New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-29
FROM HAVANA.
The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
HAVANA, Saturday, June %, 1855.
A friend Of mine, now in this city, who resides
near Bahia Honda informs me there was another
cargo of Africans landed near that place very re
Gently he also states that he has heard OF cargo
of 500 Africans who were landed from a bark
somewhere upon the south side of this Island.
Rely upon it the African slave trade is being pur
sued at the present time with as much vigor as at
any previous period And yet Gen. Concha would
fam persuade us that he is averse to 1T; but who
believes him / for one DO NOT
Considerable excitement was caused in this city
few days since by rumOr IN circulation
that house in the Gale de Sol (Sun-st.) was
haunted Two Guardias Civil, who had entered
the house were declared TO have been spirited
away Priest, who went to exercise the Evil
Spirit from the house. is declared to have had bis
shoes taken off his feet, and several other persons
who went into the house state that they received
several severe blows about their persons.
What makes the affair more ridiculous is, that
the Ghost was declared TO have been seen in broad
daylight instead of at night, all other evil spirits
have been. One can but lament the ignorance of
people who thus permit themselves to be imposed
upon.
The Gacsta Of the 22d inst contains the names
of nine individuals resident in Jesus Maria who
are fined for having been caught gambling This
would be well if his Excelleuey were to cause
similar Justice TO be inflicted upon the numerous
gamblers who infest this city. Let the Police
visit certain house in Havana-st. any evening,
and they will find gambling going on to an extent
that can scarcely be surpassed. Young men and
old visit that den of iniquity, and sums of money
to an enormous extent find their way into the
pockets of the keepers of this He'll" man
who lately left this Island owing considerable
amount of money Is known to have been victim
lied to the extent of twenty thousand dollars at
this place in a single night.
Ii would appear to he part of the system Ofthe
Government Of this island to encourage the most
trivial amusements so as to distract the attention
of the people from the tyrannic proceedings OF their
rulers. Thus at the present time there are at Ma
tapzas two bands" or "sets formed, the one
distinguished by the attire of it's members being
blue, the other red. Each set has its Queen, and
the great rivalry would appear to be which OF the
|, two damses shall be the more gorgeOusy attlred
| on the Anniversary of the Firth of st. John the
Baptist (tbe oath inst }, when there will be grand
procession of each set" coch-fghs, horse racing,
&c, near Matanzas These sets " are OF Atr'
can origin and any set of men and women who can
suffer themselves to be cajoed into con eminent
by such barbarc amusements scarcely deserve
better fate than that Of these Cubans.
Everything here bears the appearance OF peace
and contentment; but so il also was Immediately
previous TO the murder of Castensdo, last year,
and if from no other cause than the peculiarly
quiet state that seems to exist am led to imagine
that some popular movement for the radiance OF
Cuba from the Spanish yoke is under advise
"ment" The future win prove whether my an
tcipations are correctly founded.