The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-23
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY,, JULY 49, 1856


| HsyAA A, July IT. 1858.
Grand Bush otAe Watering Pcees--2hsA ue' Beauties anc
Fashions-7he Bedrooms ana Ddnccs--A ea'n q ftE
Shipfrom Vera Cus-Polities Dall-fc-~s zee q crim'
"A Priest and Doctor Seised by BrGtos-d. a@@ q 90
Captain General-Morsmerts Of Teens:
Like your New York iashionables, all our mp or zen
thousand are at the watering places. Havana is - ~rl
Of the attraction OF its truly beautiful ssdortas, whA
Glanabacoa, Puentes Grandes Maranoa and Carasa,rA
are isronged With them Each Of these places is sitst
within an easy evening ride Of this city and we whose
engagements compel us to bear the heat and burthen"
OF the day within the cy's walls do not fail each fine
evening to wend our way to the other OF the above
mentioned towns where certain OF being received
with the soft smiles OF the beauteous lens innoccry
sweet and to be rewarded by gentle presence and
company for country STROLL beside perchance, a rrgr
muring rivera engender poetic Thoughts
and inspirations. TIE Spanish maid Byron says, 10
coqueite and although rom the warmth Of the climate
Of the lard Of her bi and the nature of her education
she may indulge in witty saying yet Cuban maidens
pure and vtuous those Of any other
heavens bright canopy.
Although che weather |, extremely warm-hct, would
be more suitable though less polite word-the average
rasge Of the mercury closely approaching ninety degrees
and u at from A. NJ until after the ehades OF evening
bring reie-yet fond the Cubans Of trpping
on tie Light fantastic toe that there have recently
this city.
On Saturday evening 10Th inst, thers was q very
sumptucus and brilliant ball given by the vsters mt
Guanabacoa in horor Of the Ten;ente Gobernador" OF
that villa was honore6 with Invitation, bot dread
ing the effects likely c'arse from losing nights at
this Of the year. did attend There was also
evening two earlier, social reunion at Puntes
Grandes. The Gloreta the public ballroom, there is
termed, is situated the banks OF the beautua river
The rustng Of the trees when gently swayed by the so
land breeze and mngnng with the music Of the orches-
tya, produce effect most beautiful, and which
must be heard be realized In one Of my letters
lass year, If I mistake not, 7 sent you o descr.p-
ton Of the Glor.sa at Prentes Grandes and aca,
therefore spared tie necessity OF doing In this letter
We without acy political Of interest The FIJI
gate yerrolana and tie Adirals ship have returned from
Vera Cruz and besve all tie other Spanish vessels of
there expected shortly. beg 10 refer yon
to yor. ae Of the D0rso de Ia Marina Tor the view taken
Of the vexed question " between Mexico and Srain
hayeheard Of an occurrence of somewhat romantic
character which exh;ssss tho Of society IN this
island in vivid ligh.that send to you en- de-
tail LIST be remen bered the following is not fiction
fable plain events without ador ament
ADDITION, that have ta,sen place very recently
AT Gusnabacca there re sides cn aged and resectable
(eurate>. One everng short time SINCE he
called upon by who respectfully attired and
requested to accompany I'm and attend person the
erets administer tbs hast sacrament according TO
the rites Of the Roman Catholic Church Having mode
some inquiries as 10 the distance he would have to 20 the
good padre exchanged study coat for one more
suitable for the street. and rafting his hat and taking
his stick accompanied his vister be had request
ed Upon reaching the corner Of the street. carriage
OF respectable appearance found awaiting The priest
induced 10 enter the vehicle and his vister bavry
taken seat besiee him. they were driven of short dis
lance into the Country when upon reaching a solitary
house the carriage stopped the got out the pa
Ore following bis guide, entered The rooms of the
houses in this country all head into another
a pair Of doors being placed in the centre of each
partition. Rnvns reached the FIRST room, door
t1tnAO mt IN Aha rQQt xrtSh, i,tcn h.
