The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-06
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2 H1vGNA, DscemBsf IS 1851.
Three hours after the steamer had
sailsd for New York last Saturday, tho
steamer francisco de Asis" arrived at
our p6rb&lLh General LsrSundi, the
new Captain. General, on board. BE
had only remained two hours on the
Island OF Puerto Rlco, and hlsreoep'
tIon In nthIs city was as brilliant "a was
Anticipated, He was received with
loud hnfrRhB by those who went out 70
meet him, on board the bteAmahiP
Barcelona 0fcouTse, all the ot1olal
notablhuas, Snch Is the acting Captain
General, the Commander Of the Navy.
the Political Governor, etcI, ,iWere the
first ones TO present their respects 70
the new authority. The General was
expected 10 make his official entry into
the capital before the next morning,
as the preparations for his reception
were not terminated, but be insisted on
dIsembarlipg a. late, l4d ph4lf-pqBt 4
o'clock IL The Aiternooh. add the tf6ops
had, therefore, to be moline 10 q hurryI
to form themselves In line, from tue
landing 70 the Palace. lmmedlAtely
after he bad landed, and while ne WAS
waiting for the mphiolpal authorlbes 70
receive him, commissioner represent,
atlves Of commerce, agriculture and
dne arts welcomed him in the name ot
the Island; m ttlgpti on Hhllep ne tiIl-
peaEed 70 appteolele highly ana ltnsn
procoeded to. sCttynlHall eShetels he
took the customary oath. That cere.
mony performed, he took possession o.
the lpAlAeo, Iof The. Captains ven 9r.l,
W1eEe the AboVesmAntiope eh utnotltie9
and the Bishops had assembled 70 os
presented TO him. everybody Iounu
General LeFsundl 70 De lIee,s spoken
man Wiihout a1ecta on, pug 20 tns
etal tuTpTise ne exhlblted ceLteln
coolnesS, which Is said 70 originate from
the fact that the he'govefnmentln IN ma9Eiq
has not tulhlled al Ihey prS0nIsseo u
regard 70 giHlnE him uphmeN pow
er TO act. He did not appear 70 iancy
the oyatlo on neither, which ne wei knew
to have been prepared ior. nun py per,
sous who represent the wealth anu
good society OF cuba, and who are en-
dGavorlng TO obtain faVors which ne is
unable TO grant. The festivities nave
lasted four days; there was an aoun'
dance OF arches Of triumph, nAgs, lllu-
limitations, and no end TO the music
bands narading the streets OF the city,
II had been expected that General Ler.
sundi would AZ once suppress the new
tax system and reintr0dnce the old
apparently less rigid one. II was also
thought that the new custom house
tariff would experience u modification,
but the Captain General has 10 au-
thority 10 do more than make his OBJ
seryAtions, study the Interest OF the
island, and Inform the government
in regard 10 the above questions. Ibe.
lieve that he will do his best towards
pleasing the inhabitants Of this Island
as he appears 10 have their Interest at
heart. The first thing he Will have 70
do is to clear the country OF the high
waynen who make themselves gem
orally obnoxious, and the assassins In
the capital, and he has gone TO work
about Il, the very first day after his ar.
rival, for rs soon as he had read that
a young man had few days before
been murdered, he ordered the assassin
to be at once prosecuted and properly
punished. As soon as General Ler.
sumdi had arrived, the cholera was no
longer talked about and the political
governor Is said to have been instruct
ed to put an end to all those exaRerR
tions and TO the general alarm by max.
ing the proper publications In the news
papers TO that effect, which has been
done already. The affairs Of the city
treasury also begin to become more
regulated.
Rumor says that the government Of
the Island Will make loan oil SlO,OOOi'
900 In order 70 pay the arrear debts
This measure Is Justified by the empty
treasury Of the Home Government, but
l doubt very much that such loan can
be effected In this city, not for the
want OF money, but for want Of con-
fidenoe. y Jefferson Davis, ex.Pr0si-
dent OF the ex.Confederate States,
has arrived on board the American
steamer Cuba with bis family.
His presence has created quite Sensa.
zion, and l understand that former con-
federates and residents oithe city have
given him 0 reception last night. he
sails for New Orleans to-day.
With to-days steamer Senor Peld,
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