The fact is that the moisture of the early part of the season has been retained by the laud, and the wheat plant has lived and thrived on it, while many other crops on similar land, but cultivated under different condi tions, nave felt the effects of the drought. News comes from Panama of a terrible tragedy at Revas, Nicaragua. Thomas Martinez had been arrested for attempting to murder Dr Trinidad Flores, and was ar rainged for trial. After the charges had been read Martinez was called upon to plead. He stepped forward and said, " Gentlemen. I know that the jury will condemn me, but before being condemned I must finish this affair." As he said this Martinez drew a revolver and shot Flores dead. His action was observed by a spectator, Gustave Cha morro, who raised a chair and tried to stop Martinez. The latter turned upon him and fired again. Camorro fell dead with a bullet through hia brain. Then in old gentleman named Gregorio Rojas, a relative of Flores, interfered, and Martinez shot him through ( the mouth, the bullet emerging at the back of the neck ; but the man may recover, the wound not being necessary fatal. Flourish ing his revolver in the faces of the affrighted spectators, Martinez escaped to the street, where his two brothers were in waiting with mules. All escaped, but a few days later Martinez was betrayed to the authori ties by some of his brother's workmen, and was again arrested. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yes terday, before Mr Stratford, R.M., John Dawson was charged with being illegally in the coal yard of Thomas Pyke on the 29th instant. Constable Lemm said he had arrested the accused, having found him asleep in Mr Pyke's coal yard covered with sacks. Thomas Pyke said he knew accused. He had found him in his coal yard at night, someone having told him he was stealing his sacks. He locked accused in the yard, and intended to ask the police to caution him. The accused was discharged, the magistrate saying that Constable Lemm had done quite right in arresting him and re porting the matter. John Dawson was further charged with having no visible law ful means of support. 