The New York herald., 1866-03-31
)UR HONDURAS CORRESPONDENCE.
OMos, Honduras, c. A., Feb. 22, is

OUR HONDURAS CORRESPONDENTS.
OMos Honduras G. A., Feb. %, 1896.
GENERAL nE-ELEcrEp PRESIDENT
General Don jose Maria Medina has been re elected
President OF this republic by handsome majority. He
only served two years of his Of four but n
ries of circumstances which will relate has produced
this satisfactory result to a most deserving man.
Shortly after the late civil In the department of
olancho the particulars Of which stated in former
letter. the Guardolista party got up reports to the effect
that the President who had been through the war; had
been partial paying off the troops belonging TO the dc
parment Of which he Is native, and other allegations
tending to niure his reputation patriot and as
impartial President He Immediately issued a circular
ctng these reports, also stating that he would
call extra session Of the Deputies and suggest the
necessity OF forming constitution for the benefit or
the country and at the time give the people
opportunity of elecng another President in
the majority OF them did not approve OF his acts
ADOPTION NEW CONSTITUTION
doubt whether any President has put his Official
character test this for he had military
power and means to hold his position and his
were many and powerful. Well, the session called
the deputies met and passed law calling for election
OF deputies TO form a constitution. The election
took place. good liberal elected and the said
constitution formed and officially proclaimed In all
the cis and towns OF the republic Sunday, the 9th
or November t Is the custom 70 proclaim at the street
corncrs all special official acts, 20 that those who cannot
may know their nature and this done Sunday
that day Is general holiday. General Medina i'm
med aely withdrew from the seat Of goycrnmcnt aud
the President pro tenn assumed his duties and issued an
order calling an election for President &c, 10 take place
on the ID OF November.
POLITICAL INTRIGUING
should have stated that previous To forming the
present constitution Mednas enemies had industrously
circulated the report that his intention in calling for
new constitution have a clause inserted therein
making him President, for life But this assertion
not true On the Of the election it was further
ported that in Case he elected again. he would
take the Office by force These two points with many
produce very njarioss effect upon the minds and votes
of the people But all would not do the bait failed the
| cra Joae Maria Medina reelected In opposition 10
General Alvarez and a lawyer named Medina
| EAuGuRAL CEREMONIES.
Tho Official proclamation took place In this port the
18th Sunday usua The morning was ushered In BY
salyos Of artillery and procession Of military rom the
CASTLE headed by the commanding officer OF the port,
conveying the national banner from tho castle 10 the
residence OF the aforesaid officer the custom hero In
the afternoon the was formed again with
the addition OF the municipality the American and Eng
sh consns and all the respectable citizens and strangers
| and the flag conveyed TO the castle again. being
saluted by cannon ana small arms The commanding
officer gave general invitation to ball at bis quarters
IN the evening, which was wen attended and Kept np
into the 1--WE sna hours o. the morninl.p SO ended The
day and night, and so ends the political news TO date
TIE erLJvArfoS oy COTTON Asp sr0lR CAM N HoSnuna
| mentioned In former letter that there would be
considerable OF a cotton crop raised here this year.
There have been shipped from this port up 70 date one
hundred balcs aNeraflng thfce pounus
| per baic-a sent 20 England. The selling price here
from first hands il thirty five 10 thrtyeight cents per
pound. have lately cotton trees eight years old
loaded down with the staple and II must be recoected
that the plants In this country bear two crops year.
without any particular care or with little knowledge on
tho part OF the planters as To how they should be cult
| waited.
when this IL taken into consideration, together with
the fact that sugar grows succesvey tor eighteen
years u very strange that this country has been ~
long neglected But such Is fate and the old saying wa
never more true than IN this case THAT many
horn 20 blush unseen and waste its sweetness The
| desert air. ~
Occasionally strangers come here for the purpose o.
seeing what they do but they seldom far from
the port Those not the class Of men wanted they
do harm than good They get frightened at tribes
and 90 home and tell long stories from wrong mpres
| sons they have received.
The brig N. shepperd, Captain Cook, from Boston
| wilileave tonight for that port.
The weather is mild and unusually good for the season
This has experienced OF The late gales