The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-30

Art IA. Tonnage dues shall be charged at the Ishmus
ports from lst September next the product shall be di
vded equally between the State apd general
BoGoTA, June 49, 1885,
The Executive Of the republic has recognized Mons.
vareux Chancellor Of the French Consulate at this port
agent OF the said Consulate until the arrival of the
cessor Of the present incumbent, Mons. Eolent. We
learn that NJ Noent will proceed the steamer Of the
18TH inst to Coba, Bolivia where he has been appointed
FL Ctnnela, Of Sunday last contained an article re-
spectng the detention OF the Southern and Panama mail
bags for the United States In which very unjust attempt
Is made to throw the blame Of this detention Amos B.
Corwne Esq Such mis representation as this We
u the TS
wine when the train started, and we know positively
that neither he nor ourseh were aware Of the mails
having been left behind until the train time
under weigh.
The came paper, Of Aug :, ssys:-we were quite sur
the city had been improved within the past few
Mr.: Bourn, the agent Of the United States Mail Com
pany's steamers, has completed his new wharf, which
presents very fine appearance; the Railroad Company
have considerable progress the completion
Of their Hne warehouse and in filling up the water lot in
Messrs. T. r. Cowan 4 Co. have almost completed the
erection Of new house In street. where understand
they purpose soon opening an extensive business
rate from their present commission and agency business
Besides these are several stores which have been
opened and the city generally appears to be prospecting
We regret to announce that the entire mails from the
South Pacific and Panama intended for the United States
have been detained at this place owing to their reach
ing the railroad station for time aer the hour fixed
for the departure Of the trains for Aspnwa the 4th
inst
One OF the plates OF the iron bridge at Gatun has
given way without, however, materially damaging the
bridge or creating any risk in crossing.
The Aspnwall Courier OF Aug. 10 has the following
The steamer New Grnada, Capt Griffin, from New Or.
hans with the United States mails TO Aug T. and some
twenty passengers among whom was Pierre Soue, ar
rived here on Friday, Aug 15 II is conjectured that
Central American affairs have attracted Mr. Soule hther
In a number of FL Neo Grdnadinn, received per last
mail from Bogota, we find article upon the Panama
riot, which asserts without the shadow OF foundation
that the said affair wholly unpremeditated-that ii
caused solely by the difficulty between the drunken
lrishman and native vender near the Panama Railroad
staton-tha the foreign population, especially the Anne
rcans disposed TO create difficulty with the
vesthat the end OF their general intercourse with the
natives is 10 American domin Ation without regard
TO law and orderthat the proceedings OF the Runnels
tive at Panama and their resistance TO the contrib
imposed upon them here all prove this fact c,nclusvey
and incontrovertbly.
This ia not only a biased but evepLa papable and
travaganty inexcusabe msconstructon OF the feelings
purposes and conduct Of majority OF the American resi-
dents OF the Isihmus.
At Asplnwau, Friday, August is, William Mayo, OF
Ban Scotland for short time past Commssary oil the
Panama Railroad Company, at the age OF IS years.
Al Aspinwall on Tuesday August 8, on board ship John
Cumming, dsohagng at the wharf OF the Panama Rail
road Company, her master, Captain Kemp.