The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-10
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL
CANpIDATE-MoRE RAILWAY SCHEMES con-
DI1IoH OF THE PANAMA RAILwAY-HEAvY
SALES or GCANo.
PANAMA, Nov. !, 1877.
Private advices report o disturbance the state Of
Antioquia on account OF IN attempt to assassnate
General Julian Truj,lIo, the popular candidate for
President OF the Republic. Tho attack Ia have
boon made by three armed rufans, tnsigated by tho
clerical party. but unsuccessful As a result the
State OF Antioquia. according to our information has
been placed under martial law until the bishops either
voluntarily Withdraw or arc banshed twill thus DO
seen that n.spto OF all the hopes OF moderate men
and contrary to the best interests OF tho country tho
.rrcprcssibe conflict" between the liberal and con.
scrvativo elements, between Church and State, Is
likely TO give abundant future trouble.
RAILWAY PaoJscr.
II ,s reported that Mr. Ross, who passed through
Panama on his way to Europe a few days SINCE has
made contract with the government Of Colombia
tho construction OF what called the Central Railroad
which il cost So. 00O,000 II Is said that the
Panama Railroad subsidy Of $3.50, 600 per annum has
been gwen up to Dir. Ross Tor twenty-tw years. be-
aides whcn nc IS to have twenty vs per cenl Of tho
customs revenue
The United States flagship Omaha, Rear Admira
George H. Probe. arrived ~ Valparaiso October audi
was to have lcft that port about the I'D, " be
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return TO Panama aiter tho rainy season Is over Tho
United Sia.cs n'anoi.war Adams had not yet arrived
on the coast
srgsL RAILS ON THE PANAMA. ROAD.
The track layers unishsd putting down tho I've
mics OF steel rails on the Panama Railroad whcn they
commenced on the lss VI May, onu day last week.
with The exception OF about milo the steel rails
extend IRON Panama 10 tho summit, when. with Two
other short pieces, al Alligator Bend aud Cha
grcs Bridge, makes about ten miles, little over
one nth Of the whole line between Panama Coon,
renewed anu modernizcd INTO good shape.
rbe from the south coast since the dcpart o
OF tho last mall October To- Of little interest Earth
quakes were frequent, nut great damage had been
donc.
PERu STANDING iDLR.
Tho elections 70 I'LL vacancies In tho Senate ard
House VI Deputies OF Peru hold The q ST
ult aud u was expected there would b. bloodshcd,
both parties xero armed, and excitement was g
II Is reported that tho public works slnndst
since the death VI MI Henry Mciggs, the 3Oth OF
september.
HEAVY sALEs or GrASo
Tho government OF Peru has publ lshcd resolui ion
dated tbc 10Th UT. announcing and authorizing tn o
sale vi 10000 tons oi guano Tor the agriculture OF
Chill, 10 Don Josc Raimunuo Torres AT the prize OF
slsty-one soles nty cents 1850 30) per ton This
quantity was originally conccuou 10 Tho house OF
Serdo Hcrmanos al forty MAO socs twenty per
ton, but Mr. Torres having offered twcntyh per
more tho hrst saIo declared null ana VOID ~
conformity with the law in cases. and the gusno
sold TO I'll. highest bidder
The persons imprisoned In In paz. Bolivia, Tor
pcity IN the lst attempt al revolution had been b
cfatcd by order OF General Dazt.
Dry, nnc weather prevails 90 the Isthmus. There
Is little or sickness cyai,lng