New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-28
SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
EARTHQUAKES IN CHILI-FRENCH CRUISERS IN
THE PACIFIC-MURDER OF UNITED STATES
CITIZEN BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE OF PAfIA.
HAVANA, Dec. 26.-The following news from
south America has been received from Panama:
CHILL.
Advices from Chill TO the I'D state that the new
American Minister had arrived. Congress had granted
a subsidy of $4,000 per annum to the Panama and West
India Cable Company. condition that they connect
Calao with Europe by telegraph
BOLIVIA.
Bolivia advices 10 the 18th state that Gen. Morales had
been chosen Chief OF the CococorO and Orcho revolu-
tloniss Melareo poweress near Potosi, and want
ing help The Arequpa Railroad will be opened on the
LIST OF January.
PAYrl, Peru Nov. 9o.-AbOut the LIST inst. ". B.
Letchur nauralized citizen OF the United States
came TO Payta about $500 worth Of 1ewery and
money in his possession. 1t his intention to 90 to
Pura at once being afraid OF robbers on the road
and having acquaintance with the Chief OF tho Police
Of Piura-Lieu Barrea who is nephew Of Col. Balta,
the President of PeruLetchur sent TO Pura TO see he
would Ue him his On s0 e opq Tor Paya net
the eweler there and left Payta together for Pra The
about Roar after the departure Of the first party On
the road Palmer heard shots fired and saw man he TOOK
for Barrea leaning on his horse over his sadde ana the
negro soldier without his coat running from one sand
hill to another. As Palmer thought they might lie rob
more of il. little later Lieut. Barrca arrived at Piura
alone and there met the negro soldier; he let
Pura company with the negro and anothct soldier TOT
Payta, and the whole party embarked on board
the steamship Inca on the 18th OF November
for San Jose. As the jeweor had rot arrived
in Payts, a search was made for him, aud
was found the road which had secret drawer,
which found 5000 but all the rest taken out and
the yaluabes carried on The party afterward fonna
more empty cases and some sTeds OF inc h
res discharged Palmer guided the troops 70 the pace
he had the horseback, aud there they found
he mur ma
He had shot through bis head and one IN ms heart
prison MIGRATING ali the prisoners the same night.
Baa the President is shocked at his nephews deprav
ty and has given orders to shoot him wherever lie may
Lima advices to the 18th state that tho effects Of the
the European war were felt heavily in all branches of
business Exchange could not be procured. The Coy
eminent exscts tax OF three per cent on al com
German shiye August from Hamburg, and Gazeue,
from California. Both vessels were taken TO Ianlu'
UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA.
PANAMA Dec. l7.-PTesent fears Of war with Ecuador
are dissipated. The Ecuadorian ConsulGeneral eI-
paned away satisfactorily the recent movements OF bis
government ard asserts that hostile intent Is har-
bored in Ecuador against Colombia.
tret with the Representative OF Eranger Co Of Paris
Bogota and the Magdalena River.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS QUIEr-INDUSrRIAL AND AG-
RICULTURAL ESTERPRIsES-LARGE COFFEE
AND INDIGO CROPS.
lPRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
GUATEMALA,
PANAMA, Dec. 1.-THE newly-elected Cham
Der Of Representatives of Guatemala was installed on
on the 2Sd u and the Presidents message, containing
an elaborate report OF the condition Of the country was
read The message congratuates the country upon the
amcable relations which exist with the neghborng re-
publcr. ..ron
disturbance has taken place at Santa Anna, between
the inhabitants Of that city and the neghboring country
folks arising from disputes about boundary limits The
ARRAY was for time serious, the country people going
so far as to attack the garrison OF ne S ssn h be
spot que the riot The rioters set fire to seye-
raj private and assassnated the obnoxious In
mates four are known 10 have been brutay murdered
on the arrival of the troops, under Cen Martinez the
rioters impored mercy and protested their action was In
no way directed ut the Government, but purely local
NICARAGUA
Government has annulled the contract entered into
between the Republic and the Central American aud
Californian Steam Navigation Company, the Company
having failed TO fulfill s obligation The coffee harvest
has ill., and promises Ia he most satisfactory Indigo
cocoa sugar. and cotton are also coming forward IN
THEN respective districts.
HONDURAS
Tho engineer OF the lDeroeeanic Railroad has In
formed the Government that the first section offs tho
road has been eyeled, and that oil the single bridges,
with one exception, were finished. The rails arc laid
for eleven miles. and two locomotives are running Tie
second section OF the road has now been commenced.
COSTA RIGA.
new contract has been entered into with the Panama
Railroad Company which provides that the Company
shall increase the number OF Its monthly steamers from
two TO three or four, II the coffee crop should render
extra tunnage necessary. The contract also secures
material reduction feighs the products OF the
Repnbc 10 Europe and the United States. In return
the Government grants an annual subsidy OF 1900 10 the
Panama Railroad Company.
Tifty thousand dollars have been voted toward aiding
and the cultivation OF indigo the money to
he distributed loans not exceeding 5000 10 one indi-
ydua at the moderate interest OF per cent The
coffee season has set in and the crop Will reach pro-
duetion OF 800 600 qumtals.