The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-11
NEWS FROM HAVANA AND ST. DOMINGO


Our Havana COrrespon dence.
HAvAsA, Jan. e. 1895
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The holidays yet scarcely ovor, for have 70
pass through the ordeal OF Fridays negro Saturnaa and
then the monotony Of ordinary life must be resumed
until the next interruption. But lattery the differ
ence between holiday and working day is not 30 great
az formerly and therefore the former is no, nearly
10 welcome People not much in mood
for enjoyment when their business is dun and it is quite
well known TO you that principal customer, Uncle
Sam takes but tre OF sugar and at all of our
cigars There continues to be- there has been during
the holidays good deal Of bull lighting in lieu Q, pet
resulting, l have already told you, in
nghtng Of a serious kind; for il ap
pears the amateur pcadors would not be salts
fed without seeing little Of their somebody
eIses blood and they have it. One OF the parties
had his face very badly wounded and will undoubtedly
carry CHASTITY memento of these holidays while he
lives
speaking Of business, am getting ready to present
you with synoptca statement of the export and import
trade of the year just past being unable at present TO
give you more than the promise.
We have heard nothing important from st. Domingo
beyond fight at Puerto Caballo the 9th ult last ing
twenty four hours and resulting in the capture by the
Spanards ofwo launches with loss TO them Of thirteen
men killed and wounded. The man of war Andalusia
sent in three boats to capture two schoones that were
loading to the blockade, OF which was found
empty and the other had some mahogany and tobacco
on board The chief of the expedition is said to
have been wounded, though l am credibly informed
that he killed. Loss TO the enemy unknown.
Affairs in that province are in curious condition The
interior has been completely abandoned by the Spa
nards who congregated in the principal seaport
towns and though it is the comparatively cool season
| there appears to be intention Of undertaking any
operations II is useless TO try to conceal the
fact that there is, now, considerable mortality
among the troops Efforts have been made TO prove that
it is not so but those who have the official figures
know better. Every steamer from there brings a
large number Of such Of the sick as can DO
removed, while perhaps as many cannot be stir
red, and large per centage die. A steamer
City with hundred and eighty four sick but whether
they were left at Santiago to Havana do not
know II is sufficient to know that she left with that
number OF sick board That climate is the great
enemy.
We have just received Of the fall Of the Narvaez
ministry in Spain 1t is not supposed that 1t will inter-
ere in the least with the condition Of things here.
The glorious have been receiving lately from
the United States continues making converts TO the
Union cause and the Didrio is following in the
track OF the Conica of your city, and the Times OF Lon
DON and to admit the final possibility of the South
being subjugated
am sorry have no greater amount OF news, but such
accidents must happen occasionally. The steamer
Liberty Captain Wilson, leaves today at two o'clock,
very proper hour earlier than which steamer ought
to leave
Exchange on New York continues at sbou, the same
figures The Columbia arrived yesterday and we look
for the Matanzas to morrow