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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22

suresn, cual blancas palomas, las palpi-
tantes olas; y los ojos del navegante
no ven TERRA. Els que el Baio Egipto
no tiene montanas es que no tiene CO.
linss, es que el verde follsje de sus in
mensas explanadas Sc esconde timido
bsjo las olss del mar, hasta que ell mar
pone el buque casi en- el mismo puerto.
Ell microbes FL de febrero de 1879,
despues de una noche tempestuosa, en-
que ell cielo estaba cubierto de nubes
en que ell viento fuerte J contrario
azotaba con furia el buque, caEsando
payor q la mayor parte de los navegan-
tes, amsnecio un dia plaoido y serene !;
ell mar. que de continue estaba negro,
Sc present6 azul con bellos cambiantes
de rosa, de orc y esmeraida la atmos-
fera pura pero menos diafans que la de-
Europa; y el cielo azul pero menos
trasparente que el de Espans.
--Esta atm6sfera este cielo, excla-
me para mi, son va ei cielo = la atmos-
fera de Egipto -. por que no cstan
risuenos como los de mi patria -.
1 por que SO cfrecen tan tristes la yis-
ia del viajero ? Lloran quiza So pasa-
da infuencia -. /? 1 Lloran quiza sr
perdida grandeza 80 +?
lQu6 triste es visitar IN pals que fue
y no es que dolor produce recorrer
una TERRA cubierta dc ruinas. 80.
Como el captain nos dijera. .varias ve-
ces que va nos encontrabamos muy
pr6ximos a la costa, todos los viajeros,
ingleses, frsuceses, alemanes, chipriotas,
de M6jico, de Buenos-Aires, todos nos
colocamos en- la borda de estribor, avi-
dos de admirar ell clasico suelo do loa
Fsraones y los Ptolomee:, de Noises u
,opatra, aue u. : han asegurado
te; VI
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22

ia bandera en- que haga la introduce
cion. PeU ii por el geaero A ha
de pagar ell 40 p.% y ell Is por Ell
genero B del mismo ortgen y ban
dera, sobre ell costo real de la mer-
cancfa, no hay cdlculo humane que
pueda salvarle de la confusion y de
la ruina consiguiente. Ri conercian-
te ha menester bases ijas y genera
les para poder arriesgar sa capital
en- grandes operaciones, que soa las
que convienen al 6sco y al tra6co<
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22
Traducimos de IN periodico ingls,

Traducimos de IN periodico inglss
"Grande excitacion reina en- los cis
culos m6licos franceses Por haberse
empenado las autoridsdes de la rep1.
blica en- reemplazsr las Hsrmanas de
la Oaridad ca los hospitales por mule.
res laiess.> A clio SO oponen los hom.
bres sensatos de todos los dolores poll
ticos y religiosos que conocen Ia efca.
cia y abnegscion de las hijas de San vi
cente de Paul en- sus obras de caridad
Y piden uninimes que no SO meta COZ
elias Ell gobierno. En- efscto, SO recono
ce universalmente aun en- los paises
protestantes que las Hermanas de Ia
Carload no tienen rivales posibles como
eufermeras, y nadie comprende que ven.
tsjas Sc propone conseguir ell gobierno
con echar!as de los hospitales J asilos
de caridsd.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22
Ell ARANCEL.

