The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1869, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY , JULY Lt, 1869.—TPIPLE SHEET. 11) SOUTH AMERICA in the United States of Colombia. NOAH? AF With a few attributes of peace over,the cleven stars, (i Vi H ropresentang the departments which are to be placed AVG Re os at equal distances, tn @ circular and concave form, with the words around them—15 de Setiembre, de 1821,” together with the vaiue and standard of the coin, Our Nicaragua dates are to une 19 from the capi- tal. Certain diplomatic ciaims made by the govern. ments of France aud italy have been arranged to an amicable manuer, Selor Fermin Ferrer has been appointed the sole coumissioner to setue the boundaries between Nio- aragua and Honduras. ‘The regular Evequatur has been issued to Signor Cesare Costighoio, Consul for Italy, at Grenada, The supreme government returned to Managua, the nations capital, on te 10th of June, Mr. German Meizer, & German gentleman, gene- rally respected, and who lived at the Javali mines, was recently murdered with @ pistot snot in the bead by a countryman of his, who was employed at the mine, Me'zer had buta few days previously been appointed government surveyor (or that department. His loss is uch regretted, as he is represented to have been: an estimable man and very usetul to the country. ‘The Momotombo volcano has been in active opera- tion for several days, The spectacie after sunset 13 said to be truly wonderful. The supreme government of Costa Rica has rati- fied a treaty of peace and friendamp and a postal convention with Nicaragua. By the treaty the citi- zens of either republic are to haveall the rights and cubes of citizens of the other during their sojourn herein, Affairs Everything Quiet in the Central Ameri- can Republics. E DICTATORSHIP IN BOLIVIA. D OF tion of the Peruvian Ama- zonian Territory. Coioniz The Spanish and Cuban Ques- tion in Chile. BOLIVIA. Voluntary Abandonment of the Dictatorship by President Melgarejo—The Coustitution The Vocifie Man Steamship Company's steamer, Henry Cuauncey, Captain Seabury, from Aspimwall, | Renter Se sr an Ba July 2, arrived at this port yesterday, bringing dates y Liwa, June 14, 1869. We have received dates from La Paz up to the 30th ult, Gen. Meigarejo had isaued an important decree, declaring that as all necessity for dictatorial govern- ment had passed away, he preciaimed the constatu- tion to be again in full force, and assuming his posi- tion as consticutional President, would cause every article and provision of that instrument to be fawh- fully respected and executed. The city of La Paz of a week jater from Central and South America, The Henry Chauncey also Drought several passen- gers and assorted cargo, and $27,777 in specie, We are indebted to the purser for the prompt de- livery of our mauis, COLOMBIA. Matters on the Isthmus=The Case of Captain | Was to be benefited by the demolition of a hill that stands between the town and the lertile valley of Crighton of the Three Bells—A Shamefal | Potopoio, thereby enabling the good people of the Swindic. capital to extend their streets, and give a greater extent to the metropolis. Very sensibly, orders had been given to the army to hang up the sword and take down the shovel for the work, The indefatigable Mr. Henry Meiggs had made a proposition to the government to establish a com- pany with a capital of $10,000,000, for the purpose of advancing money on landed estate and giving the farmers means to improve and augment their productions, A railway contract was conceded to Mr. Robert R. Brown to construct a line from Cobija, the only Bo- livian seaport, to La Paz, the captial. ‘Tue condi- tions had not been made public. PERU. Panama, July 2, 1869. Since the departure of the last matl on 23d ultimo, nothing of importance has occurred here, and al- though two steamers have arrived from Santa Mar- tha, the Floride en 27th ult. and the Carribean on zd inst., no m whatever have been received, nor have I any later accounts from the interior than tifose given in my last. The steamer Henry Chauncey from New York ar- rived at Aspinwall at half-past seven A, M. on 29th. Her passengers crossed the isthmus same day and sailed during the night for San Francisco per steam- ship Montana. Altho we are on the eve of the glorious Fourth no steps iy t been taken by Americans residing on the Isthmus for the due observance of the day as has been omary in former years. An enter- tainment is announced by the Opera Company now here for the evening of the 3d, dedicated to Americans in honor of their national anniversary. The British bark Celestial, which put in here some months ago in distress, bound from San Francisco wo at Britain, and which was afterwards con- ned as unseaworthy, was sold at auction on 25th ult. On Saturday last Rev. Father Curley preached on board the U. hip Yantic at Aspinwall. After the ied that he was, with the help of his friends, ouiiding a Catholic caurch in Aspinwall, and would be glad of any assistance from the sallors, however small, that they chose to give. A paper was thea circulated among the * j and they sabseribed $270, which the wardroom offi- cers prompily made up to $300. Colonel ferrar, recently appointed United States Consul to Callao, Peru, passea through here on the 2d inst. south, to assume bis office. The British steamer Venezuelan, Captain Crighton, satied from Aspinwall for Liverpool on the 2d inst. 1 had occasion some time ago to state in my corre- spondence to the HERALD that the medal ordered by the United States government to be presented to Captain Crignton as a testimonial of the great ser- vice rendered by him when master of the British ship Three Bells, some fifteen years ago, im saving several hundred lives from the unfortunate steamer San Francisco, had never been givea to him. Some months after the publication of my letter the medai was furnished Captain .Crighton, and a very beauti- sul specimen of workmanship it is, though it was no way creditable to delay tt 80 many years. Ihave tow another rather stra incident to mention in counection with Captain Crighton and the ship he »mmanded at the time. The San Francisco, it will ve remembered, was a new steamer belonging to the ‘acific Mail Steamship Company, and bound from ‘ew York to San Francisco. She had, among other assengers, some 500 United States soldiers on oard, Some days after leaving New York she en- vuntered a hurricane; her machinery became dis- sled; she got into the trough of the sea; her cabins ere Washed off her decks witn hundreds of living ings into the raging ocean, and the vessel finally oundered. Captain Crighton’ happened to come in ae track of the sinking steamer tw his ship the ‘hree Bells, when he undertook the noble task of ving What remained of the living from the wreck. or eight days he labored incessantly in his arduous ask, and had the satisfaction of getting safely on oard his vessel Captain Watkins and 700 others, m he took to New York. In order to make mmodations for them he was obliged to sacrifice me of his cargo by throwing it overboard, which did not hesitate to do, and he arrived in New \ork im safety, roud of having done his inty towards his feliow beings. On the news of hia heroic conduct being made known in the United States, uot only the government appreciated jis services by ordering the presentation alluded to, ‘ut the prayers of hundreds of happy families were offered up for ts future welfare and happiness, and a suil more tangible proof of the gratitude of the Americans was offered in the fact that a subscrip- tion