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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

agrupacioncs polfticas que luchan porI
ell podcr en- Ia madre patria. FL par
lido que empezo siendo unionista, ha-
ciendose progresista apenas este con-
siguio cl poder, volvlendose radical
y fundando un peri6dico con este IT,
tulo Ell cuanto empezo 4 decaer ell
anterior, insultando en- seguida, como
es su costumbre, al caido; que Sc hizo
republican, al advenimiento de la re-
publica, quemando incienso en- el al
tar del nueyo fdolo y denigrando al
Sr Martos para ensalzar al divino
Castelar,; que apenas este jefe repu
blicano dijo que era espafol antes que
polftico La RazOn 10 trat6 de tai modo
que tuvo necesidad ell BoLETIN de sa-
liz 4 la defensa del eminente tribune,
rindiendo el coasecuente partido home
maize 4 ri Margall y llamando la suso-
dicha Pa-0n terrst7o 4 la Espana que
dcscubri5 este mundo americana
sC6mo puede, pues unirsc a ningu-
ma agrupaclon espallola ell partldo que
defiende nnestro colega? FL buscara
un punto dc apoyo, como un parasitic,
en- todos ellos, pero Ell nInguno 10 en-
contrara porque todos 10 conocen. Su
inconsecuencia, su mala f., su talta
de patriotismo Ell todos sus actos 10
han perdido: solo encontrara ell des-
den que inspira quien la faltado i
todas sus promeses, camblando con To-
das las situacioneS. Nos habiamos pro
puesto echar cl velo del olyido sobrt
todo este, por que nosotros que he
mos cscrito contra la polltica, NAL po-
demos buscar pol6micas que nos dis
GUSTAV; pero puesto que cl colcga ma
yagiiezano no 10 quiere asi, 10 hemos
descorrldo I'm POGO para que. yea que
nosotros no calumnamos nadie.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

El periodico mayagiiezano dice que
le hemos dedicado un artfculo muy
suaye, niuy templado, en- la superficie,
pero lnaquiayGlico y NAL intcncionado
en el tondo.
No es nuestro amino provocar pole
mcas, nj sacar de elias materiales
abundantes para nuestros escritos, CO.
mo lnslnda el colega; cl campo del pc
riodisino es ,sama,nentc vasto NAL
observation-disclosures este fecundo arsenal
para buscar armas Ell las estrechas CO.
lllnnaS del susodicho bapeI, retandole
q una iucha nece<ariamente est6ril pa
ra los que, como nosotros, solo asoira-
mos al hicn general sin apelar en- NADIA
4 Ia dlatrlba para defender con todas
nuestras tuerzas los sagrados intercscs
de la nacionalidad.
Pero hacen tan bien el panel de
martircs en- csta provincial los ide6lo-
COS que pretenlen dominar al mund0
con q sotisnla \ q errory tfancamen-
IL, iluehas yeces, a-pcsar de 10 enc.
mieas4ue somos.de las polemieas. 1a|
posielnos manoS dc arreusafIes esi. ca-I
reta hip6crita que rtYiaten con los en-
blemas DE- una eqaidad qua cst,sn nluy
l3jos do senblr maeho mas lejos deI
dosear,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

Nuestro ilustrado amigo, ell diputa-
do provincial d. Gregorio Ledesma,
ha prescntado q Ia Diputacion el pro-
yecto de aboicion de la contribution
directa, que hace tempo anunciamos
4 nuestros lectores, siendo unani-
memente aprobado por la misma.
Los desvelos y la actividad que por
el bien del pueblo Sc toma esta
Corporation merecen ell APPLAUSE de
todos los buenos patricios
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

Muy Sr nuestro: con la mayor sa-
tistaccion hemos visto en- su aprecia-
bic peri6dico las frases de elogio
merecido que tributa d nuestro muy
apreciado amigo Y cOnsecuente corre-
ligionario politico el Sr Rivera, alcal-
dc que ha sido ode Yabucoa.
Nunca en- verdad mas merecida que
en- esta OCCASION su justa alabama. FL
Sr. Rivera que en- los dias aciagos y
turbulcntos ha dado evidentes pruebas
de su consecuencia polftica y de su
amor patrio, nunca entibiado nj des-
mentido, tiene ademas justificado ell
puesto dc distinction en- que ell parti-
do de los espanoles ante todo y sobre
todo, lie han colocado y d que lie han
hecho acreedor sus sacrificios en- pro
de la santa causa de la patria.
Disp6nsenos nuestro amigo 81 al
hacer esta pdblica manifestation, ra-
ti6cando la del BoLETIN, mortifica-
mos su natural y excesiva modestia;
nos impulsa la seguridad de que al
proceder asf cumplimos un deber.
Dando 4 v las gracias, Sr. Direc-
tor, por la insercion de estas lneas,
tenemos ell gusto de repetirnos suyos
affmo y S. S.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

