The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-13
Our Havana correspondence.

Our Havana correspondence.
HAVANA April Z, 1885.
The Easter Communion was administered by the Bishop
of Havana at the public prison. The rector Of the Jesu
it's College of Belen preached sermon, and some Of
the convicted Cinnamon were baptized Since the ap
polntment Of Colonel Mataos government Inspector
of Prisons there have been many reforms made in our
'Tombs" suggested perhaps, by his visit to the United
States The Photographic department also deserves mo-
tee out upwards of thousand culprits 1.-THE portraits
Of all being duly aken only two escaped in the course
of last year Tomorrow Sunday the holy sacrament
will be administered by the bishop, at the military hos
pl,al.
On the 30th ult Good Friday there total lunar
eclipse 1t commenced at about nine O'Clock in the
evening and at quarter to eleven it complete pre-
senting an irregular glaring form.
SPANISH NEWS
The Spanish mail steamer of the 18th of March ar
rived the Sd inst after passage Of eighteen and
half days from Cadiz direct She is powerful vessel
but experienced bad weather. Among the passengers l
noticed senior Cpriano del Mazo who duly installed
as Gobernador Civil the 4th, and the same evening
serenaded by the "Union Catalina, choral association
of Galatians We hear that the ron-cad frigate Tetuan
built the Ferrol navy yard, expected in Cadz by
the end of March join the Navas de Tolosa the Gero
ma fifty guns each, and the Conception fory-two guns
General isa uierdo had called Madrid to supern
tend the outfit for any destination the government
might deem expedent" The heirs of the Marquis do
Alcances had given up to her Majesty the Golden
Fleece" This makes vacant three titles Of this Order
FoRTnIcATIoSs.
1t understood that the old pieces Of ordnance on
the Puna Battery to be replaced by ried cannon Of
heavy cabre and posted to have cross fire. when
necessary with the opposite batteries of the Pastora and
Twelve Apostles. BY this defence and the casemated
Queens battery opposite the Bene6cencia those Of the
Punta Castle will become almost useless
patriotic idea has been started In Cenfuegos to sub
scribe towards the construction arsenal of vessel
owar replace the captured in Chile. The SUBJ
scrbers merchants, planters, clergymen and en-
P oysss The new vessel DO named the sesunoa
In imitation Of Ma.anzas Ind Cardenas volunteer
corps of frcmen is being ganized in this city by the
merchants clerks and shopmen.
His Excelency the Captain General landed In Nueva
Corona on Sunday at SIX NJ and AFTER attending mass
fifteen miles OF, belonging TO Senior Costa General Is
querdo and the Government secretary, Senior Walls
Pug left the 4th for the Pine islc and also one
o: the cathedral ecclesastics pous mission TO his
Excelency from some Of our female arstocracy.
The Sgto says that of the forty thousand slaves In
Porto Rico there nearly half that not en-
ployed in agriculture, being applied to domestic pur-
poses and owing to TINS circumstance planters nave
part Of their poor whtes-gibaros-or mountaineers
Mrs Horace Greeley aSd her lovely and accomplished
The faithful island has also been visited BY Mr.
D. T. Johnston and his lady, who formerly did the
honors Of the White House AZ Miss Harriet Lane.
MARINE DEAsrERA
The brig Croton arrived some days ago from Key
West with FIVE passengers rescued from the American
steamer Tonawanda, which, her regular trip from
Doston TO this port WINS wrecked on that Key under
band that all her cargo was saved by tho wrsckera
)ago St. Domingo and st. Thomas, sailed few day.
igo and among the passengers Ave Sisters Of CHAR
c9or Of the eSnssss.sSa OF sun Vicente de Paul on
heir way to Puerto Principe shortly after sailing
Maisi None Of the passengers were injured BY
the accident but in the engine there sever
persons severely scalded ono Of whom died the same
nLsGRArmc LINE srrwnxx SPAIN AND CHINA.