list Was opened, to which thousands, rich and poor, contributed their mites, and a purse of £5,000 ($25,000) was raised as a further evidence of the gratitude that was felt for Captain Crighton’s Colonization of the Amazon Territery—Caba— General News. Lima, June 22, 1869, The decree concerning the colonization of the Amazonian districts belonging to Peru, of which 1 sent a translation to the He&ALp on the 28th ult., has created quite a sensation in Lima. Peruvians are still imbued with that superstitious spirit of be- lief respecting unknown countries that imduced their Spanish forefathers to confide so imiplicitiy in the El Dorado and Atalantis fables; and the extraordinary reports of the fertility and mineral wealth of the region under consideration that have from time to time reached Lima, have inflamed the pablic mind with curiosity and eagerness to visit the abiding place of such untold ricnes, Jt must be remembered that the country bordering the rivers which form the Peruvian head waters of the Amazon is for the most part unexplored, and the superiicial accounts of travellers, who, like Herndon and others, only travelled the main streams, do not by any means give us an accurate account of this supposed new California, The Jesuit missionaries, in years gone by, penetratet to the interior of the wilder- ness, but unhappily their narrations are so vague as to give no reliaple mformation concerning the real resources of the section. Meetings have been held here to discuss the advantages likely to accrue from an acceptance of the offers of the government to col- onists mentioned in the decree I have already cited, but only one family has appeared and declared its intention to avail itself of these prospective bene- fits, The Peruvian newspapers are unantmously of opinion that the Amazonian regions can never be settled by the plan proposed by the government, since from the year 1835 the same idea has been mooted by almost every administration and clearly shown thatthe desired object can only be accom- plished by private enterprise. The government of Colonel Prado arra A contract with two mer- chants of Lima, granting the latter the sum of forty soles for every immigrant landed in Pera, and oblig- ing itself to transport them to the neighborhood of Jauil. The pian worked quite successfully, anda number of industrious Germans were introduced into the country, uniting with the fourishing Ger- man colony of azo, about fifty leagues in the in- tertor, the inhabitants of wnich were brougnt to Peru nearly ten years ago, under similar conditions, and are now inan advanced state of wealth and prosperity. Mr. A. D. Piper, the president of a Californian company formed with the object of colonizing the country I speak of, is now in Lima, and has made the following very advantageous offer to the govern- ment:—His company, composed of some of the wealthiest and most influential men of California, engage to bring 5,000 families to the districts of the Amazon, to build workshops, establish fb Sem steam navigation between the Peruvian head waters of that river and the United States, improve the soil, enter into large mining enterprises, and, in a word, settle the country, if the government of Peru will grant to the company the tract of !and on the borders of the river Ucayali, one of the chief amu- ents of the Amazon, from the rise of, the first named stream to its junction with the latter. Our Minister Gre: ceremony D services. bat now comes the changing scene from | here, General Hovey, inverested himself in this the most generous and liberai gratitude to the | gcheme, seeing The great advantages it basest, meanest treachery—a baseness that should | would ' bring to Peru, but the government, make every shipowner in Great Britain blush to think of, The fact I am about to relate has, 1 be- lieve, never been made pubiic, and Captain Crigh- ton nimself, in the honesty and purity of his heart, would never speak of tt, The $25,080 was given to him and remitted to the owners of the Taree Bells, is employers, Messrs, Fiolay, Bell & 0., of Glas- gow, on supposing it would safe with them; but conceive the captain’s astonishment, and disgust, on arriving home after a thirteen days’ passage, and applying for the amount, to be told that money belonged to them and not to him, a3 he was simply their employé. cargo and of tae ship were futly made up at ie tine by the United States government, Captain fearful of granting such a iarge tract of land to for- eigoers, aud dreading some conflict with Brazil, near whose boundaries the district sought for lies, refused the application. Simce that refusal, however, Mr. Piper's prospects have htened, owing to the torce of public opinion in his favor and the failure of the government plan, and it may be that his efforts wil be crowned with success. Notwithstanding the inaccurate toy phical knowledge we have con- cerning this portion of Peru, Mr. Piper bases the successful issue of his project upon the facts that the climate of tbat section is unparalleled as regards health, the mountains mast, from their geologi- cal formation, abound in valuable minerals; the valleys (virgin soll) must necessarily be fertile; valu- Crighton ius never asked for tue money since, por | 4} orest; did he ever receive a dollar of It. Lhope st 1s not | able owe stn thoes, istitodon; and’. cotut too late now, alter a lapse of iiteen years, to make | jiswng a line of steamers, the company, Known in New York 80 contemptible an act. It Hi formed on a system of mutual interest and advantage, could export these very important pro- ducts at @ small cost, and eventually become one of the weaithiest organizations of the kind known. These benefits are thoroughly appreciated by the public press and by popular opinion bere; but the government 18 timid in ceding such an extensive territory. Such 1g the present state of a question which, while it navurally interests us here as ras individual and national prosperity, must also claim some attention in the United States, where every money-making scheme 18 the object of considera- tion, A short time since the government sent Mr. John W. Nystrom, now in the service of Peru, but for- merly occupying @ high position in the Construction Bureau of our own navy, to the Amazonian country, backed by a squadon of troopers and aided by a sci- entific staff, to endeavor to collect really trastworthy data concerning the district. The expedition recently returned to Lima, having faiied in it# principal object—that of traversing the wilds, since the Indtans, hostile, cruel and can- nibalistic in their taste, Opposed the march of the party and frightened its members into @ retreat. Not that the retreat was without cause, for in the teenth century tt is not a pleasant thing to offer one’s life op tor an onecertamty, with the certainty of being made @ highly seasoned fricasee for the satisfaction of the aborigines. One advantage, how- ever, Was derived from the journey. It was con- clusively proved that fifty-five leagues irom Lima, the head waters of the Amazon, in Peravian terr- tory, are navigable for vessels of light dratt, and sur- mounting this short land transit the interoceanic communication would be completely teasibie. This has sUmolated the projection of the railway from Liwa to lauil, the point referred to. Toe Cuban question tn Peru remains in statu quo. Alter an immense number of meetings, processions, «&c., accompanied by the mevitable spread eagie specehes Incident to such occasions, a subsctiption ip favor of the straggling pair was opened b te students of San Marcos, but as yet