The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-30
Our Panama Correspondence.

PANAMA, March 10. 1857.
Asterating Menus From the South Pacfc-A Nep Erplotno
Expedition in Chai-Proras Of Education in Chill and
Buenos Ayre-Pdyaguoy and TIE Ussted states Differ
About a Ndme-A South American and European Inter
national Telegraph Standardization Of the 0uaao
1rade-Per,rian Custom Route Rsts~ws-Changes in the
Permtan kini,try-New from 8ooota-TAs United
States Proportions Rejected-EseieneN IN Panama
Trade Of New Characterization Of Vesseh Of War
Nes0 Steam Line to Central America-The 18th Of april
%Gair-1Ae President's Message, de-, dc, dc.
Having for Warded per steamer Tennessee the principal
items Of news received by the British mail from the
South Pacific coast only remains to give . sses-
ton OF the most Interesting points gathered from
full perusal OF the papers, from Information derived
from private sources
CHILL
NEW EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
A plan has been proposed by Mr. Cox (An American,
presume to explore the rvor Negro with tho view Of
opening inter oceanic route through Chile This river
laid down in the maps rises In the Lake Nshusln usp
the size Of the ies about latitude 43 SOUTH
Longitude IL west, and flows into the Atlantic little
bay Matsas between tho great plains of
Buenos Ayres and the descrt OF O0marca,
Mr. Cox asks from the government grant OF from
three to four thousand dollars 10 III out his expedition,
and proposes to bud Ave boats which no would take to
Like Eshuelho sp and accompanied By twenty trusty
companions explore the lake. and descend the ri TO
Ei Carmen He proposes taking months provisions
DO wder and shot Tor tue Indians ana nsru men 70 to
make bis surveys and he processes himself ssnxune
10 the result Interesting on the subject giving
account OF al the previous explorations made In the
losity, and urging the expedenoy OF adopting Mr. ks
Offer, Il pusl,hod In the Asnsoyero de Ia Aoricultura
agricultural kersenger) pehooi ai which has lately
been started In Santiago de Obin
EDUCATION IN CHILE,
ID highly interesting to observe how the nst.onal
prosperity Chill increased With the spread Of edu
cation amoBg the people But few years ago her trade
small, resources undeveloped, and her political
state Nc the lowest the South American republics
Shn has Ia-S IA. has nd Aayt
ports (Which exceedingly lagc) and her govern ent
the frmest and uost stable In South America. Lot
What has done for the or education:
Previous 1882 there bnt public sob os
In ell the republic; two founded In 1884 one In
s one IN isss Two IN iS saa Two IN i % s 10 ss
Of eoucston and In the same eightecn schoos we're
founded, twenty ia 1884, thirteen In ls4S one In ls48
(year Of political excem en, ten IN ls4 seven Ia 1s8
i've In 18a9 eleven In 1850, twelve In 1851 In 1882
forty In 1853 (wih increase of 100 900 scholarly,
This notable in the schools been followed
by ponding increase In the number OF pupils,
and no. there are more lirs Sauc.sed The public
education of the femxas IL subjscs to which Ohih has
sisely tuned its attention, sho wing hog much .
obioren
In suenos Ayres the number OF children receiving
does not seem 70 be much progress. made in CARRYING
out the system Tho cost OF educating each pupil In
Chile averages frsm s. 70 50 year.
PARAGUAY AND THE UNITED STATES.
According pspcrs, . dispute upon very xiding
subjsct has the r~unoaa Of the treaty DO
tween these Two governments: When the treaty vas
sent wast ngon for approval the Senate changed the
tenn United States Of North America" used through
on IT, 20 the United States America" and with tns
aud few otheY amendments IL was sent back BY ME-.
Fitzpatrick 10 Paraguay. The President OF Paragusv
The alteration - insult 20 tbs other rspso
bcs N Ameres. asd though Mr. FHspeGok expaaDsd thas
tks term Unsd siAtss of Apsrios vss ina, By which
nation known and snknowiedesd II Ill docu
neu with other nations the modern Frsncs continues
obcurste and tho treaty ID likely 70 somain urcoud'ued
SO much for . rms Frrocor1i Of Santiago 1rnds
this of sufficient importance 70 mako ths subjsos OF
leader In which the policy OF the United States OF Aue
rics Il Characters, - aggr sssve olibustor, 40.
rELEaRAPHC coMMUsICATIos BETWEEN CHILL AND
EUROPE.
The press OF Santago discusses project Tor forming
elegrspbic line setwecu the Pacific and Atlantic, from
Valparaiso 70 poini the River Plate. and ffo0
thence TO Brazil where II IL 10 connect with line pro
Jected from Lsbon 70 Rio Janere. b said that Ia
ropean cap,tssts viii construct the line n the govern
will snarsniee them six pof oont the cost. The
plan atvocated because the Isthnus oil Panams 10 des
tined (ssy the vape) to fall Into the hands OF the Ame
ncans and would not DO expodiert 70 allow them the
control OF the only inieroossnio ns Of comm auicaon