The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-28
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1888.


The meagre dispatches that have reached TINS
country from Cuba represent the existing disturb
ances there to be the work OF bands or robbers ana
social disorganizers, who have taken advantage OF
the unsettled condition OF Spain to punder and
destroy. Certain facts that have leaked out here
lately give an entirely different aspect TO the matter,
showing that Captain General Lersundi is either
very much mistaken in the character OF the Difficult
ties with which he has to contend or that he wilfuly
misrepresents 1t. According to my information the
movement IL neither uprising OF thieves and plum
derers, nor demonstration consequent upon the
successful coup OF the liberal party in Span but the
result OF a conspiracy looking to the Inde-
pendence Of Cuba and formed anterior even
10 the one in the mother country which eventuated
in the expulsion Of Queen Isabella. Many OF the
leading OF Cuba were in this conspiracy, and ut
its head was certain Venezuelan, an intimate
friend OF Juarez, holding the rank OF brigadier
general in the Mexican army These Cubans 1T
seems, anticipated serious disturbances and long
civil war to Spain, and intended to take advantage
of the occasion to shake of Spanish domination for
ever and proclaim the independence OF Cuba. They
calculated that the revolution they expected in Spain
would so occupy the entire Spanish army and navy
that no troops or vessels could be spared to look
after the interests OF tho eyer-fatbfu isle,
and that during the confusion and excite
ment that would ensue the achievement of
Cuban independence would be matter Of slight
difficulty. With these impressions they set to work
secretly and arranged all their plans. Agents were
sent 20 the United States and to Mexico to purchase
arms and ammunition and to communicate with
certain well known celebrities of fbustering pro-
clivities with view TO obta ming their aid and CO.
operation. Arms had been sent TO Cuba from this
country and negotiations were under way for the
purchase Of irOn-clads from our government, when
suddenly the Spanish revolution broke ont and be-
came success without any OF the confusion and
difficulty anticipated by. the Cuban conspirators
The ease with which lsabela's government was
overturned disarranged the plans of the
Cubans, and has probably by this time proved
a deathblow TO their conspiracy, owing to the
fears OF the leaders that should they now
proclaim n general uprising and attempt to carry
out their revolutionary programme the powerful
army ana feet would be sent from Spain to suppress
them. In the meantime, however some OF the par
ties I'm Cuba undertook to precpitate the movement
without general cooperation, ana this is the real
secret of the late disorders.
High Handed Proceedings Of General Rey.
nOlds.
General Reynolds the military commander
Texas, is going it with high hand in his district,
endeavoring to out-sickle Sickles and out-Gesser
Gessler. He has issued many orders lately, and
each successive TO be worse than the pre-
ceding The latest exploit OF the General is direct
interference in the business of civil court, without
any appearance OF cause or Justification To-day
President Johnson received the following despatch
from Texas
RICHMOND, Texas oct. u.s. 1865
His Excellency ANDREW JOHNSON, President OF the
United States -
The following order was received here Nv tele-
graph
To Judge MCFARLAND. Richmond, Texas
For reason, made known BY thu Governor aud Attorney
ing The question Of heiIshp = ne estate Of q clark de
We regard this order as great military usurpa-
ton. II Is addressed to Judge Of a civil court,
directing him how he shall decide the question OF
an so1 rs are ana epre
commander OF the district control the judiciarys
We ask you TO revoke the order. Answer.
II. G. TEiGG.
John T. Harcourt, plaintiffs counsel.
The reception Of this despatch from the Texan
lawyers has not tended TO heightcn President John
sons estimation OF the eminent fitness OF General
Reynolds for his position In fact, the President is
justly very much annoyed at the 0frcious and dan
gerous intermeddling Of this man Reynolds in civil
matters which might very well be left to the state
authorities even in unreconstIucted Texas But the
President is p0werless in the matter. He can do
nothing to help his petitioners, and therefore, the
question, ''Shall the commander Of the district con-
troll the judiciary" he could only reply he did
day Ia the parties who appealed TO him all the
way from Texas, that under the Reconstruc-
ton laws Of Congress he had no power Ia
revoke the orders Of u military commander:
that his hands were tied and he was perfectly
powerless, and that the only person who could give
relief was the General-iD-Chef OF the Armies. The
Indignation caused by Reynolds course is not con-
fined to the President and democrats but exists also
among army officers Of both parties aud some promi-
nent republicans. Reynolds is regarded ~ an in
i0ii, mi ma kpr vha nj If IA
to make reconstruction and military rule unpopular
and oppressive.
The New York Sapervisorship.
II IL pretty well understood here that Spencer
Kirby, nominated by Rollins to-day for Revenue Su-
pervsor OF the SOUTHERN district Of New York, viii
not he confirmed by Secretary McCuoch The latter
has decided objections TO Kirby and rejected him
once before. Rufus Andrews. Morgan's preference
said TO he unwilling 10 receive the h0nors of the
once, thus declining before Ills nomination. Il n
very likely Rufus would do violence 10 his feelings
by accepting, should McCulioch and Rollins consent
General Eqan's friends declare he has then the good
win OF both McCulloch and Rollins but that Morgan,
VINO holds The appointment in his hreeches pocket,
objects.
Internal Revrnu~ Appointments.
The following Internal Revenue appointments were
made to-day
NtoreheeDers-M. q. Johnson, Fir.t district Of Cali
fornis: Thomas Esyant John ". Lergeu. Ninth dis
trct n New York. Robert Furniss Twenty fourth
district Of New yWk: John simpson, second district
Of Pennsylvania; Thomas Crosby, First district Of
Connecticut Asa Van Sfcklee, Eighteenth district Of
ohio: l.. =. Coleman. seventh district ~ Kentucky:
Vim. ". Dougherty, First dstrct Of Pennsylsanis.
,oue0s--ThOmas Cotton Thirty second district OF
New York: samuel Drenner second district Of Calf
fornia: Adam h. Somers, W. n. WANT, seventeenth
district Of Ohio: Wui Il. Rhodes. Ninth district OF
New York; A. L. Bergfeld Frtt district Of Missouri:
Joseph Shultx. Eleventh district of Illinois, Joseph
H. Hendricks, John Watts. Third district OF Indiana;
t..t~. 81 n.. ..fs.xa
y. A. Bearisley, Twenty-nrst district OF New York:
v. II. Sturges and James Mitchell Eleventh dist riot
Of Illinois; r. y. Holcomb, First district OF Connec-
ticuk
7Ob1cy Ias1s,tofs-Samue II. Hon, sixth district
of Iowa: 4. W. Scott, Eleventh district OF Indiana
Clerks preparipg for n Fight.
II row does moi occur on some Of the tralns be-
tween here and New York which are 10 carry home