New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-09
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PIE CrSTOM-HOUsE At MANZANILLO-POSTAL
ENTORTION - LIVING MONTH ON ONE
SpANr.H DOIIAR.


FIIE CuSTOM-HOUSE At MANZANILLO-POSTAL
ENTORTION - LIVING A MONTH ON ONE
SPANISH DOLLAR.
MANzANuLo Oct. 8.-The rain still continues
TO pour in torrents and detained here for how
iour heaven only knows We are, however. elegantly
lodged aud fed, and cared for kindly every way Gov
Cueva senior Reudon the Administrator OF Customs, and
Mr. Morrill, the American Consul from COllma, are stay
ing here with the Seward party and the time passes not
unplrasautly. The cards out for grand bale in
honor OF Mr.. Seward COlma, tomorrow night, but
leaving present wholly out Of the question: aud
II must therefore be postponed.
CUSTOM HOUSE EEFORMs-COLMA AND ITS GOVERNOR.
senior Luis Bendon. q small, spare, sharpfeatured,
dark hucd man. appears TO DO thorough gentleman. He
has affected great reforms in the Custom House, and IS
called "a square man" by the importing merchants
who however, dislike him because he exacs full and
complete obedience to law and has put stop to the
old system Of reductions imports IN favor OF the great
,perchapts 10 the ruin Of the small Ones Under his ad
ministration, ManzanillO. from yielding 100000 per
anDum in revenue TO the Federal Government has come
10 Weld 81 5OOOo0 and all without single wsgonroad
into the interior any direction. When roads already
commenced are flushed wharf hult, and some other
improvements made, this place will grow into thriving
port, and have a grand commerce.
Gov Cueya is tall dark hnelyformed and Intelligent
Young man He is a physician by profession, but has
been acting Governor for years. and appears to
be quite popular He has taken great Interest In the
establishment OF free schools in COlma and other towns
in the state and decided advance has been made within
the last two years In general education He appears to
be fully aware Of the Importance OF public Improvements
and the development Of the great natural resources Of
the country This tle state Of Colimahe smallest
one OF the smallest in the Union-conalns population
Of eOOOO OF which three-dfths are OF pure Indian
blood and twothirds Of the remainder have but
little European blood, few only being Of pure Castian
descent siDgularly enough tins Indian element ap-
ton of the population and foreigners generally cOncede
that 1t ia less cOrrupble and changesbe than the pure
European. Whatever may be its faults, bulldog te-
nacy courage and love OF country among its yr-
tues and hopeful characteristics II has capacities
which, developed by education, may prove the saliva
tion Of this beautiful country. &C.
BAD POSTAL MANAGEMENT.
fnd much apparently we'll grounded complaint about
the mana Of postal matters in this part Of the Re-
public The Government charges cents each letter.
but snguary enough, while there are no Government
mails between here and the Interior there is PostOce
and the postage il rgidy exacted. Thus merchant
makes MP his correspondence aud takes MS letters 70 the
Post Office where he pays % cents EACH There
stamps provided FOR by law. but for sale here
and the letters receive mark from the Postmaster to
that the postage has been PAID Then the merchant
carrying the batch Of letters which I've has just
paid the Government % cents each AZ C0ima thelet
Iected again for sln them ont over the counter
dues Letters come from Mazatlan by steamers prepaid
and Is cents each Is collected them their arrival
here. Then they sent 70 COma stated. and pay
AGAIN before starting and also Oh theD arrival ere
three times in all. Letters from San FrauescO by
steamer for persons here must be delivered TO the Post
master by the purser on his arrival and Is cents each
charged at once before they can into the hands Of the
persons whom they directed IL the entire pOsal
system OF tho country was thus managed the
Department ought 20 be q paying institution but am
told that the abuses complained OF exceptional and
local and that the Federal Government does not rap the
benefit of the imposition. However the tax is heavy
one on the merchants am told that house having
depot here and large store a COlima, paid last wear
5000 In postage and courier charges.
TREASURE TRoYE.
A few years vessel was loading Mexican dollars
in the harOr Of MauzaHlllO when box fell over.
board aud the divers failed 10 recover them The boxes
ri last rOtted and went 20 pieces and since that from
time 20 time the during great storms wash the
dollars ashore. To-day the waves have been immense.
and tho shore all along ia front OF the town. has been
lined with the poorer natives hunting for the precious
Sesits As these men earn their living by hunting,
and loading and unloading vessels having perhaps two
or three DAYS work IN month"; dollar Is quite fortune
10 them and finding Of two or three Is an event Of
thcIr lives The dollars stained 10 an nky blackness
b. long Immersion Ia TIC seS-Water bat are still worth