The New York herald., 1869-05-15
CUBAN AFFAIRS IN NEW ORLEANS.

Extraordinary Excitement Among the Spanish
Speaking Populnti0n-Danger Of n Snngui-
nary RiOt-Duel Between the Spanish and
Cuban Championship Spaninrd vlctori-
ous-Elovcn Other Champions in the Field.
NEW ORLEANS, May l, 1859.
Since the Spanish riots some years ago, when more
lives were lost and more property was destroyed
than in half the subsequent disturbances respecting
which Congressional committees sat and are sitting,
New Orleans has never been so excited on the Cuban
question to-day. The city is peculiarly placed.
The old Spanish clement s still powerful here. The
parish OF st. Bernard, adjoining the city OF New
Orleans, Is populated mainly by Spaniards and
creoles Of Spanish parentage The Third district OF
New Orleans itself has almost more Spaniards than
any other nationality among its population. Lat
tery Cuban refugees have nocked into the city In
such numbers almost to overshadow the original
Spanish residents and bitter feuds have sprung up
in consequence.
At a Cuban procession not many nights since cries
OF "Death to the Spaniards" resounded through the
streets Not many DAYS after aged Spanish rest.
dent of the city. Mr.. Hernandez, was publicly spit
upon by crowd of Cubans and cursed a Span
lard, That set the ball rolling. Spanish resident
OF the city, personal friend OF Mr.. Hernandez took
upon himself to avenge the wrongs OF his nation
ality. lie drew up challenge to all the Cubans in
the city and valniy applied to newspaper after news
paper to publish his cartel. They all refused but,
posted al,out the streets as follows:-
To THE CuDAN REFUGEES AND TO THOSE WHO sYMrA-
The andsrsgned European, spsnisra BY birth and who
e @ Hns Deaf. S f. % % aSa Ssvs
ever nigh. up address
himself either perscnay Or through HI, friends s hackers
morning at the OF Congress and Moreau Streets in
e%S esssS on Louisa street, district whatever
% h he o or @ e might s poa ds M the
saey an9 eoneaptSis as s Soasers PEPE LiGITA
The reference OF intending combatants to the
| Cemetery has peculiar sound, which, however is
easily explained away by the fact that Lula is the
proprietor and manager OF private cemetery. The
| Dersonnef and antecedents OF the champion Of the
| Spanish nation thus set forth
| Pepe Lula, or Joseph Lula, Is q gentleman nfty
years Of age who has been residing In this city for
| the last twenty-five years, and is well known all
enjoyed the reputation OF quiet and prosperous
citizen devoting his time TO his cemetery. His pre-
acier The last OF the bull fights ever given In this
city came OF under his auspices upon the other side
some years ago Pcpe LULA was large sufferer and
| had nearly everything ne owned destroyed. AT one
time he Taught lencin ana ne mas ,ne re reputation OF
sion His skill IN fencing or with the '.white wea-
pons" is however no greater ,r than with firearms
| mouth a dozen yards OF, ana has frequently shot
nckes out OF the hands OF his friends As duels at
| that day were matter OF overy day occurrence it
need hardly be stated that Lula had come excellent
| onportunities for showing his Skill lie has proba-
| biz fought more duels than he can now remember,
and. being man of strong, steady nerves. fond OF
danger and ready to light saw mill II occasion
shouid arise Pepe, though naturally good natured
and OF popular turn, for good many years had a
'2'y ~, ychaenge was freely circulated all over the
tne Vice President OF the Cuban Committee such an
open defiance could not pass uDregarded In COM
munity where the duelio Is stil regarded as brave
and honorable. The challenge was accepted by
Sefor Carlos de Mayer Cuban by birth, and yester-
Inn AMI ia hal
y Previous 10 starting the seconds met at gun
smiths to mould the bullets aud TO select pistols
which had never been used by either party. This
point arranged the principals, who had not been far
of. were added TO their number, and the whole
party now proceeded TO the Mctairc Course. Ar.
rived there large crowd, 1t appeared, had got wind
Of what was TO take place aud had already arrived
mcdiately continued upon the smell road 10
Carrolton, and between ten and eleven O'Clock
a mile In the rear OF that town. The toss up was
won though the morning was cloudy and the matter
OF but little consequence, by Daz the second OF the
Cuban; Lula with his coat buttoned up and his hal
pulled well over his eyes, was placed with his back
parties for his fine appearance and courageous bear
ing, at twenty-five PAGES distant. The terms OF the
cartel were therenPon explained explain 70 the principals
seconds having further intmated that the principals
would be responsible TO them II either fired before
| the command, Daz pronounced the words care yor
ready--nrer E0r more than q minute after neither
party made any movement, but stood with armi
raised watching what the other would do. At tho
expiration Of that time, the Cuban, who had beer
standing In the attitude prescribed by the code mad,
| a step forward. As he did 80 Pepe Llua's psto
was discharged. Mayer halted, made an attempt I,
raise his pistol, and rolling his eyes like one VIII,
had received mortal wound fell heavily back
ward. The surgeons, Drs. Ribot and Hara, who hat
! been made TO remain at some distance on, were
now summoned. The ball, upon examination
proved to have penetrated the breast upon the rQh
side and to have come out at the back. One OF th,
seconds OF Lula, Mr. Witt, now advanced TO tn
side OF the wounded and proYered his asslstanc
and nask Of brandy. Mayer at first declined tn
latter, said that II was nothing that he was an oil,
soldier, but was ultimately persuaded 10 swallow
draught upon the advice Of his surgeon. yhe sui