The Coconino weekly sun., 1891-11-26
NEW YORK LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent.l
 Notwithstanding the new acqueduct which was completed only short time ago, New York is now threatened with a water famine; indeed the officials in charge of the water works department say that if we do not have heavy rain soon, that the supply will be entirely exhausted in from two to three weeks. The city's supply now has been cut down from 40 million gallons daily to 80 million, which puts us practically on half rations. All public and large private baths have received notice to close, and no one is allowed to use the water for washing carriages, wetting brick. pumping beer, or in fact any thing which is not absolutely necessary to the comfort and general health of tn City. Great uneasiness is felt in regard to fire breaking out, for if such thing should occur, the City would hardly have enough water to success fully combat it; and if the fire should occur in the thickly populated business district, millions of dollars worth oi property would go up in smoke. Ser geant Dunn, the Local Weather fore cast agent, gives us no promise of any heavy rain for some time to come. Pain, the great fireworks man, thought that he would try some rain making experiments, and he exploded several hundred pounds of rack-a-rock, in the shape of bombs at an elevation of l. 900 feet, directly over the Croton Dam, with the result, that in short time, that it not only rained lightly around the Croton River but all over the en- tire State. Only about an inch and a half of rain fell however, and it affords but only temporary relief.
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 There are many rumors from Brazil now. It is said that state of siege exists at Rio de Janerio, and that the Dictator is very unpopular at the capi- tai. The capital is said to be at the mercy of the soldiers.
 The Exchange Telegraph Company of London, which has cable to Bra gil, gives publicity to the news that the postal service in that country is com- pletely prostrated The government have also stopped the sending of press despatches by telegraph to the various cities of the country. This step is in- terPreted as meaning that opposition to the Dictator's rule is growing in the provincial centres, and that the au- thorities are determined, as far as practicable to prevent one centre of dissatisfaction and incipent rebellion from gaining encouragement and in- spiration from prompt intelligence of revolutionary movements or uprisings in other parts of the Republic.
 News received at Rio Janerio from the State of Rio Grande du Sol, accor- ding to the Exchange Telegraph Con- pany's advices, reports that the forces of the party of secession are already in the field, and marching to meet the army of the central government. The principal naval and military officers stationed in this state are said to be in favor of declaration of independence of the Brazilian Union by that state. Owing to the popularity of this move ment it is feared that the government of the Dictator will be unable to cope with it. The seceeder's army numbers about 30,000, the size of the Dictator's army is not known.
 The only news favorable to the Die tatOr which has reached Europe, is contained in Rio Janerio despatch received at Paris. It said that the 'O'Niuoi VI cdD dulO, tHt wealthy and populous state adjoining the State of Rio Janerio on the west, sent a con- gratulatory dispatch to the Dictator yesterday on the occasion of the cele- bration of the second anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Brazil. This is taken to indicate that the State of Sac Paulo is steadfast in its support of Fonseca.
 A young man calling himself Max Goldsmith, but admitting that this was not his right name, told new swind- ling story in the United States District Attorneys office the other day. A short time ago, he said, he read an advertisement in a newspaper, to the effect that a man could make pile of money, without much work by address ing the advertiser. He answered the advertisement and man, who said his name was George Sherwood called upon him. After q guarded talk of nearly an hour, Sherwood told Gold smith that the article he dealt in was