The New York herald., 1866-07-11

DN ESDAY, JULY II loo
tisemenh, it, paper, It's ink and its
income. II we are i'll, there u .
stamp upon every bottle Of medicine We
use. The lover presents his betrothed with .
photograph which is stamped upon the back |;
the wedding ceremony becomes excessively
costly through the multiplicity Of taxes the
happy father furnishes his child win toys
which have paid an increased duty. At homo
we peruse books that are taxed, or play o
social game with taxed cards, or listen to the
music Of piano that Is taxed every year. II
we 90 to a place Of amusement we find the
prices nearly doubled on account Of taxation.
We wear boots or shoes that have paid Eve per
cent tax, and clothing that has paid I'VE per
cent We drink beer that is taxed dollar .
barrel, or coffee that has paid ten per cent
sweetened with sugar that has paid three per
cent, or we indulge In wines that are taxed
sixty cents a gallon. Our servants use brooms
taxed at three per cent We pay three per cent
tax for our pins and nails. The physician who
attends us is taxed ten dollars year, and the
watch with which he times our pulse Is taxed
two dollars. Our furniture pays six per cent
tax, and 50 does the fence in front Of our house
or the railing upon the stoop. The very strings
in our shoes are taxed two per cent, and the
soap with which we cleanse our hands pays
three per cent Thus In every detail Of life
the extra and corruption Of Congress
are BROUGHT home to US and our purses, and
the people are compelled to suffer so that radi-
cal politicians may be enriched.
EXCITING News FROM CUBA.-We published
yesterday intelligence from the island Of Cuba
Of o very interesting and exciting nature. 1t
is reported that a revolt has broken out in one
Of the interior cities, among the blacks and
others, and, at latest accounts, the insarrec-
ton was spreading. About the 29th OF June
information was sent by the civil and military
authorities of Puerto Principe to the Captain
General at Havana that in that place, as well
as in the ncichborbood, spirit ct revolt had
been observed for some time past, and treason
able language was used openly in public
places. The authorities at Havana, however,
paid no heed to the warning until news came
that portion Of the population had broken
out in open revolt and declared for the "in-
dependence Of Cuba" and separation from
the Spanish government" On the 1st instant
the military force, consisting Of FIVE companies,
stationed at Puerto Principe, was sent against
the insurgents to bring them to order. fight
ensued, in which the colonel was killed and
two other officers mortally wounded, while
three companies Of the Spanish soldiers went
over to the insurgents The latter thus rein
forced, and numbering now seven thousand
men, proceeded to the mountain region. When
this news was known in Havana, three steamers
were despatched on the Sd Of July with troops
to the place OF revolt; but before they were
fairly their way tho intelligence arrived that
four steamers, with two thousand troops, had
made their appearance near Nuevitas, bearing
the Chilean flag, and effected landing in til.
vicinity. 1t cannot reasonably be supposed
that although these troops moved under the
Chilean fag they were all natives Of the Pacific
coast ofAmerioa. Yet there is ample evidence
upon which to base the supposition that this
invasion Of the island Of Cuba was not q
repetition Of the III clustering expedition of
Lopez composed Of Anglo-Americans and
other adventures and which came to so un-
fortunate an end but that 1t was undertaken
under the authority Of the Chilean govern
ment as an act Of retaliation upon Spain for
the barbarous bombardment Of the city of
Valparaiso. Santa Maria de Puerto Principe,
where this rising occurred, is an inland city Of
Cuba, capital Of the department of the same
name, situated between two small rivers, near
the centre Of the island, three hundred and
twenty-five miles south by east from Havana,
and forty-hve miles west southwest from Los
Neuvitas, its port Of entry, with which it is con-
nectcd by railroad. 1t has q population Of
about thirty th ,usand. Puerto Principe is q
place Of considerable trade, the exports being
chiefly sugar and tobacco. At an early day
it was the seat Of the Supreme Court for all
the Spanish colonies in America. Situated az
It Is, II affords an excellent central position
for the operation Of revolutionary or other
hostile forces on the island; and II the move
ment already reported to have commenced be
conducted with celebrity and vigor. we may be-
fore long expect to hear that the gem Of the
Antilles is wrcsted from the grasp Of Spain
and Chilean indemnit'es demanded and con-
ceded.
The SUMMED PLEASURE PrAcEs.-The season
at the watering places and other summer resorts
Is now fairly commenced II fs quite likely,
however, that there win be very material
change this year in the locations selected BY
fashionable people generally in, which to
| spend the otprriod Of the summer months.
Time was when Newport, Long Branch, Sara
tcga, the Castills, Cape May, and other similar