The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-20
BRAZIL.


fishes the following summary of general .;,ss ~ tea
10 the 23d Of June:-
The revenue bill for the fiscal year .s .o.o 80 . =.
its third reading In the Chambe- ..s,,,.".r, Tns
following are Its main provision foreign
eoDcaerce and the home trad IT, o.,.,,Sa1 com.
mittee clauses provide tn A I,r.n ,on,,arv 1870
forty per cent SHAH be aa,., -, ,,o ap,,ee an
foreign goods entere'I -, onnsuspt,on. thirty
per cent onE on 'Iiose. upon whtea ten per cent
addi'fohai was pH Hed In rse7 The additional duties
Saii no' NC saor ct Vo the increase. AS exchange
i'os 'ne lSie' Aed gersntage shall be lowerou an
n"ai'y' ihe Fe@d payment win be abolished. The
..u' on eexporisg and seshipping municipal
.,'ies' one af per cent on national goods and the
'nree per cent On duty pad foreign goods going
ooas'"' n WIN be abolished from the same date
rfol Aat Date nte per cent shall be PLACED on the
E az Iof schedule c. the additional tax on those Of
shp hll DC I'VE per cent and the dues on Tree goods
o." ~ be five per cent.
forscrage cues shall toe levied, and the term of
zee storage nay be lessened and warehouse rent
charged Iae service may be let to company
Progressive taxes are proposed to be levied on all
bhe prOperV OF the mCnaStc orders, 10 force tnem
to sell II ard invest tae proceeds in the funds
i ?he new tarln Will come into force on che LIST OF
| The international ocean telegraph concession OF
| "a. Ballestrmi has been renewed he accepting the
! modhcations OF the Brazilian government The
| cable from Cape San Rogue the Antilles, intend
l ing to connect Brazil with North America and
| Europe, must be laid within three years.
| Dr. Emmanuel Las has been sent to reexamine The
Velhas and st. Francisco rivers, TO complete his re-
ports ana TO furnsh the basis Tor contracting for
their navigation for the construction OF a raiway
round the broken navigation OF the ST. Francisco,
| ana for port at the ocean.
In Para some pieces OF wreck and boat with
alabama, OF Liverpool ~ on 1t had come ashore
The North German schooner Webke Taena had
been wrecked at Canara, IN POrahyba but the crew
were saved. The British schooner Eliza Jane also
went on the Lucena bank but was got or and taken
| to CabedelO.
The British brig Herald, belonging to Jersey, drove
| over the reef at Rio do Togo into the San Rogue
channel. She expected to make her way out.
The British brig Gauntett went ashore the 18th
near Pernambuco but was expected to get of.
In PernambucO Or. Pedro de AraujO de Betran
and his relations have executed deed by which all
the children OF their slaves will henceforth be born
Tree They own seventy female slaves.
The steam navigation OF the RlbeIra do Iguape Is
ABOUT TO taAe place under contract with the Pro-
vince Of San PaulO.
The Anglo Brazilian Times OF June o. reporting
the public amasements In Rio JaneirO says:-The
Gottschalk concerts have had great success
Although. not being musicians we 90 not pretend
and amateurs pour down upon his lingering and
execution, We can fully comprehend the delight
with which the public has gathered to his perform
ances. Rio audience Is among the best qualified
OF amateur audiences to Judge OF musical entertain
ments, and we may say that never had we
before an equal enthusiasm caused by similar exhf
billions OF musical talent
work Just published, under the title Of '.Im-
provement OF BRAZILIAN Ports,' gives the following
facts relative to the trade OF Rio Janero:-The ell
tries and saings OF vessels carrying the foreign
and great soasng trades 1865 were 500 vessels
OF aS9 l20 tons burden, carrying goods valued al
The Anglo Brazilian Times OF the 23d Of June
speaking Of foreign emigration, says:-The unhappy
condition Of the English immigrants Il again placed
prominently before the public Of Rio by the arrival
OF some twenty five from the colony OF Principe Don
Pedro In an utterly destitute condition, many of
Their caamities three OF the fathers nave died of
yellow fever snce their return to this city.