New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-25
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IMPORTASi REFoRBs-REDUCTION5 OF PUBLIC
EDITUREs-oRGAHHATloN OF STA
TIsTIcAL BoARD-GREAT POPULARITY OF
PRESIDENT MELGAREJo.
Prom Our SPECIAL Correspondent
All tho different branches of the Government
have within the past few days, received consider
able impulse Tho Secretary Of War has issued several
DEGREES In relation 70 the great increase IN the
number OF military officers, striking OF the rolls all that
are not in actual service thus greatly reducing the heavy
expenses OF this particular department The Secretary
~ the Treasury is diligently working in his unthankful
department. that In this country OF revolutions, where
ali the OF the State has been Invariably consumed
by the army and not dollar for public improvements
AT last there 10 be- some prospect that matters
will change for the better The Secretary Is determheu
that the expenditures shall not any longer exceed the III
come TO this end very important reforms nave
been made, which, steadily carried out, WIZ nave the
effect sought for Statistical Board has been organ
led and great benefits expected from IT, so that,
after ten years OF political revolutions we have this I'M
retary ~ Public Instruction is labOrng ndefaugably in
reforming the present defeous system OF education IN
liberal pan IA 10 DO adopted IN the lower branches, whe
the higher TO be thrown open to an unrestricted
course studies. Several new colleges ana schools are
10 be oned The country has gained much by the visits
Of the Government to the different Departments.
been eabshed from among the landed propretors, who
uIder their control the sanitary oharty ana othe
Institutions Of their respective departments. IN eaeh
town there are subcommittee under their control Tx
traordnary powers have been conferred upon them ny
his plan for establishing roads through the country IL
appears that the elements were determined 10 test ms
constaaey and determination. The rains nave not been
so ABUNDANT for many years past and the damage Is I'M
mense the floods have caused The bridges OF tho
rivers PilcOmayo and Cachimayo two turbulent
streams that through the Departments OF Poos and
Sucre nave completely destroyed OWING To tine rivers
having overlooked the banks completely lnunuaunB the
plain br leagues, and destroying the crops. IN sucre
alone tho damage amounts TO over SOOWO. Houses,
fournills and grain deposits have been swept away
with te current In all tho Departments they nave sur
fered more or less through the floods but where IL mas
been f all It's strength and fury Is In the Department
of e Trinidad is the capitol OF this DE parneht anu
is stated within leagues from the river pank upon
high ground. The water is within two squares OF
tho town everything outside OF which has been swept
away by the destroying element IL the Government DO
not send them provisions and supplies for tho WINTER
aeven-eigbts of the population Will die OF munger
THE title conferred upon Gen. Megareo IN La faz inc
great of Bolivia and defender OF peace Is being rat
fled by the other cities and towns. The original decaa-
tions from each place confirming the title are placed III
the hands OF Megareo as fast as they are received
DR. Don Jose Domingo C0rtez is engaged In conplla
ton OF the different literary works OF BOLIVIAN authors
The work will be issued under the title OF Natonn llt
erature will DO brought out under the auspices OF
the Government. .--.., -, A..
The duties upon liquors that are fermented and dis
titled IN the country have been abolished business nus
been dull for time past The gold mines are DelnR
worked with activity, and give indications OF increasing