The New York herald., 1864-11-03
The Press Dsspaeoh.


HAVANA, Oct 20, 1904
The spaaish mail steamer Barceona arrived yesterday
bringing dates from the city or Mexico TO the 18th and
from vers Cruz to the esd.
severe earthquake was felt ct Taxcaa aud vicinity
the-3d Inst The cupoa, tower, sacristy &C., OF the
church and ecclesiastical court destroyed The
sacrssan and bis daughter were buried Ia the ruins.
All the churches, temples and private dwellings have
scacred more or less, and many are untensble.
Al haamoros zukar and the neighboriug villages the
earthquake losed forty seconds Scarcely sound build.
In was left Ono lady killed fhe faru buildings
were thrown down. The domcs or the churches OF San
Nicolas and Rabozo, aud of other churches, de-
hgious services suspended
species of waterspout lel on Monte Alto flooding
the city and country About Tacuta and San Juapico, 70
the northeast o the city aud around San Antonio dc las
Huertas the roads impossible, and the 9th the
The Estafss says some forty indiv viduals have been
arrested Ia the City OF Mexico for conspiracy and tho
three principal ones haye been ssRt Y yera Cruz.
with two hundred men and crossed over to Texas
i SAID that yuarez has passed over the desert Of
The spanish man war Bazan got ashore near French
Key, and WV ee . total wreck.
General E PoaCo arrested SacedJ and another ember
oi the government tried them by court martial and shot
them, all Of which facts he communicated to thepanish
General La Guadara Ia a despatch.
Sick soldiers return in every vossel from San Domingo
IA q wretched condition. Tho French frgate DeiIona
Portens has visited that port Though the yellow lever
has prevailed feartuly among the shipping. there have
been no caess on the Poreus due to the excellent adma
istraton OF her commander, r. Shufedt.
the blockade runner Denbigh arrived here on
thc 2Ih With three hundred and fty bales Of cotton
she reports from Galveston, but dou6tesa sailed from
Brszos or Veasco. feet Of United States vessels of
Cape Antonio would put stop TO this, these vessels
al put for that pont and then creep into port under pro-
lection OF the land
The yellow fever reported to DO sing Cal.
weston and Houston. Among the deaths is that OF Gene
raj J. M HaMyS g.. Ase~. -
Dr. sins and Rev. J. NJ. Goshorn have just arrived
from Mobile.
steamer which had succeeded In gottIng into Mobile
habor sprung aesk and partially bunk. Her cargo wac
much Injured and her POWDER destroyed.
IL is quito confidently stated that tue celebrated pirate
Semnes has arrived here from st. Thomas the Eng.
'lish mail packet Solent under the assumed name OF
"Snitb.n Ihave been unabe TO establish the truth OF
this report though have received Information sufficient
y conclusive that he not only came but ID stl here
tuco0nit0
The news Of the capture the Roanoke relieved the
anxiety OF persons here who had friends board,
a report had prevailed that she wrecked. lt 8
reported here that he authorities OF Bermuda have put
the pirates in ons and That they will either DO tried or
given up 10 the United States authorities.
Sheridan recent victories have caused much excite
mcnt here and made some Unonrconverts.
Tho Did0 to day abors TO prove that Missouri has
to the confedoracy, and says the nhsbapts
ookng to the standard OF Price, basDg their
statements the valuable Information 0t their New
York correspondent. the noted Peter Hicks