The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-19
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NtSisl euhht NoNDtNCt OF THE HERALD.
Creation of New Ports-The Board Of Health
aud Clean Observation-Disclosures Against
American Cai A,e-Heavy business Of che
/, Cnbtc--htpPh ~ and the late Gnies in the
Gulf.
HAVANA, Oct. 10, 1867.
Until lately tie hatil,atien Of ou,ports IN this island
has been cub fct OF conversation and speculation
among the custo house officials and merchants But
now the Coona Minister at Madrid has takon it into
sheraton with the ostensble object Of facilitating The
expectation OF produce and thus protect both the agr
cultural and iercante interests OF the island
The Board Of Health has no, yet resolved the pre-
else day wht clean bills Of health 10 be given. IL
was unders TODD 10 have determined to DO SO several
days ago, a. the majority OF the Board favor OF
few day procrastinsuon- IL may possibly he fixed
for the Is n instant The sailing day OF Tue Spanish
steamer.
Accord inc The Madrid papers by the ie mail ap-
pears u cxcrbant OF duty is TO imposed
fore hu cattle imported into Cuba, winch, carried
into Of Bet $50 far It has not yet appeared in the Madrid
Gasef q, will at once put end TO the importation
carrie ID from Florida, on which the American traders
iose 81 per head present Spanish cattle brought
matt bnal bottoms will be free OF duty; but the came
her foreign flags WIN be taxed with duty Of Is per
cunt ad valorem; foreign cattle by Spanish flag rs
per cent, and ditto in foreign bottoms 70 per cent
ns eso se4o pag on
per cent on an appraiscmen Of $40 or 81 so per head
| and South American cent Sl5-S0c head.
Tho merchants OF Matanzas and Of other large cities Of
the island are complaining that the interior teogaphs
enable them to receive the foreign without
having TO trouble private parties in this city |
more so as tue two ofces are now converted into one,
which Is centralized In the palace The complaint only
spanish are telegrsphed BY The Office 10 their respective
| destinations in Cuba. All win be remedied very soon.
So far IL is doing heavy business exceeding all eT-
pectations For the last Gay or two about one hundred
those operators that know another language than Span
| isn have been raised twenty-five per cent. Another
progressive will be made shortly by admitting
| POSTAGE STAMPS in payment oil kilograms sent.
The High Court or Justice, or Audiences, having duly
c me Se ~ saS l the sosd an %
magistrates IN the island thereof by cireaisr dated the
| Isl instant
| Several persons implicated in tho landing OF somo
Africans At Port Padre in the jurisdiction OF Hoiguu,
are summoned for trial By the aforesaid court in order
TO close the poc long pending N consequence OF their
| Eon-appearsnce.
formation OF the socledad de socols Mutuos do Calls
ss. an association OF printing composors who have
united TO mutually relieve distress among ihemseive
One OF our large cigar manufactures has been 1ned
500 for having dsregarded the recent circular OF the
City Governor by not notifying TO the police the names
end residences OF the workmen ltwistersl employed N
SAID factory. Awsg has suggested the idea that tho
keepers OF restaurants coffee houses aud averns should
also be required to give the names and dwellings or tue
persons that enter and leave those under similar
penaltes be says that would lie powerful guaranty
The Santiago Reiactor Of the Cd instant states hat g.
slight shock Of earthquake felt in sbt city he day
they write from Trinidad dc Cuba under date Of he
9th instant that Mr Edward Hairs counsel. Senior Bas-
ida had applied for the free discharge OF his CLIENT but
tho Attorney General overruled the application and de-
manded that the be consigned 70 three years
labor in tho arsenal. Tho passed to tue supc
ror court You will remember that Mr. Hall tired
Tor the murder Of Mr. J. N Murray, tho mate Of the
Tho French bark y. Penelope arrived here few days
| ago from Saigon, With three hundred and eighteen
coolies, on account Of Don Miguel ALBANIA; a likewise
i with tho captain and or the Spanish ship Bella
Gallega, shipwrecked the coast o. China in conse
| quence OF mu,iny which occurred board his ship
on the part OF the coolies Die urbances Of tho
nature toox place on board the Penelope which were
wounded and one or two killed
Last Thursday being the birthday Of Queen Isabel,
rim, held levee tho palace a. twelve ,ciOck which
was attended oy al the military aud cyil authorities
vste individuals rho usual ssiutes were sred from The
forts and the ram retuan There was also grand pa
| rado In the Afternoon which made splendid appear
/ snce
Tho steamer Junls,a Captain Hors, arrived here on
h,. az as ~, sno ,s ,ns afternoon Tor rna e,
but on reaching Southwest Pass experienced violent
storm from he south Which compelled her 70 defer her
New Orleans few hours before the sailing OF the Ju
n.s and nad experienced the very worst Of weather.
sustained some slight damage on her bulwsrks; but
THANKS to the experience skill and perseverance, Of her
captain, she weathered the tempest admirably and 10
expected here today Or To- morrow The steamer Hen
driek Hudson leaves this afternoon for Philadelphia.
| Dizziness Of Trade and Decrease In Tax Re-
4 ccipts-Probabie Suspension Of the Havana
\ mud A-pinwsii Line-McrcantiIc and FInan.
| ciai statistics.
| HAVANA, Oct. IL, 1867
The receipts this OF ~ Didrso de Ia Marina for
advertisements show decrease Of from six 10 seven
thousand dollars compared with those Of last year.
This entirely owing 70 the continued stagnation OF
trade, and an instance Of the effects OF the general
OF things prevailing.
learn from private but authentic sources that the
r collected this year 10 the eshi inst for internal
con, -ibutions In the jurisdiction Of Havana shows
a,,o. uton Of e11, 900 compared Of last
80, 4. ring period. the amount OF taxes
eo,.ct.s throughout the island during September last
80 s-1so u.s. This gives increase Of SllT4l com.
usrsd with he Same month, 1866.
Tbs snanIsN government has negstived the aprcs-
lion Tor mo. srate subverton 10 sustain the line %
steamers between, Havana and Colon, via Jamaica and
nthar ronis A 10 cannot DO msuniained without q
suhven,,n ve anal, probably be Deprived Of ts only
means az a rect eo,nmn. ncation with tol6>nba.
me pscep,s Of tie Hssana Contributes Bureau for