The New York herald., 1870-03-16
B r "A z 7 L
Diplomatic Amenities Discomfort Among Mer-
chants-Trade Passing by Rio Janeiro-The
American Immigrants-Prssident Pow
e-s- The Approaching Elections
Sanitary Aflairs--visit Of Lady
Observation-Disclosures

RIO JANEIRO, Feb s, 1870
The yawning resident diplomats or Rio ana Pc
tropolis have hai their WEAKNESS agreeably dts
PEELED by o slight out titllatlng grievance cast upon
o memoer OF their iilustrlous and hard working
corps, by an awkward expression In the Emperor's
reply to the address OF Count Rudolih the Austrian
resident Minister, who received audience to an
nounce that ho had Deen raised to the diplomanc
rank OF Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcnipo-
tentlarv. The offending expression was, 81 hope
you will continue merit my good will and that OF
tine Brazilian government As the Emperor Is sup
posed merely 70 read from paper handed 70 htin
by mis- Ministry. the aroused dip oma,s declare tnax
the government has been guilty OF unparalleled dis
courtesy; that Is direct Insult, not only Count
Rudolh but to all the corps anu reported they
have concocted q diplomatic round.robln, demaud-
ing q categorical apology. Doubtless az In the case
OF General Webb. about the Canada claim, this Min
istry has shown c0ntemptuous disregard or dipl0.
matte amenities and the liberal press has comment
ed severely on the matter but the diplomats them
selves must secretly feel deeply grateful to the gov
cnment for giving them topic to keep them awake
during this oppresslvely hot weather.
We hear rnat the American Minister has got in
structlons to press the Canada claim and require an
immediate settlement Dy payment of . much larger
SUN tnan us predecessor Ou0rtu W tak0.
The merchants OF Rio have also their little griev
ances to grumbe over. Besides the plundering hy
their king stork of the Custom House Dock Company
the french Bordeaux Packet Company has give
even shorter measure than last month; and instead
u sailing on 7n Sth-iorty eight hours ~ an
nOunced, alter arrval-arriycd day before her
time and leaves In fOrty-tw0 hours, upon the 9th.
This hard upon the merchants not 10 say upon yoar
correspondent, and ls aso no doubt very dlsparag-
ing to the city OF Rio and Brazil The southampton
Company has done better, as 1t has 1xel days for
leaving; sLli tue Rio people feel very mortified ut
the fact that now OF the twenty-thtee or twenty
iour steamers month coming In, ALL except the
United States mail steamers-and these are SAID 70
bc on the point Of extension TO the River Plate
make OF RIO only port OF call, proceeding ON, with
the exception OF one or two, which stop at Santos
to the River Plate or the Pacific. AS Rio Janelro
has some 100000 black AMI white souls in IT, ana
Buenos Ayres has only some 100000 i,io has cause
for veXailon at the secondary place she occupies In
the eyes OF steamboat proprleors. But what can be
dOne7 The present governments has kicked against
lmmigrauon; immigration Is rushing to the River
ilate and STEAMBOATS, must loat with the current VI
lmmig grants or be lett dry On the shoas OF bank
ruptcy.
ueavy war is going on between the liberal press
ani the new Minister vi Agriculture over lis sena-
my away tn. American Immigrants aud On The gem
erai question or the government policy, or want u
poiicy, III regard 10 colonization and Immigration.
All the array oi reports, oilicial docunents, &c,
nave Deen ranSacKed by both parties Tor weapons 10
suit their purpose aud the degree OF acrlln0ny IN
fused into their respective articles ls invis0ratiny.
