The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-13
i NOTES.
The pay Of Now ye,k Alderman ID aooo o

The pay Of Now Yo,k Alderman ID a00o o
year.
The Gaa,ots asserts'tbat the Comte do Cham
bord il staying NJ Versailles t'teogntto.
- Queen Victoria has been made grandmother
twenty-five times.
Fifteen thousand and lightweight prisoners
were liberated the day Victoria became Empress.
II II claimed that mammoth sponge found
In Florida IL twelve feet In circumference and
weighs nineteen pounds. Up heFe they weigh
anywhere from 1875 to $50 pounds
- The French Canadians OF Montreal. eounte'
nanoed unfortunately by some Of their priests.
atd even by some OF their physioians. have op.
posed compulsory vaccination. Hesut--oF %
deaths from smallpox last week, 81 were oil Oath
olios.
49, Al The next oonsstory, 1t ID said. tho Pope
will elect ten new eHrdinals--Frencb, Span Fh
and Aus.riar aud among the Italians will Ger.
lainly be Monsigner SereiiDi, htohsiguor Nina
and The padie HgbihiIino, general Of The order Of
Oligetens. one Of the most eloquent and attrac-
tive preachers in Italy.
49, The C3,uirr.J journal touches up b Kentucky
editor 10 this effect: "No no It's not ego,ism,
It rained here yesteid day, he says We were
pleased to 500 IL raining in our town yesterday
Over tho tiny grave Of the only body-that Of
an infant washed ashore a. Lydd, near Dnnee-
nces from the il.fated emigrant ship Nortbilset,
haa been placed slab with the simple inserip'
lion, "aod knowH,' that having been tho only
reply the parish constable could make when he
was asked by the undertaken what name should
be put upon the coffin plate.
A new amusement ID In vogue among the
Me xieans in San Francisco They wind handker-
chiefs tightly around the blades Of their knivsr,
l. ayipg a quarter OF an inch OF The points bare.
Then they fight with those weapons, and although
the wounds eannot~be deep, they are often nu-
merous and painful.
--1he French art student is not destitute OF
class feelit r. At The Art School OF Anglers re"
Gently the Juniors sent the seniors the carcass OF
A goose, tho seniors retorted with an abusive
letter: war was declared, and The Project, local
law officers and detachment OF troops had TO
interfere to put down be mutineers and occupy
the college.
Tho German Jews petitioned Emperor Will
liam to look after their fellow religionists in Tur-
key. The Emperor replied that he had given or
ders to his penipoteniary TO ask for better
things 10 that Empire and. hence, II this order
10 obeyed, oil Turks, OF whatever religious be-
lief, will DO equally benefited.
-Ninety-nine emigrants sailed from Now York
on Saturday for Sidney, N. \. ", on board The
bark N. Boyntop. The occupations Of the people
are chiefly as follows: Printers, carpenters, oabi
pet-makers. agricultural iaborers, railway labor
ers. cosohmen, grootns, plsstererH and stone
masons. or the ninety mine passengers there
are ten married couples with six children. three
unmarried women, the remainder being males
The bark Sierra Nevada will follow tho N. Boyn.
ton March l.
A famine Ia India 10 not new or u novel DC
ourrenee. They often exist in that far-otr ooun
try which the Queen of England Ia proud TO b.
Empress Of Ii Ia estimated that In Bombay, In
April, million persons will require relief, after
which tho famine W Il gradually decrease. In
Madras the prospect Ia even worse. This dis
triot comprises some $4,000 square miles and
contains population OF 1s.0DO,000 souls. In
bombay the famipe-streken territory covers
$4,000 square mes, and has population Of
nearly 100000. 100000 of which aro in die
triots more particularly affected. II will tax the
English government sorely to relieve this de.
trses.
Among The eight constitutional amendme ntp
to be acted upon by the Legislature Of Conneo
tiout this winter, 10 one looking to the increased
purity Of the franchise, by which all executive
officers and members OF the Legislature are no
CURED to take sn oath that they have paid no
money to any person or committee, or contributed
any valuable thing, in aid Of the election"
Another-bottor late than never, and worthy O.
general adoption--prohibits any city, town,
county or borough from subscribing to railroad
stock or purchasing railroad bonds. Others pro.
vide for reduction in the number of Senators
and Representatives, and for biennial sessions.