The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-25

rogated woman. But the fact appears b be that the
JudRe-it might almost be said, M usual-was .
father. 10 ike manner the public prosecutor IN
the case OF the accusation In regard TO her first
bands death was proved TO have taken 500 TO 90
against her and was convicted OF receiving the
Dribe. whether guilty or not, she was To be found
guilty, 70 suit the purposes OF private enmities and
y would not be for the FIRST time-nay. the nun
dredlh time-that Brazilian Judges have prosttuted
ruption.
hut il country life In Brazil has ts traa,cal ana
hateful side II Is not without Its farclcal features.
l TOT example, staying ~ plantation one hears
sometimes coming sound or ag0nlzing inharmo-
MES which soon resolves itself into furious DIS
coru as cavacadc OF instrumentalsts approaches
a. AZ tne mead OF the nearing procession of bare.
headed men one sees an individual carrying long
stan prolusey decorated ITS top nuttering mass OF
ribbons, which seemingly have stolen all The hues
OF the chromoscope. Behind, a cavalier Is beating
diabocal tattoo on cracked drum OF country
manufacture another WORKS his arm with piston.
rod regularity In the unsuccessful effort to scratch
sweet sounds from "A tnneless ami untnned fiddle
and third Is pulling ont his cheeks ike Kolus In
an equally vain endeayor TO extort melody
at The house. the riders carefully dis
mount themselves and their implements for har.
and his family and household all reverently kneel-
ing before the mysterious pole. The procession
marches into the chapel, or oratory. always at
tached 10 plantation houses and there before the
altar they commence maddening mixture OF IN
slrumental discord with species OF bowling which
passes for singing In the country Districts After
these ceremonial discords have been duti!uIly per-
formed the top OF the mysterious pole Is lowered 10
the lips OF oil those present. and isnnctuously kissed
ny every mouth from the delicate lips OF the plant
ers daughters To the blubberv oscuatorv organs OF
The Brazilian representative OF Old Uncle Ned who,
ncered and leproc, perhaps, has totered, with all
to KISS the sancfed representative OF the Esprlto
Santo." In fact almost hidden In the mass OF nut
terlng ribbons may be noticed silver dove the EN-
blem Of the Holy Ghost, and TO II the alteration OF
the worshipping throng has been directed.
These curious excursions are usually due 10 the
leader harmnntou.
ect enough cash TO gel up festival OF the Espirit0
Santo, certain amount OF good works beng In.
vowed IN the labor OF adding, chanting and beg
gng round the country. occasionally rich planter
makes such vow, and then he hires all the musi-
clalls OF the country round and gets bano Or TWO
got up IN style the whole district rings with the
news and every one Is as excited as preacher at
camp meeting Time. II Is hard 10 say whether the
planter believes In the VII tue OF the ceremony, for
ne only shrugs his shoulders If pressed on the point
and says the blacks like it. However, ne shells out
freely, knees ana kisses like the rest, and seems to
enjoy the dversncation about much as The really
devout females OF his family and the demonstrativc
lerVerous blacks. In the dreary life or Brazilian
plantation snch an AFFAIR Is almost blessing, and
as the planter says, 1t has great eject on the
slaves.
A fetish sect has been found 10 exist here and
the police nave arrested the origlnater and nigh
priest, black man. His devotces were al tema g.
mostly black, nut macy muldttoeS, aud even Il lew
whites. All OF them had 10 pay INN sums OF mon
according TO their means from one hundred dollars
down to iive and were bound 10 render him I'M
limited and INSCRIPTIONS obedience. On these con
ditons he promised them the lu enjoyment vi taeir
desires oil fortune, and lie held various stances,
which, after number of cercmones--some OF them
FETISH and Others OF them drawn nom the rites or
the Catholic Church--he uttered oraclcs AS though
inspired II appears from the evidence acquired
that the deYotees were used by him as Il seraglio
and that, IN the orgies OF himself and chosen
GATES, young ana innocent girls prosttuted 10
tncir use by their parents and relaf ons utter
was the command he had acquired over their super
stiilous minds by his ceremonies and promises. In
| ms house were found rich and costly ceremonial
robes and numbers OF articles, rs hair, portraits,
&c., used by him In his ncantaons
! IN Entre RIOS the TWO corps OF the government
| forces rad concentrated III the head. uarters oi
| General Gelly Obes, General RivaS having given
over the pursuit or what he called such OF Lopes
Jordan. or this latter person ana his forces the
accounts continue contradictory still asserting
his lorcc was nearly all dispersed whle others say
that, finding by the results OF the engagements al
santa Rosa that without more cannon he could
make only temporary Impression OIL the government
armies he had determined 10 Withdraw to La Paz Il
receive cannon, which his friends had succeeded In
getting up the river despite the watcnflncss OF the
central government But, in TACT all Is conjecture
In regard 10 Lopes Jordan's forces, for, being al
cavalry and spendldly mounted. their movement.
are too rapid and the ghoe country Is TOO depspu
lated to allow or satisfactory Information beinl
gained Thus, though the government troops out
number them by One-half or two-thirds, Jordan
manages always to be the assaliant and TO carry OF
the spos, II not the honors Of victory AZ for tn
Presidents offer OF amnesty, IL received atten
| ton.