The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-10
NOTES.

STRAUSS gets $500 night with Ia tnubsI In
Paris
The Maine Agricultural College want'
the State to help 1t With money,
Tho losses by Gre In the United States
during 1870 were se4, $4,000 The losses IL
Massachusetts amounted to sB, 4si, 400.
The tunneling of 81. Gotha,d, In swi'E.
eriand, IL nearly half completed, and at the
present rate tho whole will be flushed nj tho
close Of 1880.
"A column In M indianapolis newspaper
Ia devoted 10 "Hoeiety gossip" among the
negroes, and 10 edited by u negto clergy man,
--sRain, formerly very rare in Lower Egypt.
has become very fiequent In Alexandria and
Cairo, In consequence of The extensive plant
ing OF tho mulberry In that vicinity.
The police of Moscow have frequently
found of late placerds upon wsllr. posted
during Tho night, which demand Tor Russia
tho same constitution lately granted by the
saltan TO Turkey.
Turkey intends being represented at the
Parts Exhibition Of 1878. notwithstanding tho
probable war In which she will be involved
ut that period.
LII In estimated that 600 uueoted pleye. by
writer's ell mere CO lets known. are Mt this
present moment In posseseion OF half dozen
managers Of tifst-elass London establish.
ments, la this calculation tho manuscript
sent In by novioee In authororatt are not in-
oiuded.
wv Thin the memory Of the Oldest nhnti-
fant Paris has not had 30 mild winter an IL Ia
now enjoying, Thus far there has been no roal-
~ cold weather, and throughout January the
temperature haa boon SO high that flies and
Juno bugs have made their appearance and
tho trees show signs Of budding, Two or
three suph winters we're noted during tho last
century.
M. De. Losseps Ia about revisitirg Egypt
aud tho hopes of tho suez Canal shareholders
are rowling. At recent meeting the com-
pany agreed to expend $780, 900 year for the
next thirty years in improving the canal.
"A Partisan has teen auessed for u novel
offense. lla stuffed old clothes with straw,
etc, filled the pockets with cl6y, and threw
the manikin into the Seine, where it iloated,
coat tails upward, and deceived philanthro.
phisis and ancient Mariners
Accordiaasto the kar sas City Price Current
the cattle drive from Southwestern Texas
during the year was 31T89S OF this uum-
Der $50. 252 were driven North to Kansas and
to hll Indian contracts. The indications are
that the drive for 1877 will be fully equal 10
that of last year.
Il. rntl shaA tb.. .;nI, II
land are annoyed at tho bad example OF the
Marquis of Waterford In riding third. GLASS.
They tried to break him of the habit by Civ
ing sweep seat beside him. but he simply
Fought first class ticket for the sweep. aud
|zeturned TO his former seat
The San Francisco Bulletin gives the
productions of California for 1876 as follows:
Wheat, 90 GOO, coo centsls, $40, 000, 900; wool.
l5a. 00o COO bounds $4,000, 600: wine, IL ,0O0,-
Goo, gallons, $4,000, 900; hay, 100000 tons,
rs, oo0, 600: miscellaneous, $40, 600 600; agri-
eulturall products, $40, 900, 900; gold, 500
poo, 0ooi fetal, 5000
The Aussuiman Indians no longer ht ST. |
ate to petition the mpress-suocessor 10 The |
Brand Mognl-to be SO good as to take
fnaer her protestion the Calf OF CONSTANT
Ropie, who liz The Pope of all Mahometan
lations, and<o defend him, if necessary, BY
rms against the probable attack of Western
pople, This is hsavy piece of cutlery bust.
|ss for her Imnsfal Majesty.
about four hundred shanties are far cut
The ice in Saginaw Bay. These structures
made of thin wood, lined With heavy
ilding paper, and rest on runners, SO that
by may be moved readily. The inhabitants
fishermen, who cut holes through the ice
capture great quantities of fish. The
pulation Is over n thousand, and there are
res, saloons, and q hotel in this strange vii
l.. which will last probably until March.
"A discouraged man in Virginia CITY wrote
his landlady, ana tired of life, and will
kw out my brains II the cemetery to night
sent is paid up to Me s.h. I do this be.
se life has becomes Burden to me-" He
ted for the cemetery, carrying his gun
which be intended to kill himself. On
way across field he encountered saw