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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02

deg y deaaAs' compafieros orgullosos
de haber sabilo llenar tambien ell de
llcado cargo de adinihistrar el dinero
del pueblo.
Una pregunta. para terminar: iQue
dran los que han insultado tanto
a nuestra administration cuando
vean las deudas que ha pagado, los
lmpuestos que ha extinguido, Ell di-
nero que ha ahorrado y las obras de
utilidai pdblica que ha llevado q efec-
to en- una sola poblacion de la isla en-
solo un aro9
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02

En- el harem. -. iCuan distinto
Fue del sueno el despertar!
A los roncos alaridos,
Y al empuje colossal
De Zenetas y Lamtunas,
Sc ha desmoronado va
Con ell trono del Emir
Tu baluarte ante-mural!. -.
Surcando Ell lloroso Belts
Canine marcha de Agmat,
El pobre Emir destronado
Ebn Ameth, que al divisar
Por Ultima ves los muros
De su adorada Ciudad
Inclina Ia noble frente
Abrumada de pesar.
VA no te veran mis- ojos, =,
Hija del Profeta, mas!
Estaba escrito-lmurmura-.
Pues as{ 10 quiere Allah!
va no volverAn mis- plantas
: Ell alcazar 4 pisar,
Nj ell aura de tus vergeles
Aspirare 20 jamas!. -.
Aver Emir, hoy cautivo, II
Y manana en- ii al pensar
Tai vez tn dulce recuerdo
Llevare a la eternidadl. -.
Y entanto Ell bajel SO aleja,
Ebn Ameth llorando estS!.
Tan solo iAdios! al proscrito
LIE as dable balbucear.
-Asi 10 q'liere Ell destino.
iSolo es infinite Alah!. -. B
A. PINEpA 4.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02

! Hallandose dos colegas delante de una
fuente en- que Sc alzaba la figura de Nep-
tuno, de pie sobre una carroza tirada por
lcaballos marinos, exclamo uno, hinchan-
dose de sufciencia:
He ahl Jonas saliendo del vientre
de Ia ballena!
-Hombre, no! observe ell otro, es Nep-
tuno, dios de los mares.
All! tienes ra on; replic6 Ell primero
algo desconcertado:-J Neptune,
10 mismo da; en- este de protetas no soy
muy fuerte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02
ACETILLA.

+ TabGcos q cigasrillos legitin,os de Ia Ha-
bana.-Llalnamos la atencion del pdblico
tumadoy sobre ell anuncio que bajo este
mismo epigrafe va co otra parte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02
EI adios del Ensir.--A mi amigo d. Fer
nando Freyre.

El adios del Ensir.--A mi amigo d. Fer
nando Freyre.
Por las brisas impelido,
Un baiel surcando va
Del Guadalquivir serene
La llanura de cristal.
Dormidas las b!andas olas
Del Belts gimiendo estan,
Aeariciando los muros
De la morisca ciulad,
Retratando en- sus espejos
va Ell po6tico almenar,
va las cdpulas de p6rfdo,
va el solitario mirab,
va gus boaques de violetas
De nardos y de azahar.
iPobre Seyilla! gozosa,
Del rio al 1u!ce com, Is,
Sonriendo aver dornitabas
Con indolencia oriental,
Entire nubes de ambrosia
\ entire encantos y sol6z,
De tus mozos andaluces
Y caballeros sin par
En- los brazos confada
CSal IA espOsa del Sultan
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-04-02

