The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-28
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
Railroad Questions Of TELEGRAPH Commu-
nication and grstion-shonld
United States Troops Fave Eeen
Landed on the Isthmust-
Guane in Immense Supply.
Colombia.


PANAMA, April 10, 1874.
since the departure oil the steamship city OF
Panama on the 10th inst but little OF interest
has occurred on the lsthmus. TLe poIiti-
Cal situation throughout the State remains quiet,
ana the government says II IL giving Its attention
to pubic Improvements, particularly to the sub
ject or supplying Panama with palataDle water.
President Milo Is actively exeiting himself IN the
matter with. he thinks. every prospect OF success.
PANAMA RAILWAY FREIGHT PAYMENTS
The commercial public OF Panama are discussing
the hardship OF being required by the Panama
Railroad Company to pay United States gold In
settlement Tor all ireigns transported acrUss the
Isthmus Tor them, Or II other coin Is rendered.
United states silver Included, it may be received
or refused at the option Q, tie freight agent ard
At Whatever rate OF discount ne NAY choose
10 establish each day. Formerly the bts Of
the company were payable nall IN United states
god anu hall in United state silver Tue result
OF the new arrangement which went into effect
risen IN value to seven per cent premium. the
merchants wsn ultimately he compelled, when ,a-
porting goods to have tnetr lrsi-nts paid IN ad-
vance. which III many cases viii pe imprac ticable,
or import United STATES gold 10 pay ther reights-
The Ley Ion Ca IL Company nave adopted similar
mode o. payment Tor all messages oncred for trans
MISSION abroad, and have gone 50 lar AZ TO refuse
to send message because the cha &c OF II, even
to tue fractional part OF dviIaf Was not PAID IN
the com they demanded.
TELEGRAPHC COMMUNICATION WITH NEW YORK.
1t Is Ofticialy announced here that the Cuban
cable Is repaired and that tAere Is now d.. ect
communication between the IsihmuS ana New
YORK, message requiring only lew hours LOT
Transmission, put up to the present " e have had
no proof OF the assertion. leegrainS when
Should nave arrived on the SIN have not yet como
to hand
Congress Is still IN session al BogoIa. One Of
the Consuls OF The Republic In Europe having re-
ported that the country was very htt.e known aud
very little understood Cnere, Congress has under
discussion bill to establish u newspaper 10 be
pubiisaed In Europe IN French English and Ger.
man. 10 make the United States OF Colombia better
known In Inc mercantile centres 0I europe.
The most Important bin ls that on PUBIC Order,
article 3, which uecares that IL the government OF
any State Is overturned ny seditIOu tie general
government will reinstate 1t oy force OF arms.
PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION.
double set OF representa- YES from the State
OF Panama having proceeded TO LOngress--viz.,
and those after it-Consress decided that only
those elected under the Constitutional government
would be allowed 10 take tneir seats.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT I'M EXPERIENCE.
The circumstance OF the dlsem oarkatlOn OF the
United states forces during the revolutions III
Panama Is giving rise 10 considerable discussion
at BOgota as an offence to tile national dignity.
IMMIGRATION FROM ASIA.
The Executive power has offered to guarantee
to the Pubic Works CONSTRUCTION Company OF
LONDON seven per cent on $780, 600 to bring and
establish Asiatics IN the Republic.
Nicaragua.
There il very little Of interest in the last news
from Central America. The Re ublic OF Nicaragua
was very much Pleased by the visit OF the Canal