The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-01
CUBA.


Tho Cnptnincy GeneraI-RcmovaI,-T On.
position 10 the New Taxcs-Finnncial Esti.
untes-Enfsrcement Of the Measures 20 Pro-
tect Ghe slaves.
The most contradictory reports aoat with respect
70 The psrson who take the command OF the iaiand.
Il 10 nov said very respectable circles that General
San Roman v coming. u being alleged that General
Lsrsundi refused the appointment only because be
va suffering from ophthamsc operation, but more
especially because the Spanish government did NOT
accsde 70 The following abolition Of the
new synsn a dirscs taxaton ditto OF the Council Of
Administrator; dlscrsuonal powers to transport Va
grants and criminals that have been frsquens inmates
Of The pueblo prison. known here by the name Of remc
dmka Nevertheless, my previous source Of informa-
ton Is such shall not believe that any one else
coming until Tho rcal party arrvsa
me Administrator Of the Central Custom House. the
Collsotos Of the Maritime Custom House. and several
other employees Of same category have been removed
q sdesafxfos" 10 the system Of taxation. This
report 70 BE- corroboasd from the fact that they
signed the report Of General Manzano against the pre-
sent syste and which report was forwarded 10 tho su-
prone government for consultation
II ws may believe the private correspondence received
By the last mail from SPAIN would appear that instead
q relieving the people from the actual TAXATION % op
pressvs on al classes the government conssmpates in
creasDg The rate OF taxation from fourteen per
cent
Il Is raid that the dry goods dealers Of Muraa street
all Of whom are Spannrds resist tho payment OF the
taxes declaring that they will rather allow the govern
mens 70 cell Their goods and stores auction than 70
nay cent OF the oncrous taxes am assured that I'M
10 this date only two have paid them and that repre-
ssntation supported BY two hundred and ninety sigma
he's becn sent 70 tho for abrora-
uon Of the obnoxious system Those OF the Caxada del
monte have also resisted the payment and only three
aid 70 have complied The grocer have suocumbcd
70 pay under protest
According 70 the Official Ga,etse the estimates Of the
island for November next follows -Balancs OF The
ordinary estimates OF 1s80-1so1 S3S4 GOT: ditto EXTRA
ordinary, ele, 49o: ditto Of the s. Domingo debt.
$500, $50 ordinary expenditure for 1ss7-1s0s,
ditto extraordinary. "a 200 General total
Of estimated expenditure, 81, 500. 2so
published In the Official 0a, that spe sovegnsnen2 n
good faith contempates that the slave repatriation
which actually being done shall be record OF fact
II %, will be totally impossible TO prooue the trade
human nesh any longer. II does great credit 70 Che
authorities now u power, whoever they be, what
future ones may do ID another question because In
Cuba the laws ars said TO bs subject opinions the
authorities may sustain IN the for or against -
may be most convenient 10 circumstances" learn
from reliable source that the other day . young
mulatto woman who had cost her mistress ~ 500,
having made complaint 10 tho sfndr0 that the
owner would not permit her 70 seek another mistress
for any amount below the original cost the syndc ~
once declared that the woman liberty 70 ook LOT
another mistress that would pay $500 for her. vas
assured that the ndcs have received the circular rom
the nome 10 ernment 70 which alluded not many
months ago. but thai ihs inn authorities DO NOS wsn W