The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-18
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Paris received 13s, 03i foreign visitors durint
1879, against 1870, 0sj the year previous. and 123,
Tes In 1874. BIS
--.one of tho Injuries OK California 10 tho ex
omntion from lghtning.rod agents. There h
not lightning rod In the State.
Anderson N. Waddeil, OF Nashville, gave
$4,000 to the widow of d man whom he had
killed. lie had boon acquitted on charge oi
murder. z.
Not one American vessel Of any description
cleared for ports In England, ireland or Scotland
from the harbof Of New York during The month
Of February.
The Vatican has just reniinded the Continen.
tai Episcopaey that every three years they have
10 perform pilgrimage TO the tomb OF 81. Peter
Consequently large number Of bishops ere OK.
peotea in Rome.
-Four only of the 80 signers Of tho Tcxan
Declaration Of Independence In 1886 survive.
These are Edward Waller of Virginia, John W.
Bnnton of Tennessee. W. d. Seates OF Sherman,
Colorado, and Charlds d. Stewart OF Texas. All
arc over GU.
Mr.. Ng.Choy, who has iust been called TO the
bar of Linoolns Inn, Ia the fret Chinese gentle.
man who has earned this distinction. He was
formerly interpreter in Hong-Kong, but left
his post In the East in order TO study English
law, and having successfully passed The necessary
examinations, has now returned to China.
Popular suffrage has been put TO a singular
test In q village of Ava, Japan. The neighbor-
hood was haraased by q midnight robbor, whom
nobody could detect Tho head of the hamlet
summoned the entire male population under his
charge and directed every man TO write the name
Of tho person whom hs suspected aud to deposit
the ticket In box. Fifteen ballots bore the name
Of Abe Tanehei the rest beiag blanks The man
when everybody distrusted was no overcome
with astonishment that he made full confession
and went to prison. Never before In tho history
OF popular government was thief elected with
such unanimity.
--on the goth and soth of Jane n interesting
display of the eagacity, activity ana dooility OF
shepherds, or collie" dogs, viii be held In Mel
bourne, Australia. One hundred wejsh wethers
will be subjected sucoe ssvely to the management
of dogs, who viii compete for prizes amounting TO
upward of $500 in money, In addition TO silver
cups. For tho prizes large number Of entries
have been already made. Some OF the prizes
will bs awarded for dogs Of any age, and others
for puppies born since the ist OF July, 1871.
There viii be special prize fNr the dog who
pens the ftok in the shortest time; another for
the best looking dog and another Tor tho best
working dog: and as the ''collie" is now popular
favorite these trials expected TO DO attractive.
There 10 no evidence. according to the Lon.
don Lancet, to show that revaocinatiou, once Elf
GENTLY performed ut or after puberty, need ever
be repeated. On the other hand, the frequent
repetition of revaocinaton. which has become
common during alarms Of small pox. Is distinctly
to hs deprecated. Such repetiions are, "a rule,
futile. They are wasteful OF vaccine lymph
when lymph 10 most precious; they tend to un-
settle the minds of people regarding some Of the
best ests blished facts ss 10 tho preservative
power Of vaccination, and they are unnecessary.
The official memorandum OF che Local
Government Board on revaccina,ion Gays:
" Revaccinaton once properly and success
fully performed does not appear ever to require
repetition" The nurses and other servants OF
the London small-po Hospital, when they enter
the service are invariably submitted 10 vaccina-
tion, which in their case in generally re-vaccins
tior, ard is never afterward repeated; ana 60
perfect is the protection that though the nurses
live Ia the closest and most constant attendance
on email .pox patients, and though alse the other
servants are in various ways exposed to epeeial
chances of infection. the resident surgeon Of tho
hospital. during his fortyone years Of Office there,
has never known smallpox Affect any OF these
nurses or servants.