The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-20
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

Clerical and RevOlutt0n1st Agitation In
Guatcmaln-The Radical list Trouble In
Observation-Disclosures Industrial Invasion
of Peru-Dcath OF an American Ship
Captain-A Severe Observation-Disclosures
Diplomacy In Chile.
The Guatemala government continues its contest
with the dissatisfied clergy. Senior Espinosa, IN
charge OF the Archbishopric OF that Republic, has
been banished from the state.
Nothing was known OF what progress the inva.
sion of Palacios may have made.
NICARAGUA
was quiet and was yet unaffected by the invasion
OF Honduras.
The garrison OF $50 men, had rebelled in favor OF
the invading party by the steamer a1 Sherman.
was quiet and rebuilding its capital on the same
ground on which 1t stood before the late earth
quake.
The question Of boundaries between Costa RIGA
press Of the latter Republic indulge in some hos
tile remarks against the pretensions Of Costa Rtca
South America.
The principal topic of interest from Peru, to the
9th ut, was the great number of Chinese laborers
about Lima and Callao. There was report, when
the steamer LETT, that on the 2sth the Peruvian
laboring class would make an attack on the Chinese
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company employs
Chinese in preference to Peruvians not so much
for cheaper work, but because they are more
steady and docile than Peruvtans. The latter are
The government, fearing that there might be some
thing political at the bottom Of the affair, had
dered the troops and national guards to remain
under arms and be in readiness for any emer-
DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CAPTAIN.
Captain Skolfeld, of the American bark Martha
Bowker, died at Callao on the oath ult.
MARINE ACCIDENT.
III. NaZQire while
proceeding to her anchorage in CallaO harbor ran
afoul of the noating dock there and did so much
damage to 1t that 1t will take some time to re pair it
for use. 1t Is calculated that 1000 soes will be re-
quired to repair the damage done. As these
protest Is circulating for signature against their
anchoring among the merchant shipping in the
haroor OF caiiao' svvrvr ar,
A severe norther visited the bay of Valparaiso
Several launches were lost, and Her British
II The Pacific Steam Navigation company's steamer
Peru in going out ran into the brig Jumbez, got
clear of her. and then went afoui OF the bark
Martha, with considerable damage to both vessels.
DIPLOMACY IN CHILE.
Cornelius A. Logan, United States Minister to
Chile, was formally received by the President on
the 27th Of June last.
Serious Disasters by Flood and Fire
in Pcru-Earthqualxe Adding TO the
Alarm.
HAVANA, August 10, 1873.
Late advces from Lima, Peru, report that
serious accident occurred sixty miles from that
city. body OF earth, estimated at ten mil
lion cubic yards, fell from O mountain
side into a valley, severely ininring a
number Of persons and damnling up
its usual height. Engineers were Of the opinion
that the water would soon burst its barriers, when
It would rush toward Lima, sweeping everything
before it and submerging the lower portion OF that
city.
A disastrous fire has taken place in the city Of
Valparaiso, causing loss OF 100000.
EARTHQUAKE.
The towns OF Petorea Duillota, sigma and Lir-
nache, in Chilli, have been greatly damaged by