The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-29
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Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, June Is, 1859.
EroJiant Duties Shipping-Case Of the Ship Lus Yar
kee-Suicdol Policy Of the Spanish GouernmeNt-AGrsy
Among American and Dutch Sednss-Dminishsd Value
Of Slapes-Ne1 Spanish Steamer-Erequatur Of Mr..
Relm-7Ae Briuh Consulatc-Brigadier Echauaria- I'm
pctant Inucaion to Ra,oay Companes-Steamer BaSeen
Nc,u Fork and st. Jd0o de Cta-7hs Director Of the Ha
pana Bank-Abscondirg Debtors-Rsjeced Bills of tie
International Bank Extraordinary Mechanical hpen-
tion-hjuSice 10 Land Ouners-Rasloay Accidentally.
rical Of Emgrants-The Weaher-The Aarkets-YelIow
Fever, dc.
When will the Spaniards learn wisdom9 When will
they acquire the knowledge the imposition Of large du
ties tends to defeat the very object for which they
forced viz the increase Of the revenueS Acircumstance
has recently occurred which WILL should suppose pro
duce conviction in the minds Of the skeptical on
this subject The ship Live Yankee arrived at this port
some little time ago with cargo OF AsiAtcos Rather
than submit to the payment Of the tonnage
levied here 81 80 per tom which she would have had to
pay had she taken any cargo from this port che sailed
the 10th instant in ballast Freghts ruled high that
time, and had the payment Of moderate tonnage dues
found to her interest 10 have taken cargo and
paid the tonnage dues than to have sailed she did,
ballast.
On the 18th instant shocking event occurred on the
wharf of the Santa Catalina Warehouses Three sailors
who bad deserted from the ship Live Yankee, OBJ
served after she bad sailed providing about vessels In
this harbor for the purpose supposed of induc
ing their sailors also to desert In consequence the seve
raj captains gave directions their officers not TO permit
these deserters to board their ships On the
above named afternoon the three visited the wharf OF The
Santa Catalina Warehouses, where Of them got
No n hall tn INIT
other with the first mate Of the American bark Jenny
Pitts The captain Of the last namad separated the
two latter combatans and states that the sailor walked
away. Shortly after, however, he found dead near
the wharf with very severe confusion the side
head. The mate mas made himself scarce, although the
captain states that he he mue) had not any weapon in
hs hand during the fight The occurrence having taken
place ashore under the sdcton OF the Spanish
rifles hear the captain and the Of the Jenny
Pitts have been summoned 70 ap2ear and teetfy all they
know about 1t.
Spanish friend Of mine who has made his fortune in
this island and s about to return Spain the
mander Of his life said to days ago." cannot
sell my slaves for as much by Is per as could have
those who desire to buy is the following: As many
bozaes as are needed can be obtained because the
consulate Of the United States does not oppose the dea
AS far as l am enabled to express opinion on this
subject, believe the truth 70 be that present excel
lent Consul General not inclined TO refuse give
their papers and to clear them matter for where with
out full and sufficient legal evidence being adduced that
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dence previous to the sailing Of the vessels; afterwards
we snve traders make no secret OF the matter, but
United States Consul Genera' G.
f Gn ;s 18th inst. the first steamship a cuban Of the
psH. days from san:ander, spain She is ans iron
propeller Of 2,l26 tons burthen. She was built 10 the
year 1853, and has since been trading Calcutta She
will sail carly month, touching At Southampton and
probably Havre TO land malls and passengers then on to
Hamburg and sanander, whence she will return to this
port.
The royal e1equasur for Charles ]. Helm, Esq, as
United States Consul General in Havana, has been re-
ceved.