IRA carta de Rio Janeiro fecha "a
dc MARIO, publicada en- el Herald, da
noticia sobre la persecution que ALI
hace la masonerfa al clero cat6l;co en-
los siguientes terminos:
El preside 4 que fue sentenciado
el obispo de Pernambuco le la sido
conmutado por simple prision. FL ru-.
NOR que circul6 en- Paris de que ef
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

La entrevista celebrada en- el campa-
mento por la sonora de Calderon con ell
general Serrano fue muy cordial. Suplica-
ba que Ia marina no hiciera ft1ego sobre las
casas de PossugaIete : Santurce, atestadas
de heridos, y el presidents del pcder ele-
cutivo ha concedido galantemente el espa-
clio necesario para desocupar las referidas
casas.
Otra earta nos dice que los alaveses,
guipgzcoanos, yixcainos, eastelanoa y ara
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10
@. B. S. NJ.
Manuel Alcal6 del OtmO.
Joaqutn Vitlodas.

A consecuencia de la accion de Monte
iurra, d. Carlos ha instituido una medalla
commemorative en- forma de cruz, que tie
nen derecho usar todos los que tomaron
parte en- aquel combate. La nfedalla es de
hierro, lleva en- el centro la fecha de aquel
hecho de armas y la dedicatoria al Patro-
cinio de la Virgen: en- los brazos superiores
el lena Dios, foatria y reg, y en- los angulos
flores de lis, yendo suspendida de una cinta
roja.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

haberle puesto Ia c6pula. Con este fin
acordaron tardlamente, en- 13 de no.
viembre de 1873, pedir al 81. Ministro
de Ultramar, que Sc esperaba aqui,
que sancionara con su auto1idad todo
el pastel que Sc habia confeccionado
para plantear prematuramente el refe-
rido establecimiento. Pero tai aproba-
cion no recay6 sobre &, por 10 que
qued6 como Institute Ell el nombre,
como academia particular en- realidad.
Enterados va nuestros lectores de
que la Diputacion actual no ha hecho
otra cosa que volyer por los intereses
de las familias y de la provincial de
Puerto Rico, yamos ahora q dar I'm ex-
tracto de su memorable acuerdo del 3.
Su resolution fue:
IL Que, estando probado por opor-
tuno expediente que ell Institute civil de
2aa..cnsenanza no habia sido creado con
arreglo a 10 terminantemente precep-
tuado en- la legis,acion VICENTE sobre
ensenanza, nj habia sido aprobado por el
Gobierno Supreme nj aun sc habia dado
conocimiento de su instalacion 4 la
Inspection dc Estudios de la isla de
Cuba, cuyo parecer no pudo dejarSe
de OR en- este case, y no estando el
tribunal que preside las oposiciones de
catedratlcOs comprendido en- ell Plan
de Estudios nj en- ninguna de las dis
posiciones que rigen sobre la materia,
cS nula la installation de dicho estable-
cimiento, ell nombramiento de proteso-
res y todo 10 que emana del indicado
| tribunal.
=? Reconocida en- ell cxpediente que
sc viene fernando desde 1853 como
pcrentoria La neccsdad dc I'm institute
! dc :: cnscilanZa en- cSta provincial, la
Diputacion harl las dcbidas diligencias
para crcar en- torma legal dicho plantel
de instruction con la aprobacion de
los podercs Suprcmos de la nacion y
con cstrlcto arrcglo 4 las disposicio-
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on;cp corr.SnpnJ, ,.a,'l"r;" ".,l'ut'"'" @ Wv
nne sca ,nroh,Jn nar ~ 1t;',, T1;,. ;oa 'I''
de la Habana cl curse cSoolar que har
recibido los ainmnos del Institute. que.
dnndo este estahlnc;n,;onfo dnsln lno ,ne
90 suprimido.
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10
FL Gobierno Superior Civil ha pa

