New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-30
Special to the New Orleans Crescsnt.l


ing present to examine the witness that, to
our view, it will seem impossible or nearly so for
accused man to escape the fangs Of his accusers by
having fair trial. And yet, I do believe, in many
cases, full justice, perhaps not tempered with mercy,
is done!
A treaty has been concluded between Spain and the
State of Honduras, in which the former power has
secured advantages to her flag which she does
not herself grant to it in her commerce with Cuba.
This treaty consists Of two parts The first being
simply the most favored nation clause" whilst the
second permits Spanish steamers to carry cargoes to
Omoa or Truxillo or to both ports and to only pay
tunnage dues, etc. at one Of them and also arriving
at either of those ports without cargo for them and
taking away the products Of the country they to
be considered in ballast and will not pay tunnage
dues. In this island vessel, no matter whether she
be Spanish foreign must arrive in ballast bring
a cargo Of Goals, and take away an entire cargo of
molasses to be free from the payment otunnage dues
Vessels too under this treaty, carrying coal to Hon.
duras exclusively for the use Of the Spanish steamers
are not to pay any tunnage dues.
Her Gracious Majesty, the Queen of Spain, has SO
strong maternal solcitude for the we.beng Of her
loyal and loving subjects in Cuba that she has trans
mitted thirtyone articles, published in the Gaceta
Of 18th instant to regulate dangerous and unhealthy
buildings" directing them to-be pulled down, etc.
subscription has been opened in this city to erect
a monument at Salamanca, (Spain) in memory Of
celebrated author-Fray Luis de Leon.
The contract for carrying the mails from Spain to
Porto Rico and this island has been obtained by two
Spanish firms named Boil Murtorel l. Co. and Tinto
g. Co., who have united their forces. They are to be
paid 500 $50 for each voyage.
Letters from and to Spain from these islands and
between the two islands, will from and after lst Sep
tember next require postage stamp Of the value of
l25 cts to be affixed upon them, instead of Of the
value Of 6 cts has been the for the last two
or three years. So says her Majesty in royal order
dated 23d May last.
GEL Banco Industrial Pecuario,' butchers and
Drovers' Bank) This city, had invested large
amount about 10000 in the importation of beef cat
tie, which the bank had commenced slaughtering and
sending to market, with the view of reducing the
high price of beef-a quarter of q dollar pound
now paid. The Marques Sarabiu, an Alderman Of
this city, who has special charge of the Rastro pub
lie slaughter house) who had been on terms of init
macy with the managing director of the bank, one
day, recently, asked loan of $4,000 of the bank,
which be was told he could have if he would give
proper security for it, at which he grew very angry
and used threats of injuring the bank.
Strange to relate, shortly after this the Captain
General issued an order forbidding the Bank to
slaughter any CATTLE and directing it to go into
liquidation and its affairs closed within brief space
of time (two months, believe) l should be sorry
to suppose that an Alderman of the city, even
| though he be Marques, had sufficient influence
over chief authority to induce him to do an act
| calculated to infct SO great public injury. No!
there must be some other reason for this of which
the public is not aware. trust, however, his Elk.
celency will reconsider his decision and permit Ell
Bdnc0 Industrial Pecuario to again slaughter
cattle and send its beef to market! The bank,
hear in treaty for the purchase of various steam
ers with which to import cattle from the neigbhorpg
countries under the recent decree of his Excelency
reducing the rates of import duty all of which is of
course, knocked in the head,' and great injury
particularly to the poor classes, (who now seldom
| touch or taste fresh beef) thus effected.
Bya "Royal Decree" published here, 10th inst
is decided that the classification of superanuated
employees of this government, and officers dismissed
with salaries, is to be revised and new classification
made, to agree with various laws passed at sundry
previous dates; that employees from Spain, who
have served two years in this island will be entitled
| to q pension from the profits of the lMente Pic
Government pawnbroker's shop y those who have
passed in passive situation after having served
the two years, but who have not completed the siz
years of their residence, will be regulated by pro
portionate salary Of to 10 thus $4,000 here will be
deemed equal to $4,000 in Spain.
In the revised classification the maxim um salary
for service ultramar will be $4,000.
Pcnsioned retired officers with salaries, and tht
"Monte Pos' are not to receive more than $1,000
each per annum, suppose. The ''revsion" is to g
into effect from the day it is defnitively approved
and no power of appeal against it is to exist.
The pensioned and retired officers of Ultrama,
who have right to receive their dues from tn
Treasury Of those provinces, will not lose that righ
though their services are continued in Spain, AM
they will be entitled to receive the largest salare
they have had during the two years of their residenc
Uitramur when they are employed in Spain.
1t is not necessary for the above named officers t
dwell U1tramar, in order 10 collect the amounts du
them by the Treasury here, they may live in Spai
and collect their dues by proper power of attorne
here. ALI previous dispositions not in aecordanc
with the above are abrogated. Signed at Aranjues
18th May, 1859, by the Royal hand.
The foregoing is a very condensed summary Of a
extremely prolix decree. Does it not show, though
how completely Cuba is considered as q t'milch COW
to supply the poor beggarly Spaniards WHO come an
dwell here couple Of years. many of them so isnt
rant as not to be able to write simple note decent
and then to return to Span laugh at and deceive h
Cubans ,chose bread they eat Would not too an
one suppose, by perusa of the foregoing, that th
throne Of San Fernando" felt it had everlastin
hold upon Cuba? But l, who daily mingle with th
masses, who hear them utter the discontented fee
ngs of their hearts at the present state of things her
know the time cannot be very far distant when tl
" hold of Spain upon Cuba will be g scattered to IL
winds. True the heel of cruel oppression is on the
necks, aud they scarcely possess much of real fire
dom as the veriest slave in our happy Republic doe
yet many Of the younger Of them have attained
relish and zest for liberty by having been educate
in the United States, and it seems to ME to be
utter impossblity that the rule Of Spain over Cul
= shall long coltinue. -...
d The Guantanamo Railway Company has obtain