, 1874-12-05

C0ntrlDut0rS who have not PAID the lrSt Two
quarters are required to make payment within
ten days from the publication of these instruc-
tons failing which they must pay, in addition
to the five per cent, a mulot Of two per cent
extra for every ten days. delay. This will ap-
ply only until the 18th December, after which
those who have not paid the tax and fine will
be proceeded against by judicial cOmpulsion in
the manner provided in the instructions issued
July 14th, 1867, for the collection Of the terri
torial contribution.
A letter from Havana, dated November 18th,
says;-
1t is reported from insurgent sources that
the town of San Geronimo, in the Central De-
partment, and garrisOned by 100 guardia c5vilcs
and about Is volunteers, was captured by the
insurgents, the town sacked and afterward
burned and most of the garrison killed.
The Havana journals here are taking up
q crusade against the gold spectators, to
whom they attribute this last rise in gold.
HAVANA, Nov. Is.
To-day is observed as a holiday here, and
business generally suspended.
During the voyage of the steamship Colum-
bus from New York for Havana one of the pas
sengers was robbed Of quantity o~fjewels.
A burglary was committed in the academy
attached to the cathedral ir this city, on Fri
day night and booty to the amount Of $4,000
was carried off.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 18th.
VIA HAVANA
Heavy storms of rain have swept this end
Of the island. The railroads here and at Guam.
tanamo are badly damaged, and no trains are
running. The Government has granted aid for
their repair.
Large quantities Of sugar cane all over the
country have been levelIed.
The towns Of Sauna and Tanamo, on the
north coast, were flooded, and cattle, goods and
houses were swept away.
Some loss Of life by the foods is reported.
ITALY.
ROME, Nov. Is.
Ricasoli, Peruzzi La Marmora aud GaribaIdi
have been elected to the Chamber of DEPUTIES.
The latter was returned by two districts ia
this city, but was defeated in Milan.
The republican a%gitator, Safi, was defeated
IN three districts, ana elected in one, Rimini, in
Central Italy.
Up to this time l22 members Of the Right
have been returned against Sd Of The Left.
ROME, Nov. 16.
BY a railway collision near Bologna one person
was killed and forty injured.
POLAND.
VIENNA, Nov. 16.
Riots have recently occurred at several points
in Poland on account of the forcible introduc-
ton by the government Of church reform and
tn G appointment of priests by the imperial au-
thority.
FRANCE
PARIS Nov. ON. Louis Blanc in his manifesto
issued to-day denies the right of the present AS.
sombly to form a constitution, as it was not elected
for that purpose. Every appeal to the voters
shows that the country is at variance with the
Assembly. 1t is absurd to ask a monarchist ma
jority for republican institutions. He points
out the danger Of a Second Chamber, which would
become a weapon against the republic. The pre-
l~ongation Of the present state of uncertainty
only favors the Bonapartists.
London, Nov. 23.-The Moniteur says the
Count dc Chambord is about to issue another
manifesto, and has summoned the Duke de
Larochefoucauld Bicaccia and NM Ernaud, Bouil-
Iier and Lucien Brun to Frohsdorf for consulta.
ton.
The republicans have elected their entire tick
ct OF thirty olndidates at B~oulogne.
GREAT BRITAIN.
London, Nov. l9.-The object of the journey of
the English bishops to Rome is to obtain permis-
sion to pursue an Independent course in case the
British government should seek to restrict the
liberty of action of the Catholic clergy.
They will represent to the Pope that they wish
to respect the laws Of England, and cannot blind
ly accept such regulations as are imposed on
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