The New York herald., 1867-05-24
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me stsAnship MORO Castle, Captain Adams, from
Havana on the 18th ns arrived Of this port yesterday
Tho purssr wfll please accept thanks for prompt
delivery of our dispatches and nlsG
SPECIAL Correspondence or TINE HERALD
KxsAus frsn Cuba-Hsuses g Rent and fer
Sale In Abundnnce--A Case Of Scan. Mag
The Number % Holidays % be Cus Down.
~ e - - HAVANA. Nay 10, 1881.
II was rumored yesterday that the privasssr fanariy
known BY the name Of Cuylcr has been captured
The sasssrA extremity of Ouba and thai the figats
HAss Do Tcssa was coming here, bringing the prvssssr
in tow. But none of the shps In harbor have moved
from their tranquil mooriass which or moro would
have done the above rumos had any foundation Tho
frisate r do ASH after delivering her treasure 70 Adm
raj Aendss. returned here on the 18th The Car
men has gone to Carthaseua
On the 18th inst the United States steamer Winoosk
Commander Cooper, returned fron Key West There
b no other American war ship in port
General Dulcs and family len Tor Spain on the 1sth
By the steamer EspaAa, also General EspauAr
General Duice and his lady ars said to have taken
with them no less than $780, 900 In cash and bla II
this So they prove to bs excellent nnancie In fact
cannot imagine how they could manage 70 collect
much money at such critical moment Perhaps
however, the lady had good foresight, and may have
been boarding up for some time past The happy
couple have intention retarn Cubaas least not
for long time TO come whatsver people may say 70 the
| contrary.
The government delegate appointed TO establish the
new contribution system, having found out serrors
OF print in the csoas assigned to Apothecaries and
druggists confeotioners, lapdAres silversmiths and
jewellers hardware Dealers jerked beef vendes and
shipwrghts the authorities have modified those cEo.0&
The aggregate customs returns from ali the pors Of
the island Of last month far from giving the customary
increase show enormous dim inution-say $27o.5e7.
or not far from 20 per cent deficiency compared
with the returns or April last year. The loss arising
from the exemption Of the export duties alone foots up
sign OF the times and the crisis which we are now
passing through there Is no lack Of sales at
aSc0n y 81 bo"as sd &C. shall not ss
auction ere long, though this has been the custom
hitherto excepting w.en the sales have been decreed
jddiciay Such property must now come down. like all
othcr from the almost fictitious value to which 1t
driven since the year 1907 There has been such
raordnary exodus Of the richer classes and many
that gone pass h country,
that unusual number Of buildings empty. This
will rcduce the exorbant rates Of rent which, coupled
with increased taxes must induce houschoders to part
with property the rents OF which have this doubled
their orginal cost tprior 70 1867.
! do not SEQ glimpse Of aneoraton in the general
situation Among the provision dealers three were the
firms tnas failed since the late dficultes commenced;
Gutierrez 4 Igeslas For the present it is
not apprehsndod that any more win break.
1t was nnch feared that Of the small mercantile
firms would have suspended but only H. I. Stockor
Co., s spoken o as having been obliged to do So in
Consequence or the failure OF the house of Chase Co.,
Portland, Maine The money market continues strin
gent As ever and the banks are comparativeIy doing
OF than three millions ncIuding bank notes. and
the Gaia de Ahorroe in hard cash. than aud
| amounts worth mention The steamer Panama brought
SAL from Vera Cruz as returns for American dimes
According to The late measures adopted by the authors
ties with regard 70 the Emaucipados negroes the gov
sher mora, a. well as physical ~ess Mw.fe wen
directed a is attention. tor the present. 20 the social
.da = % ss % ns
asd aOst cttcacicus remedies, Fhether Il Is
ewing 10 The increased innux II III sorts Of people
from divers points or 70 The moral condition Of
the population 1T large rcnderIng them APT than
formerly tombibs the smmora puncipiss introduced
know not but the fact Is that the equilibrium which
prevailed until about tho memorable year 1857 has been
completely disturbed; and crime and vcs ere never
action Of beneficial nature Poverty, Of oourss has
10 great extent tended 70 aggravae the disturbed
s 10 IN
an additionally excessive taxation not hkev n
alleviate he sonsr1i cosdi;,on q the people :. large
class or clan Of Spaniards, very numerous In Cuba
Who may BE- che rst 80 speak out plainly. and the
discomfort TO the Cubans alone.
In gossping circles learn that rich Cuban planter
OF this city well known in tho United States, lately
met with ono Of those misforunes which viii happen
g Least = soas coony even ~ the oes'
gentleman became snamored OF Spanish army Officer,
whose proposal for marriage was agreeable 70 the young
lady, hut strongly objected by the parent II ID usual
In such cases. when the lady determined have her
way, 10 apply to some MAGISTRATE other authority,
who finding no moral objections 70 the sritor condes
her TO the guardian OF female friend any
other lady Of uodoubted responsibility 70 tho satisfac
aud marriage duly solemnzcd The couple alluded
to followed this ancient custom to tho letter. II is
meni :, her aiers OBJECTIONS went so far as to deliver
up to the Justice some private papers, pertaining to the
political enemy to The State In consequence Of the
above circumstances IL Is further rumored the gentle
% mas nnsr .o
his property involate ana - the game time cut the
According 10 late Madrid paper, the question Of cur,a
ing the holidays which, according TO the Roman Catholic
res strictly kept spain and her dependencies is
objection diminish thsm provided that those re-
naming be vigorously enforced The prevalence such
cessivcly only serious both TO the
people and the state in Cuba the In spain, but
Il entails immense both while poor artisan
sborer deprived OF maay days wages in the week.
and has "a support himself and family out OF the few
portani reason for sasenng the number Of these ho
days-the inju'us eject they produce on the social
s,sca n % sSorrsssIop scrSsd me rom snoshsr .oyrcs
appears from the Madrid registers Of crimes that out
Of the many Of homicide assault and battery and
other misde emcanors committed from the year 1859
that OF 1851, at least nvs homicldes took place
on holidays, and only three on working
days. thry-our assaults the former and only twenty
the latter and two out OF every three minor
occurred on ieast days" The proportion In Cuba must
be much larger, may be readily imagined consider
/ ing climate and other circumstances.
The sugar market has for The last few days manifested
additional activity principally for Europe-and prices
have been fully sustained cloeng the basis Of 7rs
for No IL. although some choice lots obtain frac-
t.on more large number Of plantations have con-
| cluded their crops
| Ireighw are anything but active. Among recent
engagements notice the following charters spanish
brig Santiago for Liverpool, ~ 61 13s Cd Quotation
for Falmouth and q market, ca 10 E2 5s.l; American
bark Ruth II. Baker Remedies 70 North Hatteras, at
ST. American briG Edith. sugar 10 Phadcphis and Bal
tmore, u 50; american schooner Forest King sugar
New York. at 80.
Exchange continues In demand, but the rates have
reccded sterling. 10 70 l0k premium; francs, ~ 20