The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-24


NEGOTIATION The GOVERNMENT IoAS-wAI1YRs MOVE
NENTs-RUMoss,
The only item Of Dews hud IN the papers from thl
republic thai the loan advertised for time
BY the government has been taken The amount requir
was $685. 900 The news Of Walkers last expedition hav
ing called from Rustan rs confirmed. !; did rot land
however IN Honduras. aud the belief Is still prevalen
that its destination is Nicaragua Mr.. Hail. the British
Copsai at Comgyag "a has written letter govern
vi Honduras extract Of which published in Tho
papers Of thai country stating that II was The preva nt
op mon in Ruatan that Walker was asso lated with Gen
Cabanas against President Guardioa But the crsaton
is generally dscredited in Honduras.
rnr LIQUOR PROHIBITION DEcRwEriE FRENCH CONSUL PRO
nsfs-MoDIFCATIoS.
| American Republics has addressed note 70
| the President of Salvador, from Guatemala, no.
porstoD Of foreign liquors under severe restrictions
could not be permitted To take effect in its present shape
SO far at least as French citizens who engaged in i'm
porting liquors concerned and that all liquors, the
properly OF French citizens signed by the government
must be paid for in cash at the market value The decree
has, in com equence, been modified TO conform 10
! the demands Of the French Charge d'Anaires.
| NICARAGUA.
| NO STEPS TAKES AGAINST WALKER.
There 10 no news whatever from this country. Al.
though Walker Is supposed TO be the way there the
people appear to evnce very great concern on the
subject Nor docs it appear that the government has
taken any steps to prevent Walkers invasion Of the
| country
ADJOURNMENT coSGREs-PoRT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COLO
| NIsTs-PoIITICAI--wALKRR.
congress has adjourned During its session law was
and has sDce been approved declaring that Puna
i7h OF January 1861 Another law has passed closing
the port Of More and the river Sera,aqui against nte
ror commerce. abolshDg the Custom houses and with
| draws the military officials
The privilege granted TO Mr. Luis walfram for the in.
production OF sw ss coonsts has been consumed Mr..
Dimtry, United States Resident Minister was expected
TO sail from Punta Arenas TO Reaejo in the steamer OF
| the goth last
We learn privately that the party who placed the Pre-
sdept in power greatly dissatisfied with him, and
revolution is talked or had reached San Jose
dc Costa Rica, that Walker and bis followers had landed
at San Juan del Norte, but as IL needed confirmation
| was generally discredited.
| NKws FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
MORE DISCOVERIES MINES IN CHiE-ATrEMrT TO AssAs1
NATE InE PRESIDENT OF fERu-AMxNcAN CLAIMS os
pERr-AsESps To FRANCE, ETC.
The English steamer Bogoa from Valparaiso and inter
mediate ports, arrived as Panama on the 9Th inst. He
dates are Valparaiso July is, and Caao 2sth. She
brought freight 1897 AS and the following cargo
merchandise, being largest brought from tn,
West Coast for transportation over the Panama Pail
road-6560 packages, consisting OF Z29 bars of cop
per and seventy bales oc6lla for Liverpoo Isl
packages Of bark for southampton and fifty bales
| goat skins for New York.
| The news by this arrival Is unmportart.
| CHILE.
| NEW MINT Northumberland RxurEsExT-snII NOR,
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
| Congress still in session. BY direction Of the Ex
ecutve the mint hereafter will coin dollar gold pieces
and, practicable, $500 900 Of silver coin Of
twenty ten and five cents vare the twenty cent pieces
TO weigh four grans, SIXTY centigrams the ten cen,
pieces two grains thirty cengrams, and the five cen
pieces grain, fifteen centgrams The excitement In
Valparaiso caused by the newly discovered silver mne'
Of Aconcagua, continues unabaied Valparaiso paper
| states that month ago there were only three mne
| vhcee showed silver visibly; there les
than ten In this condition The shares that formerly so
for 81 200 valued at 90 300 and cannot b.
obtained even for 50 0C0. Fresh discoveries are mad
every day both OF silver and copper mines Al the verI
loot OF the Andes silver mine has been discovered
rivaling In richness the very richest Of Copiapo.
