The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-29

HExS From NEW GRANADA.
for-Fancy and Othor Balls-Ths Railroad
and improvements by tho Company-In-
Post once chsTss1 e. In the Capital
Santa Annals Attaches In Trouble with .
NegroI,GIest Excitenasnt e to the Pre:i-
mus-U. s. Ships aG Panama.
Our files from New Granada are dated at Panama and
Aspinwall on 10th Of June.
Tho Panama Herald of June 10TH has the following
news summary -
We publish list Of the monthly taxes levied on tho
mercantile community here for the next six months
commencing the LIST of July We have taken pains TO
separate the foreigners from the natives BY this list II
will be seen that there 43 foreign merchants taxed
IN .ne montny sum of......... 223 %
received nonthy from the commercial ccmmunjiv or
this sum tho foreigners are forced to pay considerably
over twohirds, and taxed average about three
for years past editor
the PcMases in this city died the night Of the 18th
INST me deceased was highly esteemed both in his
few evenings ago her Britannia Maiesty's Consul
Vwsa by Ss
nance was in French and Spanish and the pieces selected
for the occasion were Le Mari dc Ia veuve vaudeville
The Tactic Mail Steamship Company are getting out
machinery for the purpose of bearing well TO cons
derable depth on the Island Of Famnc0 with the view Of
obtaining sufficient supply Of water there for their
steamers.
A. B. Corwine Esq., the Special Commissioner sent out
here by the United States government to investigate the
facts connected with the OF the 18th April is
progressing rapidly in his arduous work. We understand
the amount of testimony far collected affords undenia
BILE and overwhelming proof Of the brutality and unpro
vokedness of the attack the passengers and Of the
plicity OF the police and other authorities therein.
Mr. Corwine has still great amount of labor before
him. and will not in all probability be able to complete
his mission for month to come.
The French frgate Embuscade sailed from Panama at
daylight on the 18th Of june for Punta Arenas and the
Sandwich Islands.
Allen Posey, American negro who had been confined
in prison at Aspnwa under sentence Of death for
der publicly shot at that place 9th inst This
is the first execution that has ever taken place in Aspn
Speaking Of the tax imposed mail matter by the
Isthmus, the Panama Herald says-Whiist the law pur-
ports to be general in its application is perfectly OBJ
yious that the real object and aim of Its author is to
fleece the government of the United States out Of large
sums Of money force her to seek another
route over which to transport her mails But the law
E in our opinion, in direct violation Of existing treaty
spuations between the United States and the republic Of
New Granada we presume the former will hardly consent
The Panama Railroad Company have commenced the
construction of ono Of their large iron bridges the
Gatun river.
ball was given by the Vice Governor Of Panama, ST.
Fabrega the night Of the 9Th inst. in honor Of the
French vessels Of war lying in the harbor Although
nearly all the foreigners residing in the city invited
only two or three were present.
gena with his family and Col Thrasher visited Panama
Thursday, 18th Of June the former his way Ma
tanzas for his health and the latter bound to New Or
leans.
We find little ofinterest in our Bogota exchanges
The proposition to re-estabish Colombia under fe-
deral form OF government was fay0rably discussed.
The papers are filed with canvassing notices for the
Presidency, at the coming election.
We find nothing in our exchanges referring 10 18th
April massacre but observe by the Pdndmeno that
the Governors official account Of the affair had reached
Bogoa the Governor Of Cartagena having forwarded
by spccial exDress
In Carthagcna various opinions were held as to the
but ali concea IN he belief ii that he dixie
ing the Magdacna were opened, no great results would
the purpose Of re opening the Toen Cut, nearly
completed and, it was supposed, would be at work
An ARRAY occurred lately at Carthagena between Senior
Oronosc, who had been for time aache Santa
Anna at Turbaco and person of color The origin of the
zuela Of an explanation of certain rrnors communicated
TO Santa Anna by the black that the people OF Caracas
had sent to Carageda two men paid to assassnate him.
In the dispute other blacks took part and Senior 0ronose
was l-treaed and received one or two contusions.
new iron steamer, called the Gen. Mosquera, WeS
n n lS' up tic of this
month. =
The Presidential is going on with great warmth
and energy throughout the country and the friends OF the
conddaes-(Mosquera, NATIONAL Murilo radical ana "
pna conservative xprcss the greatest confidence in
the result The election takes place on the 10th OF july
but owing to the daory and difficult means OF communi-
cation in the country the result will probably not be
known before September.
The following summary Of news Is from the Aspnwall
Courier of 10Th of JuneMFour Of those VINO nave oeen
the Panama Railroad Of May will go to the United States
the present steamer; some went to California ny the
last steamer-and a II are doing WELL
The Panama Railroad bears the heavy rains we are now
having well; and the track is in such condition that the
transit trip be made as rapidly as desirable with
The schooner H. p Russell leaves here to-day for Escri
banos the landing place Of the West veraguas mines with
machinery for use at the mines. This machinery has
been lying at Kingston for considerable time past for
want of means of transportation -
action Of the general respecting the riot OF
April without doing anything towards the punishment OF
the rioters.
this lsthmus, few days since.
Quite a number Of parties who have len the United
States with the intention Of going TO Walker but never
reached him, have left him upon furlough or have de-
Serted have succeeded in obtaining employment mere
considerable party of Panamenans go by the present
steamers to the United States-some with children to
place at schools for trips of pleasure and some for
business purposes This the third departure in steamers
in succession OF Panamenans for the United States.
On the 10th inst the Electoral Jury Of this municipal
tv elected p NJ de Leon Paez President Juan Barsallo
Vice President and Manuel Jose Casadilla secretary
A ball has been given in this city by the Society Of
,amacians called t'The Friendly Costumers." There
near twenty persons dressed in character Among
these were Richard H., the Buke Of Buckingham, the
Prince Of Denmark the Headsman OF Venice Camille, an
Indian Chief
than for any previous one OF the season.
THE UNITED STATES SHIP sUsQUEHANNA AT PANAMA.
GFrom the Panama Herald, June 10
II the instructions issued by the Secretary Of the Navy
at Washington to vessels of war cruising In the caribbean
Sea to touch at Aspnwal merely that they to
go through such farce that performed by the steam
gate Susauehanna think they had better stay away
altogether
This ssendid vessel bearing the broad pennant Of
Commodore Pauldng, entered the harbor of Aspinwa
about 10 o'clock the morning Of the 9th inst, and
sailed at O'Clock the evening Of the same day for San
Juan del Nortewith dispatches for Mr.. Wheeler, the
United States Minister there-without even sending boat
ON shore 10 announce her arrival at the United States
Consulate What the object OF Commodore Pauding's
visit could have been Is hard to imagine,
shore had any communication with the ship, except two
or three who took small boats and went of TO
her. Under existing circumstances we certainly look
tering TO the Americans OF Aspnwal and far from
complimentary courteous to the United States Consul
there as il ought to have been.
II certainly could have been neither very expensive
nor very troublesome with such as the Susque
hanna carries have lowered boat and announced 70
the Consul at least the vessels name and arrival as the