The New York herald., 1869-08-10
weakens and supyerts friendship and good feeling
between nations.
CHILE.


Dearth Of News-CIosing of the Agricultural
Exp0siti0n-Prizes Awarded.
VALPARAISO July H. 1860.
The diaicult position OF correspondents to q live
newspaper becomes even more embarrassing whom
he is stationed IA such quiet, sober-slded republic
as THIS 10 would be species or insult to the intel
ligent readers OF the HERALD to narrate in these
communications the purely local news OF this coun
try, and yet while debarred from that uninLeresting
occupation hardiy anything remains in the INK bottle
OF the writer. Chile, from her really great CONNER
cial interests, Increasing IN importance and extent
every day, and from the uninvaing esniitiOn
OF her finances. seldom suffers from the
periodical revolutions aud troubles that afiiici
her less fortunate neighbors, and from this
fact the news-if 80 1t may be caiied-to communt
cate becomes Of an exceedingly transparent nature.
The newspapers here complain bitterly over the
want Of incidents to Chronicle and bore their read
ers with long editorials on utopan political schemes
ana only now and then arouse themselves from
their apathy to make smart attack on the govern
ment-an amusement that indeed has becolna the
only one ready to their desires.
The agricultural exposition has been closed, with
the same ceremonies and hourish Oh trunpets with
cultural % machinery T was awarded to Messrs.
reaped large profits BY It's enterprise 10 sending
the exhibition really fne collection Of machinery
OF this class Every article exhibited by these gen
tlemen was sold long before the close OF the expos
every steamer large orders for the description
of Implements 1t Is to be regretted that few OF
were % not also placed on view a. the Chiieans' natu-
rally predsposed towards the United States, would
IN ai probability have hperaiy rewarded the manu-.
United States Is probably nearly equal to the supply
aud the dlficulties and length OF the voyage
doubtless deferred many mahufacturers who
otherwise would have exhibited their wares.
Several very interesting varieties Of live
STOCK were exhlblted, ana Tue L0mbardy oxen, An
horses, imported and domestieated by enterprfsfng
Chileans, were awarded prizes. Wheat, hemp, cot
ton native wtnes OilprOducng fruits, h0ur, spritu-
Gus liquors. lnseed, fax ana beer were also on view,
and ellclted very complimentary remarks from the
account account Of the really woadesfSi progress Chile has
made in agricultural matters, and predict future
have changed, however, for Chile since the period
when her wheat was necessary for California con-
sumption, and when almost every branch OF In
dustry forsaken for husbandry In order to suu-
ply the market OF the hungry miners. Now California
has sent cagOes Of wheat to Chile, without however
reapang any profit, and Chilean wheat, alter paying
heavy insurance and freight to Europe is not the
most profitable OF productions The machinery now
s Various ss as we're q
awarded. the government Of Costa Rlca coming IN
for prize for collection OF tropical fruits, ana q
German colony settled IN the South for their progress
In agricultural science.
Some excitement was recently created here by the
near Copaapo but on Investigation ii was found to
hc an old excavation with n0tAing In 1t. The annual
produce OF silver ore from this one district OF COpt
apo fs estimated ay nine millions Of hard dollars or
8S4, 900 marks.
A request was made by Mr. Martinez. formerly
Minister to Peru, In the Senate concerning the pre-
sent state OF the mediation proposal made by the
United States in the Spanish question, but the Mtn-
lister of Foreign Affairs refused to make direct re-
ply alleging that the documents relating to the mat
ter were being printed. The real reason OF his reti
cence arises from the desire OF the Chilean govern
ment to become acquainted with Spanish feelIng
after the Chilean recognition OF the patriots In Cuba
as beiligerents. $50
business is dull. A few vessels are being taken
up for copper to Europe.