The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-14

Interesting Political News from PERI
and Bolivia.
Railway Enterprises In the TTio
Republics.
PERU.

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N re~,uest In tho rollticai TeapOt-The Ku0t
cut-Ihe "HcsShen Chinee" Reappcars-
Proercss of tie Peruvian Inter0ceanic Rail.
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The life, enpcislly speaking. OF high dgntaries In
Peru IL not without a spice OF that interest, and
even excitement 40 common In other more favored
nations. Here within the past fortnight the palace,
rs the government house Is still called in accord
ance with the Old colonial fashion. has been the
scene OF such dsmay, uproar confusion and SUBJ
sequent peace ana tranquility, as would not de-
mean the residence OF NJ Theirs during his struggle
with the am able disciples OF the Commune On the
evening before the de parture OF the last for
Panama we were startled by the rumor OF the
resignation OF the President, rumor which. gaining
ground every moment was traced TO reliable
source and proved correct Tor time until at one
O'Clock IN the morning the pleasing news was made
knowa that peace again was supreme IN warsaw,
and that his Excellency had Withdrawn resolution
calculated TO sadly disarrange the happy prospects
OF tbs now fourlshing republic.
The facts OF the case singular, and are well
worth the chTonic!ing. Some time since President
BatI, irTilatcd beyond measure at very violent
document, ao0unding IN criminal accusations
against his government and published in the pub
&c press, ordered the Imprisonment OF its adven-
turous author. For several long, dreary weeks this
literary individual Inhabited cell III the cavalry
barracks of San Francisco, clothed in the garb usu
ally worn by Christians, but with the less customary
ornaments Of handouts and manacles. After u time
the courts took the matter In hand and the Ass0cl.
Justices OF the Superior Court declared their
viction that the libeler had committed no offence
worthy OF the punishment; that the government
had acted hastily in thus INJECTING ind!gnfty upon
him, and ordered his liberation forthwith. That
this resolution Of the tribunal was In q manner
based on justice is held by the most eminent law
gers In Peru. disallowing to the Executive the
exclusive administration Of justice; but the
President, far more accustomed to his sword
ana works on army tactics than to the pen
and the abstruse commentaries OF Coke and
Laitleton, determined that his view OF the matter
should be made known. SummOniDg with oil speed
20 his presence one Of the sentencing Justices,
Colonel Balta indignantly demanded why one
branch OF the administration should thus openly
and unnecessarily protect person who haa delib6:
tstey accused the Executive OF peculation and ne.
potisrn AIDING, 1t is SAID, some very uncompiment
airy remarks upon the patriotism and the wisdom Of
the Court concerned. But the Justice happened not
Only 70 he grave counsellor OF the law but also
man after the Presidents own sprlt-brave, rasn
and impeiuous-and In go many words informed
the Chief Magistrate that to Congress alone We're
and that isr from toleEaing VIE nslnlatdns Of the
President, he (the Justicel would demand personal
Satisfaction for MS words as soon as Colonel Balta
had concluded the period OF his high Official
duties. The President, enraged and outraged,
4s he imagined retorted that that oppor.