the sum coj- lected is very inconsiderabie. The object of Mr. Vaiert, the Cuban envoy, m visiting Pern, was not only to obtain the recognition of the patriots as bel- ligerents, but also to endeavor to ade tne Peru- Vian government to loan the celebrated monitors to the cause of Cuba. ‘This wonid probably have been granted, bad 1. not.been for the fact that Mr. Garcia, The Periivian Minister at Washington, had pied ihe honor of tus nation that no aggressive act shoud be committed by (ewe vesseis on their voyage to Pern, & condition exacted by the Department of State, in consideration of the neutral position hela by the Lutted States in the difficulties between Spain and tue Pacific repubjics, Mr. Valeri has not, conse: quentiy, been able to atrain his desire. The govern- ment is willing to help the patriots, but ts rather in a quandary a4 how to accompiish the wish, Nothing further of general interest has occurred since toy jast communication, The Indian msurrec- tton at Caicte, of which mention has been already made, was suppressed without bloodshed by the governinent troops, and the obnoxtous proprietor of Vue estate impertal will soon enter into negotiations with his aboriginal enemies for a lasting peace, Colonel L, Markbreit, the Minister Resideut of the should be published In every newspaper and every newsroout in Great Britain, Captain Crighton, | am glad to say, has outlived his loss, and is just a8 happy, 1 not as rich, aa if he had tue amount in his poe ‘the transaction has not dried up the milk of duitan Kindness in his heart. He commands a tne steamer now, and is still the whole-souied, gene- rous, self ficing old sea-dog he was when he risked hts life eight days to save the passengers and crew oi a sinking ship, and no greater favorite with crew or passengers walks a ship's deck to-day. CENTRAL AMERICA. Yhe government of Guatemala has appointed a special commissioner to enter into negotiations witt the commissioner to be named by the republic ‘of Salvador to arrive at the best means of recoining of the cut money (1aacuguina) now circulating in both republics, Don Vicente Zebadua is the commis- sioner to represent Guatemala, and Dr. Maximo Sote, Minister Resident of Honduras at Guatemala, will act for Salvador, President Cerna upon his installation as the Presi. dent for another term has renewed the appoint. ments of Messrs, Pedro de Aycinena, M. Echeverria and Manuel Cerezo as members of nis Cabmet, ‘The attempt at revolution made by Cruz seems to have ended with the fight of the insurgents mto the State of Cllapas. ‘A jaw has been passed assimilating as much as ible the standard of gold and silver coins of the republic with those of the principal nations of Europe and America. ‘The government of Salvador has appointed a com- mission to repair to the Volcano Izalco, survey the ground and ascertain the damages caused by lis recent eruption, and generally to obtain all possubie ¢nformation relating to the volcano. At San Saivador they were having more or less heavy rains almost every day or night. The public treasurer has notice taat from and after the 10th of July, inst., holders of bondy of the national debt will be paid the Interest due for me Lg baif year. This punctuatity will undount- ed), oredit to the governinent of Salvador. The treaty of amity and commerce Hated be-* tween the governments of Salvador Nicaragua hav! been duly ratified by both contracting par- ties, the ratifications were exchanged at San Salva- dor on the Sth Of May, and the treaty 1s to have force jor eight years from that date. The government of Honduras has created three new departments under the names of Copan, La Paz and Parateo respectively. ‘The sovereign Col with the sanction of the Executive nas established @ national money, ‘The standard, fractions and weight of the gold and sil. ‘ver coins will be the same as those of the United merios- They have on the obverse the United States to Bolivia, left this city for hia post on the 20th mst. Mr. Gregory, the Secretary of our Le- gation m Chile, sailed by the same steamer, in commercial matters no special activity 13 no- Uced. Now, however, that the yellow fever haa finally left us, the long looked for buyers will proba- bly arrive from the interior, and trade will become more animated. The United States storeship Onward left here on the 18th on @ practice cruise, the Nyack only remain- ing in port. All well on board. The Obincha Islands—Convention with the United States—Railways—Indian Lnsurrece ton—Health of the Country—Naval Matters. Lima, June 14, 1869. Those celebrated sources of wealth, the Chincha {slands, are almost of the things that were. The government, in view of the 150,000 tons of register tonnage now loading at the islands, has refused to grant further per mits to ships desiring to proceed thither, aware that the quantity to be taken by the ships already unde: the shoots will very nearly ex- haust the deposit. But the guano of Peru has by no means disappeared. All along the southern coast, at Independencia Bay, at Arica, at Tarapaca, at Megiliones, there are still large deposits untouched, while to the north, the Guaflape, Macabi and Lobos Islands will afford cargoes for vessels for severai years to come, The recent reports from tne tatter mamed localities lead us to believe that the guano extracted there is, if not quite equat to the Chinchas, at least litte inferior. The first cut was, of course, damp, and the samples sent up here rather dis- couraged the consigning companies, but now the prospect has improved. The administration, fore- seeing the exhaustion of the fertilizer and principal wealth of Peru, is taking cautious steps to inaugu- rate a mild system of taxation to recompense the revenue for the loss of its principal assistant. The long talked of convention between the United States and Peru, for the settlement of ail claims held by citizens of one government. against the other, arising since December, 1863, has at last reached ur approved of by the Senate of the United States, and ratified by General Grant, The Legation here im- mediately proceeded to obtain the corresponding ratification from the Peruvian government, and by this steamer a special messenger carries the ratified treaty to Washington. Commissioners will then be appointed, and work begun. It is really time that some steps should be taken in this mat- ter. Since January, 1868, those unfortunate men, who were maltreated by the soldiers of tne revolation- ary army in Chiclayo, and in some cases robbed of all they possessed, have been suffering from the pov- erty incident to their destitution. Now we confi- dently trust that their wrongs will be adjusted, and it is only fair tosay for the Peruvian government thatits officers haye spared no trouble in endeavoring to ar- rive at this happy solution of ihe difticulties, while the result of the convention si re-establish the con- tiaence of Americans in the bupport of their own government. On the Ist of June the works upon the important mineral railway of Cerro de Pasco were formally in- augurated. The silver mines of the Cerro, only second in South America to those of Potosi, have been for a long tine in a languishing state, owing tothe expense of transporting the ore from the mines to the water courses, thirty miles distant. ‘This railway remedies the defecs, Leaving the Cerro it touches at a.lof the haciendas or stations where water is procurable, and thus reduces the great cost incurred by mule carriage to a very insignificant charge, Another important work 18 about to be commenced in the same place. Many of the most