Told the sick person rs and he entered. prepared to
perform the functions Of his sacred calling within the
room he found female poorly clad, but who, he disco
her address and OF speech had seen
happier days and haA been respectable position
than she then was The priest proceeded TO confess"
the female who appeared in very low condition. and he
then administered the extreme unctionp This DONE
the Virgin and her 70 be adored son. he len by the
door through which he had entered Reaching the
house apparently awaiting him Telling the man he had
concluded the duties Of his Office the priest asked
herr asked the Upon receiving affirmative re-
ply the man rose and drawing dagger approached the
priest, and swore ne would kill him ON the spot unless
what the had confessed made known him.
Al thus very moment another man entered the room by
opposite door, who also had dagger in his hand,
which he brandshed in threatening the
priest declaring he should be done for unless
he disclosed what she woman had confessed" Not being
br q nghting man, says the priest 'and my he
beins thus perled | commenced telling the would-be
assarsins tale partly posed OF what the bad
having satisfied the ea they allowed the prizes. 10 leave
The house and he conveyed to his own door in the
priest within his house for forty eight hours
aud II only when his stock OF provisions ex-
ha-ted that he permitted his doors to be opened Then
with fear and trembling he went TO the Teniente Gober
Lador, who Is the chief authority a. Guanabacoa,
and told the history Of the affair, as
Tcniente Gobernador medical man OF the place came
there TO complain thai upon the evening the
had been taken 10 the aforementioned hosse he (the
medco had also been enveged thereto, uzder the pre-
ieIcc that person was dangerously i'll and required his
professional services that when he reached the house.
he was ushered into ,he room which the female Was
and that the two stood him. wh ,her daggers
drawn, swearing they would take his life unless he
ana len her blccdng that he had been ks N close pr
soner for two entire days had but just succeeded Ia
making hts escape and FASTENED to tho Teniente Gober
nador to state the circumstances. The police at
set to work the house was reached and found to
nan'ess and empty The proprietor Of the house denies
all knowledge ts being recently occupied, Of any OF
the circumstances Of the matter which up to this hour
remain cnveloped in mystery From the foregoing un
| varnshed tale doubtless some writer Of novelties in
your city will be enabled TO dsh up quite interest
/ ing a novelette, the Storm Secret
The notorious Asia, iano of whom frequent mention
has been made in previous letters almost arrested
enc day last week lie having come to the suburbs OF
this city, three ceadores, accompanied by four save
guardias attempted TO arrest him. be had put up his
horse at a livery stable at Jesus del Mnie and seeing
the police approaching vaulted into the saddle and rode
out Of the stable he fired at and hit in the thigh, by
Of the oeodoyes bun eth rode on; carriage being 10
bis at the entrance Of the stable yard he leaped the
noble animal be rode II, again hred at and hit
but succeeded in making good his escape He wounded
ccfddor severely IN the hand, anal am told thougn oa
lowed by hundreds he rode away at pace so rapid tia,
4 all pursuit In vain
Matias Herez, who assembled with balloon some time
.hte has not az yet been heard Of Is barely possible
he has reached the OF Yucaan and may be safe but
fears lead b, heve that his life has been sacri
| iced
female sitting at her window In the Gale do Ami.
s,ad Friday Saturday evening last wheu scoun
dfcl horseback passing deliberately drew pistol from
hs holster fired H. wounded her severely In the arm,
gnd then rode or though he had not committed COW
| ardly aud airocious act
| Al midnight ON Friday last, was startled out Of my
sleep by bugle call To arms Springing out OF bed,
threw open my window, and hearing the bugle call re-
pad at the several guard houses OF this garrison and
De whistle Of the serranos (wachmen) accompanying IT,
knew was fire. II had broken out in the Gale do
Amstad but by the excrons OF tho soldiers and BON.
confined 10 the building In which had broken
! out and was speedily extinguished.
sunday last In the aernoen the Band Of the Volun
tarios and part Of company Of thai patriotic, loyal
and gallant body, assembled In the P'axa do Armas,