The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-16

( ner Of its payment. Consequently it cannot
| be positively determined in such cases
whether such note is subject to the stamp tax
or not until it comes to be paid.
| New Legal Holidays.
The Massachusetts Legislature passed an
act last Monday making the 18th of June
the anniversary Of the battle Of Bunker Hill
| and the 18th of April-the anniversary of
the battle of Lexington-legal holidays for
this gear. The New York Legislature also
passed an act on February 24th to designate
the legal holidays Of that State and specifies
the following days, viz: The first day OF Janu-
airy, commonly called New Years day; the
twenty-second day Of February, known as
Washinston's birthday; the thlrtieth day Of
May, known as Decoration day; the fourth
day Of July, called Independence day; the
twenty fifth !. day of December, known as
Christmas; and several election days
and any day appointed or recommend
ed by the Governor of ithis State
or the President OF TIE Cuited States, as
day of Thanksgiving or fasting or prayer, or
other religious observance. These holidays
to be regarded the same as the first day OF the
week, commonly called Sunday, and as public
holidays; and all bills, checks and notes
otherwise presentable for acceptance or pay
ment on the said days be deemed to be IRE
sentable tor acceptance or payment on the
secular or business day next preceding such
holiday.
Some weeks ago memorial to the Illinois
Legislature was circulated among the Chicago
banks, requesting that the I'D of February
should be made LEGAL holiday il that State,
but the Legislature declined to do anything
about it, and the matter Of liability for pay
ment of bank obligations falling due on that
day, is IN a very unsatisfactory condition.
The Perfuiers Production.
France is the most extensively engaged in
the production Of general perfumery of any
country in the world The south of France
and Piedmont, namely, Montpelier, Grasse,
Mines, Cannes and Nice figure largely. The
two last named are the most extensively ell
gagged IN the violet culture, and alone, we I'M
derstand, furnish an annual growth of about
49, coo pounds of vioiets. A harvest of 1OO,-
900 pounds of orange blossoms, we are in
formed, is produced in Nice, and Cannes is
accredited with 200, 900 pounds. 1t takes 800
pounds Of orange blossoms to produce about
Two pounds OF the essence which is termed
neroi oil
This oil sells in New York at wholesale at
from SD to SOB currency per pound. Cannes
also produces about 5000 pounds &C aca bios
SONS. The French oil of rose geranium costs
sl3 . per pound here. The magnitude of
the perfumery industry Of France is such that |
from there half of the world is supplied |
One distillery III Cannes annually uses 40, |
300 pounds of rose leaves, -, coo pounds OF |
lessamine blossoms, 20 900 pounds of violets
and 5000 pounds Of tube roses. as well as a |
vast quantity OF sweet herbs. This, without
taking account of the operations of the hun
lreds Of other distlleres. The lavender
lower grows in the south of France, and is
also distilled; also, oil Of petit grain
The Orient still holds place in the per
1nnery world. The oil of the patchouly
lower, which grows in East India, sells here
It $40 per pound for the finest, while the
poorest costs $50 The oil is distilled from
pces, such as cassia etc, form ingredients
II numerous perfumes. The oil OF Ceylon
costs from s35 to SIS per pound
lere. Numerous oils distilled in various
'arts OF the world are III use as ingredients,
mong which berglmot, lemon, meltsse, an
,elica and large number OF others. Not Il
title OF East India gum myrrh and ohbanum
) used IN preparing incense for churches.