The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22
BRAZIL.
TRIUMPH OF THE Liberals AssURID-A
"DEAD" SECRET KNOWN AT LAST.

TRIUMPH OF THE LIBERALS AssURHD-A
''DEAD" SECRET KNOWN AT LAST
Rio JAsERo, August %. 1878.
The returns OF the primary eiestIen, although still
merely partial, mako the general triumph Of the
liberal party still more decisive and demonstrate
tnat the government will be able to count on large
majority IN tho Chamber OF Deputies whom the Legis
iature December next The Senatorial ls;s
Tor tho filing OF the four vacancies OF s. Pauo
and Bahia are also wholly liberal. thus materially
strengthening the liberal minority In the Senate.
cURARE POISON
Our scientific gentlemen have been amusing them
selves recently with tho remarkable poison Of
the Amazon and other Indians, ano whose prepare
ton has been kept "trads secret" by tho Indaa
experts in Amazonas Professor Jobert however,
recently conrvsd TO got an Indian expert TO connds
It to him and show him the plants and mode OF pre-
paration. ava himself succeeded in making IL and
ascertaining also the physiological action OF each ID
gredent One OF these Ii the powdered outer bark o
the Styycnos Castetn9ana another tho outer bark Of
tho Cocculls to1iferas Of weddell. Tho watery ex'
OF these barks is boiled down to proper thick.
after adding leaves OF Aroidea OF tho Phylo
dendr on genus. lesiy twigs OF Mentspermacea and
four Pperaceds BY tho experiments made here the
strychnos rapidly paralyzes the mot or nerves; the
aroidea has similar actions the coocuius parayzes the
nuscles. and especially the heart but acts much
moro slowly than the strychnos; the monispermacea
Is general excitant OF tho terms, and thus assists
tho rapid action OF the preceding Ingredients
and the pepper ronders tho toxical Qualitiss more
active.
S. CYRIAcO GOLD NINE
By decree published to day license has been gwen
to the 5. Cyraco Gold Mining Company, OF Hartford.
Conn., TO carry GU Its operations IN Brazil on cond.
Ton of depositing 10, 900 nireis In tho BRAZILIAN
Treasury subjecng all It's BRAZILIAN acts TO the Juris-
dction OF the Brazilian courts, and OF having n rep
resentatoR, with ul powers, at Ouro Prcto, the cap
a OF the province oil Minas Gerass In which tho 3.
Cyriac3 niue is situated.
REBELLION THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION.
In tho Argentine Confederation The hight OF the
legal Governor OF Correntos and me capture OF the
capital by tho inBur gents has been confirmed The
general government sf tho Confederation, seeing thas
tho revolution trumphed in the province, seems
inclined accept the situation and has refused 10
assist the exG overnor. Derqui, with troops Fight.
lug, however still goes and Toledo has defeated
the revoutonlsts. Troubles nave OCCURRED in
Jujuy, some troops having mutiniod, and y revolu.
ton Entre Rios Is learod
"pEAD BROKEN"
Tho provincial government OF Bucnos Ayres ID In
hard straIts for money, the deficit beng somo two
million silvcr dollars aud ~ proposing popular ioan
OF eighty million paper dollars tabout S. 0O0 OOO) ~
cent pcr snnum. paid quarterly and redeem.
able within leu years rno ParAguayan Congress has
authorized bank Of issue 70 $500 wv now, increasAbe
later TO 81, 100000