The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
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Judge Davis made 81, 600. 900 in land
specuiations.
STRAUSS latest operette has the gay
title, Methuselah.
Gov. Kemper says the annual value
OF all the oyster fisheries OF Virginia Is
&2o. 100000. But perhaps he Is trying to
stuff US.
The supervisors of Brooklyn, New
York. are about to order the purchase
OF COG. 900 tons of coal to distribute
among the poor.
An Armenian has arrived In London
with power from the Turkish govern
ment TO negotiate the sale Of the Holy
Land.
Capt. Ketcham, of Snyville, l.. l.. in
six weeks fishing, with one net, caught
1886, 900 menhaden.
The Chicago Post tell It's readers to
take their eyes off Washington long
enough to prevent the election of "a
hummer City Council"
Sir George Campbell thinks that
the Turk has deteriorated In energy by
mingling with the old populations of
Asia Minor inferior to the Greeks ana
given to vices.
The whole number OF dramatic
pieces put upon the stage by Dion Bou-
cicault ID 367. They have yielded him
not far from $3,000,O0O
Capt. Robert Waterman. Of Suisun,
California, advertises that he will pay
q reward of $5 for every eagle killed in
that township near his place. The
eagles are rapidly killing his lambs,
and even carry off good sized sheep,
and he takes this method to get rid OF
the noble bird.
Father Genin CRoman Catholic
writes Of the Indians of Dakota to the
Missions Catalogues: "several hun
dreds Of these wandering Indians have
been baptized by me In the plains Of
Dakota" A tribe of Catholic half
breeds, who formerly lived ct Duluth,
but have since retired to the border of
Montana territory, are said by Father
Genin to be Catholics. They number In
all $500 persons. The Assiniboines, who
live In their neighborhood, are also
Catholics. They are about 1000 in num-
Der.
Archbishop Taschereau, Of Quebec,
is to have n certified copy Of Bishop
Langevin's pastoral directed against
Parliament and the judiciary trans
mitted to him for examination, after
which the document will be sent to the
Pope. The Archbishop Is understood
not to approve its tone, which Is not
surprising, as his mandement treating
the same subject from a dramatically
opposite standpoint is on record.
The cypress Of Somma, in Lombar-
dy, is said to date from AZ B, c., but at
Anuradhapura, in Ceylon (noted for its
ancient palaces) there Is o DO tree
which was planted 2sS years B. @. 1t
would have blown down long ago but
for thick wall built round 1t, and all
its main branches are supported by pill
lars. The leaves that fall off are col
lected by the Buddhist priests every
day and kept in holy part Of the tenn
pie. They are offered to their deity on
festal occasions, and are also sold to
the natives, who believe that the money
paid for them will buy them righteous
ness. This tree is often visited by num-
bers Of pilgrims.
The miners sweetheart had Tilted
him. He loaded his six shooter and
wrote to his landlady this little missive:
81 am tired of life, and will blow out
my brains in the cemetery tonight.
My rent is paid up to the sth. do this
because life has become burden to
me-" He then set out for the cemetery
which he had fixed upon as the scene of
blood. On his way he took a short cut
across chicken ranch and was attack
ed by savage bull dog. Thinking that
he had enough in his six barrels for self
and dog, he opened fire on the animal,
but in the twinkling Of an eye the owner
OF the ranch covered him with a shot
gun. He fell on his knees, begged for
life, and made the most abiect apologies
FOR his presence there. His life was
spared. Instead Of Fastening to the
and blowing out bis brains, he /
returned 70 The city, and after lunching !