The New York herald., 1868-06-11

TOTAL. $3.50, 722
In Central America the cochneal crop promises
well owing to the favorable weather. 1t ranges in
price from sos to sos per ceroon. Conee growing,
which is comparatively new undertaking in Guate-
mala, is making rapid strides; nearly four million
pounds were shipped during the rst quarter Of the
present year, valued at about 100000. The sugar
exports during the same period have been about
1900, 900, valued at $4,000. e
COSTA RIGA
is grumbling good deal at the way In which money
all sorts OF foolish schemes. 1t Is not at all improba-
BILE that the increasing discomfort may finally lead to
the recall Of DR.. Mariana M0ntealegre President,
now In Europe, to supplant the present Incumbent.
ing very bad The bulk Of the coffee crop has been
shipped; there yet remain about 5000 quintals in
the interior.
The wharf ut San Jose Will be finished by the end
OF June, and s to be opened on the 4th Of july The
Amatitlan, and gives great satisfaction. The c0ch
neal crop Ii progressing very fayoably owing to the
extraordinarily fne weather. Prices range from sos
Another foolish attack has been made on the Com
mandante OF the Altos by small party OF maleon-
tents from the neigh1orng State Of Cheapas. They
were soon routed and quiet restored.
She Ofhcia returns for the port OF san Jose de
Guatemala for the months Of January, February and
March show the expectations OF produce TO
amount to about 100000 during that period, OF
which the c0fee amounted to $3759, 9S2 lbs valued
at $4SosS5, and sugar eoi Soe Ids, valued at $So9S
President Duefas was about to start on an of1cial
tour to the departments OF Santa Ana and Sensonate
The director OF the new iron wharf at Libertad had
made contract with Mr.. Sedler to proceed TO
Europe and bring out artisans to carry that work;
its speedy conclusion III looked forward to certain.
The periodicals speak highly OF the progress the
country is making under the administration OF sehor
Duehas. "
3lst March last show that the expectations Of the
products Of Salvador from the ports OF La Union,
iiberrad and Acajutla amounted during that period
to $a a93, s40 During the same period the previous
year they amounted to $207S, 736, showing diner
ence in favor Of the last six months Of Sil5,loi.
This Is partly due to the increased growth OF iI-
digO.
On the night OF the l4th May the mate OF the British
brig Hermenia ran off with that vessel, leaving the
captain with all the ships papers on shore. The ves-
sci was on a trading voyage from san Francisco TO
Mexican and Central American ports.
The British bark Canton, loading sugar at Aca-
Julia for London, got on the rocks on the 14th and
now lies on the beach total wreck
NICARAGUA
continues to suffer severely from the ravages of
yellow fever. The Transit is still bone of conten-
ton there between the government and Minister
has been sent by Nicaragua and Costa Rica as
Special Commissioner to Rome, to arrange Church
returned to the capital after satisfactory
through the provinces.
grand banquet was given to General Prado ut
Santiago on the I'd OF May. 1t was a very brilliant
affair. A body OF troops sent to the south Of Chile
to punish some Indians for hOrse-stealing were at
tackled by q large force Of AraucanOs and badly
beaten. Several assassinatiOns and robberies have
been committed in Valparaiso, which city appears to
be getting quite notorious for such Outrages.
PERU.
Mons Edmund de Lesseps, French Minister to
Lima died at ChOr0s on the 18th inst. Of yellow
fever.
Don Torribio Pacheco, Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
died OF the same disease ut Lima on the 10Th. The
yellow fever remains much about the at last
accOuntS--sOme two hundred dying daily in Lima.
The disease appears to be spreading along the
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