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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

The war news of the week is that
Servian troops, enroute to join the
Russian army, have been ordered to
halt while the Servian government
considers England's protest against
such action, and that Mehemit Ali
telegraphs from Ksmanti that on
the Sd he repuised the Russians
with. heavy loss after q days fight
ing, and that heavy fighting was re-
ported on the 3Oth near Tirnova, the
Russians being driven back upon
that place, which the Turks are
bombarding. The Imperial guard
was part Of the force repulsed by
Mehemit Ali. The Russians have
begun to lombard Erzeroum. o.
man Pasha still hopes to be able to
cnt his way out of Plevena.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07
E,eetIon Proclamation.

4 SPECIAL election YIN be held In the
AThird Ward Of the city Of kmBoria, haS
sheriff . once IN the court house, TO elect &
Councilman from said ward 70 oil the vacancy
made By ehe removal o. !. H. vi raeke from
The Judges and Clerks OF said election arr
hereby named. - fellows.
Judzes-Ws s. Jay, Joseph Brown, and y
tSerSs-A. Z. bancroft, Jas emerson.
4s-If ;. s. WATSON, Mayor.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07
EMPoRIA NEW
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7rH. 1877
The Presidents message, Ewing

The Presidents message, EWlne's
speech, and CoIfaxs letter will give
our readers this week q pretty
large dose of information on the
financial question" Readers who
are interested should preserve this
issue, q, we will not devote so much
SPACE to it again for some time. --
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

Robert L. Case, President of the
Security Life Insurance company, of
New York, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for five years, for
swearing 10 false returns made to
the Insu rance Superintendent,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

GTRAYED-From the undersigned some
y time in May last, one 4-year old black
mare; branded on the lett shoulder with l. j /:
some white on left hind foot. Two s-year old
Also one red yearling steer, branded the same
on both hips. One s-yesr old red and white
steer, branded the same on left hips. A suit
able reward will be paid for information lead
ing to the recovery of one or all OF the above
described animals. Address l.. II. John son,
Emporia, Kansas. 45-H
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

This is the choicest premium ever given 70
newspaper sabScribers-somethingo of real and
practical value. The ladies will be delighted
with it. Make up your subscriptions now
II your neighbors don't take THE NEws tell
them of this Offer They all want the paper
and the book You get the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

A New York baby show has
brought out healthy infant weigh
ing only IL pounds.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

In a nursery, where All Is lIGe and laugh in
stead OF crying and fretting, there IL sure 90
be found DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price 5
cents per bottle.
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Free Of charge. Your druggist viii refund
your money, If DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup does
nOt give you satisfaction and cure your cough.
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CON ID Ms:
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this book, is that the subscription be paid up
in full to january list. 1879. To use all alike,
those who have already paid up to January
Ist, 1879, will receive copy of the book with
out further notice, as soon as we receive the
books, about December 10Th. We will mail
the book to any address, free of postage.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

ENSTRAYS-Two heifer calves. One clear
Ia white; branded on left jaw with figure 5.
The other q red roam; branded on rig hit jaw
with figure 5. 4 suitable reward will be paid
for their return to DIR. Hibben or myself or
for information of their whereabouts
4S-u r. SCHMIDLING.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

STRAY ED-From the head of Moon creek,
y two steers, two years old, branded with
right ear. A liberal reward will be pS i'll for
their return. 46.tf LEWIS I.UTZ.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

STRAYED-From j. V Carter's corraIl
Onear Bakers ford, about the 18th of Octo-
Der, two Texas steers ;sbranded with letter V.
on right Ioin. "A reasonable reward will be
paid FOR Information leading to their recov-
cry. 4S-2t A. s. SMITH.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

GTRAYED from my place * miles north
y of Emporia, in May last, a black yearling
horse colt-no white on it. Inform alton lead
ing to its recovery will be suitably rewarded.
1929 A. J. BURDICK.
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GTRAY ED From my farm on Badger
y creek, six miles east of Emporia, dive
steers, one year old last spring, branded II
on the right hip, all in one brand. Any infor-
nation leading to their recovery will be suit
ably rewarded. 45-0 ID. A. HUNTER.
ENROM my residence, Sunday night. Nov.
u 18th, brown mare, five years old, brand
ed gu. s." on lett shoulder. Had on halter
and bride. Information OF her whereabouts
will be literally rewarded.
II. W. KIRKENDALL,
46-tf EmporiR, Kas.
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STRAYED.