Curousy enough, tue organ Of the government IN
Brazil NOT the oicla gazette nor any OF sup
Porters but almost Always The u0n-poltlcal paper,
tne .ornat do Con.neic.o, In which tne governments
publishes unsigned communications" spaced out,
whose cost comes Out Of the secret service oney VI
tae police. AS all but government COMMUNICATIONS
are placed under the mead vi 'pubilcatlons ut re-
quest, ~ u communication IN the JOuf1lat uJ COM
2tercy aways exclles mucn interest
The PreSluent VI MlaAS Geraej mas been stirring
up hornets very brskly. and the president OF mu-
nlclpa clamper OF ms province Is here " call hun 10
the bar OF the supreme inOuna OF Justice Tor sls-
penang the chamber. bgazli has twenty presi-
cents OF PROVINCES, anu each Of them Is
vice king doing pretty much what he pleases
ana Keeping up retlnue Of State and nam
tanning u state theatre ior his amusement. wuIe
every place he goes TO within his donlnions he -
bowed 70 ana cIoucned 10. VI late, however, one
president met u stinnecKed subject VINO, having
solitary pa mito IN ront of ms cabin wnlcn the ira
venK president ordered 10 be Cut down to give ul5
mule refused 10 allow his shade Tree W be cut, and
ON the surprised ana enrascd president reeratns MS
orders 10 MS escort seized ais biilho0k anu mauluy
defended his dryads dwelling place. But the presI-
nad his revenge. Us he Afterwards sent party
" seize hun Tor the army.
The present Minister OF the empire conservative
though he be, has paced on record his opinion OF
presidential powers Ia Brazil. Lii his report to the
Legislature n0 said
Tho provinces delivered governors armed with
the utmost powers wltnons any external correce out the
so the President OF Minas having fallen out with
fellow conservative, deputy to the imperial LegIs-
ature dismissed him from nis oice ana ordered ais
prosecution for misintefpretlng some law, has iaen
lnto the tnorn5 ano gets 1t neavy says the irrtaed
deputy
His Excecncy tried give furious kck but miss
Ing his am struck against public opinion ana e Ia the gut
ter There he has muddsd h coat died his face aud
he 9 % cowardly whipped mailman. After commit
ting supremey mad act doubles the at his pal
every Tor fear Of ben: victim OF dagger OF anosnr
Brutus
the making out OF LISTS OF voters Is going on gen.
orally III tue empire, 8ud every effort Is making by
the Justices Of tue peace and Otner officials TO serve
tner parry One OF the tricks reported ls not unln
senIous; the justice organized an excellent list, NY
clapplng Ill all and every one Of his parry, anu OK
culing all or the other SIDE, and then placed tns
list as provided ny law, outside The parish cnurcn,
but liked IL 30 nign up tna 1t could be read only W
mounting ladder, 80 that none mlgnt read 1t.
Lady Franklin arrived mere on tue 4ln from Eng
land. She Is now upon q trip round to Inc Pacinc
siue OF North America, sne aaving heard that some
one living In Nancvuver's Island Is III possess0n Of
letter from, or regarding, sir John franklln,
which he VIII not deliver 10 any one but 10 herself III
person. 1T Is TO be feared mat the poor Old lady,
now eighty, beneve Is gong on Wild goose chase;
but size an hao no other OBJECT in view lor the long
years sincs sir Jonn was lost among Arctic wids
than 10 ind hlu or ~ least traces of hiil, Ior even
yet sne does not doubt MS EXISTENCE
ieIow fever continues rather on tue increase, the
deaths during some very close hot weather ABOUT
tue beginning OF teDrdary, having reached tweve
to eighteen 0aiiy with TWO or three cases OF back
vonlr. Besides yellow lever, great many cases of
busy. AS yet almost every death from yellow lever
has been oil foreigners Brazilian rarely beng
auected by that lorm or disease, and negro, Is
sad. never. Plenty oi negroes die. buG usually from
digestive diseases arising foul their bad l0ud.
Some rains are reported TO have fallen In parts OF
the drought lplasued regions To the norn but o, ner
parts had yet received reel. ana some districts
mad been almost entirely abandoned, the people
migrating TO The river sides and living chiefly on the
charity OF the settlers.
Among the appointments just made OF Vice
Presidents OF Amalonas, Is that 0f an almost unedu
Gated man VINO was prosecuted IN 1855 for carrying
on regular trade III lndlans, VINO were collected
along the upper rivers and then "givenn lsoid) TO
janllles 10 be educaLed ana Cnrlstanized, as de-
nounced by Professor Agassz. The riing IS noLori-
ousy carried III defiance OF the law ior 1t Is I'M
possible TO secure conviction, however clear the
proofs.
No less than 100 emanclpations occurred in the
province o1 Ceara IN January, when, considering
tnat Is one oil The provinces having the ewest Slaves
speaks nlgnly for the emancipation leeng existing
among It's people. Ana 1t Is iact tnat the ewess
emancipations are In the provinces possessing hum
dreds OF thousands OF saves.