The New York herald., 1870-08-10

dered. At this one all we're convicted but the
man who actually inflicted the wound, and the
sentence was imprisonment for life for all except
one OF eighteen who got twenty years. A third
trial was granted by the Court of Ap.
peal, and at this the deposition OF
the man previously acquitted was read,
in which he said the captain provoked the fight
by attacking and wounding one Of the sailors
with q swordstick, that a seuiHe then occurred,
and he, dep0nent, wishing to aid his friend the
captain, snatched the sworjstick from the man
holding it and thrust at the man graphing with
the captaia upon the deck, but. owing to twist
OF the former, the sword wounded the captain In
the stomach. This deposition he had made from
the first. Two OF the accused were Americans,
the rest Scotch, Irish, West Indians and an
African.
The cold spell towards the last week of June
has been very destructive in the highlands Of the
province of Rio Janeiro, Southern Minas Geraes
and San Paulo and probably in the province of
Parana and Rio Grande do Sui. As far as can be
judged frOm the few districts yet heard from, the
tobacco and cotton not gathered has been totally
destroyed, and the sugar cane has been much
damaged. But II will be in the coffee plantations
that the greatest evil must have been done. Some
accounts say the loss Is fearful, whole plantations
being devastated. and the damage in the most for
tunate being very large. tappears certain, indeed,
that even II matters turn out much more fayorably
than is hoped for here, on crop of coffee ut least
will be an almost total loss, and that the condition
OF the planters will be rendered very stratened,
probably many complete failures will occur among
them. The pastures are also 50 injured that the
cattle and horses must suffer. The ice was half to
an inch aud half thick in the coffee districts.
The Rio Custom House returns for the half year
ending June 80 show the duties received on i'm,
ports To have been 23,572:6lOS0OO. against
l9,397:3l0S in the same half of 1869. OF the iu-
crease OF l75:300s s94:952$ occurred during the
first quarter and 2s0:347s during the second quar-.
ter, On the other hand, the duties collected on
! exports were only 6,54l52Ts in the first half OF
1870, against 8,375:9i9$ in the first half of 1869.
OF the decrease of S34:402$ l00:a52S occurred in
the first quarter and ,733:450s in the second quar-
ter. The exports of coffee in the first half of 1870
were S45 ,045 sacks, against ,29S 1923 in the first
half of 1869, being dminuton of i53 1853 sacks,
or nearly thirty-ve per cent.
The news from the northeastern provinces shows
that they are not yet safe from drought in 'he in
terror and the crops again failing in districts.
Large supplies OF food are still wanted in Alagoas,
Pernambuco, Ceara, and others, for the back dis-
tricts, where the famine continue, and it is in
| many places uncertain whether food enough can
be raised this season to pass them to the next.
The Brazilian Packet Company has resolved to
wind up, it having failed in getting the coast mail
| contracts again. 1t divides about $500, 600 in
| ready cash besides keeping 900 to law with
the government about the claim of the govern.
ment to the dividends over twelve per cent. ID is
| expected TO pay its shareholders 200 per cent
| when totally iiquidated Most OF the money was
| made in lucrative charters from the governmeni
| during the war.