A. PINEpA.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
.IIAHILET,s GHOST. =

An apt illustration Of the futile at
trmpts Of incompetent writers to make
off-hand pretensions to dramatic knowl-
edge, appears in the following extract
from Washington correspondents let
ter
Mr., Kerr is getting along admirably
He is just little excitable but who
would'n mt be when one-half of the 800 men
he presides over insist on talking at the
same time. 1t takes two or three min
utes of hard rapping sometimes before
even comparative order can be restored
and then there are always dozen mem.
bers or so who, like Hamlet's ghost
won't down.
Aside from the allusion to Mr.. Kerr s
sxcitability, which seems rather strange
when abler correspondents have already
warmly commended his eoolness and ex.
cellent judgement while occupying the
Speakers chair. the reference to Ham.
let s ghost is peculiarly refreshing. II
was never supposed that Hamlet, while
interviewing the spirit of his departed
father. was particularly anxiors tc
down his ghostly visitor, but few who
have read can forget tine thrilling appeal;
of Macbeth to the intruding ghost of the
murdered Banquo, which would not
down " at his kingly bidding.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
Progress OF the Cnh,n Revolt

Scnor dc Aldama, the Cuban agent
IN this city, received yesterday letter
from Camaguay, giving an account of
the operations of the First and Second
DIVISIONS OF the Cuban army since
January last The insurgents have
been especially successful, saws the
letter, in the Eastern Department, and
all the enemy has been able to do is to
protect the plantations at Guantana.
! mo and Santiago de Cuba.
The following IL a summary of che
operations Of the First Corps O, the
Second Division and the I'd brigade of
the First division from the Ist Jaguary
to the 9Th September Of the present year:
F"elve villages and forts destroyed and
burned down in Holguin, Guantanamo
and Ban asoa. There were captured one
field piece. I'll rifle with 1900 cart
ridges, 3QS machetesy 473 horses, 19o
mules and 20 saddles. Yhirty-nine plan
tations were burned. and $50 Spanish
volunteers deserted the ranks of tae pa
trlots. In the various encounters four
Cuban officers and nine men were killed;
20 officers and $50 men we're wounaed.-
ON the 9TH os Septem ber last Brig. Gen.
Maceo Of the First Division tore up the
railroad between Guautanamo and Cain
amrl7i intending to capture the first
train. He was attacked by troop of
Spanish cavalry, numbering l2O men
which he rorted and pursued into the
woods Eighty Of the horses were cap
tured and the rest disabled or killed.
most q the Spaniards were killed. MAN.
encounters have taken place between
the Spaniards and CT bans in the large
territory between La Trocha del Picaro
and the district of Colon. Since the la
ter part Of july there have been fought
81 battles which resulted IN the burning
OF . sugar plantations and 81 settlements
by the Insurgents, and the capture by
them Of llG rites and An horses. Their
loss amounted to u killed and % wound
ed; that of the enemy 95 killed. The In
surgents have found it difficult to protect
the patriot families living in Camaguay.
The Spanish Brig Gen. Ampudia at Puer
to Principe has organized columns of
guerillas to seour the country. They are
instructed to avoid the Insurgent bands
and attack only small settlements, and
kill all boys and men above the age Of
ten. Brutal outrages have been com
mitted by these guerillas.- Tribune
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
,r,rE "F DF"A"AHE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

granted
dending 6 A.. D.,
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
Failure OF a Savings Bank-w. B. A.
tors VIII.

NEW YORK, Dec. THE German
Uptown Savings Bank failed yesterday
There is deficiency of $40, 900, and
So cents to the dollar will probably be
paid to the depositors.
VIM. B. Astor's last will and tesla
ment leaves to his daughter Mrs. Cary,
real estate and cash aggregating $3.50, Z
900, and an income of $500, 900; to his
daughter, Mrs. Delano, life interest
in real estate worth $3.50 coo, and $780,
600 in real estate absolutely; to his
grand daughter, Mrs Chandler, .
life interest in real estat ewortb
$500, 600, and 100000 absolutely to
j. Il. Delano, his son in law, $43<
0CO in Red Hook, Duchess county;to
his son, Henry Astor, s30,000 in real
estate and certain funds, securities,
etc, of large amount, the exactvalue
not stated. The main family real es-
tate is given to his two sons, j. Jacob
and Vim. Astor. Smaller legacies are
left aggregatins $50,
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
THE MESSAGE.
UhGf is Printed about H-TAird
TIE rm 4spirafions-T The ReIi
gi0ax and school UuesfiOas-Di
rercity Of Opinions.

