The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1868, Page 4

4 _—— CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ASPINWALL, DISTURBANCES AT CHIRIQUI. Prospect of Another Revolution in Peru. ‘The steamer Ocean Queen, Captain Connor, from | Aspinwall April 1, arrived at this port yesterday. ‘The following is the treasure list of the Ocean TOCA... ..eeecsecrcecscesscsceessecese see $1175, 753 \ FROM ASPINWALL, Marctal & Co.... 1,498 Ribon & Munoz. * 380 Hoadley, Eno & Co.. 180 Total.... + $1,177,811 COLOMBIA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Coming Conflict Between Church and State—Presumption of the Hierarchy—An- other Revolution on the Isthmus—Destruce tive Fire at Aspinwall—Loss of Cars and one PANAMA, March 29, 1868, If it is true that “coming events cast their shadows before,” the present conduct of the Roman»Catholic clergy in several States of this Union indicates a flerce struggle between the civil and ecclesiastical governments, which will be accompanied by asad retardation of the moral and material progress of the country, and may lead to very serious results. The importance of the matter induces me to enter a little more minutely into the details of recent develop- ments, to which I have already briefly alluded in my last. Ever since the overthrow of Mosquera, whose impolitic as well as unjust proceedings against the Church did not a little contribute to his fall, ® reaction has set in which bids fair to carry things to the opposite extreme, and has al- ready converted the Roman Catholjc clergy into the aggressors. New instructions appear to have been received from Rome, and the bishops and priests who suffered under Mosquera’s senseless per- secution are evidently bent upon taking reveng on the administration which followed that crazy dicta- tor. The first bold champion of the ecclesia mili- tarts who stepped into the ring was the Bishop of Pasto, Dr. Garcia Tejada, a man of eneigy, who has had to suffer persecution and banishment from Mos- quera. He had hardly returned to his see when, towards the end of last year, he issued a circular to the clergy of his diocese, in which he set forth that ‘fall sales of church property and redemptions of plous mortgages on private property are null and void, ac- cording to the decrees ‘of the Council of Trent and the bulls of the actual Pope; that all persons engaged an those proceedings are under the ban of the Church, and that only he himseif can redeem the property. Tiis extraordinary and very bitterly written letter, which violates in tie grossest manner the constitu- tion’and laws about mortmain, was communicated the national executive by the local authorities. he “President, General ‘Acosta, comprehendi the inpene of Wit SALE, at once 1: it before gress, @ _ message the 20th of February. states that it was supposed tlhe clei Would be satisfied by the friendly and conciliatory Spirit of Congress shown tu 1867 by the abolition of former oppressive laws against the Church; but in- stead of that some members of the clergy persisted in showing their bitter hatred of the fundamental principles of the constitution. He begs Congress to pass @ law which explicitly provides for the submis- sion of the clergy to the laws of the country, and for the punishment of those who prove refractory. The arp 4g accompanied by a copy of the above men- joned circular and by a letter from the highest civil autho} ty in the northern division of the State of Boy: in which it is stated that the priests in that section have openly defied the laws, disregarded the authorities and medadled with politics. On the 25th the Attorney General addressed to the jouse of Representatives a long statement ef his igen pptaion about the case of the Bishop of Pasto, Which he clearly proved that the latter had vio- ted sue vonssttuclen and was therefore liable to ihinént, but that he could not act as accuser on the part the country, because there ‘was no especial law providing for such cases, and the criminal code was not applicable to them. He prayed that Congress would take im- nediate action in the matier. Although my dates ‘om Bogota reach to the last of February, I do not | ahem ‘that Lace geod up to that time had done any- hing. I only notice one bill, brought in by @ member from Cuadinamarca, proposing a setilement of the dificulties by an arrangement with the Holy See through the Arcebishop. Tae Bishop of Carthagena is now engaged in a dispute with the government of the State of Bolivar about certain church sgt | which he claims, to be delivered up to him wit repairs, and together with the rent which the gov- aa has derived from it since taking possession of it. Not alone the civil authorities, however, are at pres- ent the object of the priestly ire, for we have recently Witnessed in the State of Panama a spiteful hostility of the Bishop against Masonry. Bishop Vazquez is in general a man of apparent tolerance, 8 proof of | which is that he paid a visit to the new Episcopalian clergyman on his arrival, But in the instance I men- tion now he has either shown his former hatred of Ma ‘y¥ or an inexplicable personal rancor against a private individual. Dr. Manuel Morro, of whom »ken ON previous occasions, died on the Lishop several days before his death refused last sacrameat because he was a s he offered to reient, if Morro oury, an offer which the latter « bishop then ordered that no Biason. would r Grmiy reject e should a him in his deat) struggle, nor 18 Ce be performed over the body. Outon has caused general indignation, Some months ago when Mr. de Ta Esprieiia died ia Carthagena, the Bishop of that diocese himself con- ducted the cere:nonies of the funeral at the church, but after their conclusion the Masous took possession of the body and buried tt tn their fashion. Im