The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-08-19
Crumbs

rived in Paris.
The crusaders of Portland, Ore
gon. have abandoned their efforts.
Count Schouvaloff has been ap-
pointed Ambassador of Russia to
England.
The Epoca denies that ex-queen
Isabella intends to revoke her act Of
abdication.
There are now ninety light Pro
testant churches in Mexico. Five
years ago there were less than six.
The last Confederate General
named in connection with the Rus
sian Mission is Senator Gordon, of
Georgia.
San Francisco has donated $780,
900 to the Louisiana sufferers. The
last installment ($4,0OO) was for
warded Monday.
The body Of Augustus Laney,
the last missing victim of the Mill
river food, was recovered at Leeds
Massachusetts, last Saturday morn
ing.
The new ministerial appoint
ments are considered q blow to the
Bonapartists, who are now without
representative in the Cabinet.
-Frenchmen are in ecstasies. The
Germans present at the last review
could not conceal their chagrin at
the splendid condition Of the army.
The Chevalier Nigra, Italian
Minister to France, was present at a
fete given in Avignon in honor Of
Petrarch, and in speech declared
that Italy would de eternally CRATE
full to France, and he rejoiced in be-
ing able to give assurances of cordial
friendship Of the two countries.
There is nothing like being ex-
act in your facts and figures. The
Mount Carmel (Ill.) Register says:
1.-TWO thousand seven hundred and
sixty-three gallons of blackberries
have been picked in this vicinity the
present season; and in picking them
GAL women got 100000 chiggers
on them"
Register Allison, of the Treasu-
ry, says that at no time in his expe
rience has there been such an active
transfer of registered bonds as dur
ing the past four months. 1t is pre-
sumed that the sales have been made
by parties who have been compelled
to dispose of them to cover losses
incident to- the stagnation of trade
after the panic which we had last fall.
Charles 2. Warner, proprietor of
the Southern Hotel at St. Louis, had
his arm crushed Monday as the train
entered the Delaware bridge in Tren-
ton, Il. j. Warner sat with his arm
resting on the side of the car win
dow, when sudden lurch of the
train pitched him forward, and, stri-
king the bridge, his left arm was
crushed so badly that amputation
was necessary.
"A Sunday paper publishes an ac-
count of an attempt to kidnap two
young working girls from New York
to house of i'll fame in Havana
They were hired by man giving the
name Of E. Binder, as chambermaid
and cook, and sent out on the steamer
City Of Havana. On their arrival
they were claimed by woman of i'll
repute, calling herself Binders wife,
but under the advice of steamship
officers they refused to accompany
her, and returned to New York, the
officers of the vessel paying their
fare to that city.
The Secretary of the Treasury at
the next session of Congress will re-
commend material modification of
the law governing the placing of the
five percent. loan. At present he is
prohibited from increasing the bond
ed debt, if but for few weeks, and
as the law requires ninety days no
tice, before interest can be stopped,
by which means he can compel an
exchange, it is impossible for him to
operate as favorable as he desires.
He believes in abolishing syndicates
and bids, and making direct sales.
He could so popularize the loan that
the bonds could be disposed of in a
short time. The Secretary thinks
that many are debarred from invest
ing in this loan on account of the
two per cent. exaction for the benefit
of the brokers'.
"A correspondent, who had q con-
versation with Henry II. Fasler, hor-
orary secretary of the Irish Rifle AS