The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-17
NOTES.
The Hindoos have 10, ,O00, 900 gods.

The Hindoos have Ia, ,O00, ,0G0 gods.
There will be greenbsck candidate for Gov
ernor in Maine this year, provided the party ii
large enough to bold convention. The attemp
will be made at skowhegan ON June 49,
The last number oil Poo,'s Railroad Ma,.ua
gives the tonnage Of all The railroads In the United
States the past year ut 200, ,O00, 900 tons, having
increased forty-fold In the past twenty-five years
The recent census gives Marseilles foreign
population Of "a 854, Of whom 49, 500 arc Italians
In 1851 there were only 16,10o Meanwhile, the
spanish residents have decreased from eO25 In
1851 to $40 now. There are 127 Americans,
Hobart Paeha has sold his interest in all sal.
ary likely TO accrue to him from his position In
the British Navy. Were his name, therefore 10
be removed from Tho navy list, others, and not
he, would suffer. 30 tho Admiralty hesitates,
naturally enough. to remove.
Some Of the Fan Francisco Cinnamon have
taken new departure. A society known ~ the
Associated Independent Chinamenn has been
formed, distinct from tho elk companies. the
members OF which will adopt American dress and
customs, study our politics and theology, and be-
come permanent citizens.
An enterprisipg bank watohman In Euraula
Ala., placed some burglars tools near the vault
killed o hon aud scattered the blood about the
place, and discharged his pistol several times
creating the impression that he had driven off d
band Of burglars. Tho hen was found and biz
prospects Of o reward vaniehed
Gov. Hendricks, in an interview with San
Francisco Chronicle reporter, said earnestly:
'There Ia a growing sentiment that Hayes Ia
little better than a usurper. He wasn't elected,
and his attempt to propitiate the Democrats by
adopting Tildens course will be unsuccessful.
The Democratic party does not want such con.
verts."
"A good deal Of excitement has been created
in church society Of Livingston county, New
York, by an aggressive Democratic brother, who a
few days ago Kissed loudly during the church SER
vics'beeause the preacher cited the single elec-
toral vote which gave President Hayes his elee-
tion as an illustration of the Importance Of small
things.
OF the many candidates named by rumor for
the vacant chair In the French Academy IL is now
officially announced that but three have sent In
their Names vcsorien Bardou, tho Due d'Audif.
fret-Pasqnier and M. Leconte do Lsle. NJ dc
pontmartin and M. Arsene Houssaye were talked
Of, but neither dispatched tho letter which alone
places the writer's pretensions definitely before
the academic body.
The arms and ammunition factories In Con-
necticut, including the Bridgeport metallic car
fridge factory and the Brown Brothers factory at
Waterbury, are running night and day to fill
orders from both Russia and Turkey. The VIM
chester Arms Company OF New Haven fill the
cartridges. Colts factory, at New Hartford, is
said to have recently received large orders from
Russia for navy revolvers.
The Italisn Government has ordered the dis
solution of all internationaist societies In Italy
and tho police have seized their effects. A num-
Der Of papers have been found, revealing the OBJ
jects of the several associations, their intended
and the means TO be employed for
carrying out their views. Tho treasnres OF the
societies were all empty, and the very meagre
lists OF subscriptions justified the emptiness.