New YORK, Dec. 9.---1he Herald com
menting on the Presidents message
says Its views in the main are sound
or defensible. The President is sound
on the Cuba question, on finances, on
questions affecting cable monopolies and
ON the American question, but on the
combined rei gious and school question
he is wild, quiIotic and utterly absurd
This attempt 10 introduce religion as
controlling element in our national poll
tics is the most misehievous and mon
strous violation Of fitness and propriety
ever perpetrated by a r-rsident OF the
United States
The Herald further considers his
statement that the present will be his
last message to Congress, &c, although
| fayorins of remuneration of third term
aspirations does not bind him in any
form.
The TrlU, considers that lie has not
made any withdrawal from the third
term eandidature
The World. Democrat. believes the
school question is brought up simply -
secure a third term.
The Times apprayes the message, aad
considers it sound on the school que
! tiun, although the propositions made II
that connection are not within the pro
! vince of congressional legislation.
! New ORLEANS, Dec. S. The President :
message is generally received with ap
proyal here. The portion relating to
the Cuban question is pronounced sound
| The public school question Is generally
admitted IL be an issue which must ba
| soon met.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09

SEcoR RoBESoN says in his annual re-
port to the President that the navy " is
now in stronger and more efficient con-
dition than it has been since the COM
mencement Of your administration.
Even if this were true, il would not be
saying much. for never during Grant 5
administration has the navy been in n
condition of efficiency, though in each
succeeding report Secor Robson has
talked about the fine state of the navy
Bat it is not true. The navy is in a la
mentally deficient condition. Though
Robeson spent, on repairs alone in five
years fifty millions of dollars, he did not
increase the value of the national fleet
as fighting machine one whit. Our
ironclads, on which he has thrown away
many hundreds of thousands of dollars.
neither in armor nor armament are TT
to contend against the modern ships of
European powers. The wooden vessels
are slow and their cast-iron smooth bores
are of no account beside the ritled guns
of the European navies. Secor Robeson
has not only made the Navy Department
foul seat of corruption, but ne has gov
erned its affairs with a stupidity and ig-
norance unriyalled.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
ENGLISH MINES.

The frequency of explosions of deadly
character in the mines Of Great Britain
is to be ascrihed to the great depth al
which they are worked, rendering VENT
lation extremely difficult and often very
incomplete, so that gases accumulate and
often explode with terrific force and dis
astrous results. The vast amount of Goa
taken from these mines shows thai
America has yet only touched the tor
layers of the immense veins of fue!
which underlie our coal regions. As the
production of coal in England become,
more difficult, expensive and dangerous
with the lapse of years, it is evident
that bright era of prosperity will one
day dawn upon the American anthracite
region. If anything was required to
prove the wisdom and goodness of Di-
vine Providence. the immense deposit
of fuel in the bowels of the earth for the
usesof man, which he could not do with
ont, would be sufficient.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09


and
aid
EiL) "i''O'' c
w dco..wd&w secretary of State.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
VICE PRESIDENT

Wilson, according to the Blnnst 81 Light
visited n spiritual medium in Boston
about three weeks before his death. and
held communication with his dead wife
and son, who informed him that he
would soon be sick, and warned him to
be extremely cautious in regard to men,
tal-llbor. or he would speedily come to
their side OF life.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
HOTELS.
.TEfFhEsoN HOUSE.
NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE,
JOHN W. GRAY, Proprietor

SOhN w. GhAfs PROPRIETOR.
This large and beautifully situated house
has been put in the very best repair for the
reception OF visitors. who will find at 1t all the
accommodations Of FIRST-CLASS HOTEL :.
1t commands fine view OF the Delaware Bay,
and Is one OF the mo- pleasant and deIIrbtfni
places in the State for = rcursions or pic.nics.
The house Is kept in the Sest style, the bal
llled with the choicest winee, liquors and
malt drinks, and table supplied witt. the sub
sionists can arrive by boat or rail. Parties
who wish to go fishing or boat riding ON the
noble Delaware, can be accommodated with
suitable boats. The patronage OF the public
is respectfully solicited.
iy22 J. w. GRAY.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
WE.ITHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec...9.-1 A. M
PROBABILITIES