valuable mines have been for nearly halt a century 80 Dooded as to impede their working, and a com- Pany has contracted with the Corporation of Miners to bring out superior steam pumps from England and restore the mines to their former value, receiv- ing &@ certain percent on all silver extracted. The raitway 1s built by a private company, under the rotection of the government, and the contractors, lesars. Wyman and Harrison, have already ordered their locomotives, &c., from the United States. The railway from Pisco to Lima will shortly be awarded to Mr. Andres Alvarez Calderon, his offer to build the road 110 to 120 miles fa length, for eight tullions of soles, interest on cost to be guaranteed by the government, and capital in part to be raised on governinent reserve bonds, being considered the most advantageous. ‘This iine will connect Lima with the ferule districts of Lurin, Canete, Ica and Pisco, and tend greatly to the advantage of the planters of cane and grapes along the route. and Ica supply all of the Pacitic coast with the celebrated aguac- diente made Irom the Italia grape. Mr. Meiggs 18 doing well with his Arequipa line. ‘The first locomotive, built in the United States, has been set up and is working over that portion of the Toad already ironed. There will, however, be some difficulty as'to the supplies of money now due to him from the government, as the national treasury is in its usual exhausted condition, and the Minister of Finance has just concluded a small loan of 4,000,000of soles with the company, consigning guano to Belgium to pay the current expenses. ‘The loan 18 to be repaid at the rate of forty-eight pence to the dotlar, Which is very advantageous for the company, considering the ordinary sterling exchange is thirty- eight and one-hail pence. A very formidable Indian insurrection has broken out in the district of Cafiete, about 100 miles south of Lima. This section is the great sugar cane grow- ing portion of Peru, ana the rivalry existing from tite immemorial between the owners of the lai estates has been communicated to their employ: and from these employés to the Indians settled in the neighborhood. A lawsuit to gain possession of some valuable lands has been in pi for a length of time past, and recently rumora were set afoat that it was to be decided in favor of the plaintiff, Mr. Joaquin Kamos, a wealthy lanter of the district. Immediately on hear- ing this news the Indians met, and, burning with fury, from some envious cause against Ramos, proceeded to attack his estate, and, alter having in- flicted considerable injury, proceeded to the town of Cafiete, encountered the detachment of government troops stationed there, dispersed them, and issued a Proclamation to the people of their own race in the Vicinity, calling upon them to unite and improve this opportunity to definitively establish their rights, Whether this plan will be successful remains to be seen, A regiment of troops has been despatched Trom Lima to the scene of disturbance, although in the meantime the interests of the sugar pianters are suffering greatly. We have passed safely through the heated term, and now, with the cold, damp weather of the Peru- Vian winter, may consider ourselves as free from the dangers of our dread itant of last year, the yellow fever. Since January the malady has been among us, but never assumed the terrible proportions Of 1868, When the dead Cart Was almost the only ve- hicle seen in the usually crowded streets of this capi- tal. About three hundred persons have died this year from the epidemic, almostall, however, soldiers and people who, arriving here from tle mountains and interior, took but little care of their health, and after having passed through the first stages of the disease then gave themse!ves up to the physician. In the South the mortulity has been unparalleled, especially in the town of Tacua, but the last ac- counts inform us that with the advent of the cold weather the fever was rapidly disappearing. Small- pox is endemic m Lima, but, fortunately for our generally leaves tis beautifying narks npon the thicker skinned faces of our Afri brethren, whereas, on the other hand, the yeiow fever has, in both years, beneficently passea them by. Our naval force here has recently veen greatly diminished. On the ist toe Powhatan sailed for Valparaiso, to proceed trom thence via the Straits to New York. The Tuscarora nad preceded her, with orders to wait at St. Thomas for advices; and the Dacotah sailed for San Francisco on the 11th, with @ portion of Admiral Turner’s staf on boar he having iett for the same pomt on the 28th ultiino, to hoist bis flag on the Pensacola. In harbor we have the gunboat Nyack, Captain Babcock, and the store ship Onward, Captain Haxon, the lattcr now being the senior officer in the South Pacific. It has always been a matter of surprise that such inferior ships should be despatched to an important station like this, and to a station which, in potnt of attrac- tion and agreeability is considered by naval men as second only to the Mediterranean, Admural Turner will retarn here about October next, and the Daco- tah will make her appearance in Callao betore that time. The best health has veen enjoyed by all on board, and the oMcers Who have leit us, as well a¢ those remaining, have acquired an enviahie reputa- ion for characier and sociabiity, CHILE. Opening of Cougress—Agricuitural Exposte tlon—Steamtag Line Throngh the Straitn= Death of the Peruvian | ister=New Light -House—Disastrous Fire in Santia, VALPARAISO, June 7, L869, The Congress of i869 was solemuly opened on the ‘1st instant by the President of the republic, and wag attended with the usual pomp and ceremonies, tn the address of the President the Spanish question ix particularly referred to, and i is stated that, while Chile is ready to abide by the agreement she has made With Peru vo accept the mediation offered by the United States, yet, at the same time, she never wiil sign @ peace until Spain consents to pay the dam- ages caused by the barbarous bombardment of Val paraiso in 1866, and, moreover, hints that unt the negotiauons are enieret into Chile ‘will 40 all in her power to aid the straggling patriots of Cube in their efforts to free tkemseives from Spanish dommation. ‘This, reduced to a few words, means that peace beiween Spain and the ailies of the Pacific is as far off as ever, and it is conjec- toured here that Peru, in her desire to enter into pacific relations with the mother country, will, tn alt probability, break the alliance now existing between Chile and herself. ‘The Agricultural Exposition still continues its suc. cessful career, Large wumbers of persons from all parte of the republic are in daily atrenaance, aud @ considerable portion of the machines on exhibition have already been purchased by farmers in the country, while the agents here of the foreign manu- factures are recelving orders for many of the miost useful agricultural implements exhibited, The en- tire coat and expenses of the building, &c., was $35,164, which will be reduced to about $12,000, alter deducting the sums received for admission and space. A medal has been struck of and conceded by the government to the committee, through whose exertions the affair has been go brilliantly inaugu- rated. After examining the various proposals made for the construction of the important railway between Chillan and Talcahuano, the government has ac- cepted that of Mr. John Slater, who has offered to bvutid the road for $3,900,000, The proposition is considered a3 savantaxeous to the country. A very unportant bill is to be introduced tn Con- gress as soon as that respectavle body can be in- duced to meet, the diMcuity now being to form a quoram, ‘The bill reterred to establishes a company, to consist of the principal business nouses in Valpa- raiso, Montevideo, Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres, for the pur of creating a line of towmg steam- ers through the Straits of Magellan. It has been carefully estimated that more than 5,000 vessels of all classes and flags double Cape Corn annually, exposed to the violent storms for which that neighborhood is noted, and suifering the delay attendant on the calms that otherwise exist. The company by ing powerful steam tugboats on their line would be enabled to gain a very considerable profit in offer- ing to these vessela @ mode of passage infinitely more secure, aud from the time spved in the transit almost a8 cheap. 