The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-06

with some passing vessel. lie Will also carry
signal lights and flags. with sectional staff
twelve feet long for raising them all of which
IRE to be slowed away i'll the unlimited portals
. Of the rubber bag, which is about two feet
square. and of little or no inconvenien e,
strapped to and ioa.e at the side of the
swimmer. This feat may be considered As
deliberately challenging death, but Mr.. Boy
| ton is very san9ulne of success, and even says
| that he Wonli allow himself to be left thou
sand miles out if necessary, without the
slightest fear regarding his safe recovery.
California, whose history dates back only
about twenty-five years, promises soon to take
her place a, @ { Of the greatest States in the
Union Her population in 1850 was only
! -, 0OJ, but since that time it has increased
more than 100 per cent, or at the rate of
about so per cent each year. She possesses
every element of growth and prosperity, Be
sides h precious mines, her excellent CHI
mate makes her one of the finest agricultural
regions in the world Last year she exported
81, 500. 900 wheat to Great Britain She IAN
raise enough fruit for whole nation, and a
scheme is said to be now on foot for extending
her trade in dried fruits to Europe. She ex-
poets to make from 10, 100000 to -, 600, 900
gallons Of wine thi. season. the resent num-
Der Of grape vines il the State beng 80.
OOO. 900
She also add, this year an immense crop Of
hops to her sum Of wealth. This product is
that within a few years tn. manufacture ofthese
hops into ale and porter will be carried on
within tn. State. This would enhance the
value of the hop crop by 80 much. besides the
increase in population resulting from this IL, W
industry. The quicksilver mines anil the
coal mines are also beginning to pay great
profits to their owners. In the midst of all
this natural wealth the people are beginning
to live better. and the demand TOP the finer
uxllres is increasing. Fine residences and
costly public building. are springing up
everywhere. and me of the latest undertakings
is the buiidin. OF an entire new suburban
town in san Mateo county. to cover IL 200
acres, and not single lot of which is to be
sold until the town is all built.
Prot Z. g. Elliott, Of Washington, has pre-
pared some curious statistics Of the cost of
the National Government per capita, under
different administrations. The sta istics are
not, strictly speaking, for administration Pc
RODS, but for -four fiscal years approximating
the different Presidential administrations
Except in consequence OF wars, the cost Of
the Government per capitadoes not appear to
vary greatly. even during long periods of
years Thus, the cost r head from 1871 to
1872 was 81 80, from 1892 to 1896 81 20, for
the foar year, ending in 1900 81 &C, and for
the four years ending in 1904 81 As. The
four -e r, ending in 1916, including the
war period raised the cost to So 50,
but the cost was soon reduced again.
and dill not during any one period
excel 81 g. until the Mexican war
period when it reached 81 o. In the two
terms Immediately preceding the rebellion the
cost increased to 81 30 and 50 %, and in the
first four We rs of the war they amounted to
S25 40 in currency, or SIC 76 in gold. In the
four years of the Lincoln and johnson admin
istratons, the cost was $40 SO in currency, or
81 70 in gold per head During the first term
of President Grant the cost was reduced to
81 81 in currency, or So 81 in gold. If the
expenses growing out of the rebellion be de-
Quoted from this whole cost, the expenditure
per capita was only 81 SO in currency, or
Il So in gold, being no greater in fact than
the cost per capita during extended periods OF
peace in the first half century Of the nation $
existence.
Some of our readers may remember the ex-
portation to France, in 1s65, of quantity of
American vines, which awakened an interest
among vine-growers at the time. 1t now ape
pears that with these vines. planted in the
Department of the Gard, was carried q species
of yermin which attacks the roots Of the vine,
resists all attempts to extirpate it. and has
worked serious dsa ster In the Vancluse, where
TO- 600 acres OF land were formerly covered
with vines, nins-tenths Of the vineyards have
been DESTROYED. The insects. which is called
the phylloxera, has appeared in Guarantees and
Beaujolois, and threatens Burgundy. The
French Assembly. Just before its adjournment,
voted reward of $50, 900 to the discover Of a
cheap and practical means OF destroying the
pest few years ago a similar reward. We
believe, led to the study of parasite affecting
the silk worm and 70 the invention Of pre-
ventive for its ravase.. Practical science now
has an opportunity fos . new triumph. 1t
NAV be aided that the obstinate American
vines are not hurt by the insect. o,. account OF
their hardness
The cost q the Government i enormously
increased since the way. The on'y additional
expens AS Dlt;.elv Necessary !. the interest on
the debt and that i. less than :. hundred mil
lions; but iAy nearly tLser ilundred NIL.
lions now wherea. .udeg {. Do mOcEatic admine
i,traton .eventy-tive ,.il!."n. w.s G..i t" b..
wt,tetlsl extravaganza.