tunity should not long be delayed, and actually
within ten hours OF the occurrence the decree was
signed calling tne Wee President to tie chair, and
alleging as a cause for resignation the extreme ill
af "a, .danf Al
known beioIe Of the Chief Magistrate Of republic
resiening ms once IN order TO hight uuels plucGy
a was the action the counseilors or Colonel Balta
saw AT once the dangers TO te feared lrom such q
proceeding; leave the Presil ency IN the hands OF
An inexperienced man, at the very time wnen the
country WAS passing through the excitement and
perils OF an electoral campaign, WON'T indeed nave
been O eniue The door 10 all Imaginable eViis Pro-
test after protest, suppllca,on alter suppcation,
were made 10 the President, but ali III vain, until
by some happy thought The Minister OF War brought
. new parsonage on the scene IA the form OF tue
aged moter OF Colonel Balta. lnis venerable lady,
possessed OF great hrmne;s ana strong intteieet,
authority 10 bear upon tue question:. lie decree
was destroyed and the COMBAT postponed til furtaer
Bat the anger OF the President allayed tempo
yary IN this Particular Instance, awaited on!y so:he
othef opportunity TO 10 the surface rhat oppor-
tun.ly was not long III making It's appearance. me
red,les 81 tiie ttsRAlD paw a!readJ Deen INFORMED
tba Peru has teccntiy been honole1 WIN tae pres
ence OF tie slst i8pal diplomatic iuncrionary wuo
has VISITED these regions 10 the perSon ol Ionsenor
Nennuieili the Archbishop Of MEGA. TINS rev;
NtbiNSSSe'y
most winIliug manners, was made, noieaS cosenS,
the recipient OF an extraordinary ovation on his
arrival Lima, and the reception ACCORDED 70 MIN
by the nient was OF that character only en-
pioy cd towards pienipOtentiarle5 anu diplomatic
fnat s,ousenor eenauelii Is what is tecnnicay
caed delegate, species OF nyoriu between Hill
aa s ssie some eli nstarod people undertook 10
cayil at The error which, they asserted, mad been
SSmsa by the .S, a ears OF the
Presiaent seized upon me occasion as gooa one
10 vent his slumbering wrath Cahihg ms Manisseas
hlI fall INTO th.s involuntary fault, aud proceed.
Ing rom one topic to another made ~ 80 not Tor tle
estinsol gentlemen VINO held portfolios under nun
that they Concluded more modest sphere OF ACTON
would De more consonaut 70 tnelr tastes. Hence
the exception OF the Secretaries Of War and
Finance, VINO happily mad weatnefed the STORM
the approaca of the electiois II seemed difficult &c
obtain new political advisers Tor so snort Q period o.
iime. The bun was again taken BY the horns; The
sdeiatigabe brother OF the President the secretary
for War, conferred with his retiring Colleagues, win
e ;ss w ma,e w.s sffsa s
( This Is the story Of our exclement-pleasant an9
amusing, since the curtain tails upon satisfied
auditory and contented performers, that t1e country
Is prosperng, ana more taan al, tpat the good Old
CRY OF nobody hurp' y Oh tae bulletin
TIE COoLIE QUESTION,
always o! the highest In crest and importance 70
the residents OF Peru, meets also with attentive OBJ
eervaton from abroad Inc acuoa a Oh Ensana ano
worthy oil cyiiizaton, and promoting vessels car
tying the Gags OF those nations nom engaging III H.
checked Inc business Tor O time; but since some OF
the Genial American republics, together with Peru
lieut. their countenance 10 the trade Il has greatly
Increased, especially with regard u tbs country.
FROM the ouicial data your correspondent has Deel
Aole TO secure from the custom house authorities o.
Cailao 1t appears tbat during the year 1879 1850
coolies arrived at that port IRON CHINA. But thC
tmpetus gwen to commercial and agricultural IN
Gerests ia Peru Dy tue prosecution OF SO many pub
lie works, destined to be OF immense advantage t,
the country, caused merchants TO lend more at
tenuon TO the trafic, and from the com
pencement OF the present year the mVvemen
has been greater than ever before noted. This /
proven by the fact That from the LIST OF January 4
the 30th OF June, lo7l, twenty vessels arrived a
[ailao landing S,ll2 emigrantS-lOO0 more thai
during the Twelve months preceding These vessels
however, have not, as general thlng, made VIVA
are called fortunate VOYAGES, the loss OF cooie
during the transit from sickness, muuDy and acc
Dem amounting TO over SIX per cent on Inc numbe
embarked In the chinese ports. Merchants usual
Count upon loss OF three per cent one or thes
vessels the Clotde. particularly unucRy, ha'