The New York herald., 1870-02-24

present TO witness the execution but with very litte
most lively ana cheerful manner IN view OF their
Immediate return to the 'FlOwery Land which, as
they believe, awaits them after DEATH
An effort was recently made to assassinatc Don
Ramon Herrera colonel OF one OF the volunteer
regiments here as he was moving along the street III
the evening. The assassin struck at him with dag
ger, but he started back In tiIae 10 save himseiL
ana, drawing his sworu, succeeded In securing the
man. The Spantards say that league has been
formed to murder all the coonels OF volunteers and
,s was the flrst attempt to carry cut the deter
The Mexican ex- President santa Anna arrived
neIe on the Moctezuma. HIS arrival Is supposed TO
nave some connection with the present difficulties
IA mexico. soon after landing he was waited upon
Dy an aid OF The Captain General who called his at
!ention TO the order OF General Lersundi directing
him to leave the island and informed him that he
CUuu not remain here, but must leave Immediately.
Mnsher tns unfortunate old intriguer VIII wend his
The head OF the Treasury here ia indefatirabe in
tne prosecution OF reforms. AZ the result OF his
Efforts we nnd In decree OF the Regent, Affecting
Tue aamnisialion or the finances here, an article
which provides that apponSees shall undergo an
examination as 10 their illness for position; that
thsy sa hold their positions for lite being only re-
movable for cause. and that lines OF promotion shall
be established, which shall not be deviated from
cept where want Of capacity IL manifested.
THIS with the abolition OF the direct taxes removes
the chief causes OF complaint among the CnDaus,
those which LAY at The base OF the revolution.
The Spanish Press Troubled Concerning the
Herald Correspondence-Result Of the Cam.
Awfal Crine-Run,ored Landing on the
South Side.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Feb. S, 1870.
Tho Ba,,deTa Espa1ota OF this morning treats its
readers verbatim translation OF the correspond.
ence from this place published in the HERALD OF the
Goth ult, and asks Is It possible that such things
can be ana such letter be written from Santiago ue
Cuba In the nineteenth centuryf" Certainly 1t IL
dangerous TO speak the truth in Santiago and not
altogether without peril to write IT, still it noto
rious fact known to intelligent spaniards as well US
Others that this department Is not paced, that the
campaign under valmaseda has been failure, and
that the insurgents to-day constitute form
idable body than at the time last year. As one
Of the evidences OF this fact ! may mention that
since the pacihcation celebration one hundred and
four wounded men have been brought In here.
Following the departure OF vamaseda on the 4th
came the statement Of another awful crlme which,
though accepted as truesby many, is Indignantly
denied by the Spanlards. It Is as Ioows:-On
Thursday afternoon two citizens or Santiago, named
respectively Camacho and Caballero; were arrested
Saturday, before daylight, they were taken out
under the charge OF an Oifcer and eight men, and
bound together with such brutality rs to elicit .
remonstrance from the guard OF the prison, and
marched out Of town. The Spaniards say that they
are in Cobre or on neighb0rng estate, but the
Cubans insist that on passing the cemetery, which
is on the Cobre road, the wretcned men were debe-
rately bayoneted, stabbed to death, while thus
helpessly bound together, without question, with
out form or pretence OF trial. with no opportunity
10 write farewell their families and with reli-
glous attendance. Such Is the story, and II true the
confirmation will occur soon.
Yesterday morning the gunboat Lebre NO IL
and the steamer GuatanamO left here for Mota, be-
tween this port and Cape Cruz carrying 800 soldiers
ana volunteers. Tue object or the movement is not
known, and rumors IN reference to II are various.
The prevailing impression Is that landing has taken
place, and active Laborantes report that Br Tinker
has landed on the coast from an English steamer
with large supply OF arms and ammunition. The
frlgate Corona is here at present coaling. She il
said TO be bound to the South American coast TO
look after the monitor Kayo, belonging TO the
PeruyIan5,