New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-22
Later from Havana.

by Ine arrival OF tle BLACK w afr10f at fnoDlle,
we have received Havana papers to the 18th
inst.
The Diario de la Marina talks much Of the
measures taken or on foot for the prevention Of
smuggling. 1t thinks they will be practically
sufficient We must doubt if there be any that
will much avail, where imposts are high and
the government weak and i'll administered.
The art Of putting down contrabandists has
never yet been much understood any where
among the Spanish race; nor il it likely to be
discovered for them by Cubans.
As usual, the newspapers of the island give
us, by the smallness of the event, which serve
for news, the idea of people much occupied
not little happy in shows, dances, and
saints-days, theatres, bull -baitings, and cock
lights The Inauguration of @ new bell in the
chapel of a village, the successful erection Of q
clock IN the steeple Of a town church, an ar
rival OF fine lighting bulls, the great ceremonies
that grace every small occasion, all bespeak a
very simple minded and quiet population, who
play much, work little, and are lucky enough
to be satisfied with humble pleasures and di-
verted with dull amussmerts
Under date of the 11th, we find an official
order OF the Captain General, prohibiting the
transportation, within the island, of carbines
(under which description they probably in
| clude all hand-guns suited for war rather than
the chase), or other armg, for sale, without a
regular permit from the Governor, granted
| upon an application setting forth their descrip-
ton, quantity, destination, owner the person to
whom sent, ,etc. In shsrt, General Pezuela
does not intend to let any Fiibuster maga-
zines be tormedln Cuba-a necessary piece Of
| prudence .
| There is great scarcity in Cuba, of stayes
and other stuff for eneasing sugars. Of course.
| prices have risen much; but as the crop has, to
great degree, been sent to market, they can
net well be maintained, especially as freighte
are high, from the want of shipping Cuba
| abounds in wood; but, from in part inertness
and in part the dearness of labor, draws from
abroad what she has at her doors: Just as ou1
own South brings it's ax-helves and many other
like things from Maine
The Government is erecting at Villa Clara, 6
barrack for infantry, three hundred and seventy
yards long, that is, a quadrangle Of abov.
ninety yards at each of its sides 1t will cos
sixty thousand dollars, and is in rapid progress
The Hahaneros are rejoicing much over th,
arrival Of the pianist Gottschalk among them
by the steamer Crescent City, on the 14th inst
They say that the dilettaati who have alread,
heard him in private performance, are charm
ed with him and look on him as worthy of til,
high reputation which preceded him. A lady
of high rank had fitted up for him fine suitt
OF rooms in her palace, and was to entertain
him The young violinist, Paul Julian, wa
likewise in Havana. and greatly admired
The condition of the currency has long beer
a serious evil in Cuba To remedy it, the Gov
ernor has devised and sent to Spain for the roy
al approval. plan, by which, gold Of SPANS
coinage shall pass at the rate of seventeen dol
. lars to the doubloon or ounce: while there is /
be special silver coinage for Cuba, about al
t per cent less pure than the home currency. Fo
, producing this, the erection of mint in Cub
is asked, or that half million of this coin b
at once struck in Spain. Foreign coins are t
be received at their value on assay, less th
seignorage.
The Captain General had ordered that til
work of building monument to those who wer
killed while resisting the invasion of 1851 shal
be Immediately commenced, for which purpos
! $4,000 has been appropriated A statue {