FL Gobierno Superior Civil ha pa
sado una circular a los Alcaldcs de
toda la isla ordenandoles que hagan
que todos los ibertos de uno otro
seNo que haya en- sus jurisdicciones
respectivas sin haberSc contratado,
como eXpreSamentc csta prevenido
por la ley de aboicion y por la Auto
rldad, Sc contratca sin p6rdida de
tempo, y de no hacerlo asl, los man
den Il disposition del Gobierno para
contratarlos con dcStino i los caminoS
pliblicoS que han empczado & consti-
tuirsr, siempre que no haya obras mu-
nicipalos dondc puodan ser cmpleados.
va han sido rcmitidoS cinco lbcr-
tos al Gobierno, los cuales, previo el
debido contrato, hdn sido destinadOs d
Ii carretera de Aibonito. Con idGntco
cbjeto han salido para Ponce 100 pre-
sidiarioS que seran en- breye seguidos
de 200 mas.
Sc ha dispueSto tambien que los
yagos que rcsuhcn incorregibles sean
cmpleados en- los trabajos pdblicos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-05-10

habiendo hccho oposicion los dias 9,
10yll de MARIO para la catcdrade La,
tin Castellano, tue aprobado como tai
catcdratico sin embargo de no haber
demostrado gran capacidad en- su exa-
men y de haber sido rechazado por ell
anterior tribunal algunos meses antes
: hasta haberlo sido tambien antes por
los profeSorcs del Seminario-Colegio la
rrimera yez que hizo los cjercicios para
obtenor el grado de bachiller, bien que
en- III segundo examch 10 haya conse-
guido va que no con Eotas ventajosas.
Lo que mas, tenemos cntcndido,
ha llama''o Ia ateacon del p1biico y
dc Ia Corporation es que dicho aspi-
rante 10 tenia los "a ailos de edad que
reqnlega Ia ley para ser catcdratico dc
Institute.
Era natural que deSpues de tantas
transgrosiones de Ia 10y { Irregular
ladcs, pensara la Diputacion retormis-
"a en legalnarlas de alguna mancra
pidiendo al Gobicrno de Madrid una
specie dc yoto dc indennidad para el
Institute Pero Al principio nj de este
'e ocuparon los autonomieos padres de
. provincial Mas \ aquella corporacion
70 50 le oenltaba Que cl Institute esla-
% cn q aire y que ora precise, 81 no
labla de caer al primer soplo de la
echsrle cimiontos despues es do
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
Bi'igandage in Italy.

In the south of Italy rich landed proprietor, named Laracca, was captured by the brigands. A day or two after La racca's capture, 20 ducats and some articles of food were sent by his wife as his ransom but the chief being irritated by the smallness of the sum, ordered his ear to be cut off, and, supplying him with pen, ink and paper, told him to write from his dictation. The letter, stained with Laracca's blood, set forth that the unfortunate man was dying by inches at the hands of the brigands, and unless three thousand, five hundred ducats were sent he would be killed.
 This letter awakened all the fears and zeal of the family, and 5000 lire were collected and dispatched, but as the sum was far below that demanded, they murdered the unfortunate man and fled, as the troops were upon them. On the next day two other persons were cap trred, and the father of one came and tried to reduce the ransom. His wife also presented herself and begged per mission to accompany her husband, when the savage Aliano, the brigand, cut off his ear and threw it into her bosom. Not, however, to multiply such facts, it is asserted on evidence that in one week Aliano and his companions committed two barbarous murders and one violent rape, sequestrated five persons, extorted 15,OO0 lire, and cut off three ears and one head,
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
Commerce and Navigation,

Over 72 per cent. of our imports and exports during the last fiscal year, says the Secretary of the United States Treasury in his annual report, was car ried in foreign vessels. In 1872 76 per cent. of this trade was transported in vessels of other nations. It is estimated that prior to 1860 from 75 to 80 per cent. was done in vessels of the United States. The total tonnage of vessels of the United States appears to be 4,8O0,652 tons, an increase over that of the fiscal year 1873 of 104,626 tons, notwithstanding the omission from the official returns, under the act of April IS, 1874, of canal boat tonnage, amounting to 133,O65 tons. The tonnage of vessels built during the fiscal year is 432, 725 tons, which amount shows an excess over that of the preced- ing year of 73, 479 tons. From July to November 10, 1874, official numbers have been awarded to 684 vessels, whose carrying capacity amounts to 169,654 tons. Of these 213 were new seagoing vessels, varying from 100 to 5000 tons, with an aggregate tonnage of 12O,972 tons. Of this number 29 vessels meas ured over 1000 tons, over 2,OOO tons, while two were iron steamships of 5,OO8 tons each
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
\ Successful Experiment.

