The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-29


Santa Anna at 81. Tomas-His er Highness in Trouble
Tie Old Lawn Betraw Hsef-Hs Departure and Future
T'dns-A Good Route for an American &aamer-Com-
mroial Advantages Of The Enterprise, de-, dc.
know of forcible way OF describing the ex-
IRENE hot weather and general sagnation in every
branch business here than by sying St. Thomas Ia
hot It is dull and dull IL is hot the population
to have been burned down to the last spark Of
lie" and 10 have relspsed ieto unmistakable
lehargy. Yet, these Somnipathists aroused fer
Few hours the 18th inst and whites and blacks
seen to walk faster than sinai and with fearful
recklessness to disregard the vertical heat of tropical
sunhundreds, yes, thousands of all and colors,
from snowy white to sooty," were crowding tn.
"Kine's wharf" with eyes, and mouths wide open.
We qsyed upon this phenomenon from our window, IA
wonder, not unmixed with fear for We had supposed
nothing short of earthquake the sound OF the last
trumpet, would have startled these people into life
And when copper-colored youth, dressed in the
style Of slophop dandy with his hair shaved close to
his head TO disguise the KINKS, by superhuman effort
,ai.e trot, exclaimed, In the Of God what
las happenedr ~ when heard shouted by the crowd
tsanta Anna" "santa Annals come" And sure enough
his exerene Hghncss and suite had just arrived in the
steamer from Havana, and followed into the hotter
ly crowd OF dirty half naked negroesboys and girls
met of them emphatcally, in undess with less than
the Georgia uniform-shrt collar and spurs. The OK
Dictator route for Venezuela, 1t was said, and
did actually engage his passage for Iaguayra in Captain
todds little packet The captain having reserved nearly
ali Of his state for his Hghuess and
suite, consisting Of Elk game cocks, his wife, daughter
son.inaw, two aids and eight servants called TO inform
him he ready to SAIL when his serene HiQh
ness cooly told the captain that he had changed his
mind and would not 60 10 Caracas The captain then
demanded the passage money alleging that he had laid
supplies expressly for his exSerene Hghness and had
declined take other passengers his engage.
ment with him. His ex Serene lghness said he had ex-
ccntcd writing and therefore would pay the en-
an however had witness and Immediately Instituted
an action OF debt against his exSerene Hrhaess who
Der than be hauled up to the ROOM forked over
the dinero 10 the plaintiffs attorney
lumor with her TIA ,usand tongues that President
Monagas has love for Santa Anna and hence Colonel
despatched To Venezuela TO find out how the
H. TX = H. to appear at Caracas without be ny
fret invited H. TX S. H. made several abortive Ell rts
get up cock fight here. Disguised at his failures e
took passage tn. English steamer for ON the
morning Of the sd inst taking with him Eve servants
three of whom had each two game cocks nnder
their the other two were without .ocks Seneca
ants Anna Sonora Willard and Senior Willard (sho
trotherin-law, as well as son-in-aw, - H. Ex s. H.
remained here comfortably ensconced at Govern ueni
House where they will await the IL H. Ex : H.
viii important event Is TO take place about the 18th
ne next month Anything furher that We couli say
this great defunc would be mere speculation ths
eceiyed opinion, however, Is that he will reside AZ st
ih tor months where he car receive direct
Greedy and certain intelligence from Mexico Ia the hope
II b,g recalled, Of discovering good opening 80 s
back
There Is not single American vessel in port which
has been the very frequently during the last three