New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-25
HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent

appears strange, after reading some of the warlke
| speeches of Spanish politicians at home, the toasts
| drank at certain military banquet in Madrid, and
the news published even in the papers of this city
of all sorts of military stores in great quantities on
| the way here from Spain. There was good deal
OF talk lately about Spanish pretectoTate in st.
Domingo, but believe the real point OF attention
| Of Government here is Mexico. -~a..
The official returns of the revenues of the Island
OF Cuba have been published from them a def
cheney in the revenues for the month OF May, conf
pared with the same month last year, is apparent,
amounting to no less than SO 900 in that month.
| The custom house alone presents deficiency in
/ the amount Of duties received of upwards of
| $S30O0 The stop put to smuggling is no doubt
the principle cause of this falling off, certain
articles could never be imported here at the ruling
prices, were the full amount of duties to be paid
| Mr.. Fowler, the postmaster, is about taking lodg-
/ ings at Guanabacoa. saw him the other day in a
| feryboat with Mr.. Pertusio, a gentleman of this
| city. -
| The Reds and the Blues still all the rage here.
| In one of the papers of yesterday read procla-
nation of H. NJ. Altagraeia l.. Queen of the Blues,
| citing all her court to go in procession to the
| Countess of San Antonio's villa. The Queen of
| the Reds came out on horseback on Sunday after
| troops. / went to Guanabacoa to view the sight,
and assure you the whole affair was well worth
| seeing. The Queen came out horseback, sur
! rounded by her elegant court all mounted on
splendid chargers and the one she rode was told,
belonged to Gen. Plana, who sent it to her NJ.
humble gift She acted her part most splendidly,
bowling, but paying little attention to the warm
praises she received on the whole line from the ad-
mirng eoncourse. Her subjects were quite enthu-
siastic in their cheers.
Racehorsing is beginning to take here, and should
regular course be got up at the Carmelo Ga little
village near Havana) it would be good spec for
some of your fast folks to come over in winter,
bringing with them a few neat racers
The yellow fever is raging here awfully, in spite
Of all the published reports to the contrary. AT
Regla, over the Bay, two creole children, am in
formed, have died from yellow fever. According
to the military journal, the sick amongst the troops
this year, from January to July IL, amounted to
l6I, and of these only Is died last year, in the
corresponding period, there were 40 attacked and
Of these SO deaths. ...
The Captain-Generall left for the Island of Pines,
via Batabano, on Monday morning He goes there
to inspect the new barracks for troops that come
from Spain to pass their first summer, (deposito de
dclDedtdcion) the island of Pines being exceed
ingly healthy in fact much healthier than any part
of the island of Cuba. The Captain General took
with him the Chief Engineer Chief of his staff his
Secretary, and two Abide Camps. He is expected
back to town this afternoon.
A line of ferry boats is to be established between
this city aud the Cabana Castle. The Governor of
the fortress, the Marqies of Tome Mejia has made
several new arrangements in the defense and it
may now be considered the best stronghold in
America.
Gottschalk, the eminent pianist, has been ser
ously sick, and for day or two his life was dis
paired Of He is now conyalescent, and, it appears,
he intends making an artistical tour through Cen
trail America and Venezuela. He takes the man
agement of the orchestra of the italian Opera
next winter, at the Tacon Theater. The new EN-.
| presarios, Raya & Co., are now in Paris engaging
first rate company to commence in November.
! We have had a strike among the cartmen here
| they refusing to come out and do their work on
account of several police regulations being, with
| all Justice enforced but contrary to the manner of
| compelling them used in England and the United
States, three or four got good beating for inso-
lence to the police and thrust into prison, and the
rest thought best to continue carting sugar and
dry goods and attend little better to the orders
| of the commissaries. Poor mules thank God they
will have little respite until their unmerciful driv
efs forget inc lesson they nave JUST received ana
| commence again torturing them. OH for humane
| society!
| nj; U,ool,no, tho Ar.roe,;, &c .t;o H.
ti' 'ne 1-' w W., u t,ai io'S nus
taken undef ms protecton Inc ilhe 10 De establish
ed from Havana to Marianas. In the list of sub
scrihers / see the name of Paneho Marty for
sIz nm eroot foots orc IN con,o off a. No
Yi'''0e' - = - - y = % -
as soon as inc marquis Is out Oh mourning 1of the
death of a sister i'll Spain.
The lottery was drawn on the 17th and the nrin
- ~; a.o NJ ,ooon .,no nna e.or 80
cip"i pliNoe "sle, ~ Ay'oe, ~teo'Voo, 2'o' PoVt
00O; toolo, S5o,ooo 1906 sSo'VVV; ztZ5o, Si0Ooo.
| The $50 900 prize, am informed, was drawn by
| Messrs. lesser & Co,
Rnsnass bere has baen and is still nnusna,1 d,,ti
| Unfayorable reports from abroad keep purchasers
out of tho market Tho snoor cro,, will certeiuI,
80 = - - = tssil''
De larger tian she iast'
| The schooner Kate L. Bruce arrived at Carde-
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| "A DAD fAiE'-a correspondent writes 10 Ihe
1 London Times:
The fate of Miss Emma Wheeler 1angIlf4r of
| Gen Wheeler commander of CaWnbore before the
| massacre seems 10 have been definitely ascer-
tanned. Some moths ago, it was rouudy asserted
| that she was still living with the Sowar who was
| %