The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-27

BEIIZE MAY Il, 1000.
Ne,o Legislative As-A Salvage Lao-Appropriaio's tor
Fire Engine from NeD Ywk-7ne Dry Season E"aea-
Produce of Mahogany and Log,oood-Loo Prices Jof
Sugar and Rum--7rade Very Duu-AH the Msrcna"''
Retailing-- Honduras and Guatemala to Go to War
british pronsss and Hold in Ruatan-Beise HeaIhy-
Nothing from Yucatan, dc.
There is nothing in the way OF political news worth re
cordng from here Mention Of two or three OF the acts
passed by our Legislative Assembly, at its last session.
NAV be of soue interest to your underwritersso give
it 70 you.
The first s an act in relation TO salvage all property
saved from wrecks distressed vessels The principal
features are tina. all property saved from wrecks or
picked up to be reported 70 the Colonial Secre
tsry-a articles reported to be sold at public aucuon
and salvage the net proceeds TO be awarded by the
Board of Port wardens Dsobedence of or an attempt TO
evade the sct or any Of It's clauses subjects the offenders
70 heavy penalties.
The great advantage OF this act over our old law Is in
the manner Of awarding salvage. Under the old system
arbitratorsoften Observation-Disclosures gave enor
NOUS awards, by which small schooners, for week
work, have made over two thouaand dollars.
The second act makes appropriation Of fifteen hun
dred dollars 70 get one small piano fire engine from the
oity Of New York rs sample We have six engines
now-two very large and heavy, (hard to be worked
thought which require twenty eight men 10 work, and
which only throw three quarter Oh An men seNM
about ninety feet The four others are small, old fash.
ioned worn machines, which throw bali inch stream
about fifty feet Our Assembly, satisfied that these are
York engines and that Is satisfactory, then they will
probably replace the four small ones with others like ~ or
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no doubt that articles for the Fire Department will
hereafter be obtained from New York.
our mahogany and ogwood cutters have made good work.
getting out large quantities Of wood.
made large quantities Of and sugar Durng the past
four years branch OF industry has Deen very pro
htable. Rum and sugar have been very hgn ana paid
we'll This year the supply much greater than the Do
mand and large quantity cannot fad purchasers, even
nj four cents pound for sugar. and sixty two sixty nine
cents for "a deg above proof This makes losing
game 70 the sugar growers government taxes them
my IN hundred pounds Of sugar, and eighteen
cents each gallon Of rum made In this settlement TINS
" not only unjust but tax the industry OF our work
Our town merchants have had and st have very duh
times The town completely overlooked with goods
and no customers The climate is such that large socks
are soon SPOILED unless sold consumed In order 10
sell and realize Wholesale merchants have
retailing and now all of sorekeepers retail IN the
smallest quantity and still worse, some OF them have re-
sorted the unfair plan of mixing their brandy and gin
We have not had such dull times such bad trade, such
heavy exchange such scarcity Of money for more tnan
twenty years whas are We coming toy Is the inquiry Of
For several days report has been in town that Hon'
duras and Guatemala had made war again Several per.
sons have left the coast Of Honduras and the town Oh
Truxillo for safety. Numbers have and several more
were moving over TO Ruatao for protection.
That colony under the OF the present Lieut. Gov
NcMor has been very prosperous he has introduced Sc
yera new and saiutsry laws has MAZE inprovemene
their roads has civilized and inproved tue M
IN IA said that some OF her MAestys sable Subjects there
have become honest sober ana ndustrous and nS
are fast getting by selling fruit 70 the New orlsaa
,ssaaa n Ia also SAID that their fruit brings twenty
tour thousand dollars per annum, which Gum tniak
FAR TOO high but still should II be oay hall toat sm,uoI
would soon enrich the Inhabitants Of that island,
tbcy have but few wants. They are nov building nos
cl,al and making other improvements-toest TINS LOOK
though Great Britain was about 70 give up THESE SAnu
70 HondurSS - ~. ,,.u
eur TO IN Is unusually hcahy-no levers Ihe Small
p,x IS nearly over and our doctors unempioyea. A..
me Supreme Court commences its May term next mon
day. Ar. ,,,,.n. In yucs,,n