The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-22

Ghe Bulletin.
remarkable story How Tweed Ar
rived tn Cuba

rived tn cuba.
Herah reporter. asceriaining yes.
terday that merchant Of this city, well
known In the Cuban trade, having re
ceived letters from VIM. NJ. Tweed, paid
him visit When questioned the neI-
chant admitted that he had received "A
letter from John Secor, that Secor was
Tweed and that the letter had been writ
ten in Cuba under promise that his name
would not be divulged. The gentleman
gave the following Interesting and graphic
details of rweed's movements in Cuba
Tweed was landed on a rocky promon-
tory about ten miles from santiago dc
cuba by boat which took him ashore
from an American yacht. | have also
heard that the vessel which landed him
on the Cuban coast was bound tor ia
maica. Tins, however, Is immatcrial.
Here, much fatigued and exhausted,
Tweed was discovered by fisherman.
who volunteered to conduct him to San
tiago de Cuba, and they marched along
over the rocky paths leading to the
city. Tweed was accompanied by
man named Hunt, who, if ! mistake
not, was coachman for long time
in the service OF Tweed, and was motel
for his fidelity and honesty. Well,
Tweed, owing to his heavy weight. had
much difficulty in walking to the city of
Santiago. He was terribly sunburnt, his
face being brown as berry and very
much blistered. The fisherman who ac
companied them received gold "ounce''
for his trouble, and led the wandering
pair. not to a hotel, but TO police head
quarters. Had Tweed and his follower
been discovered by the Spanish troops on
the beach they would undoubtedly have
been shot, after drumhead court mar
tial. as American filibusters just landed
from Jamaica en- route for "Cuba Libre."
cannot tell you what date this was,
as my letter does not give it. The police
authorities not being satisfied with the
iisherman's explanation, or Tweed's
statement, naturally made IN English,
that he was an American citizen, sent
him and Hunt on board the Spanish
man-Of-war stationed in the harbor as
prisoners. Tweed and Hunt were ac-
cordingly marched off to the vessel and
there detained. While on board Tweed
sent for the United States Consul at SAN
tiago de Cuba, Mr.. Young (who is now
in this country, either at Philadelphia or
Washington, and demanded the pro-
lection due TO an American citizen. Mr..
Young, who is a very fine fellow. in
stantly interested himself in the case, and
took into his counsel Mr.. Ramsden, the
British Consul. Tweed's passport was
found to be in order as John Secor,'
likewise that Of his companion in exile,
Hunt Their release was formally
demanded and granted, ana Tweed took
up his residence at the Hotel dc Shy,
kept by Madame Adelia under police sur
VIGILANCE. Here he lived very quietly.
Meanwhile Consul General Hall enter
tanned suspicion that there was some
thing wrong about "Secor," Ia
spite Of his passport being en-
regle. kilograms passed frequently
between him and United States Consul
General Hall at Havana. Tweed feeling
that nc was looked upon with suspicion
sage in the bark Carmen, bound for Nigo
and Barcelona. Tweed. though not
having his passport rtssd by the Spanish
authorities on the 22d of July, caused
the Carmen to be detained till the Goth,
he paying demurrage tor the delay. The
night before his departure Mr.. Young
tclegraphed to Consul General Hall at
Havana that it was William NJ. Tweed
who was using the name of "Secor,'
but the dispatch arrived too late at Ila-
vana. Mr.. Hall Immediately took car
rage and went out OF town tor distance
of eight miles to find Captain General
Joyellar to ask him to send an order TO
detain Tweed, alias Secor. The dispatch
was sent but arrived too late, the Carmen
having sailed. The authorities, however.
both at Santiago de Cuba and Havana,
were made acquainted with the facts in
the case and the news was consequently
telegraphed over TO Madrid. The rest
you know. Mr.. Tweed has suffered
enough. and to imprison him further,
"a in, .i,.iA hn ,ns
justice, seeing that all his accomplices are
af LARGO