Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-21


The New Yoik Hera1a7s correspondent
at Havana sends the following unde
date Of March -:
According to he official returns in thl
district of Havana, in January last, on
Of thirty-eight clses of yellow fever nine
teen proved fats the mortality has al
ways been greater at this period thar
during the summer, when there are NOR,
eases1, and out o. forty cases Of small pol
only nine had died. q
IL appears by "a official order from Sc
nor Michelena, DE former Gobernadoi
! Civil 1.-THE new one was installed on thu
sth), that passengers need not bring ans
passports, provided that at the places they
come from it is lot customary to Civ,
them.
Mr.. A. Zerega, Of New Orleans, anC
connected with he new direct line O
steamers between this port and New
Orleans, IS now here, stopping at the Ho-
tel Santa Isabel. The Gen. Sherman
one Of said line, isa very safe and com
Portable steamer, just Of the proper size
she arrived a few days Z from New
Orleans and is nov in her berth.
In consequence Of the Spanish insur-
ahee Offices rejecting war risks alto
gether, and the onerous rates of insur-
ance demanded abroad, a merchant OF
Matanzas has proposed the formation Of
an association of merchants in this
island in shares not less than $4,000
for the purpose OF insuring vessels against
the war risk at moderate rates Of pre-
mium-fore example 3 per cent. to Eu-
rope and 4 per cent. to the river Platte.
The protector is himself ready 10 contrib
nfa ZIl NM ord fhfpn-- 49, 1T -
inal capital Of Sl,0OO,000 the COMPANY
could meet any casualties that might &C.
cur during the present Spanish-Ameri
can war. The project seems TO promise
a favorable reception. He further sug-
gests that the commercial community
might unite and have a good stauneb
vessel built and kept for the express pur-
pose OF pursuing privateers.
from Colon, near Cardenas. I learn
there had been several fires on the plan
tations in that u~eighborhood. The Ar
rata and santa barbara estates had been
the greatest sufferers. The fires are sus-
pected to have been the work of incen-
diaries.
In 1850 there We're S8.622.8l head OF
cattle ~ this island, against &c, OI4,38S in
lo0a-Jhus making an increase of TO-
1890 IN six years, or D.T9 per cent.
Al least two hundred or three hundred
tamllles are, l understand, on the way
10 the American colony at Cordova.
Several passengers wentfrom here in the
French steamer Panama, which sailed
on the 1th for Vera Cruz. 4 good MANY.
however, | find also return this wav 10
that, on the whole, they are only ofpros-
pecting" so far.
By \ decree Just Issued from the In
tendenoia, the export duty on tobacco
Will be levied from the lst of May next,
according to the old tariff, allowing ten
per cent. for tare but after that date
there will probably be some modification.
The sugar market though still lsnpuid
has shOwna little more lia. Thereseems
20 be some demand for bright yeIlows,
adaptable 10 the Northern markets of
Europe; and as these sorts continue
scarce, buyers pay full rates for them. the
same as II they were for the Spanish mar
kets. The last accounts from the United
States were anything but favorable. and
the buyers for that quarter have for the
present withdrawn from the market A
few Of them offered 5tGT} reals for No.
l., but these figures were rejected bv the
holders, The stock in Havana and Ma
tanzas is now about G5O, OeO boxes. The
last transactions reported embraced the
following parcels, viz: 100 boxes No. I68
at 8! reals, 200 do. No. u at Il reals. 200
do. molasses sugar No. 81 at 6 reals, $50
do. No. l3-l4 at 81 reals-au good, drv
sugars,