The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22

Demandesl-Return of POnce-He Con.
volses "a Constituent Assembly-smugsiing-
0piuu,--How IA Case Was Discovered
Terrific Gale.
PANAMA, August l3, 1865.
The steamer Arizona, from New York, did not
reach Aspinwall until A. NJ. on the 10th inst, max.
ipg nearly ten days. passage Owing to the deten-
ton In sending her freight over the road the Golden
City, with her mails and passengers did not get Off
nom Panama for San Francisco until the night OF the
Hth INST, so that they will make about a twenty-five
days passage through. She took up nearly two
thousand tons freight. Slow time appears to be the
order OF the day now; the railroad representatives
blame the steamship companies for not making
quicker trips, and the steamship agents pitch into
the railroad managers for not being in position to
40 the work offered to them in reasonable time.
Everybody Is grumblmg at everybody else, and the
result is likely to be block In the transit II mat
ters are not improved It is to be hoped
the directors VIII inquire where the blames lies
and have 1t remedied before il goes any fur
ther. There is no for the steamship
companies requiring ten days for their steamers to
make two thousand miles, even il they carrying
freight and passengers at opposition rates nor is
there any excuse for the railroad company, when it
afford TO pay such enormous dividends, to be so
short OF rolling stock and other facilities as TO be
unable TO do the business Of the ROAD promptly, no
matter how great that business may be. II Is an In
justice 10 the commerce and tralic OF the eutlre
Pacific and must finally initiate against the interests
OF the stockholders.
The mission OF the railroad company to procure
laborers in Carthagena proved complete failure.
The agent got one hundred and fifty men together
but the moment they heard there was revolution
here they refused to come fearing there might be
some trap laid to make volunteers for the army of
them as they would land here. Had II not
been for this they would have secured plenty Of
hands.
The revolutionary army under General Ponce has
returned from bloodess victory In the interior of
frightened inhabitants of the districts through
which 10 passed. The General arrived at Panama
on the night OF the 10Th, and was allowed to land his
forces quietly and take possession OF the barracks
unmolested although the common belief was mat
Correoso would resist him. SO forthe present the |
country is safe, and we are or will shortly he
more relieved from martial law. The next thing |
WILL be to raise funds to pay the fdde for this little
government overthrow viii cost the State not less |
than $4,000; so as all tile available taxes are
already collected in advance forced loans Will
doubt be the order OF the day. our neSt episode |
will In all probability he visit from that restless Old
spirit, Grand Marshal ex-rresdent General Mosquera
when all the funds OF the state that may be forth
coming by that time viii again be wasted iT-anOther
useless revolutionarySmoyemeni We have now
double the force under arms that we had before the
trouble and there appears no prospect OF their being
dsbanded at present II Is reported, moreover that |
the general government IS about TO send two han. |
dred men mOre4rom Car'hagena here 10 keep peace |
on the lsthmus, so that the soldier nuisance IL Likely
General Ponce's return he has issued two DEGREES
one abolishing the law OF 9Th OF July which placed
the country in state OF war and the other convex
neat, meet IN PanaIna
snug little smuggling speculation was discovered
and stopped the other day by the agent of the North
American steamship Company here, commonly
known among Isineaos for the past twenty years as
sold Stout" II appears some enterprisng san
Francisco Speculation, under the name OF Kong Kec
shipped on board the Nebraska nine boxes OF opium,
valued at s35Oo to be delivered In Panama TO order
Soon after its arrival al unknown individual calling
himself Iawton, turned up with Kong Kees bin of l
same time soliciting debentnre certificate OF their
being landed from the Consul. But Kong Kee had
omitted TO place his imperial autograph the bill OF
fading, and Lawton was either unable or unwilling
to say where or how he procured Ii or what he was
Old Stout. when asked 10 hand over the
goods, said he couldn't zee II, and when the
couldn't see 1t either and SO 1t turned out that Law
ton got slightly uneasy about hs position, aud III
repack his opium here and smuggle II back to san |
Francisco under some less imposing title and thus |
lis value in duties 1t ia scarcely likely anything
ever would or could have been discovered In regard /
OF Customs here had not the unendorsed bin OF |
fading led 10 iDdures but might be Just as well III
future for the Custom House Officers who pass such
merchandise to Panama In bond, where there IN no
market for IT, TO drop line TO the Consul asking him
10 keep an eye on and see what becomes OF Il az
and me CT sop in smw
Cling INTO their ports I, certainly can
inspecorshp here, where the United States govern
ment has no earthly Jurisdiction our shppiup, |
and where the most that be done Is 10 keep up
system OF espionage suspected traffic and report
she same 10 the Custom Houses at the above ports
But until the United states owns this Isthmus or
makes q treaty for the purpose they appoint no
officers here with power to dictate what class Of |
merchandise shall be shipped from this port which |
u entirely free TO the trade OF the world; the |
Sooner they take 1t the better.
terrific gale passed over this city on the evening |
OF the 10TH accompanied ny the seyerest thunder |
ana lightning ever experienced. II lasted but /
lew moments, and did some damage TO roof and /
balconies; but had IL kept up for an hour hall the
town would nave teen completely unroOfed. The 1
only damage done IN tue harbor the capsizng OF
the Commanders gig Of the United States soop |
Cyane.
What has become OF the Pacific Pearl Company
1nelrltte submarine boat, which cost IN one way /
or another nearly hundred thousand dollars, has
oeen llng neglected on the sand beach az OF the
Islands IN the Bay OF Panama FOR almost year /
past. When VS. unfortunate builder, Mr.. KrOabl, |
was alive there was fair prospect Of its being sue
cess II funds had been supplied TO him 20 work IT,
but now II looks as II The boat were entirely ahan.
doned, or II " not t win very soon N moi already
prove entirely useless.
ON the 81 inst. and old AMI wen known enployt of |
the Pacific steam Navigation Company Captain jay
MaddOcks, who has been upwards OF sixteen wears |
IN the service died here The deceased WIS lor some
years past superintendent OF the company launches
az Taboga. ne was Gfv-eight YEAR, Ol age.
ARGEMTIhE CONF FILTRATION