The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-10
CURRENT TOPICS.


Some little excitement was recently caused by
the publication In n Buenos Ayres paper OF an
article alleging that Brazil, Uruguay and Chill
had entered into an offensive and defensive al
lance against the Argentine Republic. with q
view of deprIvlng 1t of Patagonia and the pro-
vinces north of Parnna. 1t Is said. however, that
there Is not the slightest grounds for such an
allegation. Brazil Is resolved to avoid all nj
liances or complications with South American
States as long as the Independence OF Uruguay
aud Paraguay are not threatened by Argentine
projects of their annexation. At this moment
80 far from contemplating military prepara-
tons. the Brazilian government Is dis
charging soldiers. to reduce the army to
the $4,000 men at which the rank and file
have been fixed for this and next year. On the
other hand 1t Is said that the Argentine gov
eminent has recently placed guns Of immense
dimensions on the island of Martin Garcia
which commands the ordinary deep channels
Of the Uruguay and Parana where they Join
tho River Plate The Cruzeiro. Of Rio de
Janeiro announces that the Argentines have re-
moved or destroyed the buoys with which
Brazilian naval officers had marked channel
discovered by them last year. by which large
vessels could pass close to the Uruguayan shore
and enter the Uruguay out OF range of the
cannon of the Argentine fortress.
PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA.
Considering the situation In Virginia from O
presidential standpoint, there Is. strictly speak
ing no boom worthy Of the name for any can
didate. II on the Republican side Grant Is OK
copied. He Ia said to be almost unanimously
the choice Of the negroes and has a respectable
following among the whites. The machine
Republicans Tor office holders) are working. OF
course. for Sherman. but not with much sue
cess. Blaine has few supporters and so has
Conkling. On the other hand, the debt payers
wing OF the late Conservative parry are about
equally divided between Seymour and Bayard
with Hancock. Hendricks, Thurman and TIL
den ranging after them In the order named.
Against the candidacy Of the latter there ap-
pears to be strong sentiment of hostility per-
vadlng every branch Of the Democratic party.
Some leading Dem ocrats of the State do not
hesitate to assert that Tildens nomina-
ton would give the State to Grant
for certainty If he should be the
Republican nominee. or to the proposed
independent electoral ticket IL any other less
popular Republican candidate was In the field.
The Democratic journals of Richmond are as,
much divided as to candidates as are the peo-
pie. They agree only In their opposition to
Grant and a third term. The Dispatch booms
heartily for Seymour. the State vigorously for
Bayard. and the Commonwealth. a new and ex-
tremely Democratic debt-paying paper. cries
Justify for Judge Field. OF the Supreme Court.
This disposes of the Democrats and Repub-
leans and leaves the Readjusters or Liberals
now the dominant party In Vrginia-compossd
of Democrats and Republicans who favor no
national candidate. but who will. 1t seems, vote
for an Independent electoral Ticket unless Sey-
mour or Hancock should be nominated at Cin-
cinnati In which case the Democratic mem
bers Of the faction will fall into their old ranks
SOMETHING ABOUT PURE MILK.
An article appeared not long since In Nature.
an English popular science journal, on the
subject of the uses of milk and the means to
insure Its purity. which seems to be full of
pregnant hints and suggestions. The writer
does not go into the question of the watering
and adulteratton of milk, Of which, perhaps,
enough has been said; but treats of milk after
1t has reached the consumers hands. He shows
that. outside Of what children consume, nine
tenths OF the demand for milk Is for use In tea
and coffee. He protests against this use as q
barbarous custom, originally the result OF ig-
noranoe. Just as the first Dutch importers of
tea stewed 1t and served it dressed with butter.
LII rs eSlLmdLtu ludt luo duuuhl PRODUCT OIL
milk In the United States is about 24o,-
0o0o0o gallons. of which fifteen per cent
goes to make butter and cheese. the
remainder being consumed In its fluid
form.A Nature says that when tea is mixed with
milk the tanniu in the former renders the al
bUmen In the milk insoluble and leathery, and
therefore indigestible. Be this as 1t may. the
united opinion Of scientific and medical men
favors the taking of milk In Its natural form
into the stomach. and 1t is declared that 1t can
not be kept pure and easily digestible If ex-
posed to atmospheric changes or fuctuating
temperatures. AS rule. milk is not kept
properly In our houses. 1t Is left uncovered,
Or partly covered. in the pantry or refrigerator.
alongside of cold Joints. bread. cheese. pickles.
9tc. and this in spite of the fact that 1t is more
sasily affected by the odors of other substances
md more quickly tainted by them than almost