The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-08
GENERAL MAURY.
HIS "REMINISCENCES OF THE CO.
LOMBIAN REPUBLIC.
Interesting Account OF Life In an Exceed
tngIy Interesting Country-Our Poor
Trade with the RepubIic-what should
- nou. for It's Improy ement.

be Done for Its improvements.
Learning that Hon. Dabney Maury. late
United slater minister To the United states
| of Colombia, with headquarters nj Bogoti'
was in the city, q representative OF tne
TINES called ON him yesterday. and request
| ed an interview with him regarding ms
"reminiscences and recollections OF tn''
South American Republic. In response
General Maury gave the following very , ~
tercsting account Of his experience ana ne
| in our sister replblic in the far south. lie
said: ho
IL was appointed by Mr.. Cleveland 10 ~
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister ne
ripotentiary to the Republic OF 'ol9in-
| bia. three Years ago. We. my son anu l.
saiIed by the Pacific Mail route from New
York 10 1olon i'm nine days. At colon we
took "A British steamer for the Masuailh'
river. and in about twenty-iour houT-
reached Baranquilla. the principal port oi
Colon bia. where we took river steamer
for Honda. the head Of na'lgatlon. we "erc
seyen DAYS on the river. There are twenty
| five Of the little stern-wheel steamers
such as used 10 run on the Ohio. and which
now do the mail. passenger and traffic ser
| lice on and beyond the Magdalina. The
boats are fairly comfortable. and we amused
ourselves by killing alligator, with W IN
chester rifle. We left twety-tve or thirty
wing on the sand-bars. We rarely shot
within two hundred yards. and most ire
luently over four hundred yards.
THE MAGDALINA
greatly resembles the Mississippi. The
same low banks clothed in impenetrable
forest, with the same sort OF wood-Nard-'
and occasionally "a small town on hamlet.
"At Honda we took mules and went up IN
three DAYS TO the edge of the great plain on
which Bogota rests. This plain IL sixty
miles by thirty in area. and Of great fertll-
| IT'S. Ii is especially rich in pasturage. L
saw cattle that weighed over 5000 pounds
which were fatted there. and the size ot the
| cattle is generally good. One gentleman
had TWENTY-FIVE Durham cows MIXED daily.
| The horses are mostly over fifteen hands.
| They are very active and all pace naturally.
BOGoTA
"Bogota is called the Athens Of South
America. I'm population 1t equals kicL-
mond. The streets are paved and fairly
| lighted The residences are costly and
very comfortable, and are often sumptuous y
furnished. The people are highly cultur' Il
and very courteous. The women are very
graceful and refined in their department.
l'nchastity is confined to the lower servant
class. Nowhere is the purity of the home
more secure.
There is much wealth and luxury in
B0gota. The market has everything we
find in ours-in the way Of fruits. vegeta-
bles. and meats. The dinners and balls are
Grand surprising any have ever enjoyed
in America.
"The religion is Catholic. by the stringent
measures Of the government as now organ
lied. There j. no apprehension OF The
revolutions which have 50 long Slapped the
life OF this wonderful country.
OUR POOR TRADE WITH THAT COUNTRY.
The United states. although so near and
50 closely united by treaties and interests
with Colombia. has scarcely any trade with
that country. All is carried on by mcr-
chants Of England, Germany. France. We
receive all of the coffee. some hides. and re-
turn flour. The mines are worked generally
by English and natives. We may hope
something from the work Of the coming
Congress Of Pan American states. and If
both countries 80 adjust their taxes as 10
encourage trade, We may have II all.
THE KIND OF MINISTERS NEEDED.
80 use the advantages Of such changes
we must send out young men who speak
Spanish reH to canvass. as other nations
are now doing. The healthfuiness j. equal
10 that Of our own country. The seaport,
seem less liable 10 epidemics than some Of
ours. Daring the time Of my stay an extra
dtion treaty and parcel port treaty were
made.
II was treated with great consideration
and kindness by all. from the President
down. and when the result Of the last
Presidential selecti0n was known the
official request was made that no change
should be made in that legation
TRIBUTE TO HIS SUCCESSOR.
but the axe fell. and my only consolation
was found in the high character 81 my sue
cessor. Mr. John 4. Abbott, of New Hamp-
shire. We have mutually surprised each 10
find the other so congenial. lie showed sim
ccrely his regret for my misfortune, and ac-
companied me down the Andes, because he
could not bear to see me 20 on 80 arduOus
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