The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-13
News from New Granada.

III
some mail matter, and number of the recent revolu-
tioniss, intended to serve in the army for the next
three years, on the Isthmus.
The trial Of Gen. 0bapdo progressing, and already
occupied some hundred sheets of paper.
We learn that the executive power at Bogota has Is
sued the following decree-There have been named to
act Governors of Azuero until such time the po
pular election may take place. SenoIes Bias Arosemens
BaItolem6 Calvo, Bernardo Arzenata, Jose Arose.
meDa and Juan Arosenena Rarrera, who are to be
called upon as they are named, BY the Governor OF
PaDama, to whom they will communicate whether they
serve or not, and whoever is accepted Will take
charge of the governorship Immediately
The grand provincial swndle, the passenger tax, has
been at length disowned by the general aud
the Attorney General OF the nation has pronounced the
ordinance relative thereto Illegal and contrary to the
The British steamship virago, Commander Marshall,
arrived in this port on Saturday in nine days from AGA
pulco. This vessel brings about 81 in treasure
for transportation across the Isthmus, and large
amount Tor Valparaiso. The virago will sail in few
During the month there has been no less than
two and hall millions of British transported
across this stbmus back and by Chagres river
boats instead OF being conveyed by the railroad, and
there shortly expected to arrive here three millions
more from Maza;lan, which viii, in ali probability, be
this is that the rate of freight by railroad is about
hundred psr greater than that by mules and
sderably than sufficient to the risk OF loss
Why this should be we cannot understand, bat IT
certainly appears preposterous that the railroad tariff
treasure and compel the transporter to give the pre-
ference to the old and almost Obsolete, but still
much cheaper mode OF conveyance by pack mules II
such Is really the cannot see the object Of
the railroad company maintaining go high tariff
It certainly Is not to tie interest Of the stockholders
fix tariff whi:h instead Of securing all the freight that
crosses the isthmus, induces competition and actually
forces the adoption OF different and less desirable mode
OF transportation Whatever has been the object which
inouced the railroad company to establish high
tariff that which at present exists, have looked
upon from the first pudicious and preudicial to
the route and think cannot be reduced too SOON
Parties in the United states Europe and this coast
who have bad in contemplation TO transport their goods
and produce the sthmu will see the impos
sbilty doing at the present railroad rates. and be
compelled TO send their cargo round Cape HoIp thus
throwing immense amount Of traffic into the very
channel which II contemplated the opening OF the
railroad would close IT, the opening Of the Panama
railroad the company did not think the work in sua
Gent state CT perfection TO undertake the transportation
of heavy csrgoes IL would have been much judi
cous to have said so than to have issued prohibtory
tariff without attaching any explanation to II, and
which only has the effect Of creating general dssatis
faction among those very people who should otherwise
have been its strongest supporters.