The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-25
Arrival of the Ohio.

Arrival of the Ohio.
LATER FROM HAVANA The United States mail
steamship Ohio, Lieut.. James +. SChenck, com
nlander, from New Orleans, by the way of Havana,
arrived at New York on the Odd instant, bringing
the California mails, received at Havana by the
Falcon, from Chagres.
The Ohio left Havana on the 18th inst with
about three hundred passengers. In addition to
the gold in the hands of the passengers the amount
is entered on the manifest.
Four deaths from cholera occurred on board the
Ohio, the day she left Havana, viz: William Field,
of Providence, Rhode Island Albert Spencer, of
East Greenwich, Rhode Island; George Howell of
Sag Harbor; and Capt. Ira Gould, of Hunting don,
Long leland Their bodies were buried in the
sea.
On the 2lst instant, in latitude $40 49,, longitude
7 50 4O, the Ohio passed the wreck of the hernia
phrodite brig Oregon, of Somerset water logged
and abandoned. Her main mast standing.
The other mast and her spars were carried away.
1t is supposed that the had either been picked
up by some other vessel, or had reached the shore
in their small boats.
The steamer Falcon arrived from Chagres on the
18th instant, with four hundred passengers and
large amount of gold dust The Georgia, from
New York, arrived on the same day. There were
several deaths on board the Falcon, of cholera,
an enumeration of which will be found in state
ment below.
Aboutthree hundred troops from Spain arrived
at Havana the l4th inst, and it reported
that three thousand more were on their way.
Gen. Jose de la Concha, the newly appointed
Captain General of Cuba in place of Condo Alcoy,
recalled, was daily expected TO arrive
Gen. Roncal has been appointed Vice General,
| and General Emma Inspector General, in place OF
Condo Mirasol. The latter, with Don Juan de Pa
VIA the new governor Of Matanzas, arrived at Ha-
vana ON the 18th inst.
demned for the alleged participation in the inva
sion of Cardenas, and, as heretofore mentioned,
sentenced to eight months confinement at hard la
bor in chains were TO be trans ported to Spain in
few days after the departure OF the Ohio
There a destructive fire at Cardenas on the
night of the 18th.
| The Diario de la Marina mentions rumor that
the Cunard steamers Caledonia and Hibernia were
about TO be purchased under the auspices of the
Spanish government ID form q IN all line between
Havana and Cadiz.
The same paper has advices from Valparaiso to
the 29th of July from Carthagena, New Grenada,
the 29th of August and from other parts of South
America. The expulsion of the Jesuits from New
Grenada, and other acts OF government, sowed
seeds of party irritation which already yield fruit
in anticipation of the electoral contest In that
public. Great excitement prevails. San Jose
| Juan dc Francisco Martin is the candidate of the
party Of Los Conseuadores, for the Office Of vice
! president.
The Commerce. of Valparaiso, July %, particu-
arzes the preferences in different provinces of Ec
uador for the rival candidates, General Antonio
Elizalde and Don Diego Novoa. The same journal
says that in Peru the preliminaries for the presi
dental election have been completed in the pro-
| yinces.
The Peruvian journals intimate that
didate for the Presidency will appear, but his name
| remains as yet a secret new system of public
instruction has been proposed by the President OF
the republic. The Presidential election in Bolivia
has resulted in an immense majority in favor OF
| General Bezu. In Chill, project for the reform
of the constitution of 1893 has been presented in the
| Chambers.
! The Faro industrial has intelligence from Yene-
zucla 10 the 25th of August. The primary elections
had passed TRANQUILITY, through the whole Republic,
although trouble was appreheEdcd in some quar-
tcrs. The electoral college will meet in October
to choose the President. Guzman, Jose Grcgoria
Monagas and Rendon renal. the prominent candi-
dates The party Of Paez remains passive, taking
| no part in politics, while the victorious party Il
| divided into different factions. General Monagas
the President, is exertng himself in favor Of his
brothers prctcnsions.
| CHOLERA ON THE lsTBMUs AND on BOARD THs
FALcos.-Mr. Upham, formerly an editor Of the
Sacramento Transcript, was passenger on board
the Falcon, from Ohio TO this city. He has fur
nished the following narrative of the mortality Oh
the isthmus and on board the Falcon:
The cholera was raging in Panama, but was con
fined almost exclusively 10 the California emigrant
| and American residents. The following persons
who came down passengers on the Columbus, dice
OF cholera on the Isthmus:
Benjamin r. Bovine, Williamsburgh, l.. I , dice
| at the American hospital, Panama, Scpt.7.
| Randolph Scott, Texas, died at Panama, Sept. Z
Thomas Robinson Illinois, died at a rancho, Ell,
miles from Cruces, Sept. g.
Col. Prigmore, Saline county, Missouri, died a
Chagres, Sept. 10.
The steamship Falcon left Chagres at one clock
a. m, Sept. 18th, and arrived at Havana at eight
| O'Clock, a. m, Sept. 17th-performing the passage
in five days aud seven hours.
The following persons died on board the Falcon
| between thaQrcs and Havana: