New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-01
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PtSANi, N. g., Jug -, loOJ'
lva;,;ng myself Of the departure of the steamer
Ner,A. rn Light, / send you summary OF the news
h.v, the South Pacific Coast, received bere yes
t.ra.y by the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's
,...er Bolivia, which will thus reach you at least
fen dsys sooner than by the regular mail steamer.
II IL ,ery much 10 be regretted that the United
Staxs Government. has not as set established
nail hne from this port 10 Callao and VALPARAISO,
or else that al arrangement has not been entered
.ste between the Government and that OF Great
Britain to form connection The interess OF
Ape riean merchants the entire coast suffer very
much. and their European competitors ENJOY
srea. advantage in postal facilities.
CHILL.
The latest dates received from Chill are 10 July
l. Congress was in session, and busly engaged IN
Aseu,sipe many questions Of internal REFORM
AMONG them bill relative 70 Banks of Issue, the
Sseursion of which was stIl pending. A decree
.ued through the Office of the Minister of Foreign
Aaa,r. dated June 81, makes known the terms
agreed upop relative 10 the compensation 70 be PAID
Nv the Chian Government for the delays 0c-
es,ioped 20 the American whaleshiP Franklin, IN
TLcshuspa Bay, in 1882. The Chiliaa Government
agrees 10 pay SIS, 600 in full Of all demands, and
thut this long peDulng udosboh 20 S0'''O"' "''''
twenty-six years of negotiation.
The report of the Secretary of the Treasury ls
vubDished ard from 10 your readers may learn
something Of the present financial condition OF t1e
country The public lncO ne in 1896 amounted 70
$s,O74,92G 50, being decrease, as compared WIN
the previous year of S340 4G7. The iorolgn deo'
AZ the end of 1855 was reduced TO S5,26lOOO.
She Customs receipts were about 50, 300 900, OF
vbcb sum all but quarter Of a million was col
leeted at Valparaiso; the decrease compared WITH
that Of the previous ye,r exceeds half million. Inc
assnt.y Of gold and silver coined in lo55smounted
70 8, ,O46, ,367 10. but this year the sum VIII oe
kger Is, in consequence OF the reduction 10 tne
rates Of exchange, the Government has iecded
upon taxing one Million and half OF It's new seven
muhou nslish loan in gold ipgots for coinage IN
the Santiago Mint From the 10th of tins month
NE new tariff on the decimal and metrcal prlnc-
psl comes into operation throughout the Republic.
The Executive has conferred the rank OF Colonel
On many persons who assisted to put down the late
revolution, and Congress has increased The pay oi
Generals Of DIVISION and Brigade.
On the oath Of MAY a severe fire destroyed the
Town of Ancud, the capital of the Province ot
Chloe. One hundred and fity-tour houses were
destroyed, including the Cathedral, Bishops fal-
zee, Government House, archives, DC. The loss
ii estimated at half million, and subscriptions are
bcicg made throughout the Republic for the oenent
of the sufferers, who were mostly p>or people. In
tie published lst the first ten names represent no
Less a sum than Sl4CO0. The Archbishop OF
santiago came up passenger IN the BOLIVIA, on MS
way 10 Europe, but when he reached Lana ne
found such extensive preparations made for nis re-
erption that he remained there until the departure
ef the next steamer.
Business during the fortnight ending June 30
lAs k<en steady ard merchants from the Interior
vere purchasing largely. DoisitbslsDdlng tA.i the
demand from Peru aad Roivis was limited. on &C
count al deprecated vxDe Of The com and The high
rxfe of premium. Late arrivals oi Nercasndse se
from Europ< have Desrly supplied a. TIE ssheies
u~,,eS IN the market. sDd gwen rlse - sales for
a.. ;r,.r,cr of the Reyuhhc; American White a0i
sr,y Sllrisres are reported as scarce ADD N de-
saapS l.neus ard S.lks dUh. IL MeiSls OF ali !
lIpSs lie market Is well supplied. There have
beer To arrivals of Carolina klct durne tie iort-
sxN;: Il Is quoted 81 frOm 8 - t. - - Per
tVo lhs The Liquor market is duh, with seandani
stceks in trst hands. Two csrcces of Lumber
nom CshfcrniS arrived during the fortnight
she greater part Of which sNld st remuneraoye
prlcrs. In exports. Chh Copper has fallen 10
SlS tn owing 10 late Sdyices trcm England. Flour
kas received sn upward iendescy, OWNS to an eN-
pecied demand frem Australia. HIDES eroueAt
xl7 % In Wool there is nothing dong, Nitrate
Of Soda has advanced, but owing to the uncerAiaiy
ahcu, its being ccntrSbsnd Of WAT, speculation Is
temporarily checked freishts msy b. quoted SIS
shshty better the American ship Midnight, with
nitrate from lQuQpc to Boston, Sll, snd the Amer
Scan ship kinedshei. iron Cslders TO Swansea,
With ores t2 los. Exchange on the ruiied Stsies,
G0 to 70 days, y tc per cent premium.
The arrivals ot American vessels during the Tort
uieht have been. June Is, ship Mormon, Puget
Sculd, lumber; 22d, ship pashswsy. do, do;
2Gth, barb George Henry. from lalcshusns as
sorted cargo; ship LiFEy SplldiuS, Sydney, IN
kAllAst, e6th, ship tairwine, Ncw.Ncrk. assorted
cargo, barb Acmens, do, do The departures
have been, June II, ship Christopher Hall, for
CobVsh, with produce; 2lst, ship RienIL tor lQul-
que. do, s7tb, ship Evsngehne, for Caljers, as
sorted cargo; ship 1ubSl Cain. for Cork euano.
BOLIVIA.
Since the triumph of Government over Col
Axrsds the country has been quiet, although the
revolutionary party do not cease thclr opposition.
and the expected srrivSl Of cNrrcsdent Bellu
ftpm Europe kcers the feeling sliyc, as he has =
stropg party smoug the people, snd IS hked hy the
army Congress is soon to meet President Ii
usres WAS on his WAY a. SucpN where the entire
army III the Republic, about l,6oo strong, was sta
bcned. A correspondent oi lSs PsRaisa Ndr
ssd RsruId. who appears 20 be well posted NJ IN
Rolivsn politics says;
The great eusircss fr the present Congress viii ee,
The dealing With the er'yrCy question, S'pSe lSN the
NcNvian Eovcrnmcm adopted the fatal eNpe,i,ent ot
c>inrg money x ror cert under its Intrinsic value NJ
hret vss t'urd to Ne essy method I cicSi,ug ST
Artificial revenue, hut sCu the Consequences hegNnto
he felt in the rccsscj difcuy the morch suts euCuu-
tered in e0ecl'ug ther payments shrost. Reside this
spectators ,fom without. acting upon The h'p mpor
sd this inferior ccn Ivy milhcns. whole shipments
cfu hsvirS been u,riuccj into reu IN hScls, Ike
many qnnisls cfpsls The latter ccanify absolutely
sw wan,rsd with bolivian hslis,lsr rlcCes ., haNy N
pe, cent oi their sominsl value, which have not even
ihe qucstic pShle newt Vt having hcen Nonet mtcivis
The tuv Governments have hecn IN ,rSly i the lssi
civ morths ronceiuirg the hcst practical method NJ re
deciuiuc this immense ci ineiiot c'in without
hs,iug been able ~ arrive NJ sn understanding, The
wesent Government c' feru "a So much ccup'ed IN