The New York herald., 1879-02-27

hSliGiOUS FEATURE OF The MlNiSTEkIAL
cR1s1s-How THE GERMANS ARE KEPT 1so-
LATED FROM THE REST OF THE NATION.
RIO JANEIEo. Feb. 8, 1879.
The Ministerial crisis has reached its acme and its
definite resolution will this evening, the result
of which you will have learned by telegram this
arrives Whatever other motives may be mixed up
in the divergence between the Minister Of Finance
and his colleagues the ostensble is that the for
mer. Senior Gsspar Slveira Martins, insists upon
adding to the purposed constitutional amendment
clause removing from Protestants and other non-
Catholics the political disabilities to which
they are subjected by the constitution
and the Interpretation given to its exclu-
sions, persons not of the Roman Apostolic
Church not being capable Of becoming members of
the Imperial Legislature. He probably attaches the
greater weight to this because in his native province
of Rio Grande do Sui there is q large Protestant
population Of German descent, and, Independently
of desire to please siderable electoral power IL
il certain that the religious disabilities tend to pro-
mote that isolation which makes of the German
colonists and their descendants distinct people.
German in language, German in habit and anti
Brazilian in feeling. The opposition Of senior slvera
Martins colleagues to his proposal is not to
the removal Of all religious disabilities for this in
liberal party, but is due to considerations of its
non-expediency at the present moment. The major
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grudge against senior Syeira Martins for his
attacks on IL. and question affecting the Church
II s ccrtein that two three of the liberal Senator's
would join the conservatives. Moreover the relig-
ious issue would certainly be employed a war
cry in theelccton OF the constituent assembly which
will have to make the projected amendment and thus
defeat might be brought upon the direct election
measure, which the government considers the frst
and obligatory step toward the much needed inn
provement OF the representative system OF thfs
try II Is secret besides that tho rest OF the Min
istry is thoroughly sick OF senior silvcra Martins
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and out Of season, and the separation was merely
question of time
pected to retire also, the Cabinet is very weak in
the Senate. where its chief difficulty lies. and. be-
Sides his powers of debate are of the lowest order.
MINIATURE CIVIL WAR
telegram from Rio Grande 10 Nore announces
an outbreak February T. at the seaport of Mossor6,
anong the large refugee population. The small de-
tachnent of soldiers there was overpowered, the
commander aud the local police magistrate killed.
with other persons the military driven out Of
the town aud the public and private stores plundered
In consequence. 300 marines sent OF from Per-
THR AnerxrrxE CONFEDERATION
by telegram from Chill. dated January 20, diplo-
matte relations between Chill and the Argentine
Confederation are announced to have been formally
restored. The same telegram says that the quarrel
between Chill and Dolivis caused by the Bolivian tax
ing Of the ntfe shipped by Chilian citizens from tho
island of Antofogssts, was expected to have an
ancable settlement, notwithstanding the sending Of
two Chilian ironclads 70 the island TO protect the
had demanded immediate payment OF $9O,0OV OF
tax, at the rate of ten cents per quntal.
The operations against the 1ndans--in moving
back the Indian frontier of the Confederation
tinie successful several chiefs and several hundred
Indians having been captured
At Puan, resistance having been offered, thirty
seven killed. The Cacique Maucucho was cap
tured butt by Offering to lead the force to an Indian
camp. got his bonds loosened, and just as his cap
tors about to camp, and we're mostly dis
mounted. whipped his horse and boltcd After a two
mile chase. however, eight Remington balls put
into him aud dropped him dead from his saddle.
The quarantine on vessels from Portland and New
Orleans has been reduced TO day, for fumigation
aud cleansing of the vessel
URUGUAY.
The Russian electrician. Jablochkoh, with his part