The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-09
OUR VALPARAISO CORRESPONDENCE.


Holy Weoin Chi-Narat officers at dc FireAarAss, &C.
What pious people in Chilli, to be sure. Holy
week has just passed away and how much devouty
than we ever see It in land of devoutness and
early pety On Monday the papers announced the fact
that call hearts we're filed with devotion at the
approach Of the sacred season." On Thursday, at 10
O'Clock A. Ii, stores closed, and veoches and all
other sorts of carriages disappeared from the streets
On Good Friday morning even mounted horscosn and
mulemsn disappeared and whatever cavalier wished to
ride in the open country had to lead his pony the
CITY limits before he dared to mount Then black robed
priests. with solemn steps, and cones on head tcoues
from two and halt to three feat la ted
the streets with masked faces bearing before II ON
walters in which heaps Of copper and silver pieces
the gifts Of pcus and renitent Catholics luhe even
ing crowds wended to the pe~lees churches bear ny
cushions to knee upon, and the affairs bla1sd
with their thousand lights, towards which tho fol.
pressed, and humbly kissed the lie of the image Of
our crucifed Lord while outside the ch irch door
Saviour dressed in white, wearing crowns OF thorns
and each rope Of hide round its neck, trailing on
the III ound. to ehich many Enet more especially tho
women God bless them and kissed the and droppad
copper in the waiter, while ell the avenues 20 the
church lined with beggars, Who cHaunted prayers
and held out their greedy hands for charity Long pro-
cessions Of priests and poncha wearing poems
marched TO music Joining promptly Win sneit tn mel
priests. On Saturday at 10 A. NJ the great guns than
dered from the fora hundred Judases, who had been
hung by their neck since the night before were set IRE
to- aud their eombustbie bowels gushed ont with fama
and smoke their heads rolled of and rpt into thou
sand pieces Then chop doors were permitted to open,
money borrowers rushed notes in hand money lend
cosaed their hats ard cooly waited the onset and
"al went merry a marriage bell
We had . destructive fire Wednesday night. In
the Ame ndral which consumed largo number OF vsiu-
able warehouses with most Of their contents Tue loss
Is estiD stsd at from $500 900 to $500 600 One mer
chants papers destroyed. worth $50 0oO aad Is
said to be doubtful Il he legally collect cent Of
the amount without then Elegant mahogany furniture.
end piano made By the famous Collard Coard =
was thrown ont Of two story windows 50 quick way
Of saving them from the fire. Some 70 persons in
juIsd in aiding to stop the FIRE but no lives lost
The war ships Of various flags lying in port sent men
and engines under charge scers who rem dered most
efficient aid | Lieut.. Poor, (acting captain on
board the ST. Iawfence) with passed mdsAipman acting
.hipman Erben and hardy set OF saers, working with
great effect and GOODNESS The British officers we're out
in grea force. One young midshpnan neglected
his shirt and stockings in his enthusiasm TO DO where
danger called him.
Tie following is list Of the officers arrived at valpa
raiso in the United States store ship Southampton,
bound TO the Fast Indies
Junus J. Boyle, Lieut.. Commanding; Aphopse Bar.
bot Master ard executive officer: John Mesersm'th,
passed Assistant Surgeon; James H. Rochelle Thomas I.
Houston, aud George A. Stevens passed mdshipmen
Although business transactions in the first half
OF the month Of March fair. yet the merchants
generally agree that the business OF the whole month
has been less than the March trade Of last year.
Copper s25 per qtl board asked, bat ofe rs-it
possible predict the figure for next sales Copper
% per centlast sales IS per qtl Sapetre 81 25.
flour per 200 lbs, 50 81 25 Barley do 80 s. rs.
A porther set lin yesterday, which did eonsdera-
formerly from the satesI believed called there tie
Commodore Stocktongot foul Of the clipper Warner OF
Boston in swinging and carried away bo~sprit aud cut
water doing SEINE other damage survey was held to
day. and damages estimated at S. 1000. This is month
nearly earlier han the season for northers.
Exchange on London As Cd. States, par. BETA.