The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-14
News from central Amerses,


DUB SAN JUAN DEL NoRrE CORRESPONDENCE
(4a Is N aAN JuAx DxI NoRn, jan %, lsscF
Election ef ksycv-pyogsss Of Am0ioan and EnotdA
Diplomacy Re0ardo TIE Aoguito Tsrory-7Ae L.a..u,
7Sansitunder Charlottesville Cgaims Ct the Neoos
as0rs-PrOspc Of the Early 0perisg Of isamu, Transa
Com. Vanderbilt in the Back Ground-A British Naual
Officers Project for Opening TIE LkAmss 1Sawsit ROuss,
DO, dc.
On the nth inst election WAS hold here for Mayor
Don Juan Mesner who chosen at the regular election
for town officers having declined TO serve) ct which r j.
Martin received large majority all Others. ms
most noisy opponent Of Mr. hartin-vsoount dc BorrueI
&c, although he generously furnished his follower
Chateau with sundy barrels Of beer the free use Of
hs but three votes and these weye
supposed to have been cast by himself, his sou and
vnsnean Mr. Martini by far the most capable for
sovarnmn, therefore once more at the bead Of Tho
me United states Minister the or Great
Britain were engaged at MAnagua In discussing the Noe
quito question with the Ncarsguan goyerumeut Tne
most interesting point thus under n IA
70 be that Of . transit the sthmus Mr. nsmtrv
claiming ior the American Atlantic and Pacific Canal
Company the exclusive right, and Mr. wycke an eous
privilege for bis country with that Of the United aiea
was thought that the government would close with an
oner That had been made by the company above men.
toned, and that should have the long hoped for
transit route again in active operation. Mr.. Vanderbilt Is
rad to be backing this company and be negotiating
meily an ageDt Of the Commodore. Mr. Demisry
spoken OF In the highest terms, and considered
Of FAR superior aeDs 10 any representative our govern
ment has yet sent 10 Central America.
Our harbor ia still improving the entire land line next
tne sea- being again as wide ana arm, apparently,
was previous To the break which for 20 long
Tune 10 rum u.s. Business s exceedingly dull There n
nothing here at present for shipment and but e ar
irving from the interior The British brig Syren and Tho
schooner Chase have both left FOR New York. loaded
with hides, deer skins and Brazil wood-he sailed
on Friday last, ana the former this morning. ~
nave Jnst this moment been Informed that Capkain
Bedford Pim X. n, commanding her Britannia Majestys
steamer Gogon here who returned yesterday from
visit to Managaa, has q project for route via this
ishms, which be has subn TIED 10 the Ncsraguan 60
vernment Captain PIN proposes to make Monkey Point,
some forty miles up the coast,) starting poit run
railroad thence to San Maguto Lake Nicaragua thence
by steamer across the lake to the River sspos and from
thence again by railroad TO the Bay Of Salinas the Pa
ciac Ocean There ia good barber at each terminus,
and the route Is said TO be feasible Mr. Vanderbilt 10 like
wise said to be party to this project Capt. Pm
states that there was great harmony Mr. Dmry and Mr.
Wycke having already agreed upon the outline OF treaty
for the settlement Of the Mosquito question: and that pro-
baby the first or second mail from MAnagua would bring
us the news that treaty settling this vexatious question
had been signed, thus dsposng Of the whole matter.