
ladies who, as ever before, made the day
one long to be remembered in the calen
dar of the little fatherless ones. There
was singing and some well-timed re
marks, and the inmates seemed toappre
date the kindness of those who have
taken so much pains to render them
happy and give them a rudimentary
education.
The Amateur Performance.
On Saturday night quite a large con
course of our beauty and chivalry as
sembled at the Opera House to witness
the entertainment given by the "Club
Dramatique Louislanais" for the benefit
of their many friends. The comedies of
"Bataille de Dames" and "La Flle de
Dominique" were played with the
club's accustomed spirit and knowledge
of the stage, and gave general satisfac
tion. The principal parts were well in
terpreted by Messrs. B1rjac and de
l'Et eng, who were ably assisted by Mrs.
Vezian and two charming lady volun
teers.
Delachalse trove.
Quite a large crowd was attracted to
the Delachaise Grove yesterday after
noon, to enjoy the luxury of listening
to the music of the 131h Infantry band,
and to indulge an afternoon with the
fantastic Dame T"' netchore. So far
these pic-nice of thi t band have been
eminently successfu'. and those who
were present expre med themselves as
highly pleased.
Fir no at Thieves.
At half-par. 11 o'clock Saturday
night thieves broke into the butcher
shop at the corner of Elysian Fields
and Prosper streets, and were discov
ered by the proprietor, who fired sev
eral shots after them. One of the balls
is supposed to have taken effect, as one
of the burglars 'as seen to stagger.
A unralar Arrested.
At ten minutes past 11 o'clock Satur'
day Edward Bermudez, a burglar, was
arrested by Officer Michaelson while in
the act of breaking into the gun store
of H. Wehrmann, No. 75 Cnartres
street. Bermudez was taken to the
Third Precinct Station where the
proper charge was accorded against
him.
The Knife.
At 7 o'clock Sunday morning a diffl
culty took place in front of the coffee
house at the corner of Enghien and
Levee streets, between W. Brookmar
and J. C. Miller, which terminated in
the former being cut in the neck by a
knife in the hands of the latter. The
wound of Brookmar was dressed by Dr.
Sehumacker, who pronounced it slight,
Miller was arrested and locked up in
the Fifth Precinct Station.
Fire.
At halt past 9 o'clock Saturday
night a fire was discovered in the rear
portion of the house No. 634 Magazine
street.
The building, which is owned by Mrs.
Dowling and occupied by Miss Welsh
as a millinery store, was damaged to
the extent of $10.
No alarm given.
Short Items.
At twenty minutes past o'clock
Sunday morning a fire bruko gut in a
frame house on Carondelet street. be
tween Louisiana Avenue and Dela
chaise street, and damaged it to the
extent of $10.
John Wilson. a professional pick
nocket, was incarcerated in the Third
Precinct Station.
Red Johnson is now having the blues
in the Fourth Station on a charge of
breach of trust preferred against him
by J. W. Warburg.
Saturday night a coal oil lamp ex
ploded at the house of Mrs. Zinger,
corner of Fourth and Liberty streets.
A gentleman, whose name could not be
ascertained, had his hand slightly
burned in attempting to extinguish the
flames.
James Dalcon was booked in the Fifth
Station on a charge of larceny.
At 10:30 o'clock this morning a fire
was discovered in the roof of Pellman's
stable, on Bouney street, Algiers. The
building was damaged to the extent
of $10.
Robert Connely and James Morgan
were locked up in the Third Precinct
Station, charged with being dangerous
and suspicious characters and attempt
ing to pick pockets.
AMUSEMENTS.
ACADEMY OF Music.-The second per
formance of the summer season under
the management of Messrs. Power and
Reed was given last night at the
Academy, on which occasion Dalv's
sensational and popular drama of "Un
der the Gaslight" was presented to a
good house, who gave unmistakable
signs of their approval at the perform
ance. The play was well mounted and
cast to the full strength of the company,
and was produced with all of the ori
ginal scenic and mechan ical effects.
