The New York herald., 1869-05-08
Strike Among the Laborers on
the Union Pacific Railroad.
Durant, Duff and Other Officials Held as
Hostages by the Strikers.
Woman Suffrage FaVOrably Reported in the
Massachusetts Senate.
CUBA.

Wealthy Spaniards Think More Troops Need.
ed-OpiniOn Of General Dulce-Insub0rdina.
tion Of Negro Volunteers-Operations OF In.
Sargents-Action Of the British in Relation to
Spanish Outrages.
At meeting OF wealthy Spaniards at the palace
to-day the necessity for troops from Spain was
suggested Captain General Dulce, in response
pleaded the poverty Of the government.
Ia Insurrectonary demonstrations in the vuelto
,Abajo district are reported.
The modified negro volunteers at Neuvitas have
become quite insubordinate and threatening.
Advices from Sagua Ia Grande to the 9Th repre-
cent the insurgents operating In the vicinity OF
Remedies and the Sagua Ia Chica. Troops left Sagua
la Grande quite suddenly, but on what expedition ie
not known
Jamaica advices 10 Saturday last state that Com
modore Phillimore Of the royal navy, will demand
The release of all vessels captured in British waters
the liberation OF their crewA and an explanation and
Indemnity for the outrage He will also demand an
explanation OF The Spaniards landing on British
territory in pursuit Of Cubans. II the Spanish au-
thorires do not respond to these demands In salts
factory manner he viii make reprisals.
The United states flagship Contoocook has arrived
here.
Reported Engagements in the Eastern De.
partment-(seneral Dulce to Visit Matan-
xas.
HAVANA, May Z, 1s69
The journals to-day publish accounts Of several
engagements between the troops under Count Val
maseda and the Cuban forces, In all Of which the
Spaniards claim the victory.
Captain General Dulce accompanied by battalion
of volunteers, will visit Matanzas on Sunday next
Spaniards Violating Their Paroles-Outrnges
ON Cubans-Cespedes Threatens Reprisals.
The following extract Is from an official despatch
from the headquarters OF the Cuban revolution:-
r. j. BAsoRA, Secretary Republican Junta:-
When Bayamo Tell into the hands Of the patriots
the garrison Of that place capitulatcd ana bound
themselves never 10 take up arms against the Cubans
These soldiers ana their officers regardless OF
the pledge given when they surrendered and or the
Kind treatment they received, have by degrees all
turned to the enemy's ranks, and are to-day remark
able for their spirit OF destructiveness and their
Of savage cruelty: Therefore, since the system
of lenency which the hberators have heretofore
adopted meets In this case, In all others, with in
evitabe treachery, the Generan Chief OF the Cuban
liberating army, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, sends
to the President or the Central Republican Junta Of
Cuba and Porto Rico, established In the city Of New
York, q despatch addressed TO General Domingo
Dulce threatening to enforce the decree of re-
prisals, already issued under date OF the sth OF
February, 1859, from tho application OF which he
Hav Commercial and Financial Markets.
HAVANA, May T. 1869.
Sugar market firm ana in improved demand; sales
were made to-day on the basis OF reals per arrobe
Tor No. IL Dutch standard
Exchange-On London, 11Z q 12k per cent pre-
fnlum; on Paris / per cent discount; on United
States sixty days sight, In gold, u per cent pre-
MUM; short sight ~ q 3H per cent premium; sixty
days sight, In currency 26H 25h per cent dis
oOuut.