The New York herald., 1868-05-16


under which Macmillan was tried and condemned
and which has lately been declared unconstitutional
b. one of the State tribunals. The vote stood 81
for suspension to IS against. The whole subject was
subsequently referred to select committee that is to
re- ort new law free from the constitutional objec-
Congress on the 26th passed the bin for the forma-
tiOn Of thirty military colonies, safeguards against
Yucatan and the other twenty eight along the north
ern frontiers. On the same day Congress also or.
dered the elections for the three vacancies existing
in the National supreme Court and also elections i0r
fss s a1sssay
a two per the cent sass sss
connscations imposed by the state and federal gov
ernments must go to the support Of hospitals under
fore been the case, and the hospitals have thereby
been cut on from large sums legally appropriated to
nounces that he paid the full pay to the troops that
recently left the capital under General Veez; that
ne mas employed $50 700 IN the amortization lcan-
cellaton OF the foreign English and Spanish debts,
and has drawn In $3 100 600 Of the bonds issued by
sanchez Ocnoa in San Francisco, CAL, In 1885, and
furthermore has made arrangements which he
thinks would soon enable him to cancel the balance
OF those Ochoa bonds now out.
Large g nSer Of for tive was
tary men and civilians. In the number OF arrested
was Senior Bernardo Machado, recently ar
rived from Europe. For awhle the city was
full Of rumOrs Of pT'OnuactdmientOs and Of revo-
lutionary uprsings In all parts Of the city, State and
country, but at the latest advices these rumOrs had
all ceased and the capital had somewhat regained
Its wOnted tranquility. Among the stockholders Of
the newly organized company for the exploitation OF
the coal mines OF the republic most available to the
capital is President Juarez who has taken quite q
number OF shares. The company is called the 'pe-
and SeHor Mata Of the Ministers, is quite III with
typhoid lever.
A severe shock Of earthquake, felt in Mexico city
on the 26th, at twenty minutes past nine O'Clock p:
NJ, considerably frightened the inhabitants but did
no damage To life or property.
In Tacubaya young lady was accidentally killed
firearms
BY young man named Fernando sort.
The general government has allowed the State OF
Queretaro $4,000, for the armament OF It's state
troops.
The remains of General Zaragoza, he who defeated
ferred to the tomb prepared for them in the ceme-
terry Of San Fernando, In mexico city, on the evening
OF May 4. A fine monument has been erected on the
spot. The ceremonies were to nave been Of a most
solemn kind and were numerously witnessed.
Zaragoza was the only Mexican who obtained q VIC
tory over the French worth mentioning
N the large town OF les Oyucan, state OF Mexico,
one-iOurth Of the population are sick with malignant
fever A temporary hospital has been established by
the authorties with four physicians at, acnei.
There have been three deaths from cholera at San
Luis de Pot0sl There was great alarm among the
population IN consequence.
The Legislature OF the State Of Collma has abol-
ished the death penalty.
The report VI the state Treasurer OF Mich0acan
shows tnat the annual expenses exceed the revenues
by $l9S,3l3. How Ito make botn ends meet' Is a
result the said Treasurer appears IN despair OF ac
cOmplishing.
The Legislature OF NuevO Leon has been called in
eXua session by General TrevihO for the passage
OF more severe laws against criminals and banuits
generally the present laws being deemed by his Ex-
celcnc, irsuhcent 1or the reprenenson Oh The daily
occurring outrages.
New elecuOnS are to be held In TaInaupas for
Governor. In the meantime the President OF the
STATE supreme Court Is TO remain in charge Of the
executive department of the state.
On the 22d an agricultural and mechanical fair
Was opened at AguascaieuteS, and was TO continue
Tor SIX days. Among the awards to be gwen are
three gold medals.
The municipal authorities Of San Gabriel Chiquil-
istran and huacnlnangO nave EACH unanimously de-
cared In lav0r 0f their towns remaining in the State
of Jasco, and therefore against incorporation with
the oJale OF Aguascalientes.
At Odjaca city, during the month OF March, the
coinage OF the mint amounted to $1423S In silver
and S., $40 In gold.