the case of Morro, the Bishop of Panaina ac rtainly imprudentiy, whatever may hay nis mo- lives; for the Masonic faneral provi y the fu- ternity was more solemn and more largely attended than it would have been under different circum stances. In regard to other political matters in the Interior there is very littie to report in this letter. Congress is rather lax in the despatch of business; one day here were neitiier the President nor any of the Vice- ents of the House of Representatives present. e bill providing for the payment by the national overnment to the several States of all expenses in- urred during the time and for the purpose of over- ‘hrowing Mosquera’s administration had been passed. in both houses by a two-thirds vote over the veto of she President. e bill had been laying over from e session of last year. The House of Representa- ves has only recognized three out of the five mem- re gent by the State of Panama, because the num{ r of its inhabitants only entitles it to three. The on the Isthmus had lived in hopes of njoy lng for some time undisturbed peace, at least I @ elections for President took place. These jopes have, however, been rudely dispeiled by the intelligence which the American steamer Montijo nf! us on the 25th from Chiriqué, The steamer ras to leave David on the 20d, but the proprietor re- Delved information that a revolution would break put on the 22d at noon and that his steamer — fou be seized. He therefore quickly left a few 0) urs before. As far as it is known from the reports at have been received by the government the rebel- lion is headed by @ Colonel Nepomuceno Herrera, a pountryman cousin of the jate President Olarte, ho is said to have had the intention to favor the former's election as President at the end of his own term. Together with the oficial announcement of Diarte's death Herrera received an order from the acting President Diaz to return to Panama with the forces he had been entrusted with by Olarte. But Herrera took no notice whatever of order and roceeded at once to prepare for his own prociame- ion as President. He is said to have about 300 men with him _ arms enough for about as many more, and with these resources and his own popularity it ts th it that he ae ey Lyi mee himself in the di it ments. When the Montijo touched at Sor the — of Veraguas, no immediate fears for @ disturbance of the peace were entertained ere, Although the news of Herrera’s intended inotamiento have been exaggerated, Preat- lent Diaz considered it prudent at once to take steps ‘or & settlement of the threatening dim. bulties. He chartered the Montijo and despatched er on the 26th to carry & tation consisting of . M. Diaz (his father), Dr. C. leaza Arosemana, J. M. sermédez (the Secretary of State) and Colonel L. Vil- real. These gentlemen were to proceed as closely Bs possible to the supposed forces of the rebellion, with the object to persuade Herrera to desist from bis foolish and ruinous designs. Some apprenension was even felt here in Panama br & rising among the ne of the arrabal on fhe night of the 27th. The government sent nts bo the different importing houses to buy up all per- tussion caps, but found that this would be 0 great An undertaking for the State exchequer and up. Another great fire has filed the inhabitants of and the which te waiti its turn of Tal ear, tho grealet pore lien wit proce n py ye V: Sr gt ak ers. How the originated is not known. Some attribute it to mntaneous combustion, others to carelessness 0: en ‘who infest the shed at night, and others again t Two watchiven watchmen gave the alarm the fire had made such headway in the absence of a powerful engine, it was im) to save the shed or the majority of the cars, The former was burned to the gro. of the latter forty-seven were completely destroyed. ‘Thirty-two of them were full of cargo, \tirely lost. oh of the tnsabee y the Boston Ice Com) caught fire, as also the coal depot of the ‘North, American Steamsht Companys bi id the house of Mr. in fa a cae at after much labor. Had it not been for fire engine of Mr. Field, manned by volunteers, and for the hand pump of the United States steamer Penobscot, the results might have been disastrous, Much praise is due and given to the officers aud men from the Penobscot, who rendered timely and effec- tive aid in getting the fire under. The blaze, from the combustible nature of the material, was enor- mous and visible for many miles around. ‘The fol- lowing is @ pretty acourate estimate of the loss:— Car shed, $20,000; forty-seven cars, at $2,000, $04,000; cargo in thirty-two cars, $80,000; 100,000 feet of lum- ber belonging to Panama, pany, $8,000; lumber belonging to Boston Ice Company, $1,300; damage to rails, &c., $5,000; to coal, $100— total, a8 It igs not known yet on whom the daneap of the cores may fall, ied a ‘ poradic cases low fever have in ap- ow on the tachinias; one of the last Bothy ir, Samuel M. Rice, who had brought produce down from California, PANAMA, April 1, 1868. T qm in possession of letters and papers from Bo- gath with dates up to the 17th of March, and shall give a short extract of the news. First about Congress. The liberal majority has had @ new addition in the three Senators and three Repre- sentatives from this State of Panama, On the ist of March Congress made a canvass of the State votes for President of the Union and Judges of the Supreme Court. General Santos Gutierrez was de- clared to be duly elected as President. To-day (1st of April) he ts to take charge of his oMce. It is very likely that the appointment of substitutes of the Ex- ecutive, to be made by Congress, will fall on Santos Acosto, E. Salgar and E. Payan, three generals. Among the bills beforé the Senate I notice princi- pally one about “public order’ and several on public