The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-02
LATER FROM HON pURAs.
Our Bslise Correspondence.
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Our belize Correspondence.
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d,,okiey .Seosrge on the People-Desfruc,,o. NJ n.
G,rex LSrps By Misunderstanding of Br.c.
st.Hs-Glo mv Prospects of the Mahoeanv Gu,
teys-7M O. clinical, indigo, and Sorsonnr,,l,
Markets- Gove ~nmsns Funds and Ereeut,,,I
Ampovemnss-7x Weat61-C Aag,s, Fsver-
i Mar kvfs.
In my last inform.M you Of the Great eartt
quake which destroyed tho city q San slyador,
have Iow to inform you that this city hes bean
viiited with another scouiys, IN the shape Of an
inhumerable swarm of locusts, which hss mad -
havoc with every thing in the ssape OF ve,tatio.-
nearly everything green has been entiyelv A.
voured by them, the crops Of corn, sud the ,snt.p
suckers, the two principal articles 81 food for thu
poorer classes, have been entirely DESTROYED ia thu
States Of Guatemala, Honduras and Eao Salvador
and some portions Of the adjoining States.
| This has been, and still is. TIE cause Of great
distress among the laboring Glasses Add to this,
the high price Of corn. and flour in the United
States, where we look for supply in eli cases ~
s snort crops, ard you VIII q once see how much
BY the poor, but also by many who are in easy cir.
| cumstances In these parts. These causes have
also bad very decided influence In this town, a.
ucdisy d0 VI Our COIu ana HOuf nave 000n
up Immediately on It's arrival for the interior THIS
unusual 6emsnd has made all breadstafs worry
scarce and iigh. Again, great number Of plan.
.aln plsnsasions IN this settlement have been de-
htroyed BY the cattle emplsyed to get out mshOoa.
ny. All Of which causes kavc contributed to De-
range our market; and it has rarely been the case
Tor the last Elk months that -four could be bous ht
for less than $l2 or at less than IS borreI.
| a. which prices they are now Held, ant Al sery
scare.
This unusual nate Of our for market has not
ORC Ut Atofr -
las also eeriously Affected all otlsefs Flour aud
pork are the principal articles of fbod Of the ma
b0taDy cutters; and notwiEhstan ling the price Of
prices Of labor and ofpcrk aud Hour, with the enor
nous prices which arc now paid for freight on ma
hegary t. England, anc the fovp prices ofthat article
the pIsfts Of our business and the prospect which
was 80 very good last year. and toe beginning Of
this, is now very gloomy. Iu fact, the cutters arc
all agree to 0Drail their operations and Is Ia now
enerally IN terstood that about onethird, or half
Of ire gapgs'wiA be broken up next year.
CochbealS Viii. has been paying well, is also
down III England and AmeriN; and the same With
indigo and saTsaparilla, neither OF which articles
are worth as mu n now in year market, or Eng.
land, ss they have been contracted for here by the
dealers.
These cansee have brought a despondency on ALL:
ana were it not FOR the indomitable perseverance,
and untiriDg energy and industry Of our business
nected with this settlement. AS il is all seem in
clined to trim shcir salts and sail as near
their course as POSSIBLE. The difficulty aud
5a7s not ret sy Ss and
settle melt. On tie contrary, the duty collec: ed
here is nearly all cd ratorenn; and so the high
the public chest, ~hsn is well filled, and our public
works are all progressing The ne Clerk Of the
Public Works has started to-day an artesian wall.
which II successful, will be OF immense advantage
TO the entire community. Next year we are to have
new bridge, ano thorough repair to the court
house and a the publi5 buildings. MIR. Stevenson.
Her Asjestys new Supsrintendcnt, has as yes re-
nainsd very still. Inquiry is at work wondering
pcns%e 81 vas -ent @hsA apa qusa d.sP
came and went without the usual ball at the Gov
emmett House.
VIM. Salmon, Esq, formerly barrister of Jamai-
Of this settlement. lately died Of apoplexy ana Mr..
Gowan, one Of the Public Searchers, rose few
nornir gs since, and after shaving and dressing
severiDg bis head from the body, and died immeii-
ste)y. Recently, man from Merida, With cargo
o. sundres. was caught smuggling segsr., which
veie confiscated, and our police mssist ate added
a fine to the Toss OF bis eel CARS.
For The last four weeks We have had very bed
weather. Every day It has rain ed very hard, with
ht avy thunder and lightning; at times heavy wiods
almost hurricanes; and the suppostion here is,
that at the windaard they have been visited with
severe hurricsnes.
The American, bark Star OF the East, Hudson.
from New York via Aspinwall, arrived here two
weeks since, with all on boa down with the Cha
gres fever. Two OF her seamen died; the rest arc
now COnvalescent. Inc Veskei mas D< en- universally
admired by all who have seen her. aud she Is .
splendid specimen Of American. shipbuilding In tho
United States.
The contemplated railroad from the Atlantic to
the Pacific oot ans, at Port Cabeilo, in Honduras,
tas given new start to business matters ia that
quarter, and great anticipatiGns OF good business
in future entertained by the citizens Of Hon
durAs. Persons who have travelled through from
ocean to ocean, declare the way Is very even, aud
abouDds with the best kind of materials 10 make
road Of In this climate.
ho Ia az iunoa 1oo hoo a
tated The mahogany cutters there are at work
again, the protection Of the Mosquito govern
ment. AT Ruatan tire Inhabitants are grnmbling
and growing about their heavy taxes under the
new colony Cove rnment, and some talk Of sending
the magistrate adrlft.
They begin 10 feel and see too late, and probably
will be willing TO let well alone next time.
TRAvELLKR.
BrIT (Hondur ~, August Flour. el2 pork mesa
$lS; do DO o. 41h do. primo, $50 do ruuAp, $l4 do.
hamr 15c do. shoulders 10c do sides, 12c candles,
2oc; stcr 3lc sIer Soc; bread Sc 06 to 81 o. rice
IS; brown sugar, So cru shed, Si2 loaf, S13 coffee
s16 butter go src, lsc cheese, 1885, corn, IS peg
Dbl; lumber, $40 to $50 N.
Great Fire In WaIdob0r0, Me.
On Il 2hth inst, about O'Clock NJ, Waldoborop
was v,cd by the most destructive Ores record
this sice Of San Fsancifco. The entire business portion
the village burnt TO ashes. Not store work.
shop IL left Mechanics bad time to their tools.
The goods Ia he stores, (hry-seven In number were
consumed, ard consequently no article OF provaton,
cloth furniture medicine now be purchased.
About even i've families are destitute Of homes food
and rament
The 6re spread with such fearful rApidity that not
the aoes had oI portunty to save q change OF
riott iaU for hpu ms yCa r