The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-13
NOTES.

The 81. Louis Times opposes Mr.. Hahdall
and iayors Mr.. Morrison for Speaker.
The Cincinnati Commercial regards IL ne
cheerful sign thai President Hayes speaks not OF
gold, but Of "coin."
The Raleigh IN. o. Neies wants the negro 70
be ignored henoeforth in the Southern Demo-
cratic discussions and platforms.
-" The war in Georgia" Ia the way Tho Augusta
Chronicle and Cotattuttondtt@ refers 10 the quar-
rel among tho Democratic leaders In that State.
1t will be unlawful 70 kill quail or prairie
ohiekens In Ohio before the 18th Of November
next, or partridges or wild turkeys before Mo-
vember /.
An association composed OF the leading resi-
dents of Green county, N, T.. has organized for
tho protection OF birds and fab, and the setting
out OF shade troes.
"A Western religious paper wants to know
what Ia tho utility of keeping costly en- bassies Of
European courts In these days OF ocean cables
aud steam navigation.
The warden OF The Connecticut State prison
combats the idea that most Of the crime is caused
by intemperanoc. lie says that not more than
one.fourth OF tho convicts are drunkards.
"A Georgia paper thus Expresses Itself "The
sooner the state Injuries her credit abroad the
bettor for us at homo. II we had no credit
abroad tho bogus bonds would have found no
purchasers"
A school law recently adopted In Missouri re-
uuires school boards 10 give tho preference to
oolored teachers for oolored schools, ana pro-
hibits the employment Of q white teacher Tor a
colorod school when competent oolored ono can
be had.
David Van Wagner pleaded guilty In Kala-
magoo, Mich. on Saturday, TO the charge Of as
sault with intent to kill, and was sentenced to
iorty-nve years, at hard labor In the State prison.
His victim 10 sure to recover.
A New Hampshire paper relates that at
Newton, In that State, mad dog, after having
been wounded took refuge In barn, where
some of the hay became soaked with his blood.
The hay was fod TO horse, which went mad.
ANEW race OF brgands has lately boon start
cd in Italy. They belong TO tho htemdtionalo.
and style themselves "Internatiopalists." A
pretty heavy band Of them was dispersed by the
police between tho towns of Oaserta and Bene-
venta,
Irrigation Ia nowhere else In tho United
States 90 extensively practiced as In California;
aud there II is, Perhaps carried on to an unprof-
table excess. A scheme for main canal through
several oounter, with tho necessary branches, will
entail cost OF *3b on every acre OF land affected
The past winter was extremely mild in Ice
land. horses and sheep being able to subsiHt in
the open mir, without shelter. until the middle Of
January. The fish harvest in tho western part OF
the island was good ono, but In the southern
the yield was poor, and the people suffered from
a lack OF provisions.
-Capitat and Labor says that formerly the do
mand for farms was 80 great in England that
tenants ran race to tho steward. Nowadays
land ID to be had in every county, In Northern
England landlords are compelled to take II into
their own hands. In Scotland, East Lothian,
tho garden Of agriculture, seems to have fallen
into q state OF insolvency.
Boy criminals are just now bringing them
selves into public notice. In fredericksburg, Va,
James Finch, aged II, deliberately shot and
killed playfellow who reproved him for swear
ing. Ia Now Orleans, Nathan Boyd, aged 0,
purposoly set Ere to house out of revenge for
being whipped. In San Francisco, Arthur Ben
nett, aged IL, nearly killed his sister by stsbbing
her. In Buffalo. Robert Aikeus, sged 10, NOR
tally wounded another boy with an Ak.