The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-20
BRAZIL.

The War Between Church and State
An Event OF Trouble and Danger 10
the CrOwn-DiMcult Position OF His
HsnJcsty Dom Pedro-Trcasury, Fin ance
and Industrial Enterprise-Tei~grap phi
observation-disclosures and Submarine.
Rio JANEiRo, August rs, 1873
The decision of the government IN regard to the
mode OF dealing with the recusant bishops remains
in allegiance. There is some talk. OF a second
hand character, that the government is on the
point OF giving the Bishop OF Oinda leave OF alb
senoe to travel, with full pay but this course viii
not meet the emergency as all the bishops, ex-
oiuding him OF st. Paulo, who has hardly as yet
settled himself in the episcopal chair, have kicked
over the traces and defied the government to keep
them within the constitution and the statute
law. The fact appears TO be that the
Emperor tees himself the horns OF
dilemma. He favored the Jesuit bishops
and aided their efforts by filing the cures and
semnaries with foreign priests in the interests of
his dynasty, which he has greatly at heart and,
now that his former protegts reject his supremacy
and defy his government, he Is AFRAID to take bold
measures against the bishops lest the people should
become aienated from him and his family or to
attack and undermine the ecclesiastical power by
establishing civil marriage and putting In force the
law OF civil registration of births and deaths lest
IN doing so he should encourage the ant-dynastical
republicans, who call loudly for the complete
separation OF Church and State pointing to the eX-
ample OF the united states. In reality His Majesty
mas got himself between the two stools, and IL APP
pears very probable that he Will get nasty iall
between the syllabus and the constitution.
GOVERNMENT FINANClERING.
In the matter OIL the Senate extending of the
Treasury estimates of 1894 to 1S74-75, the Cham
Der OF Deputies has eaten the leek, not without
many wry 1aces, aud has accepted all the Senate
amendments and additions
me Chamber OF Deputies has passed the bill au
tHOriIng tne government cXDenu Az. 000. 900
mllreas $2O,0OO,0oO on strategic railroads in the
view to future difficulties with its republican
nelghbors In tine south. A clause tackled on to the
o!ii empowers the government TO- grant guarantees
OF seven per cent interest on railroads, and appro
pirates for this year the sum OF 4500000 millreas
ior application to such guarantees. On these pro-
visions the Senate however, has yet TO pronounce.
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
The Senate has now before itwarous bills OF i'm
OVERWHELMINGLY, the Consc Upton bill, the Ma
ti0nal Guard bill and the bill proonging the char
ter or the Bank OF Brazil which will probably have
aeGision curing the coming month the act Just
the strengtn IN time OF peace at 10000 men, and at
double in time OF war.
TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.
Our telegraphs are now IN progress, the laying
Of the section OF coast cable from Pernambuco to
Para having been commenced at Pernambuco on
the 9Th OF August and by last accounts was pro-
oeedlng successfully at the rate of leo miles day,
alter which the section from Pernsmbuco a' 70
Rio will be submerged. Soundings Tor the latter
are being conducted by the Brazilian steam COR
vctte vital de Olveira and will be finished within
q lew days.
The $50 miles OF telegraph cable for the stretch
between Montevideo and the Brazilian frontier ar,
rived on the 9th at MontevdeO, and will be laid
forthwith AS regards the section between the
southern frontier and Rio, all but the shore ends
Tor Santos, Paranagua, Santa Catharina and Rio
Crande are ready in London, and by a recent meet
ing IN Rio OIL the stockholders OF the PlatinO Bra
lillian Telegraph Company the contracts Tor the
remaining parts have been authorized. At the
same meeting the working agreements between
the company and the Western and Brazilian and
the Montevdean and Brazilian companies were
definitely ratified. BY these agreements the
western and Brazilian Telegraph Company takes
complete charge OF the cables from Para to Monte
videO, and 1t purposes laying this year cable
from Para to ST. Thomas, to join Brazil TO the
United States
The brazilian government has given great as
distance to the cable companies, both directly and
ior the soundings from Para to Pernambuco, and
TO escort the Hooper while laying the cable. The
vital de Ohveira Is furnished Tor the soundings
from PernambucO to Rio, aud the Mage is detailed
Tor similar services in regard to the section from
Rio to the southern frontier. The teegraphists in
the Hooper are also loud in praise OF the assistance
received at Pernambuco from the authorities.
AMERICAN EXPLORATION.
An agreeable piece of news has been received
from the Amazon that Mr.. Paper, tine American
traveller, who was reported some months ago to
have Ueen murdered by Indians on the Madeira,
with all his companions, was still alive and was in
Bolivia, the report having been false.