New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-18
4 Rainiess Ceuntry-Enrshqunk
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ed Cathedral Cotton Factory.
DENTISTRY AND BARBARIsM.
Law and Justice az Sea-Eztrscis from the Log
Time from Port 70 Port-Arrivsl at Panama.


sail Of Psnsma, where the number Of our psssen-
gers viii be greatly augmented. last wrote you
from Rio Jsneiro, which place we left on the 18th
OF March. Our passage through the Straits OF Ma
sellsn, although dangerous and difficult, was &C
oomplished in two days-we anchored but one
night When shout twot thirds through the Straits
we passed the brig SaltiIlo-she had been beating
Ia the Straits for twenty-three days We passed
the schooner Heckstsf just as she was entering
the Straits on the 9th Of April would advise
sailing vessels 20 keep out Of the Straits, as mat
ter of safety and speed
Arrived at Valparaiso on the 18th Of April Val
paraiso s an old Spanish town, Of some 10000 in
habitants, and is only remarkable for the immense
Quantities Of fruit found there-apples, pears,
peaches, figs, grapes, &c. think the grapes are
the largest and finest ever saw. purchased halt
a bushel Of large white grapes for fly cents We
left Valparaiso on the 10th Of April aud arrived at
Callao on the 25lh.
Callao is the seaport town Of the Republic OF
Peru. Lima, the capital Of Peru. is about nine
miles from Csllao We spent FIVE days at L ina
while our steamer receiving coal Lima IL city
Of great antiquity and possesses many objects OF inter
est 10 the traveller remarkable fact respecting this
region OF country 10 that rotns Vegetation is
sustained by the heavy dews An American gentleman
who has lived In Lima for twenty years told me he
bad never known II TO rain there The houses In Lima
are nearly all but story high-s few Of story and
shaf The walls Of great thickness and strength
The houses Of each block all connected bys cOntnu
Gus wall in front One why they adopt this form
Of building Ia the danger from earthquakes. One hun
dred and four years sgo the whole Of CaHo and part
Of Lima destroyed by earthquake. They
usually experience several shocks during the year, OF
greater or severity One OF these shocks occurred du
ring our visit and said be the most
they had experienced for the pas, eight years 1t occur
red about O'Clock In the morning The bells tolled
and the people ran to the middle of the street We
were all little frightened, but harmed. fsueh
shock had occurred in New York thousands Of build
ings must have been thrown down.
Lima contains at present about 1000 inhabitants-
formerly 2OOOOO. The form OF government is Repub.
ncsn, though such only in name II IA purely Dea-
iorsaip. The laws trsmpled upon with perfect inn
punty by the President. The present President was
driven from the country some four years since but in
few months gathered all army OF four hundred and
returned subdued his opposers and was recognized Ms
President The national spirit and pride are broken.
There 10 hearty goodwill for the Government Pub
lie improvements all neglected and each one fol
sreat Cathedral, which covers about two acres OF
ground. II was built more thsn two hundred years
ago, and ON the most magnificent scale. shail not at
tempt description of II but you may form some IDEA
of its splcndors when state that there In the in
eide forty columns of solid sr, twelve feet long by
twelve inches In diameter In this Cathedral was
pointed the tomb OF Pi1arro and the place where he
was sssassinated
Strange a. IL may seem. visited In Lima Cotton
Factory The entire building and machinery were
brought from the United States The building 10 POO
N broad--efnplOVs 100 looms. 1000
dies and about 100 operatives
Toe op rstive. arr most Spanish girls from Lima,
although lew are from the int ror and arc Of 10 ian
extra tion The factory lie owned by Or. Cssansva,
Spa ish gentleman Cotton cloth of very go qual
ity IL manufactured The girs all speak the Spanish
'aIgsas .,., from c.u,o Anvil % and h.v. .r,ov.a
good weather and fair winds since.
We had smusiug scene on board yesterday.
Court OF Justice formed and a Cause brought on
for Trial But will speak OF this directly You must
understand that approach the atmosphere OF Cal
iforniaSe mania for making large profits and heaps OF
gold seems 10 take possession Of all Or. B.
disung uishad 90 dentist from Newborn now on HE
way the gold region, having taken passage IN the Tor
ward or steeragc cabin of vessel be requested OF
several of the siiereshn passengers that they would
allow him 10 repair their teeth saying that he would
do 10 very reasonably. lie nile Il teeth for one (spar
ing paias in the operStOn) and Tor another ana
brought in bill OF so against the hrsf, and 60
against the cond. These bills were pald-although
IL was thought by all that considering the character OF
the dsat, the charge was little less than aswindle
The next day one Of the passengers cut the hair OF
another, and brought in bill % - 81 suit was
brought In the Court above rierred To- TO recover the
amount e ssid bill We have several able lawyers on
board who conducted the csse MI n + smith OF
NewHampshire. acted ss Chief Judge, with Mr.. Nell
vsine our pu ser associate Judge, Mr. Charles Euet
Esq. Sherit, Mr. Judah and Nj. McAister were OF
Counsel for plaintiff and Mr. Hyer and NJ Livingston
for defendant The cefendaots counsel demanded ." a
bin OF psruculais,' which furnished The fol
lowing are few Of the items For cutting hnr--red
hair. O. So eomons the same % cents cutting whis
~ fry -,
curl same. 50 cents nme employed 70 minutes, at ;
cents per minute, 50 Of comb and brush 2S cents
cleaning same p ceots extra charge on account Of
ssnguinary color affecting the nerves, 81.
was summoned Jaror, but WAS set aside by /
both parties for gross profanity and immoraliues
was ettsrward called IS witness and appeared IN No
rsaas On ss the sntty OF Mr. Oats the plaintiff. Be
fore giving my testimony Was required soemniy 70
declare that Ia the now pending between heyisr
and oats would neither tell the truth nor any part o.
H. 90 help you Dr. CrushJaw, and then 10 Kiss the
ehecker.boara Nv testimony went 10 show that Mr.
Oats Aad mother, and that mother son tnst DC
was an nlegums,e child that he was born VIII o4~es
hair and red whiskers with red strip OF tape Sfooh1
his neck; that upon mature rejection rcinefn-
hertd that he born without hair. having wis
all OF which cogrotoysted by other wlfnesses-
The was ably conducted by the counsel on ooth
sides-each displaying much elOquence in summing up
The Chief Justice then ana announced that the
opinion OF the Court would be read BY the Associate
Justice who would charge The Jury. The Court then
were covered, and the Associate Justice read TO-.
lows ,-GentlemSn of the Jury You have heard the
luminous remarks OF the Chief Justice and IL only re-
mains for me to charge you concerning your duties a.
arors In this momentous cause The pressing nature
~ our sruous duties forbids sn extended considers
ton "a he MISTER in issue and without farther
raeni proceed TO nstruc, you As 10 your verdict
then you hnd for the plaintiff you should hx the Gam
80 IN chamnasnc re expense 70 be equally divided
hstwern the deievdsnt and his learned counsel due
propoon Thereof TO be borne BY the psintH snd his
ccanselors H. however, you mad for the defendant
Won .hsud assess his counter damages IN champagne
- bs paid hy the plaintiff and his counsel assisted by
she defendant and MS lawyers And ye; sssin, u you
fnd that the psintd has brought biz action without
sisi,n without rood defense let your verdict assess
the damages 20 be paid into Court by both parties ana
taer respective counsel al the rate OF one bottle Of