New-York tribune., 1868-10-12
SOUTH AMERICA.
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PERU.
NEW SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE-DESTEuC
or THE PROVINCE OF ABANCAY-rRoGREss
or RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPHs-rHE WAX WAX
AGAINST sPAIN-REAPPEARANCE OF THE
YELLOW FEVER-IMMIGRATlON.
lFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
CALIAO, Sept. 22-The Government IS nm
pressed with the necessity OF the Immediate construction
s railroads 10 connect the Andes with the coast IL Is
already decided that the Arequpa Railroad eha be eN
tended 10 Puno and Cuzeo; and the JJna Railroad Will
&c commenced ia few weeks. The railroad from Lima
81 lea is IN the haudsof capitalists who depend sut
oieLt resources for its early completion. The railroad
nom Iouque 10 Nora is In OF construction,
snd will soon be completed. The contractors Of
the Iquique road have, in conformity with
their contract, placed in ID market 800
shares at $1,000. The Government has dispatched
engineer 20 Tacna TO examine and report upon the
best means OF constructing railroad from that city 10
Moqrgua, which work Is 10 be commenced as soon as
possible The National Telegraph Co9pany oilers 70 es
tabish Geographic net from L0IotO 10 lqnique uhhg
al the departments aud provinces of the Republic, ana
soics from the Government for the accomplishment W 0
this great work, tDe loan OF alOONO serihs Wh.h y
believed will Oe afforded them IN snort "nS n
sgraphs and other works Of Improvement in Peru
SenOr Santiago Flores Minister for Ecuador lei. mere
the Last steamer for Santiago do Ch IN or olue ~ m
the dscOTd which exists IN the proposals co
the Span, gneson Mr Fl0less mission to santiago u
20 ascertain hat definite arrangements can DC hauo o
Ia
intefs.ts Of his own Government are concerned since
EcnadOri is The greatest sufferer, ana consequently o
Dsyed that in case no arrangements can be hlutualy
arrived that Ecuador viii take the INITIATIVE anu Win
TSe Yellow fever has again appeared both IN Caao
.nd io although there are but yet; but II
m feared that the Winter months are over ths
dread epidemic Viii again assume us past Iotu Hs Is
the uuanmous opin,On OF the Medical Board OF Health
Various sanitary improvements aud the construction OF
two azzaretOs have been recommended orc at San O-
reno Island, where infected vessels may be quaIan,
medical aid may be taken for treatment. ABOVE al
thngs the Municipal authorities are called upon to rid
lie ctv of Lima of SMELLS and the thorough draining Ot
the city urgently pressed on the ahthorlles OuI o
eight new cases TIE past three days sN nave proved
fatal. ard the fear well grounded tnat TINS disease has
nOt done with Us
The 500 German emigrants who arrived here on the
R9d OF July last destined for the province ot POluzo,
reached Cerro de PascO route for theh destination,
As soon as they arrived al tins place, they went about
She town soliciting aims rom ihe population Who hau
bat htto 10 give over forty Oi thSin hnG TO De set 10
tle hospital, and sc Oi the original number nave ded
The contractors 10 be blamed for this as they did
adopt any measures Whatever 10 secure 10 thtc poor
people the slightest protection An Investigation Is u be
made into the matter by the Government.
Information has been received by the Government
their Consul at Macao 10 the effect that the Italian
shp Teresa dispatched for CaaO on the 2d OF February
last with 293 Chinese emigants slaves would be
the mos. proper world had returned ana anchored
hoSdT s@nes After the vessel was GO days at sea- of
thc coast South Australia, the Chinese munied and
and tue rs and second mates. In this state the Chi
compelled the captain to put back and after great
The people Of Arequipa are migrating in large numbers
CuzcO and PuuO, two districts OF immense resources
whose means Of subsistence are abundant ana very
cheap, aud where there Is but a small population
Thursday. the Sd inst. at 10 very scNcre enock
OF earthquake felt az Jaua which lasted Tor nearly
~ minutes. followed by others Of sghter elect Nearly
passed mat Tie streets ana
pquares and could be prevailed entcr their
houses The earthquake Of the 18Th felt but slightly
this place, and reported that that Oi the 81 inst.
much since the l3th I'm hhdbtdnts OF
Huancaveca have been kept iu continuous excitement,
fhcre constant shocks felt and fears s enter
Of Peru Que of the novel CIRCUMSTANCES Wlch has oc-
cured the earthquake is that the Ver RON Whch
Calao is supplied with water is nearly df! 30 tnat lo
public fountains are scarcely oil any use WAFER mas now
u brought distance from The city and tDe
price of this article is daily on the rise.
In the South Of Peru the earthquakes nave not YET
erased The strongest OF these was felt punO the
S4th ult; at Iquque and CObiia on the lOIh inst ana
Tacna the At Chancay, port north OF Calao,
severe shock felt the morning OF the goth inst,
accompanied by prolonged rumblng noise. The sea IS
very rougn IN many OF the ports so That vessels cannot
get IN addition TO the towns in the interior
DESTROYED mention that OF Paflnacochds, Cha
panO, Ouvacha HuanOhuanO, GuamtO, TOcOta, Parina-
eOcas. snd psrruo The Wh04c OF these piacos are ~
complete ruin; but the mortality Is very great At
Arequipa as at nearly all the ports and towns
of Tire INTERIOR frequent and severe movements
Of Tire earth were felt up 10 our last dates.
The peter destroyed N quique Mole, Misones. Jul
ana Plsaqua amounts 10 $4,000 quintas, ana the
stock hand 90 lQulque, Mole anu PlsaQua
5000 Quutals. The Iacna Railroad is being
repaired and good runnng order within two leagues
Of AT Taoua the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
among the people for the construction OF railroad 10
the frontiers of Bolivia as the inadequate
From Bolivia have dates 10 tine sth inst, but there
nothing 70 report AT La PdZ and COchabambd, IN
BOLIVIA voluntary subscriptions were being raised oT the
Loter-We have Just heard Of thecompete destruction
OF the province OF ADancsy, which took place the
|sth ult irom severe .no.A on ea-.nlu.'he'