The New York herald., 1867-04-15

than congress- The nnat result was that they nao 70
suspend the session On the 2oth the thing was
repeated, but with greater energy. 7hey even CRIED
.Desh to the heretics" &c. 80 snat the session had
but will never accomplish sAything II they allow the
galleries TO be occupied
Tue nroP1sea fGs1 ds nsy ,,h m'I fair
prospect Of being carried through Il would open nne
tract Of country. and give the inhabitants way o. get
ting their produce to market There s also railroad
proposed between the port OF IslAy and the city OF Are
quipa, distance Of shout two hundred miles, wnicn
would be great beneAt 70 the country.
The has not been adopted Is YET put
brought up and argued upon At every meeting Of Con-
The poll tax has finally been abolished altogether but
s the feeling exists against the present govern m
and shows itself every now and then II Is moss likely
caused BY disappointed politicians who have been turne
out Of cce In Moquequa and Pisaqua there had peen
outbreaks, which, far can learn seemed 70 uc
and the authorities not interested IN the Es !,
either from fear or some other reason pest sAo
themselves
was entirely occupied with coming elections when r
.hSaghs yosld be won or ,ns pesce There hsi
been aloan made in England o. slo,ooo,ooo
The town or Melloaes hls been declared port Of
entry and principal port the province Of Atacama
The contract for exporting guano has been approved
go 600 tons year. From January ], 1870, there shall
be exported 4O 600 tons year The government is 10
receive i've Chilean dollars ton clear Of all charges
| The value OF each cargo exported shall be at oncs
divided between the governments OF Chile and BOLIVIA.
Tho contract is conclude when there has been ex-
ported million and half OF tons, the Bolivian govern.
to receive 5000 o00 but subject to an interest OF
eight per cent until paid.
Efforts were being madc to navigate the secure
and thereby open direct communication between the
provinces OF Cochabamba and Benz.
contract had been made with MI. Yono'ti TO coin
money the machinery to from toe United States.
Two stars we're TO be put on the new money to
represent the two new provinces OF AeJhiones ana
Torata
All political offenders have been pardoned, and those
In exile can return when they please.
The Russian gunboat Gornostar arrived at Valparaiso
just before the steamer left She is intended to unite
with the United States steamer Mohcan and lay tho
telegraph cable across Behring's Strait:
Exchange on England, bank ers' bills, ninety days.
sight, as I'D the hard dollar Exchange on the United
States, ships bills thirty days, 10 per cent discount
The Excitement About Religion Unabated-
Proposition TO Let Out the Collection Of Cus-
toms-Rumors About the War In Paraguay
LIMA, March 2s, 1867.
Religion still the chief subject thought Of, written
Of spoken cf and, imagine, dream Of On the 23d the
President gave audience to most of the principal men
OF Congress- 10 consult with them to see If they could
not d way to aay the excitement and settle tho
question. He Vhc ProsdenD thought tho best way
would be to put to the vote at once without further
discussion bnt the Congressman did not like to lose
good chance display their ora.orical powers. The
session OF the 26;h again broken up by the noise
There proposition before Congress to let the Gus
tom House and proceeds thereof for FIVE years.
price be per year than the net product OF last
year. The party parties who take it have the priv
Iege Of putting per cent ad valorem all goods
free Of duty and forty per cent liquor tea aud TO-
bacco They not able to raise the duties, however,
anything else, but can lower them at pleasure.
Twenty millions Of dollars in hard cash are to be paid in
advance, subject to interest OF eight per cent; the
government to use the amount In cancelng all gUano
contracts and charters already made to be endorsed TO
The steamer Meteor was finally delivered To- this gov
ement tho 2eth inst She will be uscd as gunboat
BY steamer Of tho Oath inst we get news from the
Buenos Ayrcs papers very bitter against Peru and
Chile aud say they to blame for the actual revou-
tion existing in that country They state that In Of
war with these republics the Spanish fleet viii hop
a report that they have retired from the war
against Paraguay. to use all their force against
the batteries OF Curupaity by the allies The rcvou-
tionary Colonel vdela has recruited Mendoza and left
spondence received by the Consul General Of the Argen
tine republic in this city s almost an Official announce
In Chic the excitement in regard 10 the coming elcc
tons still continues The radical papers complain that
the people do not support their party as they ought
that II It gots into power will keep the country in hot
all the time and for thar therc is not much
chance OF IL gaining in the coming contest
The Chile papers state that Chic not acting false to
Peru but Peru Is Chile, aud that they believe that
Peru intends to accept the mediation OF the United
States The report Is that the agent who made the
loan England for Chile promised peace OF the
conditions Of it The press that tho government is
bound in honor TO support in that case That would
be a good excuse for breaking the alliance.
The papers speak Of new guano island discovered
about eight hundred miles from the coast and that
the dscoyerers are asking the protection OF the United
States. The guano is abundant and Of good quality.
BOLIVIA
The government s busy laying out the township
Of Mejilones aud establishing custom house there.
II viii, no doubt, be considerable place before
great while The car. road between tho cities Of La
Paz and Tacna had been commenced.
Exchange on England, ninety days, bankers bills,
bills, 9k pcr cent discount
Defensive Preparations Still Geina On-The
Naval Etiquette Affair still Bothers the Al
Iies-Tntal Submarine observation-disclosures
tas Between Mcn-of-W ar's Bonts, &c.
VALPARAISO, March TO- 1867
Thers is nothing new relating to the political situation.
Tho relations OF tho allies remain the same and every
thing s drifting along in very much the same style
has been the for the last year. Is generally ad
mitted that tho spaniars win for tho purpose Of
renewing hosttes. and work is being accelerated on
the fortincaons and repairs Of the Chic vessels
Guns being mounted on the new fortiaca-
tons with all possible despatch, but | apprchend
that if the Spanards return very they will end tho
bay OF Valparaiso n very weak condition. The eabo-
rale character OF the Notifications has delayed their
completion unreasonable length Of time, and will
probably prevent their being put In proper condition
for defending the city for many months. About twenty
guns In position, and the remainder, numbering
about hundred, all Of large calihre lie along the
beach where they wero landed.
The proposition OF our government to facilitate
amicabIe adjustment between the allied republics and
Spain remains in status quo. Nothing has been heard
from Bolivia and Ecuador in respect the propositions
and the unsettled difficulty between South Pacific
squadron and Peru, relative to salu,ng Admiral fuckers
flag, will probably further delay results an indefinite
period. Admiral Dahigrcn has fully explained the
position Assumed by our squadron to the Peru
Wan government, and II remains to be
seen whether Peru will insist upon making an
international quarrel with the United s,a,es mcn-
of.war s,I salute the Peruvian flag excepting only the
pennant OF Admiral Tucker: but Peru directed that