The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23

which, 1t Is expected. WIN be completed by May 7.
munication with the United States and thence to
ali parts OF the world. Another line Ia projected
and expected to be laid between Lisbon and Per-
na:nDuco within the year, thus opening directcOm-
municati0n with Europe.
Health at 81 the coast ports was good. The
season OF the year-wh1ch was regarded as favora-
BILE to the crops, especially the cane and cofIee
crops.
The News from Brazil.
RIO JANEIRo, Dec. 25, 1873.
The religious question has taken another phase,
the three members OF the Supreme Tribunal Of
Justice 10 whom 1t fell by lot to decide upon the
sufficiency OF the charges brought by the Crown
Prosecutor against Brother Vital, Bishop Of Olnda
having returned "true bilI'' in regard to one Of
them-namely, that Of attempting directly or BY
facts to destroy one more articles OF the const
tuition ARTICLE SO OF the Criminal C0de)." The
other charges were:-
ARTICLE 70 Of the Criminal Code, acknowledging.
sna eeee Sbsdsnts to h% fens oar
to sixteen months imprisonment
esc orders d and
atty With tor two to s
Arr l29-Prevarication transgre Of the law.
Tor three years or tor one year.
The penalty OF the charge which has been adopted
is Imprisonment, with labor, from three to twelve
years, and it is an unbalable one, the Bishop OF
Olinda will have to be arrested and remain In the
prison of the Police Headquarters, which prison.
ers, with 'beneht OF forum" are lodged. The order
for his arrest has already been issued, and the
bearer OF 1t will 20 this week to Pernambuco to
bring the Bishop In the national packet which
should arrive here January 16. After his coming
he will be tried before the whole Supreme Tribunal,
sitting as judges and jury.
This Is the first time that Brazilian bishop has
been arraigned. and the committai Of the Bishop
OF Olinda by the Supreme Tribunal was in great
measure surprise. the general BELIEF being that
the charges would be quashed, some OF the men,
bers OF the Court being notorious devotees. But
the action OF the Court appauded by ali but the
ultramont tame press and is looked upon in general
as a triumph OF the rights of console nee over the
doctrines or the Syllabus and the dominance OF the
Guria.
The same Court has also acted on the denunca-
ton of the Crown Prosecutor against the Bishop OF
Para, on identical charges to those against the
Bishop OF Oiinda, and has notified MIN TO answer
within fifteen days after notice: and, no doubt in
due time he Will also be put on trial for offending
the constitution to which he owes Obedience His
Grace was most anxious tn be ''martyrized" with
his brother OF 0llnda, and when the latter tele
granted by the government. he reIOced exceed
ingly and wired back. "Oh let US be joyful, that
our blood is to be shed for Christi"
CONSEQUENCES OF THE CONVICTIONS.
By virtue Of the committal, the Bishop OF Olnda
Is suspended from his episcopal and prleStly lunc-
TONS and as he denies the authority OF the
Supreme Court or any other temporal authority,
1t Is supposed that he will refuse to surrender and
montane press has declared that II necessary they
will repel force by force, and lawyer here, noted
republican. who took active part in the last Per.
practice and gone. to Pernambuco, with
the mission, It is svowed, or reorgan-
name OF repubhcanism and religion. Doubt
less with the aid OF its neet the government could
put down resistance within the city itself but were
ince 1t Is but too probable he could set the govern
ment at defiance with impunlty. At last dates the
Bishop or Para had arrived at Pernambuco to stay
there and agree upon the procedure to be pursued,
and thus rom MS KNOWN furious zeal, Is believed
Is Preparing to strengthen its naval force at Per-
nambucO, and the sounding vessel Vital dole.
veira. Will probably be recalled. 1t is feared, never
theleAs, that the arrest viii not be Effected without
bIOodshed.
NAVAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ARGENTINE Re-
PUBLIC
The Argentine authorities relaxed their stoppage
OF the Brazilian packet Cuyaba, which they seized
at Buenos Ayres while in transit from Mato Grosso
for Rio, but not until the telegraph rom Monte
video had informed them Of the departure OF the
Brazilian gunboats from M0ntevide0 with destina-
ton TO Buenos Ayres. the Brazilian Minister, Baron
de Araguaya, having ordered them on. In fact
the gunboats anchored just as the Cuyaba was
Leaving me III mas linus the
force, after stopping the packet TO take pas
senger in transit, refrainirg from arrest
mander, a naval of1lcer, spread his nag
30 that the Ngentines would have had to trample
Sardiha the femonstrances Of the BraSian Minis
ter. But though releasing the vessel without the
| delivery Of the Paraguayan Colonel Riverola the
| Argentine governments maintain their right to do
as tbey did, and in consequence OF this and other
| interference with the Mato Crosse packets, the
Brazilian government has sent Baron da Passageur
| TO take command OF the southern division and to
station ronclads at the principal Argentine ports.
The relations between the Empire and the Argen-
fhpc IN n N a vorv prac arin
! footing and any imprudence on either side may
cause the war impending to break out at any In
? the Argentines, despite the treaties and
! the several wars undertaken by Brazil to
| secure the nee navigation OF the La Plata
rivers, so necessary Tor the Brazilian provinces
| lying on the Paraguay, the Upper Parana and the
Uruguay, wish to make OF them Argentine streams
and dominate on them at their pleasure. In fact,
| the Brazilian packets plying from M0ntevideo to
| Mato Crosse and merely touching at Argentine
ports, have been the objects OF Argentine interler
or all the goods In transit for Mato Crosse, and the
Corriente ones claiming the night to test the
boilers, and stop the vessels to do so each month;
| which minor acts OF attempted jurisdiction have
been followed by the stoppage OF the Cuyaba, to
! extort the surrender of a Paraguayan gong from
Paraguayan port 10 another port outside the Con-
is THE EMPIRE HONESTLY SEUrRALY
| On the other hand The Argentines assert tnat
Brazil secretly encourages Paraguay TO continue
IT'S refusal to cede all the Paraguayan Gran Chaco
to the Confederation, and declines to accept TO the
ber 1872, and orc si paraguay to the cession re-
CURED by the Argentines. Brazil ID also accuseu
OF omentng and giving secret aid 10 me Lopez s
stumpers to destroy the presidential candldature
ing S sold his n', County to BRASIL Brazil IS also
credited with designs Of conquest IN ~, the south;
and finally Brazil a. a. 70 tse xmsricss s' and ~ -
the manifest destiny of the Argentine san to
irisxie up ana nnisarisA. tina -arsSanDne dragons