New-York tribune., 1875-12-27
CENTRAL AMERICA.
AFFAIRS IN COLOMBIA-REIIGIoUs INTOLERANCE A
CHITRE-TuE PROPOSED CONFEDERATION.

AFFAIRS IN COLOMBIA-REIIGIOUS INTOLERANCE AT
CHITRE-TIIE PROPOSED CONFEDERATION.
PANAMA, Dee. 1S.-The Isthmus continues
tranquil and the Provisional Government meets with no
signs OF opposition. few citizens signed their names To
petition addressed TO the Constituent Convention e1
pressive Of their wishes that the Assembly would elect
Col Azpuru. the present Provisional President to con-
tinue in the post for the next constitutional period
which will commence the LIST of January next. The
question put TO in the Assembly on the 13th
and Mr.. Aizpuru unanimously elected Constitutional
President Of the State of Panama.
bill has been introduced in the Legislature TO reduce
EXPENSES by curtang the salaries Of civil and military
employees The treasury Will gain if the measure Is car
red 81 900 in the civil branch and $4,000 more in the
military. The militia force in 1876 Is not to exceed 40
men.
The reports from the interior Of the Republic
less pacific nature. Mr.. the expelled PreS
dent OF Panama went to Cauca, where great deal OF
sympathy has been shown his behalf 1t is even r-
mored that Gen. Mosquera is getting ready 400 men to
come and renstate him IN the PRESIDENCY. :, ..,,,,.
arrived here the 18TH on her way to China and japan
unusual and unexpected display Of religious fanat-
cSln has been made at town called Chltic, III ms
state instigated by two iars and having all the signs
OF cnmnatng III ssnase % son as ,b .ooc
given several of the leading inhabitants OF the dis
frct il appears Mr.. Guardioa, meeting religious
cesson in the street had treated with dsTespect The
Spanish frars aIlnded 10 not only e1connlncaed
Mr. Guaiioa but sd he ought TO be stoned out of the
village as wc'as all Foreigners who nothing but
Masons and hcretics and that II people did not do so
their souls would he condemned to eternal punishment
On the p eeeptor boys school refusing to let these
frars spend ouior five hours in teaching religion, they
induced the parents Ia take the boys away, that the
number reduced from 90 10 30 TDepTcceptor oh
iected that much time occupied IN religious exercises
lett the boys opportunity OF learning anything else
The friars turn fummae ed from the pulpit eN-
communication against the preccp0r and all those VINO
adopt his opinion The friars also object to the boys
being allowed read history lie informed or Bovars
war for the independence OF Spanish America Repre-
seuons have been made 10 the Prefec but not yet
certain il any and what steps the Government will take
in this serious matter.
Bv the steamship Winchester which arrived from Cen
trai American ports the 10th, the news in general
continues hopeful and satisfactory. The movement
toward confederation OF the five states gains ground
Gen BarrOs of Guatemala IL spoken OF i'll some journals
as "A candidate for the Presidency.
Mr. ID. NJ. MuilcZ, the Diplomatic Commissioner OF the
Cuban Republic to Salvador. has been named III similar
capacity TO the Confederate States which he also hopes
succeed in getting TO recognize the independence OF
Cuba as did Guatemala.
Don Andres Vale il a candidate for the office OF Prcsi
dent of Salvador, and is likely tO be elected.
Since the departure OF the steamer Etna Tor New Ork
on the 7th, there have been no arrivals from South
America. -
The dry season has begun on the Ishmus The rainfall
in Panama In November was 7.25 inches. The city of
Panama continues healthy. foreign hospital has
been established under the of Catholic association
nd of Charity,