The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05
NEWS FROM CUBA.
OUR HAVANA Correspondence.

and Europe 20 be Unitcd Telegr a phicaIly-
Free Trade I'm the Spanish Posscssio ns-In,.
prt.on"ens and Release Of nm Americas
Citizen-Pr0snpt Action Of nm Americas
COnsul-Great Fire In Havana.
HAVANA, Sept "a, 1885
The Lendenei0 issued order the 9th OF October
last 10 the effect that from and after said date
memo ment OF the public sales would take place OF the
church property formerly belonging to the religious
orders and communities which wero suppressed Tho
G0sea Official reproduoes said order containing full
details Of said property. Tho fact Is that the homo
government u very much IN want Of money. and will
do lts utmost 70 make available all It's resources
PARROT GUNS CUBA
Tho landing effected this port few days ago. OF three
Parrot fed guns OF ton inch cabrs apd four hundred
pounds shot, brought by American vessel from the
United States and destined for the Moro Castle bat
tories whore they will be mounted in = few days, has
soited considerable attention. The Cubans particularly
admire the angcized system Of neutrality of Mr. Socre-
tary Seward BY refusing the Chans and Peruvans the
privilege to take away any contraband Of war; and fur
nishing tho to the Spaniards Tho only consoa-
ton they have the singh idea" that the Americans
supply the guns order TO have day Other the
pleasure Of knocking them down again. Tney pro-
nounce the proceeding very Engshke, and quite kind
Of Mr. Seward. The guns will undergo the necessary
proofs in few days, In accordance with the terms Of
tho purchase.
AND Tns SLAVE AND cooIIR TRADE.
The Spanish papers from Madrid have been 20 kind
TO inform THOR readers that the government was in
formed by It's Consul Sierra Leone that the slave
trade had diminished thereabouts ia ex,raordi-
nary manner" Query--when will the Consul have the
kindness TO inform that the abominabe traffic has
totally ceased the part Of the Spanards who
the only slave traders exsting9
We answer the question ourselves, better, per.
haps than the Spanish Consul at Sierra Leone The
coolie "tradc ia very lucrative The risk Is less
and in the long rum the profits greater Therefore,
and perhaps for better reason the niger trade will
die out by itself than would have been the
under any other circumstances, although finally Il
would inevitably have come TO dead stand. BY ad-
vices received here from Macao TO the 18th Of July
know that the treaty between the Spanish and Chinese
governments, for the purpose of introducing colo-
nists into this island, had been ratified. The Spanish
Minister then only waiting for the necessary in
structons from his before he proceeded to
Pekin. The cmbarkation OF Chinese coolies must be
carried very actively for the arrivals continuous
From rough estimate calculate that by the end of tho
year upwards Of twenty thousand Of these coolies will
have arrived since the 6rst Of January. The actual
price, according to tho contracts hore from twenty TO
twenty-onc ounces Of gold, or from $40 to
ago tho price was not far from $500, but
Il has been thus reduced since the alarm
has prevailed here OF cholera consequence Of the
aggerated advces from all parts and which account
neither planters any other parties were disposed to
run more risk than was absolutely indispensable 70 their
immediate requirements Some OF the ships which ar
rived with coolies lately, nearly all which vessels
French, have suffered large mortality during the pas
tho conracis naturally renders this rnc less lucrative
than IL has been vet Il leaves handsome profit 10 oil
concerned IN the trade Several Of the vessels have
lately returned back 20 China In ballast and this proves
that the owners can afford 20 do So Presenting tins
immigration 70 continue uninterrupted for some time to
come naturally draws forth the question rs 70 what
effect will have hereafter in than view; but
this will not expound at present. as must not be for
gotten that II the Chinese are not dcgenerating race,
their numbers always the decrease as soon
they out Of their own country this fact very per-
cepbly the In this island The of this
y speaking, they not altogether treated well
any Of the most inferior whites and this Ia par
culary the case IN the county especially on me sugar
grocs they not considered any hotter than the LATTER
whatever their creator agility capacity and better iudg
ment DO than that OF the African race Thus Is ID
that hear frequently Of murders and other great
crimes committed by Of them, though the victims
seldom any other than the nsayots taskmastsrs,
who invariably prove to be most deplobiy ignorant
set Of men, and often great brutes
BULL FIGHT, COCK reHrs AVID rHynf sArosAL cnARArsn
The prsss since the arrival Of General Iersandi,
has become remarkably sanctined Whether this s ov-
ing the lack Of other matter which they dare not
ment upos with the same freedom and even lcvty, ss
they have done OF late years whether owing the
times whether he N fawn snd nster the Governor.
certain Ot diHeertAtons
about the bull fights 10 light which nos long
ago much exoIlcd ~ coming from the pens Of
s.arts,icn and most erudts writers. As 10 the cock
Nights these are now completely denounced by NIL nut
handful Of naiivas In the OF all such denounce
tho press has also taken mp the question Of pre
ventson OF cruelty animals In imitation u other
cennr,es aud shall not se surprssd 10 zee ere long
the formation vi regular associations as exist elsewhere
The ball fight 10 national sport, intrtnsicnly Spanish
and dates its traditions from time nmemorAi: ergo, this
will never be done away wth-it may undergo many
notifications but will be wrenchcd from the 'peo
nothing traditional about cock fights. the only thing
which prevents this sport dying out s that the govern
ment draws from Il considerable amount Of revenue
and long as this il the case u useless for the prcss
TO say one word sbogt H. But TO be Just 10 all u
IA duty acknowledge that very few OF the
lhtened classes frequent the cockpit Az 10 the
other queston-thc prevention Of cruelty animaist
were Nv far better with prevention OF
arbitrary punishment and uDcacd for cruelty 10 our own
fellow men.
VIM A RIGHT TO ma WALK
Among the proposed reforms, one Of our dailles
recommends the fnlhmeni Of tho bfh chapter aricc
forty.two OF the municipality ordinance " the - &c
January last dedicated 20 'pnblic ORDER which
as follows:-"whencyer two individuals she, nice. in
tho tho preference Of the inner hand side
shall ceded BY the party the icn hand ride u the
street 10 the one who is on the other sdc unless they
Of distinct castles or rce In which he OF color
shall always give the preferred sdo 10 the white person.
or, 10 default thereof, pay hue Of So
o,.sn me consor, ,hsr. w,, he rsn% ,.vsw 81 ,sc
roops before tho Captain General in front VI the Taron
theatre. ON the l0h proIImo, tho birthday Of her
Majesty Isabel H. there viii be grand banquet u the
palace after the usual icyec and official reception by
tho Captain General representing the Queen such
occasional as usual On the 10th Of November the
saints day Of her Majesty there will be the customary
reception grand parade n the military. and grand
soroo at the palace
cr-ps AND TIE srrasuc cAntv
The directors ~ The Telegraph Department
the necessary reforms with all possible activity IN order
~ prepared for the special service required when the
island Of Cuba shall be connected with Europe ny the
submarine telegraph II reported thai the line be-
tween the United States and Cuba will be ready No
nj tn don
II 10 feared that for the sake Of little economy the
courany Cardeuss will h. selected the poiut ths
SIDE which II may he seriously regretted inssmuch
~ the land telegsphs this island constantly in
terrupted either teng affected ny the continual vars
lions In the weather. particularly by thunder
storms or Of order other csuses besides which
there IL no small amount ~ blundenng the part n
the opevAsors who arc plsy boys and oil this ma,
frequently have serious consequences Any sarrdc,
shonld therefore Be made 20 les The end Of the line