The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-17

sence OF smailpox in the cnvtrons OF the city aud
the quarters inhabited BY the class Of people
In most filthy cQndt on, and the disease h
RAPIDLY gaining gro md. Already the principal hos
pitals are hed, and great anxiety IL entertained
TO the increase OF the contagion.
Political Excitczeat -Ths Great Truusan-
dine Rsiiway-Generai Items.
valparaiso. July TO- 1870.
Quite alton has been eGectel IN political
circles by the recent action Of the House OF Deputies
In regard TO the present Cabinet OF President Peril.
IL VIII BIO remembered that during the recent cleo
tons throughout Chile tor Senators and Representa-.
tves, several collisions occurred between the citi.
zens and the troops In some cases attended with
loss OF lfe and Ia all instances caused by interior
ence with the prO9re o OF the election. Grave com.
plants wefe then made against the conduct OF the
Minister OF the Interior NJ. Amunategui. and he
was charged with being lax in his efforts to main
tain the public peace and order. The opposition
party in Congress, always seeking some weapon OF
offence against the government recently proposed
thaI a sweeping vote Of censure be passed on the
whole Cabinet, alleging that Ministers who had per-
mitted the blood OF citizens TO be shed while they
were IN the exercise OF soiumn duty were not
worthy Of national confidence and esteem.
After q hot debate the vote was taken
and the Ministers escaped by majority OF
SIX the numbers against them, however, being
30 considerable that IL Is generally thought they viii
find it necessary to resign. Rumor H. OF course.
busy with the names OF their probable SUCCESSORS,
but no certainty can be assured In the matter.
We have learned here that tho famous Orelie the
First, Emperor Of the Araucanans. concerning
whom so much has already been communicated TO
the HERALD, has become distant Paris sensation
and that the attention in that capital Is directed
with good deal OF interest towards his romantic
career ana eccentric movements. For some time
past he has been On object OF interest here likewise
and mas so engaged the consideration OF Congress
that bill Is about TO be passed to raise special
corps Of 1900 men aud expend 100000 In his pur-
quit and discontinue. This Indian war is becoming
painful y tiresome, but al the time Is attractive
when the peculiar character OF the Arauc mans is
weighed and the ndomitable resistance they have
always 30 successfully made against the cncroach
menrs Of civilization ana progress Is remembered
II Is fcrvently hoped that the approaching campaign
will be decisive ana prompt.
subloln an abstract OF the report made to the
government OF the Argentine republic, by Mr. Ro
sett the engineer appointed to survey the passes OF
the Andes with reference to the construction OF
railroad between that republic and Chile. or the
passes communicating between the two countries
two that which Is opposite CopIapo and that which
is opposite Los Andes, appear from their enormous
height, to defy any work OF this class The
frat Is about $500 metres above the level
OF the sea, nearly as high as Mont Blanc, and
the second has height Of 1000 metres; the pass
which presents the least elevation and I'm c0nse.
quence the most apparent facility is tnat which
unitcs the Lakes Llanquihue aud Nahuelhuapi in
the prIvlnce OF Lanqu hue, the height OF which
does not exceed 900 metres THIS pass. called
Rosaes, leads on one side 10 Port Mont, ami on the
ton south of the Plate and Liable for largo
sells for nearly the whole Of Its course. 1t will be
ICED sy bao at s vast as
but owing to present circumstances the Idea OF
structing railway by that road now cannot be en-
tertaned. There thus remains the new pass of the
Pianchon or Teno, situated In the latitude OF Curco.
ana which Mr. kOsetu has particularly explored.
The Panchon, without being as low ms the Perez
Rosaes, Is not a. high as the Uspaliata pass, the
elevation not being more than 3, 800 metres. The
railroad WIN need more work on the Chilean than on
the Argentine Side, though the length is far less,
since the Co.dlilera has more rapid descent on
the western than on the eastern slope, and conse-
route proposed starts from Buen0s Ayres 10 Chvl-
coy and crosses the pampa little above the conlu
Granae, which thence TAKES the name of the Rio
Colorado Inc road then crosses the Rio Grande
anu ,oows on ts right or southern size until the
point Is reached wnere the river = called the Tor
uldau 'na' ~. .s " say wneae =. reserves tne
Tn Oh rne rivers Vslenzuela ~, ana de las
EuI N' very mea, , Inc pass ., ,ne piancnon.
~ ahen leaves ,iie E,0 1rahae ana penesrates INTO
,aey or I9utre AZ The sohcrn exireuisv ~ th e
va ley De log G;egos when ast Is the highest por.
haze VI tho an cE ano ,h ~, ~
menttoned alraadv dawn tbc Chilean son s'' so
iowing tho Vargaara ravne 70 tSa nonr,,on n
of the Varoara river with the river Tn,.o a
place called las Toscas From here the ronte
same name on tne Ssntiaso o I f"rco a III a,e
Througbout the whole lenu'h. as wei, on ne
that can be called dangerous. The most dif,lcnlf
mart h thar In lie yaTgara rav,na vbpre there ~ o
iircrencc of level Of iso metres I'm distance of ten
kllometres which gives a grade of seventy IL, 600
II more easy ronte cannot he fonpd this Womb MOI
be the arst time IN which so enormous a grade has
been ovcrcome Tie Mont Cents RaiwaV Sas orodss
Of ar n