The New York herald., 1877-11-21
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsHsorox, Nov 90 1877.
A CUBAN xxP1DETroN IN PRxPARArIoN-How
HERALD. ADvERTIsKMENT FURNISHED
cLxw TO TEE STATE DEPARTMENT..
II ID known In the State and Treasury departments
that the Cubsns upder the direction OF ono OF their
general officers in New York, have becn for somc
time hitting out military expedition against
Cuba. They have built, It 10 said, one good
steamer and purchased two others They are
destined 10 start respectively from the ports OF New
Orleans, Bristol and Philadelphia. The government
has been on WATCH and cutters have been
placed under orders by the Treasury Department to
watch these steamers The steamer built by the
Cubaus Is called the Estella The name OF the Estoa
has been tho subject OF kind ofjokng advertisement
in the advsrtising columns Of Tho HERALD, and,
although the reference made in an ambiguous.
obscure and out Of the way manner, It have
furnished tho clsw whereby tho authorities obtained
the nrst informaton IN regard to tho proposed
menss OF The Estella and consequently OF this now
Cuban invasion On November Ia 1877, the following
advertisement sppesred:-
VrANTEO-A wRT NURSE WITH A FULL BREAST
1ass ss G e a. s n the w'
Tho interpretation given TO this enigmatical ad-
vertissmsnt ~ that II originated from impatient
Cubans. who are clamorous for early start az
possible to And landing tho Cuban coast. while
the officer who ID 20 command the expedition is
holding back under the plea that he is not
whether ne will ind friends enemies In Cuba.
II Is however. certain that OF tins advertise
ment the Treasury Department has given wet nurse
officially In the shape OF . revenue cutter called
"Hugh Mccuilosh" and tho movements Of tho Cuban
General at New York % we'll as those OF the Estela
have boon placed under close observation.
All the other details connected with It such a. the
armament 10 b taEsn. amount Of stores and NUMBER
OF mon are fully known far they have been com.
pleted, and y - surmised among the friends
OF Cuba ners that there . traitor in
thcir own camp who has given tho
State Department full information Of tho proposed
plan Of operations, with the OF the principal
actorA Il u probable that soms important arrests
will be made long. warranted by tho developments
which have boon made.
THE FIsH-sUMNER CoNTRovERsY-rHx SEAL OF
sEcREcY REMOVED FROM IMPORTANT Docu-
MENrs BEARING ON THE NATTER.
In executive session to-day, on motion Of Senator
Hoar Of Massachusetts, the seal Of secrecy was re-
moved from the proceedings Of the Committee on For
eign Relations 10 far II related to
the time when certain treaties and protocols
were referred TO that committee covering tho time
whom Mr.. Sumner chsirman OF the committee.
Mr. Hoar stated that ex-Secrstary Fish had recently
made public . statement giving his rccollsctions
OF the time, and the friends Of the late Mr
Sumner, az well as his biographer were anxious
to have tho oficial data. On looking ever the list
Senator Conkng observed that It did not include In
the inquiry the most important matter relating TO tho
Dominica treaty, and. on his motion. that was In
serted in the list With two exceptions OF an
unimporsant nature the list published IN the HERALD
given By Mr. Fish Is correct The Mexican protocol
Of Ocsober "a. 1869, was never ratdsd In addition
to this fact u stated by personal friend OF Mr
Fish, who was VITA him IN the State Depart
fuent during his entire service a. secrstary Of
sssss, shst tHs Secretary wss IN che habis
Of making osmplsts rtssmI Of each day's businsss
and that his notes would mako better index to the
business Of the department than could to-day be made
from its nles Members Of the Foreign Relations
Committee aware OF the accuracy OF the state
ment made by Mk Fish before the motion OF Mr..
Hoar was agreed 70.
THE CASE OF SENATOR pATrERsoN-JuDGE
MAcxEx's POSITION IN REGARD TO THE Ku-
KLUx INDICrMENrs.
The case OF Senator Patterson will be called to-
morrow ior . hoaring before Judge Humphries, but
motion will be made for postponement Of two weeks
which will be granted This s occasionod by the two
fold that his counsel 10 engaged In the Supreme
Court Of the United States, and also that
the appearance OF Senator Patterson would cause hts
Withdrawal from tho Senate while vote IL beng
taken upon tho OF Senator Butler, who is apply
Ing for admission to . scat.
Judge Mackey wishes It understood that he does not
appear. has been represented tho officials Of the
State OF South Carolina but hts own motion and in
the interest Of the persons who indicted under the
Enforcement act Of Congress, known az the Ku-
klux ACT who number over two thousand In the
State Of South Carolina. Sixly-nve OF these are now
IN Canada and at various poInts In Europe, being
under indictment ON tho charge Of murder undcr that
ACT. Those reside In Judge Macxey's circuit ana
among them is Or. RUFUS Brat.on, tho leading
physician Of that section. Judge Mackey says
that he simply proposes an exchange OF pris-
oncra Tho persons indicted for Ku-Kluxing are
satisfied that they cannot obtain fair trial in tho
United States courts, under tho act OF Congress
prescribing the qualifications Of jurors no person
cit upon federal jury unless ho takes tho ironcad
OATH Tho result Is that tho juries in tho United
States Court In South Carolina composed Of igno-
rant negroes, and trial in those cases means con-
viction.
ACTION OF coAMrTTEEs-rHE NEW York AP-
PorNTMENTs.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will, u
u unasrsseod, report sniavorabIy the uominasion OF
Mr. Sandord Tor the Belgium mission, or at least not
report TIT ALL letting Il fall with tho session. There
also soms postmastsrs who will be guilotined In
like manner.
The House Committee on Military Affairs to-day re-
solved hold daily sessions for the consideration of
the resolution referred to that committee relating 10
the employment Of the army the frontier, and has
invited Secretary McCrary and General Sherman 70
appear before the committee tomorrow
II Is the impression among some OF the republican
Senators that General Merritt will bc reported favor
ably by tho Commerce COMMITTEES for Surveyor OF tho
Port Of New York and that he viii bc promptly con-
nrmod
The House Committee on counting the Presidential
vote organized today but transacted no business OF
public interest,"
Tho Speaker hopes TO be ablo to settle the
question: Who wiz be chairman OF the Com mitteo ON
Pacific Railroads, and tho understanding is that Mr..
Hewitt VIII take tho place and Mr. Potter will be as
signed to membs rship OF tho Appropriation Commit
tee. Otherwise the committee win bc called together
under tho rules and VIII proceed 10 select its own
chairman.
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