1t ls more than probable that Congress will act favorably on the subject, and the conpetnens benefit to commerce caunot be readily estimal The Peruvian Minister to Chile, Dr. Benigno G. Vigil, died on the 29th of tein ‘This gentleman had greatly distinguished himself as a lawyer and in tae diplomatic service of his country, The most sump- tuons funeral honors were paid by this government to his remains. A very westructive fire took piace in Santiago on tne 27th of May, consuming 1n @ very short time the whole of the old arcade of the Sierra Bella, situated tn the principal square of the city. Every effort was made to arrest the progr.as of the conflagration, but the high wind raging at the time rendered the labors of firemen almost fruitiess. The loss is estimated at from $300,000 to $400,000, avout one- third of which was covered by insurance, As an in- stance of the generosity the people it may be mentioned that a subscription was immediately ened for the reiief of the multitude of small shop- keepers who were utterly ruined by the castastropne, and in a few hours a very considerable amount was collected. Santiago haa been the victim of several disastrous conflagrations, and Valparaiso as 1s well known, enjoye @ most unfortunate celebrity in this regard. fhe rather curious ecclesiastical question that was alluded to in one of my previous communications, concerning the oath to be taken by a bishop on assuming charge of his diocese, has not yet been satisfactorily arranged. The Holy Father having denied the hereditary right of these republics to the privilege of appointing and contirming their own Teligious officers, the Bishop Orrego refused to take an oath which would oblige him to consider as in- valid any orders or bulls issued by the Holy See un- til the same had received the ratitication of the gov- erament of Chile, A sort of compromise was then Offered by the Cabinet, proposing that the bishop should swear to support the constitution and the laws of the State. ‘his, of course, met with the disapproval of all parties, since no executive power has the faculty of abrogating the rescriptions of the constitution, whicu en- join upon the unfortunate bishop the oath Mentioned above. In the meantime the Churcn party is busily endeavoring to enlist the popular sympathies on their side, and the good people of the alocess are clamoring for the presence of their pastor, On the 1st of June the lighthouse, below describ- ed, was opened, Lighthouse of the Bay of Concepcion. Catadioptric of the fourth class—white light. Flashes every thirty seconds. The flash extends over nine seconds, and can be seen at the distance of fliteen maritime miles. Latitude 36 degrees, 56 minutes, 18 seconds, south. Longitude 73 degrees, 6 minutes, 5 seconds west of Greenwich, The house is built on the north pomt of the island Quiriquina. Several marine disasters have recently occurred, but only among small coastyng craft. Business is dull, few vessels seeking charters being in port. MEXICO. Condition of Affairs in Guerrero—Three Mili- tary Heroes Plotting id Counterplotting- for Power—A Contest for Governorship— Assassinations and Robberies—Miscellane- ous News. ACAPULCO, June 25, 1869. ‘The political condition of this State is very vol- canic, but in this respect Guerrero only partakes of the elements winch compose society throughout the Mexican republic. The prospects of a revolution- ary harvest are bright here at present, and already ‘we have had a nice little harvest of assassinations, shooting and chopping off of hands. There appears to be a band of assassins at work, and soterrified have the inhabitants become that you can scarcely find either native or foreigner in the streets of Aca- Pulco after dark. Only a short time ago Preiect Patoni was assassinated in this city, having been shot at about nine o'clock in the evening, while quietly resting in his hammock, surrounded by his family. Patoni was appointed by General Arce, the present Governor, and it 1s bDelteved that some of the retainers of Alvarez com- mitted the deed. Indeed, it ts rumored in private circles that the assassin is well known, but nobody dare arrest him, Generally speaking of Mexican communities there are several candidates for every office within the gift of the people, but this peculi- arity applies to other people just as well, yet in the present instance none have been bold enongh to as- sume the office of Prefect because the probabilities are strong that any appointment made by Arce would meet the fate of Patoni. Acapulco is, there- fore, without @ Prefect, as is the adjacent district, the Prefect of which was politely requestea to de- part for other regions. But a few nights have passed since a couple of men with well-sharpened axes called on the Judge of the First mstance (after dark) and desired to have a chat withhim, The Judge de- clined, took down his shot gun, prepared to defend himself, and this most certainly saved his life. The President of the Common Council, the members, Collector of the Port and other prominent offictals have been threatened. None of these appear in public after nightfall, but all take very good care to remain at their homes, where they are protected by the military authorities, Even the commandante, the highest military authority here, has been warned, and like others keeps a guard constantiy about his headquarters, not so much to do military auty as to protect his sacred person. Night betore last two men had their right hands chopped off, and last night the patrol shot a man through the brain, instantly killing him, they sup- posing that he was a desperate character for whom they were making search. The chopping otf of the right hand 1s now considered the next best surgical operation when it is not found.convenient to commit political assassination. In truth there is no more respect for life in this State at present tnan the traveller would find amid some cannibal tribes in the interior of Africa, While society remains in this deplorable condition the powers that be and the powers that are striving to be their successors are warring against cack other with @ pantherlike ferocity. General Arce, the pre- went Governor, does not seem to be very popular, and who ever knew of a Mexican Governor or Presi- dent that was popular. Arce has two powertul rivals, Generais Jimenez and Alvarez, the latter having the greaest influence of any leader in the Stale. Owing 10 the assassinations and threats so uent it is believed that the general government will So interfere as to cause the resignation of Aree and the installation of Alvarez. There will be no peace in Guerrero until the c! iamade. And ‘when this is consummated there will not be peace; for Arce dethroned