The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-30
CUBA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

Details Of the Hubbub mt SaGua-ia- (srnnde-
The santiago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City
I.oan-DrOwntnE OF Captain Humphrey
Queer Disease In tho Docks-The New Cap
tain General.
HAVANA, Oct %, 1857.
commercial gentleman established in Sagua has
just arrived here. and being ut from whom
obtain veritabs account OF the mentioned
in previous letter. enabled afford your
readers few OF the particulars Tho Spanish gontle
man in question was eye witness on the occasion.
The whole affair from the demise Of one Of the
Masonic brotherhood. The house in which he died
was completely bedecked By Masonic smblems
OF the most pompous character. One Of the
principal and most clamorous among the brotherhood
Rodriguez, . volunteer commandant OF the
Mticia Nacional, and the owner Of several stores in
saguA The public manner in which the preparations
for the funeral we're conducted and the boastngs and
braggngs which occurred on the occasion, naturally
alarmed the lower classes composed OF quiet and In
dustrious shopkeepers and countermen from the old
country. Ill., By degrees. they became SO susceptible
and excited q to proceed 10 tho oinc..l
Ing 70 him that the said Rodriguez, being .
person dangerous 70 the tranquility Of the place,
sms - r., - 10 declare their ptensons 10 ssa him
and pull down his houses unless their complaints
were attended 10. The Lieutenant Governor, himself
Mason, admonished them not TO do any such thing, 81
their peril there nomove sufficient TO justify
any alarm or 10 Rodriguez The mob numbering
seventy persona then proceeded to the Paxa del
Recrso,n or public square, where they in their turn
boosted and Dragged OF their strength In need
and created disturbance than the alarming funeral
had caused could have created. Be this IL may.
il was found necessary for the "Alcaids
Mayor" Or Chief Magistrate TO proceed 70
the spot and harangue them In appeasing
terms, aud At the same time to admonish them
70 depart peace aud retire TRANQUILITY their homes
assuring them at the tmc that nothing would hap
pen provided they obeyed his orders The group then
dispersed and tranquility was restored. The moment
The Havana authorities were made acquainted with the
affair IN investigation made and the result Is that
the Lieutenant Governor and OF the subaltern ex
authorities been ordered SPAIN leave by the
very nrst steamer for Cadiz, which the Spanish mail
OF the Goth inst
Ia the ARRAY which lately occurred In the public
PRISON OF Sanago de Cuba four prisoners succeeded In
MAXI ing their escape. These Ceco Garzon Mariana
Hernandez (both colored men, Manuel Besncourt and
Fernando Outlet The latter two had been condemned
for being concerned in conspiracy. There we're four
men dangerously woundcd-ths three turkeys and the
corporal Of the guard
The Spanish papers Just received contain circular
from tho Minister OF Fomento 10 the editors OF the
universities recommending them TO observe tho noss
jealous vigilance In all institutions OF instruction, 20
that tho professors and teachers do their duty and DO
not incucats any political RELIGIOUS doctrines bue
those prevailing and further that the said editors ave