The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-07
NOTES.


The city council of Hoboken has beel
mandamused to pay the State ana county
taxes.
The number of registered voters in Phlla
slelphia is 1870, 1913, q decrease OF 5869 from las
year.
1t Is reported that the New York Centra
railroad has leased the Canada Southern rail-
road.
-The Montreal Witness says that physi-
elan In that city is restoring the faculties Of
nm idiotie child by lifting depressed portions
oil Its skull.
Atlanta renews the proposition to donate
CITY Hall square and build capitol as good
as that In Milledgeville, IL the city Is selected
for the capital.
The Scranton Pennl Republican estimates
that the riotous demonstrations there have
thus far cost the State half million dollars,
The people have to pay this.
Boston pays $1,211, 1877 annually In sala-
ries to the teachers OF Its public schools. II
has 5o,s19 pupils and the average per cent of
attendance Is asserted to be g2.s.
-Farquhars "Inconstant," comedy writ
ten over a century ago, has been adapted by
Boucicault for Lawrence Barrett who put it
on the stage in Louisville on last Friday
evening.
1t is thought that the proposition to hold
q constitutional convention in California Is
defeated by about 6O0O votes A majority in
Its favor Of all the votes cast at the election
was requisite.
The United States in tB75-6 used all of
1,356,OOo bales of cotton, and In the year just
closed 1, 1000 bales. This shows considera-
Bile activity in spite of the steady complaints
of the past twelve months.
The Augusta (Ga) Cbnstttutionalist says
that President Hayes promised to appoint
any good man United States marshal of
Georgia upon whom Senators Hill and Cor
don (Democrats) agreed, and that the two
Senators have not accepted his proposition.
Denver has the missing link. II Is either
O. fossil Aztec giant or statue representing
one, which has just been unearthed In Col
orado. 1t surpasses oil ancient or modern
statues in one particular; Ii has q tail four
inches In length.
THE Quebec Mercury has intelligence that
public opinion In this country regards the re-
newal Of the reciprocity treaty at an early
day as foregone conclusion, and that ,.Presi-
dent Hayes and Cabinet are decidedly favora-
ble to the measure.
According to Paris journal the Municipal
Council Of the French capital, In order to per-
petuate the souvenir Of the residence in this
city of Mr.. Washburne and his services dur
ing the siege, has decided upon giving his
name to large street In Paris.-TA American
Register, September t5.
The colored people in Arkansas, accord
ing TO one OF their number, have got the Lii
IBERIA emigration into their heads 50 strongly
that they will not listen to anything else that
Ii of Importance. They believe that the ma
tional government will aid those who have
not money enough to pay their expenses to
Africa.
Seven veins of paraffin the largest meas
ering fourteen inehes have been discovered
In southern Utah. It's commercial value has
not been ascertained, but we have no doubt 1t
can be found Of general use. Candles and
soap OF the purest and best quality can be
made OF 1t, and also gas for lighting cities.
1t Is said thousands of tons of it are In sight.
"A rumor from Luehon Is given In the
Paris papers to the effect that when Nicolili,
the tenor, arrived there and went to the hotel
where he usually puts up, the landlord re-
fused him a room because he was accompa-
MED by woman not his wife; also, that the
tenor is about to sue the virtuous landlord
for damages.