Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-03-07

few people are seen iii the streets after that hour
The watchmen are numerous and efficient: they
60 armed with long lance, pair of horseman's
pistols, and carry huge lantern; pa,rolng the
streets faithfully and WE'LL and crying out the hour
and halfhour, the state of the weather, (always
preceded by shrill whiste) in such hoarse, dis
cordan tones, that, for the first few nights after
our arrival, sleep was a stranger TO US. dollar,
remember, boldly administered, brbed the one
on our square, for three four nights, TO yep his
internal yell on the corner below.
Al 6 A. M. most Of the inhabitants are out Of
their beds blinds opens cup Of coffee served, and
the business OF the city commences Breakfast az
9-irom IL to 3, lounge, dine, and ride out to the
suburbs (most delightful drives) returning in time
for opera or calls The Paseos outside the walls,
are public gardens of very considerable size, laid
out in parallelograms, and planted with the usual
variety OF tropical trees, plants, palmeuos, cotton
wood, Goa Goa nut, oeander, banana, &C., form
ing three parallel roads for hOrsemen and carriages
and two for pedestrians. The foliage is very lux
urlant, and, in the afternoon, all classes resort TO
these delightful promenades. When you consider
that the thermometer here at midday, in the month
of January ranges from 80 to S5 degrees, you can
better understand how absolutely necessary the
shady walks and the cool breezes of these charm
| ing PasoeS, become TO the comfort and health Of
the heated denizen of the city.
| The palaces, or mansions Of the few grandees,
are large, but not so imposing those of the Eu-
ropean nobility. Their style of architecture Is
the same as that of other HabanerO houses. paint
ed perhaps more gaily and beautifully end clearer
and more perfect in their general economy. The
Captain Generals city palace, fronting the Plaza
de-Armas, occupies one whole side OF the square.
The great Tacon Theatre, situate short dis
tance outside the walls is, in every respect, the
beau ideal Of an opera house. You enter the first
tier tho lavol of tha nd
find the interior as large almost the famous San
Carlos OF Naples. Five tiers of boxes and par
quette, with stalls for 600. The lattice work in
front Of each box is light and graceful and open
that the dresses and pretty small feet OF the Senoras
are seen to bewtchlng advantage. The decOra-
tlons of guilt costly, and the frescos and side
ornaments OF the proscenlum exceedingly beauti-
full. Each box seats six persons, Ohrteen dolls;)
the broad lobbies extend completely round the cir
Gle, and an excellent ventilation is procured by
means of stationary blinds in each box, looking
out upon the lobbies, and through which any one
is privileged to gaze at the fair aid fat Senoras.
counted a dozen gentlemen peeping through the
blinds of the box OF Senoritas E.. the "belle of
Havana A magnificent cut glass chandelier,
lighted with gas, and numerous smaller ones from
the boxes, give brilliant light 10 this brilliant
house.
A corps Of soldiers, some eighty or ninety, are
always dispatched to preserve order at the opera;
tney SldtlO0eQ III tne lOODeS ana la00lnR
places. As for the beauty gathered there, it don't
compare with our Astor Place. The dresses are
mostly white and of materials suited to the warmth
ofthe climate. The juanty opera cloak and snowy
I, white furs are unknown; diamonds IN gllttering
profusion, head dresses simple, and the fans! Yes,
the coquettish faus, of costly and workman
ship, are used as only Spanish women use
5 them. The small hands that generally toy with
these airy playthingS, belong 10 brunetes with the
smooth, oily complexion peculiar the inhabitants
of Spain Italy; the hair and eyes invariably
black. fair skin is not uncommon, with dark
eyes and hair, and in fact, color is somewhat pro-
mscuous in these attitudes Past twenty, obesity
prevails to heavy extent-the indolent habits of
the ladies', doubtless being the cause. The Ia
con can challenge any opera house in the world
y in the Dimensions of its female audience, and the
whole house will seat 5000 persons.
: The street has its swarms of negro urchins,
: (white children are seldom seen in the thorough
tares,) and offensive as it Is, hundreds of them
are daily seen, free from any artificial covering.
1 Living is expensive. The rent for an ordinary
, house is fifty ounces (SS50) per annum, and from
that up to two and three thousand dollars this
cuCes the stable on the ground floor, where the
; volanta and horse kept, literally under your
very nose Meat, q won't describe the dirty, FL
thy markets., such as is, 20c the pound; fish, red
yellow, blue and green, l6 to lSc; good butter not
10 be had; bread excellent. but dear; wines cheap.
last not least, ice 81 per hundred. Clothing, of
light stuff, sells al moderate prices. Good board
D at boarding house, there being such lnstitu-
tion" as hotel, cannot be procured for less than
50 30 per day the fare mserable-two in a room.
and mosquitoes and -. Washing 81 SO per
Dozen The cheapest thing here is MAN. good,
= lively, likely negro, young and strong is marketa-
ble for 80 ounces (S5lO0 and il bred a waiter,
cook, or coachman, will bring few ounces more.
They all appear we'll fed and happy in the city,
and on Sundays, with kettle drums, hollow logs.
calabashes and fifes dance their fandangos along
the barriers in true African style.
The burial of the dead at the Campo Santo, Is
the most shocking about Havana. Picture
to yourself the unattended corpse, brought in
wooden box to the grave, and tumbled, shrouded
but co6inless, into the pit provided for it The
poorer classes are wrapped in the most miserable
rags, and frequently bodies are left for hours naked
on the ground, and covered with vermn awaiting
the tardy movements of the burer. Sculls and
bones also lie exposed on the surface. and poor hu-
manity in this christian city, receives not at the
grave the sober, decent respect paid to the dead
by the North American Indian
Yours, &C.. 5.