LNSTRAYED-Fromt the unaeTsIgned. a.
GsidiHg in Emporia, Kas, Swear old bay
morse; small star in forehead; right hind foot
and one of the fore feet white; also q small
portion Of the left hind foot white. Any in
formation leading to his recovery will be
suitably rewarded. 49-2t+ Mt NIX.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07
FOR SALE.

A MOTHER lot OF those S. so Best Chicago
"A Kip BOGUS just arrived. and only 70 be
found at 49-3t a. WOLLES lN'S.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

Capt. Lee, of Cowley county, went to
EmpOria, last week, to inquire after
the narrow gauge. He found ten or
twelve miles of the grade completed
and ready for the ties; the abutments
for the Cottonwood bridge nearing
completion; large number of ties
and a construction train at Emporia,
and he reports everything as looking
very favorable for the building of the
road.-Augusta Gazette.
,Rah for Cant 40
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-12-07

4 LII k iDds of Cross-cut Saws gummed at
"a 1ut ~ Hardware Store. 4S-tf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

PACIFIC COUNTY MATTERs.-We
CLEAN the following frou, the last issue
Of the Historian. whose editor went over
to South Bend to settle a difficulty with
Amos Quito Of that place: The harvest
in the willAps valley has been immense
this year. keapers and mowers made
things lively. Wood s. Co. shut down
their mill at South Bend. took all tie
mill hands up to the valley, made bee
of their harvest. built 4 warehouse. and
stored the crop in n few days. Bath
Ing at 0ysterville beats the world. The
water is warm, just as if from stove,
the bottom is OF clean sand, and the
margin OF the bay covered with velvet
~ lawn Of grass . 1t would pay to
start fruit drying business in Pacific
county. Acres Of berries and bush
els OF fruit go % waste year by year for
want of machine. Logs that cut
1900 feet Of lumber are common at the
Willapa mill.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

ARRIvALs.-Barks Aureola. Msrth.
luoeout aud Samoset came up the
Sound yesterday afternoon in the order
;an.eI. the Iileout going into Por.
Biakely and the other two coming here;
also the schooner Frith,of. The other
arrivals yesterday at Port Townsend
were the barks Dublin and Nellie, ship
Coquimbo. brig T. W. Lucas, and
schooner W. Ii. Stevens from San Fran
cisco; also the bark Lunalillo and bark
entine Joseph Perkins from Honolulu.
These last two will discharge cargo at
Fort Gamble, while the Coquimbo goes
to Fort Madison and the Dublin to Sea-
Deck There are no vessels at either
freeport or Tacoma AZ present. The Il.
h. Ham, at Por. Blakely, is nearly
loaded and will be off for San Francisco
In day or two.
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lIILY INTELLICENCER.
m.dnesday, August 9. 1877.
r,,v TALBOT MIxE.-Bark Roswell

rv TALBOT MIxE.-Bark Roswell
Ems. owned by the Prgc; Mill
Germany, and one Of the la srst car
". !, the Sound trade, arrived here
Iie.s Port Gamble yesterday. and will
hs =, the Seattle ard Waila Walla
o. $50 wharf for the Talbot Coal
ss n.,v Her cut ward cargo will not
.o1 sar from 400 tons. which can be
os hoard Of her, beyond doubt, in the
pas a;sbs working days. The frame
as. Of the great bunker at the Talbot
WOE s.s completed on Monday, as we'll
ni. ,ss lofty tres,le-work over which the
-, car, must pass from the mine to
&C. s;sohsrce into the bunker. Workmen
a nenced plaDking the bunker yes
gu and by Thursday night it will
.e'' sssmpleted. Its total capacity is
q eco tons, and it is a valuable
sD.;Iisry to the company heretofore
au SUI ,hey have had no vessels in port
W. w. have been Obliged to suspend op.
.. .;;ocs thus involving a heavy ex.
e' .s.s without any corresponding ben
p p. Now. having the bunkers con-
sIs,sa thew can 60 on and MI 1t after
p iSsx sll the ship, and as the product Of
.a m;ra will easily average 1870 tons
". n. 9TH the present force. they can
as n 90 three weeks without Il ves-
sei in port. With it once filled. they
an throw 400 tons per day into the
.h;n,. bstehes which Is faster than any
srew can trim il as it falls The pres
an, system is better than the old style
~ loading from scows, not only on &C
eaunt of its rapidity. but also en- ac-
eo,,nt of the decrease of breakage.
The Talbot coal will yet occupy a high
olaos in the market The tests between
!. and the coal from the old Seattle
mine show but little difference The
Dskota's engineer says Seattle coal will
s.rrv him from Victoria to San Fran
cisco three hours quicker than the Tai
BOZ, while Chief Engineer Hassell. Of
the revenue cutter Wolcott. is equally
firm in his advocacy of the Talbot coal.
The probability is thai hese differences
are due somewhat to the peculiar con-
aruction Of boilers AMI fire. boxes.
rather than any difference in the steam
generating properties Of the coal. For
steamship uses (low pressure engines)
the British Columbia Goals, which burn
slowly, are preferable to ours but on
the railroads, where long flame in the
lues and quick heat are che desirable
objects to be attained, the Washington
Territory Goals are much preferable.
The Talbot is being worked prudently
and with good judgment by Superin-
tendent Padden. whose discrimination
il everywhere manifest in the conduct
u the mine.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

