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Mr. BEECnER ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH
WITH \ GOOD APPETITE.-Hcnry Ward
Beecher dined at MOquiB's, in Ann street, al
one o'clock yesterday aft 9rnOon. He was
pressed in loose suit of navy blue flannel
and wore wadebrimmed straw hat. MIR
Beecher Jared sumptuously, making the
selections by checking Off on the bill of fare
each dish desired. Roast pigeon. with al!
the et-ceteraS in abundance. dumplingS
BAKED, ard coffee We're placed before the
great preacher, and they disappeared with
out much ceremony. Those who say that
MI. BeecEer Is failing in appearance and Will
not live another year, talk nonsense. He Is
GOOD for double decade. at least. or as he
once expressed IL himself, is d" likely To live
to he hundred years Old" His appetite
could never have been better, and his spiri IS
al dinner were excellent. a bright-l looking
little boy, about four years OF age. was
strollins past the table at which Mr.. Il. sat
and turned To look at the great preacher
Beecher snapped his fingers at the child
called him over and lifted him upon his lap
Whispered TO him few moments, and then
put him down with parting caresS. Soon
after the parents and friends o. the little
fellow passed out the ladies' inclining their
heads in respectful courtesy TO Mr. b. and
the men, middle aged, farmer-lOOking indi-
yidualS, obsequiouSly doffing their beavers
This homage Beecher Acknowledged with his
well-known elegance of manner. After the
iliustriOus clergyman had finished his meal
he departed hurriedly by the Ann street
door, with his hat well pulled down in
nOnt.-N \. Sun, 20fh
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1HE NEW YORK CENSUS promises to turn
out farce so far as this city is concerned
The total population" is almost anything
you choose TO call il. Politics, il is sun
posed, have entered largely into the business.
ara pubic confidence, therefore, in the emu
meratOrs' figuring is by no means universal
The democrats insist upon it that we have at
least 10000 while the republicans will no:
allow more than 100000. As population is
The basis OF the appOrtiOnment for members
OF the legislature, II is boldly charged that
The returns have been "doctOredn by the
democrats with that end in view The
charge is Indignantly rejected, and not ouly
that, but n counter charge is male that the
repu bllcanS, in seeking to diminish the
a." total" are but endeavoring to conceal
United states Commissioner DavenpOrt's
snort FEDERAL count few years since So il
goas.-N y. Cor. PhiId. Ledger
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PERSONAL Senator Logan is in Califor
MIA. ..- Mr. j. II. Saville, OF this city, was
at the Hoffman, and Luis de PEDESTAL, OF the
SpaIi IN legation. at the BrevoOrt House
New York, yesterday.
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The COTTON MILL OPERATIVES at Old
ham, England, have refused to accede to the
masters terms for q reduction OF wages and
a general rupture Is feared in the Ian
cashire cotton mills. There are 40, 200 opera
tives IN Oldham alone.
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NEW YORK JUsTIcE.-In New York they
send boys to Blackwell's Island for six
months for playing on Washington park,
which 10 public recreation ground. Tweed
could only be sent for one year for stealing
SIX millions and debauching the state and
clty government. So that the range of pun
lshmenf from the highest to the gravest Of
FENCES against society is Just six months
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INVESTIGATING THE LOUISIANA FRAUDS
Gov Kellogg, of Louisiana, in letter to the
attorney general OF the state, inclosing re-
port OF experts who have examined the audi
tors Office, says that the investigations have
disclosed gross culpability on the part OF
olher persons besides the auditor. whose acts
have Injured the state, and for wears have
cast d1scredit on its government. He requests
the attorney general to take prompt meas
ures 10 bring To justice all who have been
guilty OF defrauding the state as disclosed
by these INQUIRIES.
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A ROSTERS SPUR BRAINS A TopDIrSc
lNFANT--The Gadsden, Ala, Times reports
the killing ola child OF Mr.. a. j. Langley by
a rooster The child, about Is months old,
was attacked by the rooster, Knocked down
and spurred several times. One stroke of the
spur Penetrated TO its BRAIN causing death
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The TriPartite Agreement OF the EN-.

