The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-12

mense number or persons are endeavoring to ee-
vate themselves by this means apsi thus weaken the
Cabal. Your correspondent believes that move
ment in favor of Prado viii take place. but owing TO
the scarcity of that very necessary lever money he
doubts If it will be attended with immediate or sais-
faetOryssuccess.
Although, owing TO the dificulty In foreseelng
events in this republic, 1t is far from certain tnat
Colonel Balta will be the next President yet ne ls
actively engaged in akiag stock OF his posslpe uo
miniOn and WILL ntany case acquire great aeai OF
very valuable information. There are numpeI VI III
dnstrial establishments OF high importance IA Lima
and Carao, erected and managed exclusively by for
eigners. Among these may be NUMBERED seve,M
very effective and well arranged ouhutes mS, ny
the way do capital business win the proprletors
| OF the large plantations IN the lhteror,
| sugar refinery, which mas NOT Seen 80 ioItu,
| nate, owing to the prime cost OF the material
and the absence of protective dntes very complete
steam mill for the purpose OF manuiacturng doors
| ana windows: several extensive -four and lumber
mills and others i'm the words of the newspapers are
| too numerous to mention. Colonel Bata has been
amusing and improving himself lately by visiting
these diferent establishments, and has manifested
great interest in their power, details, &c. From
some Of the remarks which he has made IL ia auQured
that If he be President more favor win be shown to
enterprising and industrious foreigners than that
which they have hitherto received This line Of con-
duet naturally increases the popularity of Balta
among that class OF persons, and also goes far to-
wards elevating him In the opinions Of many Of his
The great reform, however, upon which Bata is
determined, is the reduction Of that standing army
which has always been more OF curse than bless
ing 10 Peru Instead OF maintaining the present force
OF ten thousand men, with the numberess officers
on the retired list yet with full pay he proposes to
reduce the number to very small figure, and il Is
said will scatter the few remaining troops through
out the provinces, forming them into a species OF
police, and storing all the arms not in use in the
arsenal in Lima. The disbanded troops would re.
ceive certain portion Of land and a small sum Of
money, sufficient for the purchase of the necessary
implements, &c. This idea may prove to be utopian
but If carried into effect it will surely prove to be
the most efcacious measure against the recurrence
put in execution. From the dissatisfied and amb-
tiOus officers OF the line proceed nearly all of the
schemes which have SO bitterly afnicted this re-
public
1t may be of interest to newspaper men in the
United States to understand the manner in which
the new government newspaper IN this country Is to
be established. In The first place. the government
appropriates large sum OF money for the expenses
OF building suitable establishment, and then as
signs very handsome salaries to the editors and STAFF
Then It enters the gubernatortal mind to compete
with the newspapers of the republic and on this &C
count 1t Is decreed that the paper in question shall
receive all official and judicial intelligence first,
and that no other newspaper shall publish any news
appeared in the columns of the Pe,uanO 1t is then
ordered that all the secretaries Of the legations Of
Peru abroad shall send to this newspaper fOrtnghty
review Of the political condition OF the countries
where they reside thus making the position OF secre
h f o. egaon raer @ snond ,
paper OF his government the acts of the government
near which he may be accredited. But the scheme
e strongly opposed by the newspapers of Lima and
the provinces. They would lose all the government
and official advertisements, which naturally are
great source OF income. They would be, in fact,
compelled to suspend having rival that would
publish news twenty-fOur hours In advance OF their
Issue, and hence the opposition directed against the
measure Is becoming powerful This H. however,
but decree OF the present government Should
Congress meet it would probably be rejected Dy
majority.
General Mosquera, well known in the United States
and now living In exile in this city, has been made
papers Of Chile 1t is afIrmed that the General has
entered into league with Peru and with the rebel
ious party in Ecuador to divide the latter between
Peru and Colombia. The General has answered the |
charge by most emphatic denial, and his thorough |
Identification with the principles OF repnbcanism |
il too well known TO allow doubt of his innocence
Ecuador, though unimportant In political or COM
mercial point OF view is thriving little republic
and Is advancing steadily Her chief town, Guaya-
quill, was well fortified by Peruvian engineers and
Peruvian cannon when 1t was supposed that the
Spanlards desired to carry out their amiabe nten-
tons against II.
The yellow fever fortunately now rapidly dimin-
ishing has made frightiu havoc In this capital and
in Calao These two cities contain population
literally estimated, or 100000 inhabitants, and since
the fever first made its appearance In January last |
fully 10000 persons have fallen under i,s attacks.
per the figures above stated. The magnitude
OF the pestilence can well he imagined from these
data and 1t Is question If New Orleans herself can
carry or the palm from Lima in this terrible record
Your correspondent would be very happy
ravages of yellow fever in New Orleans
in the most fatal years-as great deal OF curiosity
has been manifested here concerning the comparative
mortality in the two cities. The deaths are now
about ten per diem and the cool weather and drlz-
zng ram which we have doubtless go far IN hasten
ing the decline Of the pestence. The dead cart is
however seen at all hours, and the spring wagons
used for conveying the sick TO the hospitals still pass
through the streets AT night 1t ~ particularly
gloomy to the professions conveying the sacra-
ment to the dying heraded by the mournful chants
OF the cortege and the tolng OF the bells
Business, with the steady decrease Of the fever is
becoming decidedly brisk. The demand IL active
for shirtings and all kinds Of cotton and wooien
cloths for the interior consumption, and with the re-
fux OF the fashionable population from the water
ing place Chorillos, the shopkeepersand merchants
report large sale OF silks and the sarcenets so
much used In this country. The goods from the
United States which are most saable In this
market -four, butter tar, heavy shoes, Kerosene
and tallow. owing to the few American houses es
tablished here and the great number Of English and
Continental, the trade is almost entirely IN the hands
OF the latter. Few American ships arrive at CalaO
since for the last months II has been impossible
for them to obtain return freghts for the United
States, and In chartering for Europe English and
French vessels have natural advantage.
During the month OF May log vessels left the port
OF CalaO and Of these only six carried the American
flag. or course OF this number the great majority
were laden with guano, nearly $4,000 tons being
exported in that month and 1900 tons OF shipping
Lett In ballast for other ports in order to obtain
charters.