New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16
FROM PANAMA.
Reception Of abe eV's Of the As'nssia"fion
The Effect upon the People.
PANAMA. MAY 3. lai.I.
~ the Associated Press


PANAMA, May 3. 1867
The news of the awful tragedy, enacted at
Washington On the 18th u,t received here tie
Est Inst As the intelligence flashed across the wires
uan looked at man in bank astonslnent and the cx-
rrcssioos 1T is Incredible 1t is impossible =" were
teora on al sides But as the details came confirming
Tho fist announcement gloom cast the ontire
iommunty such as no other event has ever caused.
Faces that were bright in the morning, IN anticipation
pffurther glorious news in the afternoon were down
pas, and sad Not a soul the Isthmus, foreign OF
native but was filed with horror and not heart but
oyerfOwod with the deepest sorrow. Even the present
moment the uppermost thought and the universal topic
IN 81 circles Is the dastardly and codblooded murder
~ President Lincoln and the fendish attempt at the
LIE of Secretary Seward.
A large meeting of Americans was held of Panama.
which passed appropriate resolutions the assassna'
iions.
The English wal.steamer Devastation lying in this
bay lowered her ensign. and from sunrise TO sunset Oh
She 81 inst fred balth0ur guns alternately with the
United States steamer Cyane On the Sd inst. half
hour guns ared in this city, and all the foreign
Consuls display cd their flags at hafmast The United
fstates steamers State of Ge0rgia and Connecticut
arrived al Aspinwa the Sd inst. from cruise, and
also joined in The universal mourning.
rom BOgota we learn that the new contract Of the
approval had passed its first reading.
Gen Sickles had arrived at BOgoa, and was received
In public audience by President Niuro. The Generals
Bpecc the occasion gives no indication or the OBJECT
Of his mission 10 this country.
The Minister OF Costa EIca has asked the Govern
ment Of Colombia to act as mediator between that
Government aud those OF the other CentrdEAmeIlcan
ReYubcs, III regard to tie trouble arising ont OF the
former Republic having afforded an asylum to Gen
Barrios.
serious disturbance occurred o. BOcotl on Good
FRIDAY caused by members Of Congress refusing
10 their heads while religious procession was
passing. Several persons were shot.
Gen. Barros arrived here on the % inst from Costa
Bica. lie will sail hence "a shOi time for satad"f,
with the object doubt OF leading the Liberals Of that
republic in revolution against their present Govern
meLt. -
Our dates from Acapulco are TO the Goth uli. The
Peruvian big Admiral Guisse. with Gen. Castillo on
board then IN that port. 1t will he remembered
thst tins Is the vessel IN which Castillo was seat away
from Perl a prisoner short time ago
The United States steamers Lancaster ana Saranac
both AZ Acapulco the 2Oh nit, tie former ON
her way 10 San Francso from this port.
For three days the latter part OF April some
political excitement existed IN tins ciy III Was sara
chat party being organized to overthrow the new
Government About 30 arrests were made. All IS now
quiet.
The Nicaragua route is now impossible.
The steamer Golden Rule arrived AT Aspinwai on tie
ed inst aud her passengers sailed from this port on The
night Of that day.
Tic steamer from the South Pacific has Just arrived.
C8uI-lt il now certain that Spain has made claims
against this Republic How they are to be met is not
get announced. The Chill war steamer Naipn has
been dispatched south with munitions OF war 10 protect
places likely to be attacked by Spain in case OF hosti
The troubles between Gale and Paraguay are not yet
settled.
PrEu-The revolution has progressed little, if any,
since the last mail President Pezets authority Is con
fined the neighborhood Lima and its vicinity, but
his officers remain faithful 10 him. II is thought the
rebellion will be put down. Troops have been dis
patched TO operate against ARSON and Meqnipa.