The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17

lillian correspondence from Asuncion and La Plata
make any mention OF It, Captain KirKland OF tho
send on the dispatches to General Mcmahon under
q flag OF truce or 10 give the bearer safe conduc.
past the allied posts, had returned 1t Is said, W
BuenOs Ayres, after making protest.
The Brazilian Minister OF Finance has published
the preliminary provisions OF the new tariff which
win take effect upon the LIST OF July next The
schedules OF duties have n0tlyet been published; bar
Il Is not likely there win be much alteration from
way OF Brazilian lazy legislation, law was passed
in September, 1867, authorizing the government 10
reorganIze the old duties in the sense Of simplifying
the classification and the collection"
An extraordinary credit OF about 81, 900 has
been granted by decree to the Ministry OF War Co
wards the expenses of the current financial year.
the ordinary appropriations according to the Bra
lillian , Geag se only ones
absorb further large sums, rs large remttances OF
munitions are taxing place, and the purchase OF
horses, locomotives &C., Tor the campaign VIII cost
The first half-year's interest on the gold bond
issue fell due upon the 1st OF April and paid In
Brazilian gold. for which purpose about 9oo;0lo
milreis OF Brazilian gold CO mage had been specially
prepared, Notwithstanding that soyereigns and most
other coins are legal tender and that sOvereignS In
especial are the virtual gold currency Of the cOun
The liberals are determined to resort to public
meetings in all the chief towns OF the empire TO aid
them III their efforts 70 operate reforms and to re-
gain their power In tine state Although the ghs
constitution or by law IL was IN practive very rarely
resorted to, 80 that the liberals are almost breaking
Rio took place last Sunday. and some good speeches
were made, the chief OF which was delivered by the
former Minister Of the Empire, against the union Of
Church and State, which he argued was always
source OF corruption to the former. In regard how
ever, TO the great reforms called for by the liberals
namely, decentralization, abolition OF the Odi0us ma
tional guard law. an equitable cOnscrpi0n law, and
emancipation, 1t does not appear that they have
agreed upon the details, the writings OF the lead
ers OF the party and OF tho liberal organs continue
to be mere generalitteS without form.
Earl Dund0nald has just made another appeal to
the Brazilian government for q settlement OF the
claim Of his father, Admiral Lord COchrane, for hs
services In the revolutionary DAYS OF the declaration
Of independence A large sum was claimed by Lord
Cochrane, which the Brazilian government has
always rcpudiated on the plea that the Admiral had
for payment Of the Of his vessels, and that,
although he maintained he had sent In the duplicate
vouchers for the payments, they were not found ia
the Brazilian archives nor was any record found OF
would seem, however, that the present Earl Dun
donald has found most OF the other duplicates, ON
insttuting search among his fathers papers, and
has forwarded them to tine Brazilian government.
This resurrection must prove very disagreeabe at
the present juncture when money Is so hard to get
and when, no doubt, the Brazilian government
thought 1t possessed an unanswerable argument
against the claim.
c0rdlng the death OF man OF 10 years. VINO was IN
teligent to the last that four similar cases are re-
corded to have occurred in that locality of deaths
at 12 $780, 1856 and 1873 years respectively and 1t also
says that few persons die there under seventy or
eighty and that II they reach ninety they almost
sure OF reaching l20
The coffee crops OF Rio Janeiro and Minas Geraes
are reported injured by the unusual dry weather
which occurred In the last three months, and the
higher qualities re expected to be scarce Inc crops
OF san PaulO, however, do not appear to have been
injured. The export OF coffee from san PauiO In the
financial year OF 1868 amounted to 1890 SACKS