The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-25


rounded by shrubs OF mangrovothe existence of which
have more than once exposed In your counns-is az
the press to point out the expodiercy OF closing the
establishment with many patients In 10, whose lives
might be endangered by their rcmoya; and tho press
suggests the rroprcty Of doing so bext winter. Tho
foreign Consuls have also been induced to make an
application in this to the government authorities
Whatever may be the result, I am glad the
| thoritios found ample grounds to do away with n
nuisance which has been permitted TO exi>t for forty
years and has proved to have been the graveyard OF
thousands OF American mariners and foreigners will
take an early opportunity OF exposing other nusances
existing IN this city, availns Of your wide spread COL
umns "a the cny alternative In country where 50 little
| can be expected from the public prcss.
The French steamer Darien. from New Orleans on the
and i've passengers on board mostly poor Spanish refu-
gees from Vera Cruz garrison, whom the Spanish Consul
at New Orleans had provided passage.
On Wednesday afternoon we experienced terrible
thunderstorm. which lasted for hour aud caused the
death Of two persons who were struck by the awful
was at the time In the ophouse rooms, and the other
soldier duty Several OF the city edces struck
Some OF tho linen merchants having goods in bond
have sent them to Key West, Nassau, &c be REIN.
ported and entered for consumption at The reduced
duties; otherwise recent importers would have had avn
undue advantage and competition oyer tho iormer.
Another bull nsh, took place on Sunday last. II
female who recently made her DEBUT malo trerS
She has quite 'ssoushed the natives as well tho
Spanards.
The steamer Columbia arrived her usual day and
| brought s1SI. 900 ia specie.
Inc iDpdFctU &c lf1rdd0 ds Cu0f OF Inc llth inst,
says that the crop considered ~ end AMI had
not turned out favoaby, being snort Of last years
| There were moro vessels 10 port than required.
Tho extraordinary meeting OF shareholders OF the
Banco Espanol has been postponed or the 30th inst
several OF them ala not appear. 1ney seem 20 have
little or no inclination 10 augment the capital OF the
bank was projected The juno balance sheet OF tho
Gaia de Ahcrros or Savings Bsnt continues pros
porous as ever fhe cash account 81 02i s5s all in
| specie bills receivable so7p, ST. loans, sslb,15s.
The deposit sccount 81 s9< 2<7 OF which inte
rest sea The profits Tor the nrst half year wcrs
15A6si.
The quantity OF the prcsep. crops Of sugar received
IN Havana aud Naanxas TO the 80h OF June last was
1,2172s1 boxes against 1s111so boxes during same
period last year Deduciing slI COT aans. $50 ass
boxes last year, there remains 3596S4 Boxes against
1898 but nddng 3s972 OF old crop against q, 500
boxes in 1867, the stock which remained hand
was 3e3,o46 on The Goth OF June last, against
l9o 05s boxes on June go 1866 The molasses account
Of Havana and Natanxss on tho 30th June was
Received, 100 100 tsrces against o. us; exported
07,o21 uerce- against os03 remaining are tierces
against 700 terces; add for old, 5000 against 3912
stock on hand ,''0 tsrcss against eoi2 nsss on the
3Oth June, 1885,
Comparing the prices Of the principal American srti-
cles Of import on 30h JuneIast, find Ierd u SIS f5
aga6et III 10 per cw In 1893: goldfish, Halihx SO So
aeape ~ In 1890; boards, e23 against SOS In 1so6
boz shocks. 80. against kris In 1eed
The Avevege mporations for the last ten yexs were
lard, Of, 900 ON. GOLDFISH "a 900 cwt boards $780,.
0ooo0Q feet: boz shcoka 3i2oon, nnssnssd abooks.