a special dispatch to the Dully NsgrS from
Jenna Says:-lt is reported that Russia aud
Nermany intend 10 grant military fuFlougjlS
on a large scale next year. one OF fha
vienna papers urges Austria . follow their
example, and thus prove that the alliance
between The three empcTors is worth some
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MANIA-A-POTU AND MURDER-A Ger
fnan butcher name Zaiser, who resides in
the western suburbs of Baltimore, shot one
OF bis neighbOrS last evening, and then at
tempted To put an end To his own life He
was suffering from mania a potu. Both men
Will probably die, although they were sill
living at midnight
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A WHITE MAN TRIED FOR MARRYING A
CoLoRED WOMAN.-There is a law in In
diana prohibiting the .ntermarriage OF white
and colOred persons, under penalty Of i'm
prisonment In the state penitentiary for not
less than one year nor more than ten years.
and nne of not less than II 600 nor more
IMAM >5.unO. Another section of the penal
code makes IL the same crime, with the
same punishment. for any person 70 and or
abel In the commission of the act. Some
weeks since, n German named John Angel
Miller, residing in MOoreSheld, FLOYD conn
ty, Indiana, was married % A negro woman
named Mary Sims. The ceremony was per-
formed n by The Rev. Jesse Bass, pastor of the
Bethel Baptist Church, the leading coloreS
church OF New Albany. License was is-
sued TO the parties by the Clark county
clerk, IL Is not stated on what representa-
lions. Yesterday afternoon the grand Jury
OF Floyd county found n true bill for the
crime named against Miller and Bass. The
sheriff and chief of police went out TO
company with his negro wife, and placed
him under arrest. Tie woman was much
alarmed, and begged the officer not TO take
the husband away from her. Miller was
then brought into New Albany and placed
In the county Jail. At the instance of the
presenting attorney, Judge Smith had fixed
TO give, he was still in jail at a late hour last
night. Afterward the Rev. Mr. Bass was ar
rested ON The street by the deputy sheriff,
and also taken 10 Jail. His bond was maize
$500, which he had not obtained up 10 nine
O'CLOCK last night--LoUisrSUe CosuIer.youraal.
Two LITTLE Missouri GIRLS STOLEN
In the Herald of a recent date we published
a communication from Drenonvifle giving
an account OF man aud two little girls as
having arrived in that neighborhood stran-
gers and almost destitute. The little girls
said that they were stolen from their mother
The old man claimed that his wife was dead.
We have received a letter from Mrs. Neaper,
living on Lanes prairie, asking the where
abouts OF her children. She says the children
told the truth, and says they were stolen
rom her about the eth OF May, she not know
ing their whereabouts until She saw the no.
uce in the Herald. Tie mother seems TO be
greatly distressed over the loss OF her child
rem. Neaper has left the neighborhood OF
Drenonville, but hfs whereabouts is not
known. The following description IL fur
pished by Mrs. Neaper: The oldest girl, Ellen
hair, and well grown. The youngest is In her
9Th year, has dark gray eyes, cross, dark
hair, tolefably well grown.-Roua MOI Her
aid, Isl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-21

NEW YoHK, July 2I.-Specie shipments to
Day were S2Jo, 900 gold coin and $4,000 liver
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SloOOOO, coo WORTH OF BRIDG ES-Nothine
excels in wonder the bridge system of the
west, all quilt up since the war. The Missouri
Is brldged at st. Charles, (6.535 feet long,
iSon, st. Joseph, (S1,000, OO0,) and o naha,
Ihe cost of these bridges was about 81 OOO =
O01. or S3000000 less than the single bridge
ana approaches at st. Louis. Toe Ohio is
brluged eight times below Pittsburg at a
cost OF 100000. The Mississippi is bridgei
~ ~. Louis, Hannibal. Keokuk Burlington.
clinton, Dubuque, Winona, La Crosse, St
iacI. ana other places, at n cost Of SS25 UO0,-
100, II is stated that the bridges OF the limited
states built since the war have cost $50 OO1-
coo. The great bridges at Saybrook Albany.
hhvre de Grace aud Buffalo do not bear COM
parison with the bridge system of the west
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q. A. r.

NEWARK, ". J., July 2i.-The Grand A my
OF the Republic OF New Jersey held an an
puai reunion to-day. There was a grand
procession and mass meeting. at which Gov.
Beaie presided, and Judge Ricard and Gov,
Parker delivered addresses
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TIRE BEST YET

