The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-19

News fEsa 9sgses.
Ths sdvices from Vera Cruz ars 70 shs 9th, end
from the City Of Mexico 70 H. - Inst
from the New O-lsans Pissyuns yuly III
TIE funeral Of Madame 6ontag u described BY the
Sigio Dies NueUe - beng : mast magniA ,ent
ceremony. The comm, covered By black pail. and
suYm0untEd by large silver cruss, Tyre wreath
OF hearisease and another Of jasmine, was borne by
the gentlemen Of tho German Philharmonic Society,
the same who went out With 20 much JOY and ma
tioDal pride TO greet her on her arrival In the city,
from her late residence to the church of San Fec
nando.
twas followed by the Santa Cecilia society, by
the aTtisis Of the tao opera corps nearly al Of the
Mexicans and foreign dilIesatt ve-y many military
and civil officers. the entire editorial corps, aud an
immense multitude OF persona, among which was
every PALMER, sculptor, poet and writer Of any note
in the city. The entire cortAge proceeded foot,
The corpse was taken into the body Of the church,
which was completely filed with spectators, the
larger number OF which were ladies, and after the
chanting Of the vigil the imposing funeral ceremonies
ofthe Catholic church were performed. At the portal
Of the tomb, before the burial Of the corpse, the
He,detafl of the German society sang the funeral
farewell song. Baron Gagern read between the
staDzas German poem, aud Don Pantaleon Tovar
ore in Spanish ana at eight o'clock, while the
church bells were ringing the evening vespers, the
remains of the Countess Of Rossi were deposited In
the Pantheon Of Mexico.
Gle ON "The Education Of the Masses" which the
Unrersai took severely to task. pertinenty observ
ing "the instruction Of the Masses ana "the rights
of the masses" and ''the power Of the Masses"
seemed strangely to have got into Its cole sgues
head, and Suspects that some revolutionary idea
has taken the Ordens good faith by SURPRISE Two
du,s afterwards the Orden announces that 1t shall
"improye ITS columns, suppressing for the present
..nftf .cofvS t<ftt mot fuv}
FL Unirrsai labots editorialy one day to prov,
the iDsgDcance Of the rebels. and on the next is
very lathrymose on "the necessity Of uu0n," prog
Dostcatipg the complete ruin of the republc If tn,
present system for its regeneration Is not carried
out.
great plan ia on foot to erect monument on
II new Paseeo to be built OF Mexican marble, With
onze ornaments, sarmounsed BY two equestrian
statues which the Sgi0 says it hopes will be those
| Il Columbus and lturbide.
Robbelies oil the most daring kind are Of frequent
occurrence in The capital. The treasury Of the Hos
rita Of Jesus was rubbed Of 1000, and sooner
Of the iact retired from the cdice, than the rob-
beers returned but found nothing more to take Of.
new paper has been started in the city Of Next.
co under the title Of The Truth. with this motto
"Know truth, and truth will make you free"
! Ell HeYaido, hitherto violent Santanista paper,
out ia favor OF . revision OF the ateyprohibi-
tory laws and II reduction OF the tariff, on the
| ground that Mexico needs to import nearly every
| the abundant products of her mines"
| The same paper publishes communication from
San Criktobal. announcing that the experiment OF
raising cotton there is succeeding most admirably,
| and that picking will commence In six or eight
days. II says:
Cup TO this time not single plant has suffered from
any The field most beautiful In Its appearance,
the Plants growing TO the height Of yard and half,
and are full Of bols, many OF them having many Is
one hundred the superintendent says he has never
cotton plantations in the United States
The body guard Of his Serene Richness is to be
] formed Of two companies OF ssppers, mixed divi-
sion with four batteries Of artillery company OF
cazadors one of riiemen one Of guides, regiment
The government advertises for applicants for the
posts Of corporals and serReaDts; the applicants
must know how to read, write and cypher, and be
The Verdad announced that Gen. Manuel An
drade was to march against thu insurgents Of Mcho
acan at the head Of $500 men.
The battalion Of Leon, 700 strong. and the squad
vance upon the insurgents at Morelia.
| The Diario Official says that gentleman from
Matamoros had informed the government that the
and receiving letters and making it to appear that
mary persons are in active correspondence with
them, and announces for their information that the
/ government is well aware Of their Vaccinations,
but that they produce no emotion in the breast Of
his Serene Hgoness or Of his ministers.
Seven Jesuit priests had arrived at the city Of
| Mexico from Guatemala. They are Q port N of
the members Of that order who were expnlsed from
| New Granada. Two are Spanards, and the others
| are natives of Ecuador and New Granada
bearded woman has been brought to Gusdala-
! jara. She is des ribbed a. having . pretty face,
covered entirely with short tine hair She 10 called
| the Bear Woman" In the Mexican papers.
The resurrection In Michoacan seems to be very
general from what We gather from the papers Of
The city. The Diario 0fciai says that not one
WITH
their bands, which disperse upon the appearance of
the troops, and re unite in some other place. 1t
says that these bands invoke the name Of Alvarez,
Federation and Liberty" Two Of their leaders had
| been caught and shot-Don Antonio Chacon and
| Don N. Flores. The authorities were asking the
supreme government for an increase Of the forces
| Constant attacks upon the forces In the small
towns were being made. but the Official returns
state that the troops Of the government always
victorious. The local authorities are issuing many
| proclamations, which are repuhlished In Mexico,
but their respectful tone towards the insurgents is
| The news from the South, or Guerrero Is very
mesgre. The Diario Ofciat says, that for several
| days rumors had been rife in the capital Of the
death Of Alvarez, who had for some time been
dangerously i'll with ulcers on the legs which had
| gangrened The Diario adds, that the supreme
government has no official advice Of this fact but
that If it true, II would undoubtedly be great
benefit to the republic and particularly to tho Stste
| The same paper states that the CommAndante Of
Iguaa attacked the insurgent chief, Villalba, who
| was posted In the Limon Ridge with 700 men, whom
he drove from his position, but that the troops
were suffering greatly from thirst they had to re
| treat to the brook Of Coacoyula.
The official paper Of Toluca says that ON the Goth
May the insurgent chief, Ygnacio Avelar, was at
tackled and his men dispersed, the troops killing
| Avelar and taking four prisoners. This chief had
shortly before this event taken the towns Of Alta
chalooys, Alpuyecs, and Tlatizapan.
| The grasshoppers that had 80 completely overruu
some portions Of the State of Oaaca have disappear
| ed, but both that. State and that of Chispss are
threatened with famine in consequence of this late
plague, and If the long continued drought.
The supreme government had authorized the
free importation Of grains and cereals into Chiapas
| from the other States.