credit, which led to very“iong and tedious debates, but without making any progress, The House of Representattves has been more active. Among other bills advanced to different stages I mention one authorizing the Executive to enter into negotiations with the Pope, through the Archbishop of Bogoté, for the settlement: of the dif- ficulty between the Church and the State, and another disapproving the treaty concluded by 8. Palau with the government of Venezuela. But the most interesting debates took place on the 6th and 7th ult, In regard to the interference of the national overniment tn the affairs of Tolima. On the former jay it was known that the President had despatched a certain Chavez with two hundred and fifty men for ‘Tolima, and the Secretary of Siate, Mr, Martin, was asked about this by one Of the honorable members. die tried to stifle discussion by the remark that those soldiers had only been sent to recover some arms be- longing to the nation which were scattered bebween Bogoté and the frontier of Tolima, Bat this did not satisfy the House, the discussion became hot, and when the clock struck four there was still @ good deal to be said about the matter. Next day the debate was taken up again and at last a resolu- on agreed uporR to request the govern- ment to reconsider the order given to those troops. Mr. Martin got on hi I and in a very unparilamientary speec! tie conservative party as the roi of all political evil, as revolutionists, conspirators, &c. President Acosta wenteven further than that. In am ye sent in on the 9th, in answer to the above request, he says the latier is entirely superfuous, because the govern- ment has already taken the matter into mature con- sideration, and not only that, but it is imprudent and unconstitutional, as the House has no right to make such requests! in one word, he gives the honorable members a scolding as if they were schoolboys. The Representatives pocketed the insult, and tuere it ap- pears the matter dropped, The Executive will not Tail to take advantage of their oot y Jn another yee the newly reunited liberal party of Gutierrez- costa-Saigar has been very unsuccessful. The — Sigh ro tagger 7 eee aod ae payee Without attaining anything; for when they arrived the revolutionary party, the pet of the Acosta govern- ment, had been routed and dispersed. After being obliged to shift his quarters several times, Meza for- tifled himself on the estate of Saldaia, on the river of the same name. Here he lost a num- ber of men and arms in several unsuccessful sorties against the besleging parties, He therefore resolved to cross the river and retreat towards Ibagué, This he accomplished, but with the loss of 170 men killed, wounded and drowned, and was hotly pursued by Cordova & Viana. In he was overtaken by & jaad of cavalry, who dispersed his small band com- pietely and obliged him to start alone and on foot for the Siate of Cauca.. Thus ends for the present the civil war in Toilima, bat the rullng party in the Exec- utive and in Congress will not rest until they have thought about another war, for it is in Tolima that the relative strength of the liberals and conservatives has to be decided. ‘The newly elected President of the State of Boya- , A. Currea, had not yet entered upon his «duties, and it was thought thai he would only take charge of the Presidency for a short time, leaving F. Perez, the second substitute, in his place. The iatter is said to be an honest man, Mosquera and his followers are busily engaged in undermining the tranquillity of the country. One of their most successful moves was the ‘amalgamavion of their chief nen—E. Sagar, L. Ruiz, Rojas Garrido, &c,—with the decent fraction of the liberal party, over which they will soon dominate. At the same time Mosquera continues writing proclumations as “Constitutional President,” which are handed round among his admirers, The last production of this kind is dated Lima, March 19, and in it the “Graud General” promises to be back soon among his faithful Colombians. Secret agents are at work on the [stimus and the other States on the Atlantic coast spreading rumors and spinning intrigues. Two of these, boti aides-de-camp of Mosquera, have been trying their best to cause an outbreak in the State of Bolivar, where several dangerous elements are accumuiated ‘There are, first, the party of Herrera and other revolt tionists from Magdalena. They have their headqua: ters at Bhrrangajlia. Then there is the party of Go zales, Carazo and Mendoza Llanos, the “blood and plander”’ party, who are dissatisfied ‘h the present mederate administration of Bolivar, A general un- easiness is felt in that State, kept up by faise alarms, and causing a complete standstill of business. Things appear to be taking the same turn on the Isthmus. Something is feared, but nobody knows what. About the revolution in Chiriqut ‘sages 4 further is known; the return of the Montigo wil the peace commissioners is anxiously expected.. In order to be prepared the government fitted Ce Steamer Bolivar, a saa early ail the gyi troops on board. var is ‘ready for sea, an will convey the forces down to Sond gsce other point in Veraguas or Chiriqui, if the éXpectéed news should be unfavorable, ‘The militia of the State has been called out, and two hundred men have assem- bled as the conti it of the capital. It is a remarka- ble fact that the offices of this organization are nearly all Mosqueristas, so that it a] rs that the moderate liberais here, as well ag in all other States, have seen themselves again obliged to entrust their fortunes and their very existence to the tender mercies of an \~ rapulous faction, whose yoke they threw off only a ago. The losses of steamers and bongos on the Magda lena river have been considerable in the last month. The low state of