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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
"Nueva- FORK, 2G de mayo de 1874

~NuCh ~ vi rs ~ lc mayo uc 10 I t.
Efectivamentc, Mr.. Carpenter, Sc pro-
pone galvanizar la question cubana en- ell
Congress-, insistiendo en- su proyecto de
reconocer Il los bandidos de Cuba como
beligerantes, 4 cuyo fin esta prcparando
un extenso discurso que pronunciara en-
breve en- apoyo de la proposition, sirvitn-
dole para confeccOnarlo mutitud de da-
tos, intormes y noticias que contlnuamen-
tie lie estan proporcionando Aldama, Cls-
nerOs y otros miembrOs de la cofradla la
borante. Con estos antecedcntes, va pue-
dc presmnirse que tai sera el diScurso.
Atortunadamente la prensa americana ha
quitado la Garcia los nuevos paladines
de la causa muerta, presentdndolos como
un hato de expenditures que apelan la
question cubana como ultimo recurso para
lenarse los bolsllos, despues de haber pro-
bado varios otros negocios con pesima for
tuna.
FL World volvio aver mismo 4 carga
con motive de otro articulo del IFashtnq-
ton National Republican, parecido a aquel
ell precursor de la arremetida de Mr.. Car
penter. Dee ell WOrH, sin ambajes nj ro-
deos: ''Los ladrones de la camarila de
Washington, han tornado repentinamentc
y con vehemencia bajo su protection la
causa de Cuba Gbre. Su 6rgano, el Natio-
nal Republican, sc ha persuadido, sin du-
da, de que a 10 m6nos por ahora, el nego-
clio de chupar a los contribuyentes de
Washington lleva trazas de no ser muy
lucrative ----- Siendo este as, es propio
de hombres prudentes y avisados buscar
otras empresas. Y apor que no trafalgar los
bonos de la rep1blica cubana? Muchfsimos
de esos bonos andan esparcidos por ell
pals, nadie sabe cuantos, y hasta ahora el
precio que Sc han vendido no los coloca
tuera del a!cance del mas humilde bolsi-
llo-- ------" De todos modos, ell National
Republican, ha tornado a pechos la propo-
sicion presentada hace algun tempo en- ell
Senado, por el senador ejcmplar, Mr.. Car
penter, y Sc complace en- Greer que Mr..
Carpenter, con la simpatica ayuda de Mr..
Morton y de Mr.. Logan, pronto consegui-
ra que clos amigos de la rep1bIica cuba
''na obtengan del Congreso una accion
Favorable 4 sus deseos. Mas claro, es
"aparente, que cl Congreso en- brcve au-
''torizara 0 encargara, segun convenga, al
''Poder Executive del Gobierno para que
''adopte una medida que venga ser CO.
''mo un reconoc miento signifcativo para
''los revolucionarios de Cuba"
A estas palabras del National Repubh-
can, contesta el World de este modo: ENo
hay duda que serla muy conveniente para
el Presidente Grant, recibr del Congreso
autorizacion para lcvantar una ventolera
con Espana por la question de Cuba STEM
pre- que el le pareciese oportuno iavo-
rable 4 su reelection" Pero opina el IForlo
que seria muy desastroso para los intere-
ses nacionales .el tomar pernitir que sc
tome medida alguna, "quo pueda entorpe.
Ger ell movimiento normal de un concrete
que representa-, como recientemente he-
mos demostrado en- estaa oolumnas, una
parte mayor do nuestros ingresos fisca es
quo Ia quo produce nuestro comercio con
oualquiera nacion del mundo, exoepto Ia
! Gran bretaaa,' Yass haqq ;arsc = H.
A& &x4sxe
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
G A G E T IL L A /.

Sc nos r'ecga la inse,cion de 10 st;gsieas-
te:-Baile de San Juan.-Pudendo suce-
der que involuntariamente no hayan sido
invitadas al gunas personas, llamadas por SUI
clase y condolences concurrir al bale de
ctiqueta que ell Excmo. Ayuntamiento dara
la noche del - del corriente mes en- el
salon del Teatro, la comision Sc hace un
deber en- rogarles Sc sirvan hacerlo pre-
sente los que firman quienes Sc compla-
ceran en- subsanar la omission sufrida.
Puerto-Rico JUNO 20 de 1874.-Agt,s-
tin Forgas.-Bartolom6 Garcia
mo Rubert.-Ignacio Llompart t-P6lux J.
Padilla.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
Q. B: S. N.
Bn'tol0m6 B0,Yds.

