Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-12
FROM LIMA.
[Correspondenoe of the Ohio statesman.l
LIMA, Sept. 16. 1868.


Everything possibleis being done by
the Peruvian Government to relieve the
sufferings of the. inhabitants of the
towns destroyed by the late earthquakes
and inundation. The commission of
Government has been received in Are
quipa with unequiyocal marks of graf
itude, and general and legitimate hopes
are entertained of its being able in some
what to repair the evil occasioned. The
representatives of lea, africa, Tacua and
Moquegua, have entered into direct rela-
tions with the Government to agree
upon the means of relieving the situa-
tion more or less affective of their res
pective localities. The most important
results have arisen from these confer
ences. Government will ask, if it has not
already sent for, all the utensils that
the agriculturists need for the vine crop,
and will sell them at cost price, and for
long credits. 1t is a thing. already de-
cided on, that the Government will pre-
sent to Congress, project of "Banco
Hihentario' or loan fund destined ex-
clusively to assist the departments in
jured by the late earthquake. The min
lister of foreign relations has had several
interviews with the representatives of
Bolivia with the object of removing the
difficulties which the Customhouse
treaty presents for declaring free of du-
ties the articles of immediate necessity
in the South. They will undoubtedly y
come to satisfactory understanding.
In the midst of the cruel anguish
which our own sufferings occasioned, we
were surprised and Mortified by the news
of the misfortunes of Ecuador; in honor
of the nation it must be confessed that
for moment we forgot our own afflict-
ing situation, to weep with those who
had suffered similar calamity. In the
Chamber of Deputies, there was present
ed and unanimously admitted to discus
sion, a proposition of Mr.. Bernales, to
authorize the Government to dispose of
any sum necessary in aid of Ecuador !;
propositions of like character were also
presented in the Senate.
The Government without having any
notice of what was taking place in the
Chambers, asked permission to destine
100000 soles to the satisfying of those
necessities.
The Arequipa railway advances rap
idly. Notwithstanding the changes pro-
duced by the earthquake of the 18th, the
levels have not suffered the number of
workmen exceeds 5000. The. convic-
tion is general that in order to repair
the evils caused by the earthquake, and
to give full development to our riches, it
is right to construct without loss of time,
two railroads that will pass the Andes,
and branch lines that'W will connect them
with the coast. 1t Itappears certain that
the Arequipa line will be extended to
Puno and to Cuzco, whereas the lines of
Lima to Chancay, to Pico, from Pico to
lea, and the one from 1quique to the
North are in the hands of capitalists
that count with sufficient resources to
carry them out.
Details have been received by the
press of this city of the disasters, which
overlook several important cities, but
especially that of Caravels. The mum
ber of victims in this Republic will
probably reach 1000. The conduct of
the American Admiral and that of the
Commander of the French squadron in
these waters, together with the sympa-
tlies shown by the diplomatic agents
and citizens and subjects of foreign
countries here, is worthy of the highest
praise, since the generous rivalry de-
monstrated by them in our assistance,
has been only equalldd by their prompt
action, and it will be difficult to discov-
er among the foreign residents here one
person who does not richly deserve our
gratitude. --..
The cities of the South will be re-
built from their own ruins and the ships
which We're dispatched for the South
with the object of conveying the inva-
lids and our hands to this capital, have
returned without them. The govern
ment has named a scientific commission
in order to study the causes of this ter
restrial phenomena. A change appears