The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-15

Is nothing here except the station, large
and pleasantly situated building, in rear of
which are the outbuildings, the whole be-.
Ing built on the bank of the Chagres,
which at this point is e quite broad
and the current swift. At present the
station is occupied by conductor Stillson
and his family. The next station Is at tho
native town of Gorgona, which was noted
In the days when travellers crossed the 18TH
mus via the river and on foot, as the place
where one worried out the night on raw
hide. or the wet grass, and in the morning
RECALLED himself on the then common food,
ierked beef and plantain. Leaving Gorge
ma the road leaves the course of the river,
and passing through rocky cuts or deep
red clay banks presents but little of novel
ty or interest until after passing around a
high hill, one of the most attractive spots
on the isthmus, the. meadow lands of
Matachin, open To- our view. The
town of "Matacbin" is the largest
that we pass between Aspihwall
and Panama, and consists of some one hun
dred matched houses, situated in grove Of
royal palms which rising In their stateliness
shed an air of eastern beauty over the
landscape On the left or in rear of the
village are seen the waters of the Chagres,
which are here broadened by the Rio
Obispo, its widest tributary, while on the
front the scene is bounded by a group Of
conlcal hills covered. with cocoanut and
orange trees and short grass. The highest
and most beautiful of these hills is known
as Monument hill from the fact that In
1855 was here celebrated the completion Of
the Panama railroad and the cornerstone
of q monument to its originators
and constructors was laid with
great ceremony and rejoicing, but the
monument has never been completed. At
this station there are several side tracks, 1t
being the usual point of meeting of trains
from either terminus. The trains general
ly wait here few moments and the time
is taken advantage of by the natives for
the purpose of traffic. They swarm around
the cars, from the naked pickanniny to the
young lady, about half dressed, and the old
men and women who are not overwhelmed
with clothing. They sell oranges, which
here are very fine, eggs, bread, bananas,
cakes, pine apples, native cheese, Ga little
of which goes a good way and other arti-
Giles too numerous to mention. I'D
Between Mamei and Matachin, we pass a
large bend in the river known as Alligator
bend, from the fact that at this place may
be seen, on any pleasant day, large and
lazy alligators lying on the banks of the
river summing themselves. Passing along
the Obspo river, which we cross twice on
firm iron bridges, we pass Obispo station,
and continuing along the course of the river
through the valley, where the mango
zapote and guava are found in great album
dance Steadily ascending grade of sixty
feet to the mile, we pass Empire station,
and soon reach the summit, and as the dis
lance from here to Panama is only eight
miles, and we shall want to liDger long on
this, the most picturesque and at
traCtive section of the road, we
will leave it for another letter and
write something of the state of the
POLITICAL HORIZON.
On the isthmus, which since my last
has been very quiet, nothing of any i'm
portance having occurred. The provis-
ional government is firmly established and
have done much TO allay the unrest and
anxiety that has existed here for several
months past. They nave succeeded in
effecting compromise with the ant-gov-
eminent parties IN the state, and have par
doned most of those who were leaders In
the rebellion against the government. They
have have ordered that the collection of
the forced loan and double taxes be
stopped and new election to be held on
the 2Sth of November next, when as eX-
pressed in the decree, the people are to
have the privilege of voting as they want,
that is provided they vote as the present
party in power want them to.
The Worcester sailed for home on the
Gath inst, and the Richmond left Panama
for Callao Peru on the same day. The
Shawmut is still here and the Omaha at
Panama.
NEW ARRIVALS.
BY the last steamer from New York our
ranks we're enlarged by the safe arrival here
of two Rutanders, Fred II. Brown and
Mr.. Cole, and Mr.. o. A. Dodge of Bur-
lington, who returns to us in good health.
We have now nine Vermonters here, eight
of them being from Rutland and Benning-
ton counties. and the more the merrier
The rain fall for the past month was
nearly twenty inches, and il all prophecies
prove true we shall have about three feet,
but hoping that it will fall little short, |
am, yours truly, BUTT.