The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-28
NOTES,

The efusading lunscy has broken out In
mild form al Shell Rock. Iowa.
"A constitutional amendment to prtvent
special legislation Was defeated In the eenneeh-
cut House.
-aItigtssp thousand and eightyssight prisoners
were liberated the day Victoria became Empf ess.
DR.. Pollard, Of 81. Louis, becoming intensely
,pterestaa III the various theories Of 4 future
state, syowed his intention Of waiting DO longer
IN learn the truth. and committed suicide,
The passengers on 4 Kentucky Railroad train
became 10 interested In an clipping couple That,
when the father Of the girl came aboard at sta
ton TO take her home, they forcibly elected him.
A4The Fresno tualifernis) Eaposttor. Of the 18th
inst. sass that dock Of wild geese, forming A
solid column Of birds seventeen miles In length,
passed over that town The day before.
- The awful sensation Of being caught fast by
she foot In the frog Of railroad switch, OF see
ing train approach, Of struggling In vain to
get nee, and Of being crushed TO death. was en-.
dured by Edward Hammond III Cincinnati.
A bill introduced Into The Legislature oil Della
ware enaebs that where bride and groom, or The
bride only, are residents Of the state, and leave
the State for the purpose Of being married be-
yond its limits, they shsl be guilty Of misde-
tnesnof.
in oysfhanling little weaknesses Russia fhds
che has depleted treasury, unsettled industries,
a superanpaated prime minister, and an incoms
petent senetaliHsimo. Spring. will be soon
enough for war evidently.
"A few figures which have Just been published
III England show The evils which result from
strikes In any branch Of industry. There was .
strike of the South Yorkshire miners about b
year ago. In which 200 men look part. The
loss Of The miners themselves amounted to 81,
g5D. 900, and that of the railroads through re,
ducea carriage Of coal TO si1o,00D.
The prospectus Of Coming Etents new
London daily paper, promises "exelnsivs In
ofmation upon everything that is of interest to
the general public Of Londan and suburbs. Of
the occurrence Of which previous Information IL
TO be obtained the contents will be arranged
under three heads, "To-day.' "To-morfrow,
and ,'After Tomorrow" The new journal will
take no account OF past events, with the eSeep1
lion of brtbs, marriages. deaths, English stocks
and funds.
A euroua eaae has just been before the Eighth
Chamber Of the Correctional Tribunal OF the
Seine. gentleman OF the name OF Roger had
established In Paris msnafaotory OF mint cigar.
cites, aud tor three months had been allowed to
carry on this novel trade unmolested. The
French tobacco reggie finally oonaseated upward Of
$4,000 worth OF manufactured cigarettes, and
summoned NJ. Regef FOR eneroachng on its pfiyi-
legeH, Maitfe Alou, one Of the celebrities OF the
Paris bar, pleaded for The defendant, but the Iii.
bunal condemned him to fine Of 1900 francs aud
the loss Of his goods. Now. the cigarettes were
found to contain nothing but mint leaves chopped
up in small pieces. There was not veatige oil
tobacco III them, and Matfe Allou very Justly OBJ
asrved that the reggie had no more right TO Mr.
Rogers property than to any chimney top in
Parts, How far this argument will hold good be-
fore the Court Of Appeals. which will shortly be
called upon 10 give all opinien on the subject, re-
maine to be seeh.