The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-20


Janeiro to the 2oth; Bahia, 10Th, and Pernambuco,
3lst Of MAY, and rom Para to the 5th OF June.
Had also full cargo OF merchandise and q large
number OF passengers.
The Public Situation in the Brazilian
Empire-The Bishop OF Para Consig ned
10 Prison-Treasury Imposts and Inn
port Dues.
RIO JANETRo, May 25 1874.
Don Antonio da Costa, Bishop OF Para. arrived
here on the 18th in the steamer Mernmack, and
was Immediately formally arrested upon war
rant Of the Supreme Tribunal OF Justice anu taken
TO the Arsenal OF Marine, to the apartments pre-
viously occupied under the same circumstances
by the Bishop OF Olinda There number OF ultra
montana gentlemen and clergy got up a
little scene by casting themselves on
their knees IN the dust to kiss his
nani But his arrival as a prisoner has created
very trining interest and has hardly been noticed
outside these circles In fact. for the general pub
lie at least Of Rio the martyr business has be-
come a. great bore as the Hoosac tunnel. The
government has not yet made any statement IN
reference to its further IN the ecclesiastical
question. II has, however, put IN force an au-
thorzalon which had laid dormant and unused
for several years, has taken the registration OF the
births. marriages and deaths from the priests and
who are elective judges. This measure will be
serious blow 10 the clerical emoluments and nau-
ence. but win permit completeness in the records:
for OF course the priesty registrars never deigned
to enter the unsacramented baptisms and legaiized
concubnaQe OF heretics upon books in tended for
the births and marriages or the children OF the
Church.
CABINET PROSPECTS
The life of the Cabinet is very precarous, and
am sorry to have to say IL, for the yisconde de
Rio Branco has done much ior Brazil during his
Premiership, and would have done more had the
oppostions let him. But he has already had SIX
continuous years OF ofice-iour as Premier-and
his enemies have accumulated as political enemies
DO in such circumstances.
The first blow to the unity OF the conservative
party was caused in 1871 by his Free Birth bill,
when talented minority OF Deputies separated
from his leadership on the ground OF the
untimeliness OF the measure, and were
Joined in inducing hostility in his cabinet
by several whole hog aoolitionists, together
forming the "Dissident' opposition. Then
last year six liberals appeared in the Cham
Der OF Deputies and this year the sum Of hostility
has been increased by the ultramontanes and by
seceders on various personal grounds, in addition
to Emergencies in the government minority on the
Electoral Reform bill, some opposing and some
supporting the government in maintaining in
direct election of representatives and Senators.
The President Of the Deputies has also passed over
to the opposition, and resigned the Presidency.
In the senate the Premier is tolerably sale and,
with one exception the liberal Senators do not
give systematic opposition. In the Chamber OF
Deputies, however the Cabinet has but small
majority, and, owing to sixty-one members beng
needed to make house, when the whole number
or Deputies in Rio IS only lO8, the opposlti0ns can
stop progress in legislation by merely staying
away, In the Cabinet itself, also, there Is disunion
two OF It's members belonging to the ultramontane
party, and disapprOvlng OF the course taken with
the bishops. Owing to the heterogeneity OF the
conservative opposition, the groups OF Which have
no measure in common, and to the smallness OF
the liberal opposition there is kind oil political
Of Imagining new Cabinet which could stand
and the solutions OF the political quidnuncs are
numerous and very varied. The liberals believe
that the Emperor Will solve the question by call
ing them in again, allowing them to dissolve the
Chamber Immediately. II the present one will
an Electoral Reform bill pass. dissolve and hold
new election next year under the new electoral
law.
FALLING OFF IN THE REVENUE.
The Minister OF Finance reports that owing TO
bad crops and low prices OF sugar and cotton,
wnicn caused a serious falling OF III some OF the
northern provinces, the revenue OF the current
fiscal year ending June 30 VIII be only 04 600 00O
or n2,o0o0oO (s1,oo o0og less than estimated. The
total expenditure, including 1861 on account
OF railroads, will amount to iii, S31, sol. For next
year he reckons 1t at ll1Il4,43l, counting
CARDS 1875 and 1876, whose estimates have to be
voted this session. he calculates the revenue at
moo, 100000 and the ordinary expenditure at
this surplus VIII probably disappear by the grant
ing OF extraordinary credits, and the ordinary es
Inmates do not include railroad making, for which
money will have to be borrowed.
A MONEY CRISIS EXPECTED.
The borrowing for railroads by the government
is pressing very heavily on this exchange, and we
expect monetary crisis soon, more being wanted
about this time. The government has already
se a na WHY 10
Still more. Altogether the money market Is not
in good state. Gold and foreign exchange have
risen seven to eight per cent within month,
chiefly from the almost complete stoppage OF the
shipment Of coffee, owing to the great ialis which
IN the a aca ne
losses among the shippers, the iall amounting to
SIS bag IN many shipments. An association OF
planters, got up TO protect them from the middle
men, being unwilling to accept prices, shipped
very largely just before the news, and fOur-hfths
Of It's $500 GOO capital Is lost greatly to the delight
the losses, the country IS prospecting, though the
sugar industry can hardly struggle along.
SLAVERY DISAPPEARING.
The slaves have decreased fifty per cent since the
year 1850, when the slave trade was completely
stopped, and the registration OF the slaves last
year gave the number at ,016.262.
EXPORT DUTIES
TO aid the planters who grow sugar and cotton,
products whose value has become very low, the
Minister OF Finance proposes to reduce the export
tax on them from nine per cent to seven per cent,
and ne also proposes to abolish the tax on
various small exports. The loss to the
treasury from these changes he reckons
at 100000. He also proposes TO subsidize banks
Iending money to planters by paying to the banks
two per cent annually for twenty years on the
money they lend at rate not exceeding eleven
per cent annulties Tor repayment, within twenty
years, Cd the loan and interest. The maximum
rate Of interest will be SIX per cent year, paid
bali-vearly but from being reckoned always on the
original sum, although this viii be diminished every
year by five per cent instaments, the real rate
will be nine per cent, which the government sub
shy VIII increase TO eleven per cent. Besides this
the bangs Will have power TO issue ''hypothecary
bnlsv TO ten times their capital, II they can float
Them and loans OF them to planters Will receive the
government subsidy.
PUBLIC DEBT
The total debt OF the Empire, including
sI4s 900 or paper money is S6i6 000 against
1912 965 900 last year. The foreign debt was re-
duced during the past year G409,50O, and now
amounts 20 Ella, O53,2o0.
THE NAVY.
An iron-clad frlgate, named the Sete de Setem-
bro, has been Launched from the Rio Arsenal. she
will carry six 300-pound rifles.
URUGUAY.