Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-21
FROM HAVANA.
Correspondents Of tho Ohio Statesman.

Correspondents Of the Ohio Statesman.
-lie' aaaH HAVANA, January IL, 1868.
The heavy rains which had fallen on
the 3lst of last month, were followed by
great heat, which affected the state of
health of the city to an alarming extent
gradually, however, an Improvement is
taking place in sanitary matters. On
the I'd of January, 32s fatal cases oc-
Cured, while the records of yesterday
show only 35 deaths. and the total num-
Der of persons who have fallen victims
to the fever, which had prevailed be-
tween the I'd and the 10th instant, is
626. Several cases of cholera have also
made their appearance, but fortunately
the epidemic has not spread out of the
city. 1t would be great calamity, just
at the present time, if the island should
become affected because the impending
sugar crop, which promises to be abun-
dant and of very good quality, runs
great risk to be thereby seriously affect
ed for want of hands. Only three plant
ations have during the latter three
months of last year been infected by the
cholera; in one of them died about one
hundred negroes, while in another one
about ninety Chinese and negroes died
of the disease. -aeini baf sio
General Lersundi is busily at work in
making the necessary steps for the sup
preston of further robberies and assas-
sinations. The day after the last steam
er for New York had sailed, he issued
an energetic order against these vaga-
bonds, and established five military com
missions, who are to dispose srmmarily
of all murderers, incendiaries and crimi-
nails of that description. Said commits
sions have taken their headquarters at
Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba,
Villa Clara and Puerto Principe.
Five days afterwards he authorized
by circular the subaltern authorities of
the island to seize the robbers, and rec
commended to them to use all possible
effort III the prosecution of the banditti,
and to cooperate in their work with the
actions of the military commissions
Another circular came out yesterday
which makes said subaltern authori-
ties responsible for assassinations and
other crimes committed within their dis
tricts. In other words, if any dep
relations are committed they are obliged
to seize and deliver up the culprit on
penalty of being themselves punished
for incapacity and Incidence. These
measures have already been fruitful of a
good result, for. no report of any crime
has been heard of during this week.
The public have received these measures
with much applause, and some persons
! have expressed a desire that all the de.
linquents who are at present in the pen.
itentiary be sent to Fernando Poo. II
| appears that cargo of that class of in
/ dividuals, white and black, some o.
which have already been three times il
| prison, will soon be forwarded to the
said prison. 1t appears that the negroes
of Halguin had intended general in
surection on Christmas night, with the
intention of killing all the whites, the
| plan has, however, been discovered anc
the necessary means employed to pre-,
vent any outbreak. Since the begin
ming of the present month another ru
NOR has circulated of an attempted in
5 surrection on the part of the black pop
ulation of this city and vicinity, ant
the 9Th of January was to be the day
appointed for it. The plan was however
discovered, and the police prepared for
any emergency.
In Cienfuegas there is considerabl,
difficulty to collect the taxes, the tax
payers refuse to pay on the ground tina
General Lersurdi had, as they say, abol
+ ished the new tax system, which is an,
how not yet in operation. The loca
authorities had, therefore, to procure tn
taxes by force.
Il Nothing more has been heard of tn
proposed Government loan, but l am in
formed that it is still the intention tina
loan be made for the State if th
] Treasury has by no means taken NOR,
j favorable turn. The situation of til,
country generally is not any more en-
couraging since my last; the epidemic
the rumors of instructions of coloret
people, and other troubles have depress
ed business very much, and the mos
courageous sreculators abstain from EN-
barking in any enterprises which do no
promise prompt realization.
The British war steamer Tdson, of 2:
cannons, Captain Annesley command
ing, arrived at this port yesterday fror
Vera Cruz. Mr.. Middleton and tn
other members of the British legation t
Mexico are on board. The frigate vii
proceed to New York as soon as sh
will have taken coal in.
On day before yesterday arrived tn
company which is to play the Blacl
Crook at the Tacon Theater.
Il MARKETS.
Sugar, clayed-The offers have ger
orally been 7da78 reals for No. IL as
basis, whilst 78aS reals, according
quality, is demanded, and the markt
\ continues very dull at the close yer
Il little activity prevails in the market.