New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-17
FROM THE ISTHMUS.

DEFALCATIoN citizens were very
much surprised yesterday morning. after the hour OF
our issue By the rumor (which proved TOO true, on
further INQUIRY that B. f Coming for some six
months past conducting an Exchange and Brokng
business in this city. had vamosed on the steamer
Oregon. The amount of his liabilities do not ex-
actly know but have learned that he borrowed from
81 Peoro Oasis the sum of $l,4O0. on Monday. and
other smaller amounts from those associated with
him in business, which be succeeded in carving off,
We upd erstand that those liabilities in which he has
heen associated with others, VIII be met-but the
fraud committed upon Sr. CASTS seems not likely to
be remeded. Panama Echo, Feb. /.
A New GOyERNoR.-Gen. Herrera hav-
inc heel elected Senator from the Province of Chi
,oui. started for Bogota yesterday, TO assume the
auti,s OF his post the National Congress For the
vaa;,iro ten dals of this time Col Pianas will be
h;s substitute On the lst OF February Sr. Manuel
MAJ who was Acting Governor during Gen. HIS
services IN the Sou hern provinces vi" De reinstated
in ne same capacity. Gov. ID. was, for the most
nayt an excellent and for Panama, an energetic and
ppyompt officer. lEcho, Jan. 25.
The French slOOp- ef-war Prudence,
,,eve Gun vessel, Capt Leusto, has arrived at Pan
ana
TuR PRovNCiAL CoNsTRUCTON OF THE
r.,.notpArIoN LAW The Governor of New Ora.
NADIA has received communication. declaring his in
,epre,stion of the law passed by the Congress Of the
Renu0ilC IdSt year, Gnu tHtCE Ou ISL
Ian 10 have been incorrect. the Government at
Ropota declares that said law en'ertains PROPOSE
ton or provision for the emancipation Of the manu-
m,sOs VINO (but apprentices) are already ireland
that this Province IS the only In which such con.
snucton has been given TO the law.
ExcrTNG RUMORs. There is a rumor
in town, that the trunks Of the Quarter Master of
the troops, now on their way here from Chagres'
and expected to arrive tomorrow, have been nfed
of the Government funds, to the amount of several
hundred thousand dollars
IT is also reported, that said troops are composed
of raw recruits, and that they went ashore at ia
maica, and, in a drunken spree, were perfectly an.
manageable. even with a force of several hundred
men, detailed from vessels in the harb0r, etc and
that they Iioted they pleased, without restraint
lEcho, Jan 81.
The TROoPs.-We are happy to an
nounce that the U. 8. troops, numbering originally
500 men, under command of Capt. H. Day, of the I'd
egiment Of Infantry. whose expected advent into
this city has kept our citizens on the qua rius for
several day past have arrived and departed. They
were shipped yeste rday on the steamers TabOga
and California; for the island OF TabogO, where they
Will remain until the steamer California 10 ready to
d part with them. We wish them pleasant time
in arriving at their detination
Panama Star. Feb. D.
The PANAMA RAILROAD. -Our advices
gom various points on this work, represent it as
being vigorously pushed. There is strong mani.
festation on the part of those who have invested
large amounts of private funds as well as Joint cap
ita, to use more energy, and to draw more largely
their mental and physical resources than hereto
fore. The road will be in readiness much sooner
than is generally expected