The New York herald., 1865-03-14


States also, that Goschak, the American pianist Will
R,on be here The opera troupe OF Biach and others,
who wese at the New York Academy last winter, were
In this city two months ago. aud after toeraby
cessul season took to the provincial towns and are
wers recently, performing at Jalapa
ARTISTIC AFFAIRS MEXICO
Hungarian artist (Auguste Schoeltl Of Enropean as
well as American celebrity arrived In Mexico not long
since, bringing with him some ten twenty Of his paint
ings mostly OF Oriental scenery and grorpa On Earning
Of his arrival tLe Emperor gave him perm To place
these works which have real merit in The palace where
they have remained for three four weeks and have
been repeatedly visited by their Maesues The Emperor
will probably purchase the greater part of them for his
palace at Chsputepec-
A National Bank OF Mexico Is among the projects Of
the day During the regency Of Aimonte prior the
arrival OF Maximan, an arrangement was made with
Messrs Barron and BourHon and the Count OF Gerniny
oaerly director Of the Bank OF France for the
shment in Mexico OF such Institution The basis was
TO be somewhat like that Of the Credit Mobile Of France
cession This, however, now in fair way of being
done and the bank will probably be inaugurated during
the month Of March Bourdillon and Barron are now
In France making the necessary arrangements
ESTABLISHMENT or INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The government has just granted TO NJ FIorentine Ro
companies In Mexico the Concession TO last for
ty years and the capital to be 81 900 actual pro-
perty Neither company can emit bonds or paper vau-
asions like those Of banks OF deposit circulation and
both are under the surveillance Of government
ploye paid by the company, the city of Mexico be the
principal place Of business with agencies other parts
or the empire The Barons, the Escandons and other
heavy Mexican capitalists the managers and their
pemphlets like those Of the United States, are every
COMMISSIONERS 10 ROME
BY the English steamer leaving Vera Crux on the Sd OF
March the Emperors Commissioners TO Rome will leave
for Europe, via Havana This body consists Of the late
Minister Of Stato Joaquin vaasquez de Leon Bishop
Rameres and Joaquin Degolado The precise business OF
these commissioners is not generally known; but Of
course It relates TO church affairs.
MOVEMENTS BAzAIvE
Marshal Bazaine arrived IN Mexico the 25th Of Feb
ruary and was TO have received public ovation for
his successful reduction Of Oaaca; but he declined all
demonstrations Of the kind rumored that he
TO have left Mexico by this steamer make report in
person to the Emperor Napoleon relative 70 Mexican
affairs; but the report Is without foundation The Mar
shal being tho special representative Of Napoleon and
having been sent here especially TO supersede Foet he
will be the last TO leave Mexico particularly when the
Marquis de Monthoion, now French Minister the
Court, has asked for his recall For. the same
reason Bazane refused to have General Pornrio
Daz and his two hundred Oaaca officers in Mexico
with him. as was suggested, as sort OF trumphal entry
and trophy OF war Daz Is route from Tehuacan,
and despite the decree lately issued condemning "dess
dents In arms TO death bandits and robbers he will
undoubtedly be pardoned sent out OF the country
and like Santa Anna be kept out until the entire
try Is pacifed There Is more In this man Daz than
most foreigners appreciate In fact, have been told
restoration Of republican government would prefer him
TO JaureZ rs q national ruler
MADAME ANNA BISHOP IN MONTEREY
Tho Monterey journal Of February 8, speaks or the
arrival there Of Madame Anna Bishop, who was about
giving series Of concerts TO which some Of tho wealth
lest people In Nuevo Leon had subscribed Thence she
to come TO the capital by the way of Victoria Tam
pico and Vera Cruz
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS
the great National road between Mexico Vera
Cruz are incessant Detachments OF Ausrans Belyans
and Poles continually arriving Vera Cruz and arc
French rapidly leaving, but not in proportional num
bers The Second Zouaves left Mexico the 26th for
Vera Cruz their return to France and they all ap
pear glad enough to 20. As Is well known the Mexican
war Is not popular among them, and the sooner the
country is cleared Of French troops the better Macmillan
will like II.
