The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-05
News from New Granada.
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE


PANAMA, Sept. 81, 1857.
Ag,nJiino of tie L,oislpure Propo,ed Financial Reform
Seo ScAeme Of 7drason- Ertension Of Political Prr.
legs 10 PyeiSnos-Ne,o La,os-A Fankee SAILOR Amono
the Nuns-NaUsl Intelligence, DC, DC, d.
OR Sa,e Lsgssiures In full operation having met on
The LIST Of this month The Governor ST. osvo, delv ed
bis message on the 3D. II long document, and on the
WHOLE able one, and the Legislature would do well 70
uptn H. but the sspent deputies all advice and
20 10 work In their own peculiar way.
refers 10 the revenue Of the sAie present bankrups
condition. The Governor shovs that the deos
nov due are about slcs,ooo, the annual INCOME
diture si2o,oco. He proposel an equitable
q item Of increased ,arsuon asd rsducoa Of salsriss
rendture q SOS ooo thus leaving balance pay OF the
deba BY tsh system be says that In two years the
sisie you'd again be solvent Part OF his proposed plan
increase the tar on raising cattle from cents
head per year each to cents, and 70 mposs the nr
now levied cattle killed. for the public consumption
s, % come INTO oce the i Of ooser nss He
also proposed 10 rase the commercial Contribution forty
per cen, frt m the beginning Of the year.
ssd their friends, strongly opposed, and ass
sgeetd 70 adept sliding scale Of from 70 IL per
country disricss tho deputies ,hemsslves and the
Twelve cent for The Panama section. The Tar cat
Tie slaughtered BY the cattle owncs (he deputes) was
rejected altogether; but In tcad OF H. the TAR
tended 70 cauc killed for the use lof the shipping.
These avs, instead Of comita into operation on mo
nrst Of October, recommended By the Governor,
mercia sa1 Win forty per cent addition, was voted
without opposition, (erccps by few members Sho sought
10 get lowered IN their distrcts) and Instead Of
coming inso operation ~ the Governor recommended,
The la OF January, ordered 70 date from the Let OF
o:toner Thus you soc, these worthy representatives
have showed of ali they possbly could from Themselves
end thrown muoh they we're able 10 the foreign.
ors for Of the commercial contribution nne eahs paid
ss sas also been passed granting 10 foreigner, VI,
been four years resident In Toe oounuy unds
tisld SpNnsh, read and write, and have annual
Acome OF one thousand dollars yesr, the privilege
Of fervipg In Cabsldos, bsne parish attorneys and
surers std sitting on ures h the trial Of foreigner only
What the Governors object was In proposing this Law
We are all ri loss 70 imagine II was never ASKED for
In anpest law, proposed by The Governor, By which
The two Sra Goaay, who were oannhed Ian ycar, are
allowed TO return, vn also pssscd but . clever
scdalou vn mse 10 70, parscslps also some
tscers s In country, Who deserve 70 be hang
but lad 10 say that the Governor has sent back 70
be srtpotd divorce bill 10 pending which IL the most
o1nvenent thrg the world for husbands ~ho vish 70
psu.
There wss . very nice little sxcisemens here . few
evenings sgo sailor rrm The Decatur got drunk and
msdehs say somehow ether into The convent, 70 the
were II evening prayers, when jack entered and 40
vouiy tpe 10 Join In THEIR devotions The sisters, In
stead OF calling heaven, cried out Justify Tor the 20
ice, and ssi Jack was marched OF 70 JAIL on. o. when
Bey nd this Incident Of Interest ~ taken place during
the fortnight The town 10 moat horribly dull, and We
I've free from excitement - oysters me yohn Adams
sud Decatur, wnh tho Britain steam frsse hHicicnne
lie anchor the bay The officers vey seldom come
on ,horetSrd our streets arc almost deserted
Tnere hes teen lately s"vere iDhaenzs rssog prnct
rally smour chdren but any growu persons have SUI
isred frsma Our ralDy season hAs almost inrned out