the water obliges the boata to take the middie channel in the rapids, and there a great many are upset or snagged, A large quantity of to- bacco has been lost tn this manner, belonging espe- clally to Messrs. Frihling & Goschen, of London. The North German corvette Augusta has been at Savanilia, where her oMcers were hospitably enter- tained Ae Gountrrmen, who took them Up tH a and dined and fat e ts expected soon at ‘AapInWall abeneaznt fe The Colorado, from San Francisco, arrived this morning; but her passengers will not cross before to-morrow, because the Ocean Queen, from New fos thameenny Aspinwall ‘nn yesterday, and she out one us as well as take Ina full cargo. ee eee In port here, United States sloop C; H wall, United States steamer Penotuccene’ o ASPE CENTRAL AMERICA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Indian Invasion—Coffee Exporte—The Mos quito Affair—A New Line of Steamere= Gagar Raising in San Salvador, Panama, March 30, 1808, By the Parkersburg, which has just arrived here, I have the last mail from Central America, The news is very meagre. In Costa Rica there was some excitement on ac- count of @ ramored invasion of the territory of the “Guatuaos” Indians, on Costa Rican soil, by a gang of lawless Nicaraguans, resulting in the destruction of several of their villages and the murder of their “cacique.” The information received was, however, not of @ character to warrant the governmont to take the matter up. Since the hopes of seeing the much-talked-of but little-subscribed-to railroad butit across Costa Riea have completely vanished, a great many foreigners are preparing to leave the country. According to oficial data, 01,029 bags of coitee (of 120 to 130 pounds each) had, up to the 8th tust., been sent down to the port, Of those shipped. Dr, Alex, von Frantzins, 8 German physician, Who has resided many years in Costa Rica, will shortly publish a correet map of that country, with the as- sistance of Mr, Kurtze, formerly government engi- jeer, and M, Felipe Valentini. lication. poe Tg ne rey Geography. ‘The Senate of Nicaragua has rejected the agree- ment made by General Martines with the house of Barclay & Co., of London, for settlement of claims. ‘The correspondence between said. and Lord Stanley about the Mosquito Indians is now before Congress, The British Seeretary of Relations acknowledges the right of the Mosquitos to annex themselves to Nicaragua, according the treaty of Managua of 1860, A contract between the government and Mr. Ed- ward Werthman, of California, for the establishment of an “Agricultural Bank,” with @ gapital of ppt ae mae in with to about papers speak again wi ut the catablishment of @ new line of ‘sleaners on the Centra! American coast, in the Pacific. This line is to be opened by the North American Steamship Com- pany, according to contracts made Through their agent, Mr. Fitzgerald, with Guatemala, Honduras Salvador, who cniage to By, anannual subsidy of'o much, &c, So much for the local of Nica- ‘The truth of the matter is that the company wht an old contract, which has still about eighteen months to run, entered into by Mr. Crisanto Medina and the governments of the al mentioned repub- lics, ‘The scheme will most likely remain in embryo, like hundreds of defunct road, canal and steamer lines in Central America. The Panama Rail- Toad has a very good line, established for years, which is competent of satisfying all the wants of the trade, especially after the buil of @ new steamer, which Is to be begun immediately; and the profits o! Rongee sece mers are not such a8 to make an opposition ucrative. ‘The principal article of export from Salvador used to be indigo; but although this product ts still cultl- vated in increasing quantities, another bids fair to become the most important one, This is sugar, which pene goes to San Francl and Panama, in oth of which places it finds a ready market. ‘There fare at present at work no fewer than nine steam sugar machines, forty-five ‘worked by water power, more than one hundred worked by oxen and horses, and innumerable old “trapiches,” rude concerns, used by the lower classes. . Guatemala, which is in certain respects a little be- hind the age, although materially pi ing at a rapid rate, was the other day startled by the receipt of news from England in twelve di in the follow- ing roundabout ananner:—The Golden City on her last trip to this port passed the harbor of San José near enol to leave some papers of the date when she left Francisco, and these papers contained tele- graphic news from Europe up to the previous day. ECUADOR. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, Outbreaks at Chimborazo—Deplorable State of the Finances—Heavy Rains, GuAYAQuIL, March 27, 1868, Several outbreaks of a local character have taken place in the province of Chimborazo, but after a | short struggle, resulting in the killing of a few people, the military have succeeded in re-establish- ing order. The cause of these revolts, the most se- rious of which took place at Guano,on Ash Wednes- day, when the Bishop in person had to interfere, is the heavy taxation and the fear of the new law of conscription, Which wili come into operation on the Ast of June, and’ probably give rise to some more disturbances. The finances of the country are in a deplorable state and commerce is completely ruined. The wise- acres in the last Congress refused to admit the notes of the Bank of Ecuador tn the pubiic treasuries, in consequence of which the bank refused to carry out a former agreement, according to which that insti- tution was to have loaned to the government half a miilion of dollars, at nine per cent, for the purpose of redeeming the paper money. The same stupidity of the legislators was shown in the Senate, the ma- jority of which august body rejected a Will passed by the House of the claims of English bondholders. ¥ Representatives for the settlement of The affair at Ambato continues to be the topic of ry newspaper discussion and the subject of a protracted Judicial investigation. Very heavy rains have fallén within the last fow days. The sanitary condition of this place and the surrounding districts is still ver It is hoped that the yellow fever will ie after the chan; es, shortly unsatisfactory. into the dry season, which place ‘ter the equinox, . PERU. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, State of the Country—Dangers of Another Revolution—Troubles at Chiclayo—Admiral Tucker’s Expedition—General News. Lita, March 22, 1868, The popular opinion in Peru is now that we shall be again gratified with the spectacle of another revolu- tion—not that that lively octurrence Is at all necessary or novel, but that it will merely be another proof of the consistency of Peruvian ideas and the inconsistency of Peruvian institutions, As Ihave before mentioned in my correspondence, the number of candidates for the Presidency now in the field is immense. All of these candidates have,their pald writers, who laud their patrons to the skies, and the papers are filled with the most touching biographies of these virtuous patriots. Colonel Balta represents the military and Dr. Ureta the civil power. place between these two, and the cbances are in favor of Balta. The government is evidently meditating a coup détat; for although the present ruler of Peru, General Canseco, has published his programme of not meddling with political affairs, it is generally believed that election day, the 1st of April next, will see the.forces of the government fighting under him as dictator. will reign supreme at, the elections, and it is thought that the present government will assume longer power by deciaring the elections illegal and null and void. fears are openly expressed tat trouble is inevitable. The coatest will take There is no doubt that confusion Great anxiety exists upon this point, and The town of Chiclayo, the theatre of the revolu- tionary success in the North, has just now givena proof that its rebellious spirit did not vanish with Prado’s fall. General Gutierrez was sent by the authorities here to bring to Lima all of the cannon, muskets and munitions of war which kad been left there by Prado’s defested division. No sooner was the approach of this officer and his column signalled than the people rushed to arms, and declared in very determined terms their resolution of retaining the warlike material until the Presidential campaign was conciuded, and the fate of their favorite and loader, Colonel Balta, known. Indeed, acting upon a report that this ofticer Lied been arrested and was then ina Lima ison, they could hardly be restrained from march- ng upon Gutierrez and appropriating the further gupply of powder and muskets in ends of his forces. However, no conflict took place; but Gene ral Gatiegtes found it more prudent to disobey his orders and retura to Lima with his troops than to attempt the carrying out of his instractions. Thia, in Peru, is called wisdom and foresight. 12 Aue thorities here are greatly éxeroisea avout this mater, and it goes strongly at that the fear of a storm: election is well founded, The North are determined to have Balta as President, and none other will satisfy them. The inhabitants of Chiclayo were all the more Lyte at this demand, since it ts a well known fact in Lima, and even to them, that the gov-. ernment has been actively engaged in sending arms and ammunition by every steamer to Arequipa. Only two weeks ago four rifed guns, with thelr car: riages, &c., were sent to that town, which #o well supported their cause, and the great number of Arequipenos who arrived here with Cans have returned, carrying the most approved pattern of rifles. This all goes to point towa the fears of the government that a revolution wiil be necessary in the event of their fae vorite candidate’s defeat, Now, the people of Chic- layo, with a great deal of justice, remarked that if Arequipa was allowed to retain the guns which Prado left there and to receive furtner supplies, why was Chiclayo to be deprived of the material of war iegiti- mately acquired {n the same outbreak? They at that it was a suspicion thrown upon their good faith, and they sent back Gutierrez discomfted. Of course their object is as plain as possible, and they only de- sired to have the necessary weapons at hand to sup- their warlike intentions. The government was a dilemma, either to take the guns from the mal- contents by Fores, of to allow them to be the victora— both courses p! ictive of evil results. The Cabinet ‘was convened, and, after much discussion, it was determined to send Colonel Balta to Chiclayo, as representative of the government, to arrange the Sifair as best he might. This omcer, once‘in wis stronghold, will temporize with the government and await the result of the elections of the ist of April next, Should these not prove favorable to him, Peru ts destined to suffer another war of South against North. Prado’s party is every day gaining ground, and although some of his prominent. su porters have been summarily sent to join him ‘exile, ye! ions wre freely expressed that his ad- herents will take advantago of any dimouity which may arise to declare in his favor, aid forin an arm which would be very forinidable, and which woul have many chances of victory in his favor. It is believed that Prado will return to Pera fore the ehd of this year, and it is feared that there is a possibility of his being supported by Chilean bayonets. Nevertheless the country is far from being in'a quiet condition. The election clubs t logaertie ad the government cannot find a suiMigleatly weak to