Son necesarios para atender a las
necesidades sucesivas del municipio
los siguientes arbitrlOs:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21

Quedan.
$4,000

Cantidad POGO mas 8 menos nece-
saria 81 Sc lleva ctecto la obra men
cionada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
Q. B. S. NJ.
Manue., S. Cuevas Bmcenet.

FL Excmo. Sr. d. Bartolome Bor-
ras nos ha remitido la siguierte carta
cuyo contenido recomendamos q nues-
tro ilustrado Ayuntamiento. FL exceso
de materiales nos ha impedido publi-
Car en- nuestro nGmero anterior este
documento:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
S. Juan Pto-Rico II JUNO de 1874.
Sr. d. Jose Perez Morris.

Amigo mio: He leido con gusto ell
artfculo ALGo soBRE HYGIENE publi-
cado en- ell BoLET.N MERcANTrL ni-
nero 20 de hoy redactado sin duda
por Y. con motive de 10 que hemos
conversado hace algunos dias.
fEl pensaniento, de fabricar las casi
tas 3 que '. alude, al lado del paseo
De Puerta de terra para ser rifadas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21

Dishi6acion de premios.-Manana do
mingo las II del da tendra lugar la dis
tribucion de premios los alumnos de Ia
escue'a de la Conception que dirie ell
acreditado professor Sr. Cortes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21

Lo es la siguiente que tomamos de
nuestro ilustrado colega ell Dtmio de
la Marina:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21

Licencia para expender rom S2500
Sobre arroz J rvn. q ---. 5000
Sobre carne tasajo ! rvn. al. 1000
Sobre tocino 8 carnc de GER
do Salada 10 rvn. barril ..... 1000
Sobre carne de res salada
en- barriles 10 rvn. barril 500
Sobre pastas para sopa fl
deoS tallarines etc. 10 rvn.. q !. 2O00
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21


Ch0sc0.-Cuentan las cr6nicas que al re-
cibirse un pr6jimo hace pocos dias de ma
son, despues dc las pruebas de costumbre,
Sc lie contio con mucho misterio la palabra
sagrada R0ag y que tuvo lugar este dia-
logo entire 81 neohtO el venerable:
--Si no me dice V. mas que este, de-
vu6lvame mis- cuarenta pesos, pucs la pala-
bra Boas deletreada Y todo lie he leido yo
dc balde en- el B0LETIN MERcANTII4.
-Profano, no prostituyas la 6rden FL
BoLErlN sc ha equivocado, pues el Boaz
que 81 puso como segunda palabra es la pri-
mcra corresponds al grado de aprendiz.
-Lo mismo me da que sea la primera
0 la segnnda, pero 81 V. no mo dice NADIA
nucvo me lamo engano. No puedo adj
mitir como socreto 10 que es p1blico.
-To recuerdo ol oljuramento quo acabas
de prestar
-Esta bion, venerable, pcro osto es
una enganifa.
-1a sc tc revelaran mas secretos.
-Pues que me los digan antes que los
publique el BoLETIN que no SC me cobrc
mas por adelantado.
-Cargad iMano las armas! Empunad
los canones Fuego, grito un hcrmano 10
nando de champagne varios vasos pre-
sentandole uno al novicio
Me van matar! exclam6 este.
No: vamos beber tu salud.
-Pues al avlo que los duelos con pan
son menOs.
La comilona que Sc di6 y de que am
pliamente Particip6 el ne66to quit6le todos
sus escr1pulos,
Leche.-Quejanse algunas familias de
que con la nueva, disposition de que los
lecheros no pueden llevar este lquido Z
domieilio, Sc ven en- el case de earecer do
el, pues con e NAL servcio domestco que
existe en- esta capital no todas tienen con
quien mandar comprar la leche.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21

De los cualcs deduciendo la
suma que producer hoy los
naipes y el calzado ascendentc
pr6ximamente a---..--
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-06-21
P r O T E S T A .

Sc nos pide la insercion de la si-
guiente:
, 1874-01-21
SUGAR REFINERY IN ODENSE.

The Sugar Factory at Odense, chief
town Of the island of Fionia, Denmark,
was, according to Fyens Stitst. inspected
on the goth ult, by the Directors of the
Danish Sugar Refneries. The first pro-
duct of the Factory was completed and
exhibited. The President of the Board of
Directors, Counsellor Tietgen, said that
the working of the factory would be ex-
tended over the whole year, as it would
begin the fabrication Of cane sugar, the
raw material of which would be brought
from the Westindies, when the fabrication
of beet sugar was terminated.
, 1874-01-21
REPUBLIC OR MONARCHY IN
FRANCE.

