New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-12
TOPICS IN MEXICO.
PERSONAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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| IMPROVEMENT OF LIVE sToCK-M CHARNAf
| FxpIoRAnoNs-RiU ABROAD BUILDING.
rrpou AN AsIoyAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
| ZAcAIEcAs. May S.-The three days racing Mt the
bppodrome in the Capital has excited much interest,"
throughout the country ON account of the novelty
and success of the enterprise Although the people
take great pride in good Workmanship. races have
been unknown IN the City of Mexico for more than
a generation The Jockey Club, which has Just
been established expects by encouraging racing 10
improve the breed of horses and divert the popular
taste from bull-hghtng, which still finds favor III
the provinces, where pan torros Is as much the cry
of Mexico as of Spain. Much satisfaction was felt
in tbe fact that the chief prize $500, was won
BIZ q Mexican horse In vain, says Mexican paper
did the English horse Of Baron Waeker Gotter,
ridden by European jockey, try to pass Hacon,
who was ridden by the Mexican jockey, Higinio
Tapio
Halcon is the property Of Pedro Rncon-Gallardo
member of family that possesses great wealth III
lands and factories. The Rincon-Galardos are OF
Spanish descent and entitled to the rank OF
MARQUIS. 1t is told of this family that the father
called his sons together and said 60 do not want
Won to wait for my death for your portions OF my
nroperty. propose to divide it among you, but
shall expect that you will guarantee me certain
| income which you are to contribute equally" Tho
sons accepted the Offer Some or them soon lost All
they received, but the others never failed to make
good the amount promised to thor falner.
The story is also told that Jose Rincon-Gallard
lost heavily at the game of monte lie sent tele-
gram to his brother Juan, who was noted for his
prudent habits, saying Il have lost $4,000 at
monte: what shall do ~ Instead of telling him to
return TO the ways of honest industry to retr eve
his losses the brother replied: play on; Will
back you" He did play on. and won back his
500 900 as well az the amount which his brother
had advanced him.
1t is announced IN the Trait d Union the French
paper published at the Capital, that NJ. Desire
Charnay, who had returned there after deyotlng
six months to explorations IN Yucatan and Chlapas,
found some documents of great Importance, which
establish clearly the modern character of the Yucca
tan monuments and of the Maya civilization This,
the journal named says is great triumph for the
learned explorer, who had always upheld that
opinion. NJ. Charnay it is also stated, has discov
cred on tho left bank of the Upper Usumaclnta, IN
the country of the Lacandones, in the state OF
Chiapas, large city with superb monuments and
bas-relefs of the most delicate tracery. This city,
which is on the frontier of Guatemala and in at-
tude 10 north was COLONY of Palenque.
NJ. Charnay has brought to the City of Mexico
numerous moulds of the Monuments and some
photographs lie has called the lent city the
lille LOrllIaru," IN hOuOf OF one OF Ills palTOns
There is, il appears an irrecOncllabe difference
between the conclusions of DR.. lie PlOngeOn and NJ
Charnay. The former insists that the Aayas came
into existence in Yucatan, and that they were
human family. NJ. Charnay hold that
the ruined cities of Yucatan and Guatemala are Of
comparatlyely modern date, and that they were
founded by the Toltccs He holds that nothing has
been discovered III regard to the monuments that
conflicts with this theory If. as announced, his re-
cent researches have secured conclusive evidence on
this point his explorations must be deemed OF great
Importance, and American enterprise Will have
scored a new triumph, since it was the encourage
mcnt which Mr.. Charnay received from Mr. LOrlI-
lard and Mr. Rice that caused him to revisit uca-
tan and turn to account the process OF NJ LOtln de
Laval in securing mOulds of the principal mOnu-
ments of that province and OF Central America.
The State of Chapas, III which NJ. Charnay mas
found the Vile Lorllard," Is partly on the Pachc
slope OF Mexico. 1t Is divided by the great noun
tain range OF the Sierra Madre, and contains some
enters the State from Central America, ana after
flowing through the country OF the LacahdoheS' II
waters part of the State OF IabaSco
Railroad news now takes up great deal OF space
Centrals recent call for third subscription, the
SiQiO NIX. says that the company was offered
$s,Gi0,O0O but needed only $0;0;3ZOOo. Inc
suffice to complete the line from the C!ty OF
Mexico to FL Paso by 1888. The subscriptions or
calls have been so far as 3c follows d6 ti is'
5000 900; making a total OF F22' 196OOO.
The DidriO ComerciGi gives some information III re-
gard To the traffic on the Mexican Railway, when
runs from Vera Cruz to the capital, with branch
To PueDa. In 1850 the company carried 323Oo9
passengers and received thereirOm S54o,9ll. The
freight traffic. $50 tOns-yIeded 80 243, 4S0 Ol
The expenses Were 93,3l9,o64 "a 50 that the prof.
It's were S472,565 90.
1t is announced that the negotiations for the re-
ncwal OF diplomatic relations between Great Brit
am and NJ XlcO are making steady progress ana
that they may result successfully within three
months. 1t appears that the eagerness OF the Brit
l,h manufacturer, to have the two countries on
good terms in order that they may strive to regain
their lost trade has overcome the obstinacy OF the
Cabinet