Despues que ell comercio ha veni-
do tantos amos sufriendo las tristes
consecuencias de un Arancel de mas
de 1000 partidas, en que hay artf-
culos aforados q un tipo doble, tri-
pie y dun cuadruple del valor de
factura despues que la SUPPRESSION
del 6 p.% de rebaja de derechos
sobre las importaciones directas, me-
dida desacertada y combatida por
ell comercio y por nosotros, que ha
venido 4 disminuir mucho ell trafico
diicultando las transacciones mer-
cantiles y dando vida q San Thomas :;
esperabamos que las nuevas Orde-
nauzas de aduanas y ell Arancel por
agrupaciones y derecho flo RENE
diaran las caducas irregularidades,
comunicando vida a nuestras tran
sacciones : pero han quedado COM
pietamente defraudadas estas lisonie-
ras esperanZas.
Las Ordenanzas que ha empezado
d estudiar nuestro colaborador Mar
bach, inteligente empleado pericial
de aduanas que ha sido, estan he
chas por ell sistema asimilador es
decir, estan copiadas de las que RI
gen en- la Peninsula, con adiciones
mas rigurosas adn que las ALI esta-
blecidas. Ell mismo comercio de ca
botaje. que antes tenfamos aquf IL
bre, esta sujeto por la nueva regla-
mentacion d formalidades y registros
odiosos 6 indtiles que, 81 en- la Pc
nlns9la tienen razon de ser porque
interpuestos entire Cadiz y Vigo es-
= los puertos extranjeros de Por-
,Lgal, entire ell mismo C5diz y Mala-
ga esta ell puerto ingles de Gibraltar,
y pocas leguas de Barcelona
los puertos franceses del Gelfo de
Lyon y d cortas millas de San Sc
bastian esta Bayona, y por ell Oeste
tenemos a5iertas las fronteras por.u-
guesas y las francesas por Ell Nor
deste, en- Puerto-Rico, isla espanola
sin puertos extranjeros interpolados
con los nuestros, sin mas fronteras
que ell mar, y de.oda de limpias cos-
tas que dos lanchas de vapor del
resguardo pueden facilmente vigilar ;
en- Puerto-Rico, decimos, son mutt
les y vejaIninosas todas cuantas ira
bas Sc impongan al comercio de ca
botsie.
Para Ell comercio maritime &c al
tura todos los profesores de Econo-
mia politica convienen en- que los
Aranceles de aduana dehen estable-
cerse bajo dos bases 1nicas produ-
cir una renta al Estado para levautar
sus cargas y proteger la industria
nacional contra la concurrencia de Ia
industria extranjera.
Aunque los economistas mas illus
tres han combatido la segunda base,
o sea Ia protection, fundandose en-
que son industrias artifciales y por
10 tanto gravosas al consumidor, que
es la mayorfa en- todos los paises, las
que viven de la protection, no
cabe duda que ninguna nacion gran
de y rica ha podido prescindir en-
absolute del sistema protector a fl
debe la naciente y pujante industria
noFte-americana su fabulosa prospe-
ridsd q Ell son deudoras la Fran
cha y la Iuglaterra de ser ell centro
4 que acude ell diuero de todo ell
mundo /; solamente en- naciones po-
bres como la Turqufa Sc ha dado al
Arancel ell caracter de nero agente
fiscal. sin miras de proteger indus
industrias que 8 no existen 9 no
tienen por su especialidad competi-
dor possible en- otras naciones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22
CORRESP0NDENCIA ESPECIAL
DEL BOLETIN NERO ANrIL.
REvIsTA poLITlCA DE EUROPA.
PARIS, l. de mayo de 1881.

PARIS, l. de mayo de 1881.
Var orillandose muchas de las diff.
cultades que amenazaban turbar la paz
en- Europa, neoesidad impuesta 4 todos
los gobiernos, por el espiritu p1olico
que no es guerrero, y por la fasrza mis-.
ma de las cosas pues las exigencias
economicas impiden las naoiones en-
2enarss. en- politicss de aventuras GUAM
do tan abrumadas estan por los gastos
que hacen sosteniendo grandes ej6rci-
tos dotados de material de guerra muy
superior al conociao eu la antiglsdad.
La question turco-griega esta pun
to de resolverse paciicamente.
El gobierno helsnico puso slgunas
condolences para aceptar la Ultima reso'
lucion de las grandes potencias repre-.
sentadss por los embsjadores en- Cons.
taptinopls.
No faltaba razon al ministerio griego
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22

se 81 Sc salv6 8 81 Sc ahog6; probable
mente Sc salvaria; solo s6 que todos
los demas marineros celebraron con pal
madas y risas el arranqus de los dos
que habian ssotado al inf sliz egipcio.
Pero distingamos aqrella gsnte sin
dignidad, sin decoro, sin sentimiento
alguno elevado, aquella gente que por
ganar una piastra, por ganar nm pedszo
de pan, consumara las mayorss bajezas,
no es arabe; los arabes conservan en-
SD alma un fondo de altivez y de orgn-
llo, que los hace simpatisos y recomen-
dables aquellos son de la bais clase de
los egipcios, y sobre todo grlegos, que
los griegos constituyen hoy la hez do la
poblscion de Oriente.
Nuevos cuadros de repugnancia me
esperaban en- la lancha; aunque todos
aquelos incidentes me complaciau q
vez, porque psginas ablertas eran
un libro en- el que nunca habia
leido.
Por casualidad me encontrs g.
lancha con Fra Francesca de M,
era Fra francesca de Napoles ur
capuchino, j6ven, de barba
gros, de caracter extrano, que
con otro venerable fraile, gu
noticias que me han enviado Z
lem, va ha muerto, hicieron
viaje desde Napoles, de
hego mencion varias veces
titulado Jerusalem Pues
francesca de N spoles, on
iba sentado mi izquier
repente q llorar exolamF
1 Madre mia amantlsime
! Modre MIA omaatisim
hereies = Yo, que
presioAado, verdada
al contemplar aqueI
humana tan envilef
do, no puda oop
fraile llotar com9
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22
ADMTNISTRAC

