The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-18
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-The Russians complain of scarcity of
auinine
Gen. Miles estimates Sitting Bulls
strength nj 1000 Sioux.
Over 100 emigrants went 10 the old eorIl-
try from the Springfield local agencies during
August.
Mondays earthquake shock was felt In
Bristol. Pa., and ID described as "terriic,"
lasting six seconds People ran out Of their
houses In alarm.
The German tobacco trade Is very unfavor-
ably affected by the recent increase of the
Russian import duties on tobacco.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe announces that
The Fifth Congress of Women will be held In
cleveland, Ohio, October 10, II and Ii.
Three colored companies In Augusta Ca,
paraded on Monday IN honor Of Lieut.. r. o.
Flipper, and were reviewed by him.
The Catholic clergy of Mexico have con-
tributed upward of 100000 toward the ex-
finction Of the debt owed by Mexico to the
United States.
Owing to the free passages and other fa-
vors offered by the Portuguese government
TO settlers In Africa, a no inconsiderable emf
grafton thither Ia now going on from Rio.
Col. Valentine Baker, now Baker Pasha,
has has varied training He served In the
Cape war for two years, the Crimean war one
and half year, the Italian revolutionary
war; the Austro-prussian war; the Franco
German war. and the French revolutionary
siege OF Paris. He has seen four years In
dian service, and was for fourteen years In
command Of the Tenth Hussars
The poorer Che quality of Illuminating
gus, the greater the velocity with which it
PUSHES through the registering metre, SO that
the consumer pays u higher price In proper
ton To the deterioration of the article sup
piled 10 him.
--Gamhetta although only thirty-nine, Ia
already gray. He has fine features, waving
hair thrown back from broad brow, an erect
head and mobile, expressive mouth. He
has only one eye. When child he was
placed by his parents In the care Of some peos
pie who ill-treated him, and he wrote to his
father that II he did not take him back home
he would put out one of his eyes. No atten-
ton was paid to the childish threat, but Gam
beta kept his word and tore out an eye.
The Missouri insurance department has
created Tutoring among agents by cir
AEular requiring them TO report the names of
NIL companies for which they have done bust
n ess since january /, 1877, the object being to
ascertain what companies have been writ ng
policies In the State illegally.
AT Aurora, ILL.,, o few days ago. a milk
man left milk can turned bottom upward
ON table near his house in such q way that
it re Elected the rays Of the SUN On window
Rfter the manner Of q burning glass. The
blind caught fire from the heat, and but for
the timely discovery Of the flames the house,
would have been consumed.
- With total population of 1Gt, 900, War
saw has 81, 900 jews; and we all Know what
Jews are, or rather we don't know, Tor from
Disrael and the Rothschlds down they are
all a perfect enigma-a people that is always
ecrouching but never crushed. Generally
round-shouldered or walking with their heads
down, clad in boots that come to the knees,
and coats that come to the ankles, they give
TO the streets decidedly Judaic aspect !
have always thought of them as a dark
skin, swarthy people; but here in Poland you
see blonde and even administered Jews.
There Is, however, that same understandable,
cold poetry look In the eyes always Letter
from Poland