The Legislature of Chiapas has decreed that sugar
should be free from all taxes ia its cultivation and
manufacture 1t Will, hereafter, only pay municipal
duties at the place OF consumption.
The amnesty decree OF Governor AncOna, of Yucca
tan does not include those persons COMPROMISED in
the late rebellion who held losiC.ons that Of
captain. This has created much dissatisfaction, as
the people or the State, most OF HON Undoubtedly
are opposed to the present authorities had been led
by General AlatOrre to expect the issuance Of full
Governor hernandez of the State OF Vera Cruz,
has commenced the organization State National
Guard. He has sent TO the United States for one
Subscriptions to the ycra telegraph lines to ad.
ditiOnaly connect Vera Cruz with tie interior are
progressing timely. AL tie money necessary lOr the
line TO Minastlan has been secured and almost all
that Is required by the Perote and JaacingO line
",
the 10th, and also DIR. igndcl0 Duran, President of
the Medical School Of Mexico city, in that place on
the 20th.
The corn crop Of the "Hotlandsr of Vera Cruz is
represented as unusually good, but the tobacco and
conee crops will fall snort Of those Of ordinary
years.
The bandit Antonio Presas was killed by the gov.
ernment troops Oh the l4th near Atlalan Vera Cruz
state-a mos happy riddance Tor the people OF tnat
section OF the country 20 whom he had FOR q long
time been perfect terror. Near Patzcuaro, Mchoa.
can, three robb RS were arrested on the 10th. One
Was Immediately silOt, and the other two ere to be
tried by The civil authorities.
Castro, an hnperialist priest and leader of que
riiia band, was captured near Touca on the 2Sd. lie
il to be shot,
The mine "de Chicon was taken by an insurcent
band, who enforced heavy loan or prestanaos on
General Cortina, not he of Rio Grande fame, bat
another OF the same name on the 23d defeated the
bandit Fragosa at Huspoxtla, and took eight
PRISONERS, 1--WE Uf whom he immediately shot.
The people OF Amatlan, State OF Vera cruz, not
lancylng paying their taxes, have "pronomceJ" and
driven away the constituted authorities Governor
Hernandez has taken the necessary measures for the
re-esablishment OF order and the Furnishing VI the
Gavez, who still styles himself "BriCatier General
OF the Empire" Is wandering about Cuernuyaca ca
pable OF sti dJingthe republic much HARM HIS defeat
at Cocoyotla, as ~ usual with Mexlcans, was very
much exaggerated by the government IA nora he
burned part OF CocOyota before retroatiig, which
he appears to have done unmOlested.
An intended uprising I'm Urizaba has been nipped in
the bud and its chief projectors arrested
According to Telegram received in Mexico city
at Apam on the evening Of April 23 Genera Rodr,-
guez Bocardo had defeated Negree at the Buena Vista
station oI the Mexico and Apzaco Railroad Particu
lars not known.
In the state Of Tabasco revolutionary movements
still continued Small bands under Ezequel Jimenez
Juan Romero, carmen Lurita, Narclsso Sdenz, Anas-
tasio Luque and others kept up desultory warfare
against tile government. The towns Of Tlalcoca.ps
1eapa, San Antonio, Macuspana and others nave
been taken and reaken severa times lately the adj
vantage thus far appearing to rest with the autor
ties. In one Of these interminabe skirmishes the
leader, Saenz, was seriously wounded.
From the State OF Puebl we learn that the nsurpcnt
chiefs Luis Leon and Antonio Noriega were in lie
neighbo hood OF the Pachuca mines when they heard
OF the advance OF General Veez The first fell back
TO san Pedro de las Vasquerias, while the latter mad
gone in another direction beyond Antotonilco first
however capturing the hacienda OF senior Carlos or.
tuna near Zempoala. There he killed the admins
traitor and two OF the poems and then took away
with hun Senor Ortuha, for whose release he de.
mands $l0,vcO.
After all Of President Juarez Fluctuations to
General Arce the troubles OF Guerrero are not