rux AuRoAn rpox VERA crux
Work on the Vera Cruz and Mexico Railroad u belng
prosecuted with commendable vigor Messrs. Smith,
late wrestling match with the government for better
terms they succeeded In extorng year additional
the time Of inception which gives them five years for
passes mountain ranges of such altitude be
encountered between Cordova and this city portion
OF the route however, Is level table lands where
the work Of building will be almost simple crossing
q prairie. The now running nearly to Paso del
Aacho, about sixty miles from Vera Cruz Tho grading
s completed for considerable distance Inland from that
point it be true that English capitalists have boen
lending money 10 New Grenada for the purpose Of SAC
quiring the Panama Railroad when rs charter Is up
which will happen in year two England win soon
have extensive hold upon the continental
in Spanish America. Who will push for Tehuantc-
Ss Fenss came to seen Ms.oo that .Ss ossss
was Sonora and Tehusntepec. England and the
one Australia and British coiumb.a and the other IN
California and the Pacific coast generally. France must
s n S o v rs ad
an nteroceanic communication 70 preserve trade equ
lbrium against the commercial progress Of the United
States and England But It Ii now quite apparent that
Napoleon wants neither Sonora nor Tehuantepec and
but for bis being in honor bound to see Maximilan
through In this Mexican business he would not have
French soldier In Mexico IN another six months Napo-
leon probably looks day upon tho nest OF Southern
spitnres who ocked 70 Paris a the outbreak OF the
belion and persuaded him into this laundering AFFAIR
with anything but pleasant reflections The real
cause Of the whole business was Sallgny, for
meriy French Minister here, whose singular abb,
litv md iy4uo navo Tor NhA Vnhn
statesmen in Paris sagny has been automatically dis
graced for his Misrepresentation He has been retired
any Official position under the French Emperor These
OF the why Napoleon wants TO wash his
hands Of Mexico and all that concerns IT, There arr
other reasons such for instance the absolute certainty
Of suppression Of the rebeliona thing believed at the
outset In France TO be impossible the possibility Of
terforence by the United States his own increasing years
manifested not only In the French Chamber but amona
all classes OF people in France, well in tho French
army in Mexicoa Of which urge him TO contract rather
than extend the cice-at least far interference
with Mexico is concerned
Tnr CONDITION OF nHuASrEPBc
Az regards Tehuantepec, the imperial government hai
recently been investigating everything connected with
the former contracts with Soo Hargous and Others
II Is well established fact that further concessions
will be granted at present in connection with that famous
transit route Whatever is " be made out OF H. the gov
ernment Is shrewd enough to keep for ITSELF and waat
capital But many years win elapse before another At
tempt will be made TO reopen the Tehuantepec route
The Coatzacoacos river 5 impractcable at its bar FOL
large steamers however favorable above that pon
far ~ Mnititlan while the Pacific side the socaet
'harbor' Of ventosa Is n open roadstead whers
landing IL always perilous, and oftentimes mpos
sblc Tho very name-"ventosa a'-indcatos th'
windy, boisterous character Of the locality. Il O.
squier's route across Honduras from the Bay o
Fonseca 10 Port Cabailos is far preferable and the
distance between New York and San Francisco Il
about the same; but the Honduras route has tbs
advantage or fine harbors each terminus with deer
and anchorage, offering every facility for pasen
gers and commerce. Tehuantapec has boon used by
and another plausible specuator TO make money fos
themselves, but not for their dupes The thing was
fairly tested several years since, when line bctweeE
New Orleans and San Francisco, via Tehuantcpec
established and ts mpractcability fully md finally de
monStratcd
COTTON fSTrpysr
Cotton is the word IN Mexico at present Everywhere
they cultivating with gratifying success IN
Yucaan the cotton culture Is starting into life with all
the energy that certainty OF success Inspire The
government has Just granted extraordinary inducements
70 a company Of xissourians who have located ths
nno table lands below and aropnd Orixaba. They
allowed to armed and have been granted every priv
ledge they demanded. This colony Is said 10 comprise
thousands Their advanced guard reached here about
Q month ago
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