New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
BANDS OF CAST1LIusrAs SAID TO BE PER
PETRATING HORRIBLE ATROCITIES IN q,
RIO GRANDE DO SUI.

RIO GRANDE DO SUI.
Rio de Jan,ero July 3o-Recent news from Rio
Grande do Sui confirms the statements made by sill
velra Martins and Maciel In regard 10 the wrr,ch'u
state Of affairs existing there. In some paris OF
State bands Of Cashisas said 10 be perpetratng
,he most horrible atrocities. letter from Pratiny
saws that at that place man was torn from the
arms OF his daughters and murdered IN their slgnt.
Two women murdered while clnHng 10 Nher
husbands whom they endeavored % shield from inc
murderers Another woman became nvlng mahac
ON seeing n dog enter her house bearing human
heod In lis mouth Many houses and plantations
belonging to partisans OF Tavares have been plum
dorcd bv the Castllhlstas. From one stock inrm
,b.re were taken 900 head OF cattle 600 sheep and
over 100 horses.
The above particulars OF alleged atrocities are far
from being authenticated since they are related merely
I'm A private letter from Piratiny. The statement
made BY silvera MariuS, In regard to the wretched
state OF affairs IN Rio Grnnde do Sui, must be ac
rcptcd with some suspicion. sllvelra Martus was
one Of the latest Ministers OK the Imperial regime
and though he has allied himself with the Republic
he was somewhat disappointed at not securing msh
office perhaps that OF President. At any rate. even
~ tho s,ate OF Rio Grande do sui should not have
recovered perfect tranquility after the Internal re-
volts which have ragged there for many months, th's
fact would not prove that Brazn Is In dangerous
condition. The troubles In Rio Grandc were excu.
slyely local. like similar troubles which might occur
in the United States and other countries divided into
semi autonomous states The Federal Government as
sisted in restoring order In Rio Grande do SUI where
riya; politicians among them Slvcin Martius himself
had caused blood; encounters between factions, which
to secure the governsrshp for their differ
leaders.
II 1, strange that these narratives OF alleged aroctes
I'm Rio Grande should be spread Just Mt the moment
when many evidences furnished showing that
Brazil is quiet ana prosperous; fact which Is not
calculated of course, to please the homo ana forc'gh
enemies OF the new American Republic. It's former
vIce-Presdent General Floria4o Pclxoo. has recently
been proclaimed Constitutional President until the
end OF 1904 by the Congress. The death OF the
OK Dictator Fonscca has Just ruined the hopes OF
the few partisans who sill adhered 10 him. general
amnesty haa been proclaimed for all political prisoners
uaron Iadario the Minister who was wounded when
,r,tnp 10 crush the revolution Which overthrew Dom
Pedro in 1880, has openly declared lately that ne
accoDted the Republican form Of Government and his
I'm sals, friends will undoubtedly follow his example
Tho estimated revenue Of the country for the current
AL YEAR i oO7 O92 contos. while tho expenses
cstmaied M O304s. Brazilian mission has already
nrriycd at Chicago snperntend the exhibition OF
Tho brazilian section OF the Worlds Fair. and Pres
dcot Uarrison has consented to act ~ arbitrator
In tho Misionc, frontier question, which Threatened
the peaceful relations between Brazil and the Ar
gentlnc Republic.