The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-25
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"A new discovery in biography is said to
bpr,n been made by Belgian officer, by
whjrh communication will be rendered quite
us,ssible for the inhabitants of a besieged town
safafr all wires are cut.
Dur total average exports, domestic and
TSatign. to Mexico are but GA cents per capita
es it's population, our imports 81 33 and our
aaasl commerce 81 81 per capita, while Eng
hand has total commerce with Mexico. Cen
aral and South America and the West India
islands of $S 70 per capita.
The Jews OF Jerusalem, who owe ale
giance to Turkey have been exempt from
military duty, on condition that they pay a
military tax of $4,000 francs. In view OF the
extraordinary depression OF trade in the Holy
Hand. the collection Of this sum is extremely
difficult, and can only be effected by causing
IA great deal of suffering.
The new State Senate of Kentucky will be
composed of thirty-fve Democrats and one
Republican. In the House there will be four
Acen Republicans, one Granger, six Working
men. two independent Democrats and seven
ay-seven regular old-fashioned Democrats.
Gen. Nepokoitschitzky, chief OF staff OF
abe army of orthodox Russia, and his adoint
I,evitsky, are both Poles and Roman Catho
ses. Levitsky is only thirty years of age
hat his chief, WHO'S seventy-one, is hardly in
serior to him in physical strength. The ole
man is constantly in the saddle, and his keer
brain seems to know no fatigue.
1T is understood that If the resignation o
A. b. Cornell as member of the National Re
publican Committee is not forthcoming upor
she return Of the President, that he is to bt
removed from his position of surveyor Of The
port Of New York. The resignation of j. Rus
mnl Jones, as collector of the port of Chicago
mas already been asked for on account of hi'
noncompliance with the Presidents order.
III. Figier, in a paper read before the An
chronological Society of Vienna, thinks tina
ahe lands now known as Turkey and Greec'
were first peopled by the Iberians and tina
ahey were succeeded by the Illyrians ant
charlottesville two races called PelasgianI
IN ancient authors The Hellens conquered
5hein but adopted from them what advance
fmeut had been made in art and science, an'
e atas secured credit for progress which i
rightly due to the Pelasgians.
Subterranean telegraphs are being lait
between Berlin and all the frontier points o
fase German empire. A continuous line, fou
Hundred miles in length. has just been pu
down between Berlin, Frankfort, Mayene
agal Cassel. Communication Is more sur
aser the underground wires, as they are no
expesed to the disturbing influences of opel
Hir telegraphs, and are not likely TO be blow
aaown on broken by storms.
1t is estimated that the coast at the moutl
ad the Suez Canal, at Port Said, is advancin,
eastward at the rapid rate Of about fifty yard
uwr annlm, and that the necessity for exten
ssssp dredging will be greater year by yeaI
Ant less than $4,000 cubic yards Of deposi
yfaa 10 be removed In 1876, while the dredging
az a6l 900 cubic yards sufficed in 1871. TIL
lBriaish government has ordered new SUI
vxy II the coast between Port Said and til
AsNniotta mouth of the Nile, in order to as
laxtain the actual condition and the rate {
SRaSxtase of the sandbanks, and to see If an
gaan besides dredging can be adopted to chez
afH growth of the distractions.