The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-07


petitioned that the colored schools he placed
solely In charge Of colored teachers.
In Sacramento boys under eighteen years Of
age are prohibited from standing about the en-.
frances TO theatres, concert.halls, saloons. etc.
after night-fall.
California Ia chipping large quantities Of
honey to Great Britain, and promises That II the
de mand increases she can supply any required
amount OF the delicacy.
A list Of clergymen who have fallen from
grace within year, in the United States, is pub
lished In the ,1e,cish Times. The number Of
conyictions FOR crimes is given as forty.
Gov. Rice. of Massachusetts, has appointed
Charles Francis Adams, Jr,. commissioner OF
the Norwich and Worcester Railroad einking
fi,nd, Ia place Of the late eSaov. Washburn.
A train of twenty carloads OF Japanese silks
and Chinese tea arrived at New York on the Both
nlt, having made the trip from Ban Francisco via
Baltimore In ten days. The Ia regarded az light
ming time for freight train.
Empress Eugene wanted 10 nee Florence by
moonlight. go one night last month the obliging
Eyndic of that city blew out all the street lampe,
and the imperial party went ebiveiing to view the
lovelinese OF Florence under the moonbeams.
for her supplies Of vegetables and fruit. A cor
respondent Of the Phdie de Loire, writing from
pont.rlabbe, mentions that last year there had
been sent to England from that district l4.700,0uo
kilogrammee OF potatoes, an increase of 100000
kilogfammes over 1875.
Prince Milan, of Serbia, has founded new
order of kniehthood, the Tekove, and sent one Of
hie ofiicers to Paris 60 bestow lie diplomas and
decorations on eundry eminent Frencbmen, in
Guiding nj. de 0isardn. Edmond About and
several other journalists, Ruseia and Austria
have officially recognized this new ribbon Of honor.
The real estate in Paris held by or in trust
for the exsEmprese and her Hon il officially rated
st I'll, o65, 900, on which there are mortgages to
The extent of &24o, 900. Her other estates are
valued at a like eum, encountered to about the
same amount. The personal property of the
exiled Benapartes ie variously estimated at from
five to fifteen millions, enough, at all events, to
keep the wolf from the door,
Without ostentation, but after many promises
deferred, che Central Pacific Railroad Company
are building branch track from Oakland, CAL,
30 Bantas Station, on the San Joaquin, where IL
will connect with the oompanys main road. II
is being laid as nearly airline as circumstances
and civil engineering will permit. When fin
ished, which viii be within three months IL will
shorten the travelling distance between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento some three hours, and will
otherwise inure to the benefit Of the travelling
pubic and the Central Pacific Railroad II will
pass all along the coast line Of Contra Costa
through the San Pablo farming lands, near the
Martinez, to New York landing. and thence up to
Ban Joaquin to its terminus at Bantas. The rails
have been already laid as far as San Pablo vii
lage, and the road is graded come six miles
further on, beyond which point three tunnels are
constructed. The ''cuts" thus far are numerous
and deep. The largest Of these are at San Pablo
point. Il ia 5000 feet long. 40 feet broad, and
requires the removal of 100000 square yards of
earth.