The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
NEWS FROM BRAZIL.
SOME EXPERIENCES AND 0HsERvA-
TIONs OF A COMMERCIAL TRAY
ELER IN THE GOLDEs
SOUTH AMERICAS.

Mr.. Fred. ~ mayer mas been kind enough
to hand IFS q very interesting letter from Col
David Table dated at Para, Brazil whittier
Col. Fable was dispatched some time since In
search Of market for certain American
manufactures, particularly those Of Crane,
Breed u Co, OF which firm Mr.. Thayer ID the
agent III this city. Mr.. Thayer concluded to
anticipate the establishment Of direct steam
communication with Brazil by an effort to in
troduce his line OF goods Into that country.
and to this end he dispatched Col. Fable on u
mission to the various Brazilian cities as the
representative Of Crane, Breed u Go. and Of
another large firm engaged IN the manufao-
ture OF Iron safes, locks. etc.
THE CITY OF PARA.
Col. Fable does not write In very glowing
terms of his success In efrecting sales Of his
goods at PARA but he expects to do better In
the larger cities. The people are not much
given to expensive funerals. and the duties on
carriages, buggies and hearses are SO heavy MS
to have excluded all foreign importation. He
SAYS: Il counted sixteen carriages on the stand
Yesterday. all Of which were made here para
and are heavy and clumsy affairs, without
any pretension TO style or finish But for the
duties we might advantageously dispose OF
| all the Old styles In New Orleans. They would
be considered fine indeed here. As for the
Rearses they would make Barnutas eyes
twinkle. -..
MACHINERY IS EXEMPT M
from duty. but no demand exists for 1t at
this time, while the people are SO absurdly
honest that iron safes are not required ut all
An acquaintance, who has been here longer
than I. went out for days shooting not long
since. and did not deem 1t necessary to lock
bis trunk. though he had $1,000 In gold in It..
| He informed me that hs often left money ly-
ING loose In his room, and had never lost a
cant vet. and had ,var heard Of any one else
doing so: and this in city Of 10000 inhahi-
tantsl So You see we shall have to encourage
emigration down here from the United States
| in order to create demand for
iron safes before we can sell any.
What a pity" continues Col Fable,
chat such d prolific country as this should
not be teeming with an agricultural popula-
i ton. .s..5M .am-
| TWO CROPS or SUGAR
can be made year. coffee grows luxuriantly,
and all tropical products can DO grown IN the
utmost PROPULSION. But rubber Is 50 easily
| nbEHlDeH bIlHb tus lhbutfbs CAfsS WILL ao
nothing else --Maa=
| THE CLIMATE
ii that of perpetual spring, somewhat like our
late spring and early summer. was under
| the impression before / came here that l
should roast under this tropical sun, but the
heat ID deliclously tempered by the incessant
southeast trade winds, and at night ! find
| light covering always necessary.
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.
Col Fable found among the people but little
respect for religion on the SABBATH. and CON
slant disposltion to ridcule the ceremonials
Of the Roman Catholic Church particularly.
| This be attributed to the fact that until with
In u few years past the people had been fear
fully nriest-riddeB. The priesthood had been
all-powerful. and the recipients Of immense
bounties from tile government. But TINS
largesse has been Withdrawn Of late years,
and great deal Of valuable church property
Has been taken possession Of by the govern
ment. At Para u large building which was
| formerly used as nunnrry is now the GUS
tom-hollse, and many other religious edilieea
are now being used for government purposes
MARDI GRAs
was observed In Para, but 1t was n very lame
and unattractive affair. the most conspicu-
ous feature was n party In six carriages, dis
guised as nuns, whose sole purpose appeared
to he to mock and ridicule that religious
order. One queer feature ct the ehnrch ser
vice ID to fire off ekvrockets In the midst OF the
mass. with a sound like musketry and noun
tain howit5ers.
THE THEATRE AT FARA
In larger than any in the United States. II
stands isolated in the midst OF large oper
square, and Ia said to have cost over hall z
million OF dollars. although the work upon II
was done by convict and forced labor, 1t +
certainly magnificent structure, though
what use city Of but 10000 inhabitants cal
have for 1t passes all comprehension.
Col Fable thinks that
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH BRAZIL
will be exceedingly profitable, but they vii
have to be carefully aud asslduousiy cult
waited AT Para hia success WAS poor, but h
hopes to get large orders ut both Pernambnct
and Rio. The firms he represents have Ger
tainly taken the only sensible course to IN
trodnce their goods into that country, and MI
D Thayer deserves great credit for the enter
prise he has displayed In this direction.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Academy Of Music.