The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-19

what cause can thu b. sstrbued9 ia very natural In
terogatve and have endsavorsd 70 nvss.ss,o tns
the diffusion Of useful knowledge the proper
moral education Of entire families Of the poorer
supposed sss that mi. Is Ii. only cause no. there
another and very serious one-the general condition
Of things all over the island ne'o .os ~ pa cns
dence and the consequent scarcity OF metallic currency
in the mercantile centres. cannot discern tne sghtes'
prospect OF remedy to this state OF general dis
order radical change OF some kind Is necessary to
the country at large from general bankruptcy Oh
There il no VARIATION In the sugar market The high
offers for small select lots do not exceed rs Tor
No. II. Chartered-Engsh PARK Minnie }as oa.ashasl
currency is rmer at "a discount and short sight gold
drafts command sx per cent premium. Sterling has
risen TO 1914 premium
How spain Consumes the Cuban Revenue
No Answer to the Cable CONGRATULATIONS
Yet-Robberies and Ontrages-Failure OF
Cuban OIL Pits-How IN Mexicun Exile Lives
o"'"' HAVANA Sept. IA. 1867.
Among the several royal DEGREES which arrived by
asst mail from Spain the Ocal Gasette Of Havana pub
fishes by which various items Of the estimates OF
Cuba are reduced Attention is especially drawn to the
item Of 1896 dedicated to the necessary repairs OF
highways and which became reduced to the insignh-
cant sum of $12O 900 for affair Of such mpor tant
character to this country This Is the extraordi
nary nasmuch IS more than four Of tho budget Is
consumed In attending to the general expenditure oil
the nation, the prejudice OF the interest of this
province.
The keeuest feeling prevails in consequence OF no
elegaphic reply having been received yet to the mo-
men Of writing these lines from Madrid was reason
ably calculated after the various submissive messages
which passed through In the afternoon OF tuesday
last The people have become very much concerned
about It, and are anxiousy waiting from day TO day to
hear I ba.ca L
OF them attribute 1t to other causes than those which
may hereafter account for this extraordinary
tion we have messages Of but recent date py the
Transatlantic Telegraph which came through New YORK
to New Orleans am sure that the cons ratuiaory
address from the municipality to majesty coaid not
have been couched In more submissive tone
though perhaps the effect In Old Spain may nave MADE
quite contrary impression to that which was probably
intended
In previous letter mentioned the increasing num-
Der of assaults and robberss perpetrated IN tne
with impunty In connection with this just notice oy
the newspapers that there large gangs or pands OF
highway robbers and desperate cutthroa's, perfectly
organized and committing all kinds OF depreaaohs and
strong achment OF cavalry was sent against one
of these gangs from Remedies. without having yet been
able TO obtain any decisive result.
great deal was said year about certain petroleum
oil pits in Cuba, and among others the disginss when
were being made in Madruga and other points on the
island But am sorry to say that they led to
satisfactory result 1t is true that many tnousnna
gallons have been obtained after Immense
labor and expense but the substance Is what believe
IN Pennsylvania is known by tho name OF "bulsbood,
and that s all that has been got out OF the Cuban d
dshcartened; ono OF tnem an American engineer who
was converted together with all his family TO the
Catholic religion, has, / understand, lost all faith
In the success Of the enterprise. The want
OF capital may also partly have contributed
to the abandonment Of all further ''digginss,"
else the business could have been persevered in
and fresh trials and experiments could have been made
they ought before abandoning the unde taking, as
everybody knows that the oil regions OF Penn
syivania it is all the borings that have proved sue
cessfu.
General Robedo, Of Mexico, is living at country
hotel in Maranao, and, probably from force OF habit
acquired in his own countrys bait fields orges that
he ia in q neutral land, where ho has nothing TO
fear Yet am told that he deems 1t either prudent or
expodient barrcade his doors by forming sort OF
palsade with the Dutch chairs Of the hotel do not
however think that so stawart soldier would resort
expedieut of this kind for his personal safety s
probable that he does to nhae the largest pos
sblc quantity of pure air in so warm climate by eav
ing his doors open and prevent any robbers from
penetrating his rooms while asleep without his beng
awakened by the removal OF the chairs consider II
quite a success in tropical climate
The sugar market continues inactive and few sales
reported The previous quotations remain nomi-
nally the | hear OF no recent charters. Sixty
days currency has been done At FAX "a per cent
discount and gold bills at 6H per cont premium.
Sterling commands 19A 1917 premium. Francs sell
at 81 premium for three days paper.