New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-06
From South America and the Pacific.


ties that OF yeissco. and that OF some other, military
leader union between them Is not impossible
santa Cruz it said has syowed his intention OF return
ing 10 this coast the plea that the Treaty has not been
complied with. .,., ,r.
d,poston Of leaders this point Is yet 10 be
.bovn Bot opened again the prohibited trafe
with Bolivia II not improbable that the drft OF
the Revolutionary movement Is 10 favor OF General santa
Cruz
VALPARAISO NEws-Ason Cambridge Il Co
hal failed
Inc French whaleship Reuoion has been condemned
and sold at auction
Tho Marine Railway 10 nearly completed al expert
mental operation with small vessel proved quite success
fu and two three vessels only awaiting It's feAd
res. 10 go on II for repairs 80
The Peru arrived the evening Of the z'h,
q irgng S2sOOOo ard 1875 passengers.
Hon s. Barton, Minister 81 the United states 70 the
Government Of Chill, had arrived, and presented his ere
dentss.
Mr. Moorhea5 u s Consul has announced his appoint
eot a. Navy Agent the United States at Valparaiso
remarkable item OF newsis the following. which
WAS published In valpar also on the xylh FEBRUARY
The wealthy Mr. John Jacob Astor IL dead; be leit
legacy Of half million collars 10 establish Public
Tne e. s. ship of war Ohio "a Captain Taylor arrived
NJ Valparaiso the goth jan forty four days from Ro
Capt suinshsm left her al Rio. Commodore Ap G. Jones
boosted bis broad psnnan board Of her on the 2ls
She sailed for the Mexican coast on the 9th OF January
Com Genger and surgeon Barabno went passengers In
her The u ship Preble was seen by the steamer on
her WY up about Tth inst two days north OF Caao
where she Is In all probability awaiting the arrival o. the
Ohio, Commodore Jones
EyESrs IN CHILI--There is nothing particular
Nv no, able among which have occurred In this
country daring the month just ended All rs quiet ana
orderly which for South American Republic Is saying
not little. The crops have been very abundant wheai
ia remarkably low, so that all may be fed.
On the other side of the Andes there is some civil dis
turbance An attempt it's said, was MADE 10 enTsp Oo-
rgIez curing send him prisoner to Bue-
pos Ayrss But being advised Of 1t be made mis- escape
He been outawed his property conhscsted and
desta threatened to all who communicate with him.
QrILLoTA.-Fear has been lately entertained
would change its course cutting through lis
left bank This would inundate the town, result 30
ruinous however the Government are taking active meas
ures TO prevent.
SANTIAeo.-The new establishment called Los
Moinos de San Cristova is now in full operation Ihe
sales Of have already increased hundred per cent
on what they during the first months so that they
amount to than $1,000 monthly.
Temperature of the Winter Of 1S47 and '4S.
We extract the following exceedingly interesting
record OF observations during the Winter JUS passed
from the last of Eureka valuable scientific Journal
published here by Kingsley PRISON. 1t will be found
very accurate, and is well worthy OF preservation;
The Winter OF ls47 and '4s has been peculiar Decem
Der ~, and January and February 49, containing In all
2ss hours in 81 days were Of freezing only
800 hours leaving the remaining hours, l2s OF tenn
persture above 81, Is follows;
December 81 days 7i4 hours freezing 247 above 4s1
J TsS9sTy. 20 ...sss -. SIS. sa
To..l...2.I9 SEQ 1894
There during these three months, five remarkable
cycles Of cold, viz:
Dec 20 from between aud p. M, to Dec. a. to be-
tween and Q A. M, SO hours.
Dse "a from between and P. NJ, to Dec. 49, to be-
tween II A. M. and Il NJ, 80 hour:
Jan O. from between and M to jan IS, to between
TsS 8, nom between and P M to Feb. 10, between
ana 8 A. N, 80 hours
Feb 10, from between and NJ. to Feb. H. between
IL NJ. and P. M. 80 hours.
FROM the last day Of February the lh of March, both
days inclusive, there two cold cycles aud also half
'FsS ~ from between and 7 P. NJ. TO March 1, be-
tween u NJ. and P. NJ. 80 hours
tween IL M. sad P. NJ half cycle, a. hours.
