Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-29

| new market, now building, shall be com
an Il R9g
any order or system about them, and as a con-
sequence is ill kept. The new market build
ing, nearly completed, is much larger than
our K-street building, nearly twice its size in
fact, and is built of the curious stone of which
most large buildings i'm Havana are con
and is supported on a vast number of columns
which are arched TO form the walls of the Sec
Gnd tldif story: 1t occupies a large square by
| greylSh sandstone, or something like sand
stone with tinge of yellow i'm its color, and
when first quarried is capable of being hewn
into shape as timber is hewn with a broad axe
In the states. saw workmen with axes slic-
ing the sides OF ashlerS into symmetrical fotm
axes In a short time. however e Gi it gets as
hard hard as flint with exposure and makes very
solid structure.
nave marble fio0rs as also the halls. but the
chambers are foOred with grey and brown
tiles, and have no carpets. The beds at our
hotel are composed of frame work of gilded
iron, clean white linen hair pillows; are can
opied and curtaned with white lace edged
tullle, and the front curtains looped up with
| VIDE many cOlOred satin ribbons. In myroom
| there is no mattress on the couch; nothing
but piece of strong canvas stretched across,
and and that is enough. Almost every thing one
| buys IN the shops is held at about what our
| prices were at Washington during the late
| war.
THE sOET MONEY OF CUBA.
| They have just emerged from an unpeaS-
antness here, and the paper money is cheap as
money always is where it is plentiful, while
| the notions sold at the shops are very dear
| one OF our greenback OF gold dollars is worth
| TWO dollars (PeSOS) and ten cents of Cuban
| paper currency. but everything in shape of
| dry goods, clothing, fancy articles, &c, is un-
pleasantly inaccessible to persons of curtailed
finances: There is, however, one exception,
| and that is in the drinks sold at the saloons
| Brandy cocktails, and all other mixed alec
hollc drinks sell for twenty and in some places
hiteen cents each, Cuban currency, OF about
eight and six cents American money. Wines
| OF all Kinds are very cheap. There are two or
three German houses where beer is sold, but
here the prices are high again. 1 paid seven
| ty-hVe cents Cuban currency for glass OF
| lager peer, and didn't buy any more. The
glasses in which all drinks are sold are very
large, and they are always presented full to
the brim. But lcaS disappointed at the price
| charged me Tor that one mOutnful of German
hearts delight. TWoor three kinds of beer are
sold here. saw st. Louis, Philadelphia and
| New lork brands, and at one place found it
, On draught from the wood.
| THE POSTAL PARTY &C TO CHURCH.
his morning several of us went to the
Cathedral ChriStOph, at O'Clock, to attend
grand high mass, celebrated to usher in the
advent of Holy Week. There was an orches-
| ira i'll addition to the large and very excellent
organ beautiful mass never before heard
was sung by q choir composed of men and
small boys. The Postmaster General was
CONDUCTED con TO the most distinguished seat in
| the cathedral, by the side of the altar. The
music was exceedingly fine and was tastefully
and faithfully sung. After remaining awhile,
we we walked apo9t among the numerous alsles,
chapeS, and ShrlneS under the roof of the
cathedral, and were shown into the apart
ments where the veStments and ornaments of
the church are kept. They were exceedingly
rich and valuable. One silver atar-piece Vas
| shown us which cost thirty thousand dollars
| IN gold. Many other articles were shown us
| of great beauty and value.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF THE DEATH OF
JUDGE LEONARD.
/ inject here paragraph about the late
| Judge Leonard, who died at the Hotel Tele-
| graphic some weeks ago. asked Consul Gen
eral Hall about his last illness, and he in
formed me that he died of genuine yellow
| fever. MI. Hall SAID he was with Judge Leon
ard for at least six hours every day until he
| died, and that there was no mistake whatever
about the disease he died of. From other
ment was confirmed. l also learned a number
OF particulars concerning the manner in
WMch MS disease was contracted, indicating
that exposure to the night air, combined with
detection Of spirits growing out of disap.
pointment of some kind connected with his
visit to the island, were the causes of his
there were twenty-eight cases of yellow fever
in the city in February and about dozen i'm
March.
INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN GENERAL JOUvELAR
At one O'Clock to-day the Postmaster Gen.
eral, attended by Senators Hamlin and Kirk
Captain General Jouvelar, by previous ap-
pOintment. AS soon as they arrived at his
! palace they were invited into his audience
chamber, where, after the customary Saluta-
ti0ns, the Postmaster General made brief
| address, announcing the entirely unofficial
nature OF his visit to Cuba, stating that the
| United States was attempting to establish a
fast mail line from New York to Havana, and
that he had taken occasion on a visit of inSpec-
t1On OF the line to visit Havana. Himself and
associates were here as private individuals
looking at the CITY, its institutions, surround
| IngS, &c. He took occasion to express on be-
half of the President of the United States his
desire for the personal welfare of the Captain
restoration Of peace on the Island Of Cuba. .ne
The Captain General replied, expressing his
qualification at the visit, and his desire to rem
the pleasure it would give him to send the dis.
| tinguished visitors to any part of the island
they might desire to visit; responded warmly
| United States, and hoped the latter would be
successful in his administration. and that
nothing would Obstruct the progress of the
| United States towards that high position she
| is destined to attain among the great nations
After half an hour pleasantly passed in con-
versation, in which all the visitors partici-
pated the party retired very favOrably i'm
| pressed with General Jouvelar, who is gen
tleman OF medium height, slender, with bright
| black black eyes, small hand and foot, high fore
head. sharp cut features black hair, Slightly
sprinkled with grey, about As years old, plain
| ly, but richly dressed, of affable manners, and
dgleedUle ana pressing ADDRESS.
Postmaster General Key subsequently, ycalled
on the chief postal officer of the Island, with
whom he had very interesting and fmpor-
tant conference in regard to the augmenta-
tion of postal facilities between the two cOun.
tries.
VISIT TO SUGAR PLANTATION.
About II O'Clock to-day the most of our party
accepted an invitation from Mr.. Lawton, of the
firm of Lawt0n Brothers, agents of the Rob.
erts' steamship line in Havana, to go out i'm
the country few miles and see sugar plan
tatiOn in full operation. They went to the
railroad station, where they got aboard the
train and went about eight miles out of the
city to a station, where they took carriages
and were driven about four miles to the plan
tation MarinhOs, a very picturesque village
with beautiful slOping landscape behind it
and clear stream of water at its feet where
they saw the sugar making process in every
stage of its manufacture. They work about
one hundred and fifty hands on this plantation
and have machinery costing about $l00, 900 for
carrying OH the works, which were in full blast
from the crushing of the cane, through the
entire process until the sugar is ready for the
barrel. There were about thirty coolies, and
the remainder of the force consisted of slaves.
One particular group of about eight or ten
negroes who were evidently under punish
ment attracted considerable interest. They
were chained together at the waist, and wore
anklets at the ends of an iron bar, which kept