The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-13

Planter, Baton Rouge Advocate and New
Orleans DEMoCRAT.
L. 7. CONNER, Chairman.
A. d. BAHRow, Secretary.
NEWS BY MAIL.
CADETS.
the naval Academy.
IN. 7. weridl
WASHINGTON, April s.-The Secretary
OF the Navy has sent to the various
Representatives In Congress, from dis.
tricts entitled to q cadet at the Naval
Academy, notices to nominate candi-
date to be examined on the 10th OF June.
Those who pass the June examination
will Immediately thereafter enter the
academy; but those who fail will return
to their homes, and the member from
their district will be notified TO name
another candidate to be examined in
September. There will be no gradu-
ating class at the academy this year,
but under the new law the first class
will be ordered TO sea to spend two
years, and upon their return will gradu-
THE SUMMER CAPITAL
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Washington.
New York Times
WASHINGTON. April The fact that
some mbers OF tie Presidents fami-
ly propose to visit Vermont has given
rise to q report that he will accompany
them, and be absent from Washington
about one week. The President does
not intend to absent himself from
Westinghouse any time. except. per-
haps. for q Few days during midsum-
mer, and has arranged to spend the
summer months at tho Soldiers Home,
near this city.
THE GOTTeN CReP.
Outlsek for Next Tear.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-THE April report
OF the Memphis Cotton Exchange shows
that the average decrease OF the mum Der
OF bales produced In this district In 1876,
as compared with 1876, is LII per cent.
In reference to the present season, the
report shows that laborers have made
con tracts with better disposition than
ever before. Preparations for planting
are estimated to be II per cent In better
condition and ten days in advance of
last season and q prospective Increase
Of acreage over last year OF Ii per cent.
fThe increase OF acreage OF small grains
Is per cent. .....
The Pilgrimage to Hente.
New York Sun.
The number who have already applied
to be enrolled for the pilgrimage to
Rome from Canada and the United
States is sufficient to justify the com
mittee in securing the entire passenger
| accommodations of the steamship City
Is.F NUhilc hp ntr h han
| first-elass accommodation for one hun
dred and seventy persons, the commit
| tee, in order to avoid the inconvenience
OF too large party, have determined to
| limit the number to one hundred. Car
dinal MeOloskey has given the commit
| tee expressions of his cordial good
wishes for the success of the pilgrim
age, and will offer the mass for the
pilgrims In st. Patrick's Cathedral, in
Mulberry street, at 8 o'clock on the
morning OF the 21st OF April tthe steam
ship sailing OF neopp, and the BenedjetiO
Peregrinvrttnt, according to the Roman
ritual, will be given.
THE GaRAT STORM.
How II Ravagea Lewndes Cesnty, Alabama.
Mobile Register.1
I,owrpEsBono. Ala, April e.-Satur.
day night last, about . o'clock, the se-
verest rain and hail storm ted this
section that has ever occurred within
the memory OF our oldest citizens. Com
ing directly from the north, it. swept
with fury everything IN its track from
the line Of the Western railroad as far
south rs the outskirts Of Lownaesboro.
when it's course was turned to the south
west Its fury was undated as far as the
old Dudley place, on Big Swamp. The
fall of hail lasted about two minutes.
In that short space of time our com
munity suffered untold loss in the
destruction OF gardens, poultry and
other property. On the MeRae and
Lampkin places several cabins were
blown down and q mule shed over
thrown. Several cabins were blown
down on tho Bragg place on the river
north of here. and the Western Railroad
WAS washed away for half q mile at
Devils Garden, y valley on Cypress
Geek, between Lowndesboro station
and Whitehall.
Birds, pigs, goats, and even COWS were
pelted to death, and even the walls and
fences were marked by the hail-stones.
Nor was the damage caused by the hail
the greatest; that from the rainfall
which Immediately succeeded Is simply
appalling. Lands were washed and
torn to pieces on the hills, and the val
ley Of Big Swamp inundated, destroy
ing all the crops planted and delaying
the planting OF others until almost too
late to count with safety upon a fair
yield from this, the best land In the
county. The loss to this section cannot
be repaired this year.
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