will become Arce at the head of @ band of revolutionists. Then General Jimenez cannot b gin idle; bis alo must be drawn “r fence of a ogasnat such usurpers as Arce and Alvarez, ‘Kittane for and swear by the consti. tution, Mexican leaders interpreting that instrument as retigioniste «lo the Bible, 80 that it finally ends in oveky body, doing, aa they like, as the old woman said when she her cow. Anotuer [happen Baggot of ae io aus Lond trial paradise security afforded travel- Jers and the splendid end rapid means of convey- ends. For instance, in going [rom here to the city of Mexico the T part of the way has to be crawled throug! tratla. on horseback or foot, according to the taste or courage of the rider. ‘rhe wd Ey hg ee Ed eight to uwell 8, $100, when oné travels with any course way, abet he will most a Iv will moos! 2 able to retain his purse and scal aca, the capital of the n leaginee, from the city of the Mon! as, way ‘ther pleasant advice you are that nearer you approach the Juarez the nearer you are to having your throat cu or your pocket relieved of its contents. An American who has just arrived here from the capt- tai was stopped at Cuernavaca, the military authort- ties at that place stating that to proceed further without an escort was certain robbery, if nothi more serious, A case illustrating the meanness 0! some OF the bandita and robbers infeating the high roads has come to our knowledge, which we believe could happen in no other country then Mexico. An American woman, married w a@ Frenchman, in company with her husband, atarted from the city of Mexico with the intention of reaching San Francisco via Acapuico, They arrived here three days ago, in the most pitiabie condition, accompanied by @ little boy seme seven yours oF age. They were attacked by three banda of rob- vers at different times, bu two of the bands did not deem the prey worthy of folowing up, while ‘the third stole the little bene A the Frenchman had to carry his wife and chila hy turns, and whee the owner attempted to make some show of defencs tor his property some of the bandits hauled tien about ‘until they succeeded in his seg eprain- ing an arm. The ropbers also took what little ef- fects ihe unfortunate couple had. For!uaately the wite nad secreted some $200 in her clothing, which the vagabonds did not discover. ‘To-day the French- man and his wife depart for San isco, and they yow before high Heaven that once again in a civii- ized and Christian country they will never come back to this republic of barbarians. ‘The wife, with tears in her eyes, thanked God that they were ‘once more going to America.” When they get there their finances will be reduced to $3 50. ‘So much of brief history, and most probably a romantic one, for a couple who have lived seven years in Mexico. Commercial and financial attairs are extremely dull, taxation ts very oppressive, and the heat par- takes of the taxation, 40 that all things considered this is not a heaven upon earth. Why avy white men live here is a matter of profound mystery. The elections for members ot soon take place. Matiers will pass off quietly antil after election, when the row usually commences, Guer- rero sends seven members to Congress. Some enterprising foreigners are tering to link by telegraph. Work 1s at this city with capital present suspended owing to the rains. Through the infuence of John A. Sutter, Ameri- cau Consul at this place. tt is believed that at the next session of the National Congress special privi- leges will be granted to the Pacliic Mail Steamship Company, whereby one of the company's steamers will call monthly at the port of Mazatlan. Several officers of the national government have been here tor some time past, UI to proceed for want of conveyance to their destinations at Tepic, tian, Guaymas and elsewhere. At present there is @ military force in garrison to ‘this city of 200 men of the First division of the regu- jar army. Both oficers and men, strange to say, pipe Ieryme pe ina gular, orderly manner, con- juences and surroundings, ‘There have been several deaths here lately, the most important of which are those of Ei Faro and The Neptune, two weekly journala, Verdict—Died for want of brains and subscribers. A rough census of the American population at this commercial! metropolis figures as high as twenty- nine, most of whom are in the empipy of the Pacitic Mail Steamship Company. AN ITEM FOR CALIFORNIA. Two of the above Company's steamers arrived here this afternoon, an incident not of frequent occur- rence, and so worthy of. note, especially as regards the tide of travel from and to California. The Colorado, Captain Wm. H. Parker, purser, G, B. Goddard, bound for Panama, had on board only 180 passengers, while the Golden City, Captam W. F. Lapidge, purser, H. ©. Israel, carried 760 pas- sengers for San Francisco. The former steamship had 400 tons freight and $770 in specte; the tatter 7,250 packages of freight. By the above passenger statistics we find that for every passenger whio left California four and g fractional part arrivea there. Besides many of those going East are merely on a visiting tour, and wili again return to the El Dorado of the Pacific, On the other hand, mostly all who are bound for San Francisco intend to remain there or scatter throughout the State. It ts to be pre- sumed that the passenger trafiic on the Union Paci- tic Railroad will show a like bearing. The Boonie ot California may then fondly contemplate a rapid in- crease in their population—something extremely de- sirable—and if they only can keep down earth- quakes aad greenvacks, they can ee up agamat the terrible tirades of George Francis Train. Cali- fornia 18 a paradise, and, like that fellow’s girl in indiana, she ts oniy to be known to be loved, LITERATURE. Reviews of New Books. CorD AND CreesE. By the author of “The Dodge Ciub,” With illustrations, New York: Harper & Brothers. 1869. After reading ‘The Dodge Club,” we really be- Vieved that the next work written by the author would be at least as fresh, as original and as full of humor; but we have been disappointed. “Cord and Creese"’ is a glaring imitation of Charles Reade’s “Foul Play,” containing all the faults of that work, without possessing a single one of its merits, Such a tissue of improbabilities as this book is we have seldom seen in print. The plot is a wretched bungie from beginning to end. The characters are most commonplace, the villains being very ordinary vil- lains, and the mora! and virtuous individuals being very uninteresting mortals. The adventures of Louis Brandon would do first rate if told in a ‘Boys’ Own Book,"’ but to tell it for the delectation of sensi- ble men and women will not do, In borrowing his idea from ‘Fou! Play” (we hope the author will not sue us for libel), Mr. De Mille has not even had the grace to preserve the very artistic construction which makes that book ao popular, However im- probable might be the incidents narrated as occur- ring on the istand in the Pacific, they are by no means impossible, whereas in ‘Cord and Creese’’ the discovery of Vishuu with Colonel Despard’s skeleton on board, and the submarine visit to the sumken ship and discovery of Ralph Brandon's skeleton, are as nearly akin to the impossible as anything can be. The art of the novelist is to bring very Lynde at least unusual, events within the range of probability. Now, to be told of an English firm that once made the house of Rothscnild tremble ts nonsense; for we know well that no such thing ever occurred. Then, again, fancy a man who talks Greek to the woman he loves, and loves very sin- fully, by the way, for she is married. We admit that Mr. De Mille is very graphic and intense other imitation of Charles Reade) in is narration of Louis Brandon’s adventures on the two islands, but he is also very tiresome in- deed. We will not charge Mr. De Mille with bein, plagiarist, because if we did sothere is no telling but what he might feel inclined to further borrow Mr. Reade’s ideas by sul us for damages; but we do solemnly assert that if the reader desires originality he will not find it in this book. If he seeks for skull in the construction of plot he need not look here; if he destres to be edified py well delineated characters he mast get some other work. But it any person can feel interested in a tissue of absurdities he or she will do well to read “Cord and Creese.” The Worst thing about the work is that Mr. De Mite should have written it, when he is undoubtedly capapie of producing something infinitely superior. Patty GRAY's JOURNEY FROM Boston 10 BALTI- MORE. By Caroline H. Dall. Boston: Lee & Shepard. 