The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-20
Guatemnala,

The dates from Guatemala are 70 Inc Z3d OF Jant-
uary. L~
Congress was in session and busy making new
laws and altering old The resignation Of tho
Provisional President, Garcia Granada, was not
accepted Dy the Assembly. I'D AloI OiB sT !
REvOLUTIONIsr REFORM AND THE REFORNERS. >.
The most important item received Is an account
OF pronunciamento against the government by e.
Colonel Mendez Cruz. He had been entrusted with
the government CT the Department OF Amatitlan,
Taking advantage Of that position he induced thd
fifty men OF the garrison to join with him In On at<t
tempt to get up revolution and upset the g0v1s
eminent. He also liberated 100 criminals out Of
jail and armed them. The people Of Amatitlan reA
force OF 100 men were sent out against him
under the orders OF colonel Inllo Garcia Granada1
fed with few soldiers and the rebellion was supt
pressed. An attempt to surprise the garrison at
was TRANQUIL S Three V thousand men were, how
ever kept in readiness in the capita for any events
San Salvador.
The railroad from the capital to the port was
progressing rapidly. NJ. Bueron, the contractorR
had reported to the government that the road had
been graded distance OF ITO metres In length
and five metres wide Some three hundred men,
are at work on the road "a uH.oi frt
Costa Rfca.
President Guardla had returned and been enthu-
siastically received.
The railroad was progressing satisfactorily. The
loComOtVe Ou fhCluC scCIlOH aITlVeu As buo
San Jose station amid great deal Of feasting and
| ceremonies.
| THE cooLrE TRADE. sao Ho, /,
| The steamer Glenmanao had arrived OF Punta
Arenas from China on the 30th OF January last with
| 664 Cinnamon. Thirty-one died on the VOYAGE
| Arrangements have been made at Hong Kong 10r
further supplies OF Chinese lab0rers. I'd @. y
Colombia. eA-+
The sanitary condition of Panama is (February
81 improving and the cases Of malarious fever are
declining. From statistics published In the star
and Herald 1t appears that the mortality for the
past year was about four per cent OF the popula1
ton, particularly among children - 'I7fi
TRAFFIC. ON THE ISTHMUs .eIf
The destruction Of the wharves at Aspinwall bx
the late norther, as was to be expected, 10 telling
heavily against the railroad and commercial In
terests by causing great delay In the trangp0rta~
ton OF freighs. The wharves IN the meantlno arG
being temporarily repaired, but the time that must
working order, makes the estimated losses tise 70 q
much higher figure. as .aH nGlls arf 5ffl, 30 rIIa
new steamship line, called the New Orleans
and Central American Steamship line, has been
on the 9th OF each month for Aspinwall touching
at Havana, and LimOn Bay In Costa Rica and Will
arrive on the 10th OF the next month. Returning
they will leave Aspinwall on the 18th tor New
Orleans. NOM r. .l. .ro r.0..r. rr -
.e... WEATHER REPORT. - -
The rainfall in Aspnwall for 1872 was 40. 1900
inches, avery unusual amount. L--a1 %
AT THE SCHOOL DESK AND IN THE MINES.
The news from the interior OF the Republic, up to-
the LIST instant Is or little Importance. The coun-
Try In general 10 quiet and the press is mostly
taken up with the question Of popular education. ID
The mines OF JirardOt, in the State OF Antio-
quia yielded In the month Of December last forty
pounds Of gold by the cid Of stamping mill. . -