, 1879-01-06
DISTRESS In BRAZIL.
rrrrlhlr Suffering In this FrovINco 1T Ceara-
Failure VI tho Crups nntI 1,cnt!l OF t..1
Cattls-Hn.ailpox uutl starvation.

rrrrlhlr Suffering In t1,s lrovInco 1t Ceara-
Failure VI tho Crups nntI 1}cnt!l Of lao
Cattle-nn.aiIpox nnd starvation.
St.o inrk Hsrata.
The latcst adyiccs from pcrnambaco, ltraxll,
by the steamer Rio dc Janctrut confirm ths
Ltdr1fd's telegram concerning ianlnc anA pcs-
tlleucu IN thu BRAZILIAN Province ot Ccara.
frnm tho lntctioE of the provIncu tl,e furnished
inhabitants have aed tn tho srasH,rt Of Fortaleza
by thousaits, swelling tho population nf TINT
city from tI.ujo to oU,0N souls. Fuftatcza IL
the only prominent seaport town IN tho province,
unl offers tho only ouslet by whct. lsIo Ja,,rtro
OF pernanburo can bu rea9hci. To shlt tort
t1.u natives have fled tn cseare tho incy!tabts
starvation that uwaitcsl them, a,ul then havu
fallen Victims III great numbers to the ssua!l-
pnx. Pcr,lpnlfInco udYrcs state tl,at, Win tic
ppateuct nH faslltnc combined, the distress Ii,
FurlaIcxa Ia terrible, anA daily u tic lncrease.
suit, unlcas MI utatNt.vnt Ut fk,tll IL soOu r..
,Urtctt, threatens ~ destroy tho greater purttuu
OF tbs population VI CcuFu.
The t,rnyitru ur stat. Ut Cara 10 tho mast
nufthcastorn Ut tile BRAZILIAN Empire, aItl I'm
braces an are1 about equal to that Ut the Stalu
VI Srw York. II Aas i srac,,aAl Af abuut isJ
4niles an! several snall seaport town.. the unly
une Ut ea!Istslcrlblu sizo ieIhE Fostalrxa wlhrts
ordinarily has u IWIhllathil 0t l,unL The
sulitheaslrr,. southern, nhd scaculst parts Vt
tho collnlry arc A11ntatsls'1,k, L"t t!lu greater
part 0t thG HrtsYihcs tutt,sts Ut wat pEatrlca
a'lu platLs. Tho population q! tld pluYiMtc,
arcurdilE to tho cuusia VI 1Si9, was suu.uhl,
which has rapidly lrrraav.i sinrc t,at tiInu, a,
numbered III te1t, ths uatc nf tlIe beginning u
tho p-csrnt listssss. neafly a,0MNhl Tarcal'
u!ate IL Entltl throughout the year, resembling
that u tuifnrula, hasln4 rainy scasnit frulIi
Alay to August. ansl summer xrason fFu.n Au-
gust 10 J3nuary. fhr population Is alIi,pss tti-
trely FurtnRueaG, which luiuukd prcFats III t!!o
pT.,yi,rt. Thr religion 1s Catlol.c throughout.
In ls;.i tAe sa1n lallfd and drought rnstlrd
which destroyed tlls crups 4f tl'u eastern tart
Ut tl4r pruyinec and cAl,seI thu deatll Ut hun.
dFela Vt thousands Vi cutie, the HIa!u sIlppuEt
Of the buck euuutty. In thar year, ~ IN this,
the peUDle ffufu tue inEertUf crowded fruu tlIs
arid autl bayren plu1ns IL thu seacOast. They
swar.ued Iuto Furtatcxa unl the utlsr scsport
towns. having their surviving herds 70 liv1 ~
beat tier c.,ud, uls1 deleYtiu4 their homes fur
the taoal anl f,esa air ot tbs scacoast. Ihs Its-
trcss, which thGl eliminated lu ett Starvation
attInLiuu Ut thu uoyctnment. shipA were char
tered BY authority of she GoSetuts,cus at R!a
JAuu4ru, Qlnl tue greater p0rtIUn VI tAN l4lalN-
tanta wtru renuvrd frv!H tle provinces tu l&iO
Jul!riru, Feroanbueu, aml blbia. In lis elIurts
10 Eriletc tAp 1islrrs4 uy ILLS mud the prcs-
e1pcn,iuI 1aUGu. .0A]. besltes thu contributions
fruln Tue Provinces. England. France, Portugal.
aud thu all auFnisnc.l ~ uertlanta H. New
York. A fuw merchants In hew York, tn 1915,
contsibulG1 $lUtl, whtch WA sugutsnted by d
.louallan VI s.3.Nn tsu'n tue business uaep Ut
Lts&ftxS,I, England, Rud yartuus suuls fsnul
Ut upr maritime nations. cu.iutrlrs trading With
tho brlxlltau Euplte. lbs Hight vi t!4s innul4.
atauts truIA tho fanlut-slElrtvu diskEEf iu l51u
lett Ccarn nearly Lcpo;uixtcti.
rhr liuyesn:nent lu lst7 aidrd wat nunIhrrs
Of tue Icoulc lu return and furnished them t:iu
means of living atl PLANTING rri;,s for tls year.
Ihc truuth vi 1ts past au,nA!tr has, 1t scsI,.n.
Lsus-4 LIS cd.t..l-.lSk l.-.g.-.c VI IL: