The New York herald., 1869-05-10

the sunday previous but no to The morning OF MS
oeal tila symptoms were not such rs 10 eause any
decided alarm to the able physicians IN attenuancs.
Az two o'clocK on that NOR, ing the lever suddenly
increased and in spite OF every enort 10 @ anay us
force, nj eleven O'Clock the sufferer Was no noIe,
At the REQUEST of the merchants OF Calao General
Hovey, our Minister here, has appolnteu Euuiunu W.
en a. ae,ns Cos INV with the Consulate for
some years is esteemed by all Tor apiity anu honor
fcruvians cannot complain o. was va ~
Distress The report has been published OF the sums
received here from different sources ior the assist
ance OF those unfortupafes ruined by the terrible
e0rthouake OF August last England, naturally from
the prepCnderance OF her commercial relations with
peru. heads the list OF donations with s6O000; then
iolSws inc United States imperiectiy reported with
nearly $780, 900; France with $4,000; Span s., 900,
and from various quarters slo,oDo making the large
time when its benefits were thoroughly appreciated.
Stll more than this sum has been received,
which aude. 1t having been expended
by other departments The sums | have
mentioned were handed over by the government to
the really needy OF that class suffering from
the visitation. This society, directed by the fore
most men OF the capital, published comprehensive
memoir on the subject of It's lab0rs. and many items
appear now for the first time, some OF which may
prove interesting to the readers OF the HERALD.
The government, 1t viii be recollected sent imme-
diatey on the receipt bf the tidings OF ruin and
desoaon, all the vessels that could be made ready
and offered free passage to Lima to those who de-
sired to leave the scene OF tnelI sufferngs ana
wrecked fortunes Three hundred and seventy
uedFN three pcrSOuS,
embraced the offer. and on their arrival mere were
furnished with quarters by the government, while
the benevolent society was charged with their SUD-
sIstence.
This society, bv the way, is very richly endowed
by the nation, and is very wealthy. Since August
last the unfortunate people have been living the
result OF the subscription raised abroad FOR their
benefit. and now that the money Is exhausted and
the government poor "a hardly TO be able TO sup
port itself, orders have been given to transport
many as choose to go TO their homes III the South.
Here they have been living rs soldiers. certain ra-
In furn 4. al Htlll n
given to each for general expenditures. physicians
always In attendance as great fear was entertained
concerning the yellow fever. Besides providing Tor
these poor people the subscriptions have been used
repairing far possible those puDllc buildings
essential for the general comfort which were ruined
different towns OF the South thirty-one thousand
dollars have been expended; in repairing churches
four thousand hve hundred special commis-
sion, presided over by the Bishop OF Tiberiopos,
was sent to the South to collect all the orphans that
could be found, and to bring them TO Lima where
they are being educated and cared for by the
society until they arrive at such an age as to permit
their entering service OF some description The eX-
penses OF this laudable undertaking amounted TO
four thousand dollars, and nearly two hundred
orphans now comfortably dom,ciled IN one OF
the society's asylums. Five thousand dollars were
spent in the purchase OF canvas, which was abso.
uely required ny the houseess people In the ruined
districts, and sent to them Immediately after the
calamity. Sundry expenses all however benehtlng
the sufferers cover the balance between the receipts
and the money already accounted for.
The amount OF good done Is iDcalculable, and
those noble hearts who warmed TO their fellow be-
ings IN this distant country and who came so gener-
osy 10 their assistance can assured that their
contributions have gone far toward allevating the
sunerings and distress OF those ruined by this caam
ity OF Caamities.
A specK of trouble has appeared in government
circles. Mr. GayeZ, the Minister OF the Interior,
and the right hand man of the President, resigned
MS position the 18th inst. and the President can
not fix upon IA successor to the vacant portfolio.
Scandal has been busy giving reasons for this step,
but 1t is generally believed that the resignation was
caused by disagreement between the Minister and
the President respecting the aw ard OF the contract
for building the important railway from Lima TO
Psco. Mr.. Alvarez Caderon. one OF the wealthieSt
citizens OF Peru-and that implies OF the rich men
of the world-made very advantageous proposal to
the government Tor the construction OF this line, and
Mr. Gavez. apart from his confidence in and friendly
| feelings for Caderon, aided the petitioner from
desire for the puDic good ltseems that other views
were taken OF the matter and Mr. Gavez was &C.
cuse9 OF being unduly interested In the undertaking.
This OF course wounding his pride, the only step
left for MIN to take that adopted. From the
antecedents OF the Minister 1t Is not generally cred
tied that the accusation was founded on fact.