For the Middle Atlantic States, winds
shift to..westerly with light rain or snow
followed by cooler, cloudy and clearing
weather, and rising barometer. For the
canal regions. the temperature will fall
70 the freezing point by Thursday night
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
HARDWIRE. dc.

s. Z. CoR...THIRDH6sSHIP STS.
Have always on ha,d a full assortment OF
Iron and steel. Best brands OF American
Hammered and Rolled Bars. English Refined
Bars of all sizes; Band, Hoop and Slit Iron /;
best Norway Nailrods snd Auger Shapes, Gal
vanized and Black Sheet Iron, Cast, Shear.
dbServ Se5 lam stee sPTs oaos
other Hardware. Horse Shoes, Horse Shoe
Nails, Borax, Bolts, Clips, Nuts, Washers,
Malleable Castings, Wagon Boxes, Springs,
Axles, spokes, Felloes, Shafts, Bows, &c.
Carriage Canvass, Oil Carpets, Rattinett, En- :
ameled Top and Dash Leather, and Coach
Hardware OF all kinds. Iron Wire GAlvan-
wed Nails, Babbit Metal, Lead Spelter, Banca
Tin, Sheet Zinc, &c, &c, Smiths and other
tools, Anvils, Vices, Bellows, Sledges, Ham
mers, Shoeing Knives, Files, Rasps, smiths
Drills. Tire Benders, Twere Irons, Stocks and
Dies, Grindstones, Cranks and Rollers, Back
Chains. &c.
All of which will be sold at very low prices,
wholesal and retail for cash or approved
credit mar2 le6;
The daily gazette., 1875-12-09
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON d BAL
TtMORE RAILROAD.
NOVEMBER %. 1875.

NOVEMBER %, 1873.
Trains leave wilmington as follows for
Philadelphia and intermediate stations, 100,
$40, 800, 952, 1890, a. m. 200. 4lO, 1870 93s,
=. m.
Philadelphia and New York, l.Sl. a. m. |;
Il IA. l2-37, SAG p. m.
baltimore and intermediate stations, L. 81,
9. .00 a m. $40, p. m.
Baltimore and Washington. 1882, l.ij, 9.05,
a. m. l2.56, 1.23, $50. ITO, p. m
Trains for Delaware Division leave for
New Castle, 500, 6.20, 9.sO, a m. ; LIB, 6-4C
p. m.
Harrington and intermediate stations, aOt
g. 30, a. m. Gao p. m.
Delmar and intermediate station 500, $50
a. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS:
Philadelphia and intermediate stations, s.l'
a. m, AS, $50, p. m.
Philadelphia and New York, l.Sl, a. m.
Baltimore and Washington, l2.52, l.0'
q. m.
For further information passengers are re
terred to the time tables posted at tho depot
Ii. II. KENSEY. superintendent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07
syINDLED wonKING PEoPLE.
Getting Of the Depo-itor- of the Third Avenue
Bank-A Committee Appointed.