An army officer relates this queer in cident Corporal John Smith, with four men, we're employed recently on detail duty a few miles from Fort Sill, Indian Territory. They were surround ed by hundred Comanches with hos tile intentions. The soldiers took the only available shelter, an old buffalo wallow, where in an uncomfortable po- sition they managed to protect their bodies and keep the Indians at 8 dis tance for the day and night. The next morning, suffering for want of food and water, something energetic had to be done. Corporal Smith tore off piece of his white shirt and wrote on it nete describing their situation. He tied this to the neck of small, shaggy mon grel dog which had followed them frsm the fort then battering up canteen, he fastened it to the animals tail, and giving him a kick, started him off yelping. The corporal says the dog just bumped himself The Indians, thinking it mere act of bravado, paid no attention to the dog. Within two hours he reached the fort, and aid was immediately sent to the besieged sol diers, the Indians making off at the first sight of the rescuing party.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25

grsaned, ".well, he could tell it all if he
 was alive. I can't now" After several
 minutes Douglas said, "I was in the buggy with Mosher when they stole him.
 Mosher can tell all about it.
 "But, Mosher's dead," repeated Mir. Bergen.
 "Well. then ask Inspector Walling
 (the present Superintendent. Walling
 knows. He's been wanting us for a long time. Now he can have tis.
 Douglas was asked where the Ross boy was. He answered that Mosher knew, and that the child was soon to be
 given up to it's parents, and then Doug
 las died. At that moment physician who had been sent for arrived The coroner was soon afterward summoned.
 Superintendent Walling, of the New York Police, says of the men: "I am confident that they are the men who did the kidnapping of Charlie Ross. As soon as we began to investigate I was satisfied that the man with the goggles and Mosher were the same person. All last summer Mosher and Douglas were living i'll Madison street, Philadelphia.
 Mosher went by the name of Henderson
 there and Douglas by the name of Clarke. I was certain that Mosher was
 the man with the goggles. He has lost
 portion of his nose, and you remember that the man who abducted Charlie Ross
 was described as monkey-nosed. While
 the two were living in Philadelphia they
 peddled roach poison and other articles through the suburban towns. This was
 only stall, of course. While they were
 peddling they fixed upon the houses to brlrglarize, did the job ih the night, and
 wheeled the goods away in their ped dler's wagon. l sent word to the detec- tives ill Philadelphia where these men
 had lived, and where they stabbed their horse. My information was verified there, but the birds had flown. Since then they have been hunted all over the country. We knew that these men lived
 principally in their boat on the. river. They were in the city occasionally nights. Every officer in the city was on the look out for them. We would have had them a month ago but for the stupidity of one man whom put on the track. I sent
 him to see if they were in certain place which thought they frequented. An officer was sent with him, and waited out side some distance from the place. The men were not there, and my man fool ishly asked for them. The result was that he was followed from the place and
 seen meeting the officer. Of course Mosher and Douglas were notified, and they haven't been near the place since.
 We sent an expedition on a steam launch to try and find them on the water. Every bay and inlet of the Sound, the bay and the rivers, were ex- plored, but we failed to find our men. The expedition was searching for ten days " .-s7 #-y0.- gg. zz.E
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
Items.
There Is no Death.

If it be true that Nature abhors q vacuum, it is equally true that the Great Creator abhors death and glories in life. There is really no such thing as death the term is a misnomer, used to designate the changes which occur in life. Life, eternal life, is created by the laws of Almighty will-power, which are as i'm mutable in their application as is the ex- istence of the Creator Himself. When God made life, He made everything ne cessary to sustain it, but left it to mans progressive intelligence to discover, con- vert and utilize. Good medicine is to the ailing physique what good fuel is to the expiring flame; the better the fuel, the quicker the tire-the better the medi cine, the quicker comes relief from pain. California Vinegar Bitters is life's elixir for old or young. Use this medicine properly and you will live to a good old age without those physical ailments which nankes seventy yeare burden. .-~ Tn,h
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
How It Happened.