serve their failing canse, a is threatening, business fs bad, and breakers are whcad, Revolutions will soon convert Peru into a second Mexico. ral Tucker, formerly commander in the United Navy, has at last been heard from. Nearly a Yeur ago lie was despatched by tue govergment of had been’ savage cannibal satisfaction in devouring roasted indeed, about six months since sumed two unfortunate English engineers, en on @ litle Peruvian steamer, who fell into hands, These sa) are only armed with lance, but their numbers overbalance the beneilt to be derived from firearms, ‘Then the distance of the Tonus tinesauaes ie eens oer, portation o' na a and, as Thas been before remarked, it requires all hu- man energy to trans) one's own earcase over those formidable mountains. Materiais for building and seeds for planting must also be carried. These the me pal reasons that have influenced the white men living at Iquitos from venturing in search of the golden prize, and the difficulties must indeed be great that prevent such an undertaking. Uniess the government should send an armed force to that section of the country, and estabiish steam commu- nication by water between Iquitos and the gold posits, it would now be madness to attempt to pene- trate to them; and at present the govern- ment has decidedly too much to all to to devote its attention to a acheme which would benefit enterprising foreigners immediately and the country itgelf very indirectly. That department of the Amazon was pronounced by Humboldt to be ag richly endowed by nature as any country he had seen, and only the co-operation of the authorities in Lima 1s needed to open its treasures to the world, ‘Tucker, made Admiral of the Peruvian fleet by Prado, has a well armed and equ) party, and has under his command several scientiic men of ability. The report which will be made by him will 38 - < doubtless be highly interesting, but the magnitude of’ the undertaking will delay its conclusion and pub- lication for a year at least. Meanwhile ‘the police organization has become very weffective, and robberies, murders, &c., are fre- quent, On the 8th inst, a ve’ terrible murder took place at the estate of Do Juan Terry, about six iniles from Lima, Fourtee. wien penetrated into the room wherehe was dining, and compeiled him to deliver up the money and valuables which he had at hand, and after wing plundered the house, dragged him to jacent field and there cruelly murdered him. His wife, with her two little children, had fled on the miter of the rob- bers, and now lies at the point of death from the severity of the shock. Tis is but one of the many instances of atrocities committed every week in the vicinity of this city. No death penalty is allowed in Peru, and these malefactors, if taken, are placed in the penitentiary and wait patiently for the approach of a revolution, in which they take part, being Ireed to swell the ranks of thearmy. They Go not, as a general thing, have to wait long. ‘fhe mixed Indian and hegro race of this country is essentially cruel, and after the death of an enemy or victlin seem to derive a peculiar satisfaction in mang- ling and cutting the body. The present Minister of Justice, General La Fuente, deciares that he will shoot these particular ruifans; four of them have already been taken. The General has a capital repu- tation in that line, as once, during his term as Presi- dent, he used to shoot murderers, traitors, &c., with gveat liberality before breakfast. ‘The yellow fever is still continuing its ravages and the authorities are wong-ectively engaged in burying the dead, No care has a taken to prevent the ex- tension of the pesi and very parece fears are enter- tained concerning it. In 1564 it carried off about one half of the foreigners in Lima. Business is very dull, No confidence existing in the power of the government, people prefer waiting for the development of events to investing their money in losing speculations. The United States steamer Dokota sailed for Val- araiso on the 2ist. The Wateree and the storeship ‘redonia are still In port, but have been placed in strict quarantine by Captain Brasher, the senior om- cer of the squadron. In Bolivia everything appears to be quiet. ~Mel- gurejo is endeavoring to tha pln in Ol but does not appear to be succeeding. ‘The works of the noted Baron de la Riviere, on the no deposits of Mejillones, have been suspended from want of money to pay the workmen, He has ex- rted to France about eight thousand tons of this fertilizer, which 13 greatly inferior to the guano found at the Clincha Islands, : Yellow Fever and Cholera Shipe—Silver Mines=Damage to the Wheat Crop—Ru- mors of Cabinet Changes. VALPARAISO, March 10, 1868, ‘The fow items of news since the despatch of the last mail may be briefly disposed of. Several ships have been, put in quarantine on their arrival at this port—the Maximilian I., from Guaya- quil, where yellow fever was raging at the time of her departure, and the Idelette and Frithcof from Buenos Ayres, in consequence of the cholera at the latter port. By the Chilean war steamer Aranco, which ar- rived here the day before yesterday from the Straits of Magellan, it is reported that the colonists at Punta Arenas were well satisNed. She brings, among other curiosities, a perfectly wild Patagonian girl, pur- chased for a bag of biscuits. The excitement about the bas nb hae of silver at Huasco continues. Over sixty mines have already been reopened. ‘The fears about the loss of the wheat crop in the south are fully sustained. At last accounts the heavy rains stili continued, Tue export of wheat from this port for Europe is very bris! A large number of ‘vessels are now loading. The returns of the Custom House for the last month amount to $503,000—quite a respectable sum, ‘The building of