The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-04-11

of perjury and his claim exploded, the
witnesses are confessing their sins, and the
whole conspiracy is coming out by degrees.
A fouler example of human depravity has
scarcely ever been known.
"White coal - has recently been discov-
eeed in Australia. 1t consists of felted
vegetable fibres like peat, with fine grains
of sand interspersed. 1t burns easily with
a light flame, exists over large tracts and is
already extensively used. There is yell
lowish-white coal in Brazil, looking like
clay, but burning well.
1t is stated that the number of members
4 returned to the Parliament in England who
have voted or declared in favor of women's
suffrage is 217; the gain by the removal of
opponents is 102. The hostile majority is
consequently reduced from 107 to 5. The
list Of those who have voted for the bill
includes Mr.. Disraei and several members
of the new Cabinet.
The social and vital statistics of the White
House are reported as follows: One mar
riage, Miss Maria Monroe, daughter of the
President, to Mr.. Gouveneur, in 1920. Two
Presidents have died in the House, and
third, Mr.. Lincoln, killed elsewhere, was
laid in state in the East Room. Several
children have died at the White House, but
it has welcomed the advent of but one new
born baby James Madison Randolph, the
| grandson of Thomas jefferson.
The London Times has completed care
ful review of the census of 1871 of the
British Empire. There are SO persons to
square mile in the Empire; 260 in tile
United Kingdom; POI in India, and 1.41 in
the colonies. 1t should be observed, how
ever, that in some parts of India the density
! OF population more than equals that of
England. The Queen rules over 234, 762,-
593 souls; her people dwell in "A, 142, 651
houses; the area of the lands they inhabit is
not less than 7,769, 449 square miles.
The new Captain-General for Cuba, the
Marquis de Ia Concha, is now in his 74th
year. He served in the Carlist wars, and
in 1e49 was appointed Captain-General Of
Cuba, which position he held until 1852:
when, in consequence of the Lopez affair."
he was recalled. In 1854, he regained that
appointment, but held it only two years.
After being in 1852, for a short time
ambassador to France, he returned to Spain
and opposed the policy of Gen. Prim in |
regard to Mexico III the Senate. In 1864. |
he was President of the Spanish Senate. /
1t is estimated that the number of rail- |
road ties in present use in the United States |
is 150, ,000,000. A cut of 200 ties to the |
ties to the acre is above rather than under |
the average, and it therefore has required |
the product of $50, 900 acres of well timber /
en- land to furnish the supply. Railroad |
ties last about five years, consequently So
0OO 900 ties are used annually for repairs.
taking the timber from $50, 900 acres. The
manufacture of the rolling stock disposes of
the entire yield Of $50, 900 acres, and full
supply Of 100000 acres more every wear.
1t appears, then, that our railroads are
stripping the country of timber at the rate
Of 1000, 900 acres per annum. and their de-
mands are rapidly increasing.
Gar1baldi is in luck again. Before he
went to Caprera it rarely happened that
ship touched at the island, while during IL Q
past three years no fewer than 15O steamers
have stopped there. Four Neopolitan ves-
sells have been named after the general, and
since 1871 he has been presented, chiefly by
Americans, with agricultural implements of
the value of from $4,000 to 16, 900 lire. He /
has also received other presents, consisting
OF money, jewelry, etc., to the value of
about 100000 lire, but he has returned
them all to the senders. Garibaldi is hon.
orary citizen Of ninety towns, villages and
districts, and honorary president of 12O
societies; he has 81 swords of honor, II of
which have been sent him from abroad. and
since 1871 he has received upward of 5000 I
addresses of sympathy from various quar-
ters. The island of Caprera brings in to
the general a net income of about 8. 600 lire.
From the statistics it appears that in the +;
four past years %, 152 Italians have emigra- {
ted to che United States. 1t is estimated I
that, including California and the Terrific ]
ries, there are now about 100000 of this I
artistic and enterprising race living in this i
G,,v.
Italy have become so extended that the
freights of 421 vessels from the ports of that
kingdom to New York alone, in 1878,
to thirteen millions Of francs in
favor of Italian shippers. The Eco d Italia,
of New York, estimates that, either by
consular or bank drafts, about 90 GOO francs
: day, from various sources of industry and :. :.
are sent home on Italian account I.
from the United States. The trade in
oranges, lemons, figs, &C., is increasing to
such an extent that several steamers of the :,
Glasgow and Cunard lines are constantly :
employed in bringing profitable cargoes to
New York and Boston.
From the commencement of steam trans !
.tlantic navigation in 1850 to the end of !,
1878, AZ steamers have been lost--the Pres
dent being the first and the Vile du Havre !
he last. The Cunard Company has only !
ost two Of all its fieet-the Africa and the :
this period of SO years. !
Fhe Allan line, at present composed of II :
has lost since 1852, and the )
Collins line, which existed only from 1852 i
o 1857, lost two of the four vessels of which !.
consisted. The German companies of !
hamburg and Bremen, established in 1866, {
lave lost four of their steamers-the r
Iaf;onal limo Tho A,,ol,1.. L.. IL. =