The New York herald., 1879-10-09
SOUTH AMERICA.
TIAL RIvALRIEs IN THE ARGENTINE EEPUB-
LC-pERsONs AND POLITICS.

THE CHINESE MISSION IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIAL RIvALRIEs IN THE ARGENTINE REPUB-
LIc-PERsoNs AND POLITICS.
RIO JANRIRo. Sept. Is. 1879.
Since tho departure of the City of Rio de Janclro
nothing Of moment has occurred here, and the Gon-
era Assembly continues its work of wasting time
wornout discussion with the pertinacity which
marks tho official. well paid whether he labors
not. The Chinese mission is running the gantlct
Of the opposition Deputies, who have not left the
unfortunate heathon Chinee o rag OF character to
cover his wretchedness. He is lazy, robber.
heathen, without religion. without charity without
honesty. without virtue rottcn in body and mind
and capable Of poluting the Brazilian slaves.
Propagandas just in the order of the day.
and besides the Canadian propaganda OF direct
trade have that OF mate tea in the United States
aud Europe. for which the Chamber OF Deputies has
voted .O0O and is about to discuss a bill to
smpt mate from export duty when shipped thither.
Another exodus of colonists has occurred. some
four hundred Italians in Santa CatharlnA chartering
steamer and departing to the River Plate. alleging
bad treatment by the director of tho colony In which
they settled. DR.. Quilarro the Bolivian
Envoy in the River Plate. has written to
the Brazilian government. lamenting the
fate of the Madeira hallway aud enter
prise. and saying that his government is deeply
grieved thereat and has instructed him to here
he can to express these sentiments to the
Brazilian government and ask it's good services on
behalf Of the enterprise. Dr. Jose A. Lavalle. tho
Peruvian Envoy. has had audience of the Emperor of
0 formal character, but the objects of his mission
are not yet exactly known, though rumors ahoat
that he Is trying 10 persuade the to sell
the fast corvette Trajano. which run fourteen
knots hour fifteen. with tho risk Of shzk-
ing herself to pieces, as she is wooden and almost
all boilers aud engines 1t u not likely. however.
that the Envcy will induce the experienced old states
ut the head of the government to step an inch
out Of the declared course OF absolute neutrality
NEWS FROM rHE AnGENTINK REPUBLIC.
The steamer just i'll from the River Plate brings
to the 5th The Argentine Minister'S of Justice
and Porain Affairs had resigned. and by telegram of
the Sth learn that their designations had been
cepted. Matters getting daily more grave in the
Republic. owing to tho rivalry Of Roca. Minister OF
War. and Tcjecor, the Governor Of Buenos Ayres.
candidates for the Presidency. Uoca had put tho
government forces into effectiveness and daily
drilling them in the streets of Buenos Ayres But
on the 4th Tejedor issued decrecs calling out 600
men Of the city National Guard. appointing gen-
era aud stat for the military oversight of the city,
and ordered the organization and drill OF the whole
country National Guard. comprising thirty three
regiments of cavalry aud twenty battalions of in
fantry.
The President of Uruguay continues reducing the
public establishments and cutting down expendi-
lures the LIST he issued decrces reducing from
that date the import duties to nifty per cent OF what
they were. excepting only the Ave per cent duties,
which remain the same and also reduced the export
duties to seventy-iva per cent OF what they were-