The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-23

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1t only costs twelve cents per buehel to shil
wheat nom San Francisco 10 Liverpool, 10000
miles.
From December II, 1869, TO March 3lst last
Che names Of over 2O0. 900 persons were placed OF
che register of habitual criminals In England ant
Wales.
In central Georgia the annual average cost
per ahead OF keeping sheep IL 1fty-four cents
average cost OF raising pound OF wool, 81,
cents.
A year ago the Ohio Republicans refused
Judge Taft for Governor because he WAS too lib
eral. Now they talk OF him because he is not &c
liberal as Hayes.
or thirteen daily papers In Iowa. II Ia now
said. nine favor the Presidents policy. weeh
ago there was but one reported. Have Offices
been distributed In lows lately
--zudhi Eftendi, one Of the Councillors of the
Turkish Ministry Of Finance. has arrived In Paris
and IL going to London, for the purpose. 1t IL
conjectured, Of negotiating loan.
According 10 the newspaper gossips, there IL
. reaction on the wine question 10 the White
House. Il will not be long before they will have
the President habtualy intoxicated.
--Morton's adhesion to the Presidents policy
Ia chiefly remarkable ~ indicating his belief In
the success Of the policy. Morton has never
failed 20 ahow keen acent for tie winning
side.
John A. Kasson, new minister to Spain, In
1870 introduced into the Iowa Legislature resolu.
tions violently denuncatory Of Spain, and calling
on Iowa Congressman to secure the recognition
of Cuban independence.
Complaints come from Kentucky Of . little
insect that lie doing much damage TO the blue.
grass pastures. IL is said 10 resemble the slugs
that appear on rose.bushes, and. although very
small, TO be dreadfully voracous.
A memorial hall has been built In honor Of
The American filibuster Ward, who assisted the
Chinese in subdung the TAPPING rebellion in
1862, and religious services are 10 be held regu.
iaxly by the natives OF the town where he was
killed.
According to an article ia Bldck,cood for
April on The reconstruction Of the French army,
Fran 70 is now able TO defen herself against Ger.
many, but lie not yet strong enough to attack her.
The French army, says the writer, Is now 1,3oo,-
900 strong, and can be increased to nearly 2000..
COO. Yet the Asace-Lorraine fortresses will keep
the French at home for years.
The phanar quarter, lately burned In Con-
stAntinople, lie on the banks Of the Golden Horn,
~ tae foot Of the hill upon which stands the
Mosque Of Selim. Upon the principal street
were the stone houses Of the wealthy Greek
families, styled Phanariotes, established there
since the conquest Of Constantinople In 1853. At
central point were the Greek Church and the
Mosque Of Roses. About $4,000 Greeks resided
there.
A correspondent writing from Cairo, ex-
poses the humbug OF the Khedive in pretending
10 suppress slavery, and says that at the very
time he cent an expedition for that object down
the Red Sea at the instance OF the English For
eign Office, he was selling 400 female slaves,
while every one of his palaces overfows with
them, ito say nothing of his cruelty oppressed,
forced laborers." There is no doubt that this is
perfectly true.
Abdul Kerim Pasha, the Turkish Com
mander-in-Ohief, is a genuine Turk Of the old
school, such as are nowadays seldom to be
found, owing his Advancement as much to his
thorough honesty and straightforwardness as to
his military talents. He resided for many years
at Vienna rs q military student under the care OF
Feldzeugmeister Won Hauslaub. and he possess
many Of the solid qualities of the German nation;
he also writes and reads the German language
with facility. His sunburnt face, with white
hair and beard, ia calm and steady and faithfully
reflects his well-balanced mind, which is rather
that OF Fabius than Bonapsrte.