The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-31

Z
rived Yesterday from s.. Louis with s7,oss BUSH
els OF corn in bulk.
The number of miners killed In the anthra-
cite coal regions of Pennsylvania in 1876 was
22s. and the number of wounded 462.
The steamship Mississippi cleared yesterday
for Liverpool with a cargo of ASIA bales OF cot
ton. 21.ess bushels Of corn. and 47as bushels Of
wheat In bulk. The expectation Of corn and
wheat goes bravely on.
A dispatch received here yesterday from Capt.
Cooper. river inspector Of the Board Of Under.
writers. announces that the greater portion OF
the cargo, Of the, steamer Glencoe. from Ut.
Louis for this port. reported sunk at Delta. La,
raised II the wrecking boat. which had been
felegraphed for arrives In time.
The United States is becoming the head
quarters for ammunition and firearms. The
Soaae day Mrkf hare e
supplied Russia with 4O0)O000, Turkey with
70.o0o,000 and have Just received an order from
Italy for so 600 cartridges.
We yesterday examined the sugar canes i'm
OF Louisiana. from the Sandwich Islands.
where the professor has been passing the sum
mer. Though carefully packed. and having
proportion have become dead and useless.
However. there are some live stocks left, which
their adaptability to our soil and climate. Most
OF these, canes are of the white kind. OF short
seen u e wsn1 e t. rhay pro aes
not indigenous to the i,land from which they
There are on exhibition at the University two
or three specimens Of the red cane. which the
planter Who sends tnemma frlenh OF Dr. aeh
thirty feet and yield nine tons OF sugar to the
acre.
The fact Of Its being the last of the month and
the excessively bad weather conspire to make
al IN, tfnt TftH
though for Western produce, In the shape of
pork, bacon, etc, there seems to be good de-
gooa month sl for business mem s S but the
emily upon a solid basis, thas November will de-
and encouraging SO mayit be-,
A feeling Is prevalent hat the warm and md
days past will be most preiudica to tn sugar.
growing interests; it necessarily retards the
ripening Of the. cane. which Is remarkably
STILL. II cold and dry weather is hencsforth
vouchsafed to us. and we are not overtaken by
an early freeze, as was the case last year, the
sugar crop OF Louisiana may come out all
The Trade with Brazil.
The following from the New York CONNER
York is making in the development Of the above
trade. A twenty fold increase of business sin Q
s ss 9ban Is o109s for
to make renewed efforts in opening up
trade directly from the Mississippi VAL
ley. through the Jetties and the Gulf:
Since the establishment last March of a regu-
lar line of steamers between this port and
Brazil the trade between that country and the
United States has increased twenty fold. The
line was established by Samuel johnson Il Co.,
of Liverpool. and several other merchants hav-
ing houses in Pernambuco. Brazil. The line
has four staunch iron steamer, built expressly
for this line. and are oil owned by Samuel
johnson IL Co. The names Of the steamers are
the Cassini, Glenannox and Glenlogan, O new
steamer now on her way 10 this port from the
shipyard in Scotland. The first trip Of the line
was made last March BY the Cassini. which has
since made three trips to Brazil.
The Cassiui on her two trip out carried full
complement OF passengers. No Storage pas
sengers are carried. as the cargo pays better.
The steamers come from Europe TO this port in
ballast, but on their trip from Brazil to this port
GARY large cargoes Of coffee, sugar rice, etc.
The steamers have two ports the first Pei nam
buco, the second and last being Bahia. one
class Of goods shippe from this port to Brazil,
and which only two years or less ago was oil
sent from Manchester England. Is bue twill
Very large cargoes Of thes. goods are now sent
regularly: The relations Of the grazilians with
the Americans last year at the Centennial Ex-
htbition are said to have opened their eyes to
cur industries. and since that time the trade has
expanded rapidly.