The New York herald., 1865-03-24
NJ E X 10 o.
AFFAIRS IN MATAMOROS.
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COrt1na Still Faithful 70 the
Empire.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN HAVANA,
&c, &c, &c.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN HAVANA

Oar Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA, March Is, 1895
The steamship Jose San Roman, which leaves for New
York to-day arrived from Matamoros on Monday last
bringing dates from there 70 the 9th nst though the
is not Of the greatest importance We have how
ever the contradiction Of the report that Corna had de-
serted the imperial and pronounced for the republican
cause. The report, would appear, originated from
persons belonging TO Mendezs guerillasthe
who destroyed Lnares In New endeavoring to get
recruits by publishing stories calculated TO effect their OBJ
ject They stated that Mejia now imperial COM
manderinchief Of the Mexican forces had abandoned
that Two Of the parties thus engaged have been
captured and shot
Cortna is still doing good service to the empire His
brigade in active pursuit Of Carvaa whose capture is
hourly expected This latter chief was at last accounts
at the head Of only three hundred men, with superior
forces marching upon him from all points.
find by some Of the last advices from Europe that
the Pope has written letter to Maximiian the SUBJ
ec Of liberty Of worship and ecclesiastical property
forbiddng him true OF the Church permit the
appropriate tho other TO State His Holiness
is little late for the the thing DONE but for having
acted 1t is not unreasonable to suppose that the
penalty will be accommodation I do not know II
Juarez s communicated; but he 10 the one who de-
serves it, and not Maxmlian for this latter found the
points in question already established among the laws
OF the land, and has only respected them such.
Catholic President Of the United States would be just
liable to the Popes for respecting and enorc-
ing the laws which guarantee liberty OF conscience and
worship to all Upon this thing Of liberty of conscience
as II Is called am sorry to say his Holiness and diff
fer; and II he will only show me fair play can con-
vince him he is wrong, whether he admits himself
beaten not.
BY way Of Matamoros learn that there s consider
able movement among the Texan military. Something
is going which is kept secret Perhaps they have de-
termincd TO hold Galveston which they think threat
ened since It Is the only port to which blockade runners
have any access Tho steamer Wren arrived from
there Saturday. bringing quantity Of cotton and
friend Commodore Leon Smith, who returns In good
health.
PS-A most lamenabe accident occurred in this city
on Sunday last by which seven persons were either in
stantly killed or manned for life. An omnibus, while
crossing the track Of the Western Railroad, the
Castle del Principe into by the train and smashed
to pieces. Four persons were killed the spot and
three wounded One Of these latter 1t is feared, may
die II having been found necessary to anpntate leg
BY singular coincidence attention had been called
only the day before in editorial Of the Diario de Ia
Marina to the danger Of leaving the railroads in and
the city without guard or protection Of any kind Con-
sderng the fact that there guard where this acct
dent occurred, II s wonder that 1t is the first and
hope II may he the last.
understand that Eazzoleni's opera troupe will leave
for your city next Monday, in the steamer Habana