1869. This is by no means an uninteresting book for children, though written im a somewhat too serious vein. The preface, also, is entirely too long, cov- ering not less than forty nine pages, or one-fifth of the entire book, and containing a great deal of twaddle about negro slavery and what our duty ts to the negroes. We dodiope the rising generation will not be educated to such ideas a3 the author gives expression to in this preface. The story itself 8 Very Well told, It 18 written in a plain, simple style, without any long words, and will be understood by the most youthful reader. FAMOUS LONDON MERCHANTS. A Book for Boys. By H. R. Fox Bourne. With twenty-five illustrations, New York: Warper & Brothers. 1869. ‘These sketches of famous London merchants will prove most entertaining and instructive reading for easily boys. They comprise blographies of Sir Richard Whittington, Sir Thomas Gresham, Sir Ed- ward) @sborne, Sir William Herrick, sir ‘Thomas mythe, Sir Henry Garway, sir Dudley North, Thomas Guy, William Beckford, Henry Thornton, Nathan Mever Kothschild, Samuel Gurney (founder of the celebrated house of Overend, Gurney & Co., which recently failed), and George Peabody. They are all admirably written. It will probabiy disappoint the boys to leayn that, far from being a r boy, Dick Whitungton “was the youngest son of Sir William Whittington, who was descended from an old Warwickshire family.” The reminiscences of the great Rothschild are quite in- teresting. Numerous anecdotes are told about him, but the spirit in which the sketch ts written 18 not altogether impartial. The biography of Mr, Péa- pody is very short, but what there is of it is quite Jan , and does full justice to the great Amert- can janthropist who has shown bimseif a public benefactor, The book 18 handsomely printed and bound, GLANCES aT THR WORLD. 1864-1865. By Hiero- nymps Anopymus Mundus. Published by Cadmus Faugtus. 6874. Ip 18 lucky for the author of this trash that he pub- lished {t anonymously. [{ his name was known it would be instantly placed among the names of those who figure iu Byron’s ‘‘Pnglish Bards and Scotch Reviewers.” Shades of Parnassus! We have seldom glanced over a greater metley of nonsense. The author wag evidently not “cut out tor a poet,” al- thougtt wl 18 fession should be canuot be de- hi by @ perusal of his “‘poetry,’” AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN Europe. By Mrs. %. R, Urdiao, Boston: Lee & Shepara, 186), Asa matter of course it Was impossible for an Amerigan to visit Europe without writing a book abou What he and she saw there, albeit everynody has seen or read the same things a thousand times. Mrs. Urbino proved mo exception to the general tule. We cannot see where she has given to the world anything more then can be found in numerous other books, and repeating the same old story of Ru dor and misery in the Ba renee tar gtea e's actu Atyle, telle us that on the 29th of Decem wane, ane had 8 dress altered, which “took the . nearly a day to do it,” and pea only twenty-five cents for tne work; found Pleasure fn /looking at ” “fields of pampkins and ashes, felt “ener- vated” in Napies. She ia up by ing low glad she was to get hone, and exp her belief that there is no country like America; which we agree to, and “no city so ag our iton,”” which 18 merely a matter of opinion. Bét seriously, this book 18 worth reading for the sake of its Jts description of places and things visi cathedrais, laces, Farid od a much, but the confidential chit-chat man the authoress narrater Nor adventures is quite pie quant wad entertainin » PARIS FASHIONS. New Military Uniforme—Men’s Wear—A Question of Linen—Erilis Aguin—The fn- convenience of Trains—The Queen of Portugal at Ems—The Viceroy as a@ Theatrical Manager—Ladies? Wear-The Foutaineblena Races=Different Style of Hats—A Millionnaire Milliner. PaRis, June 23, 1469. Now tbat the deputies have come out of the re- spective urna of their respective provinces there is a fresh cause of annoyance in Paris among citizens who are Kind enough to take the civic duties of this life into serious consideration. 1t 18 the képt, or uniform cap, 0/ the “Garde Mobile.” Not one of the young officers who are now parading about the capital in all the glory of broadcloth, with gold bratd on their sleeves, approves of this head gear— they are crying out for the shako; while, on the other hand, the National Guard has taken offence on account of the word “movable” belong applied to these youthfal upstarts, “as if we never moved and were immovabie,” they indignantly ex- claim. Itis very unwise of the National Guard to find fault wit a word so soon after the riots, dur- ing watch they really did not once move, and the sergens de ville were getting all the beer glasses broken on their cocked nats, without any inter- ference from the nationals, in uniform, at alt. Nevertheless, independently of the mobiles’ kept, the rest of their attire ts very quiet, The pants haves plain scarlet band down the sides, and the coat they call tunic here 13 cut like any other man's frock coat, the color thereof and the pants being dark blue. ‘rhe braided arabesque on the arm is sober, and it 18 hoped the mobile will remain so. The hext new fashion for men at the races and seaside resorts is the following suit:—A short, tight coat of light gray cloth, with two rows of buttons in front and a black velvet collar, light gray pants and the felt upturned pudding nat, ‘There is unex- emplary anarchy in the shirt collar department. Some favor the down turned, with salmon or black gauze scarf; others the “incredible,” with pointed ears upwards, which could be better detined as a la donkey. Witu tius style a bit of black binding con- statutes a necktie. The ruffled friil 18 indispensable on dress shirt fronts. Another new tdea I must re- cord, because itis very general and wiil be muoh noticed a the seaside and watering places, though £ trust it will not be adopted at Saratoga. Itis one thing to state what is done in Paris, but quite another to follow French lead in America, It is the novel way cavalers haye discovered to prevent being dragged down by ladies’ trains, Things occur thus:—Mile. Eliane ta sitting by tne side of her respectable mamma; she is in vaporous white flounces, the last one of the pyramid sweeping over six chairs by her side; a cavalicr comes up to beg to be honored with a polka, and afcer an approving nod from mamma, who has been scanning the morals of the solicitor from above ner lace fan, off flies Mile, Eliane to the further end of the hall, where cavalier