The New York herald., 1865-12-15
NEWS FROM CUBA.


HAVANA, Dec. q, 1885.
we Carai. Generally Of Csba--TAe Murder IF .xr.
Oero--.sketcn Of His Carer, DC.
CUBA.
The murleI of Don jose Garcia Otsro Brookly has
naturally called attention and been the subject OF
mont und conversation here generally. find in late
number Of the Bolia Merocntl Of Cardsnas the follow
Ing ef sketch Of the lie and OF the deccased>
"oero was native Of .As province Of Asturas, SPAIN
and might have been about thirty ,nve years OF age
more or less. He to this city Csrdenss) when
q,,ile ycssg snd Immediately went 70 work. suc-
se-dlne BY his sssiduty and honorable oondact in
making toleabis fortune. Within the last few mouths
fortune favored him in the lottery with prize Of
twenty-five Thousand dollars snd With his enerprising
anil character desrous Of advancing the Interests
Of the county to which he owed his fortune, he pro-
posed 10 endew tbis city with a handsome coliseum.
With this view hc purchased the old theatre,
only Of the kind then here before the Lycou
built and instead Of an ugly honse, which In no
way corresponded with the progress and culture Of the
city no raised building which cost him his fortune.
The perseverance,, fagues and arduous labors Of Mr.
Otcro in completing his work ara well known to all Car.
denas Already friend was congratulating himself
his success, since the hopes Of seeing his building
finished before next carnival his golden dream.
There his workthero 10 bis capital acquired by
much honest industry. We have seen tho painting,
which he had intrusted TO that excellent painter,
Monte Lila, almost completed There only remained 10
get ready tho seats in the parquet, the boxes, rangs
and other appendases for which purpose he vent % the
United states where the hand OF the assassin put end
TO his existence
omit as unnecessary, the euogcs on the deceased,
whose family and friends have the very inenfncicnt,
though no, unwccomo sat atsfnction of knowing that his
nurderers arc in the hands ~ stce.
Az specimen OF tho careless and unscrupulous way
In which s manufactured, would coll attention -
certain Havana correspondence furnished 70 the New
York press and published In the papers ~ the 0th u
IL Is stated therein confidently that General Lersund
has been appointed TO supcrsnde 'our' CAPITA General
and that this appointment s most dstasteu 70 the public
here because Lersund the writer says Is prcslnyery
m n.
sund has been appointed haze Just seen priv i,s
letter from a distinguished peraopage a. Madrid, who
states that the appointment OF successor 20 1encIei
Dulce causes great embarrassment 20 the government
and that the nomination Of Lersund y "eSccednRly
doubtful In the next place General Dulce has resigned
erpropria motu and therefore will not DO superseded
party and IL well known 10 be an intense nbolitonie
In fact modcrao and aboltonlst are IN Spain convcrt
bio terms IL very difficult " get person OF sense
70 collect news for the New York press2
Tortysix individuals belonging 70 the Civil Guard OF
Tho island have been selected 70 receive rewards for mer
recent hurricane. Tho rewards will be gold and silver
watchesa great Improvement on the stupid system Of
ine steamer TshKee, rom New York, arrived a.
santiago do Cuba The loth ult, with Mr. H. J. Wallace
on board, United States Consul at that port.
Tho French war steamer Lutln arrived here a couple
Of days since, from Port au Prince, Hsyu She reports
al quiet
fore yesterday, with Admiral Ddelot on board. The
Bishop OF Havana paid the Admiral visit the SANG
evenings circumstance which gave rise tho canard
ERs s Ess'ss Ss,.sss, va. on 's..s ssau.
and three hundred ras5sh9sfs arrived here day
before yesterday board the magnificent steamer Ncu
veau Monde, on thor way 70 Mexico They say that
yesterday morning
Mr. Theodore Dod, American, many years resident in
Cuba died on the 2eth ut on sho plantation called Las
Up 70 this moment, eleven o'clock 4 u. pcither the
csnGA par csns ~ NniaA