The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-11
What We Hear.

The Imperial Bank Of Germany has reduced
its rate of discount to four por cont.
| Tho Marquis Of Capponi. the Italian author, is
dead. He WIS over eighty years old.
| The London Standard af1lrms that despite
| numerous denials. Cardinal Antonell Is Sc
| riously Ill.
Baron do Saint Anne. tho Portuguese Minister.
ut Washington, has been nominated Centennial
commissioner.
| The London Telegraph denies tho report Of the
engagement Of Princess Beatrice with Prince
Louis III Battenburg.
| The Rialto paper mills ut Port Union. Butler
| county. Ohio. were burned Loss $4,000:
Insurance. $4,000.
Tho measures taken by the Imperial powers
| to induce the insurgents to cease hostilites will
most likely bo unsuccessful.
| In the gale last week. n yea r-old son of
Adam Geckle. of Bloomfield. N. j.. was blown
! into Inc canal and drowned.
| Six inches Of snow fell in New York city.
Thursday night tho I'd inst. which was the first
time the earth has been hidden by snow this
wintor Whereabouts.
| A fire Mt Jcwett City. o. destroyed tho Mason
| lie and knights OF Pyth as lodges. the Congress
sional church and couple Of other buildings.
| Loss. $4,000.
| An explosion OF fire damp occurred In u col
| llery al st. Eticnnc. Belgium. Some 300 men
probably persisted. These mine caamitios are
becoming OF alarningly frequent occurrence In
| that country.
| Two mon named German. while providing
around tho summer residences Of Henry J. Yates
Mayor Of Newark. n j.. were shot by the gar
dener surprising them to be thieves. Both were
dangerously wounded.
At st. Johns. N. B.. Thursday. the Sd inst. John
O'Neil killed his mothor-in law and perhaps
| fatally stabbed his father-n-law His motive
was revenge because they had opposed his mar
riage and persuaded their daughter to leave
| him.
| Samuel Baehman. President OF the Farmers
| National Bank. Hudson, ex- Mayor Of that city
and one Of It's most prominent citizens. drop
ped dead at his residence. In TN apoplectic llt.
He was sixty-four years of nge
No through mail has been received mt Little
Rock. Ark. from st. Louis since Saturday. The
Iron Mountain road IL submerged near Poplar
Bluffs. in Missouri. A passenger train loaded
with people is water bound ut Corning. and has
been for several days.
At Carthage. Mo-, James NJ Hardin. who has
gained considerable notoriety in that section by
reason OF misconduct of various kinds. was shot
from an ambush and killed while on his way
home In the southern part of the city. The as
sassins arc unknown.
The Office of Douglass Il Co.. commission mcr-
chants. New York. was burglarizcd Thursday
night. tho sd inst. and one large safe opened
by drilling smaller one was damaged and
nearly opened. whom the burglars seemed to
have been frightened away. leaving their tools
behind and reaping no benefit.
An investigation into the business methods of
Horny Sweet. Of the Eric Company's Weelaw-
ken oil docks. show that he has systematically
robbed the company since his appointment two
years ago, by means OF fictitious names on his
pay rolls. Tho amount reaches $4,000. His
book Keeper and foreman are suspended for
supposed completely.
The Democratic National Executive Committee
have established headquarters at 1921 street
Washington and will proceed to u detailed or
ganization Of tho party In the several States
The Democratic members Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives arc invited to appoint
an auxiliary committee in aid Of such organiza-
ton in each State.
One thousand moro colliors have struck In
North Wales. owing TO q reduction Of wages
large failure In the silk trade Is reported
from Lyons France Liabilities arc said to be
5.O00.OO0 francs.
The Prince of Wales has left Delhi for I.aharc
and Cashmere. The Rajah Of Cashmere is pre-
pairing magnificent reception.
A telegram from Berlin asserts That Prince |
Bismarck Is personally drafting an additional /
clause for the penal code against crimes like |
that Of Thomas ut Bremerhavcn.
Tho Italian Minister of Public instruction |
has accepted tho proposal of the United States |
Government for the exchange of scientific pub |
lications OF the two countries.
Tho Carlist loader Tristany notified tho Span
ish Consul at hayonne Of his unreserved sub
mission to Alfonso. Gen. Martinez Campos'
tp at.,1 IT,
Pampaluna.
ccty has received an offer of s25 600 to establisb
u mission at Lake Tanganyka. where stanley
met Livingstone. A committee has been an
pointed to carry out the project
Madrid paper states that when the Carlist
war Is at an end well-trained army will ba
In Cuba us a precautionary neaauro
md batteries OF heavy guns placed on the coast
for protection against invasion.
An Ultramontrane newspaper at Brussels
says that louise Lateau Is dying She is the
peasant girl who some time ago attracted
crowds OF pilgrims by the exhibition on her Der
son OF the alleged miracle Of s,iomata.
correspondent of tho London Hour states
nat Germany haa limited to France that she will
transfer Lorraine to Frauce for the little consid-
,ration Of si00, 100000 In gold. The French will
not, probably. buy back their own territory, as
hey hope some day TO reannex 1t by the power
If the sword
Captain Mldmay has not yet heard from Sir
Henry Halford about the International contest
The Captain has received no orders to call
council Of the National Rife Association. as the
answer from New York to the resolution adopted
IN the 22d Of January is still awaited. Captain
Mildmay thinks, and he has heard Sir Henry
uf VIZ .txa Iro;t |
separate teams from England Scotland and Ire
and. the National Association will mot send
cam.
This has been hard season on Con-
lecticut Congressman. StarkWeather
vas the third out Of the Connecticut dele {
,ation OF six who has bid farewell tn