New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-15
THE ISTHMUS.

We have Aspnwall papers to the I'd OF Sept, from
from which we gather the following items:
The LEGISLATURE ASD THE ELEcTIoNs.-Ihe leg
islaure met yesterday, all the members, We learn,
being present. They will probably be some days iu
deciding who is to fill the Government chair
ST. Caiyo has now f,775 votes of majority in the
State but the Daz party are the strongest in the As
sembly, and it is therefore probable that the latter viii
be elected.
Tie supporters of Diaz have publicly given notice
that the Fabrega parry (Cavo) will not, if elected be
allowed to take his seat in which there will very
likely be a collision, and general row among the two
parties.
Sr. Mariana AroSCmcna has been elected President
oro lem. of the Assembly; ST. Urrutia Amino. Vice
President; Sr. Figuuoa Desgnado; Sr. Mateo Itur-
rade, Secretary.
sense slough to keep their fingers off the Foreigners
Panama star aud Herald.
TIE Presidential ELEcTIos.-The vote for Pres-
dent on Sunday last in this city stood thus For Thos
C. Mosquera 81 for NJ. Murilo Toro Is. The election
held very quietly.
The United States ship-of-war Independence, 90
guns. bearing the broad pennant of Commodore Nor
vim, reached her anchorage in this bay on Sunday
morning the Slst ult., having made the passage up
from Callao in the remarkable short time Of fourteen
days. The Independence received the usual salute
from the soop-of-war St. Mary on her arrival.
Panama Star aud Herald.
Annexed il list of her officers:
n,pss Huge. Albert s%h d. MsDer sn.
A. Green j. W. Hester, w. =. McCan. Fleet surgeoil-W
s.. M sGrsaanF NJ unnc CsapsnMftch w Tsy
or Master-Trevrt Abbott. Marine Ohicer-Coptain Ad
olson Garland Second LieutensntAdsmN Baker Midsip
men-T o. seldridge, J. NJ Miller NJ. stribbling Carpen
tcr-Georg, ". Elliott ssinakcr- james R. Childs.
The BOUNDARY QUEsTION.-About a month ago
writer for The Panama Star and Hcrad censured
Cen Gen. Hcrran for the manner in which he had but
few days before established the boundary limits be-
tveec New Granada and Costa Rca, asserting that he
had given one half of the great Lagoon of BOcas del
Toro to the latter country, which had always been
Acknowledged to belong 10 NewGrmada.
Through Mr. Abrahams, who arrived here from
POcas del TOrO OF "wednesday, We learn that advices
had lust been received there from San Jose defining
the limits 10 be adv ambiguous instead Of less 80
than formerly 10 New-Granada.
IL positively stated that the boundary secured bv
Gen. Herran touches the Atlantic coast at SixOla Is
miles west of Boca del Drgo and Point Sarcpa which
is tic northwestern point OF the Lagoon Of Bocas del
Toro and 9 miles from Bocas del Toro settlement
thus giving the whole of Ocas del Ioro and Cbiriqui
Iagoons to New Granada iu lieu OF half of which they
have had heretofore had.
TIE Panama Railroad must be in rst.ratc condition
for the time made il is good a. il ever IL.
although the fifth of ihc seven To eight months wet
son expires day after to-morro&.
Yesterday, about p. M, our residents enjoyed the
pleasure, seldom given tn andsmen, of witnessing one
of those singular pecptations produced by the meet
ing of contrary currents, called water-spOut All the
usual characteristics manifested such a. the ap-
parent Involving of the bottom of cloud it, snbse-
que descent the eddying agitation and the screwinc
forward movement. 1t seemed to be about mile dis.
tan from the shore, in northwesterly direction and
appeared about two feet in diamete. II lasted five
minutes, and moved steadily toward the north until
the vacuum was broken, and the mass Of water fell