the new Custom House deposits, with wharves, &c., engages a good deal of tiered attention, A large number of workmen will find lucrative employment, and as much as possible of the materials is being made in the country, The bricks will probubly be made at Lota, where an ex- celient article ig manufactured. No successor has yet been appointed to the late Bishop of La Serena, as the chapter of the diocese failed to agree in the choice. The Archbishop will have to decide the matter, and he will probably ap- point J. M. Orrego, a very orthodox Catholic. In the gun manufactory of Limache the old guns are being converted into rified artillery on the system of the French guns recently received by the govern. ment. The official organ ‘announces the expected arrival of a large quantity of Chassepot muskets for the Chilean ariny. Rumors abou a change of the Cabinet are con- stantly circulated by the opposition, but deserve no credit, The Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Matters, J. Blest Gana, has withdrawn from San- tiago temporarily on account of bad heaith. His place will be filled by Federin Errazuriz, the almighty War Minister. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. Affecting Letters from the Deceased to His Familiy. {Indianapolis (April 8) correspondence of the Cincin- nati Gazette. A niost sad and distressing sutcide occurred at ire Bates House some time last night, but was not dis- overed until about noon to-day. The victim is ay a Y: George, of Cincinnati, who has been at the Bates House #1h% the 10th of March, engaged in exhibiting a new invention called a cooking column. He was a man about fifty years of age, had a wife and children in Cincinnati and a son in the house of White, Corbin, Bouve & Co, The chambermaicd tried his door twice this forenoon, and the third time, soon after Loa looked over the transom, discovering him lying in his blood. Upon in- vestigation it was found that he had blown off the whole side of his forehead by a shot from @ Derringer pjgtol He had a demit from Fentucket Ghepier: Mi e ber 20, 1867, and a certificate @ Ohio Cotisistory, Cincinnati Orient, dated January 4, 1868, show! him to have attained to the thirty-second degree ot Masonry. Letters were alxo found, directed to Cap- tain Hartwell, the hotel clerk, his wife and his gon. ‘The last two were written two weeks ago, in quite a large, bold hand, and show that he has long medi- tated the deed. ‘The letters are as follows:— LETTER TO THR CLERK. Brorner HARTWELL—Will you please see to my things, that they go to Cincinnati, directed to Henry B. Leng = who will pay the balance of my bill here. Yours, fraternally, GEORGE -W. GEORGE. P. 5.—Be sure and send the two letters apons the table aw. @ TO THE SON. INDIANAPOLIS, March 25, 1868. Dear Henry—I am satisiled that the cooking column enterprise is @ failure, and I do not know what to do but todie, Ido not know whether you ‘and mothér will be surprised at my taking i own life, but I have thougit nothing elge for the last year and a half, and now there 1s. no other course to pur- sue that ican see, I cannot resist feeling that it must be done. I cannot live any know what wili become of mother but as I have been kind to you and Chai Beet you must both do all you can forthem, * * * he has been a good motiver to yous Henry, and you must try and make her future life a8 pleasant and comfortabie as you can. My fralities and pagers tions you will forgive, Thope and trust God will. Give my love to all the chiidren—Lizzie, Charles, Kate and Carrie, My body will be in Cincinnati to- morrow op ‘ou will find in my pocketbook @ certificate of eps, tncereee over to you, for @ one thousand dollar ten-forty bond, belonging to the estate of N. K, Farnhata, and the account of notes, &c., iu my drawer in the bureau, at home See that the matter is settled up all right. Aud now. Henry, forever, farewell, and God biess you and mother, and all, is the prayer of your unhappy father. GEORGE W. GEORGH. A LETTER TO HIS WIFE, INDIANATOLIS, March 26, 1898, DRar DARLING Feang—t wrote to Henry, and said in my letter that | could nyt write to you, but! must, i e ty trad H] SPECIAL o Te mus. Royal to Ré Diade @ Naval Depot—Cal- upon the ignoraat here. They think that i! a baronet can have two wives nobody should biame them for doing 80, and if Sir Cullen Bardiey can go to the Penitentiary it is no disgrace for them to be there; for he is @ better and & bigger man than they are, ‘The American schooner B. A. De Hart, which ah sot Barbadoc, wi ng out she had a splendid run, aud the and in excellent spirits, ‘We understand that an attempt the direction of | age go to tn) scale the cultiv: of the P jacket before last between i il i i ry ef i il (i medi plantation at Sheldon; and we under the careful management 3 pany our o Ne a eli ‘and flow ing and climate in wiivh they are now placed suited to their grow! We mon variety of the China Pantadon growling wild, but ion ts the more valuabie The Goyernor has been conduct of the black and colored has appointed several to as emolument in the new island revenue Ex-President and Mme. Geffrard were ) E Hl fis Fe HI sf ull ta atdinner by the Governor at "s House. On the 14th of April next tue Governor gives a grand hall at King’s Hall, ‘There has been no improvement in business during the last fortnight. The low prices of our produce are keeping back supplies and the ciroulation of money. All descriptions of erican stale are scarce, and floor has again advan stults remain in good sup; , with the exception of tinuestevorable for” planting. operations, ey inues favorable fol 0 uns, of on the south side, where planters are far Fem with their crops. Several showers have giving the young canes a fine, pweny Mg and doing no harm to those now being roeees, Altogether