New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-05-11

|, the United States, two-thirds Of them being
farmers.
David n Chambers. the Youngest of the
seiebrated family Of publishers, diedreceGtly in
5 london. lie burst blood vessel when in
: FORMED - TIE death of his elder brother
The receipts of the New York CUSTOM
mouse dnring the past six months, il is stated
:. ny the New York Times, havss exceeded by
ABOUT $1,000, oOoshe receipts of similar periods
heretofore.
"A promisent banker OF St PetersburSh
huSSia, has sent to Washington an application
to be appointed financial agent for the sale of
American bonds, sending along with his april.
cation subscription for loan of ten mill lions
On the 10th nit an election was held for
Mayor IN Baton Rouge, and the RepubIicans
were triumphant not merely in the election OF
one OF the party, but that One-a cOlOred mar
Wen aud faithfully DONE good Baton Rou-
gians
The Texas Legislature has passed law
compelling the attendance upon the plbhc
schools OF all children for four months in the
year. The attendance OF the blacks and whites
at the same schools is optional with the local
school directors
"A journalist, with statistical turn. has
found out that the London newspapers have
I contained in three years not less than us
| plorer any of whom, he adds, is good enough
for man really dead.
Reforms in the Mexican government ara
SAID to be under consideration an important
one OF which is proposition to make the civil
authorities powerless within church doors,
while outside OF the churches the clergy are to
be equally powerIess.
The latest Canadian conundrum in regard
to the High Commission is, ITO which side
does the island of San Juan belongP" The is
land is in the strait between Vancouyer's and
the mainland, and commands the outlet of
British vessels to the ocean.
The Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad
Company have laid the iron upon their road
sixteen miles into the Indian Territory. The
road will run six miles west of Fort Gibson,
ana we learn the company proposes to have
town OF its own at the Arkansas crossing
Ex-senator ThOs. A. Hendricks, of Indi
ana, has been making a tour of California.
| when he was about to leave San Francisco on
! Tuesday for home, the Democrats proposed a
serenade him, and requested him to make a
| speech. lie declined the honor, and was ret-
cent upon political topics.
--Do Lewis says that not one case in twenty
! OF rheumatism will hold out if the patient will
| 20 without supper, and eat only plain meat,
! bread, and vegetables, In moderate quantities,
! for breakfast and dinner, and on going to bed
at night drink a lumber of lemonade without
sugar. But we doubt it.
The Mississippi House of Representatives
| has adopted an amendment to the new code
declaring that any person on any public con-
! yeyance who shall attempt to assign any pas
! senger to any particular car, or steamboat or
stage, shall be fined $4,000 and imprisoned
not less than one month more than six.
/
New FORK State Commissioners encountered
! last year singular enemy. worm entered
the Matching trOughs and spun fine but tena-
| clous web. The small fry of white fish had
/ their fins so entanged with il "a to embarrass
their movements and finally destroy them by
! exhaustion.
The city OF alexandria, Egypt, has an
eVentlul history. 1t is said to have been built
! by Alexander in seventeen DAYS. and was ak
miles round its walls, in 1872 B. c. taken by
Cesar, ~ Is. c. by Octavius Caesar 30 B. c.;
| by Docletian, 296; by the Persians, 6l5; by
the Saracens $40. Since by Napoleon and the
Inrks, and lastly by Lesseps canal.
"A communication published in the Savan-
nah (Ga) Republican earnestly opposes for
/ elgn Immigration, OH the ground that instead
OF Americans Americanizing foreigners, for
elgners are foreignizing Americans" The
writer wants the lands kept by the present
! NFOi EldiS loE lHtlF cnllure0, ana plteOuSlV
asks: Where are our children to 30 if we
! give away or sell our lands :"
Intelligence from Russia reports the oc-
| currencc OF religious riots of "a serious character
at Odessa. The Jews were about to observe
their passover Easter festival) when they were
set upon by mob, who destroyed their place
OF worship. The dwelling houses. stores and
warehouses Of the Jews were next attacked.
and great destruction followed The widest
CONSERVATION and fear prevailed among the
Jewish population.
! The Cincinnati Commercial says that it
would seem to be dangerous for any Demo
cratic paper to nominate Presidential candi-
date at this time. The New York Free Press
lately 'hoisted the flag of Senator Thurman
/ Tor the Presidency, but in a few DAYS after the
Free Press died. The Atlanta True Georgian
lately "hOisted the flag of Governor Hoffman
Tor the Presidency, but in few days after the
! True Georgian died.
The Puget Sound Indians are agitatipg for
mems rights which are shockingly curtailed
under existing laws. The poor devil who is so
unfortunate as to be the father Of twins, is
driven into the woods, to abide alone for three
months. Triplets condemn him to perpetual
bushwhacking, and the tyranncal women, who
are at least equally guilty, are allowed to es-
cape without any penalty at all.
Mr.. Charles NordhoG, of the New York
EUentpg Post, who has Il cottage on the very
edge OF the Palisades, five hundred feet or
more above the Hudson river, is frnging his
palace walls with great variety of tulips
/ These he cutivates early in the morning, and
! then runs away from his rOck-bound garden by
swift train to write up his newspapers, and
| back again to see how much his variegated
tribes have grown during the day. His edi-
torials are all the brighter for his flowers.
The Princess Luperano, Of Naples, has
just given proof that one is not merely never
too old to learn, but never too old to succeed
as writer This noble lady is now eighty
two years of age, and has made her first appear
ance as a dramatic author with entire success.
Her work is a comedy in FIVE acts entitled
al DenarO," which is, being interpreted, as
we understand it, Money" 1t has had a
great run at Naples We rather think the
princess is the first intance Of an octogenarian
debutante on the scene of authorship.
The Philadelphia Press states that the Sui
tan of Turkey is Offering strong inducements
! to the Jews to emgrate to Palestine, and has
even expressed his willingness to sell them the
mosque of Omar, IAN incredible statement,)
which, it will be recollected, occupies the site
ON Mount Moriah of the Ancient Temple 1t
adds. "Some Of the bills around Jerusalem
have already become Jewish property, and it
| is by no means improbable that some of the
present generation will see the entire city of
Jerusalem again in the hands Of its ancient