The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-03-17

The hottest months, July and August
do not give greater average than s.
degrees; and the coIdest, December am
January, present the mean of 90 degrees
No snow has ever been known to fall evel
on the highest mountains, but frost occa
sionally occurs forming ice several line
in thickness. Vegetation is exceedingly
luxurient-and the usual tropical fruits
are found in greater or less quantities.
10 the forests, mahogany, ebony, cedar
fustic, aud other useful woods abound.
The indigenous indian corn is. the only
noticeable cereal cultivated, which grows
luxuriantly, and yields two crops in the
year. Rice is produced in considerable
quantities; and cotton, indigo, and cocoa,
in small quantities. But sugar, coffee,
aud tobacco, are the principal products
but sugar is BY far the most important
The products for the year 1853, were
sugar 1921 300 hundred weight; tobac-
CO 4i4, ,040 cWt.; molasses 267 ls5 hogs
heads: coffee 29l ,725 cwt; brandy &c.
4lI pipes; honey lo6,l75 barrels; and
beeswax 1925 ewt.
The manufactures of Cuba are confined
to the making of sugar, molasses, cigars,
bleaching wax, and the preparation Of
coffee
The total value of imports into Cuba
from the United States in 1851 was &c..
534, I23. The total exports to ell the
Spani,h domiDions in the same time was
5 3,249, ,056. Her total exports 70 the
United States was SIT, 7,046,93l. The to-
tai trade between Cuba aud the United
States in 1852 amounted to S6,5l7 SCI
in ports; and Sl7,s6l,725 exports from
Cuba to the United States, aud in 1853
10 S6,2S7 $50 Imports, and SIS, ,5s5,755
exports to the United States.
In lS5i Cubas exports to different
countries were s32, ,6s3,73l, and her i'm
ports S3l ,39l,57S. More than one third
of Der exports was to the H. S. The ex-
portable domestic produce is the basis Of
all commerce. The amount Of which is
said to be true measure of the CONNER
cial capacity of any people. In 1858 We
imported from Cuba s2S,2l4. 4.e46; while
we exported to Cuba sl4,433, l67. These
arc all the statistics within our reach in
regard to Cuba's commerce. ID l64S
there was galway opened iu Cuba, and
now railways and telegraphs are soue-
what numerous.
A general want Of education and NOR.
ais prevail in Cuba. Their facilities for
education. however, were greatly i'm
proved in 1912. In the country parts the
most profound Ignorance reigns; the mas
ter and the slave, the agricultural people
of all sorts are equally in ignorance Of
the 6rt elements of education, while Sc
lect few are intelligent and refined. The
Roman Catholic is the religion of the ISL
and, but Mr.. GlanVille Taylor delares
that be never knew of an instance of men
going to church in Cuba. and that no rev.
ence whatever did be ever see manifest
cd for churccs, prayers, images or saints.
The population of Cuba in $50, was
,247 ,23O of whom 642 ,67O we're negroes
Allowing the same annual percentage OF
increase for each class as shown By com
parison with previous census, her total
population is now $4,000, of whom
$4,000 are whites, s44 900 are negroes.
making lO2. 600 more negroes than whites.
Cuba was discovered on the 2Sth of Oc.
tober 1892, By Christopher Columbus,
aud now has the honor of afording a rest
ing place to the rem aims of its illustrious
discorerer. 10 1911 the Spaniards form
ed the first settlement on the Island. In
1852 Havana was taken possession OF
by the British, but was restored TO Spain
10 the follo"ing year, and with this ex-
ception she has retained possession since
its discovery. In May, 1850, and again
in August, 1851, Cuba was invaded by o
band of@en from the United States under
the commend of Spaniard By the name
of Narcisso Lopez, whose object was to
revolutionize the island. But both expe.
ditions signally failed The whole 45O
men who landed we're either slain in fight
or taken prisoners; of the latter so were
shot; and shortly after Lopez was CARROT
ted.
Spain at one period of her history was
noted for her vast wealth and formidable
power. She once occupied one eighth
part of the known world, and had 7C
millions OF inhabitants Her tarritorx