Several hundred Of the depositors in the
Third Avenue Savings Bank met last evening at
Tweuty-sxth street and Third avenue. As
many Us were able crowded into a den like hail,
not large enough to accom- mod ate more than
atty persons. The oepositors were mostly me
chanics and decent looking Girls and women,
with a few clerks and one lawyer, Mr.. Beamish,
formerly for many years clerk OF the SUI
preme Court, and now In the Surrogates office.
MIR. lloratio y. Hardy was chosen Chairman,
and G.. :. j scuh, Secretary. Several uer-uns
made speechcs denouncing Bank Supcfin-
tendcnt Ellis and the trustees OF the lhird
Mr. Henry {. Ahrens read the last statement
made 10y the bank to the superintendent, al
ready given In INT sun, aud said that ia lace
Of that statement Ellis could not but have
known that the institution was rotten From
the superintendent report to the Legislature
he quoted the assertion that "in the manage
meiit OF purely trust funds only one policy can
toe justified. aud that Il based on prudence. IN
tellleence. integrity and economy" Mr.. Ahrens
adurd that ne had seen poor woman crying On
the bank steps and asked her the reason she
answered, Il have g. in this bank aud IS at
home. thought 1t would buy me "a ton OF coal
for the winter.
Bank Superintendent was Loudly applauded.
One OF the depDsiturs suggested that Charles
O'ConOr be ENGAGED rs counsel. Inc suggestion
was hoOted down.
A committee consisting Of the following per-
sous was appointed 10 act for the deposit"rs
q. a. Joseph, who mas $l.yD Ia the bank Jacob
Berger, S2,GOO; Charles Punnei, 5000; Henry
Grirr, q. ~; lIoratlo y. Hardy, aud Leo Alex
andcr tieiducr.
The committee was instructed to determine
up n the need Of employing counsel, To prepare
"A resolution for the remuVil ~ the receiver. and
e. engage commOdious nall for another meet
ing, OF which notice Is To bc gwen in IHE Sun.
| Among "A large number of The deDositors VINO
are rot lelt penniless by the failure OF the bink
there Is strong dispo.i ion To FOIL wv up the
trustees, and harass them by civil and criminal
prosecutions into making up, rs Tar as possible
the deficiency In the assets. II IS with this view
that couns l. TO he EN- allyed, well as with
ayiew TO nave the present receiver removed, and
one .ppuinted VINO has had nO connection with
the institution.
MIR. Carmdn has not yet got his statement
ready for the public. lie SAID To a sun reporter
That the statemen would contain nothing really
new. The conditIon Of the bank. and the value
Of It's assets compared with liaOilltles, were
| prettl wei understuOd Ny the peOnle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07
THE MURDERED FlMILT.
New Trial for shaw, who WINS Convicted oi
Poisoning his wife and Three Children.

The Court Of Appeals yesterday gave n
decision in the case Of Shaw. the Washington
county murderer, sentenced TO be hanged in
ls13 for poisoning hi wife and children with
corrosive sublimate. Shaw was intimate with
woman named Sarah Briggs, aud II was alleged
that he destroyed his own family In order to be
unhampered in his intimacy with her. The poi
son was said to have been administered In whis-
KEY SARAH briggs, who mad been Jointly IndIct-
ed with shaw. was allowed to 60 free IN orier
that her husband might he allowed TO testify.
The defence was that the victims had been poi
soned by bad saus gees and frozen potatoes. and
that II any drug had been administered Sarah
Briggs alone was the murderer. The prisoner
was convicted, and sentenced to be hanged on
AOy. ~, 1873. His counsel appealed on the
grounds that one OF the Justices presiding AZ
the trial had been absent one day that declara-
tons Of dying persons, though mere conJec-
lures, had been received as evidence that
threats to poison made by Sarah Briggs had
been Improperly excluded. and that the court
was improperly constituted, and had not power
to pass sentence. The General Term reversed
the conviction. ana the Court Of Appeals has
confirmed the decision of the General Term and
ordered "A trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07

