The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-07
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The steamship Eagle Captain Greene from Havana
on the LIST inst arrived .. this port yesterday. Mr..
Huertas the purser will accept thanks for prompt de-
livery OF our dispatches and nles
In Cuba the authorities wero giving aid In money and
subsistence to Mexican refugees There were rumors
that the authorization granted 10 this effect By the
Queens government was merely to cover up In the
public accounts the disbursements made TO aid the Yuca
tan rsvolutionists Generals Santa Anna and Marquee
kept themselves secluded The latter escaped from Mex
leo In the disguise Of . coalheavsr He had wandered
through the mountains for Biz months, and took ad.
vantage OF the crowded and confused OF things a
Vera Cruz during the preparation Of the Yucatan expe
dtion to enter that city and escape aboard OF Ams
can steamer for New Orleans, whence he went to
Havana He states that he er, tha mole at Vera Cruz
at a moment when Generals DIaz and Alatorre were
there experimenting the loading OF some OF the exped
tonary vessels
The Spanish Government Aiding Mexican
Emigrants-SnntaA Anna md Marquee Quiet
The Sigio-Cigar Makers Leaving for tho
Stntes-Interruption of Gable CommunIca-
tiou-lIndame Ristori.
HAVANA, Feb !, $685.
royal order has been issued concedpg tho aulhori-
cation applied for to afford reerto The unfortunate exes
from Mexico have heard said that the true objec.
OF the application and the authorization TO have
account whereto TO charge the funds employed in the
Yucatan imbroglo can only give this OF those
rumors which always abound here. am told that
far none OF the Mexican exles here have either
applied for or received any succor from Tho
authorities But large number enabled to return
TO Mexico by the aid OF public subscription. The OF
Flores the exvera Cruz pilot must not DO confoundsd
with that OF Mexican exiles He is spanard and ro-
ceives a regular salary from the government 80 am
assured and there nothing surprising that because
he In hIa hv
the Spanish feet into Vera Cruz and back again. at the
commencement, Of the Intervention. For this very
reason no was expelled from tho Mexican territory.
Santa Anna aud his satellites appear 10 DO quiet ever
be his plans General Marquee and tho others ali keep
TO their hotels, prudentiy avoiding public attention.
II was determined lately by the stockholdsrs Of ~
S0o 70 shut up shop to-day but fow OF the wealthy
spes who hold good deal OF movable and other prop
ery ovsrrued ,ha, decision after having clear under
standing with the principal editor. the question Is
nothing OF peculiarly nature There Is more OF DO
litica nature about tho affair than yet t liberty
explain.
large number Of native cigar twisers have recently
abandoned the island for the United States Others
preparing TO follow the example, The they give
outfor such resolution Is the dispruportona,cly high
price Of food and the present ratio OF wages
The United States steamship Shawmut, which arrived
here IRON Aspnwal on the 21s Of December last has
finally received the last OF the materials she waited for
by The steamer Eagle Although all sns received came
BY merchants steamers was permitted 10 land free Of
duties. The Shawmut will now soon be ready for sea-
aod win probably proceed to Key West
There has been an interruption In the communications
by tbs cable. something must be wrong Tue weather
has looked very suspicious forebodiug bad weather
throughout the Gulf Some people apprehend that
the Florida stations may have been entirely swept
away. These Interruptions very injurious the
companies, as they tend TO diminish prestige The
chants ~ well m others complain bitterly about
the extravagant rates OF the cable, which they
leok upon as an insuHerabls monopoly. They rdicuie
the system OF counting those parts Of their
kilograms which probably unnscsssarily take up from
SIX 70 Ten words, such the place, month, day, ad.
dress and destination. some Of thsm, from Z OF
consistency, send their mossages 10 the New Orleans
telesraph-so am told. They reach long before the
and this Ia doas n far reasonable rate than what
10 charged hors. may be for the interest Of the In.
terna,onal Ocean Telegraph Company TO soc 10 " In
time thereby conciatins their owu interests with those
OF our commercial community as the merchants arc
steady customers not ct al parsmoneus when they are
properly treated.
the steamers which cleared for the last few days have
been detained BY the weather until to-day. has been
very cloudy, drizzy and with bolsterous north wind.
The arrivals few, shipmaster keeping clear Of the
coast One or two foreign vessels have goas on the
rsefs But weather cleared up TO day and may
turn out Gna The steamers Stars and Stripes and Ju.
niata, from Philadelphia have just appeared.
The military civil and ecclesiastical authorities
repaired TO The Cathedral this morning to thank Provi
dsncs for the preservation Of the Pontinca chair Con-
sral Lsrsundi was present on the OCCASION.
Tomorrow there will b grand religious procession
and great festd got up by some Of the parshoner
sputads the wals ~ thanksgiving Tor the total DIS
appearance OF the socalied epidemic.
Madame Adelaide Riston aud Mr. Graz. With Dis