The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-23
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
PROPOSED cANAL--DEsrRUCTIvE RAINS IN
PURU.

The CASE OF THE SCHOONER LORINE-THE
PROPOSED cANAL--DEsrRUcTIvE RAINS IN
PuRU.
PANAMA, June II, 1878.
Tho National Executive has approved the action OF
the President OF the State OF Panama In the Of
tho schooner Lorine, and directs that hereafter aud
until the Colombian Congress provides suitable legIs.
laton In the case, tho registers Of foreign vessels
entering the Tree ports OF AspInwal and Panama
Iha be delivered 10 the consus OF the nations whose
Lag they bear.
The Louisa. small schooner belonging 10 an Amer
lean citizen was stolen the other night by party Of
Italians, who have gone one knows whithor. They
made the man iu charge drunk, then lifted the an
Choir and silently stole away. The captain OF the port
has scnt circulars along the coast north and SOUTH
authorizing the capture OF the vessel wherever she
may DO found.
The Osprey, an English gunboat. is tho only war
Vessel IN port.
THg PROPOSED CANAL.
Lieutenant l.. H. b. Wyss has sailed for Nicaragua
10 examine the proposed canal route. He Is accom-
panied by his secretary, Mr. L. yerbugghe Should
the prospect meet his views he may ossiby atem pt
10 arrange contract with the government for the
construction OF canal. Several propositions have
been rejected by The nicaragua government, and
there does not appear to DO much enthusasm on the
the Royal Mail steamship Para GU her last trip from
b. Thomas to plymouth maae the distance In ten
Gays and twenty hours. This Is bsiisved to be the
quickest time on record between the two ports
There have been no arrivals from South or Central
America sincs the last steamer sailed from Aspinwall
Tor New York.
VESSEL BLOWN up
small coast guard vessel the only representative
other day by the carelcssness OF the VINO
entered the power with lg candle his
hand Tho commander was killed AMI TWO Of tho crow
we're wounded
EXTRAORDINARY RAINS IN PERU-IkMENsE
LOSS OF PROPERTY.
WASHINGTON, June %, ISIS
The Consul at Lambagcquc, Peru, writes TO the De-
pa:tment OF State that the extraordinary rains OF tho
past quarter have been destructive 10 agriculture
causing total allure OF no alfalfa and fruit crops
great damage to the sugar The country around
Lambageque has been almost entirely inundated rail-
roads being washed and buildings evclled. The
oss II estimated at 81 SOC, OO0
ST. DOMINGO AND VENEZUELA.
THE RESULT OF The DOMINICAN ELECTION
uNcKRTAIN-wRecK OF AN AMERICAN BRIG.
HAVANA, June %, 1878
The English mali steamer from 81 Thomas, June
II. bringing ST. Domingo dates TO the sth INST, has
arrived hero.
The hual result OF the Presidential election In st
Domingo stili uncertain. Business generally
Improving The tobacco crop large ana Of superior
quality. Tho yield, Is supposed will reach fully
100 900 ssroons.
Pnva,s letters from Venezuela report that the
rumors OF pending revolution are vii hout founda-
sou. All parties favor tho re.eisction Of General
Aicantaras.
The American brig Asrriet q. has been wrecked
the OF Coro. stoamtug, with twenty men,
incuding Captain Every, OF the wrecked brig, winch
was sent from Maracabo to her assistance ioundcrcd
aud seven men were drowned. Captain Every was
saved. Hc suffered severely from bruises.
France has paid the swedish government. $50, 900
for the Island OF 81 Bartholomew, West Indies