the weather this season has been ail that tg ee could desire, Coffee does not come to mar et in any quantity, the growers hold out figures which caunot leave @ margin on ia. The last “norther” has done a great deal of harm to the exposed portions of tne coifee felts in the higher mountains, dnd has destroyed the ime blossoms which were on the trow, It has considerably injured the pimento trees on the north’side of the island, and the of this spice for next crop are now very dou! at 228. per bol, j Butter—American realized 1s. 4d. and is scarce, Leef—We hear of sales of Smith’s family at 608. per half barrel. are reported of '6s-'66 vint at 8s, in bond. re made of assorted sizes; tallow at | of composition 12d. a 13d. Cotlee—Ordinary is fu at 348, & 366., and mountain at 38s, a Lo at eral, goede td nal th, pe grow! 10. ly bushel. Codish— Last receipts Pe fon pone eh al for tierces and 24s. for boxes; stock sales at from 158. upwayis. Checse—American at ia. and at 1s. 4d. perlb, Flour—Scarce and some demand; sales are quoted at 628. @ 543. two vessels now offering. Gin remains at 8s. 6d. for cases and 12s. for flasks and 14s. for cuses of 16 Masks. Her- rings—Sales in are quoted at 24s. for roe shore; 228. for spilt, and for New: or ats Bac writ ne ara tom der on account of at8d., with an up tendency, Doris from America. Luinber--Pitch pine very sales white pine. Mackerel sold at 368, in cargo. Kerosene selis at 23. 9d. per gall = iF #8 : a EE 8 Fy ez LT He 5S dl wESE ice- pd teen at 28. 6d. per in . Salmon plentiful; 0 728. & 763, for NO. 1, Salt—Fine sold at jarge quantities have been ted witn at Coarse realizes 78. 3d. @ 73. oye 193., and 188, for 60-20 and 66-4 dium, and 17. 6d, account of siiall coming and pushed Off at 123. @ 158. Tobacco—Nothing done in leaf; Cavendish sold 103d. in bound. Tongues— Ox tongues are scarce and not in demand, Exchange on London, ninety a, one per cent, premium; sixty days, one and juarters: 5 i gFFs sk astet z cent. do,; thirty days, two and @ quarter per cent. Govt seven days, suid under £60, two and @ half per —_——— Total......£3,196,013 £3,358,199 £43,113 £204,339 1866-67 is Lnclusive of £12,026 loan for immigration urposes. Dumke expenditures are, exclusive of £234,000 ex- penditure from loans for which appropriated, and exclusive of £20,000, immigration moneys, pald in London, and including £16,000 debentures paid om. ARRIVALS YESTERDAY. Ast @a11.—Steamship Ocean Queen—Mre CB EPoiey, J 1, Derby, wife and chiid lire tienry Harmon, Shiney Newel Miss waiy M Revell Joseph Hale, Sire 8 Ring, tntant ‘and servant, & Groat, Wm Burling, Mrs WF Busi tires Shildred, Mrw BP Carpenter and two daughiern, MB Phebe Bigelow, Mra AM Comstock and two cbildren, Phil: Ups P Willard and wife, Sinith Scogier, wife and 1 fant; G Mileo, Mrs Hapoal Eton, J W Riman, Mrs B man, WH Tarbox, Rey J J ikington, James Charles Froebel, H’ M Talbot, Win [ngiis and wife, M cooich, wife and two children; A Froris and two Linton gpd wife bay Ly BiH Miss Maria Tr » Miss Sat ‘aylor, ‘and child; Mrs.J D'# Stillman and four ei ‘A Lindo, Mrs R W Hathaway, Geo C B Brazil, B BC Perkins, Oliver Ai id, MeL Titty to O Whitney, Jon ‘and chil Whitney, Joho Ki Keeney, fe and two children ; A yeni Mrs NB Riinx’and two children ‘esd W Hetobelder. and inces Spier asu wif, 8c frou, Hiv a'S Wellin, Rete re ahd wife, W A Macondray, wife, ree tt PC Jonéa and ‘two evildren, #8 Bond, Mev 6 C arn Se Ragio, wife and infant; Mrs lacomber, wife and two children; 8 W Ralp! ‘mn Cooper, Mrs A G Morton and som, Dat! Miller, Augustin Bottom, John Lit Mrs 8'A Brown, E B Cobklin and wite, Mrs infant, Mra L and two ob Daniel Wallington, Capt J D Sandborn gee +34 33 fA 38 ay aijhevileyr Asean D parton Airc cn hee tal a Beil gis ie eg ei ine each Atkins, Geo Davis and wit wil as Glace, i john “Alia ‘and tiveness Raa nderson, Mra Eanes oe Stumpf, M. Pinel r, and 66 in BY ‘ish, Mra J L Ogden and Jnoob McNob, wife and daughter; A ‘hil " and , Ubaa Ch fe, mon sly, wife and ya a 4 ie iy, wi and son; ir ASAAtl, and wife, Mra © serene MM Butler, Jaye — hadi, Meee tng a dain Hares ‘uravull, W Roberts, Thomas Proyers, * Yesterday's ef the Day—Services Sete, Parca Oathedeel;aiakty and Elsewhere. — Herpes pt altho an. tdpanound country. The closing day of the Lent season, begia- ning with Ash Wednesday and symbotizing the ser- row aad the passion, the occasion of the day has at- ways been commemorated both as the climax of that season in polnt of fact and fasting as the day set apart by ecclestastioal authority as the memorial of the iast ‘act of the passion itself. In all the various Cathole while the services of the day were, both as regards music and sermon, in sorrowful accord with the ef typified by the weeds upon the aitar. Business, the relentless despot of this commercial city, whe permits his subjects only a partial rest even on Sua- tential piety; and, notwithstanding the querulens mood of wind and weather, muititudes flocked te to their accustomed nooks tn their accustomed places of worship by way of easing their sense of sin with ap- propriate penitential ritual. some few confectionesy of maeemernsnty ortis Bf > ae table, whica— beverinetoes, “rrequanted beta by devout and others, Saying these few and at St. "scathedral commend themselves to most immediate aitention, THE SRAVICES AT TRINITY, i i i. { i 3 gE? i! : i : f 3f E my sorrow.” The ceremony Teaebra, the most singwiarly impressive of all ceremoniais, Was celebrated at balf-past four il i : ia il i i sion was dell O'Keeffe to an heid od (who loved us love who truly ‘bore our aad sorrows"), ‘There was @ ing the delivery of Ss tivals of the Church. The interior i iu 3 = i ‘upon Mr. love of money and im intimacy wi young women wivo a lived in b house. ave Hane judd a character for sor charactor the