To CHPONIC GROwLERs. Whenever
the local items of the INTELLGENcER
are once published, they become COM
mon property, as they are supposed to
DO reports Of actual occurrences or mat,
tiers that have taken place. Hence re
shall not feel aggrieved at other
peoples copying locals from this paper
without credit With leading edito.
rails, which are created articles, the
case is entirely different.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

SUNKES CoAL--Yesterday in coaling
the Dakota, the S. G. & T. Company's
barsemen had an old and leaky scow.
BY the time she got out half her coal.
the side which was ligbtened went up
in the air and the heavy side canted
over. spilling out some thirty tons of
the coal into the salt water By great
activity on the part of the bargemen.
the scow was towed into shallow water
and saved from sharing the fate of the
coal.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

DEATHS IN OREGoN.- At an early
hour yesterday morning the sad intelli-
gence reached this city that Mr.. John
Davis Crawford, an old resident of
Marion county. and brother to Capt.
Medorun Crawford. had been found
dead in all orchard last Sunday night.
Mr.. Crawford came to Oregon in lSiI.
lie was practical printer. and his first
work IN the country was on the O,egon
rree Press, weekly newspaper pub.
lished at Oregon City in 1913. Mrs.
Con died last Saturday at Albany, aged
50 years. She lived a widow for 80
years.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

SAILED.-The p. II. S. S. Dakota
sailed from this port this morning Al.
about 3 o'clock for Victoria en- route tor
San Francisco. The following is her
list Of freight and passengers: Freight
10 beer kegs, 1856 feet water pipe,
l.l55 bdls hoop poles, 395 green hides.
/ dry hide, 10 bdls sheep pelts, 5 cases
tobacco, IA pkgs mdse. 10 bales wool.
IS pkgs fish, 5 castings. 5 deer skins,
5S pkgs bedsteads. Pdssengers-Mr
Houston. Mr.. Bonnell. Miss NJ. b.
Treat, Capt. c. q. True, Miss T. Dent
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

FALLlS WooL.-Within the past
ten days wool has declined in the San
Francisco mark, from $1,000 cents per
pound to 2j(d23 cents. Our smiling
irisnd. Psalm" Coulter. sold out his
Al the high figures. He staii in the
Steamboat business just long enough to
learn that it is good idea to unload
height at high tide. 1t is not altoge,h-
nl luck with Coulter. as some folks
hlnk- He goes around with "a smile
'aaf Is childlike and bland" but under
careless exterior he hides very
sa'swd and observing nature.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

THE NORTH PACIFIC.-This steamer
arrived from Victoria at Z o'clock last
night with the mail and some forty pas
sengers. She was about to leave for
Tacoma when the Fanny Lake came in
from the Skakit and signaled her to
wait for some twelve or fifteen passen-
gers who were waiting to 60 up the
Sound. Most of these were Indians
from the Tulalir reservation.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

II PETIr TWEED. "A bank prcsi-
cent from Healdsburg, Cal. has been
aaght ct Portland. charged with hav.
e performed the new rule of three
saaision. subtraction and silence--to
ak tune OF 1900. lie says there arc
w. ades to the question and that he is
s'0ss sinned against than SHINING
80 ron the fact that he did not change
- ~ name nor attempt to conceal his
sleasity, We infer that bis statements
- enutled to some credcnce. His
name Is W. s. Cannon.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

luz BLAKELY.-This fine tug will
= Hsdy 70 launch to-day. In yester-
vs. paper We mentioned that n
= s'sols set of purchases were employed
: ssal out this boat. This was not
.as 70 her weight or weakness Of the
w Out 10 the shortness of the haw-
" used in ileeting her out Of water.
= - Steamship California. will proba-
- oe hauled out here in few days TO
aanse the barnscles from her bottom.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

