The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-09
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.

SEVERE STORM IN PANAMA MINIsTERIAl
CRISIS Ar LIM.-BUsINEss PROSPECTS IN
FERU-IAILwAY CONSTRUCTION IN chill
CALLING OUT THE BOLIVIAN NATIONAL
GUARD.
PANAMA, May 80. 1878.
Yesterday a storm OF unusual severity swept oves
this city. II came from the southeast, and just
such ChuUasco AZ occasionally Visits In October
The wind tore the awnings of tho steamer Granada
dsmascd two three small craft stripped the sIates
oil some Of the houses in the town and did Other
damage. The season has boon unusually severe ar.
There Is no later eiiigence Of AFFAIRS
ror the Republic, there two mails lying al
ranqunia-lnat Of tho 9th ut and Of the 7th
inst, respectively. Mail arrangements with Bogota
are very bad
CABINET LIMA.
Lima oates are 10 the 2isL The Ministry resigned
In body tho 18TH, since whom no Cabinet has boon
formed DO Haza, former Minister OF War and Ma.
rine ana Or. Pizos are mentioned as prominent Nom.
bcrs OF the government rnc reason OF the resig.
OF the late Ministry appears TO have boon the
want OF harmony between them and tho President.
Admiral Monicro, the alleged author Of the late ut
tempt to revoutonize The country by seizng the
Huascar. has Decu bansLcd. de left Callao lev
DAYS ago Tor Chill
BUSINESS IN PERU.
Business steadily improves III Prru and Chill, on &C.
count OF the better price OF exchange The opinion
has been expressed ny somo that ms Is merely tenn
ever vii be Peru The exports, however, ara
Ia excess Of the Imports and tic balance OF trade ~
favor OF Inv county Metal scarce but good b,lli
En- gland abundant Ihe biietss ia circulation
not not more needed Tor trade oil the
country, ana even they are being redeemed and nc.
stroy cd, thus removing them Irom circulation at tina
rate OF $4,000 per month. Exports vi nltrates
largely the increase. Altogether tue country II
better oil financially Than at any time IN the last
years.
The German iriga;e Elizabeth entered Caino on the
evening OF the 10Th inst proceeding IRON GuayaQulL
GILLIAN RAILWAY PRoJEcr
A proposal been mad. to the Chian govern
mcnt by agents oil assocation OF capitalists IN
Pennsylvania, wherein they oner to complete the
Southern Railroad IN thut Republic AND place u in
working condition. anu 10 construct all tue bridges,
stations other works which are still 10 DO
cuted. The contractors propose 10 DO this work Tor
stipulated price tor account Of The nation
tho work, according 10 the CONDITIONS mentioned Ia
the proposal, woud be effected IN government bonds,
emitted a equitable rate win amortizationa
which would tie easy Tor the government.
MILITARY PKErAK ATOMS
According to reports from BOLIVIA u supreme decree
has boon issued that Republic calling out the Ma
tiouul Guard. Before the end oil month there viii
be 90 700 able carry arms WHAT they
wanted tor NOBODY knows.
There hav. been arrivals at Panama from Cen.
trial America anu no news
The French sIoop-olwar Stignelay sailed from Pan
Both inst Tor cruise along the Central American
coast. She will call at Puma Arenas, La Union and
San Jose de Guatemala.
A boat containing i've persons capsZcd near Chagrea
and q lady and child were aevoured Dy sharks