The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-06
4 NOTES.

M U, asking for the return Of the Fedora
soldiers to the garrison in that city.
Senator Barnum. of Connecticut, has
been deposed from the presidency of the much
mismanagcd Connecticut Western Railroad
The bondholders have taken possession
Boston papers report TINT the deprecia.
ton in value of Investments In Western rail
road arid other securities by occupants OF
Scars Building, that city, reaches 100000 900.
--Many years ago Mr.. Peter b. Brigham.
of Boston, made will giving the bulk of his
large property for the emancipation of slaves.
This having become useless, he made another
giving $3,0O000o for o hospital for the sick
poor.
Miss Minnie Cummings made her debut in
Juietat Booths Theatre, New York, Monday
night. The criticism Of the Tribune concludes
with this remark: Indeed, the only admra-
BILE thing about the performance was the fine
scenery--a beautiful frame to daub of pic
ture."
The New York Times says of John Nor
rissey in the New York Legislature: "He has
shown degree of robust common sense and
of clear political insight in dealing with
delicateand important questions, which have
hardly been equaled on either side of the
Senate
Utica takes the proper view that every
burglar Is murderer by intent. After it
catches one 1t needs only o week TO land him
In the pententiary for. twenty years. The
professional burglar has q perfectly well
understood rule that he will kill any one who
interrupts his plundering and threatens his
liberty. Utica has got his points.
Naturally annttuh fha fyinannatj E5nn,,,,st
cannot sec that there is any necessity for
Groenback party in Ohio It says that the
Democratic partyhas been itself "a pretty good
Greonback party. and that it has shown no
symptom of abandoning tho advocacy Of
currency REFORM" that within it the green
hackers may accomplish something, outside
OF 1t they can do nothing.
Hon. William b. Lawrence says that while
FOR the last quarter of u century the tendency,
wherever the English law prevails, has been
to diminish the disabilities Of married women,
Rhode Island has imposed restrictions on
their action in testamentary cases, which
never existed even when the old commof, law
rule, merging, in other matters, the legal ex-
istence of the wife In that of the husband, was
In full vigor.
There has lately been discovered i'm Mic |
aragua plant which has electromagnetic
properties. II you tear off branch you ex-
perience an effect as though you struck bat |
terry. The discoverer could not by careful
analysis detect any magnetic metallic sub
stance in the surrounding soil. The inten-
sity of the shock varies according to the hour.
AT night it is scarcely perceptible At2 p. M
It is strongest. Birds and insects never seem |
10 alight on the phgiolaccd electrical.
While bartenders are closing up their |
drinking saloons in the East, they are en-
eouraging tipplers to further activity in the
West A Santa Barbara, Cal, saloon keeper
offers to every one who takes a drink num-
bcrcd ticket Every time n drink is taken a
new number is given. At the end of the |
month the numbers are put into lottery |
wheel, and the lucky number draws S25 OF
course the topper who has the largest number !
of tickets is supposed to have the best chance
for the $25.
When Sir Samuel Baker the African
traveller, was taking leave Of Kamrasi, King
of unyoro, that potentate asked him, as a
particular favor, TO leave Lady Baker behind
This cool request raised Sir Samuel's ire, and |
in high indignation he told the King that If |
ever he made such a request again he would
shoot him. Lady Baker, too, who overheard
and understood the offer, felt that a word from
her would not be out Of place and gave the
monarch a piece of her mine in the strongest
language she could command. His majesty
for while was greatly astonished, being UNI
conscious of having given any otlense. At
last, seeing that his guests were really angry, |
he said,s in a deprecating tone, Don't be
angry, did not mean to offend YOU by ask
ing for your wife, l will give you wife il |
you want one, and l thought you would have
no objections to give me yours 1t is my Gus
tom to give my visitors pretty wives, and |
thought you would like to exchange. Don't /
make a fuss about it; if you don't like to do
AS others do there's an end of it.
ALnERNEY OR JERSEY CATTLE.-Parties de-
string q thoroughbred COW for little money should
drop in at she Mammoth Sab'es, 50 Carondelet
street They are Offering the finest Jersey stock
for sale that we have seen in this market for
some time.