VRSirrRE BY the Da-
~ which leaves here this morning
Gan Francisco. Hall Il Psu'son ship
ss one hundred bedsteads Of Seattle
,.ks'setlre. the material used being
ana maple. Our forests have al
~, 'aeshaustible supplies of these
~. ~. woods, and it is Just as easy to
~. Aefure them up and reap the
- -" % skilled labor as to export the
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

MORE SALMON FIXTURES. - The
steamer Nellie, which left here for the
Snohomish yesterday morning, took
down large boiler and one thousand
empty boxes for the Muckilteo cannery.
She had also eighteen Cinnamon who
came down from Tacoma to work at
Muckilteo.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

GONE BELow.-Rev. Mr.. Tade. who
has been preaching at Bellingham Bay
for some time, left for San Francisco on
the bark Amethyst last week. The
ship Germanis will sail from Sehomc
for San Francisco DAY.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.

NEW ENGLAND HOTEL.
DL Stevens, J o Whitney, Charles
Kohu, Jas Wilson. San Francisco; A Z
Russell, White River: Jas Mulhern, NJ
Mcdonald, Renton; Theophi! Moslowski
Seattle Mine: Mr.. Monohan, Lake
Washington; Wheeler & Munson. j NJ
Lyon and daughter, J w Hunt. Frsnk
Esgan. John Sylvester, Mrs A + Young,
City.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

CHARTER.--The only thing in this
line of which We are aware, is that of
the bark Empress Eugepie to load lum-
Der at Burrard Inlet for Australia.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

FULL NAME.-we want no
L;,'., = 'aoss sabali.,ic and mysterious
O.. The paper At the mouth Of the
H. - s. Iiser says tha. Mrs. Agnes C.
~ q - 'osia. has been elected men,
estv - .ahioFnia State Medical So
No. homeopathic Practitioners
nSs % know IL that letter "C's
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08

-sp osER.--The fine ,hr.e-masted
Reporter, having discharged
8 'enAndise. vas towed over 10
r -. addison yesterday afternoon by
Wi naay. where she aud the Beebee
Ren... lumber for Australia. The
Al. 49, u to 60 direc, 10 Melbourne,
R,,s. zoe Besbe is TO call a, sydney
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-08
N OTICE !!
To III DENOMs q Nav Concern :

= ~ SAss - ssDssS - StAes ~ SOss&Ss - .
WHEREAS. THE COMMISSIONER OF Tue
w General Land Once in letter dated July g..
1874. ordered shss the lands in Township ~
North. Range East. in the district Of lands for
sale ct Olympia. W. T., should be withheld
" from disposal ~ agricultural lands until the
non mineral character thereof shall have been
fully established" And. whereas, David W.
Morgan. OF King County, W. T.. who made pre-
emption filing for land in said Township and
Range. viz the 81 Of 81 of Section %. now
makes application TO make his final entry OF said
land. and has died In this once hfe sfhdayit de-
clsring that there 10 not within the limits Of said
land, to his knowledge. any coal or other valuable
mineral deposit. and that said land is essentially
non-mineYsi land.
Now. therefore, in accordance with instruc-
tous from the Commissioner Of the General Land
Once, IL IL ordered that testimony touching the
character Of said described land shall be taken
before the Clerk Of the District Court ct hts once
in Seattle W. T., on the 5th day Of October. I'D.
is77 beginning at 10 O'Clock, A. ~. q which place
and time all persons having interest In the matter
Of the charscter Of the above descr,bed land are
required 20 appear and there and then 10 present
such evidence IS may serve TO fully establish the
character OF said tract Of land.
Given under our hard. at the United States
District Land Once st oiymrt.. W. T. this 3ist
day Of July. A. D. 1871.
J. r. BROWN. Register.
AUS ROBERT @. STUART. Receiver.
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FITS EPILEPSY.
Falling Sickness I!

Permanently eured-n0 hu bug
By one months ussRe of Dr. Gomlar9ss Cel.
ebsaeea unfa1ll6De fit Powders. To
convince sufferers that these powdey will do all
We claim for them. we will send them BY mall
POSTPAID. . FEE TRIAL BOX A DR.. 3oaisrd Is
the only physician that hes sde this diseov-
cry . spe,ial study. and - 20 our knowledge
Thousands have been PERMANENTLY crkED by the
use OF these Powders. We will guarantee perms-
nent cure - every Gee. or Rxguup you ell money
expended All sufferers should give these Powders
early trial, and be convinced Of their curative
powsU-
Price. fer large box Is co. OF bones for SO %.
sent By mail 60 any part Of the GATED States OF
Canada. On receipt Of price, or By sxursas c. D. d.
Addren.
Aen 4 RoDDlnS,
nyisviy 30 fulsoz Street. Brooklyn. Mt.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-07-01
sEGUNDA ENsENANzA.

