The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-11
NEWS FROM HAVANA.


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HAVANA. Juno Z, 1884.
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Blockade Runninc-A Teedsr Of rka~ks. DC.
Tho arrvs! OF . new esrryboai <om New York scms
ten twelve days since suggests few words Of local
news. In the absence OF anything from Mexico else
where This now ferryboat called che Edward Fcessr
In honor OF the lanaented founder OF Of most
useful public works. among others tho largo stofcs
At Regia, between which and Havana the boat Ia
question Is 70 ply. The Regsa stores. you may
remember, we're In great part destroyed by nre
last August Since then tho ruined portion has besn 70
built IN substantial manner than BEFORE 70 much
that tho bulldogs considered a. nearly nre.
proof possible You may easily suppose that the com
Havana requires immense stores Tor tho enor
nous quantity sugar that accumulses hero during the
season. and give you idea OF storage capacity
BY setting few figures before you The Rega stores oc
oupy Of eighty-sight snoasand hundred
ana eighty SQUARE yards, Spsnsh measure Those Of S.
catnaripe, g. JOSEF aud iho Planters store: cover
In the aggregate eight thousand three hundred and
twenty sluare yards flow many boxes OF these
are capable Of containing csnno say but Al idea may
be formed from the number stored last year. which
million hundred and fourteen thousand and sixty
six-nearly seven hundred thousand being In those al
which commerce would suffer would be- indescrbable;
but with them. believe, the wants OF the business com
however. that ia lime .hsy may no, sufes for Is
hoped that 10 short time the products OF the island
Cuba and trade generally. may be much increased the
p for notwithstanding the Custom House OF Havana
proposed BY the Count Armde, de Toledo-who has In
tariff which de.rsss 10 is but sS
abrcgasoD OF an tariffs and the establishments % free
anything ever proposed by statesmen and the benefit
tho government would be corsesponding'y great
as Is evident without demonstratrn me present ON
the Count will have to await the formation OF Csb
net which win have tho ccuraEl apdeniiG %
4 a.seasb,ns that, notwithstanding The wsli known
corruption Of the Custom House system N Cuba 1t should
continue unmodifsd Changes have boon attempted,
also through the advice or the Count dc Toledo but that
they will effect radical 10 not expected In fact,
the abuse hae become so chronic that there Is
but copete excsiou and knows this better tnan
the Count who Receiver General thu Customs OF these
Antilles and is therefore thoroughly competent 10 adgs
lished Spain win SEQ II, tho Increase Of revenues
and the trade 81 these Antilles wheth free trade Ia
The weather during the last month has been very
stormy whirlwnds ana hsilstorns OF the most violent
kind have been quite srequen. and occasionally dcsrac
tive both In Cuba and Porto Rico Trees have
up houses demolished crors injured seriously animals
have perished and evcp human life has been destroyed
port II IL reported that OF the steamers supposed
be the Isabel running from here 10 Mobile has been
this than we couple OF steamers ieT . day Or ,.o
since, doubt 20 try their Rck and those with coupls
more. compose tho blockade runners which "swTm" in
The English shipof.the line nupcsn hero with yics
Admiral Hope board between whom and the Captain
General civilties have been exchanged.
IL bias boon rumered here that Argue,es has been sent
n Spain but have ascertained II is not go though u /.
generally supposed such step will be saxon BY eur oea
government
Our ball season, which always commences with the bot
weather. will open 70 night at tho we'll known Puentcs
Grandcs the rain. falling in torrents, does NOS
terferc. This u . subject which does not 10 the
least Interest you; but what earth attn o. talk
about when news 10 90 scarces Everything new
10 particularly quiet; for the usual exodus OF
strangers and many OF our "nrsi families" flying
lab and heU loft nj
who get away ndisposod FOE anything but cool
bath or an Ice cream The rain which has coranencsd
viii continue Tor the three months. and life In the
meantime win be shockinsly dull ana insipd
Nv thanks have boea long due, ard feel bonnd TO ten
der them tdCaptan Is Messnvcr q tho Corsica for his
kindness 10 taking personal charge Of my correspondence,
thus enabling 10 coutinue writing up 70 the moment
OF the steamers departure-some three four hours
After she regular mails closed You easily under.
stand therefore that appreciate the Captains kind
70 the full and that only discharge boundsn duty
In thus thank ing him.
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