The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-22
NEWS BY THE BLACK WARgIeR.



Our Havana Correspo~ae.ce.
Havana Dec. Is, 1886.
Ratlroad Acctdc4-A PhitadelrAi0r Killed Murder o'
an Operseer b. A,iotscs-Loasy DrosiaoCsy Inproue.
nrentsAiyder or Suicide Of american Satloy-Coy.
yespond-nce of Uaited States Papers Sshdr,es.
We had Friday aorning lsss han gng this city
and reighborhood Of the dense ogs ever
Witnessed; doubt II real " Lcndon fog" corld havs
ssrpessed 1t for density. shs of q serious
collision ho railway beween s city and Union, and
hch was unfortunately attended WITH loss OF ife As
the details of tho accident have reiasd me-
Of tns got OF the track tho ryer Amenaares
the preceding (Thursday) e,enng, AID party sent
next morning from sas city 20 get the sgan the
track. Among the party sent e oupg engineer
twenty two years OF age from Phiiadei.
pdA, named shipey or shibsy. wnen the oars were
again the track, locomotive placed behind them
TO "bsck them down 10 this city, and ahs young
put /" LOOK out " on ths seat placed in the
IRON. Of tine forward Toe ~ ssty OF the fog prevented
hts seeing the train THAI had e ihis city r Union with
passengers, and which, travelling q. rapid yate dread
full collision ersued.
Poor young anipiey was thrown from bis seat dis.
tance Of forty any iset and instantly killed. and
Mr. Upston the engineer OF the Outgoing passenger train
was seriously injured that his Life deopsred or
However, believe he y dead as yet.
several OF the passengers seriously bruised and
iDjured but happily no irtber loss Of LIE was sustained
which, from The circumstances Of the collision may be
considered an extremely fortunate fact.
The ''Asiatcos " (free coIouists) employed at the
gar warehouses at Rega the harbor took II into
their heads fine morning early last week murder
the man who set over them, and who s here called
the mayor douoo There appears some discrepancy In
the versions given Is TO the In which these
sAvages elected their brute ike purpose One version OF
the tale makes out thai rope with moose lowered
from window above the door, aad when the mayor domo
came 70 the door TO awaken then hs suddenly hoist
cd up and hanged Another says ns brains
knocked out with club. Bot whichever way tae deed
was done, the man killed and mis- body when found,
was shocxipgly mutilated The Asatcos,o with great
cunning, have all burned the clothing thcy had on
that marks OF blood should point who the
murderers. They all discaim any knowledge OF the
crime but eleven Of them have commit I'd prison
and L 10 hoped the murderers win be discovered The
spanards win learn, aver season, that John Cnnaman
not the patient animal under cruel irestment thai tho
African found TO be- aud rey upon IT, fear OF
thousand more OF them have been Introduced win cause
them 70 bc treated with greater humanity than they have
Tho ticket IL 4a4 drew the 100 900 prize lottery
drawn the 10Th INST II was held by some lucky young
fellows employ cd In the Office OF the Auditor de- Guerra
Among the recent improvements in this city Is wall
beng erected the entire icagh OF tue wharf, aud
which there are 10 be gatcs which sappose will be
locked up every night ana 01r fhipmastes thus viii DO
taught they In Spanish port by being maae prison
ers OF, unless they may choose to sleep ashore
the Unnsd States Consrls,e on aluresy last Il was
neither less tnan investigation into the
,ost caused the death Of the cook Of tae bark
George D. Smoree, which arrived here about days
from Mobile. All Attenuation upou the subject Of
the inquiry refused mo the United States Consu-
ascer.snea ina. Inc cook having threatened to murds,
the captain aud drst oieer OF the bark, into
ons, and his bed having been brought on deck ne was
compelled 10 sleep there In tho irons which had been
secured ao that during the night he had succeeded 10
ocsenpg the by winch the irons were made fast,
and had, beycId all DOUBT thrown himself the side
OF the bark INTO the sea, and Deen drowned. As usual
however with sailors the o. the bark after her
arrival here raised various sse reports the
m " r
ai the Consulate regulate No evdcn 70, howovvr, un
derstsnd was adduced TO lead 70 suspicioa OF there
having bean ht like foul play used tow ards the cook
What the OF the eudesvor ct the Consulate 10
keep the evidence from the public am at . loss to
Judge. sucn course may be democratic, although to
DO 90 Is NOT Iepubcanat ieast, a was taught repub
icansm
Friend Of mine, wto came 10 the city from hs sugar
estate In the country, day or two since, complains
sadly OF tho state Of the island Highway robb beree he
says, are OF daily occurrence ira Is not SAFE for
man 10 travel sloue. Indeed, he says they almost
afraid 10 Tesde on estates Anonymous
letters being frequently received requiring consider
able sums OF money 10 be deposited n named places. or
Threatening TO iniict In coihch thereof the most oul
crimes.