On Wednesday evenin.g Boucicault's
romantic drama entitl ed "The Octo
roon," which has not 'oeen performed
in this city for a long time, will consti
tute the attraction. Wherever it has
boon played-notably in England and
the Eastern cities of Amerlea-it has,
always proved a drawing card, and is
perhaps, one of the most daccessful
productions of this, pfaiific writer.
Every preparation -I ras been made to
present this piec~an a manner which in
every respect will provoke the com
mendation of tboe patrons of the Aca
demy.
In addition tc the entire company,
the management have secured the ser
vices of the Tenn essee Jubilee Singers
in order to give a-proper realistic effect
to the plantatio i scenes and the slave
mart. During tile performance they
will give sever'sl of their best so ngs and
choruses, typical &jf life in the South in
the olden time.
As the acndon of the play occurs in
this State, P.nd th'a scenes depicted are
familiar to many of our citizens, it pos
sesses an i nterest., outside of its merits,
as a picture of thb hopes, fears and pas
sions that sway t4e human heart.
A full house wl i doubtless greet its
first representation, and we trust that
the efforts of thrse gentlemen may re
ceive the raeognition they so justly de
serve.
Bsazrris FJ.AVOJi*NG EXBACTr--tre used
and endorsed by th9 best hodle. confectioners,
grooerra and the first families in the country.
FunstruRz. - 0rn enit of r sidence No. 1.41
Or nge atrd-t, will be %old on Monday, April 30.
18,77, at 11 o'clock, Ly Mesfrs. Mon gomery, flee
advertisement.
No **P AtICE.
The Farnimrs sad the Threatened Eu.
repean War.
In view of the threatened European
war and of the consequent advance li
meats and breadetuffs, Thos. l. Janes,
Esq.. commissioner of agriculture for
the State of Georgia, has issued a cir
cular to the farmers of his State, frtm
which we make the following extraem:
In view of these facts, the farmerg a
Georgia are urged to increase theirareda
in provision crops. It is notryet too
late to increase the area in corn, even If
it has to be done by reducing the area
of cotton. Let farmers plant enroug
corn to insure an ample supply for the
ensuing year. Let them plant crone for
their hogs, and force them forward to
secure, as nearly as possible, a supply
of bacon for home consumption. Let
them plant liberally in German millet
and field peas to supplement their core
crop in feeding stock, in order that
more of their corn may be used for
bread.
If the war ehould be a'erted-ot
which there is, at present, little proba
bility-we will have lost nothing by the
above policy; if not, we will have pro
vided against the possibility f looser
suffering. In either event taose who
adopt the above advice wl1 have
nothing to regret, while those who do
not may becompeilld to purobusepro
visions at ruinously high prices, and
pay for them with cotton at prices even
below the cost of production.
(I'IIA' NINE YV:1iI ' WAR.
The Spaniard, Iroti It (eat, but the
Patriots in Control o, the Interior.
Col. Lopez Queralta arrived in this
city a few days ago, after eight months'
active service in the Cuban army. The
Colonel was in cornunand when Las Tu
nas was captured. on the 23d of Septem
ber last, when, for the first and only
time, as he avers, '.re Cubans retaliated
upon the Spaniards the many atrocities
the latter bad praeti.ld upon thew.
This retaliation, CO. Queralta said
yesterday, was the a t -f an individual.
A Cuban lieutenant, whose wife and
little daughter had l.'-ii outraged by
the Spaniards a few i v l before, had
charge of 106 of the ce; r;a r garrison of
Las Tunas. Acting on his own responsi
bility, he ordered theta to be plain.
Their heads were cut off with the ma
chete. The liiutenant was court-mar
tialed and cashiered.
