The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

The Panama Herald Of lstest date contains ths following
summary Of events on the lsihmus:-
The steamship So LOUIS, Com Hudson with tho Uuited
troops for Oregon reached Aspinwa IT the
30,h Of July, with all board IN excellent order They
all brought over she road tho folio wing day
eAey embarked with their equipments board the
steamer Golden Gate IN thA hsIbor.
The Psiibc siesm Navigation Conpapy's steamer Lima
sailed tho south the 30h Of July without the Ueed
States mails Among her passengers was Mr. John Power
who goes south = visit 70 Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
Fsnauia aud Aspsr wal have been for some time past
deserted entirely BY the United States men Of rho
gone San Juan del sur the dag chip MerrmGc
AID sloop Decatur TO Clao and the vandas 70 the Sand
wich Islands.
We have no viewer, British ship orwar be Alert, in
The election has partly died out, aud the
state sr 70. assss NOW
the 18th September there viii be renewal OF the excite
meEt n more extensive scale
IL reported that ocer eft here for CArthaeenA
the last Brn seAoer 60 bring down one hundred troops
IN time TOR the cer,,pg elections.
Tho Panama Railroad cooanes 10 good order, nolwitn
swnding the recent heavy rsus.
DuiIg The fortnight have experienced the heaviest
rain. fell tbs ses.on which have rendered the nights un
usually chilly. Win the exception OF few OF In
tcru,tent fever, occasoned BY the change Of s.nos
phere, the ls,hrnus remains az healthy - usual
Burpcss has been very cub drrrg the fortnight and
stocks Increasing. An Improvement is looket for this
ronfh. Money "a scarce, and American coin difficult 10
We have already pusisheo the cce,ance Of tho Cas-
Herran convention By tie eoveromeut OF the GrapAtAn
confederation, with Inc notifications made therein BY the
To our view thero creator piece OF dplo-
ratio scheming osplsyed thsn has beeu exercised
throughout he entire action Of the GrAnad!an Congress
re, peetng th1 treaty.
The convention has been before the Congress Bogo.S
drImg rs entire session Yet although .neIe wa; no
smost entirely out ~ the way until the very last mo
uent, then !. has been passed 30 mutAied 10 ia
received by the United States government
Rae the Congress at Boeots, az should have done
either gnAnluy reflected on accepted Tho convention In
nc frat matt VIII
bty have settled by this time; but instead VI doing
go, ara IN % der 10 avoid coming 70 an Arrangement,
dedges question day sftor day. until II Dds that the
United Styies Copge,s has sfJcurncd and therefore,
take action for months 70 oooe, Whatever decision
the Grspposo government may Ieel dispesd 10 oft
The odincsu,p Of the drst article OF The treaty, where
aha refuses 70 acknov ledge frankly It's
entire liability tor ,he ouirages OF he leh April 1876 or
ing ts isihnus equal snost 10 tJ'a RECESSION Of that
stCle ard The osaycwa by this government OF lie re
spousby 70 grant satisfaction for the loess sustained IN
properly under oh ge Of The Panama Railroad Compsnv
ncreIy became iha' company he. ccnract with this
government anpears abrurd. The tres,y OF peace &c
between Tho Unitsd states and GraLadan guvetrtnsni
suaI aItecr protection by the latter 10 all Uni.ed scs
and property ia this territory, aud no private
contract entered into ny New Granada violate this
treaty.
The RECESSION Of ths seventh article, whisb s one OF
great Importance The United states, lhcrs disposition
on me tarf o. his Gorsrnnef 10 orcd rendering any &C
comrcia,,0u 10 thaf ~ ne United Sfofss and the
get forth for reu'r 70 eras, coal depot 70 the vn,ed
Panama appear que ABSURD, because the article se
pres.iy stpulas thai The United states should hold such
depot exclusively uoder the sovereignty the Granular
government
The entire mode ia which the convention has been
finally passed. plainly denotes TIA, ne OBJECT Of ibis genera
hrghott has BEEN % 5huHe of hetr rsJopsbiyd
hrg es e run and have doubt the alterations now
by mem have been dots with the hope that
two OF Congress- gill be wasted debating
them before they finally compelled 10 settle
uert
That the government ct Washington will view The mat
ter in thh ght entertain very little eoobt, we
trust that after tbs convention reaches the United States
Little time will be Loaf BY hat government In extending
such protection 10 their ouzccs and property this
Istfmus a they may IN future require.
TBE IEHUANTkrEC TRANSIT R0Urs
Iron too Panama Herald, August
Tue Tehusnsepcc route, which 70 said will shortly he
opened prove IN opinion dangerous rival
10 ,his isthmus msy take away the few Ncv Uriosns
passcr sers who travel this way and toe small
amount speco thst sent from California 70 the South
ern states but Va org land travel and bad habor 70
gether the disturbed stsc Of McKee,, will prevent
becomipg popular with Tie travelling public Tor long
tire 70 como
Toe Papanis rouie between the Eastern aud western
offers tohe traveller safety, comfort and speed ADD
must swsys CONTINUE 10 rosnd large portion Of tho
raiic. reduction 10 the rate Of passage would insure
s success against al ccmpottors and hope 70 $50
tbs shortly en,cted.