The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-11

passengers and $40 900 in silver and spsoie exclusive
sl3oco from Australia, through the house Of Adams
| Co
CHILL.
On tt 18th Of December the tariff OF custom house
valuations drawn up BY the committee named for tas
purpose, received the ancton OF government aad to
come into force the lat February, 1854
On date decree issued detailing the duties
the committee that to value the Landed property OF
the country In order to levy the tax which to
psrsede the tthe, according to the new law.
On the ,l9th December it decreed that bills BE-
drawn tire chan loan in London and in favor Of
Minister IL FTslce for the OF o39 to be
IN the purchsss OF Apparatus fer the casmcA lAboato
ries OF he national colleges Of Santiago and Coquimbo
Ga the date IL oscreea that = suHacsn: guam
tity Of elemental educational b,oks be periodically
mitted to the intendsntes OF tho different provinces
Said books to be sold a. the spots designated
respective pendentes and the aroduot of tbs sss to
applied to the uss OF pubic schools in the several pro
The province OF Copi.po, or Atacama more properly
speaking by our last dates and Advices is rapidly pro
crossing in Iade and wealth.
The mines improve daily.
The following is the state OF thu CssnArelo mines
The principal zines in richness OF D.seubrdorA
San jose De4ekda C,nstsnciA and Dssunpeno Colorado
bad much improved lately San Francifquto. ais dc
CArvalo Deleras s. and ValeBcanA expected daily
to reach good working ores CAutiva O,ientA is hourly
tKpec led 70 rsach rich Ch~cAouco IL mprov
Ing, and ia considered 81 second rate mine
TIE Ties Pupias mines improving steadily though
slowly Tbs standard Of ore, appear, to i'm ,rove
cordiDg to the cepth Of the mine Bas~a Espsr.nsa
the richest vein in this district CoDrza mAa aims is
rsputa ion Carmen Alto had reached rich ores,
and abrzs s@sunda isexpsctcd shortly to do the
judging from it, vicinity TO tbs other rich vsins AHA
Hsl.as, Luz del Pillar victeris, CoaisadA, Asrcsiss
eel Nude and San Rafael in better condition thxn
ever
The Romero mines ofrsr good prospects, Camp.ns has
been examined by professional les asd it sppsars
that this vein vey rich Other vsins are said TO have
reA :hec good ores; but We watt the result.
Circulating medium II &c ARCS In the province, and this
want precludes ma commerci. asd mining operations
Tb. famous edict Of the Archbishop of Santiago about
which wrote an ariicl, in our last aamoer, was
burnt in one Of the public thorous OF the city OF
Copispo, Christmas day. In the pressacs of numerous
atenpAse This celebrated sdot has caused general In
i dgra,ior In the PROVINCES
A csps Of rare muniacence is chrouiced In the Echo
Sepora Abona Arevado Navarro sxecatrix
e OF her late hu band Senior Navarro made in
favor OF the Hospital Of Valparaiso the very csnsdsrabs
rm OF twenty five thousand hundred and seventy
dollars ninety CENTS which amour. hsd been
oev SD in sebor Navarros will tn. church. in favor of
lis SOUL but which his widow, endowed with true phAa
trio pcal tebtim ents has gvsn thsr and
ole destination wisely considering that allsvAtug the
ciaresses Of poor suffering humanity Ii act more
prsevorh, In tire eyes of the Almighty than thousands
upon Thousands OF masses however vel sang or said
The Santiago and Valparaiso electric telegraph has been
red by Sr Jore Pa.rcio AguAyo; And he TO
Flake zion the Let January.
The terms Of purchase are hat Don Agusyo Is to ss
sumo ali the debts OF the to tbs 3lst inst
and 70 pay TO the shareholders atsso hundred liars
year for eight years a. the end of shch time he IL TO take
entire snd uncoptro led p,ss~eson OF the property, and
the old company will cease to exist.