Fr FOR THE
WHITE FOUNTAINS AND MOUNT DESERT,
VA NOR WICR LINE
S22 oulF for The round trip from - sfE@h
htE 1Ofk and return Choice Of es[x-.-.3aes
Seven Routes passengers allowed 70 stop over at
any POINT CIRCULAR. with fun information, may
q hnd al the principal stations the Erie, the
Pennsyl ania. and the Phiiafel phia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroads where tickets are also for
sale Ask for White Mountain tickets by the Nor
Nich Line JylO-wSssw
EOh ENCUk SIONs.
THE MARY WASHINGTON
has larger rom tJr pleasure parties than any other
Dry AND EVSNING' tsfaiar 800
tTips 20 Gly and return Mon e,csz<kM.sss
days, etnestisys and FrifAys, leaving 8.h-ztrset
wharf aisa n hpPly on board, or &c DR. HOW
!esim p. u TBOTH, President.
l'OR CHARTER
y The coI1uloiru= iron Steamer - ~ n
PILOT BOY, Ls83N
having beer specially 6tted Up for ETCt'fSI0SS'
col De Chartered On rsSsJ. ole terms. AppIy 70
\. L TITZHUGH, Agent,
Ea5zl-fm e-h street wharf
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THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, IA, 1si .25 from customs, $3.50, AS Is.
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Mr.. CHAs. G. FISHER, assistant District
attorney, resigned that position to-day. His
successor has not yet been appointed. 1t is
thought that this resignation will remove
much OF the opposition 10 the District At
tOTney.
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THE MISSING AEROyArrs.
The Balloon all Right. INIT vher,
are the N o~esasS

IOkONro, jay Hint ,lltge lce recalval
nom Aurora, Ont, is that on Monday even
ing large balloon was seen passing within
q mile OF the village going In a nortkseAsterlv
direction. The basket was appanentlv
empty, and the balloon was lying over OF,
one side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-21

THE National Bank currency received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
gated S7SSgC5
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a GPAND REUNION and encampment OF
nnectlCut soldiers opened at Hartford yes
Ier!ay afternoon. twenty-five state regi-
menfS are represented, besides number OF
sol iieTs ttCm other states. There was "a re
union of Andersonville prisoners this morn
ing, and this afternoon addresses were To be
delivered by Generals Burnside, HawIey.
Col. = prague and Chaplain Trumouil.
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TELEGRAMs TO THE STAR,
THE CENTENNIAL LEGION
SHOOTING 1T WIMBLEDON,
ANOTHER AMERICAN VICTORY.
THE MISSING sALLooNIsTs
IaE ENGLISH C0TICN XARKEI DEPRESSED
FOREIGN NEWS.
A Flood at w mbiedou and the Shoot
Ing Post uonaxl

LoSDoS. July 2l-Heavy rain prevails nj
Wimbledon this morning, and the camp Is
nocie The match for the American Gun
which was fixed TO take place at $50 % m ,
mas been postponed until $50, and may nos
sibly be put off until tomorrow
The Shooting Goes On.
LONDON, July 2l.-The Americans are
shooting at Wimbledon to day The rance
IS ECO yards. Each man has So shots and
The highest possible individual score IS leo
Bodine, who il still i'll. and Yale 10 NOT IA !.
part In to-day's contest. The scoring of the
Americans is remarkably fine. and exciteS
general admiration. Although the weather
Is uniaNOrahle, the attendance OF spectators
is good.
Major Fulton Wins the American
LONDON, July 2l, p. m.-Main- Fulton
Won the American cup, shooting fo- which
was resumed late this afternoon. lie made
io3 out OF a possible score OF 80.
Cable Stock.
LONDON, JIly 1.-THE stock of the Anglo
American Telegraph Company advanced >
pounds 10 shillings yesterday. Some of fhs
papers state that the rise was ON account or
u ruInor That efforts ID repair the direct
thlted States cable had been abandoned
Whlle others say il was i'm consequence OF
neaSy purchases to cover speculation. Sales
iuTlher advanced pound 10 ShilliugS to-day
nut 1eli hall pound. The price is now 8 3
Inc stock OF the direct cable is declining
and Is now quoted al :, which is a fall of u
per cent since the Sth instant. when IL was
quoted az 10. Its (the direct cable'S) par
The TFf>arrtre
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REQUIsITIoNS FOR POSTAGE STAMPS,
stamped envelopes, &c, since the list instant
have been received at the Post Office Depart
ment aggTegating in value S2,ij} ,SSS. This
i a heavy Increase over the corresponding
period last wear.
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Two LITTLE MISSOURI GIRLS STOLEN

