The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-06
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The steamship Bienvine Captain Baker, from
Havana the LIST ins arrived at this port yester-
day.
Decree Of Queen lsabelIa-Mere American
Vessels Fined by the Spanish Auehoritics-
The Movement Against Ex-NIayor Monroe
Arrest Of an American for SELLING Abraham
Lincoln's Portrais-NIiscellaneous News
From al Parts Of the Island. 2" Aad
~, HAVANA, July !, 1893 y
From the Madrid papers we learn that Queen Isa-
bella has at last granted measure solicited for
years, and in consequence the diferentia duties OF
port and navigation" paid by foreign vessels, In
this island as well as in Porto Rico and the Phil
lpines are to be suppressed as soon rs the decree
shall have been promulgated. SO much the better
And (althongh the honest PYensu has ever opposed
the measure most strenOusly) we cannot but CON-
mend this display Of commercial liberality on the
part Of Spain. @ ~
In connection with the above regret have to
call attention to further acts Of maevolence to-;
wards American shipping on the part Of the Custom
House authorities of this sla nd which dampen the
satisfaction felt at the coming PRONUNCIATION Of the
above royal decree. In Trinidad number OF Amerl-
vessels that came in ballast have been fined for
notdecarng the tons OF ballast In kilogrammes. This
is an innovation as unjust and arbitrary as 1t ID
ridiculous and mean. These Spanish officials
appear indisposed to recognize anything as
correct except their own standard OF weight,
which, after all, they have only aped from the
French But can there be anything so absurd as to
exact the weight at all Of balastS Or, do they pre-
tend that 1t may some future day be made liable to
duty asoY One of the captains thus mulcted is now
here and has placed the case in the hands OF the
18Th Go trtvN oil fha
way from Trinidad and back, will amount to more
than the Ubiquitous fine assessed his vessel but,
acting upon principle he is determined to have the
Justice andlegality OF the fine tested in full regard
less of OUTLAWS in another direction.
The proceedings res0rted to for the enrichment OF
ex-Mayor Monroe are resulting TO the injury OF the
jealous parties who procured them. They are being
hoisted by their own petards. It seems that half
dozen individuals, who before M0nrOes arrival had
monopolized the greater share Of the stevedorng
business in Havana distressed at the great success
attending his enterprise conspired together for his
removal and employed an old Spanish lawyer to as
sst them This rotten limb Of the law came across
an old decree, one hundred and twenty years old,
that had not been acted upon for more than sixty
years, providing that none should work and
do business in the bay excepting those
who had served an honorable term Of
service for his or her Majesty Shown the law the
Captain de Puerto or Harbor Master at once ruled
Monroe from the stevedoring business; but as his
denouncng parties were also wanting In the term OF
service required by the law they too, have to quit
Thus their meanness has brought with it the punish
ment deserved There are sixteen hundred persons
working and doing business in the bay, and not
more than five hundred Of these possess the qualif
cations required. Those entitled to the monopoly,
now aware OF their rights, are having the eleven
business. The effects are seen from the excitement
and wrangling in the bay, accompanied by curses
loud and Deep
An American citizen arrived here not long ago,
selling, among other prints an categorical portrait OF
tneon ih as the e en- and
Principe he was arrested by the authorities, after
they had decided that the prints were the same as
OF the laws Of Cuba BY the last accounts
we learn that the man had already been prisoner
early release Fortunately he had sent In an appli-
cation to Consul to ntercede for an early trial;
but this intercession win take some time before
The Marine Hicalde Of Mantua district has sent
three Americans to Pinar del Rio, who came there
other baggage. These men were afterwards to be
forwas ded to Havana. Two speak Spanish luently.
Ssy
to get supply Of water and continue their myser-
Gus voyage for destinations unknown Having no
cuinstances, they were arrested. In Mantua they
declared coming from Key West; but this story did
not Tns Of given
mendabe proof OF progressive eerality ana desire
al Sy
and the other for blacks. Six professors are
engaged for each school, All the necessary books,
charts &c, to be furnished free OF charge, and
rewards Of merit are yearly to be- given to both
blacks and whites.
the long pending suit between the 0ompanta
Tpy-yifOrt0I and the Rp0la Warehouse COmpauv has
at last been decided In Spain In favor Of the latter
II was found on claim for SITS o2o, the value Of
years ago destroyed part Of the stores and contents
1t was q test suit, and other claims for nearly
The old claims OF the outntters Of the veloz Mari
ana, lately referred to- are not yet settled the pay
ment being upon the En- OF sne
to subsantate the claims and II not mislaid may be
all lost long ere this. The long delay, therefore has
probability the claimants will have to submit to an
other forty years. delay before the new difficulty is
now to produce again duplicates Of such dOcu-
ments as bills Of lading, &c, as very probably the
captain and others may be supposed &c dead and
forward and offer to buy the claim having better
e,ree 10 tie mysteries OF office than the Claimants.
n he Of
s %ss s ~ sn 81 SSS Mn SseIs ne
Celestial has been bitten yet ne shows no signs OF
hydrophobia, bpt the population Of the place look
ubon him az doomed, and he shares In the belief.
Strange II they were ail to be disappointed,
ssssS SS saa as s Sssp ~ al yS" a
orousn swain because she persisted In saying nay"
to his proposals Of marriage has committed suicide
thus cheating the garrote Of its due. young
woman and her brother-in have been arrested
for the murder Of Antonio Rosette the young Span
ish merchant found murdered In the suburbs OF
Remedi0s II seems Rosette had seduced the
woman, and there are circumstances that make the
murder probable by way of revenge. young man
named Barez murdered his mother at Nuevitas aud
hun.
The rains continue in the south and southeast
portions of the island. The injury sustained has
been considerable, and Is not confined to the de-
structop Of property loss OF stock and animals but
extends also TO damage TO the tobacco and conee
bridge between Cenfuegos and santa Clara has been
carried away by the freshet occasoned by these
fuvial ysttaiions, and communication interrupted