The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-27

Purser Gibbs. OF the Champion has our thanks tor
the prompt delivery Of correspondence and late papers
Oar Panama Cerrsspondence.
PANAMA. Dec. Is, 1864
The Pacific Steam Navigation Csmpenys steamship
Taica Captain Chambers from Guay aquii interne-
dats ports arrived In this harbor 9Th inst She
briag the following cargo for Nov York-Oue hundred
and thryseveu bags u Cocoa. t~e bsss q bark and
three csroous Of nnsrchaudue. t6t
ms news from Ecuador b q 70 neasot Everything
10 che republic excesdasgsy quiss BUSINESS improv-
towns OF his rspabc AID would vss hoss she north
srn frontier before returning 70 chs csr,sAt ~,
From the province OF Cauca, The rspusiic We learn
that disastrous IRE occurred 10 TIE town Of Tumaco,
whereby some nrty seven buildings were ssusunsd Il
n suppoasdso sA~s ,sesrss>ry, =,
during she soD0asrston the uixgers for Wholesale
robbery md punder and dosbs TIE OF the
disaster, that tbs opportunity could thus b Afforded
them for extensive piags This the eaasastsr OF the
race Ill over the wcrd. aa e a@ '9Hmoo vaeI n as
General hosquers II stn 10 - CAuca ostsusb'y push
ing forwara tne esnsssucioa o. the road bet~een CA
and Busnsventurs; but, many pssssus ssy, really
cauvassng the country having n view Ne nsxt Presi
Dental election. There are ssns, tso usehsritsbis
enough 70 say that he bspes rSvoutioa will occur
ssainst the present gsoera government thas viii place
asais tho position d President Of tue republic,
sou legally elected bu, those who know the anteos-
Of General Aosquera, and how much he abhess
revolutions, although they may b for bic benefit.
must feel satisfied that those ruors and surmses arc
entirely without foundation. The General so 1t u said.
viii return this poiss By the route
Europe but he b,cn comirs ~ the next steamer
for 90 very long that tired Of waiting for him.
have said before, In speaking Of this road shat II
completed 1t viii be Of imnsase advantage, not only
tsxs Aho (av 4
opens TO excessive commerce one Of the richest
sections Of the country, by giving . rad
practicable for wagons whore now nothing but
canoes and muies are used. While this improvement
ID being pushed forward 10 bereai the country and in
crease busQsss custom house laws have been passed
and are now in force, that Ia great measure tend 10
destroy the usefulness Of road for by them ibe
merchant many risks Of heavy fines or corhsca
ton or his gooas by the most ns,guncsut 10 his
custom entries that II VITA fear and trembling
be receives . shipment VIII give q case that
was brought TO my notice TO day, in which, by
the uersst accident, no being 10 blame for
Intention or design to evsde tie law, merchant Is
sub ected lns that will cover all the profit no ex
peclsd to make his PURCHASE merchant Of Buena
ventura ard Call purchased large bill OF drugs OF
extensive wholesale establishment in New York, 10 be
shipped the former pert via Panama. The new Gus
tom house law says that che invoice tfactra) must
gross weight; and failure 10 comply with this resua
ton renders tho censiguss liable either 10 heavy
/! Ens or 70 connscsiioa OF all the goods; but N,
| when the invoice 10 received, and the sopsiguce
nnds there Is error, he via 90 before
the collector (admssrddsr) and swear that invoice
Wa received, time will be granted him to obtain one,
and 10 this By false swearing. difficulty and loss
may be avsrted. So n with the merchant above 70
fsrred TO- The In New York or~aried invoice
| and not wishing 70 psrjurs himself the consignss
frankly stated the IN the Collector Al u leua
| vcsture and time asked 70 obtain correct
but the request refused, the additional per
| ccntaae charged, amoautiuy 10 some nine hundred
dollars aud paid. ese the whole invoice would have
| been ounscatsd, aud the hone1t mercnsnt re
ferred 10 Boaoa for redress which that the money
10 10 the public treasury, he may whistle for. There
no bonded warehouse system this country the duties
mrst rst paid then the goods remain in store al
long the oOusisDee sees NJ TO Jay storage
The merchant in this osse will make all possible ,nde.
vors 20 the amount from tue government, but u
after reasonable time lac sho1ld tai ~ doing So be VII
land think very property fall OK % the house 20 New
York ths amount Of tho fine imposed, As " was ON
the The original invoice that The loss
was sustain "a.
will render merchants AFRAID TO 10 business, and a. the
same tue u oilers premium Tor dshoeesty. Every
Ienency shOui graz tea 10 tue custom house bus ness
Of this country Tor By suon meats business would
be and trade Increased IN manner ~ cover
twenty the amount 0t Npes lHiseo TOT
unten,iona nest and 81 the same time tst triy iai
hue TO- the auth rites appear 10 be totally win.
uut thought for the future. or the beet interests
5 OF the country. they ere "penny wise aud
found looish,n add determined "a make the most
u Tor themselves o. tho counlryI do not know-while
the power ~ DO - Is their aB clrpg nothing about
hereafter give this cass ~ ful, ts for the inte
4 rest q the many merchants " New York who do
business with this country 10 unde, stand bow all Inn
poraot -, not oDly los themselves, but Tor Their Gus
TONERS, that all papers INTENDED Tor the custom houses
OF this country should be made out 10 conformity with
the existing laws. for by What nave cited they will
observe that viii be used, aud that much
less and Inconvenience will be sustained " nvocss are
scot that are not correct 10 every particular.
CENTRAL ANEprcA.
The Panama Rsilrosd Compspy's steamer Guatemas,
Captain NJ Dow arrived here yesterday morning from
ports IN Central smerics hf-org her psssen was
Captain Davenport United Staos Navy, commanding the
United states sn Ialeaetcr VINO won't Up The coast 10