Fla publicado N Agente I'm edito.
rial sobre segunda ensenanza que
viene diciendo en- resdmen que a los
Padres de la Compal(a de JESUS, d
falta dc otros profesores mejores, de-
be tolcrarscles que continGen instru-
yendo 4 la juventud puerto-riquena,
sin periuicio de trabajar con perse-
verancia para conseguir reemplazar.
los estableciendo cuando sea possible
ell Institute civil. Dadas las ideas
por 10 general sensatas del colega,
nos cXtraila en- 81 esta manera de dis
currir, Y mucho mas cuando aGrma
que del Colegio-Seminaric ha salido
" esa plGyade dc j6venes ilustrados
que hoy Sc distingucn entire nosotros
en- las ciencias del foro y de la medi-
Gina, algunos que no han seguido ca
rreras literarias y otros que sin una
carrera determinada lucen conoci-
mientos nadia CONT n IS, ;" y cuando
ailade que dicho estableciniento Ne-
M cunpitdamente su mission.
{ Acaso encueItra el colega que los
citados Padres carecen de conoci-
mientos cientliicos para ensenar en-
toda su extension las diez Y siete
asiguaturas del bachillerato? No 10
creemos, pues aparte de los buenos
resultados que ha dado ell Colegio,
nj los mas acerrimos enemigos dc los
Jesuitas les niegan vastlsima instruc-
cion, nj de ninguna otra sociedad
religlosa han salido mayor n1mero
de lumbreras en- las ciencias que de
esa celebre Companla que fundo un
bizarro y santo captain espanol. : Ha-
LA por ventura NAL Ell Ageate que
.junto con las ciencias ens,,nen los
Padres la religion del Crucificado
Tampoco es veroslmil, porque esa
religion que esta unida Ell la historic
d todas las glorias de Espaiia y que
tan amada es en- este pals, todo buen
padre de familm desea que sus hijos
la conozcan y practiquen. 5Se fun
dara Ell la economic que resultarla
para la provincial con secularizar la
ensenanza? No, porque ell colega
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-07-01

Madrid. va 10 hemos tlicho, estc
sera legal, pero no sqnitatiYo!
Por 1ltimo, en- ID refefente i ii
enlpresa marIftima de Lopez, parece
como que e2iste en- ella cierta re.
pugnancia 1 establecer comunicacio-
mes de retornoecon esta .isla. Asi 10
lprueba el liechode que ell 1nico IVA
por que nos-ha ensiade para la Pc
Fnfnsllla EN- todo este ano haya sido el
Puerto Rico, uno de los peores y
mas lnc6modos que posee, y 10 de.
muestra a(n mas Ia circumstance de
que cobre el'mismo precio de pasaie
i Cadiz desde aqui que desde Ia Ha-
bana, habiendo mas de 800 leguas
de diferencia en- favor nuestro. Y
sin embargo, creemos que dicha en-
fpresa no ha calculado bien los bene-
fcios que le prodncirla establecer
desde este puerto una communication
peu6dica V regular con la madre pa
tria acordando tarifas m6dicas.
Ademas de los pasaeros Y fletcs de
csta provincia, aqui vendrfan Il en-
barcarse los pasaieros de Venezuela,
Colombia y atln del Paclfco, pues
sabido es que, con siguales condicio-
hes, los que hablan nuestro ilioma
prefieren los barcos espanoles 4 los
extranIeros. Mentira parece que en-
ell 1ltimo cuarto del siglo XIX en-
que tan exteadidas Sc encucntran las
comunicaciones, una isla tan impor-
tante como esta carezca de I'm vapor
que la enlace con la metropoli, sien-
do asl que tenemos llneas regulare>
.eytranjcras con Nueva-Y ork Ingla-
terra, Francia y Alemania.
AL concluir debemos haccr presen-
te que no es nuestro prop6sito lasti.
mar en- 10 mas mlnimo Ia susceptible
lidad de nuestros diputados tai ve2
sill silencio sea causado por motives
que desconocemos. pero faltarlamos
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10 que piensa la inmensa mayerfa dc
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