Sc suplica d los senores Agentes
de este periodico que tengan reci-
bos para su cobro, traten de reali-
xarlos d la mayor brevedad, remi-
tiendo su producto, y devolviendo
los que no puedan hacer Electives.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-05-22

la 9 .OA..
al NJ ontenegro y que |
de la demonstration nava
zas de ocupscion del pr
ca y del de Smirna, par
no turco Sc resolyiese q
mente contra los albane
Dsryisch Pacha como j
regulares que venciero
opusstas por la liga.
Dervisch Pacha co
montenegrinos entrase
Dialogue como antes |
la entrega que de- la p
50 hizo d la Rasia.
Parsce que el misn
es ell destinado q ALA
des de la entrega de
didos q la Grecia y
insurreccion de los al
Els de sdvertir que
al principle por el gol
perto ell sentimiento
las poblaciones albap
mahometanas q tai p
.ba con la disolucion {
nandose en- vsrias pt
L. Paerta Osoman
gada q combAtir q Il
de quienes ,se sirvio
impedir el cumplimie
Berlin.
Dsrvisch Pachs, q
hombres de tropas T
que sostener CON !
Ligs, combatss qut
en- que la artilleria
en- los revolucionari
Al llegar victorio.
rend, Giacova 6 Ip
dirigio q los habit
blaciones la siguier
Gal venir a este
mission que Ia de r
M veDgo para cs.i
nj para obiigaros
buciones nj para v
M0hem0t All VI
como amigo som
en- una loca resist
A pssar de ests
los habitantes de
los albanescs pr
las tropas reguls
batirios otra vez
viado refuerzos q
Vencidss las RI
podra ell gobier
una leccion sever
81 no tambien co
\ quedando en-
areocupacion
1plimiento
no quedandole i
las reformas en-
De este mode
rante algun tie
Oriente.
Las noticias
nopls hablan d
del precario es
ca J de otras
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
Congressional Absenteelsm.

NOs' NENNpiOhdA NOSbnGtG1Stns
Louisville Post.l
Absenteeism is crying evil 10 con-
gress. Mr.. Blackburn has introduced
a resolution to correct it. But section
40 Of the revised statutes of the United
States reads as follows:
THE secretary of the senate and
sergeant-at arms OF the house, respect
lively, shall deduct from tho monthly
payments of each member or delegate
the amount of his salary for each day
that be has been absent from the SEN
ate or house, respectively, unless such
member or delegate assigns as the rea-
son for such absence the sickness Ct
himself or OF some member of the
family"
This is a good law. and woul1 meet
the case lift were enforced. The need
is not for new provision, but for tho
proper execution Of the old one. In
spite OF this erplicitaet, however, con-
gressmen do not hesitate TO absent
themselves from Washington to prac.
tice law, to attend to otIer private
business, and even tn take excursions
to New York and elsewhere for pleas
urc. Indeed, many do not attend the
sessions Of congress with any regulari-
ty while in the city The democrats
might have accomplished some excel
lent work during the paat two years
might have passed civil rights bill
which would have insured the election
of Hancock and secured complete pos
session OF the government for at least
decade, but for this wretched deser-
tion Of their duty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
BY CABLE.