~A national ode-tbe public debt.
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THE UNITED STATES STEAMER FRoLIC,
Low beirE fitted for sea at Philadelphia, will
be sent ia lie Norfolk, Va, navy ward TO he
locked and painted, after which she will sail
for RIO dc J3neirO. To take the place OF the
Wasp on the south Atlantic station. The
wasp being cd and uuseawOrthy, viii prob
ably be sold in Brazil, as she cannot b
bought home.
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POINTED DENIAL OF THE NORFOLK YELL
Low FEVER STORY.-COmmodOre Stevens,
commanding the Portsmouth navy yard,
telegTaphs TO the Navy department taat
there has not been a case of yellow fever al
Norfolk for nearly twenty years, and that no
medical officer attached to that station has
ever written that there was a case of yellow
fever there.
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TIE CORNERSTONE OF PENSIONS to-day
called upon the heads of divisions of his Of
fee for reports relative to the efficiency OF
their clerical force since the abrogatiOn of
the prison rules established by Commits
siOHer Baker. fOrbidding clerks to leave their
desks during Office yours.
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The beach here slopes away gradually with
a sand bottom, agreeably free from peb-
bles or shells to cut the feet. There is not
always surf, but generally there is quite
sufficient. DR.. ]. II. Thompson, of WASH
1ngton, tells me that he gives the decided pre-
ference to the bathing here, especially for
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28
FRAUDS IN BOSTON.

BOSTON. Mass, March II, 1875
ripple OF excitement was created upon the
streets this afternoon by the announcement upon
the bulletin board OF the Herald that the United
States Treasury agents, who are now In this city
for the purpose OF investigating the alleged Post
once frauds, had seized the books of Hugh
Flood, whose name has lately been brought
prominently before the public as sup.
posed principal in numerous Questionable
ring transactions. The Heran charges the
existence OF a 'Post ONCE Ring,n that the Iunds
OF the government have been nisappned and an.
propriated by private parties, and indirectly i'm
pllcates several prominent State ofYlcials. Mr..
Flood will tomorrow publish his statement. He
denies that MS books were seized, but claims
that he voluntarily submitted them for examna-
ton.
The matter created quite stir in the Legisla-
ture this afternoon, where alleged frauds on the
part or Flood in the Capitol repairs are now IN.
derg0ing investigation, and President Loring, OF
the Senate, surrendered the chair and made
nalthOur's speech defending himself from the i'm.
putation OF connection with the so-called Post
once Ring"
Flood was appointed to superintend the paint.
ing ana frescoing OF the new Post once, ana was
allowed to disDurse funds to the wOrkmen
The SPECIFIC charges against him Ialsiiying the
rolls and charging The government more than vas
paid the men employed; also with using on pri-
vate Jobs the paints and other materials OF the
government.
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A MEXICAN RAID INTO TEXAS.

GALVESTON. March q, 1875.
Ne'os special from Corpus Christi Texas,
dated to-day. says:-'A band OF Mexicans came
within seven miles Of the town, robbed several
stores and houses and took a large number OF
Americans prisoners, among them Judge Gilpin
formerly a member Of the Legislature, E and two
women. They compelled the captlves to walk In
frOns OF them till they were exhausted then
mounted them on bareback horses and hurried
them or They robbed and burned the Post ONCE
at Nueces. and robbed and took prisoner one
mail rider. Texans have gone in pursuit and a
fight Is reported near BanqUette, IN which one
Mexican ana two Americans were killed. All ex-
cept Jour OF the prisoners escaped, but nothing
has yet been heard from them. Business is
mostly suspended and the citizens are under
arms guarding the town."
Information received from Los Olmos, Nueces
county, says that throughout the entire region be.
tween there and the Rio Grande lawless bands
from Mexico are continually raidIng through the
country robbtng numbering and driving stock
across the river.
They have become so daring OF late that nearly
all travel on the highways has ceased. Even stock
men are deferred from hunting their cattle and
these rniilans. AT present there seems to be
concerted movement on the part OF these Williams
striking distance ' Of the Rio Grande" witty
to seventy miles and even Iurther-
where ingresss and egress can be safely effected
TO this end. They have been crossing the river in
small attachments Tor the past week. 1t is esti-
mated that there are now on Texas soil at least
300 armed bandits, and rumor has 1t that several
Americans near the river have been murdered
by them. Rumors come in that the Mexicans have
cleaned out company or two OF negro soldiers,
at San Luis on the RIO Grande, about forty miles
below Rio Grande City. and that a number OF
armed men were seen lowering near this place
number oil MeXicans reside mere, but they cannot
be depended upon Tor assistance In a contest in
entire Rio Grande frontier of Texas embracing
belt OF from fifty TO one hundred miles width, is
inhabited mostly BY MeXicans, many of whom,
though taking no active part IN the orays OF the
thieves. yet sympathlze with anu give them secret
Gid and comfort.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28
PROBABLE MURDER.

