The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-30

FROM CUBA.
what the People are said 10 ThInk
About Annexation 70 the
t. United Athtea.

49, We ~ hNt A4N4uANhhh
Governor at Nsuvltas, that the R6yaI
steamer Francisco de AsIs, with General
LersundI on board, had passed Punts
Maternillas that day; consequently the
boat may arrive at our port on Thurs.
day night. A number OF laborers have
therefore gone TO work at once to com.
plete the. preparations for his recep.
tlon, The ferry boats at once have pui
on steam aud the committees selected
10 receive the new governor and bid
him welcome on our island, have made
themselves ready 10 embark. Every.
thing was hustle and excitement, when
II telegram came stating that the liRht
house keeper at Maternillas had made
q mistake, and that the steamer which
passed there was not the "Francisco de
Asis," but the U. s. steamer "Shaw.
NUT" which has entered our port yes.
terday morning. To return TO General
Lersundi's arrival. II was curious 10
see large crowd remaining al the
wharf all night In spite OF the
above mentioned telegraph, with the
vain hope Of satisfying their curiosity,
or Of being the first ones to salute the
General, and even the next day, few
individuals hoped to see the vessel
steam into our port. Yesterday, and
more especially today, large crowds
have assembled at all points where the
entrance OF the steamer canbe witness.
ed. Those, however, who have the
management of the festivities are de.
lighted with the delay, and all well
pleased, us they will be more at leisure
TO render the reception brilliant one.
A great deal of money Is being spent,
but commented upon by a great many,
whosA that the funds had better Be
employed for nlleyiatlng the misery
Into which so many families have been
thrown by the present stale OF affairs
In the country. The unfortunate vic.
tins o the Porto Rico earthq uake were,
nevertheless, rendered inefficient as.
sistance. The subscriptions on our
island have an excellent result, Sew
eIal war and merchant steamers have
already left for Porto Rico with money
and provisions. New cargoes are In
course OF preparation. An appeal 10
the charity of our Inhabitants Is
u0NSA III Ndlus ub nHWS
from New York, bought by the Steam
er Eagle" that Secretary Seward was
about to purchase the island Of Cuba,
has caused much hilarity among the
people. Some idle, misChIeyOus fell
low In our city, thought he would
amuse himself by spreading the news,
which the newspapers of the American
metropolis have seized upon with cay.
erness. 1t is also stated that the Min.
lister OF Spain has paid visit to Mr.,
Seward and asked him TO contradict the
rumor, for fear that the people of this
Island might become alarmed, II
would seem that Mr.. Seward has ac-
ceded to this request, u fact which has
increased the mirth Of those who know
the pride of the Spaniards, who are
we'll convinced that their Government
never entered into any such negOtia-
tiOn. have heard persons say that
rather than consent 10 the sale of the
island, the SpAniards would set IL on
fire, 50 rs to give nothing but ruins to
the purchasers. Such Il thing might
happen, but the CastilIan proverb
should be kept In mind which
says that there IL much space
between the words and the
deeds. Since the new system
of taxation is introduced, the income
at the city treasury has considerably
decreased, creating adeficiency oTSSOO,-
OOO. aud the consequence is that the
engagements entered cannot be n. ct,
The city owes to-day sSO,OOO to the con.
tractor for cleaning the streets; S75, 900
for the Aqueduct, and TO the gas compa-
ny for more than one years illuminA-
tlon Of the streets. The latter COMPANY
make claims continually, although
they receive every week u large sum
Oh account of said debt, In addition 10
the current expenses, and as they are
not satisfied, 1t appears that the mu-
nicipal authorities intend 10 reduce
that expense by using only one half Of
the illumination, although the city is
even now poorly enough lighted.
About thirty free schools and other in
stitutlOns are also said TO be discon-
tinued. The government does not dare
TO levy any more contributions, be-
cause the people In and around Havana
are already sufficiently highly taxed.
RumOr says that plan OF fusion
OF all the banks OF our city IL
Intended. This arrangement would
be good one In every respect,
for the Havana banks, with the excep,
tiOn Of the Spanish bank, are even now
unable 10 be of any service to the Ooun.
try. while, II they were united into
one establishment, they may possibly
be able 10 do something Tor the com.
merclnl world and for the manufacture
Ing interests. The existing eyII is
particularly owing to the lncapacity OF
some bank directors and the want OF
conscience on the part OF others, and
IN united bank would probably
eventually TALL back into the hands OF
those very directors, 1t IL doubtful
whether the new system would benefit /
the country any or not. Since my last
letter no more commercial failures
hnve occurred In our city; ! know,
however. that several importers Of arr
ticles OF fashion are in II doubtful posi-. {.
ton. The beginning OF the winter has
been very unfavOrnDle to them, be.
cause the customers from the interior
and from the different sea ports have
not arrived to make their usual pur-
Chnses. Many OF them were evidently
kept away by the rumorS OF cholera,
which the political Governor had
spread nll over the islands. The said
disease has now completely disappeared
from the city.
have heard 1t said but give the news
under due reserve, that the Peak OF
GuajnIhOn, which IL eight hundred
yards high, hus been smoking for the
last few days. TheSame reportha been
current In former years, but II appears
10 be certain that the smoke comes from
n party of runaway negroes who have
taken refuge on that rough mountain.
Notwithstanding the TumOr creates
some sensation because the lnts earth
quake In Puerto Rico and San Thomas,
ARE still fresh In the memory Ot tho
people.
There IL now no doubt TINT the sugar
crop will be II very abundant one and
Of excellent quality. II good prices
can be obtained the beginning of next
year will have II name IN tho history Oi
Cuba. Il IL very desirable TINT the
country should meet with good luck
for we have hHd rOverseS enough OF
late.
p. S.-Jnst before the steamer leaves,
tslCgraphiG news rench ny TINT tho
Steamer "Frnnclsco DeAsis" had passed
MnternillOs ut 8 o'clock this morning,
NO that General Lersundi will arrive
here At 2 o'clock this afternoon, lust mG.
tor the New York steamer will have
sailed, The people have received tho
news with much cheering and are gnth.
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