The import of. these two words has
divided France for the last three years.
NJ. Theirs has demonstrated by the posi-
tive method that the Republic was salu-
tary and necessary ; the royalists, by the
negative, have established the same. by the
vanity Of their hopes, aud the impotency
, 1874-01-21
THE "AVIS."
CHRISTLANSTED, ST. CROIX,
DIST JANUARY le74

We understand that the Estate Hermitage has
just been purchased by Capt. Macmillan for the
owners of Big Fountain for the sum of SIl 800.
1t was appraised at s18,924 and had been up at
auction several times without any acceptable offer
being made.
, 1874-01-21

The Mails arrived here on Saturday,
the 18th inst, via Frederiksted. Had that
opportunity not offered, we might have
had to wait longer than necessary, for,
although, as announced by the St. Thomas
papers, the mails were due at that place
or 10th, and might, the Tasmania being a
fast steamer, be expected on the 18th,
still the Petrol which was to bring over
our letters, did not leave here before the
10th at noon. This hardness, although by
no means a new development, did not fail
to create some establishment and comment.
, 1874-01-21

We are glad to see that the Danish Press, the
"Dagbald' leading the way, is keeping itself
posted on matters and things generally in this
island, although of late it has been pretty occu-
pied with things which, from being nearer home,
and consequently more directly important, will
lay claim to it's first attention. The above-men-
toned paper of the 2Ist ult. contains several
notices on our local affairs. The Address to the
Government from % planters and administrators
Of this island, in which they petition the Govern
ment to take the initiative for the erection of
Central Sugar Factories here, published in the
Avis, is given almost in full. Also the extract from
0. NutzhOrn's ''Forest and Land is taken note of,
as we'll as the appeal of the Avis, at the time,
that it be prohibited by law to fell the old trees
that still remain, principally in the Eastern part
of the island, and to enforce the planting of new
forest, in order to exercise a beneficial influence
on the meteorological condition of the island.
The prospect of next years crop is spoken of
as any thing but bright, and here we can add that
it is even less SO now than then, only slight, rapid
showers and sends, few and far between, having
fallen since just enough to keep that portion
of the canes green which was alive at the time
alluded to by the "Dagblad,' 50 as to leave some
hope yehfwe could only get the rain nOO, late
as it is. -
The consequences Of the poor prospects for
this year, and even for next, have, as the 81 Dag
blad'' observes, been that Mr.. Knights estates
have been nearly all sold at low prices. 1t men
tons, with appreciation, the fact that most of these
estates have passed into the hands of capable
men, like Messrs. Moore and Hill, men possessing
sufficient capital to carry on more successfully,
the cultivation and enhance the value of estates
which have been somewhat neglected.
The same journal likewise announces the pass
ing of this paper into other hands, the Printing
Establishment having been bought by a company
with the object of endeavouring to procure a
better press. After mentioning our having as
sumed the duties of editing and publishing this
paper until further, it concludes by expressing
the hope that discretion and love of truth on our
part win procure for our paper a good name and a
corresponding influence. We would beg to re-
mark to this that, as far as love of truth is con-
cerned, we do not yield to any. As regards dis
erection, which we would define to be that discern
ment which enables one to judge critically of
what is correct and proper, united with caution,
we would beg m~odestly to repeat what we have
already said in our opening programme, that we
shall try our best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03
PosT OFFICE DKrARTxENr.


WASHINGTON, ID. O., December 6. ISIS (
Sealed Proposals will be re, eived at this Depart
mem until the eTH Day OF JANUARY, 1874. Al Il
O'Clock noon, for fur shius Letter balances for the
yesr from after the lat day of February s74 Of
the follow ing desert ptiOp, namely:
First. Balances capable Of weight eight ounces,
afofdupse weight, to be gradDa down 20 quarter
ouneesr vi these IL is Supposed that lTs0 will he
Second. balances of the same capacity, graduated
Dg x s metric oa system vi THIS dass les
Third. Balances capable Of weighing four pounds,
ayeirdupois weight. TO be graduated % half ounces.
OF this class il supposed that 2o will be wanted
Perfect accuracy. strength, and durability will be
required in the Balances 70 be furnished.
Samples OF each description OF Balances must ac-
com pany each bid, and the bidder who may obtain
quality in all respects equal TO the sample.
Zach balance must be we'll ami securely packet
N box for trans portstion. and delivered free
More or less than the es,inated Quantities NAV
may require, At the discretion Of the Postmaster
General.
Awards will be made for each article separately
Bids not made IN conformity with this advertise
ment will not be Considered.
Each bidder must furnish with his proposal gusr-
certificate from postmaster that such glarantors
reliable persons.
/. bond win a.. sufficient .ure,ies will be regnir.
ed % each contract.
ed for, or an attempt to impose upon the Depart
nent articles inferior in the opinion Of the POST
master Gereral, TO those contracted for will he
suffered sumcient cause for the forfeiture u the
Proposals must be Endorsed on the envelope Pro.
posals for Letter Balances aud directed to the
u; g.; JN0. A.CREsswELL,
declse-F Postmaster General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03
A Lecture ON Rattiesuakes.

