The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-01
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tlnue TO make Roadway in the various cleo
tions.A
Free Masonry ia very prevalent in Brazil,
and the clergy there are striving to counter
net its influences.
-On the oath of last June the anniversary
OF the battle Of Solferino was celebrated on
the field OF battle MT San MARITIME, LON
hardy.
--Amesbury, Mass, though overrun with
burglars, Ia now without police, all the men
having resigned because the town appropria-
tion is exhausted.
England Is about to initiate her Dutch
neighbor by attempting to reclaim large
part of the shallow arm of the sea in North
Lancashire known MS Morecombe bay.
Tho San Francisco Chl, commenting on
The work Of the Fish Commissioners, says it is
now we'll understood that very few OF the
Eastern varieties of fish can thrive there. 1t
thinks the best work of TIL commission has
been In protecting and prop "a ing the native
varieties.
More than twenty-five years ago Mac
aulay said that when the American people
chose they could make anarchy for them
selves.
Bob Ingersoll offered the receipts of q lee
ture to San Francisco religious charity, but
the managers, deeming him great sinner,
refused to accept the money.
& 1t requires forty per cent Of the revenue OF
Trigg county, KY, to pay the salaries of two
officers--the county Judge and the attorney
which prompts the people of that county to
agitate for a reduction of salaries.
Realistic acting Is appreciated in Gold
Hill, New. John Crawford, member of Bull
falo Bills dramatic troupe shot himself in
the leg while Staying stage Indians, and the
admiring citizens have presented him with n
gold badge.
A great cattle salesman lately told the
meat committee Of the House of Commons
that Spanish and Portuguese cattle are the
healthiest and most valuable continental
beasts that reach the English market Their
hides fetch double the price of others. Hence
probably the excellence of Spanish butter
White mustard was largely sown in France
last autumn for fodder. 1t Is so relished by
mich cows that many peasants call 1t " the
butter plant" 1t Is sown in August on the
stubble, Ii the soil be friable, and narrowed
in; or sometimes the soil is turned over with
pillow, five pounds Of seed to the acre. The
plant can be consumed green till the frost ar
rives.
Charleston, s. G., is engaged in boring an
artesian well, the depth of which has reached
1877 feet; 1870 feet of piping has been inserted
and as fast as the depth is increased more pip
ing will be inserted until a stratum is reached
sufficiently hard to render piping unnecessary.
One small head of water has been reached
but 1t was SO small that it has been shut Off
The London papers tell of a race from
Dover to London between the Continental
mail express train and pigeon. The bird
was tossed from carriage window as the
train left the Admiralty pier, and the train
Immediately got up q speed of sixty miles an
hour, and proceeded without stopping to
Cannon street. The pigeon, which was
"homed" to a building in Cannon street, took
the straight route, probably saving half a
beat the train by twenty minutes, or a time
allowance of eighteen miles.
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer glows with
patriotic and patronizing enthusiasm. "If
Mr.. Hayes feels that Washington is in
danger" it exelaims, "let him call on the
South. He can get forces here which will
defy every attempt of the raiders and COM
munists. The South will rally by thousands
to the defense Of the country, and the expert
ment Of the mob at Pittsburg and Buffalo
will hardly be attempted after one trial if a
portion of her true sons are summoned to the
defense of the capital"
- The last number of the Paris Dp0H con-
tains five official notices of probity. the name
and addresses of the honest folk thus COM
mended being given in full. A workman had
picked up gold watch and handed it to a
policeman, who managed to discover its
owner and return it to him; brakeman had
acted similarly with valuable gold medal !;
photographer who found an $50 pin had
sought out the owner and returned it to him !;
railway porter had turned over to the maire
$1,000 package of checks payable to order,
and nouse servant had restored pocket
book containing $1,000 to its owner. In all
these cases a reward was declined.
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