The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-01
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canada and Norway ship poultry In larg
quantities to London.
Figures show that Baltimore s getting th
foreign commerce away even from New York,
The cotton factory 40 Weseon, Miss, EN-
ploys force OF Eve hundred persons, and pro
duees eight thousand yards of cloth per day.
"A New Jtrsey capitalist hss purchase IS, oo
acres ofland in Scott county. Tennessee, and vii
lAy out new town on the line of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad.
THE London Telegraph elbows nm averag,
daily circulation for the laet ak months o
2oo.5 the largest ever attained by any news
paper.
The missionaries In the North of China re-
port the famine there to be terrible. In man,
parts OF the county both crops have failed, and
The people are living upon tree bark and roots
IL 10 feared that come dietricts will BIO entirely
depopuatea.
IAN official estimate has just been made Of
the revenue OF China. tits stated TO amount Ia
sl25.ooo,0no, raised by taxes on land, grain. the
tranait OF goods, foreign imports, etc.. and by
The sale of ranks and degrees. or tbia amount,
s7S0oo.oo0. II 10 eeiin ased, s epent upon che
army. These amounts are irrespective Of local
dues, acquisitions In kind, and Of direct plumber
on the part OF Chinese soiil walls. A remarkable
feature OF the budget lie the small amount raised
by land taS-only sac, 0op,ooo.
: The italian National Church Ia the name
taken by the italian Catholics who do not accept
tho DEGREES OF the Vatican Council. For some
time 10 has been confined 10 Naples, where its
headquarters now are and whore its organ, the
Emuaclpuioae Catches, is published. Mgr.
Prota.Gfurie, an ex-Doninican, has been elected
Its bishop. The Minister of Public Worship is re-
ported to openly favor this movement.
Lord Lytton, The Governor. General of India.
has recently laid the corner stone Of Mahom-
meaan college at Ailygdrgh, India. Its endow-
ment Il Intended to be 500 900, toward which Sir
Ealar Jung is one of the most liberal subscribers.
The honors and emoluments of the college will
be open alike to Mahommedans, Hindocs and
Christians.
The government of Egypt ia mainly run BIZ
Foreigners. In the Naval Department are an
Enslish Post Captain and many of his country.
men, At tho Treasury il an ex-Secretary of the
British Admiralty. In the Public Works Depart
ment, the chief places are filled by Epgshmen,
and the railroads will presently be placed under
an Engliah officer Of engineers. Education is
under French and English supervision. The
Postmaster General il from the General Post
Office, London. In the Telegraph Department
are two English superintendent. The Judges
OF the Court of App al are also English. The
army is chiefly ,oficered by American South
srners.
The Washington Union has queer story
about the Louisiana Returning Board. The
Statesmen were taken out for drive last Sun-
day, and oasanave's attention was attracted by
handsome monu nent in a marble-yard. He got |
out OF the carriage, and. after examining il, |
aid that he woaid liks TO buy it. The next |
morning be sent . friend TO the marble-yard to |
,pen negotiations with the proprietor. The |
gent remarked that a member of the Louisiana |
Returning Board had seen the monument, and If |
IL could buy 90 as to sell ii at prof.. would
Ike 10 have it shipped TO New Orleans The re-
ponsA oil the owner was somewhat startling: 81
ont charge him cent" Why, how Il thai?'