It is reported in London that the rumor about the Queens alarming ill ness had its origin ill the following circumstance: In certain London newspaper office there is biography of the sovereign, which was written ten years ago, and the editor, with the provident forethought of his class, deemed it desirable that it should be revised and brought down to date. It was given out to one of the staff and duly "revised and corrected" The editor thought it would be well to see the article in type, and he consequently gave it out to be set up. A compositor happened to see the notice when it was in type, read the solemn and affecting anitoiincement with which it opened and immediately circulated the melancholy intelligence. As soon as the story was fully set agoing it travelled in all di- rections and underwent all sorts of notifications. In one of it's forms it reached "London correspondents, " and thus obtained wide circulation all over tie country.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
Dismissed From His PastOrate,

In the case of the Jersey City clergy man, Glendenning, on trial before the Presbytery, all the charges were not srls- tained, andthe second specification of the fourth charge only was sustained. This specification sets forth as follows In that the Rev. John s. Glendenning con- promised his Christian character by making Miss Pomeroy so many valuable presents, visiting her so frequently and at such unreasonable hours and living on such intimate terms with her as to occa- sion public suspicion of impropriety, especially as he at the same time declared that no more than the ordinary relations of life existed between them. Sustained, 16 ]; not sustained, 5. Two elders were excused from voting.
 The sentence is as follows "Ihat, the pastoral relation existing between the Rev. John $. Glendenning and the Prospect avenue church be and hereby is dissolved"
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
The Late Earthduake.

Gen. Egbert l.. Viele gives an opinion as to the cause of the real or supposed earthquake, which lately took place ill New York State. AS it is not volcanic section of the country in which the earthquake took place, the general be- lief is that disturbance was caused by the circulation of 8 magnetic current along a vein of iron ore. The lower part of this State, he said, rested vertically upon q ledge of primitive rock. This ledge ex- tends into the Adirondack region. The Assures or seams in the rock are filed with magnetic ore. On consulting a geological map of the State and vicinity, 1t was found that the sections visited by the earthquake were located upon the line of ore as indicated on the map, which appears to afford proof of the theory advanced by Gen. Viele. The only evidences of volcanic irruPtion in this vicinity, he said, were to be found along the shore of the Hudson river, in New Jersey What is known as the Palisades is composition of basaltic rock, formed by volcanic irruptioa. As there were no reported shocks sustained in that section of the country, he thought 1t was an open question whether the palisades had any connection with the earthquake on Thursday night or not. Gen. Viele said he was ill the city of Mexico during the prevalence of vol canic shock, and that the waters of the gulf were considerably disturbed by it's action. He thought the latter circum- stance also proved that the shock was caused by an electric current, and was local in it's origin, as it did not appear from the published reports that the riv- CTS or Long Island Sound had been per ceptibly disturbed during the prevalence of the phenomenon.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-25
A Singular Case

A recent case in Georgia has excited much attention. A young farmer from the interior went to Savannah on business in January of this year. He intended to remain for few days only but after he had been absent until nearly March, his family, composed of humble and un- worldly country folk, began to fancy that some disaster had befallen- him. They sent to Savannah, and investigated the case. Nothing was known of him after a certain date and when the rivers had been searched, and the police had spent much time in frrlitless endeavor, the young man was given up as lost But in October he suddenly reappeared at the old homestead, ragged, dirty, and almost famished. History was strange one. He had, during his stay ill Savan- nah, entered drinking saloon late one evening. While there he had been drugged and conveyed to a vessel, which carried him to d Spanish camp of in str1iction, on the coast of Cuba. When he recovered his senses; according to his own stsry, he found himself imprisoned in stockade, with many other men, who seemed to have been gathered up ill va rious cities of the United States, and he was informed that he was reclu uit, and was expected to fight against |" the in surgents." Our Georgian at once saw the situation, and when he was actually pressed into active service took an early opportunity to slip away, and run his risk of safe arrival at the coast. He suc- ceeded, and after almost incredible ad- ventures, managed to board an American bark bound for Key West. Thence he footed his way homeward through Florida and Georgia, his arrival creating a surprise almost as genuine as that pro- duced by the unexpected apparition of Rip Van Wrinkle in the bosom of his family. This story is vouched for by the local press, who add that "Jefferson Clay" the hero, is a man whose veracity has never been called in question.