Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-24

THE GAME Laws DrsBEGARDtD = Despite
the stringent enaetments against killing GER
tain kinds of game during this season of the
year, it j. not uncommon to see some Nandal
eta pot hunter preHm buIating the streets
with the very kinds of 'rds which it is the
object of the lawt to protect. BY the Act OF
May, 1884. for the protection of game, penal
ties ar" prescribed against the killing, de-
suoy NJ or taking of quail. p r idge NAL
duck aud the wood or summer duck hetweei
the hs>t day of March and the 10Th day If
september Similar penalties ARE enacted
against killing elk deer or antelope between
,nuary aud July. The henu>iful wood duck,
mrtirnes called th- mountain duck, is be-
ieved TO be Peculiar to Caliturnia In This
month it mntes aud makes its nest on the
harders ofthe mor ntnin streams and some
times in moving in May or June the fcma
is frightened mp from her eggs or young ia,
in the middle of wide pasure-the nest h'-
ing in visible until the intruder has almost
crushed il under foot when the bird ~priug
from among the thick grass, heating thr
bending blades with the tips of her wings ~
She struggles awk wnrdly out Of danger. 1t is
the very acme Of cruelty and an outrage up
on humanity to shoot thee birds at this Sra
son, and as the infnrmer ng inst such an Act
'V''aN CT i'oll | Z me lIIlIOSetI, lDtIG Is
double incenti e f.r exposing it. The only
way to prevent our fpatherpd game from lie
ing butcherrd out of the country is for every
true lover of nature and her beauties to make
it point of honor and duty 10 protect them
according to law.-8Ha
A LUCKY NEWSPAPER OFFICE -Notwith-
stand ng Greeley's virulent opposition to So
wards presidential aspirations, and his more
recent opposition to many movements made
10y The new President. the following Tribune
men haze been appointed to office
Richard Hildreth, of the Tribune, Consul
to lripoIi.
} >. Pike, ditto, Minister to the Hague
VIM. Ii. Fry, ditto, Secretary of Legation
to Turin.
Thomas NcElrath. ditto, Appraiser in the
Custom House al New York
j. E Harvey, former CORE pondent of the
Tribune, Minister to Portugal
Horace ought to deal gently with Uncle
Abe's administration.
A NuBLEMAN IN DIsIREss.-lh The New York
Tribune Of II late date publishes the tullnw-
ing card from il dill pldaled indiNidua resld
ing in that city:
this morning, under the head OF Is there
Count among us? | am the nobleman al
uded to, Lorenzo AlionzO Alonzo Moore
Stuart, Knight and Count of BiIbua, spain
third son Of the late Lord Declas stuart of
scotland, hy marriage with JuIiana, daugh-
ter of the Marquis of Droyheda. The main
farts detailed IN your. respectable paper are
genuine. Ihere are some errors. such MS that
pick up bones and put them in bug. |
never carried bag. 1t is chalnos skin,
dried goat skin. shot 10y me on the Alps 23
ye,rs ago i'll which | carry newspapers
alone 1t is also stated THAT have worn or
naments Of no value. considering them 10 he
Of value refer to the Astor House, " here
| stopped when | cam here hrst, on the 10th
November 1857 rs to the hlsehood Aud
last it is stated that l make complaints
against tn. post otfice authorities for det'ih-
ing my letters This is also not trur-they
are ever ready to hand me my remittSnces
have the honor to be.
Yours with respect.
Lorenzo ALFovzo ALoNzo MOORE STUART,
Knight end Count Of Bilboa,