The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-05

make quick finish the seasons work, they have
commencement OF the grinding.
NEW SPANISH LIVE oF wssr STEAMERS
between Havana and Aspin vail Nicaragua and jamaica
the nrst boat tho Montezuma sail on the ed OF
Apr to arrive at Truxillo the 25th at Ncaragua on
ue zth anu a. Aspuwal the 10Th; at Kingston on the
an May at 81 Jago de Cuba tho 9th, and to return TO
Havana on the 9Th Consignces hopes Of getting
"suo'enton OF $4,000 for every round trip -
Not word more is said about that niggcr AFFAIR, and
presume that they arc comfortably established as
Most OF tho coolle ships which I named to You
arrived recently, but there are plenty more expected
Vessels nave had very little illness on me
can't
HAVANA March 81, 1904
You are aware that the number Of Representatives to
be elected for Porto Rico Is six and for Cuba sixteen
An equal number will be chosen by the government at
Madrid So far have not heard Of any nomination on
the part OF the government there but oneSenor Vina
)eras, young native OF Matanzas, long resident In
Madrid, and spoken Of in the highest terms by the
Spanish party. The elections on this side OF the water
have closed with the exception of three towns
and boroughs, among which have to include our own
capital where the greatest dissension has been mani
tested from various causes
Senior sama although somewhat BETTER Is by no
means out OF danger He made his will last week, and,
out of the three millions Of dollars which he Il said to
towards the construction projected BY council
Of general hospital, twenty thousand dollars to hos
ptal In his native town. Catalina and thirty thousand
to college under the direction Of the religious order OF
Escalapos IN the same place.
THE REPORTED NEGRO REvoLH.
The rumors about the negro revolts the plantations
mystery there many respectable persons" that
confirm as there arc Sthers that contradict them. The
whatever II may have been, while others, who have
nothing to lose either way evidently DESTROYS to
aggerate Therefore fall back to my conclusion,
as previously expressed, that there no doubt was
little difference OF opinon between the planters and
some of the dares who have likely been assured
by some white busybodies that t'iho Queen had pro-
claimed their freedom" while they knew that this only
extended to those called eman-ipddo, captured
negroes hired out by government People that have
longer heads than mine in all this tile folly Of
government not having sent those captured negroes
home long ere this instead Of hiring them out as slaves
and some say that 1t Is "too ato 10 do so now.
PETROLEUM
am assured that some 'borlng" lately pracced in
search OF petroleum at Guanabacoa, the other side OF
the bay has been quite successful that several de-
posts Of the genuine oil have been discovered If the
parties were less ntegent In the matter should have
pronounced the article to be chopopfe, which know
very plentiful among those rocky hills, whose springs
have proved very m dicnal in certain diseases.
The Spanish war frigae Cortes sailed two days ago
with hty-two convicts destined for Ceuta. / believe
some OF them were taken out of the prison at the Isle
OF Pines. We're government to transport few Of the
vagrant native blacks II would do good.
REVENUE REGULATIONS
TO convince you how much vigilance Is necessary to
iicaie peculaon and contraband trade at tho
ports, need only give instance which occurred
Gently 1tappears that the custom house at port
only produced about five thousand dollars monthly but
since delegate OF the Inendencia sent down to
make personal inspection it has produced about thirty
five thousand dollars per month.
am happy TO say that In consequence OF meeting
held by the principal merchants and manufacturers,
and the ''memoria they have addressed TO the 1nten
dsnca complaining Of the enormous incgea of duties,
proposed by government the daily papers have at
last taken up the matter with energy and II now only
remains with mercantile men 70 obtain by second
ing them thorough modification of the tariff rs pro-
posed.
Mr.. Fargo and family return TO New York in this
steamer, well Mr.. Barney and family. They have
made regular through the island and during their
stay obtained great deal OF valuable informal
People glad to learn that there IL every probability
OF an immediate revocation OF that hasty quarantine
der issued by your military authorities which they now
think only instirated by your mercantile nabobs,
with view to raise the value of their stocks OF sugar.
m6lasses, &C. f.
From authentic Information which have been able to
gather during these very dun days OF Lent, l
the conclusion that the final result of the ar crop II
turn out from twenty-five TO thirty per cent less than
previous CROP There is no doubt whatever that our
planters lost ut least month"; ut the most precious pc
Rod consequence of the great drought then prevail
ngand although they hoped 10 make IN for this sub
seauently BY extra labor they have only succeeded
n limited degree. You will have seen how many cane
fields have been destroyed OF late by Gro, In different
parts Of the island The complaints OF drought con.
tinue and whatever may still be gathered cannot
amount TO much Planters still sanguine In regard
prices abroad apd this they build their fond
hopes TO enable them 10 come out square.
collection Of human skeletons has lately been found
in one OF the canenelds of Union de los Reyes similar
that discovered Ia the district Of Gunes Numerous
investigations have been started ut different times
trace their origin but nothing has been found 10 throw
any light this mystery and the "processcs com
menced reposc quietly In the archives oil the noiars
public.