LONDON, January 2S.-Gladstone,
in replying to the address of the lib
eral members, urging him not to incur
personally tho fatigues of late night
sessions, says the injunction shall be
observed.
A dispatch from Berlin says the
Prussian economic council will appoint
a special committee to discuss various
questions. Their debates will be
secret.
News from Transvaal indicates that
the Beers have taken up a position in
Drakenberg pass, which is among the
last Of the steep ascents leading to the
plateau. 1t is said they have per-
mitted General Colley, whose progress
has been only about twenty miles since
he commenced, TO advance unmO
leted through some OF the worst
places in the mountains, but their
position will enable them to await the
encounter until his troops are fatigued
with rough travelling; whilst the Doors
will have behind them a comparatively
level plain, through which, in event
Of dofeat, they being nearly all mount
ed, can retreat much faster than the
British can follow.
A correspondent at Durham says
the Beers are anxious to know if
General Oolley has any terms to offer
them. Pretoria has provisions for
one month. The town is deserted,
but is covered by the guns of the fort.
The country around is patrolled daily
for radius Of six miles.
The mercantile Bank of the River
Platte (linited), of London, have re-
solved to wind up business. Their
liabilities amount to three hundred
and forty-four thousand pounds. The
assets are principally the interests on
waterworks and other enterprises in
the Argentine Republic.
PARIS, January 2S.-The senate
has passed the bill granting subsidies
to merchant shipping, which will
shortly become law.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 28.-The
victorious lieutenant general, Schobe-
lof, has been appointed general Of
infantry, and the Czar has conferred
upon him the decoration of the order
OF st. George.
News from Aerquez of the 18th
states tlat in a sortie on the 10th the
Turcomans captured 60 soldiers, whom
they Immediately murdered. The
Ashkbad Turcomans captured and
killed 100 Persian riders.
LoNDON, January 28 Bullion gone
into the bank Of England on balance
to-day, f57,O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

VERY little is going on in the legis'
lature. The members exhausted them
selves over the senatorial contest and
the subsequent banquet. The elec.
ton of state officers will begin this
afternoon, and then there will be quite
a stir. The comptroller and treasurer
to be elected will serve two years and
the secretary of state four years.
Comptroller Gaines has served six
years; Colonel Polk, the treasurer, for
four years; and Colonel Gibbs, the
secretary Of state, Tor eight years.
The Grst two are candidates for re-
election, and it is believed that Colo
mel Gibbs would not object to another
term. 1t would not be surprising if
republican or two were to be elected
to some of these Offices, since SO many
republicans voted for Howell Jackson,
democrat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
River TeIegrams,

Louisville, January q: The river is
falling. with IL feet in the canal and
9 feet in the chute on the falls. The
weather is clear and cold. The ice
commenced to pass here at a IN and
the river is full from shore to shore;
no damage. Golden Grown arrived
last night, and left this morning fol-
New Osleaus. Thomas Sherlock, U.
P. Schenck, Guiding Star aad Cons
Millar are laid up here, waiting for the
leo to run out.
PittsbgFg, January q: River 4
feet 0 inches, and falling, Weather
clear and cold.
Cairo, January %: Arrived-J. 3.
McKenua, New Orleans, am; J.W.
Gsff, Memphis, 8; Thompson Dean,
New Orleans, noon. Departed-Gaf,
,rYncinnad, 9 am; Centennial, New
Orleass. II. / cake of heavy ice
struck the g. 7, HillmaB Yhile lying
st tho wharf this morning, sinking
her. She is badly LISTED, tbe mail
deck on the larbOard side being under
water, while the starbonrd side is dry.
Clear and cool.
Wheeling, January %: River 8
feet 6 inches and falling. Consider
able ice is running. Wessher clear
and cold.
Evansville, January %: Arrived.
Andy Baum, 10 pm; Golden Rule, B
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
NASHVILLE.
The Crowd Leaving and the Leg
islature at Work.
Election Of State Officers To- day.
The StewaIt-FOute Case Coming
to an End.
Merchants of Nashville on the
Assignment Law.
The Memphis Delegation on the
Record.
Memphis Affairs Before the Judi
Ciary Committee.

Special to Public Ledger
NASHVILLE, January 2S.-The SEN
atorial candidates and friends have
left, and the legislature is getting down
to work.
The two houses met in joint conven-
tion to-day to elect state officers.
The house has had the Stewart case
under consideration since yesterday,
and Butler is making the closing
speech. Bechanan votes tO eject.
The merchants of Nashville are en-
dsayoring to have our present assign.
ment law amended.
The Memphis delegation are worry
ing over their record. All but two
voted for Jackson, but they are afraid
that they cannot make it appear plain
to their constituents why they did so.
The joint committee to settle with
stsle officials reported that everything
was lovely in their Offices. They had
torty-eight hours to do the work of
two months.
The judiciary committee Of the
senate aud house will meet Tuesday to
take into consideration tho matters
affecting Memphis. SENEX.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
Police Points.

