The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-24
News from Nicaragua.
orR eAN JUAN CORRESPONDENCE.

sAS juan pKI NoRrE, June 2s, 1850.
Celebration Of ~. Johns Day-I+eieM for Mar Ywt--
Departure Of Col Cauty for Enslcnd-Nari9ation Of the
Rirr San Juan-Oprations on the CSlorado--Csfa
Riea in High Dudoeon, DC, dc.
The Masons Of this town celebrated their anniversary
Saint Johns Day. last Sunday, when Grafton
delivered before the Lodge and invited guests by Past
Master j. Martin, Esq On the following light splcn
did ball given by the Order got up and conducted In
style that reflected great credit upon the fraternity.
sumptuOus supper served by Major Jacob pItts Of
the Star House, which numerously etteudcd, and
adorned by the presence and smiles Of the ladies' and,
Altogether the occasion most delightful one. The
Lodge here though small, is interesting one working
In delightful harmony, and composed Of the best er
Of the town. The preseDt worshipfu Master s =. n.
Fletcher, Esq, formerly from your city.
Considerable freight is arriving from the Interior, IN
tended for New York, consisting principally Of hides
deerskns conoo Brazil wood and india rubber. There Is
also n quantity @, Brazil wood already here awaiting
shipment 10 Europe Trade, however il very dull and
there no immediate prospect Of nm Improvement The
English schooner Rachel arrived from Jamaica day or
two since and Is loading with tho remnants Of things
whchcnce belorsed TO the old Transit Company the
nbusters. Joe Scott Affects 10 be the present owner OF
this property and nc has chartered tho Rachel
1t to hspipwsh whence ne cnn ship ii to the states with
Ont rskng seizure from parties who might have the
dacity 10 believe Themselves entitled 10 share OF tho
spots.
There is nothing from the interior Of either Costa
Rica or Nicaragua worthy If note. Colonel George
Cauty, q whom you have ofscn heard, and who has
bten taking anet 20 ne here well as 10 the people 81
the Interior for the past several months, len on the last
fnglsh mall steamer ior England, having accomplished
nothing towards csiabshng route acToss this Isihmus
lie cortnutd o. assert however up 10 the OF
departure, that he would, within few months time
have Transit which should etmlaFe aYoraby with that
via AsrinvaiL
Aus.hfr atitmrt r about 10 be made to improve the
river an Juan by turning into Il portion @ tho water
which row Cows down the Colorado This morning Don
he fxvr
competent cngneors 20 examine the river nj the toora
DO ard what necessary 10 be done In the premises
The san Juan river may restored 10 It's former capacity,
and consequently Cur harbor once more permit the en-
trance into IL 81 large vessel, Captain PIN to the contra
~ notv outstanding.
We have bad very arrivals or merchan, vessels Tor
several months. The nsi vesgc which loaded bere was
The ,ohooner j. W corgdon your port Avessc o. two
York Just AT the present time aud another Of about the
stmo could b. oaded for Iopdon The only chip
OF war now bere Her Britannia Msesys steamer GAdi'
ator, but others arc expected within few days
TmDAY, june %, 1880
Information has inst reached here, from the interior
that the government q Nicaragua had decided upon dam
ming the Colorado river at the point where separates
isef from the san Jran eighteen or twenty mios above
this town. proposed to employ upon tbs wers the
State prisoners and begin operations immediately Costa
Ra having become aware q the intention Of Nicaragua
this matter has ant corrs o. engineers W Tho mouth
al the Color 40 and tsrce down the coast towards salt
crcck with the view 10 nd out harbor ~ some point
on the coast om which read can be constructed 10 San
csc and have set apart thousand dollars 10 be given
o ar partv who shall be able TO demonstrate sasfac
icry that sucb hRrbor cxlsts and The o. ond
ing gtod read between u and the capital II y IKE.
wise Contemplated 20 build town on the coast 10 the
event Of good Labor being found, and do other wondcr
f things heretofore unthought Of Gotta Rca ~ N hEn
udgecn with her late ally IN consequence 81 ths project
"a ostYuc the Colorado, although she has never made the
slightest use q tho waters ~ this river, ard therefore
could receive DO damage from The contemplated opers
tcns OF Nicaragua. There viii be something 70 talk about
Ia this quarter for time u nothing else results.
p E--A nov Italian horsc, vboss bead n located Al
Geroa has ust been opened for the transaction OF bus
ness with the interior and the purchase q the products
the cosnry en- an extensive scale. The agents Ia Ora
tada are Messrs James Thomas Co., and s San Juan
del Norc. Mr. Squire Cotreu, late United States Com
me- rcial Agent az that port