New-York tribune., 1869-01-15
SOUTH AMERICA.
PERU.
Boston Post.

FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TIE REPUBLIc-sLA-
VERY IL DIsGuIsE-CURATiVE PROPERTIES
or THE VALLEY OF TIE ISACA-THE RIy-
ERs THROWN OPEN TO FOREIGN sHIPs-THE
AREQUIPA RAILROAD CoNTRACT-MEJIL-
LONES GUANO.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
LIMA, Dec 9S.-The most important occur
renee OF the past week the formal resignation Of the
Minister OF Finance. NJ. Garcia Calderon founded on
motives Of personal deicacy. On the 2st inst the Min
forwarded to the House OF Deputies an official note
soliciting in the of tho President authority for
raising loan OF 100000, offered by the consgnees OF
guano under bases accepted by tho Government at a
Council OF Ministers This letter scarcely read when
another from President Balta received by the Prcs
dent OF the House OF Deputies, In which, II Is said he re-
Oueted the House not grant the soctude Of the Min
stCr Of Finance. This considered sufficient carso
for the resignation which has been accepted The Minis
ter of Foreign Relations has undertaken to discharge
the duties Of the Minister OF Finance al interim aud
another il named TO the vacant post In the Ca
net it is the intention OF the present Ministry to resign
wrote public ccers are empty, aud the employees o.
the Government have not been paid silver for The past
three months Anyhow the loan of S00000O offered by
tho consgnees has been arranged for and tho Proven
ca Bank has loared the Government $4,000 80 that
"A temporary relief will soon be at hand bank In Lon
don has also recently offered TO the Municipality Of
tins city the amount OF sO00oOO or more which s to bo
exclusively devoted 10 public works. The loan Is 10 he
gradually paid in co years 1t Is certain that this oher
on he Esd instant the Italian ship Providenza arrived
at Calao with $40 Chinese coolies. She left Macao with
49, and lost six Of the immigrants by death on the voy-
readily disposed Of at $3.50 per head
Yellow fever has broken out az various points In the
INTERIOR not many leagues from this capital and the grim
monster has also showed signs OF life IN our midst.
During tho past week three cases have been
IN private house. Two out Of the
three cases resulted fatally The city Is IN most most
wcdical Hoard Of Health no iaasreoes have been con,
sfru oil and fears
this disease takes epidemic form, the results VIII be as
gentlemen native OF Chiii just from the Valley
Juaca where he went to be cured by the bincng shs
phere OF the mountains Of that district OF disease Of tho
lungs, informed that his case had been pronounced
the left was far advanced in the disease and as deer
resort he advised to take trip to Juaca where ho
arrived in February last He has since left for his native
country physically sound man he states that tBefe i
were at least 20 fellow sufferers at the Valley from Boil
via Bnenos AyTes and Chill and that every one Of them
was progressing Iapdy trust 10 DC hoio 10 send oy
early steamer few observations ana facts In connec
with the Valley OF Juasa so that the readers OF TIE
TRIBUNE may know that there is moro truth than fiction
In the wcknown healing properties OF the climate ot
With consumption and that hundreds have, from
time radically restored TO good health without the
and Of drug doctor many OF them advanced Ia the las
stage OF this terrible disease.
Under date of the 18th inst, decree has been pub
sed opening all the OF the Republic to the free
navigation OF ships Of all nations This Is an important
measure and which. in short time, will be produc-
ever been which has. the BEST been her bane On the
evening OF the 18th inst the Chilean coryets Ogglns
having board the Commission. presided over by Vice
Admiral BancO Euca who are 10 make the necessary
the removal Of tho remains OF General
O'Eiggins, which lic inferred in the cemetery OF
this capital. 10 Chill, where they nre 10 receive final
nerment. The reception which given to the COm-
missioneTs wasvery cordial and fatteriug.
Among the passengers from Valparaiso, by the last
steamer, was Mr.. Henry Meiggs the contractor Of the
ArcQuipa Railroad IL Is greatly TO be feared that some
difficulty will arise between tins gentleman and the Gov
erDent Of Peru. the question Of the aforementioned
road. The Government IL now indebted TO Mr.. Meggs,
as per his contract the sum OF s3O0O0 and there Is no
money pay him. Further the Government IL inclined
the contract and the work over TO private
company, but there will be sOme difficulty In doing this
that IL, II there any respect whatever paid 10 con-
tracts in Peru II will be strange, however II the entire
body OF Peruyiaus combined can do much with Mr..
Meiggs In matters of business. am informed that the
Government for time past has been soliciting Mr.
Meiggs accept the position Secretary OF Finance,
but that he has positively declined such an honor How
ever i. is said that he will, in few days. show the
Minister OF Finance better plan than tho he pre-
septcd 10 Congress- by which the ebarassments OF the
exchequer will be overcome This 10 doubt, Will he
thought In your city, and abroad absurd, but
assure YOU that the finance OF this Republic iB IN such
muddle and confusion that 1t will require than
Peruvian TO set 1t right again