There is promts OF two thousand dollars year from
govern uen which he expects viii oe Continued to him
| self under the new arrangement
Mr.. BogArdus srrivei ~ Valparaiso the l2th and
announced that he would have in port SEQ tors Of Asr
Toe, In compliance with contract he has entered
into with the municipality The Zoe will be BOLD At one
dollar arrsbs (5 lbs which is two thirds cheaper
than the frozen from the Uordilera upon which
the psops Of Valparaiso have heretofore been dependent
| for cool drinks.
discovered At Batuco few leagues to the north OF San
Aso, and Senior Alvarez de oondarce, ovsrnmsnt en-
gtneer who has directed his efforts tows,ds giving the
discovery its due Importance to start from the eApi
tA accompanied by the Italian architect Senior Easvbe
Chelli who is charged with TIE building OF tas new
Dominican church, to examine the qusrries and decide
the possibility OF carrying into eject the prof SGT Of
employing its marble in the cola INNS Of that sdihcs.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
traveller arrived Goth Of December from Mendoza,
dates from that place Of 18th Of December,
and from Buenes Ayres TO the 27th Of November.
Busnos Ayres continues tranquil and trade was calm
The political position Of that city with respect to the pro-
vincee continues exactly the Not sep has been
advanced Tao papers OF Buenos Ayres main a that they
do net advocate eepaAon from the provinces they call
themselves merely dis'enters because the provinces
coyrse authority and state OF things which they
| have pot recognized.
large subscription was collected to conduct the mortal
remains OF Ger laval, from Chilli in order TO give them
4 sepulture In Buenos Ayres.
company of foreign and native merchants have pro-
posed 10 government TO construct railway on their own
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third part OF the shares TO the State in ose OF granting
| the necessary privilege.
From the proviIces 1t was known that Congress was
constantly occupies oictatiog administrative laws aud
making rspd progres In tn. organization OF tbs country
The post came in from Nendez, yesterday morning. but
coss Let bring us A. later dates lhAn the above.
The project OF organization o. public credi: has been
| approved BY Congress.
ST Fraguero elected oe President In santa
Fe, and Sr. Carr for he same post Ia CoidJ7A.
General urquinA been elected Presidsnt In both
The COMMITTEES appointed for the pacific >tou Of the
Northern provinces, vas At Ssptisgo eel Eitsro
considerable excitement had been got up At CopiApo
account Of order received there from
dree ing the faithful Of the Cboo shurch TO keep their
eyes dissepets and be at al iuss prepared to de-
On receipt the edct, indisnA ion meet ag call.
ed with the avowed purpose q publicly burning the
| apo the police force had be doubled.
Our psxt arrival will bring us the result Of this
| feature OF Gillian news.
We rsport.d in our paper OF the lst Dec, that the
British bark Colinds had put Into vAdivis with ESQ
sngranp from vAnocursr's Island the Grew and pas
ssDssn in a state o, mutiHy." On tbs lsih Dec. she
arrived here and Capt NILS commenced procssdisss
sganst the passengers for forcing him - pat into Val
cviA asanst bis will The Trial occupied several days
and the Court decided that the charges were not sus
tanned.
The vesssl Is nov advertised IS borrower on bot
IL strongly recommended that . founding asylum
be established In Vsparaso, 81 IL said thai the want
| OF II eau .es large amount tf ipfAntctis.
We Are happy 70 learn that Mr. Grimm has complstsd
the contract with government for the line o, vsss.ls
with auxiliary steam poser, 70 connect between Chl
AID Great Britain via the Straits Of Magellan touching
| Of Montsvideo and Rio JaDelro.
M Griffin has been long and favorably known In VAL
paraiso and have doubt tha hs viii succeed Ia
tAblishipg the company upon proper basis We uadsr
stand he leaves for England BY this steamer 70 Arauss
tn. detail OF the busircss
OF earthquakes. the Herald says "It ia said BY exps
rsnoed persoas, tina. coostaptly esoypg slight
shaAes bat not accustomed to them wouh not dis
hpguuh bstween most OF t,ern and he Arrns produ SD
oy passing carriage Ga the morning OF the I'D inst
however We en perenced shock vhich, should udss
lased some tea seeoncs We undertAnd that IL caused
consoerAoe alarm those who have resided here
such tkinst."