The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-04


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Political Affairs IN Central asd ssush
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Our Panama correspondent informs ~ that
Isthmus politics remains IN statu quo The re-
ports which Admiral Dahlgren had heard Of
the difaculties along the coast were exagger-
ated, and his orders to Captain Paulding, Of
the Wateree, TO make all haste In reaching
Panama, as well as the daily drill OF the crew,
proved to be superauous. On her arrival the
Wateree found no pretext for an attack upon
the city; but her presence had the effect Of re-
newing the feeling Of security which the Ameri-
can residents have not enjoyed since the de-
parture Of the jamestown. According to the
latest dates from Central America peace has
been thoroughly re.established in the discon-
tented States Of Guatemala, and Cruz, the re-
bellious leader, has been exiled The Costa
Rican Congress was to be convened early In
May, and certain amendments to the constitu-
ton were 70 be discussed. The contradictory
reports from Peru rendered it difncult to judge
Of the actual slate Of that country-some de-
claring 1t serenely quiet, others describing it as
agitated by uprisings and revolutionary excite
ment In Lima the liberation measure was de-
feated in Congress by vote of 4S to 40, but
proposition is still under discussion about re-
ducing the Church property by one-haf in that
city. On the 18th ult meeting called by the
priests in the public square, in front Of the hall
where Congress meets, led to . row, in which
paving stones were used as knock-down argu-
ments. The police were summoned in force
and . company Of cavalry was ordered ont to
end the row. This was accomplished after .
sharp little fight in which many were wounded,
but only one was killed. Several priests were
arrested and are now in prison. The treaty,
offensive and defensive, made by the American
Congress of 1865, has just been accepted by
Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela,
Ecuador and Bolivia. Chile and Peru will
probably accept 1t also.
Our Santiago correspondent states, under
date Of April /, that the Spanish feet has not
yet reappeared in the Pacific. He adds that
the truce question between Chile and Peru is
still absorbing attention and he chronicles
the resignation Of Admiral Tucker, who left in
the English mail steamer of the 25th for Callao.
The resignation Of the Admiral seems to have
been prompted rather by the hope Of harmon
izlng affairs in Peru, where the foreigners were
making use of the appointment Of q foreigner
to the command Of feet against President
Prado, than by any desire to acquiesce in the
demand Of the United States government that
an unpardoned rebel should not be intrusted
with high authority by other governments
This ID the opinion Of our correspondent; but
we have no doubt that the correspondence
between Admiral Dahlgren, our Minister at
Lima aud Santiago, and the governments Of
the United States and Peru, must be taken
into account among tho causes which have
brought to grief Admiral Tucker and his
brother ex-Confederate officers, Butts and
McCorkle. Our correspondent says that a the
mail steamer, with the Admiral and his friends
on board, passed the Peruvian flagship INDIE
pendencia the band Of the latter struck nm
g Hail Columbia" and ait is yet undecided
whether the Admiral was complimented or
not" The new ten million loan, negotia
by Chile in England for carrying on the war,
has zen arranged just in time to pay pressing
debts and to continue the war. The news
from Mendoza is unimportant The Argent ne
and revolutionary forces remain Inactive, and
the only details we receive attes. outrages on
the inhabitants and general anarchy.
Reclamation Of Marsh Z.asds-Thc Arisuissippi
Levees.
We understsgd that several engineers from
New OrleaEs and one regularly appointed COM
mittee delegated from the Southern States have
been on here to examine and report upon the
expediency Of applying to the levees Of the Mis-
sissippi the system of iron bikes by which q
company is about to reclaim the swamps Of
New Jersey. II is stated that the conclusions
they have arrived at are entirely favorable to
its adoption, and that they consider It the only
plan BY which the durability Of the levees can
be secured.
II must not be supposed that because the
opinions thus given are based upon the data
supplied by the New Jersey Company the APP
plication Of the prin ciple in the two cases is in
all respects identical. We have given very full
explanations in regard to the manner in which
it is proposed to work II for the reclamation of
the marshes on the New Jersey side. Diking
or leveeing on the Mississippi is very differ
emit sort Of undertaking. In the retaining Of
swamps the iron plates must be pressed down
into the marsh along the stream or tide water
to the lowest water mark, and perpendicular to
or at right angles with the horizon. In levee-
ing the Mississippi the dixie must be con-
structed on the bank itself, the iron forming
the spinal column for II being placed on an
oblique angle to the horizon and inclnins
from the water 90 that in case Of strong cur
rents rushing against the earthen embankment
which covers the iron atructurc alfhor~h ~