The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-09
Our Havan. Correspondence.

HAvASA Feb. Is, 1856.
The Late Aaeanp, on he Life Of the Archbishop Of Cuba
Serious Accident to a Stage Csdch-Aoremests Of the
English and French Vessels Of Wdr-Po,iica Citations
-7he Neu Spanish Bdnl, Of Rdcdna-7te Weatter-7he
Crops, de-. &c.
Madame Rumor With her thousand tongues, reports
that the attempted assassination Of the Archbishop Of
Cuba OF which you fully informed in my last let
,sr caused by his having accommodated" the
who attempted to assassnAts him. because the lat
ter had refused to commit matrimony with . mulAtto
who lived with him. It is also stated that the
laughed ~ the whole affair, unication and
ALL but that on ndisg his associates refused to ipge
with him, and that he could not 60 into "Bodega
TO take drink without being assAilei somewhat after
the following fashon:-''What business have you here
amongst Christians Are you not accommodated 9''
And that in fact he completely 'taboosd' he BE-
quite mad and Thought the better plan would b.
to get rid of the matter by cutting the Bishops throat
and which he nearly accomplished.
A serious accident took place on the 18th instant
The horses to the stsge coach from Guansay
took fright, and coming to high bridge at Marianoa
the coach upset, the passengers and driver
precipitated parapet wall into deep ohasm be-
low. All were less severely injured. Two had
each leg broken another sustained fracture Of the
jaw, fourth had q rib fractured fifth received
we've blow the forehead and all the others received
COMMISSIONS and bruises. The drivers arm was
BROKEN and Of the horses killed the spot.
Nothing but special mt exposition of Providence could
have prevented the loss Of AL their lives.
The French brigof In Pereusc left this hsrbor
the morpng OF the 10th inst Tho Meleage continues
here.
The British line battle ship Powerful Of eighty four
guns. commanded BY Capt Massey is dsiiy expected.
She mounts larger armament, am told, than any ship
that has previously entered this harbor.
Our own little Saratoga was towcd to sea BY the Ca
hawts on the 18th lust.
Mart nd np0O Marital father and re- cited
for last time in the Gdctd of the 10th inst to appear
at the 'roysl CASTLE of this city within three days to
against the government OF this island, they win be
treated rebels, and sentenced accordingly by the
"Coussjo DC Guerrs is there never TO be an eud to
such silly charges, and still sillier citations And
'sedctos.n
royal order was published in the Gacod on ono day
last week, dated Jan by which leave Is given to m
the capital Of the Spanish bank Of Havana the
pIosent shareholders shall consider such . course
proper ana that any parties may be holders Of the new
eotts to be directors Of the bank The Captain General
is TO appoint the day when the bank il to commence
business Don Francisco Goyrl IL to be the Presidents
DON Martsn RsqA and Don Miguel de Ia Pusnte the Vice
Presidents OF the Board Of Directors
Far the past four or Eve days We have had sunshine
evesy day. have heard several ola planters saynot
withstsnding the croakp2s OF birds of evil about
dsninuton Of and injury to tine erop," No. &c--that
20 injury to the crop has been effected by the recent
hvorsle weather and that 1t has only been retarded
The sham battle took place at Port Principe las:
ing There must have been, including this yoluntairs,
ever In my humble judgment very $50 so" sort OF
sfair. The United States stoop-ofwAr Cyane again
into this harbor yesterday afternoon. t@s*t**s
Obituary.
The lowell Neus records the death in that city the
Cd inst Of Mrs. IxNysmASt1 THOMAS who Was born in
Diver n. H., the 2Sth OF March, 1882 three and
half years before BrsddOcks defeat She was,
queny, at the time Of her death, 1o3 years II months
and days old She had been widow thirtyfv years.
Her husband served in the Revolution, and ct the time
oil her death she was recipient OF pension from the
government of 5000 per annum. Mrs. Thomas was the
mother OF eight children, sl Of whom are now living
There also thirty grand children now living,
fcxy-tbree great grand children and six great great
grandchildren. Mira. Thomas was OF remarkable
health retaining her faculties most wonderfully even
down TO the time Of her death She could remember and
relate incident Of forty and fifty years ago with great
disnctness and often account OF the celebrated
"tark day" in 1's0. Her eyesight was remarkably
good.
The Portland. Me-, Adrertissr the death Of
Hen. lAyi CuI1x, which took place the Sd inst. He
Ms,or Of Portland for eight successive years, from
1894 TO lS4f.