Col. Queralta says that the patriots
are confident of ultimate success, and
that not a single one despairs of the re
public. They are, nevertheless, fight
ing against fearful odds. They have
only 18,000 men under arms to oppose to
the 80,000 Spanish regulars and 40,000
volunteers. The lack of arms is their
great drawback. There are two or three
men for every rifle, and they have
material for an army of 50,000 men, if
they could get muskets and ammuni
tion.
The colonel estimated the loss of the
insurgents during the nine years of the
war at 30,000. The 18,000 new Spanish
troops that were to have ended the war
have failed to make even their presence
perceptible. They are mostly boys,
some of whom are under 17, and are
easily demoralized by a march of any
length.
Although not a soldier of the patriot
army has been paid, nor has wanted
pay, for the entire nine years of the
war, there are camp followers, who, as
soon as a man falls in an engagement
rush forward to strive for his rifle and
take his place in the ranks.
The Colonel summarized the situation
with the declaration that while tae
Spaniards hold the coast, the entire
oentro of the island is in the, hands P.
the patriots.
MENATOR GORDON EXPLAINS.
He Denis that He Ever Made any Bar.
Wain with the Friends of Hayes.
Senator Gordon, of Georgia, has been
goaded into writing a letter defending
himself from several charges that he
was disloyal to Tilden and inclined to
give support to President Hays: He
says: ' The charge that I made any
bargain of any sort or had, any under
standing of any character with Foster,
whom I saw, or with Stanley Mathews,
whom I did not see until. after the Inau
guration, looking either to the Presi
dential count or to the action of any
Democrat in reference to future or
ganization of the House or parties,
is basely false in every syllable
and every sense. I did not make any
promise to let the count go on. I was
not asked to make any. I did not then,
nor have I since, had one word of eon
versation with either of these gentle
men, nor with anybody else, looking to
any political compromise or political
arrangement or alfiliation of any de
scription whatever. My only agency,
my only effort in this-presidentialcount
was this: When I saw that Mr. Tilden's
cause was hopelessly lost-lost by want
of concert of action prior to the passage
of the electoral bill-lost beyond the
power of rescue by any man or set of'
men, I determined to doall in tmy power
to save from the wreck local self gov
ernment to South Carolina and Louis-.
Lana, which was the great end of our
endeavors in the last campaign. If that
be treason to principle, to party, or to.
country, let my personal enemies make
the most of it."
WANTED, A WIFE FOR ALFONWU.
The Claims of Several Young Ladles.te
this Honer.
The Spaniards continue to be much
exercised in purely speculative en
deavors to find a suhtable consort for
their sovereign. Some wish him -to
marry the Princess B1-eau hthe of Nemours,.
others the Princess Clutilde Stephanie
of Belgium; a third party urgp the de
sirability of a union with the House of
Hohenzollern. A good many are sworn
champions of the Princess Beatri3
of England, and glibly suggest ,tk.
Gibraltar might form part of her Royai
Highness's dowry. The last
monial alliance actually concluded be
tween the royal houses of England and
Spaini was that of Mary, I with
Philip II, which procured the swo soy
ereigns the most imposing collections of
joint titles which had yet been seen in
Christendom, seeing that they were both.
"by the grace of God King and Queen
of England. rance, Spain, Naples, Jra
salem, and Ireland, Defenders of the
Faith Prince, and Princess of Sicily, and
Archduke a',id Archduchess of Austria,
Duke and DJuchess of Milan, Burgundy,
and Brab ant," etc.; and on the whole
the conncectlon seems to have given more
satisfact'on to Philip than to the English
people., for on Mary's death he wasreedy
and willing to become the husba of
Eliza.beth, while the English had bad
eno'agh of Spanish marriages to last
them for three centuries. A majority
0 ( persons in Sain seem to think that
King Alfonso's Queen will probably be
tee Infanta Mary, daughter of the Duke
of Montpensier.
Tweed promises full eo-robber-atory
evidence.-[Chicago Journal