The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-05-20
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WV bioSco VI oOutH SafOilna IS
not Hebrew, as many have sup
posed.
The customs returns show that
the use of tobacco is decreasing in
England. ~
six years ago Senator Jones of
Nevada, was several thousand dol
lars in debt.
"A bill is proposed in Canada to
limit lawyers power of abuse while
arguing in court. a-
Forty thousand cattle are said
to have persisted in Utah and Neva-
da during the winter.
Husbands and wives in Illinois,
under the new law, may bring civil
suits against each other.
When colored boy shoots his
father in Georgia the local papers
call it "disfranchisement."
Texas thinks she is large
enough, and declines the anxious Of
fer of Louisiana to be annexed.
A child in Holly Springs, Miss,
vas nearly choked to death by at
tempting to swallow a Mississippi
Central Railroad ticket.
"A boy fourteen years old named
Wagner, living at Lancaster, Ohio,
was bitten by vicious hog on April
29, and died in great agony on May
10, 1874.
The Tennessee negroes in con-
yention assembled have resolved
that at is their duty as men to ar
range for the perfect development of
posterity.' .. .-.......
One hundred and ninety four in
land lakes Of Michigan have been
stocked with white-fish which arc
doing well. The average number in
each lake is about 1000. .-. =.
In the last two years forty Eng
lisb steamers have entered Norfolk,
Va, harbor, bringing 1850 English
passengers and more than $5,O00,
900 of wealth to the country.
Southern planters will persist in
buying corn and planting cotton,
though corn is scarce in Mississippi
at$1.SO bushel, -four $12 barrel,
and potatoes 81 bushel.
The total number of Oranges in
the United States is 1882, and the
total membership 100000. The On.
" States in which there are no Gran
ges are Connecticut, Delaware and
Rhode Island.
George Wilson of Adrian, Mich.
has colt three years old that pre-
fers tobacco to oats, and exhibits
great distress it is not supplied
every day with certain quantity of
fine cut or plug.
The City Council Of Providence
has voted to save twenty-four cents
day by stopping the ringing ofthe
old bell in the First Baptist Church,
the most ancient religious structure
in the city.
"A London wine dealer was re-
Gently sentenced to twelve months
hard labor for selling inferior wine
for the best kind, by means of forg-
ed labels and ,corks branded to re-
semble the genuine article.
California iuries are to decide
in capital cases whether the accused
shall suffer death or Imprisonment
for life. Two cases are on trial in
that State in which this discretion
will for the first time be exercised
Arthur Orton's wife and chill
dren are on show in England, admis
sion ranging from six to fifty cents
Violent speeches were made during
the exhibition at Southampton, the
under bailiff of the town presiding
Nashville, Tennessee, is rejoic
ing over Commodore Vanderbilt, ad
ditional gift of $1OO,OOOto the Meth
odist University at that place. The
money is accompanied with the pro
yiso that it shall be expended exclu-
sively on buildings.
The town of North Providence
Rhode Island, has only one paupel
TO support. This individual has 9
farm all to himself, with carriages
horses, and cattle, food provided by
contract, and poormaster and fami-
ly to take care of him.
The Boston Advertiser says that
within the next few days there will
be a feet of 200 vessels, each with q
seine 1000 feet long and $50 feet
deep, watching from Nantucket to
the capes Of Virginia for the first APP
pearance of mackerel
Henry Meiggs will return to