New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-12

HAVANA CORRESPONDENTS.
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the circus, when, with queer gElnlacei ne maue ms
entree into the ring. Here we are again, forty
| eight hours not having elapsed since dispatched
my last letter per Empire City. What news can in
so short period have happened in such a city as
this, where almost every man looks upon his neigh
Dor as spy, so that no matter how great may the
| political wrong be that has been perpetrated, he
dare not give utteranee to his complaint lest his
4 words should be carried to headquarters and he
| ever after be looked upon as marked man. |
will relate to You circumstance of gross hard
ship recently inflicted upon friend of mine: You
/ are, of course, aware that tax is imposed OF
some ten per cent. upon all sales OF real estate,
4 slaves, etc. etc.; year or two since my friend
sold slave for s6o0, and the Alcalde, before whom
the act legaiized, decided that he and not the
purchaser must pay the Government tax, which
amounted to about $50.
Recently my friend became the purchaser OF
another slave for precisely the same sum Of money.
| The act Of sale was legalized before the same
| Acalde, and upon this occasion he decided that
the purchaser and not the seller must pay the Gov
ernment tax. In vain was it my friend reminded
him Of his decision on the previous occasion. He
(the Alealde) smiled. showing his white teeth
through his black moustache, was perfectly obvi-
ous of ever having decided to the contrary, and
said the law was that the purchaser must pay the
tax. Against this decision there no appeal, at
least no appeal that would not cost more than the
entire value of the slave, my friend finding any
complaint wouldbe useless had to '.grin and bear'
the loss OF sixty dollars.
There has been quite an uproar and rebellion
among the laborers employed in erecting the rail
way near Sagus la Grande. At place sealled
Caubuzal an American contractor has three de-
tal. A of
hired negro slaves, number Of ssAsiaticos, free
colonsts,. (hired from their owners) and several
GalIegos, natives Of Old Spain. "A quarrel arose
among the different classes, what about am not
aware, but it ended in sort Of & free fight y in
which some half dozen Of the laborers lost their
lives.
A work bearing the imprint g Havana, ls60,''
but which, unless am greatly deceived, was print
ed in New York, where observe it was entered in
the Clerks Office of the Southern District by its
author Mr.. Charles Rebelio, OF Cardenas in this
island supplies some valuable statistics respecting
sugar. The immense price put upon the book |
(eight dollars and half) has prevented my being
possessed Of it. have, however, glanced over it
ut the booksellers and made few mental notes of
its contents. The quantity Of sugar produced on
this island (crop 1s59-60) is stated to be 56s674
TONS The total production Of the world is placed
a. 5f,f oon tons 9a sas,, tbis ;sIana
produces nearly ne-quarter.
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n tbis ;sia,,d tIer ara aeo sos, estates t1,at
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estates The total number Of estates in Cuba is
stated to be 1365--iI Louisiana 1908. Cuba GRO
duces S25, ,s96 pounds louisiana, 1876, ,Oi2 pounds,
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.ssenty 'Mo 'ilu's nalliea Juan
ns,ianaez at1as she lankee' ana maetto named
a.snshe '.aipeiio' pelng conveyed 70 prison,
y inahe uleir escape ana were notn
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WHICH, Of
ela oru1 ga 'se o'a last, conilfns aem the bee
.r0 eA,eo oea received a0 aoa
steamship Union, which contyaowing from the ana
published IN the Americas morning: Our cor Our Our
Gnadalajara by thess sother things-o The 5,ivi the
city Of Mexico tsapl1ai under the command of that
Dy the oyds'as IN less than fifteen ahar aIre
iario fo ana Guanaiuato, and today il ras,r aDar
Ia r,a4,..' r "a Jug enemy, and will beak