The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-16

esting intelligence
Affairs in the River Plate were wearing more
serious aspect. The Brazilian Minister, Mr. Can
sasao de Sinmbu, had arrived from Montevldeo,
and Mr.. Duarte da Ponte Rbeiro had received his
passports from his Excellency Gen. Rosas, Cover
nor Of the Argentine Confederation, although de-
tanned in Buenos Ayres, by severe ILLNESS, which
makes it evident that the diplomatic arrangements
between the governments of the River Plate and
the Empire of Brazil are not an amicable foot
ing Our last advices from Rio tell different sto-
ry on this point
The present ministry of Brazil appear to be car
rying matters with high hand, having removed
from various important Offices, faithful and tried
public servants, to make room for favortes, which
has caused much discomfort, particularly in the
province of Bahia.
The Imperial General the Baron de Caxias is
sanguine of concluding the military operations ne
cessary for the entire pacication of the province
| of Rio Grande in another campaign. The north
srn provinces quiet although many highly In
cendiary periodicals have made their appearance
throughout Brazil, ostensiby opposed to the pre-
sent ministry, but intoxicating doctrines subversvc
to the present system OF government. The Quay
c,,ru published at Bahia, amongst the number,
stands pre- eminent in favor Of Republican form
of government, as being better adapted to the I'M
poverished state of the finances of the Empire.
We give the following translation of portion of
an article which appeared in the GudyctvW Of 3lst
October last, relating to Her l. M. Donna Maria
Teresa of Naples, which will afford means OF judy
ing of the bold language used in these periodicals
against the government.
n the time the marriage Of the Emperor Is cee-
brated Brazil where the monarchy can only De sus
tanned by convictonsin Brazil, where royalty from
time to time loses its prestige and moralty,n Brazil
where OF all creeds compelled to feel that the mo-
narcby such exists necessarily be suicidaln
Brazil where already the cries ofyranny in derum and
the crash of falling throne have been heard-in Brazil
we repeat the Emperor married. and his wife asks for the
first proof of his affection, act of justice and humani
reestablish the almost extinct feelings of love for the
march, and which would tighten the bonds Of amy with
his peoples this act is refused ian act OF general amnesty
and pardon for convicted of treason this grace
simple, easy and at the same time SO magnificent
exorable verdict of faction of faction loaded with
horrors, Unsuitable, and never gorged with victims
which consider superior to all others in the world
which is domestic felicity or this inefahle dictum the
peral palace have introduced suspicion doubt and dis
cord. Under the gded roofs of st. Christoval two wills
and virtue; on the other and treason! Her mpe
rial Majesty sees in each minister an enemy ~ an Ser
horSs Sy S
looses percepbly his characteristic ameniyis SAD,
toms Of mind rscked by terrible approximations
table witnesses of an afflicted and unhappy existence
God where will be the end Of SO many horrors -
| The Levant soop-of-war had arrived at Rio jan
elro on the 18th November, from Norfolk, seventy
days passage, with his Excellency George n. proi-
fit of Indiana Minister of the United States near
| the person of his Majesty the Emperor OF Brazil.
| The Curacoa British soop- of-war, was lying at
| anchor at Bahia, and the harbor Is occasionally
visited by the Growler, British seamer-of-war;
but Notwithstanding all the vigil nee used by these
| cruizers, savers were constantly IN the habit OF
| passing them, even at their anchorage, and land
ing their eargoes with mppnntyd Inc pilot . boat
| brought a cargo of three hundred and twenty
blacks from the coast of Africa, having lost on the
voyage upwards of thirty, and is now hitting out
| for the same destination.
| Brazil at present IS being inundated with forged
mil-rei notes, imported from Portugal. The police,
in Rio Janeiro, have apprehended several Porlu-
guese subjects with false paper on their persons,
have also discovered large packages OF false paper
enclosed in pipes of Portuguese vine In Bahia
the police have also been very active few days
previous to the sailing of the Caledonia. Portl-
guese brig was subjected to most rigorous search,
| but without any discovery being made. An ex-
tenslve fraud had been perpetrated successfully, by
| the forgery of the signatures OF some OF the most
respectable commercial houses to custom house
bonds, the printed bonds being themselves genuine
| The authors in custody.
Owing to the rains the sugar crop has been great
| ly retarded, which may prove detrimental as 1t
promised fair to be very large one.
| LAcHNER, THE GERMAN, AND THAT TRuNK.-The
| body of this man, who committed suicide by hang
ing, in his cell in the City Prsonion Sunday, still
remains at the dead house in the Park. His
widowed wife was removed from the prison yester-
day morning to her residence in Rlvingon street,
by officer McGrath, where the first information OF
| the suicide of her husband was communlca-
| ted to her. She received it with paroxysms
of Distress but through the aid and advise OF Ger
man minister, was finally restored to proper sense
| of her situation. From her previous threats, 1t
was feared that she would be prompted to commit
suicide but the consolatory advise of the minister
produced a premise not to resort to any means to
destroy herself She refused to be taken to the
| body of her husband, whom she now considers as
the sole author Of her bitter misfortunes She is
| fine looking woman of about twenty-five years Of
age, of German parentage, and had been acquainted
with Lachner but short time before the marriage
In noticing the services of DR.. Sickles, who was
called to the City Prison the suicide was
discovered, we omitted yesterday to state that he
introduced catheter down the throat of deceased,
and endeavored to initiate his lungs by forcing air
into them, before the coroner had arrived upon the
spot. We have no doubt, from this circumstance,
with others, that the deceased had been suspended
for half an hour or more before he was discovered
| The suicide must have been produced from the
conversation that passed between the deceased,
and Mr. Vonseht, who had visited his cell by order
of the Mayor an hour before The suicide was dis
covered, and who was the last person who saw
him alive Mr.. vonseht was the person to whom
he had passed the bank note that led to his detec-
ton What the purport of his interview with the
deceased was, we do not know, Dor the character
of his conversation, but he should have been fully
| IaCo nj
connected with this business
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE Cry PRIsoN.-Ame-
liza Norman, the girl who committed the assault
with intent to kill Henry S. Ballard, by stabbing
| III &c he sfo House