New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-08
THE CER.H .NEWS-

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~ Full files of Havana papers reached US yes
terday, in addition to those received the night
before, by the Crescent City. They date from
the 23d ult. to the Sd inst We shall translate
or abridge whatever is of interest in their con
tents.
The Hayaneros are rejoicing in what seems o
clearing up of the doubts which had much
} weighed upon all minds there, about the exist
ence OF the nen-existence for them Of an Italian
! Opera this winter. Impresarios, managers and
! singers had all fallen into strangely inhar-
monious state, and Havana was threatened
with what is to her the direst of public calami-
ties--the privation of music. But at length
all Earring interests have been brought into
, tune, and the Opera, instead of some obscure
| OF at least unaocustomed abode is about to re-
sumo its ancient pride, in the Tacon Theatre. In
n word, the whole politics of this great ques-
ton seem to be settled, except on a single point
that of the scale of prices which is yet to
come To our thinking, these futile people had
better be laying out their money in muskets and
learning how to handle them
The Diarfo de la Marina says: Accord
| ing to reliable statistics which are in our pos
/ session, the growth of Tobacco has, during the
| last eight years, increased enormously in the
| Vuelta de Abajo. Compared with each other the
| four years from 1850 to 1854 give an annual in
crease OF full 20 per cent. upon those from 1876
to is50 And this, too, in spite of the fact that
| the crop of 1916 was remarkable-we might say
| prodigious. We do not give the exact figures
but the results which we state are unquestion-
| able
| The Echo of Villa Clara Of the 24th and 25th
ult. mentions one of those cases of frantic mur-
der, which are sometimes seen among negroes
| On the preceding Sunday morning, as mulatto
rather advanced in years and by trade shoe
maker was passing by the cigar-faotory, along
| side of which was the shop where he himself
worked he suddenly fell upon three men who
were in the factory, killing one of them on the
| spot and wounding seriously the other two; who
| were so dismayed at the causelessRess and Zero
| city of the attack as scarcely to attempt to de-
fend themselves. The murderer then proceeded
to his house; whence he was soon taken and
thrown into prison. The wounded men were
recovering.
The Diario de Ia Marina, concentrating,
with much exultation, ss the enjoyments, both
for the head and heart in which the good city
Of Havana is most happy, and to which it
prudently suggests that the folks there should
give themselves up while they may, for that
they must all fly when summer comes-thus
enumerates the actual public amugements: list,
the Italian grand opera; I'd, vernacular
theatre Of the Pure Drama; Sd, mixed drama,
with good corps de ballet attached to it; 18th,
purely comic theatre; 9Th, an amphitheatre
besides which, masked balls, fire works, con-
Iseerts and bull-fghts abound. To these it adds
no less than four literary works which are Just
now on foot there, and adds greatly to the won
ders Of the place. One Of these is o Review, n
second is a Journal conducted entirely by ladies
and oonsecrated altogether to such graceful
literature as becomes the sex. Nay, it adds
that young poet is about to publish his first
inspirations, which are deemed worthy to see
the light by his most impartial friends
Among the passengers by the steamer Fer
dinand the Catholic, had just arrived at Havana,
had come Senior Don jose y Sierra, a Topo-
graphical Engineer from the school, Villavici-
osa, and one Of it's most distinguished pupils |
He has been appointed by Her Majesty's Gov |
Santiago Garay, surveys and descriptive me
moir Of the mountains and forests Of the island |
The Toju Of Sagna Ia Grande says: We
hear that since his arrival at this port Senior
Cuevas, the Engineer Of our Railway, has been
occupying himself in surveying, inspecting and
sounding, with the permission Of tho Captain Of
Of the Port, the bottom of ourS bay Besides
this he does not loose single moment in push
ing forward the reconnaissance of the two banks |
Of the river; from which operations will result |
the choice of the track fttest for the railroad |
line about to be finished
The town of Remedies is reported to be trans
forming itself by rapid improvements; its clay
built and matched houses giving place to
handsome and solid structures. At the same
time cultivated fields are stretching out around |
it, industrial establishments are springing up |
and an active trade promises to render the |
place one of some Importance on the general |
map Of the island
1t seems that it is proposed to continue from |
Cardenas to Guachinongo the railway already |
existing, in order that from that point it may be
taken to groees, parallel with that of Glen
fuegos forming another along that Of Labanillo
Al UAi hH"oSi " 4haSuShd, lllS WUThS lot tilG |
continuation of that Of Jaoaro to Cardenas are |
already near completion, and those are contin-
ued with activity, which are to take it forward |
in short time from Bonagnises to Cifuentes, |
parallel with the railroad from Sagua to Villa |
Clara, passing through San Jose de los Ramos,
Labona Grande and the colony of Santa Do
mingo. y7".
In an article on the trade between Cuba and |
the United States the Diario de Ia Marina as
serts, on the authority of the Baiahza, that the
imports into the island from this country, in
1862, amounted to S6552 ,585, and the exports
from the former to the United States to 49,
ORG, 40S.
The Diario describes Havana as now exhibit
ing, on all sides, the most active progress of
Improvement and prosperity. 1t enumerates
the various new arts and trades lately intro
duoed there-among which are four or five
large steam saw-mills
We observe, at various points through the
island, the celebration of the arrival of mill
tary eommandants, newly appointed to the com
mand Of the troops stationed at such places.
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FROM TPyfSHTA'GTON.
Spetial Correspondence of br Ntm @rIfans greslnt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1854.