stops, quietly bends, picks up the furthest extremity of Ehane's train, which he hangs over the disengaged arm, and with the other clasps her again around the waist. When the couple return in the whirl to the place where mainma was left, the consternated parent beholds nothing of Eliane’s cavalier but nis head and shoulders peeping out of her robes; for nothing of his fect or legs in visible, ag the drapery enshrouds him. It was alt very well for Paul aud Virginia 60 go under one pet- ticoat in the virgin forests of propicel zones, but this beautiful image cannot reconcile me, a bachelor, to incognito proceedings thus sanctioned at a public ball, and that would not be tolerated in one’s siting room at home, After this burst of virtuous indig- nation, which would have moistened my forchead had our present June atmosphere been June—itke which itis not by any means—I proceed to the fair Bex. Ihave little to say that 1s quite novel to-day, ex- cepting that the Queen of Portugal has arrived at the Grand Hotel on her way to Ems, where her sister, Princess Clothilde, has already called on her, and that the Viceroy of Egypt has ordered 150,000 franca’ worth of theatrical costumes in Paris for his playhouse at Cairo, He mw to nave 1.700 for the above sum, and he receives more ‘letters from ac- tresses who wish to Wear them under the very brows of the sphinxes than he does letters from partios offering to buy Egyptian land to build country houses on. Of course the khédive would hike to have the Parisians streaming out to the Nile for change of air, and the 150,000 francs spent on the fasnions which are to attract them cannot be called a bad speculation for a ruler just trying his hand ta business. I must observe that brown Holland colored lawn and unbleached silk cogtames are being most richly ornamented with wide Cluny insertions, round flounces, just above the hem, and Ctuny edging round the borders. ‘These and the muslins are worn with Loula XVI. senate frilled, and tied on the back by ladies who have full busts, but on the front by ladies wno only have full backs. The Valen- clennes lace used on coarse China silks of the above shade has a very square and open ground network. Narrow stripes are on the giacé silks much more fashionable than wide ones, but some of the shades are very unbecoming—for instance, piuce and biue, pluce and orange; feu and green are in great de- mand. White organdies are being with blacks and enlivened by bright scarlet panitrs. The new tashion of trimming colored silks With white Sot sown niece and frills isa perfect illustration of the old styles, At the Fontainebleau races I noticed a mauve thus trimmed, a claret and an apricot. ‘The frou- frou of all this white frilling immensely amuses ladies. 1 observe that narrow velvet ribbon uw being sewed between flounces on white muslin, and this 1s done when tney do not come showering one on the other, but graduate up to the waist un dutte- rent breadths. As to round straw and lace hats, they are all oval; the malignant, with tts high crown, ts in full force, but only oh the drive. <A great furor for watering places 1s a small fancy straw, with gauze veil rolled round it, fimshing off with long scarf ends behind, which are brought forward over the face when required, and lend a haze to the wearer which hides @ good deal of getting up behind. These yells are called Dona Maria, The loveliest toilet I can de- scribe this week was worn at the chateau of Mme. ae Mouchy, now a much envied rendezvous or the ne plus ultra high life, It was worn by Princess Alice Koutchoubey. ‘The underskirt was unbleached China silk, called weak tea, worked all over with small variegated flowerets, and having a decp musiin plissé flounce all round. Over this a tunic of silver gray crépe de chine, edged with a fringe unit- ing every shade of the robe. The bodice was of the “weak tea’ shade, dra with silver gray, fringed like the tunic. This mixture was of the most har- Tmonious description, quite a soothing aspect, and it is called fleur de the ise biossom). It ts the pretty- est toilet to look at in a country where bacheiors cannot get a good cup of the refreshing beverage. The foliowmg piece of information connected with millinery 18 dedicated to husbands:—M. A, de Roths- cnild has just sold 500 metres of land, close to Boule- vard Haussmann, for 50),000 francs, It looks much luke a double-bedded sheet in point of size; but a chateau of great cost is to be constructed on it, and the purchaser is a milliner, a lady wno deais in bits of gauze on wire. This conveys sume idea of what wives must have paid to this mtelligent customer of Baron de Roths- child for the slignt fabrics they raise on thetr heads, — she was building on future sounder founda- tions, THE PRIZE RING. Gallagher and Allen=Singulac Lotter trom Joe Coburn, {From the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 9.) Just “before the prize fight between Alicn aud McCoole the winner of it was chailenged oy Uhartey Gallagher, It being generally conceied that Alien was the victorious man, Gallagher tssued the chai- lenge to him in proper form and put up ten dollars as a forfeit. This was immediately covered on the part of Allen, and steps were at once taken to nave articles of agreement signed. Thia, however, was not consumomted, Gallagher wanting to fight within mfty miles of St. Louis, and Allen, after bis out- Tageous treatment in that vicinity, desiring to have the articles read within fitcy miles of Cincinnati or even Louisville. —_ Deter- mined to have a fight, no matter where if might be, Allen left this city night before last to settle the affair, He says that he will toss up with Gatlagher for choice of ground, and if the latter will not agree to this Allen will fight him anywhere. Im this conhection we publish the following rather curious card, purporting to come from Joe Vopurn. If it is genuine, something very strange must have joa with the former New Yorker: yy, ust Tom Allen, in a fight in a twenty-four foot prize ring, ac cording to the latest London rules, for any sum from $5,000 to $10,000, to be fought anywhere within the limits of the United States, If Tom Allen does not choose to accept my challenge on bebalf of McCool l offer % to “any other man,” the understanding being that {am to be the trainer and first second of McCoole im the ving. If my challenge 1s accepted 1 will make deposit with any’ responsible parties that toay be named, tne 1 soge take place within sixty days of (he signing of papers. . ey JOSEPH COBURN.’* TRMPRRANCR IN INDIANA.—Considerable exctte- meni haa existed in Richmond, Ind., for some time the vemperance question. ‘The RY spe of have come off victors. At the meeting for retall tay within two tiles of the corporation mits of the Was raised from Atty dollars to $500, ‘hia ia tn actdi- uon Wo the fifty dollar fee required by the State .aw and the government license fee, The Counet! Chamber was filled with the temperence mon and a tele. gation cf the leading and most respectable tadies of the city, Who sat four weary hours watching the movements of Council. It is expected that this ac~ Von will close most of the saloons, tnieas thoy atiempt to sell tn detance of the ordinance, ta whret case there will be some exciting Itgation, ronoting up to the Supreme Court, About twelve o/ciock on ‘Tuesday night a party of roughs went to (Ne rest dence of B.D. Palmer, the author of the ordinany tore up and carried off the pipes of a beanuifal Tow tain io his front yecd, smashed in his trout wind: and hurled a stone tate his [rout parr, —Cn rae Cheauicle, duly be