The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-06

AsfIvou N suis port yestoruoy
inc puser Of the Rapdan win please accept our thanks
for prompt delivery Of our depa,ches and Gles
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE of Tae MaAtn.
The Telegraph Cabie-Coolies an Their Why
To New Orieans-What viii be Done ON che
Subject-A Handsome Premium for nm Arti-
fetal irrigation observation-disclosures in Rid OF
Imperial Mexican Refuaees-Nccessity tO
Wake up the Port Onicials Of Havana--C0su-
merciul.
HAVANA, July a. 1897.
The intense interest prevailing with respect TO the
cable SO important both TO Cuba and the United
States is daily increasing II Is the principal theme Of
conversation not only commercial circles but among
all classes and at all hours
One ferry boats have been got in readiness 70
enable public tho immersion cf this erd
Of the cable the cable expedition appears in
the ossg, which will be speedily sgRaed by the MORO
Castle. This can be Done il the vessels twelve
miles distant The ferry company win make money
by his fash of poteness having done the request
Of a large number Of wealthy persons; and
in order that the sea going crowd may DO
as select or respectable o. possible the fare
has been fixed at 81 l2k. II the company had
fixed lower are all tho steamers in tho harbor would
be enough to accommodate 80 large OF
people would wish to the aquatic CT vilizer
being immersed in the briny deep. To crown tbs har-
mony and enthusiasm which N to cnsue on the all-im
portrait OCCASION happy to say that tho weather.
despite the heat, continues excellent, With easerly
breefes prevailing
md in the Dlario de Ia Marina of to-day few re-
MARKS relative report recently sent Washington
shortly expected in New Orl ans despite the act OF
Congress OF February 49, 1855, and tho Emigration act
OF July 1865 Very few, perhaps, bat Americans can
undeapd tho correct spirit OF the acts in question,
therefore Will pass the remarks alluded to.
All can the subject 10 that the Consul quite
correct the information given the Secretary's Office
and although is said that according 10 the opinion OF
a well known lawyer in Louisiana, and tho alleged deter
minaon OF General Sheridan to support that opinion,
TO the effect that there is nothing that can
legally oppose the introduction OF the coolies into the
South, Congress will permit II, and except
il DO clearly proved that those labnrers spop-
taneousy and from their free Will emigranis 10
the United states or course the adaptabty OF those
coolies the South has nothing to do the question
but what has Is that they and their labor contracted
for for term of years mot perhaps exceeding eight
years, but doubtless for more thao one year., al
monthly rate OF wages varying from ten to fifteen dol
lars hence they bondmen in the strict Of the
word, sud they may simply be called aborers servants,
otherwise but this does not change the character OF
the contracts Suppose those Oh namen alter time
away and refuse to work any longer at the stpa-
lated of wages would the parties that hired their
labor find any protection in the faws2 Tho laws rather
would protect the labor Ego, the contract s waste
paper and the enterprise against the law. Mfr.
wyckes should have seen to this before he ventured
into it; but he persists because he thinks he is sup
ported by the opinions Of linen that know all about ~
including the New Orleans press The coolies VINO
lately in the William Robertson will be proc
ably cotton plantation; they form part OF tn
pose they had run away from the vessel what would
have been the result, both to the captain and the
shipper.
One ofthe most eminent veterans Of the Spanish army
Field Marshal Juan Herrera Davla, took passage yes
terday in the spanish mail steamer for Cadiz He filled
the post Of Sub Inspector Of the Artillery with great
popularity He seventy years old and has been
sixty years in effective service more than twentysix
OF which he spent In Asia and America Spain has very
few left Of these men, who figured conspcuously in
the Of independence against Napoleon. Herrera is
yet strong and hearty, like man at afty. He has
several times been Deputy Captain General here.
