New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-23
HONDURAS.
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TRUxILLo, Friday, Dec. q, 1888.
syail myself of the sailing Of the Helen Jane
~ Boston to post you up on Honduras anal'
Since the severe earthquakes of September las''
tie rainy season has changed into perfect lnaia"
Aummer. Never have the months oil oc'ooer'
N~vemher and December been 80 dry, Tor thirty
years. 1t would appear that the ia'e coh'e'"ohs
Of nature have caused this marked cnange III INC
sea,op. Our old-diggings are attracting ATTENTION;
v;thin the last fortnight we have had several de-
nsytures from this, for the celebrated dlggings,
n Retro. and the branches Of the Guyspe River.
Rs,mond Weed and his partner, Alijos left yes
terday, provided with every necessary for pro-
specting trip. Mr.. Burr and his party, all New
Workers., left few days before; these go TO work
with California hacker. Several miners from
Cuba have arrived with new machine, and started.
I have no doubt the result will cause large immi-
grafton of gold-seekers to this rich and beautiful
country. There has been considerable sur In TINS
place. 90 many strangers arriving ana starIhg
risht away for Hancho, one OF the god-bearlng
departments of this State, eight days traVei from
This part. The gold found on the Guyape River
md its branches is very like the Pila River gold,
and equally as fine in quality. l received lately
three pounds weight from an interior trader, which
he assured me he got from the woman who attends
the Americans working at I'll Retro; 80 guess
that If her pickiRgs were so rich the diggers must
have made ten strike" One OF the great adj
vaptaQes in this State for the gOlddiggers Is the
cheapness of living; man can live for nifty cents
a day in Hancho, where they have a copper cur
rency, from the fact that the copper depreciates
IN value in exchange for silver and the necessarles
of life are got at the usual prices, payable in the
copper coin; the same with labor, or any other
commodity. Political affairs are slow. Gen. Caba-
mas left the State during the late prouunclamento,
and the Government passed into the hands OF the
Vice-President The election for new President
took place on the 4th- inst. but as yet nothing is
known az TO the result. Late news from the int
rior states that Cabanas, aided by Col. Walker,
10 Oh the march from Nicaragua with two thousand
men TO retake the Government, the Departments
having declared against him before his term was
10. "COming events cast their shadows befO;e;
and late occurrences give some hope that this
State will flourish at no distant day American
interest is on the increase daily in Central Americas
still we never are gratiied by the appearance OF
IN American vessel-Of-war in these waters If
our Government would follow the English example,
of wait every three months TO these parts our
citizens and flag would be much more respected.
Folks about these parts think that los YANKEES have
no men:of-war, and John Bull only commands
their respect. In the late revolution, our Con-
sular agent pulled down his flag and went aboard
an American vessel, because he did not think his
flag would afford protection. What says Uncle
Sam to this Don.