The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-29
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

a GROWN UP young lady of Minnesota,
who ought to have entertained higher
sense of flial duty, has had the author
, of her being arrested and fined twelve
, dollars and half for spanking her.
iris now proposed that since the use-
fulness of whales has largely diminished
through the discovery of mineral oils
for Illuminating purposes, the animals
might be domesticated and employed
for towing ships.
"YEs, I like those short days." said
Old Trupenny, the other morning, join
ing in The discussion; "the interest
counts up SO fast. Why, when 1 come
into my place mornings, and get ont
my securities, I can fairly hear them
draw interest, right through the side of
the box r
DURING the. year 1874 mora than &C.,
600 steerage passengers left this country
for Europe. Many of them, no doubt,
took advantage of exceptionally low
fares to visit their old homes, and have
already returned, or will do so. More,
however, are believed to have been
driven away permanently by the hard
times. The New York commits sioner OF
emigration believes that about Al 1000,
or two-thirds of the whole number, in
tend to be permanent absenteea. The
revival of business will bring many of
them back, and tens of thousands Of
new eomers with them.
TIE Sandwich islands are twelve in
number, comprising in all little over
5000 square miles-about the size of
Connecticut and Rhode island. Two
thirds of this area belongs to the island
of Hawaii, although Oahu is better
known generally for it's containing Hor-
olulu, the capital city, which has about
10000 inhabitants. The population of
the whole group in 1872 was 56,897. It
appears by the last census of the in
habitants that there were 49, ,044 persons
of the pure native race, 2, 485 of mixed
origin, 1888 Chinese, 6s9 American,
619 English, and the remainder hailed
from other European. countries. Tie
twentieth degree of north latitude runs
through the group, 80 that they are in
the same latitude as Cuba.
THE pretty little maid of honor whom
the Grand Duke Alexis married oil u1-
beknownst to the old folks appears TO
be as spunky as she is beautiful. Alexip,
il will be remembered, was sent 10
America that he might forget her, but
while that plan cured the grand duke, it
didn't appease his bride, who was sent
out of the empire by special train. She
vent to Geneva, and recently it appears
hat Count Shouvalof was sent to treat
With her. It was proposed that she
should renounce all claim to the hand
If Alexis. should change her name and
disappear. In return for this service
he would receive one million roubles
lown and an annuity of seventy-five
thousand roubles, which would be con-
inued to her child in case the latter
urvived her; but Mrs. Alexis wouldn't
10 it. She loved Alexis too much for
hat, and so matters stand at present.
CApT. G. W. HOWELL, OF the United
,tates engineers, has had over five
ears experience in dredging the mouths
1 the Mississippi. This from him on
he subject is interesting: "It is
vell known fact that multitude Of
,lans have been suggested for the i'm"
rovement of the mouth Of the Missis-
ippi, and that at each session OF con-
ress several of these have been pressed
d the attention of that body. I have
fficiaIly reported on number Of them,
ntl over forty have been brought to
" attention. The parties originating
nd presenting these plans represent all
le various gradaaof inventive genius
, be found In tl1ia country, from tall
nted engineer to the man Who ought
, be in lunatic asylum, from the
an who knows something about the
outh of the Mississippi to the man
lo knows nothing"