The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-17


Purser Huertas viii please accept our thanks for the
prompt delivery Of our dies ana dispatches.
Fines American Steamers Remifted--A
New Customs Regulation-The Casilda Fire
CooIie AnfhrOpOphagi.
HAVANA, Sept II, 1858.
learn that the fines that were imposed on the
steamers Liberty and Cuba, OF the Baltimore line,
Tor supposed violations OF the Cuban Custom
House regulations have been virtually revoked.
General Lersundi appears to have had private
consultation on the subject with an eminent lawyer,
whose conclusion in favor OF the steamers Had
these fines never been inflicted 1t would have been
still better. Tardy justice, however, is better than
none at all.
BY royal decree, dated August s, the provisions
of articles SO and l29 OF the Custom House regua-
tions Of Spain are extended to Cuba. Therefore,
porters Of merchandise will have to withdraw the
goods from all government warehouses within
one hundred days from the Date OF their
being stored; and in those places where no
warehouses exist they are TO be wit hdrawn
within six months from the charge OF the
government ofrcers. All goods and merchan-
disc not redeemed or withdrawn within the pre-
scribed time Will be considered az abandoned, and
will fall to the possession of the government In the
Intervals importers will be privileged to withdraw
less than bundle, particle or single article There
are series OF formalities embraced in the
full compliance with all the requirements OF
the decree that no doubt shippers and importers
Will not fail to familiarize themselves With
Casilda, the shipping port OF Trinidad, has been
visited by another disastrous fire. On the night OF
the 5th inst the warehouses OF Don Salvador Zulueta
were burned down, with all their contents, involy-
ing loss In property, mostly produce of over
100000 The fire is supposed to have been the
work OF an incendiary In Santiago de Cuba a fire
that occurred on the lst inst was less destructive
"a ms WI
destroyed more than $4,000 worth OF property.
Further particulars have transpired Of the case of
antlr0pophagt mentioned In q previous letter a5
having been unearthed at Santiago. Investigations
show that but one Chnaman was guilty OF the child
eating charge, and not many, as was at tirst sup
posed The monster, as already stated, was appre-
hended. The affair at first created considerable ex-
element In Santiago. Exaggerated raw headed
ton. and, being eagerly believed, caused the poor
Cinnamon for while to become objects OF
hatred and abhorsenee Many inoensiye ones mes
streets, particularly by the negroes, who always
snatch at an opportunity to display their Unborn dis
thortes very sensbly interfered and protected the
Cinnamon, and the truth becoming known The excite
ment disappeared.
Failure Of Zulueta-The Great Firc-Health
Good.
TRINIDAD DE CUBA, Sept. s, 1858.
The firm Of Salvador Zulueta suspended its pay
ments on the 1st inst. Its liabilities amount to six
millions OF dollars Its assets have not yet been fairly
estimated.
On the 4th instant a large fire broke out in the sl-
gar house and cooperage store OF the above named
firm, supposed to be the act OF ncendiary The
of property destroyed at first calculated at only
si50,000 but 1t Is found to be much greater as Don
salvador Zuiueta alone has lost about $780, 600 The
fire engine OF MesSrs FritZe Co. did great service,
rs on previous occasions. The stores of Messrs
Schmidt Co. escaped They did not suffer any
material damage but 1t required great eXertiOns to
save them.
The only arriva! from the north was the brig c. 0.
Williams Thompson, from Philadelphia.
The public health 10 satisfactory.
Reduced Stock of Sugnr-Qu0fatiOns OF the
Stapie-A New Casino.
SAGUA LA GRANDE, Sept o, 1858.
The reduced stock OF sugar being in second hands
merchants here sometimes unable to execute
orders for Havana and American accounts. Some
vessels are known to be the way to take cargoes
besides four or five loading which will further re-
duce the stock Two hundred hogsheads are in
treaty for 7l rs. at the mouth Of the river. This
weeks sale will pass four hundred hogsheads. All
the accounts from the United States representing
molasses as selling with difficulty, shipments
have great trouble In getting advances on their fu-
ture crops. The last lot Of sugar shipped at 81 so
per hoRshead. and mOasses at 50 on deck, with q
gratuty to the master, which carries 1t to 81. Now
freghts have risen and command slight advance
on these figures
An EFFORT is being made to raise by subscription
200 for q casino. This would greatly ameliorate
the place II erected as we have here neither theatre
music on the plaza, nor any other kind Of diversion
at which to while away idle hours