March IS, from between aud p Nj. to March H. be-
Each Of the frs, three cycles had distinct earthquake
eomp.niopship The January cycle embraced the cold
The Gr,t cycle was from SO leo the second from
Sc iss the ud from SZS to The foss from >, 90
the sepsnA from SIC TO add the half cycle S' to ~
The last cycles and hall cycle may be termed spring
The existence OF these eqoal cycles, OF ~ hours
each, and important discovery in netsoroloey
Daring existence Of the January cycle and about
the ter Of that Cycle allowing for the difference be-
tween the gtude and my clock time of observation,
the City Of Augusta in the Island Of SICILY destoyed
i.Sor,is.. sSS..; the terrible storm
Sss.hss With nth tho cold The cold sSsI.ed the whole
northern bems las far a. hed rom aud Its inteo.
s S,ssms .sdssd and ~a at sSu Tsndsrsa @s
leabe On the 9Th, al 10 2. NJ. to the 9tb, at A. NJ,
fearful lightning tempest was active upon me mountnns
broken ,hapesI bolt. The same the
ies that day the shp IVES, Point bOnnd from Liver
pool tf NewYork with $40 passengers when In latitude
So SO NJ gitods 67o W. encountered hshtnpg cloud,
the lightning struck the ship SIR n,s ia 80 minutes kill
I'd Of tho instantly. and would have proosb
sous es e.nste 20 tns nsa we soy. ,b y
r.iins Of the eelssas PTeseatns ms,sns conc ueor
bow ot the sesss; the two Inen killed were In contact
with the conductor Snow fell at bon Orleans County
shipk II viii be found that ali cloud cycles Of
aars0n are preceded BY thunder ans shtcios aitsnda
hy shqaskes and and succeeded oy publications
OF temperature Of the atmospheric all over the esrth'
embracing tho record OF about 5000 ob'erSsons Prob
sey tbs moe, minue well as the uost perfect oil any
Iis oommon remark that the cold lasts three days
thst the hot days three in number These accurate
records Of nire show that the common saying tue
oss Although thsre 10 fraction OF DAY being the
evening Of one day aud the morning OF aaothe In ex'
eess-masips, however, three whole cold or warn days
Ny records are made hourly arTips common states Of
the stmosphsre but when lightning active 81 10y place
Of observation, the records are made eyery i've min
utss .ad II the electric action is vivid, every &C
sseouds
south wes.en part Of Long Island This Island rune 10
line south west ADD north east lao miles being II by Is
yssssis .ns. q Cape De vsfd. Of the western eos.
coast Of Ahes to the south the volcanic Islands o! the
Rivss divides from main eontaent when extends L
10 the Arctic The Island upon rock and ia entirely
enffouuCcd
uetsoric magnetic aud electric wires hieh very
sensitive and work with great seerraey all earthquake
conyusons, or serote viststions, are Indicated with
sreat seeeroy, however distant these may be from my
place Of observation.
Itis sometimes the case In wnter that the surface o,
the eh 10 colder thsn the tmospheTe, and often TIA.
the air 10 colder than the surface Of the earth.
The cycles OF cod haze here noticed. show that the
cola strata exist within cycle OF sss and between the
winter solstice snd the verns equinox. 4. MERRIAM.
BrsskIys Hslfs, MgeA 10, 1873.
BOLD RosBxRY-A man named Briggs was
knocked down In Prince street. on Saturday evening a
eisht O'Clock He to taks his pocketbook
eootsans aboat hundred and fifty dollars at stable
Were he he'd hired horse He was fol- ed b. ruihsn
who kpocked him down with stone when they reached
Prince he called for help AID the robbsr Aed hsyirs
secur,d only Eve dollars from the wounded man. Mr.
Briggs andefstsnd, belongs 70 woonsoctet He WA
badly ipjared. lProvidsncs Journal
R- We are greatly relieved in being able 70
contradict pa4fs Of the death OF Charles Reid
Of Erie. Our srmAtloo seemed 10 be from authentic
source, bat haR3lly was unuse. Alb. Eve. jour- %th