New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13

,cetber ebout as much gold as would fill the eve Of
nudge. They drop pan and shovel, grab thslr bun.
dee ard push for Panama, where all the women, old
and young, gather sbont 10 hear the news. He has
been away two days. He is very mysterious, shakes
his hands, and looks up, exclsmng, NE maky
goldy." Some guess two pouncs, some ten, sosie
twenty, and 30 on TO all Of which he smiles, and
rather ntmates that the last man right This h the
way in which the excitement ia made at Panama
There is gold and those who kno how to wash it out
will make their piles
We have fonr of Uncle Sans ships here, with Uncle
Sans men in abundance, from Conmodores and Cap.
tans down to poor Jack, who is every corner
psguiDg the monkeys and parrots, and drinking bad
rum while the more distinguished a his associates the
officers, loling about the different bar-roons and
blard-saloons of the city, smoking and doing the best
the can in their present positions, u earn their money
and defend the honor of our country. / have been
wondering what would become of these ornamenes II
the Union were dissolved. Could the South support
them She owns nearly all of them, as well as the
occupants of three quarters of The most lucrative
positions connected with the Government OF our
country.
On Sunday morning, after having spent most
agreeable night ON the new steamer Champion, re-
turned TO Panama, resolved 10 lay over mp ana at-
tend at the Cathedral. was much surprised at
finding no pews or seats for IDLE lOuDgers. There
were but two long benches, provided Tor the SICK,
aged, snd crippled, bat black, white, and brown,
kneeled and prayed in the good old way. No eollec-
ton was taken at the door for seats standing room
there were no reserved seats or ctoce spots, WI n
price on them 20 high as to exclude the poor Inc
poor the rich the white, the black, and tbe Drown
man. woman, OF child alike before that aitar,
repe atpg the pray ers and praying to the same
God a0d receiving the blessings, consosuohs,
and rewards Of that religion alike in accordance win
the coed work each shall have performed. Az lne
churches in Panama are open and free 10 the mlion
there are no front seats in any OF Them, nor
IL one church considered one whit more re,
epectable than another. After mass renamed
a few minutes TO examine and admire the oid Cathe-
dral and it's beautiful architecture anu uesisn'
Beino little curious inquired the history OF this
maonifcent structure | found that the cathedral
owed ts existence the individual exertons aud pri-
yate purse of one man, at one time IN lie poor
mason but afterward boss and large contractor,
who having plenty of means with men in his employ,
and nothing TO do, concluded TO make his marx Dy
erecting the cathedral and cOnsecraing 1t TO religion.
Shortly after he became involved IN depute WITH tne
digntaIies of the church here, when he Appealed W
It's higher power He was sustained, and hnaliy en-
tered Priesthood, and was mace Bishop OF Panama:
Would Won believe it Do you suppose our friend
Charles o Conor would believe 1t, when INFORM hiin
az do now that the great good man was no more nor
ees than the what would be termed IN certain quarters
| a Jig buck niger black the ace Of spades:
| sew the first child to-day that was baptzed In
| the cathedral che is now very old woman, mnch
over hundred, and well remembers the black Bishop.
The John L. Stephens has just arrived, ana tue
natives are much worried to know if they will remain
to dig gold Returned Calfornisns are much dreaded
| here, / notice one or two Of them who were Tor
merly with Walker in Nicaragua dong service here
in the chain gang, breaking stones PaE anna Is very
healthy at present also the whole Of the lsthmns
excepting Aspnwal Let those coming 10 the hthmu-
| pass through that "city as soon as possible.
Still further rumors Of gold discoveries as close.
Those in the States who wish To make an excursoh
here in search of gold bad better come with plenty ol
it in their pockets. They then remain here two or
three weeks and return home in May, thus avoiding
the cold winds of March and April.