Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-11-30
THE CUBAN BABY.
How the Government Obtained a
Clue to Proposed Cuban E1pedi-

liz CO6AN 6AoEs
How the Gevernment Obtained a
Clue to Proposed Cuban E1pedi-
Washington Telegram to N. Y. Herald.
It is known in the state and treasury
department that the Cubans, under the
direction of one of their general officers
in New York, have been for some time
fitting out military expedition against
Cuba. They have built, it is said, Que
good steamer and purchased two others.
They are destined to start respectively
from the ports Of Philadelphia, Bristol
and New Orleans The government has
been on the watch, and revenue cutters
have been placed un der orders by the
treasury department to watch these Gu
ban steamers. The steamer built by the
Cubans is called the Estella. The name
of the Estella has been the subject of
kind of joking advertisement in the COL
umns Of the Herald, and, although the
reference was made in an ambiguous, OBJ
scure and out Of the way manner, 1t
seems to have furnished the clew where
by the authorities obtained the first in
formation in regard to the proposed
movements of the Estella and colse-
quently Of this new Cuban invasion. On
Noy. 9Th, 1877. the following advertise
nlcnt appeared:
WASTED-AW Wet Nurse with full
breast of milk to travel with my baby,
EsteIla, in the West Indies. Cell on Mrs
Sangelli 313 West Thirty-second street.
The Interpretation given to this enIg-
matical advertisement is that it o-Igina-
ted from impatient Cubans who are
clamorous for as early start as possible
to find landing On the Cuban coast,
while the officer commanding the e@pe-
dition is holding back under the plea
that he is not certain whether he wilt
find friends or enemies in Cuoa- =
however, certain that On account CT the
advertisement the treasury department
has given wet nurse officially III the
the shape of revenue cutter c@lied
"Hugh Mccullough" and the movements
of the Cusan general at New York as
we'll as those Of the Estella have been
placed under cIo-e observation.
Dickens Little Folks.
Moth ing has given the writings of
Charles Dickens so strong hold upon
the hearts of parents as the well-known
excellence of his portrayal of child 81
and their interests. These deIinestiols
having received the approval of read 5
of mature age, it seemed worthy If. :,
to make the young also participants 1
the enjoyment of these classic fictions-
! With this view,the different child char
acters have been detached from the large
mass of matter with which they were
o.iginaiiy connected, and presented in
the authors own language. to new
class Of readers, to whom the little vol
urnes will, we doubt not. be as attractive
as the larger originals have 50 long proven
to the general public.
a series of twelve volumes has been
prepared, presenting. among Others, the
following characters: Little Paul,
from Dombey & Son; "o:nike, from
Nicholas NickIebv; Little NeI!,' from
The Old Curiosity Shop; s'The Child
Wife, from David Copperfeld, &c, &c
A new edition Of the first volume OF
this series, e'LittIe Paul." from Dombey
& Son, has just been issued, illustrated
by Darley, and atsractively bound, The
other volumes will follow at short inter
vals. For sale by all booksellers, Or sent
postpaid for 800 by the Publisher, John
z. Anderson, Hartford, Conn.