RRAnY-A 4el Even t., brooklyn, on Wednesday.
Oct H. Jam Hrady. aged 81 years.
The atiNes AID trends Of the family resnoct
fully invited to attend the funeral irum MS ATE resi-
deu,e on Friday, Oct. \, at 3 O'Clock J.. VI.
CAlsPEN1Ek on Tuesday, Oct. 3, Anns Maria Car
pcutci. wife nt Peer Currcn.
Tie relatives ana frienus respectfully invited 20
attend the funer from the residence OF her parents,
pol West goth 81. trlua Oci. x. At T. VI.
CRANE. on Tuesday Oct. o, Pnilanler crane, In tho
~ year Of r's ag".
The relatives anu friends OF the fam respect
ffly invited To attend t1r funeral NJ M ltc residence,
~ n QUE T.. Thursday IN inst, ~ < 7. NJ Re"
m'Ins " u BE- taken to BrewStrrs station On Friday
DoNhfLLAN-on Tuesday, oct. o. Kate, the be-
lo, VIE - EdN ~ ponnelan aud daut liter Of Fran
els aud the late Rose NcCahr.
The relatives and friends Of the family respect
fully invited to attend the funera ~ M thu residence
her father. Ia vest gam st. THIS nnurrdayl morn
in, 10 O'Clock. thence 10 the Church OF s Nncent
de Paul where Do nan hgh mass VIII he offered for
the repo-e Of her SOU thence t. Calvary emetey for
iuttrmrut,
iNGERsOLL.-A A. sea. June rs. 1873 Lorin, son Of
Iorln and kchrcc r. lugrrsuii aged " years
MoQl ADJ ON iuesdaN, OCt. d. 1870 Joseph Henry,
oldest OF frHnris lu Brdg { McQutir. aged
years mnuths, anu n tihNs.
Tue frit uds aui rc,alyes respectfully invited 10
attend the funeral Thur day, 7tn INST, al r. NJ
from the residence Of ms parents. 71th 49, west VI
1t
NTEFUs his residence, Flainush, l.. l., On Tues.
day oct D. John Nrctus. IN the Nl year Of ms age.
the relatives and friends ~ the family ere rc,pecf
fully uYtt % Hurnl thr funeral from the resuenco
on THURSDAY, the tih Iust at2 ocloch T.. VI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-07
me Canal IEIJDS.
The indictments against EnE inccr- john II.
NaIcs and =. 4. Babcock.

ALRANY, oct. G.-The charges drawn up
by Deputy Attorney General Fmrchild against
John Il. Yates. division engineer. alleRe that he
has been guilty Of gross neglect Of duty In fail
ing to inspect the work under the contract OF
Henry u. Denison; Ia permitting the work to he
accepted in allowing poor materials to be used;
IN permitting false and erroneous estimates TO
be made to the Canal Commissioners In allow
ing walls To- be constructed against a rock en-
bankment: In allowing large estimates to be
made for extra work under said contract; In
allowing estimates at an excessive price
for cement in violation OF the contract
aud Of the law; in falling TO see that
the engineers ana Overscers faithfully r.
formed tueu duties IN falling 10 give the ueces-
sary Instructions TO tue resident engine for
the proper execution Of the WORK "a failing to
review the monthly aud unal accounts IN allow
INK false and erroneous MONTHLY accounts To be
made under the contract II willard johnson,
assignee OF John " boomer; IN allowing a falls =
and erroneous nnal estimate on SAID contract !;
in allowing vertical walls 10 be built under the
contracts OF McsSrs. skinner and Osborn and In
permitting unit and worthless materials to be
used under various other contracts on his divi-
Ter a Riley. and j v l.. Brown. la respect 10
these contracts charges similar To the above are
made.
me charges against stephen l.. Babcock, resi-
dent engineer, are similar to those again-t
Yates. 1t IA also charged that said stephen 4.
Babcock, while acting az an assistant engineer,
made survey OF "A portion II the Champlain
canal. ana maze lfntn such survey an estimate
Of the quantity OF Work 70 be executed under
proposed contract for an Improvement at or
near Billiards. Bend, on said canal; that
said BiDcock SO cuTelessly or fraudulent
IL made such survey and estimi ale that
the quantity sheet exhibited AZ the let
ting Of the contract for such Enforcement
showed that there were but 80 yards Of
solid rock aud 3OO yards of loose rock To be ex-
c'yated. while the final esti,,hte showed that
q, ac.63 yards OF solid, and 20IT1 Yards Of loose
rock mad been excavated under sid contract {;
and that for such r. vi or gross carelcssness
the said Babcocl WI dis charged on or about the
close Of the year lsi2 from the service OF tue
state 10y Vim. B Tayl Jr. state Engineer and sur