New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-11
New Granada-Its Condition and Prospects.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SANTA MARTHA 2ls, July lsf7.
The principal laws passed last session are Of
liberal character and inssmuch they remove restc
tons that could DO good. they beneficial CApi
tai and enterprise will have fair held But although
the acts Of cur ast Parliament here run IN rght drec
ton and have the sanction Of the best theories by this
time you have found out that am aNonPrOtectiOust)
DO not think that they will sdd much either 10 the com.
forts Of the masses or the riches Of the select few
that the Treasury BY toe derived from any
business they will create, put of long the bankruptcy
which must be the consequence Of the annual increase
Of the interest the foreign debt few years ago THE
Government made agreement with the holders Of tina,
debt psy the first year II per cent interest the next
H. continuing thus for four years after which thu in
crease annually until 10 reaches per cent A. GER
tain epoch not very distant sum OF tl5oCOO00 due
a. toe same time for unpaid interest s % be consdecd
A. capital sutecug the country 70 f2oJJO OO annual
interest New Granada In spite OF ia lsOOVvO nhAnit
ants snd all the periods that have been rounded about
the fertility Of IL soil and the variety 81 s productions
will not BE- able meet budget Of S6OoOOOO, inelud
ing the si.OOOOO0 for current expenses
We DO not yet feel the effects VI the new laws about
Tobacco authorizing private individuals 10 eurvate and
export it under certain conditions and form no idea
what export duty II will yield or how much II ~isNel
the inspirations and iis duties BY the returns.
The admission of onefrsnc pieces for % cents and
consequently Of four francs for dollar, has raised
doubOons 10 S2O-ihey were before worth Ss The IN
huence this change must have on the prices OF our a
pies and Of oregn articles 10 easily ioreseen-Out not
yet settled
Franc pieces contain slver than the - cents or
two reals current in the country therefore the former
according 70 rule ought not % have been imported And
If they had ought nave depressed gold on the cln-
trary they snd gold rose Il; per cent The ex-
PLANTATION Of this fact H. that there not silver enough
in the country Tor the small transactions Of life the
new coin though better By supplying the market gave
ffaf ne
The i'm pOrtAiion Of francs large scgk will cease
the difference in the value OF douooons here snd
in France is too small for financial oPersion-it does
not cover the expenses OF transportation but SuJUvV
10 400 900 francs which will find their way from Bour
deAux La Haehs every year 70 purchase dye woods
10 than the consumption Of the country and thing.
must remain IS they now.
Owing first 10 the situstiOn Of money market "a
explained above and to the uctu4tng state Of the last
Engsh quotations. 1, ia impossible TO hx the prices OF
our staples
The American treaty though sanctioned has not been
published it guarantees so public rumor says 10 New
Granada the sovereignty and neutrality Of ihe lsthmus
of Panama, and TO the United States free passage
through it The English and French grumbe much at
this ] remain yours truly. A. d.
EXTENSIVE CLAIy5-A petition was lately filed
In the Third District Court involving claim Of the i'm
mense amount of s220 coo Tho petitioners, who are
ctzens Of Kentucky. that they the only sur
viving heirs OF Thomas Hart that Thomas Hart
at tbs time OF his death. was member Of the hrm Of
y
previous t. his death Hart Bsroit & Co purchased of
John McDououeh Jr certain tract OF land. situate In
the suburb OF - Mary Ia this city measuring 100 feet
front BOydrasst by go feet deep that said property
hsa never been legally transferred either by the said
Thomas T. Hart or his heirs. and that one undivided
third psrt Of said property is s vested in SAID Hart
aud his heirs and that such they are the true and sole
owners Of the same
The petitioners 20 on TO state that said property Is now
in the possession Of Joseph T. Janin. F. II Hatch tho
widow Sloclmb, aud William Florence, who claim T.
rlFfff. -
this property has been yielding large revenue since
tho year 1871 aud that the rents have been collected by
said persons those from whom they msy pretend %
have derived the title b said property The petitioners
then aud therefore claim follows: $4,000 from Jos
r Jann $4,000 from the widow Slocumb $4,000
from VIM Florence and $4,000 from =. II Hatch-to-
,sl s220O00 all for ren, OF sid property since 1921
This important case will be srsaed some time in Novem-
Der next n q Delta.
WIscoNsIN CRoPs-While at Madison On Wed
nesday last where met delegates from al portions OF
the Territory. took pains 10 ascertain the pros
poets 20 the crops The yield of Wheat all over the
Territory has been abundant sad the quality Of the grain
is superior. will all be gathered by the 'ud Of the pre-
sent week Grsss is very light aud Corn very back
ward. Unless have a good deal ut warm weather In
August and the rosts hold back till late In September
many OF the Corn neds will not rPen Oats ana fota-
toes through the Northern region of the Territory are
very promising. Between Milwaukee and Madison, the
fair but the Potatoes suffering greatly from
the drouth The country generally looks most inviting
sight to see Except that the Corn backward and
the Potatoes sections dropping for want Of rain
the crops as heavy aud promising A. he farmers
could desire to see Milwaukee Gazette.
ACCIDENT on THE ERIE RAILROAD On Sunday
evening the mix train from Otsvile and Permont ran
of the track near Monroe and the were detained
until the passenger train came along yesterday morning
No person Injured. which is matter Of special con
graduation, the occurrence was, beyond All perad
venture the work OF design the switch having been
turned aside throw the locomotive and cars on
The road torn up tor several rods and the heavy
OAK pieces through though they were straws
Another switch about SIX rss below was also turned
Oh and had the accident occurred there the consequent
ces must have been disastrous IL Is on the edge Of
high embsnkmcnt lCouner.
An OLD INDIAS DEAD.-The grand R'rer R0-
pds (Mchlrsn) Eagle announces the death OF an indian
Of that village known Blackskn The Eagle says he
lived t. be upward OF an hundred years old, and has
enacted 1T the head Of his Tribe many exciting scenes
during his life His hand first applied the torch 20 the
CITY ot Buffalo in the of l-l2 The old man, with
the OF his irbe has long been on friendly terms
with the whites and his death is notable event In the
history Of his tribe.