The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-14
NEWS FROM CUBA.

NEWS FROM CUBA.
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Arrival or the Crescent City-Our Havana
Correspondence.
The mall steamship Crescent City, Captain Nc
,Sowsn, arrived yesterday morning from New Or
leans and Havana. She left the latter port on the
9Th inst.
OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, July 8, 1866.
.Ntsc Woy Of Paying for a Dwner-A Tragedy
in Psivote Life and an At,mpt 70 Defeat the
Ends Of Justice Death Of ,he Govsrnor Of
Porto Military Outbreak at Puerto Pr,n.
cipe-HeslIi Of The Island 7ns Government Bank
Miscellaneous Ne,cs, &C., $c.
On the 26sh uitimo . volunteer entered fonda
<,atirg house) at the corner OF the Gale dAmissai
and Nepturo, called for his di3ber, and having
eaten heartily drew q knife or rsz,r fsom his per
sen, ard wished TO pay for his mesl BY cutting the
landlords throat. The lar dord, unused to such
mode OF psyment, naturally rtmot strated, but the
volunteer refusing to pay any coin for his dinner,
and being withal extremely abusive, ths landlord
s1appled with him TO put him out Of doors; gua
dta civil nov ever, made his appearance and both
parties were arrested.
A gentlemen, formerly resident ia st. Jsgo de
,Cubs, some time since caught q certain acalde In
the very act cf crimipal Intercourse vita his wife,
and ON the instant stabbed ths acsde to the heart
On act whicn al roas ,nsble men would deem per-
ftcty justi6ss e. For this, however, ne was SEN
tenced to seiys three years in the chain gang His
family appealed TO Spain againsr this sentence, aud
the matter was referred to tne Rsal Audiencia, of
1his city, to investigate When this latter tribana
entered upon ts duties, the discovery vas made that
seyersi pages of the book on which the record of
the trial had been Inscribed, torn out, and any
investigation rendered impossible. Whether the
gentleman will be discharged rerans to be seen.
The Alcalde Damed HerediS Tejsds, who was
sent to the Pix del Rio district to take evidsnc
relative to the recent alleged conspira y, has been
al pointed Interim auditor de Gu.rra during the
Toity days leave Of ahser viii has been granted
to the sincerely respected gentleman who bolds that
high Office AID who, regret to add, in LII health
During the period Senor Hstedia Tejada was
engaged in the duties Of his Office in the Pnsr del
Rio district he Played the tyrant, understand, to
perfection; imorisoning parties Of respect ability
amongst thieves, rogues and vsgsbonds. be auss
they (the parties) refused to give such evidence
ss he cesired to extract from thsm Tais aicalde
is evidsntly one Of G sneral Conohas useful tools.
Who of course must be suitably ewsrded.
TIE goveinnen. Of this island bas had erected
in this city Ut der the supervision o. the inventor
one of BishoDs patent derricks. A comm ssion
was appointed short time stooe 10 test the capa.
biitiss OF tie derrick. IL swung and moved TO q
considerable distance no less thaa sixtyfiye tons.
Every member OF the commission, except the
General Of Marine, who bad some pivsts, personal
pique against Nc. Biahop, expressed their decdet
appreciation OF the derrick, and It's talented inven'
tor hsA been amply remuneeatsd 10 pecuniary
sense for his sk,ll and labor. He mex. proceeds /
1earu to England, TO cree. Of these der
ricss tor the British government.
Egly on the morning OF rns 81 inst ! walked
outside the MonNerrat gate for the purpose Of
bstaipg in tbs large esl water BATH thsre situate,
when my atft ution was a. racteo by large crowd
of persons. approached to see wat was the
matter. when found It was on'y the deaf body OF
neeress, who had been stabbed the preceding
nishJ.
sesor Aliista, who resides at tie Cssro, fe v
days ago directed his white servant u, take ths
loading OF powder Asd bail ont Of os pistolz. TIE
servant ,houRpt the shortest way TO do tnst woald
be by cischArgiog the pistols. He accordingly
walked into the yard, end fired ore cf the pistols at
The boaxd hrcs, on the other sice OF which there
was q negrtss engaged in nursing ner cniid. The
ball nom tie pstol killed her upon tas spot.
There was Sd ccking case OF infsntcije ct the
CerTo one day last week taa Rran3m stnef, aunt
~ mother Of toe newly burn nfsut literally acting
like Wild beasts Ia destroying it, Tntre is no excuse
fr such acts here, for at the benidcenca there s
"Queen's crsd.' (aimar to that VI the Pounding
Hospitalin Paris) into which tue bah, ms, b, put.
IL will be received and kindly tended wlthou: any
irqury btilg made as to its parsntsge,o to the
party by whom it vas DEPOSITED
The company OF volunteers OF this city, who were
ienied with the title OF Z,uaves we're inspe ctsd
ell Sunday last by thesub IL spector or Militia VINO
directed that they should give up their carbines and
receive ordinary muskets instead. rnis they retus-
ed to do. The result Of this refusal was that the
Captain. Gsnefai ordered the company TO be dis
banded.
The Captain General of Porto Rico is deaf. Yell
there has been another revolt of the soldiers there
caused by similar reasons Of complaint M those
~slch occssioned tie one few mo iths since.
There 10 said to have been an outbreak amongst
the soadiezs At Puerto Principe, In this nisnd A
battalion OF cszacores (sharp shoours) arrived from
6sgus 10 Gar de (the nearest ps-i 10 Paerto Prin
cipe) three Gays slnce, In the Spsnsh var steamer
Leon Several Of the men are stated to have
desrted, and 10 have got on the islsnd.
chanced TO be AZ the United states consulate u
few days ago, whom Spanish yousg man entered
and desire 70 enlist Ia the Uoited States
army: He did not like the Spsnish service, but
would gladly Rght under the . stars and stripes.
ot course he was told the consulate not arecrut
ing cfice.
Yellow fever exists to dreadful extent at 81.
Jsgo de Cuba In this city, as yet, we haze been
spared this difease during the presett season. any
considerable extent. Who can tel how much longer
we shall he 20 b eseed7
There IL, in good truth, but very little sickness
amongst ns, although have heard some "birds OF
evil omen" fofeteng that before the month Il over
Yellow jack will be in I" full forcer here
The French war steamer Acheron arrived on the
I'd inst. from IAN Juan de Nicaragua; she does no.
bfing any news OF Col. Kinney.
We bave had $50 more Asistics (Chinese) intro
cuced az " free laborers.r
Joee Maria Morales, Esq. the m insging partner
here Of the house OF Drake d Co., Issued few DAYS
since circular processing the esssos hment Of q
mutual insurance company, for .be insurance OF the
lives Of slaves. Upon which NJ de Embl, the cele-
brated Spanish mere ant, addressed letter 10 t1e
editors Of ths Prensa, In which be says "ths cir.
cuar Issued b. Morales and distributed among the
planters, offers 10 In the lives Of slaves upon
conditions moro favorable than those offered by a
similar company Dow in the course cf organization.
n. oe Embil' continues:-
a, yet those offers are someuhst vague and signify
but little, bat think II impossibls that Mr. Morales
thoroughly conprehends the instrument containing
the cooditions which he pretends improved on
A suhsr ef ibs idea ako Of another squsll, portaa