The New York herald., 1874-12-15
BRAZIL.

The War OF Church and state In
Active and Embittered Progress
Pontiffcnl Appeals to the Congrega-
tions-Imperiaiist Interests I'm the
Argentine Struggled Bloody Scene
ON shfpboard-Port Duties and Rsve-
nue.. ~, 49,
A new f,llip has just been given to the Brazilian
ecclesias,ical difficulty by the publication, by
order of the imprisoned Bisnop OF Para, OF an ex-
teps.ye pastoral to his parishioners, and by his
commanding IN direct defiance OF the claims
sustained by the civil power, in virtue or the con-
stitution the reading, from all the pulpits of his
diocese OF two letters addressed to him and his
fellow prisoner, the Bishop OF OIinda, by His
Holiness Plus TX, in which letters the Pope ap-
proves or the course OF the bishops gives
them the Apostolic blessing, and declares that he
had been deceived by the Brazilian envoy
sent TO treat with him on the religious question.
In regard to this matter the Brazilian government
still remains fast to its do-nOtning policy trusting
1t hints, to succeeding In convincing the mind OF
His Holiness OF the necessity OF disc0untenancing
the procedure OF the bishops and commanding
their obedience to the dictates OF the Brazilian
constitution to prevent mischief to the Church.
But no one here believes that the present Pope
Will yield an iota OF his pretensions to universal
dominance, and the ultramontanes naturally, ana
with reason, Bcon at the governments simplicity
and ASK 1t what 1t has gained by ITS i'm priSOnmeut
OF the bishops and its negotiations with the Pope,
seeing that the nterdlcts are still united anu Its
assertion OIL the supremacy OF the State practically
as wen as theoretically treated with contempt. ln
fact, the government naf measures have settled
nothing and have merely nuEbed 1T by their in-
efficiency.
THE RELATIONS TO THE INsURREcTIoNIsT ARGEN-
Captain Stanislao PrzewodOwski, the CommO-
quay, has been acquitted by tue court MARTIAL and
tue acquittal confirmed by the Supreme Military
lriounal t'l OF Justice, upon the charge brought
tine military and trading post OF Alvear, on That
river, because OF tine maitreatment therein OF the
chief surgeon OF the notlla and the persistent
neglect to punish the offenders. what the Argen-
tine government WIN think OF this aequital it is
not difficult to imagine, but 1t helps to show the
bitter feeling IN Brazilian military circles against
their foi mer ally, owing TO the lanpooning and rid
acule which characterized the Argentine press and
which is still permitted by the government, not
WithstandlDg the stern censorship which Is now
maintained IN Buenos Ayres.
TRAGEDY BY MuTINEERS.
A tragedy occurred lasS week on board the ship
King Pnilip, from Cardtr Tor Valparaiso, how un-
''bolted" on arrival. The remaining men were the
two mates, the steward, three seamen and the
COOK. On the 2stn, wnen captain RawllDs went
ABOARD he found the quarterback stream.n with
blood, the steward dying, the three seamen lying
on the deck seriously wounded and the two mates
Engaged IN aeath struggle. lie attempted to
paciy them nut his efforts appeared only to excite
their Jury lurther. he proceeded, therefore. 10
the United states nagship Lancaster. whence
q party Was despatched who seized the two
mates and HANDED them over to the Brazilian
police. According to the story oil the mate,
Thomas Murray, and the three seamen, the first
mate, w. p. Byrne. got iariously drunk, quarreled
with the steward snot at him aud beat him
the head with revolver, tracturing mis- skull aud
causing his death next day. lie then turned on
the others, prostrated the three seaMen with
shots. and compelled the second mate. whom he
also wounded TO engage In the ueath struggle
gong on Wnen Captain RawlinS came on board.
Tire COOK came on board while the affair was IN
progress, but made his escape on shore by haw-
ser. The steward was an EnglshmaD, named
Alfred NJ. JacKman.
PORT DUTIES TARIFF.
The Minister OF Finance has Just issued an Or
der, revoklng an OLD Decree declaring that duty
paid on produce Tor O declared foreign port may
be transhipped or reshipped at any Brazilian port
without beng liable TO pay the export duty sec
Ond time, as was the case with cOnee shipped from
Santos lor New York In SEPTEMBER, on which the
Rio Custom House lorced the agent OF the packet
to pay the duty wen as IN Santos, although
the goods were merely taken from The Santos
steamer and put on board the packet without
landing.
EARTHQUAKE.
Slight earthquake occurred October 80 at
SOrocaba, the centre OF the cotton district OF st.
PaulO. IL lasted one minute and half, making
the furniture and bottles dance jlg, cracking
some walls and causing some ladies to faint-s0
says the telegram OF the police delegate OF the
town.