The British consulate is present under the charge Of
John Crawford Esq, British Vice Consul, and of
the British Cor su General
Brgader Echavarria late popular political Governor
Of This CITY, did not take his departure until the 10th inst
per label for Charleston He had previously received
the "Cross OF Materndad" from the Queen OF Spaina
str ange name for Cross Of merit, is not? The Brgs
der was attended to the Isabel by quite crowd of titled
persons, municipal officers, four comanfsntes (ches de
boteIo) g.. he carried with him our earnest prayers
for his future happiness and prosperity.
patent has been granted for ten years to Teodore
Ocs mpo for an invention to prevent locomotives from
ruDaing Off railway tracks. hope 10 be enabled TO
sen you an ntelgioe description Of this Invention.
II ID 10 contemplation to establish etc amer to run
between your port st. Jago dc Cuba possibly touch
Ing st Nuevitss.
senior Dan Martin Rera has been 70 elected Sub
OF the Spanish Bank Of Havana with the appro
baton OF her Majesty the Queen Of Spain.
Three Chinese committed suicide in This city last week.
two by the aid Of opium and the other hung hmself
German named Reuf, who kept wholesale dry
goods etore In the Gale del Ooispo opposite the side OF
n I p nay ss shs an facing rather oconve
last week. and bis store with its contents has been closed
BY the authorities HIS Indebtedness is said not to ex
coed fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
An Italian matchmaker named J. Luis Dephine, who
kept in the Gale de ORely, has also absq uatulated
taking with him, told, tie valuable portion Of bis
stock OF gold Watches and very many others left with
him to repair. His Indebtedness Ia understood to be
upv ards of thirty thousand dollars
he International Bank Ut this city large portion NJ
whose stock held in gland had large amount of its
Dils on London returned protested by the last steamer
Its bills s believed to have arisen from the aiyjcas re
spectpg them not having arrived due course or from
some ether accidental circumstance
The person FAMED Galego this CITY, the inventor q.
the mechanical couch, Of which sen, you some do
scripton in recent letter, s quite mocha ncs genius
highly scientific friend OF mine informs me that Sanor
Gaego has invented and manufactured an artificial hand
capable OF performing most OF the functions Of
member even TO the holding and writing with pen. IL
Senior Putocarrero, Of this island some time ago sp
pead to Spain TO annul co0cession Of this government
Tor the purpose OF erecting railway etatcn recent
Impression Of the Gacta furnishes the Information that
tne council OF state has declared tho application Of Senior
puocsrrero as "unvorthy Of consideration and CON
firms the concession to the railway.
Tbs conceding private property to railways without
ther paying the owners the value thereof must
increase The general discomfort that prevails here against
the rule OF Spain island The result that must
eventually accrue from all this needs not prophets
On the afternoon Of the Doth instant two gentlemen
named G!egorio Villa and j. b. Inchaus.cgu in buggy
when there WAS train near by its way TO the latter
"vila" The train ran into them, and the first named
gentleman had his right arm crushed; the other re
ceve sevtral severe Commissions 10 the head The horse
they drove wac killed on the SPOT No blame attrbu
TED TO the engineer Of the train, from the popularity Of
the locality where accident occurred the buggy could
net be seen until the train close upon that II was
scarcely possible W even check the speed OF the ran and
the two gentlemen may esteem themseve forun lte that
their lives were not sacrificed.
The Span chip Emgrante San Juan arrived the even
ing OF the 2lst inst, in hundred and twenty davs
from Macao, via St. Heoos, with 1913 Asatcos free colo
nists. She had twenty two deaths on the passage
The sugar market has beer rather apguid during the
week Taking the general range Of transactions Of which
have heard quote s. No. IL a. "a reals per arrobe
for, although know Of some sales having been made at
reals per arobe for the above quality YET on the other
hand tome sf holders refuse to sell under " reals per
arrobe The stocks between this and Masnzs are est
mated at about s 600 boxes, against about $40 900
at this period last ear.
Mufcovaeo sugaIs, at Matanzis, enjoy moderate re.
quest beth for Europe and the United States Ths re-
cepts OF grocery sorts quite limited and all grades
met cosy disposal at from TO reals per arrobe for CON