New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-04
Announcements.
MAIL SERVICE WITH THE BRAz1Ls.

MAIL SERVICE WITH THE BRALILs
To the Editor Of The Tribune;
The following telegram was received by agents Of the
steamer Rio de Jsnero the pioneer OF the Brazilian
Mail Line from Rio
Arrived all well May 90 City Of Rio de Jsneiro accepted as
anGemens made by Imperial Government 10 pay oI the
Ship sailsfOr New-YOrk on the 9TH
that the city OF Rio de Janeiro made the
trip stopping and delivering mails at ST. Thomas Bar
BADGES Para Pernambuco Bahia and Rio in about twenty
three days half These soppages for mail deliveries are
with postal contract and therefore obga
tory.
1t cannot DC too clearly the City Of Rio de janet
70 Ia performing regular obligatory mail service And the
late assertion made already regular mail ser
performed by small merchant steamers should be
properly explained before II is accepted.
The facts Of our and the hitherto mail com
munication Is in short as follows:
Our total trade with the Brazs country containing
twelve million inhabitants 1877 in round figures $780,
O00OOO the following We imported about
81 Of pT9ane oo ron tne B9 ana exported
Now there TWO reasons for this great discrepancy In our
Frstwe get he main supply Of coffee from the Braz
Secon-6ur exports TO the Brazls double
what they are now il we nad the regular iace OF steam
The most Determined opponents TO BIszan RGssa
called mail seryice by three small British steamers
Dnilnk lc DIE. NY ~ cori ietters ne
any Other vessel trading with country herewith we have no
the lOtn Of January The Genogan the same tonnage
sailed February p The Cassn steamer OF ABOUT the same
tonnage sailed March % and the Gensnox eit our port
again the 18th OF April The that these steamers
will show insgnhcance Of then trade The value
Of goods carried by them was;
Glensanox January S5l,930
the GlenlOgan February s63l2
the Cassini March 6l52o
On the GlensanoX. Aprl f5OOo
Total for four sZbZffO
These little steamers neither speed capacity for pas
nor do they indeed have the
make certain speed day. stop at the Intervening ports
sail stated DAYS hours even which regular Inc OF
having government contract - bound 70 observe
Indeed simple merchant steamers would compare 10
regular Brazilian mail service as DO the numerous screw
country compare WIN inc regular pos
White lines French German lines II IS RIDICULOUS
To aggandlze such pure anu snpe M. osc ~
trade 10 ma service CONSISTING OF tre small bea
trading gar dates suitable 10 the convenience
Of the which tue Brazilian Government VIII not recg
mail service our merchants know better anu seq
their chief communications TO the Brzs by way OF England
time
agrcutuTists manufacturers and merchants want
OF S5uOO000 exports the Braz instead OF SJOO
they have regular, wellreglaed post line OF
steamers service VIII be of sending and
receiving stated day. and the merchant viii have
the faces Of trade simply great benefit 10
The whole country Whether service has merit enough
len - the praccal GOOD sense Congress- and
hOOwink asserting that there regular mail
Rio in existence, carried on seemingly tor pure
philanthropy by the British owners OF three small steamers
s25OOOO American product and no passengers Is pre-
sumption ought receive the protest OF citizen
American trade and American shipping
flourish the foreign countries Of the wod-BraE Trade
TINY MARTYRS TO SOUR STOMACH
And collie with MILK MAGNEsA, Of which they
ike the taste. All druggists
POMEROY's Wire Frame, with oscillating pads,
NaN ~. anA