The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-23

Canada, would form the proper base for settlement
Of all difficulties, and would, at the same time
eminent In Spain. Tho Spaniards professedly take
kindly to this idea, and provided the insurgents can
be induced TO lay down their arms and the new
Cores to decree the desired legislation settlement
on this basis Is not impossible.
Meanwhile free press carnival is going on mere,
and the mercural Cubans seem inclined TO take the
advice Of the HERALD and expend their supernuoqs
energy in 'prlnters inkn rather than powder Sheets
% a. :ass ana s a srs
show OF secrecy those which boldly advocate indie
pendence and support the insurrectlon. Among the
best OF these papers, and one indeed which In dis
play OF editorial ability has scarcely been sur
passed in the island, Is La Verdtd, to which those
and Don ]. M. Morales Lemus Contribute. Their
satrical references to Spanish administration in
Cuba ana TO the news OF operations as furnished by
mont me- 0's' A'A' '''A'e '1a0A 'n'e'eS' anu a'DD''
The 0rtcial Gazette Of the 18th has the following,
issued from the Secretary's onlce:-
'sThe offlce OF censor being incompatible with the
new law OF the press, Don Gorgorio de la Cavada IL
hereby relieved from the same. Don Pedro Fernan.
dez de Crstro Is appointed fiscal OF the press, to
whom one number OF every publication Is co be sent
and two to the Office OF the government secretary.
Each deputy governor will appoint fiscal within
his jurisdlction."
The BienvilIe, which arrived here yesterday,
brought an additional supply OF arms for the gov
The Cadiz mail steamer Canaries arrived here on
the 18th, with S57 troops and several officers; also
l25 furloughed men from Porto Rico.
In addition to the commission mentioned In a pre-
vious communication another, consisting OF two
gentlemen, names unknown has been sent with
peace proposals To the insurgents.
Napoleon Arrange, who was reported as being OPP
posed to continuance OF the war Of independence
and In favor OF accepting the offered reforms is still
actively engaged with the Insurgents, and is In COM
mand OF force In Puerto Prclnpe. His differences
with the other chiefs were upon the mere question
OF time when the war should be Inaugurated He
belongs to family which has been engaged for more
than quarter OF O century IN forwarding Cuban
independence.
The Banco del Concrete has suspended payment,
as says for short time and the Banco Espahol Is
considerably pressed. Gold Is growing more scarce
continually, aud Is now worth from four to five per
cent.
The steamer New England, with the United States
steamer gettysburg In company, succeeded this
morning IN getting hold and retaining the second
laid cable between Key West and Havana.
Private adyices from Santiago de Cuba, dated the
TIN, state that many persons were arriving in that
city from the plantations, who represent that the
insurgents are guilty OF many excuses. Business
continued PROSTATE.
On Saturday last in Matanzas n party OF youths
were endeavorlng to attach to the statue OF Ferdi
nand VII, standing on the plaza In that city, q
pair OF bulls horns with some pacard. A native of
Spain happening by at the time, words ensued,
which were followed by a melee and Cuban named
Vegas was killed, and another named DIVA was
badly wounded. On the evening OF the 18th the
statue was removed by order OF the government.