The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-30
Egypt.

Egypt.
The Vceroy of Egypt has taken important step towards
religious oeraton by issuing Decree the solicitation of
Mr. Hale, the American Consul, allowing the American
missionaries and native converts to return to that country
Brazil.
Every few days find in Southern exchanges letters
from from men who year or two ago. caught the emigration
full streak in their relations but for the part they
IN the statement that emigration to that particular portion of
the Sunny South egregious SELL Here is specimen
written by former citizen New Orleans for whose veracy
the Times of that city vouches:
PARA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AMERICA, October 4, 1867
My DEAR OLD FRIEND: [ wrote you last from Rio de
Janero in which informed you of my departure for this
place. which reached on the 18th August rented small
house in which put my family until could look around
the country and so far have only been going from disap
pontmen to disappointment The in which these
gentlemen coonist have deceived the people is than
criminal. They write beautiful and fowery descriptions of
the country, showing all of the advantages without
mentioning obstacle to be encountered the priva
ons that the emgrant will have undergo which are
many indeed admit the lands be all that they represent
hem which is far from the truth There many difficult
ties to encounter In the first place. there roads
which you travel to transport anything the slightest distance
from the river consequently there wagons carts for
that purpose. In the town of Santerem, near Hastings
Colony where there judge population of at least 500
souls there are only two small ox-car worked with
yoke of oxen the other with single in shafts they have
but road for about six miles in the direction of the colony
over which they haul small portion of their baggage part
OF the way and then have carry it the rest of the way
their backs up mountain and very steep that is almost
impossible and that is ALL There is no water in MANY
places for miles around unless they the valleys it.
and the worst of all is there nothing raised in the country
to eat on which our people labor on there is such
thing corn-bread KNOWN they only raise little for
their poultry and it for bread there flour in
the country only that which is impored neither is there
any bacon pork but that which is imported. The work
ing class live chiefly dried fish and rina made of
called mandoca most unpalatabe dish to my TASTE There
arrived here the 9TH ul 115 emgans for that colony
and many of them in destitute condton-hey mostly
from Alabama and Tennessee who did days
work in their lives and advanced in years. who
have go into the wild woods of heavy timber to cut their
hpaU Odd hspr
but misery staring them in the face much that have
with all my energy quailed before it. We foreigners have
to labor under great disadvantages from of knowl-
edge OF the Portuguese language The young that
with me cannot get anything to do in of it, and
wages for laborers very low that it will than
board Them Provisions of every kind very high Beef
is of the most inferior quality such would not eat in
the United States is from II to IL per pound fresh
pork 25 cents pound other fresh meat they have none
chickens from so to rs cents apiece according to size
and eggs worth cents apiece bacon hams which are
brought from the United States worth so pound
and lard cents which is also imported likewise imported
butter, which is worth IS pound There is not
particle butter made here and have seen milk
am not the only one who has to this country and been
disappointed There are many who have already gone back
to the United States and there great many who are not
able for the want There has never been
set of people completely msed as we have been by the
specializing men who endeavorng establish colonies
They all seceonis of the deepest dye and not one of
them practical planters consequently is specializing
scheme and not for the good of the oppressed Souhener
Tor which hope they will get their reward
Austria.
young man, named Francis Hauser, bought the other
day, fine house in Vienna. The money with which paid
Tor the property had been obtained in somewhat peculiar
manner. He member of Maximan's bodyguard, and
had been taken prisoner in 1866 in battle with the troops
commanded by Porro Daz He succeeded in eecting his
escape by killing sentinel but was few moments after
wards met by mounted officer He killed him also took
Large yase from ms is person mounted his horse and gal
he opened the valise and found that it Contained besides
number of important papers, $12l 900 in American currency
lie delivered the whole to the Emperor Macmillan who
permitted him retain S500O0 Of II III IT,