The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16

BRAZIL.

The Great Scare in Rio Janciro nnd the In
terior-.The Expected Tremendous Tidal
Wave and ssGrand Cataciy snl''-Indebted-
ness of the Empire-TeleGraphic Commune
cation Between Brazil and the United
States.
RIO JANEIRo. Oct. 8. 1869.
The terrible 5th OF October passed away without
any remarkable phenomena except lower and
higher tides than usual, very much to the dis
gust OF the good Fluminenses, who having
made up their minds to be drowned, whirled .nto
the air by hurricanes buried alive by earthquakes
beneath the ruins of their houses have spent the
following days in cursng IN the choicest Portuguese
the rascal OF English beef' who gave them such
scare for nothing. In fact they are as angry as II,
instead OF all the terrors they had pictured for
| themselves, they had been deprived Of some grand
festival.
The learned men Of Rio came out with long and
learned disquistions intended to calm the fears Of
the people, but Us they .alked sageiy Of high tides,
great aerial perturbations, bursting Of the earths
crust by great wave OF the internal molten mass
with which they fill the inner earth, aud studded
their discourses with hard words from astronomical
technology, that struck the bodes of the uniearned
with awe at sight, it must be said that their we'll
meant lectures only ADDED to the fears, and there
was quite an exodus OF those who could AFFORD It,
day or two before the grand cataclysm. Images and
pictures Of saints and the Blessed Virgin were in
great demand and the amount OF money which was
converted into them was really considerable sum.
On the morning OF the 5th which was remarkably
fine and pleasant. there a general agitation to
be in the cities on both sides OF the bay, and
the streets were flled with we'll dressed persons,
chiefly ladies'. IN the course of the forenoon long
| lines OF them were vending up tae hills to es-
cape the great wave which, 1t SAID, would cover
took their bathing suits along ana prepared their
| camps. expecting to have to stop some days. Noon
| was the time liked, by general acclamation for
the catastrophe, whatever it was to be- but as 1t did
make its appearance then, The public faith in 1t
| wavered, and by two o general expression Of II
don't care d--nn feeling had come over all, and
The hills were rapidly left to their accustomed qule
tude and goats
BY the little yet heard from the provinces the cat
acysm was at least as bad az In Rio, and even
| at the town OF Parabybuna, IN s. Paulo, town sit
uatei the river OF that name. but several hundred
miles up the Parahyba OF the South, which has also
got various rapids in it, the people abandoned the
| town and took 10 the mountains. III the expectation
| tnat The great tidal wave would reach there ana
1 overwheim the houses.
! notice that duiiag some hours of the night
Of the I'd flames aud SMOKE, accompanied
| from the mountain OF Jaregua, which is about
| eight miles from that city. Captain Burton
announced when travelling along the IIbeira river.
III The same province, two three years ago, that
| he saw similar appearances coming from a noun
tam not far rom the river, which looked To nm as
IL volcano was there but, owing 10 the density or
the bush in the country, he was unable TO explore
| the mountain.
| Grande do Sui with the Uruguayan republic over
some blacks who were neld BY Braziljans as slaves,
/ but who were canned as freemen oy the oriental
authorities. me Brazilian authorities caused the
| men TO be given up but after they had crossed
the line party OF Brazliians d followed ana
/ OrenJals. A similar affair took place last year.
The slave questions on the frontier are keeping up
chronic Ill viii. The slaves that escape into Uru-
quay projected there, both from dislike to slavery
and as much from hatred to the Brazlllans, that
/ the Braziiians have not the best feelings OF amty
Tor their neighbOrs notw outstanding great many
estancias are owned In Uruguay by Bra1iians, the
pastures being better than those OF RIO Grande
and the day OF independence was IN general kept in
the provinces with freeing OF children b. various
societies already formed or forming.
| According to the Treasury return published the
ascertained indebtedness OF the nation. exclusive
OF the foreign oebs, which is about sl4,OJ0o0o was,
| on september 80 1853, as lollOWs-
Bonds payable IN currency $50 OBS, 700
| Bonds payable In goiu 30OO0,OOO
Paper money In circulation. 1Sl054, 1855
Treasury bis bearing interest .......... 60s5990O
Of the above. 3D. 279, 700 mires have been added
| since the 2Stn of February, 1859, namey:-Bonds,
s2249,eoo; paper money, ss,l4o,oso interest bear
Ing Treasury ols, S4,sss,soo. adding the foreign
debt to the internal debt, the total OF The Brazilian
the present rate OF exchange, about 64sooo,o0o
lntlres, or 1921, 600 currency or this
! total 1s1, OJi,7S5 milrels bears no interest.
The charges OF the debt estimated By the Minis
| ter OF Finance at 290Oa coo milreis, but it Is
| pected that next year they win be se.o0J.ooO,
1 owing to the further expenses Of the war, which
viii require the borrowing OF 6oOooOOo to 7o.OoO0oo
| more mireia
| The Publications OF the powers accorded in the
| international telegraph concession mate 10 Bales
trim having been exchanged, Brazil should, by the
| terms or the concession, be placed IN telegraph
communication With Europe and the United States
fhrfh .Aa nv To- tln srnp
one OF the French Antilles. to winch the Euro Jean
cable wlil be laid, and from which the commuIlca-
ton with the United states Will pass by HaytI and
| 81. Thomas. The parties TO the convention are
Brazil, Denmark France Hayti, Italy and Portugal.
the Baron de Nova fIrourlo, supposed TO be the
| weat hest man in BrazIl, died the eth lie left
Instructions that there snoBd be no pomp, that his
BODY be placed In piasn coffin without any orna-
meat ana taat 1t be carried In one OF hts own car
riages, also tnac no Invitations De Issued 10 his
funeral, and the usual masses He commenced III
lie very poor but when he died owned a great num-
Der OF plantations ana other property derived, ia
most part from advancing money TO the needy
owners. lIls dwelling house ia RIO Is sad to nave
cost MIN an outlay OF s1,51o,00o before It
dnlsed but ne lived to ENJOY IL only year or two.
T'he latest News from nraguay-- Lopex's
Position ard Strength of Ills ArIny--EnsiisI,
Reports Of Crueliics to Prisoners.
GIo JANEIRo OCT. s, 1869.
The latest news from Paraguay gives no account
OF any collisions. Lopez stopped his retreat
1t Santo Estan!sldo, iowa bult by me
Jesnits, on fiat topped mountain, about slxty-dye
miles east of the Paraguay Of Rosario, which noun
tain is almost entirely surrounded by the Hooded
bottoms so common ID Paraguay, aud is therefore
defensibe position OF some strength. Tho OF
| hts government 10 now at Santo Isidro, COM
monly called Curuyoaty, which 10 forty miles
| to the northeast Of Santo Estanlsldo, be-
| tween this town and the great mountains OF
| Caaguazn. but It Is feared that be intends
| to remove from Santo Estanislao and go TO the
| mountains, which would force the allies to marcn
100 miles through terrible ground. The comte d'Eu
| says Lopez has 1900 men at Santo Estanslao and
| twenty cannon. some OF the English. who were in
Lopezs service up to August last say he must yet
have 1900 men, but badly armed. They also corro-
boraie washburn's statements as to his cruelty and
cowardice and give terrible pictures of his brutality