New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-09
THINGS ON THE ISTHMUS.
Deaths on the Isthmus-The Railroad-Price
of Tickets iscontente ted Passengers.
PANAMA., Thursday June 2 1880


PlxANA, Thursday, June - 1880.
Me''-s. GREELEY 4 MeElrath;
The steamships Panama, Isthmus and New
Word left this port during the week for San Fran
cisco, taking on board about 1900 passengers
among Others Thomas Hyer and Country Nc
Cuskey of New-York.
The dysentery and Psnama fever are prevailing
here TO a considerable extent. Some 80 ern.srauts
waiting or passage on the Sarah Sands, Nex.Or.
leans, Republic and NoItherner have lately died
here. Yesterday Mrs. Hardy, wife OF j. q. Hardy
and +. w. Hart, merchant here, departed this
life.
The Panama Railroad appears to be abandoned.
Very little idea entertained here Of it's ever be-
ing accomplished. Many business men Of Panama,
and Others, are about proceeding 10 Reslejo,' the
port on the Pacific side, where u Is believed the
Nicaragua route will connect.
The We8t Point, William j. Pesse New.Oc-
leans, Republic aud Nortnerner, steamers coming
round the Horn. have not yet arrived 10 Panama,
though daily expected. Business IN Panama Is
rather dull, and rents are decliaing.
The gamblers ticket brokers and agents Of
steamships and sailing vessels are making some
money, though not a great deal Drinking 10 in
dulged in 10 excess, and many die from psrssking
tco freely OF the creature comforts"
Sailing vessels are carrying passengers from
Panama 70 San Francisco for $3.50 Storage, and
$500 cabin. Steerage tickets on the Sarah Sands,
Second tripl are wortb 5000; on the New Orleans,
5000 on the Northerror, $500 on the Republic,
sl75. When these ships arrive here, their tickets
will advance TO $780, or upwards
Ii rains in Panama every day, and the place is
dirty and disagreeable.
Let 10 man. consulting his comfort leave New
York for San Francisco without procuring a
Mroug ticket.
Tba Dasxsngsrs detained IN p.nono boid;,o
tickets for the second trip Of the Sarah Sands held
a meeting in the Plaza square, on the evening Of
the goth June, Mr.. Webb Of Vermont Chairman,
and Isaac A Stevens, Secretary, at which denun.
ciatory resolutions were passed.
The passengers, il is runored, intend TO prose
cute the steamer New Orleans soon as she ar
rives at San Francisco, for damages sustained by
detention the lsthmus. They will lay their
damages at 81 900 or 81, 500 each passenger. They
have taken the necessary GttdaYits here 70 have
their case fairly made out
We have received by the Georgia our ls.hmus
papers and correspondence 10 the 22d ult
collision which resulted in loss Of life took place
between some Americans and natives at Chagres
short time since. 1t originated by two Americans
striking some natives, who upset then in q canoe.
Blows were resortsd TO, and afterwards fire arms
the beigereDts shooting at each other across the
river. Tie matter was finally settled by the Al
calde ard the American Consul One native
killed, and two or three others seriously wounded
There Is decidedly better feeling growing up
between the Americans and the native popula.
zion and we think it wholly in consequences of
grester decorum being manifested by the former;
there is lot that evident desire 20 rush into their
churches The curiosity OF manyhas passed away,
and they see that hey are treated ciyly when
they use ciyiity. Panama Echo.
The departure Of the Ist1mus and other vessels,
for San Francisco, has taken away grea. portion
OF the emigrants for the gold region: yet others
keep pouring in that were detained on the ls:hmus,
while many look with anxious expectation for the
arrival of the Sarah Sands and other vessels to
bear them away from this place, in which they are
30 unwillingy forced 10 remain. The hustle about
the corners has somewhat abated, and ticket |
brokers and spectators have some breathing time.
to recuperste for the next arrival After storm |
generally comes calm Panama Echo.
We make the following extract from the lsthmus |
CORE pondence Of the Courier g. Enquirer;
The propeller Chesapeake was lying at Port st. |
Quentin e, about 200 miles south Of San Diego out
of fuel her passengers had lett and had proceed |
ed overland. Some Of them were at San Diego. |
Mr. Cox was lying very sick on board when last |
he ard from-about the middle Of May. Toe Ore |
gon passed the Columbus between San Diego aad |
Monterey, bound up-all well on board Also, the |
steamer New World from PaRsma, within days
sail Of Acapulco all well The weather along
the coast was fine and perfectly healthy The
British friga,e Inconstant was at Mazatan on the
10th June, intending TO leave for England on the
goth inst. A number Of emigrants bad arrived at
San Diego on the eth June; among them was Capt.
Cbapman's company from Texas. Most Of the
Messengers at Panama, bound TO San Francisco,
had left in the steamers and sailing vessels.
A Mr.. Sheppard from the Western part OF the
State of New-York died on board the Oregon on
her passage down. He was very sick when taken
on board Of the steamer q. San Francisco
Please to inform emigrants coming out here, that |
they had better not pay premium for dimes, as in
nearly all the hotels, &c, they now pass as in the
United States ten for dollar The little steamboat
Raphael Riyas, sent out 10 run on Cnsgres River,
can get within fifteen or twenty miles Of Gorgona,
and is almost a failure. The engine Of the steam
boat Telegraph has been taken out, and IL on |
board the brig Foster Lowell, TO sail for NewYork
on the goth The Telegraph will. in a few days. |
be lowed to Navy Bay by the steamer Orus, there
to be made store ship of by the Railroad Com
psny A schooner and sloop arrived yesterday
from Jamaica, with emigrsn.s the greater part Of
them will stay at Chagres.