The New York herald., 1868-06-12
CUBA.
Strange Proceeding Of Oaicer Of the United
States steamer Gettysburg.

1t was commonly remarked and commented upon
that when the United States steamer De Soto entered
this harbor last week she did not salute the Spanish
flag. We believe it il rule that all American war
vessels below guns do not salute and the DE Soto
has but nine; yet there reasons for surmising
that the salute would have been rendered notwith-
standing had there not been other causes in the
way supposed to be well understood between Com
modore Boggs and Acting Consul General De la
Reintre, who was received on board with the usual
cordiaity.
On Monday Her Catholic Majesty's war steamer
Churruca returned here from Carthagena. Thus there
only remains two war steamers VascO Nuhez and the
Guadiana, in port to watch the movements OF that
old flllbusterng hulk the Rayo formerly the X. X.
Cuyler.)
military commission was lately sent to Sagua la
Chca to put down the evildoers in the district or
Taguayabon. In seven days no less than thirty-sx
individuals were apprehended, accused OF diversity
OF crimes. Among them the well known bandits
Zanchas and Guanche, the terror OF the district.
They have both confessed to number Of robberes
and murders and there is question of their being
ere long garrOted with others OF the thirty-sX In
the district Of Sibancu similar commission has
caused the arrest Of twenty-eght maefactors. The
energy and activity of these military commissions
are beyond all praise, and the many bandit
infested neghborhoods OF the island win gather in a
ty,
production Of their untiring labors.
The pleasant reunions OF the Mexican refugees and
de- Pama haye rSer er .e
minated. The most prominent Mexican refugee IN
Havana, his Ercelentisinao Senior ex-Presdent Santa
Anna, was said to have been guilty OF the I'M
prOpriety to use the mildest appropriate word,
OF introducing into the assembly his then favorte
"frend," ZOila Lopez, his niece. The Countess
learned OF the fraud practised upon her and her
guests and at once forbade the entry of her house
to his Ercelentistno This, it has been said, was
to the regret of many Mexican refugees who highly
condemned ex.General Santa Annals conduct.
Ocean Telegraph Company has decided that no more
commercial kilograms can be sent from here in
ciphers or other combinations OF abbreviatiOn
scheme was reported not long ago, which tended to
ecOnomize enormously in the cost of teegraphng by
said to be Offering to receive and transmit the mes
sages from the merchants at an enormous reduction
on the Cempany's rates by means OF his key; "A. Al
smaller Arms OF this city, to profit by such an i'm
portant scheme of economy; but upon after con-
slderatlons most OF them seem to have compre-
hended that the promised economy might, sooner or
later, cost them very dear. The action Of the Pres
dent has, however, removed all further doubts upon
On account Of deficits during the past year in their
! failing expenses; but benevolent and charitable in
sttutons are made to bear the main brunt OF these
| retrenchments The municipality Of Holgun, tor
Santiago hospital and the city high school, and made
no allowances for the repairs of streets and roads
gone to another-frOm the drought to q semidluvia
| condition. The whole country for miles around was
Sn the Ss anS by Se % SeT ereeRs s
and works to OverfOwing and flooding the greater
part OF the land. The growing crops of minor art
cles OF production were destroyed, and large num-
Der of horses mules, cattle and sheep drowned. On
one single estate six horses, eight mules and forty
eight head Of cattle were thus lost. There were
other serious damages to property, and altogether
the dry spell was succeeded by vast superabund-
ance Of water. The effects Of the rain storm
"a.
The is place e Of clerk having become vacant in the
| military administration OF this department. no less
than ffty.eght persons applied for the position. The
selection it has been decided, shall be the result Of
ALL are not the only country furnishing wide fields
| for the wild hunt after office.
We learn from the last number OF the "Gazette Of
Medical Sciences" periodical lately started here
and which displays great abilities In IT'S editorial de-
partment that there were two deaths in the govern
| ment hospital Of Havana during the past year from
| hydrophObia. One was that of young mulatto boy
| and the other Of one Of the night watchmen. Both
maIned forty days without showing signs of hydro
phobia and both died fortyeight hours thereafter.
Smallpox is reported to have almost entirely dis
appeared from Puerto Principe. The journal OF Hol-
| guin denies Its ever having been there.
The government has authorized the formation Of
a savings bank at Trinidad with capital of $50, ,0OO
free muatto, named Tiburci0 Izaguirre died at
BayamO on the 9th ult. aged ITO years and eleven
| months. He continued In good health and vlgOr
until a few days preceding his death:
Guantanamo on the 25th ult, OF yellow fever. She
was the most prominent actress now on the island,
| and last December was a member OF the ValerO
| troupe, playing at the TacOn theatre.
The Captain General Opposed to the Gold
Observation-Disclosures Celebration Of the
Month Of May-The Captured Slaves-An.
other Vessel Fined.
HAVANA, June 2, 1858.
The iniquitous measure naugurated by the NUM-
cipal authorities here and Immediately afterward
adopted by other authorities and nearly all the mer-
chants and business men OF Havana, to refuse re-
ceivng Spanish American gold coin, without regard
to their weight value, has been very severely but
justly reprobated by the Captain General. The
Ofcidl Gazette Of last Saturday evening contained
proclamation of his in which the measure Is de-
nounced the production OF an unworthy spirit
of speculation, and all departments under his con-
troll ordered to continue receiving and paying out
the coins in question, and good citizens asked to
assist in putting down so reproachful move. The
results Of the proclamation were almost instan-
taneous all authorities and parties guilty Of the ini-
quitous Reputation at backing down from their
positions, and to-day Spanish American gold coins
| again circulate freely among all classes. The
| action OF the Captain General has considerably
| enhanced his popularity The paper, La Pvensa,
which from the jump made itself the champion Of
measure contemplated to drive out Of circulation
&c. O0o 0OO merely because 1t was not Spanish coined
published the proclamation. but has not word to
say on the subject. General Lersundi appears to
have rendered it dumb.
On the 9th of July the contract for carrying the
mails between this city and Vera Cruz, and also be-
tween here and Porto Rico, will be allotted to the
lowest bidder, under sealed proposals made in con-
formity with the order Of October 30 1867.
ON Sunday terminated the religious ceremonies
called aFeasts OF the Flowers OF May" vouchsaled
during the month to the Virgin Mary. The closing
exercises at most OF the churches Of great length
and unusual magnincence and gorgeousness, at
tended by vast cOncourses OF people. the fair SEX
always Is the case on such occasions largely In the
predominance. Advices from GuanabacOa, Matan-
zas Cardenas and other places show that there too
the terminating festivities were brilliant and nu-
merously participated In. The consumption Of
flowers on last Sunday throughout the island cannot
be expressed by any less comprehensive word than
By an order from the Captain General all the Arr.