The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-13
News from Havana.

News from Havana.
ARRIVAL OF TIE BARK RxPREss-THE BANK sPECU-
LATIoN MAHIA-LANDIEG or EEGROEs-HBALrH
OF THE CITY-MOEBY MARKET AND SUGAR TRADE.
The bark Express Captain Boss which sailed from Ia
vapa on the I'd Of August arrived here yesterday fore
Captain Boss has kindly handed nes OF Havana pa
pers with letters from correspondents This Is the
FIRST time that have been accommodated by sailing
vessel within the past three years.
The news Is seven days later.
No steamer would sail for New York from Havana be-
fore the 9Th OF August
Havana was healthy and the weather moderately warm.
lot Of Enelsh watches and jewsry, valued s25, 900,
had been stolen from the Custom House store
-Four i've cargocs Of Bozalcs negroes had been
landed since last advioes.
The bank and other joirt stock speculation mania
tnued unabated, but with signs OF q collapse.
Money worth from 10 70 IL per cent
Sugar ruled high, but speedy decline In prioe was
tapated.
ovR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
HAVANA, August z, 1867.
Interruption In TIE a<owuhip Line-Gred Money Ortsis-
Quarrel Of RipaI Bankers-Ru~ t,oo Banls-Sock,
Suddenly DoOn-7Ne Stare Trade-Cmsom House Rs
bcd-Hea,h of TIE Oity de-
There will be here for New York before the
s,h this OF year cSvorAse winds
for vesseh bound 70 the North usually blow avail my
self Of the opportunity afforded by the departure this
ng Of the fast sailing bark Express for yous port write
you.
We outsiders have enjoyed sport for some days
past In watching the turnngs and t~snxs of certain OF
bankers and capitalists, who having ventured into
deep water, without hs vipg attained skin By practice In
shallow streams vi fear, ct least OF them, nnd
difficulty In again sbipg t11o frno Or TO write
In palmer terms We the very eve Of great CON-
mercia crisis which every prudent has long
and prudence may reep Oh ret wht,e logger sud is
poesbe 20 altogether avert IL by taking due measures OF
precauor and by gaining wisdofrom tae sting state Of
But viii this be donef hope whis, my feAs
lead 10 doubt because too mauy ot our cspS have
yet how utter the word "No In nrm decsv
hurried on rather pemsture, hy e unSuxySsd couduo,
According TO . staten en in which piece full confidence
the present state Of difficulty that exists In this city arises
from trifDg circumstance WITCH wN de,a and After
the pcru,ai Of which fancy the reader will be led 70 en-
What vast results from small events arise
Tue banker appears employed painter 70 paint one
Of hs houses When the Job completed the anic
sert hs BILL amounting to 81 900 rhe ,auker refused
10 dcharge the until had mined the work
Too three days having elapsed the painter called
Tor The smonn due him. and vas sg,iu put 81 before
need Of bis money, summoned the banker Z, shov
Why he Old not pay the debt The rich man paid no
heed 10 the FIRST second OF the acAde and
Il not until q third summons bad been issued, and
ne Of Eve dollars inflicted for his contempt OF Court
condeeCended
Of the scade He perhaps naturally felt annoyed a, be.
re sued before acade and then again being ned for
and In order TO avense himself upon the
aIcalde, Mr.. Alvear, who was also 81 the head OF
bank called the Celia Comercia be sent draft for et5
600 the OF that establishment This dram
rerosed PAYMENT understand II being alleged that the
former had any such In the Golfers OF The cujs
Commercial Upon this point appears some difference OF
opinion exss. However, the news OF the euja Conner
poscd abroad, the demon Of dinrusl ns,psd his
vings, towering over nearly all moueyeo in,itu
their epostts Avears and Fcssers banks made runs
on each other fool Ike because the failure Of any one
bank In this city must more or es Affect al the others
Shares In ynt sto,k companies that before we're held OIL
from 10 70 go per cen, pr,msm, suddenly became
.aesble at any prize. Erchar gee vent down rns be-
Beve, consequent upon large amount OF bills bsing
thrown % the market In order 70 raise money. Money
sro any snsuni could be ob,sine1 on good
pcrsonal security per cont per annum:
Yet there ha. no, been up 70 ths momen, any Material
gar, 10 held That must long decrease In value In
this nsrkc 40 already has In the other sugar markets.
Of the world is, conceive, beyond all doubt
The directors OF oil the banks finding how much
their interests 10 unite In general system held
sres or Tour ravD ncsr we c,oss
upon calculated 10 inspire the public mind with condolences
that committees appointed 10 examine In the aGsirs
OF the several newly established joint sok banks, and
that such Of them whose cordon rendered course
advisable should al once 20 into liquidation unier the d.
sures -ere Adopted oacused 70 prs,ec, The puoc from
ultimate loss, ssd ~ far /. can judge, much smaller
amount Of injury ~l be Than might have been
Anticipated In reasoo when the large plumbers Of mad
schemes which the SILLY public induced 70 Invest In
capital In taken into confederation
The slave trade continues 70 nourish amazingly hear
thai peverAl (four or nve) more cssNocs OF Do
ys,es have bees landed within the past ten days,
and on the an. rpoon OF Wednesday last the brig
Telegraph formerly OF Charleston, south Carolina LEFT
this barbor having cleared fo Boston, although not the
snthtes, doubt exists the OF Africa IL her destination
worthy OF note that the newspapers on THIS CITY on the
following day old rot take notice Of her having sailed
The b. liz Drama, late Of New York and schooner Ma
eas have also both been sold 70 90 Into the African slave
usde.
robbery Of abort $4,000 ~ortb u watches, jsvelry,
&C received from England BY the Ast Enslsh stesm.r
pas been Effected from the Custom House store, 10
generally understood the robbers secresed themselves In
me aHe, we're locked 10 during feast day and Sunday,
arc sde Their escape with their booty upobservcd anef
ne stores we've opensd for the transaction OF public bu
nbt" u you'd appear the roeues prepared themselves
Tor Ter Rtby visit the stores the remains OF their food
ssussges, bread and cheese nc &c being len behind
mem they did not trouble themselves 10 provide drink,
ihere being cersn case, Of superior vine in the store,
from one Of vbch they supplied their necessities
We all continue In sood health, the dscors tel me
there IL but little sickness anon r.s the shipping.
oafn anlr rro~fa1 afal