THE BARTENDER OF BowERY SALOON STABBED
BY THIEF.
At twelve O'Clock last night two men, one OF
whom was named George Fellman, went into the
lager beer saloon or Edwin Sleudinger, 81 Bowery,
and called for drinks. After talking some time at
the bar the person who was with Fellman and
whose name is NJ present unknown, went to
the rear OF the saloon. He remained away
such length OF time that his absence was
noticed by the bartender, John Hag.
enbach. He, suspecting that something
was wrong, also went to the rear OF the saloon
and caught this man in the act
or stealing several bottles Of Rhine
wine. The two men grappled with each other
and the result was that Hagenbach, the bar
keeper. was stabbed several times In the head.
While the scufle was going on police.
man attached to the Tenth precinct
VINO was standing near by the saloon. heard
the cries OF the bartender Tor help, and
FASTENED into the place only to see the man
escaping through rear entrance. The in
jured man was taken to the Tenth pre-
ctnct station house and attended by
police surgeon. who pronounced his wounds
fatal and ordered MIN to be sent to
Bellevue Hospital The companion OF the assas.
sin, George Fellman, was arrested and is at press
ens locked v2. captain Ulmanp Ia confident tuat
ho Will be al e 10 arrest HIM
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CABRERA AND DON CARLOS.

THE RECUsANT oARLIsT's PLATFORM FOR
SPANISH DYNAsT1o ARRANGEMENTS CHANCE
FOR THE KING-wHAT DON CARLOS WAS
ASKED TO AGREE TO.
EsTELLA, March Is. 1875.
have been informed, on excellent authority,
that the convento or treaty which General Cabrera
was resolved to force upon Don Carlos was to the
following elect
F"st-The recognition of Don Carlos as Infante
OF Spain, with an important position in the gov
eminent II King Alfonso should die without an
beir, Don Carlos to succeed to the throne.
Sscond-The recognition of the rank OF all Carl
ist officers entering the lioeral army.
Thtrd-The recognition OF the tueros OF the re-.
volted provinces Of Spain.
Fou'1h-Tne recognition OF the debt OF the
Seven Years. War, and, also. recognition OF the
obligation OF the new Carlist debt.
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THE BLACK HILLS.

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO THE HILLs--GENERAL
CUSTER BUsHY PREPARING TO START.
BISMARCK, ID. I. March q, 1875.
Teegraphlc instructions were received to-day
by General Custer, at Fort Lincoln, authorizing
the formation of another expedition to the Black
Hills, and the details are not further known than
that General Custer goes in command, and
that it is to be composed Of the Seventh
cavalry and due proportion OF infantry,
with perhaps q battery OF Calling guns.
IL will move from Fort Lincoln as soon
as the weather will permit; but owing to the
heavy fall OF snow 1t Is believed the depth Of the
parture. 1t IS probable That to the forces moving
from Fort Lincoln there VIII he joined detach-
menta from other points, ana that THIS entire lOrce
Will not malt at the Black Hills, but, leaving
small force there. Will proceed westward and eX-
plore the Big Horn Mountains and the country
lying west OF the Yellowstone Rlver.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28

GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, March 27, 1875.

WASHINGTON, March 81, 1875.
GENERAL FITz JOHN PORTER
The application for a rehearing OF the Fitz John
Porter case, though briefly discussed, was not de-
cided IN the Cabinet meeting yesterday, and all
the papers have to-day been referred for an opin.
ion to be prepared by the Attorney General in con.
junction with Judge Advocate General Holt
THE TOBACCO TAX.
The Internal Revenue OGice has ruled that the
mere act OF purchasing stamps ID not the payment
OF tax upon given lot OF tobacco though the
purchase OF such stamps may have been with
special reference TO such payment The tax can
not be said TO have been paid upon q given lot OF
tobacco until sui able stamps have been affixed TO
The packages containing the Tobacco, and can.
ceiled so that the stamps have become part and
parcel OF the package and have no value In them
selves apart from the package to which they are
affixed.
SPANISH AND CUBAN TRADE.
There is reason to believe that the Spanish gov.
eminent intends to again enforce certain Oh.
jectlonable rules having relation TO our trade with
CUBA, when, " Is feared, Will considerably EN-.
barrass II. The regulations when formerly en-
forced caused much complaint on account OF the
frequent fines levied hereunder on American
masters. The new regulations go into effect April
l, 1876. having been officially promulgated. 1t will
be well for the merchants trading with Cuba to
inform themselves upon the subject