The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05
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RAvAsA, April 3, 1857.
Nac9 "oee 'S" V .s-rIrmpA IF De American Marine
-ec"es Su" - SAipptns Of sPain-TAe Hoop and cr'
no'sM f@r ~smess-Opinion Of tie Hasna Press on a
NeU tt<sAiow-TAe Joint Sock Srerlation kania-LOas-
~ Fras and Bazaar Dros0ng--Spanih AID 10 Costa
Rt<a-Sae Of a D.fau'tsr's EJ:ex-E1pyes Enioprsss-
Or. KanIs Religion.
On Sunday morning last Witnessed Of the preest
sights imaginable. The ship Mary Merrill, of Portland;
schooner Mary Lane of New York. and Spanish bark,
with all Their sails SET with their colors flying passed
the wharf all abreast Of each other aEd so close together
that ships topsal would have extended from the deck Of
the ship that of the schooner TO that Of the bark
Al first the schooner seemed the fastest saer, but ap
Isrenty unwilling leave her larger consors, dropped
her peak ;" the other two going ahead the Mary Merrill
taking the lead she approached near the Moro Castle
schooner again hosed her peak, quickly overhaued
the Spanish bark but long remained watching the
vessels the Mary Merrill maintained the lead she had OBJ
tanned am not particularly fond OF aquatic sports yet
must confess that this relative trial Of the speed Of the
three vessels deeply interested me- heart fairly leaped
as behed the pretty little Mary D. lane pass the large
Spanish bark There such difference in their appear
ance too The schooner newly painted with her rigging
all taugt and her sails Of snowy whteness, was really
pretty sight behold, whilst the spaniard with her
clumsy build aud dingy hue, and her sails Of rusty
brown color, excited pleasuEabe emotions startled
Spanish friend by exclaimng rather loudly as noticed
the schooner pass the bark lurrah for old New York
Those odous hateful hoops attached to the ladies' dresses
have at length introduced into this city The lady
whom first observed wearing them is am American, from
Boston ''Man is initiative ANIMAL" woman also,
would add for city bellies have followed the fashion
set by this lady, and the hoops and crDoine met
with each evening promenades is scarcely pos
sbe TO say what inside OF the hoops and crnone such
is their immense circumference One can no longer walk
close enough beside pretty girl and addr ess 'me aer.
N hnr in a tone an 0ud
that Ia belle on the young adys other side is able
hear each syllable utters. Ever the staid sedate
notice this nuisance Pray ladies' pardon the last harsh
word: it slipped from my pen uDawares-'but what is
writ writ" Hear though what our Spanish editor says
about the crinoline:-
Every well educated writer ought HIS article
attacking The crinone but OH dear so much has been said
considerable extension of the diameter and crcumfe
nee o. ha ron 5 aes nsns &
press But we leave them in their great must
sweep pavemens of the city and occupy the place of
tie domestic brooms and those OF The people VINO are hired to
cleanse the streets.
Rather these observations they not9 But
what effect they will produce remains to be seen.
There is perfect fever of excitement existing here at
present in relation TO banks and joint stock companies in
general thus we have an association that will build you
house. and another which will undertake to rent il out
collecting the regularly without giving you the
BILE of attending to it. The Er1sd newspaper few days
since satrized the prevailing maniafor such in reality,
is-n brief article, which will translate 1t reads
follows
BAsks soclnrrs. BOWS AND Assos5.nossIAn these
kre comes ous fresh idea 10 form new society and
%e m G sss Of Il S M s ss
and have dogs enough at such an hour another
banks societies money fashion, have
deity
Banks are being established in the towns of the
island: even Guinness, small town with not above six
eight thousand inhabitants has sent forth prospectus for
a bank.
The latest association introduced the public is called
q The International Insurance and Banking Association
The capital be million five hundred thousand dol
half of which Il subscribed by large moneyed
association in London the other half has been subscribed
n this city. The old English house-hc Morri,ons-
the here Before the prospectus had been fairly
made public all the amount OF capital subscribed and
four hours had eased twenty Der cent pre-
MUM was paid upon shares that had been promised be
allotted certain favored parties. Verify ought to
have Bourse stock Exchange and Board of Brokers,
in which the quotations OF the Havana money
ke might become quite feature in future pondence
The 500 900 prize in the lottery drawn the 18th
inst divided except sixteenth, amongst party Of
Americans Maanzas and half the $50 prize between
three Americans now here, one oil whom learn Is shoe
merchant OF New York.
The bazaar for the relief Of the INDECENT natives Of Caa
luna closed the evening of the 2lst inst lady friend
81 mine, from New York, purchased upwards of sixty
packet of note paper, bundle Of paper segars and
moustache brush.
II appears after all that the military gentleman's opinion
which sent you in recent letter Is correct and that the
expected troops from Spain only ~ replace those
To Nicaragua fight General Walker and to NIL up the
cancies made in the ranks by yelow Jack" last summer
Constantly ! am the qui rue / confess until I
heard three days Spanish official state that
troops had been sent TO Nicaragua, ignorant ofthe
fact.
had nearly omitted informing you that on the Wed
ncsday of last week the magnificent horses Of Senior Pa
omno, late CIV Treasurer, who YOU will remember ran
away public defauer short tine ago, offered for
public sale There eight OF them, all entire horses,
grays and whites only one hear sold and that for
81 500 On the two following days his furniture sold
the public auction room. II vas not very gorgeous.
The sale drew together quite mbage Of the supper
ten of this city. noticed the Briader Echavarria two
or three Marqueses and aid 10 the Captain General In
the evening noticed second hand furniture being
carried into the side door Of the palace.
7. {. Bombaer X Co, the express mon OF this city,
have purchased Darlington Co Express. senior Bonn
bscr Is active young Cuban, worthy OF encourage
mcnt only for his having conveyed the remains OF
the lamcntcd Dr. Kane by his express TO Philadelphia
free OF charge by the way, perceive letter writer
hence 10 Boston paper states that r kaue died in the
bosom Of the Roman Catholic church HNmbug For
five days previous Ia ms regretted deccsc the Doctor
scuselsS ANA before that he not much OF Roman
Catholic.