The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-09
COLOMBIA.

West Coast Trade-Condition Of COIOmbiss-
Congressional Doinss-Csuca Cepper-The
Annette Palm Trade-Buenaventura Wagon
Road.
+ q ~ y. rsv ~ PANAMA, June ~, 18oS
me Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer
Limeha reached Panama on the Goth. She brings
very large cargo as f0llows:-For Lverpool-1,45o
bars copper lo1 bars tin, $3.50 bags bara, 80 do.
cocoa, 2476 bales cotton, lT6 do. bark 70 ceroons
copper and silver ores, and packages sundries.
For southampton-l25 packages specie, vaue
$242525; lao ceroons bark, do straw hats, pacF-
ages chinchila skins, and do. general cargo. For
New York-72 ceroons banks, box clay jars curiost
tiesl 90 bags cocoa and l parcel. For Cen
tral American ports-5 bales corks, rs bags matt,
Is do. -four, 10 bales merchandise, 2s bars iron.
cases books For Panama-364 bags -four, horses
and 10 mules, 14l bags cocoa, IL packages genera.
cargo. For Mania, Esmeralda and Tunaco-23s
packages general cargo. For 50. Nazaire--l6O sacks
cocoa, ceroon hats.
The United States flagship Contoocook, Admiral
Hoff, arrived at Aspinwa on the 2lst and sailed
the 9th. The gunboat De Soto arrived at Aspnwal
on the oath to relieve the Gettysburg, which sailed
on the 2eth for Key West. The sloop Cyane remains
in Panama. Enc
The Pacific Mail Steamship Companys steamer
Golden City, with 2ss passengers 1880 packages OF
freight and $685. 446 in treasure arrived this har-
Dor this morning t.t
Our dates from Bogota are to the I'd inst. Congress
was stn in session.
Peace continues to reign throughout the whole
of Colombia. The administration OF President
Gutierrez was everywhere hailed with enthusiasm,
and the utmost confidence seems to be repOsed in
him by all parties. As his intentions known to
be prasewOrthy, and being strongly In favor OF the
improvement and advancement OF the country, all
look up to him as the right man for the right place
business is stagnated merchants are Complaining OF
bad times, and the husbandman cries for roads and
means Of communication In order to bring his pro-
bin passed third reading in Congress cedng to
company the privilege OF navigating the river
bill reinstating Captain Vicente Tavera and off,
in the army was also passed The Senate unani-
OF the late President Of the Federal Supreme Court
Doctor Jore Gutierrez De Lara oil! returning to
habitation was finally passed.
Also bill providing that no pension shall exceed
e sssi an
Mosquera which at present is $4,000, but Id future
will be only 81, 4oo-rather heavy deduction con
sidering the many services the retired general has
rendered to his country. A lengthy and animated
debate on public order took place in the House OF
through number OF sittngs without arriving at any
definite agreement. The question relates to the
relation to the several States comprising the Union
case Of disturbance Of the peace, whether Of do
on the 10th ut project Of law modifying the law
on the foreign debt passed a second reading.
"A grand banquet was given by Mr.. Bunch her
in honor Of the birthday Of her Majesty Queen Vic
tora, which passed or with great eclat.
The exports OF the precious metals from this State
during the month OF April were as fOll0ws:-
Silver. ........................ 1000
Total $780, 7s
destined as foows:-
TO Paris. 5000
Total. s1so, IFS
same period was $36llo This State Is tranquil, and
! the people are becoming awakened to the impor-
lance Of peace and for the furthefance Of material
| progress.
This State is entirely tranquil. Much attention is
being paid to the building OF roads, the cultivation
latter product being extracted from the second
range Of the Corderas, where 1t ID SAID to exist In
indigo plant has been commenced in the district OF
San Pedro. The indigo obtained 10 OF superior
quality and promises 70 become staple article or
discovered In the valley OF the Patti The ore on
ANALYSIS yields q large proportion Of copper a. the
Parts
sulphur and silica. 33
iron ana aumina. .......................... .
| AlSalies and loss ... 7
In several parts Of Cauca the annoto palm has
been planted a large scale, and u the planters
succeed in preparing the article properly for market
results Sw from the Of this
prise and progress is being awakened among the
people Of this fertile state, and II peace con-
tinues and the government VIII protect pri-
vate enterprise great material advancement may
be expected. The navigation of the river Csucs
| by steamers is spoken on, and proposals have
already been received fr0m England for the building
| oflironsand wooden steamers OF moderate tonnage
The Buenaventura road Is favOrably progressing,
but the company have many serious obstacles yet to
| overcome The work has turned out to be much
more difcult than when first undertaken hence the
| company solicited and obtained from Congress an
extensions of the contract time to two years longer.
The people Of Cali are DESTROYS when finished to
tend the terminus Of the road to Palmira, project
which Ii said to be very feasible, and which would.
greatly tend to develop the resources Of the INTERIOR
whitb at present are almost entirely inaccessible.