Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-15
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HAVANA NEws.-The following interesting
items Of Cuban news we extract from the Ha-
vana correspondence of the Charleston Stand
ard, dated'Aprl 7th:
aDurng the last week OF the past month"; there
were no less than nine white men assassinated, in
| the streets or public places Of this city. and not
one ofthe asSdssins has been arrested! One ofhese
assassinations took place in fonda" or eat
ing house, in the Plaza Cristo opposite the resi-
dence of the bishop and the unfortunate victim
after he was assassnaled, was kicked out OF the
/ fonda and left TO bleed TO death, without any as
| sistance being afforded him, whilst no effort was
made 10 arrest the murderer, and he escaped
| Another case occurred in the Plaza del Vapor, a
public market, very near to my lodgings. The as
sassin returned twice 10 the spot, 10 recover his
hat which had dropped from his head without
| any attempt being made TO arrest him.
| On the nigh, Of the 9th ullimo, the following
| named estates around Bemba, Vuea Arrba, were
destroyed by fre-supposed TO be the work Of in
| cendiarism, viz Fecinco Junco, Sandoval, ESQ.,
rial, Gratitud, Soledad, Taanero, Jardin, Felepe
| Jimenez, San joaquin, Caunito, and Lombard
The fire commenced at Gratitud, and spread 10
| the other estates on the first named seven, Of
which the canes, works, and dwellings are totally
destroyed, whilst on the three last named, oniythe
canes were consumed by the devouring element
One OF these estates, Sandova, was situated with
in three leagues off the town OF Matanzas. was
recently upon that estate. The present crop was
estimated at from seven TO eight thousand boxes
oDsugar, little more than one-fourth Of which,
within fortnight, was manufactured"
A Creole gentleman, understand recently APP
piled for passport Tor himself and son, he being
about TO place the latter at some college in the
United States The passport was refused, and
the gentleman was fined two hundred and fifty
dollars for having daredt apply for the passport !!
DO you not think such treatment is certain 10 rem
der the Creoles loyal subjects of the Spanish
throne?
edict, by which II is ordained that no person shall
be allowed TO write in public paper, or TO edit
or publish any book. The object of this edict is
supposed TO be the suppression OF witty Illus
trated weekly publication called LA Dansa" and
which had satirized and caricatured various acts
and personages connected with the present gov
eminent.
An edict appears in the Gaceta ofthe 3lst ultimo
by which il is ordained in consequence OF the diff
culties in the case of the Black Warrior that when
ever case respecting duties shall hereafter arise
in which memorial 10 the supreme government
is rendered requisite the amount OF the duties
shall be paid into the treasury and there to re-
main until the answer ofthe supreme government
is received.
The message the President in Congress, in
transmitting the documents relative TO the Black
Warrior aggression, appears to have frightened
the Marquis de la Pezuela out of his proprIety
The message rendered into really elegant Spanish,
you will perceive in the Diario de la Marina of
the 3lst ult.; appended to it certain observa-
tons Of which the following is translation:
"Such is the official document addressed TO the
nation by the President of the United States
Since General Pezuela has been at the head ofthe
hsap limo nnfiI nnxx
to occupy our columns with refutatons of either
the calumnes or the absurdties published in the
journals of the United States That press is SO
entirely discredited, throughout the world by all
men OF Judgment, as 10 entirely merit contempt.
[menosprecio y hut on this occasion il becomes
Spanish journalist to raise his voice. TO discuss with
the President ofthe United States when he has de-
graded himself, by explanations such as the fol-
lowing. Spaniards as we are. honorngthe names
Of our fathers Strangers resident among us, you
have been Hospitality and benevolenly received
in this country, who have witnessed all the occur
rences Of the Black Warrior, henceforth know,
that strict compliance with the customs regula
tons, when it Furnishes the fraud of an Anglo
American trader. is an insult TO the nation which,
| according to Mr. Franklin Pearce. ought to be re-
| sented Henceforth know, that when a country
| (" has near position to tia United States, and IL
necessary ITS commercial relations 1t acW be mad
ness to suppose that sach aggression and such V,ola-
tiom Of all commercial rights can be permitte" as
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strict compliance with its own rights. and that
strangers received into it should comply with its
| laws. Henceforth know, that when these laws
do suit you, do not go TO another place, you
were counselled to do by the philanthropis Frank
| lin, hut insist that your laws should have effect
| here; and if you cannot obtain This from nation
so proud and jealous Of its own honor as hitherto
not TO have hesitated TO sacrifice to it its last man,
conceive that this its independence is an insult 10
/ all your national flags.
1 q, E,nx t,o1 pf rth ofo1
countries and opinions, that this is the language
| which proceeds in this age, from the chair once
occupied by that apostle of Justice, OF peace. and
Of moderation, the phllosophic aud honored Wash.
ngton. Behold initiated under this Insignificant
| pretext aoar, which would be bloody 10 two
| countries, and more so for his as experience has
/ already demonstrated.
Behold him, not needing, other than trader,
| punished for his fraud-to justify, with greater
energy his whm SO that the conduct of our chief
authority Spanish gentleman who has his repu-
tation thoroughly established in all parts, whose
! honors have been well earned and whose acts can
bear the strictest investigation so audaciousy i'm
| pugned, (cahJfca, los) Listen, now, TO what we
may place before you, by the publication Of official
| documents. which will inform you, who are not
so well aware as we are, Of all the proceedings of
common and trivial matter, with which it is
| sought to make noise throughout the world!
! I've are not without hope but that il will reach
the Of the President of the United States and
/ Will lnuucc MIN 10 mink QlHcTenly lTOIU WHat ne
has DONE and which has been caused by the erro-
neous and passionate representations ofthe consul
| in this place, and Of Messrs. Charles Tying u Co."
Railroad Collision - Locomotive Smashed
up.--We understand that on Thursday evening
two construction trains on the New Albany and
| Salem railroads, the one loaded with gravel and
the other with ties came into collision in the vi
ciniiy of Bedford. The locomotive Orleans was
| completely wrecked. and the Ladoga very serious
| ly damaged. laborer on the road named Clark,
was greatly bruised but, fortunately, no one was
1 dangerously injured.
/ The collision is attributable. altogether to the
careessness Of those who had charge of the trains.
We should suppose that by this time the company
/ would be satisfied with employing men entirely
incompetent. But recently we had occasion to
| notice an accident the road fatal TO two indi-
viduals. Now. two engines smashed up aud
several lives placed in imminent jeopardy. The
loss within three days time, of three locomotives,
at cost OF $4,000. should warn the company
! against the miserable policy they have adopted OF
| hiring cheap labor-Lonisvills Courier, 5tk.
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