The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-31

President Hayes Ia expected to visit Boston
about the 18th OF June.
Parliament has voted Gao 600 to build an
English Embassy house in Rome.
THE Ohio greenback folks have issued a
Uall for State Convention i'm Columbus,
June 6.
"A trunk has remained 25 years In the depot
nc Bridgeport. Conn, patiently waiting for its
Uwrer to reclaim It,
lin vetoing the Hoosac Tunnel bill, Gov
Rice says that the tunnel has already cost
Massachusetts $1s,Ooo,ooo.
Five Boston confectioneiH have been in
dscted for adulterating candy with chromate
III lead and other injurious substances.
Tho Raleigh Register believes that the Re-
publican party IL stronger in North Carolina
tD-day than 1t has been ut any previous time
since 1872
a party Of twenty weight Chinese naval
cadets are now on their way to Paris and Lon
dion, where they will pass course of instruc-
tiun LII the naval academies.
sThirty-three States have made laws for
Tin prevention Of cruelty 10 animals ffite
States that have not are Florida, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Nebraska. and Colorado.
Democratic papers In Nevada are COM
planning because they cannot get pay for the
printing and advertising done during the
Presidential campaign, either from the Demo
cratic State Committee or the bottom of that
bnrl.
Cuban vessels are In the habit of deposit
Ing ballast taken from hospital mound In
Havana ON the Georgia coast near Darien,
Brunswick, and Savannah. Yellow fever is
trad
practice. ~
The finest description of letter paper can
hi made from asparagus stalks, THAT part
being used which Is generally thrown away.
Manufactures have already been started to
make the paper, and the experiment has been
cruwned with success.
Business was brisk at Buffalo last week
On tile arrival Of the ice-bound feet, Over
one hundred vessels which had been detained
OSl the flats by tho Ice arrived, and In addi-
ton to tho lake arrivals large quantities Of
grain were also received by rail. The total
receipts for three days were 2,3o7, 046 bushels.
The ages OF some Of the leading men In
Europe are as follows: Prince Gortchakoff
10, Lord Beaconsfeld r. Mr.. Gladstone 6s,
Prince Bismarck 63, Lord Granville 81, Mar
Ahal Mcmahon 90, nj. Theirs so, Emperor Will
liam 30, Victor Hugo 49, Thos. Carlyle 81,
Alfred Tennyson 67, Bishop Dupanloup rs,
Plus Ix "a, Garibaldi 10. Earl Russell 81, Lord
Htratford dc Radcliffe 80, Jules Simon 90.
IA fire, which involved loss of $685.
book place In the Cathedral Of Metz on the
9th instant, upon the visit of the Emperor of
uermany. Singular to state, there was also
i Hire In the cathedral on May7, 1865 upon the
visit Of the only other Emperor Of Germany
who ever visited 1t. Tho late fire was caused |
by fireworks In the building. The former was
cnused by boniires.N The building of the
cathedral was commenced in the year 1000.
In 1870, at high tide the port of Richmond, |
Va, had only ten feet of water In it. Now
vessels drawing 141ss feet Of water can clear
with perfect ease, and, in u short time, eigh-
teen feet of water will be had This decided
Improvement Of the harbor has already been
telling on the shipping interests of the city, |
md further improvements that are to be
made will add to this important feature con-
nected so closely with the building up of
Richmond.
TIME FIRST PHILADELPHIA DIRECTORY !
Hn0w some 0f the Merchants Refused to
Tell Their Home or business.
tN. Y. SUM-
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