, 1879-04-09
CUBA.


Atra. i. W. 1ugersolt, Of Dcs a.alncs, In, Ia
whiting scrica OF Interesting eltess fruln E,iha
To tic Dcs Atoines NWisstr. 1hu tolluwIu. ex-
tracts nre frntn her scc1nd letter:
Without pretending to 70 Into Statistics or
history, 1t may not be out OF place to mention
that tie population uf the fslant, we urc In
formed, Is t,hU0 U00, CONFUSED Of about one
l,hlf tseeroes, OF whom ncariy III, 0o0 nre slaves,
tile bu]nnce trcc.
Thy other l!nsf Is composed principally of
snantnrds ailsl Spanish descent. Those bor,l on
the lsiand are denontnatctl Cuban. or CsrOlcs,
wh9 while retaining tl'e lending characteristics
mud ttaTnersI,s Of their nncsstnrs. lalsu pride
" this distinction Of na'no., Thc Cubans are Of
n' isatMre M Is ;lcir hnall feet. There ure about
brought hcra ~ coolies hut whose term
of service has expired, anl who aro nov
mixed III with thu other population. There
arc sot1ae few Americans anI othrr nutionnlitiea
here. Tie foreign element. Chinese or uearo,
exercise no pcrycpttble INFLUENCE lom The man
Btriktngly anu exclusively sIantsI, u,i1 unlike
anything one nects IN tho United Statcs. 1uv
uniform courtesy, good brcc4inE. polltencss.
H'sl kntsncsa Which one meets hero makes us
meter.
We hayo been IN almost all parts Of the city;
vikitcI ynrtouB plavcs Ut amusement and in.
tercst: Sunday morning wo went 10 thu old
tltltulAlt hUHiG AIG GHlUIIUEl4 IllE remains Ut
Christopher Columbus when brought tron, st.
Domingo. The iron box continuing tlctn IL
PLACED In n!chu it, ths clanrcl, covurcd with II
1,urhlo panel which fs cc'lIente4 ill., and }ift-a'zc
liElirc 10 tho kileeR curved III has relief, and III
scrtpl!un III snuntsh boncasll ii! lnrl,orinm. 4
short dtstuslce jr0nt tile ltnhg ut t1lu lJay, a,ul
u block or two from tic Cathedral, facing a
beautiful park, Is small marble structure,
suarr hlliit hut quito oFi>a1nc,ltet, hut lnuru
tHan twenty feut squire, incosetl within htr,I
HN ff,,k.,
tratcc IN pedestal on which stultls itc.sixo
statue IN marble Of Columbia. This building is
ihAcrH crc iii eoinsneHlornilsl, HIId OF l!le kI,ut
wi.ers he first stool after iaudnE, alal Offered
hero hls iIrst prayer lll,tl thanksgiving. A priest
III the cathedral exhibited the magnificent rutyrs
worl,, wrought III threads OF ti,sru gold u,ui
dotted atnons ttc t|gurcs With diamonds, san.
pllres, raties, emeralds, ',n!l totmz. The under
!ourss Of Yard y depth nf mos, cxs!uiste real
lueu, asul ig,rcs Of 13illo e}.rlctcys worked III
by band, ~ wus the eutt 10 piccu Of lurr. We
visited q li,tiu church In PM Of illc subnrbt,
built Mpon m sInsae,sc0f ralled .Moant Vi
tentlId view Of the city. ~ alrtkinSly resct,,-
t!es lies aolnes as seen fdn the highest poIrt
om ,n south st,te ot1,7coon Iiiyur, only
g 3s sants srsSjSr EXTENT es ss;o s!ty H'!ts IL oyp M
Itslun's paIacu mil grnuis, also the tioycr,lor-
Gonerll's twu tnlesnut, u44 tl'u cnd VI tlIu ayc-
nue. Here wu saw troptc9 lseencry unI ycgeta-
'ta; tscfs, alr1',s, a,Hi fiants fl a!l Their W.