Ten arrests.
-Four thieves arrested last night.
Three bootblacks spent the night in
the calaboose for stealing.
A fast young man paid ten dollars
to-day for creating disturbance in an
uptown bagnio. He took a negro
into the place with him, and wien the
marin demonstrated he replied that
under the 18th amendment the darky
had as much right there as he had.
A bootblack at the Louisville depot
last night, about dark attempted to
snatch lighted lantern from It's perch
on barrel, but was captured by the
watchman and handed over to the
police. He goes to the island for sixty
days and for trespass
A sneak thief CT tered the residence
Of DR.. D, Z. Goodyear, No. 55 Poplar
street, this moraing and succeeded in
escaping with a silver ice pitcher,
lined with porcelain. The letters, " II
NJ. G" and From her husband, are
engraved upon the outside Of the
pitcher.
A startling instance of juvenile do.
pravity was developed ia the police
court this morning. Henry Clay, a
little negro, aged eleven, watched a
Fort Pickering grocer deposit four
dollars in change in the pocket Of
little boy, in bis frst pants, followed
the bog for a hundred yards and then
robbed him, under pretense of putting
marbles in bis pocket. A few hours
afterward tho little fellows father
caught the young thief on the street,
who offered him two dollars, saying he
had found it. Henry Clay goes to
Jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
BURGLAR Gnnlnrn,I.

CHICAGO, January 2S.-0ne of the
burglars who blew open the safe of the
South Chicago iron and steel works,
in the early part of this week, was
captured by detectives this morning
with four thousand dollars in his pos
session. The amount taken was over
ten thousand dollars. The name of
the captured man is withheld by the
police authorities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

more necessity for this than there was
one year ago, except that the collec-
tion of taxes is deferred from January
to August and the teachers are behind
with their pay. A number Of citizens,
we understand, have offered to make
the necessary advances upon reason
able terms. This matter will be prop
erly and fully explained before the
legislature when an increase Of taxa
tiou is demanded.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

Ariadno, 3; B. II. Cooke. 6; J. ".
ThroOp, 7; Iron Age, 7; J. D. Parker,
II; H. 7. Dexter, II am. Departed:
Baum, Cincinnati, II pm; Golden
Rule, Cincinnati, 4; Ariadne, Cincin-
natl, 10 am; Parker, Cincinnati,
noon. River 20 feet 8 inches and fall
ing, Weather clear; thermometer, 20.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
Shles to-day. 6G,000 hales.

LIVERPOOL, January %, 300 p m.
Cotton tending down. Uplands,
6 9.l6d Orleans, 63d. Sales to-day,
SOl0 bales. Receipts, 5000 bales +;
American, $500 bales. Deliveries for
January, February and March, GID
April and May, 6 l9-32d May and
June,6 q -32@6sd; June and July,
6ll.l6d; July aud Aust, 6 % 32d.
MANCHESTER, ENG, January %,
$40 pm.-Yarns and fabrics dull.
NEW YORK, January 28.-Ex
change firm. Bankers 3 days, 1910
4849; 60 days, 4SO!@4Sl commercial
so days, 47O@479l.
New ORLEANS, Januqry IS, 11:3O
am.-COtton quiet, Middling, ll@c.
Sales to-day, 1000 bales; receipts,
S942 bales. Stock 279, ,SS8 bales.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28
Missing Mail Driver.

ST. Louis, 2S--A dispatch from
Fort Elliott, Texas, says that the
blackboard conveyance bringing the
mail from Tuscosa has been found
with the mail bags and harness Of the
team, but the driver, two passengers,
and the mules are missing, supposed
to have been lost in the recent snow
storm.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

New York, January %, 1890 ?. m.
Cotton dull and nominal, with low
grades unsaleablea at quotationsaud bet
ter grads steady Ordinary, 5 I3 16c;
good ordinary 10 7-l6c; low middlng
lllc; middlinR II l3-l6c; good mid
ding Il 5-l6c; middling fair l3 Lice;
fair 10 ll-l6c. Futures opened rarely
steady; now steady at 3 to points
below last evenings closing prices, as
follows: Deliveries for
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

Mr.. Gladstone is said to have one
faculty in supernatural degrep-tbst
Of IN STEERING the contents Of book by
glancing Though its pages. A friend
says Of him that he can ma ter any
average book in a quarter OF an hour,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-28

Hiram Sibley. of Rochester, is men
toned as the largest farm owner in
the world. He has more than four
hundred farms in New York, Illinois
and Michigan. Although past his
seventieth birthday, Mr.. Sibley is still
absorbed in business.