New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-22
alsn QorIeaus 1allg Grtstsnt.
! HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE.

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s's'Ss'S2 HsgASa. Nov. Ts, 1850.
Mr. Editor rle intelligence Of The election of
Iii. Liteoln 10 the Presidential chair, received
hcre psr Isabel from Charleston, 18th INST, mas
created quite an excitement, particularly among
our Spanish g9seaas.
They resoica ovar tho prospect oi q cislsloit q
she Union, ana fo1eteil thst the Southern States
vim cali upon France for aid, and that We latter
mower WI; place French Prince 70 rule over
ths sUnsh.
How little do these people know Of the American
character
am nSt quite certain il ! informed yeu in my
last iessss, that early Id The present week mulatto
giri private slave in the family Of the Count OF
Ssnfpgenia, hsi thrown herself from the balcony
of fhs residence Of the Count, at the end q the
Plaza de Armas, and thus committed sulciae.
had hoard she had heeE threatened ~ pc logged
ana sent to work in the cane field OF the sugar
estate, which led her b commit the fatal act
Knowing the kindliness OF heart Of every men,
Der III tie family of the Count, my curiosity was
excited 10 know what fault the poor girl had COM
ittsd that haa led her 10 being so threatened and
Al have heeri the story ID as follows A young,
poor but respectable man, had been introduced
into Tho family of the Count, in the country, last
I tls Countess, hy whom his passion was recipro-
Gated. The Count and Countess, however, refused
ther consent u the union cf the young people, and
the result was an appeal to the Captain General.
According to Spanish law, Young lady having at
tanned tho ago OF maturity ZIG Or Is. know not
which, can marry whom she pleases, and her
parents ave hound to give her certain portion Of
Sheir substance IS her doary. Ia this case, the
General sent an esca,ibad fnotary pnblic)
TO the Counf, who referred him to his wife, the
mother of the young lG5y, who in her turn referred
hin to the young lady herself, who IN reply 70
tlie inquiries made Of her, said yes: She was de-
tersnined ID marry her aifianced-tha no one on
eartll had the power nor should prevent her from
i fulfilling her Intentions
The slave girl who destroyed herself was be-
Iersa To hare acted AZ sort Of go-betHeen the
young people, and was consequently threatened,
as before stated, which led to her committing
Suicide She was the iady.s maid ] am told, of
Tie Sehosits had from her Infancy been Meated
with great kindness. The idea Of being compelled
s to work in the field, after she had been logged
drove her frantic, and she thus was led to take
her life BY violence. The Count Of Santovenia
has thus not emily lost d favorite slage but is in a
fair way to also lose his daugfiter, and that
portion III her mothers property to which she Is
by law entitled.
EarIy this week q burglar got into the rear of
large grocery store in the Plaza le San Francisco,
broke open g trunk and took from it hundred and
fifty onzas (s2550.1 Quite q haul
At Union, last week, the chief police officer re-
ceiFed information that there was d suspicious
character riding about his district. The police
oTieer went Id search and found him. he had nc
papers, and was ordered to follow the police
officer io jan. This order being unheeded, the
police officer pulled out weapon to scare the feI-
low but unfortunately slipping, fell to the ground
when be was fired at and wounded in the leg BY |
the sispcious character. The wound, it IS feared,
win prove mortal.
Don Jose Sanchez Banetez has been elected Ad-
ministrador General fthe Matanzas Railroad, vice
Don Rafael HsneAa, resigned. Many very necessary
improvements on the road are expected soon to be /
made.
A small steamer it is reported ID soon TO be built
by Los LeHes Pelayo, Pardo Co., of this city, to
ply between zuzu and Casiion, the port of villa
Clara. new railway has been recently erected
betWee znzu and Sancto Esprito, with which the
proposed steamer will connect.
The inauguration Of the Villa Clara railway Is to
take place on the 1eth inst Thus internal improve
meats proceed rapidity in this everfaithful isle.
Settlements Of Canary islanders are to be made
iii tAe north part Of the Eastern Department OF this
island where land is to be given them and facilities
for The cultivation Of the soil. Daily this portion
of the island, which hitherto has been uncultiyated
Is becoming of more value In the estimation of the
people. The weather continues moderately warm
and very pleasant.
As eYef, ~
p.s.--We have had q brief visit from the e. S.
steamer Mohawk. All well.