rlcty n'n! luxurlnics, Iron, tle roynl uulla, grow
'nlnlosa tllut ahrnkh frultt. tie nr OF fuotstup
Jlurr wcre avenues ulmi drives hur.lurrtl with d
rolonae 0f roynl latias, which gave 1t IN a;,-
pe'rastec ot grandeur, nnt1, rs We 'uoked Ut,
tnost to t0tscfl thu sky icfe wero walks ctlgetl
with shrub growing to n l,eight Ut TIN u,nl Ill
tcen feet, Fo'ne ol simply r.riegntcl foltugr,
otllrrs uf Towering stribs-sl,osc which wu III
tciI!erEy nurse III our reclouscs In pots. Thu
bril!anry OF .he tullagu plants, uni goygeonn
cunrs Of thu bnssonA anil glury-yarn!slIrli up
lDcarlsre Ut LIZ leaves cxcrcu III ixurfn1lru IT
Erowtl. nrd yerlure anything W. hayu ever hu+
lusn scen. Here wcru !uuntltIls throwing iI,cfr
spray o9err nnecr varietfes vi aquatic llan,s,
nnd mnny famtltar to liz, only 0f such luxurIas,t
growttl, nti Hultl flsll lli.3Il,, under t1p cor
III null si'e!| aud playing II. lhc sunlight. Deer
Iur!ss pnrlts dog krD''e!s, dove v1tes, strAt,,u
hrls mid fnwIs, very. scattered tIlrutIEi, tiiu
grounds. 1lanana, sapposll1u, nlu1slcc np1lr,
ornlEe, leHinI', a1hl " c1t,!1t
trees, gl,ayu, lollirgrnatU, ls unu poflt iunt,.-
Ill bln0'nlnE atnl l'eIriEs lrut, and lin ntr
laden witf' tlteir fragrallrc. III tho rear al ilu
lorter's ltnlEu AlKl stuuics were al varieties uf
vegetables growing that cun bo raiacl Ii, this
climate.
The upcras ana theatres nru mainly Suspended
slurln!. tllu acas"n ut lcnt, cxccpt TT lacoI,t
betrayal asat erlclllxtun ri tlIs sayi1r. TIm
trouu are frolntSMtn. falernis', wllu takes iile
cllaruvtcr Of Christ, Is wurltl.re,s,wE,al Nv Ut,
artist. IlW entire irolfpa arc prominent nctnrs,
In city III titrnaany Il haY. forgotten ts na,Ir)
th!s pny, atcr tun years. lractcc, Is performed.
nJa tIlls was sRtd III 1laiy rcsptctt tD eg,lal II
l,y persons WIN llaYc seen both. It end. With
tl,u sartor a}ei,lg laid III tic tomb. at md
ni1cr Easter they Ut OH tu Hts ascension. TllIs
ts straLee thing to .ira,uaslzu, but It Ia played
~ BlsIEfuly thui you Gurgct II iH play, usul tu
rrIllty md ButrerinEs nf Iur savur appear To
ytlt rs llcyer hulare. ii clltut bu slcbcrlIr Oh
|nnor; ynu ra,suot give ,lIa iilB tn II. 1t III
st0ry 81, ulten real tIat NO lose, fear, much
Vi It's tlrpth ulul realization.
W. imro made lrlp uf 1v0 miles In the Inter-
tOr to city eallcl sintanxus. Ut iDtal t,opl,ln-
slo u built III il't sass'u style oi urcllttcvt-
l,fe with l'a1Hls"M9 parks nf tropical trers nIul
towering Shrubs. Wc went by rail-, At every
station HllclI thu cars wcro ready to start MI old
EhlnufDMn uCtcA rs 1E!e "whistla-,uwrr" lIp
had ssinaur-tell about TIN inctca ucroas, will.
The clnpIcr GROSS slTml'e. Mn lla rang 1t loudly,
t!c ears started llo Jumped on. The si1rfaru of
thu ralilltry Is ruling, aottrl hero uni lt,ero
With groves Ut pulM trees lln.y aro this pri,icI-
rnl iarest trees, giving II peculiar appearance
len, scenery. Tho soil is of reddish coIar, aIt
cnuntry very stuny, The lartns anl sugar cs.
tates IlaTc tin appearance oi being well worked
mud IN good cul,tiitiuH Ilc uxun used aru .t.,r-
looking, also tho coWs 'se aaw gsazlng, nut
lurEr. but plump usl laI.dsunse, alui Ut II
ltisY rtseDied cur .lsrsry cattle.
rl.c fencing Is generally II sprrles of r4cts, II
several saricllrt, aud Iearully ,hurny. Wood
Is but little used Tor lutelnE un account uf
Italnnttcss Ut lsse clsltlate. Wn sec also gool
Ilenl Ut 1ice stone walls. Tile IL used oxcIls-
styely fur roofls,g, sillilnr To the tile used fur
our country In hslf,elrele torn,, III
pieces at,out two fret lung. They Look lIku
tuwer pots sfluyed I,tn eaclt other. These uru
fastened with ceIlirlIt. Poorer llouscs md Thu
negro a,sartgra arc skIsd with paIntrco bark,
tIln rtpf thate.,r1 with tho satIlo un tim dried
mi i'm .Iehyn5 va tunsu.I scyurul kt.Hnr.nfnntn,