The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-27

TUESDAY MORNING.. OCTOBER ~, 1858.
MEXICAN NEWS.

Dir. Franu co c. PalacIos, governor OF Du
range. has formally accused Gen Canto before
me congress OF Mexico, for the murder of Gen
On the 22d ult., says the Opinion National. Bel.
| mont. the kidnapEer OF M CANON a French
subject. was publicly shot in the City of Mexico.
Inc government Of Jasco has appointed a
| committee composed of Messrs. Palomar. Alvarez
| de Castillo, ZtIagoza and Muppia. TO nren are a
State. " '-"'
The commander of military force at Tretam.
mlcnoaean' hsa citizen cruelty whipped for re-
iusDg to confess theft with which he was
cbsreed. The project arrested the commander
and delivered him up to the civil authorities The
press OF Michoacan is jubilsnt over this simple ac
of justice of the project.
Ex-hajOr Pedro Santa Anna was sentenced To
capital punishment for the murder of Mr. Jose
Maria Medina.
10 the town of Mnzquis a society has been
IoImed at the instigaton of the governor, for the
purpose 81 developing the mineral resources of
The state: In the city of Ziragosa, the head Of
the Rio Grande. another society was organized
withsa like object.
=, The siglo has published a statement showing
mat the revenue of Mexico for the fiscal year
ending in June. reached the sum of sl2 .9s7 e4T Ia
which would involve deficit. in accordance with
last years expenses of the government of over
S6.OOoOOO, the expenses for that year having been
over SIS 900 QUO.
The Mexican government decreed an order in
favor OF the State of Yucatan permitting that
state to import free OF duties and also three
barrels OF flour for each 10, 900 pounds of corn in
troouced TO be free of any duties. The concession
Is TO last four months, after which the expectation
OF corn and flour from Yucatau will be prohibited
to any other port of the republic.
Inc Mexican government has purchased In tina
United States some scientific instruments for the
Mexican engineer corps. Seven thousand dollars
mad been appropriated for that purpose but Milo.
ister Romero only used seven hundred and fifty
dollars OF The appropriation in the purchase Of
specimens TO be submitted TO the department.
The Faro OF Acapulco. of the 9TH instant SAYS
that on the Saturday previous. as Mr.. John Suffer
was pssslng on the mole, about IL O'Clock at
night, he was dealt a terrible blow on the head.
and others on the face. The police were unable
TO discover the guilty parties.
Several persons OF Matamoros have succeeded
IN raising plants OF the coffee tree from the seed
They are thriving well. 1t is probable they will
1sl IN raising coffee. Ii is said by those who pro-
Iess 10 know, That this article cannot be grown in
ground that freezes.
Great DiSc0UeTy.- The Periodico Official of
Puebla says: A citizen and resident of this city
mas discovered the mode of melting India rubber
and preparing it into vsrnish to be used on all
KINDS OF cloth. He gives it any color required,
ana II IS SAID that when prepared it will be far
superior to any oil cloth now manufactured.
The inventor has gone to the Sierra, in the |
northern part of the State, from whence the Eng
Ilsh, French and Americans purchase the mate |
rial, and which is brought back into Mexico in |
the shape of balls, shoes, suspenders, clolks and
other useful articles
The msteria is a certain species of resin that |
oozes out from the trunks of certain trees and the
entire mystery consists in the melting il into pro-
per substance. This art has been discovered |
already, but il is now being improved on by 1iy |
ing 1t more elasticity. through the process of
Ooor SO offensive in the articles prepared in other
countries.