New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-13

There is Ftlnof afIoas here to the effect fSt tyys
thotaand Costa Ricans and ther allies were iii os~
5sslon Of san Juan del Sur, at last accounts yfa
The Pananla Star and Herald notes the appoint
IaeEt OF sr Jtsan .. Yeaza, sd long and fagorably
snoVn as chief clerk Of the Pacific Steam Navigation
Gtompanys ofgee IN Panama, to- the Agency Of the
Company in that city. tfent IL ari excel
lent one and Mr. long and faithful services
nave rendered him az Observing as his fitness renders
him capable. n Z
We clip fromthe AspinWall Courier Of the sotfl ut,
the following statement of the business done by fie
Panama Railroad Company, during tile six months
ending on the 30th Jnne last
Passengers, 1891; mails, {Amerfean5 Jas 49s
pounds: mails, {EngHsh1 ls,7oA pounds coal, fna
freight 76 tons other freight, tons ged,
13y5sI250; silver, $3.50 y8s8.
The same paper, dated "a inst, says
0nr last advices from Bogota give ua nothing but
clectioneering news. The United States Minister
sIdent there, y now at Panama Investigating the
April 18th riot, etc. ##
The Panama Star and Herald learns from me
morandunl Of Purser BidWelI OF the steamer Bogota
that the Panama, sent ont by the Panama Steam Ma
vigaton Company, and for some time past expected
at Panama, was wrecked May 5th In tie Straits Of
Magellan, where the Company have Lost two other
steamers also, that The British ship Western Bride
was wrecked there May 51st. No lives lost ID either
case.
soElth American Intelligence.
| The Panama Star and Herald has the following
summary Of South american news ].
From Nalparaiso we have more full reports of the
storm winch We announced the arrival of the last
mail from the South. Several vessels received dam
age. among them the British bark Baggonnje the
other vessels belonged to the coast Fourteen
launches and sloop were entirely lost bit fortu-
nately no lives. s 5s8$ 3f358S
The barornsfs feH to 2sd 550fa. The mountain
e
sssfze ot the CITY, damaging considerably tic
houses on the beach,
TIE railroad safssFad svare Il til sle sgse
flow Of rvulet ViEa del MIR WHICH sose teen fesE
above its level with it every thing upon
banks. +854@F5E Ii s7Fsis5 ssE$
The iron railroad bridge across this stream wags
some days. Lighter damage was sustained on other
parts Of the road.
1T s supposed these casualties viii prevent the m
anguration Of the railroad as far as Imaehe on the
18th September, az had been resolved in commence
ration pf the anniversary of Independence
Of the Republic the Mole at Constitution was de-
stroyed and several bridges carried away tx Of
seven ships went ashore to avoid sinking The food
at the Manle is one OF the largest On record. M z
The losses sustained by this calamity are calculated
at 00000 dollars throughout the Republic.
The elections took place on the 18th and 2Gth June,
and on the 25h ult. the electors were again to meet
claimed as reelected for the Presidency, for the next
| five years. without opposition. 0 ssss555gsszs
| The municipality of Santiago has contracted with
a company to light the city with gas. ai
/ Mr. George Smith has received his exequatur as
British Vice Consul at santiag 8a
i The markets are reported AS eXeeedngly5 dnIl,
there being no buyers, although the imports have.
4 been large,