Two miles out on our road back we found
Straddleburg sitting like statue, gazing at
something in the road Just ahead OF him.
Come here, General Bradley" he called, Il
want to introduce you to one OF the inhabitants
OF this delightful country" at the same time
pointing to monster rattlesnake coiled in the
tran. 81 have been plaguing hum" continued
old Straddle, "and he is game fellow. See"
he added, holding out his sabre toward the
reptile. Quickly the snake raised his chest and
sprang his full length, falling within two feet
of the legs of old Suaides horse. "LoOk out
there, or he'll bite you," cried General Bradley
"Not bit OF it," replied Straddle. "The fact
is, general, have been studying this specimen
OF the natural productions Of this country for
more than an hour, and | have found out
first, that he will not bite unless cooled; second
that he can only jump the length Of himself
when coled." He then made the snake coil M
again and strike two or three times. .He ain't
much OF traveller, either - said Old Strad lie,
whipping the reptile when stretched out and
making 1t run as fast as it could. "he coils tail
first" continued the experimenter, making him
coil, land like an honest fellow, gives warning
before he strikes, which is more than some OF
our own kind do, General; besides, don't be-
lieve he'd strike in the dark at ali. You will
readily observe" continued old Straddle, grow
ing facetious, "the difference between the ma
ture of the snake and the dog; q dog shakes his
tail to show he is mad. Look at that eye, sir;
have looked mutineer in the eye and dsarmed
him; but would not like to look at that fellow
steadily In the face for the space Of i've sec.
on his tail, and his head raised to the height
Of a foot or more, and his neck proudly curved.
His eye shone like two little diamonds, and
his yellow skin glistened in the sun. The
spots on his back seemed ever changing from
dark brown to . bright red copper color
"Come," said old Straddie, "I'll bet there's not
man in the crowd can shoot him in the head"
It is said to be almost impossible to shoot the
head OFF . rsttlesnake. The hunters declare
that their sensitiveness 10 % great that they can
feel the wind Of . coming Bullet, and dodge II.
Be this as 1t may, have seen men who could
hit . bulls eye or drive nail ct one hundred
Several revolvers were leveled and discha oed
Ut him, but the snake remained unframed. A
soldier then disnounted, and taking carbine,
at the fourth shot nearly severed the body of
the reptile. "Foui!" cried out Straddle; fyou
him In the body; but take of the rattles, the
game 10 yours" The man did - he was bid,
and there were eleven rAttles and Q BUTTON
Letter from the Plafss 10 the Pailadelphia Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03
DRoPosALs FOR sTArIONERY.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

y
eesled Proposals will be received At this Depart
meni until JANUARy "a lst At u e'clccs. noon,
for furnishing certain articles % Stationery for the
nee ei the Department Tor one year from February
Blank forms Of proposals, stating the quality anl
estimated quantity q each article will be furnished
on application TO the First Assistant Postmaster
zach proposal must be signed by the irdiyidusl or
nrm making u, and be accompanies by . guaranty
master or United States attorney where the bidder
resides, that the bidder shall, within ten DAYS after
furnish prompiiy and In s1sntises :. oFderee. The
article ARTICLES awarded 20 him; 20 be accompanied
by bond, with approved security, In = penalty Of
tcles 20 be Furnished by said bidder, conditioned
upon the faithful performance OF the same
Proposals unaccompan BY such guaranty vii
The bids viii be oensise red and accepted, or 70.
lsotsa, item BY iten or by classes Of items the
The articles delivered must be Of the genuine
manufacture and qsaity specified, and De furnished
NJ the contract price whether more lees than the
esiiu ated quantity Ordered, aud must he delivered
free Of charge 10 the Department for delivery.
The delivery must he made % the person desig-
ticlcs, which shall BE- subject 70 exAninafion aud
approval by en- expert detailed for that purp 1se.
The failure 10 deliver with in REASONABLE time,
Two weeks Al farthest, OF tn delivery 81 an srtclo
dehcient IN quality quantity, will be beid sufi
Gent cause TO annul the contract, at the discretion
e the Postmaster General.
The head OF the Department viii, On all cases,
decide whether the articles rendered by tie con-
tractor are Of the Kind and quality reIuir.i hy tho
The Postmaster General reserves the right Of re.
IectiDg any or eli bids II M his Judgment the
ests II the Department require ~.
Samples Of paper and envelopes will be f1-nishsd,
and samples Of cutlery will be shown, Appiica-
ton TO the First Assistant Postmaster General.
zach proposal must be endor-ed on the envelope
First Assistant Postnlast-r GENERAL.
JN0. A. CREsWELL.
deCA q pOsfua.fp GnuFra1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03

THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF Mopoc
BABY.-A baby died while they we're here. IL
was sick when Capt. Wilkinson first saw it, and
some kindness to 1t won the confidence Of its
parents, Steamboat Frank and his wife. The
captain confessed that he himself became at
tached to the little creature, which, in spite Of
his sickness and Modoc ancestry, was bright
child. He said no mother could be more de voted
to child than that Modoc mother was. He
never knew Of her sleeping night or day while il
lived, and the father shared her cares and
anxiety. One day, the captain heard, through
the door leading nom his ONCE to their room. a
single sharp sob. He knew then the baby was
dead. and going 70 diem he found Steamboat
Frank rolling In mute agony upon the bod, with
the little lfeless form clssped tlghtIS to his
heart, while tho mother croucned, W.eT-
ing, beside him for . few moments, and
then, drawing her blanket over her head and
folding her empty arms upon her breast, she sat
silent and motionless for hours. Tho Question
OF burial came up, and they were bevildered
and helpless. or late they have burned their
dead, not knowing how else to secure their
graves from desecration. The captain told
them, If they wished, It should be buried just
g he would bury one OF his own children. So
MI Squire bought . neat comm, and had q
grave dug where they could ind it again when
they are settled and have established Q burial
place for their tribe; then With the captain he
vent to the grave, and together they gave the
little heather baby Christisn burial, and 20
the first Modoc grave was made In the land Of
their exiie.-CorresPondsn Chicago advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-03
The Chrome Business

The Lacrosse Liberal Democrat thus dis
courses upon the average daub There is such
a thing as having anything too bad. This
chrome business is having q great run among
cheap newspapers, and ii Is becoming ammo wing
to the people. We have stood the constant ar
rival Of daubs, and paid express charges with
out murmur, until this last indignty was
heaped upon US, and now the lion within US is
aroused. A few days ago the gentlemany ex-
press man came in with a nat package. Ins5inc-
lively we knew 1t contained colored pictures OF
highly -colored females, or impossible dogs; but
we paid charges and leisurely opened the pack
age. Not content with sending US one, there
were three pictures in the package, and to make
the ofeDse the more heinous, the COMPOUNDED
sculch came from christian paper, the ''Chris-
tan at Work." or some such improbability We
have boarded those hideous caricatures for three
days. They have frightened some of our best
customers out of the office. We took one of them
to the barn, and the COW saw it and has persist
emily refused to give milk since. That picture
Is terror. IN the foreground is an old mare
and two mule colts, laying down all unconscious
that just above them two wolves are just ready
TO pouDce upon them. The artist seems to have
thrown good deal of soul into the ears of the
smallest mule colt, and the tail OF one of the
wolves is woven into his hind leg 80 perfectly
that you can't tell where the leg ends aud the
tail begins. The whole effect of the picture re-
minds the true artist OF q jar OF preserved
hucklebergies spilled on the cellar stairs, and
stepped in by number eight female boot, in a
state of anxiety. zone of our frequent visitors
Gays the picture represents a sheep and two
lambs, instead of mare and two mule colts,
anu thAt instcdu oi wolves tnefe are TWO uOXs.)
Well there Is no artistic eve but has its faults.
Ii may be sheep and dogs, but we would have
taken our solemn affidavit that they were
mules and wolves. But this is neither here
nor there. What We want to illustrate
is the cheek of that christian at Work"
Yesterday was the holy Sabbath, and
we received on that day letter from the su-
preme idiot who runs the "Christian at Work.
informing US that the aforesaid pictures had
been sent us, and that We were expected to do
advertising for them to the extent Of s2O. Now,
we are nothing but poor, weak creatures, and
don't want row with a christian at Work."
but II worse comes to worse, we will perish
boDorably with our face to the foe, before we
will do one cents worth of advertising-any
more than this article-for those blasted things,
I'd the Christian can work on US all winter
!. bout success. Twenty dollars. What do
III take us for?