The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-04

ANOTHER EARTHoUAKE-INTEREsrINe FROM PoR-
TO RIco-The Nauvoo, from ST. Johns, p, II. ar
rived yesterday, brought to us batch of letters
and papers We give two notes from cores
pendent, which contain all the news:-
Correspondence Of the Herald
SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, April IL, 1874
Gossip IL, Porto Rico-Afairs Commercial and
Fdstionabie-Ihings in General and Particular.
Knowing you only as the editor of the first news
paper in the United States, | take the liberty to
pen you few lines, TO let you know the state of
affairs in Porto Rico.
| In looking over the columns of your paper, find
| that politics in the United States carry a great
sway; thank God we are not troubled with them
here!
lightul and uncommonly gay-bals succeed balls,
dinner parties are plenty, promenades and rides
out or drives are very fashionable. 1t is consi-
dered quite a Ia monde to see a Top lounglng on a
bench in the promenade, qulzzing the young ladies'
as they pass by. We had great turn out on the
arrival of the reorganization OF Queen Isabella H.
The troops were all drawn out on The Campo del
Moro, and for three days carried assortment
| of misunderstanding, firing, eDcampns, and all
| kinds of warlike man9uvres. Daring this time
the city most splendldly illuminated The
Captain General gave two elegant balls aet1nette;
they were attended with great deal OF ceremony.
Everything wound up with Vipa Isabel Segm,da.
Indeed, the whole affair came OIL most brilliantly
For the last week we have had Mann's Olympic
Circus here He had an excellent company, and
| drew good houses.
But in midst of all our pleasures we are entirely
without an Opera. 1t was reported that we were
| TO have the company from Havana but believe
| it is without foundation. However, the people
entertain hopes of Ole Bull and Vleux Temps but
! am inclined to think it is all sham. The only
thing like an Opera Is the Retreta but that is not
attended by many fashionable persons-they never
change-it's the same old thing over again. The
people want something new and grand they have
a good theatre, handsome and commodlous, and
/ alI thatSc 1ntIn mo- haU
must have.
| suppose you have heard of the death of Mr.
Lockheart he came here with one hundred and
sixty thousand hard dollars cash. and was swindled
out of it by pack OF amigos, thus called In
Spanish. ;u ,.
| the present moment 1t comes down like hail. We
| are expecting momently new captan-genera; the
one in Office now belongs to EsparerOs party, and
this is the reason he will have to retire. | suppose
there will be great times when the new one arrives
| The people waiting anxiously tor him-any
| thing new for the Spaniards.
Business in this city is slack at present; there is
a number Of American vessels laying IN harbor,
waiting cargoes The merchants here have a by
word" Provisions are cheaper in Porto Rico than
in the United States and sugars are cheaper IN the
States than in Porto Rico" Freghts have not
come in asyet Sugars still demand high price
The following is small price current:-Sugars
LIST quality, from s3a to 81 cwt; second do, 1921 to
S3 do; Molasses, do, $9k to Sill do.
In Mayaguez. they have been sold at ~, but
two months the island has been swarmed with
agents sent out by the principal firms in New York
Exchange on Madrid, per cent other parts Of
Spain, per cent, hard money London, 492a per
ElO0; United States, 3 per cent mcq. st. Tho
mas, 5 per cent premium Spanish Ounces, $l84 a
$lsh; Columbia, do. Ssl7l.
By your paper we heard Of the accident on board
the Princeton, and as there are great many
Americans here, it threw quite gloom over the
city.
SAN JUAN De PoRTo Rico, April is, !
! O'Clock, L. M, on board brig EugeneS
This is the second time have been stopped wri-
ting to you by awful catastrophe the particulars
of which will relate. This morning, about o.
clock slight shock of an earhouakc Wll5 felt by a
few Of the inhabitants, but there Was not much OF
it the time. AT ten minutes before 3, rolling
noise was heard, something like that OF thunder
the earth shook, the houses trembled, and every
body ran and Frustrated themselves IN the middle
| of the street to pray 1t was awful spectacle
the shock lasted about fifteen seconds All the
houses are injured more or less, and some 80 much
so, that it is risk of life to live in them. Two OF
three were thrown to the ground and the rest ter
riby shattered. II is pronounced by the "oldest IN
habitants as being the severest shock ever ielt on
the island of 2. r. We are constantly having
slight shocks but there is one crash momeny ex-
peced, and every one is preparing tor 1t. great
many persons are moving on the Marina, and more
are still going thlther.
The vessels are crowded with men, women, and
children, and will be for few days The bells
ringing every half hour for prayers. About eight
O'Clock there was procession through the streets,
and &c dcum in the church Of st. Francisco, for the
J narrow escape of so many thousands; for if the
shock had lasted two seconds longer, the whole
city would have been in ruins The steamer has just
arrived, and states that it was felt in ST. Thomas a
; few minutes after nine, thus making it run from
west to east /; no doubt there has been great dam
age done in St. Domingo and Cuba, as it came on
with vengeance, if may so term it. We expect
, a crash every minute, and if it comes on, and
Providence thinks proper to save me, shall write
, and give you the full account.
APRIL 1Sth.-The brig Alfonzo. II days passage
/, from New York, arrived to-day, and says she felt
the earthquake POO miles from land, at Shours 81
seconds So the shock must have spread over a
vast space, or number OF square miles.
City Intelligence.