The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-11
LIMA, Dec u, 1850.

PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION ooxPAKy.t~
The port Of Callao would be much worse place than
it IL Il were not for the steamship company They
have about twenty-five steamers arriving and sailing
every month, not counting two small steamers that
respectively the Chincha Islands aad small pon 70
the NORTH called Huacho making each two trips avssk.
The company were the first and chief in building
the splendid iron floating dock which have in
It. bay and also the principal in getting up the
gas works. which will give new hight in another
mon,h Seeing the great trouble that vessels had in
dscha ging here they have built fine pier with steam
cranes and also several fine storehouses 30 that they
not only discharge all Of their steamers themselves
but any vessel that wishes to employ them They have
three new steamers building In England for the coast
trade, two Of one thousand and one Of i've hupdSed
tons The profits largo that they would easily
support another line. and hope that Of great
steamship men will cast their eyes this way before
long. e4 IA
POLICE YoRcK ts fya#s
Colonel Prado has been employing himself during the
past week in reorganzing the police force Of this city,
which was certainly very needful measure. II has
been impossible lately the outskirts OF tho city
without running great risk Of being attacked by robbe
On the 18th German, who was going TO Ca,lao.
shot by negroes and then robbed He died The
Say
sr1 robbed and barely escaped with their iives
The silver mines OF Cerro Pasco produced during
the month Of November sixty six bars containing nearly
Is 600 marcs, worth over 5000 which shows thst
Peru has other riches besides the guano the people
had only energy enough to develop them.
SHOOTING AFFAIR on An AMERICAN sRlr
On the 18th boat arrived at Callao from the AmeY>
can ship Carrier Dove, which is dscharging cargo
small port hundred miles TO the north, with the
penter Of the ship. who had been shot the steward
account Of quarrel about the food The carpenter
present In the hospital here and is not expected
to live. The steward is IN prison, awaiting trial \
The 18th was President Prado's birthday, and wsa
celebrated with all The necessary honorR The batteries
and sunset. The foreign menofwsr were an dresssd
with bunting, and also fred salute ct ponn All gov-
eminent buildings were decorated and band q muse
Point, and 90 that day gave grand lunch 10 al nis
few days ago We had sght shock Of On earthquake
age long time sass :: have Sssn sr SS .i
violent earthquake, which. although vssy fearful q
sS csSs that S'i sappsSsS ssss sss.
Sunday An Italian, Who keeps little corner p:os'y
II II about 70 fail In pieces out into tns stsses
knet down, and shouted At the Top Of HE volse Oh
foreigner Don't take men Everybody was frishsened-
but they had 70 laugh. ... saas.s 800
On the steamer Iimena, which arrived fron Chic ON
the 10Th inst there came two men, ons Of whom the
moment the steamer had cast anchor ah0ge as4
went TO Lima with . small trunk, which hs lsft N .
hotel and returned the steamer q be said for moro
baggage II 10 mot known how tho authorities knew
about H. hut they must have had information, for they
went to the hotel and opening the trunk found three
percussion shells, which wese no doubs intended 70
assassinate Prado In the same way was attempted
with Louis Napoleon One Of the men hes been aresac
but the other still 1t large The Affair has caused
great deal of excitement here.
BY the steamer get the news that the allied heeA
had left Valparaiso for the island Of Juan Fernandez
whore they gonk 70 stop ffeen days for practice
ALLIANCE BETWEEN SPAIN AND RRAuL 81 hss
The Repbica Of Santiago, says that alliance 0en-
sve and defensive has been celebrated between Spain
and Brazil ~ M&M&# .8k8sNFW
The sixty nine guns sold BY the State Of
had arrived at Valparaiso.
Exchange Engand-Bankers' bills, 90 days Sohd.
Exchange on United States--1o per cent discount