The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-25

The general news from Costa Rica presents no
features OF any importance Whatever.
SAN SALVADOR.
The Gacsta of the 7th Of July has another edito.
rial article the earthquake which caused the des-
tluction Of the capital. II was proposed to raise
subscription in aid OF the unfortunate victims of the
catastrophe. The archbishop had returned to the
ruined city with the charitable design Of giving Pc
cunary assistance to the few inhabitants still left
there.
THE ISTHMUS AND NEW GRENADA.
Aspinwalli is improving in business and popula-
ton. The Courier has article in favor Of the for
nation Of a city government, and Mr.. D. H.
Wheeler is getting up a subscription to build
church.
We extract the following Isthmus news from the
Panama Herald of the 7th:-
The mercantile community of Panama are at the
present moment in . sad fix on account Of the
unwillngness Of any respectable person to accepts
the important Office of Commercial Judge, owing to
the fact that there Mounds to pay the stipulated
salary.
An accident upon the railroad at Fiijol some day
since, has prevented the bridge there from being
used until repaired and the passengers per the
North Star we're detained until very late on the
l4th. Those by the George Law leave here this
afternoon.
The yaldivia arrived on the 25th q. noon. Her
mails were not In time for tie West India steamer
at Aspinwal.
Du,ing tie fortnight, the elections for vice-Pre.
sdent Of the republic, and other high officers, have
been held. They appeared to create but little inte
rest among the citizens.
the road Of the numerous robbers who of late have
committed many excuses. He made eight or nine
arrests, and will doubtless put stop to the evil.
From the province Of Azuero we have accounts
IF GUh hafu in tha
brother of the Governor, Senior Gotta was killed. 1t
is feared that more lives will be sacrificed.
The weather is unusually fine for the season, and
the Istbmus generally healthy. The railrosd pro-
We regret to learn that Antonio, well known
as . boatman on the Chagres river, murdered his
brother Felipe, also boatman, on Wednesday last,
years. On the day to which we referred above the
brothers had some high words in consequence Of
the running of the British specie boat on to snag,
in CONJUNCTION with some other private dispute and
Fetipe having become very boisterous, and seizing
his machete, he threatened Antonio, when the lat
ter, picking up gun cooked it on him, as he said,
to brighten him, and he discharged it; when he saw
his brother fall, he ran and picked him up. He
was shortly after arrested, and put in Jail at
Gorgona.
THE REVOLUTION.
Since our las. we have been favored with the
from which we learn that two battles were fought
during the last week in July between the forces Of
the provisional government and those of the Helo
party, in Bucarananga ard Jelida. In both cases
the government party are said to have been victo-
rious. We also learn that the Congressional Repre-
sentatves Of the provisional government were wait
ing for quorum at lbaqus. There Is q runor
luton. The follow g cabinet had been appointed
by Herrera, the DesiDgado:-
81 a en,..c. ~ fas.os uspas
Secretary Of toregA Affairs. 80. Dr. tamon Mateus
secretary OF War;. Gen. Pedro A. Herran.
From the South, per Ia E.trel'a of the 18th, we
learn that Gen. Lopszloa the 2lst Of July was a.
the constitutional forces now in the field.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PANAMA.
Iron the Panama Herald August 10
Yesterday about noon fire broke ont In small
wooden house. Immediately behind the Church of
spirits having taken fire whilst the proprietor of
the honse was drawing some Of it of by the light
OF candle.
The flames soon spread, and the wind suddenly
spingng up, the fire soon caught the houses in the
vicinity and burnt all sides with fearful rapidty
No less than twelve or fourteen houses were de.
stroyed: We learn that young child was left in
one OF the houses end persisted.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed among the
people; there was no order system, and there is
no doubt but that stop might have been put to
the flames had one or two houses been pulled down;
but to this the owners objected, and nothing
efectual was done.
The Governor was present, and couple of cam
non were brought out-a kind of indistinct idea
prevailing that something should be blown up, or
down; but az there was no person to direct, or
rather as oil were advising and very few acting,
nothing of any real use was done.
We noticed one thing, the ratSsnale Of which we
could not understand, namely = ihar ,yhaQ house
was in danger the people com9 Rssd shiaping off
the tiles, thus leaving the woodwork msye exposed
to the flames and sparks.
About three O'Clock the roof of the church of
Santa Ara took fire, and by four o'clock 1t had
fallen in. The flames spread no farther. At one
time II was proposed to blow down the roof with
cannon, but the natives strongly opposed the plan,
and serious row nearly arose out of the sugges-
ton.
From private letter dated Granada July Is, we
make the following extract
Cholera is extending rs direful progress through this
island and its dependencies paring neither
The Of the upper orders of society will be found
chronicled in the columns of newspapers also the
number Of deaths actually asceriained by Official nfor
antnc been enforced at early period, hitherto
favored island would have been preserved from this
affecting visitation. Total deaths reported, 1000 DR..
secchi arrived here yesterday from Barbados, via
Trinidad,
The following steamships were lying in Aspinwall
harbor on the 18th
Royal Mail Steam Company-The Atrato, La
Plata, Dee, Clyde, Wye, and Eagle.
Her Britannia Majesty s Ste anship Devastation.
The Rothsay Castle-makng eight in all.
The entire mails, specie, baggage and freight OF
the last run from California were transported across
the Isthmus In sixteen hours from ocean to ocean.
might have been made through from San Francisco
to New Orleans, in sixteen days, and return mails
for the same route delivered in San Francisco inside
Of thirtyfiye days. Within one year from this time,
this can, should, and we hope Will be reduced to
thirty days, and be the general average time Of the
run
SOUTH RIGA.