The Dtario DE- 10 Marina o, Saturday last praises all
the correspondence hcm this city descriptive OF the
rand festivities thai took place the Queen
Of Spains SAINT day tine 10th ut that has appeared
10 The Irinciral papers o. thc nsd states suppose
entitled 10 share Of this praise. u Is ever, the Dayo
should know more pleasing 10 speak IN terms OF praise
than In those OF but ihere ~ sort oil
thai 10 no DIE race, 80, TOO there mus be praise that
% rot honorable As lar ss Individually ,ernod,
solemnly declare shA begin TO suspect myself should
,ead another ch ascle as that IN the 0Gro dc Ia
Martha OF Saturday mt.
our exchanges improved suddenly on Saturday ~ng
believed 10 the payment o about million OF dol
or the deb, due by Spain 10 Great Britain.
One os mercantile houses has made pretty peuny
hy quietly buying mp recently AL the ods on london
that offered ~ he recsnt tow rate OF premium
H.vAy, psc Is, 1855
gar spaniA Nufls, SEM 10 81 D0mtngo--. lga, IN &st
Republic
Lent Nsgden has returned IRON hs pleasant tour TO
the Dominican republic and made safe delivery or the
six thousand muskets 10 President Baez, who holds pow
under the dictator Segovia. The letters OF Sesovis
which have been received here perfectly ss,isac.o
ry leaving the question OF the absorption annexation
Of tina, unhappy country only - question Of time He
has managed TO deprecss all kisds or property, under
ha srgses,Ions a. to the bonds and obligations Of the
treaty mace with spain tina, discomfort broods the
public mind. ard nesues Ia the bosom OF every
daughter Of the land.
The nrus have been placed IN the pablo arsenal aud
the President has ordered few hundred stands for dis
tribution among the volunteers militia, nsie up of
subjects Of scgoys, created by HE all poserfu e>dia
system docu nsnts spanisa subjects.
We learn tts, Santana stu re mains Anong pco-
PIE, where be has vast Influence acquired By their
knowedfe OF bis honesty sdelIty, honor snd noble ga
The peofio o. bis disuc. haviuf unm ted confidence
their Ayore chie, and the most warse Of the popu
lsoo will not come tn Upon the summons Of President
Raez Although they are ttd In proclamation that all the
old wounds which severed the csn rushef servants of
mo state are heAedtns IN spir Tor tue reedou of the
land and the nsorai prosperity and hnnor tney have
Dot rentiuent they 10 not believe u, will they
permit santana 70 persuade them 70 DO so
Ihe private accounts that receive show that the
spanish Cnnsu following ~ bis plans-thst the enter
lug wedge has bcsn ioo-ed W The axe, until nearly all
6bres Of sdhcron have bttn cut torn away. ~
toe Asisc emrrants, mcntcnei IN my last zoo dei al
,Ss, and fc amer arrival a u hs port
1be txamirxtIon oi Captain lorier snd crew oi the
bark q. beioro TIE United states COasui.
las been ctred Ard thlnk array darbs viii
90 much IN the c.palh that the Ccnsal will m;
he put The dissr cable auiy e tsBding hi home isr
I.al flEntgrs have cheering weather
NARKEIg.
HtvtNs nec H. 1855
Suce ls,h VT dstn or report, tho weather ha,
beer very avors1ie or outdoor operations and have
had mucn activity martet
sttsEs have hfen IN steady demand closing frm At