The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-06
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The Legislature Of North CaroIins Is about
10 establish o State asylum for the colored in
sane.
1t Ia said that the Pennsylvania Railroads re-
port will show q surplus profit of 100000 over
tho dividends.
1t lie stated that the determination OF the
German Government not to be represented at the
Paris Exhibition is irrevocable.
The Roman Catholic Bishope OF Verona
Lyons, Rheims, ssragossa and Santiago, and
three italian eccletiastics will shortly BIO raised
10 the cardinalate.
The order of Caucasisns, workingmen's
association, ant Chinese in principle, is spread
ing rapidly throughout California. 1t ID secret
order, wi h membership of over 1900 at
present.
--Epglish gamekeepers place stuffed hares in the
roads and bride paths of preserves, with the
view of inducing unwary way farers to knock them
over. The gamekeeper pounces on his victim.
arrests him, and in due time obtains the half Of
tho fine inf cited, which the law allows him.
AN Austrian consular agent has published an
account OF q new cotton plant In Egypt. II bears
on an average from forty.fve to fifty pods,
whereas the usual plant averages from twenty
Eve to thirty-fve. For sowing, smaller guam
fifty OF the new seed 10 required. The only draw
back to the new plant Is that it requires more
water, and that the soil is thereby impoverished.
lit will be rather hot for discreet gamesters
nj ostend henceforth says the World Several
industrious chevaliers, having lost money at the
tables last season, left the town without recol-
Letting to pay their debts of honor. With the
moral ambition to avert such scandals in future,
. has han Eor, md inat,
with the task OF posting the names CT the "gen-
tlemen who are wanting near the tables in the
rooms OF the society.
M. Herold's bill for suppressing dueling in
France, which is now under consideration in the
Eepate, makes it misdemeanor punishable by
period of imprisonment ranging from month
to year and a fue ranging from $40 to 5000.
When wound is inflicted the penalty will be
imprisonment for from three months to three
years and fine OF from $40 to t4o0. II the
wounds result fatally, the minimum period OF
imprisonment viii be one year and the maxi
mum five years, and the amounts of the fine
from 5000 to $4,000. Any provocation to duel,
or an insult having that object in view, will rem
der the person guilty Of it to from six days to
three months imprisonment and fine of from
$40 TO $500; and the same punishment is appli-
cable to those who make any accusation in pub.
Lilo charging man with having refused chal-
lenge or failed to propose duel. The seconds
fare nearly as badly as the principals
When Hon. Wade Hampton, assuming the
functions Of Governor Of South Carolina took
charge of the penitentiary and lunatic asylum,
upon the representation of the superintendent
that they had no provisions or money for their
further maintenance, an sppeal was likewise
made in behalf OF the Colosed Orphan Asylum,
which was in like Strengthened circumstances,
Gov. Hampton declined to respond to that ap-
peal, on the ground that the trustees and officers
OF the asylum refused to recognize him as Gov
ernor. even while they sought his assistance as
such. The matter was dropped at that Point;
but the officers of the asylum, finding that fur
ther delay of such recognition would necessitate
the closing OF the institution at an early day, de-
termined to change their tune and the chairman
OF the board of trustees, on the 10th made for
NAL written application to Gov. Hampton, adj
dressing him as Governor, again soliciting aid
which was at once grantee in the form of q check
for $1,000, which will be sufficient to meet the ne
cessary expenses Of the institution for some time
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