, 1877-11-06
JOHN WELSH.

also planting firm upun the island Of Cuba,
aud
owns \ LARGE NUMBER or SLAVES.
4 recent number Of the official organ Of the
Spanish Government III Cuba has been received
hcre, and It Is said to bc In tho possession Of
certain Senator's which seems to give a strong
eolortug to this Charge. This paper, the
1iavana 1a:e'st of Oct. IS last, contains tn tabu.
!atc,t form list Of the sugar estates upon tic
is,ant1, number Of stayes, and otlicr dctnls. In
tllu list ui planters III the Jurisdiction Of sagua
IL t;rande is found tue following entry:
Estate, Tnfio; owhcrs. Messrs. y. l. ". Welsh;
AcIcs o. Iam1. .s............s. L. Upu
5;.ss.,: As;s, "' can: : ::::: :. 49,: is is
fFcc4fcH -. ..t...s+...-.....- .,.....
tohllts ....s-...s......'...s..s.
9s."s e, ... ya!ue of crop .''......'. '..'..A2,sT
1t Is charged that the 3. IL ". Welsh here
named Is thu Pennsylvania firm, Of which John
Welsh Is member. Tie opponents Ut Welsh
Claim tonight that they will lie able to prove
but that II also owns three others, and that some
Cubau gentlemen III the city can aubstantiate
tllIx accusation. The friends Of Wrlsh say TINT
It is not so, mud that It
II IT Is 50, Mr. John Welsh is not likely to be
credited to the English Mission. The probable
truth about tho stories as to tue ownership vi
slaycs by Mr. Wel:h's firm Is this, 1t is said
business in CnIa without taking mortgages
upon sugar estates to secure tllu pay
,licnt Of the Indebtedness to cael oi
these estates. Under the Spanish Inv certain
fortn. part ot the realty. aud arc as inscpar-
able frou' It as any fixture. Without them ths
estates hare no commercial value. Tic Welsh
Arm, p!obabiy In tho course Of their extensive
TAKEN THESE MORTGAGES
covering the estate and the slaves. These
mortguges have to be recorded In thu district
WhcFe tue plantations, arc. aid al4' at Havana
Wclsil's friends say that the stories must have
originated In this Iact.
rnEstpgST GRANT.
IN ls message to Congress ln 1871, had thu fol.
lowing passaEc relative to tilcsc slave mnrt-
cages IN Caba, Which Is sud TO have bce1, sae-
gcstel to him BY the kn9wtedgc of thc fact that
tile Welsh nttd other Philadelphia Grms were
cngugtsl III that business:
The Inv rcgulatione for tin apparent abolition Of
slavery ln Gasa aud r9,o , ltieo leave mp. Of tns
tllcir lives bccoIne bnten 10 their employers.
!! desire u direct yonE attention so the
States, nr persons claiming to be citlxcns Of the
n'te1 Stats: are 1arEe hoI1crs III foreign lands of
h, sSS' a% RtGsfty toan;s y s aa
:ai!sbis !sn,say a:an.. the hpiaiss, 5s%sias: os
property III iuTe!s lsnds. othcr y owsrt. htrcts.
ur nloEtagcts. by citizens OF tho United States.
pcrsons familiar with some of the Cabinet
mysteries Of the iast Administration, ~, ttpat
President urant hui IN mimi the Ern OF Welsh
& Co., VI Philadelphia, of which John Welsh
Is said tu be u member.
COMPLETE nENIAL RI AIR. WELSH,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. 5-rho New FORK
Sun to-day euntanctl the following:
>.we eommsnd T. !he attention q the Senate The
n,onth u 0etooer. Thi. j"arn.i. the ' n.
asai a G.. Of a.. IT, <e sRsa's st sn. s.%
part puhltsi1ng III tIbuIatrd form The staiatc4 Of
i9o susat crt!stc. Of the is!anl. In Tho l.~t Of
plantations IT. the jurisdiction Ut LuEna III
ii.and, MID Township VI caiaoax.r. We anu tue
following rntry:
E.lasr t'Ar!o-t,waers, Nes.rs. 5. 4 ". Welsh.
Acres of caue. ........................ Hf,
fsss,i.si,. Nuns
t;ro,s sau II siop ~
IL this httn ot \. i ". wcl.h. .,aychoIicrs OF
@ " VI st., sye. as ss9s 's II wSs
We.t India merctants u th,l4LeIphia. Of whch
ono nssnl'e. !. Johu wrlaa; t''s t'Ai!aalhfoplst,
liberty. aud The pursuit OF hapu,ae.s, and VIM has
Iust been nominated ~ Sinister u England II 70.
nossr aeee We to shs Entsh s
with yicw Of aseertaIutnR the truth IT this
astonishing statement, yAlr correspondent hat!
an tntervew will My. Welsh nj hs place Ut
husLucss. liz laughed m ha rea.l the article,
A+}tA bAlNI NaA ~ HEEt kH0 @4tWQ St4AlEH
of being n slaycl'oller ~heM It was dis.
covered In Washington. early Iast year, that a
talurcd man was q ulcnI''tr Ut the Jury trying
tue honesty ot thu contractors tar sunpltrs tu
ingtou Nepuhtca". evidently with a view to tn-
d !. X x y. ws,sh, ' Or iao - ,rM M ~ ""s =
whole. either owns or has Rny interest: directly
Cuba OF III aily slavc. THIS plantation rrlcrEral
70 u owned bv Cubans, wllo ID mot owe y. u
w. Welsh any !nus'ey. anI NC aru therefore In
mol esen this indirect way Interested tn T."
thc iF'n does sell mn! use s1Ear made by sIayes.
yet they neycr hal auy disposition to owl
Ntsrc sn whlsh =: y %.,"' w. We'ah haye
freed. i Ths c.tate il question i QUO Il three &c
managed by tilu trln Of slura, Ona .s Co., who.
l,u tc!ieses, arc the ow,'ert. frcn high
spanish unl Cuban sources it WAS, however,
i has teet, frequently within tbs aueurgent
lines, aud therefore ta danger from b1tll sides.
As pra.f VI tA!s danger, u u stated Tint the
plantation has been batnei"by tue insurgents
w!sh H. ths span!a1;ls; Sshlls ,So owner @
Vicinity w.. hanged in Havana because
under the threat by tic Insurgents TINT they
O00. 1t WIS tho opinion Of Those spoken To
thHt, whether with u without the consent uf
the Mestrs. Welsh, the Pario estate has been
registered IN thclr nalue to avoid these double
dangers.
TIE TAX ON DEPOSITS.
\ Quxs1ioH In WHICH MANY FxorLR ARR In
TEHEsTKD.
Spsefoi fAsralseA 70 Ta< Caicdao TfiasHs
WARRINGTON. D. c., Nov. 5+-The question OF
tho taxation Of the deposits OF tue Chicago
sAyinKs banks has been transferred to Washing
ton. Joaeph Kirkland, ex-Deputy Collector.
who came here With Judge Bangs, has III ap.
mant for 4 formal herring with tho COM