The Valparaiso market continues dull. There is itt
| or DO demand for imported articles
Copper in bars, $40 per qaintal.
Flour marke. Inactive owing 10 want Of demand
On tho lath Of july in the hareor Of valparaiso,
severe gale from the north occurred, by which tn
American schooner Dennis Plener driven shor
and some eighty launches destroyed
| BOLIVIA.
There s no news from this state. Business continue
greatly depressed IN tho ports OF Cooua and africa,
consequences Of the decree OF intercourse with Per'
General Belger 70 still IN the country.
ATT1rr TO AssAssISAre THE MISREPRESENTATION
Inward orSxEEp--coScSEs<-sAHssAcro 10 FRANCE
| tbs AMERICAN CLAIMS.
The important news from this republic is the lat
stt<mpt ssssssinate President Castillo On the 25th
July, st about seven O'Clock y. NJ while the Presden
WAS proceeding foot from the palace 10 his residences
man on horseback rode up TO within short distance o
len arm Of The President Although a sever
wound was Inflicted, no bones we're broken
and gaopped on al full speed and succeeded in MAXIM
bis escape, although be pursued for some distance
reward Of 900 has been offered for his apprcnen
sion. The pistol together with the warrant for the
rest, winch lef AT the Office OF the criminal judge
were stolen tbererom The same night
Various specula tous indugod as TO the cause
this attempt take the life Of President Castillo som
aribupg IL 20 his unpopularty whe others ascribe
10 The general discomfort produced By his humiatin
The Congress OF the republic met on the 22i Of July
and elected is presiding officer Dr. Herrera, Bishop
not YET been published. Ills said that Congress has
IN contemplation 20 annul the liberal consson Of 1856
ana frame another, more 10 consonance with Castila
views The liberal party considerably alarmed les
some such outrage may be committed by the presen
Congress, which IS composed almost exclusively of Gas
tillas partiSaDs
IL appears from the following which translate iron
the Lima Coeio that the French demand Ia the matte
sautng the sg OF that baiion from the Castle at Cal
lao, has been complied with -
en- The 2jth Jolly, at IL O'Clock NJ. salute was IRE
by the fort OF sania Caiana, AZ Caao and on hsarin
French legation. The salute from the fort wa
returned by The french frgate. IN the coufs
Of the DAY NJ Migm was officially recos
nized Charge d'Anaircs and Consul General q
France. n ne IesscIs who sent % Peru spccia
Commissioner charged with the settlement Of the ques
lions long In dispute between the two governments
visited the President In the evening who gave bin
confidential audience, notwithstanding his severe suffer
mss from the Effects Of the wound he had ast received
bis arm ~ Iesscps prcscnted President Jas la with at
autograph letter from The Emperor Napoleon Congraiu
htDg hm On bis thru re election TO toe Presidency
The American claims are yet unadusted. The dificui
Mes not likely To be settled until our government
I sends large naval force 20 Callao. tumOr Oh
talned IN lima that the American Minister IN.
| ordered all the ships Of the United states Pacids
squadron there 10 enforce the claims Of his
his % course, unfounded since Ministers IA
vested with no such poser they only request thai
force be sent 10 them-whch Mr.. Clay has probably
! dOuc-and which, II made, no doubt viii be complied
| whl-ai least II Is 10 be hoped 10.
While the United states steam corvette Wyoming VA
6fng AZ target outside the harbor OF Ctao, r. q
daJ before the sailing OF the English steamer report
circulated In Lima Callao that she had faiieu N
with Peruvian man % aud captured her. The Ut
most CONSERVATION prevailed In both cities. Prcsiden,
Castillo telcgraphed TO Caiiso to know II 80, and
wheu assured that hoax had been practised upon him
gave orders for the arrest " the persons who circulated
| the report
Our Aspinwsn Correspondence.
AsTSwAIr, n. G., August Is, 1880