The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-06
Affairs in South and Central America.

Affairs In 0OuLQ ana Co0Ccal America.
New Granada.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPOND 7NCE,
iaas 81 PANAMA. September IS, 1858,
South American Postal Arraagem. n .s-- Conss-
quesu Mercantile Delays-Necesssty of Reform :
Arrest of ~ En- grant S,cind,er-In ION
of the Ner Coasistut on, &c.
eannot begin my letter than by calling the atteu
ton ofthe mercantile community through your influential
columns showing the disadvantages under which
they labor regard to their South American postal
municaton through the British steamers and illustrating
the necessity and advantage of an American line from
here Valparaiso than by stating the Australian
and South American which you receive by this
mail (about the 30th,) will reach England the I'd
of October and that the post of the 18th of August from
Valparaiso and the 10th Of September from Calao which
is due to morrow, will suffer fornighs detention here
until the sailing of the next steamer from Aspinwall
The interest Of the United States the South Paci
fc coast and her rapidly increasing commerce. surely
should induce capitalists 10 turn their attention to this
subject and warrant the appropriation Of liberal
by Congress for the mail service The Importance of tho
subject will, think, excuse these remarks
The Panama Star Of the 10Th ult says:-The negro,
Sebastian iaz recently accused Of swnlng foreign emf
grants crossing the lshmus yesterday presented himself
before the Governor Of the Province and requested his
TO be examined Consequently, in accordance
with note addressed by the Governor the United
States Consul the latter official and the gentlemen who
had signed the complaint against Daz waited his En-
ceescy, yesterday afternoon, in order to give their evil
dcnce against the accused.
Three Of the witnesses were examined by the Governor
who then declared that sufficient evidence had been OBJ
tanned to imprson Daz and that the testimony Of the
other was no. Necessary put that they de-
ed TO future day.
The Panameno publishes in full the new law of matr
mony II occupies three and half columns of that paper
but il not of sufficient importance to readers to be
translated One of the articles published under the
constitution is considered Of much Importance to
occupy separate chapter to itself 1t says, and very
sagacouy too, that death annals the marriage con-
tract The man who originated that idea should be i'm
mortalized
BY information received from Bogota learn that the
executive power has ordered that fourteen to fifteen
thousand dollars Of the national funds in addition to the
already granted, be expended in repairing the road
between Panama city and Cruces.
Senior Juan Louscneau late Consul from Peru at Pana
took his departure thence, with his family, the
morning OF September i5 via the United States for spain
where he goes as ConsulGeneral from Peru.
The first Grant made the fauaina Water Work. Com
pany has been extended for eighteen months from the
time of its expiration.
The Panama STAR of September the 18th says We
learn that representation having been made by the
United States Consul Of this city to the ostmaser Gepe
raj at Washington, informing tie Department. If the in
convenience experienced in transporting heavy bags OF
mail atter this lshmus the latter fuuctionary
has issued order to the effect that mali bags shall
be despatched either from the Atlantic Pacific ports OF
the United states to the lsthmus of Panama, weigh
ing over one hundred pounds. This is excellent
rangJment and will doubtless materially facilitate the
transit OF the mails between this place ana Aspinva.
The same journal referring to the election canvass
says-1he enpe number Of for tile coming ec ion
in the three parishes OF san Felipe Santa Anna and Gale
donia which constitute the city of Panama. do not
4 coed one thousand.
IL San Felipe there 3S5 voters in Santa Anna 425
I and in Caledonia 200, or less.
We have not yet ascertaned the number of voters IN the
province Of lanama, but they will not exceed
| five thousand in all.
| The brazilian Minister to Bogota in Panama. on his
| way fiom the former city to Ecuador.
The Rev pkhop of Panama. Senior Vasquez, arrived
the sthmus from Carthaeena by the British steamer
We observe that rev law has recently been put in
force which prohibits entirely the OF titles in the
courts tribunals Of justice well in the colleges of
| New Granada.
We learn that there has been general strike among
the native aborers employed by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Conn any at Taboga They have been getting hth
erto two dollars day but owing to the company hay
ny work hand Of late than usual the laborers
have thought it good time strike for higher wages
Tie latest nomination Of candidate for the Goscrnorship
c Mosquera.
We learn that the railroad bridge at Barbacoas Il
pleed in the most substantial manner and the rails
now being laid across it, Extra force has been placed to
work the railroad Cruces and everything promises
speedy completion of the work
The Inauguration of the constitution of New Ora
NADIA celebrated the LIST of September with due
soleninity at Panama. The French, English, and
Ecuadoran Consus were the only present and &C.
neral Herrera in cooked hat and gold Laced coat,
greatly cheere by lot of black children there
enthusiasm the PEOPLE did not seem TO think or trouble
themselves about IL, and appeared to take much
lively interest in bull torture than anything else. All
the Foreigners shut their houses of business, and the
| Al
cathedral and the reading Of the constitution the people
adjourned to the various amuements of the afternoon,
the most prominent among which the bull lights in
the plaza No serious accident occurred during the sport
ball given AT the Cabldo TO General Herrera
| wectme Of his rel vrn to the city.
The Aspnw Courier of the 9Th September thus alludes
to the Australian enterprise Of cssrs. Adams CO..
From Ran Runrcs the transporting agent of Adams & Co.
ut lanama, learn that that enterprng express com
lany have shipped from Melbourne for thc United States
S3s lis 80 in gold dust. The treasure shipped to
Callao in the hip Glance accompanied By messenger
q Trans
fered TO the steamship Lima by which vessel it
brought TO the Ishnus and then transported by
Mr Kan Runnes to be shipped for New York in the next
United States mail steamer. Mr. J. A. Quimby tho
messenger who accompanied this express. This is the
beginning of an immense business, which WILL within the
two years. enormously increase the transportation
business Of the sthmus and together with the passcn
conveyance give such an impetus to the business OF the
cties Of anana and Aspnwai as no other one source
has yet furnished There are but few who fully estimate
| the importance of this commercial accession.
The steamer Philadelphia, from New Orleans many
days behind her time OF arrival ut Aspnwa and missed
the regular mail steamer, the Winfield Scott, but Mr..
Forbes tie agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
sent rp her mails and passengers in the steamer
which viii enable them To arrive in san Francisco
days sooner than If they delayed for the regular
| mail.
1hr city Of Panama very healthy: there were but
two death in the foreign hospital in the month OF August
ard only in the native ho al during thirty eight
The weather has beer very fine for the Of
and the heat very moderatestll it enough to
| e. icy ice.
Ey the tables of traffic published there monthly it ap-
pears Tint rom TIE st of January to the LIST september
.,osl passengers arrived from California and 1850
sailed iof IaIcsco The total Of specie
ceyed for transit the Ithmus during the same
period $50 zss of which about s32 100 900 was
geld From California and $40 $50 900 silver from Mex
60 and South America.
Our adyices here from Bogota to the Goth August.
The country is quiet and no
Costa Issca.
TIE COSTA RIGA STEAMSHIP LINE.
The psnameno OF the eth of September says Tho
Gaceta published in San Jose the capital of Costa Rica
uudcr head Of Agency the Aunerica