According correspondence from a highly respect
able in Madrid il appears that the Colonial Minis
ter bad accepted the idea Of exempting from all terri
toria contributions for twenty years the 1rst twenty
sugar plantations where approved system OF artificial
irrigation be introduced for the cultivation OF the
fields This very important concession will probably be
made also to extend to planters q small scale espe-
callv in favor OF tobacco plantations; at least it Is
hoped So Il would undoubtedly go far to arrest the
great calamites the latter class suffer too frequently
arising from orepeated drought and also Hoods both
Of which have Of late been runous TO them. taxed as
The mortality among the cattle which has recently oc
CURED board the Southern Star and Emily
prevailed on board OF both vessels; the first lost forty
and the latter ten head OF CATTLE but this does not ar
from disease whatever Some Of the cattle suffered
from excessive heat which made them drink too much
water, and few wild ones killed shore; thar
levs had been either broken or mutilated.
Your correspondent at Trinidad de Cuba writes under
date OF the 9th THE English bark Ella Adeia, Cap
tain Alexander detained by the authorities tho
oath, and the captain not allowed leave the vessel
being placed under board II appears thst Mr.
Murray, the mate found murdered board, stabbed
in the left breast the weapon having entered the heart
and killed him. No evidence OF any importance has
transpSed far, but the police making the usual
Investigations There are very few vessels II port.
Only few small lots Of sugar on hand Thermometer
ninety degrees In the shade
The SUBSCRIPTIONS in aid OF the Mexican refugees here
exceed $4,000, and may gradually reach 10 $1,000.
The steamer Virginia has this moment arrived from
Vera Cruz and Sissl Nothing has been known further
about the Ciudad Copdal the five missing beats 1t is
now conecturod that Virginia had gone back from
Vera Cruz that, after receiving Santa board
at ssal, she had sailed direct 10 New York She lie
on the point OF steaming out
The Prince Of Monaco, young naval officer board
Of OF the Spanish ships in the harbor has been
sent ashore beng attacked by yellow feveE
Bias aarzoeti, accused Of loudly vocifaaing "Viva
la Republica" at the time the Spanish troops
viewed presence Of General Sherman las at last been
released Es l on paving a line OF SO; ., -. ,.,
exposes the continued procrastnaon the part OF the
authorities to redeem the shnplasters issued by the
government In Ct Domingo during its short dominion
there.
have heard It asserted respectable circles that the
authorities In Porto Rico put to death about forty nd-
vduals in consequence OF the late sedtonary move.
ment, without stating who and what those persons were
or what they did or how and when they were disposed
Trained from transferring the story your columns
What do know Is that what we first learned officially
sriins number Of the inhabitants Of this great capital
the importance OF this port you viii
be much surprised TO learn that none Of the morning
papers over publish the salngs OF the previous Hter
noon after one r. N. In fact, there ppers
published Mondays those vessels that sail siur-
days after midday do not appear in any paper or report
Ill late on Monday afternoon. The press, mpotent and
devoid OF the necessary energy, has taken any
step to get this remedied The Pontoon guardshp is
moored on the other side Of the harbor at the entrance
OF the port, just opposite the Captain Of the Ports
once or about two hundred and nf,y three hundred
yards from this side OF the harbor. This 3
the only place where the sailings noted,
as the vessels deliver up their spasses." But,
instead OF employing and sending . boat every
hour or two, single boat 10 sent only once . day
with those particulars TO the Harbor Masters office,
about one p NJ Perhaps by exposing through your
columns the report OF this abuse II may be the
remedied AT all events, the submarine iee-
graph 10 In operation something must be done to enable
TO give you the daily sangs we'll as the arrivals
There no percepble variation In tho sugar market
Tho transactions have been rather limited at previous
quotations Exchange continues its upward tendency;
London is firm at 15A premium, and Paris premium.
United States currency keeps at twenty ive per cent
discount and gold bills In demand, commanding
day six and threefourths per cent prom um aud up.
wards. The Rapdan brought $50 0Co In specie Freghis
have OF varied the quotation is 81 rs per box TO New
York, &c.
HAVANA, July SIP NJ
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