The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14
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Ia "ded-ssis Of shs Oceas Hone ss-.
pcsA eS' r.,vs ,ss,
Our s. ID Of Brokers held meeting on the isi ina
10 discus, "a spropriey Of rendering public msaesaa
ton Of re.osa and gratitude Mr. NJ Morales d
thu oIdsvt sn chants In this ciiy u was agreed ID
suspend bus,ncs~ on tho % in order upon him
en- mase and prsA mt him with address Tits goa.
teman has bseu h cly appointed Counsellor Of oyl
Administration wHtA appointment oosfess upoa him
the tito OF Excsllsnvys
The imperiaf Ahossuto made trial trip yes-
tsrdsy afternoon prosAng few miles outside 81 NE
MORO Castle to Try hssaieed after having had her mn.
s.s os Pss 81. as e
feather the nest OF ImYesiai hajsssys coossi
this by Jas~x for ths dsvsry Of tDs
vessel.
All vessels arriving sitter the Ztst fnsaAs gill be- sub
tectd to Aue Of S25 for lack w werght aad measure
in the manifest is estimated that NJ lesss $4,000 -
ditional revenue will accrue yearly from this source
Some disappointment is felt sccouns 81 shs cable
nst being ready on the Alh, as was anticipated
No specie will hereafter be received ct telegraph
stations a. payment for dispatches bat gevsssnses
Tho Spanish brig Maria Louisa at THE port on ss 2esh
25h or tho coast OF SAINT Domingo eleven OF the
crew Of the British ship RUSSELL from Antwerp 20
which struck on the breakers on Plata saoas on the
gam. Tho cargo is a total toss.
As Captain MITCHELL of the American bark Josephine,
lying AT French Cay, Cabaren was returning to his
ship IN bis own boat It capszed throwing them all In
the water Tho captain was rescued by passing lighter
but tho two sailors drowned.
The French schooner Florc this port 10 day from
Dunkerque, brings full crew TO man the French bark
Louise. laid In this barbor ever since November,
1865 under decision OF the courts for the killing OF
cabin boy by former captain.
The following order appeared 10 the ofcal gazette OF
LOCAL OryIcr CUSTOMS.
HAVANA, July 1, 1867.
BY . superior order directed 10 me the Official an
nouncement published for the sso at public auction OF
hereby Withdrawn and for public intelligence the fore
FRUJIILO, Collector.
The glorious Fourth will be observed usual by
Consul aad the fow Americans scattered bore.
Our sugar market is active at 81 reals per ssrobe,
Dutch standard No. IL
The Use OF tho Cable-Privileges Of the CLERGY
Cat Down-Strength of the Military Force
| in Caba-The Troubles OF Sending Messages
by the New Telegraph Cable.
HAVANA July 8, 1857
The Fourth OF July, In the absence OF any American
Of war; passed quietly The bay presented lively
appearance considering the limited number Of ships in
the harbor nothing like what have in for
| mer days.
The Spanish mail steamer Puerto Rico arrived July
An immense crowd gathered the wharves and along
the harbor far as the Pun,a-perbaps not less than
| three thousand persons-who rushed there 70 have
sight Joaquin Posada tho supposed assassin Of jose
Lago victim Of lottery prize enved BY the assas
SIM and the corpse Of which victim was packed up In
| tin box for shipment TO Cardenas. Thanks to
the submarine telegraph, the assassin did not escape
! tho hands OF justice. The Marine Court has the
jurisdiction Of the The assassin took passage in
SAILING vessel for the day after the murder not
! only with Lagos passport but with his victims
| baggage: ana when no was arrested and searchedho
wore ring with Lagos initials, aud pocketboOk. with
bills to the order OF Lago. tofa much smaller amount
than had boon reported, found in his pockets.
Whom the vessel in which he went was s,l! several
miles from Corunna man -of-war sent out Tor the pur-
| pose boarded her and secured the fellow. He was
brought here in custody,of marines and conveyed
handcued in barge TO the Punta stairs and forthwith
lodged in the pubic prison. The trial will take place
| Immediately, aud the matter OF evidence being very
clear, priest told me, It is presumed that his
| v,ctiou will follow II, however, previous
assassination can be brought against him. he is likely TO
get on with ten years Imprisonment.
The last mail from Spain brought decree which ap.
pears tho Gazette Of this city. Perhaps may pass
unnoticed, Of little Importance, but 1t 10 by no means
devoid Of significance. The Spanish clergy, az your
| readers know full well, were loaded with privileges
from time mmemorai; but their prerosatves bcing
steadily reduced by the liberal party In that coun-
| try With the create Of the new civil law
and the appo ntment Of justices OF the peace, the
aforesaid privileges have all but received their death
| blow Clergymen will henceforward be compelled to
appear before the civil courts, not only principals,
but even Witnesses the may be, because the
Church os, the prcrogatve Of hearing civil cases
concerning churchmsn. The Havana clergy, who are
not altogether free from arrogance, did not fail to mani
fest resistance this stroke they made pompous repre-
senalou to the superior government Such extrome
measpre placed them cqualizing level with the
people whose condition aud rights they considered 20
| inferior to their But the home government,
although as catholic and orthodox a. any can oe coule
modern IDEAS and public opinion and the pretenons or
tho bishop were not only not recognized but the april
| cation uncquvocay negatived.
In consequences Of tho Collectors report to the Trea-
sury pointing the impossibiy on the part OF the
merchants make the entry Of their goods IN tue form
senanded by the new regulations the Director OF Ad.
ministrslon has granted further term Of one month
Al inc Same tmo from the fne of sixteen per cent
vided tie goods be manifested in conformity with the
present law.
Ia N,iicia military paper Published in this town,
contains the following :-Accordlng TO the directions
contained IN royal order OF tho lin May last, comnu-
ncsei 10 the Capian.G enera' aud having reference
the Cuban estimates Of war, corresponding TO the next
fiscal year, appears that tue army IN this island is 70
consist Of twenty thousand men OF all AIMS unless CIR.
cumstanoes aud the servos should warrant an augmen-
taton The Infantry will 10 fifteen thousand strong.
comprising the egh, regiments and -four battsions Of
ehas.surs a,adoresj qgsrercd IN different parts Of
the ssnd the force OF each viii be seven hundred ana
nfiy men, distributed in companies with the ncces.
ssry nambsr OF officers The battall1ns OF mita OF
Puerto Principe Cuairo Villas Santiago de Cuba ard
Bayano are dissolved while the officers will be consd-
cred attached TO the militia OF Havana, which con-
tinuos -
one Of our city organs fears that there will be very
serious piunders committed by the Cuban and Foridan
cable TIE kilograms arrival al the American side
have entrusted 20 another company which trans
stss them into rngish and then sends them forward 10
thcr address Iffor Spain any Spanish possessions
the kilograms have TO be again given IN spanish ncud
ting the osai dispatches Of government therefore the
tessams have not only 70 pass through ,he hands Of
-four operators but what worse through TWO trans.
iaors whsrsAa often enough 70 render the trans
| Iatcn inco N prchensivs TO him who made IT, said or
gAu suggests q remedy, BY admitting the telcgrams
written IN Spanish 70 % sent forward % The same IAN
gusge appointing Spanish operators for the purpose. II
links ths, ths would induce the English companies to
to,ow The ssms system.
ksy West hitherto has been but an insgnncant place